After finishing a full glass of vegetable juice, Ye Zhou naively thought the boss would really take him out to play. Until the boss brought him into the company and pushed open the door of the conference room.
The spacious conference room was already filled with people, each wearing formal suits, with solemn expressions and serious looks, appearing very elite. In contrast, Ye Zhou, who was brought along by Jiang Tingyuan, was looking forward to going out to play. To be fully prepared for fun, he had specifically chosen casual clothes when going out – a dark blue baseball T-shirt with a pair of black jeans, just short of directly writing “casual” on his face.
Until he was led to take a seat and completely blended into the group of formally dressed elites, the dazed expression on Ye Zhou’s face remained unchanged. The only consolation was that the boss sat right next to him. If he got beaten for not wearing formal attire, he could still hide behind Jiang Tingyuan’s back.
After the two took their seats, the meeting officially began. After listening in confusion for a while, Ye Zhou finally figured out the theme of the meeting. How to put it, the model was somewhat similar to angel investment in the world Ye Zhou originally came from, but also slightly different, with certain distinctions.
If angel investment in Ye Zhou’s original world was aimed at original projects and small and medium enterprises with professional skills or unique concepts, then the angel investment currently being discussed at the meeting was specifically aimed at the entertainment industry.
Among the people participating, some were planners who brought their own show proposals, some were screenwriters and directors with scripts or works, and of course there were no lack of people with technical skills or ideas.
Various types of projects left Ye Zhou dizzy.
There were three rounds of reviews in total. Once passed, they would be invited to join the Dream Incubator Project of Jingzhe Pictures under Jiangshi. Jingzhe Pictures would provide specific funds to support the further implementation of their projects.
If the project made a profit, Jingzhe Pictures’ initial investment would be transformed into the equity or project share agreed upon in the contract. If the project failed, the previous investment would be entirely borne by Jingzhe Pictures.
Undoubtedly, each review and capital injection carried significant risks.
The Dream Incubation Project was established after Jiang Tingyuan took over the Jiang family, and by this year it was the fifth year already and was quite well-known in the industry.
Risk often comes with opportunity. To give a simple example, the variety show “A Love Letter” which suddenly became a hit in recent years also came out of the Dream Incubation Project. Now, after several years, the income brought by “A Love Letter” had long multiplied the initial investment cost dozens of times over.
In addition, there were various projects such as films, talent shows, competitions that also produced no lack of top directors and planners.
Although Jingzhe Pictures’ Dream Incubation Project was mainly aimed at entertainment industry projects, it did not mean it would shut out other projects. On the contrary, no matter what the project was, as long as it could pass three rounds of review, Jingzhe was willing to pay for it.
This high-cost investment, apart from undertaking high risks, also meant high returns.
Because of this, every year when the Dream Incubation Project recruited projects externally, the number of participants was countless, which was really a great sight.
This year was no exception, but by now the review had proceeded to the second round, and the projects that could remain were all outstanding among all the projects, considerably reducing the pressure for Ye Zhou, a newcomer attending the meeting for the first time.
“The analysis of this project ends here. You can now start voting,” said the middle-aged man hosting the meeting as he put down the laser pointer in his hand and retreated to the side of the screen.
The conference room fell silent. Everyone was thinking about whether this project was worth their investment, whether it was worth taking the risk for it.
Only Ye Zhou. Under the serious and solemn exterior, the pen in his hand had already drawn little figures on the paper.
When Jiang Tingyuan finished voting and looked over, he happened to see the two little figures on Ye Zhou’s paper fighting, with the stick figure on the left arrogantly laughing, and the little figure on the right lying on the ground crying pitifully, looking not miserable at all.
“Is the one lying down me?” Jiang Tingyuan asked expressionlessly.
Enjoying his imagination, Ye Zhou heard the boss’s voice beside him and subconsciously nodded.
After nodding, he suddenly realized something didn’t seem right. He stiffened his neck and turned to meet Jiang Tingyuan’s eyes that looked like he was smiling but not smiling.
Ye Zhou made a quick decision and shook his head wildly. He was so frightened that he almost stuffed the paper in front of him into his mouth and swallowed it alive.
“No, no, Jiang-ge, don’t get me wrong…”
Jiang Tingyuan raised the corners of his lips, not pursuing it further, but asked instead, “Why aren’t you voting?”
