After divorce, I can hear the voice of the future

Chapter 209 Investment in Wolf Warrior 2
“Any interview invitations recently?”

Wen Chao was stunned when he heard Lu Liang's words. He knew that Lu Liang didn't like to appear in the public eye, so he would directly reject invitations like this.

He thought for a moment and replied, "Forbes magazine has been wanting to interview you, and there is also a municipal commendation ceremony recently."

The former wanted to interview this year's best investor. After all, Shen Peng had won the title for seven consecutive years. Everyone had previously speculated that even if it was not Shen Peng this year, it would at least be Zhu Hu. Unexpectedly, Lu Liang suddenly emerged.

The latter is because of last year's tax settlement, they contributed 5120 million yuan in taxes in one go, becoming the tax pioneer of Puxin District.

Although Puxin District is home to many talented and capable people, with companies paying billions of taxes every year, they contributed more than 5000 million in taxes in their first year of establishment, and the amount will only increase in the coming year.

The title of tax pioneer is well deserved.

Wen Chao added: "Director Zhou of the Municipal Publicity Department also said that if you, Mr. Lu, are willing to accept the award in person, you will also be named one of the top ten outstanding young people in the city, and you may have a chance to compete for one of the top ten outstanding young people in the country next year."

The municipal publicity department also wants to save face. If Lu Liang goes there in person, then the award will definitely be his, and no one can take it away. If Lu Liang does not intend to show up, then it has nothing to do with him.

After thinking for a while, Lu Liang said, "Tell Forbes that I will accept the commendation from the municipal government first, and then accept their interview."

He didn't want to be exposed before, so Wen Chao turned down all invitations from officials and media reporters.

If you want to actively expose yourself now, the official platform is undoubtedly the best choice. Moreover, with official commendations and an interview with Forbes, fewer people should pay attention to it.

Wen Chao was stunned for a moment, then responded quickly: "Okay, then I'll contact the person in charge of the municipal government first."

"Go."

Lu Liang was browsing through the film and television projects and saw Wolf Warrior 2, The Legend of the Mermaid Pearl, and The Legend of Sun Wukong.

He was attracted by the investment list of Wolf Warrior 2, and Xiao Wang actually invested 2000 million.

The previous film had good reputation and box office, so it stands to reason that the series would not lack investment.

However, Wu Jing went too far. The original production cost of 1.1 million yuan was increased to 2.1 million yuan due to various reasons, and the investment cost increased by nearly 100%.

Generally, the production cost of a movie must be tripled to break even, which means that in the future the box office must exceed 6.3 million to make a profit.

The sudden funding gap of 1 million forced Wu Jing to abandon the crew and return to China from Africa to seek investors.

The plot of this film is not complicated. It is a story about personal heroism similar to Captain America, and it also promotes the influence of the Red Flag on the African continent. It is a very typical main-theme commercial blockbuster.

Lu Liang was interested, but 2 million was not a small sum. After thinking about it, he called Xiao Wang and said, "Hey, I heard that you invested in Wolf Warrior ?"

"Sure enough, this project has flowed to your side."

Xiao Wang smiled, as if he had expected this. There are only a handful of investors in China who can invest 100 million yuan in a movie.

Shen Peng and Zhu Hu could easily come up with the money, but they were not interested in movies. In China today, the only investor who was both capable and interested was Lu Liang.

Xiao Wang said with a smile: "I feel the plot is quite exciting, mainly because Wu Jing has a good vision."

"What do you mean?" Lu Liang was puzzled.

"He originally invited me to be the second male lead, the rich second generation from the factory. Isn't that good enough?"

Xiao Wang was very proud. Wu Jing offered him one million yuan to perform in a movie, but he had to go to Africa, which was a weird place and he didn't want to go.

So I was in a good mood and invested 2000 million in him.

Lu Liang made a playful guess, "Is there a possibility that he is just setting a trap for other purposes?"

Xiao Wang was speechless for a moment, and suddenly became furious: "If you always have such deep schemes, you will have no friends in the future."

Lu Liang smiled and was about to hang up the phone, but Xiao Wang hurriedly stopped him, "You can keep an eye on it. This project is very short of funds. I heard that Wu Jing is planning to sell the house."

"Are you so kind-hearted?" Lu Liang was surprised.

Xiao Wang complained: "He set up a nest for me, so I have to find someone to take the blame. Besides, this project is really good. Don't you think it has the potential to promote the benefits of the Silk Road?"

Lu Liang was stunned and murmured: "I will consider it."

