Chapter 250 Kaiba Studio
After receiving Liu Hongmin's affirmative response, Ma Weidu hung up the phone happily.
He returned to the meeting room, "The Red People agreed."
When everyone heard this, they all stood up to celebrate. They had won such a difficult project, so it was definitely worth celebrating.
Wang Shuo was even more proud, "I'll tell you!"
Everyone didn't argue with him, "Yes, yes, you are right."
Wang Shuo laughed. He had many problems, the biggest of which was that he was too ambitious. Two years ago, he saw that writing novels was not profitable, so he went into business, but he lost all his money and had to come back to write novels again. However, he was indeed talented and soon became a best-selling author, becoming the first writer in the mainland to receive royalties.
After he had money, his pride and complacency came back. If Ma Weidu and Haiyan were not here, he would have been so proud of himself.
So, he said proudly: "I'm not bragging, but when it comes to giving advice, none of you can compare to me."
When everyone heard this, they all said, “Wang Shuo, you just came up with an idea and you want to suppress us?”
"Who said I only have one idea!" Wang Shuo said, "I have another idea! As long as I tell you, I guarantee you will be convinced."
Everyone became curious, "Tell me, we want to see if you have any good ideas."
Wang Shuo looked at Ma Weidu and Haiyan, "There are so many of us here, some can write, some can shoot, some can direct, why don't we take this opportunity to get together? Now, whether it's making a movie or a TV series, it's very profitable. If we can make one, won't we all make a lot of money?"
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in bewilderment. Although Wang Shuo was not a very good person, this idea seemed good!
They all looked at Ma Weidu and Haiyan. If they wanted to organize a party, these two big guys would be the ones to lead it.
Ma Weidu looked at Haiyan, who nodded and said, "This is indeed a good idea. We both have the money, we also have the talent to make movies and TV series, and we also have ways to sell you out. This can definitely be done."
"Let me think about it!"
Ma Weidu thought about it and decided not to worry about the money or the filming. What he was worried about was whether Liu Hongmin would have any ideas if he started a new business.
Haiyan also thought of this. "Are you afraid that Comrade Hongmin won't understand? Why don't you find some time to talk to him in detail? I don't think Comrade Hongmin will make things difficult for you. After all, Comrade Hongmin has a big family and a lot of money, so he really doesn't care about our little money."
Ma Weidu nodded and said, "I'll go there in the next two days."
"Then we will wait for your good news!"
Haiyan patted his shoulder and asked everyone to leave. The reason why he started a new business with Ma Weidu was to make more money with Ma Weidu. He couldn't reach Liu Hongmin, otherwise, he would definitely make money with Liu Hongmin.
Ma Weidu has been with Liu Hongmin for so many years and has wasted too many opportunities. Look at Zou Shifang, who is now a shareholder of Tomorrow Film Company and gets tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars in dividends every year. Ma Weidu does so much work every year, but only gets tens of thousands of dollars in the last year, which is dozens or hundreds of times different.
After starting a new business, relying on Ma Weidu’s resources, Ma Weidu will definitely earn much more than he does now.
Ma Weidu didn't know what he was thinking. If he knew, he would definitely laugh at him for thinking too simply. He did earn only tens of thousands of yuan a year, but that was not all he got from Liu Hongmin.
He gets a share of all the projects that Mingtian Film Company does through its Beijing office. Each movie starts at a minimum of 100,000 yuan, and for a hit project like Let the Bullets Fly, Liu Hongmin gives him a 1 million yuan share of the profits.
However, Liu Hongmin always told him not to show off his wealth, so he didn't tell anyone, not even his family.
Although compared with Zou Shifang, he did earn very little. But he was very content. What was the relationship between Zou Shifang and Liu Hongmin? They were classmates and close friends. Although both of them could call Liu Hongmin by his name, Zou Shifang dared to call Liu Hongmin "Liu Baopi", but Ma Weidu didn't dare to.
Ma Weidu clearly sees the difference between relatives and strangers. Moreover, he already earns a lot. His salary is the highest in the mainland, higher than those foreigners who earn US dollars.
However, he still needed to talk to Liu Hongmin about starting a new business.
"That's all?" Liu Hongmin looked at Ma Weidu speechlessly, "Is this worth your trip?"
"I'm just afraid that you will misunderstand!" Ma Weidu said with a wry smile.
Liu Hongmin rolled his eyes. "What misunderstanding did I have? It's not like you're quitting your job."
"Hehe!" Ma Weidu laughed, "Actually, this is just a bunch of friends getting together to fool around!"
Liu Hongmin reminded: "If you think like this, your group will break up sooner or later. In the business world, it is taboo to work with friends. Friends have no sense of boundaries, and your group of friends is even more so. If you are just fooling around, I advise you not to get too involved. Try not to invest money. If there is a good project, use your connections to help sell it, just think of it as earning some pocket money."
Ma Weidu scratched his head and said, "I still have to invest some money. If they really can't make it, I will withdraw as soon as possible."
Liu Hongmin was still a little worried. "Remember, don't open a restaurant or other physical store, otherwise your friends will ruin you."
When Ma Weidu heard this, he kept it in mind.
Having followed Liu Hongmin for so many years, he has become more cautious. If he really opened a restaurant, with the shamelessness of his friends, he would really be ruined.
"I remember!"
He was about to say goodbye when Liu Hongmin stopped him.
"Now that you're here, help me look at these documents." Liu Hongmin pushed the documents he brought in front of him, "Don't bother talking about trivial matters, just give them to me for signature."
Ma Weidu was very familiar with these documents and could tell what was written inside just by flipping through them.
"This is the financial report of Jinpeng Department Store. The Beijing store is expected to achieve profitability this year."
Liu Hongmin nodded and signed the document directly.
"This is a report from the toy factory. Toy sales in the third quarter of this year decreased by 3% year-on-year. The reason is probably that the world economy has declined significantly compared to last year. This may be related to the US investing in high-tech and the Japanese investing in the stock market and real estate."
Liu Hongmin continued to sign. He was very familiar with this matter. After all, he was doing the same thing.
"This is the itinerary of the charity foundation. This New Year's Day, the Central Taiwan Office would like to invite you and your wife to attend together."
"Put it aside for now. I'll ask Zhen for her opinion first."
The two of them, one explaining and the other signing, processed all the documents in a few hours. If it were Liu Hongmin himself, it would probably take him several days to finish reading them.
Ma Weidu left Liu Hongmin's house and immediately went to find Haiyan. Soon, they decided to cooperate and jointly opened the Haima Studio.
(End of this chapter)
