Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 355: Barely Able to Make a Living

During this period of time, which is the past half month, Liu Tianxian can be said to have been running publicity all day long, and it was very hard.

Fortunately, the efforts were not in vain, the box office was ideal, exceeding 1.28 million on the first day, and the box office did not drop much on the second day, reaching 9814 million; on the third day, it reached 9268 million.

It broke the 300 million mark in three days, setting a record for the fastest movie to do so, which amazed people in the industry.

But what can I do? There is nothing I can do!
Such blockbuster films will only take up the box office revenue of the first half of the month. It will be less and less every day, but not by much, and there will not be a sudden avalanche.

As for the final box office, it depends on the follow-up situation.

The capital city is very hot in July, with an average temperature of around 35 degrees.

That day, Fang Hong came to the backyard of Liu Tianxian's villa under the scorching sun. There was a large green lawn there, and stepping on it was as soft as stepping on a carpet.

In the distance, there were a few dogs and cats frolicking on the green lawn. These were all raised by Liu Tianxian herself.

He not only likes to keep cats, but also dogs. It is said that he also kept parrots, which are now dead.

In the middle of the green lawn, there is a pavilion. It is not a brick or stone structure, but a sunshade supported by a bracket.

If you don't need it, you can put it away.

Liu Tianxian was inside, sitting around a bamboo table with Liu Xiaoli and a middle-aged man.

The three of them seemed to be talking about something, and the middle-aged man seemed to be accusing someone with an unhappy look on his face.

Seeing Fang Hong approaching, the three of them stopped talking and their expressions returned to normal.

Liu Tianxian held Fang Hong's hand and said, "I'm here."

"Ah."

Fang Hong stood beside her, but his eyes were directed at the middle-aged man sitting opposite her.

If you are familiar with Liu Tianxian, you will not be unfamiliar with this person. He is her godfather Chen Jinfei. He doesn’t look very old now, just over 50.

Chen Jinfei now looked normal and was also looking at him. Although the name of "Principal" was well-known, he was still very curious to see the real person.

After all, what he failed to accomplish was accomplished by others, and done better than him.

"This is Godfather Sissi. You should know her, so I won't introduce her in detail." Liu Xiaoli introduced casually.

"Hello." Fang Hong took the initiative to extend his hand to greet.

"Hello."

Chen Jinfei shook hands with him and said, "Xixi, thank you for your care over the past few years."

He was talking about business matters.

"You're welcome. This is all her own effort. It has nothing to do with me." Fang Hong said modestly.

Although he was obviously supporting Liu Tianxian in his career, their relationship was essentially a partnership.

Yutu produced the film and invited actors to act, that's it.

Moreover, Fang Hong had no ill feelings towards Chen Jinfei. He just treated him with a normal attitude. Since he could sit here and Liu Xiaoli could introduce him as Liu Tianxian's godfather, it proved that their relationship existed and had not been broken.

As for the messy gossip from the outside world, just listen to it and don’t take it seriously.

"Please sit down!" Liu Tianxian pulled the chair next to him and motioned for him to sit down.

Fang Hong sat on it.

Liu Tianxian saw that his forehead was covered with sweat, so she reached her hand into his clothes and felt his back, and found that his back was covered with sweat: "Is it very hot?"

"Of course it's hot outside, but it's okay here." Fang Hong felt a coolness on his back. Girls' hands are a little cold.

Of course this is compared to the temperature of his body.

Liu Tianxian poured a cup of lemon tea on the table and handed it to him: "Drink it."

Fang Hong took it and took a sip. The two of them behaved naturally, as if they were always like this with each other and there was no sense of strangeness.

Liu Xiaoli didn't say anything, but Chen Jinfei was quite curious about what he saw.

The atmosphere was silent. In essence, Fang Hong had no social interaction with Chen Jinfei. They only had the bond of Liu Tianxian, so they could be considered acquaintances at most, so he didn't talk much.

He was paying more attention to Liu Xiaoli's expression, to see if she had any resentment because of the last time he kissed and touched her daughter on the sofa in the villa, and even put his hand inside her.

Liu Xiaoli looked fine, as if she had forgotten about that incident, and everything seemed normal.

Liu Xiaoli saw Fang Hong looking at her from time to time, and couldn't help but say: "Xiao Fang, I heard from Xixi that your investment in this movie is nearly 2 million. I see that the box office has been pretty good recently, so it shouldn't be a loss, right?"

She was talking about Now You See Me!
"If nothing unexpected happens, based on the current box office trend, it shouldn't happen. After all, there are overseas markets and subsequent copyrights," said Fang Hong.

