Unscientific Movie King

Chapter 179 The investment water is too deep, you can't grasp it

Not only Liu Sisi and Huang Bo, Qin Chuan also did not let Hu Ge sit idle. He also arranged corresponding film and television dramas based on the memories of later generations.

If he can’t play the leading male role directly these days, then he will just use money to do it.

Become the largest investor and let money pave the way.

In front of capitalists, directors are just workers.

Qin Chuan arranged the tasks one by one. In the afternoon, Jinlian frantically took notes in her little notebook. Her hands were almost numb from writing, but the smile on her lips never stopped.

The film and television department was established and the first three plays were produced. The leader assigned her tasks and it was her time to demonstrate her abilities.

An hour later, Qin Chuan drank some water and looked at the others: "Anything else you want to ask?"

No one said anything. After signing with Qin Chao, they became the protagonist right away. Where can you find such treatment?

If I really want to ask something, I would like to ask if the contract can be renewed for a few more years.

Especially Hu Ge, the way he looked at Qin Chuan was as if he were his adoptive parents.

It took him a long time to get the leading role in Tangren, and he was given up after falling once. When he came to Qinchuan, he was immediately arranged to play the leading male role, without any exaggeration at all.

It turned out to be the right thing to follow Brother Chuan.

"The meeting is adjourned!" Qin Chuan put down his cup: "The company has a team building tonight, everyone come early."

He loosened his tie and returned to the president's office.

When he opened the door, Cai Yinong was already waiting for him.

Before the meeting, Qin Chuan turned off his cell phone and told Zhao Liying that if anyone wanted to see him, please go to his office first.

The film and television department was established, taking away two of Tangren’s artists and an artist director. It would be strange if Cai Yinong didn’t come to find him for such a big thing.

"Boss Cai, why did you come here in person?"

Cai Yinong still looks as charming as ever, just like when Qin Chuan met her a few years ago, very confident and calm.

But from the almost untouched tea on the coffee table, it could be seen that her mood was not as calm as she appeared.

"You're almost running away with all my people. I have to come and take a look."

"You are really capable, you quietly poached my girlfriend. I even wanted to ask you to sing the theme song of Chinese Paladin III a while ago."

"Alas, before I became powerful, I was always called Sister Cai. Now that I am powerful, I am President Cai."

Qin Chuan took off his suit jacket, took out a bottle of red wine and two glasses from the cabinet under his desk, and sat in front of Cai Yinong.

"Boss Cai, I am ashamed to say this."

"You know what Hugo's situation is like now. It's not easy for him. The Sugar Man has many soldiers and generals. It's very difficult for the higher-ups to notice him again."

"Old Hu and I are like brothers. I really couldn't bear to see him like this, so I brought him here. I don't have time to discuss it with you, Sister Cai. I apologize."

"I'll punish myself with a drink!"

Qin Chuan filled his glass with wine and drank it all in one gulp.

After putting down the cup, he continued to fill it up and said, "What happened to Sister Jin was also an accident. We have known each other for many years. She was the one who took me with her on the first day of my debut."

"We've been through so many ups and downs over the years, and we're like brother and sister. I've opened a company here, and she's worried about me, so she came to help."

"If her departure has caused any trouble to Sugarman, I apologize on her behalf."

Qin Chuan drank another glass.

After two glasses of wine, Cai Yinong was a little confused and had to hold back many of the things he wanted to say.

Tang Ren doesn’t need a Hu Ge, let alone a useless Hu Ge. He can just leave, no big deal.

Jinlian was the artist director of the branch and a senior executive. Cai Yinong felt a little sad about her departure, but it was not impossible to accept it.

The camp remains permanent, but the soldiers change frequently. It is normal for people under your command to come and go.

As for Liu Sisi, she was not surprised at all. It would be strange if Qin Chuan’s girlfriend didn’t leave.

What made her unhappy was that Qin Chuan took these people away without saying a word and without any prior notice, which seemed to show that he didn't take her seriously.

That’s why I came to visit you today.

Unexpectedly, Qin Chuan came up and drank two glasses of wine as a punishment, admitting his mistake with a very good attitude.

