Divine Lucky Star

Chapter 159: Chapter 159: What’s the Most Important Thing in the 21st Century? Talent!

It wasn’t long before Zhao Neng came running back with the camera. The guy was really efficient at handling tasks. After connecting the power, he started walking with the camera. His steps were stable, but even so, the footage on the screen was shaking terribly. When that part was finished, Zhao Neng said, “Brother Hao, take a look. This is exactly why we have to use equipment when filming. Holding the camera is no problem, but the moment you move, it’s bound to shake.”

“Of course, I know that,” Wang Hao chuckled and nodded, “Now, go get a chicken, quick!”

“You got it!” Zhao Neng dashed off again and somehow procured a large rooster in no time. Wang Hao instructed, “Aim the camera’s lens at the chicken’s head, then shake the chicken’s body and see what happens.”

This experiment was really interesting!

Everyone stretched their necks to watch, and then they saw…

“Damn, check out the camera! It’s genius, sheer genius!”

“Yeah, no matter how the chicken’s body moves, its head stays right in the center of the screen, so steady!”

“That’s amazing, Brother Hao, how did you discover such a thing?!”

It’s no wonder they were so shocked. In the footage, no matter how the chicken was moved, even when Zhao Neng was holding it and rotating it in circles, its head remained right in the center of the camera’s screen!

Even Mr. Liu was taken aback, saying, “Little… Little Wang, where did you find out about this? It’s simply magical!”

Now that they saw how incredible it was, Gao Mingxing immediately started pounding the table, “What are you all waiting for? Go now! Get me the stuff Brother Hao is talking about! Now! Instantly! I want to see everything ready in five minutes!”

Whoosh! Once Gao Mingxing said that, what else was there to say?

The onlookers from the film crew started preparing things immediately, and soon everything was in place. Wang Hao told Zhao Neng to tie the mini camera to the chicken’s head and said, “Take a board to fix the chicken on it, then carry the board and run to test it.”

Zhao Neng was the most excited about this. Without a second word, he got things ready and took off running.

Watching the footage that was shot, everyone’s jaws nearly hit the floor!

“My God, this time it’s too steady, right? The image isn’t shaking at all!”

“Holy shit, this is like solving a super difficult problem in the film industry! It’s so steady!”

“I’m impressed, truly impressed! Brother Hao, you really are the mascot of our crew, invincible!”

“It’s mind-blowing, chickens are better than humans!”

Gao Mingxing was also astonished, then slapped his thigh hard: “Damn, Brother Hao, why didn’t you say this earlier?”

Wang Hao looked innocent: “Well, you never asked me…”

After everyone joked around for a while, Wang Hao told Zhao Neng to hold the chicken and said, “Now stand on the cart, then have two people push the cart and turn in circles! Hey, who’s that? Yang Yunfei, right? You sit in the chair, we’ll shoot around you! Quick!”

All the people on set were filled with curiosity and gathered around. By then, the chicken and the camera were ready, and two crew members pushed the cart with the cameraman on it in a complete circle on the spot.

On the screen, the lens appeared to turn in a flawless, steady circle without any flaws, even steadier than the previous shot!

Gao Mingxing: “…”

Mr. Li: “…”

All crew members present: “…”

Everyone was dumbstruck, totally silent for a half-minute, and then the place exploded in an uproar!

“Damn! Damn! This effect is just too incredible, isn’t it?! It’s just as good as the previous one!”

“Brother Hao, you’re invincible, do you need someone to serve tea and water?”

“Brother Hao, need a secretary? I’m up for it!”

Mr. Li was completely dumbfounded. He stared blankly for quite a while and then roared, “How did you only just discover someone this talented?! Huh?! How did you only just find out?! What the hell have you been doing all this time?! You’ve actually let such a talented person just run around? This is negligence, this is negligence! If we’d discovered this earlier, why would I have needed to invest so much extra money?!”

Wang Hao: “…”

Mr. Li, your words are so flattering that I’m almost embarrassed. But, uh, could you say a bit more? It does sound very nice to hear…

Wang Hao was overjoyed, but everyone else was utterly speechless—Big Brother, Mr. Li, are you seriously unaware of the situation…

You don’t know the power of Brother Hao as a lucky charm, Mr. Li. Today he hasn’t stepped in dog poop; it’s a miracle.

Normally, if he stepped in dog poop, forget about shooting; it would be a blessing if the set didn’t get blown away, let alone ancestral graves billowing green smoke!

Normally, who would dare ask him to stay here every day?

“Uh, Mr. Li,” Gao Mingxing cautiously said, “Brother Hao has already signed a contract with our company. He’s a temp worker for our crew, earning only 2,400 per month. He’s already helped us out a lot on set, it really wouldn’t be right to burden him further…”

“2,400… what?! Only 2,400 a month?!” Mr. Li was utterly shocked this time: “You’re paying such an incredible talent only 2,400 in salary?! Are you all idiots?!”

Gao Mingxing was also feeling quite frustrated!

But what could he do about it when the contract was already signed by the higher-ups?

He was only responsible for directing the film, not for managing other people’s salaries, Big Brother!

“We really can’t do anything about it,” Gao Mingxing said with annoyance. “It’s signed by the higher-ups. Although Brother Hao is very capable, I’m not in charge of personnel moves. He’s in our crew, and I can’t just raise his price without permission… I was thinking of applying for a proper adjustment after we finished shooting the film…”

“Idiot!” Mr. Li was so furious he slapped his thigh, his mouth trembling: “With such talent available, why didn’t you tell me sooner! If I had known earlier, I would have directly given more through personal sponsorship. What’s most important in the 21st century? Talent! Without talent, what kind of crap film are you shooting? Think about it, if we had employed… oh no, I mean invited Little Wang earlier to oversee, why would we have needed to spend so much money? Huh?!”

Personal sponsorship!

At the sound of these words, Wang Hao’s eyes lit up!

Ah, this Mr. Li is really quite nice!

“Here, little brother, come sit!” Mr. Li directly pulled Wang Hao to sit beside him, his smile as warm as a spring breeze. Where was the trace of his previous fury, slamming the table and glaring?

Then Mr. Li said, “I think you are definitely a talent! How about this: for many of the upcoming shots, you help us keep an eye on things, and any money saved, I’ll give you one-tenth as your personal sponsorship. How does that sound?!”

Wow!

At Mr. Li’s words, all the crew members present were green with envy!

One-tenth might not seem like much, but don’t forget, the total investment in a production can be terrifyingly high!

Even if only one-third of the production was left, if that third required three million in investment, then one-tenth would be still thirty thousand!

“Oh my, how could I possibly accept?” Wang Hao scratched his head bashfully, but before Mr. Li could continue, he promptly nodded: “Alright, I’ll see how else we can save money on the remaining parts!”

Gao Mingxing: “…”

Mr. Li: “…”

Other crew members: “…”

You’re really not shy about it!

“Okay, first off, the next scene,” Wang Hao pointed to a scene in the script, asking Director Gao, “You plan for the male lead and female lead to chase the enemy on a yacht, right? And this shot is taken from a helicopter hovering overhead, which costs a lot of money, tens of thousands for one shot? With my method just now, it’ll only cost a few thousand, which can be counted as mine, right?!”

“Yes, yes, yes!” Mr. Li was delighted: “With this shot alone we could save at least thirty thousand, and I’ll give you three thousand!”

Hahahaha! Three thousand bucks in the bag!

Oh my, what do we call this? This is called ‘Knowledge is power,’ comrades!

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