This star just wants to make more money

Chapter 232 “Entertainment Contractor”?
"The second one is about superheroes... and some about urban romance and criminal investigation. There are all kinds of things. There are a lot of orders."

"but……"

Xu Feng cooperated and asked, "But what?"

"But these movies seem to be low-budget productions... It's not that the money wasn't enough, but it's just enough to justify the status of you and Lin Shenghuan. After our calculations, the money left for the production itself doesn't seem to be too much."

Of course, these investors will not say specifically what the money is used for, they just give the money.

Xu Feng nodded in realization: "What you mean is, you want to use our traffic and fame to shoot some works and test the waters?"

"It looks like it should be."

At this time, the two had already arrived at the conference room, but Lin Shenghuan had arrived here ahead of them and was waiting here early.

After being dumped, she urgently needed to find something new to divert her attention and soothe her wounded heart.

It is a good thing to participate in a new work.

"How is it?" Lin Shenghuan asked bluntly without looking at the two people who were almost sticking together, "I've been free lately, is there any work for me to do?"

"There are some, but quality is more important than quantity." Xu Feng found a seat and sat down. "We can't just make a bad movie right after we debut and ruin our reputation."

By then, it will just be another bad movie that can only make back some of the cost, which won't be of much significance.

It's not really a compliment to say that a bad movie can produce a great song.

Perhaps with Xu Feng and Lin Shenghuan's abilities, they could make a profit from the music even if the movie turned out to be a complete failure, but this would go against their original intention.

This is probably what the investors were thinking - in any case, with two such famous stars involved and a guaranteed level of music production, the money invested will most likely not be lost.

A business that is sure to make a profit, even if the profit is not much, is something that countless people desire.

But since Xu Feng chose to do this job, he naturally didn't do it perfunctorily.

"How do we calculate the future?" Xu Feng asked again, "They invested money, what kind of income do they expect? Do they want a share of the profits, or do they want an expected income?"

Cheng Luan smiled: "Logically, we should definitely share the profits... But now everyone knows your great name, so we want a rate of return."

"If it's a profit-sharing arrangement, then after the film is released and the box office comes out, everyone will share the profits according to the proportion agreed upon in advance."

"They want a rate of return, which means they hope we can finish the film within half a year and give them 110% of their investment as a return. In other words, they want an annualized profit of 20%."

As for the rest, it is naturally what Mei uses technology for, no matter how much.

Xu Feng nodded: "That's fine, this is more in line with our interests and more like a contractor."

It's a one-time deal, there's not much to do afterwards.

Cheng Luan glared at Xu Feng and said, "You still call this good? The maximum they can give is 7%! In this economic environment, they still want a 20% annualized return without risk. How can they get such a good thing?"

"Besides, they also have to bear risks... You are Xu Feng, you are Lin Shenghuan, you have to be more assertive. He can choose to cooperate or not. If he doesn't cooperate, there are many people who want to cooperate with us. Others have no way to lose this money. Why do you want to play risk-free with us?"

This is indeed true.

Many people actually don’t care whether they make money or lose money on this investment.

Being able to establish relationships with both Xu Feng and Lin Shenghuan at the same time, what’s wrong with losing some money?
How great is the commercial value of these two people? Can they continue to lose money?

Even if you lose everything you invested in a loss, the cooperative channel you establish is priceless.

So many people didn’t even mention the follow-up matters - if you can make money, give a little, if you can’t make money, there will be no responsibility, if you can’t make money, then forget it.

This attitude is undoubtedly a respect for Xu Feng, but it also reflects the view of most people that Xu Feng is "not doing his job properly" - there is a high probability of failure.

Lin Shenghuan nodded and asked, "So, what are you going to shoot? You're not going to shoot a romance movie, are you?"

First of all, Xu Feng’s style is not very suitable for romance films, because his style is relatively simple, direct and youthful, and he cannot act out the greasy but slightly stupid feeling of a domineering president.

