"Ten million!"

Cheng Hao's screams echoed in the small courtyard of Pi Tiao Hutong.

"Don't shout, don't be nervous." Zhang Yuan pressed his hand to let Cheng Hao stay calm.

"You want to invest 10 million?"

"Invest in The Lotus Lantern?"

"Just to make..." Cheng Hao saw Changchang present and stopped talking.

You spent 10 million just to let Shu Chang play the leading female role?

Cheng Hao was shocked by the number.

At the same time, she felt a strong sense of jealousy.

He took so much care of her, invested 10 million here, and still had to pay 4.5 million there.

In this way, all the Adidas endorsement fees just earned will be spent.

The key is that he is willing to spend so much money on her, which shows that Shu Chang is so important to him...

Changchang was also startled.

Brother Yuan plans to spend 10 million to let me join the group with money!

I...how can I repay him?

A strong emotion surged in her heart, causing her to squeeze her legs together.

In fact, they all misunderstood.

It is certainly important that Shu Chang starred in this film.

Because after the hit of "The Lotus Lantern", Shu Chang's fame and popularity have increased significantly.

This is good for her and the company.

She makes money, the company also makes money, and she can be used as a signboard to attract more young people.

But more importantly, it is the film "The Lotus Lantern" itself.

Just one point.

After the 86 version of "Journey to the West", Sun Wukong had a fixed image.

After the 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Guan Gong had a fixed image.

After the 87 version of "Dream of Red Mansions", Lin Daiyu had a fixed image.

After this version of "The Lotus Lantern", Erlang Shen has a fixed image!
Erlang Shen: I am Jiao Enjun...

Teacher Jiao and Cheng Hao are fellow villagers, both from Qingdao.

After this version, no one can play Yang Jian anymore.

From then on, the only leader of Guanjiangkou was the Shandong man who wore a silver helmet and silver armor, wore a silver crown with phoenix wings on his head, was 180 cm tall, and had an aura of 2.3 meters.

Not to mention, this version also has the most beautiful Third Holy Mother, Park Si-yeon.

The most beautiful Chang'e Yan Danchen.

Even Liu Xiaoqin, who plays the Queen Mother, is domineering.

Teacher Chen Chuang's Roaring Sky Dog also left a deep impression.

There is also Mr. You Benchang’s Taishang Laojun.

And Mr. Wang Weiguo, who just worked with Zhang Yuan in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and played Master Yideng.

This so-called "Jade Emperor" professional actor has played the role of Jade Emperor six times.

Because he is so classic, his image is even printed on ghost money...

No one remembers that he played Jade Unicorn Lu Junyi, they only remember the old Jade Emperor.

From the costumes to the story to the actors, there is not a single bad aspect in this film.

Why wouldn't he invest in this classic masterpiece that is sure to make money?

"But where did you get the money?" Cheng Hao asked, "Haven't you spent almost all the advertising money?"

She knew about Zhang Yuan buying a house.

"This yard, plus the newly bought yard, and the commercial houses bought before and after, the total price is probably close to 20 million."

"If I mortgage it to a bank, I should be able to get some money."

"Brother Yuan, don't sell the house. At worst, I won't perform anymore." Shu Chang got anxious after hearing this.

“It’s not about selling the house, it’s about taking out a mortgage loan.”

“It’s similar to a mortgage, except that the money from a mortgage goes directly into the developer’s pocket, while this goes into my pocket, so not only is the asset always worth a discount, but the interest is also higher.”

"But no matter how high it is, it's still much cheaper than borrowing at high interest rates."

"That's not a good idea either. I'll lose a lot of interest." Changchang still refused.

"This is a normal business practice and all companies do this."

"Ordinary people may not be able to borrow money if they want to do this."

Zhang Yuan figured that since Fatty Zhao was in engineering and was familiar with banks, he needed him to help with the introduction.

The bank loan interest rate is six percentage points for a year, but this is only on paper.

If we also take into account the private social etiquette, the total would be about ten points.

After all, what banks love to do most is to lend money to people who don't need it.

What I hate doing most is lending money to people who need money.

If you need money, you have to make sure everyone who gets your money gets some benefit.

In this way, if you borrow 10 million, you will have to pay at least 1 million in interest in a year.

This is considered good, for example, in a capital-intensive industry like real estate development.

Many companies go to the bank to borrow 100 million yuan, but only get 60 million yuan, but you still have to pay back the interest and principal of the 100 million yuan.

As for where the 40 million went?

