For the crew, filming funds are always a big problem.

Lin Zixuan thought of a lot of solutions, and he went to Coca-Cola's New York branch to attract sponsorship.

When he was in China, he signed an investment agreement with Coca-Cola China Branch. The drinks that appeared in this TV series were Coca-Cola, in exchange for sponsorship of 300,000 US dollars.

Lin Zixuan found their New York branch and hoped that they would invest another $100,000, so that the crew could arrange a scene and shoot it in their branch.

However, Coca-Cola's New York branch and China branch belong to different business departments.

They were not very interested in a TV series broadcast in China, and they could not increase the profits of the New York branch. After discussion, they rejected Lin Zixuan's request.

In American society, business is business and doesn’t talk much about friendship.

It’s not that you have cooperated with us, but we have to cooperate with you. They will not do anything without benefits.

Not to mention other advertisers in the United States, they ignore an unknown Chinese TV series at all. Even companies run by Chinese people will not rashly invest in a TV series they don’t understand.

This is the difference between foreign and domestic.

China is a society of personal relationships. Everyone talks about friendship and face. It is not that there is no human relationship abroad, but that it pays more attention to interests. Moreover, Lin Zixuan and them have no friendship.

If he couldn't get sponsorship, he continued to apply for loans from China Banking Corporation, and on the other hand, he tried his best to save money.

When the crew first started filming, he didn't want to cause trouble. He followed the formal procedures and always reported to the local police station if there was an outdoor scene.

For example, shooting on the streets of New York or on the Brooklyn Bridge, you need to notify the police, otherwise it will hinder traffic and be troublesome if you are caught.

In this regard, New York police cooperate very well.

There are many film and television crews in New York, and the police are used to it. They have police officers who specialize in dealing with such errands, but their fees are really expensive and they are settled on an hourly basis.

Every time the police station sends two police officers to maintain public order, and you can collect money when you stand there.

Now the crew members are familiar with each other in New York. In order to save money, they don’t report to the police station to shoot the outdoor scenes.

On the street, I started taking pictures when I saw there were no policemen, and ran away when I saw them. Every time I took pictures of the outdoor scene, it was like fighting guerrillas.

Once, to take a scene of a cemetery behind a tall building in Manhattan, New York, it required a drone to take aerial photos over the cemetery. If you report to the police station, it would not be approved, but the charges alone would probably cost several thousand dollars.

Just took a risk, everyone sneaked to the cemetery, tied the camera to the drone, and controlled the plane to take off.

They rented the drone, and it was their first time to operate it. They had no experience. They finally finished shooting with fear. After taking it down, they found that the camera was shaking so hard that it was useless, so they could only shoot again.

After the filming, they were all scared. If they were caught by the police, they would definitely be severely punished and their equipment would be confiscated.

Lin Zixuan is glad this was in 1992. If he dared to do this in Manhattan, New York ten years later, he would be shot directly.

In the TV series "The People in Beijing in New York", Feng Xiaogang used many film shooting techniques, from close-ups to long-range shots, and boldly tried aerial photography and handheld camera follow-up.

During the filming, he was a very thoughtful person, combining the scenery of New York with the content of the TV series.

Even if you are so frugal, it is difficult for the remaining funds to last for a month.

"Let's send some people back to China first, leave behind the main creators. If you really can't hold on, go back to China for re-shots." Lin Zixuan discussed.

"I have to do this. I'm fine. I'll take a bunch of them first and take all the tapes I took back. Don't even be able to leave when I want to. I heard that those who were deported by the United States don't have to pay the air ticket, otherwise we can be deported." Feng Xiaogang joked.

"If we are really deported, we are famous. It's better to borrow some money from the embassy." Lin Zixuan said with a wry smile.

Although the conditions are arduous, everyone's mood is still optimistic.

In early August, the first group of crew members of the "Beijing People in New York" returned to China and brought back all the filming materials.

In this way, there were only about ten people left in the crew, and they returned to their first arrival in New York. The extra houses could be returned without renting so many cars, which would save a lot of expenses in life.

All those who stayed were elite soldiers and their workload increased exponentially. For the final victory, everyone worked hard.

They also need to persist in New York for twenty days and be careful every day.

For example, the props used by crew filming were all picked up from garbage stations. There is a garbage station specializing in enlarging scraps in New York, which contains refrigerators, color TVs and other household appliances.

Although they are all bad, they are enough to use as props. Anyway, they just need to set up the arrangement and don’t have to open it to try it out.

They even found a 40-inch color TV, which also had sound and images after opening it, but the screen flashed so well. It is estimated that it can be used after repairing it.

A group of people began to criticize the luxury and waste of capitalism.

In China, such large-screen color TVs cost tens of thousands of yuan, which is not affordable for ordinary people. They are thrown into garbage stations in the United States. The national conditions are really different.

Lin Zixuan originally wanted Mu Shanshan to return to China at this time. Her documentary was almost done. It doesn’t matter if she was not in the training class at New York University. She has already obtained the certificate.

However, Mu Shanshan felt that there were fewer people in the crew and the chef hired could be fired, and someone needed to take care of the crew's life.

Since the two of them came together, let's go back together.

"If we don't have money to return to China, we can only stay on the streets. Look at the artists on the streets of New York, they all have money to return to China. Then we will also be art again." Lin Zixuan joked.

"You are the artist, that artist is too worthless. At most, you are a literary worker." Mu Shanshan slammed, "Didn't you say you wanted to dig through the earth before? Whether we can go back this time depends on you."

"It's okay, I'll dig slowly. If I can't do it, isn't there still our son? If my son doesn't do it, there will be a grandson. There will always be a day when I dig through the earth. My feat will be recorded in history books in the future. This is called Lin Gong digging the earth to encourage people in future generations to persevere." Lin Zixuan said nonsense.

"Come on, it would be nice if we don't be regarded as fools." Mu Shanshan said speechlessly.

"What's wrong with a fool? Didn't it mean that a fool has a bad fortune? I'll marry you?" Lin Zixuan said proudly.

"You are not stupid, I am stupid. Sometimes I think I was fooled by you for not knowing why I was fooled by you." Mu Shanshan recalled.

They chatted, thinking about the past time, a little sweet and warm. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!