Divine Lucky Star

Chapter 101: Chapter 101: Brother Hao Becomes Possessed by the Spirit of a Movie Star (Added for the First Alliance’s +Egg)

“There’s a saying that to do a good job, one must first sharpen their tools. Going in headstrong like some greenhorn will likely lead to nothing but fisticuffs and no room for negotiation.”

So before setting off, Wang Hao still needed to make some preparations.

“Director Gao,” once the entire film crew had gathered, Wang Hao started to assign tasks, “I need to do some setup next. Whether or not we can succeed depends on everyone’s cooperation.”

As the mascot had spoken, who would dare not to cooperate? The whole crew roared in unison, “Okay!”

“First,” Wang Hao snapped his fingers with a pop: “Get me the best outfit from the wardrobe department, something like a suit, trench coat, sunglasses, and do something with my hair. Otherwise, with the way I’m dressed, I’d probably be sent packing at first glance.”

After all, this was an urban-themed film crew, so those modern high-end outfits were definitely not a problem.

Gao Mingxing nodded decisively: “Done, that’s not an issue!”

“Ma Ming,” Wang Hao then turned to the tall and burly Ma Ming: “Go get yourself a dragon and tiger tattoo, and change into a black tank top.”

“Alrighty,” said Ma Ming, who viewed Wang Hao as if he were seeing a deity, would never oppose any instructions from him! After agreeing, he even scratched his head with a silly smile, “Brother Hao, I’ll follow your lead today. I’ll go buy a lottery ticket tonight and hope for your blessing!”

Wang Hao: “…”

Damn, I’m Lucky Star, not the God of Wealth! Kid, you’re worshipping the wrong person!

After arranging things with Ma Ming, Wang Hao looked towards Zheng Yue: “Little Yueyue, it’s your turn next. Put together some office attire, make yourself look more aloof, upscale, everything black – little suit, high heels, and tone down the lipstick. Office Lady style, get it?”

“Got it!” Zheng Yue nodded cheerfully and exclaimed, “Then I’ll be off!”

Wang Hao gave a few more detailed instructions, and then everyone went off to carry out their own tasks.

Soon everything was ready. Dressed in trousers and a trench coat, cool as Zhou Xingxing in “Gambling Saint,” Wang Hao, followed by a large group, headed straight to the periphery of the other film crew.

“Stop!” Seeing so many people approaching, a gang of young hoodlums on patrol for the other film crew immediately surrounded them: “Who goes there?”

Typically, a film crew would hire some local hoodlums to guard the set when shooting on location, and the crew Wang Hao was about to confront was not short on cash, so naturally, they had not skipped this step.

Usually, if an ordinary person came to talk business, the hoodlums would send them packing straightaway, which was precisely the downfall of Li Fei.

But now, Wang Hao’s preparations came into play—the gang of hoodlums were taken aback by the sight before them, especially Ma Ming standing right behind Wang Hao. They gulped nervously, and the leader, shaking in his boots, asked: “Who… who are you?!”

Wang Hao snapped his fingers with a pop, then Ma Ming pulled out a chair from nowhere…

The rival group of hoodlums nearly bugged their eyes out in disbelief!

“Who I am is none of your concern,” declared Wang Hao as he sat down grandly, crossing his legs. His awe-inspiring presence nearly brought tears to the eyes of the opposing hoodlums.

“Your wine, young master,” Zheng Yue timely took a glass of red wine from someone behind her and poured a drink for Wang Hao, then, with a sway of her hips, she returned to the crowd.@@novelbin@@

Everyone was floored!

The group of hoodlums stood there looking utterly clueless, not having a clue what to do in such a situation.

“Clear these eyesores out of here,” Wang Hao dismissed them with a wave of his hand as if shooing away flies: “They’re annoying to look at.”

“Right away, young master!” Ma Ming bowed to Wang Hao and then approached the group. Covering the nearly five-meter distance in just two strides, Ma Ming picked up two of the hoodlums like they were just little chicks, and tossed them aside.

Everyone was completely flabbergasted.

The gang consisted of about ten people, but the sight of a dragon and tiger tattoo, nearly two meters tall Ma Ming, with bulging pectoral muscles, and his bald head, they were all scared witless.

“What are you waiting for?” Wang Hao sipped the red wine leisurely, humming, “Do you really think you’re worthy of speaking to me as an equal?”

The hoodlums shook their heads instinctively, and finally, one of them got the message, and scampered urgently into the film crew’s camp!

