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Our company is busy with the post-production of the movie. Three days later…
"Director Shen, no…Money!"
Shen Xiuhan, who was busy editing in front of his computer, froze when he heard that."It's gone so quickly?"
"There's still 18 million," the finance officer said with a bitter face."But that's the money that the distribution company publicized." We've already paid the actors the final sum of 37 million yuan. Zhou Dong and the three installments totaled 15 million yuan, and the remaining actors totaled 3 million yuan.”
"Then, the remaining 19 million. During the month of filming, the 150-man crew spent nearly 15 million on various filming equipment, venue rental fees, food, accommodation, props, extras, and so on…"
"Isn't there still 4 million left?" Shen Xiuhan asked.”
The finance officer smiled bitterly."Four million. We've spent almost all of it in post-production this week. We only have less than one million left to last us for a day or two. Besides, we have to give some red packets to the film critics when the movie is pre-screened. We'll have to prepare at least one or two million…"
Clenching his fists, Shen Xiuhan said in a deep voice,""Roughly how many gaps do we have?"
"About three to five million!" The finance officer immediately replied.”
"Alright, you go out first. I'll think of a way to get the money!”
"Yes, sir!"
...
After the finance department left, Shen Xiuhan couldn't help but cover his face with his hands.
At this moment, he knew how difficult it was to make a movie.
An immature team would have to rely on him to personally check on everything. It was fine if they were tired, but now they had no money.
The movie was already in its final stages. If the funding chain was cut off, it would be terrible.
After covering his face and hesitating for a long time, Shen Xiuhan rubbed his tired face and took out his phone. He found the name 'Mom' in his contact list.
"Beep, beep, beep!"
The phone rang for only a few seconds before a surprised middle-aged woman's voice sounded."Xiuhan, why did you call mommy?”
After hesitating for a moment, Shen Xiuhan still said,""That…Mom!"
"Hey, son!"
"That…That..."
After a long while, Shen Xiuhan could not open his mouth.
However, when she heard her son stutter over the phone, Mother Shen recalled the news she saw last month and felt a pang in her heart."Baby, are you short of money?”
A look of shame flashed across Shen Xiuhan's face and he quickly said,""That…Mom, I'm short of money, but I'm not wasting it. I'm making a movie. There's a problem with the capital chain.”
On the phone, Mother Shen said gently,""It's okay, son. Tell me how much you need. Mom and Dad will get it for you immediately.”
Shen Xiuhan's eyes welled up when he heard Mother Shen's unhesitating reply.
A child with a mother was like a treasure. This was something he had never felt as an orphan in his previous life…Motherly love!
In this world, the only ones who can give you everything without regrets are your parents!
...
"Mom, I'm short of three million. Don't worry, I'll definitely return it to you after the movie is released.”
"Silly child, why did you tell your parents that you're not going to return it? Just wait. Your father and I will immediately gather the money for you. We will definitely transfer it to you as soon as possible.”
"Yes, thank you, Mom!"
Three days later, when he saw the money…Five million.
Shen Xiuhan couldn't help but clench his fists and feel touched by the six zeros behind the five.
Shen Xiuhan's predecessor had started learning at the age of two, performed on television at the age of five, and even went to Seunmida as a trainee. A family that could provide such training for their children was certainly not bad.
Of course, the Shen family was not very rich. They could only be considered a middle-class family.
Shen Xiuhan's parents had opened a few restaurants in their hometown. Five million yuan was already all the liquid funds that the Shen family could take out. Perhaps the employees 'next month's salary…
In fact, Shen Xiuhan did not know that his mother had borrowed two million from her family to raise five million…
...
With this five million, Shen Xiuhan could finally focus on the later stages.
However, the budget of a movie was usually greatly exceeded. Although "Young You" was an artistic film that did not require a huge amount of special effects, it still cost a lot.
To save money…
There was no theme song, no interlude, no background music…
There weren't even any subtitles…
There was no other way. He really did not have any money!
With such difficulty, Shen Xiuhan finally completed all the post-production on April 20th.
After the two-hour movie was completed, it was also announced by 'our company' that they would invite major cinemas to watch it.
However, the feedback he received was not optimistic.
As for 'Young You', all the theater managers were impressed by Shen Xiuhan, the rookie director, because the filming was indeed good.
After watching the entire process, the managers of the major theater chains felt like this: Shen Xiuhan, this rookie director, did a good job in filming the movie. The male and female lead actors had good acting skills, and the bullying in school was thought-provoking…
This movie had the potential to win an award!
But...
Young You was a pure youth film.
Everyone knew that literary films were generally good but not popular."Young You" was a depressing subject like school bullying.
In the eyes of the theater managers,"Young You" might have a good reputation after it was released, but the box office... It would definitely make their cinema chain lose money.
...
Well, in the eyes of the major theater managers, youth films should be like Zhao Junqi's "To Youth" and Guo Xiaosi's "Tiny Times" series. They should have a fight, a love triangle, an abortion, a car accident, and a miscarriage...
Well, no matter how melodramatic it was, that was our domestic youth film.
Although the reputation might not be good, at least it could attract attention and earn money.
In this world of capital, winning awards for movies was secondary. Earning money was the most important.
Moreover, even if you didn't want to argue, you should at least have the feelings of Liu Milk Tea's "Later Us" to sell, right?
I'm sorry,"Young You" didn't have any of those melodramatic emotions.
In addition, other than the male and female leads, the names of the other actors were unknown.
As for the male and female leads, the female lead, Zhou Dong, had quite a lot of experience in the film industry. However, the male lead, Shen Xiuhan, was just a newcomer who had entered the big screen for the first time.
A male lead with no qualifications, no appeal, and no traffic.
...
Of course, even though most of the cinemas did not think highly of it,"Young You" still managed to get a screening time. It was not to the extent that it could not even be screened in cinemas and was reduced to an online movie.
After all, the female lead, Zhou Dongyu, was also a movie queen.
After all, Shen Xiuhan was once a top-tier young hunk three years ago. There should be people who would buy his feelings.
As for the schedule…
May 1st, April 30th.
Yes, it was also released on the same day as his teammate Lu Han's "Demon Fortress" and the young fresh meat Xiao Zhan's "Jade Dynasty".
However, although it was released on the same day, the screening schedule…
Heaven and Earth!
"Demon City Fortress" was a 300 million yuan investment special effects blockbuster film. It was co-starred by the top actress Lu Han and the best actress in the history of the box office, Shu Qi.
On the first day, Demon City Fortress had a 40% screening rate.
Celestial Bane had an investment of more than 100 million yuan. The male lead was a new generation of popular male idols, Xiao Zhan, and the female lead was also a popular flower.
On the first day of screening, Celestial Bane had 30% of the total.
As for Young You, it was a low-budget teen art film with an investment of only 60 million yuan.
On the first day of screening, Young You had 15%.
Two of the top young hunks and the former top young hunks, this year's May Day…
It was destined to be a bloodbath!
It's going to be awesome soon.
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