After all, it takes a lot of money just to hire actors.

“Okay, three hundred thousand is three hundred thousand. I’ll give it a try.”

Zhou Chen smiled helplessly, but still nodded and agreed.

He is not short of money now, and he does not shoot this kind of subject for money. Besides, there are ways of shooting with more money and ways of shooting with less money. There will always be a way when you reach the mountain!

“Oh my god, thank you, thank you so much!”

Seeing that Zhou Chen didn’t seem to be joking, the leader of the Propaganda Department was overjoyed and felt completely relieved.

In the next few days, Zhou Chen did not go to class or go to work at the animation company. Instead, he stayed in the rental house and began to write in seclusion.

It took Zhou Chen a whole week to write the script for a brand new anti-Japanese drama – “Dog Sheng Run Fast”.

“Run Away” was originally just a movie, but the plot is also very classic. On the premise of a clear main line and political correctness, it also adds some funny elements. Moreover, this drama does not require any too famous actors, extras are enough. With an investment of three hundred thousand… this drama is perfect.

After the Publicity Department saw the script of the drama, they announced their investment in Zhou Chen without saying a word.

For a time, the news that Zhou Chen was about to film “Dog Sheng Run” was widely publicized.

“My goodness, Zhou Chen actually wants to film an anti-Japanese drama? He has never experienced it, so how can the film be worth watching?”

“It’s definitely a great drama. I have to say, Zhou Chen is very courageous.”

“Awesome, Zhou Chen dares to touch any subject!”

As the news came out, it naturally attracted a lot of doubts.

After all, Zhou Chen had always written fantasy or online novels, which were a little different from serious dramas.

The anti-Japanese theme is as positive as it can be, and all aspects are sensitive. No one expected that Zhou Chen could write such a script and make it into a TV series!

Zhou Chen didn’t bother to pay attention to this. He took the crew’s promotional advertisements and started recruiting actors on the playground of Qingbei University.

As a result, as soon as the stall was set up, many people flocked over.

“Excuse me, does your company provide internship certificates?”

“Free food and lodging? Not bad, I’ll be the one to act in this group!”

“Internship certificate, salary or anything like that doesn’t matter, I just want an internship certificate!”

However, what Zhou Chen did not expect was that the most frequently asked question by students who came to register was about the internship certificate.

Yes, summer vacation is coming soon.

According to school regulations, students are required to have social practice or internship at an internship unit during the summer vacation, and once they have participated, they must have the seal of the relevant unit.

These students were worrying about where to go for internship, and when they saw Zhou Chen’s program team recruiting people, they all came over.

After all, Zhou Chen is now very famous in Qingbei University, and the salary paid by Zhou Chen’s crew is much more than what he can earn by working in other places.

In response to this, Zhou Chen directly changed the promotional slogan.

“Keep it covered and provide proof of internship!”

As soon as this slogan came out, it immediately attracted a lot of students to sign up, and even students from other schools came after hearing the news.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Chen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

Today’s college students are so talented. With this group of extras, my own 300,000 yuan seems to be enough!

So Zhou Chen took the script and started rehearsing one by one.

Extras are extras, but the main actors of the TV series still need to be determined, and the requirements are relatively more.

“Boss, Boss, I got the venue.”

That day, just after Zhou Chen confirmed the last batch of actors, he saw Fang Yifan running towards him, panting.

“Where are the equipment and props needed for filming?”

Zhou Chen frowned and continued asking.

“No problem. The Publicity Department has contacted me. They will provide these things for free. Now everything is ready. All we have to do is start filming!”

“Row!”

Zhou Chen nodded.

Although the investment given by the Propaganda Department is a little less, the connections and relationships in the circle are still very strong. With the support of these props and venues, Zhou Chen has nothing to worry about.

So, when the school was on vacation, Zhou Chen took a group of students to a filming location specially arranged by the Propaganda Department.

This was originally an ancient village, and many classic anti-Japanese dramas were filmed here. But it doesn’t matter.

After simply finalizing the makeup photos and holding a start-up ceremony, Zhou Chen led the “Dog Sheng Run” crew to start filming.

At the beginning, everything was normal.

But during the filming, Zhou Chen discovered a strange phenomenon: these college students, who were originally just extras, were actually better at adding to the drama than the others.

Some of them learned Japanese, a minor language, and they speak it very authentically.

It would be fine if it was just during the play, but even after the play was over, these guys still immersed themselves in their roles and became addicted to acting.

What’s worse, many students even declared that they didn’t want any compensation in order to have them appear in the camera or have a close-up, and even invested in their own crews…

Zhou Chen was stunned by this scene.

Wow, are college students so rich nowadays?

If the trend continues like this, the 300,000 yuan for this crew may not only not be spent, but there may even be a lot left over after filming a drama!

Zhou Chen wanted to refuse, but these actors performed so well (and were paid too much), so Zhou Chen simply let go and incorporated them all.

Anyway, the tone of the whole drama is light-hearted and funny.

Moreover, when these extras are not acting, they also post short videos on TikTok, which also serves as a promotion for the crew and can save a lot of publicity costs!

Two words: good value!

Chapter 242: Low-budget, high-volume production

“Mr. Lin, the cherry blossoms in my hometown are blooming!”

“There is an old Chinese saying that goes, ‘He who knows the current situation is a hero!'”