Over by Gao Mingxing, everyone was dumbstruck—

“Holy crap, has Brother Hao been possessed by a movie star spirit or what? So freaking awesome, look at that swagger!”

“I’m on the verge of peeing myself from fear, damn that’s amazing! The grandeur, it’s out of this world!”

“Stop talking nonsense, is that something Brother Hao is just ‘putting on’? That’s called being a natural badass!”

Even the young heartthrob Yang Yunfei from their own crew was gobsmacked. Right now, Wang Hao looked even cooler than at his coolest moment! This was the epitome of winning a battle without fighting!

They hadn’t even lifted a finger, and the opposing hoodlums were already baffled.

The hoodlum left quickly and returned just as quickly. In no time, Wang Hao saw a middle-aged man, wearing a duckbill cap and carrying a fan, rush over.

“That’s the guy, Director!” Soon, the hoodlum led the director to Wang Hao, pointing cautiously at him before scampering away to avoid getting involved in any mishaps.

“And who might this be…” Confronted with Wang Hao’s impressive demeanor, this director too was somewhat perplexed. He had traveled far and wide for shooting films and had never seen anyone quite as imposing as Wang Hao.

“Are you the director?” Wang Hao sized up the director from head to toe, clearly unacquainted… Not that it mattered. Wang Hao continued to sit comfortably with his legs crossed, smiling, “I’m here today to discuss a matter with you.”

Seeing that they were finally getting down to business, Gao Mingxing and Li Fei exchanged glances, sensing that the main event was starting!

Although Gao Mingxing was somewhat known in the industry, his reputation was mediocre at best—after all, which truly magnificent director would stoop to shoot web dramas, right?

But the crew on the other side was legitimately a movie production team!

It’s no exaggeration to say that web dramas are naturally at a disadvantage compared to movies, so it was normal for the other side not to give Gao Mingxing any respect. But now, Wang Hao was going to talk to them…

Honestly speaking, even if Wang Hao was known as the mascot, the outcome wasn’t necessarily promising.

“Talking business?” Sure enough, once Wang Hao spoke up, the director immediately scoffed with disdain, “Young man, I understand what you mean, but frankly, it’s not gonna happen.”

At these words, the hearts of Gao Mingxing and the others sank once again.

As expected, Director Gao was still unapproachable!

“Oh? Not gonna happen?” Wang Hao’s lips curled up, his pretentiousness soaring to the skies, “For me, there are very few things in this world that can’t be done; it’s just a matter of how much it costs. I wonder, this ‘not gonna happen’ that the director speaks of, what exactly does it entail?”

Wang Hao was channeling an Oscar-winning actor right then!

Gao Mingxing and the others almost wanted to applaud him!

The way he spoke was just so damn awesome! Your average Joe could never pull that off!

“You don’t believe me, huh?” the director exploded, “Fine, today I’ll let you understand why I say nothing’s going to work today, no matter what you say!”

With that, he clapped his hands harshly, and suddenly a large group of people came over!

The director pointed at a piece of machinery, “You recognize this, right? Do you know how much it costs to rent one of these professional lighting machines?” Then, he gestured towards an actor, “Look at this, do you know how much I have to spend for a professional to do this makeup? This makeup can only last three hours, do you get that?”

And he wasn’t done yet; the director then pointed to a corner of the set where an obviously high-end motorhome was parked.

“This nanny van was specially hired for the big star to rest in, and the cost is calculated by the hour,” the director said loudly, “All of these things cost money! I’m just a worldly man—do you have any idea how much money a big production like this burns through every day? Do you think I don’t agonize over financing and investments every single day? Coming from nowhere, without the slightest clue, you dare ask me to lend you the set?”

After the director finished speaking, many from his crew immediately cast a number of unfriendly glances at Wang Hao.

“Just a rich second generation, yet he dares to come here and ask to borrow the set.”

“Exactly, exactly, what nerve!”

“Do you know how much our production spends in a single day? Who does he think he is?”

If it had been anyone else, they probably would have caved by now, even Ma Ming and Zheng Yue were full of embarrassment. But unexpectedly, Wang Hao began to laugh instead, growing happier with each chuckle until he couldn’t stop himself at all!

“Hahahaha!” Wang Hao laughed, slapping his thigh, “And here I thought you didn’t understand, but it turns out you do know that you’re burning money here?! Ahahahaha, good, good, at least you haven’t been completely stupid!”

Wang Hao laughing like that caused everyone present to freeze in shock!

