Do Not Work With KMC+LUCAS Group Inc.

Why We Would Not Work With KMC+LUCAS Group Inc. Again

Our experience on SHARED AWAKENING

WMM supplied production services, including advancing $8,000 for an equipment rental for KMC+LUCAS Group Inc.’s short film SHARED AWAKENING. After weeks of follow-ups and repeated assurances that payment was coming, we received a payment that was later returned for insufficient funds.

As of publication, our invoice remains unpaid. The outstanding balance is $9,150, including the rental expense we covered and our fees.

Based on this experience, we would not work with KMC+LUCAS Group Inc. again, and we advise other vendors against accepting work from them.

What happened

The production was originally introduced to us as JIU JUE, later titled SHARED AWAKENING, for a September 2026 shoot in Joshua Tree, California. WMM handled production coordination, coordinating insurance certificates, and rental paperwork. Before filming began, we paid $8,000 to Chill Studio on the production’s behalf, with the expectation that we would be reimbursed under our agreement.

Collecting that money became a process that stretched through September and October.

We were told an ACH payment would arrive on September 30. Our records show no payment received. We were later told payment had been issued and would arrive within one or two business days. Again, nothing arrived.

During our follow-ups, we were passed between contacts. The initial line producer, Leo / Xin Jiang, directed us to Patrick Qiu. Patrick subsequently told us he had resigned and directed us to Lucas Chang, whom he identified as the company’s CEO and the person responsible for payment.

Lucas eventually replied: “Paid, pls check.”

We initially acknowledged the payment. On October 26, however, we received notice that it had been returned for insufficient funds.

We requested replacement payment. As of publication, our records show neither a successful replacement payment nor a response to that request.

Why we’re sharing this

We are a small business. The $8,000 we paid for this production came out of our own funds. While we waited for reimbursement, we also spent weeks chasing payment, contacting different representatives, and checking on transfers we were told had been sent.

We are sharing what happened so other rental houses, production service companies, and vendors can consider it before committing their own time or money.

Our recommendation is to decline work from KMC+LUCAS Group Inc and CEO Lucas Chang.