yournovel Chapter 25 Hesitation 3
Chapter 25 Hesitation 3
"..."
Huang Min was taken aback.
After a long pause, he laughed and said, "And then? I don't believe you can't solve it. If I remember correctly, when you were running a company's IPO before, you should have prepared backup plans in advance! That is, if the operation fails, you should have minimized the impact and losses on the company. Don't tell me you didn't have such a backup plan."
Su Qing was silent for almost a minute on the phone before speaking again: "This is the second time I've regretted working for you as my boss."
"I'll call the assistant director now and have the production halted."
The call with Su Qing ended.
Huang Min pulled out the assistant director's number and dialed it. After giving instructions, Huang Min reached out and rubbed his hair. "Really..." Huang Min couldn't find the right words to describe the Huang Min of the past.
Back in his room, he finally spoke with a sigh, "I really found a good wife."
Huang Min was no stranger to ruthless women.
I've never seen anyone like Lin Wan before.
After the divorce, she slandered him. When she learned that he had transitioned to directing, she deliberately sabotaged him. It seems she has no intention of letting him go. As for Su Qing's complaints, Huang Min did not take them to heart.
Before the results of "The Terror Live" are released, this woman will definitely not leave. The next morning, Huang Min did not sleep in and got up at five o'clock as usual.
Uncle Zheng didn't come over; he must have been notified last night.
Huang Min made a simple breakfast and sat down in the living room to eat.
"Brother, you're awake so early!?"
Just after six o'clock, I heard my sister's voice coming from the living room monitor.
"You were here pretty early too."
Huang Min said with a smile.
"My roommate dragged me out of bed to go for a morning run. She wants to stay in good shape so she can marry a rich and handsome guy in the future."
Huang Yun's laughter rang out, followed by a girl's retort: "Don't talk nonsense. When did I say I wanted to find a rich and handsome guy? If anyone's going to find one, it's you. Look at your waist..."
Don't pinch my waist.
"Alright, you guys go for your run!"
Huang Min replied.
"Hey bro, take your time eating. Remember to eat something good, don't just grab something quick and easy when I'm not home."
Huang Yu reminded her.
"knew"
Huang Min nodded in agreement.
Huang Min didn't tell his sister about the production halt. There was no need. It wouldn't solve anything except make her worry. Besides, it wasn't a big deal. If the lighting team was poached, they could just find another team. There were so many unemployed behind-the-scenes workers in the film and television industry. If these people didn't want to do it, there were plenty of others who would.
However, Huang Min remembered this. Right now, his hand was too weak to be of any use. He would play it when he had a better hand.
After breakfast, Huang Min tidied up briefly and went into his study to get busy.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, signaling the start of a new day.
It was a little after 10 a.m.
Zhou Hong arrived at her younger brother's house. Seeing him sitting at the tea table on the balcony, drinking tea and flipping through the script for "The Terror Live," Zhou Hong couldn't help but say, "The production has stopped, aren't you worried? Zhang Xiaohua called me again this morning, saying that if you don't give her an answer soon, another actor will snatch the role."
Seeing that his younger brother remained silent.
Zhou Hong advised again, "Little brother, the situation is very clear now. Lin Wan is not planning to let Huang Min off the hook. This time she poached his lighting team, who knows what she'll poach next? In short, it will be extremely difficult to finish filming this movie. And to be realistic, with this stop-and-go filming, Huang Min has been doing well these past few days, but with this situation affecting him, he might have a mental breakdown. In that case, even if it is eventually completed, the quality will definitely not be guaranteed. So listen to me, just... If you're too embarrassed to say it, then I'll say it for you. I believe Huang Min can understand. It's not that you're being realistic, but it's really hard to say whether he can finish filming this movie at all."
If yesterday, I could have refused without hesitation on the anniversary.
But today... probably after receiving the news last night that the film crew had stopped shooting, he became somewhat undecided.
As her older sister said, Huang Min is no match for Lin Wan, a top-tier actress in China. In terms of resources, connections, and financial resources, the two were never even in the same league before, and they are even further apart now.
When Lin Wan learned about the "Terror Live" project, she immediately started to make moves. This time, the lighting team was poached, and the crew doesn't know how many days they will have to stop working. It could be as short as three days, or as long as a week or even half a month.
Such tactics are only effective against Huang Min now. If a different director were to take over, and the lighting team were to switch to another production team after filming had started, they would inevitably be blacklisted by the industry, and no one would dare to use them in the future. Therefore, the lighting team did not dare to do so. Ultimately, it was because they saw that Huang Min was weak and that Lin Wan's side offered them more money, so they chose to leave.
"I'm just an actor, I just want to make a movie, why do I have to choose sides?!"
Anniversary was marked by putting down the script in his hand and giving a wry smile.
"Little brother, you need to make a decision quickly. I ignored Zhang Xiaohua's messages and calls yesterday, but she called me this morning in a very bad tone, practically giving me an ultimatum."
Zhou Hong said, "That's how it is in this industry. If you want to get along with someone, you have to distance yourself from their enemies and people you don't get along with. Only then will they include you in their business."
"Lam Wan never considered giving me a role before."
In response to the anniversary, he said, "Now, in order to suppress Huang Min, they've given me a role to play."
"Stop talking nonsense, Zhang Xiaohua is waiting for me to call her back!"
Before her younger brother could finish speaking, Zhou Hong interrupted him, saying, "No one is forcing you to make a choice. You have to think about yourself. I told you yesterday that it's still uncertain whether 'The Terror Live' will be distributed by a company or even be shown in theaters. Now that this situation has arisen, I'm sure the film might not even be finished before it's canceled."
"That……"
Just as Zhou Nian was about to have his sister reply to Zhang Xiaohua, his phone rang. Zhou Nian took it out and saw that it was Huang Min's agent named Su Qing calling.
He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to click to connect.
"Hello, Teacher Zhou, this is Su Qing. I'm calling to inform you that filming for 'The Terror Live' will begin promptly this afternoon."
Anniversary looked shocked.
That was resolved way too fast! Immediately afterward, Su Qing's voice rang out again: "Teacher Zhou Nian, if I'm not mistaken, Lin Wan's agent should have contacted you by now, right?"
"this……"
On anniversary, I don't quite understand what Huang Min, the agent, is trying to express.