Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group

Chapter 484: Chapter 480: I Want to Make a Movie (Third Update, Subscription Requested)

Ye Chen was resting with his eyes closed when suddenly he heard Tang Xiaofei’s panicked voice beside him.

”Ye Chen, we’re done for, we’ve run into a DUI checkpoint.”

Ye Chen opened his eyes and indeed saw several police cars parked ahead, blocking the road for a DUI check.

”What are you panicking about if you haven’t been drinking?” Ye Chen said helplessly.

Tang Xiaofei’s face turned red: ”This is my first time encountering a DUI checkpoint.”

Ye Chen: ”...”

At this moment, a traffic officer was knocking on the car window.

The window rolled down, and a police officer saluted and said, ”Hello, we need to check for DUIs.”

As the window opened, the officer smelled a trace of alcohol and became more alert.

At this time, several other traffic officers also gathered around.

”Ma’am, please show your driver’s license and vehicle registration.”

Tang Xiaofei handed over her driver’s license and vehicle registration to the officer.

The young officer confirmed there were no issues and returned the documents to Tang Xiaofei.

Then the officer said, ”We need to conduct a routine breathalyzer test.”

Tang Xiaofei nodded and then blew into the breathalyzer.

The officer looked at the breathalyzer, and the reading was quite normal. He asked somewhat puzzled, ”Why are you so nervous and driving so slowly if you haven’t been drinking?”

Tang Xiaofei’s face blushed: ”My boyfriend drank too much, and I’m afraid if I drive too fast, he’ll feel uncomfortable.”

Officer: ”...”

If only I’d known not to ask, now I’ve inadvertently been fed a mouthful of dog food.

That evening, Ye Chen returned home and washed his face.

Although he had drunk five bottles of liquor, thanks to Thousand Cups Unintoxicated, he didn’t feel uncomfortable.

Now Ye Chen was thinking about making a blockbuster film for Tong Xiaoya.

What genre should it be?

A few movie scripts already appeared in Ye Chen’s mind.

After some thought, Ye Chen finally chose ”Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

This film was directed by Li An in his previous life and won ten awards in M Country, including Best Director and Best Foreign Language Film.

It could be said to be the Hua Country film that won the most awards at the Oscars in his previous life.

The film even became a trendsetter in Hua Country cinema at the time, sparking a decade-long craze for martial arts films.

The female lead back then, Zhang Ziyi, became an international star with this film, becoming one of the highest-paid actresses from Hua Country, earning the nickname ”International Zhang.”

Such a film had never been made in this world.

Furthermore, Ye Chen also enjoyed martial arts, so he decided to make this film first.

Not only to produce the film and help Tong Xiaoya become an international star but also to win an Oscar.

Ye Chen either does nothing or does something spectacular.

However, before that, Ye Chen still needed to acquire an entertainment company.

When it came to midnight, Ye Chen felt a bit sleepy after writing the script for a while.

If only there were some coffee to refresh him.

Ye Chen suddenly remembered the system mall.

Ye Chen opened the system mall, and indeed he saw a coffee product under the merchandise section for keeping awake.

Drinking this coffee could refresh the mind and eliminate fatigue.

But the coffee was quite expensive, costing a million.

A million might be out of reach for ordinary people, but it was nothing for Ye Chen now.

Ye Chen directly opened the exchange software.

”Ding, congratulations to the host for exchanging a million for refreshing coffee.”

Ye Chen took out a box from the inventory, which contained a hundred bags of refreshing coffee.

Goodness, a bag of coffee for ten thousand, something Ye Chen could never have imagined before.

He tried brewing a ten-thousand-dollar cup of coffee.

Instantly, Ye Chen felt the sleepiness disappear completely, and even his mind felt exceptionally clear.

Ye Chen immediately opened the computer and started typing furiously.

By the end of the night, the script was completed.

Although Ye Chen had spent the entire night writing the script, he didn’t feel a bit sleepy.

Stretching, he made himself a bowl of noodles and decided to drive DiDi in the morning and acquire a film company in the afternoon.

At that moment, Ye Chen received a new order.

When the passenger got into the car, Ye Chen was stunned.

This person’s appearance was very similar to Emperor Zhou from his previous life.

And Emperor Zhou was precisely the male lead in the original ”Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.”

The man got into the car with a worried expression and picked up his phone to make a call.

”Hello, is this Director Chen? Could you give me a chance, even if it’s just a small role?”

”Sigh, I can really act anything; my acting skills are quite good.”

...

The call ended, and the opposite party clearly didn’t agree.

The man made several more calls, all to directors.

But without exception, the man was rejected each time.

Ye Chen’s eyes lit up; since this person looks so much like Emperor Zhou from his previous life, wouldn’t it be great to have him play the male lead?

[Ding, DiDi Selection System activated, randomly encountering a passenger with special attributes every week, completing the selection task will earn the ultimate reward, assisting the host to become a global tycoon!]

[Passenger’s Occupation: Actor!]

[Option One: Undermine Zhou Fa, tell him it’s now a world for young fresh meat, and he’s not suitable as an actor, earn a 30% share of the Hai Li Lao Hot Pot Group as a system reward.]

[Option Two: Help Zhou Fa become Film Emperor, earn Light and Shadow Film and Television Company as a system reward.]

[Option Three: Safely deliver Zhou Fa to his destination, earn a Pagani Wind God sports car valued at ten million as a system reward.]

The first option was the simplest and had a decent reward.

However, from Zhou Fa’s attitude on the phone, Ye Chen could tell he was extremely passionate about his career.

Ye Chen couldn’t bring himself to take away someone’s dream just for a restaurant group.

The last option was also very simple, yet in Ye Chen’s eyes, a ten-million-dollar sports car was no different from a DiDi car.

Hence, Ye Chen still chose option two.

Firstly, he was preparing to shoot ”Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” and Ye Chen had a hunch that if Zhou Fa acted, he might not lose to the Emperor Zhou from his previous life.

Secondly, he was preparing to acquire a film company, and Light and Shadow fit his needs perfectly.

Ye Chen made up his mind and directly chose option two.

”Ding, congratulations to the host for acquiring 100% shares of Light and Shadow Film and Television Company, earning the Divine Level special effects reward of the film industry.”

At this moment, Zhou Fa sighed deeply.

He loved making movies and had played many roles, but none had made him famous.

Seeing himself reaching middle age, he’s still renting a place outside, having to eat instant noodles every day.

Yet he still worked hard for his dream.

For this, his wife often quarreled with him, asking him to do some business or something.

However, Zhou Fa’s only dream was to become Film Emperor.

Now, however, he was ready to give up.

After all, dreams can’t fill stomachs, the kids are getting older, they need schooling, and a house has to be bought.

Forget it, maybe I’m really not fit to be an actor.

At this moment, Ye Chen suddenly said, ”Hello, I see you have a good aura, would you be interested in joining our crew?”