China Entertainment: I am a big boss in the industry

Chapter 604 Financial Issues
At this point, Kevin's tone suddenly paused, and a slight embarrassment appeared on his face.

He coughed twice and said with some embarrassment.

"But there's a problem..."

It was this issue that made Kevin come to China in person for business negotiations.

Otherwise, he only needs to send one of his subordinates over.

"Please speak frankly."

"No need to worry."

"After all, cooperation between two parties requires discussion. If you have any questions, you can let me know."

"I'd love to help if I can."

Lin Gao is not bragging.

After all, he is now a billionaire.

It's no longer just a small fortune.

Now the scale of his company is second to none in the industry.

After receiving Lin Gao's earnest answer, Kevin calmed himself down and finally said what he had been hesitating about.

However, his expression still contained a hint of guilty surprise.

"It's like this. We have some financial problems at our company right now, so the highest budget we can offer for your film is only 2000 million US dollars."

Kevin said through gritted teeth.

This is already the highest salary their company can offer even if they have to force themselves to do so.

The pay for other characters has been driven down drastically by them.

There's nothing we can do about it.

At least they can't raise the pay now, and can't solve this problem.
Perhaps only after the film is actually completed and released, and the box office share is received, can the crew and actors be given some subsequent compensation.

After saying this, Kevin felt extremely uneasy.

He raised his eyelids and clenched his hands nervously.

His eyes were fixed on Lin Gao, trying to read the expression on his face.

It seemed as if he was afraid that after he finished speaking, Lin Gao would immediately show an expression of dissatisfaction and reject him.

After all, the price I gave was really low.

It is even considered the lowest in the industry.

Given Lin Gao's current worth and status, even if you offer 5000 million US dollars, it is estimated that some scripts will not invite Lin Gao to play the leading role.

It depends on what Lin Gao means.

Now I only have 2000 million, and I feel embarrassed just thinking about it.

In fact, Kevin was also a little embarrassed, but he just did what he had said to convince shareholders and company executives in the meeting before.

Now the only person who can bring Marvel back to life is Lin Gao, there is no other suitable candidate.

After hearing this, Lin Gao didn't even think too much about it. He just nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

"I understand."

He is also the boss of the company, how could he not understand the things in the Finance Department?

It's normal that sometimes you can't make ends meet for a while.

So Lin Gao expressed his understanding and was very open-minded and cheerful in explaining things to others.

"It doesn't matter. Even if it's 1000 million, I can consider it."

"Because I am interested in the script and the role, not the amount of pay."

Lin Gao narrowed his eyes and smiled happily.

"After all, Mr. Marvin, you also know that in addition to being an actor, I am also the boss of a company, right?"

Money is something that can be earned by your own company.

And make a lot of money.

But good scripts are hard to come by.

Not to mention Iron Man, a character that has become a classic in later generations.

"Mr. Kevin, don't worry. We can still discuss the salary. For the sake of the movie, I can give up part of it."

"That's great."

Kevin let out a long breath, and his mood for the evening eased a bit.

"but……"

But Lin Gao's turn made his heart rise again. Kevin just listened to Lin Gao continue to ask questions.

"May I ask, what is the estimated investment amount for the movie Iron Man?"

This question is also embarrassing.

The actors’ pay is so low, how high can the investment amount be?

Kevin's expression was a little ugly. Of course, he was not venting his emotions to Lin Gao, but he felt it was difficult to express himself.

"1.5."

Upon hearing the number, Lin Gao raised his eyebrows and repeated it.

"1.5 million US dollars? Less than 12 billion Chinese yuan?"

This is too little.

Lin Gao thought so in his heart.

And also raised my own questions.

“Is it because we can’t attract investment?”

Otherwise, the investment amount could not be so small.

Mr. Kevin sighed dejectedly and nodded.

"Yes."

"Is such that……"

Kevin informed Lin Gao of all the problems their company had faced recently.

It turns out that Marvel Group is facing the problem of transformation recently. After all, their focus has been entirely on the comics industry before. However, with the development of the economy and the rapid changes, people are beginning to become more interested in the Internet.

This reduces the preference for paper books.

Profits from publishing novels have been drastically reduced.

At the same time, their Marvel Comics profits have also been hit.

So the Finance Department has been in a state of panic recently.

They have been making losses for nearly two years. If they continue to lose money, they will probably be on the verge of bankruptcy.

This time it was a comeback.

The movie Iron Man was a new film project that they started after risking everything on it and borrowing 2.5 million from a securities group.

If they fail, the entire Marvel Group can just wipe their ass and go home.

After deducting a portion of the pay and wages to the actors and staff, the amount left for filming funds was only 1.5 million.

And this is when there are no problems.

If any problems arise during filming, additional funding will actually be required.

Therefore, every penny of the 1.5 million US dollars needs to be spent wisely.

Lin Gao narrowed his eyes, curled up his fingers, and tapped the table again and again.

His mind was as clear as a mirror.

I see. It turns out that the current time point is the transition period when Marvel Group is facing bankruptcy.

In Marvel comics, every story always has a similar plot.

That is, justice will be suppressed and villains are snooping.

The darkest hour is ready to strangle justice at any time.

Marvel has experienced one of the darkest times in its history.

Changes in the market have caused a crisis in the comics industry.

Millions of retailers are on the verge of bankruptcy as they struggle to digest the drop in sales.

The turning point came because of a man named David.

He came to Marvel with a proposal.

A new idea was proposed.

Marvel is made into a brand, and it produces its own movies. In the movies, the heroes under Marvel intersect with each other and form an independent group of heroes.

This proposal gave Marvel Group an opportunity to turn the crisis into safety.

But it is difficult to do so.

Making a movie is not something that can be done by just talking about it.

(End of this chapter)