Second morning.

Chen Yiyang greeted the sunlight of the Imperial Capital as he got up.

He called Zhang Yuling. Zhang Yuling said that Wei Dong hadn't contacted him yet.

Zhang Yuling told Chen Yiyang to explore the area himself first and check later in the evening to see if there's any response from Wei Dong.

So Chen Yiyang opened his phone to check today's information.

Today's info, campus youth film director seeking investment: Within the Imperial Capital, Gong Fan, a director who previously filmed a good campus youth movie, is looking for film investment. Investing now can yield high returns.

Contact information for relevant personnel is on the second page.

Chen Yiyang didn't expect that the first piece of inside information he received in the Imperial Capital was about investing in a film.

Nowadays film investments often start at tens of millions.

Chen Yiyang's current assets are definitely not enough.

But this director makes campus youth films, so the investment scale is likely not large.

Putting in a few million could be enough.

After all, a film usually has multiple investors, and he only needs to invest a part of it.

Chen Yiyang even checked online about the director. He found that Gong Fan's previous campus youth film was a typical example of small investment with big returns.

Small investment, large revenue.

Chen Yiyang investing a few million and obtaining a substantial return should be no problem.

So Chen Yiyang called the other party.

Answering the call was a man around thirty or forty years old.

Upon hearing Chen Yiyang ask about his investment-seeking matter, he quickly invited Chen Yiyang to his current office location for a detailed chat.

So, Chen Yiyang left the hotel and took a cab to go there.

The address given to Chen Yiyang was inside an office building.

When Chen Yiyang arrived, the man had just sent off the previous batch of guests.

Judging by the expressions of both parties, it seemed the negotiation wasn't successful.

"Hello, I am Chen Yiyang, who made the appointment earlier," Chen Yiyang introduced himself to the other party.

"It's you. Pleased to meet you, I'm Gong Fan." The man warmly reached out, shook Chen Yiyang's hand, and brought him into the office.

"Are you an industry insider? You seem unfamiliar to me."

"No, I'm an outsider. But I've always been interested in the film industry and heard you're looking for investment, so I came over to inquire."

"That's right," Gong Fan said to Chen Yiyang. "For our film, we've already invested about 250 million in the early stages.

Now the shooting and special effects production are complete, and we're waiting for the release.

However, we recently found out that several major films will be released around the same time as us.

The investors believe we urgently need to add a sum for promotion to carry out advertising placements.

The main purpose of this advertising placement is to boost our presale box office and secure our share on the first day of screening."

Considering that Chen Yiyang is an outsider, Gong Fan further explained,

"The domestic film market is large, but there are only a few high-box-office release slots.

And films released during these slots particularly rely on first-day box office performance. If the first-day box office is high, then the screenings will quickly increase, allowing the film to earn more revenue.

So, our investment objective now is to make a wave of advertisements, increase expectations, boost presales, and get more screenings on the first day of release."

Gong Fan said a lot to Chen Yiyang.

But at this time, Chen Yiyang only had that one statement stuck in his mind, the movie's initial 250 million investment.

250 million!

If he sells all his properties, art galleries, factory stocks, hotels, and so on now,

he might barely gather the remaining 50 million?

The Imperial Capital truly lives up to its name.

This inside information.

He didn't even reach the entry threshold.

"Oh, don't be intimidated by the investment amount I just mentioned." Gong Fan sensed that Chen Yiyang was startled by the 250 million investment he mentioned.

So he quickly said, "What we're currently lacking isn't production costs. It's promotional costs. This promotion budget is roughly 9 million."

"You managed to gather 250 million, and you're still short of 9 million?" Chen Yiyang thought. Were it not for this inside scoop, he'd 100% think the other party was a scammer.

"That's the case," Gong Fan explained. "Although 250 million is a lot, we raised it slowly over a long period.

For this film, I can say I've used all my connections, even convincing the actors to contribute a significant sum.

So now we're just short of that crucial push right before the movie's release. We can't attract more investment, and the other investors are unwilling to contribute further."

"I see," Chen Yiyang calculated a bit.

He still has 4 million cash in hand.

As for the remaining 5 million, if he's willing to use the art gallery and Luzon Dried Fruit and Vegetable Factory shares as collateral,

borrowing 5 million is possible.

But investing 9 million, how long until it can be recovered?

Movie investments typically take a long time post-release to repay the initial funds.

