This director is so innocent.

"But won't adding self-confession subtitles make us look bad and be ridiculed by the audience?" Du Jie said with some concern.

"Being ridiculed is better than failing the review!" Ning Hao suddenly interjected.

Sometimes, he also hates the domestic censorship system, but growing up on this red land, you have to abide by these rules.

After pondering for a moment, Su Jin suggested, "What do you think about changing it to the scene where they are eventually discovered by the police and arrested? We could also add subtitles to show it that way."

"This is good." Ning Hao slammed his hand on the table and said excitedly, "It's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death. The village chief has done so much before, both to confuse the public and to hide the corpse."

It's impossible that, seeing success on the horizon, the father and son would exchange a glance, realize their mistake, and take the son to turn themselves in.

"That's really good. Changing it to 'being arrested' not only demonstrates the strength of the public security organs, but also shows that human nature is selfish." Du Jie also strongly agreed.

Seeing that her two best friends agreed with her, Su Jin smiled brightly and said, "Then let's change it like that! Any recommendations for actors?"

Ning Hao enthusiastically suggested, "Li Xuejian and Zhang Guoli would be great as village chiefs, and village beauties Liqin, Yu Nan, and Gong Li..."

"Stop, stop, stop... Can you say something reliable?" Su Jin interrupted Ning Hao speechlessly.

That bastard, he only criticizes whoever is considered a big shot.

He admitted that these people were all very suitable, extremely suitable, and all of them were outstanding individuals.

But apart from Yu Nan, aren't all four of them top-tier celebrities? He can afford to hire ghosts.

Even Yu Nan is a "Queen of Art Films," a recipient of multiple Best Actress awards.

Unless the budget is increased to 20 million, but even with 20 million, he probably won't have much say in the film.

"You're not planning on a low-budget game, are you?" Ning Hao looked at Su Jin suspiciously.

"I don't play low-budget games? Then go and get me some investment!" Su Jin said irritably.

Ning Hao is awesome, right?

His first film, "Thursday, Wednesday," won the "Best Director" award from university students in Beijing. His second film, "Incense," won numerous awards. His third film, "Green Grass," took him on a world tour, including a trip to Berlin.

With such a resume, he couldn't attract investment and had to rely on Andy Lau's financial assistance to complete "Crazy Stone".

Who is he? A new, inexperienced director.

If someone hasn't proven their skills anywhere, investors won't believe them.

This time, he asked Huang Jiaqiang to raise investment, intending to raise two million, and then he would invest three million himself.

As for casting all my shots, I never even considered it.

Firstly, he wasn't very confident in his own skills.

Secondly, this is a movie made ten years later; who knows if it will be well-received by the audience?

Thirdly, how could a director possibly make a movie using only his own money? That would be despicable.

"Damn it...you should have said you didn't have money! I would have gone to find you some." Ning Hao shouted.

It would be such a waste to use such a good script on a low budget.

There was no other way with "Stone". Now he has signed with Dama Benteng and has also made connections with Third Master. Finding five or six million should not be a problem.

In addition, Su Jin herself is also wealthy, and can probably raise five or six million, so with a total of over twelve million, she has a lot more options for choosing actors.

"Holy crap..."

Su Jin stared wide-eyed at Ning Hao, her face full of disbelief.

After not seeing him for many days, Ning Hao has actually become more successful and is now helping him find money.

"Really? You can't joke about this."

Seeing Su Jin questioning his abilities, Ning Hao said indignantly, "Of course it's true. Would I joke about something like this with you?"

"So how much money can you get for me?" Su Jin asked impatiently.

"Five or six million should be no problem," Ning Hao replied casually.

Holy crap, this bastard, no, this is the boss!

If you can make money, who would play low-budget games!

Su Jin immediately picked up the He Tianxia cigarettes on the table and handed one to Ning Hao with a fawning expression, while also making sure to give one to Du Jie as well.

"Brother, from now on you're the eldest brother."

Ning Hao couldn't help but grin and laugh as he looked at Su Jin's obsequious manner, even the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes were squeezed out.

He used to get slapped in the face by Su Jin, but today he finally got his revenge.

"Are you free now?" Ning Hao exhaled a puff of smoke, which formed a circle in the air.

"I'm free." Su Jin nodded.

Upon hearing this, Ning Hao didn't say anything, but simply took out his phone from his pocket and made a call.

Three minutes later, he hung up the phone, stood up and said to Su Jin, "Take the script and come with me. I'll take you to see someone."

"Who are you seeing?" Su Jin asked.

"Go see the investors!"

"Who is it!"

You'll know when you get there.

Su Jin packed her things, grabbed the script, and followed Ning Hao out.

As for Du Jie, he went home to have fun.

A dozen minutes later, the Grand Cherokee arrived in Haiding.

Su Jin had a rough idea of ​​who Ning Hao was going to take him to see, but she wasn't quite sure yet.

Once the Grand Cherokee reached the new outer street, he could be sure.

This person is Han Sanping, the head of China Film Group, known in the underworld as Zuo Shandiao, or respectfully addressed as Third Master.

However, Han Sanping is currently only the vice president of China Film Group Corporation and will not become the head of China Film Group Corporation until next year.

Han Sanping is a person who really likes to support new directors.

He has supported a number of new generation directors, including Lu Chuan, Ning Hao, Liu Jiang, Guan Hu, Wang Quan'an, and Xu Jinglei.

He also made indelible contributions to the Chinese film industry.

There's a question on Zhihu: How would you evaluate Han Sanping's merits and demerits during his tenure as Managing Director of China Film Group?

The most upvoted answer is: In 1999, when China Film Group was established, the total box office in China was only 8.1 million yuan. In 2013, this figure was 218 billion yuan, and Sanping stepped down.

This is a question of whether heroes create the times or the times create heroes. The explosion of Chinese films is the result of the joint efforts of all Chinese filmmakers and their adaptation to the times.

From its initial stumbling steps to gradually becoming able to compete with Hollywood blockbusters and even surpass them at the box office, China Film Group has skillfully managed the import of major films, preventing them from completely destroying the Chinese film industry.

At least, Han Sanping's box office-only approach has allowed Chinese films to get a foothold in the commercialization process!

If China Film Group follows Taiwan's example and directly opens its market, then provides various subsidies to filmmakers to produce so-called art films and films that focus on humanity, then Chinese cinema will be completely finished.

China Film Group earns more by importing Hollywood blockbusters on a revenue-sharing basis. The overseas revenue share only increased to 25% in 2012, up from 13% previously!

Han Sanping's mentorship of younger generations is well-known in the industry. Without Han Sanping, Lu Chuan would basically still be a "crying boy who got scalded with boiling water".

Zhang Weiping's criticism of Zuo Shandiao back then was a further testament to his status in the industry.

The gossip circulating that "Hollywood executives always visit Xiaoxitian when they come to Beijing" is, in another sense, a reflection of mutual respect within the industry.

After the major Hollywood studios visited the wealthy tycoons in Qingdao, their integrity became self-evident.