Pirates began to dominate the Chinese entertainment industry.

"Just find an abandoned green train carriage, that's fine, you don't even need to pay for it," Ji Yun said, shrugging.

Is making movies difficult?

"..."

The five men's lips twitched, and they suddenly understood something.

This guy isn't a young punk, he's a seasoned pro. Where does he get so many dirty tricks? He gets away with everything for free.

No wonder they could sit here for free. They originally thought it was because President Cai was confused, but now they understand, it's because this kid is too cunning.

Just as Ji Yun was about to continue, the cell phone on the table rang. It was Manager Liao calling.

"Good news, Ms. Ji! There's a buyer for that apartment in Lujiazui. I'm coming right now," Manager Liao said excitedly.

Ji Yun's eyes lit up. The investment funds were finally about to arrive, and he finally had the money to start his business.

He rallied his spirits, agreed to hang up, and continued to assign tasks to the others with high morale.

……

"Is everything alright? If not, then we're done. The crew starts filming tomorrow; every day we delay means another day's worth of money."

We could shoot almost any scene around Shanghai, and the Yangtze River shots were simple too. Shanghai is located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, so a boat ride only costs a few yuan per person, which is cheap.

Ji Yun spoke eloquently.

On the other hand, the five people realized that they couldn't escape for the time being, and they listlessly agreed.

But human joys and sorrows are not shared.

Liu Shishi, however, sat to the side, excitedly rubbing her hands together.

She can accept any poverty, her leading lady is coming, hehe. Salakheyo, little oppa.

Her heart was pounding wildly, and her eyes were practically overflowing with tears as she looked at Ji Yun.

The first meeting of the filming team has concluded.

Ji Yun instructed Xiao Zhao to coordinate the schedule with the lead actor, and also told the others to rent equipment from Tangren. The accounts were to be audited by Sister Li, and then she announced the meeting was adjourned.

After the others left, Manager Liao just pushed the door open and came in.

Despite it being the dead of winter, he was covered in sweat from exhaustion.

"President Ji, your house has been reserved by a buyer from Beijing."

Manager Liao pulled out a reservation contract. "The deposit is 50 yuan. She will come to Shanghai in a few days to view the property and sign the contract."

Ji Yun opened the contract and glanced at the amount: 300 million, which was about 5 more than the market price. It was acceptable.

"Full payment?" Ji Yun was taken aback when she saw the other party's payment method. This customer is quite wealthy.

"Yeah, it has to be a celebrity, they have a lot of cash," Manager Liao said with a hint of envy.

"A celebrity?" Ji Yun glanced at the autograph.

The font is so elegant and flowing, it's clear that it was carefully designed.

[Party B: Gao Yuanyuan.]

"How come it's her?" Ji Yun was a little confused.

"Didn't you see the news?" Manager Liao looked at Ji Yun with the eyes of someone looking at a savage.

"The media really slammed her, saying she stole someone else's boyfriend, but the news reports said it was during their breakup period. She was unfairly criticized and no one spoke up for her, so she's heartbroken. She's probably here in Shanghai to clear her head."

"Sigh, this is Zhou Zhiruo, Liu Sheng Piaoxu! Such beautiful women, how come they can't meet a good man?"

Ji Yun nodded. He had heard that Gao Yuanyuan's love life was indeed bumpy, but her marriage had been very stable, which directly made her husband a national rival in love, and people hated her with a vengeance.

Unexpectedly, it happened right when she was going through a breakup.

He muttered to himself, "That's quite a coincidence."

"What's so special about it? People only bought this set because they heard you're a film company owner, a performance student, and a new director—you're considered an insider in the industry."

She specifically mentioned that she couldn't tell anyone about her house purchase, which is why she added 5 yuan.

Alright, she'll come to see you in Shanghai in a few days.

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The next day, morning.

The day that "Lost in Thailand" officially started filming.

Ji Yun inspected the camera equipment, lighting equipment, radio equipment, etc., borrowed from the Tang people one by one...

Actually, he didn't plan to hold any opening ceremony.

Xu Zheng was the only celebrity present, so his popularity was limited. Wang Baoqiang had other commitments to attend to and wouldn't join the crew until tomorrow. Furthermore, Ji Yun didn't have much influence yet, so her presence would likely draw criticism.

It's definitely not because he doesn't have money to pay the media for their writing.

But last night, Cai Yinong called to say that she had invited the media to come today.

Well then, Ji Yun would respectfully accept the offer. He still liked beautiful and wealthy women.

He glanced at Liu Shishi, who was grinning foolishly to the side.

Unfortunately, they haven't become rich yet.

There was a sudden commotion at the company's main entrance.

Cai Yinong led a large group of people inside, followed by a group of people carrying video cameras, camcorders, and microphones. She really did have the aura of a powerful woman.

Ji Yun politely went to greet her, but Cai Yinong pulled her aside with a very serious expression.

Ji Yun's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Cai Yinong had found out about the bad things he had done?

That was done voluntarily by Secretary Liu!

"I'll explain later, you just need to nod and smile," Cai Yinong requested.

"Why should I? This is my movie. Shouldn't I get some screen time?" Ji Yun protested.

"Didn't you tell me to use this movie to release more press releases?" Cai Yinong squinted.

"Well... at least leave me a few reporters." Ji Yun, adhering to the principle of "if you're going to take advantage of someone, you might as well take advantage of them," wanted to get a few writing fees for free.

Cai Yinong suddenly revealed a dangerous smile, "What's wrong with Shishi?"

"..." Ji Yun's attitude instantly became serious. "I mean what I say, please trust my integrity."

Cai Yinong rolled her eyes at him and went to greet the reporters first, so she didn't have time to deal with him for the time being.

The group of reporters interviewed Cai Yinong and Xu Zheng, took some photos of the scene, and then quietly took the red envelopes and left one after another.

Cai Yinong maintained a smile and personally saw off each reporter.

As soon as I got back, I went straight to work.

"Props and set crew, clean up the set, let's get filming started as soon as possible. Set up the cameras..."

She glanced at Ji Yun, put on a cold and unsmiling expression, and immediately suppressed the entire scene.

All the employees were so frightened that they immediately scattered and obediently began to work.

She wasn't trying to steal Ji Yun's power. Today was the first day of filming, and she had to keep those seasoned veterans in check for the young Ji Yun, so things wouldn't get chaotic later.

After arranging everything, Cai Yinong sat quietly in a corner, coldly observing everything.

In her opinion, Ji Yun had no acting experience and was completely incapable of controlling the situation.

Whenever there's even the slightest chaos on set, she immediately steps in to clean up Ji Yun's mess. Being a producer is her profession.

Ji Yun got up and entered the venue, and began to have them set up the scene according to her requirements.

He instructed the lighting director, surnamed Sun, "Hey, this is a comedy, the scene needs to be bright, adjust the main light to 45 degrees."

"Teacher Xu, go sit in your office chair and make a phone call to scold your subordinates. Turn your body slightly to the side, about 30 degrees, and make sure you exude a strong aura."

……

After Ji Yun finished speaking, the scene fell silent.

A group of seasoned veterans, all much older and more experienced than Ji Yun, were momentarily stunned. They seemed quite uncomfortable being ordered around by a young man, as if they were playing house with a child.

Liu Shishi hid behind the camera, watching Ji Yun with a worried expression, afraid that he would be put in a difficult position by these people. So she looked to Sister Cai for help.

Cai Yinong, sitting there, frowned as she watched, and was about to get up to take charge for Ji Yun.