I really don't want to make bad movies!

"Mr. Wang, can you please stop making me laugh?"

KIKI pushed open the door, taking it as Wang Hui joking.

Wang Hui didn't get up, but instead raised his voice: "What a coincidence! We just entered the bankruptcy liquidation process, and then we received financing right afterward."

"Wow, the crew is back in business! I'm so happy!"

Ye Heng clapped his hands expressionlessly.

KIKI sensed something was wrong, so she rushed to Wang Hui in her high heels and grabbed the contract.

"Tengzi Enterprise invested, and Marco made a personal investment."

"A total of 56 million yuan was invested in the second round of funding, which was overseen by producer Xia Ming, to restart the production of 'Arrival'."

"Snapped!"

She slammed the contract on the table and yelled, "Are you kidding me?!"

Yang Xianghua slammed his fist on the table and exclaimed, "Producer Xia Ming?!"

The two of them realized instantly that they had been set up!

The financing was all secured in advance; bankruptcy liquidation was just a pretext.

The purpose is to kick them out and let Xia Ming take power!

The production team went bankrupt today, but will be reborn through financing tomorrow. They won't even earn a penny of compensation!

"You men are bullying a woman like me, how despicable!"

KIKI hysterically grabbed the contract, violently tore off the title page, and threw the scraps of paper at Wang Hui's face.

Wang Hui expressionlessly took out a copy of the contract from under the table, silently pushed it in front of KIKI, and stared at her with his arms crossed.

If it weren't for this stupid woman and her rogue artists, I wouldn't be constantly being dragged out and criticized by the board of directors.

The release of "Chinese Paladin 4" caused iQiyi's entire year's financial report to go to waste.

"I'm not playing with you guys anymore! What's the point of taking pictures!"

KIKI turned and left.

However, a figure blocked the doorway.

Xia Ming stayed with Xiao Cheng in the work area until the meeting ended.

Hearing the almost manic shouts coming from the conference room, he knew the fundraising was over.

Xia Ming, holding the contract, leaned against the doorframe, slowly flipping through the papers:

"According to the contract, Ju Jingyi, an artist under the Shanghai Ju Jingyi Film and Television Culture Studio, is to film for 50 days in the crew of 'Arrival'. If the artist delays the filming period or withdraws from the crew without permission, he/she shall pay a penalty of 1.5 times the filming budget in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of the crew."

Xia Ming counted on his fingers and muttered, "One and a half times isn't much, at most around one hundred million."

"Hey, didn't you just make that much money from 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy 4'? What a coincidence!"

KIKI's face contorted in rage, her exaggerated expressions ruining her makeup: "You've gone too far! Ju Jingyi's acting contract doesn't include any salary, and she has to pay an exorbitant penalty for leaving the production! What kind of unfair contract is this?!"

"I'm going to sue you for fraud!"

Xia Ming threw the contract at her feet, crossed his arms, and said, "You signed it and you put your fingerprint on it. Sue me if you want."

He walked past KIKI and looked at the legal advisor behind him: "Hey you, take a look at the contract for your boss and tell me what the chances of winning are."

The legal counsel's eyes darted around, and he dared not answer.

What's there to look at! We've already checked the contract three times. It's written clearly in black and white. Even if Jimmy came, he wouldn't win the case.

"Tomorrow morning at eight o'clock, either Ju Jingyi arrives at the film set, or a lawyer's letter is sent to the hotel. The choice is yours, Ms. Mo."

KIKI's chest heaved, and her teeth chattered inside her lips, making a squeaking sound.

Since the establishment of Ju Jingyi Studio, has she not been living a life of being the center of attention every single day?

With her incredible number of Weibo followers and high activity level, she can negotiate terrifyingly unfair terms and conditions.

However, today, she is being subjected to unfair terms and conditions.

Zero pay! Zero commission! Purely working for someone else!

"You think I'd let you get away with this? Without payment, Ju Jingyi won't contribute a single second of screen time!"

Xia Ming shrugged and said nonchalantly, "I had something to do a few days ago, so I asked Director Bai to shoot enough footage for me. Tsk tsk, Director Bai's skills are indeed a bit lacking. It's all terrible angles. I wonder if your artist can withstand it."

He took out his phone, opened the electronic contract, and feigned surprise, saying, "Oh my, what a coincidence! I'm also in the post-production editing for this film!"

"Sigh, these are the materials I have. I'll just have to make do with this."

"you!"

KIKI is furious!

A few days ago, Assistant Director Xiaobai suddenly took charge, saying he was a relative of Yang Xianghua. He excitedly filmed a lot of scenes, but she didn't take it too seriously.

So that's where it was meant to be used!

Do you, as an artist, want to give up and not participate in the show?

Whatever!

I have a lot of footage, so I'll just edit it maliciously!

KIKI's only hope now is that Xia Ming still has some conscience as a director and will seriously make a film to at least stabilize his reputation.

She knew that Xia Ming was a person with artistic aspirations.

Having finally gained control of the production team, isn't the point to seriously make a production?

Clenching her fists, KIKI gave Yang Xianghua one last look, her gaze sharp as if she wanted to kill him.

Excuse me!

She pushed Xia Ming away and walked away.

"Director Xia, what do you mean by this!"

As soon as KIKI left, Yang Xianghua's veins bulged, and he stepped forward to grab Xia Ming's shoulder.

Xia Ming yawned and slapped his hands away.

"Mr. Yang, look behind you."

Yang Xianghua was taken aback, then turned his head.

Wang Hui stared intently at him with deep, unfathomable eyes.

