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Chapter 109 A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor breeds resentment.

In mid-April, the spring breeze swept across the land of Xiapi, Xuzhou.

On a vast wasteland not far from the New City Economic Development Zone, a magnificent ancient-style film and television city is rising from the ground.

This is another major cultural tourism project that Haofeng Networks has invested in in Xuzhou, following its super factory.

To avoid the constraints of having to go to Hengdian to be beholden to people when filming period dramas in the future, Li Feng boldly built a real-life shooting base for Haofeng Film and Television in his hometown.

This will not only greatly reduce future filming costs, but also provide a huge number of jobs for extras and tourism services in the local area.

At this moment, the crew of "Xuan-Yuan Sword: Scar of Sky" is among the first to move in and is busy filming on the newly built ancient-style street.

In front of a newly built palace not far from the filming area, Li Feng was leading Zhang Xinyu and several project managers on an inspection tour.

Li Feng made a rare trip to the film set today, but his mind was clearly not on watching the stars act.

He walked up to a huge antique-style mahogany pillar, frowned slightly, and tapped on the surface of the pillar.

The voice was muffled, yet it carried an unnatural emptiness.

Li Feng pulled a screwdriver from the toolbox next to him, thrust it into the bottom of the pillar, and then gently pried it open.

With a "rip", the exquisitely crafted mahogany veneer was torn off, revealing the inferior and damp synthetic wood chips underneath!

The air in the entire inspection team seemed to freeze at that moment!

The project manager in charge of supervising the construction suddenly turned deathly pale, and his legs began to tremble like a leaf.

"Mr. Li...this...this batch of timber..."

"Explain." Li Feng threw the screwdriver on the ground, turned around, and looked at the project manager with icy eyes.

The project manager stammered, "Mr. Li, please let me explain... The supplier of this batch of timber is from your hometown. The owner of that building materials factory said he's your cousin... I... I figured since he's a relative of yours, he must be reliable, so I didn't dare to use the highest quality control standards to hold them accountable..."

"So, you're trying to fool me, Haofeng, with this kind of synthetic board that's going to rot at any moment, into building a film studio that cost hundreds of millions?" Li Feng sneered.

"Mr. Li, I really didn't know they were using inferior materials! I only bought it because of your relative..."

"Shut up."

Li Feng interrupted his ridiculous attempt to shift the blame, "Go to the finance department and get your salary settled this month. You're fired."

The project manager was struck dumb, collapsing to the ground: "President Li! President Li, I was wrong!"

Li Feng ignored his apology and turned to look at Zhang Xinyu beside him, his tone icy.

"Xinyu, go and inform that distant uncle you have no connection with."

"He has three days to return every penny of the profit he pocketed from Haofeng Project to the company account! If he doesn't, have the legal department report him to the police for commercial fraud and embezzlement, and send him to jail to work on a sewing machine!"

Zhang Xinyu's expression hardened: "Yes, boss!"

"besides."

Li Feng raised his voice eight octaves as he addressed all the Haofeng executives present:

"My Li family has had only one son for three generations, and I'm my father's only child! Where did all these domineering relatives come from?!"

"I built the factory and film studio in my hometown, giving them a decent job as factory workers—that's a favor! But if anyone tries to use my name, Li Feng's name, to bleed Haofeng Network dry, they're asking for death!"

"One should always remember the saying, 'A small favor is appreciated, but a large favor breeds resentment.'"

"Notify the group's supervisory department to conduct a thorough investigation! There must be quite a few cases of this kind of corruption within the organization, where people abuse their power! From today onwards, no matter where the project is located, absolutely no one related to me will be allowed to participate in the bidding!"

"At Haofeng, jobs can be provided, but embezzlement will result in immediate dismissal, permanent ban from employment, and severe punishment without exception!"

……

After dealing with the corrupt elements in the film studio, Li Feng's anger subsided somewhat.

He led Zhang Xinyu slowly toward the filming location of the "Xuan-Yuan Sword" drama series, which was not far away.

At this moment, director Li Guoli was intently watching the monitor.

The camera was just shooting a scene between two people with a slight emotional conflict.

Naza, the exotic beauty who recently signed a contract, is wearing a pure white, flowing ancient costume and is standing under a peach tree with Jin Fu, the male lead who is being heavily promoted by Tangren Media.

As the plot reached its climax, Jinfu pulled Nazha into his arms and lowered his head to kiss her.

"Mr. Li! Why did you come all the way here in person!"

Liu Shishi and Tang Yan, who were resting on the sidelines, spotted Li Feng standing on the outer perimeter. They quickly put on their coats and jogged over to greet him.

"I just finished inspecting the new site and came to check on the progress."

Li Feng turned his gaze away from the monitor and looked at the two actresses he was heavily promoting. His tone softened considerably. "How is it? How does the experience of filming at this newly built set compare to what we did in Hengdian?"

Liu Shishi quickly replied with a smile, "President Li, the sets here are so beautiful! And the facilities are much newer than those in Hengdian. The air conditioning in the lounges is really good. We're really enjoying filming here."

Tang Yan chimed in, "Yeah, boss. And since it's our own territory, we don't have to worry about paparazzi taking pictures and leaking our outfits."

