The diva and I cross each other

Chapter 534 Huayue Entertainment Makes a Huge Profit
Wen Songyue also returned to the study and opened the gift that Rong Mu had given him.

"Duan Inkstone! It seems that this guy has specially asked about my preferences." Wen Songyue muttered to himself, then reached out and touched the inkstone.

Wen Songyue's face changed slightly when he touched it. The stone of this inkstone was very fine and felt as smooth as a baby's skin.

This texture of inkstone will not allow ink to penetrate during grinding, showing the compactness of the stone and providing a very smooth grinding experience.

Wen Songyue added a little water and tried to grind the ink. The feel of grinding the ink made Wen Songyue's expression become a little serious.

Because when a high-quality inkstone is ground, the internal stress generates appropriate toughness, which makes the ink stick seem to be adsorbed on the surface of the inkstone by a force. The ink ground in this way is fine and uniform, with a harmonious blend of water and milk, and a dark and bright color.

The ink produced by this inkstone, both in color and fineness, is better than all the inkstones in his collection.

"This inkstone might cost six figures!" Wen Songyue said in surprise.

He knew that Rong Mu was rich. How could the second-in-command of Zhuoguang Technology be poor?

But even so, Wen Songyue was still a little surprised that Rong Mu brought such an expensive gift on his first visit.

"This kid really cares about Wanwan." Wen Songyue thought to himself.

On the other side, Wen Wan called Rong Mu in her room and comforted him.

To be honest, Rong Mu didn't really care that much about Lao Wen's attitude.

After all, Rong Mu had already expected that Lao Wen would make things difficult for him, so he had a certain psychological preparation.

But no matter what happened, he still appreciated the gentle comfort.

The next day was also a new week. Luo Ming and Lin Shuwen were in an interpenetrating state this week.

Today is January 2016, 1, and there is only half a month left until the Chinese New Year. This week, Huayue Entertainment’s 25 financial report was released, and some important things will be announced at this week’s weekly meeting.

Lin Shuwen knew all these things, so she did not use administrator privileges, but let Luo Ming use the female account to attend the weekly meeting.

Huayue Entertainment’s weekly meeting begins with the announcement of last year’s financial report.

In 2015, Huayue Entertainment's total revenue was 56.35 billion yuan, its expenditure was 41.27 billion yuan, and its profit was 15.08 billion yuan, nearly doubling compared to the previous year.

As soon as this profit figure was announced, Huayue Entertainment's shareholders were excited.

Huayue Entertainment will distribute dividends this year. With the company making so much profit, they will definitely get more money.

Sure enough, the next second, Sister Shan announced: "This year the company will take out 30% of its profits for dividends, and the dividends will be deposited into your accounts before the New Year."

As soon as Sister Shan finished speaking, cheers broke out in the conference room. This dividend is the largest dividend that shareholders have received since the establishment of Huayue Entertainment. How can they not be excited?

Shan Jie gave everyone 5 minutes to discuss. After 5 minutes, Shan Jie patted the table and said, "Alright, alright! Everyone, be quiet. The meeting isn't over yet!"

The shareholders immediately quieted down.

"Next is the Spring Festival movie. Our company has only invested 2000 million yuan in this year's Spring Festival movie. It is a low-budget movie. It is estimated that the screening rate will not be too high. Therefore, I would like to confirm with you the issue of publicity and promotion costs. I suggest that the publicity and promotion costs of this movie be controlled within million yuan. What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, the shareholders turned to look at President Zhu.

Mr. Zhu is now in charge of the company's film production, and Sister Shan only asked Mr. Zhu about this proposal.

"I have no objection. This movie was made just to ensure that the company would not miss the Spring Festival period. I just want to know where the company plans to put the saved publicity and promotion funds?"

Hearing Mr. Zhu's question, Sister Shan smiled and said, "Of course it's on S+'s Ode to Joy."

"Will Ode to Joy be released during the Spring Festival?" Mr. Zhu asked.

“Yes, the filming of Ode to Joy was completed in mid-December, and the satellite broadcasting review was completed in early January. We have reached a purchase intention with three TV stations, and Penguin Video is also willing to buy out the exclusive online broadcasting rights of Ode to Joy.

It is expected that Ode to Joy will be broadcasted on the evening of the second day of the Chinese New Year, and the remaining half month will be our time for the promotion of Ode to Joy.

The company initially plans to invest 1500 million yuan in the promotion and marketing of Ode to Joy. Adding the money saved from the film's promotion and marketing, it should be able to invest 2000 million yuan, which is enough to raise audience expectations before the show starts."

After hearing what Sister Shan said, before Mr. Zhu could even speak, other shareholders couldn't sit still and said, "Mr. Qian, isn't it a waste to invest so much publicity money in a TV series?"

"Yes, Mr. Qian! TV dramas are not like movies. Even if they are well-received and have a lot of viewers, the money we can get is just this little. It's not worth it!"

"I also think the company should reconsider it," said Mr. Zhu.

"I understand your concerns, but Ode to Joy is not just about this season. There will be a second and third season. If we give Ode to Joy a lot of publicity now and make it a hit, the subsequent seasons of Ode to Joy will only make more money."

After hearing this, the shareholders discussed it with the people around them and all agreed with Sister Shan's proposal.

“Then the last thing is the budget for next year’s TV series, movies, and variety shows.

Let’s talk about variety shows first! The ratings of “Longing for Life” and “Go Fighting” are both good. Mango TV and Shanghai TV both want to cooperate with us to shoot the next season, so we will definitely continue to produce these two variety shows.

Last season, we received 1.65 million yuan in dividends from the advertising revenue of these two variety shows. This season, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be even more, so I plan to spend a total of 1 million yuan on the production of these two variety shows to ensure the quality of the variety shows so that we can make more money. "

Shareholders expressed their agreement.

Sister Shan nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Boss Zhu has a big movie project next year, a red movie, and the main content of the movie is a battle in which we beat up the 17 gangs.

Mr. Zhu wants an investment of 2 million yuan. I am personally optimistic about this project. The 14 film "Out of the Blue" was very well made and had a good box office. In recent years, the box office of red films has become more and more stable. I think we can give it a try. What do you think?"

"We can give it a try, but isn't 2 million too much? 1 million isn't enough! We have never invested this much money in a movie before." Old Huang was the first to raise an objection.

Many people followed suit and expressed their opposition.

After everyone had expressed their opinions, Mr. Zhu said, "There is always a first time for everything. The company's profit this year is 15 billion. I think it's a good idea to take out 2 million to make an experiment."

(End of this chapter)