After a momentary pause, the place erupted into chaos!

“What on earth is this young man laughing about? He’s gone crazy!”

“That’s right, ‘at least you haven’t been completely stupid’? Who is he calling stupid?”

“Who does he think he is? Our Director Meng has been making films for so many years, and now some clueless punk has the audacity to call him stupid!”

People across from them were all abuzz, and everyone around Gao Mingxing was also sweating bullets!

Mascot ah! Brother Hao! You’re our actual brother! Do you even know who you are calling stupid…

That’s Meng Qingming, one of the top directors in the country!

Even Gao Mingxing has to lower his stance in front of him! And you, a nobody, dare laugh at his stupidity!

Are you tired of living?!

“Young man, you can eat what you want, but you can’t just say anything!” Sure enough, after hearing Wang Hao’s words, Meng Qingming’s eyes narrowed slightly as he stared coldly at Wang Hao. A cold smile suddenly hooked at the corner of his mouth as he said, “You dare call me stupid. If you can’t explain yourself today, this won’t be over. I’ll sue you for slander!”

At this point, Wang Hao’s attire played its role!

Meng Qingming couldn’t gauge Wang Hao’s background. No matter how he looked at him, he seemed like a rich young master. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they would have probably started fighting by now!

“You think I’m playing with you, huh?” Wang Hao put down his wine glass, brushed off the nonexistent dust on his clothes, slowly stood up, walked over to Meng Qingming, and smiled, “Today, I’m going to let you know exactly where you’re acting stupid!”

The whole scene fell silent all at once, as everyone craned their necks, waiting to hear Wang Hao’s explanation.

“First off,” Wang Hao began, “the movie you’re shooting is called ‘My Heavenly Immortal Girlfriend,’ right? But what puzzles me is, just by looking at the title, it seems to be an urban romance popcorn flick. What the hell are you doing filming in this godforsaken place?! Are you here to talk about love, or are you here to fight? If it’s about romance, this environment obviously doesn’t match, and if it’s about fighting, what kind of fight would an urban romance movie have here? Huh?! What kind of fight?!”

Wang Hao’s comments immediately left the group across from them speechless!

Before coming, Wang Hao had specifically inquired that Meng Qingming’s crew was working on a film called ‘My Heavenly Immortal Girlfriend,’ which was essentially about a celestial being who is sent down to the human world and falls in love with an urban office worker.

Such a story would have been great material before Wang Hao’s crossing, but in this world…

It just made one feel utterly flabbergasted—what the heck were they doing filming such material in this place?!

“This…” Meng Qingming was at a loss for words after being barraged by Wang Hao, and he even felt there was some truth to the criticism, leaving him without a retort!

“If you’re going to shoot, you should at least respect people’s curiosity and consider what’s reasonable or not,” Wang Hao continued his tirade: “Look at the environment around us, huh! Is this the setting for an urban romance movie?! There are factors to consider like the right timing, location, and harmony when filming, okay? Regarding timing, look up,” Wang Hao said, pointing to the sky, “you came here to shoot a romance film under this gloomy, overcast weather that’s about to rain?! The actors aren’t even here, what the hell are you doing, planning to shoot a horror movie?!”

Sweat poured down Meng Qingming’s forehead as he looked up at the sky and stammered, “Isn’t this just being dedicated…”

“Dedicated my ass; this is just a waste from having more money than sense!” Wang Hao cursed, his spit almost spraying Meng Qingming’s face, “If I were your investor, I would demand your dismissal! And regarding location! Look at these surroundings, if this were shot at night, you wouldn’t even need special effects for a horror movie! It’s all overgrown weeds, the houses are all ramshackle, you could just put someone in a white robe and have a ghost scare people without makeup! What kind of scene did our crew come here to shoot? It was supposed to be agents fighting terrorists, and you’re here shooting a romance! A romance! Are you kidding?!”

Meng Qingming was even more frustrated: “I… I thought the place was quite romantic at the beginning…”

How can one say Wang Hao wasn’t lucky? Just as Meng Qingming finished uttering the word “romantic,” a cold wind blew around them, and a loud clap of thunder echoed in the sky…

At this moment, Zheng Yue fully utilized her acting skills, leaning close to Wang Hao and whispering, “Young Master, I’m scared!”

Meng Qingming: “…”

Well, now the place had utterly turned into a horror movie set. Although there were so many people standing around, once the weather turned gloomy and the wind started to blow, it sent chills down everyone’s spines, making the place look even more terrifying!