I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 97: Something happened at the filming location?

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Although he is not an actor, his fame is no less than that of any big star. Recently, news about him has been all over the internet, and Hunan TV is a radio station that values ​​viewership.

It's normal for them to ask themselves to appear on their shows.

"Is there anything on the show?"

If it were a normal program, Cheng Sheng wouldn't mind going on stage.

"Happy Family".

"If you refuse, just say you're busy, and be tactful."

Upon hearing the program, Cheng Sheng showed absolutely no interest.

The Happy Family was very popular back then, but Cheng Sheng had no liking for the show, especially the hosts.

Why was the hugely popular "Happy Family" show cancelled?

It wasn't until the program was suspended due to issues such as the host's inappropriate behavior and the overly entertaining content that it was revamped as "Hello, Saturday".

Of the five hosts of the Happy Family, four have been controversial.

One of them was involved in negative public opinion due to an endorsement of a problematic milk tea brand. The two female hosts were questioned for their professional abilities due to excessive commercialization and lack of originality, and were also involved in various scandals.

The most disgusting one was kneeling down to present an award to a South Korean star on a TV show, sparking controversy over national dignity. He was even worse than a clown.

Even though such a show is very popular now, Cheng Sheng would disdain to participate.

He didn't have a good impression of those hosts.

"Okay, boss."

The assistant left.

"Sister Sun, it's about..."

Just as Cheng Sheng was about to speak to Sun Fei, the office door was pushed open, and Liu Meng walked in anxiously, saying, "Bad news, bad news."

"What happened? Did the sky fall?"

Cheng Sheng looked up at Liu Meng.

Sun Fei also looked at Liu Meng with a puzzled expression.

The three of them were from the same school, so they didn't feel awkward talking to each other.

"Mencius, are you being chased by wolves? You're all sweaty, you're not going to get bitten, are you?" Sun Fei teased.

Sun Fei and Liu Meng knew each other even before Cheng Sheng. Although they were not in a romantic relationship, they were good friends.

"What do you mean, bitten by a dog? That's nonsense. The filming location we chose was canceled." Liu Meng didn't have time to joke and said, catching his breath.

"What?"

Cheng Sheng and Sun Fei were both taken aback and jumped up from their chairs instantly.

"Mencius, today isn't April Fool's Day, you're not joking, are you?"

"Brother Liu, don't make jokes like that. The new movie will start filming in a little over two months."

Sun Fei and Cheng Sheng spoke seriously.

"Do I look like the kind of person who would joke about something like this?" Liu Meng said seriously.

Sun Fei and Cheng Sheng exchanged a glance, and their expressions immediately darkened.

If there are problems with the filming location, the start date of the film will likely be delayed, and the previously discussed filming plan will be completely useless.

Everything was thrown into disarray.

The atmosphere in the office suddenly became tense.

Cheng Sheng stared at Liu Meng and asked, "Didn't we agree on something with Zhuozhou Film and Television City before? Why did they change their minds now?" "Sigh! We did agree on something with them and planned to fly over in a couple of days to sign the contract, but I just received a call from them saying they gave the filming location in the film and television city to another production team," Liu Meng said with a bitter face.

"Another film crew? Which one?" Sun Fei asked curiously.

There are even people competing with them for filming locations. Isn't that film crew a bit too cunning?
Cheng Sheng's heart skipped a beat, and he thought of a name, saying, "Is it the crew of 'Red Cliff'?"

Earlier online reports suggested that the "Red Cliff" film crew would also be filming at Zhuozhou Film and Television City.

Only someone as unethical as Wu Baige would do something so disgusting.

"Mm." Liu Meng nodded.

"Damn it, Wu Baige has no martial ethics."

Sun Fei, being a woman, was the first to start cursing, showing no signs of being a well-mannered, high-achieving student.

"It's all my fault for being careless. If I had signed the contract with them a couple of days earlier, this wouldn't have happened," Liu Meng said regretfully.

“This isn’t your fault,” Cheng Sheng comforted her, then added, “I think Wu Baige is targeting us. It’s not the first time that two film crews have had their shooting locations clash, but there’s always a first-come, first-served rule in these kinds of things. There won’t be any other film crews fighting over the location.”

"Given the current situation, it's clear that Wu Baige is behind this."

After listening to Cheng Sheng's analysis, Sun Fei's impression of Wu Baige plummeted.

I thought the other party was a big director and wouldn't do anything despicable, but the methods used in this case are a bit dirty.

By intercepting the Zhuozhou Film and Television City project, they clearly intended to disrupt Cheng Shengxin's filming plans.

It takes more than two months to find a suitable filming location and set up the set, so it can't be completed in just two months.

"Director Cheng, what do we do now? Should we ask President Han for help?"

"It will be very difficult to secure a new filming location in a short period of time," Liu Meng said to Cheng Sheng.

“Since they’ve already done this, asking Master Han for help won’t help. Wu Baige will definitely find an excuse and won’t easily give us the filming location,” Cheng Sheng advised.

Since the other party dares to disregard martial ethics, then we are not afraid of lobbyists coming to our door.

There was one more thing Cheng Sheng didn't mention: with this matter causing such a stir, Master Han would probably find out, and even if he didn't say anything, Master Han would probably do something about it.

"Why don't we go to Hengdian? I heard they have some retro-style buildings there," Sun Fei suggested.

If it's a regular historical drama, filming in Hengdian is fine.

However, "The Yellow Turban Rebellion" is a large-scale historical drama, and filming it in Hengdian is not as good as filming it in Zhuozhou Film and Television City.

Most importantly, Hengdian replicated many ancient palaces and ancient buildings, but they are basically all ancient buildings used in Qing Dynasty dramas.

There was no construction during the Three Kingdoms period.

Cheng Sheng pondered for a moment, then said to Liu Meng, "Find Wuxi Film and Television City. If they agree, have someone sign the contract, and then quickly set up the filming location so as not to affect the start date."

Many scenes in CCTV's version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" were filmed at Wuxi Film and Television City, such as the classic battles of the Battle of Red Cliffs and Borrowing Arrows with Straw Boats.

"Okay, I'll contact them right away."

After Liu Meng finished speaking, he immediately left the office.

“Director Cheng, Wu Baige has been making trouble. Should we have President Han warn him?” Sun Fei said.

"No need, if he wants to play, we'll have time to play with him later. I plan to divide 'The Yellow Turban Rebellion' into two parts," Cheng Sheng said calmly.

He originally wanted to make a three-hour movie, just like "The Great Tang Dynasty".

But if Cheng Sheng doesn't retaliate against Wu Baige for being so disgusting to him, he'll truly become a saint.

The movie "Red Cliff" has two parts, so Cheng Sheng will also have two parts, which will directly target the movie "Red Cliff".

This time, Cheng Sheng will definitely make "Red Cliff" lose more money than in another world, and preferably even lose its underwear.

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(End of this chapter)