Chapter 737

Hearing Da Mimi believed that since she had mastered the film and television industry, she could use the same methods to break into the movie industry again.

But Hearing Da Mimi did not know.

The tactics she used in the film and television industry were child's play to the capital of the movie industry.

A simple analogy would be:

Hearing Da Mimi was the world champion of Gomoku; her Gomoku skills had no rivals—even people with an IQ over 140 found it nearly impossible to beat her.

But the movie industry and capital played Go.

Never mind how much harder Go was than Gomoku,

just the complex rules of Go were enough for Hearing Da Mimi to study and figure out carefully.

If she entered the game without understanding the rules, relying only on her status as Gomoku world champion,

any eight-year-old child who had just learned Go could easily trick and outmaneuver her.

Now,

Hearing Da Mimi was betting with her status as Gomoku world champion,

betting that if she could dominate the film and television industry, she could surely carve out a place for herself in the movie industry.

Moreover,

for the project "The Disappeared Her,"

Hearing Da Mimi had seriously consulted domestic and international expert evaluators for confidential assessments,

all of whom gave ratings above 4.5, with conservative box office estimates of at least 2 billion yuan.

With an investment close to 1 billion yuan, she could recover 2 billion yuan in box office revenue,

after deducting theater splits,

Hearing Da Mimi and Sister Reba could directly generate around 140% profit for both capital and themselves,

and Jiaxing Media could be revived as a result.

Once the stock price quickly rebounded,

Hearing Da Mimi and Sister Reba could then use the opportunity to escape like a cicada shedding its shell: first demand Jiaxing immediately terminate their long-term contract, then swiftly cash out their Jiaxing shares and exit.

After that, Hearing Da Mimi and Sister Reba would not only regain their freedom but also secure hundreds of millions in healthy capital.

With hundreds of millions in hand,

plus the massive success of "The Disappeared Her,"

Hearing Da Mimi and Sister Reba could then enter the movie industry as small-scale capital players.

If in the future,

the two of them jointly invested in two more hit projects,

like the current top actor Mr. Xu with the bald head,

one "Lost in Thailand," one "Lost in Hong Kong," plus last year's critically and commercially successful "The Wandering Earth," and they could firmly secure their position as core figures in the capital world.

Of course,

Mr. Xu with the bald head still could not be called a capital magnate,

after all,

his scale was nothing compared to the true magnates hiding behind the scenes.

But no matter what,

Mr. Xu with the bald head held some influence—even capital magnates would give him a little face.

What Hearing Da Mimi now fantasized about was achieving the same status and influence in the capital world as Mr. Xu with the bald head.

So,

even though there was now no hope of attracting any investors,

Hearing Da Mimi still wanted to reconnect with Wang Zong and try once more.

But,

Sister Reba actually did not agree with Hearing Da Mimi's decision,

because Wang Zong of Huayi Brothers had a terrible reputation across all circles,

yet because he had connections up and down the chain and murky, tangled ties with the capital world,

he had managed to maintain control over the film and television industry.

A simple example:

Several years ago,

Huayi's 1-billion-yuan investment film "I Wish to Seal the Gods," which had invited countless big names and even ancient superstars, was pulled from theaters immediately after poor opening box office results.

Several years later,

the film "I Wish to Seal the Gods" reappeared in public view as a "new release," dominating the summer season, with theater screenings exceeding 90% across the board, achieving both critical acclaim and box office success, with praise echoing online and offline.

Theaters and investors reaped enormous profits,

and Wang Zong's Huayi returned to the public spotlight.

Yet,

no one noticed,

that this was the only film in the past several decades of China's film industry to be pulled from theaters and then re-released.

So,

Sister Reba did not approve of Hearing Da Mimi's proposal, but she had no choice,

after all,

Hearing Da Mimi was the one who launched Sister Reba's career and was also her boss.

Even if Sister Reba and Hearing Da Mimi were closest friends, she could never directly influence Hearing Da Mimi's decisions.

So,

after letting out a soft sigh,

Sister Reba looked at Hearing Da Mimi, whose eyes had grown wild, and said: "Sister Mi, you're my boss—of course it's your call. But I still hope you'll be more cautious."

"If this project falls through, we just lose a hundred million. With our own resources, we'd make it back in at most two or three years."

"But if we get trapped by this project, we'll be finished for life—unless we die, there's no escape…"

"I know, Sister Reba."

Hearing Da Mimi replied, gazing out the window: "Investing means death, not investing means death too—either way, we're dead! Why not take one more gamble?"

After speaking, Hearing Da Mimi drained her glass of red wine,

then picked up her phone and dialed Wang Zong: "Hello, Wang Zong, it's Hearing Da Mimi. Are you free these next few days? Let's meet up?"

Seeing this, Sister Reba sighed helplessly and took out her phone, hesitating whether to add Qin Feng on WeChat…

A few seconds later,

Qin Feng, waiting for Andy at the airport, suddenly received a friend request notification,

opened it,

and saw it was Sister Reba's request,

so he immediately accepted it, then put his phone back in his pocket,

just as he looked up,

Andy, dressed casually, rushed toward him with an excited expression, pushing a suitcase…

…….