This celebrity is absolutely wicked.

Chapter 482 Director Sheng has already spent tens of millions, how could he be short of a little money from you?
If Sheng Xie hadn't recognized Lu Ran's face, he would have really thought that a leader from some place had come to inspect the work.

Even Lu Ran's group maintained a very proper and impressive appearance.

Sheng Xie had previously assumed that Lu Ran would just bring a few people to his film crew.

No matter what Lu Ran's intentions are, he can handle it.

The entire crew is his people, so why would he be afraid of Lu Ran?
But when the person in the executive jacket led the way, followed by a group of people in formal white shirts, Sheng Xie's mind really went blank.

Just as his assistant was leading the group toward him, Sheng Xie was about to walk over with a cigarette in his mouth when he saw the cameraman and photographer following the group.

"Holy crap! They're recording it!"

Sheng Xie quickly took the cigarette out of his mouth, intending to throw it on the ground, but then he remembered that the camera was pointing at him, so he could only hand it to the person next to him to handle.

At this moment, the assistant had already led Lu Ran and his group over.

Upon seeing the camera, Sheng Xie forced a genuine smile and stepped forward to greet it.

In the entertainment industry, performing in front of the camera is a basic skill.

Sheng Xie was about to speak, wanting to get ahead of Lu Ran in terms of address, so he started by calling him Xiao Lu.

Just then, the bearded man next to Lu Ran strode forward.

"Director Sheng, let me introduce you. This is Lu Ran, the chief director of our Chinese Paladin series."

Lu Ran extended his hand with a smile: "Director Sheng, hello! I've heard so much about you. You can just call me Director Lu."

Sheng Xie cursed inwardly, wondering what he was going to do.

Calling him Xiao Lu is no longer appropriate.

He extended his hand and shook hands with Lu Ran, smiling as he said, "Welcome, Director Lu, to visit and learn."

After saying that, he tried to pull his hand away, but Lu Ran held his hand tightly and wouldn't let go.

Lu Ran smiled and said, "Ever since I decided to film a fantasy drama, I have longed to visit Director Sheng's crew. I am grateful for Director Sheng's kind invitation, which gives me the opportunity to visit the excellent fantasy drama crew today."

Before Sheng Xie could speak, Lu Ran continued, "Director Sheng, we need to film some promotional materials during the visit and learning process. These materials can be put online to promote your new drama. We will not film any content involving the actors, so please rest assured, Director Sheng."

Just as Sheng Xie opened his mouth to speak, Li Quan came closer, carrying two gift boxes in his hand.

Lu Ran took the gift box with his free hand and handed it to Sheng Xie.

"Director Sheng, I've been busy preparing for filming these past few days. I came in a hurry and only prepared a small gift for you: a box of rice and a box of oil. I wish you a full rice jar, abundant wealth, no worries about food and clothing, and a smooth and prosperous life."

Upon hearing the word "lubrication," Sheng Xie instinctively tensed up.

He wanted to reach out and take the gift box, but Lu Ran still wouldn't let go of his right hand, so Sheng Xie could only awkwardly take the gift box with his left hand.

"Lu Ran, you fucking did this on purpose!"

Sheng Xie had cursed Lu Ran a hundred times in his heart, but the problem was that Lu Ran's behavior from the moment he entered until now was impeccable.

Just as Sheng Xie was about to speak again, Lu Ran continued, "Director Sheng, let's take a picture together."

The photographer with the camera was already standing in front of the two.

Lu Ran turned to look at the camera, and Sheng Xie had no choice but to look at the camera as well.

Throughout the entire ordeal, his hand was held tightly by Lu Ran.

"That bastard Lu Ran!"

Sheng Xie was cursing inwardly, but he still had to put on a smile.

At this moment, the photographer is looking at the image in the viewfinder.

Lu Ran was wearing an executive jacket, while Sheng Xie was wearing casual clothes and was shorter than Lu Ran.

Sheng Xie stood on the left, his right hand held by Lu Ran, and his left hand carrying a box of rice and a box of oil.

The photographer looked at the image and fell silent for a moment.

This looks exactly like a leader coming to help alleviate poverty.

He looked up at the two of them, then glanced at the image in the camera viewfinder, and silently pressed the shutter.

Lu Ran only let go of Sheng Xie's hand after the photographer said the shoot was done.

Sheng Xie looked down at his hands and saw that they were covered in white marks from being gripped so tightly.

Lu Ran still had a smile on his face: "Director Sheng, why don't you show us around?"

Sheng Xie said angrily, "Let's go!"

Meanwhile, on the other side, in the group of extras.

A large group of extras sat on the ground in twos and threes, gazing into the distance.

"What's going on over there? Has a leader arrived?"

"He looks like a leader. Look at that bastard Sheng Xie, he's a big leader, isn't he?"

"Does the arrival of the leaders mean our salaries are secured?"

