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378: Chapter 378: Dare to Scam Me?

Looking for Trouble, Huh?

378: Chapter 378: Dare to Scam Me?

Looking for Trouble, Huh?

An astonishing utterance!

Thunder rumbles!

Inside the grand hall, everyone was stunned, their eyes wide and mouths agape.

Damn!

What’s happening here?

Wu Jie had become the Emperor, and everyone else had become his ministers and generals?

After their shock, laughter filled the room.

Bai Fengling crouched down, covering her mouth as she burst into laughter, nearly splitting her sides.

“Oh my god, I can’t take it!

I can’t!”

“Jie, weren’t you here to save the day?

Why do I feel like you’re here to do a comedy act!”

Bai Fengling’s pretty face turned red with laughter.

Meanwhile, the members of the various drama crews, who had inadvertently become ‘ministers and generals,’ were laughing so hard they were falling over.

Soon, the previously noisy and bustling hall was filled with joy.

“Mr.

Wu is the man!

Truly worthy of a man with his own background music!”

“In terms of comedy, I bow to you!”

“I thought President Tang would send some stern high-ranking official, but he sent the joking Mr.

Wu instead!”

“If Mr.

Wu were an emperor in ancient times, he might not be a dazed monarch, but he could definitely be a laughingstock, right?”

“Oh my goodness!

This could keep me laughing for a year!”

“Mr.

Wu wants to be an emperor so badly; he might as well join the entertainment industry!”

…

The people in the hall enjoyed themselves endlessly.

Wu Jie, who had hoped to have a taste of being Emperor, had completely given up.

With a snap!

Lighting a cigarette, Wu Jie crossed his legs and leaned casually against the throne, looking at everyone with a half-smile.

Laugh!

Have fun!

I’ll see how long you can keep laughing.

The sound of laughter continued for quite a while until Bai Fengling, who was closest to Wu Jie, managed to stifle her laughter.

Once Fengling stopped laughing, Wu Jie’s expression was not very good.

Who the hell still dares to laugh?

Gradually, everyone simmered down, holding their breath in concentration, desperately trying to stay quiet amidst suppressed chuckles.

Yangxin Hall finally became quiet.

Wu Jie narrowed his eyes and let out a sigh of smoke.

“Finally stopped laughing, have you?”

“Just because I sit on the Dragon Throne and say a few words, you all almost wet yourselves laughing!”

“How can your sense of humor be so low?

And…

you don’t even play along, do you know how that makes me feel embarrassed?”

As soon as Wu Jie finished speaking, Bai Fengling elegantly crouched and curtsied.

“Your Majesty, please calm your anger!

This servant deserves to die a thousand times over!”

Bai Fengling said, barely holding back her laughter, her voice clear and crisp.

“Then be granted the white silk and hurry up and die!” Wu Jie said offhandedly.

With a bang!

Once again, no one could hold back their laughter, and many were indeed laughing so hard they fell over.

Several people didn’t sit firmly, rocking back and forth with laughter, and ended up tumbling down.

And Bai Fengling immediately blushed, stood up to glare at Wu Jie, and sat down with a huff.

“Enough!!”

Wu Jie shouted, and suddenly everyone became quiet.

However, many were clenching their teeth, their cheeks puffed out, as they struggled not to laugh.

“Just a couple of jokes with everyone, now let’s talk about some serious matters!”

Wu Jie flicked away some ash, his eyes sweeping over them coldly as he asked sternly:

“All drama group leaders, stand up and let me take a look at you!”

Instantly, eight people stood up.

“Eight drama groups, huh!”

Wu Jie nodded slightly and said, “From left to right, take turns telling me, what difficulties do you have in starting filming?”

The heavyset woman on the far left immediately raised her hand and said:

“Our group’s biggest difficulty can be summed up in one word, money!”

The second person also chimed in, “We also lack money, can’t pay wages or subsidies, we don’t have funds for daily operations, the crew simply can’t get moving!”

“Our team is facing a huge funding shortfall, we can’t even afford boxed lunches anymore.”

…

After several others mentioned a lack of funds, Wu Jie immediately shouted angrily:

“Damn it!

Is money the issue?”

“After the company clears its debts and restructures, it will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the group again!”

“Do the eight plays together even cost eight hundred million?

I doubt that!

I’ll make the group allocate one billion, so stop saying that a lack of money is a problem, next!”

A thin man with thick glasses spoke timidly:

“Reporting to Mr.

Wu, assuming that money is not an issue, the biggest problem for our crew is the incomplete cast!”

“We’ve been shut down for nearly half a month, and some actors have gone to other companies’ crews to film!”

The middle-aged man beside him immediately added: “Our team too, the actors we had signed are now shooting with other crews.

