Chapter 298

If we say that Bai Youlou had the sudden idea to start a project like “The Wandering Earth” at the beginning, it was somewhat like he had too much money and wanted to do something bad.

But then things started to get out of control.

It’s like a train that starts accelerating. When the speed is fully increased, it is not easy to step on the brakes.

The key point is that this train is not an ordinary coal-fired one.

When the effect of the Face Fruit reaches its maximum, the speed of this thing becomes faster and faster, and the momentum becomes more and more powerful.

Once this thing starts using nuclear energy, even for the driver Bai Youlou, it would be difficult to step on the brakes again.

Fortunately, he had no intention of stepping on the brakes.

When all the conditions were met and all the convenient doors opened, Bai Youlou realized that he had really become a great director.

Of course, this also led to a consequence.

If he fails in this project, even with his current fame, he will probably be out of action for many years.

It’s not as simple as the building collapsing; the very foundation has been dug up.

Some projects cannot fail.

Fortunately, Bai Youlou said that his main characteristic when he got out there was being extremely daring.

Even though Lao Zhou and others had already started to sweat profusely, he remained calm.

Is that all?

Our conditions are not much better than Director Guo’s back then.

If you need people, you have them; if you need support, you have support; but as for investment?

If Bai Youlou went out and said now that he was still short of a few hundred million, the money would probably be deposited into his account immediately tomorrow.

In this situation, Bai Youlou waved his hand and recruited another team of 200 people.

I have never worked on such a complicated movie before, and now I find the workload is really damn huge. Depending on the progress of preparation, I estimate that more people will be needed.

The peak number could reach thousands.

This is the first time that Bai Youlou has organized such a large crew. He will probably have to hire more assistant directors and filming crew members.

He even had a strange feeling that he was not making a movie but running a factory.
There are often some technical problems that need to be solved, and he discusses with others all day long about how to achieve something.

As for the plot and artistry of the film, what the hell is that? Is there still a need to discuss it?
This is the simplest thing, just do it casually.

Such a big move naturally could not be concealed. Less than a week after Lao Zhou got the list of companies, this matter became a hot topic.

It’s a pity that this trending search is going viral. Bai Youlou’s filming is still a long way off, so it’s a bit of a waste of publicity.

But it did let many people know what Bai Youlou was doing.

The total production cost of the two parts he planned was announced to be 1.5 billion yuan.

When this number came out, many people said he was crazy.

Damn, with a cost of 1.5 billion yuan, how much box office revenue is needed to make a profit?
When the reporter interviewed Bai Youlou and asked such a question, he seemed to have expected it, “I know that many people don’t even read the question before speaking. That is the total cost of two movies, not just one movie.”

“The average cost of each movie is 750 million yuan, so this much investment is almost necessary.”

The reporter started to count with her fingers, but Bai Youlou told her the answer directly, “Based on the box office alone, it would be more than 2 billion.”

“Yes, that’s more than 2 billion!” The reporter’s mouth seemed to open into an O shape, and she made some facial expressions.

Pretty cute~
That’s enough, Liu Ruyan!
Bai Youlou looked at host Xiao Liu speechlessly. That’s right, the guest reporter interviewing today was host Xiao Liu.

In addition to her main job at the TV station, she now has a part-time job.

It’s just making a show on a certain video website.

Generally speaking, TV hosts are not allowed to play like this, at least not like host Xiao Liu, who can directly cooperate for a long time.

But our host Xiao Liu is no ordinary person.

Her father is the deputy director.

I guess her contract with the TV station is not an ordinary contract, so it doesn’t seem to have too many restrictions.

So this time, host Xiao Liu came to interview Bai Youlou on behalf of the video website.

I heard that she was not the one who was supposed to come originally, but she was chased away by the real reporter and she took the place of the real reporter.

However, Bai Youlou didn’t bother to care about this kind of “workplace bullying”. It was always happier that the person who came was an acquaintance.

“It’s just over 2 billion, not a lot.”

“Wow!”

“Ahem, that’s a bit too exaggerated. Be careful with your performance,” Bai Youlou reminded.

“Uncle, the camera isn’t on yet.” Host Xiao Liu said with a smile.

Bai Youlou then turned his head to take a look, and saw that the computer was indeed not turned on.

