Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

Although the food at Mao Xiaotong's house was good, the accommodation was not as comfortable as before.

Having just tasted meat, Wang Xiaozhou is now bored sleeping alone in the second bedroom.

There's not much he can do. Right now, Mao Xiaotong's favorability rating is less than 40%, so it's still a long way off before he can make a move. He can only try to divert attention from other areas.

For example, the script that will be filmed next.

Actually, Wang Xiaozhou doesn't really want to make short dramas anymore. One modified version of "Liaozhai: Lanruo Temple" is enough for him to practice. With his current skill level, he could totally make a movie.

But what's preventing him from making movies now isn't his ability, it's the money!

Even the smallest-budget film requires several million dollars for production and distribution.

The last time I sold the short film, I made 3.2 million yuan. Adding the 1 million yuan from the first round of short film sales, plus the 500,000 yuan that Meng Ziyi gave me, the total is 4.7 million yuan.

I've spent less than 300,000 yuan on various things these past few days, including opening the shop, and I also left 200,000 yuan for my dad's emergency use. Now I have 4.2 million yuan in my account, which is still a few million yuan short of making a movie.

The money should be available from Ganwei Company, but Wang Xiaozhou is a selfish person. He can foresee how high the return on his work will be, so he won't ask others for investment.

Where can I get another three or four million...?

Wang Xiaozhou, who came from a small county town and was worried about a thousand yuan for accommodation just six months ago, now feels that three or four million yuan is a small amount of money. It has to be said that the environment can really change a person.

Unable to sleep, Wang Xiaozhou simply took out his phone and sent a message to Song Shihui, telling her about his current troubles.

Unexpectedly, they replied with a voice message.

"Are you stupid? With this level of skill, you still call yourself someone in the entertainment industry? Look around, which director in the entertainment industry invests in all of their own movies?"

I understand that you don't want to share profits with other investors, but do you dare not share profits with the marketing and distribution company?

Just tell me, is the movie you're planning to make going to be shown in theaters or online?

Wang Xiaozhou felt as if he was trapped by his own perceptions again, and honestly replied, "It would be best to release it online. My film investment is not high, and I don't have much fame. I'm afraid that if it's released in theaters, I won't gain any recognition. I don't want to just throw the money away like that."

Song Shihui replied, "Then let's go to Tencent and get them to invest. With the short film's success, they'll definitely want to get involved when you make a movie. As long as their demands aren't too unreasonable, we can agree to them. In the end, as long as our movie gets some traffic support when it's released, that's enough."

Yes.

Wang Xiaozhou was enlightened.

The reason for not allowing entertainment companies to invest is that I'm afraid they'll take advantage of me without me even realizing it, but cooperating with the Tencent platform is different.

No matter when, we have to admit that Tencent is the boss; it can crush you with its massive user base.

By partnering with them, not only is the money issue resolved, but you also don't have to worry about the subsequent promotion and distribution. It's a win-win situation, so why not do it!

It seems that no matter what you do, you need connections in the industry.

Wang Xiaozhou made a special call to Song Shihui to thank her for her suggestion. Then, seeing that it wasn't too late, he dialed Chang Ping's number in the Penguin Business Department.

The call was answered quickly, and after Wang Xiaozhou explained his purpose, the other end was very interested.

The two sides exchanged ideas over the phone, and the matter was initially settled. Tomorrow, Changping will send an employee in Shanghai to meet with Wang Xiaozhou face-to-face.

After finishing these tasks, Wang Xiaozhou finally felt like going to sleep. He pulled the covers over his head and fell asleep, inhaling Mao Xiaotong's fragrance.

The next morning at seven o'clock, Mao Xiaotong got up to make breakfast for Wang Xiaozhou.

She doesn't know that Wang Xiaozhou came to Shanghai to film something; she thinks he came specifically to record a song for her, so she takes good care of him in every aspect of his life.

Even after she finished cooking, she didn't go inside to call Wang Xiaozhou. She waited in the living room until after nine o'clock when Wang Xiaozhou woke up naturally and came out of the room. She even reheated the dishes again.

"You got up so early to make me breakfast? Why didn't you eat first?"

Seeing that Mao Xiaotong had prepared a bowl and chopsticks for him as well as a set for himself, Wang Xiaozhou asked a little embarrassedly.

"I'll wait for you. Anyway, I'm unemployed right now, so I'll leave everything to you."

Wang Xiaozhou ate very quickly. He blew on a bowl of porridge to cool it down and finished it in a few bites. Then he waited silently for Mao Xiaotong to finish eating, put on his clothes, and threw his coat to her.

"From now on, it's time to work. You're on the team now. Come with me to pick up the people."

"Huh? Give me some time to put on makeup, you jerk!"

"I don't have time. I made an appointment with someone at 11 o'clock. This place is too remote. It will take more than an hour to get here by taxi."

......

Mao Xiaotong's face was tense the whole way. Although she was very pretty, as an actress, she couldn't tolerate going out without makeup. She had to be angry with Wang Xiaozhou today!

As they got out of the car in front of a coffee shop in the city, Wang Xiaozhou said with a smile, "Give me a smile now, or I'll replace the female lead in this movie."

"Movie?"

"The female lead?"

Mao Xiaotong immediately revealed her dimples: "Why are you suddenly making a movie? Are you going to choose me as the female lead? And is the male lead still you? Hehe."

The female lead surrendered very readily. For the actress who starred in Wang Xiaozhou's new movie, what does it matter whether she's angry with him now? A cute Sailor Moon is someone who can bend and stretch!

"Now, the only way to keep your position as the leading lady is to stay silent, come with me, and obey my orders."

Wang Xiaozhou threatened Mao Xiaotong like an evil director.

Mao Xiaotong stopped throwing a tantrum and obediently followed Wang Xiaozhou into the coffee shop. She noticed that Wang Xiaozhou's eyes were constantly scanning the coffee shop, as if he was looking for something.

Who are you looking for?

Mao Xiaotong asked in a low voice.

Wang Xiaozhou was a little embarrassed. He was afraid Mao Xiaotong wouldn't believe him, but he didn't know who he was looking for. Chang Ping had given him this address on the phone yesterday and told him to wait here at 11 o'clock, but he hadn't said who the other person was.

"Who said I'm here to see someone? Go to the front desk and order a coffee. Let's enjoy the elegant atmosphere of old Shanghai."

Wang Xiaozhou tried to save face by spouting nonsense, but as soon as he said that, a woman in the corner of the coffee shop got up, walked gracefully to Wang Xiaozhou, and extended her right hand to him.

"Hello, Teacher Wang, I am Meng Xiaoyou, the head of Tencent's business department in Shanghai. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Wang Xiaozhou glanced awkwardly at Mao Xiaotong, then reached out and shook hands with the woman in front of him:

"Nice to meet you. Just call me Wang Xiaozhou. We'll..."

"Let's talk here."

Meng Xiaoyou gestured for the two to sit down.