Chapter 361: Betting on Your Reputation
Lu Yong and Lu Qi looked at each other.
When the two of them secretly came to H Province, they only had some money for the trip and didn't even have money for food on the train. They went hungry for three days and only managed to reach H Province by stealing leftovers from other people.
Now their pockets are cleaner than their faces, where can they get such a large amount of capital?
"No capital? It's normal to start a business with no capital."
Huang Xinran smiled at the two of them and pointed at the scale: "See? I'll give you this scale. Starting tomorrow, you will go to the store just now to rent a tricycle every day to collect junk... no, collect scraps. When you have enough capital, you can start."
People!
Be grateful to those who are born with you, and be vengeful when you fight with them.
It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.
Instead of smoothing out every path for others and asking them to follow it step by step, it is better to give them ideas, let them start slowly from the lowest starting point, and spend the money they have earned through their own hard work happily and comfortably.
Lu Yong and Lu Qi didn't think about it for too long. In fact, they had no other choice, so they immediately agreed: "Okay, we'll start tomorrow."
"OK."
Huang Xinran hesitated for a moment, then gave each of them 100 yuan: "This is a loan for your living expenses. One month later, you have to pay me back 101 yuan including the principal and interest. Can you do it?"
"Yes! We can do it!"
One month, earn 101 yuan.
For a moment, both of them were full of fighting spirit.
The two of them took the 100 yuan living expenses. In other words, starting tomorrow, she would no longer provide them with three meals a day, including accommodation.
The two men took the money and left.
Huang Xinran did not personally monitor the subsequent developments, but told Lu Yunchen after he came back that night, asking him to pay attention. If the two of them really encountered difficulties, they would definitely help each other at the appropriate time.
Of course, this is all for the future.
For now, the issue between the two of them has been temporarily resolved.
Lu Yunchen couldn't help but look at her deeply for a few times, and while agreeing, he fell into deep thought.
The question he had been thinking about before came up again, and he was once again in a dilemma over whether to retire from the army. Of course, he didn't hesitate for too long, and he made a decision soon.
Huang Xinran's business has been booming recently, and he has more and more money in his hands every day.
Soon, at the end of the year, she repaid the 100,000 yuan she borrowed from the bank. However, just as she paid off the previous debt, she incurred a later debt and borrowed money from the bank to go to Haishi to enter the real estate industry.
The following year he acquired three plots of land.
At the same time, she invested in nearly ten movies, which were released one after another.
Some made money, but many lost money. Generally speaking, more people lost money than made money. However, the movie that made money in one step made the investment of nearly ten movies pay for itself. In general, in the past two years, she made a small profit from the money she invested in movies.
Considering all her investments, this is the most loss-making project.
However, Huang Xinran did not give up. She had accumulated a lot of connections and fame, and began to invest in TV dramas.
The investment cycle for making a TV series is longer and the payback period is relatively slower.
However, Huang Xinran was already familiar with the director of the H Province TV station because of the best-selling health products of the institute. She took the opportunity to negotiate a deal with him. She invested in a costume martial arts drama and broadcast it while filming.
The director knew that the movie she had invested in had a good ratings, and after much persuasion, he finally agreed to let her broadcast the show on H Province TV at 8:10 p.m. Two episodes a day, three days a week, and a total of 30 episodes were expected to be filmed and broadcast.
Huang Xinran was particularly optimistic about this ancient martial arts drama, especially after she saw the male lead and two male supporting actors in the drama, she was even more determined to make additional investments, and even asked for an advertising space for the "Dieyi" brand and health products produced by her own garment factory to place advertisements.
After signing the contract with the TV station, Huang Xinran hurriedly called to notify them and immediately started filming working overtime.
No wonder she is anxious!
That day was already Wednesday, and the first episode would begin airing at 8:10 pm the following Monday.
In other words, they only have four days left.
For four days, their TV series is still in the script stage and nothing has started.
It's nothing more than creating something out of nothing.
After Director Hu heard the call from Huang Xinran, he was so angry that he cursed.
He didn't dare to scold in front of his parents who provided him with food and clothing, and he was so angry that his face turned red and his neck became thick.
But right now, the most important thing was to start filming as soon as possible. He didn't care about scolding anyone, and immediately called for someone to notify the actors to take their positions. He also looked up the phone numbers of the costume and makeup teachers and notified everyone to take their positions and start filming immediately.
After a period of chaos, he finally got the actors into the studio, and then he was busy with the subsequent production.
The opening and ending songs have not been decided yet, and the singers have not been found yet.
The most important thing is that there is not even a shadow of the promotional poster.
Things are really everywhere!
It was a living disaster scene.
Director Hu was under tremendous pressure and did not leave the studio for four days.
When he handed in the paper four days later, he had two huge dark circles under his eyes and was so sleepy that he could hardly open his eyes.
"Fortunately... I got out. Quick, quick..."
"Thank you for your hard work. Director Hu, when I share the profits with you later, I will definitely not forget your big red envelope!" Huang Xinran is best at drawing cakes.
Especially now, the cakes she draws are big and round, not even left overnight, and come out as she pleases.
Director Hu waved his hands weakly and couldn't help burping.
There’s nothing I can do. I ate too many cookies and I have indigestion.
After receiving the submission, Huang Xinran rushed to the TV station and handed the film to the staff smoothly just before 8 o'clock in the evening.
When the prelude of the costume TV series sounded, Huang Xinran also let out a long sigh of relief.
Not only Director Hu was worried, she was also worried that she would not be able to catch up.
In fact, she also understood that when she made the request to the Director at the gathering, the Director was just going along with it. She even knew that there was another costume drama that was also vying for the prime time slot of 8:10 p.m.
Therefore, she took the opportunity to accept the Master's words that went with the flow.
For this reason, even though the TV series she said was "already in post-production" had not actually started filming yet, she still said, "It will definitely be broadcast smoothly on Monday. If not, I'll bet on my reputation as Huang Xinran."
She gambled her reputation, and it paid off.