Chapter 90 Fundraising
Since Mu Zhiyuan disagreed, Mu Shanshan did not dare to do anything randomly under the banner of her father.
Last time Mu Shanshan called Zhou Tianya and Mu Zhiyuan's permission, he was not good at coming forward, so it was just right for his daughter to call him.
The situation is different this time. Mu Zhiyuan specifically instructed his daughter to wait and see. He will talk about it next year. He is afraid that his daughter will do something for Lin Zixuan and do bad things with kindness.
"I still treat me as a child. Am I so ignorant?" Mu Shanshan complained to Lin Zixuan.
"You will always be a child in front of your parents. You will never change it in your life. You should be a good and obedient child honestly." Lin Zixuan teased.
"You are still laughing at me. I'm so heartless. I'm not for you." Mu Shanshan said dissatisfied.
"I don't laugh, I just lament that it's not easy for my parents." Lin Zixuan refused to admit it.
"By the way, what should we do during the New Year this year?" Mu Shanshan said suddenly.
The leaders of China Television have revealed that as one of the most popular hosts of the TV station, Mu Shanshan will host this year's Spring Festival Gala, which is undoubtedly good news.
Being able to host the Spring Festival Gala is a proof that you are already at the top of the host industry.
Moreover, hosting the Spring Festival Gala is also a good opportunity to be well-known to the audience. In China, some viewers may not watch "Fangda Variety Show", but he will definitely watch the Spring Festival Gala.
However, in this way, on New Year's Eve, Mu Shanshan still has to work on the TV station and cannot spend with her family.
This is the first New Year after Lin Zixuan and Mu Shanshan got married, and they are very easy to solve. Lin Zixuan will definitely wait at the party and the two will go home together after the Spring Festival Gala.
But it is difficult for both parents to arrange it.
"However, let them all go to the party, and after the party, we both have the first day of the New Year together," Lin Zixuan suggested.
"The party ended too late. Can they stay up late?" Mu Shanshan said worriedly.
"It's too early to say this, so let's ask their opinions first." Lin Zixuan had no choice but to say, "I know Xiaoling must be willing."
This is how life is. You must consider the feelings of everyone in the family, compromise and tolerate each other, so that you can be harmonious and happy.
Lin Zixuan came to work at the Art Center. Now the office environment of the Art Center is much better, basically a bungalow for three people.
Sitting opposite him was Feng Xiaogang, and director Zhao Baogang was sitting on the side.
Actors like Ge You do not have a fixed office location, they are just related to this place and will only come when there is a movie.
In this era when there is no computer to play games, people basically either lie on the table and write and draw, pretend to be very busy, or drink tea and chat about the mountains.
"Our notebook has been delivered for several days, why didn't we react at all?" Feng Xiaogang wondered.
"I guess I've been killed a long time ago. When the leader saw his budget, his blood pressure rose and he was sent to the hospital for treatment." Zhao Baogang joked.
"It may also be that he thinks we are joking and are losing our temper." Lin Zixuan joked.
When Wu Zhenhui from the General Administration saw the budget of "The People of Beijing in New York", he did have this idea in his mind.
Are you kidding?
Wu Zhenhui is responsible for the TV series at the China Radio, Film and Television Bureau, and Lin Zixuan recommended it to him.
On the one hand, he valued Lin Zixuan's creative talent, but on the other hand, he felt that the scripts written by Lin Zixuan were all small and big.
Like "Desire" and "The Story of the Editorial Department" are both indoor dramas, with little investment, but the results are very good.
Leaders like such subordinates, preferably those who can get things done without spending money.
This time, Lin Zixuan gave him a big surprise. The budget for "The People in Beijing in New York" was 1.5 million US dollars. At first, he thought that the later unit had written the wrong one, and it should not be US dollars, so that would be scientific.
But when he saw the TV series going to be filmed in the United States, he realized that there was nothing wrong with that, the budget was indeed 1.5 million US dollars.
He calculated that it was equivalent to 8.5 million, and this amount of money was enough to make eight movies of "Desire", and there was also Li Hong's signature confirmation.
Are you guys at the TV Art Center crazy?
In this era, China's foreign exchange reserves were not abundant, not because they were not, but because they were all used on the edge. For example, introducing advanced Western technologies, purchasing scarce medical devices, and investing a lot in the scientific research field.
It's a bit too extravagant to use it to shoot a TV series.
He thought so in his heart, and flipped through the script casually, and he wanted to see which script deserves such a high investment.
After reading the script, Wu Zhenhui gained a preliminary understanding of this story.
Apart from some passages that highlight the superiority of capitalism, the quality of the entire book is very high. The key point is to show the entire process of Chinese people being discriminated against in the United States, working hard to survive, and finally dreaming of New York.
This script completely meets his requirements. If it can be filmed, it will definitely touch people in China.
Just when he thought of the $1.5 million, his blood pressure rose a little.
The TV Art Center definitely doesn't have this money, and China TV Station probably doesn't want to give it. It's okay for the General Administration to allocate one or two million yuan, but it's not worth more than eight million yuan. Even if he is willing to allocate funds, the superiors will not approve it.
So, how to raise this fund?
Lin Zixuan did not make Wu Zhenhui embarrassed. He put forward several suggestions in the fundraising column, such as loans from banks, seeking sponsors to attract sponsors, and private fundraising, etc.
All of these require the cooperation of China Television Station or the General Administration, so that investors and banks can believe that this will be a profitable transaction.
If China TV promises to buy the TV series and broadcast it on the TV station, it will give investors confidence. If the General Administration is willing to guarantee the TV series, the bank may make a loan.
Wu Zhenhui thought about it and found that the current policy is not yet clear, so it is better not to introduce private capital.
A bank loan is a good idea, but can this TV series recover the cost? How to repay the loan at that time?
You can try to find sponsors to get sponsorships, but no manufacturer should pay so much money to sponsor, otherwise you can find a few more sponsors so that you may be able to collect all the funds for shooting.
Wu Zhenhui feels that future TV series shooting can solve the problem of funds through these methods.
"Didn't we write him several suggestions for raising money? One of them will work," Feng Xiaogang said expectantly.
"I think we should seek funds from the society in the future and we can no longer rely on the allocation of funds from above. We must change from passive to active in order to develop." Zhao Baogang suggested.
"That's right. I have a bad premonition. I'm afraid we're taking it on our own. At that time, the task of raising money will still fall on us. We have to run to the bank to get sponsorship." Lin Zixuan guessed, "This is the leader's mouth and his subordinates' broken legs."
Chapter completed!