I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 636 Unconventional Short Drama Investment (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Jinli said with a wry smile, "I will be acting in Director Chu's films in the future. This is not a one-off deal, so we can't calculate it like this."

Qi Guanmingzhu thought for a moment and then said, "In the end, he took advantage of you. You're a good person and didn't hold it against him."

Sui Lingfang strongly agrees with this point.

She felt that Jinli had acted too hastily when she reached a cooperation and publicity agreement with Chu Chenliang.

The two made the decision over the phone without signing a performance-based agreement.

At that time, Jinli was waiting for her college entrance examination results, and other brands that wanted to place bets on her in advance signed betting agreements with her.

Jinli completed the task perfectly and gained a large reward.

If she had also signed a performance-based agreement with the Dawn production team at that time, the money she received might not have been less than 3000 million.

However, Sui Lingfang also knew that the entire entertainment industry... no, it should be said that the entire country of China is a society based on personal connections, and it is not easy to buy everything with money.

If everything could be done with money, then China wouldn't be China.

Sui Lingfang looked at Jinli and said, "If the amount in the envelope is less than 5, I will donate it directly for you. But there is a check for 300 million. What do you plan to do with it?"

Without hesitation, Jinli said, "Let's donate it."

Before Sui Lingfang could say anything, Qi Guanmingzhu was stunned.

"Donate it all, 300 million? Aren't you keeping any for yourself?"

Jinli smiled gently: "I won't keep you."

Her eyes held a calm and serene expression.

"Money is just an external thing. Enough is enough. I have no pursuit of material things. Rather than keeping it in my hands and letting it sit in the bank, I'd rather use it for something more meaningful."

Qi Guanmingzhu couldn't help but give Jinli a thumbs up, "Amazing!"

Sui Lingfang glanced at her; it seemed that Pearl didn't know that Jinli made regular donations every month.

If you knew the amount she donates each month, you might not be surprised that she donated 300 million.

After all, this amount of money is just Jinli's monthly donation amount, and sometimes it is even more.

After Sui Lingfang left, Qi Guanmingzhu chatted with Jinli about other things.

"After you donated all that money, did you keep any money in your bank account? Didn't you say you wanted to make investments? You can't invest without money."

Jinli nodded and said, "Don't worry, I always keep money in my bank account. I don't touch large investments, only small investments that can be made in the millions."

Qi Guanmingzhu thought of something and said, "Speaking of which, short dramas are quite popular lately. Have you ever thought about investing in one or two?"

Jinli shook her head: "No one has come to me specifically to mention short dramas. I know the short drama market is very popular and has already formed a very mature market."

Long-form dramas and short-form dramas are different. A director who can make long-form dramas may not be able to make short-form dramas well, because they lack a good script and a good production team.

If you really want to get involved, just shooting assembly-line videos that can be produced in a week seems like a really bad deal.

Qi Guanmingzhu pondered for a moment and then nodded.

"That's true. If we really want to enter the short drama market, we should make high-quality horizontal short dramas."

Jinli asked curiously, "Why did you bring up short plays? Do you have any scripts for them?"

Qi Guanmingzhu hesitated and said, "I have a friend... Okay, I'll be honest with you, it's actually a friend from my former company."

She used to be my assistant. We worked together for six months, and I had a very good impression of her. She was hardworking and capable.

However, because my former employer paid her too little, and she also had some family problems, she resigned after going back to her hometown.

When she left, she said she was going to the film studio to look for opportunities, to see if she could find a menial job, or work as a coordinator or stagehand.

A few days ago, she contacted me, sent me a script, and asked if I was interested in investing. I was completely surprised to find out she had become a screenwriter.

Jinli asked with interest, "Did you find the script she sent you interesting?"

Qi Guanmingzhu nodded: "Interesting. It's a bit like a beauty's scheme. A beautiful face is swapped onto the face of an originally ugly person, while the originally ugly person gets a beautiful face."

Because of their different faces, their fates were completely changed.

Jinli said, "It doesn't sound innovative. Is the highlight just the scene where the truth is revealed?"

Qi Guanmingzhu shook her head: "No, the highlight is actually the personalities of the two female leads; she created a contrast."

It's no longer the original ugly face that was sinister, cunning, and vicious; instead, it's the original beautiful face that was willful and capricious. After being given an ugly face, it continues to be willful and capricious.

