Seeing everyone's red and swollen eyes, the nurse swallowed the words she was about to say.
She sighed, "You all need to hurry."
After saying that, she pushed the medical cart towards the door.
Even nurses who have seen countless deaths felt a pang of sadness at that moment.
Director Wei then said to the assistant director, "You go back with them. I'll handle the rest."
"Hmm." The assistant director nodded.
Xu Yanyu took one last look at Director Yan Honglian.
Pale, bloodless skin, and a limp hand hanging outside...
The group walked towards the door.
After a long silence, the assistant director finally spoke: "Director Zeng will be coming this afternoon, and we will all have to cooperate with his work from now on."
"Okay! Do we need to start work this afternoon?" Xu Yanyu asked.
"I also want to start work this afternoon."
"Yes, let's shoot this afternoon."
...
Others followed suit.
The assistant director looked at them, unsure how to respond.
Xu Yanyu tucked a strand of hair that had been blown in front of her face behind her ear and said somewhat sadly, "I wish Director Yan could see more of her works..."
She must have witnessed the completion of this film.
Xu Yanyu's words struck a chord with everyone.
Yu Jingya's eyes reddened again.
"Then let's shoot!" the assistant director shouted excitedly, clenching his fist.
Xu Yanyu nodded.
Then came another period of silence.
After getting into the car, Han Meng suddenly asked, "Assistant Director, why aren't Director Yan's family members with him?"
"What relatives are left..."
Director Yan has a tough life. When she was popular, she was a cash cow; now that she's in prison, she's a disgrace to her family.
The assistant director shook his head, wanting to smoke a cigarette, but seeing that he was inside the car, he put the lighter down.
He tucked the cigarette behind his ear. "She dedicated her whole life to her beloved movies, but sadly, she never got the result she wanted..."
The car sped forward, and no one spoke again.
Everyone was preparing for the afternoon's work.
When Xu Yanyu and the others arrived at the filming location, they saw Director Zeng wandering around the crew wearing a gray down jacket.
He is also getting familiar with the work here.
When Director Zeng saw Xu Yanyu, he put down what he was doing and walked towards the group.
"How are you doing, Director Yan?"
"I originally wanted to go see her, but I had to take on her job..."
The assistant director took a cigarette out of his pocket and handed it to Director Zeng.
Director Zeng waved his hands repeatedly, "No, no!"
"Well, thankfully I received the script from you guys a month ago, otherwise I really wouldn't have dared to let everyone start working right away."
Xu Yanyu and the others exchanged glances, and they all understood what had happened.
It turns out that Director Yan had already made the worst-case scenario plan beforehand.
The assistant director sighed, "The situation isn't good. They're hanging on by a thread; it's all up to fate how much longer they'll live."
Director Zeng scratched his head, somewhat annoyed, and said, "That's it! There's trouble... I can take over the filming."
But after checking your remaining funds, it seems you don't have enough!
"Not enough? I've calculated it... It should be enough..." The assistant director became even more agitated upon hearing this.
He was in charge of logistics, and it was probably the first time he had been entrusted with such a heavy task. Due to his lack of experience, he misjudged the financial situation.
"It's definitely not enough! We need to add more funds!" Director Zeng said with great certainty.
"We need to attract investment... Sister Yan's account is empty!" The assistant director was frantic this time.
Will this delay the recent filming?
Xu Yanyu once guided the way.
Director Zeng looked at Xu Yanyu and said, "You can manage to film for more than a month, but the post-production work and other related expenses will be considerable."
Xu Yanyu opened her bank account and looked at it, then asked, "How much money do I still need?"
The others also stared intently at Director Zeng.
Director Zeng pondered for a moment before saying, "If I were to take over, I estimate there would be a shortfall of over thirty million..."
The assistant director gasped, "How could there be such a big difference..."
Director Zeng proudly declared, "I want this movie to be released!"
Director Yan probably never even considered that it could be released in theaters.
Therefore, she kept everything simple.
The assistant director murmured, "Because this money is all her savings over the years... This is all the money she has left."
She said, "Let's just spend all these things that we can't take with us when we die."
That's why Director Yan didn't seek investment for this film.
There's no need to drag others into the risk.
Everyone felt a little uneasy.
"Assistant director, I don't want my filming fee anymore."
Han Meng spoke first.
"I don't want it anymore!"
Yu Jingya chimed in.
Director Zeng looked at everyone, his eyes filled with satisfaction.
He had worked with Yu Jingya before, and Yu Jingya wasn't like that before.
“I recently made some money, I can afford six million. It’s a pity… I just spent some money to buy a villa in Bianjing City.”
Director Zeng still felt a pang of pain when he thought about those six million.
This is all his pocket money!
The assistant director took his phone and ran to a corner to make a call.
All eyes turned to Xu Yanyu.
"Is 30 million enough?" Xu Yanyu asked Director Zeng directly.
Director Zeng hesitated for a moment, then explained, "This is my conservative estimate..."
"Then I'll contribute three million as well," Han Meng said, biting her lip.
The assistant director returned at that moment.
He said, "I just called Director Yan to explain the situation here."
She said that the money you all contributed is considered an investment in this film.
She doesn't need her share of the money.
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