411: Chapter 411 This is a thigh

Lin Chuyan was truly impressed.

But at this moment, he could only calm down.

What else could he do? Stand up and say that wasn't true?

Look at how Wu Yue was putting it.

"China Film Group expresses full support," "The only young person with world-class influence in the country," "Helping young Chinese directors reach the world stage."

Awesome. Is this what an agent does? He doesn't even blink when hyping up his own artist.

Lin Chuyan kept his eyes down and entered silent mode to listen attentively.

Wu Yue continued his output, starting to downscale the narrative.

"Perhaps after we leave, Boss Yang could take a look at the script? Although Xiao Yan is a rookie director, the script for 'la la land' is excellent, and the storyboard is already done. It's equivalent to the foundation being laid—and it's very solid. All that's left is to build the structure on top."

"This is also one of the reasons why China Film Group is willing to invest."

"How should I put it? Although Xiao Yan has been bullied by some capital in the mainland, when we met with the leaders of China Film Group this time, they didn't take those controversies seriously and were willing to lend a hand. It was really quite lucky."

Lin Chuyan: "Huh? Have I been bullied?"

Wu Yue had already gone all in.

"If Boss Yang doesn't trust us, you can verify it with China Film Group at any time. Of course, we have only had one contact with them so far and haven't announced it publicly yet, so Boss Yang can contact them through personal connections."

Upon hearing this, Lin Chuyan couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

That's enough, playing such a big game.

Wu Yue simply opened up, even adding some details to his lies, making them sound even more realistic.

Like how he originally intended to make connections through CCTV's Zeng Jie, or how it was just a coincidence that none of the big shots Lin Chuyan offended were from China Film Group.

The first part was false, but not entirely; the second part was true, but only something he learned from Director Chu Dong.

He didn't care if this matter would eventually be discovered by Boss Yang.

Sometimes, doing things requires a bit of an adventurous spirit, doesn't it?

Anyway, he couldn't think of a better way without doing this, right?

Boss Yang had practically laid out "If you can't enter the mainland market, there's no point in talking," so how else could they continue?

Tell the truth? Then sorry, come back when you've reached an agreement!

And if they went to China Film Group and told the truth? How would they convince the leaders of China Film Group then?

Support young Chinese directors to reach the world stage? Are you that kind of material to dare say that? Why would they believe you? Just because you can sing and act?

Originally, they also wanted to see if he had the ability to truly open up the international market. But without Boss Yang, he really couldn't find a way in the short term.

In other words, without Boss Yang's help, there was no way to convince the leaders of China Film Group; if the leaders of China Film Group didn't loosen their stance, he couldn't pass Boss Yang's test.

So now that he had this flash of inspiration, hadn't everything been solved?

Once this side was settled, as long as he was fast enough, he could do the same thing at China Film Group, saying he had already secured Boss Yang, and China Film Group would definitely be happy to hear that news.

He might even have been conservative.

Things might be even... simpler than he thought?

Very likely. First, stabilize the person, and then after walking out this door, even if Boss Yang knew it was fake, it would have to become real—as long as you successfully secured China Film Group later, they wouldn't necessarily care if you used a little trick.

For now, Boss Yang still trusted them quite a bit.

He probably didn't expect anyone to dare to swindle him like this.

And what Wu Yue said, "only talked to China Film Group once and haven't announced it yet," he could understand—wasn't he the same way?

Anyway, when they wanted to get money from him later, he would definitely want to see the real money invested by other parties first.

Thinking of this, Boss Yang also smiled.

The subsequent matters were even simpler.

Without worries, the relationship between the two sides became that of partners.

Then naturally, they had to talk about how to make money.

Boss Yang's main conversation partner shifted from Lin Chuyan to Wu Yue, and the two started to talk in depth.

Regarding the production companies, these were things Lin and Wu had discussed before. Wu Yue explained each one clearly to the other party, articulating the help each could provide very clearly and explicitly.

Boss Yang nodded while listening, expressing his approval of their preparatory work—he had seen many filmmakers who only knew how to bury themselves in creation and didn't know anything else; they were much more stubborn and difficult to deal with than the two in front of him.

Furthermore, the number of seven companies felt just right; it could both spread the risk and allow for negotiating the investment share ratio—since the mainland market was still there, he still had confidence in Lin Chuyan and his film.

Regarding which company to look for when filming in Hollywood to secure more screenings, this was mainly Boss Yang talking.

"There is an old-school film company in Hollywood called Lionsgate. Why mention them? Because there is a film company in the mainland that has a long-term partnership with them..."

"It's easier to get things done when you have connections. If you cooperate with them, the difficulty of making movies over there will be further reduced."

"You can look into it. If you think it's suitable, I can get someone to handle this matter. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Boss Yang was experienced and even suggested that if the quality of the film was good enough, they must carefully study the release date. This point was very important for such a niche-themed film, and it might even be more important than the quality of the film itself.

"To put it simply, if you film this subject well, you can try to go through some major film festivals. Lionsgate has rich experience and resources in film festivals. I'll do some work, and maybe I can secure a screening opportunity for the film."

On this part, Lin Chuyan and Wu Yue listened without fully understanding, wanting to hear Boss Yang elaborate further, but who knew the latter would stop there—nonsense, he didn't even know how the film would turn out. Without the prerequisite of "good enough quality," talking was useless.

Lin Chuyan and Wu Yue looked at each other, both feeling the same thing: This is a powerful backer, we need to hold on tight.

As for the specific investment share, one side hadn't read the script yet, and the other was in a hurry to rush to China Film Group, so both were prepared to leave it for the next detailed discussion.

It was their first meeting, and they weren't close. It was originally just to talk about work, so after finishing, they should leave quickly; they had to hurry to fill the hole Wu Yue had just dug.

Lin Chuyan placed the script on the small coffee table in front of the sofa and stood up.

"Boss Yang, we won't disturb you any further."

"Let's have dinner together tonight."

"Definitely next time, we really have things to attend to."

Boss Yang didn't drag it out and nodded: "I'll have someone send you down."

"Thank you."

Out of the company.

The few of them walked silently to a place far away from the company, and only then did Lin Chuyan let out a long sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to speak, Wu Yue spoke first.

"Xiao Yan, quick, ask where Director Chu Dong is? Then ask him if he's free tonight? Can he immediately arrange a meeting with the leaders of China Film Group?"

"Xia Zhi, quick, book tickets back to Beijing. There's no time to lose, we're going back immediately."

Lin Chuyan: "Brother Yue, aren't you afraid that Boss Yang will turn around and call China Film Group directly?"

"I am afraid!" Wu Yue replied while hailing a taxi, "But the probability is low, maybe twenty percent?"

"How so?"

"If he really suspected us, even if he agreed for now, he wouldn't have talked to us so deeply. He could have easily dismissed us and let his subordinates talk to us. Since he was willing to talk for so long, he will convince himself. Especially for a figure like him, his conviction is even firmer."

Lin Chuyan could only hope that things would develop as Wu Yue expected. After a while, he received a message on his phone.

"Director Chu replied to me, saying tonight is no problem."

"Let's go!" Wu Yue hailed them into the taxi, "Although the probability is low, we must get things done immediately; that's the only way to ensure nothing goes wrong."