Even if we want to start filming, they no longer have the time, and if we breach the contract, we still have to pay damages!”

“Am I not worse off?

The leading male and female actors that we carefully selected for a long time, perfect in every aspect, now can’t come due to the half-month shutdown, rendering the contract void!”

“I’m worse!

The period drama I’m supposed to film, the sets, costumes, and props have all been snatched up by other companies’ crews.

Even if I want to start work, I need to spend money to rent them again, and I also have to wait until they are done filming.”

“I’m the worst off.

It’s bad enough that actors are missing, but damn it, even the crew members are not fully present.

That’s what you call a disaster!”

…

Wu Jie remained silent.

None of the major crews were crying poor anymore, they started to complain about their woes.

After listening to them, Wu Jie snorted lightly and laughed: “Weren’t you all crying poor just now?

How come now you’ve come up with all these other problems?”

No sooner had his voice faded than someone began to explain: “Mr.

Wu, our biggest problem is the lack of money, but because the shutdown has been too long, it brought along many smaller issues.”

Wu Jie tapped the armrest of the Dragon Chair with his fingertips, his brow furrowed as he said in a deep voice: “So you’re saying, even with the money, you’re not able to start filming quickly, right?”

Everyone was at a loss for words.

“Mr.

Wu, when you say ‘quickly,’ how soon do you mean?” Bai Fengling asked curiously.

“Two or three days!

Anyway, if by next Monday the crews still can’t resume filming, they should dissolve ahead of schedule.

The manpower and resources freed up should support the other crews!”

As soon as Wu Jie said this, many people became panicked immediately.

Every time a new film is shot, a temporary crew is formed, and this crew serves the entire film, from casting to filming to post-production, and even promotion, the crew is responsible.

If the crew is gone, it’s as if the whole film is gone, and everyone, from actors to staff, loses the opportunity to make money.

It’s like if the company is dissolved, what’s left for the employees to do and eat?

The stakes were high!

To make money, how could the various crews willingly dissolve?

In an instant, the grand hall fell into chaos, even busier than a marketplace.

Some were so anxious they immediately started calling to recruit actors and crew, others were urgently borrowing personnel and equipment from each other, and some were discussing cooperative shooting to strive for shared filming resources…

None of the crews wanted to be cut; they were all trying to find ways to protect themselves.

Seeing such a scene, Bai Fengling couldn’t help but admire Wu Jie.

Under such pressure, who would still complain?

The once lively atmosphere like a vegetable market swiftly changed.

“Mr.

Wu, as long as the funds are in place, our crew can definitely start filming by Monday.”

“I’ve already notified a few veteran actors to rush over and help out.

Their acting is quite great, and they’re also very affordable.

We can start shooting by Sunday.”

“My crew has teamed up with Kong’s.

We’ll share resources and can start work tomorrow.”

“Give me one million, and I can start shooting this evening!”

“Damn!

How can you all be so wild?

Then I’ll also put it out there, as long as the money is in place, I can start filming right after the meeting!”

“I don’t need money, just a word from Mr.

Wu and I’ll go start filming immediately!”

…

Sensational statements are never-ending.

Each crew, in their struggle to survive, displayed a strongly competitive will to live.

Wu Jie smiled without a word, waiting for all the heads of departments to finish their passionate statements before he slowly stood up.

“At first, you said that besides the lack of money, there were many minor issues.

The moment I mentioned cuts, you all became even more proactive.”

“Since starting up is so easy, why were you all complaining before?

Do you take me for a fool?

Trying to trick and deceive me, you’re all damn talented!”

“They say the entertainment industry is deep waters, today I’ve really seen it, so deep it could drown me!”

Wu Jie’s cold gaze swept across the room as he said sternly: “In the past, you mostly filmed to launder money, daring to claim billions on a few tens of millions of investment.

However you filmed, however you acted, it was all up to you.”

“Turning out so many lousy films a year, it was simply an eyesore!

But now it’s different, with the group taking back control and investing a billion coming in, what’s needed is for everyone to make money, not for you all to do as you please and waste resources!”

After a brief pause, Wu Jie glanced at Bai Fengling: “Whether the eight films are worth filming, you make the decision, and as for how much money to give to each crew, I’m the one who says.”

His gaze sweeping across, Wu Jie looked at the silent crowd: “From now on, anyone with complaints, get lost!”

No one made a sound.

The room was eerily silent.

Seated back on the Dragon Chair, Wu Jie asked with a sneer:

“What are you spacing out for?

Here to watch a show?”

“You should be grateful I’m not the emperor, otherwise, for the crime of deceiving the crown, you would have been dragged to the market and beheaded long ago!”

“Not talking, huh?

Well, fine then, everyone is dismissed!!”