The person who originally had an ugly face was kind. After being given a beautiful face, her kind nature caused everyone who knew her before to change their opinion of her and fall in love with her.

Jinli became somewhat interested upon hearing this.

"You mean, a person with a beautiful face originally had a very unruly personality, but when that face was transferred to a kind-hearted person, those who initially disliked the unruly person suddenly changed their minds and even started to like the person they originally disliked?"

Qi Guanmingzhu nodded: "Yes, but I think this plot design is pretty good."

In addition, the woman with the willful personality used to have no shortage of admirers because of her pretty face, but after she changed to that grumpy face, those admirers could no longer tolerate her and left her.

She originally thought that another woman would also be hated by the same group of people who had previously disliked her, but she never expected that those young masters from noble families would fall in love with her.

This devastated her, and she ended up killing the woman who originally had the ugly face, only to be killed by the very person who had once hated her.

Jinli: "So, throughout the whole story, only the spoiled and willful characters get abused?"

Qi Guanmingzhu shook her head: "Not really. Kind women gradually realize that the reason why those who are good to her are good to her is because of her appearance, so they want to understand her inner self."

If she didn't have this face, and instead had her original ugly face, those people wouldn't even talk to her, let alone understand her inner self.

Therefore, the story ends with the kind woman not choosing one of those wealthy young men as her husband, but instead marrying the fishmonger she had supported in the market.

Jinli seemed to be deep in thought.

"This ending was quite unexpected."

Qi Guanmingzhu shook his head again and said mysteriously, "No, this is not the final ending."

Jinli: "Hmm?"

Qi Guan Mingzhu: "In the end, the person with a shrewish personality was killed by the person who once looked down on her, all to protect that kind woman."

The kind-hearted woman did not choose a wealthy young master, but instead married an ordinary fishmonger. However, because the woman she married was too beautiful, the fishmonger was filled with anxiety.

He believed his wife would despise the family's poverty and elope with some handsome and dashing young men.

His beautiful wife became a burden to him, and he grew increasingly afraid. Eventually, one day, he smothered his wife to death with a blanket in his sleep.

Two faces swapped, two different personalities, their positions reversed, yet neither met a good end.

Jinli pondered, "If they hadn't changed their faces in the first place, then the kind-hearted woman might have lived a peaceful life with an ordinary fishmonger."

Even a willful and capricious woman can marry her devoted lover, even if he doesn't love her, and still live a life of luxury. This isn't just about changing appearances; it's also related to personality and the ability to seize opportunities.

She smiled and said, "The script you mentioned is very interesting. Your friend came to you asking for investment. Would you like to invest?"

Qi Guanmingzhu hesitated for a moment and said, "I'm not quite sure."

The investment requires 1 million, which I can give her, but I'm not sure if this kind of script has a market.

Jinli: "Then let's vote."

Qi Guan Mingzhu: "Huh?"

Jinli: "We'll only know if there's a market for it once it's filmed. As long as the script is good, it's worth making."

As for the market, the audience will judge. Even if it doesn't become popular when it's made, it will be discovered later.

I think this show could also be included in a copyright co-creation program, allowing editing bloggers unlimited use of the content, including any clips or time slots, free of charge. However, a portion of their video revenue would have to be donated to the show. Who knows, there might be some unexpected surprises.

Qi Guanmingzhu smiled: "From what you're saying, you seem to think highly of this drama. That gives me peace of mind."

I won't keep everything to myself. She wants me to invest 1 million, so I'll give you 500,000. Any profits will be split 50/50.

Jinli pondered for a moment, "Something feels off. You're giving me 50 to invest, are you trying to ride my luck?"

Qi Guanmingzhu laughed heartily: "That's right, you finally noticed. Otherwise, why would I have mentioned this drama to you?"

Jinli laughed and said, "Next time, you don't need to beat around the bush. Just call me if you see any good projects. I'll invest if I'm interested, and even if I don't participate in the investment, I'll still share my thoughts with you."

Qi Guanmingzhu shrugged: "I know you don't care about these things, but I can only feel at ease if you are involved in the projects I invest in."

It was on the third day of their song revision practice.

Fashion Trends finally agreed to Morning Light Entertainment's terms, agreeing to sign a revenue-sharing contract for the magazine's sales in exchange for Jinli's magazine photos being sold on e-commerce channels.

Originally, the fashion trend also made a request: they hoped that Jinli could come to their headquarters again to take a set of 10 photos.