This is not a criticism... After all, love is hard to be completely combined with reason.

That's not stupid, but what's the point?

Xu Feng nodded: "I really can't shoot that kind of thing, so I won't consider taking it."

Cheng Luan put the love-related topics at the bottom, looked at the second page, and asked, "What about superhero topics? What do you think, Brother Xu Feng?"

Upon hearing this topic, everyone present shook their heads almost at the same time.

Xu Feng himself also felt that this subject was not good: "...I don't feel very good, because as you said, the investment they gave was not particularly large. This kind of subject usually requires very advanced and realistic special effects as a basis."

"Otherwise, the result of the filming will become a comedy."

Lin Shenghuan also nodded, seeming to be a little frightened: "Yes, you don't know how... funny it is for me to see my acquaintances acting out a serious plot with the help of five-second special effects."

It's a disaster.

Subjects like this, which have great fantasy and a plot that is difficult to stand up to scrutiny, rely heavily on the impact and immersion brought by the images.

If the special effects are not done well enough, and the impact and immersion are not enough, it will become a joke in an instant.

So, don’t do it either.

"Criminal investigation seems to be an option...as a backup."

"The food category seems good, but is it a bit niche? Anyway, these two requirements are proposed by the same company. We are not in a hurry and can take our time to choose."

Finally, there are only these two options on the table.

Now everyone's eyes are on Xu Feng, waiting for him to make a choice.

Lin Shenghuan's gaze was fixed on the "food-themed" information with a greedy look in her eyes. It was obvious that she liked this more and wanted to shoot some food-related TV series and movies.

Xu Feng pondered the two themes carefully and said slowly: "I think these two themes are not contradictory, they can be integrated together?"

"Only children make choices. Let's take it together."

After these words were spoken, even Lin Shenghuan was stunned for a moment.

Food themes and criminal investigation themes can be... combined together?!

Lin Shenghuan's appetite was a bit poor. She imagined the gloomy environment of criminal investigation themes in her mind and shook her head: "That's not good. I have no appetite in that kind of environment. I've experienced it before!"

The gourmet had spoken, and the others also agreed with Lin Shenghuan and looked at Xu Feng at the same time.

Xu Feng laughed and took out the script of "Hannibal" from the system.

"I have an idea to share with you..."

"..."

……

At the same time, Dancing Group Inc.

"Director Song, Zhou Yanliu is making a scene outside, what should we say?"

The variety show "My Home Court" ended successfully, but the various disturbances after the end have not yet completely subsided.

Or rather, it has not only not subsided, but has intensified. Since it is a talent show, there are winners and losers... The first loser is naturally Zhou Yanliu, who gambled her entire fortune on the fact that she could make a successful comeback by stepping on the genius Xu Feng.

But the facts now are very clear. Zhou Yanliu has no right to step on Xu Feng.

This money was completely wasted.

But after the money is gone, what will Zhou Yanliu do next?

She can't write songs, and without a composer to work with her, she can be said to be nothing.

Perhaps Zhou Yanliu can still make use of her previous fame and rely on her old fans who have not completely left her to make a living as a third-tier singer.

But Zhou Yanliu was a person of such temper that she obviously couldn't accept this ending.

"Don't worry about her, let her make a fuss."

Song Tianyu waved his hand.

To be honest, if only "My Home Court" had failed, Song Tianyu would not think that Zhou Yanliu was completely worthless.

There may be follow-up cooperation.

But after that concert, everything was over.

The value of Xu Feng as a person can no longer be shaken. He has undoubtedly become a benchmark in the music industry.

He is a top-notch songwriter, singer, handsome guy and has a lot of traffic. What else can you do to him?

Song Tianyu was too lazy to continue targeting Xu Feng.

It has no other purpose except wasting money, so you might as well continue to look for profitable business.

Of course, Xu Feng's direct testimony through this concert will also be beneficial to other first-line singers.

The biggest advantage is that in the past they were often compared with Xu Feng.