Some things don't weigh even a few ounces if you don't weigh them, but once you weigh them they weigh a thousand pounds.

"But if you lose money and can't get your money back, won't your house be taken away by the bank?"

"All the coffins you have saved up over the years are gone now!" Cheng Hao still couldn't bear to part with them.

"How about I help you get some? It's not that much, but one or two million is still..."

Zhang Yuan waved his hand.

"The company is mine, how can I ask you to pay for it?"

"Besides, it's the boss's job to protect the actors."

"Don't worry, at worst I can go out and work to support you." He joked.

If Cheng Hao hadn't been there, Changchang would have thrown herself into his arms after hearing this.

If Shu Chang hadn't been there, Cheng Hao would have dragged him to the bedroom long ago.

But the problem is that both of them are here now.

So that night, he slept on a cold kang.

A few days later, with the help of Zhao Decai, he quickly got a mortgage loan.

Fatty Zhao was shocked and thought he was working too hard.

I was thinking that I could just borrow this little money from him.

To be honest, if it's 10 million, Zhang Yuan might be able to borrow it from everywhere.

But favors cannot be used all the time, they must be used where necessary, so he still prefers to find a solution himself.

In order to obtain some working capital, he also asked Cheng Hao to help him take on some advertisements for small brands.

From snacks, instant noodles to drinks, it’s quite busy.

On the other hand, after receiving Zhang Yuan’s phone call, Zhao Jian found Li Gongda, the producer of "The Lotus Lantern".

"No, no!"

Inside the large photo studio that was finishing up construction, Li Gongda waved his hands repeatedly.

"I will not employ actors like this who have no rules and completely disregard basic moral bottom lines!"

Li Gongda's voice was loud to begin with, and speaking in this noisy construction site, his voice was even louder.

The louder the voice, the louder the temper.

But he has a bad temper, and he does have a lot of capital.

Originally, this person was a screenwriter. Apart from anything else, most people know about "Beijing Natives in New York". It was a huge hit drama back then, and it was written by this person.

After that, he changed his career to planner, and he contributed to "The Sequel to Journey to the West".

Afterwards, he finally transformed into the producer he had always dreamed of.

His first work was called "The Phoenix Seeks the Phoenix", starring Jiao Enjun, Park Si-yeon, Zhou Jie and others... This team continued in his second work, which is the current "The Lotus Lantern".

He is considered a veteran in the entertainment circle and has a good relationship with CCTV.

So even Zhao Jian was extra polite to him.

In addition, he was already anxious and angry because of the budget overruns in the past few days, and then there were problems with the contract for the leading actress, so he was naturally in a very bad mood.

When this happened just before filming began, he decided right then and there that he would never use Shu Chang again.

"Producer Li, this matter has its own story."

"And Zhang Yuan asked me to say hello to him..."

Li Gongda interrupted Zhao Jian before he finished speaking.

"Zhang Yuan?"

"I know. Xiaogang mentioned it at the dinner table."

He is quite familiar with Feng Xiaogang. For the film "Beijing Natives in New York", he is the screenwriter, Lan Xiaolong is the director, and Feng Xiaogang is the executive director.

He watched how Feng Xiaogang climbed up step by step.

"I heard that guy is quite popular recently."

"Oh, so what if he's angry!" Li Gongda narrowed his eyes: "He is angry now, but how long can he be angry?"

"Besides, what does his anger have to do with me?"

"He has no face in front of me."

"He still wants to speak up for Shu Chang. Who the hell does he think he is?"

He doesn't know Zhang Yuan, but he is your senior. Why should he give you face?

Zhao Jian was helpless. Old Li had such a bad temper that he wouldn't even let me finish my words.

"No, Producer Li, our crew has a funding gap of 10 million."

"Why do you care about this? I will find a way to solve it. Just take pictures." Li Gongda glanced at him, fearing that Zhao Jian would run away.

"Zhang Yuan said that he would pay for the 10 million yuan as an investment."

Li Gongda: ...

"I've always thought this kid has the potential to be a superstar!" Producer Li uttered these words after a long time.

"No wonder Xiaogang mentioned him to me, he turned out to be a promising young man."

"I want to meet him in person and have a good chat with him." "I like chatting with young people the most."

Zhao Jian: ...

Why do you talk like you're farting?

Didn't you just say he was nobody?

Okay, if someone gives me 10 million, I would think it's handsome even if it's a pig.

"That Shu Chang thing..."

Li Gongda frowned, obviously hesitating.

