This director is so innocent.

Chapter 144 Year-End Review

Ms. Meng Yanjun smiled, picked up a dumpling wrapper and handed it to Liu Shishi, saying, "You try it."

"Thank you, Auntie," Liu Shishi said with a sweet smile.

She rolled up her sleeves, took the dumpling wrappers, and started working.

Spread the dumpling wrapper out, place the filling in the center, fold it over, and pinch it closed from the corner.

Ok?

Why can't it close?

Is there a mistake in one of the steps?

Liu Shishi was puzzled, looking at the dumpling wrappers and filling in her hand, not knowing what to do.

Seeing this, Ms. Meng Yanjun smiled slightly and said softly, "Shishi, if you can't close it, just dip your finger in a little water and put it around the dumpling wrapper. That way you can close it."

Following Ms. Meng Yanjun's method, I moistened my fingers with water, placed them around the dumpling wrapper, and began to pinch it closed.

This time it actually closed, but the result made everyone burst out laughing.

A bizarrely ugly dumpling appeared before everyone's eyes, its shape crooked and twisted, completely unlike what a dumpling should look like.

"Auntie—" Liu Shishi looked at Ms. Meng Yanjun somewhat embarrassed.

"It's alright, we'll give it to Xiao Jin later," Ms. Meng Yanjun said with a smile, trying to comfort her.

Next, Ms. Meng Yanjun taught while Liu Shishi learned. Although some strange dumplings still appeared, there was significant progress compared to before.

Looking at the pile of dumplings, Liu Shishi felt a great sense of accomplishment. Making dumplings wasn't that difficult!

Suddenly, Ms. Meng Yanjun noticed that something seemed to be missing from the room. She looked up and saw two big men sitting at the coffee table, leisurely enjoying their tea.

"You two really have a lot of leisure time! Why don't you hurry up and come help us?"

The father and son shook their heads and smiled wryly, then quickly stepped forward to help.

With the help of the father and son, the dumpling-making process became much faster, and soon the table was covered with dumplings.

Ms. Meng Yanjun still felt it wasn't enough, so she planned to have Liu Shishi take some back for her parents to try.

Around noon, almost noon.

Plates of steaming dumplings are coming out of the oven.

Ms. Meng Yanjun is very skilled; she made three kinds of dumplings: pan-fried dumplings, steamed dumplings, and boiled dumplings.

Liu Shishi looked at the fragrant dumplings and really wanted to take a bite, but seeing that no one else had touched their chopsticks, she could only wait quietly.

"Shishi, eat quickly!" Ms. Meng Yanjun said.

"Thank you, Auntie." Liu Shishi picked up a dumpling, took a bite, and then grimaced from the heat.

She wanted to spit it out, but thought it was unseemly, so she could only keep it in her mouth and swallow it after a while.

Su Jin pulled out a tissue and handed it to Liu Shishi, laughing, "If it's hot, just spit it out. Why are you eating it!"

"Hehe————" Liu Shishi pretended to be stupid and didn't say anything.

Upon seeing this, Ms. Meng Yanjun and Comrade Su Zhen exchanged a glance, then smiled without saying a word.

"Shishi, try this." Ms. Meng Yanjun placed a fried dumpling in Liu Shishi's bowl.

"Thank you, Auntie."

"Auntie, your cooking is amazing, just like a five-star chef."

"Hahaha—eat more if it's delicious!"

"Mmm, mmm, mmm, Zong Congxiao spent lunch in a cheerful and pleasant atmosphere."

"Xiao Jin, wash the dishes and tidy up the kitchen while you're at it." Ms. Meng Yanjun stood up, stretched, and then slowly walked to the coffee table to prepare tea and enjoy her leisure time.

Hearing her mother's order, Su Jin shook her head helplessly and got up to start clearing the dishes.

Seeing this, Liu Shishi also took the initiative to follow Su Jin and wanted to help share some of the housework.

Seeing Liu Shishi's actions, Ms. Meng Yanjun quickly waved her hand to stop her, saying, "Shishi, you don't need to do anything, come and have some tea."

Liu Shishi hesitated and looked at Su Jin, seemingly waiting for his opinion.

Su Jin smiled and said, "Go ahead! I can clean up the dishes myself."

With Su Jin's consent, Liu Shishi nodded happily, washed her hands first, and then quickly walked to the coffee table, sat down, and drank tea with Ms. Meng Yanjun.

Su Jin moved the dishes to the kitchen, called over Su Yu who was watching TV in the living room, took out a red bill from her pocket, and tempted her, "Wash the dishes and clean the kitchen, and this hundred yuan is yours."

"Deal." Su Yu snatched the money and reluctantly agreed.

She gets 100 yuan for washing the dishes once, which is equivalent to doing ten chores at home. Only a fool would agree to that.

Ms. Meng Yanjun teaches her children not to spoil them, but to let them know that money is hard-earned and should be cherished.

