Halfway through the film, Armond finally couldn't sit still.

"I'll go to the bathroom."

He explained this to Shay when he left his seat, but he didn't come back until the film was over.

"Are you sure we don't need to get someone to go to the bathroom and take a look? Perhaps Mr. Kyle met the robbers inside, who robbed him of everything he had, leaving him with only a pair of underwear. ”

Jude's loud sarcasm attracted the attention of many people.

Shay's face sank, and he gave Leet a look, asking him to quickly find a way to shut Jude shut up.

Leeter also knew that now was not the time to go against Shay, so he took advantage of the reporters to come around and set Jodra aside.

"It's okay to vent, don't go too far!"

"You think I'm getting revenge on Mr. Kyle? No, no, I'm just a little sorry that Mr. Kyle didn't say goodbye to him personally when he left, and if the film is released, remember to remind me to give him a movie ticket on the day of the premiere. ”

Jude deliberately pretended to be very generous at this time, but Litt was very suspicious that Jude was doing this to further humiliate Armond.

"Let's wait until the movie can really be released."

The prevarication is obvious.

"If it can't be released, then send him a box of videotapes." Jude knew that Litt would dissuade him not to do this, so he added: "I'm doing this for Mr. Kyle's good, otherwise he won't finish the movie, how will he write a movie review when he goes back?" ”

Li Te looked at Jude a little speechlessly, he had already forced Ammond to leave halfway, and he was still counting on the other party to write a movie review, I don't know what Ammond would think if he knew about it?

It is estimated that Jude's whole family will be greeted.

Shay was surrounded by a bunch of reporters, answering a few questions about the film's post-release, and seeing that Leet had already dealt with Jude, he invited all the reporters over.

Jude assured Ritter that he would not mention Armond during the interview, and turned to meet the microphone handed by the reporter.

"Director Locke, this movie is amazing, how much did you spend filming it?"

After discovering that "This Man is from Earth" is a rare masterpiece, the reporters present are of course most concerned about the production cost of the film, in their opinion, Li Tet must have invested a lot of money in it, otherwise he would never have been able to shoot this effect.

"Less than $20,000!"

Jude's answer stunned all the reporters at the scene, and even the film critics who were watching the excitement on the sidelines widened their eyes, wondering if they had heard it wrong.

"Are you sure it's twenty thousand dollars, not twenty thousand pounds sterling or some other more valuable currency?" A local Toronto reporter couldn't help but ask.

"If I had come out of prison with £20,000 or more, probably I wouldn't have had the idea of making a movie, and people wouldn't have seen it, but I really had less than $30,000 left in my bank account at the time, my agency gave up on me, my lawyer left me, I couldn't get a new play and I couldn't do anything else, so I thought about making a movie."

didn't give the reporter much time to reminisce, Jude continued: "I know that everyone may be a little skeptical about the production cost, but if you look carefully at some of the details of this movie, you will find that in fact, this movie really didn't cost much, the scene is very simple, and then the costumes and props are all prepared by the actors, plus the cost of renting camera equipment and buying film, it really only cost 20,000 US dollars, and the whole crew can testify for me." ”

Jude explained how he saved money when he made this film, and the reporter did not have a very clear concept after listening to these words, and what was really convincing was Jude's financial situation when he was released from prison.

At that time, all the most valuable properties and sports cars in his family were auctioned off by the court, and in that case, unless someone with a brain disease would invest in making a movie for him, so the filming cost of "This Man is from Earth" could only be Jude's own pocket.

If Jude hadn't lied, "This Man Is From Earth" would probably be the lowest-costly drama film ever made.

The thought that their report might be put on the front page of the newspaper as a result of this made the reporters present couldn't help but feel a little excited.

"Director Locke, will this movie be released nationwide after the film festival ends?" One of them asked aloud.

Jude glanced over to Shay.

"It's not clear at the moment, maybe it's more in line with the reality of the film to be released directly, but personally, I certainly want the film to be released publicly, because it will allow more people to see the film."

Before everyone could fully digest the meaning behind these words, another reporter broke the news.

"It is said that most of the actors in the film have no previous acting experience?"

Li Te, who was standing on the side, frowned, he very much suspected that the reporter knew some information before he deliberately asked this, in order to lead to the controversial topic of the actor's zero pay.

Jude was aware of this, but he didn't mean to shy away from it.

"You're right, most of the actors involved in the filming of the film are non-professional, including teachers, bartenders, security guards, taxi drivers, housewives, the only one who has acting experience, and the scene is the least in the whole play, plus me, a non-professional director, and then I have this movie."

"Is it easy to disclose their salary?" The reporter then asked.

"We have a formal contract, and I will give them a dividend when the film is sold."

Such an answer did not satisfy the reporter, and someone immediately asked Jude what price the film was sold to New Line.

"Except for the actors and photographers, the remaining money should be enough for me to spend for a while." Jude's answer was still to give only a large range, and never mention specific numbers.

Among the reporters, there were also sober people among them, who immediately grasped the subtext left in Jude's words.

"Have you ever considered using the money to make your next movie?"

"Unless, like I did, I only had tens of thousands of dollars left in my pocket, there are probably not many directors in the world who would think of using their own money to make movies, right? If everybody does that, what else do you want studios to do? ”

As he said this, Jude looked toward Shay, intentionally or unconsciously.

Shay said on the spot: "If Locke has a good film shooting plan, New Line will definitely give priority to cooperating with him." ”

This sounds like full support for Jude, but a careful analysis will reveal that this is a promise that can be reversed at any time, and the premise of New Line's investment in Jude's next film is that the film must be good enough, and if they feel that it is not good enough, of course, they don't need to invest.

This includes both Shay's personal considerations and Jude's unease.

Mainly because the situation of "This Man is from Earth" is too special, this movie is excellent in terms of actors' performance and shooting skills, but the problem is that these excellent aspects must have something to do with Jude, but it really doesn't have much to do with him, and it will definitely not be worse than him if another director does it.

Jude's current position in Shay's heart is, at best, a young man with more ideas, and he was lucky enough to make this film, but that doesn't mean his next film will be just as lucky.

Jude himself knew this, so he took the opportunity to test Shay.

But the reporters present didn't think so, they only saw Jude, a bad actor who was still notorious before, suddenly made an amazing movie, and set multiple records in one go: the ultra-low production cost that can be written in the Guinness World Record, the first feature film that is completely shot to the end, the first science fiction film that relies purely on dialogue and does not involve any special effects, once these contents are exposed, the topic created is hot enough to make the film the blackest and blackest dark horse at this film festival.