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Chapter 217 - 212 He Can’t Make It Big (4k)

Chapter 217: Chapter 212 He Can’t Make It Big (4k)

Liu Lan looked at Duan Ming with an expressionless face, seeming not very interested. "What’s your take?"

Duan Ming felt there were all too many reasons.

"First off, the investment in Yang Rongfa’s project is too high, presenting a significant pressure to break even."

"Then there’s the theme they’ve chosen – another hard-to-sell reality genre. Director Wang Ren tends to favor a slow pace, which might be appreciated by veteran moviegoers, but most audiences lack the patience for it."

"Besides, they don’t have major platform investment backing them. Even after completion, the project will be difficult to sell, and even if sold, a short series of a dozen or so episodes won’t fetch a high price."

A whole host of reasons.

Some were deliberately catered to Liu Lan, but the vast majority were his genuine thoughts.

Even the consensus within the industry was pretty much the same – everyone unanimously believed the likelihood of Yang Rongfa’s project incurring losses was high, and even if it didn’t lose money, there wasn’t much profit to be seen.

Apart from the project itself, Wu Mu as an investor was also a negative factor.

"Wu Mu might be recognized for singing and appearing on variety shows, but as an investor, he’s completely a layman. Beyond capital, his investment brings no additional resources to help."

While investment capital is crucial, the backing resources that investors bring to the table are also key.

The same amount of money invested by Penguin is a different concept than that invested by Wu Mu, who lacks any network behind him.

What’s more, Wu Mu even wants to play the second male lead – that’s adding insult to injury.

Others might not know about Wu Mu’s acting skills, but how could he, Wu Mu’s former agent, not be aware?

When there’s an utter lack of it, entering a cast filled with seasoned actors, how could he not stick out sorely in the wrong way?

Although he had the same thoughts about Wu Mu’s singing abilities before, and Wu Mu stunned everyone with his singing, one must adhere to realistic logic. Wu Mu has not shown improvement in acting, so he couldn’t simply imagine that Wu Mu’s acting skills would suddenly become impressive.

His points were logical and well-founded. In short, from every angle, there was no reason Wu Mu’s investment would succeed.

Liu Lan listened without much reaction, still expressionless, nodding, "What about his new studio? What do you think?"

As for Wu Mu flipping his stardom and making money, she could overlook it.

But if Wu Mu were to start his own studio or company and turn into a capitalist, that would unsettle her.

A major reason she had never paid much attention to Wu Mu was because, at most, he was just star material – miles apart from her realm, basically from another world.

However, if Wu Mu became a capitalist and grew his business, that could upset her even more than Lin Qingyue’s affairs.

Fortunately.

"Wu Mu’s new studio?"

Duan Ming paused, "His new studio? There’s nothing particularly notable about it; it’s just a place to handle his affairs when he’s too busy."

The boss is worried about Wu Mu starting and expanding his own company?

Impossible.

Wu Mu lacked both capital and resources, and with his temperament, he didn’t like networking in the industry.

How could he possibly go big?

There have been many companies in the industry that started from a celebrity’s workshop or celebrities turning into bosses, eventually growing large.

But these companies undoubtedly needed years of industry accumulation, amassing a network of connections to succeed.

Where could Wu Mu, an idol star who only rose to fame in recent years, get such resources?

Whether it’s talent management, film and TV production, web series and variety shows, or music production and distribution, which could he, an idol star, possibly manage?

"He can invest in projects himself, right? Like now," Liu Lan asked expressionlessly.

Duan Ming felt his boss was over-worrying, "He can’t bear the risk of investing in projects on his own. Even if Yang Rongfa’s current project doesn’t lose much, if he continues to invest like this, he will inevitably encounter projects that lose money. His little nest egg would probably be wiped out if he hit an unprofitable project."

He believed that once Yang Rongfa’s current project ended, Wu Mu would have to face reality and go back to being a star to make money.

Anyway, he was not optimistic.

Not just Duan Ming.

The industry wasn’t optimistic either.

This directly led to the fact that capable and ambitious people never considered switching over to work for Wu Mu.

After Wu Mu spread the news, asking friends to keep an eye out, a few people came knocking, nominating themselves through various channels.

But upon inspection, Wu Mu realized that none of these people could even meet the lowest reliability requirements. They were all third-tier behind-the-scenes personnel in the industry, coming to him with the intent to leverage his fame and pad their resumes.

However, the producer recommended by Lin Qingyue was indeed reliable.

In a private restaurant near his home where they had met several times, Wu Mu met the producer recommended by Lin Qingyue.

She was a woman in her forties, wearing gold-rimmed glasses and looking rather stern and formal.

Lin Qingyue introduced her, "Wu Mu, this is Yan Yongmei, the producer of my previous film, Sister Yan."

She smiled, "For our next film, Sister Yan will probably be the producer too."

The woman called Sister Yan looked at Wu Mu and, after a two-second pause on his face, extended her hand, "Hello."