Chapter 187 I have invested in your project "Yang Rongfa and their project are going to be disbanded?" Mu was surprised this afternoon. It is certain that Li Hu’s arrest will affect Wang Ren and his team’s projects, after all, he is the largest investor. But isn’t Wang Ren a well-known director in the circle? The film project seemed to have good momentum before. Now only one investor has withdrawn his investment, and there is no one to fill the gap? "Ah." Seeing that he didn't understand, Lin Qingyue explained to him, "I think Wang Ren's project will have good reputation after it's finished, and it should have a good influence on the audience, but a good reputation doesn't mean it can make money." In terms of quality and reputation, Lin Qingyue is quite optimistic about Wang Ren and his team's film. The script is good, Wang Ren himself is very talented and good at realistic style. Yang Rongfa and others did not blindly pursue popularity to invite big names. Most of the actors they invited are old actors with good acting skills. Therefore, Lin Qingyue feels that after the film is finished, the degree of completion should not be low, and the quality and reputation can be guaranteed. Because of this, she wanted to recommend Wu Mu to compose the film, thinking that this film would help Wu Mu's reputation and popularity. But good reputation does not mean that a movie will be a hit.
In the market, there is still little confidence as to whether Wang Ren and his team's project can make money. The first is that Wang Ren used to make art films. Although he has won many awards and has a high reputation in the circle, he has never made any commercial blockbusters, and his last film lost so much money. Now they are transforming into filming TV series, which is enough for the gimmick, but will it not adapt to the local environment? Investors are not optimistic. In addition to being pessimistic about people, the market is also not optimistic. TV series are different from movies. Movies can make money at the box office, but TV series cannot. We can only rely on TV stations and major film and television platforms to buy them. But the subject matter of this film is very sensitive and it would not pass the review for television, so it can only be made into a web drama and broadcast online. This means that the market on the TV side is naturally missing, and we can only rely on the film and television platforms to pay for it. However, the film and television platforms are obviously skeptical about whether the public will like films with this kind of subject matter and script after they are made. This can be seen from the fact that there are no major film and television platforms among the investors of Wang Ren’s project. And there is also great pressure to recover costs. The production cost of million yuan may be just a fraction for a normal TV series of to episodes. However, the current top-notch TV series have already reached the terrifying figure of to million yuan. But for a web drama that is only planned to be produced in a dozen episodes, the cost is very high. The cost of a single episode is 13 to 14 million, which ranks among the top figures for all dramas. Anyway, there are a lot of negative factors. Lin Qingyue smiled and said, "The previous investments were all obtained by Yang Rongfa and his friends through favors and connections. Those investors didn't really expect to make any money from this project. They just invested a little because of the relationship. This was under the guise of Li Hu, the big investor, backing us up. Now that Li Hu is gone, the others don't want to invest any more, and instead want to withdraw their capital." After listening to Lin Qingyue's story, Wu Mu realized that the project led by Wang Ren and his team was actually quite difficult. So, in the act of trapping Li Hu, did he also trap Wang Ren and the others as well? Well, it’s not his fault. It’s Li Hu’s fault for having a dirty background. Wu Mu thought righteously in his heart. But something suddenly occurred to him.
"Director Lin, what do you think of me investing in their project?" Wu Mu said thoughtfully. Lin Qingyue was obviously stunned, and then said with a smile, "You have too much money?" "I recommend you to be a composer, but I don't think you can be an investor. The risk is too great. Not to mention making money from this, you can't even guarantee a return on your investment." Return on investment? It’s enough to be able to make back the investment! Wu Mu certainly didn’t have a lot of money to burn, he just suddenly thought, could he earn some points from this film? Being a singer can earn points by appearing on variety shows, and obviously being an actor can also earn points by filming TV shows. Moreover, compared to variety shows which only take a few days to shoot, TV movies may take at least several months or half a year. During this period, you can earn points and save the time when you have no work in the middle. The overall bonus will obviously be much higher than variety shows! But no one wants to hire him to earn points as an actor, and people in the circle now recognize his variety show and singing abilities. But it doesn’t matter if there is no one. You can just bring your own money into the group. Wu Mu may remember that in Yang Rongfa's drama, there happened to be a second male lead, who was Wang Chuang, the son of the protagonist Wang An. He could play the role. This role was previously scheduled to be played by top star Zhou Yu, but if I have invested in it, can't I just kick Zhou Yu out using my status as a major investor? Well, please call him Li Hu No. 2! The more Wu Mu thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was plausible. If this series can really make a profit, then he will be purely earning points. Even if it is a small loss, it doesn't matter. The points earned can be returned by drawing a few performance cards. It can even be said that the film itself may not necessarily lose money. It doesn’t matter if the film is not a box office hit, because there is a system performance card. After figuring out the key, Wu Mu immediately spoke: "Director Lin, can you introduce me to Yang Rongfa and his team? I've invested in their project!" In the capital, in the high-end restaurant where Wu Mu first met Wang Ren. Wu Mu met Wang Ren again, and Yang Rongfa who was beside him. Wang Ren was still as taciturn as before. After meeting, he just nodded to Wu Mu and stopped talking, as if the turmoil of the previous few days had never happened. Yang Rongfa looked at Wu Mu with a somewhat unhappy look. It was this guy who almost made big news for them because of a drinking incident a few days ago. Although he had sensed that the French director was a troublemaker from the incident on TV, he had never expected that he could be that troublesome. Why bother? It was just too coincidental that Li Hu was imprisoned. Just as this man had a conflict with Li Hu, Li Hu was imprisoned right after. Yang Rongfa still had some doubts in his heart. But it was just a little doubt. If Wu Mu really did this, he felt that there were still many things that didn't make sense from a practical logical point of view. But no matter what, Yang Rongfa's perception of Wu Mu is undoubtedly extremely bad. If it weren't for Lin Qingyue's face, he would not only not disclose his meeting with this person, but would also use his connections to ban him. And just as he was thinking this. Wu Mu got straight to the point, "Boss Yang, how much money do you need for this project? I want to invest some money." Yang Rongfa was stunned for a moment. After two seconds of silence, he smiled and said, "Teacher Wu Mu, I have been wanting to meet you these past few days to apologize to you. We didn't do our job well before." (End of this chapter)