Su Yu learned to do housework when she was very young.

She can even cook a few dishes.

in the afternoon.

Ms. Meng Yanjun took Liu Shishi out for a stroll, accompanied by Comrade Su Zhen and Comrade Su Yuxiao.

Su Jin went to the company.

Upon arriving at the company, I asked the finance department to bring the financial statements and also asked them to report on the company's financial situation this year.

After looking at the financial statements, I realized they were spending money like water.

This year, Jianmu Media's total revenue was 1.82 million yuan, and its net profit was 2900 million yuan.

The revenue mainly comes from three products: "W - Two Worlds", "Sheep Without a Shepherd", and "The Coffin in the Mountain".

Among them, "w—Two Worlds" earned 8120 million.

Although both "Sheep Without a Shepherd" and "The Coffin in the Mountain" grossed over 100 million yuan at the box office, their profits were very low, with the former only making 2388 million yuan and the latter only 8.8 million yuan, representing a 20% investment share.

However, both films sold their overseas rights very well, with "The Coffin in the Mountain" earning 1918.4 million yuan and "Sheep Without a Shepherd" earning 3100 million yuan.

The TV series "Golden Wedding" and "Struggle" also earned a lot of money, as well as artist management and various film and television-related products.

The total is 1.82 million.

There are more expenses involved.

Painted Skin: 2400 million; Ip Man: 2400 million; The Invisible Guest: 1800 million; Lurk: 1200 million.

"Summer's Desire" earned 1800 million, "Dwelling Narrowness" earned 800 million, and "Nightclub" earned 300 million, totaling 1.07 million.

Including rent, utilities, marketing expenses, personnel costs, etc., the total expenditure reached 1.53 million.

The profit is only 2900 million, which seems like a small amount, but look at Huayi.

Huayi's operating revenue in 2007 was 2.34 million yuan, and its net profit was 5284 million yuan.

Looking at it this way, doesn't it seem like Jianmu Media is making a lot of money?

However, earning only 2900 million after a year of hard work is really not enough; it's too low, more than three times his personal income.

This year, his total income from directing, screenwriting, acting fees, novels, GG endorsements, albums, and commercial performances reached 1.32 million yuan.

The Maze Runner novel, which earned US dollars, accounted for 69% of the total revenue.

1.32 million seems like a lot, but in reality, it only ranks third on the Forbes Celebrity List.

First is Yao Min with 2.6 million, second is Lang Lang with 1.5 million.

Jianmu Culture's total revenue has exceeded 100 million yuan, but while they earn a lot, they also spend a lot. The Jianmu Culture Museum is still under renovation.

Seven Points' total revenue is 7800 million, and it spends money like water. This year, it acquired two literary websites, Hongxiu Tianxiang and Rongshuxia.

"Smack."

Su Jin lit a cigarette and began to think quietly.

Producing film and television dramas is too expensive; it's time to develop another money-making project.

For example, variety shows are very profitable.

The second season of "The Voice of China" received 5 million yuan in sponsorship; the third season of "Where Are We Going, Dad?" received 5 million yuan in sponsorship; the fourth season of "Running Man" received 5 million yuan in sponsorship.

The highest sponsorship fee was for "Happy Camp," which at its peak reached 7 million yuan.

This is just the sponsorship fee; it does not include the development of various derivative products, game copyright licensing, theme park development, and so on.

A phone call summoned Huang Jiaqiang over.

"Old Huang, have you looked at the company's financial report?" Su Jin said.

"I've seen it." Huang Jiaqiang nodded. As the company's general manager, he naturally needed to be familiar with the company's financial situation in order to deal with various situations.

"What good ideas do you have for generating revenue for the company?"

Upon hearing this, Huang Jiaqiang guessed that Su Jin had something in mind. Too lazy to think, he simply said, "Boss, do you have some good ideas?"

"Hmm." Su Jin nodded and asked, "What are your thoughts on variety shows?"

"Variety shows?" Huang Jiaqiang frowned and thought for a moment before replying, "Boss, it's undeniable that variety shows are very profitable, but producing them requires cooperation with television stations, right?"

For example, the popular variety show "Super Girl".

In 2006, Hunan TV earned at least 7000 million yuan from this, while the total direct revenue of all parties who benefited in different ways reached 7.66 million yuan.

According to the economic principle of "multiplication" between upstream and downstream industrial chains, the total contribution of Super Girl to the social economy can reach at least several billion yuan.

Furthermore, based on general brand valuation methods, its brand value had already reached 20 billion even in 2005.

Unfortunately, this lucrative program was shut down last year by a document from the State Administration of Radio and Television.

"Yes, I plan to develop two variety shows next year."

"What kind of program?"

"The Voice of China and Running Man." Su Jin explained the characteristics of the two shows to Huang Jiaqiang.

