Huayu Tianxian: This director is such a hypocrite!

11 month 15 day.

Filming for "The Legend of the Stone Seeker" officially began at the Haiding District Children's Welfare Institute.

Ye Chong's press conference ultimately caused quite a stir.

Zhang Ziqiong did not respond.

Actors are all seasoned and shrewd people; unless they're arrogant, they won't openly criticize someone.

For example, even if Zhang Baizhi's team had offered her a word of advice, they wouldn't have directly posted a dissing post against Ye Chong.

Despite his poor reputation, Ye Chong is still a renowned director and is showing signs of acquiring capital.

Even if Ye Chong is proven guilty of sexual harassment, as long as he wins the award, his status will still be higher than that of a lousy actor like you!

Have you heard of Lou Hua?

In the entertainment industry, unspoken rules are common knowledge. Which director hasn't been the subject of rumors and gossip?

It's worth mentioning that after Cecilia Cheung posted that message, she not only didn't back down, but instead instigated Nicholas Tse to come out and diss Yip Chung.

This actually helped Ye Chong divert his attention!

The two had broken up before and had been estranged for a long time. After the filming of "The Promise" was completed, there were rumors that the two had gotten back together.

Now... isn't this solid proof?

9 PM, Haiding District Children's Welfare Institute.

"Achoo!"

In the monitoring room, Ye Chong sneezed, and the assistant director immediately handed him a fleece cloak.

Ye Chong took the coat and draped it over his body. "Ah, thank you, Xiao Shen."

Shen Ze shook his head and stepped back behind him.

Chen Zhixi pouted upon hearing this; she was only wearing a wool sweater. "Look at you, you call yourself a 1.88-meter-tall man with eight-pack abs!"

"You don't understand, Chongqing isn't that damn cold!" Ye Chong explained, picking up the walkie-talkie on the table.

"Sizzle—"

"Tu Da! What the hell did I say? You idiot, don't you dare damage the snow!"

"Sizzle—"

"I was wrong."

In the footage, night falls over the orphanage, the front yard is quiet, and the incandescent lights inside the rooms illuminate the snow on the steps at the entrance with a yellowish hue.

"Great, a 35mm Kodak lens, plus Vision film!"

Chen Zhixi rolled her eyes at him: "It's good, but it's expensive! If it weren't for the 15 million yuan that Cai Ling just deposited into my account, I would have been driven crazy by you!"

Take your time, there's no rush.

Ye Chong picked up the thermos on the table and sipped his tea one sip at a time.

Ten minutes later.

"Tsk—Report the situation from all departments."

"Lights in place."

"The sound reception is normal."

"All actors are in position."

"Camera crew, all set to work."

……

After waiting for about two minutes, Tu Da's voice came: "The props team has completed the inspection and there are no safety hazards."

Finally, Shi Weicong's voice came through the walkie-talkie: "Director, everything is ready, we can start filming."

Ye Chong put down his thermos and picked up the walkie-talkie: "Scene 2 of 'The Legend of the Stone Seeker,' shot 1, first take..."

"Action!"

……

In the days that followed, the entire Flying Leaf team entered a state of high tension.

This is Fei Ye's first film vying for awards, so we have to be careful!

Time flew by and it was December 10th. Some events unexpectedly dragged Ye Chong into the vortex once again.

There are five main news hotspots:

#Du Qifeng won Best Director for "Big Event," and in an interview stated frankly: "Directors should speak with their abilities," seemingly alluding to Ye Chong.#

#Andy Lau wins his first Golden Horse Award for Best Actor for "Infernal Affairs 3", bringing his total to two of the three major Golden Horse Awards#

# Lu Chuan, star of "Kekexili," won the Golden Horse Award for Best Feature Film and the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Asian Film. Interview with Ye Chong: What about your award? #

#Lu Chuan wins the case, stating that the alleged assault was a malicious slander, and the Directors Guild should reject individuals of questionable character#

#Directors Guild liked Lu Chuan's post#

"Ha! You messed up, Chongdi. The Lu Chuan scandal, Andy Lau's inability to act, plus To Kei-Fung and the Directors Guild kicking you when you're down."

