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Chapter 226: Preparations Begin for "Detective Chinatown 2"

"I can't take the jobs you're talking about!"

Seeing Yang Mi push open the door and leave her with the notice, Zeng Jia's brows furrowed instantly.

After staring at Yang Mi for a while, Zeng Jia smiled and said, "Mi Mi, if you feel the workload is too much, we can adjust it..."

"No adjustments are needed. The work I have now is my workload for next year. I will not be adding any TV series or variety shows."

"What about the company's performance then?"

"We have to figure out what to do. The company doesn't belong to me alone. You can ask other people to help share the burden!"

Yang Mi shrugged, her tone casual yet firm.

Zeng Jia said anxiously, "If other people could do it, I wouldn't have to dump all the work on you!"

“This has nothing to do with me. I already have enough work. According to the terms of my brokerage contract, I can refuse unreasonable work arrangements.”

With her mind much clearer, Yang Mi clearly knew how to handle Zeng Jia in the right way.

Faced with the "strike" tactic, Zeng Jia remained silent for a moment, truly at a loss for what to do.

After hesitating for a moment, she resorted to her old trick: "You mentioned last time that you wanted to redistribute our internal shares. I've discussed it with Ruoyao and Li Juan, and we think it's feasible..."

"There's no need to re-divide; it's fine as it is."

Yang Mi's raised hand in refusal nearly made Zeng Jia's eyes pop out.

She thought to herself: "She doesn't even want the shares anymore, what's wrong with this silly girl? She doesn't seem like herself at all!"

Seeing Zeng Jia's stunned reaction, Yang Mi chuckled inwardly: If I fail to fulfill the performance-based agreement after taking these shares, I will have to pay even more; even if I work like a slave to complete the agreement, these shares cannot be easily cashed out.

Her signature was on the performance-based agreement, and Yang Mi was unable to terminate her contract with Jaywalk Studio until the results were announced.

After listening to Chen Xiu's analysis in the Hengdian Hall, Yang Mi, who was a life strategist, also took some time to think it over carefully. In the end, she felt that maintaining the status quo was the best option at present.

It must be said that this was indeed the best choice for her.

However, Zeng Jia interpreted Yang Mi's unyielding attitude in a completely different way.

"Have you found someone else yet?"

Zeng Jia said in a low voice, "I think Yang Mi must have found a new backer to be so confident."

Upon hearing this, Yang Mi, who did not want to break ties with Zeng Jia, naturally did not provoke her at this time.

"No! Don't overthink it. I just want to spend more time with Xiao Nuomi and don't want to have so much work. We'll figure out a way to deal with the performance review later! Maybe a miracle will happen."

"Hehe, it's not wrong to spend more time with family."

Zeng Jia said with a forced smile, but in her heart she had already labeled Yang Mi as a traitor.

In the adult world, actions speak louder than words. What good are nice words if you don't get things done?

If it weren't for the fact that Yang Mi's importance to Jiaxing Media is currently irreplaceable, Zeng Jia would already be buying articles to smear her.

The relationship between the two sides is now one of mutual benefit and shared loss.

Even if Zeng Jia had a lot of complaints about Yang Mi, she could only endure it for the time being and exchange some insincere pleasantries with her.

After Yang Mi left the office, the grudges that had long existed between them became a rift that could not yet be broken.

……

In late October, the thunderous sound of horses' hooves echoed through the Qilaotu Mountains in Chifeng.

Upon closer inspection, it was clear that two groups of people were forming up and preparing for battle.

A helicopter, buzzing in the sky, hovered low, while a photographer, with half his body exposed, held a camera and recorded everything with a serious expression.

Several other camera positions were also set up along the mountain road to record this scene from various angles.

Both sides' cavalry were fully armored, their armor stained with blackened blood and mud, with signs of wear and aging in the details, and each cavalryman's face was smeared with an unknown black pigment.

After the officers of both sides gave the flag signals, the cavalry of both sides formed the same tiger wing formation, and the infantry behind them followed and began to charge.

Just as the two torrents of steel collided, the tense atmosphere between the two sides instantly melted away.

The anticipated close-quarters combat did not occur, but the troop formations and tactics used in the charge were perfectly recorded by helicopters whizzing overhead and by cameras positioned on the ground.

"Da da da!"

Hearing the incessant sound of horses' hooves, Chen Xiu took off his helmet, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and waved to the general riding towards him.

When the other party pulled the reins and stopped, Chen Xiu also got a clear look at Wu Jing's baby face.

The makeup artist added a beard and a scar that ran down from his eyebrow to his cheek, as requested.

These things made Wu Jing's demeanor appear even more fierce.

Looking at Wu Jing, whose head was steaming after he took off his helmet, Chen Xiu asked, "How are you feeling? Can you still keep going?"

"No problem! I'll do it a few more times."

Although he spoke with great conviction, Wu Jing's heavy breathing revealed that he was already exhausted.

