Magnate Tycoon: How Did Simply Enjoying Life Make Me a Male God?

In the private room, Wen Lan looked at the expensive and sumptuous dishes on the table, feeling conflicted, her expression not looking too good.

Thinking about how Wei Jia got into trouble because of her, she felt increasingly uneasy. Just as she was about to get up to find Wei Jia, the door of the room suddenly clicked and opened from the outside.

Wen Lan's complexion changed slightly, and she quickly looked over, only to see Wei Jia and Li Jing entering from outside.

Seeing this, Wen Lan was delighted, just about to speak but then frowned.

She noticed that Wei Jia, who was dressed appropriately just moments ago, now had slightly messy hair and the collar of her suit shirt appeared somewhat ruffled.

"Wei Jia, you..."

Noticing Wen Lan's confused gaze, Wei Jia initially froze, but when she realized where the other person was looking, her expression changed slightly. She immediately realized her own issue, quickly tidied her collar, and then smiled: "It's nothing. I just had a martial arts match with President Li, he lost, so he came back with me."

A martial arts match?

Wen Lan felt a bit perplexed.

Before Wen Lan could ask, Li Jing rolled his eyes and retorted, "Even if I didn't win, the match was a draw at the very least. How did you win?"

Wei Jia turned to look at him, raising her elegant long eyebrows: "Then why did you come back with me if you didn't lose?"

"Wasn't it because you dragged me back?" Li Jing shrugged with an attitude that showed he wasn't afraid to escalate things, "How about you tell Director Wen the details and let her judge who actually won?"

"You?!"

Seeing Li Jing's rogue behavior, Wei Jia couldn't help but bite her silver teeth in frustration. In the end, she had no choice but to concede, "Fine, fine, just consider it as my loss."

Previously amazed at how the atmosphere between the two had changed, Wen Lan was even more surprised to see Wei Jia willingly admit defeat. Her eyes widened slightly as if seeing something unbelievable.

Feeling her friend's astonishment, Wei Jia sat down at her seat in defiance, crossed her legs, and vaguely explained: "Don't look at me like that. Just consider that this guy somehow restrains me."

Upon hearing this, Wen Lan blinked, her face even more puzzled.

But when she looked at Wei Jia sulking like a little girl and then at Li Jing, who appeared unfazed, she could clearly sense something was off between them. Moreover, within this awkwardness, Li Jing seemed to subtly suppress the never-yielding Wei Jia.

At that moment, she suddenly understood what Wei Jia meant earlier.

Li Jing restrains her.

Otherwise, this situation couldn't be explained.

Reluctantly accepting the current situation, Wen Lan glanced between the two and then said to Wei Jia, uncertainly: "So now... are we eating or continuing our discussion?"

"Of course, we'll eat and discuss at the same time."

Wei Jia picked up her chopsticks and started grabbing food: "It would be a shame not to eat such good dishes, and Li Jing has already agreed to invest in you, so just talk to him as much as you like."

"Cough cough cough..."

Seeing Wen Lan's gaze turn to him, Li Jing noticed Wei Jia's resentful and sharp gaze beside him. He no longer continued to refuse, coughed a few times, and then said: "Alright, for Wei Jia's sake, I'll chat with you, Director Wen, but I must say in advance, since it's an investment, I naturally have to assess its value first."

Although Wen Lan found it a bit strange that Li Jing and Wei Jia had changed the way they addressed each other, when the topic switched to film investment, her expression turned serious and earnest again:

"Of course, I hope you sincerely wish to support and believe in our film. I'd feel guilty if you lost money."

As she spoke, with Li Jing's nod of agreement, Wen Lan began to explain in detail from various aspects such as the story value, social significance, market potential, main team, and investment return of the film.

Li Jing also started to truly understand the movie and the preparation situation this time.

The producer of this film was none other than Wei Jia's company, so while Wei Jia's words seemed to be helping Wen Lan, this was essentially part of her job.

However, the main reason Wei Jia decided to invest in this film was because of her relationship with Wen Lan and her abilities.

According to Wen Lan's introduction, the production team for this film consisted of top industry talents, the screenwriter, and the director of photography were well-renowned in the circle, and though the cast wasn't filled with current popular stars, they were skilled actors with years of experience.

Instead of relying on stars to draw traffic, this film was intended to succeed by content, otherwise, the production cost wouldn't have been just tens of millions.

Of course, this also had to do with Wen Lan being a newly emerged director. Truly popular stars preferred to collaborate with directors with a guaranteed box office rather than placing their hopes on young directors still making their way in the industry.

What's unexpected for Li Jing was the long shooting schedule of the film.

He initially thought that if the funds were in place, the film should be able to catch this year's Spring Festival slot, but according to Wen Lan, even if they secured investment this month and started shooting, it wouldn't be released until National Day next year.

Because the film has a rich plot, multiple storylines, and characters' stories spanning several generations, with numerous scene changes and character portrayals, filming would take a significant amount of time. P^art# of a seri.e.s$ h%os&t+ed% by My V-i%r.t^u+al^ L-ibr#a+r$y* E%m$p.i^r@e (MV&LEM#P&YR)-.

Also, as Wei Jia explained on the side, Wen Lan's style was extremely meticulous regarding the camera, and she would painstakingly refine the actor's state and the lens' expression.

With post-production and the necessary pre-release review by relevant departments, being able to catch next year's National Day release was already quite fortunate.

After listening to Wen Lan's introduction, Li Jing couldn't help but marvel at the intricate and complex process of making a movie. No wonder they say that film is both an art and an industry.

It involves vast capital investments, complex technical equipment, high-level division of labor and collaboration, and standardized production processes, all of which share similarities with traditional industries.

Seeing that Wen Lan, who was about his age, could actually direct a movie, he couldn't help but feel admiration.

Actually, not just Wen Lan, but Wei Jia was also exceptionally outstanding among their peers.

Compared with An Tong and Zhang Xinxin, in terms of vision and capability, they were no longer in the same league.

"According to the profit distribution you gave me, would I only break even if the box office exceeds fifty million?"

At this time, after listening to the analysis of investment returns, Li Jing asked: "Isn't the cost of your film two and a half million?"

"This also involves the portion to be shared with the theaters."

Regarding the funding, Wei Jia explained: "But this is just an estimate, specific details will be explained in the contract once you agree."

Wen Lan nodded as well: "That's right. Rest assured, President Li, our film aims to achieve a box office of around a hundred million, so it won't disappoint your expectations."

After hearing the explanations from both, Li Jing gained quite some understanding of Wen Lan's professionalism and the entire team's production level.

He sat there furrowing his brow in contemplation while Wei Jia and Wen Lan quietly awaited his decision.

Moments later, Li Jing finally raised his eyes again to look at Wen Lan:

"To be honest, I watch movies, but I don't understand these things behind the scenes.

I'm willing to invest in this film, but the reason is that I'm interested in this and would like to experience what it's like to make a movie.

So, can you see if there's a suitable role for me to play in this film?"