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Chapter 141
Inside the photography studio.
Jiang Dongting stood with several crew members, looking at the footage with concern.
"The budget for post-production is too tight," the head of the post-production team shook his head and sighed softly.
The team leader, named Fu Yandong, had an established team under him and was specially recruited by Mo Youqian.
He was quite experienced with film post-production effects issues.
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His fingers continuously pressed numbers on the calculator as he silently calculated: "Ten billion sounds like a lot, but with our crew stationed in the forest for so long, we're spending money on both personnel and equipment."
"Besides that, subsequent promotional costs will also be substantial..."
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Jiang Dongting pondered for a moment: "What if we move all the funds originally planned for promotion to special effects instead?"
Fu Yandong was slightly taken aback: "That... probably won't work?"
The promotional strength of a film determined its box office to a significant degree.
Both promotional expenses and screen allocation costs needed to be adequately reserved.
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Jiang Dongting said: "Personally, I believe the quality of the film is most important. Sister Liang didn't do any promotion for her previous film, so she would probably agree with this proposal."
Fu Yandong mentally calculated and nodded slightly: "In that case, the special effects budget would barely be enough. However, it would still be challenging to make it as refined as Hollywood productions."
In fact, the investment in this film was already quite substantial.
But "Chronicle of Nine Provinces' Mountains and Seas" was different from Hollywood blockbusters. Hollywood films typically had just a few grand scenes and only a few models, so of course they could be produced with great refinement.
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This film, however, had too many grand scenes and too many places requiring exquisite modeling. Its grand worldview meant they needed special effects everywhere.
"If only we could get more investment," Fu Yandong couldn't help but sigh softly.
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Jiang Dongting also felt helpless: "Ten billion is already the highest amount Sister Liang could provide. She's not even taking any payment for her role, performing completely without compensation."
Mountains and Seas was simply too niche a theme. Most investors would be unlikely to invest in such a film.
However, the female lead of this film was, after all, Yao Bianliang. With her golden reputation, there should be investors willing to invest.
But in terms of price, negotiations would likely be difficult.
Thinking of this, Jiang Dongting also became worried.
"If we want to make the special effects more refined, how many more billions do we need?" Jiang Dongting asked.
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"At least 3 billion," Fu Yandong thought for a moment. "Of course, with special effects, the more money spent, the better. Ideally, we'd have five, six, seven, or eight billion more—there's no upper limit!"
Jiang Dongting: "..."
Did he think this was buying cabbage at the market, asking for several more billions?
Was investment so easy to obtain!
A full 3 billion was already a huge sum of money.
The total investment for many films was only tens of millions. A total investment exceeding 3 billion already qualified as a big production.
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For "Chronicle of Nine Provinces' Mountains and Seas," the money spent on special effects alone required several billion. This was truly a bottomless money pit.
"Should we discuss this with Sister Liang again?" Fu Yandong suggested. "Sister Liang must understand that this amount of money makes creating special effects very difficult. But if we can make the special effects good, our film's box office won't be a concern! Perhaps we could persuade her to invest more money..."
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Jiang Dongting wore a miserable expression: "Sister Liang isn't just the lead actress, she's also this film's investor, and even practically half the director of this production... From beginning to end, she hasn't taken a penny. How can I shamelessly ask her for more money?"
He paused, looking at Fu Yandong: "If you want to go, go yourself. I'm not going."
Fu Yandong: "..."
Well, he didn't have the nerve to go either.
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The two stood in place, staring at each other, then fell into silence.
"Director!"
At this moment, a crew member's voice sounded from a distance.
The person ran hurriedly from the other side, panting, took a moment to catch his breath, then straightened up.
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"The forest area... someone's coming."
These deep mountains were uninhabited year-round. For their crew to safely station here, they had hired a team of bodyguards specifically to protect everyone's safety.
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Additionally, helicopters would drop supplies every few days to ensure everyone's living needs.
Those who might pass through here would probably only be outdoor survival enthusiasts or adventure seekers.
Since their crew had settled here, they had already encountered two or three groups of explorers, so they had some experience with this situation.
"It's just people passing by, what's there to make a fuss about?" Jiang Dongting frowned slightly.
The crew member shook his head: "They're not explorers. They came with the helicopter and have urgent business with the director."
Meeting Jiang Dongting's stunned gaze, he carefully chose his words and slowly said: "From what I heard, they seem to want to invest."
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Jiang Dongting: "!!"
Goodness, investment?
Jiang Dongting was completely stunned, and after a while, his eyes suddenly brightened, gleaming with light.
They had just been worrying about insufficient special effects funding, and look, someone had arrived!
"Good, ask him to come over—no, I'll go right now!"
After the helicopter landed, Yao Bianliang noticed that this time there were not only staff coming to deliver supplies, but also several unfamiliar faces.
