Chapter 52 - 52 I just think it's too cheap

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``` "You're crazy!" Wang Cong was absolutely stunned by Fang Jueyu's audacious idea. Didn't he know how immense the funding needed to build a large film studio was? Even just the price of a plot of land was astronomical, and adding construction costs, even Wang Lin, his dad, wouldn't dare to undertake such a huge project. Hengcheng was established in 1996, costing billions back then to build this massive film city. It was expanded and improved step by step, and the total funding must be calculated in the hundreds of billions. Even an ordinary company group couldn't bear such a large investment. "I'm serious!" Fang Jueyu said firmly. His liquid assets were currently unused, and now, out of nowhere, he suddenly had several billion US Dollars, which were still increasing. He was eager to make a wild investment! "Fang Jueyu, you're oversimplifying this!" Wang Cong said. "My plan for the first movie is to film until Xiao Yan completes the three-year agreement and ends the battle at Yunlan Sect. This involves the Gamma Empire and Tagore Desert, and there are numerous locations. Building it would be a huge project." "Although all the buildings are flat-tile houses and won't take too long, you have to understand the construction area is very large. To shorten the construction period, you'll need many workers, which will be very costly." "When it comes down to it, isn't it just a matter of money?" Fang Jueyu sipped the coffee that had just been served. "Try this, it's civet coffee, costing over a thousand US Dollars per pound!" "While that's true, this isn't something you can fix with a mere couple of billion. If you want the entire first phase to be completed within a year, you need to invest at least 50 billion!" The total assets of Wang Cong's whole family were about 300 billion RMB, excluding stocks, real estate, cars, and other fixed assets. To come up with the money to build such a huge film city, even Wang Lin would need a major monetary effort. "50 billion, huh?" Fang Jueyu sighed. Sёarch* The Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Now you know how difficult it is?" Wang Cong saw Fang Jueyu's expression, realizing that his financial resources weren't limitless. "I just think it's too cheap!" 50 billion RMB wasn't even 10 billion US Dollars. Given the capability of the team behind him, that kind of money could be earned back in three months at most. After a year, he wouldn't even have spent his principal! "What did you say? Too cheap?" Wang Cong nearly spat his coffee onto Fang Jueyu's face. "This is 50 billion, not 500 bucks, or even 5 million. How can you think it's cheap?" "I'm not joking, it really is too cheap!" Fang Jueyu was lost in thought. "Use the best building materials, hire the best designers and construction teams. If one team isn't enough, then two, if two isn't enough, then four. My goal is to build this film city within a year!" "You must be insane!" Wang Cong sneered. "At this budget, you could spend 100 billion easily. Do you have that much money?" "You don't need to worry if I have that much. I only ask you one thing: if I truly have this money, can you handle getting the land, design, and construction sorted?" "As long as there's money, except for becoming immortal and immune to all poisons, nothing's impossible!" Wang Cong knew money wasn't everything, but these issues could easily be solved with it. "In that case, no problem. Try to get in touch with those actors first, leave the money matters to me!" "You... you really don't have 100 billion, do you?" Wang Cong stammered. Even the world's richest personal assets were just about 100 billion US Dollars. 100 billion RMB equaled nearly a sixth of that, and they couldn't possibly have that much cash, right? "Old Wang!" Fang Jueyu patted Wang Cong on the shoulder. "You know nothing about my financial power! I've even told you before that I, myself, am not aware of how much wealth I have. 100 billion RMB is indeed a lot, but even my small portion of liquid funds makes more than that in a year's investment income." "You…" Wang Cong finally began to understand a bit more about this friend he'd met just a few days ago. He knew Fang Jueyu was wealthy, but he'd pushed the concept of "wealthy" to as far as he could imagine. But now he realized he still underestimated him. A small portion of his liquid assets could generate hundreds of millions in US Dollars yearly through investment, so that figure probably needed another zero! And his fixed assets? How much money did he really have in total? Wang Cong's imagination had reached its limit. If what he said was true, he could easily put his name at the top position on the Forbes rich list. "Are you serious?" "Yes!" Fang Jueyu nodded seriously. "I've just taken over my family's wealth. Aside from money, I have nothing, so I might need your help with those things! I'll give you 10% of the shares, sounds good?" "10%?" That was equivalent to Fang Jueyu giving him 10 billion for free, not including future earnings, and all he had to do was purchase land and handle bidding. There's nothing better than this! "Not enough?" "No, no!" Wang Cong waved his hand, even his total assets weren't 10 billion. "I thought it was too much! My goodness, are you trying to make me work for you?" "Haha, that's not how it is. I provide the money, you provide the resources, we're collaborating. If you don't want it, then you're not considering me a friend!" "Fine! For what you just said, I'm in!" This kind of opportunity was once in a lifetime. If Wang Cong missed it, he'd regret it forever, and he was eager to see the Gamma Empire he'd imagined. "By the way, old Wang, do you know of any media companies looking to transfer ownership?" Fang Jueyu suddenly remembered this. With Wang Cong's resources and connections, finding such a company shouldn't be too hard, right? "You're also interested in the entertainment industry?" Wang Cong noticed the industry gap Fang Jueyu had, but suddenly flashed a meaningful smile. "You're not planning to use this name to flirt with celebrities, are you? No need for that; if you want, I can introduce you to a few!" "Get lost, you think I'm that kind of person?" Fang Jueyu cursed. "Just tell me if there are any or not!" "There are! Quite a few actually!" Wang Cong replied. "Because of the restriction on Korean wave this past couple of years, many of my friends' media companies are struggling and looking to sell. If you're interested, I can get in contact for you." "Thanks!" Fang Jueyu expected that this little task wouldn't be a problem for him. "Also, there's one more thing I'd like your help with!" "Hmm?" "Isn't Guo Xinyu signed with your company Bamboo Live for two years? I want to bring her to my media company. Don't worry, I'll pay the penalty fee, just don't tell her!" "Oh, that explains it!" Wang Cong suddenly understood. "I wondered why you'd buy a media company. You really have your eye on that little girl, huh? You're willing to go all out, huh!" Fang Jueyu gave him a fierce glare. "Alright, alright! I'll let her go, and you don't have to pay the penalty. Just a few million, not even close to the shares you're giving. I'll terminate her contract in a couple of days!" Wang Cong surrendered under Fang Jueyu's gaze immediately. "But let me tell you, it's not easy to make someone famous. The entertainment industry is extremely complex now." "No need to worry about that, I've got it covered!" Fang Jueyu smiled slightly. With Xiao Yi around, there was nothing he couldn't handle. "Alright then, I won't bother. I'm hungry, and I'm staying for dinner at your place today!" ```

Chapter 52 - 52 I just think it's too cheap

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