2001 Media Godfather

Chapter 20 Problem Children's Shelter
Sunlight streamed through the hospital's lattice windows, falling onto the hospital bed, making the gold-plated face of the bank card appear somewhat glaring.

"This is what you deserve."

Director Lu's gaze darted away, and Chu An immediately guessed that there probably wasn't much money in the card, otherwise he wouldn't be so stingy.

“When you gave me the script, I said I would give you whatever you wanted, as long as it would let me get a role, it would all be yours!”

"But to be honest..." she said, her face contorted with embarrassment, almost on the verge of tears, "that was a complete lie! Who the hell could have imagined you could pull me out of this mess?"

Chu An: "Alright, alright, stop with the preamble, just tell me, how much money is on the card?"

Lu Mingze panicked, "No! Let me finish my buildup, it took me three days to come up with the words!"

Chu An: "..." What a talent!

Lu Mingze: "It's actually not easy for me."

"My wife divorced me and took most of our assets. My child is studying abroad and now he's dyeing his hair blonde and asking me for money! 'My High School Days' is another disaster. I invested 500 million yuan, which almost emptied my savings."

“By the way!” Chu An interrupted when “My High School Days” was mentioned, “Why exactly did Tiandu screw you over? Was it just because you didn’t want to film a Qing Dynasty drama?”

As a result, Lu Mingze was almost in tears, "Let me finish!"

"Alright, alright, alright!" Chu An became obedient, letting him dawdle and complain about being poor.

Director Lu continued, "You've seen how miserable I've been these past few days, haven't you?"

"Damn it, Zhongnanhai has changed from .5 to .8."

Chu An remained silent, squinting at the flat box with the number "555" on his bedside table.

"Ahem!" Director Lu cleared his throat awkwardly and put the cigarette away. "I'm still quite frugal, even if I indulge occasionally."

Changing the subject, "Oh, and also, 'With You' is going to be remade now, and hundreds of people are waiting for me to feed them!"

"Then came the publicity and promotion!"

Chu An was almost falling asleep listening to the story, so he simply moved a chair, took the food he had prepared for Lu Mingze, and started eating by himself.

"continue!"

"Okay! Okay!" Lu Mingze leaned forward. "The studio needs to hire people, right? Oh, and we also need to pay taxes! We have to be law-abiding citizens."

……

"And there's more!" Lu Mingze pulled out a list from somewhere.

“We should give Ma Lan some money. She’s been so loyal to us, we should be righteous, right?”

Chu An stuffed a mouthful of rice in his mouth and said, "Just marry him."

Lu Mingze: "Get out!"

Continuing to argue, "I wasn't used to the two Sony HDW-F900 digital camcorders I rented. Their performance was terrible, and the image quality was poor. Night scenes were all blurry."

"I still want to switch to a film camera, so we need to buy two more... Leave some for me!!" Chu An had almost finished eating in a flash, while Director Lu was still hungry.

Chu An wiped his mouth and looked at Chu Mingze expressionlessly. "If you keep dawdling, I'm leaving!"

"No, no, no!" Lu Mingze quickly pulled Chu An back. Seeing that the preamble was about to fail, he made a last-ditch effort, "I need to replace my beat-up Crown; it's burning oil."

Chu An got up, truly intending to leave.

Lu Mingze gritted his teeth and finally finished laying the groundwork.

"I'll keep 2000 million!! The rest is yours!"

After saying that, fearing that Chu An would be dissatisfied, she wailed and blurted out, "I don't care if I change the car, but please don't make me sell the house!?"

Chu An: "..."

"My brain is so messed up!" Chu An slapped his forehead, feeling utterly exhausted.

He knew it; this guy was just not going to come up with anything new.

Chu An had initially held a sliver of hope that Lu Mingze would play a trick on him, but this was the end of it?
Why let him dawdle for so long?!
He looked at Lu Mingze speechlessly, a little disappointed in him, "Can't we have some ambition?"

He reached out and picked up the bank card.

"Actually, if you don't want to give it, there's nothing I can do, since there's no contract."

Lu Mingze was stunned. After thinking for a long time, he actually struggled.

Finally, he said, "That won't do, I can't do it."

