Outsider: The Fifth Young Master of the Kang Family

"Now please invite Mr. Kang Qizu, President of Xiyangyang Film and Television Company, and Ms. Tang Guomin, General Manager, to come and unveil the plaque and cut the ribbon."

After A Zu sobered up that day, he immediately went to Kang Qirui to discuss opening a film and television company. Kang Qirui of course had no problem with it. In his previous life, Xi Yangyang was still in business until 24 years ago, which showed that A Zu and his team were indeed capable of running a film and television company.

However, Kang Qirui thought that A Zu's current management experience was too shallow to support a company. Therefore, his condition was that A Zu bring Miss Tang back to manage the company with him. With Miss Tang, who had rich management experience, leading him, Kang Qirui could let them develop on their own without any worries.

This kind of dual-head system is actually very common in companies and is easy to balance. Just don't go fishing together or remember to wear a helmet when fishing.

The shareholding structure of Xiyangyang Film and Television Company is still jointly funded by Kang Qirui and KS Investment Company, and then A Zu and Miss Tang, as partners, have left them shares. When they can redeem the shares depends on when they complete the corresponding performance.

After the unveiling ceremony, Miss Tang said with a smile on her face, "I hope you will support us in the future." She asked Ajun to take everyone to the restaurant across the street for dinner, while she, Azu and Kang Qirui went to the office for a small meeting.

"Ah Rui, how is the script you mentioned earlier going?" Ah Zu asked. Since they decided to open a film and television company that day, they acted separately. Ah Zu was responsible for recruiting, applying for licenses and finding an office location, while Kang Qirui was responsible for writing the script for the company's first project.

Kang Qirui nodded, took out two folders from his briefcase and handed them to A Zu and Miss Tang respectively, saying: "This is the script I wrote. It is also the first movie our company is going to make. I am confident that it will be a hit."

"Night Club?" A-Zu took the folder and opened it to see two big words. He asked in confusion, "You don't have to make this kind of movie to become famous overnight, right?"

Kang Qirui was speechless. He glanced at A Zu and said, "What do you mean by this kind of movie? It's called Night Club, not Night Club. What are you thinking? Forget it, just read the story first. I'm going to the bathroom, we'll talk later."

A-Zu and Miss Tang looked at each other and read the script with different expressions. As they read, they became interested. The interlocking stories and countless lighthearted and clever "jokes" made the two of them burst into laughter just by reading the script. They thought it would be very popular if it was made into a movie.

"Night Club" tells the story of a group of small urban people and a series of interlocking, interesting and thrilling stories that happened in a 24-hour supermarket one night. The film structure is a single time and space game that has been used in many overseas box office movies, such as South Korea's "Gas Station Attack" and the UK's "Supermarket Night".

"Arui, this script is very good. Miss Tang and I both laughed out loud while reading the text just now." A Zu praised Kang Qirui when he saw him coming back from the toilet, and Miss Tang nodded vigorously beside him.

"I am a professor of literature, after all. It's not difficult for me to write a movie script for you." Kang Qirui sat down and continued, "You have read this story. It all takes place in a convenience store, which saves a lot of money on the location. There are not many characters, only about 10 main and supporting roles. So the cost is relatively low, which is very suitable for a start-up company like ours."

A Zu and Miss Tang both nodded, and Kang Qirui continued, "Since you think this story is okay, let's start the next work. Miss Tang, as the general manager, will be mainly responsible for attracting investment, finding a venue, and applying for a license. A Zu, as the president, will be mainly responsible for finding a director, actors, and photographers. Is there any problem?"

"Attract investment?" Miss Tang was stunned for a moment, then said, "Kang Sheng, this movie doesn't cost much, do we still need to attract investment?"

"Ms. Tang, making movies is different from your previous foreign trade business." Kang Qirui smiled and explained, "Whether a movie can make money depends most on whether it has resources. What resources? Scheduling, publicity, and so on. If you don't give others a share, how can others use their resources to schedule films for you and promote you?"

Miss Tang had not been the general manager for so many years for nothing. She understood it as soon as she heard it. It was simply that resources were more valuable than money, and investment was a means of making concessions.

Miss Tang's question was solved, and it was A-Zu's turn to ask, "So do you have any plans for the actor-director aspect?"

If possible, Kang Qirui would of course like to keep the original cast, but the original director is also the screenwriter of this play, so it is not easy to ask him to direct again. As for the actors, the original second male lead Qiao Renliang will debut next year, and there is no problem with the other actors. So Kang Qirui asked A Zu to find an experienced director and give the male and female leading actors their favorite targets.