Next, he looked at a few more projects. During this time, Wen Chao came back and told him that the commendation meeting was scheduled for this Thursday and Forbes' visit was scheduled for this Saturday.

The next day, Wu Jing, who was going through the formalities at the bank to mortgage several properties to continue filming, suddenly received a call from his agent: "Brother Jing, come back quickly, there is a sponsor."

"Who is it again?" Wu Jing sighed, his eyes full of fatigue. He no longer had any hope.

He has already looked for all the institutions he should have looked for, and now the investors are all small investors with little money and a lot of hassles.

They invest hundreds of millions of dollars, either to have a secret relationship with the heroine, or to let their children or lovers play important roles. Wu Jing wanted to curse, she really didn't want to deal with them.

All he wanted now was to mortgage his house quickly, get enough funds, and then rush back to Africa to film. After all, every day the crew was shut down would cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars.

"Guess what." The agent was full of excitement.

"I guess you can say it if you want."

Wu Jing's tone was unfriendly. If the agent stood in front of him now, he would directly give him a military boxing.

The agent smiled and said, "Brother Jing, calm down. It was Lu Liang who contacted us."

"Lu Liang from Tianxing?" Wu Jing was surprised. Although he has been busy with Wolf Warrior 2 recently, he has also heard of Lu Liang's name.

He is in his early thirties, has tens of billions of cash flow, and is successful in the international market. He is a true financial tycoon.

"I just wanted to give it a try, so I found Mahua Zhang Chen and asked him to help recommend our project to Lu Liang."

The agent was extremely excited. He thought his reply would fall on deaf ears, but unexpectedly, Lu Liang's secretary contacted him and invited them to Shanghai for detailed discussions.

As long as Wu Jing can convince Lu Liang to invest, the 100 million funding gap will be nothing but a drop in the bucket for this big guy, and there will be no need to look for other investors.

"Fuck, why didn't you tell me earlier, when are we going to Shanghai?" Wu Jing asked hurriedly.

He decisively put away the house deed and let others invest if possible. It would be better to let others invest as much as possible.

If the house is mortgaged and the movie flopped, more than ten years of hard work might go to waste.

"I'll meet you at the airport in an hour and a half. We'll meet Lu Liang at three in the afternoon."

"Wait for me, I'll be there soon."

The two went to the airport from different places and arrived at the New International Building at 2:30 in the afternoon, half an hour ahead of schedule.

Wu Jing's face was filled with nervousness and she couldn't help shaking her legs to ease her emotions. The agent next to her was no less nervous.

After all, they are going to meet the most mysterious and legendary financial tycoon in the country.

It was just after three o'clock.

Lu Liang arrived at the reception room almost on time, smiling: "Hello, Mr. Wu, Mr. Li, I hope you have been waiting for a long time."

He looked at Wu Jing. The first time he saw her on the screen was during the summer vacation of junior high school, in the movie "Flying Dagger of Li" starring Jiao Enjun.

More than a decade has passed, and the fair-skinned young man has turned into a dark-skinned, burly man with a buzz cut. It is hard to imagine that next year he will go down in film history because of "Wolf Warrior 2".

The box office of 54.94 billion is twice that of last year's champion "Monster Hunt", not to mention that "Monster Hunt" is still money laundering.

Movies that launder money only dare to launder 24 billion. Lu Liang was curious, how could a movie that did not launder money reach a box office of 54 billion.

"Hello, Mr. Lu. We just arrived too." The agent smiled widely, and Wu Jing was also looking at Lu Liang.

The first thought that came to his mind was youth, and then he quickly looked away, after all, that was impolite.

He also hopes to get investment from Lu Liang.

Lu Liang pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I read the synopsis of the movie, it's pretty good."

He asked bluntly: "Is 100 million enough?"

The two looked at each other and saw the astonishment in each other's eyes. Lu Liang was too happy.

Lu Liang's words clearly showed that he had decided to invest and was willing to add additional funds.

Are all big guys so happy?

Or is one hundred million just a number to him?

It is possible. After all, it is rumored that Lu Liang currently has tens of billions of cash flow in his hands.

The agent was about to say enough, but Wu Jing touched the back of his head and smiled sheepishly: "Mr. Lu, if there were more, the quality and plot of the movie would be better."

Lu Liang laughed: "As long as it's a project I'm optimistic about, no matter how much money it costs, it's fine, so, Mr. Wu, just name a number."

　12 o'clock

　　
　
(End of this chapter)