Chapter 126: Spending Money
Lu Man was very beautiful tonight, wearing an elegant little dress with shiny patches on it, which made her look like the popular actress in front of the TV again.
Hearing what Sister Meili said, she said "Oh", crossed her legs, played with her phone, and said nonchalantly, "Actually, I feel okay. Chen Yan doesn't seem like a stingy person."
Sister Meili looked at her with a bit of regret, "Even if Chen Yan is not stingy, he is not a sucker."
She paused, and said to Lu Man earnestly, "Man Man, I think there are some things I should tell you in advance."
"People who are willing to invest in the entertainment industry have two purposes. Money... or people."
Sister Meili looked at Lu Man and said seriously, "Chen Yan will be no exception."
"So...if you want him to always support you, you...must let him get at least one of them."
"Let him feel that his efforts have paid off."
Lu Man put down his phone and looked at Sister Meili.
Sister Meili looked at her and said in a serious tone,
"That's also why I asked you to take on more advertising and endorsements after you became famous two years ago."
"As long as you can make money, no one will dare to take advantage of you."
"After all, you can bring them enough benefits to make them 'suppress their desires'."
"Even if you make enough money, you can be promoted directly to capital and no longer be controlled by others. Of course, no one will dare to do anything bad to you then."
At this point, she changed the subject and said in a low voice, "But...if you can't make money anymore, you still want to keep getting resources like you do now."
"Then you have to consider what else you can give."
“This is an extremely realistic circle.”
"…That's why I've been asking you to work harder."
"So, Manman... do you want to be a superstar who has complete control over your life ? Or do you want to be a captive canary?"
After hearing Sister Meili's sincere words, the expression on Lu Man's face finally became serious.
In the past two years, Sister Meili really protected her from the wind and rain, and she became famous so quickly and made a lot of money, so no one dared to take advantage of her.
I can be willful if I want to be willful. I can do whatever I want. Apart from maintaining my image, I haven't encountered any bad things.
But now she is... at a low point.
Everything...is different now.
…
Following the route indicated by the navigation, Chen Yan crossed two streets, turned a few corners, and slowly walked to the beach, where he found a building that looked unique.
It was a small private club. It looked like an egg shell turned upside down on the seashore. It looked a bit strange from the outside, but when you walked in, you would find that the decoration inside was magnificent and luxurious.
The service staff coming and going are all tall, good-looking, and neatly and beautifully dressed.
Chen Yan looked down at his clothes. Fortunately... he went to see Lu Man this morning, so he changed his clothes specially and wore sneakers.
If you were to wear slippers and shorts under normal circumstances, you would probably be kicked out: after all, some high-end places have dress codes.
Seeing Chen Yan coming in, the waiters on both sides pushed open the door with a sweet smile, bent down slightly, and said in a sweet voice, "Welcome~"
"Hiss~" Chen Yan took a breath of cold air. Why was there such a refreshing feeling in his heart?
Is this why private clubs are so fascinating?
As he walked into the door, a waiter dressed in black hurriedly came in and asked in a low voice, "Hello, sir. Excuse me, do you have a reservation?"
Chen Yan nodded, "Ms. Wang. [Paradise Sea Color]."
The black-clad waiter took out his machine, looked at it, and then said with a smile, "Okay, sir. I'll take you there."
After saying that, she bowed and walked forward with Chen Yan.
Arriving at the [Paradise Sea Color] private room, Chen Yan was again amazed.
This private room is surprisingly not small, it looks to be about 70 or 80 square meters. As soon as you enter the door, there is a huge floor-to-ceiling window opposite you.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window is a small beach with a wooden boardwalk extending all the way to the sea.
There are lights standing on both sides of the wooden plank road. Under the light, the sea not far away is mysterious, elegant, and magnificent, which makes people feel happy.
From the moment he entered the door to the private room, and then saw the beautiful sea view, Chen Yan had only one thought in his mind: This meal tonight is not cheap...
so……
You must pay for it yourself!
After buying this order, I might be able to make hundreds of thousands!
While secretly thinking about paying the bill, Chen Yan smiled at the waiter and said, "Thank you. My friend shouldn't be here yet. I'll just wait a moment."
The waiter smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, sir. If you need anything, please come to me."
After saying that, she bowed slightly and left the private room.
After the waiter left, Chen Yan found a sofa facing the sea and sat down. While quietly looking at the sea outside the window, he was thinking about how to pay the bill, and by the way, he was also thinking about how Sister Meili was going to solve the ban...
Twenty minutes later, when Chen Yan was still immersed in his own thoughts, the sound of "click, click, click" of high heels was heard outside the door.
Chen Yan turned his head to look at the door, and saw the waiter slowly open the door of the private room. Lu Man, wearing a slim little dress, half exposing her left shoulder, and wearing sunglasses, walked in.
She was particularly charming tonight, and the little dress perfectly outlined her exquisite pear-shaped figure.
The dress was covered with shiny patches that sparkled .
