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Chapter 68 Divide Money
The next day, at the entrance of the Big Scissors building, the elderly comrade He Guangying saw Wu Yuchen and immediately asked:
"Xiao Wu, did you bring the medal?"

After receiving the medal, he smiled and stroked it a few times before leading Wu Yuchen inside.

Inside the room, several people sat chatting casually. Wu Yuchen also had a chair, showing no sign of being about to criticize him.

A middle-aged man smiled and said to Wu Yuchen:
"I've seen your movie, and it's indeed very well made. However, according to regulations, it can't be widely distributed in China, understand?"

Wu Yuchen nodded obediently.

"Comrade Xiao Wu, you are quite talented. We won't hold the short film against you, but you should be more careful when making feature films in the future. Was that 'We Two' film you submitted for filing a while ago yours?"

Wu Yuchen continued to nod.

"That's great! This is the kind of movie that the general public likes to see."

A dozen minutes later, Wu Yuchen came out with He Guangying. There was basically no criticism, just a few words of comfort and encouragement. Wu Yuchen knew, of course, that this was because of the old man He was next to him.

Grandpa He patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile:
"Alright, that's settled. Don't think about it anymore. Focus your energy on your movie, 'The Two of Us'."

The university reopened immediately after the Lantern Festival.

Although there were no large red banners, the students of Beijing Film Academy knew about the news as soon as they returned to school: Wu Yuchen, a freshman director, won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival for his film "Car 44"!
Even though many people have already seen "Car 44" and think that this short film is indeed very well made, they did not expect it to be this amazing.

When classes started, some teachers even suggested that students watch "Car 44" more often and study it.

What to study?
Those who study photography analyze the language of shots; those who study screenwriting analyze the pacing of the story and the meaning of the script; and directors, study them all!
Wu Yuchen became a big celebrity at the Beijing Film Studio, and many students came to him to fervently request the re-screening of "Car 44".

Wu Yuchen naturally wouldn't refuse this request. What Big Scissors meant by "not being able to spread on a large scale" was that they were printing videotapes and discs, which were shown internally within schools and no one cared.

However, after returning to school, Wu Yuchen did one thing first.

In a classroom, all the members of the film group, along with Huang Lei, were called over and excitedly chatted about the award won by "Car 44".

After everyone had arrived, Wu Yuchen brought out a bag:
"As you all know, 'Car 44' won an award. Everyone here deserves credit for making this short film, and I've kept a record of all your investments. The film made some money, and today is the day to give back to you all."

Upon hearing this, someone below laughed and shouted, "Director Wu, keep this money! Being able to work with you on a short film that won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival is enough for us to brag about for years!"

Everyone burst into laughter upon hearing this.

Wu Yuchen smiled, then took out 15 stacks of banknotes from his bag:
“I kept some for myself, enough to live on. This is 15, divided according to the original investment ratio.”

When they actually saw the huge sum of 15 yuan right in front of them, the group of students fell silent. The classroom was completely quiet; the amount of money was simply too large.

Wu Yuchen first walked up to Huang Lei:
"Brother Huang, your investment is the largest, here is your 2+."

Huang Lei was slightly embarrassed; he hadn't even thought about getting the money back: "This..."

“Senior Brother Huang, you should set an example. If you don’t accept it, who will dare to?”

Seeing this, Huang Lei accepted the money and said with a smile, "I've really made a fortune following you this time!"

Wu Yuchen then began distributing the money one by one. $12, at the exchange rate of around 8 at the time, was a little over 100 million yuan. After deducting the money he spent on gifts in Berlin and the mobile phone he bought in the last two days, he still had 96 yuan left.

He distributed 15 yuan as dividends to these people, then gave Jiang Qinqin, Duan Long, and Sun Honglei each a 2000 yuan red envelope, and kept the remaining 80 yuan for himself, investing it in the stock market to buy Changhong shares.

Wu Yuchen isn't a morally upright person who would split all the money. But he's not a miser either; he'll definitely repay anyone who helps him.

15 is a lot of money. It's almost a 5x return for everyone, and there's also the experience of participating in the Berlin Short Film Golden Bear. Wu Yuchen thinks he has done right by everyone.

After the group divided the money, they were all beaming with joy, and some even regretted not investing more. After all, look at Old Jia, he alone received almost 2 yuan!
Old Jia was both happy and excited as he held the 20,000 yuan in his hand. This money, plus what he had saved from his part-time jobs over the past few months, was enough for him to film his movie "Xiao Shan Goes Home"!

Inside the girls' dormitory, Chen Shasha and several other girls surrounded Jiang Qinqin, touching her fashionable clothes that she had bought from abroad and listening to her recount her experience of going to Berlin. They were incredibly envious.

Yin Qiaoqiao was only slightly envious of Jiang Qinqin, who starred in "Car 44", but she never expected that the short film would win the Golden Bear and Jiang Qinqin would become the Golden Bear Best Actress!

Going to Berlin, attending a top film festival, winning a major award, and getting a new outfit—Yin Qiaoqiao was filled with envy and jealousy as she watched Jiang Qinqin's experiences and changes over the past month!

How come she gets all these good things!

And then there's Wu Yuchen. I thought he was just a little talented, but he not only won a major award, but he's now making feature films. How come she didn't realize he was so capable back then?

If she had known, she would have made her move sooner. He's just a young college freshman, he's not hard to win over.

Yin Qiaoqiao's eyes darted around, then she smiled and said:
"Qinqin, with such a joyous occasion, shouldn't you treat everyone to a meal? Why not invite your genius director too, so we can all admire him?"

Upon hearing this, the girls all joined in the teasing.

"No problem! I'll treat you to dinner, but Wu Yuchen is busy with his feature film, so he might not have time."

Jiang Qinqin smiled outwardly, but inwardly she was somewhat wary. It wouldn't matter if it were anyone else saying this, but Yin Qiaoqiao's threat was far too great; she didn't want to test friendship or love.

Since returning from Berlin, Jiang Qinqin has fully realized that she has found a treasure—someone who is both beautiful and capable, making her incredibly happy. She has to keep a close eye on her.

Yin Qiaoqiao smiled and said nothing more, but inwardly she snorted and wondered how far Yin Qiaoqiao could go to protect him.

Meanwhile, after distributing the money, Wu Yuchen, at everyone's request, gave a long talk about his experiences during the Berlin Film Festival, sharing a lot of common knowledge about film festivals, which left the group full of longing, and it took quite a while for them to leave.

Before leaving, Wu Yuchen gave Huang Lei the gifts he brought from Berlin, as Huang Lei had indeed been a great help in filming "Car 44".

Just then, his pager went off again. He glanced at it and immediately took out his phone to dial the number. Many people still don't know he's changed his phone, so he has to carry his pager with him at all times.

"Hello, I am Wu Yuchen."

"Wu Yuchen, I'm back in Beijing~"

The voice on the other end of the phone, tinged with joy, was none other than Zeng Li.

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