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Chapter 48 Shocking Effect

Under Zhang Ermao's tutelage, Zhang Zeyan quickly learned how to use all the editing equipment.

His photographic memory and learning speed impressed Zhang Ermao so much that he couldn't help but marvel at it.

After learning how to use the editing equipment, Zhang Zeyan began editing videos.

Of course, he mainly learned how to edit videos, and Xiaoling was his teacher.

Under Xiaoling's guidance, Zhang Zeyan spent about five or six hours editing all the footage.

Xiaoling gave the edited video a score of 90, which is considered to be the best possible result from the source material.

After Zhang Zeyan finished editing the footage, he called Zhang Ermao over.

"Awesome! I'm impressed."

After watching the movie clips edited by Zhang Zeyan, Zhang Ermao was completely convinced.

"Your editing is indeed much better than mine. From now on, all the editing will be in your hands. After the movie is released and makes money, I'll give you a big bonus..." Zhang Ermao patted Zhang Zeyan on the shoulder.

"OK!"

Zhang Zeyan nodded.

To ensure the film's success, he would definitely need to seize the editing rights.

Now that Zhang Ermao has given up the editing rights, that couldn't be better.

As for Zhang Ermao's large red envelope, he didn't take it to heart.

All he wants now is to produce films of better quality.

Because of the large population in this world, the highest-grossing film in history reached an astonishing 350 billion.

Of course, the reason that movie was able to reach a box office of over 300 billion was actually due to the special historical period it was in.

Nowadays, it's very difficult for a movie to achieve such box office results.

The world has a large population and a big market, but there are also a lot of people making movies.

According to statistics from the Film Association, nearly 30,000 films were released last year. With so many films competing for the market, even the best films could not achieve high box office returns.

Moreover, although the world shares the same language and culture, there are still some regional protectionisms between different planets.

For example, your movie from the planet Aquamarine could only be shown on Aquamarine from the very beginning.

To have a film shown on another planet, a series of conditions need to be met.

For example, if your movie becomes a hit on Earth, then theaters on other planets might come to you to negotiate terms.

After all, tens of thousands of movies are released every year in this world, and theaters can't just show the film to anyone who comes to them.

Of course, unless you're one of the Federation's top directors, it's impossible to have a film released simultaneously across the entire intergalactic space.

Zhang Zeyan didn't have high expectations for the movie he invested in; as long as the box office exceeded 10 billion, he would make a fortune.

Even if it only exceeds 1 billion, let alone 10 billion, he won't lose money; on the contrary, he'll make a profit, since 50% of the special effects revenue is essentially free money.

In this world, the highest-grossing film last year was a big-budget movie directed by a director named Spielberg, which reportedly cost over 20 billion to make.

In the end, the film grossed over 180 billion yuan, and everyone involved made a fortune.

This is equivalent to giving each federal citizen a little over a dollar.

This means that in a market of 14 billion people in China, a film with an investment of 3 million yuan could achieve a box office of 20 billion yuan, which would be considered a huge profit.

Based on the principle of breaking even at three times the box office revenue, a film with an investment of 20 billion yuan would basically break even if it grossed 60 billion yuan.

The remaining 120 billion is pure profit. After the production company breaks even, it can still receive a profit of nearly 50 billion. After deducting taxes, the production company still has more than 30 billion.

"Xiaoling, what do you think is the best way to render this scene with special effects?"

That night, Zhang Zeyan didn't mess around with Ye Mengxi. Instead, he had Xiaoling add special effects to a few minutes of movie footage in his room.

Although Xiaoling is an intelligent being with human-like intelligence, it is not omnipotent and cannot complete tasks autonomously.

Many things still need to be done by Zhang Zeyan first, and then it can assist in completing them.

Next, Zhang Zeyan spent an entire night making adjustments, finally achieving a special effect score of over 90 points.

The special effects for the movie clips have been completed, and Zhang Zeyan personally found them very impressive after watching them.

However, he wouldn't hand the item over to Zhang Ermao immediately.

Even with a large team and professional AI assistance, it would take a typical special effects company more than half a month to create such effects.

Therefore, Zhang Zeyan decided to wait half a month before handing over the completed clips to Zhang Ermao.

"Brother Zeyan, why didn't you invite me to invest in the movie? Why only invite Sister Xixi?"

That day, Zheng Xinyao called Zhang Zeyan to question him.

Upon hearing Zheng Xinyao's words, Zhang Zeyan immediately knew that Zheng Xinyao must have found out about his invitation to Ye Mengxi to invest in the movie.

This could be something Ye Mengxi told Zheng Xinyao, or it could be that Zheng Xinyao saw the news.

The news of Zhang Ermao's movie starting filming has been reported by some local media, so Zheng Xinyao may have seen the news.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Zeyan explained, "I didn't tell you mainly because I thought Sister Xi was quite wealthy. Director Zhang wants to invest 200 million yuan. Can you come up with the money?"

Upon hearing the word "two hundred million," Zheng Xinyao on the other end of the phone immediately fell silent.

After a moment, she said weakly, "Even if I don't have two hundred million, you still can't keep it from me!"

"Okay, okay, I was wrong this time. I'll ask you for investment again next time, alright?"

"Hmph, that's more like it. It's just a pity we're filming here every day and don't have time, otherwise I would have come over to visit you and Sister Xixi on set..."

"No need for that. Just focus on filming. We'll visit you on set sometime when Xi-jie and I have some free time..."

"Okay, you guys absolutely have to come. I have to go now, my mom's calling me..."

Zheng Xinyao's phone call was just a side story.

A few days later, Zhang Zeyan changed filming locations with the crew.

In order to finish filming Ye Mengxi's scenes as soon as possible, the crew had to go to many different places.

Ye Mengxi only needs to finish filming in one place and then move on to the next, but Zhang Zeyan, as the main character, is in a much worse situation.

After finishing filming with Ye Mengxi, he still needed to return to the previous filming location to complete the scenes he hadn't finished filming, and he slept on the aircraft almost every day.

Time flies, and half a month has passed.

That day, Zhang Zeyan handed Zhang Ermao a movie clip that had already been rendered with special effects.

"Let's go find a movie theater to watch it, so we can fully experience the stunning effects of a 3D holographic movie..."

Zhang Ermao led Zhang Zeyan and a group of the main cast and crew to a small movie theater.

He had already made arrangements with the movie theater, mainly because he spent a little money.

Upon arriving at the cinema, the staff led the group to a spherical screening room.

And everyone wore a 3D holographic goggle.

A few minutes later, the entire screening room lit up.

Then Zhang Zeyan found himself seemingly above a jungle, where he could clearly feel the leaves rustling in the wind and hear the sounds of frogs croaking and birds chirping.

boom!

The next moment, a missile hurtled towards the jungle in front of him.

Instantly, smoke and dust billowed up, and a mushroom cloud rose rapidly into the sky.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Zeyan was instinctively startled.

The immersive experience was truly breathtaking.

Just moments before the mushroom cloud appeared, a mech took off rapidly.

Then the camera zoomed in, and a person with exceptionally high looks appeared before everyone's eyes.

Inside the mecha is the male lead, played by Zhang Zeyan.

Next, the two mechs began a fierce battle in the skies above the jungle.

As a moviegoer, Zhang Zeyan felt as if he were witnessing the protagonist and the enemy fighting right in front of him, which was incredibly moving.

In particular, the special effects are very realistic, clearly reaching a top-tier level.