Before leaving the Imperial Capital, Chen Yiyang met with Rao Zhi, who had just returned to the city.
"The box office for 'The Long Journey Home' was good, but I don't know what to shoot next."
"The box office was good, and you don't know what to shoot?" Chen Yiyang said. "You've made money from two consecutive films now. I bet there are tons of people out there begging you to direct with their scripts."
"It's precisely because of that, I'm scared to shoot anything." Rao Zhi said. "Nowadays, they don't care what you make, as long as you use the actors they specify."
"Isn't that a good thing?" Chen Yiyang didn't understand what Rao Zhi meant.
"If the actors can't act, you can make up for it with special effects. With their investment, you could make a special effects movie. As long as the story is good, actors' lackluster performances can be overlooked."