Just take one set of photos.

However, Chenxi Entertainment rejected this request without hesitation, and it never even reached Jinli's ears.

Sui Lingfang isn't stupid.

Fashion Trends clearly wants to increase sales of its e-commerce version of the magazine, and wants to include some exclusive photos, just like Jinse's August issue, to attract new investors for the e-commerce version.

Even without using Jinli's exclusive photos, Jinli's appeal alone is enough to get advertisers to participate in another round of bidding.

Fashion trends are just too greedy.

Or perhaps they believe that Jinli's personal charm cannot compare to the combined charm of her and Gu Cheng.

But no matter what they think, Chenxi Entertainment will not agree to let Jinli return to filming.

One reason is that there isn't enough time. Jinli and her friends are going to participate in the "I'm a Singer" singing competition tomorrow, and Jinli simply doesn't have time to take photos.

Furthermore, even if they really wanted to shoot another set, the fashion trend would have to sign a new contract with Jinli and pay her another fee.

Morning Light Entertainment doesn't want to let fashion trends benefit for nothing.

After all, the e-commerce version of the photo sales rights isn't something Morning Light Entertainment begged Fashion Trends to sign.

Seeing that Chenxi Entertainment was unwilling to back down, Fashion Trends stopped trying to persuade them and instead secretly bought publicity to spread the news that Jinli would be on the cover of the September issue of Fashion Trends.

They need to create momentum in advance to compensate for the lack of a compelling storyline.

Suddenly, many public accounts started sharing Jinli's outfits, her face shape, and her temperament... These are all things that fashion trends have paid for, and have nothing to do with Jinli.

This treatment has made other celebrities in the industry very envious.

Jinli's luck is just so good!

Some celebrities discussed it privately, including Lien Po-chi and her agent, Lu Shan-chieh.

When Lü Shanjie visited Lian Baozhi on set, she mentioned how fashionistas had taken the initiative to buy appearances for Jinli, and remarked:

"This is the first time I've ever seen a fashion magazine buy articles for a celebrity just to boost the celebrity's popularity and get everyone's attention for the cover of the magazine in September."

Jinli is so lucky. It seems she never has to buy any gigs for herself; it's always others who buy them for her. Whether it's bad news or good news, there's always someone promoting her.

Lian Baozhi suddenly thought of something and said, "This must be because of accumulating good fortune."

Lu Shanjie was stunned for a moment, "What did you say?"

Lian Baozhi said, "I heard that Jinli donates a lot of money every month, but she never discloses it to the public, and the reporters don't reveal it either."

She hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you think it's because Jinli donates money every month and has accumulated a lot of good karma, which is why her career is so successful?"

Lu Shanjie looked completely bewildered. How could she know about such a mystical thing?

Lian Baozhi suddenly gritted her teeth and said, "Sister Shan, why don't I donate too?"

Lu Shanjie was about to retort, "You have too much money to burn, and you're just like Jinli, not interested in making money?", but the words just wouldn't come out.

It's as if saying it out loud would ruin the good fortune of their own artist!
To be honest, even Baozhi's words took her by surprise.

Could it be true, as our own artist says, that Jinli's career is so successful because she has done so many good deeds?

After a long pause, she hesitated and said, "You can spend the money you earn however you want, but you need to set aside some money for retirement in advance."

Beauty fades, but love grows old. Celebrities ultimately rely on their looks for a living; you don't yet have the ability to keep fans following you from youth to old age.

Lian Baozhi smiled and said, "Thank you, Sister Shan. Don't worry, I save money every month."

I also plan to visit the Taoist temple to pray whenever I have time; it seems to really help.

Jinli, who was being discussed privately by many celebrities, had already boarded a plane with Qiguan Mingzhu and headed to the recording site of "I Am a Singer".

After they get off the plane, they will immediately head to the rehearsal venue.

This is the first rehearsal; a second rehearsal will be held tomorrow before the broadcast.

Every celebrity has a very tight rehearsal schedule.

During the rehearsal, many people already knew in advance who the other contestants' invited guests were.

Only Xi Mengze's invited guest performer has yet to arrive.

Xi Mengze planned to keep Jinli and Qiguan Mingzhu hidden at the very back, even when they came to rehearse.

The other contestants were only informed after the broadcast actually started.

uh-huh.

They were so surprised they made hilarious faces!