Chapter 608 - 314: The Fish Is Hooked! The Blockbuster TV Series

Chapter 608: Chapter 314: The Fish Is Hooked! The Blockbuster TV Series

Guo Fan didn’t react right away.

’What does he mean?’

Still, he was extremely nervous.

After all, every investor he had met with before this had worried about him going over budget.

So, he hurriedly offered another assurance, "Mr. Chen, it’s really enough. I absolutely will not go over budget again."

Seeing his state, Chen Jincheng couldn’t help but say, "Director Guo, don’t be nervous. I’m not worried about you going over budget."

"On the contrary, I’m worried you’ll cut your budget because of funding issues, slashing special effects scenes and lowering your standards for them."

"That’s not what I want to see. I believe this film will become a milestone in the history of domestic cinema, so I want it to be the best it can be."

He even added with a righteous air, "So, even if this movie doesn’t make any money, I’m still willing to invest and make it the absolute best."

"Besides, I know a thing or two about special effects, and I don’t think your current budget is enough to make them perfect. So I hope you can be honest with me, Director Guo. How do you know I’m not willing to invest more?"

These words really got the livestream audience fired up.

Seriously, if this movie became a hit after its release, Chen Jincheng’s words would definitely be used in its promotion over and over, becoming a legendary story.

Guo Fan was so moved by his words that he couldn’t help himself. He blurted out, "We’re still 150 million short of making it perfect."

When Wu Jing heard this, he panicked and started winking frantically at him.

’How could he just say that?’

’Isn’t he afraid the guy is just bluffing?’

The audience in the livestream saw Wu Jing’s antics and couldn’t help but laugh.

When Guo Fan saw Wu Jing’s frantic gestures, he realized it too. ’Was I just fished?’

’How could I have just blurted that out?’

He really wanted to give himself a slap.

He had just secured this 60 million investment, which would at least guarantee the movie could be finished.

Now, wasn’t this just telling the investor that he could go over budget at any moment and would need an even bigger investment down the line?

What kind of investor could tolerate that?

For a moment, he looked at Chen Jincheng awkwardly, wishing he could take back what he had just said.

Chen Jincheng had indeed been fishing. So, when the fish took the bait, he smiled and said, "Alright, let’s do as Director Guo says. 60 million plus 150 million, for a total of 210 million. Second-Life Star will invest. I hope you can create a perfect hard sci-fi film, Director Guo, and prove my judgment right."

"Director Guo, you can come over to sign the contract in the next couple of days if you’re free. By the way, I’ll be in Beijing for a few more days."

Guo Fan could hardly believe what he was hearing. What happens when a hard sci-fi director suddenly becomes rich?

You go all-in on the special effects. You absolutely have to go all-in.

With that thought, he eagerly promised Chen Jincheng, "Mr. Chen, I will definitely make this movie absolutely perfect. I won’t let you down."

Wu Jing’s jaw dropped. He thought the guy was just testing Old Guo, but who would have thought he’d actually agree to invest 210 million just like that.

There were over 1.8 million people in the stream now.

Since he had said it in front of so many people, there was no way he could back out.

At that moment, the entire livestream erupted.

To the average viewer, they had just witnessed a 210 million investment deal unfold.

But for those in the film industry, it was a shockwave.

You have to understand, to them, capital was everything, and generous capitalists were people they had to curry favor with.

This was especially true for directors, who loved decisive and straightforward investors when they were putting a project together.

"Mr. Chen, thank you so much! I’m buying a ticket to Beijing right now." Guo Fan expressed his gratitude, then hurriedly rushed out the door.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen." Wu Jing said his thanks and also immediately disconnected from the call.

Chen Jincheng then instructed Sun Ji, "From now on, your team will be in charge of Director Guo’s project. Get on it as soon as possible."

"Yes, Boss," Sun Ji immediately nodded.

Seeing his boss so casually invest 210 million in *Wandering Blue Star*, he also said, "Boss, our department has actually been evaluating some projects and has made initial contact. We could get involved, and I’d like you to take a look."

Although they were all projects, the decision for *Wandering Blue Star* had ultimately come from the boss. Therefore, he still hoped to demonstrate his own value.

He had specially prepared these project proposals before he came, and he would have presented them to the boss even without the *Wandering Blue Star* deal.

"Let me see," Chen Jincheng didn’t refuse.

He also wanted to see what kind of film and television projects the people at the LeTV Film and Television department had their eyes on.

This also piqued the interest of the people in the livestream.

Those in the film industry were keen to see what other projects Second-Life Star would invest in next.

They had a strange feeling, never having imagined that investment deals in their industry could be broadcast live like this.

The viewers, on the other hand, had a special feeling, as if they were getting to experience what it was like to be a capital tycoon in the film industry.

Chen Jincheng opened the proposal documents Sun Ji handed him and saw that there were materials for no less than 30 projects inside, all of them for various television series.

Furthermore, Sun Ji had noted data such as investment ratios behind each project.

These were the investment shares that the production companies were willing to offer. Some of the producers were big companies with their own capital, who assembled projects primarily to find partners to share the risk.

Therefore, they wouldn’t give too large a share to any single party, and the investment amount was also relatively small.

After all, it was an unspoken rule in the film industry: when an investor joins a project, they’ll inevitably recommend an artist from their own company, or perhaps some starlet or male actor they’re sponsoring.