Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 342: Vote! Vote! Vote all!
In the strange silence, Cao Huayi's smile froze on his face, and it took a long time for his expression to relax.

"Boss Lin, are you kidding us?"

Cao Huayi let out a barely perceptible sigh and said with a wry smile.

Gong Yu and the others kept their smiles on their faces, but they were secretly sweating in their hearts!

4 billion!
A costume drama of ancient idol type actually asked for 4 million!

You are stealing money!

Do you think that film and television companies are rich? Do you think we can print money?

In the middle of the month, the latest data for the whole of last year was released. In the whole year of 17, among the 21 leading film and television companies in the entertainment industry, 11 companies had negative net cash flow from operating activities, and 15 companies experienced declines to varying degrees.

Among them are companies that have achieved sustained profitability and steady growth in both revenue and non-GAAP net profit.

Mango Super Media's non-GAAP net profit increased fivefold, the net cash flow from operating activities decreased by 5%, and the non-GAAP net profit grew steadily to 328.66 million yuan.

China Film's net cash flow from operating activities was 5.63 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 62.58%.

Wanda Film and Television, with a revenue of 140.88 billion yuan and a non-net profit of 11.29 billion yuan, also saw a year-on-year decrease of 11.87%...

What is net cash flow from operating activities?
In short, it is the difference between cash outflow and cash inflow during the company's operations.

If cash outflows are greater than cash inflows, then net cash flow from operating activities is negative.

It also means that a company has too many accounts receivable and too little cash income during its operations.

This is like opening a business, but you can't get back the money you earn, so you have to pay out money for several years in a row.

The consequence of this will be that there will be less and less cash on the books, tighter cash flow and reduced risk resistance.

The advance payments made by film and television companies are mainly used for copyright procurement, film investment, equity investment, project costs and equipment payments, etc.

Except for a few companies such as Mango Super Media, the prepaid expenses of 21 companies in 17 remained basically the same or slightly decreased compared with 16.

Last year, whether it was industry giants such as Wanda Film, Huayi Brothers, Huace Film & TV, or Tangde Film & TV, Yinji Entertainment, Hualu Baina and other companies whose main business was film and television, their film and television performance declined to varying degrees, and their overall annual performance was not ideal.

The four companies, Hualu Baina, Contemporary Oriental, Fortune Blue Ocean and Huayi Brothers, saw their non-GAAP net profits fall by more than 1000%.

It can be said that except for Guangxian, which maintained steady progress due to Wang Changtian's investment in Nanxun Culture, other companies were basically suffering losses.

To put it bluntly, everyone's cash flow is tight and life is not as easy as it seems.

Lin Li asked for 4 million yuan right away, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

As for Bai Lu and Cheng Xiao, they had fallen into a brief trance at this moment.

How many zeros are there in 4 million?

Bai Lu filled Lin Li's glass with wine in a daze, then turned around and started to daydream.

Cheng Xiao kept his mouth slightly open the whole time, staring at Lin Li in surprise, his whole body in a numb state.

Cheng Xiao calculated in her mind, with her current ability to make money, it seemed that she wouldn't be able to earn that much money even if she danced on stage for her entire life?
"Mr. Cao, you must be joking. How could I possibly joke with you about something like this?"

"Our budget is indeed 4 million."

Lin Li leaned forward slightly and spoke seriously.

"Boss Lin, it's not that we don't trust you, it's just a costume drama, strictly speaking, a costume idol drama, isn't this investment a bit too much?"

Wang Zhonglei turned towards Lin Li and chuckled.

"When we at Nanxun Culture make costume dramas, even if they are idol dramas, we will use the most sophisticated production methods."

"With this film, Star Han Canlan, we will create a benchmark for ancient puppet dramas, and let the audience know that the scenes, costumes and props of ancient puppet dramas can also be done very well!"

Lin Li kept smiling and spoke calmly.

Bai Lu and the other man standing by looked towards Lin Li again and again, their eyes filled with uncontrollable admiration.

Lin Li's confident demeanor when he spoke seemed to be wrapped in a layer of faint fluorescence in their eyes, which attracted them unconsciously and made them unable to take their eyes away.

"Haha... Mr. Lin is really generous! If you want to do something, do it the best. I admire Mr. Lin's philosophy."

"I just wonder how much investment share Mr. Lin is going to give?"

Gong Yu took over the conversation with a smile and asked about the business.

"I believe you all know that we at Nanxun Culture are not short of money, but we lack the experience and team to produce costume dramas."

“But then again, as long as you have money, you can solve most problems.”

"But since we at Nanxun Culture have entered this circle, we naturally have to integrate into it."

"So I am very happy to cooperate with the companies of all the seniors. The production cost of this movie Xinghan is 400 million yuan. I am willing to give out 50% of the share for everyone to participate."

Lin Li's clear voice sounded particularly clear in the quiet box, but the bigwigs from the film and television companies who heard Lin Li's words all shuddered, and no one dared to respond for a while.

No one present was a fool, and everyone knew how much water there was in the 4 million yuan. Now that Lin Li had given up the %, it was no surprise that the % was the actual production cost of the show.

