[Q&A - 1, Remaining Inventory 0]: The movie "Hotel No. 17" is the box office dark horse of Chinese suspense movies in 2019, with a final box office of 1.7 billion.

“1.7 billion?”

Zheng Ge's eyes lit up and he was surprised.

I didn’t expect that I could encounter such an opportunity even if I wandered around with Yao Yao.

Does this woman have the attributes of luck?

Zheng Ge looked at Yao Yao inexplicably, making Yao Yao look strange.

“How much does this movie totally invest?”

Zheng Ge asked, putting down the script.

"The investment is not large, it is expected to require 5 million."

The young director of eyes said, a hint of nervousness flashing across his face.

"Okay, I've invested this money."

Zheng Ge waved his hand and said.

With a box office of 1.7 billion, only 5 million was invested, making a big profit.

Although the box office of 1.7 billion yuan will be paid with a special business tax of 3.3% and a special fund for the film industry. The remaining 91.7% will be shared with the cinema, theater, and publishers. The last one will be estimated to be 500 million or 600 million.

But this is worth it!

It was simply a 500 million or 600 million yuan that I picked up for free.

"You voted?"

The young man in the eyes and his friends were shocked.

"Yes, 5 million, I'll invest...." Zheng Ge paused in his tone, and he suddenly remembered that he had only hundreds of thousands of cash left on him.

"Damn, I just made an investment of several hundred million, but now I'm in trouble for millions."

Zheng Ge was speechless.

Immediately, he took out a business card and said seriously: "This is my business card. You can prepare it and call me. After the contract is signed, the money will be deposited immediately." Although he had no money in his pocket, he was not timid at all.

This is the confidence brought by the value of hundreds of millions.

"Okay, by the way, my name is Xu Dali. This is my phone number."

Xu Dali nervously took a note and wrote his phone number.

Zheng Ge took the note and left the fundraising office with Yao Yao.

Xu Dali and others also collected the stalls.

...

"You're watching this movie?"

Walking on a small road, Yao Yao said curiously.

“Yes, the script is wonderful.”

Zheng Ge smiled.

"But many times, good scripts can make bad movies." Yao Yao reminded.

"It's only 5 million, so what can I do if I have a bad movie?" Zheng Ge shook his head.

Yao Yao was speechless.

It seems that this is true. Zheng Ge is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, but only 5 million, which is indeed a small investment.

After a walk around, the two of them found a Western restaurant for lunch and separated.

After parting with Yao Yao, Zheng Ge returned to the hotel, thought for a while, and called Ximeng, "Hey! Ximeng, can the company take out 5 million without affecting its operation?"

“5 million?”

Simmon was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes."

"Okay, transfer it to my account, I'll use it. The 5 million will be used as part of the return of the 50 million loan."

Zheng Ge said.

"OK."

Simmon responded.

...

In the afternoon, Zheng Ge and Yao Yao were strolling at various attractions in Pengcheng. Just as they were about to go to Huaxi Valley, Xu Dali suddenly called.

"Let's go and meet that young director."

Zheng Ge hung up the phone and smiled at Yao Yao.

"good."

Yao Yao nodded.

In a hotel, Zheng Ge met Xu Dali again.

"Mr. Zheng, this is a contract."

Xu Dali handed Zheng Ge the drafted contract.

Zheng Ge looked through it and it was OK.

This movie is entirely invested by him.

Xu Dali is a director and has no box office dividend rights, but has script copyright fees and director's pay.

"OK."

Zheng Ge nodded and signed the contract.

"The funds will be deposited soon, and I'll hand them over to you next."

After putting the contract away, Zheng Ge said to Xu Dali.

"Don't worry, Mr. Zheng, I will definitely do my best." Xu Dali was full of confidence. This was the first work in his career. Although there was no box office share, if it became popular, would he still be short of money in the future?

Zheng Ge nodded.

"Mr. Zheng, the crew has selected the male lead and some supporting roles. It's just that because of limited funds, the actors I've found are basically amateurs, and there are only two old actors who are not paying attention to." Xu Dali said.

"It's quite efficient! The crew has been established?"

Zheng Ge was surprised.

Xu Dali said embarrassedly: "Before I found the investment, I had already contacted some friends. The actors and staff were almost all my friends and classmates. I got there immediately after a message."

Zheng Ge nodded.

"But, the heroine has not been selected yet. I am going to audition for the heroine at the School of Performance at Pengcheng University tomorrow. If Mr. Zheng has time tomorrow, he can come and have a look." Xu Dali said again.

"Choose the heroine?"

Zheng Ge's eyes lit up and he was a little curious.

"Okay, go take a walk tomorrow."

Zheng Gedao.

Yao Yao, who was beside him, looked up at Zheng Ge, thinking about something.

...

The next morning, Zheng Ge and Yao Yao came to Pengcheng University again.

Without notifying Xu Dali, the two of them were just standing outside and watching. There were quite a few girls participating in the heroine audition, and they lined up for a long queue.

"There are so many beauties." Zheng Ge smiled.

"Normal, those who learn to perform are the first level of appearance." Yao Yao said.

"Yes." Zheng Ge turned around and looked at Yao Yao and joked: "With Miss Yao's appearance and figure, if you go to the entertainment industry, you will be the future queen."

When Yao Yao heard this, a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes and said, "Forget it, it's too dirty."

Zheng Ge looked at her in surprise.

Yao Yao said: "I have worked in online live broadcast platforms, and there is some intersection between online live broadcasts and the entertainment industry, such as big anchors who send the platform, participate in some entertainment activities, and go to TV. After getting in touch with the entertainment industry, I feel that this pool of water is deeper and dirtyer than I thought." She paused and said: "Of course, it doesn't matter if we invest. In the entertainment industry, capital is king. If capital wants to promote someone, as long as this person is not too bad, he can definitely support him."

"Are the unspoken rules in the entertainment industry that are really that serious?" Zheng Ge looked at the little beauties waiting for the audition, a little curious.

Regarding the various things in the entertainment industry, he just read the news online and didn't know whether it was true or false.

"In short, if a newcomer has no chance, it will be difficult for him to make a comeback. Especially for actresses, even if they are lucky because of a drama, it will be difficult for them to gain a foothold without a good backer. This has made those timid directors and some capitalists think about unspoken rules." At the end of the story, Yao Yao blinked her beautiful eyes and looked at Zheng Ge deeply, seriously doubting his real purpose in investing in movies.

She knows that some capital invests in the entertainment industry just to make unspoken rules actresses.

"Don't look at me like this, I'm just looking forward to this movie."

Zheng Ge noticed her eyes and waved his hand speechlessly.

This is all right! Does he still need unspoken rules if he wants a beautiful woman? It doesn’t take money, and his appearance alone can charm a little fairy.

Yao Yao curled her lips. She didn't believe that Zheng Ge didn't have that intention.

However, she is now just a friend and partner of Zheng Ge, so it is hard to control her too much.

As the audition proceeded, beauties were eliminated one by one.

It was not until noon that Xu Dali chose a relatively satisfactory heroine.

"Mr. Zheng, this is Bai Wenjing. His acting skills are absolutely first-class among new actors. And his temperament is very consistent with the heroine in my heart."

Xu Dali pointed to a beautiful and quiet girl and said to Zheng Ge.
Chapter completed!