Hexagonal God

Chapter 357: Director's Status Rises

At 8:30 in the morning, Su Mo, who was full, brought Yang An, who was still hungry, as well as Zhang Xiaoshan and others to his own film and television base.

Covering an area of ​​more than 5,000 acres and built at one-third the size of Chang'an Ancient City, it can indeed be described as magnificent.

The city has the Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace, Chang'an East Market, West Market, and even the residences of officials such as An Lushan.

Of course, many of the streets and houses here look the same, and it’s totally unknown how much it would cost to build them all.

After entering the city from the city gate and taking a walk around the city, Su Mo was very satisfied.

The completely imitation of ancient buildings makes people feel like they have returned to the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

Moreover, the surrounding facilities are also very complete, including hotels, supermarkets, and several restaurants.

Everyone knows that Hengdian will not be short of people, and many visionary merchants have moved in early.

Moreover, Su Mo discovered that there were already several film crews here. Although they had not started filming yet, they were already waiting here.

He had no idea what was going on, so he asked Manager Li from the scenic area to come over and question him.

Manager Li of the scenic area is an old Hengdian employee. He was previously employed by Yang Zi and others. Seeing that Su Mo was a little nervous, he was afraid that the new boss would fire him, so he spoke very carefully.

Su Mo really had no intention of firing the staff. The scenic area also needed people for daily maintenance. He directly told the staff that if they continued to work, their salary would not be reduced by a single cent.

When Manager Li heard Su Mo say this, his heart sank into his stomach.

"Boss Su, I've admired you for a long time. I'm so glad you're our boss. After the scenic area was completed, four film crews expressed interest in filming here. Boss Yang agreed, but we haven't signed the contract or paid yet. What do you think?"

Su Mo immediately remembered what Lao Pan said: "Is he here because of Lao Pan's connections?"

"There is one, but he hasn't arrived yet. The other three have arrived."

There was a little unpleasantness with Lao Pan yesterday, but Su Mo had plans afterwards, so he didn't care whether the crew came in or not.

Su Mo thought for a moment and said, "Then let's all come. We also need to shoot during this period. You can communicate with them and coordinate the time of use of the venue to avoid conflicts."

"Okay, okay, then I'll communicate with them and ask them to make the preliminary preparations. Of course, the filming will have to wait until your shooting starts."

Su Mo looked at Manager Li with satisfaction. This man is really a good person.

"Well, let's do as you say. Your salary will double in the future."

"Thank you, boss! I will do my best."

Seeing Manager Li's favorability rising sharply, Su Mo felt relieved.

No matter who he belonged to before and now works for you, as long as you don't treat him unfairly, most people will make a wise choice.

What does it matter to you who your boss is? Just make your money.

We arrived at the Tang Dynasty Imperial Palace and walked along the white marble stairs into the magnificent palace.

In front of the emperor's throne, Su Mo sat on the steps, took out his mobile phone and started contacting people.

"Are you here?"

"Come to the scenic area when you arrive. I'll be waiting for you here. Let's get to know each other first."

After a while, the crew that Guo Yunfei contacted for Su Mo arrived.

There are more than 40 people in total, including the assistant director, stagehands, lighting, makeup, props, etc.

Su Mo took a quick look and quickly found a few unsuitable people.

Why is it inappropriate? Because the favorability towards oneself is negative.

Among these people, although they all followed Zhang Jizhong in the past, most of them have a good impression of Su Mo. After all, it is difficult to dislike Su Mo's actions.

But those who still hate Su Mo at this time must be Zhang Jizhong's diehard fans.

Su Mo did not give any explanation and called out several people including the assistant director.

"Lawyer Yang, give them money for round-trip airfare and let them go back."

The assistant director was unhappy when he heard this: "I haven't done anything yet? Why are you firing me?"

"Because you have such a good relationship with Zhang Jizhong and you are dissatisfied with me, my crew cannot use people like you."

"Why do you say I'm dissatisfied with you?"

"Because I'm the boss now, if I tell you to leave, you have to leave. If you're not satisfied, you can complain to me. Zhang Xiaoshan, send them out."

Zhang Xiaoshan immediately took two security guards and pulled these people out.

Such swift and decisive action made everyone present feel a sense of empathy.

"Don't worry, everyone. I did this because I know these people are unhappy with me. Just work hard. When the filming is finished, I will give each of you a big red envelope."

Nothing was more practical than giving money. Su Mo's warm and down-to-earth words made the rest of the people gradually feel relieved.

A stagehand said, "Su Shen, our director is in jail, and now our assistant director is gone too. Many problems are difficult to solve." "It doesn't matter. I'll direct this play myself. You guys just focus on your work."

"You guys get familiar with the venue first. I'll go out for a walk."

After settling the crew down, Su Mo walked out of the palace and went out to see other crews.

