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Chapter 54 The Burning Flames!

Chapter 54 The Burning Flames!
midnight.

A gentle breeze was blowing outside the window.

A commotion arose not far away.

Shen Long sat on a chair in the rented room, smoking a cigarette while making a budget.

but……

The more I work on budgets, the more of a headache I get.

Making another movie like "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" is easy; it would cost at most 20,000 yuan. But, to make a decent, serious science fiction movie...

Shen Long silently lowered his head, staring at the budget...

Suspension wires and equipment: 2 equipment cost + 3000 per day average.

Additional props and photography equipment: 4.5...

Actors' pay and lunch: around 6 yuan...

Special effects production computer technology, props and rental costs: 8.5 yuan, minimum level...

Additional budget for various management and equipment expenses, 5 yuan...

……

Looking at the sets of data above.

Shen Long stubbed out his cigarette, a slight bitterness on his lips.

Oh shit!

No matter how "The Reboot" is filmed, 26 RMB is the minimum; this is already the bare minimum, a beggar's version.

Just as Shen Long took out his phone to call Zhou Yang again to report on the filming budget, his phone rang first.

He answered the phone immediately!

"Hey?"

"what?"

"Mr. Zhou!"

"The funds have been received?"

"Mr. Zhou, I'll need about 26, around..."

"what!"

"What kind of effect can I get with 50?"

"Then the effect will definitely be doubled..."

"100?"

"My grass!"

"..."

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

Three o'clock in the morning.

The rented room was brightly lit.

Actor Chen Jianfeng, prop master Liu Fang, cinematographer Xu Yunyi...

The original cast and crew of "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" excitedly crowded into the rented room, their eyes fixed on Zhou Yang, who walked in from the doorway, looking somewhat travel-worn.

Outside the window, the Milky Way glitters.

"Mr. Zhou!"

They saw Zhou Yang, dressed in a suit and tie, silently walk in carrying a suitcase, looking around at everyone.

Everyone stood up instinctively when they saw Zhou Yang enter.

"sit!"

Zhou Yang waved to everyone, signaling them to sit down, and then placed the box he was carrying on the table.

Shen Long stared intently at the box, his eyes gradually turning red, his emotions overflowing with overwhelming excitement...

But a moment later, when he remembered the bulging red envelopes Zhou Yang had sent them, a bitter look flashed in his eyes.

The box probably doesn't contain real money. Even if it does, it's likely filled with one-yuan and five-yuan bills...

Almost everyone thinks the same way...

but……

Just then, they saw Zhou Yang, with his head down, open the box under everyone's gaze!
Under dim light.

A brief silence fell over the rented room.

Immediately afterwards, Shen Long trembled slightly, his eyes fixed on the bright red hundred-yuan bills in the box.

"boom!"

At that moment, his mind seemed to explode, going completely blank.

That is?

That is……

That is!

impossible!
impossible!
How could that be? How could President Zhou possibly bring so much money? Where did he get it from? He…

Is it possible that the top part is money and the bottom part is paper?
Is President Zhou using the "looking at plums to quench thirst" tactic?
Yes, yes!
That must be right, that must be right, it's impossible for President Zhou to have raised so much money all at once...

Chen Jianfeng, Liu Fang, Xu Yunyi and the others stared at the box in disbelief, then looked up at Zhou Yang.

Just as a reasonable explanation emerged in everyone's mind...

Under everyone's gaze, Zhou Yang took out stacks and stacks of cash from the box.

Shen Long opened his mouth, and at that moment, he felt as if his heart had been stabbed hard, and his whole body trembled violently.

Oh shit!

It's real money!
It was stack after stack of real banknotes!
There wasn't even fifty yuan, it was all fucking one hundred yuan!

I grass!

"Thank you all for being with me since 'Monkey King vs. Superman 2'..."

"This period of experience was a short journey, during which we experienced both joy and sorrow. We were also hit hard by reality and left stranded on the beach, losing hope at one point..."

