Chapter 155: Crossing the River with the Coal Boss
The next day, today's filming began again in the hotel room where the crew was staying.

"Look at the posts here. These coal bosses are really stupid and have a lot of money. It makes no difference to them whether it's 300 million or 500 million."

Jiang Zhiping, played by Uncle Gong, pointed at the computer screen and spoke to Chen Jiawei, played by Lin Yicheng.

At the beginning, the two people agreed that an investment of 300 million would be enough, but last night Jiang Zhiping changed his mind temporarily and increased the 300 million to 500 million.

Chen Jiawei felt the pressure. The investment had nearly doubled, so the box office also needed to double in order to recoup the cost.

Although I told the coal boss yesterday that it would be no problem to get tens of millions at the box office, that was just talk to fool investors. Can you take it seriously?

But these days, there are so many movies released every year, how many of them can break even and even make a profit?
He really couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't lose the 500 million in the end. If he really lost it, his future career as a director would be over and he would have to be an unknown actor again.

At this time, Jiang Zhiping was persuading him.

At this time, the camera turned to the computer screen, which showed Baidu Tieba.

Baidu certainly didn't provide any sponsorship, so Lin Yicheng would later blur out the Baidu logo, or remove it and replace it with a fabricated one.

It's not just because of the lack of sponsorship, Lin Yicheng is very unhappy with Baidu, especially the two functions Baidu Search and Baidu Knows, which have caused great harm to people.

I understand everything I understand.

……

There were two noticeable posts on the computer screen.

One of them was a post by a person on the forum: "Invest tens of millions, return over 70%, a domestic blockbuster, coal bosses, come quickly."

This is a way for some makeshift drama crews to make money and find coal bosses who are willing to take the bait.

There are quite a few replies below, providing mobile phone numbers or QQ numbers so that the poster can chat in detail.

Another one read: "A boss wants to invest in some excellent films and needs a film and television production company with filming qualifications. Individuals or temporary filming crews are not welcome to participate."

This is a coal boss who has been cheated and suffered losses but is still determined to find a reliable company and crew to cooperate with.

There were also a bunch of people speaking below, recommending themselves and bragging about themselves, all trying to catch this sucker.

These two pieces of content were not made up by Lin Yicheng, but are true facts.

However, one of the original posts was posted on Baidu Tieba and the other on Tianya Forum.

Lin Yicheng put the two together here and made some slight changes to create a sharp contrast.

……

"Brother, you are the director, just focus on making your movie, don't worry about the rest. Even if the box office is not good in the end and it really doesn't make back the money, it's not a big deal!"

Jiang Zhiping continued: "You've heard the old saying 'cross the river by feeling the stones'."

Chen Jiawei nodded and remained silent.

"Look, these coal bosses come into our circle with bundles of cash and sacks of money. What is this? This is the best stone! So we can 'cross the river by feeling the coal bosses' way'!"

"But if I really lose money, will Mr. Wang forgive me? He is a coal boss!"

Chen Jiawei was still a little worried, even though he knew many examples of coal bosses failing in their movie investments and his peers were not in any trouble.

But if the same thing happens to you, you can't help but worry about gains and losses.

With just a few shots, the image of Chen Jiawei is portrayed in a more three-dimensional way.

I have ideals and ambitions, but lack courage and determination.

This kind of person is the type who "forgets righteousness when seeing small profits and cherishes his life when doing big things."

This is a foreshadowing that paves the way for the story that follows.

……

Seeing that Chen Jiawei was still a little hesitant, Jiang Zhiping felt so disappointed that his tone became higher.

"Do you still want to make this movie or not? Take a good look at yourself in the mirror! Who do you think you are? Are you Zhang Yimou or Chen Kaige? Tell me, besides these coal bosses, who else is willing to invest in your movie? Without the coal bosses, you can't make this movie!"

After being scolded by Jiang Zhiping, Chen Jiawei's face turned blue and red.

After a long while, Chen Jiawei finally made up his mind and said, "500 million is 500 million. Who says that movies will lose money? I don't believe it! What Lin Yicheng can do, I can do too! How is his student from Beijing Film Academy better than a student from the Central Academy of Drama like me?"

Here, Lin Yicheng made a joke using himself, Zhang Yimou, the great director Kaige, as well as the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama.

There is no need to say much about the great directors Zhang Yimou and Kaige. Most audiences also know about Lin Yicheng's rise to fame. Many audiences also understand the grievances and hatreds between Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama.

A few jokes here have a great comedic effect.

However, we need to know when to stop, after all, this is not the main point.

"That's right."