Zhao Jian quickly explained the whole matter to Lao Li.

"Oh I got it."

"The young man was cheated and met a bad guy." Li Gongda was an old hand and understood it as soon as he heard it.

"For a promising and talented young actor like Shu Chang."

“We are here to support it.”

"Especially in times of crisis like this, we must show the caring spirit of our capital's film and television circles."

After hearing what he said, Zhao Jian gave him a thumbs up.

Otherwise, I can only be a martial arts instructor, and you and Big Beard can be the general producers.

He always speaks in a set way and changes his attitude faster than turning the pages of a book.

He signed a contract with the crew of "The Lotus Lantern".

Zhang Yuan and the other party agreed that the money would be transferred in three installments, and he would get 1/3 of the subsequent revenue from film sales, copyrights, and peripheral profits.

The next day, Shu Chang once again carefully came to the Hengdian set of "The Lotus Lantern".

The crew built a large studio of over 5000 square meters, which cost a lot of money.

"Oh, Shu Chang is here. Quickly pour her a glass of water." When Li Gongda saw her, he came up to her with a smile on his face.

Changchang was stunned for a moment, feeling a little overwhelmed.

"You scolded me a few days ago..."

"Someone, move a seat for our heroine, and Xiao Zhou, come and help Shu Chang put on makeup and change her clothes."

"When you are on the set, Xiao Zhou will follow you throughout the whole process, put on and touch up your makeup, and also do some assistant work."

"My assistant and separate makeup artist?" It was the first time for Chang Chang to receive such treatment.

"You are our heroine, very important."

Shu Chang was not stupid and he reacted quickly.

"Could this be what Brother Yuan said about the experience of bringing in capital into the group?"

Changchang looked up to the north, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, looking forward to meeting Zhang Yuan as soon as possible.

[Received thanks from Shu Chang, memory +1, logical thinking ability +1! ]

Over in the imperial capital, Zhang Yuan and Cheng Hao were negotiating with the crew of "Three Drops of Blood".

Zhang Yuan is a little panicked now.

Because he was so scared of Cheng Hao's angry look.

Shandong women are all so fierce.

This is such a huge contrast to her gentle and affectionate appearance at night.

He bargained with the producer on the other side, exchanging words and refusing to give in.

In the end, the triple compensation was not paid as stipulated in the contract.

After all, if a lawsuit really were to be filed, Shu Chang could say that he had terminated the contract with his agent and did not receive the money.

But the other party will expose the incident and cause trouble, which will damage her reputation, and the lawsuit will take a long time. Even if she wins, it will leave a stain on her acting career.

The other party also knows that if they really file a lawsuit, they may not be able to get compensation for the contract price.

In the end, both sides took a step back and Zhang Yuan took out three million to settle the matter.

"Huh... I'm so mad!" Cheng Hao walked out of the office building angrily. Zhang Yuan used the compensation contract as a fan to help her cool down.

"Why get so angry?"

"In a negotiation, just pretend to be angry to scare people. Being really angry is harmful to your health."

Cheng Hao rolled his eyes at him.

Do you think I'm mad at them?
I'm mad at you!
He spent more than 10 million yuan on Shu Chang without blinking an eye and even mortgaged his house.

Zhang Yuan turned his head away feeling somewhat guilty.

I explained it to you, but you didn't listen.

The more than 10 million yuan was not spent on Shu Changhua, but on making money.

Moreover, it is beneficial to have a good relationship with Li Gongda, because he will be filming "Magic Phone" later, so he has to find a long-term meal ticket for Shu Chang.

It's terrible when women act on their emotions!
"You still have a lot of money on hand now, so go to the bank and pay it back." Cheng Hao found it funny to see his aggrieved look, and he felt less angry.

She still couldn't bear to part with the millions of dollars in interest. After all, her salary for filming a movie was just that little, but the bank just took it away.

"I still have a use for the remaining money."

"Besides, even if you pay back this kind of loan in advance, the interest will not be reduced at all."

"The bank's door faces south, and he has to earn your money no matter what."

Cheng Hao felt unhappy.

Zhang Yuan sighed, "These two women are enough to deal with me, what should I do in the future?"

"Okay, I found you a job with the extra money I had."

A while ago, Yu Zheng contacted him.

He prepared a script titled "The Harem of the Qing Dynasty".

This old guy sued his "rebellious teacher" Li Huimin for "plagiarism".