As for the 50% that was given up, it was their admission ticket for participating together.

But the price of this admission ticket is really not low!
"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot. Half of the 50% has already been taken by the penguins. The remaining 25% is what you can share."

Lin Li's voice was casual, but it made everyone present change their expressions.

The first to be affected was naturally Gong Yu.

He glanced at Lin Li with an unnatural look, then picked up the glass of wine in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.

He didn't expect that the penguin would act so quickly!
In that case, he can basically give up the idea of ​​starring in this drama.

Since Penguin has invested so much, it is impossible for it not to obtain the broadcasting rights. He glanced at the two girls beside Lin Li who were obviously daydreaming, his eyes flickering.

At present, we can only hope that these two female artists can bring him some surprises.

"Did Penguin act so quickly? Hasn't this news been officially announced yet?"

Cao Huayi was unable to react for a moment and raised his voice.

Yu Dong and others curled their lips silently, thinking that his question was unnecessary.

Need I say more about the relationship between Lin Li and the Penguin guy?

"Mr. Cao may have forgotten that Mr. Sun from Penguin is an alumnus of mine and we have had many private contacts. So when the news broke that day, he quickly called me to discuss the matter."

Lin Li smiled calmly and explained calmly.

"Oh, that's right, I almost forgot about that."

"Then I wonder if we at Xinli have a chance to take 10% of the market share?"

Cao Huayi pretended to be embarrassed at first, and then he asked directly for a 10% share, which made all the bigwigs present look froze.

Old fox!
Yu Dong and others secretly spat at the same time.

No, I can’t wait!
"Boss Lin, we at Guangguang are your old friends. First there was the tragedy and then there was the youth. We all have a pleasant cooperation."

"This time, Xing Hanlin will not abandon our old friend Guangguang."

Wang Changtian raised the wine glass in his hand and directly played the emotional card.

"Mr. Wang, you're joking. We're so familiar with each other now, this is natural."

Lin Li raised his hand to toast him and said in a familiar tone.

"Haha, you can't abandon me, otherwise I'll have to ask Ruonan to speak up for me."

Wang Changtian smiled heartily, drank the wine in the glass and then said jokingly.

Everyone in the box felt something in their hearts at the same time. Bai Lu and Cheng Xiao fixed their eyes and turned their heads to look at Lin Li.

"Ruonan may not necessarily speak for you, Mr. Wang, so it's better not to hold out too much hope."

Lin Li didn't care about everyone's gaze. He responded to Wang Changtian's gaze and drank the wine in the glass.

Is this...an admission?

Yu Dong and others didn't take it seriously, but Bai Lu and Cheng Xiao had mixed feelings.

Bai Lu had always had some suspicions in her heart that Lin Li already had another woman. After all, from her several contacts with Lin Li, she had no doubt that Lin Li was a veteran in the love field.

After all, in the previous two experiences, it was Lin Li who helped and nothing could be seen.

But at the third Starlight Awards, she witnessed with her own eyes the competition between Tian Xiwei and others in the Starlight Market, as well as the reactions of Chen Duling and others at the cocktail party.

But after confirming this from Wang Changtian's mouth today, I still feel an indescribable bitterness in my heart.

She had also imagined that Lin Li was still a college student and he had helped her twice...

Even though there was a huge gap in their status, she still thought about how wonderful it would be if she could become his girlfriend.

But now...

However, since I can't be his girlfriend, then I'll just be his woman!
Bai Lu's eyes flickered and he made up his mind secretly.

As for Cheng Xiao, she was now sitting in her seat with her head down in a daze. She was so shocked by the news that she didn't know what to do for a moment.

Sad?
Sad, really sad!

She clenched her fists helplessly, as if she wanted to compress all the pain in her heart into this small fist, but no matter what, the feeling of pain was still like a gust of wind, blowing her heart into a mess.

Although she had never been in love and had never confessed her love to Lin Li, she seemed to have experienced the legendary feeling of a broken heart.

She didn't blame Lin Li. After all, he had helped her and was so dazzling, and she had never confessed her feelings to him.

She just regretted why she hadn't expressed her feelings earlier and why she hadn't told him that she liked him earlier.

But when she thought of Lin Li’s excellence and what she had seen today, she felt really unwilling to give up!

I am no worse than Zhang Ruonan!

She was just luckier than me and met Lin Li earlier!

"Boss Lin, you can keep your old friends as old friends, but you can't leave behind the new friends you met today, right?"

"We at Xinli also want to become a long-term partner of Nanxun Culture. What do you think, Mr. Lin?"

Seeing that the two had reached a consensus, Cao Huayi quickly interrupted.

"Yes, yes, it's a great honor to meet Mr. Lin today. We at Huayi also want to participate in the Xinghan project. In Mr. Lin's words, we want to create a well-made ancient puppet drama with heart, which is also what I want to do."

"Now that President Lin is taking the lead, we at Huayi will definitely fully cooperate."

Wang Zhonglei expressed his opinion seriously.

"Boss Lin, and our Ciwen..."

"Boss Lin, we at Bona..."

All of a sudden, all the bigwigs in the circle in the box started to move, and they had only one goal.

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