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Chapter 28 Zhou Yang gives out "big red envelopes"!
Octover 7st

In the morning, the sun is shining brightly.

【Tianyu】

Deng Hairong had just entered the office and sat down when he heard a knock on the door.

Immediately afterwards, the assistant came over with the latest data, his expression somewhat complicated.

"The situation regarding Superman 2 has been largely clarified!"

"what's the situation?"

Upon hearing this, Deng Hairong quickly took the document.

In recent years, the popularity of VCDs and DVDs across the country has led countless unscrupulous piracy vendors to seize the opportunity and start burning pirated discs.

It's no exaggeration to say that as soon as a movie is released, the next day, or at the latest the third day...

You can find pirated DVDs of that movie in second- and third-tier small towns across the country.

Last year, the movie "Qin" swept the country and grossed nearly 1.8 million RMB at the box office. Piracy was so rampant that pirated discs were already available on the market within four hours of its premiere.

Later...

Tianyu Media specifically compiled a set of data: the TV DVD of "Qin" sold nearly 3000 million copies nationwide, while pirated DVDs accounted for a staggering 2000 million copies!

At a price of around 10 yuan per disc, the profits from pirated CDs are close to 2 million yuan!
If this 2 million RMB is considered box office revenue, then "Qin" would probably be on the global box office charts!

Last year, Tianyu Media actually joined forces with several film and television companies to resist and combat the spread of piracy through relevant departments.

But in the end, the results were minimal...

It's manageable in big cities, but there are so many second- and third-tier cities and small towns across the country. If we really had to investigate layer by layer, it would be exhausting and costly, and we simply couldn't handle it!
Moreover, most of the pirated products come from all over the country. To put it bluntly, as long as you know how to burn CDs and make covers, you can make pirated products. How can you withstand such rampant growth in family workshops?
but!
Previous piracy!
They were all shown after the premiere, but the movie "Superman 2" hasn't even had its official premiere yet. How did they get the source material?
"According to the latest data, 'Superman 2' is currently showing in about eight cinemas across the country, specifically in the Beijing area of ​​China. These eight cinemas are mostly in very remote locations and are on the verge of closing down..." The assistant paused after speaking, his eyes becoming increasingly complicated: "As of this morning, none of these cinemas have received a copy of 'Superman 2'!"

"Didn't get it?"

"Yes, we investigated very thoroughly. They didn't even get the film source. These small business owners are also very anxious... Also, I received some information, though not entirely accurate, that so-called 'Superman 2' movie is still in post-production... However, more than 2000 tickets have already been sold..."

"Can you still play like this?"

Upon hearing this, Deng Hairong was immediately shocked. After a long pause, his expression became complicated: "Are these people planning to scam us? Are they trying to make one last quick buck and run away?"

"It's possible!"

"I knew it! How could the source material for 'Superman 2' have been leaked..."

"Should we continue to monitor this?"

"forget it!"

"it is good!"

..............................

July 10th, evening, 6:00 PM.

There are only fourteen hours left until the premiere of the movie "Monkey King vs. Superman 2".

but……

The final version of this film.

But it still wasn't cut properly.

The version submitted for review was an extended version, but the actual editing process involved cutting the extended version further...

China Film Censorship Group has regulations prohibiting the addition of plot to the final version after review, but it does not stipulate the deletion of plot from the approved version.

Sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating the dimly lit room.

The old computer case emitted waves of heat and made a whooshing sound, making the whole room feel like a giant oven, baking everyone inside.

Shen Long licked his dry lips, his eyes bloodshot, staring intently at the Windows 2000 computer system interface, which was stuck on the boot page!

Fuck!
This damn computer, the system is freezing again.

This computer was borrowed from the crew of the TV series "Love Ferris Wheel" next door, specifically for computer post-production.

However, the configuration is not very high, and it often lags. Whenever it comes to a critical moment, he can't tell whether he cut out the repetitive actions or the computer is lagging so that the actions keep repeating.

That's fucking amazing!

It's like watching those pirated discs with cracks all over the back; once you insert the DVD player, they're incredibly choppy!
After restarting for more than ten minutes, the broken computer finally returned to normal, and Shen Long took a deep breath.

He vowed that if he ever made money in the future, he would definitely buy a new computer that cost over 8000!

……

After a hasty dinner...

Shen Long, shirtless, continued editing the so-called "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2" movie.

The bedside not far away...

