Hu Chengming came here with great expectations at first, but when he arrived and learned the reason for their loan, he actually felt a little uneasy.
After a month and a half, he probably understood the village's style of doing things. It was a bit bandit-like, but the people were not bad.
With a click, Hu Chengming, who was struggling in the mud pond, slowly got up.
After a month and a half, the crew members and villagers were all very impressed with Hu Chengming, who was such a big star.
He starred in this "three-no" movie for free and was even more dedicated during the filming. He was willing to roll around in this dirty mud pit or dive into it whenever he was asked to.
The weather was a bit hot, and the mud covering my body dried and fell off, leaving my skin tanned in patches of black and white.
Instead, the other party smiled and said with interest that the mud had become his protective shell to prevent mosquito bites.
Every now and then he would ask his assistant to go out with the villagers on motorcycles to buy things and provide snacks for everyone.
The crew members finally understood why Hu Chengming was so popular in the entertainment industry, a world of fame and fortune.
The afternoon scene was the last one, where the protagonist was drowned in the flood while trying to save someone.
Since there was no flood, they could only set up the scenery in the small pond in the village. If there was not enough scenery later, An Jingzhi had to do the special effects himself.
The last scene ends.
"Brother Hu, congratulations on finishing the filming."
"Our crew has also finished filming."
As An Jingzhi finished his two sentences, the crew suddenly became very lively.
"Very good!"
“Finally finished filming!”
"Hahaha, this time I'm going to sleep for three days and three nights!"
He wiped the water off his face and took the towel handed to him by the assistant.
Hu Chengming said as he wiped the cloth, "It wasn't easy to make this movie. I'm afraid we'll need a lot of money for special effects later on, right?"
An Jingzhi smiled and said, "Why? Senior Brother Hu, do you want to invest?"
Hu Chengming's face was serious as he handed the towel to his assistant. "If you need it," he explained, "I'm an actor and a businessman."
"I'm well aware of the value of your film. It's a masterpiece among low-budget films."
"Of course, the specifics will have to be tested by the market."
"If you need anything, I can help you."
Looking at Hu Chengming's expression, he seemed to be serious. An Jingzhi thought that it was worthwhile for him to put all his energy into preparing this three-no movie.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Hu, there is no problem for the time being. If there is any problem, I will talk to Senior Brother Hu." He smiled and declined the other party's kindness.
He carefully calculated every budget in the movie before deciding to spend it.
Originally, the bulk of the money should have gone to the actors, special effects, and equipment, but now the actors have spent almost nothing.
A lot of the equipment was sponsored by the school. Apart from the salaries of the crew members and the rental costs of some other equipment, there were also some miscellaneous expenses within the crew.
Of course, if the remaining money was used for special effects, it would probably only be worth 50 cents, which would not meet An Jingzhi's requirements.
He decided to do it himself.
When the time comes, he can borrow some space from the school. With Hu Chengming's name, I believe the school won't mind helping him again.
Hu Chengming confirmed again and again that the other party really did not need his help before he gave up.
In the evening, the entire crew had dinner with the villagers and then returned to the city the next day.
After resting in the village for a day, An Jingzhi also came to school with Xu Siming.
"Teacher, all the equipment is here. Please check if there is any damage." Xu Siming said with a smile.
The teacher who manages the equipment went in and checked each one to confirm that there was no damage before asking the other party to sign.
On the other side, An Jingzhi also came to the school with his things. The directing department almost forgot that there was such a person who wanted to make the village rich by making movies.
When An Jingzhi first asked to borrow the editing room, the other party did not agree at all.
Forget about helping the villagers get out of poverty and become rich. The school lending out those equipment is already very kind of it, and it can be considered as supporting the students.
In the end, it was An Jingzhi who relied on his eloquence, and with the gimmick of Hu Chengming starring for free, Dou Songhua also said a few good words for him.
The other party reluctantly agreed to An Jingzhi's use of the equipment, but requested that it not affect the school's classes.
So An Jingzhi had to avoid others and use it only when others were not using it.
The bitterness involved cannot be explained to outsiders, but after An Jingzhi's tireless work day and night, and with Xu Siming's help in the rough cut, the finished product was finally obtained after a month and a half.
He immediately invited Dou Songhua to come and watch.
Dou Songhua praised the film highly. The film is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival.
Dou Songhua strongly disagrees with the film's release schedule.
The Spring Festival period is a time when gods fight and little devils suffer, not to mention an unknown director like An Jingzhi.
Even with Hu Chengming joining the cast, the film would still be at a huge disadvantage if it were released during the Spring Festival.
"Teacher Dou, our movie isn't very well-known to begin with. The only one with some fame is Senior Brother Hu. If we miss the popular release date, it won't make any waves."
Dou Songhua tried to persuade him a few times, but seeing that the other party insisted, he stopped talking.
There is nothing wrong with what Dou Songhua said, but An Jingzhi also has his own considerations.
For a "three-no" movie, the first and most important thing is to attract people to watch it. He believes that as long as there are people watching it, through word of mouth and fermentation of word of mouth, the movie may not get any ranking, but at least it can make a lot of money.
Their only gimmick at the moment is Hu Chengming, and they still have to promote the movie before it is released.
Fortunately, he had cut down on most of the expenses, leaving 500,000 yuan for publicity and promotion costs.
Compared with the tens of millions of dollars in publicity and promotion costs of other popular movies, this amount of money can't make a splash at all.
After the release date of the film was set, he began to think about ways to promote the film.
I spent some money to buy some trending searches to promote the fact that college students in Xiaoan Village wanted to enrich the village by making movies.
Unexpectedly, he spent one dollar and achieved the effect of ten dollars.
The content online is full of ridicule.
"These days, everyone wants to be a director."
"Although it's a good idea, I suggest you don't waste your money."
"Has the entertainment industry become so rotten? Even people from my hometown know how to make money in the entertainment industry."
"Let me just say this right up front, this movie is absolutely complete crap."
As An Jingzhi read through them one by one, the smile on his face grew wider and wider.
That’s right, with this kind of publicity, even though there were a lot of criticisms, it also increased the popularity of the movie.
When the time was right, he announced the name of the movie.
You can search the official website to find out the cast information of the scheduled movies.
The cursing became louder.
"I'm not saying anything, Hu Chengming is already a big shot in the capital market, does he still need this little money?"
"What a crappy movie! Why would my idol act in something like this?!"
"This director has absolutely no experience! I don't know where he came from, and I've never heard of any actors besides Hu Chengming. This is undoubtedly a bad movie, confirmed."
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