Chapter 169: Little Beauty, please vote more
The Spring Festival period is all about creating an atmosphere of reunion and celebration, so the budget for the actors' salaries alone is very high.
This movie is a large-scale road movie. Except for China, all other filming locations are in Europe, spanning four major countries. The cost can be imagined.
Investors just glance over the plot summary because it is useless. A plot statement of a few hundred words will actually become very rich content when expanded into a two-hour movie.
What they care about most are the actors, the production team and the final profit.
As for the Spring Festival period, as long as the cast is luxurious enough and the theme is a likable comedy, the audience will definitely buy it, because "Jin Xiao" and "Li Yang" have done Spring Festival projects before.
With an investment of 50,000 yuan and a final box office of 360,000 yuan, it was definitely a huge profit.
After about fifteen minutes, everyone closed their documents one after another, with different expressions on their faces, but they were all waiting for the person in the main seat to speak first.
After a while, Yan Wenxi was about to speak, but Boss Yang beat him to the punch: "It's the Spring Festival period, it's a sure win."
Lu Jinzhao and Hui Yang smiled at the same time, but Yan Wenxi snorted and said, "Brother Yang, what are you talking about? Where in this world is there a business that is guaranteed to make a profit?"
"So Brother Yan means you don't plan to vote?"
"Brother Yang, you're joking again. I'm already sitting here, I can't just drink for free. I have to show some appreciation whether I invest or not."
This was the first face-to-face conversation between the two in this game, but it was not difficult to hear the tension between them from just a few words.
Everyone just smiled apologetically, but Chen Ci watched with great interest.
Lu Jinzhao said, "Everyone knows that Mr. Hui and I have collaborated on a Spring Festival production before, and it was very successful. This time, as long as everyone is willing to invest, we will definitely provide you with generous returns."
"Mr. Lu, there's no need to say this. If we weren't interested, we wouldn't come. It's just a matter of how much we invest." Someone said.
Lu Jinzhao smiled and nodded, then Sister Kuan spoke at the right moment: "The female lead is our Chu He, the box office success is definitely guaranteed."
Ji Chuhe, the number one star of "Jin Xiao", is a top actress.
"Okay, then? I'll take the lead." Boss Yang straightened up, looking very wealthy. "I'll invest 10,000 yuan. Is that good enough for Xiao Lu?"
Ten thousand is definitely a huge investment in an ordinary project.
But among the powerful lineup of comedy movies in this Spring Festival, it is not enough.
Apart from anything else, Ji Chuhe's film market quotation was 7500. Even if it was a project for his own company and he could lower the price appropriately, it would definitely not be lower than 6000.
Boss Yang’s investment is not enough to cover the salaries of the male and female leads.
Lu Jinzhao could only chuckle and look at Boss Yang and said, "Boss Yang, please add a little more. The cost of this project is really high. It's more expensive than our company's previous projects."
Boss Yang laughed when he heard this: "Your appetite is getting bigger and bigger now. Ten thousand is not enough?"
Lu Jinzhao didn't complain that the price was too little, but if Boss Yang took the lead, no one else would be able to quote a higher price than Boss Yang, otherwise it would be an act of usurpation.
"Okay, as for the money, we have whatever you want." Boss Yang said, and suddenly looked at Chen Ci with a playful look on his face: "But Xiao Lu, I think this little beauty you brought today is a little too quiet, right?"
Lu Jinzhao was stunned. Before he could explain, Boss Yang said with a smile, "If you let this beautiful girl toast me a glass of wine, I'll pay more!"
“No, Boss Yang…” Lu Jinzhao quickly stood up and said seriously, “You may have misunderstood. Miss Shen is not from our company. She is also an investor I invited to participate in the project.”
Chen Ci sat calmly on the chair, looked at Boss Yang and smiled slightly: "Hello, Boss Yang, my name is Chen Ci."
When they heard that Shen Ci was also an investor, the expressions of everyone present changed slightly.
Such a young investor?
The interest in Boss Yang's eyes became more and more obvious: "No matter who you are, as long as you are in Longcheng, it's not too much to offer me a glass of wine, right?"
"Of course." Chen Ci didn't let Lu Jinzhao continue to help her, but took the initiative to explain: "I am the junior, and I should toast to everyone here, but I am not feeling well today. If Boss Yang doesn't mind, can I have tea instead of wine?"
The scene was as quiet as a ghost, and everyone subconsciously fell silent.
Only Dai Sirong hesitated for a moment, then suddenly stood up with a glass of wine in hand, smiling: "Boss Yang, a girl has her period, and drinking is bad for her health. I'm toasting you on her behalf, so I'll have one more glass as a fine."
The atmosphere was very dry. Dai Sirong drank a glass of red wine, poured another glass, and then drank it in big gulps.
Shen Ci looked at her sideways, frowning slightly.
But Boss Yang didn't buy it. He didn't even look at Dai Sirong, and his eyes were still fixed on Shen Ci.
It was obvious that Shen Ci had to drink this wine.
At this moment, a sudden sneer suddenly sounded. It was Yan Wenxi.
He smiled and shook his head, then said in a full voice, "Brother, you are old, why are you making things difficult for a little girl? Your Xiangxiang is about the same age as her, right? Is it appropriate?"
This sounds like a warning, but in fact, the tone is full of sarcasm.
Yan Wenxi is also the only person in this game who dares to speak to Boss Yang in this way.
Everyone didn't know how to put on a suitable expression, and they didn't know what to say, because once they opened their mouths, it would be obvious that they had to take sides.
No matter which side you stand on, you will offend the other side.
"Haha..." Boss Yang suddenly laughed out loud: "This is just a joke. Xiao Lu asked me to pay more. I want to have a drink with the beautiful girl, so the extra money is a natural thing, right?"
Yan Wenxi snorted softly: "The little girl is also an investor. What does your investment in Xiao Lu have to do with him?"
Boss Yang shrugged. "What else is there to say? Why don't I just not add any? Let this little sister invest more."
As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Yan Wenxi: "Brother, you're standing up for a little girl. I find it quite novel. Are you attracted to her because she's pretty?"
Yan Wenxi glanced at him sideways, his eyes cold behind his glasses: "I don't have the same hobbies as you."
Lu Jinzhao's face didn't look good. He wanted to speak for Miss Shen, but he really didn't dare to offend Boss Yang.
It is even more impossible for him to ask Miss Shen to toast in order to get Boss Yang to make additional investment.
"I'll also invest 10,000." Yan Wenxi looked at Lu Jinzhao and said.
Seeing that they were back on topic, the others followed suit and said, "Then I'll give you 5,000."
"5,000 too!"
"I'll put in 7,000, but I have to squeeze someone in!"
"I'll invest 4,000, but I'll have to get someone in, just a small role."
…
Everyone offered their quotes. The project was a good one, and as long as there were no unexpected problems, it would definitely make money, so these people were not worried.
Finally, Lu Jinzhao and Hui Yang counted the total investment amount and found it was 68,000 yuan.
There is still a shortfall of 32,000 yuan from the budget of 100,000 yuan.
And Shen Ci has not yet made an offer.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Ci. Boss Yang smiled, looked at Shen Ci, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Are you still considering it, little beauty? Why don't you make an offer?"
Chen Ci smiled slightly and said slowly: "I'm just waiting for everyone to report first. There's a shortfall of 32,000. I'll fill this hole for Mr. Lu. We can't let the project fall through, right?"
After the words fell, Shen Ci's expression became serious, and the aura came instantly: "But President Lu and President Hui have to agree to a few conditions of mine."
What day is tomorrow?
(End of this chapter)
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