Office workers live a nine-to-five life, but they always complain that their wages are too little, they work too much overtime, and they are extremely busy.
Qin Shaojie felt that he was not a working man, but he was busier than them. He was not a big official, and had more things to do than the Prime Minister. Perhaps it is not an exaggeration to describe him as a firefighter. He would run wherever there was a fire.
Ethan, this bastard, what kind of bad idea did he have to become the leading actor? Are you kidding? The state clearly stipulates that civil servants are prohibited from acting in movies. How can you say that you are a civil servant?
But when Qin Shaojie called Ethan and told him about this rule, Ethan said with great disdain, "Oh, China also stipulates that civil servants cannot engage in business." He was speechless.
Before he could complain more, Ethan hung up the phone on the grounds that the signal was not good, leaving Qin Shaojie staring at the phone in shock for a long time, and then yelled.
Originally, he wanted to stay with Ouyang Yao for a few more days, but he had no choice but to return to Beijing early.
Who said it was his company? One more day of delay would cost the crew a lot of money. Qin Shaojie would not just watch his money go to waste.
He originally wanted Ouyang Yao to stay for a few days, but Ouyang Yao refused. Qin Shaojie could only sigh and decided to bring her here more times in the future if he had time.
Ouyang Pu and Chen Meiyuan felt sorry for their daughter and did not let them board another passenger flight. Instead, they directly arranged a special flight back to Beijing.
Ouyang Yao did not refuse, and Qin Shaojie was even more happy to save money.
Looking at the luxurious decoration in Ouyang Pu's Bombardier business jet, Qin Shaojie thought to himself that he should also buy two of them. One business jet and one helicopter.
Business jets travel long distances, while helicopters are used as transportation for short distances.
After more than an hour of flight, the plane landed at Jinghua International Airport, and Cleers had already parked the Rolls-Royce at the airport.
"Mr. Qin, you are back." Seeing Qin Shaojie get off the plane, Cleers opened the car door and bowed slightly.
Now, this proud vampire has become an authentic British butler.
Qin Shaojie smiled and nodded, then got into the car and ordered Clears to send Xu Xiyang and Ouyang Yao back first before driving to Dynasty International.
"Director Qin, you are really fast."
In Qin Shaojie's office, Dong Lele made Qin Shaojie a cup of tea, looked at Qin Shaojie and said with a smile.
Now Dong Lele is no longer the shy receptionist girl she was before. She is dressed in a formal professional suit that conceals her original pure aura, and is more mature and sexy as a professional woman.
A pair of flat black-framed glasses without prescription is placed on the small nose, which further highlights an intellectual beauty.
"Of course, we came back by private plane." Qin Shaojie showed off like a nouveau riche.
"By the way, where is Ethan?"
"President Ethan said that since you will be back soon, he doesn't have to stay in the company. I don't know where he went specifically." Dong Lele said with a smile.
"Damn, this guy actually came up with such a bad idea and dared to play tricks on me about poor signal quality." Qin Shaojie pretended to be angry. "He can run fast, otherwise it would be up to me to deal with him."
"Giggle." Dong Lele was teased by Qin Shaojie and covered his mouth with a smile. He handed a folder to Qin Shaojie and said, "Director Qin, this is the script that President Ethan asked me to give you."
"We'll look at it later." Qin Shaojie threw the folder on the desk without even looking at it, and asked, "You didn't explain clearly on the phone, what's going on?"
"That's right."
Speaking of work, Dong Lele also put away his smile.
"Before the shooting of Miss Bai Wei's drama started, the leading actor had already been selected. He was a famous Hong Kong actor, Zheng Xiaopeng. The company had also contacted Zheng Xiaopeng's agent before. After consultation with Zheng Xiaopeng himself, he had read the script
Later, he also agreed to play the male lead in this drama. But just yesterday, his agent called and turned it down."
"What's going on?" Qin Shaojie asked with a frown. "Didn't you sign a contract before?"
"Signed." Dong Lele said. "When he took over this drama, he had already signed the contract, but he had other dramas to shoot before, so we could only shoot other dramas first."
"Have you signed the contract?" Qin Shaojie asked doubtfully. "Since he has signed the contract, isn't it a breach of contract for him to do so? Isn't he worried about compensation for liquidated damages?"
"This..." Dong Lele hesitated and said, "Dr. Qin, he... has already paid the liquidated damages."
"Holy shit." Qin Shaojie couldn't help but cursed, "Has this company been kicked in the head by a donkey or something? Would you rather pay liquidated damages than come? Or is someone deliberately suppressing us?"
"That's not true," Dong Lele said. "We were also worried that something like this would happen. After checking it overnight, we found out that it was because Zheng Xiaopeng received a call from the Spring Festival Gala crew a few days ago, inviting him to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. That's why he
I pushed this drama.”
"Damn." Qin Shaojie cursed in his heart. This guy is really interesting. Just one Spring Festival Gala can actually make him give up his high salary. It seems that this fame is really addictive.
"Where are the other actors?" Qin Shaojie asked.
"There are no suitable actors." Dong Lele shook his head and said. "The actors suitable for the leading role are not available, and the others are not in line with the style of the leading actor in this drama. So..."
Before Dong Lele finished speaking, he heard Qin Shaojie say, "So, Ethan asked you to ask me to act?"
"Yes." Dong Lele said. "Ethan just said that Dong Qin is in line with the style of the male protagonist of this drama and is very suitable. He also said."
Speaking of this, Dong Lele stopped, as if he didn't know what to say.
Qin Shaojie raised his eyebrows and asked, "What did that guy say?"
"President Ethan said... Director Qin... if you become the number one male, you can save a lot of money for the company."
"Let me choke you." Qin Shaojie asked with a look of disbelief on his face. "Did that guy Ethan say this?"
"Yes, President Ethan said that."
"That's right, that's right." Qin Shaojie nodded happily. "That's what it sounds like."
"That's wrong." Qin Shaojie was suddenly stunned and said, "Why does it sound more and more wrong to me?"
"Director Qin, what's wrong?" Dong Lele was also stunned and asked in confusion.
"I play the male lead?"
"Yes."
"No pay?"
"This...yes."
"Holy shit, what am I doing?" Qin Shaojie said depressedly.
"Giggle." Dong Lele couldn't help laughing. "Director Qin, what are you saying? The company belongs to you, and the money saved belongs to you, right?"
"That's right." Qin Shaojie looked like he suddenly understood.
"Okay, I'll play the male lead. Hey, this is our first time making a movie."