I'm really good at this.

The buzz surrounding "Clouds Fall into the Mortal World" continues to grow, and Jixing Video continues to capitalize on both word-of-mouth and revenue, with its market share steadily increasing.

"Blood-Stained Youth" is also about to reach its finale. Although Wang Chen's abnormal performance at the beginning became a testament to his acting skills after he was exposed as the true nature of the traitorous villain, his reputation has been reversed, but it cannot stop the reality that the popularity of the show is gradually declining.

After all, it's a TV series with dozens of episodes, so there are still quite a few filler scenes. But the popularity that is slowly built up cannot be compared with a high-quality ten-episode series.

Moreover, the character played by Zhang Hong left a very deep impression on people.

This leads to a sense of utter boredom among viewers when watching later episodes, with the feeling that "the main character is already dead, so what's the point of watching?"

The one who was actually unlucky was the original male lead.

It was bad enough that he inexplicably went from being the male lead to a decorative supporting role, but then he was overshadowed by the second male lead and supporting actors Wang Chen and Zhang Hong.

And right now, the audience doesn't want him to be with the female lead.

Because in the hearts of the audience, the female lead only needs to remember "Fang Bie".

How can the living compete with the dead?

This is something that can never be won.

However, all of this has nothing to do with Zhang Hong anymore.

Even though a lot of media outlets have recently contacted him for interviews, he has refused them all.

He only took 800,000 yuan, and he did only the amount of work he was paid for.

Since they've already gained some fame, there's no need for them to continue shining for these two dramas.

Every time he hears news of how popular these two dramas become, his heart aches more.

Making money is still more important.

"Let's go, it's time to negotiate with them." Lin Muqing, who hadn't been seen for several days, reappeared in Zhang Hong's office on the second floor. "Remember not to say a word. Leave everything to me when we're negotiating prices and terms."

In her opinion, Zhang Hong's personality was too artsy and he was easily fooled by others.

Commercial negotiations are possible, with price as the bottom line, and there are also rights to fight for during filming. We can't just listen to the other party's every word.

Zhang Hong looked at her.

The dark circles under her eyes seemed quite noticeable, and her once beautiful eyes were now bloodshot, and she looked tired.

After all, this isn't an anime; girls who can stay beautiful all the time without any care in the world are practically nonexistent.

Zhang Hong quickly helped her into the boss's chair, then hurriedly ran to get her a glass of water: "Drink some hot water and rest. What have you been doing these past few days?"

Lin Muqing didn't say anything, but simply took the water and sipped it.

Lin Chuan, sporting a slicked-back hairstyle and looking glamorous, pushed open the door and came in: "What can I do? Go negotiate with them."

He glanced at his younger sister: "This girl is really bold, asking for two billion in funding right off the bat! Even making a movie doesn't cost that much!"

Zhang Hong was shocked. This girl really dared to ask for two billion?!

If I had two billion...

He started daydreaming.

Lin Muqing took another sip of water, frowned, rubbed her temples, and then said, "Asking for exorbitant prices and then negotiating on the spot, that's how it should be."

She downed the water in her glass without any regard for appearances, stood up and said, "The latest development is an investment of fifty million to one hundred million. Once it arrives, don't say anything, I'll handle the negotiations. Their boss should be here in person today."

This at least shows that the other party attaches great importance to this publicity campaign.

"In short, the important thing is not to show how excellent our proposal is, but to let them choose from the several options we have prepared, and to try to guide them to choose the project we want. This project has actually been on the market for three years, but no one has taken it on. We can't miss this opportunity."

Zhang Hong opened his mouth: "Wow, that's pretty cool..."

"Let's pack up and get going." Lin Muqing patted her face, then glanced at the Patek Philippe on her wrist. "It's 8:30 now, and my flight is at 10:30. If we're not late, we'll arrive there around 2 PM. The agreed-upon time is 3 PM, which should be enough time to fill our stomachs."

"Set off!"

............

Outside a machinery city on the outskirts of Shenzhen.

Looking up at the giant transport truck memorial tower in the square outside the 30-meter-wide gate, whose single wheel was taller than three Zhang Hongs combined, all four of them looked up.

"This is way too exaggerated..."

Wang Ye, who had come with Zhang Hong and the Lin siblings, raised his hand to shield his eyes from the sun: "Brother Hong, China Heavy Industries is amazing!"