"Quickly call San'er over. Isn't San'er carrying the banner? Unfurl the banner and show it to the leader!"

"Damn it, I don't believe it! Even if the boss comes, that bastard Sheng Xie will still dare to withhold our wages!"

The extras immediately sprang into action.

At this moment, Sheng Xie was already proudly introducing the crew's situation to Lu Ran.

"The set here was specially built for the storyline and cost three million."

"This stone was custom-made by a designer and cost 1.5 million."

"Director Lu, if you want to capture the aesthetics of fantasy, you need to put in the effort in the set design. Without any artistic talent, people who don't understand fantasy can tell just by looking at the set design."

Lu Ran nodded: "Director Sheng is right."

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xie smiled smugly.

His drama had a huge investment, far exceeding what Lu Ran could achieve.

Lu Ran is currently filming a fantasy drama, but there is no investment from capital within the industry behind him. In his opinion, Lu Ran will definitely be very careful about the cost.

After all, it's their own money to make the movie, so they have to be careful with their spending.

"Come with me, I'll show you our costumes." Lu Ran, led by Sheng Xie, looked at the costume room and some of the filming equipment on site.

Finally, Lu Ran asked in confusion, "Director Sheng, why don't you film a scene on set so we can learn from it?"

Upon hearing this, Sheng Xie pretended to be calm and said, "The weather is bad today, and the lighting has not met the standard, so I will not film. Director Lu, you must also have this spirit of striving for perfection."

Watching his actors act is utterly shameful.

Lu Ran said directly, "It's okay, we can wait for the sake of studying."

Sheng Xie was immediately at a loss.

Finally, he arranged for a scene featuring a supporting character to be filmed first, and then showed it to Lu Ran.

Both of these supporting actors are experienced veterans, and their performances were excellent.

After doing all this, Sheng Xie just wanted to get Lu Ran away as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Lu Ran didn't plan to stay here this time either.

The group quickly headed towards the exit.

In the distance, a group of extras looked at each other.

They have now figured out that the person who came was not a leader, but Lu Ran.

"Are we still going to keep the banner up?"

"Hey! Lu Ran still has a cameraman, I think he'll post this!"

"Come on, brothers!"

Several extras rushed forward.

The group blocked the exit, and a red banner with white lettering was unfurled.

The banner read, "Sanyang Kaitai owes us wages and doesn't care whether we live or die! Give us back our hard-earned money!"

A group of people immediately started shouting.

"Shengxie, give us back our hard-earned money!"

"Settle our wages immediately!"

Lu Ran was stunned when he saw this.

It has to be said that he learned a lot in just a few hours at the Shengxie film crew today.

He had never encountered such a scene before while filming.

Lu Ran looked at Sheng Xie.

Sheng Xie's face darkened at this moment.

These extras are just trying to cause him trouble!
Of all times, they had to come right in front of Lu Ran.

In film crews, wage arrears are all too common.

Even in Sheng Xie's view, it was just a few days' delay in payment.

You lowly extras dare to put up banners?

But now, in front of Lu Ran, he couldn't even swear.

Lu Ran asked in confusion, "Director Sheng, what's going on?"

"It was just a small misunderstanding."

Sheng Xie walked toward the extras with a dark face, and Lu Ran immediately followed.

Li Quan, who was behind him, immediately instructed the cameraman, "Take good pictures!"

Actually, Li Quan and the others didn't even need to take pictures; this area outside is a public area.

There are some celebrity fan site admins or independent media outlets in this area.

Wherever there are celebrities, there are these people.

Their eyes lit up when they saw a banner being unfurled.

I originally came here just to take pictures of celebrities, but I didn't expect to have such a big reward.

A large group of people quickly ran over and took clear pictures of the banner with their cameras.

At this moment, Sheng Xie didn't care about anything else and quickly walked up to the extras and said, "Put the banners down first. We can discuss anything."

The extras were furious.

"Pay us our wages first!"

"Ten days' wages, one thousand yuan!"

"We'll take down the banner if you pay us our wages."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ran smiled and stepped forward.

Are you sure Director Sheng owes you wages?

As soon as Lu Ran spoke up, the extra immediately said, "Director Lu, it's absolutely true. We have evidence to show you."

An extra took out his phone and opened the group chat for the "Three Yangs Bring Prosperity" production team.

The chat history contains records of delayed salary payments.

Lu Ran looked at Sheng Xie: "I believe Director Sheng definitely didn't intentionally withhold your wages. The set design alone costs millions, and the set construction alone costs tens of millions. Director Sheng has already spent tens of millions, why would he be short of your money?"

Upon hearing this, the group of extras became even more furious.

"Sheng Xie, you bastard! Give me my money back!"

With more and more people gathering from all directions, if this continues, something bad is bound to happen.

After Lu Ran finished speaking, all the extras looked like they were about to beat him up.

Sheng Xie immediately said, "We'll calculate the money for you right away! Take down the banner!"

(End of this chapter)