Chapter 247 If you lose money, you can only eat the old money

Chapter 247 If you lose money, you can only eat the old money

In the blink of an eye, the two of them have spent more than half of their schedule at the B&B.

The time is approaching the end of the month.

On this day, both employees have to take leave.

It was hard for Lee Hyori and his wife to entertain four groups of guests alone.

Li Zhien is going to the United States with his family to attend his brother-in-law's graduation ceremony.

Jin Qixuan is rushing back to school to take the final exam.

The itinerary for both of them is three days.

The difference is that Li Zhien spends a total of one day on the way there and back.

Jin Qixuan will take exams in different subjects these three days.

You have to ask for leave, but you still have to record.

The two were asked by PD Zheng to record several videos of their trip with their mobile phones or cameras during this period, and then edit them into the broadcast.

Lee Ji-eun did not fly directly from Jeju Island Airport to the United States, but first returned to Seoul to meet her parents.

After the two of them finished recording the video at Incheon Airport, Li Zhien turned around and asked, "Do you want to meet my dad?"

"I want to meet him very much. But time is tight, so It’s too late to say a few words. Let’s wait until the next official meeting.”

"Okay."

"But..." Jin Qixuan reached out and pinched her cheek, and smiled: "Don't forget to take good care of me and my father-in-law."

" Got it." Li Zhien raised his hand and slapped Jin Qixuan's hand away, saying dissatisfiedly: "Stop pinching, your face will be swollen."

Jin Qixuan didn't pay attention to her blaming, and once again reached out to hold her face, rubbed it, and said, "By the way, I prepared a graduation gift for Zhongxun. I'll give it to you when I get off the plane soon."

Li Zhien Curious: "What gift?"

"Keaton's haute couture clothing."

"A suit?" Li Zhien recalled Li Zhongxun's daily attire and said, "He can't wear it either."

"Just because he can't wear it now, doesn't mean he can't wear it in the future. For example, for interviews, dates, and participation. For classmate weddings and other formal occasions, this suit can give him a lot of points."

Li Zhien said "Oh" and then said, "It would be great if you can go too."

"The video will be released then."

"Yeah."

……

The plane landed at Incheon Airport.

Jin Qixuan took the clothes from Sheng Bingxu who came to meet him and handed them to Li Zhien.

Then take the nanny car and go to school for the exam.

On the road, looking at the tall buildings in Seoul, Jin Qixuan also felt like he was in another world.

Since the exam schedule is not public.

So when Jin Qixuan appeared in the school, it quickly caused a sensation.

Jin Qixuan's popularity in school is extremely high.

On the one hand, he is the publicity ambassador of the school. No matter whether he is a new student or an old student, everyone has seen his face.

On the other hand, he is also the actor with the highest social influence among current students at Central University.

It can be regarded as the facade of Central University.

In summary, Jin Qixuan will be the "golden sign" for Central University's enrollment in the next few years.

Although it is a "golden sign".

But the school did not give Jin Qixuan any special treatment.

The only preferential treatment should be that he can take online classes and make up classes, which will be counted as attendance.

When the photo of Jin Qixuan appearing in the school was posted on SNS by his alumni, it became a hot search within a short time.

Therefore, after Jin Qixuan finished the exam, Sheng Bingxu took him to meet director Lu Xiangxiao.

Speaking of which, this movie has not been approved yet.

The main reason is that the four major film companies don't really approve of Lu Xiangxiao's script.

This kind of literary and artistic film has not been sold since ancient times. It loses money every time it is shot, and no one is optimistic about it.

They are not targeting Jin Qixuan.

As for this kind of literary film, no matter whether it is Seol Kyung-gu, Ha Jung-woo, Choi Min-sik, or Song Kang-ho, no one can act well, and they will definitely be bloody.

This is all summed up by the blood and tears of the tough seniors.

What audiences are really willing to go to the cinema to watch are 3D special effects blockbusters and hard-hitting action movies.

For this kind of literary film, they prefer to spend a few dollars to watch it online.

After running into obstacles one after another, Lu Sang-hyo changed the original script and added many classic Korean comedy plots.

So, before he looked for investment in the second round, he first asked Jin Qixuan to read his updated script.

The original script story is about a pair of disabled brothers supporting each other and sharing weal and woe. It is a relatively heavy subject.

But when Jin Qixuan saw the updated script, he laughed out loud several times.

The "Responsibility Home" in the background of the story is a welfare home founded with donations from the public.

The people living here are children with physical disabilities whose parents have died or been abandoned by their families.

Later, the priest in charge of running the orphanage passed away.

