536: Chapter 536 A Hundred Million Yuan Investment! Anxinlei's First Appearance in the Island Nation!

Before An Xinlei even stepped onto the catwalk, Heili Film and Television had already spent the entire thirty million.

However, users had also recharged over fifty million for "Forty-Year-Old: The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love With Me"!

If the thirty million in promotional costs were deducted, and the platform's commission added, this short drama, which had an initial investment of less than one million, had earned three to four times the profit in a short period!

Of course, the product placements for companies like Chizhu Wine Industry, Spark Fitness, and Menghai Travel in this short drama hadn't been calculated yet...

Otherwise, Su Yang would have earned even more!

The traffic investment results were excellent, better than those of ordinary short dramas.

The profit margin was significantly higher than that of ordinary short dramas!

This result was due not only to Mo Keyu's excellent script and the substantial production budget Su Yang had invested, but also to the group of professional staff he had hired.

Whether it was the behind-the-scenes crew, the actors, the editors, or the employees responsible for traffic investment, they were all skilled elites, far superior to those amateur teams!

Perhaps they were even better than the behind-the-scenes staff of many large companies!

It was precisely because Su Yang had supplemented the team with professional staff later on that the revenue from this short drama was higher than the profit calculated when he first used Business Deduction!

"Boss, Spark Media can squeeze out at most another ten million or so in funds!"

Seeing the short drama become a massive hit, Yu Siying was naturally very happy!

After all, this was also an industry under Spark Entertainment!

But Spark Media didn't have much capital left; Spark Media had many employees and massive expenses.

It also needed working capital for operations and needed to cultivate other influencers!

And the accounts of the advertising and modeling companies couldn't squeeze out much money either, at most only about ten million.

As for Linyi Film and Television, it was better not to mention it.

The first TV series hadn't even been sold yet!

Spark Media had instead invested quite a bit into it!

"Spark Media will squeeze out ten million, and the headquarters will provide sixty million!" Su Yang thought about the ninety million in funds he had on hand and said after a moment of reflection, "One hundred million in funds should be enough!"

"Understood, Boss!"

Hearing that the headquarters could still provide funding support, Yu Siying breathed a sigh of relief.

She was very supportive of Heili Film and Television.

According to her life experience, when a company can make money, it must do so with all its might!

Earn as much as possible!

Otherwise, when it stops making money, it will be too late to regret.

Hearing that the Spark Entertainment headquarters and the higher-level Jufan Holdings headquarters had provided another seventy million in cash to support them, the entire Heili Film and Television team was energized!

When Su Yang arrived at Heili Film and Television for an inspection, he noticed that many of the employees responsible for marketing and traffic investment had red eyes, as did many of the management staff in marketing... they must have been red from staying up late!

Su Yang felt he should hire more employees!

"You've worked hard!"

"It's not hard; we only have to work hard for these few days!" one of the traffic investment operators said with a smile. "A few days ago, when there were no tasks, we were bored to death, so we even took on operation and promotion work for short dramas from other companies to earn some pocket money!"

Because there were very few short dramas in the company needing traffic investment, letting a professional team sit idle was a waste.

So, they would also do outsourced operation and promotion tasks to make money.

This was business brought in by General Manager Xu Yong and other company employees, and the company would give them a commission on the earnings!

"No matter what, there must be rewards!" Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "This is our company's first short drama. Once the profits from this drama come in, I will give you bonuses, including the screenwriter and other crew members!"

"Thank you, Boss!"

Consequently, this group of pumped-up employees became even more excited!

Su Yang smiled and instructed, "Especially you guys in traffic investment, cherish the boss's hard-earned money. I will keep your bonuses in mind!"

"Understood, Boss!"

"Hahaha... We understand, Boss!"

"..."

Seeing that these employees had more spirit and were more serious, Su Yang felt more at ease.

One must know that if employees are in a bad mood or slacking off, the boss will only pay a much heavier price.

Especially that group of traffic investment operators; if you don't pay attention for even a moment, millions could truly go down the drain!

