China Entertainment 2004

Chapter 22 I make money, make money

In the 00s, it was the period when Chinese-language films turned from niche literary films to commercial blockbusters, so Director Zhang made "Curse of the Golden Armor" and Director Chen made "The Promise".

But no one would have thought that the most surprising movie in 2006 would be "Crazy Stone", which was extremely cheap.

This movie directly made Ning Hao a blockbuster, and also brought Huang Bai into the public's field of vision.

It's a pity that although Huang Bai's acting skills at this time are superb, his image is really not good. The audience thought that the director found him from the construction site when he played "Migrant Workers for Survival".

As for Ning Hao, after making two low-budget literary films, he began to turn his attention to commercial films, but he was worried about finding investment.

The approval of "Crazy Stone" is entirely thanks to King Liu Tianwang of Xiangjiang, who invested 300 million.

Although this amount of money is quite a lot, it is really a bit shabby to use it to make a movie.

Later, when this guy heard Huang Bai say that "Old Boy" could make at least a million dollars, he was immediately moved and turned his idea to Jiang Yu.

Who can believe that a little security guard half a year ago can turn over with a song?
They used to take Jiang Yu to play, firstly because they themselves were not doing well, and secondly because they saw that he was handsome.

Things are different now.

Since Jiang Yu passed the art test and wrote (chao) songs like "Old Boy", her status has risen sharply.

"Young Master Yu, my script is good. Does Guy Ritchie know that? Have you seen "Two Smoking Barrels"? Haven't you seen it? The audience hasn't seen it either. My movie is based on it. When it's released That's absolutely hot."

This fellow Ning Hao used his tricks of deceiving rich men to fool Jiang Yu.

Jiang Yu won't be fooled, "Don't talk about that, it's useless, if you are sincere, I will give you Shao Yu a shoulder first."

"What the hell," Ning Hao said angrily.

He found that this kid was really a little tricky, and he dared to put his face on if he was given a nose.

"Negative energy value from Ning Hao, +35!"

Jiang Yu added another stab, "You have to practice your ability to fool investors. Can I invest in you like this?"

"Then what do you want?" Sun Honglei asked.

Jiang Yu said: "At least go to the nightclub, open a few bottles of champagne, find some beautiful actresses, and discuss about promoting positive energy."

Those guys immediately started to rant, "Good guy, you're already thinking about finding an actress before you're an investor, it's a disaster."

"I'm looking for actresses, but I don't know if I'm taking advantage of them or they're taking advantage of me. They're all young people, so you have to be open-minded..." Jiang Yu didn't blush at all.

"That's a good point, Lao Lin, you just give him a mouthful now, and let him take the money without hesitation," Huang Bai began to boo.

"Fuck off!"

"They're all young people, so let's be open-minded, don't be so rigid about gender, beautiful men and beautiful women are the same..."

A few people were laughing and joking, talking nonsense while deciding on the matter.

Waiting for Jiang Yu to get the share of "Old Boy" and invest 50 at his discretion, and then play a small role in the summer vacation, it can be said that it is a waste of money.

In addition, Sun Honglei was dragged into the water. This guy looks like a criminal, and he just happened to play Brother Dao, which can be regarded as a contribution to society.

……

In the supermarket, Jiang Yu was pushing a trolley, and Jia Lin was carrying a basket, searching for all kinds of delicacies.

One is for extra meals, and the other is to celebrate the end of Jiang Yu's college entrance examination.

The two of them had already searched for snacks such as milk and potato chips, and now it was the turn of meat.

"This beef doesn't look fresh," Jia Lin was a little moved, saying that it was not fresh, but in fact it was too expensive.

"Buy it, it tastes the same," Jiang Yu naturally knew what she was thinking.

Although the money hasn't arrived yet, he is worth millions anyway, so he can't be too frugal.

Jia Lin's round face smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Okay, go back and make braised beef in brown sauce, and show you my ancestral craftsmanship. The boss will give me two catties of beef and two catties of pork ribs."

