Reborn since 2005

Chapter 812: Resigning from the Female Leading Role

Before Zeng Xiyue said the name of the movie, Yan Xin knew which movie she was talking about.

It was a movie directed and acted by the kung fu boy Jing Ge. It was also a movie that set a record for Chinese-language box office and left a very deep impression in his memory.

In the original time and space, Brother Jing tried to attract investment everywhere but failed, and finally had to invest on his own. For that one movie, he could be said to have sold everything he had and gambled everything he had.

Of course, he won later. The box office of that movie reached more than 50 billion yuan, which greatly raised the box office record of domestic films.

This time, Brother Jing did get investment - he indeed failed to get investment elsewhere, but after finding the Starlight Film and Television Investment Company, he easily got the investment he wanted.

The production budget of this movie was very high, and Jing Ge could not be considered a first-line star at that time, so his box office appeal had not yet been demonstrated.

Although his previous movie had a box office of several hundred million, that was just a coincidence. His previous movie box office records were really not impressive.

Moreover, the investment this time is too huge. Even if it can reach the box office of the previous movie, it will still be a loss.

It is normal that we cannot attract investment.

When he found Zeng Yan, Zeng Yan didn't think investing in this movie was a wise move and didn't want to invest, but she still reported it to Yan Xin.

Yan Xin pretended to ask Zeng Yan about the general plot, and then gave instructions - "Invest! Invest as much money as needed!"

Zeng Yan was completely confused: "Why? It requires a huge investment, but a movie of this theme won't have a very high box office, and you'll lose a lot if you invest in it."

Yan Xin couldn't tell her that he was reborn. Knowing that the movie would make a lot of money, he could only talk to her about his feelings:

"This is a film that promotes patriotism. I don't mind if it loses money. Just think of it as supporting our domestic military-themed films."

After hearing this, Zeng Yan understood - although she still didn't agree with it.

But she knew that her boss was now a member of the organization and was on the slaughter list, so it was necessary for her to express her political attitude.

Investing 100 million or 200 million to make a patriotic movie, even if it loses money, it is worth it as long as it leaves a strong impression on the public.

After understanding this, she readily agreed to Brother Jing's investment request.

And it has also become the largest investor in this project.

Of course there is no problem in arranging a leading female role to appear in the film.

Zeng Xiyue is now also a first-line star in China with great popularity. She is also her niece, so Zeng Yan hopes to let her play the leading female role.

For those who act in TV dramas, it is certainly a great opportunity to be able to play the leading female role in a big-budget movie.

Zeng Xiyue also wanted to act, but was afraid that she did not have the ability to support such a role. She was still a little hesitant and did not make a decision.

This time, I hope to get some effective advice from Yan Xin.

She believed in Yan Xin.

Yan Xin had seen that movie in his previous life and remembered the plot.

When I heard Zeng Xiyue say that she wanted to play the leading female role, I couldn't help but frown.

With so much money invested, there's no problem in putting a leading female role in there.

But he felt that it was a bit inappropriate to let Zeng Xiyue, who looked timid and a little pitiful, play that role.

He couldn't imagine what that scene was like.

He doesn’t know whether others can accept it, but he himself cannot accept it.

Investing is for making money, not for making the woman you like happy.

That's not playing house.

He sighed and said, "It's a war film, and it's being filmed in Africa. It's going to be very hard. I don't think you need to take this role at all."

"I'm not afraid of hardship." Zeng Xiyue said seriously.

She has not yet decided whether to take on this role, but if she really wants to give up, the reason should not be fear of hardship.

"But there is no need to suffer this kind of unnecessary suffering."

Yan Xin was too embarrassed to tell her that she might ruin the movie, so he could only say it in another way.
"War movies are mostly about men. Even if you become the leading actress, you won't have many scenes, and it won't help your career. In this case, it's unnecessary to go to Africa and suffer."

This cannot be considered as fooling Zeng Xiyue.

Because according to his memory, although the leading actress of that movie became a little famous because of that movie, she was not as popular as the movie.

