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Chapter 377 "Lost in Thailand" Premiere! (The second update asks for a subscription! Ask for a monthly pass!)

On the afternoon of the 11th, I returned to Beijing, went directly to Xu Manyun's house, rested all night, and got up early the next day to ask about the company's situation.

"The copyright of the novels you mentioned, Ya Ning, has already been taken down. Although it doesn't cost much, the group doesn't have much cash in its books."

The copyrights of dozens of novels of various kinds, the more expensive ones are 50 million yuan, and the cheaper ones are only 50 million yuan for a package of seven or eight books, which adds up to a lot of money.

Coupled with the salary and year-end bonus for the past few months, Tang An suddenly ran out of money.

Xu Manyun didn't understand that Tang An bought so many online novels. Although "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is a relatively popular novel, it is not easy to pass the photoelectric level with this kind of theme.

No matter what kind of TV series "Tomb Raider Notes" is made, as long as this title is used, it is impossible to broadcast it on TV.

There are also some online fantasy and female-frequency romance novels. Although it is not expensive to package some, it is still money.

As the general manager of the group, unlike the small workshops before, she will not do what Tang An said before, and often has her own opinions.

But after persuading her several times to no avail, she had no choice but to follow suit.

"Let's leave it at the end of the discussion. I don't need it for the time being. How about the script of "The Legend of Zhen Huan"?" Tang An nodded and asked.

"The script is basically done with the last few episodes left."

"The company will show me later, you can just discuss the cooperation with Zheng Xiaolong, give them 30% of the investment, and only participate in the first three rounds."

"I have already made an appointment with the Beijing TV Drama Art Center, and the other party is willing to accept it. Now I am making a budget assessment."

"Leave these matters to Zhuang Liqi, and you can follow up. Let Zheng Xiaolong choose the actors himself, but we will give priority to our people, Sun Li, Wang Kai, Zhao Liying, and see if there are any suitable roles."

"If you hurry up, the project will be approved in less than a month. Where will the funds come from, or else Huayi's stock will be cashed out?" Xu Manyun suggested again.

"No need for now, Huayi's shares will wait for half a year, and the summer vacation should increase a bit more. One month later, if "Lost in Thailand" becomes a hit at the box office, it can be increased or re-mortgaged," Tang An shook his head.

The same item can be mortgaged twice, as long as the item appreciates during the second mortgage.

""Lost in Thailand" itself has already borrowed 5000 million. If "The Legend of Zhen Huan" wants to borrow another 5000 million, the box office will be at least 3.5 million." Xu Manyun couldn't help but persuade.

3.5 million, there are currently only three domestically produced films in China that exceed this figure, no matter how confident she is in the films produced by the company, she does not believe that they can have such a high box office.

"Don't worry, even if you can't get the loan in the end, you can still cash out the stock, and wait until the movie is released."

Tang An didn't blame her for being short-sighted either, not everyone can predict.

He also has no choice. It is much more difficult to get a loan for TV dramas than movies, and TV dramas are still very cheap now, and the loan for "The Legend of Zhen Huan" can't be much.

But for movies, it is easy for top directors to borrow money.

Later, "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" borrowed 1.5 million from Minsheng Bank, and "Flying Armor of the Dragon Gate" borrowed 1 million from Beijing Bank. The big director is still very popular.

But this is not simply a loan for profit, it is necessary to advertise for the bank.

Minsheng Bank organized a campaign to offer credit cards to give away viewing volumes, and the amount spent on the bank card will receive viewing volumes.

And most of the places where there are posters of "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" can see the logo of Minsheng Bank.

For banks, [-] million is just a small number. What really counts is Zhang Yimou's influence and how many customers he can bring to the bank.

After a few more years, it will be easier to find investment for projects with big IPs, even without banks.

Later, Ali launched an insurance product "Yuebao". Netizens who purchase this product can participate in investing in some popular movies and games to obtain income.

Movies and TV dramas are divided into 100 yuan, games are 50 yuan, and each person is limited to 10 copies of each item. You can choose your favorite item.

In 14, "Yuebao" raised 3.3 million in cash and invested in 12 theater-line movies. The total box office of these 12 movies reached 30 billion.

Including "Little Times 3, 4", "Wolf Totem" and other blockbuster movies.

Of course, Ah Li Baba was the one who made the most of the money in the end, and those who bought these insurances also made money, but it was definitely not as high as expected.

You don't need to spend a penny, and invest with ordinary people's money.

In Tang An's first group meeting when he returned to Beijing, several other executives also mentioned that the company now lacks liquidity.

"Chairman, at present, the group has invested a total of [-] million in three films and one TV series. Should we slow down and at least wait for "Tai囧" to make a profit before starting the "Zhen Huan Biography" project."

As the chief financial officer, Wang Wei still has to be responsible for the group's finances, even if Tang An brought her up from the manager of the audit department.

"Lost in Thailand" 5000 million, "Painted Skin 2" 3000 million, "Edge of Tomorrow" 8000 million, and "The Happy Past of Lao Ma's Family" 3000 million.

The investment of 1.9 million yuan in the four projects is basically obtained from bank loans. If they all fail, the entire group will almost be ruined.

The faces of the others were more or less worried. In anyone's opinion, this was too radical, and there was a possibility of collapse at any time.

This is also a very normal thought, if it weren't for Tang Anwei's prophet, he would not dare to do so.

Those who put all their wealth on them are no longer gamblers.

If you gamble too much, you will lose your fortune one time.

"I know Mr. Wang and everyone's concerns, but "The Legend of Zhen Huan" still needs to be filmed. At that time, I will inject part of the Huayi Brothers Media's stock cash into the group to ease the pressure on the group. I also hope that everyone will work together to survive. After this time."

Tang An didn't insist on going his own way, he dealt with it first, and when "囧囧" hit the box office, he wouldn't have any financial worries.

Even if the entire group belongs to him alone, if you can't listen to a word of persuasion every time, even if you bet right, the people below will not follow you.

This is not the emperor in ancient times. You are dictatorship and tyrant, no problem. Anyone who is disobedient will be killed.

People don't like what they do, who will hang out with you, unless there is really nowhere to go.

The reason they weren't too pessimistic was that Tang An held stocks worth more than 2 million yuan, otherwise, someone would have found a way out for him and was ready to change jobs at any time.

Then Tang An dealt with all the things accumulated during this period, and listened to some reports from various departments.

At 6:[-] p.m., Bernard Group and Hantang Group, the publishers of "Lost in Thailand", held a premiere ceremony at the Chaoyang Branch of Bernard International Cinema.

Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and it will be officially released tomorrow at Lunar New Year's Eve.

Although the current Chinese New Year flavor is still relatively strong, most people celebrate the New Year as a family reunion, but there are also many people who watch movies, and there are also many families who watch movies together, which is very beneficial to movies with the theme of "Lost in Thailand".

Coupled with the super high reputation of "People on the Journey", even those who have not entered the cinema have watched this movie on their computers, and there are many potential moviegoers.

However, it was impossible to reach the original box office of 12 billion. When "Tai囧" was released, there were 1.5 screens across the country, but now it is only more than 5500, less than 6000, a gap of nearly three times.

(End of this chapter)