This director is so innocent.

Yang Mi stayed here for five days before returning to Beijing.

The night before I left, I felt quite reluctant to go.

As a result, Su Jin was so weak on the second day that she had to lean against the wall to walk and was almost laughed at.

Ning Hao also returned on the same day.

With his help, the filming progressed much faster, and with the actors being very professional, there were very few takes. It is estimated that filming will wrap up in mid-January.

After filming wrapped up that day, Liu Ye approached Su Jin and said, "Director, I'd like to ask for a leave of absence."

"Ask for leave? What for?"

"My movie is about to be released! The investors want me to go back and promote it."

Upon hearing this, Su Jin immediately remembered that Liu Ye's film "Curse of the Golden Breasts" was about to be released.

He played the crown prince in the film, and he had an affair with the empress, played by Gong Li.

How many days off are you taking?

"Five days, five days is enough." Liu Ye rubbed his hands, a little embarrassed.

"Okay." Su Jin thought for a moment and then agreed.

Liu Ye's role as Da Zhuang doesn't have many scenes, but he's already filmed quite a bit, so there's plenty of time before he returns.

A week later, Teacher Li Mingqi arrived.

You might not be familiar with this name, but you're probably familiar with Rong Momo!

It was she who acted in it.

She made a cameo appearance as Wang Baoshan's mother-in-law, the character who said, "Some things, if you don't say them, will weigh on him like a stone for a lifetime."

Her acting skills need no further explanation.

After all, Rong Momo's performance was so convincing that many people hated her so much that they gritted their teeth when she stabbed Ziwei.

The film crew was shooting according to plan, but the film market outside was in turmoil.

On December 14, the highly anticipated annual drama "Golden Milk" was released.

With 1100 copies made, surpassing the 800 copies made for "The Banquet," a new record has been set.

Needless to say, the number of screenings accounted for 90%, and some cinemas even screened "Golden Milk" all day long.

The propaganda was overwhelming; promotional materials could be seen everywhere on the streets.

Online, Zhang Weiping is hyping up the reunion of Zhang Yimou and Gong Li after ten years, with a big-name actor and a rising star joining the cast.

Liu Ye?

To be honest, he was rarely mentioned in the publicity; the focus was mainly on Zhang Yimou, Gong Li, and Chow Yun-fat and Chow Sing.

So he said taking five days off would be enough.

It's safe to say that any film that sees this offensive would avoid its sharp edge.

For example, the films "Father and Son" and "The Knot" avoided direct competition by choosing to release on November 30 and December 1 respectively, aiming to achieve box office success within half a month.

The film "The Knot" stars Li Lianhua. Before the film's release, she gave an exclusive interview to the Southern Metropolis Daily.

When a reporter asked her what she was grateful for after leaving the Hundred Flowers Awards, she uttered that famous quote.

"I am like a lotus flower in the entertainment industry, rising from the mud unsullied. I walk with an open and proud spirit, with elegance and grace."

Do you know who the biggest fool in the world is?

That's me.

My entry into the entertainment industry was a huge joke. I don't know how to promote myself, and compared to many others, I'm just a brainless idiot.

Faced with the powerful promotional campaign for "Golden Milk," one person remained stubbornly defiant: Jia Zhangke, the sixth-generation director who won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival in September of this year with "Still Life."

"Still Life" was released on the same day as "Golden Milk".

As a result, audiences across the country went to see "Golden Milk," while his "Still Life" received no screenings and only a handful of viewers.

Section Chief Jia couldn't sit still any longer. He felt that this wouldn't do and that he needed to create some buzz. What could be more effective at attracting attention than attacking "Golden Breasts"?

"Surrounded by noisy commercial films, bombarded by too many films that claim to be about money, and in an atmosphere that prioritizes entertainment, Chinese screens are losing their intellectual power, which is very sad because it will only make people's spiritual lives more impoverished."

"We can't always have flying around on our screens."

"Our sixth-generation directors have become the main force in Chinese cinema."

"Great directors don't have the talent for commercial films..."

In short, in order to gain attention, Section Chief Jia went to great lengths, relentlessly criticizing "Golden Milk".

Zhang Weiping has a fiery temper and immediately retorted with insults.

"The Golden Lion Award is what we had left over; someone won the Golden Lion Award once in 1992 and once in 1999."

They also claimed that Director Jia's Golden Lion Award was rigged, and that the jury chairman, Mark Muller, had invested in "Still Life".

Section Chief Jia, of course, denied it, saying that Zhang Weiping was slandering him and that he would sue him.

As for the truth, we don't know.

However, Section Chief Jia ultimately did not sue Zhang Weiping, and the matter was dropped.

"Still Life" ultimately ended with a dismal box office of 30 yuan, not even qualifying as cannon fodder.

However, Section Chief Jia did not lose money. He had already recouped his 600 million yuan cost by selling overseas copyrights and made a huge profit of 4000 million yuan.

Generally speaking, art films made by sixth-generation directors never lose money; they all make a lot of money overseas.

Foreign filmmakers love films that depict underdeveloped regions in China; they not only invest in them but also like to buy them.

Time slips away quietly, and it's already mid-January.

As the year draws to a close, many migrant workers have returned to the village, making the once deserted village much more lively.

That afternoon, the crew finished their last scene.

"I hereby announce that filming for 'The Coffin in the Mountain' has officially wrapped."

As soon as Su Jin finished speaking, cheers and applause erupted on set.

Although the crew ate very well, there were no recreational facilities in the village, and no impoverished young women needed assistance. They had long wanted to return to the big city.

After everyone quieted down, Su Jin said, "Producer Huang has prepared a lavish wrap party for everyone. Everyone must come! No one can be left out. Tonight, we'll drink until we drop."

"Thank you, director. Thank you, producer."

Su Jin gave Yang Qing some instructions and then went to find Huang Jiaqiang.

He learned that the film crew was about to wrap up filming, so he made a special trip from Beijing.

The person who usually works here is a production manager, and Chen Zhixi learns from him.

Generally speaking, film crews have very strict control over their finances.

The idea that someone can invest tens of millions and then run away with the money as the director is simply impossible in a legitimate film crew.

Because the funds never reach the director; all the money is in the hands of the producer, who is chosen and trusted by the major investors.

The process is generally like this: the investors give the money to the producer, and the producer entrusts the accountant to manage it.

When a director needs money, he reports to the production manager, who then applies to the producer. Once the producer agrees, the money is disbursed through the cashier.

There will also be a monitoring mechanism that checks the accounts every day to ensure that every penny is spent properly.

In other words, everything from actors' salaries to even the smallest screw needs to be reimbursed.

Of course, this kind of regulatory mechanism will only appear in big and medium-sized productions. For those with investments of less than five million, there is basically none, and one producer is in charge of everything.

With an investment of 2400 million yuan for "The Coffin in the Mountain," and Su Jin being a new director with investments involving several companies, there is naturally a regulatory mechanism in place.