And compared to feelings, Decan Bu Liu has more important things to deal with right now.

Just before the final makeup photos were taken and the movie was about to start shooting, Li Zai suddenly told him that PsitM special effects studio, which they had previously agreed to cooperate with, had withdrawn their order.

Den Bu Liu: "Did you break the contract?"

"The contract hasn't been signed yet," Li Zai said angrily when talking about this, "I had reached an agreement with him a month ago. What they said at that time was that the studio owner could not sign the contract if he went abroad to study and had to wait for him to come back. That's fine. That's fine, we haven't decided on the starring role at that time anyway, so I just want to wait until someone comes back."

"It turned out that after waiting for almost a month, I asked and found out that their boss had come back a long time ago, but he kept putting off telling me. When I asked, they immediately told me that they would not take orders."

"Damn it, if you don't answer, tell me earlier! You have to ask me before you let me know. It's wasted so long on me!"

There is no shortage of such variables in the market. Before a contract is signed, no promises can be made.

Denbuliu wasn't too surprised, he just asked: "What's the reason?"

"It's even more irritating when I talk about this," Li Zai gulped down his saliva and continued cursing, "I only found out after asking about it, it was because they took a new order and said they gave us double the price. Double. What's the matter? We also gave you a lot, right? I don't know which project it is, so you have to fight with us!"

PsitM special effects is a leader in domestic special effects studios, and has even done post-production work for a series of Hollywood and other science fiction films.

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Of course, Denbuliu understands that you get what you pay for in special effects. When Li Zai was able to cooperate with them before, it was Denbuliu who spent real money on it.

One-third of their film investment is given to special effects companies, and the price is no lower than industry remuneration.

I just didn't expect that even though they were so sincere, the PsitM special effects still ruined the order.

"I've never seen someone slip away like this," Li Zai stamped his feet angrily, "No, I have to argue with them again."

"No need, it's just a waste of time," Denbuliu shook his head, "Just find another one."

"No need," Li Zai was stunned, thinking that Decai Buliu didn't know, and then explained, "PsitM special effects has studios in several cities in China, and the entire team has hundreds of people, and it is impossible to only take on one project. . Even if the local ones don't pick up the call, you can still find someone from out of town."

Denbuliu was noncommittal, but he didn't stop him anymore and just said: "You can try it."

As a result, Li called again that night.

"It's really outrageous. How come all the studios are full of orders? I asked several times and even offered to increase the price, but they refused to let go."

Decan Buliu is not surprised: "That's why I say it's a waste of time."

Li Zai was surprised: "How do you know?"

"It's counterintuitive to use double the market price to do special effects," said Denbuliu slowly, "so I checked the boss behind this order and found that it was the crew of Cyber ​​Nezha."

"Holy shit, Cyber ​​Nezha? Is that the crew that followed us before?" Li Zai frowned, "Forget about following the trend, even the special effects studio is stealing ours? And they're offering double the market price. What kind of person is being taken advantage of..."

Decadent: "The man who was taken advantage of is Ji Hanmo, who invested 1 billion."

Li Zai: "..."

Damn, their investment in the entire movie was only 300 million.

Is it great to be rich?

Li Zai was so angry that he couldn't help it, but he really couldn't compete, so he had to look for other studios to cooperate in despair.

However, excellent special effects studios in China are scarce. It was difficult to find one, but the other party did not have the schedule. Li Zai made a comparison and finally found a studio that barely met the requirements. However, the other studio had certain shortcomings. It relied heavily on physical special effects and needed to build real scenes, which meant that the cost would also rise.

Would you agree?

They don't have much money on their books to begin with, and they've already spent more than half of it on special effects...and now they have to spend a lot more money...

Hey, it would be great if he also had a father who was a financial sponsor.

After starting to make special effects movies, Li Zai's biggest feeling was that he was poor and didn't have enough money for a day.

Li Zai bit the bullet and told the situation calmly.

