Kyoto is associated with movies.

People of Wei Yuxian's level understand that doing these things is mostly related to asset speculation.

When Lam Yat-fung suddenly proposed to produce a TV series, they both instinctively thought that Lam Yat-fung was going to transfer assets and run away, or that he had won too much money at a casino and couldn't get it back.

However, upon hearing Lin Yifeng deny the matter, the two felt their last worry lessened.

After the atmosphere eased a bit, Wei Yuxian took a couple of sips of hot tea and then continued to ask questions.

"Making TV dramas."

"You want me to introduce you to a director?"

Lin Yifeng shook his head.

Wei Yuxian blinked and looked at Lin Yifeng with a puzzled expression.

"Will I find you a good actor?"

Lin Yifeng hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

This completely perplexed Wei Yuxian, who was somewhat unsure of what Lin Yifeng was up to.

Lin Yifeng then began to explain.

"I'm thinking of asking you to help me find a film crew."

"I'll be the director and find someone to polish the script."

"I need to find some non-professional actors."

Upon hearing this, Wei Yuxian was completely stunned.

She had the same reaction as Sun Lixin back then; she never expected that Lin Yifeng would produce a TV series himself, and more importantly, he would be the director.

Wei Yuxian smiled as she looked at Lin Yifeng in front of her.

"You mean you're going to make a TV series? And direct it yourself?"

Wei Yuxian didn't know whether she should laugh or not.

Lin Yifeng found her reaction to be quite normal.

This is indeed a bit outrageous, but with Lin Yifeng's experience, making a decent domestic TV series would be a piece of cake.

Needless to say, Lin Yifeng had already made preparations in this regard.

Wei Yuxian seemed to be asking questions with a hint of teasing.

What type of film are you planning to shoot?

"Period drama?"

"Criminal investigation?"

These days, this is the mainstream genre of domestic TV dramas.

To make money, you must start from these aspects.

Lin Yifeng simply shook his head slightly.

Wei Yuxian sighed deeply, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Lin Yifeng was discussing it with Wei Yuxian.

“If you don’t have any connections here, I might have to make a trip to Hong Kong.”

This, however, made Wei Yuxian frown.

Hong Kong?

"Lin Yifeng, have you figured out how you're going to make money from this film?"

"To put it bluntly, this thing doesn't make much money."

Wei Yuxian blinked and turned to stare at Lin Yifeng in front of her.

Have you seen this year's "Hail the Judge"?

Lin Yifeng didn't understand why Wei Yuxian brought this up.

As one of the most popular movies of its time, this film is truly a classic, and almost everyone in the 90s has seen it.

Wei Yuxian sighed deeply, holding her forehead.

"My friend voted."

"The total cost is around 45 million."

"The box office only made 30 million, and even with the copyright sales, it barely broke even. Do you understand?"

Lin Yifeng gasped upon hearing this.

It has to be said that Stephen Chow's movies are truly classics, but at the time, they were only good for breaking even, and were even considered a failed investment by many media outlets.

Wei Yuxian looked at Lin Yifeng in front of her and continued to tease him.

“If you’re planning to do these things, and you only have 20 to 30 million in operating funds for each, I advise you not to consider it.”

Lin Yifeng also strongly agreed with what Wei Yuxian said.

Putting aside everything else, given the environment back then, with rampant VCD piracy, if Lam Yat-Fung wanted to make a profit from filming a TV series, he could only rely on local TV stations to purchase the copyrights.

This is actually not too difficult to handle. With just a little contact, all the TV stations in Zhongzhou Province are willing to give Lin Yifeng some face.

The question is how much money to invest.

As Lam Yat-fung's first TV series, he wanted to make it a decent one.

After Wei Yuxian's persuasion, Lin Yifeng had no choice but to consider more practical issues.

With the environment in such a terrible state, how can they not lose money?

Lin Yifeng has a lot of spare money right now, but he's not so idle that he'd throw it away and burn it for nothing.

He definitely wouldn't consider a TV series costing tens of millions of yuan; the best option right now is a low-cost, low-investment small TV series.

However, once you start making this kind of TV series, it basically has nothing to do with those well-known film and television companies.

During the heyday of Hong Kong films, producing a TV series at that time would easily cost close to 40 million or more, and there was no guarantee that the series would make a profit.

Lin Yifeng stroked his chin.

I started thinking about whether there were any suitable topics.

After a brief moment of thought, he also gave Wei Yuxian a starting point.

"I'm planning to film a TV series that focuses on life and humanities."

These words, ironically, piqued Wei Yuxian's interest.

"Life and culture?"

"The kind of everyday family stuff."

Lin Yifeng hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

"Not this type."

"The main thing is to create a warning type."

He immediately thought of a TV series genre.

If we're talking about low-cost, low-investment TV dramas, then web series, which will be all the rage online in the future, are the most suitable.

As the pioneer of web dramas, Lin Yifeng has already thought of the most famous theme, "The Swindler".

This web series was incredibly popular online back then, with various video streaming platforms rushing to buy its rights. Plus, the subject matter was very similar to the era in which it was filmed.

Lin Yifeng has absolutely no problem handling this.

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