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Chapter 249: Love What You Do

"No problem! Come on."

Although he had already selected his own team, Huang Ze had no objection if the other party was willing to help.

I have a bit of talent, and I have come this far because I know which films have the potential to be big sellers and what the original films look like.

When it comes to talent, especially the use of colors, my old classmate is one of the best in the world.

With him around, maybe he can help me find and fill in the gaps.

Besides, Huang Ze had just recruited him, so even if he wanted to follow the crew and do nothing, he would be happy to do it. "It's just one more person's food and lodging. Not to mention helping out for a few days, you can stay in the crew forever. I welcome you with open arms."

"It's not just one person, it could be two people..."

"Hmm?" Huang Ze watched the actor playing Gong Li. The actor was also smiling, revealing his two uneven canine teeth. Huang Ze smiled knowingly, "I see. Two people means two people!"

"You understood it wrongly." Zhang Yimou smiled embarrassedly.

Although he is energetic, he is not energetic to this extent.

"I want to say to Lu Wei, I will help you with something during the day, and you can help us with the script of "Qiu Ju Goes to Court" at night. Just take a look and give us some suggestions."

"Oh."

Huang Ze understood everything completely.

It turned out to be the case.

This thing may be a bit exhausting for others, but it is really not a problem for me.

The plot of "Qiu Ju Goes to Court" is still imprinted in my mind.

"Okay."

"Then you should contact Lu Wei first. Money is not a problem."

"Yeah." Zhang Yimou finished the water in the cup and grinned subconsciously.

Two hundred thousand in director’s fee!

Compared to the money he earned while filming at the Xi'an Film Studio, this amount of money is simply an astronomical figure.

What's more important is the feeling of being trusted, and the fact that Huang Ze will make up for his biggest shortcoming, screenwriting, so that he can be a director with peace of mind and make the movies he wants to make.

Those days were very comfortable!
"By the way, we'll be leaving first! Remember to call me when you go to film."

"Any time is fine. Then you should get ready. We'll leave the day after tomorrow."

……

Day three.

Huang Ze and Zhang Yimou started driving to Huangshan City, Hui Province, escorted by bodyguards.

It is the city where Mount Huangshan is located.

Huang Ze’s destination is the ancient town of Hongcun, which is only 30 kilometers away from the Huangshan Scenic Area.

It takes a total of four to five hundred kilometers to get here from Shanghai.

There is no direct highway.

Moreover, road bullies are rapidly increasing in number, and some are even arrogant enough to rob police cars. It was not until the second severe crackdown on illegal crimes in 97, coupled with rapid economic development, that their number was reduced.

This happened in China, and some of Huang Ze's bodyguards were armed with weapons, but could they use those weapons casually?
Although there has not yet been a complete ban on guns.

But some things, if they are not weighed, they are not even four ounces, but if they are weighed, they weigh more than a thousand pounds.

I still have this identity, so I can’t use it.

For safety's sake and to save yourself some trouble.

We had no choice but to set off early in the morning.

Five off-road vehicles traveled a long distance to Hongcun.

Murphy's Law, if something has a chance of going wrong, it will always happen, no matter how small the possibility is, applies to all events and psychological aspects affected by probability.

After driving for more than half of the way, we were about to reach our destination in two hours. There was a big tree blocking the road ahead.

When the five off-road vehicles stopped, twenty or thirty men, young and old, came out, holding weapons in their hands, including sticks and even large Guandao.

Well, there were also two people holding what looked like broken water pipes.

Huang Ze knew that was the ultimate killer.

"What should we do?" Zhang Yimou asked in a panic.

"It's okay, just a small problem." If it were only Huang Ze and Zhang Yimou, Huang Ze would really be scared, but who can blame him for cherishing his life? He needs bodyguards all the time.

Almost at the moment the car stopped, a dozen or so bodyguards in suits got out and took out baseball bats from the trunk.

Four of them secretly put their hands on their waists.

"Yo!" When the other side saw this situation, they were also unconvinced. They immediately moved and spread out to surround the five cars.

A bald man in his twenties who looked arrogant came out without taking anything, strode out, stretched out his hand and nodded.

"One, two, three, four, five."

"Five thousand dollars."

"Take it out and I'll let you go. If you can't take it out, then we'll fight."

"Give it to them!" Huang Ze lowered the car window and said.

It's just a small amount of money.

In this situation, Huang Ze couldn't really confront them.

Just give the money first, and if worst comes to worst, you can report it to the police later.

You don't even have to report the case, you can just complain to the reporter and make these people pay for it.

Or, if they complained and said, "I originally wanted to see if there was anything that Xinghai could invest in, but ended up encountering this kind of thing. It would definitely speed up their demise."