In the same monitoring room, Ye Chong was playing on his phone with his head down, not even looking up when he heard this.

"I'll say it again: let the scandals circulate for a while."

Chen Zhixi frowned slightly.

Chongdi's temper can be really frustrating at times.

Even though many of his actions and decisions are profound, he insists on being a riddle-maker and deliberately makes himself appear like a fool.

For example, over the past two weeks, some people have actually come to visit them, but he doesn't chase them away. He just keeps the door open, making phone calls to himself while refusing them.

That's such a weird personality!

Even after spending several years together, Chen Zhixi still couldn't understand Ye Chong's true nature.

"So what have you decided to do? Look, the Directors Guild has given Lu Chuan a thumbs up, you can't just ignore it, can you?"

Ye Chong still didn't look up.

"What do I need to respond to? I am who I am; do I need anyone's affirmation?"

"But you're a director. If you can't even get into the Directors Guild..."

Ye Chong finally raised his head, his face showing deep bags under his eyes: "What kind of person do you think Lu Tianming is?"

Chen Zhixi was taken aback, then lowered his head and pondered.

"If you can't get into the Directors Guild circle, then don't. Even the Central Motion Picture Corporation, which you criticized, is the same. If you try once and it doesn't work, then give up."

Chen Zhixi sat up abruptly, her face growing increasingly anxious: "But you always go against the organization..."

"What organization? Whose organization? Does it represent the film industry?"

The three questions left Chen Zhixi bewildered. After a pause, she pressed on, "We can't afford to offend China Film Group, can we? Chongdi, you've really offended too many people."

Ye Chong lowered his head again, his voice muffled.

"I haven't offended China Film Group. If I do, we'll deal with it later. The only thing they can say about is scheduling screenings."

"So what?"

Chen Zhixi sighed: "Chongdi, look how many people are targeting you now."

"Why are they targeting me? Is it really because I insulted Lu Chuan? That would only offend people in the Literary Association, or something like the Film Association now."

Chen Zhixi was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Ye Chong's hands moved quickly, typing away rapidly.

"The world is full of heroes, all for profit. The third director to gross over 100 million yuan in the millennium, a director who is only 19 years old, a director who is about to challenge the top three in Europe, a director who owns a film company! Sister Xi... to look at the problem from the source, this is the lesson my dear Xi Bao'er taught me."

Chen Zhixi's eyebrows bounced up and down, like she was dancing at a disco.

At first she seemed to suddenly understand, but then she said this?

Is being love-struck really that scary? It switches seamlessly!

She stood up abruptly, went behind Ye Chong, and looked at the phone.

[The Rival of 1.3 Billion Young Men]: Waaaaah, Qianbao'er, they're all dissing me! I'm so wronged...

[Grandma Tong]: ...

[Nana]: ...

[Grandma Tong]: I'm sorry, I really can't imitate this, I'm going to throw up.

[Nana]: Sisi, come out here quickly, your husband is up to his old tricks again!

Chen Zhixi blinked repeatedly. She had thought the previous words were offensive, but this chat was even more unbearable.

When Ye Chong was first added to her best friend group, her two best friends thought they were just ordinary friends and often teased them.

But after joking around for a while, they suddenly realized something was wrong: these two seemed to be serious!

[Only I Am Immortal]: How many times do I have to say it, you rascal! Don't give me nicknames!

[Grandma Tong]: You scoundrel!

[Nana]: You bastard!

[Grandma Tong]: Don't give me nicknames!

[Only I Am Immortal]: She didn't mean you, did she? You tiny, flat-chested loli!

[The Rival of 1.3 Billion Young Men]: Thumbs up!