Being asked like this, Ye Zhou was instantly surprised and asked back in confusion, “I…I also need to vote?”
Jiang Tingyuan nodded. “As a reward.”
“Huh?” Ye Zhou was completely baffled. Reward? What reward, reward what?
“The reward for drinking vegetable juice for a full week.” As he finished speaking, seeing that he was still confused, Jiang Tingyuan added, “You can choose three projects to invest in from these.”
Making this decision was also after careful consideration by Boss Jiang. After keeping Ye Zhou for so long, apart from knowing that he liked money, he knew little else about him.
He was a decent man. Apart from Ye Zhou, he really hadn’t kept anyone before, so naturally he didn’t have much experience pampering people.
Therefore, Boss Jiang thought about it and came up with this simple and crude reward scheme.
“I’ll provide the money, the profits are yours.”
At this point, Ye Zhou immediately understood. He licked his lips tentatively and asked, “I can choose whichever I want?”
Jiang Tingyuan nodded.
Ye Zhou’s eyes instantly lit up. Just a second ago he still felt the boss was vicious, but the next second he almost hugged the boss’s head and kissed it directly.
However, Ye Zhou’s joy did not last long…
Because he suddenly realized a problem.
Although he had read this book and had the original body’s memories, no matter which perspective, his identity was just a cannon fodder.
Even if his thigh1“hugging thigh” is a slang term in Chinese culture that means to curry favor with someone who is powerful or influential. It comes from the image of someone literally hugging the big thighs of a person they want to please or seek help from. The origin of this slang is related to the practice of Buddhist devotees hugging the legs of Buddha statues when praying. Boss Jiang is thigh Ye Zhou is hugging, Boss Jiang was super ten points and had a special reputation, in the novel and the memory of the original person, the final end was still quite miserable.
Up to now, Ye Zhou did not have much contact with the protagonist couple. Although what happened at the auction previously made him realize the plot was not unchangeable.
But he still had no idea about how the plot would change, whether it would change for the better or for the worse.
He had guessed that since the protagonist couple deviated from the original plot and obtained the rights to Battle City 2, was it possible…
Relying on the protagonist halo on them to reverse and correct the plot of the novel, and turn Battle City 2, which was a huge loss in the book, into another blockbuster masterpiece.
That way, although the protagonist couple were drained of funds now, once the film was released and got a lot of buzz, the funds and capabilities in their hands might exceed what was written in the novel.
They were still the protagonists, which also meant he and Boss Jiang remained cannon fodders and villains.
If they were destined to end tragically in the end, then the money Ye Zhou earned now would not be earned for himself and the boss but working for the protagonist couple.
The money was right in front of him, but not only could he not earn it, he even had to spend more, to ensure the protagonist couple could not get a cent from him and the boss in the end.
He could not only not earn money, but he also even had to frantically, desperately spend money and squander.
In order to break this situation, he could only wait until Battle City 2 was released, or someday the protagonist couple suddenly died, to get the answer.
Before that, Ye Zhou would face the awkward situation of having money he could not earn, and instead having to desperately lose money. The ups and downs in life could be no more than this.
At this time, Ye Zhou was not yet aware that at some point, his thinking had gradually changed subtly along with the development of the world’s plot.
Author’s notes:
Ye Zhou: Starting today, the witty, cute, money-earning Ye Zhou is gone. From now on, the one appearing before everyone will be Ye · Super Prodigal · Niu Hulu2Niu Hulu is a Manchu surname, one of the eight prominent surnames of the Manchu people. It is also the surname of the Daoguang Emperor, who reigned from 1820 to 18502. The Daoguang Emperor was known for his lavish spending and extravagant lifestyle, which contributed to the decline of the Qing dynasty. He also faced many external and internal challenges, such as the First Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion. Therefore, Niu Hulu is associated with being spendthrift and irresponsible in Chinese culture.· Zhou Zhou!
Boss Jiang: Have you heard of… Wang Duoyu3Wang Duoyu is the main character of a comedy movie called “Hello Mr. Billionaire”, played by Chinese actor Shen Teng. The movie is about a man who inherits a huge fortune from his grandfather, but has to spend a billion yuan in a month to get the rest of the inheritance.?
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