With no leader, the staff of the welfare home wanted to leave one after another, and the welfare home was on the verge of bankruptcy.

Shiha did not want to be separated from his brother Donggu who had lived together for more than 20 years.

So he started to use his crooked mind and started to make money everywhere.

There are a series of ridiculous plots such as bargaining at low prices, providing paid certificates of volunteer service, lying on the floor pretending to be sick, crying about staff bullying people with disabilities, etc.

The high-level paraplegic level's touching, coupled with the perfect coordination of Shang Zhen and the mentally retarded, the effect of this money trap is simply amazing.

After reading the script, Jin Qixuan gave Lu Xiangxiao a thumbs up and said: "I think there is absolutely no problem with this script. In this case, I will go with you."

"Okay!"

Jin Qixuan’s recognition also gave Lu Xiangxiao confidence.

Afterwards, the two took a car to NEW Film Production Company.

At the conference table, Lu Xiangxiao handed the planning document and the new script to the relevant person in charge.

Then, Jin Qixuan and Lu Xiangxiao waited quietly for him to finish reading.

To be honest, this feeling of waiting to be judged is not a particularly good one.

After a while, the person in charge put down the planning book and script, considered the words, and said:

"I personally like and appreciate the changed script very much. The two brothers were both laughing and laughing. The story is very interesting, and I believe that Kim Kee-hyun xi and Lee Kwang-soo xi can also have a good chemical reaction.”

Before Lu Xiangxiao could look happy, the person in charge made a twist: "But... it doesn't meet the company's investment standards."

"Ah..."

Lu Xiangxiao couldn't hide his disappointment. However, he still stood up and bowed to express his gratitude for taking the time to read the script.

Not only NEW, but also when I went to CJ and BOX later, they all expressed that they were not optimistic about the script of this theme.

The major trend in movies in the past two years has been disaster and crime themes, as well as long-lasting Korean love movies.

But... "My First Class Brother" is a warm, healing and heavy-themed movie. To be honest, it can't make any big waves.

At best, it is just a return on capital, and it is difficult to achieve profitability.

So this kind of movie is a meaningless investment for them.

This is the result of the current market research.

Seeing that his new movie was going to waste, Jin Qixuan was a little anxious.

This movie had to be made because it involves his transformation on the big screen.

So, Jin Qixuan counted the money in his pocket and asked:

"Director Lu, what is the budget for our movie?"

"5 billion." With that, Lu Xiangxiao handed the planning document to Jin Qixuan.

Jin Qixuan took the planning book and read it for a while.

It's written in quite detail.

Including the budget expenses of the photography team, stylist team, costumes and props, shooting locations, publicity, and the two male protagonists, etc.

At the end is a more detailed character list.

"How about..." Jin Qixuan thought for a while and said, "Should I vote?" As he said that, Jin Qixuan's tone became firmer, he patted his chest and said, "Director Lu, I voted for this movie! I'll pay you for it." My, just feel free to do it!”

In fact, Jin Qixuan was very confident that the movie he acted in could make money.

But after the four major film companies hit a wall one after another, Jin Qixuan's original firm belief was shaken.

He can recruit many candidates who have spare money to invest.

It’s just that when the four film companies are not optimistic about this script, those who can invest may not be optimistic about it either.

After all, people are very smart nowadays, and it is still rare for people like Taeyeon to be defrauded of billions.

If you forcibly defraud investment, it would be a betrayal of trust.

It may be as easy as breaking off diplomatic relations, or it may even lead to court proceedings.

So Jin Qixuan thought for a moment and decided to do it himself.

Calculate according to the accounting model.

This movie needs to reach at least 1.5 million moviegoers at the box office to make back its money, and above that, it will make a profit.

In fact, the box office of 1.5 million moviegoers is not that simple.

The Peninsula Film Industry produces approximately one hundred films every year.

Among them, the average number of films that can exceed 5 million viewers is only five or six per year.

Movies with less than 1 million viewers accounted for 80%.

So, for Jin Qixuan, this is a venture capital bet on which all his wealth is invested.

Five billion, he actually has it in his hands.

It's just that it was the money he planned to pay back to Li Zhien.

He couldn't guarantee that this movie would definitely make money. After all, Jin Qixuan had just been hit by a series of obstacles at the four major film companies, and Jin Qixuan felt a little unsure.

Therefore, he did not intend to let Li Zhien invest and decided to bear the risk himself.

After all, brothers will fall out because of money, and Jin Qixuan doesn't want to cause any rift in his relationship with Li Zhien because of money.

If you make money, everyone will be happy.

If he loses money, Jin Qixuan's debt will reach a new height.

