"Well, OK, I get it, I will rush over as soon as possible..."

Du An sat on the edge of the sofa, occupying the phone in the living room, talking to the person on the other end of the phone with a smile. Song Zhen in the middle of the sofa sat on the small stool in front of the coffee table, burying her head in writing her homework, while Shen Huifang on the other side knitting her sweater while watching TV.

The bright fluorescent lights on the ceiling shone down, covering the three of them in the light and shadow, like a warm family of three for mothers and brothers and sisters.

"... Film Festival? Haha, I want to go and see it, but now I have something to do, I really can't go there for the time being... Well... I don't know... Well, I will definitely give you a clear answer before the end of the month... Well, that's it, I'll bother you."

Du An hung up the phone, the smile on his face gradually faded, and a hint of sorrow appeared.

The TV happened to enter the advertisement, and Shen Huifang turned her eyes from the TV and glanced at Du Ann.

"Is it your classmate Shang Hai?"

Duan nodded, remembering what happened now, the more he thought about it, the more he became, and he couldn't help but sigh.

Shen Huifang put down the sweater in her hand and said, "If you want me, go to Shanghai, that is the most developed place in our country. If you go there, you will have a future than staying in Nanyang."

She really planned for this young man. Even if he went there, she didn't know when her room would be rented out again, but this kind man was unwilling to say something against his will for his own selfish interests.

Duane smiled bitterly.

Of course, he also knew that going to Shanghai was a good choice, and after the filming, his remuneration had already been paid - a full seven thousand yuan! In addition to paying tuition, this was the first time in his life that he had such a large sum of money. After sending the money to his family for 5,000, he left two thousand yuan. With these two thousand yuan as the foundation, it was enough for him to settle down in Shanghai for the time being.

But he doesn't want to leave yet.

Du An shook his head, said, "Aunt Shen, I'll go back to the room first." Then he went back to his room.

After he brought it to the door, Song Zhen raised his head from the homework and complained: "Mom, can't you just keep in mind some other people's business?"

Shen Huifang spat: "Little Du is helpless in this city. Who cares about him or her?" After that, she looked at her daughter and shook her head.

Her daughter looks like her and has a temper, so she is easy to talk to, but for some reason she doesn't like Xiao Du, which makes her very troublesome when she gets stuck in the middle.

"Besides, the job you had during the summer vacation was introduced by Xiao Du. If he hadn't helped, how could you find such a good job?"

Speaking of this, Shen Huifang felt distressed again: other people's children were still studying in high school, but her daughter had already started working to reduce her burden.

Song Zhen sneered and said, "He helped? Why don't you say I helped him? You don't know how bad his popularity is in the crew."

It was probably because of the nature of women. Speaking of these gossip, Song Zhen suddenly became energetic, got up from the small stool, jumped onto the sofa, and sat cross-legged.

"There are only three leading actors in the crew, and two of them don't like him. There are also artists and props masters who always complain," he said.

In order to achieve the effect he wanted during the shooting, Duane has been trying to trouble those people a lot.

"I want me to say that my daughter is loved by everyone and helped him comfort the people in the crew so that he could film the movie smoothly."

Shen Huifang was amused by Song Zhen's proud expression, shaved her firm nose, and repeatedly said, "Yes, yes, you are the most capable. Then you are so capable, do you know why Xiao Du just doesn't want to go to Shanghai?"

Song Zhen curled her lips, "What's hard to guess? He is addicted to being a director. Now he is counting on the popularity of this movie after it is released, and then someone will come to him to make a movie again."

Shen Huifang shook her head repeatedly, "Little Du is so down-to-earth, how could he point to such an inappropriate job?" In her opinion, the novel job of making movies is extremely unreliable, and it is not a serious job at all: it is hard to say whether you can make money or not, whether you can be stable. It is probably the kind of job that you have not had the last meal and you are really not optimistic about it.

Song Zhen took a picture of his forehead and lamented, "Mom, you're lucky that you're going to watch the performance of the street office. I thought you were a literary and artistic enthusiast, why are you still so old? What's wrong with making movies? Do you know that Zhang Yi made a movie this year and sold it for 3.7 billion! The cost is only more than 100 million. Do you see how much he made? So, how many people have tried their best to get into this industry now."