Seeing that Chen Jiawei had come to his senses, Jiang Zhiping was very happy and continued, "Let me tell you, the water in our industry has become increasingly muddy due to the money of the coal bosses. This is a good phenomenon. Only when the water is muddy can we fish in troubled waters!"

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"Crack!"

As Wang Liming shouted, Uncle Gong instantly left the role, and the aura of a gentleman disappeared. "Director Lin, your lyrics are really amazing!" Uncle Gong was very impressed.

That’s right, “cross the river by feeling the coal boss’s way” and “muddy waters are the best for fishing” are all golden sentences, which describe some phenomena in the circle vividly and incisively.

Lin Yicheng smiled and said, if you want to be original, you have to put in some effort.

He invested the most energy and effort in this script among all his works.

……

At this time Huang Bo also came over. Although he had no scenes in the next few days, he came over in advance to prepare and integrate into the shooting atmosphere as soon as possible.

"Director Lin didn't write these words casually. Didn't a reporter interview Qin Hailu before and asked about the coal bosses?"

"Really? I really don't know."

Lin Yicheng really didn't know about this news, and he didn't pay much attention to Qin Hailu.

"I know this."

Fan Xiaopang also came over. Her professional team was responsible for gathering information in this regard.

"At that time, a reporter asked Qin Hailu, do many coal bosses approach you to film? She said directly that there was only one person who approached her directly, and many others indirectly, because the producer would not tell her where the money came from."

Then, Fat Fan recounted what had happened.

"The reporter asked her again, 'Do you reject them?' Qin Hailu said directly that she didn't reject them. It was a good thing for the money to come in, but she felt that she should find a professional team instead of relying on a few people to make up stories and eat up the money."

"Is that what she said exactly?" Lin Yicheng was a little surprised. This was too direct and bold.

"The original words are basically the same as what Bingbing said. I have a very clear impression of them." Huang Bo continued.

"These sisters are really awesome. They dare to say such things."

Lin Yicheng sighed a little, Qin Hailu is really a heroine.

Listen, this word "eat" is full of the spirit of the underworld.

Not to mention the real meaning of her words, which almost made it clear that in the film and television industry, no matter how rich you are, you can't get in, and you can only be "eaten" by others.

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Lin Yicheng remembered one thing. In his previous life, at a Shanghai Film Festival, filmmakers collectively fired shots at the coal bosses.

They said that it was because there were too many "coal bosses" that the industry was in chaos and this ruined Chinese films.

Oh, Tui!

How shameless! These people treated the coal boss like a monkey and ate all his money. After eating, they wiped their mouths and blamed the coal boss for ruining Chinese films.

In the words of director Kai Ge, "You can't be so shameless!"

In Lin Yicheng's words, "People can't, or at least shouldn't."

"Just wait and see. Even if we don't make this movie, the coal bosses can't continue to be fooled by them."

Lin Yicheng mocked, "If we can't beat them, we can just give up. You have to listen to the sound of water splashing. We spent real money, but we were scolded as fools. Isn't this cheap? If we use that money to buy yachts and planes, who wouldn't be served carefully?"

"You're right. I guess it won't be long. When our movie is released, those coal bosses will learn their lesson."

Uncle Gong agreed with a smile, saying that whether the coal bosses withdrew or not had nothing to do with him.

"I'm afraid those colleagues will have a hard time in the future."

Huang Bo said that he could foresee this situation.

After the movie “How a Bad Movie Was Made” is released, the coal bosses will definitely withdraw, even if not all of them will withdraw.

By then, there will be no hot money and fewer projects, and the good things that colleagues wanted to do to make a living as easily as before will be gone forever.

Lin Yicheng also laughed and said, "After this, those people will regret it."

……

No one present knew this matter better than him.

When the coal bosses withdraw, it will be the turn of the real estate industry, but they are not as easy to fool as the coal bosses.

Although they do not interfere with the filming of the crew, they do have strict supervision, especially when it comes to funding, and they keep a close eye on it.

At that time, it would not be so easy for the people in the crew to take advantage of the situation and eat greasy food.

The end of the real estate industry is relatively good. Once BAT also goes out of business, the good days of those people will be completely over, and they will suffer a lot.

They are not only in charge of money, but also the casting, script content, shooting schedule, release platform, etc. They are in charge of every aspect of the crew and everyone has to listen to them!
The director is just a tool for making movies!

Lin Yicheng remembered that in his previous life, there was a well-known screenwriter named Wang Hailin who once publicly reminisced about the days when coal bosses were investors.

Wang Hailin said: "Until now, I still miss the coal bosses because they never interfered with the 'creation' and had no other requirements except finding actresses."

Miss it? Miss it!
It's all you guys who did this!

(End of this chapter)