A writer has arrived in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Leisurely time always flies by, and Su Liu had to return to Shanghai after three days in Xiamen. Before leaving, Chen's mother specially made ginger duck for him to take with him on his journey, but Chen Duling dissuaded him, citing the hassle of going through security and the risk of the soup spilling.

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that all mothers in the world have this kind of persistence.

Upon returning to Shanghai, Fusu Films will immediately begin preparations for "Unnatural Death".

The script for the atomic bomb project has finally been revised. With the participation of CTV and the Forensic Medicine Association, there shouldn't be any problems with the review process.

However, Su Liu still played a little trick. In order to avoid the reviewers finding fault with him, he deliberately kept the satirical scenes about prosecutors from the original version.

This plot point was actually deliberately left as a target, to give the reviewers a sense of presence and prevent them from creating problems in other key areas because they couldn't find any fault with it.

It's like deliberately leaving an obvious flaw in a renovation plan. Once the client points it out and makes the changes to their satisfaction, the rest can be approved without any problem.

To everyone's surprise, the script was approved without any changes. The satirical scenes he had specifically included to "sacrifice the pawn to save the king" were approved without a single word being altered.

Su Liu was completely baffled and couldn't help but contact President Wang of the Forensic Medicine Association.

Upon hearing that the caller was asking about this, a hearty laugh immediately came from the other end of the phone, and the person slowly said, "Those prosecutors are just like that, you wrote it very well."

So that's how it is. On another timeline, the procuratorial system produced a TV series called "In the Name of the People," which almost completely vilified the public security system. The mystery behind this is indeed shrouded in secrecy.

"Sister Chen." Su Liu was discussing the casting with Chen Si at the moment. "This time, we won't hold a public casting call. Apart from the five main roles, let's find a local casting team in Shanghai to handle the rest."

"Dilraba plays Chen Meiqin, Xiaotong plays pharmaceutical expert Lin Xi, and Li Xian plays assistant Lu Lang. What about the other main character, forensic pathologist Cheng Liyan?"

"I'm troubled by it too." Su Liu looked at the stacks of actor information on the table. "This character is eccentric and ruthless. He doesn't mind using illegal means to get the truth. He and Chen Meiqin are completely opposite. They have both faced death. Meiqin chose to live towards the sun, while he chose to live for revenge."

As he spoke, he clicked his tongue and said, "You know what, this actor is really hard to find."

"If it's hard to find someone, let's put that aside for now," Chen Si said. "I do have a very good candidate for the position of director of the research institute."

"Who?"

"Officer Xing, Teacher Fan Min."

Upon hearing this, Su Liu's eyes lit up. Officer Xing was indeed very suitable to play the director of the research institute.

A character with a natural comedic flair, a somewhat timid and bureaucratic demeanor, yet incredibly reliable in crucial moments. Now that Chen Si has mentioned it, it seems like no one in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, besides Fan Min, could possibly portray him.

"It's absolutely perfect!"

"Then I'll have someone contact him," Chen Si said with a smile.

There's no rush with acting; there are more important things to do right now.

"Sister Chen, have you heard anything about the production team of 'New Three Kingdoms'?"

Chen Si was taken aback, not understanding why her boss suddenly brought this up.

"I've heard of it. In the past two years, what happened in that production crew has been an open secret in the industry."

"Yes, the producers and directors lined their own pockets, and the costs of props, costumes, and set design were inflated, resulting in a complete mess of accounts. I heard that the reported losses for the circus alone were shockingly high."

Chen Si nodded, her expression turning serious. "These are all old tricks in the industry. They inflate actor salaries, raise the unit price of set design, and even find ways to make money off the crew's daily meals. A lot of money goes in, but in the end, it's all losses, and all the profits go into the pockets of a few bosses."

"According to Yu Hewei, that director even paid 200,000 yuan for the boxed meals himself."

Chen Si chuckled, "Look how convincingly they're putting on an act. How else would people believe they're really losing money?"

Su Liu smiled and shook his head. After a moment of silence, he slowly said, "When I was filming 'Knives Out,' I also experienced some inexplicable things."

"Oh?" Chen Si looked at him with interest. "Tell me about it."

"There are all sorts of people doing different jobs. The script supervisor also does props, the photographer also does lighting, and people in each group get their jobs based on connections. You can find all sorts of people doing different things."

"That's normal."

"Normal?" Su Liu said in surprise, "This is a team assembled by Shanghai Film Studio. It's hard to imagine what other small film crews would be like."

"This has nothing to do with Shanghai Film Studio. The problem lies in the fact that all the staff were temporarily assembled. No company can afford to keep so many people on a long-term basis in order to save costs. They can only recruit temporarily when there is a project. This involves all kinds of personal relationships and nepotism."

At this point, Chen Si sighed, "The rudimentary division of labor is already the most insignificant problem."

"We can't do this." Su Liu's voice suddenly became firm and resolute.

The newly appointed president of Fuxing Film & Television was taken aback upon hearing this. It was the first time she had ever seen her boss so serious; his usual nonchalant demeanor had vanished completely.

"What? Is President Su planning to clean up the industry's chaotic practices?"

"I don't have such lofty ambitions, and besides, I don't have the ability." Su Liu had that much self-awareness. To think that one person and one company could shake up the entire entertainment industry? That was pure wishful thinking.

"I'll be satisfied as long as we do our job well," he said. "This time, I'll be the general director of 'Unnatural,' and you'll be the general producer. We'll start from scratch and build our own team."

"To be honest, it's very difficult." Chen Si didn't have Su Liu's enthusiasm. She had been in this industry for so many years and knew that the intricate workings of a film crew from top to bottom were not something that could be explained in a few words.

"Let me give you the most basic example: equipment rental. It's all about favors, without exception. This time, our cooperation with CTV involves equipment rentals that easily cost several million. What kind of equipment is so expensive to rent? I could buy a whole set for that price with just a little more money. The extra cost is nothing more than so-called labor costs, which are used to curry favor with the leaders. If the leaders at CTV want to make that money, are you going to stop them from doing so?"

"The same goes for the photography team. Apart from the photography director, what's the difference between the work done by the other staff and the master photographers in the wedding photography studio? Why is the price so different? It's just that they have to pay a lot more in kickbacks."

"President Su, this is only a small part. When you factor in the entire production, props, costumes, lighting... every single one involves various relationships involving the transfer of benefits. Why are production teams that can achieve transparent accounting now so rare? The key lies in these areas."

In the end, Chen Si couldn't help but shake his head, "It's too difficult for us to remain untainted in this industry."