Photographer Zhang Yunyi wears many hats!
Not only do we need to take photos, but we also need to do post-production special effects...

At this moment, Zhang Yunyi's hair was disheveled, and he reeked of sweat. His eyes were fixed on the computer screen, occasionally flipping through the book "All About Computer Special Effects" that he had bought from Xinhua Bookstore the day before yesterday.

Yes!

Zhang Yunyi learned everything from scratch!

I stared at the special effects and computer-generated visuals created using visual distortion techniques, all through the screen.

After reading it once, Zhang Yunyi suddenly scratched his head, feeling utterly bewildered. "Holy crap!"

"Fuck you!"

"..."

"I'm fucking quitting!"

He suddenly slammed the computer to the ground, completely breaking down both mentally and physically.

Fuck!
What the hell is he making?!

When Shen Long heard these words, his body trembled slightly, and he dared not do anything...

Just at this time……

The door to the rented room was open.

Zhou Yang, dressed in a suit and tie, walked in.

"what happened?"

"Mr. Zhou, I'm fucking quitting! I'm going to go crazy if I keep doing this damn crap... I don't want any of the wages I've received for filming these past few days, not a single penny!"

Seeing Zhou Yang in his suit and tie, Zhang Yunyi pointed at the computer with tears streaming down his face and said, "President Zhou, I'm no good, I'm really no good. Look at this, what kind of rubbish have I made? Why don't you hire someone else to do it!"

Zhou Yang leaned closer to the computer and glanced at it...

He then adjusted his glasses, his eyes filled with admiration: "I think it's great, I think it's extremely creative and artistic..."

"What do you mean 'not bad,' Mr. Zhou... this is just a lump!"

"I think you can!"

"I can't, I...we're not running a scam, are we?"

I'll repeat myself, we are not!

"Can……"

Just as Zhang Yunyi was collapsing and losing his voice, he saw Zhou Yang take out stacks of red envelopes from his pocket and place them in front of him.

Zhang Yunyi was startled as he stared at the bulging red envelope!
Holy crap, this red envelope must be worth several thousand!
"Tonight, after we finish post-production, I'll give you all big red envelopes!"

"The red envelopes are right here, you can take a look..."

"I have another stack of similar red envelopes here!"

"..."

Zhou Yang straightened his clothes and opened his briefcase, revealing a large stack of bulging red envelopes!

"Finish the job tonight, and all the money here is yours!"

"If you finish by 8 a.m. tomorrow, you will still be great heroes, great heroes of this battle!"

"I'll wait here and stay with you all!"

"..."

When Shen Long heard this, he leaned closer and his eyes widened when he saw the stack of large red envelopes in the briefcase!

Zhang Yunyi was also jolted awake, his mind going blank. After seeing Zhou Yang's sincere expression, he gritted his teeth, picked up the computer mouse after a moment, put the ball into the mouse, and continued to work on the special effects with great resentment: "President Zhou, let me give it a try!"

"Mr. Zhou, I'll give it a try too!" Shen Long nodded and returned to his computer, gritting his teeth as he did the most agonizing job of his life, all the while feeling utterly frustrated!
Zhou Yang, on the other hand, brought over a chair...

Sitting silently in front of the two people, feeling a bit bored in the dim light, I randomly picked up a copy of "Introduction to Directing" from the rented room and started reading.

…………

Ten hours later!

Four o'clock in the morning.

Shen Long exhausted his last bit of strength and finally finished cutting.

After handing the materials to Zhang Yunyi, who was deep in bitterness and hatred, he immediately slumped into the chair.

This lousy movie felt like it ripped his soul out of him.

At five o'clock in the morning, Zhang Yunyi finished the final integration of materials and finally produced a movie. He then handed the copied materials to Zhou Yang with a bitter expression.

"Mr. Zhou!"

"These are all yours! You'll get a share of the profits from the subsequent movies!"

"..."

After reviewing the copied documents briefly, Zhou Yang took out all the red envelopes from his briefcase and handed them to the two brilliant strategists!

After the two saw the heavy stacks of red envelopes...

I was so surprised that my mind went completely blank!
They watched as Zhou Yang hurriedly took the copy and disappeared into the vast night...

I couldn't wait to open the red envelope!
A moment later...

When they saw that the dozen or so bulging red envelopes were filled with five-yuan and ten-yuan bills, and some even had a one-yuan bill shoved inside...

Their smiles gradually froze...

(End of this chapter)