Chapter 64: Brawling (Dad Figures, Please Follow)

"You can't even afford money but still want to live in a villa? You're something else." Liu Tianxian couldn't help but complain.

"It's not for me to live in—it's for me to bring my mother over to live in. I want her to enjoy some peace and quiet in her old age. I need one with a yard, something better, where she can grow flowers and vegetables, otherwise she'll be too bored at home." Fang Hong explained.

If we can't afford to buy a villa, let's rent one for now and worry about buying later when we have the money.

No big open-plan apartments, no concrete cages like high-rise buildings—he wanted something his mother, a rural woman, could live in comfortably. She was alone, no company, so a yard gave her more space to move around; she could grow flowers, plant vegetables, feed cats and dogs—all fine.

"Oh, I see!"

Liu Tianxian had thought he was living there himself—she'd even thought he was quite filial.

She thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask around about villas for you—there might not be any, but don't even think about borrowing money from me. I haven't even paid back what I owed you before."

Let this man solve his own money problems—he already had over twenty million in the bank and had successfully made one movie; he could definitely find a way to get more cash.

You borrow money for every movie you shoot? Is that how it works?!

"Alright, but still, thank you." Fang Hong spoke sincerely. The girl had already helped him so much—he couldn't be greedy.

"Where are you staying? I'll drop you off."

Liu Tianxian looked around. People occasionally stopped to stare at her. Even though it was night, being recognized would be troublesome.

And she was out shopping with a man—if anyone found out, the media would spin wild stories.

"No need. I'll just find any hotel to stay in." Fang Hong said.

"Aren't you going home?" Liu Tianxian asked.

"I don't have a home!" Fang Hong said.

Hearing this, Liu Tianxian didn't know what to say—it really was quite hard.

She let out a soft breath and said, "Alright, just be careful out there."

With that, she called her driver.

While waiting, Fang Hong said, "I'll finish a rough draft of the script soon—take a look. Also, the theme song for 'Lost in Love for 33 Days' needs you to sing it."

"Hey, why don't you sing it yourself?" Liu Tianxian teased.

She remembered the secret this man had told her before—his singing was terrible.

"It's a female-led film—it has to be sung by you." Fang Hong said.

"Seriously," Liu Tianxian tilted her head closer, "you can't sing at all, can you?"

"I can't sing?" Fang Hong pointed at himself. "I'm letting you shine."

"Hehehe, thanks so much then." Liu Tianxian was delighted.

Fang Hong turned his head and looked at the girl's profile, faintly blurred under the dim streetlight.

"Alright, I'm off. Call me if you need anything." Liu Tianxian saw the car arrive, patted his shoulder.

"Got it!"

Fang Hong nodded and watched as Liu Tianxian sprinted to the roadside. The car door opened automatically, and she slipped inside.

And Fang Hong himself continued walking forward along the path!

Earlier, after Chen Zhixi received the money, she immediately set up the post-production department.

That way, after 'Lost in Love for 33 Days' finished shooting, it could go straight into post-production without needing to hire another film studio for editing.

The equipment ordered from the manufacturer could be assembled on-site—there were servers, monitors, audio gear, and a color grading console.

The server had a 4K high-end configuration because the film would be shown on the big screen, requiring powerful computing power to edit 4K footage.

There's a saying: being able to shoot 4K doesn't mean you can edit 4K; being able to edit 4K doesn't mean you can view 4K.

To view 4K properly, that's what the monitor is for—you need a display with extremely high color accuracy.

This level of color accuracy is different from what we see on our phones—what we see on phones is already the final product. Before that final product, every frame must be painstakingly color-corrected.

The stunning visual effects in some films are all achieved this way.

So for post-production editing and color monitoring, you need professional equipment—not just any computer and monitor will do.

Fang Hong spent two million to equip all the hardware and software; the software alone cost tens of thousands.

Video editing software included visual effects, graphic design, rendering—all of which could also be used for games and special effects, making it very cost-effective.

The color grading console was the most expensive—costing a million!

Although it wasn't necessary at this stage, better to have it and not need it.

Having equipment isn't enough—you need people to operate it. The main post-production staff included editors, colorists, VFX artists, audio engineers, and subtitle specialists.

Editing, VFX, and subtitles fall under the Film Technology Department at Beijing Film Academy, a high-tech major that also includes motion capture and virtual reality technologies.

Of course, whether they're truly professional is another matter—but they have the program.

Colorists can be recruited from the Fine Arts Department, the Photography Department, or even the Directing Department.

At this stage, the romantic and youth-themed films they're shooting don't require complex color grading.

As for audio engineers—just recording—Beijing Film Academy has a dedicated department for that.

For voice acting, hire professional teachers with money.

The post-production team, including professionals and assistants, currently has thirteen people. The scale is still too small now—more will be added later, as will hardware and software.

That way, future film production will be much easier—you can edit footage while shooting, shortening the overall production time.

The post-production team consists entirely of students or recent graduates.

But with Fang Hong overseeing everything, this film can serve as hands-on training for them.

It doesn't require extremely high technical skill—his past life's version of that movie was crude as hell and still made 300 million at the box office. Even if Fang Hong sets high standards,

It's just a matter of re-editing and re-coloring if you're not satisfied—just work overtime, 996.

If others work eight hours, can they work fifteen?

If they lack experience, will they put in the effort?

If their skills are lacking and they're unwilling to work hard, that's their own problem.

Fang Hong doesn't want brothers who won't fight for it.

What he wants isn't how professional you are, but that your attitude has to be proper—only then can you walk with him further.

Professionalism is nothing more than experience.

As long as you put in the work every day and have something to practice on, given enough time you'll be more professional than veterans.

Yutu Film Industry rented an office space near Fenglian Plaza in Chaoyang District as its office location.

This place has rows of tall buildings and complete infrastructure; from now on, they'll work here.

The office space is 5 yuan per square meter; renting over 500 square meters comes to nearly a million yuan a year in rent—this space is enough for now.

If it's not enough, they'll rent the one next door too.

The previous office space is no longer wanted; the location is too remote and doesn't match Yutu's class.

Fang Hong also had a Yutu statue made to place at the entrance, depicting the image of "Chang'e Holding Rabbit"—wonder what Liu Tianxian would think when she saw it.

However, this statue hasn't been carved yet; it's being made of stone.

Once they have the money, they'll have it made of jade.

In this area, Huayi headquarters is right across the street—if the fight gets too much, one day when he's in a bad mood, he'll go over and brawl, beat up those old geezers.

They're young, they have strength!

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