"Yes, you can do it boldly. The effect will be given priority, and I will guarantee the budget." Denbuliu said without any hesitation, "I only have one request. Don't use too much CG, as it will appear to have no texture. I hope that the physical special effects can be kept under control." Compare one."

With these words, Li Zai finally felt relieved: "Okay, then I'll contact them."

"Well," he paused and his voice slowed down a little, "thank you for your hard work."

Their crew is a small production and often requires individuals to wear multiple hats. Li is a director in his job, but he also takes on a lot of extra work. The screenwriter needs his reference and the actors need his adjustments. Even the special effects studio has him in charge.

Denbuliu has always been generous to partners and employees, but this is the first time that he has oppressed someone so much.

"Hey, why are you being polite to me? Producers are the ones who have the hardest work," Li Zai felt a little sour in his heart, but smiled broadly, "If it weren't for you supporting us, we wouldn't be able to carry out our execution work at all."

People who have no contact with the film and television industry may not have any idea about producers. They probably only know that they are paid, have great power, and control the life and death of the project actors.

But this is just a superficial job for the producer.

An independent producer like Denbuliu is responsible for a series of tasks such as establishing film projects, attracting investment, controlling costs, and arranging project personnel.

It can be said that whether a film and television project can be successfully launched is largely determined by the producer. Once a link in the middle is decoupled, the movie will be on the verge of death.

This is true for large-scale projects, let alone a small workshop like theirs, which requires almost everything to be done by oneself.

And even if their budget is so tight, Denbuliu has not cut back on project expenditures.

In this decadent entertainment industry, many people regard movies as a money-making tool. These people don't care about the quality of the movie. They just simply invite popular celebrities and hope to make money after the movie is released.

Because of the intervention of various types of capital, the entire film and television industry has become more impetuous, with more and more bad films and fewer and fewer films that the audience enjoys.

Movies that were originally meant to touch people emotionally have gradually become tools to demonstrate fame and fortune.

It is precisely because he understood this general environment that after Li Zai won the Best New Director Award, he would rather shoot his own short film than participate in the so-called commercial projects of his family.

When Hui Ji talked about this project that time, he didn't have high hopes, he just wanted to give it a try.

He used exaggerated interactions to cover up his suspicions, but he didn't expect that Decan Buliu would give him such a big surprise.

In a person's life, it may be difficult to meet such a decadent person.

He has lofty ideals, but also has strong execution ability, which allows him to implement projects while being ethical.

These are naturally ambitious people who are unquestionable pioneers and can lead them to success.

Li Zai has never been so sure of this.

He is a director who creates dreams for the audience through stories.

But still, he is creating his dream.

...

Making dreams requires money, and what we are most lacking now is funds.

The movie is a gold-swallowing behemoth. This is especially true for special effects movies.

The movie hasn't even started shooting yet, and the 200 million investment he raised previously has basically been spent.

The main expenditure is the cost of special effects and crew operations. Online costs such as copyright, screenwriter, director, and starring have been reduced by him to a very low level.

In addition, there are still expenses left for distribution and publicity in the later period, but this part has been allocated to Li Zai in advance by Denbuliu.

Project financing is a step-by-step process. As long as the work is good enough, you don't have to worry about running out of money for publicity later.

But this is still not enough.

He needs to raise more money.

A week later, the film project had 15 million more funds in its account. With this new investment, Li Zai was able to negotiate cooperation with the new special effects company and set up the entire crew.

It was a sunny day on the day of startup, and the temperature rarely soared to more than ten degrees. It was so hot that people couldn't even wear down jackets.

They did not hold a opening ceremony. They only issued an announcement to the media and started filming.

In the first scene, Li Zai chose the famous scene of Ao Bing's black transformation. The whole scene was very emotional and very difficult, but Yu Lingsheng did a good job and passed it in only 3 takes.

"Brother Liu, come and take a look too." Li Zai looked up from the monitor and said to Denbu Liu beside him.

