vstars Chapter 444: Not giving up
Chapter 444: Not giving up
After explaining these things, Fang Li glanced back at Wen Yang's office, and finally called Zhou Yufan to leave together.
Given Wen Yang's condition, it's clear the production crew can't go.
With Yu Tian around, I'm not worried about her.
The two got into the car, Fang Li transferred some money to Ji Tiantian, and then sent a message:
"After you finish your coffee, let everyone go home. No need to go back to the company. We'll have a half-day off today."
Ji Tiantian quickly replied, "Okay, I understand."
"Senior, Yangyang will probably need some time to recover after what happened. Could you keep an eye on her work?"
Zhou Yufan nodded: "Don't worry."
With the support of both Wenxi Film & Television and Xingli Film & Television, the filming of the drama "The Divine Emperor's Way" has become exceptionally smooth.
Just over half a month after filming began, Fang Li and Zhou Yufan went to check on it and found that the progress they had fallen behind in had been basically caught up.
Furthermore, many of the actors this time were recommended by Wenxi Film and Television, unlike the newcomers that Shi Hang and his team found before. With their acting skills, the quality of the drama has been greatly improved.
As the two left the film set, Zhou Yufan was still reminiscing.
"The actors at Wenxi Film and Television have pretty good acting skills."
As Zhou Yufan walked, he scrolled through the footage on his phone. "Look at this change in expression, from restraint to outburst—it was all done in one take."
Xu Fangli took the phone. On the screen, the male protagonist was undergoing a heavenly fire tempering due to an accident. The pain and restraint in his eyes were truly shocking.
As the sun began to set, the shadows of the two figures stretched long in the film studio, while the distant sounds of other film crews wrapping up their work drifted over.
"The actors' performances definitely added a lot to the film."
Xu Fangli handed the phone back. "Senior, I was thinking that now that we've officially embarked on the path of a film and television production company, shouldn't we also cultivate some of our own artists?"
“I’ve thought about this issue too. I’ve recently asked Zheng Qian and the others to keep an eye out for some talented amateurs. If we find a suitable one, we can sign them first.”
Fang Li nodded: "It's good that you have this idea, senior. The filming of 'Brilliant Star' will be wrapped up soon, and the infringement lawsuit must be filed before then. I might be tied up with this matter for a while, and as for the company..."
"The company is basically back on track, and everyone is doing their job without any problems."
Fang Li smiled, then suddenly remembered something: "I heard Tian Tian mention that the second film crew seems to be filming nearby today, a short drama about rebirth. Since we're all here, let's go check it out together?"
Just as Zhou Yufan was about to reply, a heated argument came from around the corner.
The two exchanged a glance, quickened their pace, and turned around the B-section of the photography studio. The scene before them made Xu Fangli's face instantly darken.
The area in front of us was completely occupied by a film crew.
A crane camera was positioned in the center, where a dozen or so extras wrapped in cotton-padded coats were resting. On the other side, there was a team of about twenty or thirty people, including the film crew and actors, all squeezed into a corner.
Several young stagehands were shoving each other with a man wearing a baseball cap.
"What do you mean? All our approval documents are here!"
Chen Qi, the company's newly hired young director, held up a stack of papers, his face flushed red. "Why is your film crew occupying our space?!"
The man in the baseball cap, who appeared to be the assistant director of the other production crew, scoffed, "Why should we? It's because this industry is all about first come, first served. We've already set up our equipment; are we going to make way for your little web series?"
"What's wrong with web series?!"
Chen Qi's voice trembled with anger, "We also had a legitimate project approval process, and besides, we obtained the site approval a long time ago, you..."
"Alright, alright."
The baseball cap interrupted him: "I've made myself clear. There are only two options now: either you change locations, or you wait for us to finish filming. It shouldn't take long, maybe three or four hours?"
"you!"
Xu Fangli had already strode over.
Zhou Yufan frowned, then slowly followed, his gaze growing colder as he got closer.
"what happened?"
Xu Fangli's voice wasn't loud, but it instantly silenced the noisy scene.
Although Chen Qi and his group had only been there a short time, they had already met Fang Li and Zhou Yufan.
Both of their company's bosses arrived, and the customers immediately surrounded them as if they had seen a savior.
"Mr. Xu!"
Chen Qi, a young man, was almost in tears. "They've been occupying our space for three hours, and they won't let us go no matter what we say..."
The man in the baseball cap sized Xu Fangli up and down, clearly not recognizing her: "Miss, we haven't finished filming on this spot yet. Although we're rushing to meet the deadline, we'll still have to trouble you..."
"Is it our responsibility that we didn't finish filming?"
"what?"
Fang Li stepped forward and stood in front of the baseball cap: "I don't care if you've finished filming or not. All I know is that this venue belongs to us from 3 PM today to 8 AM tomorrow. Even if you haven't finished filming, you should still vacate the space according to the schedule!"
The man in the baseball cap's expression changed, but he quickly regained his arrogance: "What if we don't make a move?"
He glanced meaningfully at the group and chuckled, "Do you even know which film crew is shooting inside? You dare offend the crews of Yaoxing Film and Television and Yu's Jewelry? Don't you want to work in this industry anymore!"
"Oh, so it's the renowned Yaoxing Media!"
Zhou Yufan suddenly interjected, lazily putting his hands in his pockets as he approached: "What a coincidence, I know Yaoxing well."
He pulled out his phone. "I can't believe that Yaoxing, a major company in the industry, would dare to break the rules and occupy someone else's space. I'll call your CEO Sheng right now and ask if this was her idea. If it was, I'll have to find another way to resolve this."
Fang Li sneered, "Chen Qi, set up the equipment. Even if we can't film the movie, we must capture the wonderful performances of everyone in the Yaoxing crew."
Chen Qi glared at the other person fiercely and immediately replied, "Yes."
Seeing the cameras pointed at him, the baseball cap visibly flinched and quickly stopped Zhou Yufan.
"Gentlemen, why make such a fuss over such a small matter and have to come to our CEO Sheng?"
His eyes darted back and forth between Zhou Yufan and Fang Li, and he asked with a smile, "Do you two really know our CEO Sheng? If you do, you should know the influence of Yaoxing in the industry. We really haven't finished filming yet, and we'll leave as soon as we're done. Please do us a favor out of consideration for us as colleagues."
Fang Li gave a cold laugh.
Too lazy to waste words with a nobody like him, he simply tore off the barriers and walked to the center of the film crew's location: "Listen up, everyone! This location is currently being used by our film crew. You have ten minutes to pack up your equipment and leave, or our company will pursue legal action!"
The actors' carefully crafted emotions were interrupted, and filming was forced to stop. The director, who was sitting in the tent, instantly stood up angrily: "What's going on! Production assistant! Production assistant! Who is this, who said we were clearing the set? Get them out of here right now!"