"Xu Zheng? Li Xiaolu?" A Zu was shocked when he heard it. "A Zhu Bajie and a Golden Horse Film Queen, how could our small company find them?"

"Let's try it first. Maybe they will be attracted by the script. Then we can see what price they offer. If we can afford it, we will hire them. If we can't afford it, we won't hire them." Kang Qirui said. In this way, Xiyangyang Film and Television Company set the shooting plan for the first film on the first day of its opening. Miss Tang and A Zu took other employees to promote the next step of work.

A Zu contacted the agency of Xu Zheng and Li Xiaolu and sent them the script via email. After waiting for three days, both parties replied to A Zu, expressing their willingness to play the leading male (female) role and asked A Zu to go to Beijing to discuss the salary and other matters in person.

"Arui, Arui, it's done, they agreed." A Zu shouted as he returned to the Kang family. Kang Qirui was not surprised by this result. In his previous life, they were both new directors and worked for small companies, and they were all willing to act in the role. There was no special reason for them not to act in this life.

"How much do you think I should ask for this time?" A Zu asked again. Kang Qirui thought about it and remembered that the cost of this movie in his previous life was 200 million, which means that the pay they gave was not high. He said, "Let's take a look at the offer first, and then we can discuss the details. Let's cap it at 200 million."

A Zu nodded to show that he understood. Only then did he notice that Yumi had returned. "When did Yumi come back?" After Weirui went bankrupt, Yumi returned to her hometown in Shencheng.

"I arrived this afternoon." Yumi said with a smile, and patted Azu again, "Luckily my cousin's husband told me that you opened a film and television company. I heard that you are going to make a movie. Brother Azu, can you arrange a role for me?"

"Assign a role to you?" A-Zu was stunned for a moment, then asked.

"Yes, you and I have lived together for so long." Yumi said coquettishly. Seeing Diana's face change, she changed her words and said, "We have lived together for so long, don't you know what I am thinking? Being a film and television actor is my lifelong pursuit."

After saying that, Yumi looked at Sachiko for help. Sachiko was not in a position to do it herself, so she quietly touched Ayao, who immediately reacted. He said to Azu, "Handsome, you have to help Yumi no matter what. Don't worry, you don't have to make it difficult for her. Just give her a role, and it doesn't matter what."

"But you must show your face and have lines," Yumi emphasized.

"As for this question, I don't have the answer to you all. A Rui is the boss and I'm just an employee." A Zu attached great importance to the company's first project and did not want to be dragged down by nepotism, so he decided to pass the buck to Kang Qirui.

Everyone knows that Kang Qirui is the boss, but Kang Qirui's style is that he never interferes with the specific operation of the company. This is the case with the tea restaurant, the clothing company, and the confinement center. Kang Qirui will only pay attention to the company's situation if you ask him for his opinion. Now that A Zu has come to ask for his opinion, he really doesn't care, "Then let Yumi play the role of the girl, she will show her face and have two lines."

"Okay, okay, thank you, brother Rui." Yumei was excited, and turned to Azu and said, "Thank you, brother Zu too, don't worry, I will definitely play this role well."

Yumi is not greedy. She is not young anymore and has been in many things. She failed in beauty pageants and auditions before, so she is very satisfied to have a role now.

"Hey, hey, hey, why don't you arrange a role for me as well?" When Erlao saw that Yumi got a role, he also became interested and asked Kang Qirui and A'zu while pulling them aside.

"Uh" A Zu didn't dare to agree or refuse, so he could only push Kang Qi Rui to the front. Kang Qi Rui looked at A Zu and Er Lao helplessly, and said, "Er Lao, what kind of drama are you going to play if you can't even speak Mandarin? Just be a good tea restaurant owner."

"You can do dubbing if you can't speak Mandarin. I saw in the news that some actors only say 1234567 when they are filming, but they are still big stars." The second brother was not convinced.

"You know they are big stars, and only big stars can do dubbing in post-production. May I ask what kind of star are you and why do you also need dubbing?" Kang Qirui was really impressed by the second guy. He wanted to do what others did as actors, and he couldn't understand his train of thought at all.

The second brother stood up and took three steps back, posing and said in an excited tone: "What do you think of Kang Qi Zong, the 2004 Golden Rooster Award winner? Does he have potential? Uh, forget it, it's okay, okay?" As he spoke, he saw Kang Qi Rui's brows frowning more and more, so he tactfully stopped talking.

"Vagrant!" Azu and Ayao commented in unison, both of them felt that Er Lao was a jerk, and he would only behave himself when others were angry. Er Lao pretended not to hear them, and ignored them completely, and walked into the dining room to prepare for dinner. (End of this chapter)