Huayu is here for you

When Lin Yu found Hu Ge, he was still filming "GG" on Shanghaojia. As soon as he heard that he could act in a movie, he immediately agreed. The salary was also very cheap, only three thousand! It was incredibly cheap.

The supermarket owner, Wang Sufeng, is played by Yang Qing, whom Xu Zheng found. Just like in the previous life, it's hard to tell if it's the inertia of time or something else, but these two still know each other. However, the rest of the actors have basically remained the same, even the actor who played the tire is the same, and the policeman in "Nightclub" is still Li Weijian, and the robber is still Zhang Jiayi.

Fortunately, the actors' salaries were not high, and after deducting a series of miscellaneous expenses, Lin Yu still had tens of thousands of yuan left in his savings.

So, despite the "simple" production team and tight budget, Lin Yu's debut film officially began shooting.

"Action!"

With the order to start filming in Linyu issued, this film crew, which didn't resemble a regular film crew, began to operate.

Although the actors brought their own costumes, apart from Li Junwei and Tang Xiaolian, they also brought their own, but this did not dampen everyone's enthusiasm. In particular, Xu Zheng, who played He Sanshui, had an amazing acting skill that kept Hu Ge from getting stuck!

"Cut! Hugo! What's going on? Why are you suddenly stopping your lines?"

"Sorry, director, it's my fault," Hu Ge said, looking embarrassed.

"And Zheng-ge, you should also tone it down. Who can withstand your full-on attack?" Lin Yu said helplessly.

"Hehe... Okay, I'm starting to feel it now, I'll pay attention."

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Just as Lin Yu was focused on working on his Virgo film, his tutor at the Beijing Film Academy, Su Mu, received a notification today regarding the release date of Lin Yu's movie "Nightclub".

Around August 20th, he was told to notify Lin Yu to finish filming quickly and submit the footage for review, otherwise there would be "no place" left.

"Sigh...! This is really not a good time!" Su Mu sighed softly.

They immediately called Lin Yu, who was also bewildered upon receiving the call. Although he knew he had no right to choose the release date of the movie, this was just too arbitrary.

Although they said they could finish production in the first half of August, isn't it a bit too much to release it on August 20th? Don't they need time for editing, copying, and promotion? Not to mention there's also "Stuart Little 2" on August 15th. Although Rob Minkoff's "The Forbidden Kingdom" was heavily criticized in China, it's a huge blow to Lin Yu now, especially since it's the second film in his series.

But Lin Yu was helpless. He was still in a subordinate position, so he could only ask the crew and actors to make do.

In the following days, the crew and actors of "Nightclub" clearly felt that Lin Yu's filming schedule had become much tighter, and as a result, the film, which was originally scheduled to be released around August 10, was forced to wrap up filming on August 3.

Even the wrap party was just a quick affair at the supermarket with a few bottles of Coke and some snacks, because Lin Yu was broke. He had spent all the few thousand yuan he had left after buying his phone. Lin Yu was now practically penniless!

However, what comforted him somewhat was that China Film Group approved the film just three days after he submitted it, and even helped promote it! They probably felt they had wronged him a bit and wanted to make amends!

Although the publicity was minimal, it was better than nothing, and they hadn't even asked him for money. He figured the guy probably wouldn't care about such a small amount anyway, Lin Yu thought to himself.

But a phone call two days later completely stunned Lin Yu.

Su Mu told him that the current investment breakdown for his film is as follows: China Film Group accounts for 40%, while the Academy only accounts for 10%.

"Now I understand. All that compensation and looking down on this little bit of money, it turns out they've factored it all in. Even at the highest issuance rate, it's only 15%, and the remaining 25% is all used for their publicity." Lin Yu felt a little sad when he thought of this.

However, the movie was still released as scheduled, which was the only thing that could comfort Lin Yu.

As for the premiere and all that, what does that have to do with Linyu now? It's already quite generous of the cinemas to quietly give you a 5% screening share.

On August 20th, Lin Yu "generously" invited the crew and actors of "Nightclub" to watch the movie.

The result was pretty good, with an occupancy rate of 50% to 60%. Although there weren't many screenings, an occupancy rate of more than 50% means that the cinemas won't pull the show from the theaters early!

But Lin Yu estimated that most of the people here were there because of Xu Zheng, since the others were not really famous, including himself.

During the screening of "Nightclub", Lin Yu felt a little relieved listening to the laughter of the audience. By the end of the movie, Lin Yu hadn't heard many people complaining about "Nightclub", so... Lin Yu had taken this first step!

After watching the movie, everyone else said goodbye to Lin Yu and went home. Only Xu Zheng stayed with Lin Yu, wanting to have a drink with him.

Lin Yu couldn't refuse, after all, at least 5%... well, 20% of the credit for the movie went to this person, and they didn't even ask for a fee. This drink... well, he should treat them!

So Lin Yu led Xu Zheng into a small restaurant near the movie theater, ordered a few dishes and a few bottles of beer, and prepared to have a good chat with Xu Zheng.

"Director Lin, I think it's alright. Our film shouldn't lose money." Xu Zheng said to Lin Yu as soon as he sat down.

"Your intuition is pretty accurate; I also think we can't afford to lose money." Lin Yu opened a beer, poured Xu Zheng a glass, and smiled.

Xu Zheng raised his beer, clinked it against Lin Yu's, and downed it in one gulp: "So, Director Lin, what are your plans for the next step?"

"Hehe...you've already got your eye on my next move?" Lin Yu asked, somewhat surprised.

"I just need to make a living! Besides, I'm tired of filming TV dramas and want to make movies, but other film directors aren't approaching me, and I don't have the confidence to produce one myself. Only Director Lin seems to offer any hope, so I have to hurry up and get things done!"

Lin Yu looked at the ambition revealed in Xu Zheng's eyes and knew that this man was unwilling to be second to anyone and knew how to seize opportunities.

"Oh, not at all. Gold always shines. Besides, I'm penniless right now. Even if I have some confidence in 'Nightclub,' I don't know how much of the profits I'll get, or if it'll be enough for me to start my next project."

As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, Xu Zheng grasped the key point and looked at Lin Yu with some surprise:

"Director Lin, do you have a next film lined up?"

Lin Yu didn't expect that a casual remark would reveal that he was preparing a script to film. However, Xu Zheng's ability to grasp the key points is quite impressive.

"Got it!"

"What genre? Is it still a comedy?"

"Pretty much, but this script is a bit better than 'Nightclub,' and this movie can't be made for two or three hundred thousand."

"It seems Director Lin is preparing to seriously make a movie?" Xu Zheng suddenly laughed.

"What kind of talk is that? Isn't 'Nightclub' a respectable show?"

Lin Yu was speechless. Although filming "Nightclub" was a bit miserable, how could it have been completed without such treatment? You have to understand, this movie cost two million in his previous life!