Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 355: Mainstream Poverty Alleviation Film
Chen Yiyang and Gong Fan chatted late into the night.
So Chen Yiyang simply crashed in Gong Fan’s room for the night, deciding to go out for breakfast with him the next day.
"Oh come on, President Chen, you got coerced for a cameo role?"
Rao Zhi teased Chen Yiyang and Gong Fan when he saw them leaving together.
Chen Yiyang was just about to reply when he heard someone suddenly laugh.
Turning his head, Chen Yiyang saw his own young artists Yang Jinlu and Song Xi.
The two had been sent by Chen Yiyang into the Earth Wandering 2 crew to play extras and build their resumes.
Unexpectedly, they ran into them in the hotel corridor.
"What’s so funny?" Seeing this, Chen Yiyang could only say to Yang Jinlu, "Isn’t it all for your sake that your boss sacrifices himself? Perform well, got it?"
"No, no. The more you say, the more misunderstandings arise." Gong Fan quickly interjected, "I’m a married man, I can’t joke like that. If my wife hears it, I’m done for."
Chen Yiyang and Rao Zhi didn’t rush to leave after checking out Gong Fan’s crew.
Mainly because the matter of setting up an external location in the Northwest, arranged by Chen Yiyang for Rao Zhi, hadn’t been settled, and Chen Yiyang had nothing else to do.
But by the afternoon, the manager of the engineering team Chen Yiyang had commissioned called him.
"We found a place over in Ningchuan that perfectly meets your requirements for setting up the location.
We spoke with the local government, and they welcome crews to come over for exterior shooting.
However, they requested something upon hearing it’s for shooting a movie. They said if the requests could be satisfied, they would not only fully cooperate in setting the location but also offer us tax reductions and large machinery."
"What requests?" Hearing the word ’requests’, Chen Yiyang felt a chill in his heart.
Mainly because he had been doing favors for Lin’an a lot before.
Chen Yiyang knew that requests from local governments are usually hard to fulfill.
"Their request is that we film a main theme drama showcasing the poverty alleviation efforts in the Northwest."
"Alright, I got it." Chen Yiyang didn’t agree right over the phone.
Instead, after the call ended, he discussed the matter with Gong Fan and Rao Zhi.
"This task, it’s not exactly hard, but not easy either." Gong Fan remarked on the side,
"Isn’t the drama ’Road Home’ already designated as a main theme drama from above?
The hard part is if you want to complete this task properly, you need to find a reliable team and a capable director to seriously comply with the requirements and shoot this drama properly.
It’s easy because you can entirely hire a new team, invest a bit of money, and make a drama that might only air on local TV channels."
Gong Fan didn’t say everything.
That is, despite it being a task from above.
If you stuff it up, your reputation in the circle will be affected.
The higher-ups know you like to fool them, next time they won’t come to you.
For some accomplished old capital, fooling around is fine, they’d rather have less trouble.
For someone like Chen Yiyang, who is building his reputation, if not done well, it would be detrimental.
"How about this." Chen Yiyang looked towards Director Rao Zhi, "Finish shooting ’Road Home’ and take on this task?"
"No, no." Rao Zhi quickly waved his hands upon hearing, "I shot a comedy film before. Now this main theme film, I don’t even know how the final product will be. You give me a task like this, my mental pressure will be so great I’ll want to jump off a building."
"Then Brother Gong?" Chen Yiyang helplessly turned to Gong Fan again.
"I’m shooting Earth Wandering 2 rather quickly, but post-production will take at least a year or two, no time."
Seeing these two directors reluctant to take on the task, Chen Yiyang started to resort to pestering.
"I don’t care, you guys have to take responsibility. I received this task partly because of setting up the location for Rao Zhi’s film. And Rao Zhi wants to film this movie because it was originally your task, Gong Fan, but you handed it off to Rao Zhi?"
What Chen Yiyang said made a lot of sense.
Seeing this, Rao Zhi and Gong Fan knew there was no way to continue shirking.
They mulled over the problem, faces etched with worry.
Suddenly, Gong Fan slapped his thigh.
"Got it, we can’t shoot, but there’s a team that can definitely handle this task."
"Which team?" Chen Yiyang inquired.
"Afternoon Sunshine!" Gong Fan replied.
Afternoon Sunshine is a renowned film and television production company in the country.
And it’s one of the few that focuses only on serious dramas.
Afternoon Sunshine’s core team came from the main backbone of the once-state-owned Shanying film factory.
Later on, when Shanying was planning to go public, these individuals worried that after going public, they wouldn’t be able to produce films as per their own concepts, hence broke away to form Afternoon Sunshine.
Post-formation, Afternoon Sunshine has produced several blockbuster dramas like Langya List, Ode to Joy, and Parents’ Love.
Having such a team create a main theme drama about poverty alleviation is definitely feasible.
After reviewing the Afternoon Sunshine team’s credentials, Chen Yiyang immediately called Gong Fan and Rao Zhi to head to Afternoon Sunshine’s office located in the Imperial Capital.
"Director Gong Fan, Director Rao Zhi, President Chen, what brings the three of you together?"
The one greeting them was Afternoon Sunshine’s owner Hou Liang and their lead director Kong Sheng.
These two had been busy discussing things within the company.
Suddenly, they were told by the reception that Director Gong Fan was visiting with two others.
They hurried to the reception to greet them.
Then they realized, today the three visitors had increasingly significant backgrounds.
Both Gong Fan and Rao Zhi were highly renowned and held esteemed positions in the industry.
And Chen Yiyang was no stranger either, with numerous tales circulating in the circle regarding him.
"Afternoon Sunshine is well-known in the film circle. I never had an opportunity to visit before.
Recently, while visiting Director Gong Fan, hearing he knows you, I shamelessly brought him along."
"President Chen, you’re joking. If we knew you wanted to meet us, with just a word we’d gladly wait at your doorstep."
Hou Liang wasn’t lying.
Right now every film production team in the nation not only wishes to know Chen Yiyang but also hopes to forge a good relationship with him.
For nothing else, simply the matter of Chen Yiyang’s recent fifteen billion guaranteed release of director-and-actor Jia Lin’s debut film.
It left everyone within the film circle green with envy.
Fifteen billion guaranteed release.
This isn’t just a guaranteed release; it’s giving money freely, letting people practice while ensuring no loss.
It’s more than just being the God of Wealth; it’s being the Blue Sky Master!
