Su Wu was stunned when he saw the two people arrive again.
Why are they back again after only a few days? Don't they have anything to do?
Peter didn't give him much time to guess and got straight to the point.
"Xiao Wu, Li Zhengdao has gone mad, investing in movies all over the world. He's practically a money-giving boy."
Li Zhi added, "He also said that as long as we have films to make, he can buy shares."
Su Wu was completely stunned upon hearing this.
Is this the God of Wealth, drunk, descending to earth to save people from suffering?
What exactly does Li Zhengdao want to do?
Su Wu simply couldn't understand how such people could exist in the world.
If he has that kind of skill, why doesn't he bid for the auction himself? Does he have some kind of weird quirk?
He couldn't help but ask, "Do you think Li Zhengdao is normal?"
“It’s abnormal, but we like it,” the two said in unison.
Goodness, these two had planned this all along.
They're trying to take advantage of Li Zhengdao.
But is Li Zhengdao really a fool?
Obviously not.
Su Wu felt increasingly uneasy and realized there was more to the matter than met the eye.
Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, and he remembered some videos about film and television investment that he had watched in his previous life.
As that flash of inspiration swirled in his mind, Su Wu suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
This bastard is probably planning to use this to launder or swindle money.
Generally speaking, the film's production company is considered part of the primary market.
In order to recover funds as soon as possible, they can estimate the returns and then divide them into several shares along with the costs for sale on the secondary market.
Those who see potential in this film will invest, hoping to reap big rewards with a small investment.
This process continues, with third-tier and fourth-tier markets, until investment balloons to a terrifying level.
By this point, the last few games are basically all losing money.
Li Zhengdao's eagerness must be for this purpose, to the point that he's even willing to do anything.
Thinking of this, Su Wu couldn't help but ask, "What are your plans?"
Li Zhi said excitedly, "Of course we'll film it and sell it to him! As long as the film is released, we won't lose money. I've also wanted to experience being a director and actor!"
Peter nodded. "I've been looking at a lot of young actors lately. It's a good opportunity to train them. Why not take this chance to make a few movies? I won't care if we lose money."
Seeing that the two shared the same goal, Su Wu asked again, "How much money do you plan to invest?"
"I estimate that each film will cost around ten million yuan to make, and we should be able to make two or three films in total," Peter Ma answered honestly.
Upon hearing this, Su Wu thought to himself, "How petty!"
Li Zhengdao's urgency proves that he has a large sum of money to deal with.
In today's domestic film industry, even the best films don't generate much box office revenue, let alone profits.
It is precisely for this reason that Li Zhengdao needs a large number of films to serve as a medium.
Otherwise, he couldn't possibly produce a film with an investment of hundreds of millions that only grossed tens of millions at the box office, which would be a joke.
Once such an incident occurs, it is inevitable that relevant departments will intervene to investigate.
Su Wu believed he had completely seen through Li Zhengdao's actions, but he didn't know who Li Zhengdao was working for.
But none of that matters; what matters is that they made money.
"Aren't you two being too narrow-minded? Even though it's just practice, we should still strive for some quality, right? I think we should aim for an investment of 30 to 50 million, and then make as many films as possible, at least five."
Su Wu viciously stretched out five fingers and waved them back and forth in front of the two men.
This was only because he considered the manpower shortage of Peter Ma; otherwise, he would have simply opened 10 films and made a killing.
Peter Ma and Li Zhi listened with blank expressions, looking at Su Wu as if he were a monster.
Su Wu chuckled and put his arm around the two of them, saying, "Helping others is the source of happiness. You're all family here, so just buy as much as they want. You're just killing time anyway."
Li Zhi involuntarily swallowed. "Third brother, you're really ruthless! You don't even do this when you're trying to fleece people!"
"Get out of here, you don't understand anything." Su Wu pushed him away impatiently and whispered to Ma Peter while putting his arm around him.
"Brother Ma, this is a great opportunity to build good relationships with people in the industry."
"How so?"
"You can always find well-known people in the industry to write scripts and handle filming. It's all for art, making money is so vulgar!"
"Holy crap, you're really something else!"
Upon hearing this, Peter immediately understood and couldn't help but utter a curse.
There's a strange phenomenon in China's film industry right now: films that are critically acclaimed don't make money, and films that make money aren't critically acclaimed.
Of course, this praise refers to the evaluations of so-called professionals.
However, to succeed in this industry, you can't do without the support of these kinds of people.
But what businessman would be willing to lose money just to gain publicity?
With Li Zhengdao footing the bill, Ma Peter can now run rampant.
Su Wu believed that after making five films, he would have established himself in the industry and made friends everywhere.
Peter immediately understood his meaning and gave a strange smile.
"You're really something, thinking of that. Okay, let's do it your way. You can invest some too, and we can all make money together."
"No problem, ready to be called upon at any time."
Su Wu responded with a smile, though he wasn't particularly interested.
However, friendships need to be based on mutual benefit in order to be stronger and more lasting.
Having resolved this matter, Su Wu immediately asked Peter Ma.
"Brother Ma, is there any chance that your friend wants to cooperate with Ruyang?"
"Of course I have. If I hadn't been held back by the movie project, I would have almost finished the negotiations."
"Then you should get this done as soon as possible. We're almost ready to start production. We're raising 1 billion for 40% of the shares, one share for every 100 million. Anyone interested, come on over, it won't be too late."
Su Wu reminded him, lest Peter Ma forget, which would affect Ruyang's development progress.
But Su Wu never expected that both things would go so smoothly.
Peter Ma casually negotiated a bunch of scripts with a strong artistic flair.
He also went all out, investing heavily in big-budget productions, with a total investment of 300 million yuan in 5 films.
This forced him to bring Su Wu and others along, as one person simply couldn't handle it all.
Then came Li Zhengdao, who surprisingly took over all the shares without hesitation, spending a full 400 million.
In other words, Peter Ma worked tirelessly for a month, leading everyone to earn 100 million through hard work and tears.
Whether those movies make money or not is none of his concern; he's only responsible for their normal distribution.
At the same time, Su Wu's television company also received investment. The financing of 1 billion yuan was effortless, and it was even a little insufficient to satisfy the shareholders who had cash in hand.
This also made Su Wu realize just how rich those secretly wealthy people really were.
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