Chapter 52: Help from a Noble Person (Seeking Follow-up Reads)

After everyone chatted with Wu Yuchen in a jumble, they still felt a bit unsatisfied, and at the same time, they no longer had any doubts that this short film was shot by him.

"Little Wu, the film is really well shot and has a lot of ideas, but the content is a bit evil. It's fortunate that this is a short film!" the older comrade surnamed Luo said with a smile. These words were not without a hint of advice.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yuchen immediately took the opportunity to say:

"Teacher Luo, you are right. Actually, I have something I want to ask the teachers about.

After I shot it a while ago, the people in our film group all praised it. I got hot-headed and mailed the videotape to the Berlin Film Festival. Later, I heard that this matter seemed to be against the rules, and I felt a bit uneasy."

"This is Old He's line of work. Old He, what do you think?"

Wu Yuchen cast his gaze toward He Guangying, only to see him ponder for a moment before saying:

"In principle, we are not allowed to participate in evaluations without permission.

However, yours is a short film, and we indeed don't have a saying that short films also need to apply for permission.

There is a gap here. It seems I have to go and give feedback next time; the system needs to be improved..."

The old lady next to him interjected:

"Hey, Old He, leave the feedback for later. Give a definite answer now; don't scare Little Wu."

He Guangying chuckled:

"Although the style is a bit evil and the content is a bit sensitive, a short film is a short film after all. Even if it really wins an award, the impact shouldn't be too big, and you won't be given too heavy a punishment. I'll go and ask about this matter for you later."

"Then I really thank you, Teacher He!" Wu Yuchen was overjoyed upon hearing this. This was the answer he was waiting for.

For the same matter, if different people ask about it, can the result and the answer be the same?

With an old leader like He Guangying asking, he probably wouldn't even have to write a self-criticism or anything; just a verbal reminder or two would be the end of it.

He Guangying pointed his finger at Wu Yuchen again:

"However, Little Wu, I have to tell you one thing: if you shoot a feature film in the future, the subject matter and content cannot lean toward this side again!

I see that when you talk about martial arts, you are also very clear about it. If you want to learn, learn from Guo Jing; don't be like Huang Yaoshi!"

Guo Jing was undoubtedly a straightforward path, full of positive energy of national righteousness. Compared to him, Huang Yaoshi was clearly on an evil path. This was to remind him to lean toward the positive side in his future paths and subject matter.

Wu Yuchen immediately said respectfully:

"Teacher He, your lesson is correct. I have remembered it. Actually, I have quite a bit of inspiration, and I can also shoot feature films.

However, I estimate that I won't be able to shoot a feature film in a short time. The money used for a feature film is really not comparable to a short film."

Everyone nodded upon hearing this. It was already not easy to spend 30,000 yuan to shoot such a short film. The capital for a feature film had to be at least one digit higher. Domestic funds were scarce, and many who had graduated for many years hadn't even held the camera yet.

However, at this time, the kind-looking old lady suddenly asked: "Little Wu, you said you can shoot feature films?"

Wu Yuchen nodded. He had just said it casually and didn't know why this old lady Ruan was suddenly asking this.

"If you can really shoot, it's not that there is no opportunity."

Wu Yuchen was stunned upon hearing this, and the others also showed curious expressions: "Sister Ruan, what do you mean by that?"

The old lady smiled: "You all know about the movie channel that has been on trial broadcast for almost half a year, right?"

"We know. We heard the trial broadcast effect is very good!" Everyone was an insider, so they naturally knew about this kind of news.

The old lady nodded with a smile:

"The effect is indeed good. It has been on trial broadcast for 5 months, and the advertising revenue is beyond imagination. It will officially start broadcasting next month. They have a proposal internally recently to learn from foreign models and take out some money to produce films themselves."

Wu Yuchen was stunned upon hearing this. If one talked about the movie channel, he was too familiar with it!

Many people thought the movie channel was under CCTV, but actually, it wasn't. Its true affiliation was directly under the SARFT; CCTV couldn't manage the "Sixth Princess." But because the SARFT couldn't run a television station, CCTV took the initiative to lend the brand name to the Sixth Princess, so the relationship was naturally very close.

Therefore, the movie channel was actually the biological daughter of the SARFT and the goddaughter of CCTV, which also led to the Sixth Princess being more like a young lady spoiled by both sides. Whether in film selection or broadcasting, it highlighted one word: "willful."

Moreover, the Sixth Princess was also deeply loved by the general public, and its ratings remained high all year round. Twenty years later, its annual advertising revenue was in the billions.

But Wu Yuchen remembered very clearly that in his past life, the Sixth Princess only established the TV Movie Department in 1999, starting the creative path of the movie channel producing its own TV movies. Many filmmakers in the country who had no money were able to continue creating because of the movie channel's TV movies.

For example, Guan Hu's *Up and Down*, Tang Wei's *Police Flower Swallow*, Ning Hao's *Green Grassland*, etc.

But it was only December 1995 now, and there was a 3-year gap in between, so Wu Yuchen hadn't considered this path at all.

Old Lady Ruan was the former deputy director of CCTV and was very well-informed. Through her narration, Wu Yuchen finally understood what was going on.

The movie channel was established this year and started trial broadcasting in July. The advertising revenue earned in the past half year was far beyond what was expected when it was first established. Although the results were gratifying, it was not without hidden worries: the source of films was insufficient.

According to their internal calculations, the existing films collected from major film studios could only support 3 years at most, and foreign films could not be introduced on a large scale because the copyright fees were too high. There was a little bit of knowledge here: the TV movie copyright fee for foreign films was not calculated by the film, but by the number of times. Maybe after buying it, you couldn't show it after broadcasting it three or five times!

As a decent facade channel, the movie channel couldn't show pirated content, so now someone proposed to learn from foreign models and invest in shooting their own to expand the movie channel's film library.

But a proposal was just a proposal after all. Some agreed and some opposed. After all, the movie channel was just established, so it couldn't open a big mouth immediately.

Finally, after they held a meeting, they decided to take out about 2 million to pilot this plan of self-produced TV movies.

Wu Yuchen was naturally overjoyed after hearing this, but he didn't lose his calm and asked:

"Teacher Ruan, is this 2 million for shooting one film?"

If it were for one film, Wu Yuchen estimated that he wouldn't be able to fight for this opportunity at all.

Old Lady Ruan shook her head: "It should be 3-5 films, and the amount given to each one is not necessarily the same. It is estimated that factors such as the director's ability and the quality of the script will be comprehensively evaluated."

Wu Yuchen nodded. This was the way it should be. He thought that the TV Movie Department in his past life was delayed until 3 years later to be established. Maybe the first few films piloted were not very successful, so this matter was shelved.

This was indeed an excellent opportunity for him. Of course, there was no shortage of people to build bridges and pull strings here.

Wu Yuchen looked at this kind-looking Old Lady Ruan with burning eyes. He originally thought today's main target was Old Man He, but he didn't expect Old Lady Ruan to give him such a big surprise!

Newcomer, new book, seeking support. Everyone, please flip to the next page and contribute a follow-up read~~

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