In the entertainment industry, everyone has been reborn, but who will be their servant?

Chapter 27 For You

In fact, Qin Xuan's contract fully protected their funds from loss.

No matter how much you invest, you are guaranteed to get your principal back if you lose, and you can double or triple your investment if you make a profit. The risk is not high at all.

"President Xuan is too kind; he'll make sure to pay back everything he lost." Shen Ao looked at the contract Qin Xuan had given them.

If you invest in someone else, it's your investment failure, and you lose money, but the contract clearly states that the money will be returned later.

"So, if it weren't for the limit imposed by General Manager Xuan, I would have dared to invest 100,000," Zhang Linke said regretfully.

"Do you know how difficult it is to make a profit of five million? These days, even getting five million in box office revenue is not easy. How dare you do that?" someone questioned.

"What do you know? These are three movies. We'll only lose money if they're released. Even if they're not released, as long as we make them well, we can break even by selling the rights. If overseas distributors take a liking to them, we'll make a pure profit." Zhang Linke's words made some sense.

Getting a movie released in theaters means you have to work with distributors. If your movie doesn't do well, they'll want the rights to your movie and all the box office losses.

If releasing three movies at three different times doesn't work out, not only will we lose money, but we might even end up owing money to the distributors.

However, if it's not released in theaters, but only sold as copyrights to film and television platforms and TV stations, it's likely that it can break even, but it needs distribution channels.

If you're lucky enough to have one of your films picked up by a major studio, you'll make a profit.

"Do you have any vacant slots for the Olympic bid? I'd like to submit one too," Wen Muye asked as he ran over.

"No more. I told you to vote a long time ago, but you didn't." Shen Ao called out to him, and he hesitated.

"We're just trying to raise money," Wen Muye said, annoyed.

He initially thought the idea was dubious and a scam, but after the crowdfunding campaign ended, he realized it was real.

If he could get involved, he could make movies. Actually, people like him just want to get some experience.

"Next time, please come early next time," Zhang Linke said, not knowing if there would be a next time. If he succeeded, he might not need the external funding anymore.

Wen Muye was somewhat disappointed and asked again, "Are you still short of people?"

"We don't need any more people; we've already found the right people." Shen Ao and his team had planned this all along, using the people they had invested in as the main behind-the-scenes filming team.

We don't need extras or stagehands; if we did, we'd have to pay their wages and provide meals, which might not be enough to cover the budget. They can take on multiple roles.

Anyway, it's all in one place, so there's no need to move between locations!
We're already procuring props and costumes; if we can't find them in person, we'll order them from manufacturers.

They have all the necessary channels, so there's no need to worry about it.

Just as they were preparing for the filming, Qin Xuan called Liu Yifei and asked her to meet at a place so that her mother could come out to sign the contract.

Wu Guoqiang is back, so Liu Yifei should be back too. After all, filming is finished, and the mother and daughter have nothing else to do.

It's not time to promote "The Forbidden Kingdom" yet; we'll just do some magazine shoots to keep it in the spotlight.

In a high-end coffee shop in Huairou, Qin Xuan was led to a booth by a waiter.

I saw Liu Yifei dressed in a Chanel-style outfit, casually sitting with her hand on her chin, seemingly engrossed in something.

"You capitalists are so corrupt, you even have to come to such a high-class place for a date." Qin Xuan sat down opposite her.

Liu Yifei snapped out of her daze: "Who told you to be the famous President Xuan? Look at me, I even dressed up for you today."

After she finished speaking, she made a point of sitting up straight.

"Are you trying to insult me? I didn't see you wearing a formal dress!" Qin Xuan implied that this was her usual attire.

Liu Yifei smiled, smoothed her flowing long hair, and took a sip of coffee.

"Where's your mother?" Qin Xuan looked around.

“She’s not coming today, so I’ll represent her. I’m your investor now.” Liu Yifei raised an eyebrow, looking smug. “Never mind then.” Qin Xuan said, then stood up.

"Hey, you!" Liu Yifei said anxiously.

"Just kidding, you and your mom are the same, all you need is someone to sign." Qin Xuan smiled and sat down again.

Liu Yifei was displeased, stood up, raised her fist and punched his arm, saying slowly and deliberately, "Who...is...joking...with...you?"

"What does Teacher Liu mean by this?" Qin Xuan felt a bit of pain; the blow was quite heavy, leaving him somewhat bewildered.

Liu Yifei is not usually like this; she is quite polite.

"What do you think?" Liu Yifei asked, her head held high, looking somewhat arrogant.

"I don't know!" Qin Xuan was dumbfounded.

"Have you forgotten what you did to me before? Hmm!" Liu Yifei narrowed her eyes, her serious tone making her sound quite aggressive.

"Before…"

Qin Xuan was about to retort when he stopped.

He remembered how he had someone sabotage Liu Yifei's kissing scene before, and how those people spread rumors about her.

"You remember now?" Liu Yifei asked.

"Um... what would you like to eat? It's my treat." Qin Xuan smiled awkwardly, pulled over the menu, and placed it in front of her.

"Ha, you think you can bribe me like this? No way!" Liu Yifei became arrogant.

"I'm sorry, Miss," Qin Xuan said, clasping her hands together in apology.

"Tch, not sincere at all," Liu Yifei scoffed.

Actually, she had already let it go. She was just quite angry when she first heard about it, wondering who did it. But so much time had passed and no one was spreading it, so her anger subsided.

But there's no need to let this man off so easily.

She still cares a lot about public opinion, but as long as it's not too outrageous, she doesn't take it to heart.

Seeing her expression and demeanor, Qin Xuan's tone turned serious as he said, "Since you can guess it was me, can you guess why I did this?"

Seeing his serious expression, Liu Yifei also became serious: "Why?"

"For you," Qin Xuan said.

"For me?" Liu Yifei looked bewildered.

“Yes, as an actor, an excellent actor, you need to have a clear understanding of what you should and shouldn’t film. You know you’re a revenger, with hatred in your heart, yet you forget about hatred and fall in love. Do you think that’s appropriate?” Qin Xuan said seriously.

To be honest, there's some truth to it. Liu Yifei's eyes darted around as she pondered the idea.

"Many directors always think about inserting romantic scenes into the actors. Do you think they really understand the characters? They just think that the audience will like to watch it that way, but the audience thinks it's a dog story."

"Their understanding of the characters may not be as deep as yours; you need to have your own opinions," Qin Xuan continued to instill in her.

“But there’s nothing wrong with romantic scenes!” Liu Yifei said.

"Some romantic scenes can serve as embellishments and enrich the plot, while others are superfluous. This movie was made to amuse foreigners, not for Chinese audiences. Do you think foreigners are watching you? They're watching Hendrik Willem Van Loon and Boss Jay."

You're just a decorative vase in there. If you don't do something to salvage your character and preserve your persona, it will only make your on-screen image worse—I'm talking about your on-screen image.

Qin Xuan's words were quite serious, making Liu Yifei both concerned and somewhat hurt.

(End of this chapter)