Pirates began to dominate the Chinese entertainment industry.

"What are you looking at? Every second of this machine costs money, hurry up!" Ji Yun straightened up and said coldly.

The filming crew paused for a moment, perhaps because Cai Yinong was present, or perhaps because they remembered the show of force Ji Yun had given them at yesterday's meeting and were unsure of Ji Yun's background. After exchanging glances, they replied, "Okay, director."

After saying that, he began to do what Ji Yun asked him to do.

The cold, hard atmosphere in the office quickly melted away, and everything suddenly became orderly.

Cai Yinong looked at Ji Yun with some surprise, clearly not expecting him to be so unfazed.

It's rare for a young person to write a good story, but to be able to command a group of seasoned veterans so effectively is something she's never seen before. She couldn't understand why Ji Yun had such a commanding presence, and she wondered where he'd developed that quality.

Liu Shishi breathed a sigh of relief, feeling happy for Ji Yun. A smile returned to her face, and her eyes were fixed intently on Ji Yun, who was issuing commands in the center of the arena. Her heart began to race.

I was thinking that she should take the initiative, but what girl would take the initiative in this situation?

This jerk seems to only care about the company and work; he's blind to everything. She can be very important too.

As she pondered, Liu Shishi sighed dejectedly, her eyes turning melancholy.

Ji Yun, however, was oblivious to the situation and was still reviewing the sample footage in front of the monitor.

The company scenes were very simple; they were just used as locations and interspersed throughout the film.

Ji Yun simply directed the ten people in front of her to shoot a few scenes, then returned to the camera to carefully check that everything was in order before announcing the change of scene.

They went to film a shopping scene between Xu Zheng and his mistress.

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Everyone carried their equipment and set off together in a van rented from the Chinese community.

Ji Yun followed behind, carrying Liu Shishi and Xiao Zhao.

A group of people soon arrived at the New World Shopping Mall on Nanjing East Road.

This is currently one of the largest shopping malls in Shanghai, with sales exceeding 20 billion yuan last year alone. It will likely appear frequently in foreigners' Shanghai travel vlogs, becoming a landmark and a popular spot for photos.

Everyone got out of the car and began to test the machine.

"Boss, this is bad. I've asked several luxury stores, but none of them are willing to lend us some props. In the script, Teacher Xu bought a whole bunch of luxury items for Senior Sister Shi. Where are we going to get them now?"

Xiao Zhao rushed over, pointing to a scene from the script, his voice trembling with anxiety.

Filming is about to begin, but the important props still haven't been found.

Ji Yun frowned, immediately realizing that the prop master was deliberately sabotaging them.

As the only and most important prop in this scene, the prop master couldn't possibly not prepare it in advance.

The scene being filmed now involves a wealthy protagonist taking his mistress, who wants to climb the social ladder, shopping for luxury goods before the Lunar New Year to please her. He can't just use ordinary packaging to fool her.

What's more, the protagonist is a big boss in the story.

It can't be like in "Meteor Shower," where the rich young master drives an MG instead of a sports car; and instead of gifting the female lead haute couture, he gives her Metersbonwe clothes to flaunt his wealth.

Filming something like this would be a disgrace to Ji Yun, and it's so fake that it would make the movie untenable from the start.

Teacher Xu isn't exactly handsome, and if he's unwilling to spend money, why would a pretty girl like Liu Shishi like him?

When Ji Yun looked over at the group of five, they were standing by the machine watching the show, a barely perceptible sneer on their lips.

The prop master raised an eyebrow smugly at his colleague.

Upon learning that Ji Yun's actual budget was severely insufficient, he immediately came up with this plan to catch Ji Yun off guard. If this junior director lost the crew's authority from day one, even if they couldn't leave, they could still enjoy a carefree life for a month or two.

Ideally, Ji Yun would get so angry that he would storm off, so they could finish their drinks sooner.

This kid is too green to outsmart them.

The five of them stood aside, coldly observing Ji Yun's reaction, wanting to see how helpless and exasperated she would become.

Seeing this situation, Xiao Zhao became even more anxious. He couldn't let the company's life-saving project be paralyzed on the very first day.

He leaned closer and whispered, "We're right at the mall entrance, why don't we use some of our budget to buy something?"

"It's useless to buy it, it's a waste." Ji Yun shook his head. Of course he was willing to spend money to make a movie, but there was no need to waste tens of thousands of dollars to buy a prop that was only used once and then discarded, just for the sake of face.

"How about we go pick up a few bags from the trash can?" Xiao Zhao, always one to come up with bad ideas, immediately suggested.

Ji Yun glanced at him and said speechlessly, "Who buys luxury goods and throws them away before even leaving the mall?"

Liu Shishi leaned closer to Ji Yun, gritted her teeth, and looked up, saying, "How about I buy some myself? I haven't bought anything in a long time anyway, and I might need it later."

Ji Yun gently rubbed Liu Shishi's head, but did not agree. He could see from Liu Shishi's eyes that she was actually very distressed.

Liu Xiaomi doesn't earn money easily, so let's save it for him to spend later.

Looking at Liu Shishi's charming face, Ji Yun immediately had an idea. He put his arm around her and walked into the mall, saying, "Come with me."

Ji Yun looked around at the various luxury brand stores and led her to the entrance of the Hermès store.

Liu Shishi immediately froze, nervously tugging at his collar, and said apologetically, "What's wrong? This is too expensive, I don't have enough money in my card... Let's go to another place."

"I didn't ask you to buy it. If the seller won't lend it, we'll borrow it from the buyer." Ji Yun patted her little hand. "Senior sister, look over there, the one carrying a bag. Go, borrow it."

Ji Yun pointed to a charming young man who looked like a rich second-generation heir, dressed in flamboyant clothes, who was about to pass by them.

"?"

Liu Shishi's eyes widened, and she pointed blankly at herself. "Ah, I'll go borrow it?"

"Otherwise what? Do you think he'll lend it to me? What if he gets jealous when he sees me like this?" Ji Yun shrugged.

Seeing Liu Shishi still acting coy, he put his arm around her shoulder, leaned close to her ear, and said, "Don't worry, I'm just letting you show off your looks. After all, girls are more approachable and easier to talk to. There are eight of us men standing right here. If he dares to bully you, I'll go and beat him up right away."

As Liu Shishi felt Ji Yun's handsome face so close to hers, her heart nearly leaped out of her chest the moment their bodies touched.

She pursed her lips tightly, blinking her eyes pitifully, as if she were pouting and saying she was embarrassed.

"You're playing a mistress, you're even embarrassed to talk to a stranger, how can you act like that? Don't you understand my good intentions?" Ji Yun clutched her heart, looking heartbroken.

"Besides, look at my face. If I go looking for someone, won't you be jealous?"

Liu Shishi blushed and glared at him, annoyed. "You're just talking nonsense! Who would be jealous! Even though he is very handsome..."

Seeing Liu Shishi staring intently at his face, Ji Yun simply lowered his head and gave her a forceful kiss, planting a soft, sweet kiss on her cheek. But this time, he could only take a small bite. "Good senior sister, hurry up, we're waiting to get started."

Liu Shishi felt dizzy, as if she were being scalded, and her soul was about to leave her body.

She saw that the person was getting closer and closer, about to walk past her.

She instantly realized that she had to help her man!