Chapter 391 Making trouble
Lu Yang is well aware that his prestige as a director is not enough. Being stood up may be common in other crews, but in his case, it will be magnified infinitely, and people will think that there is something wrong with his connections or abilities.

"We can't wait any longer!" Lu Yang made the decision in an instant.

He clapped his hands and said, "Since Teacher Li Sang is delayed by something, let's start the first meeting of our crew!"

Although everyone already had their intended roles before joining the group, Lu Yang still politely asked everyone to give their own ideas on the role issue.

idea?

No one had any idea, but all eyes were focused on Shen Lang.

Shen Lang also knew that he had to maintain the director's authority at this time, so he said, "Director Lu is a top student at the Imperial Capital Film and Television Academy and a famous director in China. His casting standards are known for being very strict. For example, when he was looking for Zhang Zhengshi..."

Having said that, he nodded politely to Zhang Zheng.

Zhang Zheng smiled and stood up in response before sitting down.

"For example, when selecting Mr. Zhang, Director Lu watched a lot of Mr. Zhang's movies, especially action movies. He found that Mr. Zhang's skills were enough to support this movie, so he formally invited Mr. Zhang!"

The reason why Shen Lang brought up this matter at this time was because Lu Yang respected him very much, so he couldn't just watch him fall apart. There had to be someone to bring everyone together at this time.

Sure enough, the impatience on Zhang Zheng’s face just now disappeared. Everyone wants to be the one who is valued.

Lu Yang looked at Shen Lang with gratitude. Obviously, he also understood Shen Lang's good intentions.

Before he became a director, he had met some actors of Shen Lang's level.

But these people either keep their mouths shut and act arrogant after joining the crew, or squat in the nanny car and only come to go through the motions when they have their own scenes, or they put on headphones, love no one, and watch videos without caring about anything.

Shen Lang talked about the characteristics of the leading actors and also made it clear that the director attaches great importance to everyone.

At this time, the atmosphere of the entire crew gradually improved.

Everybody was talking and laughing, and those who were originally unfamiliar with each other began to communicate and interact.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shen Lang said, "Director, since you are the one who hired all of us here, then of course you are the one who arranges the work. We will all listen to you!"

Lu Yang was touched and nodded seriously. According to his previous thoughts, he said the roles played by everyone one by one. When it came to Shen Lang, he said to Shen Lang: "Teacher Shen, please play the role of Ding Xiu!"

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for getting a job opportunity!"

"Ding Xiu is a man of the underworld who is greedy for small money but also admires justice. It is easy for Donkey Bao to play his gangster and ruffian character to life."

"But for the film "Blade of the Assassin", director Lu Yang has great ambitions. Over the years, no one has made martial arts films with real scenes and real swords and guns!"

"Designing a set of martial arts routines that are both pleasing to the eye and shocking to the heart is the key to the success of this play."

"If you can make this play a critical and commercial success, with a box office of over 1 billion yuan, the system will give Donkey a physical reward for the first time!"

“It could be a picturesque villa or a private jet… The possibilities for the lucky draw are endless, so take action now!”

Physical rewards!

And it doesn't sound like some boring stuff like books or martial arts secrets.

Dabieye, big yachts, and big planes are all must-haves for Hai Tian Sheng Y!
Yes, yes, this reward is fine!
Just when Lu Yang finished arranging the roles and was about to discuss the script with everyone, the door of the conference room was suddenly pushed open with a loud "bang".

Then, the entire crew saw a muscular man with a red face and drunk walking in.

Lu Yang didn't recognize the person either. He frowned and asked, "Hello, who are you looking for?" The big man said to Lu Yang with a drunken mouth, "Looking for, who? Who else can you look for? Isn't this the crew of that what? What knife?"

All the actors frowned. The host Zhu Dan suppressed his displeasure and said politely, "Sir, our crew is in a meeting. If you have anything to say, can you please go out and sober up before talking?"

At this moment, a crew member came in hurriedly from outside, gasping for breath, "Someone is beating someone up! This guy is beating someone up!"

Lu Yang frowned: "What's going on?"

It turned out that this drunken man entered the yard where the crew was having a meeting, and someone at the door asked him who he was?
He talked for a long time but couldn't explain clearly. Finally, the staff at the door stopped him from entering. The big man beat the man without saying a word.

After beating the man, he went into the shed and I don’t know how he got here.

Hearing about the beating, Lu Yang was furious. Nothing went right for him today. He said to the staff who chased after him, "Call the police!"

After saying that, he turned to look at the bald man in the baseball cap, only to see that he had already fallen asleep on Lu Yang's plastic chair.

Soon, the police took the big man away, and the crew also sent a stagehand to help deal with the matter.

After the people left, a group of actors started to speculate about the person's identity.

"I'm afraid these are local hooligans. We often encounter this kind of thing when we are filming outside. They come into the crew and make a scene, causing the entire crew to be in chaos. In the end, they just want some money!"

"It could also be a group leader or costume rental boss who has connections with the crew. He even knows what our crew is!"

"Could it be someone from Li Sangli's group? I heard that he rarely comes to the team in person now. He always sends a group of apprentices, just like subcontracting. When the apprentices join the team, he gets the commission in the back!"

"Is there still such a thing?"

"Haha, he's a big shot now. After all, he's published a book!"

……

Everyone's discussions reached the ears of Lu Yang and Shen Lang.

They had all heard about Li Sang publishing a book. In the early years, Li Sang was just an ordinary martial arts director. Because of his family background, he was also well-known in the circle.

However, after he collaborated with several big directors, he published a book on martial arts directing, which was included as a textbook by several film academies. Li Sang was promoted to a first-line martial arts instructor in the mainland and his value skyrocketed.

Could he really be Li Sang’s apprentice?

Lu Yang felt a slight headache.

If that's true, then they've offended the other party's apprentice before the filming even started. Given how strong Li Sang has been in recent years, the crew probably won't have peace.

As expected, not long after, the staff who went to the police station to handle the matter came back and reported a piece of news.

That person was not Li Sang's apprentice, but Li Sang's biological son Li Bo.

He was supposed to attend a script seminar today, but he had a party with some friends at noon and drank too much.

It was as simple as that. After sobering up, Li Bo apologized and is now accompanying the beaten staff member to the hospital for a check-up.

It turns out that he is Li Sang’s man.

Although there was nothing wrong with Lu Yang's handling of the matter, it still cast a shadow on this cooperation that has not yet begun.

(End of this chapter)