She obviously didn't waste time on the crew, and she had more or less knowledge about the film and television industry, but judging from her outsider words, she obviously had limited understanding.

"3.7 billion!"

Shen Huifang exclaimed softly. This astronomical number is too far away for a family like them. When she thought about it, she felt it was unreliable.

"You can't believe whatever people say."

Song Zhen rolled his eyes and said coquettishly: "Your daughter is not a fool. Is this all written clearly in the newspaper, okay?"

For Shen Huifang's generation, newspapers are sacred things. If they were written in the newspaper, it would be true. So while she murmured "So much", she picked up her sweater again, gave her absent-mindedly a few shots, then put them down, and asked her daughter: "Then how much can this movie Xiao Du earn?"

Song Zhen sneered twice, put his right hand to his mouth, and made a cigarette clamping action, which was very cold-hearted like a big sister's head. "Hero" made the movie market popular, and many old movies were turned out. The "Young and Dangerous" series once again shone brightly, very popular in school, and also brought about a trend of imitation. Although Song Zhen didn't like that movie, she thought it was quite fun to see her classmates doing this, so she showed off her mother.

However, Shen Huifang slapped her thigh hard.

"What kind of gangsters do girls learn from every family?"

Song Zhen exclaimed pain and looked at his mother sadly while touching his thighs. When he saw Shen Huifang's angry look, he didn't dare to be arrogant. He stuck out his tongue and became wilted. He said honestly: "I heard from the people in the group that his movie has no stars, and secondly, his production funds are low. It would be good if he could not lose money. If you want to make money, don't expect it."

Shen Huifang looked worried again. She looked at Du An's door, took the sweater in one hand and started to beat him again, and said, "This job is still not reliable... I have to talk to Xiao Du someday..."

Song Zhen rolled her eyes again: What era is this? Her mother is still superstitious about her job. She simply ignored her and put her head back on doing her homework.

The sound insulation effect of this old house is not very good. Although Shen Huifang and her daughter were not loud, Du An, who was in the small room, could still hear their conversation clearly through the door, and couldn't help but smile a bitter smile on the corner of her mouth.

He really didn't want to leave because of the movie, but it was not as Song Zhen guessed that the movie was popular and someone came to him to make a movie, but because of Shu Yu.

Shu Yu was able to support him to the end of the production, and this friendship moved him greatly, so he is now worried about the ending of this movie - it is closely related to Shu Yu's career, and he hopes to get good news.

They are probably really comrades-in-arms.

However, since he took the sample for review ten days ago, Shu Yu has never contacted him again. The only way he left was Aunt Chen’s phone number, so he could not leave before he got Shu Yu’s news. This is the real reason why he was unable to give Su Peng a precise date to Shang Hai for several consecutive times.

He was really silent. Just as he was thinking about it, the phone ringing in the living room rang, and then Aunt Chen's voice was raised: "Xiao Du, phone!"

I walked to the living room to answer the phone, and the one on the other end was Shu Yu.

"Passed the review, protection level."

Shu Yu always likes to get to the topic directly, and his words suddenly made Du An unresponsive for a moment, and then he laughed the next moment.

"Congratulations."

This is a smile and congratulations from the heart.

After getting good news from his comrades, he could also put down his burden and go to Shanghai.

As for why it is the protection level rather than the general level, he did not pursue it. When he was submitted for review, the two thought of this result. After all, according to the existing film rating system in China, the general level is suitable for viewing of all ages. There are a large number of bloody and violent scenes in the film "Saw" and it is obviously impossible to be classified into the first level.

The protection level is prohibited for viewing under 12 years old. Over 12 years old and under 18 years old need a guardian to accompany you to watch. It is assigned to the protection level rather than the restricted level prohibited for viewing under 18 years old. This is already good for "Saw".

Du An was about to tell Shu Yu that he was going to Shanghai soon, but he heard Shu Yu say on the other end: "This movie will not be released, it will only release VCDs and videotapes. When the things come out, I will send you a set."

