Despite saying that, Zhuang Hongyi still gestured for his assistant to come over, whispered a few words in the assistant's ear, and then the assistant nodded and turned to leave.
The somewhat empty restaurant fell into an eerie silence.
Xiao He was not used to such an overly serious occasion, so he could only continue to pretend to be calm and stare straight ahead.
Fortunately, the assistant returned soon.
"Give."
The assistant handed me a... comic book?
Xiao He looked at the comic book with its flashy cover in his assistant's hand with some surprise, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he took the comic book with a puzzled look in his mind.
I never expected it to be a comic book!
Moreover, the book I have here is only the first volume.
Xiao He glanced at Sister Liu and noticed that she was also examining the cover of the book from all angles.
“This is a new project I invested in recently,” Zhuang Hongyi said softly. “Like ‘The Phantom Thieves’, if the subsequent broadcast goes well, I plan to turn it into a series, except this one is a live-action adaptation of a manga.”
Comic book adaptation?
Several manga adaptations that had flopped in his memory had already flashed through Xiao He's mind subconsciously.
Although there were some high-quality projects recently, the reputation and profits were not proportional, and ultimately, the projects still resulted in losses.
Because of these consecutive failures, many people in the industry are now taking a wait-and-see attitude towards manga adaptations.
Of course, adapting novel IPs into TV series and movies is already very popular, and there are few original scripts in China. Regardless of whether fans of the original work are willing to accept it, the market situation is what it is, and almost all capital is rushing to develop IPs. For actors to get such big IP adaptations is a testament to their strength.
Although manga adaptations are currently in a slump, it's only a matter of time before capital flows into them... It's just a matter of who gets a piece of the pie first.
Xiao He's gaze fell on the title of the comic book—
"Yuye"
"Yuya?" What a strange name. It's impossible to imagine the specific content or subject matter.
Xiao He doesn't usually read comics and doesn't know much about this one. However, Liu Rulan has a slight impression of it after seeing the title: "Oh, it's 'Yu Ye'. I heard before that the copyright of 'Yu Ye' was bought for a high price. I didn't know it was you, Director Zhuang."
Zhuang Hongyi coughed lightly: "I think this comic has a lot of potential. If it can be adapted into a film, it would definitely be a good investment."
Don't let Zhuang Hongyi's current role as a director fool you; he's also a well-known investor in the industry, the kind of person who has the backing of capital and isn't short of money—you can tell just by looking at this villa.
Zhuang Hongyi usually works as a director, and also participates in the investment and supervision of many other works. This is why he dares to try film series. He is the capital himself and has the ability to back himself up. Even if the first "Phantom Thieves" was not very successful, he can still push a new one on his own. That's how capricious it is when you have money.
Of course, as a businessman, he also had his own considerations.
For example, Zhuang Hongyi had already seen the potential of newcomers like Xiao He and was happy to partner with such newcomers in advance.
After all, it's going to be a series, which will take a long time and span a long period of time. Maybe Xiao He is just a newcomer who makes a cameo appearance for a few minutes now, but a few years later he will be the male lead of other works.
Inviting Xiao He to play these roles later would require an even greater expense.
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