Her career afterwards was rather mediocre, and there is still a big gap compared to Zeng Xiyue's current situation.

For a young star, playing the leading female role in that movie was a great opportunity.

But for a star of Zeng Xiyue's level, it is not of much help in clear improvement.

If you perform badly, you will be criticized.

Totally unnecessary.

Next, he exaggerated to Zeng Xiyue how difficult it was to film there.

It's not just a matter of hard work, you may also get sick if you're not careful.

There are many kinds of viruses there, which can be regarded as a huge virus library.

In the end, Zeng Xiyue was convinced by him and sent a message to Zeng Yan that night, saying that she felt she was not suitable for the role and asked her to arrange for other artists.

Yan Xin watched her send the message, and then asked her to add one more thing - it would be best to let Brother Jing choose the actors himself, we should respect his opinions and not interfere with his creative freedom.

Generally speaking, there won’t be any big problems if an idol TV series changes a female actress.

If it’s free, people will be more tolerant.

But movies are different.

If one character is out of place, it will lead to a lot of criticism, which will in turn affect the box office.

That costs money, and the tolerance level is different.

On November 11, these idol stars who were preparing to do live broadcasts to sell goods arranged their procedures.

In the evening, Yan Xin also hosted a banquet for them to cheer them up.

That evening, the first batch of idol stars visited Xiguang Youxuan’s major live broadcast rooms and started the Double 11 pre-sale.

Starting from the next day, the second batch of idol stars will move in.

There will be a third batch starting at 6pm that evening.

This is the only way to attract potential consumers at all times.

Now that they have no shortage of stars, they can make such arrangements and occupy all the non-prime time slots.

Yan Xin's green assistance to farmers will start at 11 noon on the th and will last until around pm.

Not prime time.

But it doesn’t matter. This time he’s live streaming to sell goods mainly to promote the products of his own company and use his status as a super-rich man to endorse the quality of the products.

It doesn’t matter if the results of this live streaming sales are not ideal. The most important thing is to establish the brand.

He also went through the process.

He is familiar with all kinds of food produced by Green Source Company. Every time a new product is produced, some will be sent to him, and he has eaten them all.

There is no problem with either quality or taste.

There is no need to worry about failure in this regard. This is why he dares to do this.

Starting from November 11th, their live broadcast base in Yangcheng became very busy.

The atmosphere was also very tense.

In this Double 11 battle, it is very important for Yan Xin to narrow the gap with his competitors.

His goal this time is to achieve one-third of the Double 11 performance of his main competitor.

This is a big challenge and I have to be nervous.

In the new year, the number of registered users of the Xingguang short video platform increased by more than 100 million, and the monthly active users increased by tens of millions.

The transaction volume in the e-commerce sector has also grown by leaps and bounds, already exceeding one-tenth of its main competitor and moving towards 15% of its main competitor.

If this growth momentum can be maintained, it is expected to reach 20% of their size by next year.

If we can achieve a substantial improvement compared to last year’s Double 11, we may even be able to reach % of their size next year.

By that time, Yan Xin could cancel some preferential policies and start collecting commissions.

Of course he hoped that day would come sooner.

He keeps a close eye on all the data.

The platform's traffic is also largely directed to the live broadcast rooms of major sales venues.

Mall advertisements also frequently appear in front of users.

The trading volume this time is much better than last year.

The pre-sale on the 10th had already exceeded the billion mark.

Starting from midnight on the 11th, the trading volume reached billion in the first two hours.

Together with the previous pre-sales, the transaction volume has reached more than 8 billion.

The subsequent data slowed down.

After all, it was late at night and most people were going to sleep, so very few people were shopping at that time.

But by eight o'clock in the morning on the 11th, the transaction volume exceeded billion.

It has exceeded the performance of the entire day of Double 11 last year.

At 12 noon, before Yan Xin entered his Green Origin Agricultural Assistance Live Broadcast Room, the transaction volume reached more than billion.

In the following period of time, he focused his energy on live streaming and selling goods.

