My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 294 Lao Li's Big Mistake

As Li Han expected, when Li Momo heard this, his eyes suddenly shone with golden light, fully exposing his nature as a businessman.

“Yes, absolutely. There is nothing sensitive about the plot of this movie, so it will have no problem passing the censorship.

Not only can it be put on the shelves, but it can also definitely make money and has the potential to become a hit.

The feeling this movie gives me is simply indescribable. Although it is a bit absurd, it is exciting enough. Most importantly, has anyone ever seen such a well-made online movie? "

"Okay then. I'll leave this movie to you to distribute. We'll split the profits 30% to 70%," Li Han said with a smile.

When Li Momo heard this, he was even more delighted and immediately started to plan.

"Really? Li Han, this movie is yours. Are you the producer or the investor? Are there other investors? How will the crew be paid? How will the actors be paid? Will there be any dividends?"

"Uh..." Li Han was considering what to say. If he said it was his, it would be true in the 21st century, as he had 100% power of disposal.

"I own the copyright of this film, and I have the final say on all the profits, so Li Momo, just go ahead and distribute it without any worries."

Xu Nian was shocked when he heard this, "This movie is all yours, but why is it only 70%?"

"No, no, Fatty, you misunderstood." Li Han shook his head and said, "The 70% belongs to them, and we only have 30%."

"Doesn't that mean I'm begging on my knees?" Xu Nian was about to join in the joke, but suddenly realized, "No, I still have something to do here."

"Fatty, think about it. We don't have any distribution channels, nor do we have any professional qualifications. Just applying for the Internet logo will hold us back. Moreover, this film also needs to produce the opening and ending credits, as well as the soundtrack and a series of other post-production work. All of these tasks need to be done by our General Manager Li, and they all cost money. She also bears the risks. 70% is not too much, right?

As for me, I am an original shareholder, but I don't have to do anything, so 20% is fine. As for you, Fatty, you have helped me a lot during this period, so you should have no objection to taking 10%, right?"

"No problem!" Xu Nian nodded immediately, then felt something was wrong and shook his head vigorously.

"So, we are not begging on our knees, but we are making money while lying down!" Li Han concluded.

"No, no, Li Han, 70% is too much. Besides, applying for a web logo is not that troublesome. It just so happens that when I cooperated with CCTV to do a folk treasure hunt last time, I got to know several companies that produced web dramas. It will be much easier to let them apply." Li Momo said quickly.

"Connections are also resources. It's okay. Just do as I say. It's settled!" Li Han made the final decision.

When Xu Nian heard this, his eyes sparkled with stars and he hugged Li Han's thighs tightly: "Godfather, please accept my greetings!"

"Go away, stop being disgusting!" Li Han waved his legs in disgust.

Xu Nian was thick-skinned. He came closer to Li Momo and said with a flattering face, "Stepmother, I'll leave my child's financial freedom to you."

Xu Nian's flattering look made Li Momo laugh. The word "stepmother" touched her heart and tickled her.

"Don't worry, Nian'er. I'll take care of everything for you."

"Okay, okay, you two are still acting out your deep love for each other here, right?"

Li Han had a disgusted expression on his face, "Fatty, where is my Gatling gun?" When Xu Nian heard Li Han mention the Gatling gun, he felt as if he had been caught in a weak spot, and he slipped out like a flash.

"I'll go home and get it now!"

After saying this, Xu Nian disappeared in an instant. This surprised Li Han a little. He didn't expect that a fat man could run as fast as a rabbit.

After Xu Nian left, Li Momo chatted with Li Han for a while, then exchanged greetings with Li Han for a while and then said goodbye and left.

Although she really wanted to stay with Li Han like this, even if they did nothing, she would feel satisfied and fulfilled in her heart, but now there were more important things to do.

She is a woman with a strong sense of career ambition. She always wants to complete the tasks at hand as soon as possible. And now this is the first time that Li Han has seriously asked her to do something. Moreover, this matter is related to everyone's interests, so she naturally has to take it seriously.

She knew in her heart that although it seemed like she had done everything, this movie would definitely become a hit, so Li Han insisted on giving her 70%, which was actually giving her the greatest benefit.

Does this count as a betrothal gift from him to me?
Thinking of this, Li Momo revealed a sweet smile on her face, and it seemed as if countless elves were dancing happily in her heart. Every spin and every jump exuded a breath of happiness.

After leaving the store, she changed her face instantly, and the character of that ruthless strong woman returned to this body again, as if she would only show that innocent and beautiful side of herself in front of Li Han.

After seeing Li Momo off, Li Han cleaned up the dishes and other things, and then started to get busy.

Xu Nian had to rush to finish the design draft, and Li Momo also had to prepare for the release of the movie, so he naturally couldn't sit idle.

We must first prepare teaching materials for Ming Dynasty’s education reform!

I rummaged through all the drawers and boxes at home and found all the textbooks from the first grade of elementary school to the third year of high school. Fortunately, I didn't want to sell them as scrap at the time, and thought of keeping them as a souvenir. I didn't expect that they would come in handy now.

However, when he opened the first-grade math textbook, he suddenly realized a big problem: how to solve the problem of numbers?

All the drawings and design drafts that had been sent to Zhu Yuanzhang in the past all used traditional Chinese numerals such as "壹", "贰", "叁", and "肆". The Arabic numerals had not yet been popularized to them!
Big mistake, big mistake!
Li Han slapped his head heavily. How could he forget such an important thing?
Well, before they start studying primary school textbooks, they have to learn Arabic numerals.

Li Han bit his pencil and pondered. The Arabic numerals were invented by ancient Indian mathematicians around the third century AD and were introduced to China around the thirteenth century. However, since the Chinese at that time generally used "counting sticks" to calculate, they were not popularized.

It was not until 1892 that it was officially adopted and promoted in China. But now, in order to better develop industry and science, it must be promoted five hundred years in advance.

Wait, in fact, modern numbers are improved by Europeans based on the numbers invented by ancient Indians, and what they want to promote in Ming Dynasty are modern numbers.

Is this possible... Li Han began to ponder in his mind.

The contribution of Arabic numerals to mathematics, besides facilitating calculations, is more importantly the creation of the concept of "0". However, China invented the concept of "zero" much earlier.

For example, there are records about "zero" in the "Book of Songs". Zero officially became a mathematical concept during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. The famous mathematician Liu Hui gave a very clear explanation of "zero" when annotating the "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art".

This time is about the same as the time when ancient Indians invented Arabic numerals, or even a few decades earlier!
In other words, the modern Arabic numerals that he wanted to pass on to the Ming Dynasty had not even been formed at the end of the 14th century!

Wait, who said these are called Arabic numerals? These are called Chinese numerals. If Mr. Zhu likes, you can call them “Ming numerals” or “Zhu’s numerals”!
(End of this chapter)