The beautiful sister next to her was a little worse in comparison. She was not bad looking and even had some mature charm, but when she stood next to Lu Man, she always felt that she was easily ignored.
This also makes Chen Yan believe that sometimes, being a celebrity may really be a gift from God.
It's a pity... God only gave Lu Man an outstanding appearance, but did not give her the emotional intelligence, IQ and potential she should have...
Otherwise, with her outstanding appearance, it might be possible for her to become a superstar.
Just when Chen Yan was daydreaming, Lu Man and Sister Meili came into the private room and their eyes fell on Chen Yan.
The door of the box slowly closed behind them. Lu Man took off her sunglasses, walked over, smiled slightly, stretched out her delicate hand, and said politely, "Hello, Mr. Chen. Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Chen Yan came back to his senses and looked at the female star with a bit of surprise, wondering what this drama queen was acting out.
At this moment, Lu Man turned his back to Sister Meili, quietly stuck out his tongue, made a face, and glanced behind him.
Chen Yan suddenly understood...
I guess... this is another request of Sister Meili to her.
Thinking of this, Chen Yan also smiled and stretched out his hand, then gently shook hands with Lu Man and said, "Hello, Miss Lu Man. I didn't wait long."
They clasped their hands together, and Lu Man's hands were warm.
After a moment, the two men let go of each other's hands, then gestured to each other and came to the table together.
Sister Meili first helped Lu Man move the chair away, and after Lu Man sat down, she sat next to Lu Man.
Then she turned to Chen Yan and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
"Manman had no choice."
"She is banned now, and her resources are at their worst. If she makes a hasty transformation and changes her image, her original fans may not buy into it, which will make the situation worse."
"So, for a short period of time, she still needs to maintain her original personality when she is outside."
"Before, when I wasn't around, she was a little bit oblivious. She played around every day and didn't even do her etiquette training."
"Now that I am stationed in Qin Island, I require her to maintain her original personality until she breaks through the ban."
Chen Yan glanced at Lu Man and nodded slightly, "It's my duty. Thank you for your hard work."
Although he didn't care and was not optimistic about Lu Man's future development, he just wanted to make money.
But Sister Meili's suggestion was very pertinent and he would not object.
Then, the three of them ordered food while chatting.
While waiting for the meal, Sister Meili drove the waiter out and started chatting about business.
She said to Chen Yan, "Mr. Chen, I came here mainly to talk to you about Manman being banned."
Chen Yan looked at her.
Sister Meili said, "You should be aware of the current situation."
"Manman couldn't get any roles, or rather, Director Zhang would almost always say hello to any role she was interested in. This made it difficult for us to bring in money to the crew."
"His ban on Manman has gone from semi-public to completely public. This has caused everyone in the industry to be wary of Manman."
Chen Yan asked curiously, "How did he do it?"
Sister Meili coughed and said, "The circle is so small. Most directors are from a few schools and are alumni."
“There are only a few investors, and they are all connected to each other.”
"With Director Zhang's connections and relationships over the years, everyone will still give him face."
"As for the remaining small directors and small capital, although they have nothing to do with him, they are also afraid of angering him and being affected. So..."
Chen Yan nodded in understanding.
Sure enough, entertainment is a circle.
He asked, “So how do you want to solve this?”
Sister Meili glanced at Lu Man beside her, and then said, "Since Man Man has been hidden, we should be self-reliant. We should invest ourselves, form our own crew, and put together a team to make movies and TV series ."
Chen Yan frowned slightly, "Do it yourself? Can you find someone?"
Sister Meili said a little embarrassedly, "Yes. But... it will cost money."
"So I plan to divide it into two parts. For some important departments and positions, such as director, assistant director, and lighting. All these positions related to the quality of the film will be filled with money and experts will be hired to do them."
"For other unimportant positions, just recruit people normally. There are a lot of people like this in the circle. They are all at the bottom of the circle and don't care about being banned."
"As for the actors... there are really too many to deal with. We can only try to choose some unknown supporting actors."
"In this case, the risk may be much greater."
"But Manman and I will definitely..."
"so……"
“You really…”
At first, Chen Yan was listening carefully to what Sister Meili said, but gradually, he could no longer listen.
Because there were only two key words echoing in his mind, "It's all about money!" and "The risks are much greater!"
hiss.
Is there such a good thing?
If there are so many advantages to forming your own crew, then I definitely wouldn't object!
Thinking of this, Chen Yan coughed and interrupted Sister Meili, "Well... Sister Meili. Just tell me. How much money do you need?"
Sister Meili probably didn't expect Chen Yan to be so direct.
She was stunned for a moment, then said, "Actually... it doesn't need to be that much. The first movie we plan to make will be a low-budget one, so it might take around 30 million."
Chen Yan's eyes were shining, "The first phase of investment?"
Lu Man, who had been keeping a cool demeanor on the side since the two started chatting, suddenly burst out laughing.
Beautiful sister:? ?