After all, he is one of the top richest people in China, so his live streaming cannot be as crazy as other live streaming rooms. He first says a shocking number, and then reduces it by 90% to benefit his family, and then reduces it again, saying that the original price of something that costs a few dollars is several thousand yuan, and finally sells it to his family for dozens of yuan.

If he really did that, it would become a black history that he would never be able to wash away in his lifetime.

Therefore, in this live broadcast of selling goods, the prices were not inflated. The original prices were the same as the prices mentioned in the live broadcast room.

Then the discounts were also given on Double 11.

This time, I am promoting Green Origin not for the purpose of making money, but to promote their products and use my own reputation to endorse the product quality.

The discounts given are real discounts, and they are indeed cheaper than usual.

Of course, it’s not 50% off.

If the discount really reaches 50%, the loss would be too great. This would affect Green Source Company's profits this year, which would also affect the welfare of the villagers in his hometown, Green Source Village.

We don't seek to make money, but we can't lose money either.

The price he offered was quite sincere.

The sales pitch is not exaggerated at all and is also very sincere.

In terms of copywriting and live broadcast style, there is a bit of the appearance of Anchor Dong in his memory from his previous life.

While promoting those foods, he also ate them in front of so many audiences.

In the live broadcast room, he also mentioned his hometown and the changes that Green Origin Company has brought to his hometown.

It's just like chatting with a friend, telling the story in a leisurely manner, without any exaggeration.

When the facts are touching enough, there is no need to process them further.

He is the boss of the platform, and he does the live streaming and selling of goods himself, so naturally he has enough traffic.

Moreover, live streaming by super-rich people with a net worth of hundreds of billions to sell goods is itself a big gimmick, which has attracted attention not only on this platform but also on other platforms, and attracted many people to watch.

They are not necessarily all consumers, but they are all potential consumers.

The peak number of people in the live broadcast room once exceeded one million.

The live broadcast effect was very good, so good that it exceeded Yan Xin's imagination.

Green Source Company now has more than 10 agricultural product processing plants, producing more than kinds of beverages and foods.

In preparation for this Double 11, Green Origin Company increased its production capacity several months ago and stocked up on enough goods.

However, the data of live streaming sales this time was so popular that more than 50 out of the 40 products they launched were sold out.

It wasn't just a false advertisement that the products were selling like hot cakes; it was truly selling like hot cakes and all the stock they had was sold out.

——They have prepared goods for several months. It does not mean that all the goods produced in those months are stockpiled here, because they will still sell them as usual at the same time. It’s just that the production capacity in these months is larger than before, and the goods accumulated are more than before.

There were too many people in the live broadcast room, and too many people willing to buy, so the goods they had prepared were not enough to share.

Because it does look delicious.

And after searching online, I found that the price is indeed a lot cheaper than usual.

In addition, there is a label of "helping farmers", so when placing an order, you are still helping the people, and there is a sense of moral satisfaction.

So a lot of people placed orders.

Later, in order to meet everyone's demands, Yan Xin had to start the pre-sale mode, still at the same price, and the goods would be shipped in 15 days.

This is equivalent to using up all the production capacity for the next 15 days.

After the pre-sale came out, many models were still sold out.

The live broadcast ended at 6 o'clock in the evening. The data given by the assistant host at that time was that the transaction volume of their live broadcast reached more than million.

A total of more than 10 million orders were sold.

It is quite terrifying that the transaction volume can be so high through live broadcast to help farmers.

Before ending the live broadcast, he connected with Feng Xi and Gu Ru who had just started the live broadcast, introduced his wife and friends, and partly ignored them before ending the live broadcast.

After the live broadcast, I asked about the transaction volume, and it has exceeded 20 billion.

He is not particularly confident that he can reach one-third of his competitors' data this time, but it seems that there is still some hope.

Live streaming e-commerce has its own golden period, and unlike its competitors, their data growth trends are not the same.

The evening is the best time slot, as it can ensure that more users can enter.

The goal has not been achieved yet, but there are still six hours left, so it is not necessarily impossible to achieve it.

(End of this chapter)