"Hey, wait!" At this moment, the bald man looked at Huang Ze's face, "Are you Huang Ze?"

"It's me, what's wrong?" Huang Ze smiled, "Why? Want to raise the price?"

"..." The bald man's eyes rolled around, and he raised his hand to scratch his scalp, "That's not what I meant. We love what we do, and we value integrity in business. We will never do something like raising the price."

"Besides, we are collecting tolls. If we increase the price, wouldn't that be extortion?"

"Boss!" A long-haired little brother couldn't help but come over and advise, "This guy is very rich! There is a saying that opportunity determines destiny, right?"

"Who do you take us for?"

The bald man patted the long-haired man on the shoulder and said, "Principles, you know what I mean? We must have principles!"

"When you see someone has money, you want more. Aren't you afraid that you will eventually get hurt if you do too much evil?"

"Okay, I'll talk."

The bald man looked at Huang Ze with a smile.

"Meeting is fate."

"I want to do business with you."

"Five thousand dollars for your autograph, okay?"

"What do you mean?" Huang Ze smiled, "Five thousand yuan is better."

"No, just give me an autograph."

"Okay!" Huang Ze took out a pen and paper, deliberately wrote in a different handwriting from his own, and then handed it out.

The bald man waved his hand. Those people were a little confused, but they still moved the tree away and let Huang Ze and his group pass.

As soon as the convoy left, the villagers surrounded the bald man, "What's going on? Why did you let me let the boss run away? He looks like a rich man! After this trip, we can rest for at least three months."

"I think I can take a break for three years." The bald man said unhappily.

"Isn't that better?"

"I mean, they all have to go to jail!" The bald man rolled his eyes. "Do you know who that is? Do you think he's just a singer? This guy is too famous, famous all over the world."

"We got the money today, but I'm afraid we won't have a chance to spend it in the end. If that guy goes out and tells the reporters or something, will we be able to use it? We'll all be arrested one by one."

"And have you ever thought about the other party not letting us do it? Are they really going to use force? They have more than a dozen people on their side, and most of them are professional bodyguards."

"Are you afraid of him if he's tough?" Someone raised the broken pipe in his hand and said, "I'll hit him."

"You have a gun, right? Who doesn't have a gun?"

"Don't you see where the four flat-headed hands are placed in there?"

"Okay, you two who don't know how to see things, just listen to me."

"What if he reports it to the police? We won't make any money and will be arrested." The long-haired man said unwillingly, "We might as well take the money and enjoy ourselves."

"Are you stupid? Even if he calls the police, he can't do anything to us. We are just fans blocking the road to ask for autographs. We just want an autograph. What law have I violated?"

……

"Huh, that's a bit scary." Zhang Yimou exhaled and glanced at Huang Ze with a smile, "I didn't expect that your face and signature are so effective. Even these people are your fans."

"It's a pity that I'm not famous enough as a director. They didn't even recognize me."

"How can my signature be of any use!" Huang Ze smiled and shook his head without further explanation. He felt a little emotional. The guy on the other side was quite smart. After asking for a signature, all his tricks were useless.

Well, it’s all over.

Huang Ze waved his hand and stopped recalling what had just happened. He continued to appreciate the scenery along the road.

Two hours passed.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the group finally finished walking along the winding mountain road and arrived at the ancient town of Hongcun.

Amid the lush green woods, all you can see are white walls and black tiles.

There are also wooden buildings and ancient bridges, and flowing water as big as a small lake.

"This place is not bad! I feel like taking some photos after seeing it." Zhang Yimou looked around the car for a while, then turned his head back, "It feels different."

“How many years ago was this place built?”

"It seems that a family surnamed Wang came here to build it in the first year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, and it was almost complete by the Ming Dynasty."

“That’s been a while!”

"Yes, at least three or four hundred years."

As they were chatting, the car stopped in front of a group of people.

Huang Ze walked down, and Zhang Jianya and a middle-aged man in his fifties or sixties came to meet him.

"Director Huang, hello, I am the village chief here. Welcome Director Huang to come here to shoot the film. We will definitely cooperate with you in the filming."

"Thank you for your help." Huang Ze shook hands with him, chatted politely for a while, and then reunited with the crew members.

He first introduced the people around him to others, "Zhang Yimou, Director Zhang, he will help our crew for a while."

"Haha, old classmate, why are you here?"

Zhang Jianya went up and hit Zhang Yimou on the shoulder.

"You, Director Zhang, can come, but I, Director Zhang, can't?"

"Hahaha." The two looked at each other and burst into laughter.

"Okay, let's have dinner together tonight. I'll check the preparations tomorrow. If everything is OK, we'll start filming as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)