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Chapter 162 Making Money is the Most Important Thing_1

Chapter 162: Chapter 162 Making Money is the Most Important Thing_1

"Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen, please have a seat," Wu Jin hurriedly held back Shen Dong and then said to Zhu Zhiyong, "Mr. Zhu, today we are here to discuss the investment in ’The Battle Tiger 2’, let’s not get sidetracked."

Taking a deep breath, Zhu Zhiyong suppressed his anger and said to Shen Dong, "Mr. Shen, I apologize, I was a bit impulsive just now and said things I shouldn’t have. Our Jiahua Film and Television has been experiencing numerous issues lately, and my mood has been affected, please forgive me."

"That’s more like the attitude for discussing business," Shen Dong said, sitting back down.

"Mr. Zhu, let’s get straight to the point," Wu Jin said, worried that Zhu Zhiyong would cause more trouble, reminding him to stay on topic.

"Alright, regarding the investment amount for ’The Battle Tiger’..." Zhu Zhiyong began.

"About that issue, my stance remains the same, a forty percent investment share, that’s what I deserve. If you’re still going to talk about making me give up some of it, then there’s no point in talking," Shen Dong said, not wanting to listen to any more nonsense and too lazy to engage in it, clearly stating his position before Zhu Zhiyong could finish.

If it worked, it worked; if not, he would continue to make trouble until Jing City Jiahua Film Industry couldn’t take it anymore.

He had god-level hacking skills, and now he held the dirt on everyone from Jing City Jiahua Film Industry, including Zhu Zhiyong’s.

First, he would leak the stars’ scandals. If Zhu Zhiyong still refused to yield, he’d directly release Zhu Zhiyong’s dirty secrets.

Having controlled Jiahua Film and Television for so many years, Zhu Zhiyong had more scandalous dirt than many celebrities.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhiyong’s face turned extremely ugly.

The faces of the other investors were equally grim.

However, they were not in a position to retaliate.

With Jing City Jiahua Film Industry brought to this state by Shen Dong, where would the other investors dare to step up?

Besides, before coming here, they had already communicated among themselves.

Shen Dong was insistent, and they had no choice but to compromise.

Otherwise, they didn’t know how much they would lose if Shen Dong took action.

And in this matter, Shen Dong was the rightful party from the start, while they were using their power to bully, which was not justifiable.

No matter how the situation escalated, their reputation would suffer.

Shen Dong had all the rights to clean up after them, without bearing a single ounce of psychological burden.

"Fine, your investment share is forty percent," said Zhu Zhiyong, who, no matter how displeased he was, had no choice but to agree.

"Good, if you had said that earlier, wouldn’t all the trouble have been avoided?" Shen Dong said with a faint smile.

"Mr. Shen, we are all reasonable people here, I won’t say more about the other matters. Now that we have reconciled, I hope you won’t target our company anymore," Zhu Zhiyong said directly.

"Mr. Zhu, you’re wrong there. I’ve never targeted your company, and I won’t in the future, as long as my interests are protected. I won’t interfere unnecessarily," Shen Dong said with a smile.

"That’s good to hear, Mr. Shen," Zhu Zhiyong’s face looked somewhat better.

"By the way, Mr. Zhu, I’d like to discuss something with you," Shen Dong said with a grin.

"What is it?" Zhu Zhiyong felt an ill-intent behind Shen Dong’s smile.

"I’ve recently undertaken some endeavors, which cost me quite a bit, and I feel the rights to ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2’ are quite good. I’d like to use these rights to offset my losses. Otherwise, I might need to do something else to compensate. What do you think?" Shen Dong inquired.

He didn’t spell it out, but everyone knew, Shen Dong wanted the rights to ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2’.

The rights to ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2’ were held by Jiahua Film and Television, which meant they were in Zhu Zhiyong’s hands.

Zhu Zhiyong had been intending to clean him out, how could Shen Dong possibly let bygones be bygones without getting something extra in return? It just wouldn’t make sense.