By this time, Manager Li had already passed on Su Mo's words, and the directors of the other crews were very happy to hear Su Mo's words.

With this change of boss, there have been so many things that they have not acknowledged in the past, and now that they are allowed to film, their early investment has not been in vain.

Seeing Su Mo coming, several directors showed great enthusiasm.

"Hello, Su Shen, I'm Wang xx. I'm sorry to bother you during this period of time."

"Su Shen, I finally meet you in person. I'm Zhang xx, and I'm your loyal fan."

"Oh my god, it's really Su Shen who's here. I'm Huang XX. I've been following your Weibo since you debuted."

None of them are well-known directors, and they don’t have the confidence to act big in front of Su Mo. They all look like little fans.

Su Mo greeted several directors one by one and got to know them.

A Director Wang asked Su Mo tentatively, "I heard that Su Shen is also going to direct a large-scale costume drama?"

"Yes, the crew is already in place, and the lead actor has been decided. We'll start filming in the next few days once the other actors arrive."

"It must be a big deal if Su Shen is directing it, right?"

"The initial investment is 300 million yuan, and we'll see how it goes."

Several directors were amazed. They could spend hundreds of millions to shoot a TV series, and they even owned the location. This was really a big production.

Although they are also a film crew, an investment of tens of millions is a huge amount, and the salaries of the leading actors have to be deducted.

Director Zhang gave Su Mo a thumbs-up and said, "God Su, we who work in the film and television industry should all thank you. If it weren't for the salary cap you put in place, most of our funding would have gone to the lead actors. As a result, due to a lack of funds, we'd end up making terrible films, leading to us directors being criticized by the audience. We feel really bad about it, too."

Director Wang also agreed: "Yes, it's all good now. Thanks to Su Shen's righteous words for the entertainment industry, we have more funds and can make as many films as we want."

In fact, every director wants to make a masterpiece from the bottom of his heart, and no one likes to be scolded by the audience.

Of course, those who use it to wash horse milk are excluded.

Although Su Mo's move to impose a salary cap was disliked by many stars, the director welcomed Su Mo's move.

These directors were not all complimenting Su Mo, many of their words were also spoken from the heart.

Su Mo wasn't being modest. "The salary cap is inevitable. My comments only served as a trigger. Otherwise, those shady contracts would become prevalent, and famous actors would act like big shots and complete filming without showing up on set. These kinds of things would cause chaos and smear the entertainment industry as a whole. Now that I'm in the entertainment industry, I can't just turn a blind eye."

Director Wang sighed, "Only you, Su Shen, dared to speak out. Even if others dared to speak out, they wouldn't have a loud enough channel to make it known."

Director Huang, who had been silent the entire time, followed up unyieldingly, "When the Focus Interview came out, the entire country was shocked. Fan Xueer was immediately dismissed. Su Shen's words were followed by the law. This incident is the biggest event in the entertainment industry this year. Su Shen, I'll be honest with you, I watched the second half of your interview on my knees."

Su Mo stopped laughing and said, "Is it really that exaggerated?"

Several directors nodded in agreement, "That's incredible! If we've made any breakthroughs in film and television, it's mostly thanks to you, Master Su."

These directors worked in unison and filmed Su Mo in a very comfortable way.

This is really not an exaggeration at all. Not to mention Su Mo's current fame across the country, his identity as the huge boss of the ancient city of Chang'an alone is enough for most directors to have a good relationship with him.

They were lucky to meet Su Mo here today, otherwise it would be difficult for them to get close to Su Mo with their identities.

Su Mo was quite happy. "It's better to meet by chance than to invite each other. Since we met today, I will treat everyone to a simple meal."

Several directors expressed their gratitude. Anyway, they had to wait here for a few days until Su Mo started filming. There was nothing to do during these few days. It was a rare honor to be able to have a meal with Su Shen.

"Let's not go far, let's just go to this restaurant next door."

There are several restaurants and hotels nearby, which are also around Su Mo's scenic spot. Normally, the rent should be paid to Su Mo, the owner of the scenic spot, but Yang Zi has obviously collected the money first. Su Mo does not care about these details and still fulfills their original contract.

Su Mo and three directors came to this restaurant.

They ordered some of the best dishes in the restaurant. While the dishes were being cooked, Su Mo asked for a deck of cards.

"Come on, let's play Golden Flower, ten yuan a hand. Let me see if I can win enough to pay for my meal."

Fried Golden Flower is very simple and anyone can learn it after watching it twice. Moreover, even if they can’t, these directors will be flattered to learn it.

Being able to play Poker with Su Shen is something I can brag about in my life.

Besides, it’s only ten dollars per hand, so if you lose, you won’t lose much money.

Besides, they may not lose.

If I win a hundred or eighty yuan from Su Mo, I will definitely frame the money and take a photo as a souvenir.

(End of this chapter)