This old guy's script for "The Harems of Qing Dynasty" actually "borrowed" a lot from "Beauty's Rival in Palace", a Hong Kong film that was very popular in the past few years and opened the "era of palace fighting".

Others are at most thick-skinned, but Yu Zheng is different, he is shameless.

What this guy likes to do most is to get close to the opponent and use his full power.

So even though the script is clearly similar to "Beauty's Rival in Palace", he still wants to premiere it in Hong Kong.

Therefore, it is best to cooperate with a Hong Kong company.

Yu Zheng's character is questionable, but his brain is excellent.

He thought that "Beauty's Rival in Palace" was produced by TVB, so he wanted to ask ATV to invest in its broadcast.

Back then, Run Run Shaw and Lam Pak-yan were fighting each other fiercely, and TVB and ATV were mortal enemies!
He captured that.

ATV will definitely not stand to see TVB steal the show, so I will make a similar work for ATV.

But without the help of Li Huimin, an old Hong Kong man, he consulted with ATV people several times but to no avail.

Ideals are full, but reality is skinny. Who are you? People will pay attention to you.

So Yu Zheng found Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan contacted Media Asia’s boss Peter Lam directly through Brother Hua.

Lin Baixin, who had a fierce battle with Run Run Shaw back then, was his father.

Moreover, the previous "Initial D" was invested by Peter Lam. When he heard that Zhang Yuan wanted to make a movie for TVB, he became excited.

His father just passed away a while ago, although the Lin family had long since withdrawn from ATV due to huge losses.

But Lam Pak-yan has always retained his status as a permanent director of ATV.

After his father's death, Peter Lam, who inherited the family fortune, also received his honorary seat in ATV.

What this top second-generation rich man in Hong Kong wants to do most in his life is to prove himself.

Despite his father's strict prohibition on getting involved in the entertainment industry, he invested in Media Asia, produced the hugely successful "Infernal Affairs" series, and listed Media Asia in Singapore, making a fortune.

It was because of this move that Lin Baixin, who was defeated by Run Run Shaw in his early years, was quite satisfied.

Coupled with the fact that his other children were not very ambitious, Lin Jianyue's position as the heir to the Lin family was established.

So now when he heard that there was a chance to disgust TVB, he was so happy that his nose was about to burst.

This is a feud!

Just take a shot now!
Yu Zheng was stunned for a long time when he received the reply.

I thought that it was the right decision to start a company with Zhang Yuan!

The thing that I had been trying to solve for a long time was directly contacted by others in a few minutes.

"The total investment for this film is 20 million. ATV will contribute half, and Fatty Zhao and I will contribute 5 million each."

"Yu Zheng wrote the script, was the planner, and also the producer, which can be considered a technical investment."

"Anyway, after deducting the costs, we can divide the money according to the shares."

“Although this film is under the name of Yu Zheng’s company, I am actually both an investor and a shareholder.”

"So I arranged a job for you." After getting on the car to go home, Zhang Yuan hugged her and kept stroking her back to help her calm down.

"I won't take small roles. I'm busy." The good sister shook her long wavy hair.

"I forced myself to be the female lead."

"Yu Zheng originally wanted to find Hu Jing because the costume dramas she starred in, "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang" and "The Yang Family Generals", were quite successful."

"Now you are taking over your senior sister."

Hu Jing is also one of the eight golden flowers of the 96 class of the Central Academy of Drama, one year older than Cheng Hao, who is from the 97 class.

After hearing her say this, Cheng Hao felt much better.

It turns out that I also have the privilege of bringing in capital to join the group.

After returning home and having dinner, he followed Cheng Hao into the bedroom.

"What are you doing here?"

"sleep."

"I think it's better for you to sleep alone." Cheng Hao's anger had almost subsided, so he deliberately tried to get angry with him.
"Ms. Chen, you don't know the rules." Zhang Yuan waved his finger.

"As an investor, I got you a leading actress position, don't I get any return at all?"

"Besides, isn't it normal for the investor to sleep with the heroine?"

Cheng Hao didn't know how to refute what he said for a moment.

While she was stunned, Zhang Yuan picked her up and threw her onto the bed, then kicked the door shut.

It turns out that women cannot be persuaded and can only be convinced by sleep.

Because some things are hard to say out loud.

But if you say it with your body, it’s very simple.

When he woke up the next day, Cheng Hao's attitude returned to normal.

Zhang Yuan dressed neatly and went with Lin Cong to meet Shang Jing and Ning Caishen who had already made an appointment... (End of this chapter)