"Whew!" Zhou Bai finished reading the script brought by Li Yang, and closed the book with a solemn expression, this is the famous "Blind Well", after reading it, his whole heart was twisted, the story told in this script is too cruel.

The story of this movie goes straight to the hearts of the people, and what happens in it is not just a movie story, its subject matter comes from real events that happened a few years ago, a writer adapted it, and Li Yang adapted it into a script.

The ending of the movie in this is already Li Yang has been modified, which can be said to be an idealized ending, but what really happens is actually much more cruel than the story in the movie.

It's very gloomy, very depressing, cruel to the truth, with a cruel and true story to expose the tip of the iceberg of contemporary society in great changes, it is simply impossible to see any hope, but life is often more cruel than the story of the movie, this is a story of the dark side of society, but it is of great practical significance.

Compared with Lao Jia, Li Yang is much more direct, and he tells it from an extremely cold and direct angle, not judging good and evil, only telling objective facts, so that people can't see hope.

This movie must be made, this is Zhou Bai's first thought, it tells a very cruel story, yes, but this story is very valuable, it can wake people's hearts, expose human nature, and be very objective.

"Very good script, Director Li, how much money do you need?" Zhou Bai gulped down the tea that had been cold, and then turned his head and asked.

"Don't you think about it? It's hard to make money, it's so depressing, and there's a good chance it's not going to be released in China. Li Yang did not answer in a hurry, but calmly analyzed the dilemma faced by the movie for Zhou Bai.

"I like to make money, and it would be nice if I could make money with movies, but sometimes something is more important than making money, like this story, even if it doesn't come out, it's a good story. Zhou Bai said solemnly.

"Before you, I found a lot of investors, some of them refused directly after reading the script, some took care of my face, saying that there was a difficulty in capital turnover and there was no way for the time being, and some wanted me to change the story, and you were the first to ask me directly how much money I needed after reading it. Li Yang sighed and said with a wry smile.

In order to shoot this movie, Li Yang almost can't remember how many investors he has found, and he doesn't know how many times he has been rejected, if there is no way, how can he borrow from friends and acquaintances around him to raise funds for filming, and even he has already moved the idea of mortgaging the house.

"I've been in the industry for several years, and to be honest, it's extremely difficult to release this story, unless you change the ending to be very bright, but I don't think you will accept it, right?" Zhou Bai said to Li Yang.

"Well, it's hard to release, and even if it's released, there is no box office, there are too few people who like to watch this kind of movie, this story is too depressing, and no audience likes it, but I can't do it if I change the ending, and if I change it, it won't be "Blind Well". Li Yang nodded and admitted, how could he not know.

"In my opinion, if you change this story beyond recognition, then there is no value for investment, at least in my case, there will be absolutely no possibility of investment, just shoot according to your original idea, how much money do you need now?" Zhou Bai said seriously, of course he knows that this movie has no box office, and there will not be many people who like to watch it, but it doesn't mean that this is not a good movie, a good story.

"I only have less than 2 million funds now, and it is very difficult to shoot it, and it will take about 2 million to make this movie, and I plan to pull the crew to shoot in a small coal mine over there, and renting a coal mine will require a lot of money. Li Yang touched his nose and said embarrassedly.

Although he has been abroad for many years, he really doesn't have much savings, and he borrowed money from friends, which adds up to less than two million, which is not a small gap.

"I don't need your funds, I happen to have a lot of cash, and I will put it away, I will invest you six million, and the only requirement is that the movie must be made well. Zhou Bai waved his hand and said.

Yu Feihong and Li Yixiang didn't speak, Yu Feihong was okay, she knew what kind of character Zhou Bai was, and Li Yixiang was a little frightened, he opened his mouth to be six million, and all Li Yang's worries were solved in one sentence.

Li Yang was even more surprised, his original idea was that if he could get the rest of the investment from Zhou Bai, he would be thankful, but he didn't expect Zhou Bai to cover all the filming funds as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Director Li, is six million enough?" Zhou Bai saw that Li Yang didn't react, and asked.

"Enough, enough, I think it's almost three million or more, and now six million is enough. Li Yang shook his head and said quickly.

"I don't think it's safe for you to go to that kind of private small coal mine, the safety of the crew is a big deal, otherwise, I'll see if I can help you find a regular coal mine, so it will be much safer to shoot in the mine." Zhou Bai thought of Li Yang's previous statement that he was looking for a small coal mine, and he still felt that this way was not safe.

"It would be nice if I could find it, but the story of this movie is all very dark things, and people will have an opinion, you know, a lot of people don't want to shoot such a desperate story in their own coal mines. Li Yang was overjoyed, and then thought of many people's taboos, and said worriedly.

"You can rest assured that if you want to look for it, you will naturally look for the kind that you don't care about, and try to keep a low profile when shooting the movie. Zhou Bai said confidently.

Zhou Bai remembered that several of his father's friends were involved in the coal mining business, and it was not difficult for his father to find a regular small coal mine, so he had enough self-confidence.

At this time, if you don't fight your father, when will you fight your father? Anyway, Zhou Bai is at ease.

Li Yang left very happily, came to meet Zhou Bai, and solved the problem that had plagued him for a year and a half, now he only needs to find another actor, and wait for Zhou Bai's notice to directly drive the crew over and officially shoot his own movie.

Li Yixiang is the actor he is looking for, but he has not found the other actors yet, originally his plan was to find funds while looking for actors, but now that the funds are completely solved, all that remains is to find actors.

"Don't you have to discuss it with Yuan Xiang? The six million funds will be invested when you say it, and you are also capricious enough. Yu Feihong joked in Zhou Bai's office that Li Yang and Li Yixiang left first, and she stayed to catch up with Zhou Bai.

"It's a good movie, it's calm enough, it's objective enough, it's straight to the heart, and I like it very much. It does not blame the system and society for the tragedy, but shows the helplessness of life and the complexity of human nature, this attitude is worth my investment, not to mention that this story is really good. Zhou Bai sat on the sofa and said seriously.

"You, you also have to make a lot of money thanks to "Fifty Times of First Love", and with an investment like yours, I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover the cost. Yu Feihong said helplessly.

"Film investment is an adventure, whether it is a loss or a profit needs to look at a lot of things, these are all things that need to be seen from a commercial perspective, but some movies can't be considered only by whether they can make money, I think you agree with it, right? By the way, how is the script of your movie written?" Zhou Bai said leisurely, and finally asked about the script written by Yu Feihong.