Looking at the group of Inner Mongolian riders around him, whose faces could no longer hide their exhaustion, Chen Xiu felt that today's shooting of the charge could come to an end.

"Let's take a break and film a dialogue scene first!"

"There are also dialogue scenes?" Wu Jing murmured. He had been a guest star in the "Qin King's Battle Song" crew for a week, spending an average of no less than 6 hours a day on horseback filming.

The filming content consists of various locations, time periods, and different formations of charging scenes.

The night before last, the crew filmed a nighttime charge scene while holding torches.

Such a high workload not only surprised Wu Jing, but also filled him with admiration.

Because Chen Xiu personally rode horses for every scene, without ever using a stunt double.

So even though filming was tough, Wu Jing and the other supporting actors didn't dare to complain about being tired.

Wu Jing originally thought his cameo role was coming up soon, but now that he heard there would be dialogue scenes, he was overjoyed.

As Wu Jing dismounted, just as he was wondering about the content of the dramatic scenes, the production producer Wei Feng arrived with a cart full of roasted whole lamb and invited everyone to prepare for dinner.

Chen Xiu, still wearing his armor, walked over and patted Wu Jing on the shoulder: "The dialogue scene is just eating roasted whole lamb, so everyone can take a break while we're at it."

"Mr. Chen, you've got some real strength in that move."

"Sorry, I didn't control my strength well."

"No, no."

Wu Jing waved his hand, then looked with emotion at the thousands of crew members in front of him, the helicopters in the sky, and the hundreds of warhorses snorting.

He felt that this was about the scale of a Hollywood blockbuster.

"Director Wu, how's the post-production for 'Wolf Warrior 2' going?"

"Oh? Post-production went smoothly. We should have a finished film before the Spring Festival."

Chen Xiu interpreted Wu Jing's dazed expression as exhaustion. Thinking of the young actors in the crew who were so tired they were practically crying out for their parents, he also offered words of comfort to this tough guy.

"The most tiring part is over. There's just a little bit left, so hang in there a little longer."

"It's alright, it's nothing..."

Wu Jing, who prides himself on being a tough guy, certainly wouldn't let anyone think he couldn't endure hardship.

However, upon looking up and seeing the obvious fatigue between Chen Xiu's brows, he couldn't help but turn to ask, "Mr. Chen, why don't you use a stunt double?"

Why use a body double?

"Forehead……"

"If you can persevere, why can't I?"

Wu Jing was speechless for a moment. He really wanted to tell Chen Xiu: It's because you don't use a stunt double that we dare not use one. After all, who is more precious than you?
As if she could read his mind, Chen Xiu smiled and said, "The horseback charging scene we filmed was actually not dangerous. The hardest part was just riding for a long time. There was nothing we couldn't endure."

"Those young actors who need to rest even for a scratch would love to have ten or eight stunt doubles to help them ride horses and film scenes."

"There's no point in comparing them."

"Too."

Wu Jing nodded reluctantly, understanding that Chen Xiu came to the entertainment industry out of interest, not because she considered acting her main profession.

However, considering how meticulous and serious he was about his side business, Wu Jing couldn't help but feel a surge of admiration.

Just as the two were chatting, Wei Feng, who had finished distributing the whole roasted lamb to the others, also ran over here in a few quick steps.

When Wei Feng arrived, Wu Jing, being quite perceptive, made an excuse and went to the other side.

Seeing that Wei Feng seemed to have something to say, Chen Xiu asked, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, Baoqiang's lawsuit has made initial progress, his work is no longer affected, and preparations for 'Detective Chinatown 2' can officially begin."

"That's a good thing."

A look of joy appeared on Chen Xiu's face. The script for "Detective Chinatown 2" had actually been approved long ago, but due to Bao Qiang's unexpected situation, the early preparations could not proceed.

Now that things have been properly handled, the project can officially start.

As a sequel, it was easy to find the original cast of "Detective Chinatown". The only thing that needed serious consideration was the selection of new characters.

After thinking about the important new character added to "Detective Chinatown 2", Chen Xiu said, "Let Bai Lu play Kiko, the female hacker with twin ponytails!"

"Her? Okay, I understand."

Using one's own resources to promote one's own artists is a perfectly reasonable and logical practice.

After assigning the role, Chen Xiu explained the details of the film production to Wei Feng.

In summary, the goal is for producer Wei Feng to keep directors Chen Sicheng and Xiao Yang in check, preventing them from having too many personal ideas during filming, since Chen Xiu will definitely not be involved in the production of "Detective Chinatown 2" this time.

After explaining everything, Chen Xiu made another phone call to Wang Changtian, the CEO of Guangxian.

"Mr. Wang, are you still interested in the 'Detective Chinatown 2' project I mentioned last time?"

"Of course! Can the project begin now?"

"Well, I estimate we'll start preparations next month. What about that other thing I mentioned last time? What are your thoughts?"

"Coloroom Pictures represents Enlight Media's strategic plan for the future. If Mr. Chen also has a positive outlook on animated films, then of course we can collaborate!"

(End of this chapter)