Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 259: Comparing with the Principal
After some consolation, the men who were demanding their wages calmed down and were no longer as excited as before.

Fang Hong also wanted to solve the problem once and for all. For things like this, if he just paid the person off or drove the person away, there was no guarantee that another wave of people wouldn't come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

Anyway, those people behind the scenes who are plotting and scheming don’t need to show up, they just need to incite.

Many people from the crew gathered around to watch. Some of them, who were short, stood on tiptoe to look inside.

But everyone knows what happened, someone came to ask for salary.

After listening for a while, Liu Tianxian roughly understood the situation, but she did not say anything. Instead, she watched how Fang Hong handled it.

"You said that our crew withheld your wages. Which group leader said that? Call him over so I can question him face to face." Fang Hong wanted to find out which group leader was causing trouble.

"This..." These people were embarrassed.

They are afraid that if the leader of the group is exposed, they will not be given work to do in the future, which would be difficult to deal with.

This is also one of the reasons why they dare not find the group leader and only dare to cause trouble in the crew, and it is also instigated and supported by the group leader.

This is a form of coercion by those who control the resources against those who do not.

Essentially, their relationship with the principal and the crew is separated by a layer. If they offend the crew, they can still survive, but if they offend the group leader, they may have a hard time surviving.

"If you don't tell me, how can I help you understand the situation? How can I help you solve the problem?" Fang Hong scanned their faces one by one.

These people all looked hesitant.

Fang Hong did not embarrass them and whispered to Han Jia Nu beside him: "Can you find out which group leader it is?"

"We can't find out for now. We don't have any files on these extras and temporary workers. Even if they tell us their names, we don't know them. We don't know which group leader they follow. Moreover, these people are floating around and they follow more than one group leader."

Han Jia Nu explained in a low voice: "Of course, if you want to find out, you can still find out, it just takes time."

These people follow different group leaders, and the crew does not have any file information for extras and temporary workers, so even if they say their names, the crew cannot figure out which group leader introduced them.

Fang Hong nodded and looked at Lu Dabo: "Do you know?"

Lu Dabao shook his head. How much could he know? There were hundreds of extras and temporary workers every day. It was impossible for him to remember them all!

Moreover, he is now feeling uneasy because he has also received kickbacks. He wonders if the principal will blame him.

Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of him, Fang Hong looked at the men again and asked, "How long have you been doing this?"

"Six years!"

"Eight years!"

"Five years!"

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These people responded one by one.

"Okay, you hand over your personal information here. From now on, as long as it's Yutu's drama, we will contact you first without going through the group leader."

Fang Hong had to resolve their worries before he could catch the leader of the gang.

By the way, take the leader of the group off the table and see who will incite others!
"Really?" The dark old man's eyes brightened.

"Yes, although Yutu is not a big company, we produce six or seven movies and TV shows a year, which is enough for you to work for a year." Fang Hong said.

A play takes about two or three months to shoot, which can fill up their work schedule for a year.

Of course, what Fang Hong said is conservative. The production volume will only increase in the future, especially when online dramas become popular.

This made several people look at each other, with some surprise and joy on their faces. If this was the case, they could bypass the group leaders and work directly for Yutu without getting kickbacks.

If it's 150 a day, it's equivalent to working for two days with one day's current income. Maybe you can even get a permanent job and work for me!

The temptation is so great that even the extras and temporary workers who are listening and watching from the outside are yearning for it.

If they can make more money, no one wants to be exploited by the group leader.

"Principal, you won't lie to us, will you?" Some people still had concerns, fearing that after this incident, the principal would no longer care about them.

"How could the principal lie to you? Go and ask around and see who the principal has ever lied to?" Lu Dabao shouted, daring to doubt the principal.

"Have a better attitude."

Fang Hong glanced at him coldly, wondering how he could become so contemptuous.

Lu Dabao lowered his head and shut up, not daring to speak any more. He felt a little scared. The principal had never looked at him like this before. This was the first time.

In the past, it was just a joke, and it would pass after a while, and I never took it seriously.

That was when Fang Hong felt that he had changed. He forgot that he had also climbed up from the bottom of the society. After he left that class, he no longer treated people as human beings.

"I keep my word, and I can raise your day's wages to 200 yuan, without any deductions. Of course, this only applies to my crew contacting you."

Fang Hong explained it to them again: "You don't have to worry that I won't give you work. What I'm saying is that I'll give it to you first. That is to say, if you don't want to do it, then you can go find someone else. My lack of work doesn't prevent you from finding other work."

