Chapter 651 - 642: Investment

Chapter 651: Chapter 642: Investment

This is how people are; when you succeed once, they think it’s just dumb luck. When you succeed a second time, they credit it to luck and help from important people, thinking they could do it too. But when you succeed a third time or more, people start to believe you have real ability.

How is the power of discourse obtained? It’s the result of making correct decisions one after another, convincing those around you.

And when you demonstrate exceptional vision, brilliant tactics, and unique insight, people around you will follow you blindly.

Even if you fail once, people won’t think it’s your fault. They might blame other factors or chalk it up to bad luck, but no one will question your decisions.

Now, Su Qing is gradually changing the way people around him see him. The first to change weren’t Shen Yi, but rather those at the Jiangcheng Public Security Bureau.

Through several correct decisions, he’s shown everyone his ability. Nowadays, as long as his suggestions aren’t too far-fetched, old Zhao generally agrees with them.

Adding to that, Lin Chengcai also trusts him, especially in his strength in psychology. So in typical interrogation sessions, if he says someone has a problem, that person will definitely receive special attention, even creating a preconceived notion.

Shen Yi’s trust in him reached its peak last year after he became the ’Stock God’ through trading.

In other words, even if he wanders around now, Shen Yi feels she can back him up. With them now being boyfriend and girlfriend, this phenomenon becomes even more pronounced.

Even so, it was through many things, step by step, that he changed Shen Yi’s perception of him, not in one fell swoop.

As for Tang Nan and Wen Nanqing, even now, they do not fully trust him like Shen Yi does. After all, when facing risks, anyone would think more carefully. However, comparatively, they are still willing to trust Su Qing.

Tang Nan has started to waver after witnessing Su Qing’s operations in front of her several times, feeling she should trust this younger brother.

If she wants to play, Su Qing won’t be stingy, but she’ll have to wait until the next round.

In the afternoon, Wang Fan called to say he had arrived, so Su Qing quickly asked Hu Xiaoling to go downstairs to meet him, and he called Tang Nan to come over as well.

"How’s it going? Has Director Wang arrived?" Tang Nan received his message and hurried over. Today is an important day for them. As a person in the entertainment circle and owner of Baihua, and with Baiwen Company not yet officially established, she is half an owner, so she naturally needs to be present.

After all, not to mention that Baiwen Entertainment Company’s procedures haven’t come through yet, even if they did, it would still just be a shell company.

Luckily, it’s an investment company handing out money. If there was a product, would anyone trust such a company? That would be strange.

By joining in, at least Tang Nan, being an insider, can psychologically reassure the other party, making it more formal.

"I had Xiao Hu go meet him. He’ll be here soon!" Su Qing said with a smile.

Even though Hu Xiaoling is older than him, since he’s the boss, calling her Xiao Hu is appropriate.

Hearing this, Tang Nan nervously rubbed her hands together: "Oh dear, thinking about discussing a billion-dollar project soon, I feel so excited!"

That’s right, given the current situation, it’s practically a done deal. After all, with Su Qing’s side already agreeing, what more can those seeking investment say?

"Then just watch. Of course, money needs to be spent lavishly to be fun. Wait a few months until I make money, and don’t be envious then, haha!" Su Qing said with a laugh.

He is quite satisfied with the two scripts they selected later. Of course, he’s looking at box office performance and investment ratios. If it makes money, it’s naturally a good film.

Soon, the office door opened, and Wang Fan entered the room first, laughing loudly as soon as he stepped in: "Bro, I brought the people with me."

While speaking, Su Qing saw the people behind—a group of three middle-aged men.

"Let me introduce you. This is Su Qing, your investor, the financier, and Tang Nan, Miss Tang."

With that, the three quickly stepped forward to greet them.

"Hello, President Su, Miss Tang! Nice to meet you!"

"President Su indeed is young and promising!"

"Pleasure to meet you, President Su!"

All three were very courteous, without the slightest disregard due to his youth, which isn’t surprising, as Su Qing is the one with the money. For such a financier ’boss,’ what does age matter as long as there’s money involved?

Through Wang Fan’s introduction, one of the directors was named Yang Jia, quite a delicate name. He came from a scriptwriting background, having penned some well-received works before. This is his first time directing, and the script for "Invisible" is his.

The other two directors were named Deng Wenxiong and Wang Jiang.

Regardless, when the three learned their scripts were selected last night, they were so excited they couldn’t sleep well. Anyway, with money in hand, who’s complaining?

Yang Jia was especially thrilled because he is the only one directing for the first time and never expected to be chosen. He knew there were quite a few famous directors competing for investment, with large production budgets and well-known stars. He approached it with a try-and-see mindset, never imagining he’d actually be chosen. It was an unexpected joy.

Most importantly, with investment, the costumes and props can be more exquisite, perhaps even adding some special effects. He was already planning how to spend the money.

"Take a seat, everyone. Xiao Hu, water please!" Su Qing called out to everyone.

All present recognized Tang Nan, being a public figure and a star. However, the three new directors were curious about Su Qing.

If not for Wang Fan saying the person investing was Su Qing, they wouldn’t believe someone would have the boldness to invest in three movies at once.

Bear in mind, they weren’t all like Yang Jia with small budgets; the other two films demanded significantly larger investments.

But remembering last year, when he easily put forward 80 million, and now with "Wandering Earth" making a big profit, those weren’t issues anymore.

Once Hu Xiaoling finished serving everyone water and they exchanged a few pleasantries, Su Qing got straight to the point, directly asking:

"Which of you is the director of ’Invisible’?"

"President Su, that’s me," Yang Jia responded quickly when he heard the inquiry.

Looking at this relatively younger director compared to the other two, Su Qing nodded his head and continued:

"I’ve read through this script and quite like it, but I have two questions and one condition."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jia felt a little uneasy but still spoke: "Please go ahead, President Su."

"First, with an 8 million investment, are you confident in making the best film?"

Hearing this, Yang Jia was taken aback. What did that mean? Could he be thinking of increasing the budget?

"To be honest, President Su, the more significant the investment, the better. But since it’s a martial arts film with a focus on fight scenes and action, I am confident. Yet, if there could be more investment, I would add a high-quality special effects scene." Yang Jia thought and replied honestly.

Hearing this, Su Qing nodded: "Alright, I’ll add 2 million to round up the investment. But I want to see those high-quality special effects."

"Thank you, President Su. I will ensure the money goes into those special effects," Yang Jia answered joyfully.

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