After this concert, no one did this anymore.

It’s not that people think these first-line singers are qualified to be compared with Xu Feng, but that no one makes this kind of Down syndrome comparison anymore.

Because they are actually no longer on the same level, there is no need for any comparison.

"Director Song, we are preparing to shoot a new TV series. Would you like to take a look?"

Song Tianyu glanced casually and waved his hand, saying, "I am only responsible for setting the direction, judging the market, and judging what kind of subject matter will be watched by the audience. I don't know how to shoot it specifically, so you can handle it yourselves."

"Hmm..." The man put away the documents, nodded, and then whispered, "Director Song, there is one more thing."

Song Tianyu didn't look up: "What's the matter?"

"It's about Xu Feng."

"Xu Feng?" Hearing this name, Song Tianyu finally raised his head and said with a smile without any smile on his face, "Hasn't he been very successful recently? What does it have to do with us?"

To be honest, failure in the music industry is failure.

Anyway, the Wudong Group is so big that it has more than just these projects.

Movies and TV series are the most profitable.

"Well...several of our partners told us that Xu Feng is doing some kind of 'entertainment project contracting' activity recently, and he's doing it together with his 'big boss'."

Song Tianyu was stunned by this term he had never heard of before: "What contractor?"

"That's right, the entertainment contractor... I can't explain it to you, just take a look at the advertisement they posted."

As he spoke, the employee took out another document and placed it on Song Tianyu's desk.

Song Tianyu picked it up curiously and read it carefully from beginning to end.

Then a puzzled look appeared on her face, and she started from the beginning again and read on.

After making sure that she was not mistaken, she uttered a "huh" and shook her head: "This is really... nonsense. But Xu Feng and Cheng Luan have the capital to make trouble, let them be, they are not a threat."

When Song Tianyu saw this document for the first time, he really felt like he was dazzled.

It's a contracting model, right?

She was brought to the construction site? Is this still the entertainment industry?

With this model, you still want to make a TV series?

"Well... Mr. Song, if nothing unexpected happens, the schedule of their TV series may conflict with ours. Do you think we need to do something?"

Song Tianyu shook his head and said with a bit of amusement: "What's there to do? They are just selling songs under the guise of TV dramas... I've seen Lin Shenghuan's acting skills. She was invited to guest star in a role before, and it was hard to describe. She must be just the lead singer of the music and will not play any role."

"Xu Feng's acting skills are okay, but what can he do alone?"

"To make a TV series, you can't just hire an actor with good acting skills and find a great singer."

"Who among them will write the script? Who among them will be in charge of filming?"

"Making a decision on the spur of the moment?"

Song Tianyu shook his head: "Even if they really solve these problems, it will still be difficult to succeed... Because it is their first time shooting, they will make many things too idealistic."

"Of course, this kind of failure is no longer a big deal to Xu Feng now."

"Even if he fails, his audience will just laugh and make jokes... You can't attack him with that."

"Xu Feng is basically invincible in the entertainment industry now. You don't need to report anything about him to me in the future. Unless Xu Feng does something that is in direct and serious competition with us."

"Of course, if we can use him to attract attention to us, that's fine."

The subordinate nodded and agreed with Song Tianyu's statement.

In other words, this view is held by the entire senior management of their company, and even the entire entertainment industry, including fans.

No one is optimistic.

Even Xu Feng's fans and Lin Shenghuan's fans only regarded this as a personal celebration of Xu Feng after his success. It was just throwing money into the water for fun and no one took it seriously.

"Well, I think I heard that they are planning to make a TV series about food. It doesn't look like a particularly serious subject."

Song Tianyu nodded and said, "Very good. Comedy themes can often cover up problems. They chose this theme after careful consideration. I feel it will not fail, but it is unlikely to be a big hit either."

The employee agreed: "We are a criminal investigation type of story, which has nothing to do with his side."

"Don't worry about him, just do our own thing."

"Okay, Mr. Song."

"..."

(End of this chapter)