Film and Television: Bao Zong has finance in his left hand and entertainment in his right.

In Liu Xiaobao's view, Tianbao Entertainment Company doesn't do any other business now, it only invests in movies, and a few capable people are enough.

Now that he was at the company, Liu Xiaobao naturally wanted to ask about the situation, so he didn't intend to just take a look and leave.

After Xuezhi introduced Liu Xiaobao as the boss to the employees, she invited Liu Xiaobao into his general manager's office.

Looking at the neat and clean office, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but say.

"Xuezhi, I'm not actually in Hong Kong. Just leave me an office as a formality; there's no need to clean it every day. It'll only waste your time and energy."

Chapter 61 Letting Xuezhi Grow on Her Own (Please Collect and Give Flowers)

Xuezhi poured Liu Xiaobao a glass of water and then said...

"It's just a quick cleaning, it won't take long. Mr. Bao, since you're here, let me give you a briefing on the company's current business situation!"

Hearing Xuezhi say this, Liu Xiaobao stopped talking about those trivial matters.

He nodded to Xuezhi: "Alright, then give me a brief summary."

Xuezhi hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Su Jie at the door. Liu Xiaobao laughed and said, "It's alright, he's one of us, he knows everything."

Although Liu Xiaobao said this to Xuezhi, Su Jie was still somewhat moved after hearing it.

When Xuezhi heard Liu Xiaobao say this, she no longer held back and immediately reported to Liu Xiaobao on the current investment and financial situation of Tianbao Entertainment Company.

In terms of investment, Tianbao Entertainment has invested in a total of six films so far, but the investment in each film is not large, averaging between one million and two million.

In terms of finances, Liu Xiaobao initially prepared five million yuan for Tianbao Entertainment Company, and later he transferred three million and five million yuan respectively.

I previously invested four million in "The New Crane Needle". When I got it back, I added three million in profits, which brought it to seven million.

After deducting the expenses of setting up the company and the fact that the investment of nine million in the six films has not yet yielded a return, the company currently has five million in its accounts.

After listening to Xuezhi's report, Liu Xiaobao couldn't help but think that Xuezhi's business approach was too conservative. She had only invested in six movies in two months, and all of them were small investments.

However, Liu Xiaobao did not correct Xuezhi in front of her.

Liu Xiaobao knew very well that Xuezhi was hesitant to make large investments because she felt she didn't have much experience in film investment. Therefore, she was diversifying her investments with small amounts of capital out of a sense of prudence and security.

That way, even if one of the movies loses money, it won't be too much, and she can still give Liu Xiaobao an explanation.

Liu Xiaobao guessed Xuezhi's thoughts, which is why he didn't correct her; he wanted to let Xuezhi grow on her own.

Once Xuezhi has accumulated enough experience and gained confidence, Liu Xiaobao believes that her business model will naturally become bolder.

So at this moment, Liu Xiaobao simply said to Xuezhi, "Hmm, the company is managed quite well. Keep it up!"

After touring the company and hearing about its current situation, Liu Xiaobao decided to leave.

However, just as Liu Xiaobao was about to get up and leave, there was a knock on his office door, and then an employee walked in.

"Boss, manager, McDonald's director is here again."

Upon hearing this, Liu Xiaobao was taken aback.

Liu Xiaobao had heard of this director, McDonald Bear, before; he was a film director who was quite passionate about the aesthetics of violence.

Although there are rumors that McDonald's is somewhat lawless and has caused a lot of trouble while filming, it is undeniable that the movies he makes are still very good.

At this moment, Liu Xiaobao also heard Xuezhi mutter a slightly impatient word.

"Didn't we already tell him that our company wasn't planning to invest in his movie? Why is he here again?"

Upon hearing Xuezhi's words, Liu Xiaobao immediately understood what had happened.

It seems that McDonald's had approached Xue Zhi about investing in his film before, but Xue Zhi didn't agree. Now that McDonald's has come back, he probably wants to try again to persuade Xue Zhi to invest in his film.

Just as Liu Xiaobao was pondering this, a man entered uninvited, but Su Jie blocked him with one arm as soon as he stepped into the office.

So the man couldn't come in, and could only shout at Xuezhi from the doorway.

"Manager Xuezhi, please give me a few more minutes so I can give you a proper introduction to this movie."

Xuezhi shook her head: "Director Mai, you don't need to introduce yourself anymore. I already know very well the script of 'The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain' that you have. I've already told you that our company won't invest in this movie. You should go find someone else to invest in it. Don't waste any more time with me!"

Although Liu Xiaobao had heard of McDonald's name before, he did not know McDonald's. Only after hearing Xuezhi's address to the man did he realize that the uninvited guest in front of him was McDonald's.

However, Liu Xiaobao also noticed the movie that Xuezhi had mentioned earlier, so when he saw McDonald Bear looking somewhat dejected and preparing to turn away, Liu Xiaobao spoke up.

"and many more!"

McDonald turned to look at Liu Xiaobao, and Xuezhi also turned to look at Liu Xiaobao, both of them with a look of doubt in their eyes.

Liu Xiaobao didn't explain anything, but simply asked McDonald's Bear a question.

