A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 269: Each with their own agenda, tit-for-tat

When returning to the crew, Chen Jinnian did not bring Wang Yidi with him, mainly because he felt that this trip back would not be easy for him, and there was no need to let his girlfriend accompany him and suffer.

Secondly, the application process for college will begin tomorrow, and Wang Yidi will also help him deal with the application process. He will also call the admissions office to discuss the issue of applying for leave in the future.

Grabbing some changes of clothes, Chen Jinnian got on the crew's car and rushed to the set.

"Director Chen, according to your request, the shooting plan and materials are ready."

He had just gotten on the left rear of the car and was about to close his eyes and rest when Wu Jing's assistant handed him a laptop and a pile of documents, motioning for him to check them.

"So anxious?" Chen Jinnian glanced sideways. Even though he was mentally prepared, he didn't expect the intensity to be so high as soon as they met. Cows and horses still need to eat grass and rest.

Faced with his surprised gaze, Wu Jing's assistant confidently explained, "This is all arranged by Brother Jing. The purpose is to familiarize you with the scene beforehand. Also, since Brother Jing was injured around 1:00 AM, the crew has stopped filming, so it would be best to resume filming this afternoon and catch up on the daytime scenes. Also, it would be best to prioritize the explosion scenes."

Chen Jinnian frowned after hearing this. From what the assistant said, it seemed that he was very anxious and there was a hint of order in his voice. This was inconsistent with what Wu Jing said on the phone. For a moment, he couldn't tell who meant what the assistant said.

The last time Wu Jing came to visit Yu Qian on set, he also brought an assistant with him, but it was not the person in front of him. Moreover, based on his understanding of Wu Jing, he would not hire such a greasy-haired and powdered person.

He knew that Wolf Warrior 2 was short of money, which resulted in a large number of complicated investors and distributors. Coupled with the mutual interest bundling and share transactions, even Wu Jing himself might not know how many parties were involved in the film and what specific share each party held.

As for Wu Jing's so-called assistant, whose assistant is he actually? Is he an assistant or a supervisor? This is quite intriguing.

Could it be that the tiger is not at home and the monkey is king?

After Chen Jinnian took another look at the other person, he did not take the thing. Instead, he sat up straight, closed his eyes and pretended to take a nap.

After realizing he was being ignored, the other person's eyes suddenly turned sinister, and his tone became stiff, "Director Chen, I advise you to..."

"I advise you to shut up."

Before the assistant could finish speaking, Chen Jinnian interrupted coldly and ordered, "Driver, pull over."

The atmosphere in the car instantly became tense. Everyone tried hard to control their breathing, for fear of making any noise. After the driver parked the car, the only sound that could be heard in the car was the sound of the hazard lights.

"I don't care about you or who's behind you. Just get your identities straight. If you can't figure it out, don't waste time. Let's turn around and go back immediately."

"I'll give you two minutes to think about it."

After saying these words, Chen Jinnian closed his eyes again.

In addition to the driver and him, there were five other people in the business car. These people had different identities, but they had one thing in common, that is, they had no role in completing the film, but they had the ability to prevent the filming of the film from continuing.

In every company, there are always some troublemakers who make people hate them for various reasons. In the film and television industry, which is more naked and profit-oriented, there are even more similar people.

But Chen Jinnian will not indulge them. He doesn't want to be constrained by them when doing things.

I can help, but I can't be your grandson.

The assistant's face looked very ugly. He didn't expect that the other party was so young and so difficult to control. He was about to overturn the table after just saying a few words. He turned around and gave a wink to the three people in the back row.

In fact, several people have their own ulterior motives. They not only represent different investors, but also have their own little tricks. When Wu Jing was around, they didn't dare to be open and aboveboard. Now that Wu Jing is injured and hospitalized, if they don't eat and take more, how can they be worthy of their status?

However, once the matter came to light, it became difficult.

Time passes little by little.

The fat man sitting in the front passenger seat saw that everyone was silent, so he turned around with a smile and wanted to help smooth things over.

"Director Chen, you misunderstood Assistant Liu's intentions. He also wanted to help us with our project..."

"Humph"

Chen Jinnian sneered, opened his eyes and glanced at him coldly, which instantly made the fat man stop talking.

"Did I misunderstand? Are you teaching me how to do things? Since you are so capable, why don't you take charge yourself?"

He crossed his legs and said leisurely, "I think you guys are confused. After all, pigs always believe they're living in heaven until they're on the slaughter line."

"Driver, please find the intersection ahead to turn around and go back to where you came from."

When they heard that he wanted to go back, they panicked instantly. Even though Chen Jinnian mocked them sarcastically, they had to swallow their anger and keep him because they could not afford the consequences.

Every day the crew is delayed means hundreds of thousands of dollars are wasted, including equipment rental fees, dormitory fees, wages for the actors, and other expenses, all of which are real money.

It is true that they want to fill their pockets, but the prerequisite is that the crew can still operate. If the director who comes to put out the fire quits because of them, regardless of whether Wu Jing will beat them after he is discharged from the hospital, the investors behind them will not let them go easily.

The fat man immediately grabbed the driver's hand and told him not to drive.

The remaining few people hurriedly advised.

"No, no, no, Director Chen, calm down."

"We really don't have any other intentions."

"Assistant Liu has thought it through clearly. He's thought it through very clearly. We understand it too. We understand it all."

……

Chen Jin found that these people were all talented people. They were the kind of people who could swallow their pride and smile as if nothing had happened.

The more this happened, the more he felt that there were problems with these people. There were not many things that could make them bow their heads at the same time, and right now there was only one thing left - interests.

It was his first time to come into contact with a large-scale production crew. He suddenly understood what was going on with those directors who were sidelined and those directors who were crazy about mixing in their own agenda. When the interests became complicated to a certain extent, no one would be responsible for the quality of the final work.

Thinking of this, Chen Jinnian said calmly.

"Drive to the crew."

He felt that if he could think of it, Wu Jing, who had been working in the industry for twenty years, could not have failed to think of it. Now he wanted to see how long these people could last.

Of course, the main task cannot be forgotten, which is to help shoot some scenes so that the crew does not have to stop working completely.

By the way, he also re-planned the upcoming schedule and moved the scenes with him and Wu Gang forward. Chen Jinnian didn't believe that Wu Jing could just get out of bed and continue filming the action scenes. He still had to recuperate slowly and film some simple literary scenes.