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Chapter 311 It's gonna be alright

"I have relied on the box office appeal you have accumulated over the years, Mr. Huang!" Liang Jiahui frowned, "I'm afraid it will cost a lot to release this movie."

"It's okay. Just make sure the next one is a box office hit. Don't think about those other things. Just focus on acting in The Wedding Banquet." Huang Ze waved his hand as if he was relaxed, then frowned and looked at Liang Jiahui.

"Do you think this will affect my reputation?"

"People say that the assistant directors I trained are all fake."

"My level is just average, I just got lucky!"

"Not really, definitely not!" Liang Jiahui smacked his lips and looked up at Huang Ze's head. "In my opinion, the level of your films is higher than the Himalayas. Occasionally shoveling a few shovels of dirt is no big deal. It doesn't affect your status at all."

"I think your flattery skills are no less than the Himalayas!"

"Why does this sound so familiar?"

Huang Ze scratched his ears, but couldn't remember where he had heard it before. He simply stopped thinking about it and stood up to leave.

As for saying goodbye to Deng Guangrong and Wang Jiawei, Huang Ze felt that it was unnecessary and decided to just leave quietly.

Otherwise, the other party might think that you are deliberately provoking them.

As Huang Ze walked out of the theater, he was stopped by several reporters. "Director Huang, as one of the leading directors in the Chinese film industry, what do you think of Ashes of Time after watching it? Can you tell us a few words?"

"Forehead……"

Huang Ze's head started moving rapidly, and he started talking a lot.

"This film has a profound aesthetic attainment and the photography is also very skillful. Jia Wei has an outstanding talent for film aesthetics."

"Any more?"

"Of course, I think the performances here are extremely good and the casting is very good."

"Director Huang, can't you comment on the plot?" the reporter continued to ask, "We can see that many audience members left early. What do you think is the reason?"

"The plot..."

This really put Huang Ze in a difficult position.

You can't judge something that barely exists.

But it’s not a good idea to curse too much, after all, the 40 million was not his own investment.

When it comes to investment, Huang Ze thought of "The Wedding Banquet" directed by Li An, in which he had just invested.

Since everyone had already bought Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Huang Ze didn’t care about buying one more. He immediately made a slightly embarrassed expression, “I don’t understand it, but I was deeply shocked!”

After saying that, Huang Ze immediately called on his bodyguards to escort him back to the car.

It can be said that Huang Ze has almost nothing to do with this film, and he walked away naturally and easily.

Deng Guangrong in the theater felt a little uneasy.

It goes without saying that among the audience who were able to attend the premiere, there must be a group who had great hopes for the director Wang Jiawei, and another group who came for the actors, otherwise no one would pay a higher price to sell premiere tickets.

However, even so, a large number of viewers still came.

A film that can drive audiences away!
How will the film perform at the box office? Will it be a big hit?
I invested 40 million!

Deng Guangrong just felt a little dizzy.

Forty million!

How long will it take to earn that?
If you can't take it back.

Deng Guangrong narrowed his eyes and looked at Wang Jiawei.

The director who he liked so much before, now feels regretful. Why the hell did he find such a flop?

The eyes are the windows of the soul.

Deng Guangrong's thoughts were revealed directly in his eyes.

Coupled with his image of a black boss, Wang Jiawei's heart suddenly tightened when he saw him.

At this moment, he remembered Deng Guangrong's other identity and felt more and more scared.

But things always had to be solved, so Wang Jiawei had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk over to Deng Guangrong.

"Mr. Deng!"

"This is just the premiere, and there are still many viewers who haven't left. There are many movies, such as Director Huang's "Pulp Fiction", which are very popular among those who like it and very unpopular among those who don't."

"What we lack is word-of-mouth." "As long as the film is released for a few days, everything will be fine!"

"Ugh!" Deng Guangrong had no other choice but to groan and glare at Wang Jiawei fiercely.

……

Three days passed.

The word-of-mouth of "Ashes of Time" has indeed spread.

Among some film critics, this film has a good reputation. After all, its aesthetic shots are considered to be at the top of the pyramid in Hong Kong Island. In addition, with so many celebrities and wide connections, everyone will give it some face.

But its reputation among the audience has completely collapsed.

Everyone has four words to describe this film: "incomprehensible".

I have no idea what was being filmed.

The box office has collapsed even more severely. If the attendance is not high, the theaters will reduce the number of screenings, which creates a vicious cycle.

"Do it!"

"One and a half million on Friday, one and a half million on Saturday, and nine hundred and fifty thousand on Sunday."

"Every day is getting worse than the last. Saturday is even worse than Friday!"

"All major cinema chains will have to cut their film production by at least half. If this continues, it will be difficult to make 10 million at the box office!"

Ten million!

Ten million!

These three words kept echoing in Deng Guangrong's mind.

Logically speaking, a box office of 10 million is not a small amount, but the cost of the movie is 40 million!

With such box office revenue, only three million could be earned in Hong Kong Island.

Forget about income from other places, it’s good enough to have some. Why would people buy from you when they see that you perform so poorly?

To sum up all the factors, the income received is probably less than 10 million.

Net loss of 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

"what!"

"Why should I invest in Wang Jiawei? This is such a rip-off!"

"Huang Ze is still smart!"

The more I think about it, the angrier I get, and the angrier I get, the more I think about it.

Thinking of the last moment, Deng Guangrong felt dizzy. When he opened his eyes again, he was in the hospital.

What he didn't know was that during the time he fainted, his younger brothers also sent Wang Jiawei, the culprit who caused their boss to faint, to the hospital.

……

"Jia Wei was beaten and hospitalized?"

After receiving the news from Liu Zhenwei, Huang Ze, out of humanitarian spirit, took Liu Zhenwei to the hospital.

"Excuse!"

Looking at the mummy in front of him, Huang Ze felt a little at a loss.

This injury is quite serious!
He won’t be a vegetable, right?
What about his plan to have students all over the world? Who will cheer for him in the world film industry?
Considering this, Huang Ze began to care about Wang Jiawei's injury from the bottom of his heart and found the attending doctor, "How is it? Doctor, is everything okay? Don't worry, medical expenses are not a problem!"

"No danger to life." The doctor made a gesture to reassure Huang Ze, "Most of the injuries are external. The internal organs and brain tissue are not damaged. However, both legs are broken. You need to rest for at least three months before you can move normally."

"As long as there's nothing wrong with your brain and hands." Huang Ze felt relieved.

If you can also be a director, then that’s not a big problem.

As for whether you will become a cripple in the future, it doesn’t matter!

It will be easier to promote and become famous for the lame director in the future. He will then be the representative of the disabled but strong-willed people in the film industry!

It would be a perfect match for me to make a film about disabled people.

"By the way, will you be lame in the future?" Huang Ze asked the doctor curiously.

(End of this chapter)