Chapter 609 - 314: The Fish Is Hooked! Blockbuster TV Series

Chapter 609: Chapter 314: The Fish Is Hooked! Blockbuster TV Series

The production team would certainly have to make the necessary arrangements.

If their investment percentage wasn’t high, they could forget about having a say in the male or female leads.

Some production companies have limited funds and need investors to contribute a large share. This is common with small companies or directors trying to get a series off the ground. Many directors don’t have any money to invest themselves and rely entirely on financiers.

So, if a financier invests a large sum, it’s certainly possible for them to insert their own male or female lead.

That’s why, a lot of the time, it’s not that directors want to use actors with no talent. They’re forced on them by the financiers, and there’s nothing they can do about it.

If they refuse, the financier pulls their funding, and the show might not get made at all. It’s better to just make do with the actor they’re given. The audience is the one who suffers, not the director. As long as he has a job and hasn’t invested his own money, there’s profit to be made once the show is produced.

Besides, he had seen or at least heard of some of these project titles in his previous life. After all, you’d come across them just by scrolling through Tiao Yin.

"This *Dear, Beloved* is a novel adaptation. An e-sports story, that’s interesting." Chen Jincheng had immediately spotted a television series he was interested in. He then asked, "Have the male and female leads for this project been cast yet?"

Sun Ji quickly explained, "The production company has already cast them. The male lead is Li County, and the female lead is Yang Zhi."

Hearing it was those two, Chen Jincheng smiled. "Yang Zhi, you say? In that case, let’s have Second-Life Star invest in this project. Contact them about it later."

’In his other life, this show was a mega-hit, incredibly popular. Investing in it was a sure thing.’

’Of course, a major reason was that Li County and Yang Zhi’s performances were excellent. They perfectly captured that syrupy-sweet feeling of being in love. With different actors, it might not have had the same effect.’

So, if those two were the leads, he absolutely had to invest.

For a 20% investment stake, Sun Ji had also noted that they could recommend a supporting actor.

In other words, they could cast a supporting female or male lead.

’Come to think of it, he actually had the perfect person for the supporting female lead: Li Muchen. She could play the main character’s best friend.’

The show currently had four confirmed financiers, and with them, it would be five.

The reason they were seeking so many investors was that the production company was having financial trouble. In his other life, even after *Dear, Beloved* became a massive hit, this same company still lost over 55 million in six months.

They wanted to maintain a controlling stake, but were afraid of any single investor putting in too much money, so they were sourcing from multiple firms.

Chen Jincheng had barely finished speaking when, unexpectedly, another request to join the video call popped up in the livestream. The username was "Chen Xiangzhi, Huake Film and Television Company."

He glanced at the project files—Huake Film and Television Company was the production company for *Dear, Beloved*.

He immediately accepted the request.

A moment later, a man wearing glasses appeared on the video call. "Mr. Chen, it’s a pleasure to meet you. I’m Chen Xiangzhi from Huake Film and Television Company. I’m also the project lead for *Dear, Beloved*. We would be thrilled to have you invest in our project."

He was very enthusiastic.

He had originally tuned in because he heard Chen Jincheng was discussing the film and television industry, and that a movie director was even pitching him for an investment. He had just come to watch the drama unfold like any other spectator.

Honestly, the 210 million investment in *Wandering Blue Star* had completely stunned him.

With that kind of money, they could shoot two blockbuster series of the year. Yet here was Chen Jincheng, throwing it all down without a second thought.

Not everyone has that kind of guts.

He just never expected that while he was watching the show, he’d suddenly become part of it.

As the project lead for *Dear, Beloved*, he knew that Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television had contacted them previously.

He just hadn’t expected Chen Jincheng to single out their project like that.

So this was an investment opportunity they absolutely had to seize.

Having Chen Jincheng invest now came with countless benefits. The most obvious one was the publicity it would generate for the project. At the very least, its profile would instantly skyrocket.

Chen Jincheng smiled back at him. "You’re too kind, President Chen. I’m genuinely bullish on these kinds of e-sports romance projects. As for the specifics, how about our film and television department sends someone over to discuss the details later?"

"Sounds good. We’ll be in touch," Chen Xiangzhi replied instantly.

The audience in the livestream was truly amazed. Had Chen Jincheng really just settled another television series investment, right in the middle of his stream?

Immediately, tons of people started searching for *Dear, Beloved*, but there was very little information available about it yet.

Chen Jincheng, meanwhile, went back to looking through the project proposals Sun Ji had given him.

A moment later, he turned to Sun Ji again. "This *Little Joy*, *Hidden Corner*, *Yu Huanshui*, *The Story of Yanxi Palace*, *Thirty Only*, and *So Adorable We Are*... Contact all of them. We can invest in all these projects. Let’s stick to these for now, shall we?"

Of the six projects he had picked out, all but *So Adorable We Are* were massive hits from 2019 and 2020.

He wasn’t sure about the others, so he wouldn’t touch them.

These shows, however, would be perfect for placing a good number of his actors.

The talent division at Er Shi Xingchen Film and Television wasn’t large. It only had Zhang Ao’ai, Li Muchen, Lin Leqing, Tian Xiwei, and a few of her classmates.

These shows would be perfect for finding roles for them.

’I’ll arrange for Lin Leqing to have cameo roles in various shows first to hone her acting skills.’

’Her acting was far behind Li Muchen’s and Zhang Ao’ai’s, and she had never had any formal training.’

’*Thirty Only* has three female leads and a sizable budget. I think I can have Zhang Ao’ai try out for one of the roles.’

’She’s the only artist at Second-Life Star right now who can carry a leading role.’

’Li Muchen can play the supporting female lead in *Dear, Beloved*.’

’As for the classmates who joined the company with Tian Xiwei, even though they studied performance, they’ve never actually acted. I can just arrange for them to play minor roles in these shows.’