Today, Jialin is still in a mess, but she is preparing for the Broadcasting Art Troupe. Once she is admitted, her situation will be much better.

What's more, Jiang Yu paid her rent, which relieved her a lot of pressure.

The two had reached a tacit agreement. Jiang Yu rented the entire house and lent her the second bedroom, while Jia Lin took care of all the housework, including cooking. It was mutually beneficial and win-win.

"Why don't we buy a washing machine," Jiang Yu suggested when passing by the appliance section, "It's hot, and we can also buy air conditioners and refrigerators."

"You local tyrant, what kind of air conditioner and refrigerator do you buy for renting out the house, what are you going to do when you move?" Jia Lin directly objected.

"Just move out together. The house is rented, but the life is not rented." Jiang Yu is very reasonable, "I also want to order furniture to decorate the house."

"Pull you down, you just have money to burn," Jia Lin resolutely refused and dragged him away.

From Jia Lin's point of view, Jiang Yu will start school in September and will move into the school dormitory soon. She will probably move out by then, find a cheaper basement, and buy some furniture.

The relationship between the two is said to be friends, but more like siblings.

Although Jiang Yu didn't care too much about money, Jia Lin was very clear about everything.

This girl looks carefree, but she is actually careful.

As for Jiang Yu, he just smiled and didn't argue.

In fact, he was thinking about whether he could buy a house in that neighborhood if he had the chance.

He specifically asked, although the neighborhood is a bit old, but the location is good, and it is still in the school district of Haidian, and the average price at this time is only more than 5000.

More than 40 can be won.

This amount of money is astronomical for ordinary people, but for Jiang Yu now, it is still affordable.

Buy the house, decorate it, and buy some furniture...

Tsk tsk tsk, happy.

……

In late June, the college entrance examination scores.

Jiang Yu and Huang Bai are gathering in Lu Zhiwei's production company to discuss further cooperation.

In the end, Jiang Yu caught up with the score, holding the phone, and he was a little afraid to check it.

"You bastard, life and death are a knife, check it out," Huang Bai urged.

"Okay!" Jiang Yu took a deep breath and mustered up the courage to call the inquiry hotline.

The score was reported from the other end of the phone, and Jiang Yu was so nervous that he didn't even dare to breathe, "...the total score is 310 and nine points..."

310 nine?

"Hey! I got hit!"

Jiang Yu was overjoyed.

He has learned!
"What did you win?" Lu Zhiwei asked while holding a teacup.

"He has been admitted to the Acting Department of the Film Academy." Huang Bai pushed Jiang Yu off of him in disgust. "See if he is happy."

"Congratulations," Lu Zhiwei said with a smile, "Actually, education is just a stepping stone, and it doesn't mean anything. Ability and resources are much more important than education. You are handsome and can write songs. This is your core ability. How about going to play?"

Jiang Yu thought for a while, and said, "Even if it's... let's make a dream come true."

Lu Zhiwei smiled, noncommittal.

In fact, Jiang Yu decided to take the acting department of the Film Academy not only because he wanted to get into that circle, but also because he had already had experience in taking the exam three times in his previous life.

This is commonly known as path dependence.

In Lu Zhiwei's view, it was a waste of time for Jiang Yu to study at the Film Academy for four years.

"In this era, there are many ways to succeed. Examinations and academic qualifications are the most universal ones. Many academics look down on wild ways. They think that I have read so many books and taken so many exams. Why can't my income be as good as my own? An internet singer who didn't even graduate from junior high school."

"In fact, they simply don't understand what are really valuable resources."

Jiang Yu didn't understand and asked, "So, what are the valuable resources?"

"Education, knowledge, connections, beauty, fame, talent, money, all of these are counted," Lu Zhiwei listed one by one, "Education is one of them, and now it's devalued too much, and you, Jiang Yu!"