He, a director, was fooled by the little host.

“Wait, what did you call me just now?”

Host Xiao Liu blinked his eyes and said, “Uncle! Don’t you like this title?”

“you.”

“Obviously, I know all about it. I went to see her last week.”

This time, host Xiao Liu was not trying to fool Bai Youlou, she really knew it.

Previously, people misunderstood that Liu Manli went abroad to freeze her eggs or find a surrogate mother, but this time it was indeed a targeted move.

While speaking, she touched her belly with a hint of meaning.

The smile on her face is also exceptionally bright!
Bai Youlou rubbed his chin, “How is she?”

“Well, she had severe morning sickness, but apart from her bulging belly, her face and body didn’t get uglier. Her face is still smooth and tender, her wrinkles haven’t increased, her pores haven’t gotten bigger, and her nose hasn’t gotten bigger. Oh, and there aren’t any scary stretch marks on her belly. She’s still in good shape. I estimate that after she gives birth, she’ll be back to her original appearance in a few days. She’s still as charming as ever, and can charm our Teacher Bai to death~”

With such a detailed description and a huge amount of information, it seems that host Xiao Liu is not fooling Bai Youlou this time.

“That’s fine~”

“How cold! You scumbag! I’m carrying your child in my belly~”

“Then call her back and I will be responsible for showing it to you.” Bai Youlou rolled his eyes and said.

The host Xiao Liu’s expression changed immediately, “No, that won’t work. What should I do if you really take responsibility?”

Such ferocious words were spoken, fortunately there was no one else in the interview room and the camera was turned off.

But the sense of guilt is still strong.
Bai Youlou guessed that the host Xiao Liu was the same. Ever since he got involved with Liu Manli, host Xiao Liu became more and more excited in front of him.

Well, I found another crazy woman!
Sure enough, few of the girls he knew were normal.

Now Bai Youlou is very calm about this kind of thing. It’s better to be a little crazy!

A crazy husband and a crazy wife, they are a perfect match.

Seeing that Bai Youlou was silent, Xiao Liu stretched out her white and tender finger and poked him, “I have some good news and bad news. Do you want to hear it?”

“What good news?”

“The good news is that my aunt is still as young and youthful as if she is in her thirties. She is even more charming when she is pregnant. Do you want to know?”

Cough!

Stop!

Bai Youlou was already thinking about it. But after thinking about it, this kind of thing seemed very strange and too outrageous.

Even a guy with a low moral standard like Bai Youlou felt a little weird.

As a result, the host Xiao Liu raised his eyebrows and said, “Auntie was also very uncomfortable. When I went there, she had several photos of you, all of which were shirtless.”

Bai Youlou:
“Just tell me the bad news, so I can calm down.”

The good news is so damn exciting that we need to quickly cool it down with the bad news.

“Oh~ The bad news is that I’m not the only one in our family who knows about this. Someone has already gone to interrogate my aunt to find out whose child it is.”

It is indeed bad news.

Liu Manli is not the type of contestant who relies on one person alone. Unlike Bai Youlou, she has a large family behind her.

Of course, unlike the four major families in novels, Liu Manli’s family is quite influential in the field of literature and sports.

However, even if it is an ordinary family, the parents would be furious if they knew their daughter was pregnant before marriage.

She might not stimulate Liu Manli too much, but she definitely wants to catch the man who left the seed.

But Bai Youlou was not afraid of being troubled by the old man and the old woman. Since Liu Manli said that he was not responsible, she would definitely not interfere.

I really found Bai Youlou. Is the child’s surname Bai or Liu?
Then the host Xiao Liu said, “Aunt said that the child should be named Liu Xiaobai.”

“puff!”

Bai Youlou really couldn’t help it. Is this even possible?
“Isn’t that a bit too hasty?”

“I think it’s great. Both boys and girls can use it.”

That makes sense. Bullshit!
If we play like this, An Luning will learn a trick and then there will be another An Xiaobai?

An Luning is definitely capable of doing this. This little girl is quite crazy now. The frequency of her contact with Bai Youlou has reached a new high recently.

If Bai Youlou wasn’t really busy with important work, she would probably have rushed over to get close to him.