Two hundred is only fifty yuan more, and 1000 extras is only fifty thousand yuan more. He can afford it.

If they can't afford it, the worst that can happen is that they can just cut the actors' pay and Liu Tianxian's pay as well, and the problem will be solved.

Given his current position, he can simply cut spending in other areas and pass on the benefits to these people.

"Buzz!"

The words were very clear. The extras and temporary workers on the periphery looked at each other with great excitement.

If this is the treatment, who would need those group leaders!
"I believe the principal. A group leader named Jing Zhangchi introduced me here." The dark-skinned old man was the first to reveal the information.

"My group leader is Zhao Jinbao." Another person also revealed his group leader.

There is more than one, and they are all very capable.

Hearing the two names, Lu Dabao's face turned unnatural and he cursed inwardly: Two idiots.

Fang Hong looked at the others: "Anything else?"

"No more, just these two," they replied.

Fang Hong looked at Han Jia Nu and asked, "Did you find out?"

"I found out that there are these two people." Han Jianu used her mobile phone to look through the information of the various group leaders that were summarized for her.

"Call them and ask them to come. You call!" Fang Hong pointed at Lu Dabao.

The production team only has the information of these group leaders and does not participate in the specific contact. Lu Dabo is responsible for contacting these people and will also count the number of people, so he is familiar with them.

It is impossible to collect information about group leaders as every group leader can introduce people to their crew, otherwise the management will be too chaotic.

It is also to find the person responsible if something goes wrong!

"Okay principal."

Lu Dabo had no choice but to call those two bastards as the matter could not be covered up.

Those two were trying to kill him. They actually hired someone to cause trouble. Fuck them.

When he made the call, the environment at the scene began to become quiet, and everyone turned their eyes to Lu Dabo, mainly out of curiosity.

Liu Tianxian walked forward, leaned close to Fang Hong's ear and whispered with her hand over his ear: "Is there someone causing trouble behind us?"

The hot air she exhaled when she spoke tickled Fang Hong's ear.

After she finished speaking, Fang Hong nodded slightly.

Then Liu Tianxian understood. She wondered why the extras suddenly came to cause trouble, and she thought the crew really owed them wages!

"You must come here right now. If you don't come, don't ever come." Lu Dabo threatened, then hung up the phone. Fang Hong said, "They will be here soon."

Extras and temporary workers work first and then get paid by the group leader, so the money of the group leader still belongs to the crew and they have to come even if they don't want to.

Fang Hong looked at Lu Dabao deeply. Lu Dabao lowered his head, not daring to look at him. It was obvious that he had something to hide.

The leaders of the group are always on the bellies of the girls in the nearby clubs or hotels. When the show is over, they will come to settle the bill or take the people away, so they are not too far away and come very quickly.

Five group leaders came at first, and they were obviously staying together. They were all big and strong, with broad shoulders and big waists, and looked very big and imposing.

They are used to shouting at their subordinates, so naturally they have a bandit-like spirit.

However, when they saw the principal from afar, they all had serious expressions on their faces. It seemed that things had gotten a bit serious since the big boss had been alarmed.

They all rely on Yutu for their livelihood. If the big boss steps in, then the matter will become serious.

However, there were only two people involved, Jing Zhangchi and Zhao Jinbao.

Before the two men came close, they quickly ran forward and pushed through the crowd, shouting at the eight men who were asking for their wages: "Fuck you, who asked you to cause trouble?"

After that, he started to fight and pushed the eight people out: "Get out of here, get away from here."

Fang Hong just watched them perform quietly!
The eight men immediately lost their temper, but they refused to move even when being pushed. They just stayed where they were. One of them mustered up the courage and said, "I just want my money back."

"Didn't I give you money?" The leader was furious and raised his hand to slap him.

The people around were all horrified and some couldn't help but exclaim.

Fang Hong signaled to Lu Dabao, who quickly stopped them. Several workers stepped forward and separated the two men from the eight.

"Damn it, all of you better behave yourself in front of the principal," Lu Dabao shouted.

"Principal, I'm sorry. It's my fault that they came to cause trouble." After Jing Zhangchi's head was pulled away, he hurriedly admitted his mistake.

Zhao Jinbao also said: "I'm sorry, Principal, I didn't manage it well."

Very knowledgeable!

"Didn't I tell you they are here to cause trouble? Why are you two so excited?" Fang Hong said calmly.