In the future, he will have no choice but to stop biting Jin Zhongguo...

Hearing that Jin Qixuan wanted to surrender himself, Lu Xiangxiao was stunned for a moment, and then a smile appeared on his face.

When the scripts I worked so hard to create were not favored by major film companies, and they repeatedly hit the wall.

Jin Qixuan's words undoubtedly ignited a small flame of hope in his heart.

Isn’t this just a bright future in the dark?

As the saying goes, a thousand-mile horse always exists, but Bole does not always exist.

Therefore, Jin Qixuan's image in his heart became bigger and bigger...

But in fact, Jin Qixuan was not as sacred as he imagined.

First of all, he must be thinking about his own interests.

If the transformation is successful, the future benefits will definitely exceed the value of 5 billion.

Besides, he doesn’t think this movie will necessarily be bloody.

After all, being timid before fighting is a taboo for military strategists.

Afterwards, the two held a simple small meeting in the car.

With a different identity, Jin Qixuan had more things to consider.

For example, producer Jin Qixuan plans to ask his mentor to make a name for himself.

After all, my mentor is a member of the Qinglong Jury, and he has a very famous name!

Then I will become an assistant director and gain some experience.

If you can’t work as an actor, you can also transform into a director in the future.

The camera team will naturally be the original members of the "Brave Citizen" camera team, and they will also be Jin Qixuan's future team.

He came from a school and knows everything.

He and Lu Xiangxiao discussed projects such as costumes, styling team, and supporting actors at filming locations.

We talked until nearly nine o'clock, and after drafting the contract, Jin Qixuan had to leave.

He is also going to participate in a Naver live broadcast of "The Sweatless Party".

It will be released next week, and this live broadcast is the final promotional warm-up for the film.

Originally, Jin Qixuan did not need to participate.

No, it happened that the director was checking SNS and found that he was back.

So I asked him to come with me.

When Xue Jingqiu saw Jin Qixuan, he frowned instantly and said, "Qixuan, are you sick?"

Jin Qixuan was stunned: "Sick? No, I look like this. Aren’t you in good spirits?”

“Then why have you lost so much weight?”

"Ah..." Jin Qixuan suddenly realized and said: "I am trying to lose weight for the role in the new movie."

"New movie?" Xue Jingqiu asked curiously: "When will it be filmed? Do I need to be a guest star A character?"

"That's great!" Jin Qixuan's eyes lit up and he said, "Can you schedule it to start in early July?"

Xue Jingqiuneng actually has many guest roles.

For example, the priest of the orphanage, or Shihe's uncle, or even the presiding judge of the court.

“No problem, call me when the time comes!”

Jin Qixuan said cheerfully: "Hey, brother, thank you so much! Can we have some drinks later?"

In fact, there are many ways to enhance relationships, but drinking is undoubtedly the most direct and convenient.

Xue Jingqiu smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Let's drink next time. Your sister-in-law asked me to go home early today."

Seeing this, Jin Qixuan teased: "Are you afraid of your sister-in-law?"

"You're kidding, who am I? I would be afraid of her? I'm showing respect!"

"Hahaha... ”

…

At eleven o’clock at night, the Naver live broadcast ends.

Jin Qixuan said goodbye to Seol Kyung-gu, Kim Xi-won, Director Byun and others.

Speaking of which, it felt so good to lie down on his own big bed after a long time~

Jin Qixuan rolled around on the bed a few times.

Suddenly, the phone rang.

I picked it up and saw that it was Zheng Eunji.

“Ah, what does it mean that it has been read but not replied?”

Jin Qixuan was stunned for a moment, thought about it, said “ah”, and said: “I thought I had replied. I’m sorry, I was a The call was interrupted.”

"Then are you coming?"

Zheng Eunji called Jin Qixuan to invite him to attend his concert.

This is her first small-scale concert since her solo career, which is of great significance.

The venue is the auditorium of Ewha Womans University, which can accommodate more than 2,000 people.

The time is June 3rd and 4th.

At this time, Jin Qixuan is running the road show of "The Sweatless Party".

But it was rare for people to speak, so Jin Qixuan had to agree.

Besides, it’s not far away.

Kim Qixuan didn’t go to Kyungsoo’s EXO concert because they were touring in Sakura Country and it was too far away...

"I will definitely go when the showcase is over!"

"Then we agreed, if you don't come you will be a puppy."

"Well..."

After hanging up the phone, Jin Qixuan sent a text message to Park Bo Young.

While asking about the current status of her recovery, she also invited her to watch Jung Eun Ji's concert, which was a sweet after-sales service for CP fans.

(End of this chapter)