"Boss, while 'The Voice of China' is a great idea, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television only approved this kind of talent show last year. It wouldn't be right for us to go against the grain!"

"You're right. I also have a show called 'The Masked Singer.' It's not a talent show. It invites has-been singers to wear masks and then invites guest judges to guess who they are."

Huang Jiaqiang thought about it carefully and felt it was pretty good. Although he didn't know how effective it would be, it was full of creativity and could easily arouse the audience's interest.

"This 'King of Mask Singer' is good, but 'Running Man' is an outdoor program, and no one has done this before. The future is uncertain. Should we do 'King of Mask Singer' first?"

"No need. Launch both shows simultaneously. Go to Hunan TV and recruit someone named Chen Gang to be in charge of 'The Masked Singer.' For 'Running Man,' go to Zhejiang TV and recruit someone named Cen Junyi."

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"OK."

Currently, the Hunan TV group is the best at producing variety shows, and Chen Gang is a product of Hunan TV, having worked on shows like "Super Girl" and "Happy Boys".

He produced "Youth With You".

Cen Junyi was the original producer and director of "Running Man". He was the chief writer and director for the first and second seasons and the chief director for the third season.

He is currently serving as the assistant director at the Zhejiang Provincial Television Program Center.

On the other side, Liu Shishi followed Ms. Meng Yanjun back to the courtyard house, carrying large and small bags in her hands.

No need to guess, these were bought for her by Ms. Meng Yanjun. She said she didn't want them, but Ms. Meng Yanjun insisted on buying them for her, and she was unhappy when she refused.

However, she also paid for a Vacheron Constantin ladies' watch for Ms. Meng Yanjun, which cost more than 50,000 yuan.

It was already evening, and Ms. Meng Yanjun wanted Liu Shishi to stay at her home for dinner before going back.

Liu Shishi really wanted to eat the dinner prepared by Ms. Meng Yanjun, but after thinking about it, she declined.

We've already had lunch, so it would be impolite to stay here for dinner.

Although Ms. Meng Yanjun likes her very much, one should be content!

Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

Back home, Liu's mother looked at the large bags her daughter was carrying and casually asked, "Went shopping?"

"Okay." Liu Shishi nodded, took out a bag of dumplings, and said, "Mom, have you cooked? If not, let's have dumplings for dinner!"

"Dumplings? Where did you get these dumplings?" Liu's mother opened them and looked at them, finding that they looked quite good, even better than the ones she made.

"It was given to me by someone else," Liu Shishi said with a smile.

"Given to you by someone else? Who gave it to you?"

"Given by Su Jin's mother."

"Su Jin's mother?" Liu's mother paused, put down the dumplings she was holding, and said, "Su Jin's mother came here for the New Year?"

"Um.

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"You didn't buy all those things of yours, did you?"

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"Um."

"You child, how have I taught you? How could you ask for something from someone on the first meeting? If you really marry him, you'll be looked down upon."

"I refused, but they insisted on giving it to me, and they got upset when I refused. There was nothing I could do, but I did buy my aunt a watch that cost over 50,000 yuan."

Hearing this, Liu's mother felt relieved, thinking that it would be fine as long as she bought something in return.

But why does it taste so sour?

She had never received a watch worth over 50,000 yuan, but her own daughter was very generous. To please her future mother-in-law, she gave away a watch worth over 50,000 yuan without batting an eye.

Thinking about this, she lost all interest in cooking dinner.

"You can cook the dumplings yourself," Liu's mother said, then sat down on the sofa.

Seeing this, Liu Shishi smiled slightly, then took out a small box from her bag and sat down next to her mother.

Are you angry?

Liu's mother didn't speak and turned her face to the side.

"I've been thinking about you! Look, this is your gift, it's more than two thousand more expensive than the one I gave to Su Jin's mother." Liu Shishi smiled and placed the Vacheron Constantin watch in her mother's hand.

Looking at the small box in her hand, Liu's mother smiled again: "Hmph, at least you still have some conscience, but don't waste money like this again in the future."

"Okay, I understand!"

Liu's mother smiled and opened the small box, where a delicate and exquisite watch lay.

The watch case is gold, and the interior is engraved with intricate and beautiful patterns.

Mrs. Liu picked up the watch, put it on her wrist, looked it over from left to right, and exclaimed, "It's really beautiful. No wonder it costs over 50,000 yuan."

"Of course, I carefully selected this for you," Liu Shishi said, looking pleased with herself.

Feeling warm inside, Liu's mother took off the watch and put it on Liu Shishi's wrist, looking it over from side to side: "It looks better on my daughter's wrist."

After saying that, she got up and left.

Liu Shishi was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "Hey! Mom, you don't want the watch anymore?"

"No, thank you for your kind intentions. I'm almost fifty, why would I need such an expensive watch?" Liu's mother said without looking up as she tidied up the dumplings.