Listening to the reports from the two actresses, Li Feng nodded in satisfaction.

But his gaze passed over the two of them and landed on Jin Fu, who was acting opposite Nazha in the middle of the scene. His eyes gradually became deep and thoughtful.

Jinfu.

He is currently being heavily promoted by Tangren Media as a rising male lead.

Looking at the male actor who appeared quite sunny and handsome in front of the camera, Li Feng's mind was filled with those absurd news stories from his past life.

This guy is destined to be a complete jinx and a ticking time bomb!

Whether it was due to his impulsive personality or because he was framed by his foreign girlfriend, a few years later, once his domestic violence scandal, which shocked the entire internet, broke out, his career was ruined, and he became a disgraced celebrity who was banned from the entire internet!

In this era where online memories are becoming increasingly clear, films and television dramas featuring celebrities with bad records will only have one fate: being removed from all online platforms and banned from broadcast!

"Xuan-Yuan Sword is a major production that Haofeng Films fully financed and exclusively produced, and it was all funded by my money."

Li Feng coldly calculated in his heart.

"Whether you are falsely accused or actually assaulted in the future, this kind of potential minefield must not be planted in my Haofeng's fully funded drama series."

Li Feng would never allow his investment to go down the drain because of an outsider's private life issues.

In the eyes of capital, risk avoidance is always the top priority.

After filming a scene, the director yelled "Cut!"

"I'm going back to Jinling tonight." Li Feng looked at Liu Shishi and Tang Yan, his tone calm but firm.

"You two, come to Zijin Mountain tonight."

Upon hearing the familiar instruction, Liu Shishi paused for a moment, then subconsciously said, "President Li, but we have a long night shoot tonight..."

He hadn't finished speaking.

Tang Yan grabbed Liu Shishi's wrist, cutting off the rest of Liu Shishi's words.

Then, she stepped forward, a sweet smile on her face:

"Okay, boss, don't worry, we'll be there on time."

Li Feng gave Tang Yan a deep look, quite satisfied with her understanding nature. He nodded slightly and led Zhang Xinyu to the Rolls-Royce parked outside the stadium.

Only after the black luxury car disappeared from sight did Liu Shishi rub her wrist in pain, looking at Tang Yan with a face full of grievance and confusion:

"Tangtang, why are you pinching me! We really do have a long night shoot tonight, how are we going to ask the director for leave?"

Tang Yan glared at her with exasperation, lowered her voice, and spoke with a hint of lingering fear:

"Take leave? What do you care about taking leave!"

"Shishi, didn't you see the boss's look just now?!"

Liu Shishi shook her head blankly: "Eyes? What eyes?"

"When the boss was watching Nazha and Jinfu film their kissing scene just now, his gaze was so cold it could kill!"

Tang Yan recalled the look Li Feng gave Jin Fu before leaving, and felt a chill run down her spine. "Believe it or not, the film crew is about to be in big trouble!"

Liu Shishi thought Tang Yan was making a fuss over nothing and was about to retort.

Just then, a loud crash of a script being slammed down came from the director's monitor booth not far away!

Immediately afterwards, the executive producer rushed out with a megaphone, his voice hoarse as he announced to the entire audience:

"Attention all crew members! We have received an urgent joint notification from Haofeng Film & Television headquarters and Mr. Cai of Tangren Media!"

"The film crew will be completely shut down for three days, starting now!"

"The male lead... Jin Fu! Due to mismatch with the role, he is immediately removed from the cast! A new male lead will be selected!"

boom!

The entire set erupted in chaos!

Jinfu, who was just touching up his makeup, was stunned, and the water glass in his hand fell to the ground with a thud.

Liu Shishi, who was standing not far away, was so shocked that she gasped and stared at Tang Yan with wide eyes!

So... it's been changed?!

Filming had been going on for days, and the big boss came by, took one look around, didn't say a word, and kicked the male lead, whom Tangren was promoting, out of the running?!

Tang Yan looked at Liu Shishi with an expression that said, "I knew it."

"It's over..."

Liu Shishi patted her chest, still shaken, and lowered her voice, "The boss is... way too possessive of his food!"

Tang Yan nodded in deep agreement, her eyes filled with awe: "Nazha has only been with the company for a short time, the boss hasn't even touched her yet. Jinfu actually dared to film a kissing scene in front of the boss..."

"That's it, they're blacklisted and out of the game!"

In the eyes of the two leading actresses, the reason Li Feng replaced the male lead wasn't to avoid future business risks at all, but because he was jealous and furious to see the beauty in their bowl being kissed by another man!

"It seems that the career paths of female artists in this company are now set in stone."

Tang Yan gave a bitter smile, feeling both a sense of security from being protected by power and a sense of helplessness from being kept in captivity.

"Shishi, I've got it."

"From now on, in the film crew, no matter which male actor we act with, as long as it involves kissing scenes or intimate scenes..."

"We can only use camera tricks! Or we should just use a body double!"

"What if we accidentally kiss and the boss sees us..." Tang Yan glanced at Jin Fu, who was looking dejected and being ushered out of the film crew by the production assistant, and shuddered.

"Their fate will be no better than his."