105: Chapter 105 The Work Begins in Full Swing
The next day.
Chen Hao and Zhang Menglu checked out of their room, loaded their bags into the car, and picked up Sun Nana and Wang Lichun in the Maserati. The four of them headed straight for Nanhai Film and Television City.
They arrived at the hotel they were staying at around 9:00 AM.
As soon as they entered the lobby, they saw countless handsome men and beautiful women greeting Chen Hao excitedly.
“Hello, Lecturer Chen.”
“Hello, everyone.”
After nodding in response, Chen Hao went to the front desk to book two rooms. He told Sun Nana that one was specifically for Zhang Menglu, and told Zhang Menglu that the other was specifically for Sun Nana.
Neither of the two women suspected each other. Chen Hao really knew how to play the game of two-timing perfectly.
The two women took their luggage back to their respective rooms. Chen Hao kept Wang Lichun by his side, directing her on where to apply for the handover and telling her how to apply for the use of props and costumes within the film city.
Although Wang Lichun wasn't very well-educated, Chen Hao liked her adventurous spirit and her drive to charge forward.
After sending Wang Lichun off, Chen Hao sat in the hotel lobby, quietly admiring the long legs passing by.
Internet Celebrities were Internet Celebrities after all; any woman involved in new media would be dressed up colorfully and “exquisitely.”
The temperature in Guangcheng was high, the weather was hot, and the Internet Celebrities wore very little.
Low-cut and off-the-shoulder tops, and micro-miniskirts.
Long legs and high heels, wavy hair and long straight black hair.
Any man seeing such a scene would find it a feast for the eyes.
While Chen Hao was enjoying the view, the people he was waiting for finally arrived.
The Second Generation Rich and the Scions made a grand entrance in their coolest sports cars, causing the Internet Celebrities to stop and watch in collective amazement.
Amidst various looks of envy, jealousy, and hatred, the Second Generation Rich Squad entered the hotel lobby. Seeing Chen Hao, they all stepped forward to greet him.
“Brother Hao!”
Dozens of handsome and wealthy Second Generation Rich shouted in unison before Chen Hao; the scene was incredibly shocking.
This further elevated Chen Hao's status in the hearts of these Internet Celebrities.
Chen Hao stood up pretentiously, putting on airs.
“Now that everyone who should be here has arrived, follow me to the conference room.”
Entering the conference room in a grand procession, Chen Hao began to explain the process.
The Second Generation Rich had to choose their favorite group from the trainees to supervise the filming of short dramas.
“Your current identities can be investors, producers, or even executive producers.”
“The reason for this arrangement is to let you learn more about the filming and operation process. Start with the casting and guide and supervise the entire short drama filming. Do you have any other questions?”
The Second Generation Rich were all eager to try and had no objections at all.
Chen Hao added.
“Most of these Internet Celebrity bloggers are novices, though a few are already quite mature. You need to humble yourselves. Besides being executive producers, you should also learn more from them about street photography, short video filming, skit filming, live streaming, and so on.”
“Once the training course is over, you can follow the process you've learned to start a media company and sign several Internet Celebrity artists.”
“Remember, although the domestic market is saturated, the overseas market is still a blue ocean. We are focusing on the overseas market, so expand your horizons. For things that can't be filmed domestically due to restrictions, try to be more open with the scale.”
“I only have one requirement for the content: it must be eye-catching, have explosive points, and drive traffic. None of these can be missing. Understood?”
“Understood!”
After the meeting adjourned, the casting and group selection were scheduled to begin in the afternoon.
During lunch at the hotel restaurant, the Second Generation Rich's lustful genes were already starting to stir.
Who liked whom, who was whose type—it was all being sorted out clearly.
To make it formal, they still had to follow the process. In the afternoon, the casting event was held in the hotel's grand ballroom.
In his opening remarks, Chen Hao grandly introduced the Second Generation Rich Squad and explained their identities as investors, executive producers, etc. He emphasized that those who wanted to film had to be selected first.
“My previous promise of providing food, lodging, and job placement wasn't just empty talk.”
“After the training ends, those with outstanding performance will be signed by their media companies and officially enter the new media industry.”
After thunderous applause, the casting and group selection officially began.
Group by group, they went on stage according to the registration forms.
The Internet Celebrities first introduced themselves and then performed their talents, which were quite varied.
Singing and dancing aside, what was with the one smashing a large stone on her chest?
However, in the eyes of Chen Hao and the Second Generation Rich Squad, the performance wasn't important; what mattered was the scenery.
After all, who doesn't love looking at fair-skinned beauties with long legs?
By the end of the afternoon, after all the casting and group selection were finished, the Second Generation Rich Squad had all chosen their favorite groups. Most chose two or three groups, and at the very least, one.
According to Chen Hao's design, the Second Generation Rich entered the competitive phase.
Snatching scripts.
Because time was so tight, only about a dozen scripts had been collected so far. With many wolves and little meat, there wasn't enough to go around.
The Second Generation Rich and the filming teams competed with all their might. In the end, Chen Hao and Sun Nana selected the dozen most capable groups to start the filming phase first.
While the other groups waited for scripts, they could observe the filming or work on short video shoots.
Thus, after a day of waiting and once Wang Lichun had completed all the procedures for the film city's usage rights, filming officially began.
Short drama filming wasn't as meticulous as a regular film crew's shoot, but it was still very professional.
The Second Generation Rich were indeed wealthy and willful; they hired a large number of professional crew members at Nanhai Film and Television City. These so-called makeshift crews became senior guides in the short drama industry.
Chen Hao supervised the filming of a scene.
The male and female antagonists were intimate in a hotel room. The cinematographer's camera movements, using flowers to block key areas, and the masterful use of camera angles made even Chen Hao find it very stimulating.
While the ten filming groups were in full swing, short videos, street photography, and skit filming were also being conducted simultaneously.
Chen Hao preferred to watch the street photography beauties. They were either wearing ancient costumes, performing a beauty bathing scene in a pond, or wearing miniskirts, performing a glance back with a smile in a Jiangnan Water Town setting.
The fusion of photography and short videos was simply a visual feast.
In short, the scene was the scene, and the skit was the skit; watching through a phone screen just wasn't as stimulating as observing on-site.
Besides that.
In addition to providing filming locations, costumes, and props, the film city also had countless dance, physique, and acting training classes.
This was also one of the projects Wang Lichun coordinated.
With group-buy admissions, trainees went to receive training during their free time.
Chen Hao didn't put Zhang Menglu into any group; he just had her practice dancing, physique, and acting.
Firstly, he was afraid she would spend too much time with Sun Nana and accidentally let something slip, blowing his cover.
Secondly, it was to let Zhang Menglu learn more skills. Having many skills is never a burden. In the future, when she became an Internet Celebrity, live-streaming dances and selling stockings was part of the plan.
However, Chen Hao never expected that Zhang Menglu and Zhu Shasha would actually bump into each other in the training class. They trained together and eventually became friends through their interactions.
Chen Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart: having too many women is also a headache!
For Sun Nana, the task Chen Hao gave her was very simple: collect a large number of scripts online. Whether online or offline, as long as the quality was good, buy them immediately to fill the script shortage.
Under Chen Hao's dedicated planning and orderly arrangements, the short drama filming project proceeded smoothly and in full swing.