Besides, Director Lu is now very confident that age and mental age have nothing to do with it, and he doesn't believe that this possessed guy can't do anything to him.

He had indeed said that in a moment of desperation, "I'll give you whatever you want!" But these past few days, Lu Mingze had been thinking: What would Chu An want? And what could he possibly give her?
Lu Mingze's final decision was to keep only the money for filming and give the rest to Chu An.

After all, the script belonged to Chu An, and the matter was handled by Chu An. Even if he kept 2000 million, it would be considered a bargain for him. He needed to lay the groundwork.

He originally planned to keep 1600 million and then sell the house.

Of course, after weighing the pros and cons and thinking it over carefully, it's best not to sell the house if possible.

Chu An felt a mix of amusement and admiration for Lu Mingze's bizarre ideas.

Even at this point, he was still thinking about selling the house.

He fiddled with the bank card in his hand.

Director Lu left 2000 million yuan as filming and post-production marketing expenses for "The Best of Us", which means there is 2450 million yuan in this card!
I've been in this time and space for less than a month...

This achievement is quite outstanding among the vast number of time travelers, isn't it?
Moreover, 2450 million is enough to change a family's fate.

My dad doesn't need to go to work in another city anymore, and my older sister can go back to school with peace of mind and fulfill her dream of going to university.

You could say that even if you do nothing in the future, as long as you don't squander it, it will be enough to last a lifetime.

Unfortunately, this amount of money is too little!

Chu An flicked two fingers, and the bank card flew out in a graceful arc, landing on the bed.

"Take it back. I don't want the money."

Ga! ?

Lu Mingze: "..." Where's my oxygen tube?!

Chu Anke was much more efficient than him. "Prepare 50 for me later, transfer it to my sister... Never mind, I'll just open a card myself and transfer it in!"

Being poor for a long time and then suddenly becoming rich is not a good thing.

“In addition, I want 30% of your personal studio shares.”

"There's also an additional clause: when your agency contract with Tiandu Culture expires, the agency contract will be transferred to my name. I think by then, I should have my own agency."

Chu An was a man of experience; while over twenty million was no small sum, he preferred the opportunity to enter the entertainment industry.

Moreover, after spending time together, Chu An concluded that Lu Mingze was a good director worth investing in, both in terms of "intelligence" and talent.

Most importantly, it allows one to monetize the experience accumulated in another time and space, as well as film, television, and music resources.

Clearly, binding oneself to Lu Mingze is much more worthwhile than taking money.

"It's settled then." Chu An didn't want to waste time with him.

But Director Lu looked a little disgusted.

The first artist he signed in his previous life was incredibly talented.

He negotiates advertising deals, finds resources, and handles everything himself. Chu An, the agent, is more like a mascot; there's nothing to worry about.

Look at this guy, he has tens of millions in his account, and he's already thinking about selling his house. He's going to have a lot to worry about in the future.

Director Lu's thought process is clearly different from others. He couldn't be happier to let Chu An invest in him and sign an agency contract with him.

Just look at how worry-free he's been these past two weeks. He handled such a huge project like a mascot and got it all done, which is enough to demonstrate Chu An's capabilities.

What he's thinking now is: Should Chu An start a talent agency?
"So what's your company called? I'll give you one! I'm really good at coming up with names!"

Chu An glared, "Call it a problem children's shelter!!" What the hell are you doing?

Quickly find Director Lu something to think about, "You can go back to Ningyuan now and confront Tiandu head-on."

Upon hearing this, Director Lu indeed forgot everything, including whether Chu An was at a disadvantage.

Damn it! It's just Tiandu, right? I'll sell my house and fight them!

Chu An strongly suspected that Lu Mingze's obsession with selling the house wasn't because he couldn't do the math, but rather because he was willing to risk everything and defy fate, which was more in line with his personality and had a greater dramatic impact.

"Let's go, let's go!" Director Lu said in a flurry. "I'll have Ma Lan book the tickets, we're going back today!"

He suddenly remembered that Ning Yuan still had a film crew, which had been sitting there for more than half a month and was probably about to fall apart.

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I wrote and deleted repeatedly, it's a bit late, sorry.

(End of this chapter)