Chapter 647: Chapter 638: Scalp Tingling

The efficiency of Wang Fan’s work is quite high. In just over two days, he diligently advertised within his circle that he knew an investor who was currently lacking projects.

These directors, upon hearing this, thought, "Wow, I’ve heard of lacking investment, but never heard of lacking projects," and they all came flocking.

Moreover, Wang Fan’s status is not what it used to be; he’s now made a name for himself in the director circle. Even without this opportunity, people would be eager to contact him, let alone with such a golden chance. Who wouldn’t want a piece of the action?

During this time, he wasn’t idle either. He quickly forwarded Su Qing’s requirements because it was the first time and there were so many people involved. Su Qing didn’t plan to call everyone over to meet up, as that would be too much trouble. After all, this industry is like sifting gold from sand.

The ones that could stand out or make money are very few, and most have to be rejected. To avoid the awkwardness from last time with Tang Nan’s acquaintance, he asked Wang Fan to inform those wanting investment that they need to first submit their script, and then list the names of the director and actors they intend to invite, and also provide a story outline of the script.

Just reading the script isn’t enough; he needs to confirm the director and actor details before he can make a judgment.

After all, he himself is a variable. If a good script with a good director and good actors originally had the potential to make money, yet his investment leads the director to hire some popular actors, causing the entire project to lose money, that would be bad.

Moreover, apart from actors, scripts and directors are also key. These are crucial to his decision-making.

"President Su, Director Wang, have some water!"

Hu Xiaoling transformed into a secretary, serving tea and water in the office, then stood aside listening. She knew her job was coming.

"Brother, you’ve worked hard. It seems you’ve gained a lot this time!" Su Qing laughed.

Wang Fan took a sip of water and smiled, shaking his head, "This is nothing hard. I should thank you instead. You’re willing to invest, giving us this opportunity. Once people heard there was an investor looking for projects, many rushed to ask me. It’s just an effortless task for me."

Though he said this, Su Qing knew well that without Wang Fan, an insider in the circle, no matter how hard he tried, it wouldn’t be as easy as it is now.

Tang Nan, though someone from the entertainment industry, is an artist, and certainly not as familiar with the directors’ circle as Wang Fan.

"Anyway, no matter what, brother, you’ve been a great help to me this time. By the way, what’s our box office now?" Su Qing asked.

Upon hearing this, Wang Fan couldn’t help but smile. Now that it’s been a month since "Wandering Earth" premiered, it’s already in the extended phase before being pulled from theaters.

"4.6 billion. Although the box office growth isn’t as fast as before these days, reaching 5 billion before it’s taken off screens shouldn’t be a problem.

Additionally, several video websites have already approached to negotiate broadcast rights, which is also a sizeable fee. Furthermore, there might even be overseas box office earnings, but that won’t be seen in the short term. Finally, I’ve made a comeback and can hold my head high, hahaha!"

Though Wang Fan had calmed down from his initial excitement during this time, he still couldn’t stop grinning, and his whole demeanor was different now.

"Congratulations, brother!"

"What congratulations? We share the joy. So, back to business. Have a look at these scripts to see if any catch your interest. If so, I’ll notify them, and we can find a time to gather. Otherwise, I’ll personally help you decline them to save you the trouble." As he spoke, Wang Fan brought over the box he had carried.

Once opened, inside were piles of scripts of varying thicknesses.

Then, Wang Fan continued, "Let me briefly tell you about these scripts. There are not only films but also TV series, web dramas, and even animations. You know how diverse we are.

Moreover, the situations vary greatly. Although most are directors with little fame, a few are well-known.

Additionally, the progress of these projects varies widely; some have already started shooting but lack sufficient funding, while some haven’t even formed a crew yet and only have a script, just beginning to raise investment. Of course, they couldn’t fully list the actors, but I had them write down their preferred collaborators.

You can assess the specifics yourself and don’t need to rely on me. For an investor, making money is paramount."

With Wang Fan’s explanation, Su Qing realized that perhaps some of these involved obligations he couldn’t refuse.

So, letting him make the decision ensures whether there would be profit or loss depends entirely on his judgment.

"Brother, you’ve handled things so reliably!" Su Qing gave a thumbs up and smiled.

"Hopefully, something will catch your eye!"

"Shall I take a look then?"

"Go ahead. I’d like to see the state of the Stock God while investing." Wang Fan laughed.

Seeing this, Su Qing flipped the box over and Hu Xiaoling sorted and arranged the scripts for him.

Su Qing casually picked up a script to glance at it. As his eyes scanned over the script title, outline, director, and cast, the narration cues naturally began to play in his mind.

["Starry Sky" - Urban Romantic Idol Drama, Director: Li Pingyang, Cast: Ji Zhou, Cheng Xue, A typical love story with a Mary Sue style, reliant on actors to carry the viewership, rated a flop!]

Wow, starting off this intense, huh? Kicking off with a romantic idol drama, and just glancing over the lines, it’s embarrassingly staged with plenty of cheesy dialogues.

What’s critical is, given the famous actors involved, the total investment is quite substantial. So far they’ve raised part of it, expecting to get 45 million from him this time.

Seeing this information and recalling the narrative cue, Su Qing only felt his scalp tingling.

Move along, move along, quickly onto the next one.

["You’re Beautiful When You Smile" - E-sports Romance Drama, Director: Qiu Zhongwei, Actors... Relying on being cringe-inducing, claiming to have an e-sports theme, but actually just a love story, pleasing neither side]

Su Qing: ...

He thought romance dramas were bad enough, but found there’s always something worse, one pit deeper than the last.

Indeed, being an investor is not for the faint-hearted. Without the narration guidance, even if he were wealthy beyond measure, he’d end up with barely a penny left.

["The Smile of That Year" - Youthful Pain Literature, School Romance Drama, includes: love triangles, pinching cheeks, parental pressure, teacher’s ban on early love, unexpected pregnancy, miscarriage, car accidents, amnesia, cancer, male and female leads fighting back, ultimately defeated by reality, forcibly emotional, illogical....]

["Li Zhu’s Story" - Palace Drama...]

["Qing Hua" - Romance Movie]

["Drawing Sword" Remake...]

By the end, his hands were already trembling, and he wasn’t feeling well, his chest heaving violently, as if having a heart attack.

Time ticked by, and at some point, Tang Nan also arrived, sitting on the sofa chatting quietly with Wang Fan, not disturbing his script reading.

"Director Wang, are your scripts really this toxic?"

"Isn’t this the typical state while Stock God invests?"

The two exchanged glances, somewhat puzzled.

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