A great director who grew up happily

After the wrap-up banquet, the crew disbanded on the spot, and the post-production was outsourced to the production company.

After packing up, Chen Jinnian boarded a plane to Beijing, constantly flipping through the photo album in his hand, which contained records of his time over the past month.

To be honest, I am still a little reluctant to part with him after spending some time together, especially with Zhao Jinmai, the "brother and sister" in the movie. After quarreling for a month, he now treats her as his own sister.

He was also very grateful that the other party could come to perform.

In the original movie, the younger sister was played by Zhang Zifeng, and the younger sister's best friend was played by Zhao Jinmai.

However, with the production funds he had, he could only hire one person at most.

So the first choice is Zhang Zifeng. Earlier, he asked someone to send an invitation to Huayi, but was told that the other party’s schedule was full. He had just joined the crew of "Detective Chinatown" in June, and even if he had a schedule, Huayi would not look down on his "three-no" crew.

Later, Chen Jinnian started to contact Zhao Jinmai. She had just finished filming the third movie of "The Fairies" and wanted to get rid of this series. Her parents thought this was a good opportunity, so they took it.

Chen Jinnian is 18 years old and Zhao Jinmai is 13 years old. Although the ages of the protagonists of the script are different, the difference is not big and is quite fitting.

Putting down his phone, he looked at his "Great Director Training System"

Host: Chen Jinnian

Titles: Congenital Chatterbox (slightly increases basic ability to deceive funds, obtained after completing 12 hours of continuous storytelling), Grandet's Stinginess (increases control over film budgets, obtained after completing 100 days of not spending money), Newcomer (slightly attracts attention, obtained after completing the first film), Shameless Old Driver (increases affinity, obtained after completing telling dirty jokes in public)

Writing ability: Lv2

Reading memory ability: Lv3

Aesthetic appreciation ability: Lv1

Camera Maneuverability: Lv3

On-site organization ability: Lv1

Performance ability: Lv3

Line ability: Lv1

Other abilities: Not activated

Mission rewards: "Beginning" script, "Bad Genius" script, "Send You a Little Red Flower" script, "Presence" script, 1*6 unused skill points, 3 unused dialogue lessons, 2 boxes of special-effect fever-reducing medicine, 2 disease-curing pills.

Apart from the useless things he cleared out, these were all the assets he had saved up over the past two years.

Looking at these things, Chen Jinnian showed a satisfied smile. From a blank slate to gradually unlocking them, only he knew the sense of accomplishment.

It takes more than an hour to fly directly from Dalian to Beijing.

From the airport to the parking lot, Chen Ming sat in the back seat of a Mercedes-Benz S sedan, anxiously making a phone call. "I should have gotten off the plane by now, so why can't I get through on the phone?"

The driver, Xiao Liu, advised, "Maybe the flight is delayed and hasn't arrived yet."

"That's impossible. My son contacted me before boarding the plane. I sent him the parking location half an hour ago." Chen Ming hung up the phone and called again, but still no one answered.

"Hey, Mr. Chen, look, is that Jinnian in the distance?" Xiao Zhang, who was sitting in the driver's seat, suddenly said.

On the aisle diagonally to the left, a tall and handsome man came over, pushing two large suitcases. He was wearing sunglasses and looking for something as he walked.

Chen Ming leaned forward to take a look. "It's this brat. He didn't answer the phone even after I called him for so long." He then opened the car door and walked out, holding out his hand and shouting, "Jinnian, this way, this way, come here."

Hearing someone calling his name, Chen Jinnian hurried over.

The driver, Xiao Liu, got out of the car, took the suitcase from him and put it in the trunk.

After getting in the car, the father and son sat in the back seat and chatted.

"Son, let's go home now. Your mother misses you so much. You haven't come home for more than a month." Chen Ming was a little angry that his son didn't answer the phone just now, but when he saw that his son had lost a lot of weight, he felt distressed and couldn't bear to say anything harsh.

"Let's go back to school first. I need to talk to my homeroom teacher to cancel my leave, or she'll start nagging me again." Chen Jinnian said, then handed his phone to the driver, "Brother Liu, please charge it for a while, it's turned off."

"Okay." The driver took it immediately.

The senior year of Chunfeng Middle School starts early, and it has been a week now. The head teacher Li Meng sends him messages every day to urge him to start.

Seeing his son being so sensible, Chen Ming was very pleased. "Okay, I'll listen to you. Let's go to school first."

Beijing is worthy of being the capital, and it is indeed congested, especially since Chunfeng Middle School is located here. The narrow roads make it even more crowded, and even if it is not rush hour, you can't drive fast.

"How's the film going? We agreed at the time that if it loses money, I'll focus on studying and not take the art exam to become a director. I'll work hard to get into Tsinghua or Peking University."

Chen Ming said earnestly that those who work in investment companies know a little about the film and television industry and have participated in it over the years. This industry is not easy to get into and there are not many profitable projects.

Especially for a director, this job requires a lot of talent. If he is not capable, it is better to interrupt this idea as soon as possible. This is why he agreed to invest money. Just think of it as spending two million to buy a lesson, so that his son can recognize himself and take over the business in the future with peace of mind.

"Dad, don't worry. I have already negotiated it. This movie will be released on Penguin Video and will adopt the streaming media profit-sharing model, which is the current popular online movie model. With the quality of my movie, there will be no problem in making a profit, and maybe even making a fortune." Chen Jinnian said confidently.

"Hey, making money isn't something you should be thinking about." Chen Ming had no expectations of making money from the film. "Just study hard, find a partner, and let me have grandchildren soon."

"Dad, you are thinking too far ahead. Isn't my mom pregnant? How can one second child not satisfy you?" Chen Jinnian said in a mean tone.

"How can you talk to your dad like that? This is not the same thing." Chen Ming's old face turned red. To be honest, it was indeed unexpected for him to have a child when he was over 40. Qiao Weidong also kept asking him for his health secrets.

Fortunately, he and his wife were eligible for Beijing's two-child policy, which was just introduced last year, otherwise it would have been quite difficult.

Chen Jinnian leaned over and continued to ask, "Is my mother pregnant with a brother or a sister?"

"What are you asking? It's only been three months. Even the ultrasound can't show anything. How would I know?" Chen Ming glared at him and continued, "Don't make your mother angry at home in the future."

"Hey, you better stop making my mom angry. I'm going to have evening self-study classes in my senior year, and I plan to move back to our old house in Shuxiang Yayuan."

"Move out?" Chen Ming's tone rose eight degrees. "Talk to your mom yourself, don't tell me."

Chen Jinnian rolled his eyes at his father and said, "How come you can't make decisions on anything? Dad, you should stand up and sing the song of liberation."

"Don't try that. Provoking me won't work on your dad."

Listening to the bickering between Chen Jinnian and Chen Ming, the father and son, driver Xiao Liu could only try hard not to laugh, and then drive the car to the school gate as quickly as possible.