"Inception? That name sounds a bit like a science fiction movie."

Zhou Rongze immediately became interested.

"It's a science fiction movie."

Lin Rui nodded.

Science fiction!

Zhou Rongze was completely fired up.

It's worth noting that science fiction movies consistently top the popularity charts, both domestically and internationally.

However, its immense popularity has led to an absurdly high level of market competition for science fiction.

Industry insiders, when they hear about science fiction, never consider the script first, but rather the budget.

Because science fiction often means burning through money!

However, money is not a big deal for Tianrui these days.

Zhou Rongze's idea was clear: he would spare no expense to make Tianrui Entertainment enter the international market and become a world-class entertainment company.

Nowadays, he no longer overemphasizes short-term gains. As long as his works are recognized by the market and there is a continuous stream of positive news, Tianrui's stock price will rise steadily, and even the Li Group will benefit from it.

Although this is common sense, it is a crucial element that cannot be omitted.

That would be good news to revitalize the market.

Lin Rui is the key link in this chain.

"I'll organize the script for 'Cat and Mouse Game' later, Mr. Zhou, you can take it and study it."

“I don’t know anything about this. Professional matters should be left to professionals. I’ll call Lao Zhang right now and ask him to come to Lizhou.”

Zhou Rongze spoke frankly and openly.

He always considered himself a businessman and almost never did anything foolish like pretending to know what he didn't.

"It would be best to take a look at the script. I'm worried that the subject matter of this drama might be subject to restrictions."

Seeing that Lin Rui didn't seem to be joking, Zhou Rongze frowned and asked uncertainly, "Is 'Cat and Mouse Game' a crime film?"

Seeing Lin Rui nod, Zhou Rongze became slightly nervous and asked, "Is it too explicit?"

"Scam".

"Forging checks, documents, etc."

Upon hearing the word "fraud," Zhou Rongze's expression immediately turned sour.

Immediately following this, they started forging checks and documents, and Zhou Rongze's lips began to twitch.

Seriously, can't we just make decent movies? Why do we have to come up with these nerve-wracking themes? Sci-fi is a good genre, but can we put this Tom and Jerry thing aside for a while and let it cool down?

Despite having a lot to say, Zhou Rongze couldn't bring himself to say it and could only ask, "Really filming?"

Lin Rui didn't say anything, just smiled.

"I see."

Zhou Rongze nodded: "After Lao Zhang arrives, I will work with him to study the script."

At this point, Zhou Rongze added, "If there are any inappropriate parts in the script, can they be revised?"

"Make changes means losing the original flavor, and I'd rather not film it at all. Mr. Zhou, you should understand that, right?"

Zhou Rongze's lips twitched again.

Even someone as clueless as you understands this, so how could I not?

If it were anyone else, Zhou Rongze would definitely be slamming his fist on the table and jumping up and down.

Who are you trying to provoke?!

But the other party is Lin Rui, Tianrui's precious darling. They usually protect and pamper him, and you would be willing to glare at him.

It doesn't exist!

Isn't it just taking the script to the China Literature and Art Association?

Isn't it just reporting to the China National Security Department?

It's not like I'm facing a mountain of knives, a sea of ​​fire, or the underworld. I'm going all out!

What about the actors?

Lin Rui was surprised by Zhou Rongze's question.

Aren't we still talking about the script?

Weren't you just feeling conflicted?

The project is already being approved before it's even started?

"We'll ask Brother Chen to help us figure it out; he's quite good at this."

Zhou Rongze nodded. This time, he didn't have too many thoughts. He had to admit that although Chen Bin hadn't been in the entertainment industry for long, he was indeed good at casting.

"There's no rush for the movie; we need to focus on 'Masked Singer' for now."

Lin Rui smiled.

To be honest, Lao Zhou doesn't really agree with this statement.

Tianrui has now reached a bottleneck in its development. If it wants to go further, it must expand into overseas markets.

I didn't have this idea or ability before, but things are different now, especially after my two recent video conversations with Li Donglai, during which we discussed expanding into overseas markets.

Money is not the problem, but we currently lack talent and connections.

In terms of personal connections, with Li Donglai helping to make arrangements, things weren't entirely without a clue.

But we need to put more effort into finding talent. We can't just borrow people from the Li Group every time we run into trouble, can we?

Fortunately, Zhou Rongze has made some connections through his interactions with Xianci Entertainment recently. However, in this industry, strength is paramount. Before Tianrui Entertainment makes a name for itself in Lizhou, Old Zhou doesn't mind lying low for a few more days.

He believed that as long as the "Masked Singer" program aired, Tianrui Entertainment would make a name for itself.

A day later, Zhang Qingsheng appeared in Lizhou with his right-hand man Li Wenbin. As the director of "The Legend of 1900", his appearance attracted a lot of attention.

Is Tianrui going to make a movie?

At this moment, many celebrities became interested.

Of course, these celebrities were just sending their assistants to gather information. Tianrui's decision to make a film depended on who wrote the script. If it was written by another screenwriter, it was not worth mentioning.

But if Fusheng were to make a move, then we would have to think about it carefully.

"Such a meticulously crafted storyline, it's just like a true story."

After reading the script, Zhang Qingsheng couldn't help but sigh.

At this moment, Zhou Rongze didn't mention any revisions, because after reading the script, he knew that even changing just a few parts would affect the quality of the entire series.

As the end of the month approaches, you can see artists promoting their songs on almost every social media platform in Lizhou.

To Lin Rui's surprise, these promotions always ended with a mention of music platforms. However, the top platforms were almost all leading overseas platforms, while the local platforms from Lizhou and Sangzhou were at the bottom.

This is not a good sign.

If this continues, the general public in Lizhou and Sangzhou will only remember the music platforms mentioned earlier. As this memory deepens and becomes a habit, listeners in Lizhou and Sangzhou will only keep one or two overseas music platforms on their computer and mobile phone desktops.

At this moment, Lin Rui's understanding of the cultural wall deepened.

Lin Rui glanced at the dozens of invitations on the table but didn't pay much attention to them.

These invitations came from various music platforms, including those from Lizhou and Sangzhou, as well as those from overseas.

"Let's eliminate the platform from Hibiscus Kingdom first."

"Why?"

Zhou Rongze was somewhat surprised by Lin Rui's decision: "The market in Mujin Country is quite large, and it is also one of the top choices for artists from China."

Even Xia Xianci, Zhao Wenyao and others were quite puzzled, seemingly not understanding why Lin Rui would give up the market in Hibiscus Country.

"Personal preference, no comment."

Lin Rui remained calm, as if he were recounting a trivial matter.

capricious!

After a pause, Lin Rui continued, "We'll sign with all domestic music platforms, and at most two overseas platforms."