raknovel Chapter 55 Film and Television Project
Chapter 55 Film and Television Project
Han Ziming sat up straight and continued:
"The third is comedy. I think the box office of this movie, 'Take My Brother Away,' may not be very high."
If you want to break through, you have to invest in comedy films. See if he has any good comedy films you could invest in.
Li Feng nodded repeatedly, his eyes showing approval.
"As for comedies, it's probably difficult for us to invest in the Detective Chinatown series, but we can invest in Mahua FunAge's movies, which should be pretty good."
"Let's talk to Ma Hua first."
Han Ziming crossed his arms and said:
"There are also animated films. I saw that 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back' did quite well at the box office a couple of years ago. See if they have any other animated projects in the works. We can invest in their film shares."
Li Feng was completely dumbfounded when he heard about the animated movie.
I haven't even had a chance to enjoy this money yet!
He already sensed he was about to lose a lot of money!
In fact, Han Ziming had his eye on the two movies, "Hello Mr. Billionaire" and "Ne Zha".
Unfortunately, he can't get involved in either of these two projects right now.
The script for "Hello Mr. Billionaire" was written in 2015, and the filming officially began at the end of 2017.
However, last year's Mahua FunAge film "One Thought of Heaven" did not gross over 100 million yuan, and the box office of "Mr. Donkey" early next year is not going to be very good either.
Han Ziming believes that Mahua FunAge would definitely not dare to fully invest in its subsequent comedy films.
Therefore, Mozi Pictures should have the opportunity to invest in "Hello Mr. Billionaire", and now is the perfect time to establish connections.
As for "Ne Zha", fiber optics has already invested, and director Jiaozi is also working on it.
However, animated films burn through money too quickly, and Han Ziming remembered that in his previous life, people were not optimistic about this work.
Now, we should look for more fiber optic projects to invest in, so that when they are short of money, Mozi Films will have the opportunity to participate in the "Ne Zha" project.
"Boss, why would you want to invest in an animated film? That's even more unbelievable than investing in a sci-fi film!"
Li Feng was thinking about how to persuade his boss.
"What's wrong? Didn't I just say that 'Monkey King: Hero Is Back' did pretty well at the box office?" Han Ziming said with a smile.
"Boss, if you keep going like this, I'm worried we won't be able to repay the 700 million loan to the bank next year!" Li Feng said with some concern.
"Even if we can't repay the bank's loan, we can just use ByteDance's shares to pay off the debt. That money is now 20 times more than when we started the business a few months ago. What are you afraid of?"
Moreover, although "The Beginning" hasn't finished airing, it can still make a lot of money. You don't need to worry about the funding; the pressure is on President Lin. Half of this loan has been invested in finance!
Han Ziming said with a confident expression.
Seeing that Han Ziming wouldn't listen to reason, Li Feng had no choice but to agree.
"Okay, I'll make the arrangements."
"And the matter of Mahua FunAge's comedies and animated films is very important!" Han Ziming reminded him.
Li Feng nodded weakly.
"Understood, boss."
After saying that, Li Feng prepared to leave the office.
Han Ziming called him back again:
How was the movie's promotional campaign arranged?
Li Feng then gave a detailed introduction.
"The official Weibo account of the production team posted two versions of the brother-sister poster, as well as a video with the theme of switching brothers. Online promotion is handled by China Film Group and Fiber Optics, while offline promotion is handled by Wanda Cinemas."
Peng Peng, Mai Mai, Xiao Ye, and three others have already been scheduled to record "Happy Camp," and afterwards they'll be going to Hangzhou for a preview screening of a comic convention. Peng Peng has also secured a regular spot on "Back to Field," and Mai Mai will be invited to participate in the variety show.
The premiere ends on the 30th, and they'll be doing a two-week nationwide roadshow. That's the current plan, boss. Are you going to the preview screenings and the roadshow?
Han Ziming refused outright.
"No, let them run. They're young and energetic!"
Li Feng rolled his eyes. His own boss was young too!
"Boss, you're getting a lot of attention right now, which is good for the box office, even though netizens are criticizing you."
"That's precisely why I can't appear in front of them. Getting scolded is a minor matter; it would be bad if I stole the spotlight from the lead actor and affected the film's promotion," Han Ziming explained with a smile.
Li Feng said with a joking expression.
"Wait a minute, you didn't chicken out offline, did you?"
Han Ziming didn't take it to heart and just shrugged.
"Just consider me one of them."
"By the way, now that we've made so much money, we're bound to attract attention. Let's find a foundation to donate 2000 million to prevent anyone from using this against us later."
Li Fenggang had just been told by Han Ziming not to worry about money, and now that he heard about donating money, he didn't object either. His eyes flashed with admiration as he nodded in agreement.
"Okay, but boss, do you have any organizations you'd like to donate to?"
"Let's donate to Professor Han Hong's foundation."
Han Ziming replied without hesitation.
"I understand, she's more reliable."
Li Feng nodded quickly.
Han Ziming suddenly asked out of curiosity.
"By the way, do you not have to pay taxes on bank loans?"
"I'll ask my legal department about this."
Li Feng wasn't quite sure either, and he had never donated any money.
Han Zimo instructed:
"Yes, remember to pay taxes on your earnings regularly."
"Boss, don't worry about that."
Li Feng patted his chest and guaranteed it.
Han Zimo continued:
"Also, use the company account to buy a house and give it to General Manager Zhao for Ruonan to live in. After 'The Beginning' finishes airing, the paparazzi will definitely be watching her, and she will need to move. Let's go to Jinmao Mansion."
Li Feng understood immediately.
"Jinmao Mansion is indeed safe. Is there anything else?"
Han Ziming thought for a moment and said, "Yes."
Li Feng asked curiously, "What else is there?"
Han Ziming pointed to the office.
"Let's find a new office address. Although the film team we recruited hasn't arrived yet, this space is definitely not enough."
"I was planning to find the address and let you choose one, boss, do you have any suggestions?" Li Feng asked.
Han Ziming thought for a moment, then got up and walked to the window to look into the distance.
"Let's go to the Yanjing Ideal Building. It's close to Weibo and the Film Academy, and the company will be dealing with new media platforms a lot in the future."
"Okay, got it."
Han Ziming nodded in satisfaction.
"It's alright, you can go back to your work now."
After saying that, Li Feng turned and walked out of the office.
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December 22nd arrived quickly.
Episodes 7, 8, and 9 of "The Beginning" have been released.
The second week's update is complete.
In the seventh episode, Ma Guoqiang goes to the city to deliver watermelons to his son. Having just been released from prison, he is mistakenly accused of wanting to retaliate by blowing up a car.
Lu Di's mother went to the police station, saying that her son had been misled into trying to save the bus from an explosion. Xiao Heyun and Li Shiqing were arrested.
Upon waking up again, Xiao Heyun pretended to argue, excitedly stepping forward to stomp on two watermelons, only to discover that Ma Guoqiang was not the murderer.
In episode eight, the real culprit behind the bombing is revealed.
After Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun confirmed that Lao Jiao, who was carrying the suitcase, was not the murderer, only Aunt Guo, who hadn't been cooked yet, remained.
Although he knew who the murderer was, during the struggle, Xiao Heyun held down the aunt but was stabbed by her and fell to the ground. In the end, Li Shiqing, who was trying to escape, was also pulled back and killed with a single stab.
This became a famous scene, which is when Zhang Ruonan said in an interview that she was very scared when Teacher Liu stabbed her with a knife because Teacher Liu's acting was so realistic.