The director starts by learning from the abilities of renowned directors.

Chapter 67's run ended, a god-like final result.

"For the trailer of 'The Shallows,' we've had two versions each made by Magic and Tiangong. Next time, we'll place orders based on quality."

Shen Qing called Chang Song and Xiao Yang to Shenqi Film and Television and spoke to them.

Last time, he gave the domestic trailer and poster orders for "Taken 2" to Tiangong Pictures and Magic Visual Effects respectively. As a result, the finished product delivered by Tiangong Pictures was a complete success. Shen Qing wanted to reorganize Magic Visual Effects, but his primary task was to find a capable operator for it.

So they talked to Chang Song and Xiao Yang separately. In the end, Xiao Yang left Tiangong Pictures and took over Magic Visual Effects. Chang Song and Xiao Yang went from being brothers who started a business together to becoming internal competitors in Magic Films' post-production special effects layout.

"The filming of 'My Love from the Star' is about to begin, and some of the post-production special effects orders will be allocated to you. Whoever does the best work will get more post-production orders, and whoever is more competitive in the market will get more orders. In the future, Magical Films will have more and more projects and more and more orders, but relying too much on orders from the head office is not a good thing. I still hope that you can carve out your own niche in the real market. The head office's orders should ideally serve as a supplement and a safety net."

"clear."

"Understood, Mr. Shen."

After seeing Chang Song and Xiao Yang off, Yang Mi slipped into the office, sat down on the sofa with a nonchalant air, and patted her shoulders, saying, "I'm exhausted."

Shen Qing sat down next to her, put his arm around her shoulder, and asked, "Is the host difficult to deal with?"

Yang Mi immediately launched into a吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online commentary/criticism): "Actually, it's not so bad. It's just that at the end, she asked me if I was worried about the box office failure because there had never been a successful monster movie in China before, and this type of movie is considered to be exclusive to Hollywood. Of course, I confidently said no. As for the lack of successful precedents, I said that Director Shen Qing's specialty is breaking precedents, and she readily nodded and said that was indeed the case."

Shen Qing ruffled her hair and chuckled, "You're quite the smooth talker."

Yang Mi snuggled closer to Shen Qing, saying with some concern, "But there really isn't a successful precedent in China. Will 'The Shallows' be ridiculed like 'The Promise'? I saw some people online saying, 'Won't it be awkward for China to make this kind of monster movie?' It seems like a lot of people have liked it."

"No, they'll be amazed that Little Guo Xiang actually starred in a monster movie with Hollywood quality, and they'll be amazed that they saw the shadows of Jaws and Spielberg in such a low-budget film."

Yang Mi lightly punched Shen Qing in the chest and laughed, "You're just bragging, Spielberg, aren't you?"

"What's wrong with Spielberg? His generation is getting old. To make good films, you need young directors."

"Like you?"

"Of course!"

Yang Mi kissed Shen Qing on the cheek and said, "You know what? What attracts me most about you is your confidence. You can even be compared to Spielberg without feeling guilty at all."

During this time, Chen Zhixi knocked on the door and came in. Yang Mi continued to snuggle in Shen Qing's arms, showing no intention of getting up to avoid being seen. Chen Zhixi was used to this. After reporting on an important matter, she went out again, closing the door behind her.

"I'll take you to see the study materials in a couple of days," Shen Qing suddenly said.

"Study materials?" Yang Mi stared at Shen Qing with wide eyes.

"Yes, study materials, starring Tony Leung and Tang Wei."

"You mean 'Lust, Caution'? I heard they actually had sex on set. Is that true?"

"We'll find out soon enough."

《色戒》定档11月1日，《鲨滩》是11月22日，然后李连结的《投名状》是12月12日，冯小钢的《投名状》是12月22日，2007年最后的几部重点影片都在这了。

The next day, Shen Qing received a long-distance call from Thomas Tull, and the two discussed the casting of the American female reporter in "Little Girl's Kung Fu Uncle".

"Anne Hathaway is good."