“Baga is crushing the road…”

Videos of extras performing on the set were being forwarded crazily on TikTok.

Most of them are extras playing the roles of Japanese devils.

Looking at these actors, speaking professional ghost language, their movements and expressions seemed as if they were possessed by ghosts, and netizens also called them professional.

Of course, there are also some funny videos. Some extras actually answered the phone on the spot during the war and told their mothers that they were fighting.

“I am dying of laughter. This batch of college students is really talented!”

“Who said they are all fragile college students? These students are very strong!”

“Show, this actor is too showy, it makes me laugh to death, god damn, he who knows the times is a hero!”

“Hahaha, I heard that this actress seemed to have joined the wrong crew!”

“I just like this kind of stupid and pure look!”

It was summer vacation at that time, and many students went home after school and were bored, so they watched these short videos. The more they watched, the more interesting they became. No one expected that the behind-the-scenes footage of the crew was even more exciting than the main film.

Of course, many people thought that these college students were just being funny and thought it was fun, so they didn’t think much about it.

As for Zhou Chen, after a month of shooting and editing, he finally finished filming “Dog Sheng Run” at a cost of 250,000 yuan. He saved 50,000 yuan before the film was released online!

There’s nothing we can do about it, these actors are really amazing.

Not only do they have excellent acting skills, but they also don’t ask for salary. Just give them food to eat. As for accommodation, many students pay for it out of their own pockets or directly set up tents on site. In short, it was a good decision to use these college students.

After some editing and approval by relevant departments, the drama was directly launched on iKuXun.

Yes, if we follow the normal approval process and it involves sensitive topics, it may not be approved for at least a year or two.

But Zhou Chen’s drama is different. It was originally the requirement of the Propaganda Department, and the script was also reviewed, so there was no delay. It passed the approval and was successfully launched in just one week.

Of course, Zhou Chen and the Propaganda Department did not spend much money on the publicity. They simply made an online notification under their respective accounts and nothing else happened.

In fact, with Zhou Chen’s level of traffic, even without promotion, just posting a work, the daily views would be terrifying.

Look, within less than twenty minutes of Zhou Chen’s post, many fans flocked in.

“Oh my god, the summer vacation isn’t even over yet, and Zhou Chen has already finished filming?”

“Dou Da, is this anti-Japanese drama worth watching?”

“Brothers, no matter what, we must give Dou Da some show. Let’s go, Aikuxun will gather!”

It has to be said that Zhou Chen has quite a few loyal fans.

Whether they are fans of Doupo, fans of the short drama, or new fans gathered from the script competition, they all admire Zhou Chen to the utmost.

Moreover, they have been short of dramas to watch recently, and since Zhou Chen has released a new one, they naturally have to go watch it.

However, when netizens opened the series, they were immediately attracted to this new drama.

The number of comments suddenly increased.

“Listening to music is a comedy.”

“Not bad, the plot is quite funny, haha, the protagonist actually peed his pants!”

“Don’t say that, the heroine is so beautiful, I want to marry her too!”

At the beginning, many people were watching the drama and the actors seriously, but as they watched, many netizens found something wrong.

Because they found that many of the extras were the protagonists of the short videos they saw on Tik Tok some time ago!

“Wow, it turns out that the crew that acted for the internship certificate is Zhou Chen’s crew!”

“Haha, that extra is so funny, I didn’t expect them to be in this drama!”

“Interesting, I like watching this drama!”

For a time, many people took screenshots, and even edited them into emoticons, and began to share them in their respective circles of friends.

Not only that, all the actors who participated in this drama, whether they are the main characters, supporting roles, or extras, are now promoting it on their respective new media accounts.

Well, no matter what, after all, it is the first drama in their lives, so they must promote it well. They even subscribed to membership just to see if they would appear in the drama.

then.

Zhou Chen did not spend a penny on publicity, and on the first day of its release, the drama “Dog Sheng Run” directly ranked second on the new drama list of the iKuxun APP!

Ranked first is “Ever Night” created by Zhou Chen!

Yes, even the anti-Japanese theme became popular due to Zhou Chen’s magical operation!

“Amazing, worthy of being Zhou Chen!”

“I only invested 300,000 yuan, but I achieved the same result as others who invested millions!”

When a leader of the Propaganda Department received the news and saw these data, he danced with excitement.

To be honest, I asked Zhou Chen to act in the movie just to give it a try, just in case he becomes famous.

Therefore, their unit only invested 300,000 yuan, and even if it fails, the loss will not be much.

But unexpectedly, Zhou Chen only spent 300,000 yuan to make the drama into this!

Cattle!

That’s awesome!

As more and more inside information about “Gousheng Kuaipao” was revealed, the directors in the film and television industry who learned the secrets were all dumbfounded.

No one expected that Zhou Chen only invested 300,000 yuan to make such a popular TV series, and the 300,000 yuan has not been spent yet!

“I’ve learned it, I’ll hire these college students as extras in the future, so I can save on publicity expenses!”

“Yes, the roadshow cost a lot before. We need to learn from Zhou Chen!”

“Just an internship certificate means no salary? Good boy, there is such a good thing.”

It’s not easy to be a director these days.

As a director, everyone naturally wants the works he shoots to be popular, but it is extremely difficult to make them a hit.