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Seeing Mo Youqian jump off the helicopter, Yao Bianliang was somewhat puzzled.
"President Mo, why are you here?"
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Mo Youqian sighed: "You don't have internet here, right? I've brought professionals to set up internet access for you."
As he spoke, several technicians behind him also disembarked from the helicopter one after another, picking up wires and related equipment, preparing to begin installation.
Hearing this, Yao Bianliang's eyes brightened slightly.
She had thought that Mo Youqian had come as an investor to inspect, but didn't expect him to bring such a gift.
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Life in isolation wasn't very pleasant, not only preventing her from surfing the internet but more importantly, preventing her from keeping up with entertainment industry dynamics.
Yao Bianliang's lips curved upward: "Perfect, once we have internet access, I can monitor the entertainment industry's situation at all times."
Hearing this, Mo Youqian's expression became somewhat complex.
"Don't mention it," he said. "Setting aside other things, in short, because the authorities have introduced new policies, in the coming period, I'm afraid I'll have to earn several billion..."
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Yao Bianliang was taken aback: "What?"
The authorities had introduced new policies, and Mo Youqian happened to be in the line of fire, so he was going to make a fortune?
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Seeing Mo Youqian's sorrowful expression, she patted his shoulder comfortingly: "Ah... my condolences."
This was really quite unfortunate.
Yao Bianliang couldn't help but recall that not long ago, she seemed to have experienced the same predicament as Mo Youqian.
Putting herself in his position, a feeling of sympathy naturally arose.
After a pause, she ultimately couldn't contain her curiosity: "By the way, which project is going to make you money?"
Mo Youqian slowly exhaled: "'Actor Training Camp'—because of the variety show restriction order, this program is likely to make a lot of money."
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The variety show restriction order limited 90% of variety shows, with 99% of talent shows being taken off air as a result.
It restricted so much content, but uniquely did not restrict the "Actor Training Camp" program.
Now, "Actor Training Camp" had become one of the only remaining variety shows.
This simply made Mo Youqian feel desperate.
Yao Bianliang: "..."
What? Actor Training Camp?
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Hearing this name, Yao Bianliang suddenly became alert.
This incident seemed to involve not only Mo Youqian but also herself!
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For some reason, Yao Bianliang suddenly had a bad feeling.
Her sympathy for Mo Youqian had perhaps come a bit too early...
Based on the information revealed so far, her situation seemed no better than Mo Youqian's?
However, the "Actor Training Camp" variety show was already in the past, so even if the program's profit model had improved, it shouldn't have much impact on her.
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What was truly concerning was that the authorities' policies were changing.
Yao Bianliang unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of mineral water.
She silently recalled the information she knew, and for some reason, a feeling of impending storm surged in her heart.
Then, the next moment, she heard Jiang Dongting's excited voice from a distance.
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"Sister Liang! Great news, our production finally has new investment!"
"Pffft------"
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Yao Bianliang nearly spat out a mouthful of water, followed by a series of coughs.
She put away her mineral water while looking at Jiang Dongting, who was walking quickly toward her, in disbelief: "What did you say?"
She had been hiding quietly in the deep mountains, concealed perfectly, how could an investment suddenly appear?
It made no sense!
Moreover, Yao Bianliang didn't believe her film had high commercial value.
Not losing money would be a blessing—as for making a profit, the possibility was minuscule.
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In this situation, someone was eagerly coming to invest?
For a moment, Yao Bianliang even suspected that this investor, like Mo Youqian, specifically planned to lose money.
System: "Host, what were we just talking about..."
They had just been contemplating how investment couldn't possibly fall from the sky, and the next moment, investment literally descended from the heavens.
Jiang Dongting's face bore a joyful smile: "Yes, the person who came is Deputy President Huang from Hu Yi Company. He's very optimistic about our project and plans to invest 20 million."
Yao Bianliang took another sip of water, silently wondering what investment value her project had.
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Aside from being a money sink, she really couldn't think of any other benefits.
Of course, the amount of 20 million was within an acceptable range. Compared to 10 billion, this amount was just a drop in the bucket, better than nothing.
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What truly worried Yao Bianliang wasn't the 20 million amount, but the development trend this 20 million indicated.
Who knew if after one 20 million, countless more 20 millions would follow?
With dozens more 20 millions, though they might not make money, a box office exceeding one billion would be certain.
How could she continue her plan then!
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Yet with the system's rules in place, Yao Bianliang couldn't arbitrarily prevent legitimate investment.
So to avoid investment, the best approach was to make investors retreat of their own accord.
She needed to let them know that "Chronicle of Nine Provinces' Mountains and Seas" was a bottomless pit that would absolutely cause them to lose everything!
"Where is Deputy President Huang?" Yao Bianliang stood up and asked Jiang Dongting, "I'll talk to him right away."
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