At the beginning of filming, everyone was still a bit flustered.
But gradually, as the filming progressed, everyone got used to it.
"Amon, remember, this scene needs emotion."
The assistant director was talking to Amon about the scene with the script.
At first, when Steven was talking to Amon about the scene, Ervin thought that Steven was crazy.
At first, when he saw Steven talking to Amon about the script, Erwin Lander thought Steven was out of his mind.
Why would he talk to a monster? But now, he was doing the same thing.
"Remember, this emotion is conveyed through the eyes," Ervin said. Erwin Lander said, "After our ship is attacked, use your flank fin to support our ship, and then your eyes have to burst out with that kind of feeling for us. Let's try to get through this scene once, okay?"
When everything was ready, Ervin returned to the ship.
Then, the eighth episode started.
This scene happened after they were attacked by the King of Magical Beasts, Hydra.
The film crew's ship was badly damaged.
Of course, the ship that entered the camera was not Chen Zhao's.
Instead, it was an ocean-going research ship.
Steven left most of the filming to Erwin Lander.
It was to give him more practical experience.
In reality, it was to slack off.
Chen Zhao was also enjoying himself on the ship.
In fact, after the filming ended every day.
The film crew would return to the ship and party.
When they were working, they were the most dedicated and professional people.
And after filming, they would indulge in their own unbridled revelry.
"Chen, how's the preparation for the supporting roles for the final battle?"
"It's ready," Chen Zhao said.
"I think we can start preparing for the second season now."
"We haven't even finished filming the first season and you're already preparing for the second? Don't you want to see the market's reaction? "
"This is a history-making documentary. With my name on it, it's almost destined to succeed," Steven said confidently. "Also, I think Little Nine needs a chance to clear his name. We can't let Amon clear his name while Little Nine is still the villain, right?"
"You have an idea for the second season?"
"I don't have a clear sneak attack yet," Steven said. "It's just a preliminary idea."
"So, have you found a buyer for the documentary?"
"Not yet, but trust me, this documentary will be sold at a sky-high price."
"In total, we've invested almost 100 million US dollars. I just hope to get back our investment."
"Breaking even isn't my plan."
"How much do you think we can earn?"
"If it's just the premiere, it can sell for at least 200 million US dollars." Steven said, "If we directly buy out the broadcasting rights of the first season, it would cost at least 500 million US dollars, plus a share of the advertising revenue."
"This is a documentary. Are you sure it can be sold at such a high price?"
"You still don't understand human psychology well enough."
After nearly a month at sea, the filming was basically over. What followed was the post-production editing.
Chen Zhao and Steven returned to Los Angeles first. Half of the film crew stayed at sea to reshoot some scenes.
"Steven, do you want to go to Italy with me?"
"Why are you going to Italy? Do you want to play? "
"No, it's the people from Seagate Yacht Company. They said that my yacht is about to be completed and they want to invite me to their company for a visit."
"I'm not interested. I'm going with you. You should ask Fali to go with you."
"That's what she said. She thinks this kind of tour is too boring."
This was what Fali had complained about after visiting the Northern Gravity Field last time.
This time, Chen Zhao had only mentioned it casually, but Fali had rejected him directly.
Neither Chen Zhao nor Fali were people who understood the charm of high technology.
Of course, enjoying the convenience brought by technology was one thing. If Chen Zhao or Fali actually visited those high-tech factories, they wouldn't be able to understand the power of it at all.
Steven knew a little, but he wasn't interested either.
Plus, he was about to start working on a new project.
The editing for the documentary was very tight.
Steven hoped to air the documentary before the first phase of the project was completed.
It would also bring a lot of tourists to the island.
Therefore, Steven didn't want to go at all.
Chen Zhao felt helpless. It seemed that no one around him wanted to go.
…
Chen Zhao didn't have much to do during the few days he rested at home.
Zhang Ting, who was in charge of the animation company in China, called.
"Boss, I'll give you a report on our company's financial situation for the third quarter."
"Okay, go ahead." Chen Zhao lay in the boat floating on Mirror Lake.
"In the third quarter, our company's expenditure was 12 million RMB, and our revenue was 6 million RMB. The expenditure was mainly on employee salaries, equipment purchases, office space, utilities, and management expenses. There was also advertising investment, which was a large expenditure." Zhang Ting paused for a moment and said, "In terms of revenue, it's the revenue from our two full-length animation works that are currently online. One of them has already gained some popularity in China."
When Zhang Ting reported the company's recent situation, she was still a bit uneasy.
After all, spending 12 million in a quarter and revenue of six million dollars meant a loss of six million dollars.
Any investor would be careful with their investments.
"Oh … got it." Chen Zhao didn't say anything.
Losing six million dollars in a quarter was less than a million dollars.
It wasn't a problem for Chen Zhao.
Plus, Chen Zhao hadn't wanted to make money in the first place.
He'd bought this studio to give him advice.
He had to admit that they were quite useful in this aspect.
The saying 'one man counts, two men counts is long' was very obvious here.
For example, Chen Zhao's current signature move — Neutron Star, Dark Red Neutron Star, and Golden Neutron Star in its original form — were all suggested by Zhang Ting and the others.
Therefore, Chen Zhao didn't care about this small loss at all.
He'd just treat it as a contribution to China's animation industry.
As for Zhang Ting's plan of not making a loss for five years …
Chen Zhao hoped that she could succeed.
It was not because of his investment, but because of her dream.
Hearing that Chen Zhao wasn't going to criticize her, Zhang Ting heaved a sigh of relief.
However, she was even more troubled. She stuttered for a while, "Boss … I still have something …"
"Tell me, what is it?"
"Remember that at the beginning of the year, I mentioned that I wanted to make an animated movie?"
"I remember that I agreed."
"Then … Um … I want to start implementing this plan. What do you think …"
"Oh, how much is the budget?"
"One hundred million … dollars … Is that okay?"
"I'll give you two hundred million. I want to see our own work released as soon as possible," Chen Zhao said. "I'll contact the finance department later. Give me the budget and proposal."
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