He turned to Jiang Yu with piercing eyes, "You can write moving songs, this is your value. The work of most people in this world is worthless, and extraordinary creative talent is It is the scarcest and most expensive resource in this era!"

"..."

Jiang Yu nodded with a half understanding.

I couldn't help but be dumbfounded in my heart, look at his ability to fool, no wonder he can be the boss, which makes the labor and management excited.

In comparison, he and Huang Bai are simply two honest people.

Tucao returned to Tucao, Jiang Yu still silently wrote down these words in his heart.

Although he was a human being in two lifetimes, his ability and vision are not as good as those of an elite like Lu Zhiwei. After all, he was an ordinary person in his previous life, and his social level was too low.

To live a new life, in addition to using the advantages of the prophet to speculate, all kinds of concepts and knowledge must also be refreshed.

"Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't understand these things." Lu Zhiwei guessed that he had committed a habit of being a good teacher, and said a few more words, "If you have other songs to release in the future, you can contact me at any time."

"This is your income. You can sign after confirming that there is no problem. I will ask the secretary to type it on your card." He handed over two stacks of documents. "Of course, they are all after tax."

Jiang Yu flipped through it, feeling a little amazed.

I have to say that Lu Zhiwei's company is really doing well, and the details of various accounts are clear at a glance.

The main income of "Old Boy" is the share of the CRBT. Currently, the total downloads have reached 300 million, most of which are contributed by the student community.

Although this data cannot be compared with a divine comedy such as "Mouse Loves Rice", it is still considerable.

It's just that the final income was not as high as Jiang Yu imagined.

The share ratio between operators and content providers is 2:8, but there is also a content publisher in the middle.

This kind of content publisher is equivalent to an intermediary. They don't make any contribution, but they can get [-]% of it. It can be said to be a cancer in the industry.

After deducting the publisher's share, and Lu Zhiwei's production company's share, Jiang Yu and Huang Bai finally left 96 yuan.

In the end, according to the previous 20-76 split agreement, Huang Bai took away [-], and Jiang Yu was left with [-], and he had to pay another wave of taxes. The cash he got was actually not much.

For Huang Bai, singing a song and contacting the producer earned more than 20 yuan for nothing.

For Lu Zhiwei, he resigned and started his own company, and it was a good start. He made hundreds of thousands of dollars in half a year, so he was naturally satisfied.

As for Jiang Yu, after writing (chao) a song, relying on Lu Zhiwei's operation, from a small security guard to a net worth of hundreds of thousands, what is there to be dissatisfied with?

The only one who suffers seems to be the original far away.

When the two of them came out of Lu Zhiwei's company, they were both happy and their faces were flushed.

"Do you think I should buy a Mercedes-Benz or an Audi?" Huang Bai pondered.

Jiang Yu said: "What kind of car to buy, buy a house, pick up a house in the school district in the city center."

"What kind of house should I buy? Now that the house price is so expensive, I'd better rent a house and buy it later when the house price drops," Huang Bai said with a look of understanding.

"Let me tell you, this house price can't go up any further. Buying a house now is a fool's errand. You should follow your brother's advice when investing. I have experience. Buying a house is the safest..."

"Oh," Jiang Yu sighed helplessly.

No wonder what you invest in later generations loses money.

I want to make you rich, but you are useless if I give you a chance.

Jiang Yu has already made up his mind, first take out 50 yuan to make a movie for Ning Hao, he remembers that "Crazy Stone" was a big hit in the end, and he will never lose money.

The remaining [-] yuan can be used as a down payment. Go to the community where he lives now to see if there is a suitable house, and take a loan to buy one.

This is a house in the school district. After more than ten years, it will be sold at least with a small fee.

The two walked and chatted, and happened to pass by a volunteer service point, and a few college students came to distribute leaflets.

"Hello, pay attention to the love project, help children in poor mountainous areas to go to school, please find out..."

Jiang Yu took the flyer, and his heart skipped a beat.

(End of this chapter)