Naming Technique of the Night

Chapter 758: 444, The Inspector Disappears Again_3

At that time, Qing Hua had also taken people out, and he had arrested more than a dozen habitual offenders who liked to rob mechanical limbs, claiming that these individuals were family members of the Parents’ Meeting and had them all incarcerated in the Secret Prison.

When Qing Hua returned to Intelligence Department One, Qing Chen looked at him with a chuckle, “Why did you arrest these people? They are all habitual offenders with a criminal record, not members of the Parents’ Meeting.”

Qing Hua earnestly replied, “Boss, the Mechanicus has become very powerful, and they have many tricks up their sleeves. I also heard that three Red-robed Bishops and one Judge are on their way here. Of course, you don’t need to fear them, but there’s no need to make enemies with them so soon. By arresting individuals from both sides, Intelligence Department One demonstrates fairness and justice, which makes it hard for them to complain. If we clearly took sides, it might provoke their retaliation.”

Qing Chen glanced at Qing Hua, who was likely eager to showcase his value within Intelligence Department One as he saw Yang Xuyang about to be promoted. Although Yang Xuyang was quite clever and daring enough to rush into battle, this seasoned Trainee Inspector was even more steady.

“Very good,” Qing Chen smiled and said, “With you guys in Group Seven, I feel reassured. Wait a minute, where’s Qing Zhun?”

As they were speaking, Qing Zhun came in carrying his lunch.

Just as Qing Hua and Yang Xuyang began to show signs of internal competition, this Trainee Inspector seemed as nonchalant as ever.

An hour later, Yang Xuyang, humming a tune, went upstairs carrying a small suitcase stuffed with gold bars.

Upon arriving in the office, he glanced at the empty inspector’s office, “Eh, where’s the boss?”

Qing Zhun cheerfully replied, “He went out, said he had some things to handle.”

“Oh,” Yang Xuyang nodded, “Then when is the boss coming back?”

Qing Zhun replied, “In over twenty days, I guess.”

Yang Xuyang: “…”

Qing Chen had vanished again in City 10, and no one knew where he had gone.

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“Everyone’s afraid of hardship, but how can you shoot a good film without enduring hardship?” A white-haired, bearded director, sitting in an Upper Three Districts office, was furious, “If you don’t do location shooting in the wilderness, how can you capture such beautiful scenery? Actors need to dare to endure hardship. They want trailers even in the wilderness; who do they think they are? And that Qin Peipei, complaining about the cold in the wilderness, damn it, I’m planning to shoot a snow scene!”

The assistant director replied, “Director Zhang, both of these actors can bring funds to the crew…”

Director Zhang sighed, “Big shots because they bring money to the crew.”

Normally, shooting a virtual life film requires 12 cameras to record simultaneously so that the audience can experience virtually all angles without any dead spots in theaters.

But the budget needed is quite substantial.

So, actors who bring funds to the crew are generally the most dominant because they are not only actors but also stakeholders.

Director Zhang continued, “But now, all the trailers in the city are electric, and all the diesel trailers have been rented out. The weather forecast says there will be a big snowstorm soon; we can’t wait any longer. Please ask Qin Peipei if she could make do with a SUV? We’ll just be in the wilderness for a maximum of half a month, and then we’ll return once we finish shooting the snow scenes.”

The assistant director quietly said, “I’ll ask again.”

Director Zhang said, “By the way, have you found a guide for the wilderness?”

“Found one. He even hunted some wild men recently, sounds very reliable,” the assistant director replied.

“How about the art, cinematography, photography, and wardrobe departments?” Director Zhang asked.

“No problem there, they all want to take this opportunity to get out,” the assistant director replied, “Both the life-production manager and external relationship manager claimed family issues and are unwilling to go to the wilderness. That’s okay, I’ve taken over those departments. But Director, we’re still short of over ten stagehands, and we can’t do without them.”

A life-production manager is responsible for catering for the daily needs of the entire cast and crew.

An external relations manager is responsible for contacting external sponsors and managing relations for the crew.

These two can be absent, but stagehands are essential.

Stagehands handle various tasks; basically, whatever the assistant director tells you to do, you must do it.

Lifting lights and camera equipment, carrying boxed lunches, fixing cars.

A film crew is actually quite large, and using thousands of people for a film is common, but without adequate stagehands, there’s no one to do the heavy lifting in such large groups.

But the issue is that working in the wilderness is both tough and dangerous, and few stagehands are willing to accept minimal wages for such work.

City 10 is the Federation’s entertainment hub, and with more than one filming company operative, finding work is too easy.

“Spend more money then, improve the stagehands’ salary, that’s the only way,” Director Zhang said, “We have to set out in two days at the latest, otherwise we’ll miss the biggest snowfall of the year.”

Just then,

“Assistant director, someone has come to apply for the stagehand position,” someone called from outside the office.

The assistant director’s eyes lit up, surprised to find someone volunteering for the challenging role.

Exiting the office, he saw the receptionist leading in a young man around seventeen or eighteen years old, slim and not particularly strong-looking.

The assistant director thought that this might be another young person who wanted to mingle on the set, hoping to get familiar with the crew and possibly earn a role from the director.

These days, many young people harbored this intention, mildly good looking and hoping to find sustenance in the entertainment industry.

And indeed, many artists had risen to fame this way.

The assistant director wasn’t keen on having such people in his team because they tended to work inefficiently.

However, it wasn’t the time for pickiness, given the tight timeline set by Director Zhang.

The assistant director frowned, “You’re applying to be a stagehand?”

The young man smiled, “Yeah, I can work hard and endure hardships.”

The assistant director thought it over, feeling he needed to clarify, “Do you know our crew is going to the wilderness?”

The young man grinned, “I know.”

That was exactly why he had come.

If this crew wasn’t going to the wilderness, he wouldn’t have bothered.

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There will be another chapter tonight, but it will be very late, as my wife is suffering from severe morning sickness. I’ll write the next chapter after my wife and child fall asleep, and I’ll update before daylight.