When Denbuliu walked to the side, Li was playing him the video he had just taken, and explained at the same time: "Although it is all green screen now, there is no effect, but when it is added in post-production, the picture will be very beautiful."

Dan Buliu could only see that Yu Lingsheng's acting skills were good, and nodded: "Not bad."

"Fortunately, there was another investment later," Li Zai breathed a sigh of relief, "Otherwise, the crew wouldn't be able to assemble, but who invested in the $1,500 later?"

Decanbuliu was silent for a moment and said, "Count me in for now."

"You?" Li Zai was stunned, "Do you still have so much money?"

He remembered that as early as the first stage of fund-raising, he took out all the savings in his hand.

Decanbuliu: "I sold the house."

He was selling the property he had previously bought from Yongbaosheng. After moving out from Huiji, he lived there for a month and found that it was too far away from the company and the decoration did not suit his aesthetics, so he had the idea of ​​selling it to cash out.

It happened that a customer took a fancy to it some time ago, and he sold it to him at a pretty good price.

"Selling the house?" Denbuliu said in an understatement, but Li Zai's eyes widened in surprise. "The crew is so short of money, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"What's the use of telling you?" Denbuliu stated calmly, "You are busy enough making movies, and telling you is just a distraction. If you could get investment, you would have done it long ago."

"..."

"Then I can think of other ways," Li Zai said with a complicated mood, "At least I won't let you sell your house."

Moreover, Denbuliu sold it immediately. If he hadn't asked, he wouldn't have even planned to mention it to them.

This man is really...

Before, he felt that he was responsible for being decadent, but now, he felt that he was really hateful.

Although it made him feel guilty, there was nothing he could do about it.

"Then where do you live now?" Li Zai asked Dan Buliu.

Decan Buliu: "Rent a house near the company."

The CEO of a dignified listed company was reduced to renting a house...

Li Zai lowered his head, feeling uncomfortable as if his chest was being strangled. He had heard many stories about friends in the industry selling their houses to make movies, but he never expected that one day, this situation would happen to him.

He claims to love movies, but he cannot be so decadent.

"Don't think too much, I was planning to sell the house," Danbuliu patted him on the shoulder and warned, "Let's make a good movie."

Looking at the expectant eyes, Li Zai nodded vigorously.

Denbuliu did not follow the crew, and went home after the crew started filming.

Decai Yin was on her winter vacation and was lying on the sofa playing with her mobile phone. When she saw him come in, she immediately stood up and said excitedly: "Brother, has your movie started? How is it? Is it fun? Can I go to the set to see it?"

Decan Bu Liu: "Okay, but it might be a bit boring."

"It's okay, I mainly want to experience the atmosphere," said Decayin with a smile, "Can I bring two friends?"

"Okay," Danbuliu nodded, "Set a time and I'll ask the driver to take you there."

"Okay!" Cai Yin quickly shared the news with her friends, and the three girls quickly made an appointment to visit.

After the previous conversation with Li Zai, Dan Buliu realized that after Dan Yin came through, he had moved three times with him.

After coming to this world, he has never had the concept of home. For him, real estate is just a place to live.

But recalling Li's shocked look when he heard that he was selling his house, he realized that a large number of people in this world care about the sense of security that a house brings.

He asked Decayin: "Are you still used to living here?"

"Get used to it," Decayin nodded, "This community is very safe, the decoration taste is great, and it's close to school and friends."

"That's good," Danbuliu rubbed Danyin's head and said slowly, "Sorry, I can't give you a stable life for the time being."

"No, why are you saying this all of a sudden?" Denyin grabbed Denbuliu's hand and smiled, "As long as I can be with you, it doesn't matter where I live."

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Rather, she actually prefers living here, at least she can live with Denbuliu...

Cai Yin lowered her eyes, not daring to tell Cao Buliu that during the month he and Hui Ji lived together, she was always a little scared when she came home during the holidays. The whole house was empty and there was no one at all.

But fortunately, now they can live together again, her only relative in this world...