Just a few people who didn't matter left. If she continued to press them, it would seem that she was narrow-minded.

"Xiaochuan, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but we've known each other for many years. Putting aside the pleasant cooperation at work, I think we have a good relationship privately."

"If you have a better future, I will definitely support you, but you can't do it behind my back. It makes me look unkind and like a bad person."

"If I had known earlier that you were going to set up a film and television department, I would have sent people to you directly. It would only take a word to find money and people."

I don’t believe you at all, Qin Chuan thought to himself.

A traitor must be quick, accurate and ruthless. If the news leaks out in advance, Cai Yinong might be the first one to get rid of him.

As an adult, he would not do such a thing as betting his sincerity on the kindness of others.

"Yes, yes, Sister Cai is right. I was judging others by my own standards. I will drink another cup as compensation."

After finishing the third cup, Qin Chuan filled both cups and pushed one of them to Cai Yinong.

"Boss Cai, although I have established a company, my roots are still with us Sugar Man. If you need me in the future, just let me know."

"To be honest, there are several projects of our Sugar Man that I admire very much. I just discussed with my subordinates in the meeting that we should cooperate more with our old employer in the future."

"Is it true?" Cai Yinong didn't believe it.

Running away with people and then coming back to cooperate, is this possible?

Isn't it a waste of time? Why are you running?

"This is from the bottom of my heart." Qin Chuan sighed, "In the company, I have no problem with many scenes, but Hu Ge, Sisi and others don't have enough experience, so they may not be able to play them."

"I also know that you are under a lot of pressure, Sister Cai, so I was thinking if I could pave the way for them in the name of an investor, would that be a better idea?"

"For example, if our company is going to have a TV series called "Startling by Each Step" in the second half of next year, if Sister Cai thinks highly of me, I will invest 18 million yuan and we can cooperate."

Cai Yinong raised her eyebrows and sat up straight. She didn't expect that Qin Chuan really wanted to invest money in her.

Is Sugar Man short of money?
No shortage of money!
But she lacks a risk-taking partner (a big loser.)
Before a drama is aired, no one knows whether it will be popular or not. Sometimes, even if the cast and plot are good, it is useless because it will still be outshined by other great dramas of the same period.

Therefore, film and television drama production is a risky job.

In the world, no film and television company will independently finance a movie. Just look at those top companies and you will know that when the movie comes out, the first sentence is the list of co-production companies, with the names of more than a dozen companies.

When it comes to making film and television dramas, the best way is to use investors' money to make the movies you want to make. If you win, you get the biggest share, and if you lose, everyone shares the risk.

"Xiaochuan, are you serious?"

"of course."

"It's not easy for you to save some money. Why don't you bring your people back and let's do it together. The investment business is too complicated and you can't grasp it." At this moment, Cai Yinong suddenly softened his heart.

She didn't want to cheat Qin Chuan either.

As the head of the company, she knew too well that Qin Chuan's net worth was definitely no more than 50 million.

One play can make up one fifth of my savings. If I take on more than one play, all my hard work over the years will go to waste.

"Sister Cai, to be honest, I've already gone all in." Qin Chuan outlined his plan to invest in several plays and promote Huang Bo, Liu Sisi, and Hu Ge: "There's no turning back for me."

Cai Yinong originally thought that it would take Qin Chuan, the prodigal son, several years to squander the 50 million, but she didn't expect that he would go all in right away.

With any luck, Qin Dynasty Entertainment will close down next year.

Qin Chuan was unlucky and owed a lot of debts.

But this is also a good thing. If you owe debts and have no money, you will have to go back to the sugar man.

"Hey, Xiaochuan, why didn't you tell me earlier? I could have helped you analyze the pros and cons." Cai Yinong sighed sadly, "By the way, you just said you wanted to invest in Bubujingxin, right? I've made the decision and agreed to this. You can invest 20 million."

"Then you will be the male lead and Sisi will be the female lead. Isn't that a good deal?"

Qin Chuan's mouth twitched. Twenty million, does this mean he has to invest alone?