Tour recommended two people, Anne Hathaway and Natalie Portman. Both were very interested in the script and in working with Jackie Chan. Shen Qing naturally preferred Anne Hathaway.

"Natalie Portman really liked the character of the female reporter after reading the script, and she also really liked the script. She said that she became famous with 'Léon: The Professional,' where she was a little girl who needed to be protected. Now that little girl has grown up, and she is going to witness another legend about protection. Moreover, the movie's promotion will also be linked with 'Léon: The Professional.'"

Shen Qing thought Natalie Portman's words made a lot of sense, but the other candidate was Anne Hathaway!

"The role of the American female journalist requires a bit of naivety. What mature and rational person would think India is safe? A woman from out of town, carrying a camera, dares to venture alone into an Indian slum where a bunch of Indian men gather. If it weren't for the male lead, she would have been raped. Anne Hathaway can portray this naive feeling very well. Natalie Portman is too precocious and rational, which doesn't quite fit the script's character."

"Natalie Portman has a wide network of connections..."

"Anne Hathaway is more sunny, sweeter, and has more commercial value and sex appeal. Think about 'The Devil Wears Prada.' If we were to make an art film, Portman would definitely be more suitable, but we're going to make a commercial blockbuster."

"Qing, you've convinced me."

After that phone call, the choice for the role of the American female journalist was basically finalized.

Anne Hathaway.

On November 1st, "Lust, Caution" was released. Yang Mi asked Shen Qing to go and look at study materials. Shen Qing remembered that the three sex scenes seemed to have been almost completely cut, so he lost interest. However, Yang Mi was full of interest at this time, so Shen Qing accompanied her.

Surprisingly, the scene of Leung Chiu-wai whipping Tong Wai was preserved.

As Shen Qing left the cinema, she stopped in her tracks as she passed a shop.

"What's wrong?" Yang Mi asked.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to buy a belt."

"Is your belt broken? I'll go buy a new one." He walked towards the store, then suddenly turned back, took off his mask right there on the street, and said to Shen Qing in a cute but fierce tone, "Do you want to act like those people in the movies? I'll bite you to death!"

Shen Qing put her mask on, then ruffled her hair and laughed, "What are you thinking about with your little head? Who said you wanted to study movies? I really want to change my belt."

"Okay, I'll go buy it."

Yang Mi stared into Shen Qing's eyes for a while, her gaze full of doubt, before finally turning around and entering the store.

After the two returned to Shen Qing's home and took a shower, Yang Mi flopped onto the bed and said, "At most, you can only tie me up like in the movies, understand? Anything more... you dare!"

……

After "Taken 2" finished its theatrical run, Chen Zhixi compiled and printed out the film's performance in various markets and personally placed it on Shen Qing's desk.

When Shen Qing arrived at the company, she followed him into the office.

"What's up?"

Shen Qing sat down in the chair and asked her.

Chen Zhixi smiled and pointed to the printed paper on her desk: "Summary of the market performance of 'Taken 2'".

Shen Qing glanced at it, picked it up casually, and read it aloud: "2.54 million yuan for the mainland market."

He knew the box office figures for mainland China; they had been sent to his phone beforehand. How to put it? It's quite impressive, the highest-grossing domestic film of the year so far, but it's not as high as the imported film *Transformers*' 2.68 million yuan.

Shen Qing continued reading: "North America $1.41 million, Europe $1.24 million, totaling $2.65 million."

"President Shen, our North American box office has surpassed 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,' making us the undisputed number one Chinese-language film!" Chen Zhixi said, looking at Shen Qing with excitement and admiration.

Shen Qing was also very happy, but he remained calm and continued reading.

The box office in Hong Kong exceeded 5700 million.

The box office in Taiwan exceeded 5900 million.

These are all figures converted to RMB.

"Not bad," Shen Qing said with a smile.

Chen Zhixi said with an exaggerated expression, "President Shen, not bad? It's no exaggeration to say that you're probably the only one who thinks it's just 'not bad.' Why don't you go and take a look at Shen Qing's forum? The netizens are completely in an uproar right now, saying that you're a god-like figure."