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Chapter 20 Finishing

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen gave a wry smile. He admitted that he had gone a bit too far today, but it was all for the sake of filming.

Once he realized Jiang Qinqin's condition, he knew he couldn't let her escape. His judgment proved correct; the filming was very effective and efficient.

Today, all of Jiang Qinqin's scenes have been filmed. Only the last scene of the ruins in the ravine is left. He can take Duan Long, the male lead, to see it tomorrow.

In other words, at least a day was saved. Buses and extras won't be needed tomorrow, and a lot of film will be saved as well.

That's money saved, at least several thousand dollars!
Wu Yuchen shook his head. Although he felt a little guilty, the most important thing now was to film the scene well: "There's only one scene left tomorrow. Let's work harder tomorrow and set up the ruins properly."

Old Jia said with a smile:
"Don't worry, we still have plenty of film. You'll have enough for tomorrow's shoot to have plenty of retakes!"

Whether it was Lao Jia, Fatty Wu, or Chen Er, they had all been on set for the past few days watching Wu Yuchen, this novice director, manage a crew of dozens of people so well. They were quite impressed, and they had also learned a lot from the process, seeing firsthand how a film crew should operate, which was very beneficial.

Wu Yuchen insisted that Jiang Qinqin continue performing. They could all see that Jiang Qinqin was in the right state of mind for the role, but they didn't dare to say that they could insist on making the actress perform under such emotional conditions, especially with such a beautiful woman with tears in her eyes. Many men would not be able to be so ruthless, but Wu Yuchen was able to do it for the sake of filming.

The fact that the film is being made so smoothly is largely thanks to director Wu Yuchen, and they can't help but admire him.

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Wu Yuchen also placed great importance on the final scene, which was the male lead standing in front of the ruins and hearing the police say that the entire car had been destroyed and no one had survived. This eerie smile was sure to spark the imagination and elevate the entire short film's sophistication and thought-provoking nature.

Their film crew naturally didn't have the money to get a wrecked car for filming, but they found a wasteland under a bridge, gathered some junk, and burned the soil there. They even specially hired a police officer to film this scene.

It was a guy from the film crew who contacted his dad, who works in the police force, and he even drove a police car over.

In the footage, a policeman's walkie-talkie emits sound:
"Please confirm the vehicle model and license plate number."

"A01, B2 call, what we see is bus route 44."

It has just been confirmed that all the passengers and the driver on the bus are dead.

"Thank you so much, officers!"

"Haha, it's a rare treat for us to experience what it's like to make a movie!"

After the police were sent away, they took a candid photo of Duan Long smiling in front of the ruins.

Before filming, Duan Long specifically came to ask Wu Yuchen, "Director, how should I smile later? Don't you have any requirements?"

"Laugh however you feel comfortable. Just don't make it too bright, just like sunshine."

Wu Yuchen didn't have any specific requirements for this smile; at this point, he just went by his gut feeling and just wanted to catch one that made him feel something.

"Crack! Again."

"Click! Try another one!"

"Click! Let's adjust it and try again."

We filmed this smile dozens of times, taking nearly two hours, capturing almost every type of smile Duan Long has ever shown.

Three of them were of particular satisfaction to Wu Yuchen. He planned to connect them with the previous shots during the editing process to see which one looked best. "That's a wrap! We're done!"

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Wu Yuchen's words. Although they had only filmed for three days, they had been on edge every day, and now they could finally relax.

Wu Yuchen clapped his hands:
"Thank you all for your hard work and dedication these past few days. Go back and get some rest today."

As everyone knows, our production budget is tight. There won't be a wrap party for now. We'll make it up to everyone later, once post-production is complete and there's still money left!

Upon hearing this, everyone laughed and said it was alright, the most important thing was to finish making the movie first.

Old Jia came over and asked, "Director Wu, we bought 8 rolls of film. You used 7, and there's 1 left. Do you want to return it?"

Wu Yuchen thought for a moment and said, "Let's keep it for now and return it when we run out of money later."

Wu Yuchen's film ratio reached 6.x1 this time, which is not bad. Mainly because after receiving 5000 yuan from Huang Lei, he wanted to improve and therefore took more films. Otherwise, he should have been able to keep it within 5:1.

So far, they have spent 16,000 yuan, including 10,000 yuan on film. Although a lot of the equipment was borrowed, there were also many things that could not be borrowed, so they had to either rent or buy them. After adding up some other miscellaneous expenses, it came to this amount.

He estimates that post-production will cost at least 10,000 yuan. If he has enough money, he will make several more master tapes.

In the afternoon, at Beijing Film Studio.

"So fast? Did your filming go smoothly?" Huang Lei looked at Wu Yuchen in surprise.

It was initially said that filming would be completed in three days, but Huang Lei felt that finishing in five days would be quite good. Let alone a novice, even many experienced directors would likely exceed the budget and timeline.

"The filming went fairly smoothly, except..."

Wu Yuchen recounted the entire filming process, including the incident where he offended Jiang Qinqin, which he described in detail as well.

"You, you, you really have the heart to do this!"
If the boys at school found out, they'd probably all beat you up!

Huang Lei pointed at Wu Yuchen and laughed and scolded him, but from the director's perspective, he actually appreciated Wu Yuchen more.

Huang Lei didn't think it was a big deal at all. It was just that his crew was full of newcomers. If it were an experienced actor, they would just laugh it off.

Huang Lei knew very well that Wu Yuchen's decision at the time was the right one; otherwise, if they had missed this unexpected opportunity, it would have been difficult to recover it in a short period of time.

"I can't help you with this. You'll have to apologize to someone yourself tomorrow!"

Huang Lei chuckled and said that he didn't intend to get involved in such trivial matters; he was quite interested in seeing his student's embarrassed expression.

Once the movie is finished, Wu Yuchen will apologize and make amends. As for whether Jiang Qinqin accepts it or not, that's up to her; he doesn't plan to pursue her anyway. He's not some simp who's easily swayed by beautiful women.

Wu Yuchen's focus right now is mostly on his career and making money; he'll leave women to fate for now. With money and a successful career, plenty of beautiful women in the entertainment industry will throw themselves at him, so there's no need to rush.

"Senior brother, I didn't come to you about this. Developing, editing..." Wu Yuchen reminded Huang Lei.

"Don't worry, I won't forget about this. Come with me!" Huang Lei stood up and beckoned Wu Yuchen to follow him.

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