Reborn in the Chinese Entertainment Industry: You're a Director, But You're a Casanova?

(It seems like Doomfist has been much stricter lately; I'm referring to Doomfist in Overwatch.)

(Therefore, I will not write out certain content involving the idea of ​​being the only one who can do things. As mentioned earlier, the protagonist has certain magical skills that can amplify his influence... after all, he has a cheat code...)

The next morning, on his way to the transportation hub, Liu Yuehua made a phone call to Tong Yao.

He needed to understand the mental state of his number one employee, since he hadn't included her in several films.

When the call connected, Tong Yao greeted me first.

"Director Liu, good morning. I received the gift that Tang Yan brought me, thank you."

"Your voice sounds perfectly normal. Why is Chengcheng telling me you haven't been feeling well lately?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone before Tong Yao spoke.

"Actually, at the beginning it was a bit... Aunt Deng, uh, that woman surnamed Deng came to me, saying that because of me, her husband Zhang was imprisoned."

"And then?"

"Later, it seems they even tried to contact a few teachers at my school to discipline me, but Director Huang helped to push it away, and then it just fizzled out."

"There's no real reason for the punishment; Director Huang has at least done something good. Alright, for now, you just focus on your classes and studies. I'll visit Director Huang when I have time and find out what's going on."

After hanging up the phone, Liu Yuehua boarded a bus, and on the way, he began to think about why Deng Jie had done this.

Deng Jie and Zhang Liguo were in their second marriages. They had no children. She was Zhang's stepmother, and Zhang was considered her stepson.

During our last meal, I could tell that Deng Jie outwardly seemed to be quite protective of Zhang, and this stepmother was quite sensible.

It's possible she took her anger out on the nursery rhyme, or it might just be a show for Zhang Liguo.

If Zhang Liguo persuades her to stop making a scene, it will enhance her image as a loving mother, and she can then stop.

If Zhang Liguo remained silent and tacitly agreed, she could stop and say she was afraid that if word got out, it would damage the Zhang family's reputation.

If Zhang Liguo lets her continue making trouble, that would be even better. This is acting on orders, so she won't lose out no matter what.

To casually utter a few harsh words to an insignificant newcomer in the entertainment industry is enough to win over the Zhang family's powerful backers and establish a good image of a virtuous wife and loving mother in the industry. The Deng family is indeed formidable.

As for Director Huang, I really didn't expect it. Maybe he was genuinely afraid of the photos I had kept.

Well done! I'll personally make a film at your Central Academy of Drama to thank you properly.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the transportation hub, Liu Yuehua casually bought two packs of Lanzhou cigarettes from the shop near the entrance, and then strolled inside.

These days, propaganda departments are actually living on a tight budget.

Every year, the higher authorities impose a large number of legal publicity KPIs, especially for large-scale events like traffic safety, requiring the publicity department to produce impactful and educational publicity materials.

The problem is that there's no money; the meager funds allocated by the government are only enough to print some color leaflets.

In a city as big as Beijing, you could easily run out of cards at any subway station, let alone make a high-quality educational film.

Every year, Wang Jianguo would take the blurry surveillance footage reported from various places, add some heavy music, and make do with it to complete his task.

When Liu Yuehua knocked on the office door, Wang Jianguo was looking at the appalling budget sheet in his hand, deep in thought.

"Hello, Wang Ke." Liu Yuehua put on a pure and honest smile, walked forward, and casually placed two packs of Lanzhou cigarettes next to the ashtray.

"I'm a sophomore at Beijing Film Academy. You can just call me Xiao Liu."

Wang Jianguo looked up and glanced at it.

Originally, as someone working in the propaganda department within the system, I had some reservations about media professionals outside the system, but when I heard that he was still a student, I lowered my guard.

"Liu, is there something you need?"

"That's right, Wang Ke." Liu Yuehua pulled up a chair and sat down, his expression becoming righteous and awe-inspiring.

"I recently filmed a movie about racing, but during the filming process, I became deeply aware of the seriousness of a problem."

Liu Yuehua began his performance, his voice filled with a sense of social responsibility that seemed to come from nowhere.

"Young people these days are always influenced by bad trends outside, and they think that speeding on the road is cool."

"But they had no idea that if that thin sheet of metal got out of control, it would lead to a car crash, death, and the destruction of several families."

Upon hearing this, Wang Jianguo's gaze softened slightly.

These words really struck a chord with him.

They deal with all sorts of accidents every day and have seen many tragedies like this. They never expected that a young college student could have such awareness.

Wang Jianguo straightened up, nodded to Liu Yuehua, and gestured for him to continue.

"So our production team thought about it for a long time." Liu Yuehua handed over the disc in his hand.

"We invested a full 3000 million yuan, hired a top-notch team, and used the world's most advanced cameras to film the tragic consequences of illegal street racing."

"We hope to use this intuitive approach to sound the alarm for young people throughout society."

3000 million? Wang Jianguo was shocked when he heard this number.

Their entire organization's advertising budget for 10 years didn't even reach this amount.

"Take a look at this." Liu Yuehua personally helped Wang Jianguo put the disc into the computer's CD drive.

A few minutes later, Wang Jianguo stared at the computer screen, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

What was shown on the screen was Wang Baoqiang's embarrassing history of drifting, motion sickness, and vomiting, as well as the tragic car collision on the mountain road in "The Invisible Guest".

Glass shards littered the floor, and blood gushed everywhere.

"Is this really a movie? Who would dare watch a movie made like this?"

"Actually, what I just said wasn't entirely correct; I didn't express myself clearly."

"This is behind-the-scenes footage from our movie shoot. We've edited it together and made it into a short educational film about traffic accidents."

Wang Jianguo gave him a meaningful look.

"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, young man. This is much clearer than our surveillance footage. Take the extra footage, it's fine."

Liu Yuehua said sincerely, "Wang Ke, we will donate this trailer to your organization free of charge as legal education material."

"I'm here today to request that the traffic management department join us in sponsoring this film as the designated traffic safety warning and education film for this year. Together, we can give young people a vivid traffic safety lesson in Beijing's cinemas."

A 3000 million yuan production of a cautionary film, featuring a star-studded cast, delivered free of charge—this not only fulfilled this year's KPIs, but was a massive and innovative achievement in the entire system's legal education and publicity efforts.

"Great, Xiao Liu, your sense of social responsibility deserves praise."

Wang Jianguo stood up and shook Liu Yuehua's hand.

"I've made the decision on this matter. I'll report it to the bureau leaders immediately."

"Not only should we co-sponsor the project, but we should also play your clips on a loop in driving schools at transportation hubs throughout the city. We could even report this to higher authorities and promote it nationwide."

That afternoon.

A document bearing the official seal of the transportation department was handed to Liu Yuehua. The document clearly stated:

Decision on listing the film "Initial D" as a key recommended warning and education film for traffic safety nationwide.

With this document, this is no longer just a commercial film; it's a task to cooperate with relevant national departments in carrying out legal education.

With the document in hand, Liu Yuehua took the bus to the Film Bureau.