Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 370 The smile didn't disappear, it just shifted.

"Hahaha... Director Kong, there's really no other way, I have important matters to attend to. Thank you for your hard work."

Qi Hui put down what he was holding and laughed heartily, looking up at the sky.

Then he left Kong Sheng behind and ran away as if a dog was chasing him.

Kong Sheng was dumbfounded; he had never seen such a shameless person!
The assistant was also stunned for a moment. He stood there and looked at Qi Hui who had disappeared, then looked at Kong Sheng, and then quickly followed Qi Hui.

Boss, wait for me! I haven't gotten on the bus yet!

……

living room.

Wu Jing and Lao Guo sat on the sofa and started drinking tea without waiting for Qi Hui.

Since it's Qi Hui's stuff anyway, I might as well drink it.

However, compared to Guo Fan, who was relaxed and calm, Wu Jing's face showed an unyielding anxiety and depression.

"What's wrong? Having trouble finding investment?" Guo Fan asked while sipping his tea.

Seeing Wu Jing like this, he didn't even feel like joking anymore.

Wu Jing picked up his teacup and took a sip. Just as he was about to speak, he heard hurried footsteps, which interrupted him.

"Not going well?" Qi Hui rushed over, grabbed a teacup, and gulped down a mouthful of water.

“A little.” Wu Jing shrugged, somewhat helplessly, “The biggest problem with my script, in the eyes of investors, is that it’s not a romance.”

"The current film and television market is incredibly obsessed with romance themes; everything has to involve a love story."

"My script was originally a male-dominated story, and after revisions, even the final love scene was removed."

Wu Jing sighed in frustration. He had been hit with a wall many times, which almost made him waver. Should he have deleted the love scenes between Leng Feng and Long Xiaoyun?
"Old Guo, it's all your fault!" Qi Hui glared at him and said irritably.
"Look what you've done! What a mess you made of 'My Old Classmate'!"

"Hahaha..." Guo Fan laughed modestly, unable to suppress the smile on his face: "Luckily, I didn't encounter a problem like yours."

"Hehe...you'll encounter that when you're looking for investment for your sci-fi film," Wu Jing glanced at him and said.

Guo Fan's expression froze, and he fell silent.

Military-themed films at least have TV dramas as a foundation, but his science fiction films have none at all.

At most, there are only a small number of science fiction fans; it's an extremely niche group.

Furthermore, if a science fiction novel is adapted, and it's not done well, the novel's fans might even come after the author.

Thinking of this, Guo Fan's previously barely suppressed smile instantly fell.

His science fiction films are probably less favored by investors than Wu Jing's military action films.

"Hehehe..." Wu Jing's frustration immediately dissipated a bit.

The smile didn't disappear; it just moved from Lao Guo's face.

"Keep telling me what happened," Qi Hui asked, somewhat puzzled. "You didn't tell the investors I was the lead actor, so why would I invest?"

As he asked the question, Qi Hui picked up the documents on the table and began to read them.

"I told them," Wu Jing sighed slightly. "If I hadn't told them, I'm afraid I wouldn't even have been able to get into their house."

Besides the unpopular and unpopular subject matter of his films, he has another major flaw:

Wu Jing is not a novice director, but a flop director!
A few years ago, the movie "Wolf Warrior," which he wrote, directed, and starred in, flopped spectacularly.

Even he, as one of the main creators, couldn't bear to go back and look at the movie's data.

To be honest, he thought his story was pretty good, but why did it flop so badly?

Now, Wu Jing is approaching investors with another film, "Wolf Fang".

"Wolf Fang" and "Wolf Warrior".

Look at this title, someone who doesn't know better might think it's two movies in one.

If it weren't for Qi Hui's reputation, the investors probably wouldn't have even let him in the door.

Fortunately, Qi Hui has a good reputation, and he is also well-regarded in military-themed works.

After much persuasion, Wu Jing managed to secure an investment of around 25 million. If it were the original script, 25 million, plus his own 10 million and Qi Hui's investment, would definitely be enough.

But the script has been revised now, with large-scale scenes and numerous explosions. The investment of around 25 million is less than half of that.

Even with his ten million, it would only barely exceed half of the total investment.

This made Wu Jing somewhat disappointed; it was too risky for Qi Hui to bear the remaining half.

Qi Hui has already risked his reputation heavily for his movie; if he were to invest another 40 million, the risk would be too great.

After all, he couldn't guarantee that his movie wouldn't flop.

It wasn't that he didn't want to reduce the risks Qi Hui would bear, but... he had already done his best.

Those investors either thought the subject matter was problematic, or they thought he was a flop director, so naturally, their investments fell through.
Unfortunately, he had no way to refute either of these two topics.

"Total investment of 80 million..." Qi Hui flipped through the script.

Wu Jing has been busy lately, traveling all over the country, and has only managed to resolve about 25 million.

Qi Hui truly witnessed how much capital disapproved of military-themed works.

"Adding my fifteen million will solve half the problem," Wu Jing said helplessly, spreading his hands.

"I really can't do anything about the remaining half."

Guo Fan scratched his head and remained silent.

He was very poor, and there was nothing I could do to help him.

Despite having just directed a blockbuster film, he is only the director, not an investor.

Although he received a share of the box office revenue as director, "My Old Classmate" is still showing in theaters.

Even after the film is taken off the screens, who knows how many months it will take to get the money?

Now all I have are some savings from before, much of which came from the money I earned filming "Love is Not Blind".

The place he lives in now is the worst among the Qi brothers, including Wu Jing.

Everyone else lives in villas or detached houses, but he and his wife still live in an apartment suite.
Not everyone can be like Qi Hui, who earned 200 million yuan in just six months with his film "The Beginning".

"You have fifteen million?" Qi Hui looked at Wu Jing with some surprise.

This amount of money may seem pitifully small in the movie, but for an individual, it is an unattainable sum.

Most people could work their whole lives and still not earn that amount.

Wu exclaimed in surprise: "All of my and your sister-in-law's savings... we can't let you bear all the risks alone."

He's already sold everything he owned; if he fails, he'll be back to square one.

Moreover, it wasn't just him; Xie Nan was also going to be back to square one.

Upon hearing this, Qi Hui said no more and nodded, saying, "Alright, I'll cover the remaining forty million."

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Just follow the plan step by step. Don't put too much pressure on yourself," Qi Hui said, patting Wu Jing on the shoulder.

Wu Jing nodded, feeling a surge of emotion.

He not only has his wife's support, but also his brothers' help!
"Oh, right, there's one more thing!" Wu Jing suddenly remembered something and said abruptly:
"Didn't we film a lot of videos of ourselves playing with guns back in the US?"

"There's also the Machine Gun Festival, where tanks drive and anti-aircraft guns fire."

"And later we flew helicopters to hunt wild boars, saltwater crocodiles, black bears and the like."

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Qi Hui was a little confused when Wu Jing suddenly brought this up.

But soon, a sudden flash of inspiration struck him, and Qi Hui understood what this guy meant.

"Could we release this as pre-release publicity for 'Wolf Warrior'?"

As expected, Wu Jing's words were exactly what Qi Hui wanted to hear.

"That's a great idea!" Qi Hui slapped his thigh and laughed heartily.

While others use trailers for promotion, "Wolf Warrior" uses a documentary.

(End of this chapter)