Although Ma Rongzhen is very depressed now, he has been in the industry for so many years and has a lot of experience, so he understood what was going on when he heard Lu Chen's words.
"No!" He replied categorically: "Even if there is, I will never leave the crew unless Mr. Lu asks you to let me go!"
Lu Chen and Chen Wenqiang looked at each other and saw a hint of happiness in each other's eyes.
If Ma Rong really runs away, it will be really troublesome!
Lu Chen was relieved and said with a smile: "That's good. Don't worry, I won't let you go. We will work hard together to make this movie a success."
The character of this veteran actor is undoubtedly trustworthy.
Ma Rongzhen asked with concern: "Master Lu, does Liu Zhaohui not want to film anymore?"
Lu Chen and Chen Wenqiang were both stunned, and the latter asked in surprise: "Brother Rongzhen, how did you know?"
"this person"
A flash of disdain flashed in Ma Rongzhen's eyes, and he said: "Not only is he naughty, but he is also extremely greedy for life and afraid of death. If others scare him casually, he will definitely shrink back. There is nothing surprising."
It can be seen that Ma Rongzhen despises Liu Zhaohui very much, and the two people probably had some grudges in the past.
Lu Chen didn't care about their gossip, what he cared about was Ma Rongzhen himself: "Uncle Ma, don't be afraid, the Honghua who caused trouble is behind Shengyi Tang."
Ma Rongzhen chuckled and said, "What am I afraid of?"
"My life is at risk now. If Shengyi Hall comes to cause trouble for me, I will risk my life and fight them. The Hong Kong today is not the Hong Kong it was a few decades ago. The Jiang family cannot cover the sky in Hong Kong!"
Ma Rongzhen said very frankly: "When I was rich in the past, if Sheng Yitang found trouble with me, maybe I would be as shy as Liu Zhaohui, but now I really have nothing to fear. My wife and children have run away long ago, and there is only so much at home."
I am the only one left, and if they are not afraid of causing public outrage, then they can just do whatever they want."
"If Jiang Chenghua dares to cut off my life, I will take my mother and lie down in front of his father's door to see who will be embarrassed!"
Lu Chen was a little speechless, but he was really relieved about Ma Rongzhen.
"Then you have to pay attention to safety and be careful of their dirty tricks."
Ma Rongzhen smiled and said: "Master Lu, they probably won't want to drive me away. I have a bad reputation in the industry."
Box office poison!
Lu Chen suddenly remembered Ma Rongzhen's nickname and burst into laughter.
Ma Rongzhen sighed: "In fact, when encountering such a thing, the best solution is to find a big boss to negotiate. Unfortunately, I have no face now. I'm sorry that I can't help you."
"You can't say that"
Lu Chen shook his head and said, "Uncle Ma, you are helping me if you insist on staying in the crew."
Although the crew is facing constant troubles, the filming work cannot be interrupted, otherwise the losses will be huge.
Lu Chen would not keep anyone who chose to leave the crew. Anyone who wanted to leave could leave. It's not sweet to be too forceful.
As for Liu Siu Fai, he was invited by Jiayang Pictures, so naturally Jiayang Pictures will give the explanation.
That night, Zhou Yi, the boss of Jiayang Pictures, called Lu Chen again.
Honghua, through an intermediary, offered "reconciliation" conditions.
“Buying shares is a must”
Zhou Yi said on the phone, his voice sounded very tired and without much energy: "As for the shareholding size, we need to sit down and discuss it together. The bottom line proposed by the middleman is that it cannot be less than 35%."
"Honghua will establish a new film company for this purpose and participate in the shooting and distribution of new films as the main shareholder."
Asking for at least 35% of the movie shares, Lu Chen's last thought of luck disappeared!
These gangs are so greedy that it is unreliable to give them even 1%.
However, he still listened patiently as Zhou Yi continued: "In addition, Honghua proposed that people selected by them should serve as directors and producers, and the male and female leading actors can remain the same."
Okay, Lu Chen can't listen anymore!
The most important members of a film crew are always the director and the producer. Sometimes the two may be one person, but most of the time, they jointly control the fate of the film they shoot.
Honghua not only wants to buy shares, but also wants to take away the director and producer, which means that it wants to control the life and death of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in its own hands.
How could Lu Chen agree?
"Boss Zhou, you don't need to say anymore, I will not agree to any of the conditions they put forward!"
"If they insist on causing trouble, then I can only stay with them until the end!"
Lu Chen's answer was decisive, with unshakable determination and confidence.
That is to never bow down!
Zhou Yi didn't feel any surprise. If it were him, he would rather break up the stall than agree to such harsh conditions, which would be equivalent to kneeling on the ground.
After pondering for a moment, he finally expressed his suspicion: "Master Lu, I think their ultimate goal is not to get a lot of shares, but to drive you away from Xiangjiang."
Zhou Yi put himself on Honghua's side. If he wanted to take advantage of the film "A Chinese Ghost Story", then the time to attack is not now. The best opportunity would be to wait until halfway through the filming process.
By then, Lu Chen had invested a large amount of money, and would have suffered huge losses if he exited, and he might have succumbed.
Now that you have just started to invest and direct and produce, do you really think others are idiots?
So Zhou Yi suspected that Honghua's purpose was to drive away Lu Chen!
Lu Chen felt that Zhou Yi's guess was reasonable, but he was confused: "What good will it do to Honghua if I leave?"
Lu Chen came to Hong Kong to film a movie. Logically speaking, there was no conflict with Honghua, who was currently in the catering business, and he had even ordered lunch boxes from the latter before.
Zhou Yi said: "I don't know either, but I know that Jiang Chenghua is a very shrewd person. He does not engage in loss-making business, and he will not waste time and energy on things that harm others and do not benefit himself."
"So what is the truth? I can only find a way to find out. You should pay attention to your safety first."
After ending the call with Zhou Yi, Lu Chen thought for a moment and dialed Wan Yong's mobile phone.
So many things happened. Although the crew had called the police and complained to the film and television city management agency, the safety of the crew still had to be maintained by themselves, so he asked Wan Yong to stay at the studio in person at night to look after the equipment.
After giving Wan Yong a few serious words, Lu Chen went to bed to rest.
Early the next morning, he was awakened from his sleep by the rapid ringing of the phone.
Opening his eyes, Lu Chen immediately turned over and reached out to grab the landline phone on the bedside table and put the phone to his ear.
"Hello?"
Wan Yong's excited voice came from the microphone: "Master Lu, we caught two troublemakers!"
What?
Lu Chen suddenly woke up completely. ——
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