"Director Mai, right? Did you bring your movie script?"

McDonald Bear was taken aback and said, "I brought it, but who are you?"

Xuezhi then spoke up: "This is our company's boss, Mr. Bao!"

Upon hearing Xuezhi's introduction, McDonald's immediately flashed a fawning smile at Liu Xiaobao: "So it's you, Mr. Bao! I've heard so much about you!"

McDonald's wanted to approach Liu Xiaobao and shake hands with him, but Su Jie blocked him, preventing McDonald's from moving forward.

Liu Xiaobao gave Su Jie a wink, and Su Jie then released McDonald's Bear.

McDonald Bear quickly walked up to Liu Xiaobao and warmly extended both hands to shake hands with him.

Liu Xiaobao didn't want to offend McDonald's, so he shook hands with him before reminding him, "Alright, Director McDonald, let me take a look at your movie script first!"

"Okay, okay, Mr. Bao, I'll show it to you right away." As he spoke, McDonald Bear took a script out of his bag and handed it to Liu Xiaobao with both hands.

Liu Xiaobao didn't say much, took the script and immediately started reading it.

Sure enough, the "Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain" that Xuezhi mentioned was the one that Liu Xiaobao had read before.

However, the script currently only has the director and male lead listed, and the two female lead positions are still vacant.

Since his encounter with Rosamund Kwan, Liu Xiaobao has come to understand that this is the norm in the film industry, so he doesn't find it strange at all.

So after reading the script, Liu Xiaobao only asked McDonald Bear one question.

"Director Mai, what was the budget for your film? How much of a funding gap do you still have?"

Chapter 62: Fully Funding the Production of "The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain" (Please add to your favorites and give flowers)

Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's question, McDonald's face showed a hint of embarrassment.

But McDonald Bear still answered Liu Xiaobao truthfully: "Um... Mr. Bao, the budget for this movie is eight million, but it can be made for seven million. However, I haven't secured any funding yet, so... so..."

McDonald Bear didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was clear: his movie hadn't received any investment yet and was short of the entire budget.

Liu Xiaobao glanced at McDonald's with a hint of surprise. He hadn't expected that such a famous company like McDonald's couldn't attract investment, but he didn't ask why.

Liu Xiaobao simply fell silent and began to think.

Although Liu Xiaobao didn't know why McDonald's couldn't attract investment, he also didn't know how much the movie "The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain" would gross at the box office.

However, Liu Xiaobao had seen "The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain" before, and he personally thought the movie was quite well made.

Furthermore, given that the male lead of this film is Lai Ming, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, and with Lai Ming's current popularity, he predicts that the box office performance should not be too bad, and at the very least, it should not lose money.

Therefore, Liu Xiaobao decided to invest in this movie.

"Director Mak, we're investing in your movie!"

McDonald's face lit up with joy, then he cautiously asked, "Boss Bao, how much do you plan to invest?"

Liu Xiaobao smiled slightly: "We've invested all eight million. I'll give you four million to start filming, and another four million for post-production after we've filmed one-third of the film."

Upon hearing that Liu Xiaobao was going to fully fund the project, McDonald's felt that happiness had come too suddenly, and for a moment he was so happy that he was stunned.

Five seconds later, McDonald's Bear came to his senses and thanked Liu Xiaobao with an excited expression.

"Mr. Bao is truly the most generous boss I've ever met. Thank you so much, Mr. Bao. Don't worry, I will definitely make this movie a success so that your investment will pay off."

Liu Xiaobao smiled and then said to Xuezhi, "Xuezhi, have someone prepare an investment contract. You and Director Mai can sign it!"

Xuezhi hesitated for a moment. She opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end she said nothing and turned to prepare the investment contract.

McDonald Bear remained in the office. After seeing Xuezhi leave, he quietly asked Liu Xiaobao a question.

"Mr. Bao, do you have any suggestions for the female lead?"

Liu Xiaobao gave a speechless laugh at the question about McDonald's Bear.

He naturally understood what McDonald's question meant.

McDonald was simply following industry rules; he wanted to see if Liu Xiaobao had any actresses he liked.

If Liu Xiaobao makes the suggestion, McDonald's will select the actress mentioned by Liu Xiaobao to play the female lead.

If Liu Xiaobao doesn't have any actresses in mind, McDonald will spread the word and let the actresses go to Liu Xiaobao to compete for the lead role.

In short, regardless of which of these two scenarios occurs, the final decision on who will play the female lead will ultimately rest with Liu Xiaobao, the biggest investor.

Liu Xiaobao had read "The Flying Fox of Snowy Mountain" and naturally knew that the female leads of the movie were Li Jiaxin and Zhang Min, but Liu Xiaobao could not tell McDonald's the names of these two people.

Since Liu Xiaobao didn't know either of them at all, if Liu Xiaobao were to suddenly mention their names, McDonald's would definitely assume that Liu Xiaobao had a past relationship with them.

If this news gets out, Liu Xiaobao will probably be unable to explain himself, and he'll end up getting himself into trouble without even getting the fish he wanted.

Liu Xiaobao would never do something so thankless and exhausting for two women he didn't even know.