[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu":3,"chapter-starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-chapter-52":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from Stealing the Role in 1995 Huayu",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2321041,4540,"Chapter 52: Help from a Noble Patron (Requesting Follow Reads)","starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>After exchanging words with Wu Yuchen, the group still felt unsatisfied and had no further doubt that he had directed the short film.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little Wu, the film is truly well-made and full of ideas, but the content’s a bit unconventional—thank goodness it’s just a short!” said the elderly Mr. Luo with a smile, his words carrying a subtle warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen immediately seized the opportunity to say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Luo, you’re absolutely right. Actually, I have something I’d like to ask all of you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After I finished shooting, everyone in our film group praised it. I got carried away and sent the tape to the Berlin Film Festival. Later, I heard this might not be in compliance, and I’ve been feeling uneasy about it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is old He’s specialty—what do you think, old He?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen turned his gaze toward He Guangying, who paused for a moment before replying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strictly speaking, we don’t permit participation in competitions without prior approval.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But since this is a short film, we’ve never had a rule requiring permission to produce or submit shorts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a gap here—I’ll have to raise this for feedback later; the system needs improvement…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An elderly woman beside him chimed in:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, old He, save the feedback for later—just give him a clear answer before you scare Little Wu.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Guangying chuckled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Though the style’s a bit unconventional and the content sensitive, it’s still a short film. Even if it wins an award, the impact won’t be major, and you won’t face severe punishment. I’ll look into this for you later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you so much, Mr. He!” Wu Yuchen beamed—he’d been waiting to hear exactly that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same matter, when raised by different people, could yield vastly different results, couldn’t it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If He Guangying, a senior leader, inquired on his behalf, Wu Yuchen might not even need to write a self-criticism—just a verbal reminder or two would settle it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Guangying tapped Wu Yuchen lightly with his finger:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Little Wu, I have to say this: if you ever make a feature film in the future, don’t lean toward such themes again!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can see you understand martial arts stories inside and out—learn from Guo Jing, not Huang the Heretic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Jing represented the upright, righteous path, brimming with patriotism and positive energy; Huang the Heretic, by contrast, was clearly the deviant route—this was a clear warning to steer future themes toward the positive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen immediately bowed respectfully:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. He, your advice is spot-on—I’ll remember it. I have plenty of ideas; I can make a feature film too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I doubt I’ll be able to shoot a feature anytime soon—the budget for a feature is incomparable to that of a short.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone nodded in agreement—spending 30,000 yuan to produce such a short was already impressive; a feature would require at least an order of magnitude more funding. Domestic funding was scarce, and many graduates still hadn’t held a camera.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the kind-hearted elderly woman suddenly asked: “Little Wu, you said you can make a feature?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen nodded—he’d spoken offhand and didn’t know why Mrs. Ruan had suddenly brought it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you truly can, there’s still a chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen froze in surprise, and the others also looked curious: “Mrs. Ruan, what do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly woman smiled: “You all know the movie channel that’s been on trial for nearly half a year?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—we heard the trial run went incredibly well!” Everyone in the industry was aware of such news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman nodded with a smile:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reception was excellent. After five months of trial broadcasting, advertising revenue far exceeded expectations—it’ll officially launch next month. Recently, internally, they proposed learning from foreign models: allocate some funds to produce films themselves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen was stunned—he knew the movie channel too well!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many assumed it was under the Central Broadcasting Station, but it wasn’t—it directly belonged to Guangdian, which the Central Broadcasting Station couldn’t control. But since Guangdian couldn’t run a TV station, the Central Broadcasting Station generously lent it its brand name, making their relationship very close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the movie channel was effectively Guangdian’s biological daughter and the Central Broadcasting Station’s adopted daughter, making it like a pampered heiress favored by both sides—its film selection and broadcasting were famously capricious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the channel was deeply loved by the public, maintaining consistently high ratings; twenty years later, its annual advertising revenue reached billions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wu Yuchen remembered clearly: in his past life, the movie channel’s TV film department wasn’t established until 1999, when it began producing original TV films—many Chinese filmmakers without funding continued creating thanks to these TV films.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Guan Hu’s “Get On, Let’s Go,” Tang Wei’s “Police Flower Yanzi,” Ning Hao’s “Green Grassland,” and others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now it was only December 1995—three years before that. So Wu Yuchen had never even considered this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Ruan was a former vice director of the Central Broadcasting Station and well-informed; through her explanation, Wu Yuchen finally understood the full picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movie channel was founded this year, began trial broadcasting in July, and in just half a year earned far more advertising revenue than originally anticipated. Though the results were encouraging, there was a concern: insufficient film sources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to their internal estimates, the films acquired from major studios could only sustain three years. Foreign films couldn’t be imported in bulk due to exorbitant copyright fees. Here’s a key detail: foreign film TV rights weren’t priced per film, but per broadcast slot—once bought, a film might only be aired three or five times before expiring!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a prestigious flagship channel, the movie channel couldn’t air pirated content, so someone proposed learning from foreign models to produce original films and expand the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the proposal was still just a proposal—some agreed, others opposed. The channel was too new to open the floodgates immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a meeting, they decided to allocate 2 million yuan to pilot this self-produced TV film initiative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen was thrilled, but he didn’t lose his composure—he asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mrs. Ruan, is this 2 million yuan for one film?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was for one film, Wu Yuchen knew he’d have no chance of securing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Ruan shook her head: “It’s likely for three to five films, and the funding per film won’t be equal—it’ll depend on a comprehensive evaluation of the director’s ability, script quality, and other factors.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen nodded—that made perfect sense. He thought back to his past life, when the TV film department was delayed for three years; perhaps the initial pilot films hadn’t succeeded, so the project was shelved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an excellent opportunity for him—but he’d need someone to connect him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Yuchen gazed intently at the kind Mrs. Ruan—he’d thought today’s main goal was Mr. He, but Mrs. Ruan had delivered a far greater surprise!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New author, new book—please support me. Flip ahead a page and leave a follow-read, please~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1155,"2026-06-20T16:09:29.273Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","0ad7f6e031c5601d7c1cc7db02dae34f28d76aea31961d4b299284354672c119","starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-chapter-53","starting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-chapter-51",335,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-stealing-the-role-in-1995-huayu-cover.jpg"]