Don't look for a day, lose for a day; don't look for a week, and the account is wiped out.

If you go to the operator to ask why it lost money, he will give you a bunch of excuses.

That's not important; the key is that the money is truly gone.

Therefore, skilled short drama traffic investment operators now have very high incomes; some can earn three hundred thousand a month, but the work pressure is very high, and it lacks continuity!

Su Yang sighed, "To be honest, I would rather spend the money on bonuses for you all than spend an extra cent on these platforms!"

"Exactly, these platforms are all bloodsuckers!"

"We really did spend a lot of money!"

"I feel a bit of heartache!"

"..."

The employees began to share the same hatred for the enemy as their boss!

If it were an average boss, these employees might just brush it off.

But because it was Su Yang, it was different!

Su Yang was truly good to them!

On the evening of the 25th, Su Yang received a video link from Xu Fei of the fashion show that An Xinlei participated in.

Because domestic TV stations didn't broadcast Japanese fashion shows, and several video platforms hadn't bought the copyrights, some people used VPNs to access the internet and uploaded the fashion show video to domestic video platforms to earn traffic.

Although it had only been posted on Bilibili for a short time, there were already video comments, though there were very few.

Compared to Western fashion shows, people in the country still preferred watching Japanese fashion shows!

Western fashion shows had diverse clothing designs, but overall, they were bolder and more innovative, focusing on the expression of individuality, highlighting each person's personality and characteristics through unique tailoring and design.

However, the clothing styles of Japanese fashion shows were more casual and down-to-earth.

The clothes on the runway could be worn directly out, suitable for various daily occasions.

Moreover, in Western fashion shows, the models never like to smile.

Many of their aesthetic standards for models didn't align with the tastes of most people in the country!

But the aesthetic of Japanese models was more accessible, with all kinds of styles; there were many sweet girls who could act cute on the catwalk and busty girls.

They weren't strict about height, and there certainly wouldn't be any slanted eyes!

What left a deep impression on Su Yang were the Japanese models Ikeda Doudousha and Suzuki Airi, the beloved of Little Johan Khan.

Especially the busty girl Doudousha; it was truly one *duang* per step!

In the edited video on Bilibili, every one of her steps hit the beat with a *duang*!

Su Yang lay on the sofa, fast-forwarding through the models one by one.

This fashion show was still dominated by daily Japanese women's clothing, with Japanese models competing in beauty on the catwalk, and the audience below was packed densely!

When he encountered a pretty model, Su Yang would watch for a few extra moments.

If they weren't good-looking or he didn't appreciate them, he would quickly skip past, and soon he saw An Xinlei!

Greasy hair!

Iron bangs!

Under the lights, even her skin was reflecting light.

It had that Japanese girl vibe!

An Xinlei wore a wide-brimmed white hat, with two black chokers wrapped around her slender, snow-white neck.

She wore a black tight-fitting t-shirt with hollowed-out sleeves and a white velvet jacket.

On her lower body, she wore wide-leg cropped jeans; the jeans didn't have a belt but instead used a red floral silk scarf.

Stepping in a pair of black high-heeled sandals, her expression was cold, proud, and dismissive, walking the runway with confidence, elegance, and composure to the rhythm of the music.

It was as if the dense crowd of Japanese spectators below were all Muggles!

That intense confidence, arrogance, coldness, and dismissiveness radiating from her bones... were things many Japanese models didn't possess!

Many experienced people could distinguish between Japanese girls and Chinese girls at a glance.

Influenced by cultural backgrounds, there were significant differences in personality and temperament between the two!

Halfway through, An Xinlei naturally took off her white jacket and carried it in her hand.

When she reached the end of the catwalk, as if she had heard the cheers, or perhaps it was rehearsed, she couldn't help but smile.

That sweet smile was like frost melting and a hundred flowers blooming!

It formed a stark contrast with her previous cold and arrogant posture.

This intense sense of contrast made Su Yang's heart melt!

The clearer cheers from the audience below reached him, but Su Yang couldn't quite hear them anymore.