Twenty million, in the past two years, would have been a top-notch production.

The market has improved a lot in the past two years, and the investment in top-level productions is generally around 30 million.

If Qin Chuan invests 20 million, he will probably own more than 80% of the shares. If Tangren invests a few million, the filming of this movie can start.

"Sister, twenty million, isn't the risk a bit high?"

"The returns are high, aren't they? You'll make the lion's share of the profits." Cai Yinong advised, "You can't be timid when investing. Have you heard of the saying, 'The bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish.'"

Qin Chuan frowned and said, "But I don't have 20 million."

Adding together the money in the company's account and his own money, it would be more than 40 million.

Huang Bo’s Bullfighting is a low-budget movie, but it costs at least seven or eight million to get the male lead.

The same goes for Liu Sisi and Hu Ge, the highest amount is over 10 million, and the lowest is 8 or 9 million.

Three people made about 30 million.

How could he come up with 20 million?

"How much do you have?" Cai Yinong asked. She felt like the Big Bad Wolf and Qin Chuan was Little Red Riding Hood.

Qin Chuan hesitated and said, "I can only take out 10 million at most."

The remaining millions will be used to run the company, pay employees' salaries, and cover daily expenses.

"Ten million is fine, but you'll make less money. I suggest you invest more."

"Sister, my strength doesn't allow it." Qin Chuan smiled bitterly: "This is all the money I have."

Cai Yinong was unwilling to give up and said, "How about you use your film pay to offset it?"

Time-travel dramas are very risky, and the market for Qing Dynasty dramas is not ideal. To be honest, Cai Yinong's filming of Scarlet Heart was just an attempt.

She herself was not very sure that she could make money.

Even without Qin Chuan this time, she would also ask Li Chuan, Wang Chuan and Zhang Chuan to invest, and let these people take the majority and take the lead to resist risks.

Now that there is a sucker willing to pay, she is so happy.

Qin Chuan has influence in the field of TV dramas. If this drama can make money, Tang Ren will also make money. If it loses money, the loss will not be much.

Qin Chuan: "..."

This is a case of not stopping until you've squeezed yourself dry.

"I'll give you eight million."

"make a deal!"

Cai Yinong didn't know, but Qin Chuan knew that the play "Startling by Each Step" could make money. After it was released in later years, it received over 300 million hits on the Internet.

It is not only popular in China, but also abroad.

Especially in Korea, it ranked first in ratings during its release.

It was through this drama that Liu Sisi became known to the public.

"Thank you for taking me out to play." Qin Chuan looked excited, picked up the wine glass and said, "I toast you, happy cooperation."

Cai Yinong also raised his glass: "Happy cooperation."

This silly boy is still young. If he fails to sell it, or if he sells it but the ratings are not good, he will cry.

TV stations are not stupid, they settle accounts based on ratings.

If the ratings are not good, the film company can only get a guaranteed salary, and the guaranteed salary will definitely be a loss compared to the production costs.

If you want to make money, you still have to look at the ratings.

Qin Chuan was young and didn't understand the ins and outs of the matter. He thought that investing was just about throwing in some money and then sitting back to collect the proceeds.

It's not that easy.

If it were really that easy to make money, everyone in the entertainment industry would have been a billionaire long ago.

He only saw the thief eating the meat, but didn't see the thief being beaten.

……

In the general manager's office, ever since knowing that Cai Yinong was coming, Jinlian has been paying attention to Qin Chuan's movements.

She didn't know what the two talked about, but they were talking and laughing when they came out.

If you don’t know, you would think they have a very close relationship.

Knowing that the two men were walking towards her office.

"Sister Jin, Sister Cai, it's rare for you to come over. Please invite Lao Hu and Sisi to go out for dinner and catch up with each other."

"what."

Jinlian was dumbfounded.

"Why are you standing there? Go call someone."

"oh oh."

Jinlian didn’t know how Qin Chuan convinced Cai Yinong, she just thought this guy was a bit awesome.

He was the first one who could convince an enemy who came to cause trouble like this.

(End of this chapter)