"What about them?"

"They are just here to ask for their own remuneration. You can tell them how much money our crew pays per person." Fang Hong went straight to the point, too lazy to act with the two men.

Jing Zhangchi was silent, and Zhao Jinbao didn't speak either.

"Do you want to die? Answer truthfully." Lu Dabao roared.

Jing Zhangchi glanced at Lu Dabo and said with a lowered eyebrow, "150 per person, per day."

"Has it been given to you?" Fang Hong asked again.

"It's over!" Jing Zhangchi said.

"Big brothers, you heard it, our crew did not withhold money from anyone." Fang Hong looked at the eight people.

The eight people were so frustrated that they lost their spirit. The crew was not wrong, the group leader was not wrong, so who was wrong?

One person bravely said: "But we did take less."

Fang Hong looked at the two leaders again: "How much kickbacks did you take?"

Both of them remained silent, as this was their business secret.

"Don't think that I can't guess if you don't tell me. I'll give you 150 each. Is this a difficult arithmetic problem? Each person will get 100, ten people will get , and a hundred people will get ." Fang Hong directly put the stone basin on their heads.

"Principal, that's not how you calculate it." Jing Zhangchi argued.

"Then tell me how to calculate it." Fang Hong said.

"We are not the only ones who took it. We also need to make arrangements." Jing Zhangchi said.

"Who are you going to deal with?" Fang Hong asked again.

"Principal, please don't make things difficult for us. This cannot be said." Jing Zhangchi and Zhao Jinbao looked embarrassed.

"Is it him?"

Fang Hong pointed directly at Lu Dabao.

Lu Dabo's face changed and he explained: "Principal, I..."

"Don't think that I don't know about your distribution of interests. I also climbed up from the bottom." Fang Hong interrupted directly.

The three of them bowed their heads in silence, with nothing to say.

The other people at the scene looked at each other in surprise. They didn't expect that Lu Dabo was also involved.

"Dabao, tell me how you divided the kickbacks with them. Tell me everything." Fang Hong said sternly.

Lu Dabo didn't dare to disobey: "I only get 20 yuan a day, the group leader gets 50 yuan, a total of 70 yuan. Temporary workers get 80 yuan, this is the agreed price."

Having said that, he looked at the two of them hatefully, breaking the rules, damn it.

The two didn't dare to look at each other and both lowered their heads.

The three group leaders who were watching the show looked at each other, and this stripped their underwear off.

"Wow!"

Some people at the scene were getting nervous. This crew needed at least three to five hundred extras and temporary workers a day. If Lu Dabao took 20 yuan each, he would make at least 6000 yuan a day.

That's 18 a month, which is not a small amount. Adding Lu Dabo's own salary, it's at least or a month.

This does not include other hidden income, such as food, water, accommodation, purchases, and often stealing oil.

Just think about it, it’s higher than what some actors earn from acting. The leading actor, veteran actor Zhang Zhijian, earned more than 100,000 yuan.

This income is simply terrifying. No wonder he drove a BMW so quickly and kept bragging about changing it to a Porsche. He wanted to compete with the principal.

At first everyone thought he was joking, but it turned out that what he said was true.

He looks nice and honest and servile usually, but I didn't expect him to have such a vicious heart and even embezzled the farmers' wages.

"However, I have never taken money from extras or temporary workers. All the money was kickbacks from the group leaders," Lu Dabao explained hurriedly.

He also felt the malice towards him from the people around him!

"Then you have to take care of it too. Why did someone come to cause trouble? Can we continue filming the show?" Han Jianu was dissatisfied.

"Sister Han, I didn't expect it to turn out like this." Lu Dabao looked grim. He glanced at Fang Hong and lowered his head.

Originally everyone did this, and every crew was the same, so he just followed the crowd, but he didn't expect to be made trouble by some people.

Thinking of this, he looked at the two idiots with hatred again, what idiots!
"Okay, now is not the time to hold people accountable."

Fang Hong smoothed things over and looked at the eight men: "Everything is very clear now. It's also very clear where your money went."

"I'm sorry, Principal. We shouldn't have come."

The dark old man bent over to apologize, and the others also had apologetic expressions on their faces.

It is true that the crew did not deduct any money from them. Their money was embezzled by unscrupulous people. They were paid 80 yuan before, but suddenly they were only paid 50 yuan, and they said that the crew paid too little.

These people are trying to shift the blame onto the crew and slander the principal.

(End of this chapter)