The rights to ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2’ were valuable assets.

Perhaps not so valuable at the moment, but once the national copyright office took action, their value would increase significantly.

A flash of anger crossed Zhu Zhiyong’s face; this was a clear threat.

He had just said that he wouldn’t interfere as long as his interests were protected, but now he was reaching for the rights.

It wasn’t so much that he thought the rights to ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2’ were that critical, but Shen Dong’s attitude was vexing to him.

After all, he’s a big shot in the film industry, okay?

Faced with Shen Dong’s threat, it was a blow to his pride.

Yet, in the face of such a threat, Zhu Zhiyong had no solution whatsoever.

Shen Dong made himself very clear—if the rights were not given, Shen Dong would continue to cause trouble. How could he bear that?

"Mr. Shen, since you find the rights to ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2’ to be good, I am willing to do you a favor and gift you the rights to both movies," Zhu Zhiyong suppressed the rage in his heart and pretended not to care as he spoke.

"How could I accept?" Shen Dong said with a face full of feigned embarrassment, acting quite convincingly.

"Mr. Shen, don’t feel embarrassed. I was wrong before, and this is my compensation to you. Please accept it. Otherwise, my conscience won’t be at ease, and I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night," Zhu Zhiyong said with an amiable laugh.

He felt like he was going to be sick from his own lack of principles.

The others were dumbfounded.

Was this the same domineering Zhu Zhiyong?

The fact that he could say such things astonished them.

They realized that Zhu Zhiyong must have been scared by Shen Dong, otherwise he would never say something like this.

"Alright, in order not to trouble your conscience, Mr. Zhu, and to prevent insomnia, I will accept," Shen Dong said cheerfully.

Seeing the two men come to an agreement, Wu Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

The grudge between Shen Dong and Zhu Zhiyong seemed to have been resolved, and they shook hands in friendship.

Afterward, the group discussed the investment details for ’The Battle Tiger 2’.

With ’The Battle Tiger’s’ box office success, the investment for ’The Battle Tiger 2’ was no longer in the tens of millions but had risen to three hundred million, with ambitions to make a super action blockbuster of international standard.

According to Wu Jin’s plans, the film would not only be shot domestically but also abroad, with the majority of the time spent filming overseas.

Shen Dong would account for forty percent of the investment, contributing one hundred and twenty million.

The other investors, including Wu Jin and several partners, would share the remaining sixty percent.

A contract was drawn up, and everyone signed it.

Subsequently, Shen Dong transferred his investment of one hundred and twenty million to an account controlled by Wu Jin.

This account was specifically set up for the production of ’The Battle Tiger 2’.

With everything settled, the atmosphere became much more harmonious.

Now that they were all part of a community of shared interests, there was nothing that mutual benefit could not resolve.

Even if Zhu Zhiyong still harbored some resentment in his heart towards Shen Dong, he let it go.

In this day and age, making money was the most important thing.

When compared to the prospect of making a fortune, the little bit of hate in his heart was insignificant.

Wu Jin called for the food to be served, and everyone dined together.

During the meal, Shen Dong said to Zhu Zhiyong, "Mr. Zhu, about the rights for ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2,’ I will have someone handle it with Jiahua Film and Television tomorrow."

Zhu Zhiyong nodded and replied, "No problem, I’ll arrange for someone to receive and deal with the matter."

As he had already decided to give them, Zhu Zhiyong had no intention of going back on his word.

If he went back on it, and Shen Dong released a few more scandals about him, it would be all over.

Besides, the rights to ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2’ weren’t worth much; he had bought them from Wu Jin for only five million.

Compared to the potential return from investing in ’The Battle Tiger 2,’ that was just a small amount of money and not really worth worrying about.

After the meal, Shen Dong parted ways with the others.

Once in the car, Shen Dong called Lu Xingzhou, the general manager of Lixing Copyright Company, and asked him to go to Jing City Jiahua Film Industry tomorrow to deal with the rights for ’The Battle Tiger’ and ’The Battle Tiger 2’.