I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 437 Reading the Script!
Now, even 1 billion isn't enough; Yu Dong is just too curious about Cheng Sheng's new movie.

It's worth noting that currently, only Cheng Sheng's films have surpassed one billion yuan in box office revenue in China.

“I’ll invest, no matter how much it costs.”

"It's impossible to get him to quit," Yu Dong said hastily.

Although the investment exceeded the target, Cheng Sheng's films were still very profitable!
Therefore, no matter how much it exceeds the limit, Yu Dong will not withdraw.

Upon hearing Yu Dong's words, Cheng Sheng nodded inwardly, realizing that Yu Dong was indeed capable.

If other business owners heard about the increased investment, they probably would have already turned hostile.

"President Yu is so generous..."

Ring ring ring!
Cheng Sheng praised him, but before he could finish speaking, his phone rang again.

"It seems Director Cheng is very busy today," Yu Dong said with a smile after hearing this.

"My phone has been on non-stop. I should have known better than to charge it last night."

Cheng Sheng gave a wry smile, but he still answered the phone because he saw that the caller ID showed it was Da Tiantian.

"Cheng Sheng."

As soon as the call connected, Da Tian Tian's furious voice came through the phone.

"Excuse me, Mr. Yu, I need to take this call. You can go up first."

Cheng Sheng covered his phone and said awkwardly.

Yu Dong looked puzzled. Although he didn't know who had called Cheng Sheng, the voice sounded like a woman's.

Although there are some rumors about Cheng Sheng online, there is no concrete evidence that he has a girlfriend.

Now it seems this guy was hiding something very well; judging from the voice, the two of them clearly had a deep relationship.

"Okay, then I'll wait for Director Cheng upstairs."

After saying that, Yu Dong walked towards the elevator.

Cheng Sheng then found a corner and whispered, "Grandma, can't you keep your voice down?"

"Hmph! I haven't done anything shameful, why are you speaking so softly?"

Da Tian Tian snorted coldly.

"Alright, you're right. So, may I ask what brings you here, Miss?" Cheng Sheng said with a wry smile.

"What's wrong? You've gotten yourself into big trouble," Da Tiantian said bluntly.

"Committed a serious crime?" Cheng Sheng looked puzzled.

"Hmph! Has someone forgotten what I said?"

"What?"

"You made me read the script first after it was finished, you liar! Now the script has been submitted for review!" Da Tiantian yelled.

Forehead!
Cheng Sheng was taken aback; he had genuinely forgotten about this.

However, this is not his fault.

The script provided by the simulation panel was so wonderful that he completely forgot about what Da Tian Tian had told him.

"I'm sorry, Sweetie, it's all my fault. How can you forgive me?"

Since she did something wrong, she has no choice but to accept the punishment. Hopefully, Da Tian Tian will be punished leniently.

"I'll forgive you since you're still sincere. However, you owe me a condition, which I'll tell you after I've thought it through."

"That's what Da Tian Tian said."

Judging from his tone, he seemed to have calmed down, but the next sentence made Cheng Sheng uneasy.

If you don't speak up now, the price you'll pay later will be much higher.

But who told him to do something wrong?

"Okay, by the way, Tiantian, how did you know my script was sent to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television? Did Director Lu tell you?" Cheng Sheng asked curiously.

"Uncle Lu doesn't have time to keep an eye on you!"

Cheng Sheng was taken aback upon hearing this. If it wasn't the road administration? Then who could it be?

Generally speaking, those who can get information about their situation from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television immediately are usually big shots in the entertainment industry. "It's a secret," Da Tian Tian said mysteriously.

"Fine, don't tell me then."

Cheng Sheng didn't plan to ask any further questions.

"Okay, Sweetie, I have something to do now. We'll talk again when I have time. Bye-bye."

"Bye-Bye."

After hanging up with Da Tiantian, Cheng Sheng thought for a moment, sent a message to Zeng Li, and then turned off his phone.

He still had to talk to President Han and the others later, so he couldn't afford to be disturbed by phone calls again.

As for sending messages to Zeng Li, it was because he was afraid she would worry.

"President Han, President Yu."

Cheng Sheng entered Master Han's office and immediately greeted the two men.

"Xiao Cheng, you've come at the right time! We were just talking about your script! Let me take a look."

Third Master Han stood up and said.

"Ok."

Cheng Sheng took the script out of his bag and handed it to Master Han.

The script Cheng Sheng received was not a complete script, but rather the first script.

He wouldn't let anyone else know the complete script, otherwise it would cause a lot of trouble if it were exposed.

Master Han eagerly opened the script.

Yu Dong also walked over to Han Sanye's side and looked at the script with him.

The script is about 100,000 words long and includes character dialogues, stage directions, storyboards, and supplementary materials.

As a literary text serving a performance, the main function of a script is to provide clear action guidelines and dialogue content for the director, actors, and production team.

Character dialogue is the lines spoken by the character.

Stage directions are used to describe scene settings, character actions, facial expressions, emotional changes, and necessary sound effects. These directions are usually distinguished from the dialogue by a specific font (such as italics or brackets).

There are also storyboards. In film and television production, directors or storyboard artists create storyboards based on literary scripts. These storyboards contain detailed descriptions of shots, such as shot numbers, shot sizes, camera movements, and scene content. Sometimes they are accompanied by simple sketches or reference images to help the filming team understand the visual concept.

Supporting materials: During the scriptwriting, proposal, or teaching process, creators may attach concept art, scene sketches, or mood boards to help others understand their ideas.

This makes the script easier for others to understand and allows people to immerse themselves in it.

About twenty minutes.

The two put down their scripts and stared at Cheng Sheng in shock.

"Director Cheng, your script is absolutely fantastic," Yu Dong said, giving a thumbs up.

"Xiao Cheng, your talent is truly astonishing. You're using this script to compete with Wu Baige's 'The Crossing,' it feels like an adult beating a child," said Master Han with a smile.

"You two are too kind," Cheng Sheng said modestly.

"After reading the script, I finally understand why you wanted to increase the investment," Yu Dong said with a smile.

"I plan to film on location and have a fleet built. Although I haven't calculated the exact investment amount yet, it will be at least 1.5 billion," Cheng Sheng said.

"Wait, Xiao Cheng, you said you want to build a fleet for location shooting?" Master Han asked in shock.

"Mm." Cheng Sheng nodded.

"Isn't this too wasteful? Actually, just building an outer shell would suffice; there's no need to waste money," Mr. Yu said, frowning.

"Wasteful? I don't think so."

Cheng Sheng smiled.

It seems like building a fleet for filming would be a huge waste, since the fleet would be pretty much useless after the series was finished.

But Cheng Sheng didn't think so.

Who says the fleet is useless after the movie is made?
Film + cultural tourism is an important profit model for the future, and also a way to create unique IPs.

(End of this chapter)