“Will not be released?”

Du An was stunned. This subverted his weak understanding of the film industry. So he couldn't help asking: "Why did the movie be filmed if it is not released?"

Shu Yu also knew that the guy on the phone was a guy with a weak understanding of the film industry, and explained: "Some movies will adopt this strategy if they are judged to be released with few box offices. You can understand it as a 'bad movie'. Unfortunately, our movie is a 'bad movie'."

Duane was silent for a while before asking, "Will that affect your position?"

"The position level will probably decrease, and the salary will also decrease."

Yes, how could it not affect the company's 200,000 yuan but it made a bad movie?

Duane fell into silence again.

Shu Yu on the other end of the phone didn't speak, and both of them seemed to be mute.

Finally, Shu Yu spoke first, "Actually, I had expected it early in the morning. I asked you to make a movie, the film was stolen, and the actor ran away temporarily... If I can't guess the result, I would be a fool."

"What Fang Limin did?"

Du An thought of the Rising production manager who made the decision to make him the director. The "Bo Le" was only now that he realized that so many discomforts encountered by the crew at the beginning, someone was actually behind the scenes.

"The ones before should be all, but now they are not. He is not a fool. Since the movie has been filmed and my work has been completed, he has no reason to hold on to it anymore. However, he is not the only one who dislikes me in this company. Fang Liyong, the manager of the distribution department, is the only one."

"Although Fang Limin won't do this by himself, if he asked someone else to help him do this, he should still be happy to see it."

Du An was so happy in pain that he forced a smile: "Your popularity is really as good as me, no wonder we can become comrades." Then he gave another suggestion: "Then can't you poke it on it?"

"I tried it, and the truth is that I can indeed get in touch with people above. He also watched this movie, but he believed in Fang Liyong's judgment more."

Du An had no choice but to admit helplessly: "Maybe I'm just a bad movie." A strong sense of anger arose in his heart: it was all he had dragged Shu Yu down.

Shu Yu was silent for a while and said, "Although I don't like watching movies, the movie you made is always better than some of the movies on the market."

"This is not a bad movie. I have never learned any relevant knowledge but can do better than most professionals. You are a genius."

This is not a bad movie, I am a genius...

Du An listened quietly, and his heart suddenly started to beat faster.

He grew up in an old family, and his family adopted the traditional Chinese education method: spur. When he was in school, the teacher still used this method. Even if he did well in the exam, he would be educated to "continue to work hard and not be proud, you are not the best." When he arrived at university, the teacher would not care about you at all, and his classmates were busy with their own affairs. After graduation, people everywhere said to him, "I'm sorry, we don't need you."

He once thought he was a loser, a useless person, and he couldn't do anything well. One day, someone said to him, "You have talent." Now, that person said to him, "You are a genius."

Perhaps only people like him who have never been recognized by others can deeply experience the power of this affirmation and make his blood flow faster.

He had never been so excited at this moment that his body trembled slightly with excitement, his mind was spinning rapidly, and a crazy idea turned around in his mind.

"Go to Shanghai."

Duane said so.

Shu Yu stopped talking.

She probably didn't expect that one day she would meet someone who had a more leaping mind than her, and she couldn't understand Duane's words at all.

Fortunately, Duane continued to talk.

"You say it's not a bad movie, it's better than many movies, so it deserves the treatment it deserves, and you deserves the treatment you deserve, not because of the hostility of some people, it's all gone."

"The Shanghai Film Festival will open on the 15th. We still have time to participate in the exhibition. If it is not a bad movie, there will always be people who will be interested in it."

Thanks to Su Peng, if he hadn't said on the phone that the Shanghai Film Festival would have opened, and he asked him to go to the two of them early and still be able to go to the film festival to see the stars, he would have no idea that the Shanghai Film Festival will open on the 15th of this month.

Shu Yu reminded on the other end: "The distribution rights of this movie are in the hands of Rising. Even if someone likes it at the festival, he will not be able to obtain the distribution rights."
To be continued...