Speechless after Yu Ningning's words, Wei Er slumped down and murmured, "I... just wanted to create a perfect work of art to fulfill my artistic pursuits..."
Yu Ningning completely ignored the six scripts and proposals, calmly staring at Wei Er, her fingers lightly tapping the table: "I remember, not all of your works over the years have lost money. There was a romance film called 'Happy Fate,' which was profitable, even a very profitable one."
"A film with a budget of seven million yuan ultimately grossed three hundred million yuan at the box office?"
"Back then, this film even caused a small trend? The male and female leads, who had never acted before, jumped to second-tier status thanks to it?"
It was this minor hit that brought Wei Er, a director known only within the industry, into the public eye for the first time and gave him initial fame.
Only Wei Er could fool a group of investors who had lost everything.
Unlike most people who would consider their most widely circulated work as their representative work, Wei Er's expression changed drastically when this work was mentioned, showing an expression of extreme disgust.
“Ms. Yu, please don’t mention this work. The producer of this work was the teacher who raised me, and the original author and screenwriter was my aunt. Both of them have extremely authoritarian and domineering personalities and cannot listen to any reasonable suggestions from others.”
"I am a person who likes to let my imagination run wild. I love to capture fleeting inspirations, like clouds and shooting stars, when I am shooting, to embellish, fill in, and change my work."
"I believe that only by allowing thoughts to develop most freely can we obtain something that is closest to the essence of human thinking, which is the most brilliant and unique art."
"But because of the combined suppression of my teacher and my aunt, I couldn't have a single spark of inspiration or show any of my own personality while filming this work. I could only film the script word for word."
"I've practically become a tool for filming."
"So even though outsiders consider this work to be my masterpiece, I personally would never accept it. This work is simply a disgrace to my creative history."
"After filming this movie, I made a promise to myself that even if I never make movies again, I will never feel so frustrated again."
After hearing the details, Yu Ningning raised an eyebrow and calmly said, "What if I told you that in the future, when I ask you to film the projects I invest in, you can only be a tool for making films, and listen to my orders the whole time?"
Wei Er's face immediately changed color, and he said with great integrity, "I am a person with artistic integrity, I would never..."
Yu Ningning lay calmly on the sofa, her hands naturally crossed, and said calmly, "I currently have ten million available for investment, and if that's not enough, I can add another three million..."
"If this film doesn't lose money, I'll give you an additional five million in investment for your next film."
Wei Er's words of refusal immediately stuck in his throat.
His expression shifted strangely before he managed a forced smile, which could only be described as fawning: "Don't worry, Miss Yu, I have artistic integrity. I will definitely not let you down."
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