After calculating various profit-sharing,

at least a year or more.

Thus, Chen Yiyang asked the other party.

"If I invest nine million, how long will it take to receive a profit share?"

Gong Fan didn't expect this young man, who suddenly approached him, to really consider investing nine million.

He immediately picked up a pen to calculate.

"If you really plan to invest nine million in us and can transfer at least two million within a week,

then about half a month after the film is released, the box office can be roughly estimated.

At that time, our company can use the future revenue share from the box office as collateral to borrow money from the bank and share it with the major investors.

If you're willing to invest nine million now, we can classify you as a priority share investor.

So, starting from the latest when you transfer the money to us tomorrow, you can receive your first profit share in 20 days.

The total investment of our movie, plus your nine million, is considered 260 million. We will calculate a 2.3% profit share for you.

Usually, about 35% of the film's profit is the investors' profit share.

If our movie has a box office of one billion, then the investors can have a profit share of 350 million, and you can get 8.05 million from that.

In other words, if our movie's box office exceeds two billion, you will get a considerable investment return in 20 days."

"Do you really have that much confidence, that your movie's box office will exceed two billion?"

Chen Yiyang thought to himself that there were not many films in the domestic market that exceeded a two-billion box office.

Why does this director, who only makes campus youth films, have so much confidence?

"We have the rough cut of our film saved on the projector in our office, would you like to take a look?"

"Sure." Upon hearing Gong Fan's words, Chen Yiyang, who had already decided to invest,

still decided to watch the film Gong Fan had made.

Only then did Chen Yiyang find out that the film's name was actually 'Wandering Earth'.

It seems to be a sci-fi film.

But can a sci-fi film earn a two-billion box office domestically?

Chen Yiyang patiently finished watching the entire film.

"Impressive."

As the movie ended,

Chen Yiyang gave a thumbs up to Gong Fan.

"Thanks for the compliment." It seemed that Gong Fan was used to such praise.

"A film this good is still lacking investment; others must be blind." Chen Yiyang immediately decided to invest nine million in the film.

"I'll give you four million first, you go ahead and use it. Then I'll ask a lawyer to draft the contract, and after it's signed, I'll transfer the remaining amount to you gradually."

Chen Yiyang held onto Gong Fan's hand, reluctant to let go.

This is real talent.

The future hope of the domestic film industry.

Establishing a connection with him would mean gaining a very strong network.

Gong Fan was also very interested in Chen Yiyang.

After all, being willing to invest nine million without watching the film first,

is a bold move,

only a bit less than himself.

So the two chatted happily in Gong Fan's office.

They even decided to go for a drink later.

However, just before they were about to leave, Chen Yiyang received a call from Zhang Yuling.

Wei Dong wanted to meet him.

Originally, Chen Yiyang was hesitant, but something seemed to come up for Gong Fan as well.

Thus, the two agreed to meet and drink together another time.

After taking a ride before arriving at Imperial University, Zhang Yuling was waiting for Chen Yiyang at the school gate.

The two went to Wei Dong's dormitory together.

At this moment, Wei Dong was somewhat shabbily dressed. Chen Yiyang asked with concern, "Didn't you sleep all night?"

"Not really." Wei Dong finally spoke, telling Chen Yiyang, "I sleep on time every day. I was just eager to continue my research after waking up this morning, didn't have time to tidy up."

"How are those notes coming along?" Chen Yiyang asked.

"Very clever." Wei Dong promptly replied, "The person who wrote the notes is a genius greater than me. Her ideas cleared all my doubts. It's just a pity no more notes follow.

If given more time, I believe she could have solved this mathematical puzzle."

"Actually, these notes are complete." Chen Yiyang recalled the last sentence from the final notebook of Wang Rui he had seen.

"Finished, verified, no regrets in this life."

"Where?!" Wei Dong suddenly stood up excitedly.

"I'll show you later. But if it indeed proves that this deceased female scientist resolved this mathematical problem, it will be a major event for the whole nation."

"It would stir up the entire international mathematical community," Wei Dong corrected.

"Therefore, we need to document this event."

Chen Yiyang took out a video camera he bought on the way and said, "How about you two help me make a documentary?"

"No problem." Wei Dong was eager to see the rest of the notes and agreed immediately.

"I'm fine with it too." Zhang Yuling didn't mind.

Her role in this was simply introducing Wei Dong to Chen Yiyang.

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