This celebrity became even more popular after being exposed of having multiple girlfriends-Chapter 416 - 321

(Don’t subscribe to this Chapter just yet... It’s not copied, I just found the previous direction really boring after writing, so I deleted and rewrote it. Once I add the title, it means I’m done rewriting.)

Shu Mei is really worried about her boss’s rashness.

But there’s no way around it, her boss always says if you have opinions or ideas, bring them up quickly. As for whether he’ll listen...

Wu Mu clearly didn’t listen.

Even though Shi Wu flew to Southern Province that very afternoon, and upon meeting him, tried to persuade:

"Boss, ever since I lost money on short dramas, I’ve learned one thing: it’s best not to easily dive into fields you’re not familiar with."

But it was no use, Wu Mu just waved his hand, "It’s fine, let’s give it a try."

What? This attempt is way too random, isn’t it?

Even though there were already many cases proving that his boss hadn’t done any losing business deals before.

Just like that publicity-free project before, it was popular even without promotion.

But that was clearly an unrepeatable operation, right!

Every new action of his boss’s looks totally unreliable to any normal person!

A celebrity singer suddenly says he wants to shoot a film?

This feels even riskier than his short dramas.

Especially after learning what exactly Wu Mu wanted to shoot, and the budget cost...

It’s over, the boss is really losing it!

Made a bit of money, now he’s itching to burn it!

...

Beijing.

Yang Rongfa has been pretty full of himself recently. They made a total comeback with a series.

Although the series hasn’t aired yet, the staggering price of 450 million has completely rid them of the reputation as loss-making directors.

At least they no longer had to worry about no one hiring them to make films, having to switch to making series to prove themselves.

Lately, new projects seeking them as producers have been coming in an endless stream.

Like just after returning from the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television for series review, he saw Wang Ren holding a script in the company.

Yang Rongfa glanced at the name on the script, "The Piano in a Steel Mill".

This situation has become quite common lately, so he wasn’t surprised, just asked casually, "Where’s this script from?"

Wang Ren said, "Sent by Wu Mu."

Huh?

Ah?

This time, Yang Rongfa was genuinely taken aback.

Wu Mu, a celebrity actor, sent them a script?

Yang Rongfa was stunned.

Is he trying to replicate the previous profitable investment after tasting the success?

Not just Wu Mu, even Yang Rongfa has tasted the sweetness.

Selling for 450 million, who wouldn’t want to replicate that?

But a script from Wu Mu, a celebrity, seems way too unreliable!

Just like Shi Wu, the first impression in his mind was extremely unreliable.

But who would’ve thought, Wang Ren continued, "I’ve read it, the story is very interesting, it should be great on screen."

Huh?

Wu Mu, a celebrity, actually managed to bring an impressive script?

Hope suddenly sparked in Yang Rongfa’s heart as he took the script from Wang Ren to have a look.

After reading...

He was instantly speechless.

Of course, you’d think it’s impressive; it’s right in your sweet spot!

Another piece on realistic themes, another on laid-off workers!

This kind of realistic, artistic film directly suits your taste!

Yang Rongfa shook his head, "We can’t take this one, the box office won’t be high. The story is decent with a touch of black humor, but as a comedy, it’s too subtle, not direct enough, and the pacing is slow, so it’s likely to lose money."

After all the loss-making films he’s directed, he might not be great at judging profitable ones.

But he certainly has some insight into which ones won’t make much money.

In his view, even if this film doesn’t lose money, it’s most likely to just break even, at best making a small profit.

They finally crawled out of the pit of loss-making art films; how could they jump back in right away?

However, Wang Ren seemed genuinely impressed by the story and still defended Wu Mu, "A good story will eventually be recognized by everyone."

Yang Rongfa glanced at him, "Why weren’t your previous few films recognized then?"

Wang Ren paused, rarely showing a hidden rebuke, "I wasn’t the producer."

Yang Rongfa chuckled and explained, "We really can’t take this kind of film now, at least not now. With our rising momentum, another loss-making small-scale art film would immediately break it."

"Our current direction is to either make art films that can compete in the three major film festivals, or commercially successful films with good word of mouth. Small-scale art films won’t help elevate Wumu Company."

This was a direction they had agreed upon long ago.

After reluctantly glancing at the script again, Wang Ren finally nodded.

"Reject Wu Mu on this... never mind, I’ll talk to him myself."

To show his respect, Yang Rongfa took out his phone to find the contact information, still musing as he searched, "Wu Mu is really something now, with a rising trajectory towards super-stardom. When he has a setback, it’s even more dramatic than before."

Yeah, if he stopped these abstract actions, it would be even better.

As a celebrity singer, just stick to your shows and sing your songs.

If you keep investing, how much money will be enough to lose?

Yang Rongfa soon dialed Wu Mu’s number, and politely said, "President Wu, we’ve reviewed your script. The story is excellent, especially the dance scene in the middle with a strong black humor vibe. But I’m sorry, we’re not planning to..."