"Mr. Yang, it's time for us to have a talk."

……

The next morning, Xia Ming finally returned to the film crew.

Exclusive, expansive filming location; state-of-the-art ARRI film projectors; and a brilliant director.

Unfortunately, this combination will now produce manure.

Sorry, Earth. I'll make a good movie next time to make up for it.

Now he has a reason to make bad movies.

Xia Ming stretched and stepped onto the grassy area of ​​the film set.

"Director Xia, you're finally back!"

As soon as Xiaobai saw Xia Ming, it ran to him excitedly.

Xia Ming was too generous; he let him direct for a week with a wave of his hand, and he really had a great time filming.

Is it true that the film crew is going to disband?

"Of course it's fake. We have plenty of funds, and everything is normal."

"You scared me!"

Xiao Bai was hoping to gain some experience and didn't want the production crew to disband.

After spending a few days on set, he discovered that the actors had more power, while the director only needed to watch the monitor.

Those celebrities bring their own cameras, lights, and makeup; they don't even have a chance to speak up.

Director Xia must have realized this, so he went off to have fun for a few days and didn't even care about the film crew.

"Brother Huang, let's play games!"

Xiao Bai beckoned to the cameraman beside him.

If all goes well, the two lead actors won't arrive at the set until the afternoon, and the crew will spend the day together farming.

"Hey, here it comes!"

Huang Xu put down the camera and swaggered over to Xiao Bai's side.

He made a huge mistake as soon as he arrived on set: he forgot to insert the memory card when he turned on the camera.

To his surprise, Director Xia wasn't angry at all when he saw this, which instantly boosted his confidence.

No matter where you are, having connections is always the best!

Relying on Yang Xianghua's name, he has been able to act with impunity on the film set for the past few days.

"Why are you still here?"

Xia Ming sat in the director's chair, looking at Huang Xu sitting next to him, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

Huang Xu was also surprised: "What do you mean, 'Why am I still here?'"

Xia Ming asked with a puzzled look, "The producer said this morning that you were fired."

"fart!"

Huang Xu put down his phone and jumped up from the ground: "The producer is my uncle! Can he fire me?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the crew's finance officer rushed into the tent, holding a contract in his hand.

The finance person looked around, found Huang Xu, and handed him the contract: "Photographer Huang, settle the payment here. You're done filming."

Huang Xu stood there, stunned, repeating his earlier words: "The producer is my uncle, who can fire me?"

Then he realized what was happening and glared at Xia Ming: "You overstepped your authority?! One phone call from me and it's you who's gone, not me!"

Xia Ming shrugged, took out his phone, dialed Yang Xianghua's number, handed it to Huang Xu, and gestured for him to proceed.

Huang Xu angrily snatched the phone, turned on speakerphone, and threw it on the table.

"Uncle, the director's had a meltdown and wants to kick me out of the crew. What do you suggest we do?"

Anyway, everyone in the crew knew that the producer was his uncle, so he couldn't be bothered to pretend anymore.

"What do we do? Get the hell back here!"

Yang Xianghua's roar came through the microphone.

Huang Xu froze, his voice and demeanor instantly dropping. He picked up his phone, put it to his mouth, and asked softly, "Uncle, did you hear me right? I'm going to be kicked out of the crew? You're the producer, you can't refuse to help with this small favor."

"I'll subdue you!"

"Xia Ming is now the producer of the production team! Not only that, he's also the director, editor, executive producer, screenwriter, and the primary investor!! If he tells you to get out, you get out!!"

Huang Xu didn't know why his uncle was so angry, but those desperate words flooded into his ears.

He looked up in disbelief and saw Xia Ming sitting in the director's chair, smiling as he crossed his legs and hugged his knees.

What does it mean to be a producer, director, editor, executive producer, screenwriter, and primary investor?

This title is longer than the name of his in-game skin.

Xia Mingchao extended his left hand at the door: "Please."

Huang Xu stood up in a daze and walked out of the tent with the help of the finance officer.

Xia Ming turned around and saw a cup of hot tea placed in front of him.

Xiao Bai's lips twitched, her face full of smiles, as she handed over the teacup with both hands.

Xia Ming took the teacup and handed the phone to him.

"Are you making a phone call too?"

"No, no, no," Xiaobai waved her hands repeatedly.

"Is Director Bai here?" The accountant, who had just gone out, returned with a new contract. "Settle the wages."

Xiao Bai was struck dumb, his expression shifting wildly.

After mentally rehearsing for what seemed like an eternity, he awkwardly got up and left the set without looking back.

Xia Ming went to great lengths to change coaches, all for this moment.

He can certainly slack off on film sets and get paid easily, but the films he makes will still be terrible.

However, these parasites can take advantage of this opportunity to join the production team and rise to prominence through connections, wreaking havoc on the entire film industry.

Only by becoming a producer can one have the power to kick out these parasites from the production crew one by one.

Simply kicking them out isn't enough.

Xia Ming is now not only a producer, but also an investor.

Considering Yang Xianghua's position, he also contacted Wang Hui and He Junyan, giving them information about Huang Xu and Xiao Bai.

From then on, within the capital sphere of influence of these two giants, neither of them would receive any major positions.

To get back into the industry, you either need to produce some original work or start from the bottom and climb up step by step.

Xia Ming stood up and glanced at the time.

7:50.

In the distance, an MPV slowly drove up.

Next is the punishment for popular celebrities.

He's risking his experience making countless terrible movies to make an epic disaster that will drag two fan leaders into the abyss!