"But in the end, we withstood the test and took another step forward, a very important first step..."

"The first step in life is the hardest!"

"The first step on the road to success is the same!" "But, as long as you don't give up on your dreams!"

"As long as we keep persevering, even amidst storms and hardships, our unwavering belief will sustain us, and we will take the second step, the third step, the fourth step..."

"Step by step, step by step, climbing higher and higher..."

Zhou Yang's gaze was as fiery as flames.

A surge of emotion welled up within Zhou Yang and permeated the hearts of everyone present.

Their emotions began to rise, and Shen Long clenched his fists, his body trembling violently...

As Zhou Yang spoke, he took out a wad of cash and, to Shen Long's astonishment, stuffed it into Shen Long's hand.

"Director Shen, I know you are a talented person!"

"I once said that you would shine and rise higher and higher..."

"This is the bonus, not much, just 20,000 yuan, not including the investment money. Take it!"

"For the investment in 'The Distant Man: Reboot,' I'll give you another million in investment!"

"A million-dollar investment is still not much. Compared to 'Superman 2,' it's like a firefly compared to the moon. But remember, there are never shortages of stories of underdogs in this world..."

"I hope to be a witness, a witness to you, to unleash your full potential and present your talent through the exquisite language of film!"

"..."

Zhou Yang pushed up his glasses and looked at Chen Jianfeng again.

"Sword Edge, from the first moment I saw you, I knew you would be a future movie star..."

"Dreams are gradually taking shape in you..."

"Your stage will be very, very big. Thank you for your perseverance, and I hope you will continue to persevere and walk with me all the way..."

"I will pave the way for you, step by step, higher and higher..."

"..."

Zhou Yang slipped a wad of cash to Chen Jianfeng.

He patted Chen Jianfeng on the shoulder.

Chen Jianfeng's mind went completely blank, but he was so excited that his face turned red. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he couldn't say anything at all.

He watched Zhou Yang's retreating figure...

At this moment, Zhou Yang walked towards cinematographer Xu Yunyi: "Teacher Zhang... I remember during the filming of the last movie, you stayed up all night learning Photoshop and special effects... and you would stay up almost all night, then get up the next day, carry the camera, find the right angles, and throw yourself into filming... I believe, I'm certain, that hard work will always pay off. 'Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2' may be terrible, but... our team will become better..."

Xu Yunyi stared blankly at Zhou Yang.

For some reason, he felt a soreness in his throat.

An unprecedented sense of being valued welled up inside me.

He nodded vigorously: "It will be better, it will definitely be better!"

He took the money.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Yang patted him on the shoulder and looked at prop master Liu Fang...

……

In a rental house.

When the money was distributed to everyone.

In the rented room, these young people who were once overlooked all had tears in their eyes.

Before they met Zhou Yang, they had faced countless cold shoulders and exclusion, and were once treated like scraps.

and……

After getting to know Zhou Yang, they gradually began to feel valued, recognized, and encouraged.

"The Distant Ones: Reboot!"

"I'll invest one million with you!"

"I hope……"

"I can light a small flame for you, so that the fire of your dreams will not be extinguished!"

"I hope even more that you can use this spark to attract and illuminate more like-minded people..."

"..."

"My request!"

"There's only one thing I want: I hope that 'Superman: Reboot' can be seen by everyone as soon as possible, preferably before 'Superman 2' leaves theaters..."

"I hope……"

"I long for more people to know..."

"We can do more with less money!"

"All right!"

"..."

Zhou Yang looked around at everyone.

Then, he turned around and left the rented room.

Not far away, Zhang Jiali, who was following behind, stared at Zhou Yang in disbelief.

When she was leaving the house, she finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Mr. Zhou, aren't you afraid of them...?"

"If their dreams are only worth a little over a million, then it's not me who suffers the loss, but them..."

Zhou Yang looked up at the sky.