The contract was made in duplicate. Shi Xi took one copy of the contract and a check for fifty million.

After meeting Han Chuan, Shi Xi briefly explained the situation.

Han Chuan: "...Kuai Xue's expenses are indeed high, but they are definitely not at the point of losing money."

Shi Xi, who couldn't understand the accounts, said, "But if we don't sign, Kuai Xue will be gone."

Zhu Lin whispered, "Since Shi Chen took office, he has indeed deregistered several unprofitable companies and punished several directors who embezzled funds. Especially the two companies in the chip and new energy sectors, they laid off quite a few people!"

Han Chuan pondered for a moment, "Although Kuai Xue did not have a negative profit, the revenue it brought was indeed not high."

Kuai Xue doesn't sign many artists, and Shi Xi is the only one who can make money.

Half of the profits can be given to Shi Xi according to the profit-sharing ratio, and the remaining amount will cover the company's operations and all other expenses.

All things considered, the profits were indeed lower than those of other subsidiaries.

Shi Xi said, "So, the most important thing now is to prepare for this movie well."

“But a box office of 500 million is too difficult to achieve, isn’t it?” Zhu Lin couldn’t help but say, “With an investment of 50 million, we can’t even afford to hire a decent actor.”

Han Chuan nodded. "It is very demanding."

Shi Xi looked blank and didn't know: "I see other people's movies, don't they all have billions in box office revenue?"

"You only see the billions in box office revenue, but you don't see the billions invested in it." Han Chuan said speechlessly, "Can the effect of a film made with 50 million be the same as the effect of a film made with 500 million? Take a look on your phone, how many of the latest movies released have grossed over 100 million?"

Shi Xi: ...

I was careless.

"But it's nothing. If Xixi can't achieve it, she can just go home and inherit the family fortune," Zhu Lin said enviously.

Han Chuan was speechless.

"Never mind all that, I have money now, let's get the project started first," Shi Xi said.

The thought of her movie needing to gross 500 million yuan made Shi Xi a little nervous.

Oh no, I absolutely can't fall flat on my face!

Han Chuan: "Let's recruit actors first."

There are countless actors in the industry, but very few are truly outstanding.

Excellent and famous actors command even higher prices.

During this period, everyone in the Shi Group was busy.

Shi Xi was busy with the movie, while Shi Chen and Shi Xu were busy with something else every day.

Only Ning Yu goes to work leisurely every day, finishes her work in ten minutes, and then eats cakes and plays games.

She even gained several pounds.

Two weeks later, at the next board meeting, Shi Xu released evidence that the former financial director, Jiang Chen, had embezzled public funds.

"The company had a shortfall of 700 million yuan. The former deputy financial director, Xu Ziqing, fled to avoid punishment and her whereabouts are still unknown."

I checked all the accounts and statements in the financial department and found that Xu Ziqing had only misappropriated 70 million.

The remaining 630 million yuan was all pocketed by Jiang Chen, who then framed Xu Ziqing for it.

Before the meeting, I had already called the police and requested their assistance in freezing and verifying Jiang Chen's personal assets.

All the directors were astonished. "Jiang Chen actually embezzled public funds?"

They all thought Xu Ziqing had absconded with the money, but little did they know that there were already corrupt officials in the company.

Shi Chen slightly raised his chin, "Then I'll trouble Director Shi to follow up on this matter and see if we can mitigate some of the losses."

Those who embezzle public funds usually transfer the money to overseas banks.

That way, even if you get caught, you can keep the money.

After Jiang Chen was arrested, everyone thought the money was gone forever.

However, when the police were taking stock of his assets, they discovered that all of his property had been transferred back to his domestic account from overseas.