I don’t know how Zhang Xiaorong talked to her. Could it be that these two best friends have fallen out again?
Bai Youlou was just thinking about the matter between Zhang Xiaorong and An Luning when host Xiao Liu brought up the subject like a worm in his stomach.

“Tell me quickly, why did our teacher Zhang suddenly become so powerful? She actually challenged my aunt! I haven’t seen such a powerful woman in a long time~”

“Even you know?”

“I know. My aunt told me. You don’t know how bored she was. She dragged me to talk about many things.”

“Why don’t you go ask Teacher Zhang yourself. I’m not too sure what their situation is.” Bai Youlou told the truth.

Host Xiao Liu suddenly felt bored.

Why does this plot seem a bit like two powerful women dueling over a useless man?

However, when she found out what Bai Youlou had done to cause this situation, she immediately gave him a thumbs up.

Teacher Bai is still strong!

Being a scumbag to this extent is really amazing.

Never call him a useless man again.

Mr. Bai is tall and hard!

After talking about these things, I can finally finish the interview seriously.

This is host Xiao Liu’s job and she must not forget it.

The photographer who was called back didn’t dare to say anything or ask anything. He just finished recording the interview honestly and left with his camera.

“Aren’t you leaving?”

Bai Youlou looked at the host Xiao Liu who was still lingering in front of him and said in surprise.

“It was a bit weird before, but after asking more questions, I found that you, Mr. Bai, really seem to be doing something extraordinary!”

At this moment, the look in host Xiao Liu’s eyes made Bai Youlou feel very familiar.

She hasn’t shown this fangirl expression in a while.

At the very beginning, host Xiao Liu was a fan of Bai Youlou, and she looked at him with great admiration.

After that, it felt like it started to deteriorate, with some ethics, excitement and other things mixed in.

And now, it seems pure again.

“It’s okay. If I don’t do it, someone else will do it in the future.”

“That’s still amazing~” Host Xiao Liu stood there steadily, looking at Bai Youlou with a charming smile, “I also want to make some contribution to Chinese films!”

what?
Bai Youlou’s mind raced, “If you want to act, I can indeed arrange a role for you, but there is no leading role suitable for you.”

“I’m not talking about acting.”

Host Xiao Liu’s voice gradually lowered, and so did her entire body.

Fortunately, there was a thick blanket on the floor of the room, otherwise I would really feel sorry for her knees.

After a long time, Director Bai Youlou breathed a sigh of relief and began to understand why those CEOs liked to stir up trouble in the office.

And the host Xiao Liu did not forget his original intention, “Have I made any contribution to Chinese films?”

“It’s a huge contribution”

Obviously, there are more than just host Xiao Liu who want to contribute to the Chinese film industry.

She is the purest one, only talking about contribution, not return.

Of course, maybe in her opinion, contribution itself is the reward.

Anyway, she stayed at Baiyoulou for a night before going back and she was in a very happy mood.

As for the others?
Two days later~
“Visiting the set? My movie is still in the preparation stage, why would I visit?”

Bai Youlou was amused. Is there such a way of visiting the sets in the entertainment industry?

However, Mr. Bai had to take some time to deal with it.

Who made the girl who came was someone he knew?

In Lao Zhou’s words, this is an emotional debt, which is harder to repay than a loan shark.

“Brother Lou, I just want to remind you of one thing.” At this time, Lao Zhou looked constipated, as if he had something to say but didn’t know whether he should say it or not.

Bai Youlou kicked him directly and said, “If you have to fart, do it now.”

“Today is Valentine’s Day.”

“Fuck worshipping foreigners! What a crap Valentine’s Day!”

Although he said that he didn’t celebrate foreign festivals, Bai Youlou still felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Just like Peter in Spider-Man, he suddenly had a bad feeling.

What a coincidence! Just as this premonition came, Lao Zhou’s phone rang.

“It’s Teacher Zhang calling.”

“Dingling bell~Dingling bell~”

Bai Youlou’s phone also rang. He checked the caller ID. Wow! An Luning!
Rubbing his face vigorously, Bai Youlou did not rush to answer the phone, nor did he ask Lao Zhou not to rush to answer it. He asked first:
“Who is visiting today?”

“Chu Keran.”

(End of this chapter)