"Now You See Me" needs to make over 600 million to make a profit, so there are still variables.

This year, only two films have grossed over 600 million yuan, one is "Conquering the Demons" and the other is "Partners".

"That's good." Liu Xiaoli nodded. Fang Hong always felt that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, as if with an outsider like him present, the three of them had a lot of things to say.

He said to Liu Tianxian: "Tianxian, I plan to go to the United States. Please accompany me."

"Uh? Why go to the United States?" Liu Tianxian wondered.

"It's all about that matter. I want to see how much money they can raise for me so that I can be mentally prepared." Fang Hong said.

Still for the acquisition of Shanda Literature, he made another appointment with Chen Tianqiao to discuss the installment payment.

The other party does not really want to pay in installments and wants to cash out in one go. Of course, if installments are necessary, at least 60% of the funds must be paid first, and the remaining 40% must be paid in installments.

In this case, at least 30 billion must be paid first.

However, the specific purchase price has not been discussed yet. Fang Hong wants to lower the price after the other party is hit a few times.

"Don't worry. It's very troublesome to borrow money there. If you borrow it, it's equivalent to freezing your assets, and you can't move them until you pay them back." Liu Tianxian said.

"I know, I want to take a look first." Fang Hong said.

Liu Xiaoli figured out what was going on and asked, "Xiao Fang, are you short of money lately?"

"He's not too short of money. He just needs it for emergency. After all, his company needs to develop. He will return it after using it." Liu Tianxian didn't say what Fang Hong wanted to acquire.

Liu Xiaoli asked again: "Does this cost a lot of money?"

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Fang Hong was about to speak when he found that his thigh was patted by Liu Tianxian under the table. He said first: "It's not a lot, just see if I can borrow it. It's okay if I can't borrow it, I can get through it if I hold on."

"Oh!"

Liu Xiaoli pondered, listening to her daughter's light-hearted words, and did not take it seriously.

This made Fang Hong very confused. What was there to hide? It was a very normal thing.

He looked at Liu Tianxian, and Liu Tianxian winked at him, indicating that she would tell him about it later.

Chen Jinfei had been listening, with no expression on his face. He said, "The principal is doing very well in his career now."

He often heard from his friends in the circle talk about how the principal was fighting this and doing that, how ruthless his methods were, how quickly he rose to prominence, and how arrogant his attitude was. He was much stronger than he was back then.

"It's a small business that can barely make a living." Fang Hong said modestly.

"Haha, you call this making a living, then we are just beggars." Chen Jinfei didn't believe it.

"It's different. I have a lot of people to support and a lot of projects to undertake. Right now, I'm just barely maintaining myself. I have capital, but not much." Fang Hong said.

He did not lie. All the money earned by Yutu will be continuously invested in other film and television projects, such as the variety show project that is being launched now.

"Where Are We Going, Dad?" is a tripartite collaboration project with Hunan Satellite TV and Tianyu Entertainment, with an investment budget of tens of millions.

This variety show costs money to invite celebrities, and the venue fee depends on where the venue is. For example, "Where Are We Going, Dad?" is usually held in the countryside, so it doesn't cost much.

"Oh, I see." Chen Jinfei nodded.

"You know that our business is a high-risk industry with high investment and long payback period. It is not as easy to do as your real estate business," said Fang Hong.

"I'm in a good time, otherwise it wouldn't be easy. It's not like what you think." Chen Jinfei shook his head.

He suffered a big setback a few years ago, and was only able to recover thanks to the sharp rise in housing prices in the past two years, otherwise he would have been very sad.

Fang Hong nodded, not wanting to know about his past.

The two chatted idly, and the mother and daughter didn't say a word, just listened.

Chen Jinfei looked at him and asked, "How long have you been talking to Xixi?"

"It's been four years!" Fang Hong looked at Liu Tianxian.

Liu Tianxian nodded, agreeing to this time.

In essence, it was about three years. In the first year, we were just friends and we didn't confess our feelings to each other, saying "you be my girlfriend and I be your boyfriend."

There wasn't any ceremony or anything like that, so the duration of our relationship is very vague.

"That's quite a long time." Chen Jinfei said.

"It is."

Fang Hong looked at the other person's expression and it seemed that Chen Jinfei was not averse to their relationship, which seemed very normal.

Just like how elders treat younger generations.

But he knew that there must be a conflict between the two parties, but he didn't know what the conflict was, and no one had said it.

It probably wasn't because of him.

(End of this chapter)