Zhai Ming was clearly excited; he looked at Wu Youyou with great enthusiasm.

"I recently acquired three works: 'The Imperial Princess,' 'Youthful Years,' and 'Time Travel, I'm the Cutest'!"

Wu Youyou was shocked. It was expected that Zhai Ming would win the role in "The Princess of the Dynasty," but she never expected that he would also win the role in "Youthful Years."

Wu Youyou had to think more highly of Zhai Ming. He was like Archimedes; given a fulcrum, he could move the world. Wu Youyou looked at Zhai Ming with intense gaze.

"Mr. Zhai, you're amazing! Do you know how good this script, 'Youthful Years,' is? The author is even planning a second book, which will be even more popular than the first one! How did you manage to secure it?"

Zhai Ming chuckled, then answered seriously.

"Mr. Wu, this author wants to be the editor himself, and when choosing actors, we need to take his opinion into consideration. The copyright is worth fifty million!"

When Zhai Ming said the final price was 50 million, his eyes flickered a little, because his competitors had only offered 40 million. He was optimistic about the novel, which was why he made the tough decision to raise the copyright fee.

Wu Youyou had no objection to the copyright fees, but she did have her own opinions regarding the casting. She pondered this matter carefully for a moment before speaking.

"President Zhai, the terms are acceptable, I have no problem with them, however, we need to film 'The Imperial Princess' first!"

On this point, Zhai Ming's thoughts differed somewhat from Wu Youyou's; he was eager to express his own opinion.

"Mr. Wu, in terms of production difficulty and cost, 'The Princess of the Dynasty' is much more expensive and difficult to produce than 'Youthful Days,' but 'Youthful Days' has a better reputation than 'The Princess of the Dynasty.' I think we should film 'Youthful Days' first."

Wu Youyou understood President Zhai's concerns. He was worried that the funds wouldn't be enough to support the costume design and special effects for "The Imperial Princess," not to mention the actors. According to her memories from her previous life, she had personally selected the actors, and their appearance fees were quite high. Her success in her previous life was due to the investment company. Now it seemed he was indeed worried about funding. Wu Youyou was very pleased with President Zhai's character.

"President Zhai, I'm glad you're considering the company's interests. However, I know you're worried that 'The Princess of the Dynasty' might be criticized by the audience for its cheap special effects due to insufficient funding, because they won't be able to afford good actors?"

Zhai Ming was clearly caught off guard by Wu Youyou's words, and his gaze towards her was full of embarrassment.

"To be honest, Mr. Wu, that's exactly what I meant. Think about it, let's make some money with a low-budget, high-quality drama first, and then we can film 'The Princess of the Dynasty.' That way, both of our scripts can develop steadily!"

Wu Youyou looked at the other partners, wanting to ask for their opinions, even though she had already made up her mind.

"Sun Shu, Zheng Jiajia, Feng Chang'an, what are your thoughts? I want to hear your honest opinions on this matter!"

The three of them exchanged glances and remained silent for a while. Wu Youyou was not in a hurry, but leaned back in her chair and waited quietly for their statements.

Seeing that the three of them seemed hesitant, Zhai Ming spoke to them in a deep voice,

“The three of you are also shareholders of the company. My decision may not be right, and Mr. Wu's decision may not be wrong. So, please express your true thoughts, and let's pool our wisdom and efforts. I also want to hear your ideas!”

Feng Chang'an looked at everyone and spoke first.

"Personally, I think that putting aside funding, we should film 'The Princess of the Dynasty' first. The audience for this type of film is definitely young people, and the publicity will be explosive. It will also solidify Director Zhai Ming's personal status. This should be more effective than 'Youthful Days'. If we have to consider the issue of funding shortage, then 'Youthful Days' is more suitable, but Director Zhai Ming's status will not be as prominent."

Wu Youyou didn't speak, but nodded slightly, acknowledging Feng Chang'an's keen business sense. Zhai Ming's expression became noticeably serious.

Sun Shu continued,

"I think we should film 'Princess of the Dynasty' first."

"Why?" Wu Youyou asked.

Sun Shu looked a little embarrassed and said, "I personally really like the novel 'The Imperial Princess,' and I've even started editing it."

Wu Youyou couldn't help but laugh out loud, thinking that Sun Shu was really too funny. He only did things according to his own preferences. That's good, though. Only someone like him can rewrite a good script.

Finally, everyone looked at Zheng Jiajia, who was in charge of finance and knew the core of the company's operations best.

Zheng Jiajia adjusted her glasses and then looked at everyone very seriously.

"I suggest we film 'Youthful Days' first. I know the company's financial situation best, and right now, it's the only suitable time to film 'Youthful Days'."

Zheng Jiajia's facial expression was very serious; perhaps all finance professionals are like that.

After listening to everyone's opinions, Wu Youyou felt that they were all right. She smiled and looked at them.

“Everyone’s perspective is correct. If we disregard funding, everyone would recommend filming ‘The Princess of the Dynasty,’ right?”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Alright, I've decided. We'll start by filming 'The Princess of the Dynasty,' and at the same time prepare for the pre-production publicity for 'Youthful Years.' Feng Chang'an, you need to think about the publicity and public relations plans for these two works."

Upon hearing Wu Youyou's decision, Feng Chang'an's heart was filled with excitement.

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