My wife is in my arms

Chapter 550, Script Fifteen
They talked for a while longer.

Zhang You no longer insisted on casting Yuan Hong as the male lead.

However, Tianyu Entertainment still paid five million for the script, and then Zhang Yi was given the lead role with a small amount of screen time. With these two conditions met, Zhang You did not make any other excessive demands.

After all, whether "The Truman Show" can be filmed depends on Lin Bao'er.

If you really push her too far, Zhang You will have to take the script around to production companies. At that time, they may not be as straightforward as Lin Bao'er. As for Yuan Hong... there's no way to do it with "The Truman Show". Once he finishes writing "Let the Bullets Fly", he can't give up one of the three leading roles to him. But there are other outstanding roles in this movie.

For example, roles like the second brother, the third brother, Hu Wan, and the fake Zhang Mazi can all be chosen by Yuan Hong.

As for the limited screen time, Yuan Hong, who won the Best Actor award, was unwilling to take the role. Zhang You believes that once he finishes reading the script, he will definitely be willing to take the role. After all, Chen Kun and Liao Fan already had representative film and television works before taking on this role, yet they were still willing to play a small supporting role, which proves that this drama is extremely attractive to the actors.

"It has to be you."

As they left the meeting room, Lin Bao'er looked at Zhang You and said, "Since you want to invest, I won't stop you. It's good that you, a screenwriter, are so confident; it gives me even more confidence in this project."

"How do you explain the loan request?!"

As they walked out of the conference room together, Zhang You asked, "I think with our friendship, thirty to fifty million shouldn't be a problem, right? Of course, if you feel our friendship isn't strong enough and you don't want to lend it, just say so. Don't pretend I don't have that much money. I'm also taking this opportunity to consider whether we should continue our friendship."

"Go peel it!"

Lin Bao'er suggested, "Your skin is really too thick."

"Then that's settled. I'll try to put together something first, and if it's not enough, it'll be up to you."

Zhang You wasn't angry at all; instead, he smiled and replied.

Having lived two lives, Zhang You had long since seen through the futility of having connections. It would be foolish not to use them; he should focus on making money first. Otherwise, what was the point of staying up so many nights just to earn a few million in screenwriting fees?
Why not write a couple of songs at home and sell them? It's time-saving, effortless, and you'll earn more. Seeing that Lin Bao'er didn't say anything more, Zhang You knew the matter was basically settled. He said softly, "Bao'er, you're so lucky. I... met my wife first. If I had met you first, that would have been so much better."

"Please let me go."

Lin Bao'er immediately made a stop gesture and said, "I'm physically weak, I can't take your domestic violence."

"Would you believe me if I said I've never hit my wife?!"

Zhang You replied.

"This is the fifteenth floor. If you jump and survive, I'll believe you."

Lin Bao'er pointed to the ventilation opening at the end of the corridor.

Forget it, you'd better not believe it.

Zhang You shrugged.

After the deal was settled, Lin Bao'er, along with Song Lan who had been sitting in the conference room as if she were invisible, turned around and walked into the elevator and disappeared. Zhang You returned to his office, and as soon as he entered, he saw Jiang Yiren staring straight at him.

"What's wrong!?"

Zhang You asked.

"Do we really have to invest so much money!?"

Jiang Yiren asked.

"If you want to make big money, there's no way you can do it without investing heavily. Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

Zhang You replied casually.

He genuinely didn't believe "The Truman Show" would lose money. Unless the director didn't follow the script, even if it didn't reach the high profits seen on Earth, making money shouldn't be difficult. It was just that his abilities weren't enough, and he didn't have many connections in the entertainment industry or know the big directors. Otherwise, if he had financed it himself and found a big director to direct it, this one film might have made him financially independent.

All his current efforts are for the sake of fruitful results. Once October Sky from Youyi Studio, Xu Lun, and Zhongxia shine brightly in the music scene, all he needs to do every day is lie on his sofa and use his phone calculator to figure out how much money these people will make for him.

What if we lose money!?

Jiang Yiren asked.

"It's a loss! Didn't I sell the surnames of your two unborn sons to your father? If that's not enough to fill this hole, there's also my surname and Xiao Zishan's surname, haha, that way our whole family will have the surname Jiang, and you won't have to say anything like 'a family with two surnames of Zhang is heartless' anymore."

Zhang You said with a smile.

I'm not joking with you.

Jiang Yiren said seriously, "Let's invest 30 million this time. If this movie makes money, I don't care how much it makes. You can use it to invest again. But right now... Zhang You, our family still owes a lot of money to others. If we borrow money to invest and make money, that would be great. But if we lose money, do you want to work me to death?!"

Talking and talking.

Jiang Yiren's eyes welled up with tears from anxiety.

It wasn't that she didn't support her husband, but her family was already under debt pressure, and now they were suddenly making such a large investment. According to Han Hui, her husband had borrowed a lot of money from Chairman Lin, at least 30 million yuan.

The key issue is that after her concert ends, besides releasing songs, she won't be able to continue working, and her family's life will inevitably become even more difficult at that time.

Just listen to me.

Zhang You naturally understood the singer's concerns.

Ultimately, this was his first script, and with such a large investment, such concerns were inevitable before he could instill confidence in the singer. But even knowing this, Zhang You couldn't give up.

If he hadn't written it, fine, but now that he's finally written it, if he doesn't invest in it and it becomes a box office hit, he'll just be watching others count their money.

"Zhang You, I think you really need to think carefully about this investment. Investing is not like writing songs, especially since you're investing so much. If you really lose money, it could take you years to recover."

Han Hui also spoke up to offer advice.

"Just lend us the agreed-upon twenty million, and as for the rest, if we lose money, I'll avoid your house even when I'm begging."

As he spoke, Zhang You reached for his coat draped over his office chair and put it on. He straightened his collar slightly before patting Jiang Yiren on the back and saying, "Let's go! We'll talk about this at home. Didn't you notice Cheng Xiyao and Xu Wei are watching the show? Oh, and Xu Wei, let me remind you again, you can sew anyone's song, but don't sew mine, or my wife's. If I find out, I'll immediately reassign you to the cleaning department."

"Zhang You..."

Jiang Yiren wanted to say something, but before she could speak, Zhang You interrupted her, saying, "Alright, there's nothing to worry about. I'll show you something good when we get home. I guarantee you'll be happy after you see it."

"..."

Jiang Yiren said angrily, "At a time like this, you're still making jokes like this?"

"This is really good stuff."

Zhang You spoke.

I'm not going to watch it anyway.

Jiang Yiren refused without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)