The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

"You're so easily flattered."

Han Sanpin said irritably, "I'll have someone urge them about the profit sharing."

"Thank you very much, Mr. Han."

Although Han Sanpin didn't make any guarantees, with his words, the profit-sharing should be completed soon.

Regardless of the industry, delaying payments is a common problem.

After all, such a large sum of money, even if it is delayed for two or three months, will generate a lot of interest.

Moreover, it was done according to normal procedures and there were no violations. Who wouldn't want free money?

"Have you finished calculating the film's costs yet?" Han Sanpin asked.

"It can't be that fast."

Gu Ning shook his head and said, "The script isn't finished yet, so President Han shouldn't be in such a hurry."

"Then you should hurry up. If this movie does well at the box office, you should start working on a career transition."

"Young people shouldn't always be making these low-budget films; they need to try making big productions," Han Sanpin said.

"..."

Gu Ning was speechless when she saw that Han Sanpin had fallen back into his old habits.

He doesn't plan to produce any big-budget films in the short term because the domestic box office simply can't support them.

Of course, Gu Ning could understand Han Sanpin's thoughts as a leader in the film industry.

Han Sanpin likes to make big-budget films, but he's not just someone who's ambitious or fond of grandiose projects.

For him, the development of the film industry is the most important thing. Whether making blockbusters makes money or not is another matter. What he values ​​is the improvement of all aspects of the film industry.

However, businessmen are profit-driven by nature, and those so-called blockbusters are just hype; in reality, the investment is not that much at all.

The trickery involved... hehe.

After drinking tea and chatting with Han Sanpin for a while to sober up, the two of them left in their respective cars.

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The next morning at nine o'clock, Gu Ning and Liu Yang picked up Lu Zheng and Jing Tian downstairs at the company and gave them a brief tour of the company before heading to the conference room.

"The company has only been established for a short time, please excuse the poor performance by President Lu." Gu Ning invited Lu Zheng and Jing Tian to sit down.

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "I also do some investments in my spare time. I've seen many newly established companies with worse conditions than Mr. Gu's. Mr. Gu's conditions are already very good."

"Hehe, I'm also quite interested in investing. If I have any questions in the future, may I ask Mr. Lu for advice?" Gu Ning said with a smile.

He'll definitely get involved in things related to film and television once he has money.

As for doing it himself, he hadn't even considered it.

It's hard for people to earn money outside their understanding; even after being reborn, he only had a relatively good understanding of the film and television industry.

Other industries may know which sectors are in the spotlight, but they find it difficult to compete with those companies.

The idea that "even a pig can fly if it stands in the right place at the right time" is a false proposition.

Is there only one person who knows about emerging trends?

Why is he the only one who becomes a flying pig?

Gu Ning had only a vague understanding of the development process of those large companies, but he did know about the group-buying war.

It is said that there were more than 6,000 group-buying websites at the time, but only a few survived.

Gu Ning only needs to have a certain degree of influence and be able to participate in the investment process.

But investing isn't something you can just do because you have money. Gu Ning currently doesn't have any bargaining chips to offer. Befriending Lu Zheng might help him make connections.

"No problem."

Lu Zheng didn't take it seriously, thinking that Gu Ning was just flattering him, so he casually agreed and said, "President Gu, let's talk about business."

"Please speak, Mr. Lu." Gu Ning nodded.

President Lu looked at his accompanying secretary, who quickly took a document out of her bag and handed it to Lu Zheng.

Lu Zheng placed the documents on the table and pushed them toward Gu Ning, saying, "I have a script here. Tian Tian has worked with President Gu before and highly approves of your abilities, so she recommends you to be the director."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ning glanced at Jing Tian. When Jing Tian saw Gu Ning looking over, she gave Gu Ning a graceful and slight smile.

"Thank you very much for your recognition, Ms. Jing."

Gu Ning didn't look at the script, but instead said with difficulty, "My new movie is about to start filming, and I really don't have time to take on other jobs."

"This movie still needs time to prepare. We can wait until President Gu finishes his current film."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "President Gu, why don't you take a look at the script first?"

This script was specially tailored for Jing Tian by him. According to market analysis done by some professionals in the company, this movie is very much in line with the market.

Therefore, he was very confident in the script and believed it would move Gu Ning.

Hearing this, Gu Ning couldn't refuse, so she opened the script and started reading.

My Beautiful Boss

Upon seeing the movie title, a Korean flavor and the feel of short dramas from later times immediately come to mind.

However, after briefly reviewing the story framework, Gu Ning concluded that, from a script perspective, it wasn't bad.

The plot is roughly as follows: the female lead is a twin, the male lead is in a relationship with his sister, and after joining a company, he discovers that the boss looks exactly like his girlfriend, which leads to some hilarious stories.

The female lead is Jing Tian, ​​who plays two roles.

One is an elegant, capable, shrewd, and serious female boss, while the other is pure, cute, and quirky.

This huge contrast, if acted well, can indeed easily go viral.

Although the acting skills required are high, according to the script, the older sister is a shrewd and serious character, which actually reduces the need for acting skills.

It took a lot of effort to create this script.

However, Gu Ning had no recollection of this film, which indicates that it did not generate much buzz.

This is quite normal; the factors that determine whether a movie is good or bad are actually very complex.

The plot is only one aspect, the dialogue is another, and the choice of actors and their acting skills are also very important.

Secondly, the script itself also has some problems.

If Gu Ning were to refine the script based on this framework, he would portray the twin sisters as one person.

After all, this is a romantic comedy, and the male lead has interactions and entanglements with the twin sisters. Choosing either one in the end is not a good choice, which greatly affects the audience's viewing experience.

"Mr. Lu, this script is excellent."

Gu Ning closed the script and pondered, "But I think the script itself has some flaws, and Miss Jing Tian is a relatively new actress. It would be very difficult for her to play two roles, especially roles with very different personalities."

Lu Zheng said somewhat displeased upon hearing this, "Tian Tian has always worked very hard, and the screenwriter also said that the acting requirements for the other role are not high, so Tian Tian can play it well."

"I'm not saying she's a bad actress."

Gu Ning shook his head and said, "But this script is very good. It would be a waste if we can't perform it well."

If this script is properly polished, and more effort is put into the plot and dialogue, I personally feel it could be a very good romantic comedy film.

"Senior Brother Gu."

Jing Tian smiled and said, "In that case, why don't you revise the script?"

"I don't have that much time right now."

Gu Ning shook her head and said, "Besides, this movie isn't suitable for you right now. You'd better think it over some more."

Jing Tian felt a little upset upon hearing this; wasn't this still saying that her acting skills were bad?

"Actually, I think there's a novel from Taiwan that's been adapted into a movie that would be perfect for you to play," Gu Ning said.

Regardless, Jing Tian made a free cameo appearance and even helped him with promotional tours during the Chinese New Year. The fact that Yida increased the number of screenings for him later was also related to her.

Gu Ning owed her a huge favor.