"Of course." Lin Muqing, wearing high-end sunglasses, said calmly, "China Heavy Industry is the world's number one heavy industry technology company, spanning various fields from manned spaceflight to high-speed rail to subway to large tunnel boring machines to gantry cranes to intelligent humanoid robots. It has 130,000 employees worldwide. This is the company we are facing this time."

The middle-aged engineer in a dark blue work uniform who was standing next to them smiled and said, "Gentlemen, please get in the car first, and we'll talk in detail inside."

Zhang Hong and the other three exchanged glances and followed him into the car.

Twenty minutes later, after several turns, the car stopped in front of a building.

Following the engineer to the conference room on the seventeenth floor, we found five or six people already waiting there.

However, the boss that Zhang Hong and his team found online did not exist.

Sitting at the head of the conference table was an elderly man in his seventies with a full head of white hair, seated in a wheelchair.

The engineer who brought Zhang Hong and his team explained, "Our boss is currently on a business trip abroad, and Mr. Liang Tian is in charge of the entire project. By the way, Mr. Liang is our boss's father and also the retired chief engineer of Huaxia Heavy Industry."

Zhang Hong hurried over and shook hands with him: "Hello, Uncle Liang, I am Zhang Hong."

The old man didn't care about the way he was addressed; he simply gripped Zhang Hong's hand tightly, his slightly cloudy eyes reflecting the face of the laughing young man in front of him.

"You're so young... I've seen your performance in 'Bloody Youth,' it was great."

Zhang Hong grinned: "It doesn't work either, it's just good luck."

"It's not good for young people to be too modest." Shaking his head, and after both sides were seated, Mr. Liang asked, "I'll get straight to the point. What are your plans?"

Zhang Hong glanced at Lin Muqing, who gestured for him to be quiet.

Then, Miss Lin calmly looked at the other party and asked, "May I ask what your approximate budget is?"

"It depends on whether your project gets approved." Liang Tian lifted the blanket on his lap. "If it doesn't, then all is lost. If it does, it starts at 100 million."

Lin Muqing pondered for a moment, then asked, "Your terms are very generous, but why has no one taken this job for the past three years?"

"Because I'm not satisfied."

Lin Muqing frowned and looked at Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong remained calm and collected, taking out a stack of prepared materials from his bag and handing them over.

"Sir, this job is definitely no problem for us! In fact, before we came here, we had already tailored a script that perfectly meets your requirements."

Grandpa Liang didn't look at it, but instead distributed it to a few people around him.

These people included the head of the external publicity department and mechanical experts.

They took the materials and opened them. On the first page, the first line had several large words: "Transformers"!

Watching those people go from frowning to shocked, from shocked to delighted, and from delighted to agreeing as they opened the document, Zhang Hong felt confident!

How could Transformers be unstable?

The plot is easy to explain; it's basically two factions fighting each other over energy.

Then we'll transform all of Huaxia Heavy Industry's equipment!

High-speed rail, subway, tunnel boring machine, gantry crane, rocket, giant heavy-duty truck, and all sorts of random things can be turned into giant robots!

Then the villain is set up to be the same product as the foreign competitors.

Then let the robots from China Heavy Industry crush those foreigners' stuff!

Cultural invasion and subtle propaganda are just like that.

Moreover, China Heavy Industries is incredibly wealthy; a budget starting at 100 million means it will definitely be higher than 100 million!

The budget for the first Transformers movie was $150 million, including advertising and other expenses.

I'm now changing it to an eight- to ten-episode TV series. Plus, the purchasing power of the Chinese currency in this world is stronger than that of the RMB in my previous life. So, as long as I can get a budget of over 100 million, my studio can still save a lot!

Publicity? Your film was invested in by China Heavy Industry, aren't you going to help promote it?

perfect!

As expected, those people were very satisfied after reading Zhang Hong's concept and simple script.

After exchanging pleasantries and expressing their modesty, Zhang Hong looked at Liang Tian.

Sir, we're just waiting for your decision.

Liang Tian remained silent.

He had just picked up a script, glanced at it briefly, then narrowed his eyes slightly and sighed, "No, this won't do. You should go back."

Zhang Hong was stunned.

Huh? Even a modified version of Transformers that perfectly fits your Huaxia Heavy Industry's promotional requirements isn't acceptable?!

P.S.: Daily request for votes 1/2~

Too bad it's not Transformers, hehe.

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