Unknowingly, Decayin lay on the sofa and fell asleep, clutching the corner of her clothes.

Decanbuliu twitched for a moment, then let her hold him, took the computer and sat next to him to work.

He has a meeting with a miniatures team tomorrow and is currently looking at the production design concepts for the film.

Miniature models mainly make up for the lack of CG special effects.

Various buildings, fleets, and even special weapons that are difficult to reproduce in reality can be made through miniature models to increase the sense of reality. It is said that excellent miniature models can already have the effect of being fake and real.

The studio that I want to see is quite famous in the industry. It is said that the boss is a car tycoon, but he loves handicrafts very much. He retired early at the age of 50 and handed over the company to his son. He opened a miniature model studio to pursue his dream. . Originally I was just doing it for fun, but I didn't expect that I would accidentally become the leader in the industry.

It's quite inspiring.

The next morning, Danbuliu arrived at Zhumeng Miniature Model Studio. The studio is located in a cultural industrial park on the outskirts of the city. It covers a large area and stores many exquisite model equipment, as well as film and television products that we have collaborated with in the past.

The negotiation process went smoothly, and the other team enthusiastically expressed that the boss liked the project very much and was happy to cooperate with them.

The only surprise was that before signing the contract, the person in charge said that their boss had gone to Beijing on urgent matters and could not sign the contract today.

Chi Luyang: "..."

Why does this development seem so familiar?

"I'm so sorry." The person in charge bowed to them and handed them tea. "Today, Mr. Xu was supposed to receive Mr. Xian for a visit, but Mr. Xu is attending a science and technology exhibition, and he needs Mr. Xu to come over and help."

"Gong Xu? Mr. Xu?"

Chi Luyang tilted his head and didn't understand for a while.

"Hey, look how anxious I am, I forgot to introduce you two," the person in charge pointed to the photo frame on the corporate culture wall and said, "Gong Xu mainly refers to Mr. Xu of Qianli Automobile. Now we call him more Engineer Xu. Mr. Xu is the son of Engineer Xu and the then president of Qianli Automobile, Xu Yan."

"Then I understand," Chi Luyang nodded, "Gong Xu is the father, and Mr. Xu is the son."

"That's right," the person in charge laughed, and added, "Mr. Xu just flew to Beijing late last night. It was too late and I didn't have time to tell you. We can handle everything about cooperation, even the final part of the contract." Signing and sealing requires going through some procedures. If the project is really in a hurry, you can form a team first and we can work first."

The other party's attitude was very sincere and he didn't look like a renegade snob like PsitM.

Chi Luyang was a little unsure for a moment and looked up at Den Buliu.

Danbuliu thought for a while and said, "I happen to have work to go to Beijing. Please contact Xu Gong and ask if we can arrange a contract signing in Beijing."

The person in charge was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that Danbuliu was in such a hurry.

"Okay, let's communicate here."

Five minutes later, the person in charge came over and replied: "Gong Xu said yes, he doesn't have anyone with him, please contact him directly."

"good."

Danbuliu called Xu Zhiyi and agreed on the details of the meeting.

Chi Luyang still had company matters to deal with, so Denbuliu didn't let him follow him and bought a plane ticket to fly to Beijing alone.

This business trip was outside his schedule and he had a lot of work to deal with on the road.

In the business waiting room, Luan Buliu is sitting on the sofa working.

Unexpectedly, there was a person in front of me who didn't look at the road and fell flat on the ground? And the bouquet of roses he held in his arms fell into his arms accurately.

Decadent:?

"Sorry, you're not hurt, are you?" The boy stood up and walked towards him. He was wearing a black down jacket and had a tall and straight figure. Even though he was heavily covered, it was obvious to the naked eye that he was a handsome guy.

"It's okay." Danbuliu picked up the rose and returned it to the other party until he saw the person clearly.

"..."

Danbuliu took out a bouquet of flowers and said, "Hui Ji, why are you so