Hong Kong variety show: The tycoon who emerged from Portland Street

Two days later, Li Yaofu brought a prepared budget detail to Chen Mo.

Chen Mo frowned slightly as he looked at the various expenses listed by Li Yaofu.

It wasn't that there was anything fishy about the prices, but rather that these budgets were somewhat different from what Chen Mo had expected.

Chen Mo looked at Li Yaofu and asked, "Aren't the actors' salaries a bit too high?"

In Li Yaofu's budget, half of the budget was for actors' salaries, which far exceeded Chen Mo's expectations.

"Boss, our movie has such a good script, of course we'll make it as good as possible. Besides, this movie has a lot of action scenes, and the stars who can fight and act well will definitely not be cheap."

Chen Mo placed the budget details on the desk in front of him and tapped his fingers on it continuously.

Although the actors Li Yaofu planned to invite were not big stars, they were still quite well-known.

Each actor's salary ranged from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of yuan.

There may not be many people on each person, but there are so many characters in this movie!

In particular, Li Yaofu planned to invite the big star Du Juan'er to play the role originally intended for Tian Yang'en in the movie under the guise of a guest appearance.

Although she wasn't the female lead, she was the female character with the most screen time in the movie.

Her salary alone is 880,000 yuan, and that's a friendly price.

However, Chen Mo felt it was a waste to spend so much money on actors!

After thinking for a moment, Chen Mo had an idea and picked up the phone to call Tian Yangsheng.

"Sheng, have A-En's college entrance exam results come out yet?"

On the phone, Tian Yangsheng's answer sounded somewhat awkward: "Um... Brother Mo, the results are out, but they're not very good."

"Didn't get into university?" Chen Mo's lips curled slightly.

Tian Yangsheng said somewhat embarrassedly, "No, she doesn't want to study for another year. I was originally thinking of asking you to help her find a job."

Southeast Middle School wasn't a very good school to begin with, and Tian Yang'en's grades weren't considered good anywhere.

In particular, although Tian Yang'en was forced to go to school by her older brothers and seemed to be relatively well-behaved at school, she really didn't like studying!

Moreover, her foundation was really too poor.

Even with tutoring from He Min and Zhu Wanfang, her grades improved, but it was still not enough to make up for the gap of so many years.

It's actually quite normal not to get into university.

"Work is no problem."

"Coincidentally, the film company is preparing to shoot a movie. How about we let her try out as an actress?"

This is the idea Chen Mo just came up with to save on the budget.

Let Tian Yang'en replace Du Juan'er and play her own role.

Given Tian Yang'en's personality, she definitely wouldn't be able to sit still as an office worker.

Given the relationship between Chen Mo and Tian Yangsheng, it wouldn't be appropriate to arrange for her to work in a factory.

Working for a film company and acting in movies is definitely a great option.

She's not exactly beautiful, but she's not ugly either. Plus, with her kung fu skills and sharp demeanor, she's more than qualified to be a kung fu actress.

Tian Yangsheng was pleasantly surprised by Chen Mo's suggestion.

"Really? That's great! I'll have her report to the film company right away."

Tian Yangsheng knew his younger sister well, so he agreed on her behalf without even asking for her opinion.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Mo crossed out Du Juan'er's item in the budget, making Li Yaofu's mouth twitch.

The biggest star of this movie is gone.

"Alright, the role is settled. The actor will be reporting to the film company soon."

"Boss, why don't you reconsider? What if the person you choose isn't suitable?"

Li Yaofu wanted to try again, since the other actors weren't famous enough, and without Du Juan'er, they wouldn't even have anyone to represent the company.

"Don't worry, it'll definitely suit you," Chen Mo said confidently.

If even Tian Yangen's natural self isn't suitable for the role, then no one is.

Li Yaofu said worriedly, "But... boss, we don't have any big stars in this movie, so nobody will watch it after it's finished!"

Chen Mo thought about it and realized that it made sense.

Even if the case itself is widely known in Hong Kong, without big stars, not many people would be willing to go to the cinema to watch the movie.

It seems that a big-name celebrity is still needed.

Chen Mo thought for a moment and asked, "What do you think about me inviting Long Wei to play a role?"

Li Yaofu was stunned.

What kind of operation is this?

They just complained about the high salaries of celebrities, crossed out a big star named Du Juan'er, and then went to invite another star with an even higher salary, Long Wei.

Is the budget enough?

However, Li Yaofu didn't have time to consider that now and quickly agreed, fearing that Chen Mo might change his mind.

"Great, absolutely! If Lung Wai is willing to act in it, our movie will definitely make money."

"That's fine then. Let's not invite these minor celebrities for now."

In recent years, quite a few people have come from the north. You should first look among those big circle kids and see if there are any who know kung fu, are good-looking, and are suitable to be stars. Let them try to see if they can act. If they can, let them act.

As for Longwei, I will personally go and invite him.

With Longwei's fame as a boost, the role of those minor celebrities can be ignored.

If that's the case, why bother spending tens of thousands to hire them!

It would be better to find some newcomers with star potential.

Not only are they cheap, but if you happen to find someone promising, you can sign them and train them. Once they become famous, they'll be a cash cow.

Kill two birds with one stone.

As for whether or not they could invite Long Wei, Chen Mo wasn't worried at all.

Thanks to the relationship between Li Jie and Long Wei, and considering what happened at the Grand Hotel a few days ago, Chen Mo could be said to have saved their lives.

Based on the life-saving grace alone, he wouldn't refuse Chen Mo's invitation to make a movie.

Moreover, he wouldn't ask Chen Mo for too much money.

That saves on the budget.

Finally, Li Yaofu left Chen Mo's office with a worried look on his face, holding the messy budget details that Chen Mo had drawn up.

Asking him to find a big circle boy who's suitable to be a star, act in movies, and also knows kung fu? That's not easy to find!

Li Yaofu returned to the film company with a worried look on his face, and Xian Shihui came over after seeing this.

"What's wrong? Is it because you asked for too much money and Brother Mo didn't agree?" Xian Shihui's tone was a little smug. "You too, it's just making a movie, why would you need so much as ten million?"

"With just a few hundred thousand, I can make a movie."

Li Yaofu had no time to argue with Xian Shihui, so he said directly, "That's not how it is. The boss has agreed to pay."

But the boss asked me to find a few big-name actors who know kung fu and have star quality to film the movie.

I don't know many people in the entertainment industry, how am I supposed to find them?

"Brother Hui, why don't you help Old Li think of a solution?" Chen Jiamu, who had followed along, asked Xian Shihui for help.

Although Xian Shihui's acting skills are not very good, he is still involved in gangs and knows a lot of people from all walks of life.

Finding a few bigwigs wouldn't be difficult for him.

They're looking for actors, not assassins. As for kung fu, just knowing it is enough; it doesn't need to be exceptional.

"Yes, yes, Brother Hui, you know a lot of people, help me think of a way." Li Yaofu finally realized what was going on and asked Xian Shi Hui for help.

"Well..." Xian Shihui looked troubled.

Li Yaofu saw right through Xian Shihui's little scheme; he just wanted benefits.

"Tonight we're going to Portland Street, Hui-ge's expenses are on me."

"Oh, don't be so polite! We're all brothers, I'll take care of this for you!"