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Chapter 38: Make the movie! Tell me if you don't have enough funding!! (Please read on!)

Zhou Qian never expected that Song Hao would want to make a patriotic war-themed propaganda film.

If Zhou Qian had known about this before filming, she would never have agreed.

Even if filming has been going on for several days now, she will still resolutely refuse to invest if the script is not good!
Consider the money spent earlier as a waste, and Zhou Qian doesn't want people to see this kind of subject matter.

It's worth noting that in recent years, patriotic war films haven't been very popular.

It's nothing more than cannons flying around.

But Song Hao doesn't think so.

He believes that people of every era have a sense of patriotism.

It's not that people don't like patriotic war films, but rather that there are too many films with the same formula and style.

The bombardment and corpses strewn across the fields are visually exhausting from any angle. Trying to incite emotions and patriotism will only backfire.

Therefore, Song Hao believes that allowing the audience to view those years of history from different perspectives may have a different effect.

So he handed the script of "The Flowers of War" to Zhou Qian.

Zhou Qian took the script, but before even opening it, she asked, "Director Song, if you had to summarize all the content of your script in one sentence, what would you say?"

Song Hao thought for a moment and replied, "This is a story about soldiers protecting women, women protecting children, and ultimately everyone protecting the country."

Hearing this, Zhou Qian remained completely unmoved.

It's worth noting that many war movies are filmed in this style.

It's fair to say that it's completely unoriginal.

She even wondered if she even needed to read the script.

Since filming has lasted less than ten days, it's still not too late to withdraw the sponsorship.

At this moment, in Zhou Qian's eyes, Song Hao had become a liar.

[How despicable!! He made an anti-fraud propaganda video, but he himself is lying to people!]

Thinking about this, Zhou Qian still felt that she had been too careless.

You shouldn't easily trust someone.

With these thoughts and emotions in mind.

She eventually opened the script.

At first, her brows were furrowed.

However, this tightness stemmed from a lack of trust in Song Hao.

But gradually, her expression became more nuanced.

There was disbelief, sadness, sympathy, and also deep-seated anger and hatred.

Especially when she saw a young woman from Qinhuai, nicknamed "Doukou," being discovered by the enemy while searching for zither strings, and ultimately being tied to a chair and severely humiliated, Zhou Qian's eyes filled with tears.

She closed the script, seemingly afraid to turn to the next page.

I don't want to know what happened to the girl named "Doukou".

In fact, Zhou Qian knew very well what was going on.

I just don't want to conjure up tragic scenes through those explicit words.

Seeing that Zhou Qian's eyes were red, Song Hao knew there was hope.

So he said, "If Sister Qian thinks this script is not suitable, I will change it. This time I will honestly film the scenery of various places in Nanjing and promote the humanistic stories."

After he finished speaking, he waited for Zhou Qian's response.

Zhou Qian remained silent at this moment.

She was very confused.

On the one hand, she initially disagreed with changing the theme and format of the Nanjing promotional video.

On the other hand, the film "The Flowers of War" is educational from both an artistic and historical perspective.

Then, she looked at Song Hao and asked, "This drama has many women and men. Will there be any romantic scenes?" She was worried that Song Hao might be filming scenes involving romantic relationships between officers and women.

To some extent, it was also a mistake.

"No."

Song Hao immediately replied, "I don't mix in any other elements; I simply want to tell this history."

It's worth noting that the original "The Flowers of War" did indeed have some romantic scenes, but Song Hao has completely changed them all.

He just wanted to express a point of view to everyone.

That's the story from the past, where the sons and daughters of China protected the country in their own ways, and absolutely did not allow others to trample on our land at will.

As for Mr. Zhang's "artistic ideas" from back then, they were all abandoned without exception.

Sure enough, Zhou Qian nodded in satisfaction after hearing his answer.

She pondered for a while, then finally looked up and asked, "How much funding does this movie need?"

Song Hao replied, "It might require tens of millions."

Since he is now representing the official Nanjing government in filming promotional videos, the filming fees are cheaper in many areas.

After all, who would dare to make a fortune off the government?

Zhou Qian replied, "I will have the finance department invest 90 million in you, for a total of 100 million. You must make sure this film is well made."

"No problem." Song Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, without Zhou Qian's support, even if he had a few million in his account, it wouldn't be enough to last him for more than a few days.

Now Zhou Qian is able to put aside past grievances and continue to participate in investment and sponsorship.

For Song Hao, this was the best possible outcome.

He then asked, "Sister Qian, what about Jinling Culture and Tourism?"

Zhou Qian knew what he was thinking, so she replied, "Don't worry, I'll find a chance to talk to Section Chief Chen. If it really doesn't work, we'll just film it and see. If they're not willing to use it as a promotional video, then we'll just release it in theaters. I just don't know if it will pass censorship."

"Haha, this shouldn't be a problem," Song Hao said cheerfully.

After all, his family is affiliated with the Anti-Fraud Bureau.

With Director Zhang from the Anti-Fraud Bureau backing him up, and the fact that his film was a patriotic piece, what reason could there be for it not to pass censorship?!
"Then it's settled."

Before leaving, Zhou Qian turned back to look at Song Hao and asked again, "Are there any other things you've lied to me about?! If you tell me everything today, I can let bygones be bygones. Otherwise, if I find out someday, you're finished."

Song Hao smiled, raised three fingers and swore, "Sister Qian, really, I didn't. Even if you gave me a hundred times the courage, I wouldn't dare."

"Then why did you hide it from me last time?"

"I didn't hide anything from you, I just trust Sister Qian's taste and values, and I'm sure she'll support me in making this film," Song Hao replied.

Hearing this, Zhou Qian was so angry she laughed.

Song Hao immediately followed up with sweet words: "That's right, a smile makes you look younger, Sister Qian, you look beautiful when you smile, you should smile more."

"What? I don't look good when I'm not smiling?"

"When she smiles, she's like a beauty; when she doesn't smile, she's like a cold and aloof beauty."

As Zhou Qian listened, she finally gritted her teeth and complained, "I was fooled by your words back then! Otherwise, I wouldn't have only found out about this today!"

Finally, she waved her hand and said, "Alright, let's leave it at that."

She looked at Song Hao with a serious expression and said, "Now, you only need to do one thing: make a good film of 'The Flowers of War'! If you need funding, just let me know!"

"understand!"

Now, Song Hao was finally free of any mental burden.

Now I can shoot exactly as I want.

If an abridged version of "The Flowers of War" is filmed and released, it will undoubtedly be a significant achievement in film history!
Please give me some votes, there aren't enough...

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