Zhao Yingjie felt that he should focus and not be distracted from other things: "I think you should not touch others, and you should not spread the front line too long. We should raise funds after the beginning of the year. If you spread the front line too long, venture capital will not dare to invest."

Chen Jiayao has the same view: "VCs hate entrepreneurs who are not focused the most. The front line is very long and there are many businesses. None of these entrepreneurs will succeed in 10,000, and venture capital will not invest. Venture capital likes entrepreneurs to focus and focus the most. We now have two businesses, and in the eyes of many venture capitalists, we are not focused enough. If we open other fronts, financing will become a big problem. Even if venture capital invests in us, it will definitely make us cut the front line."

Xu Zhengdao nodded and said, "I know the problem you mentioned. So, I thought of the second way, not opening a store by myself, and looking for a chain catering company to cooperate, and we invest in the name of the brand. In this way, we are just simple investors, and we will not spend too much money, and we will not distract ourselves without caring about the company's operations."

Chen Jiayao pondered: "If you invest in a brand and don't participate in the business, then I think it's OK, but now it's not the time. Now we don't have the capital to talk to others. We are an unknown small company, and you are also a new director. What should we use to convince others? Why do others trust me? If you talk now, there will be no other result except being disappointed. However, the brand of Pancake Man should be registered as soon as possible, and you also need to register a catering company named Pancake Man. The business is not done at first, but we will take advantage of the pit first. Wait until the movie "Pancake Man" is released and after the movie is successful, we will find partners and then invest in a brand, so that it is possible to do it."

Zhao Yingjie thought for a while and said, "If you only invest in the form of a brand, then this thing can certainly be done. After all, making Pancake Man can bring a very stable income to the company every year."

Xu Zhengdao continued to talk about his own ideas: "Movies are huge soft advertisements. The tourist attractions, hotels, restaurants, stories and characters' clothing, jewelry, cars and mobile phones involved in the movie will become popular objects. In Citigroup, movie box office revenue only accounts for about 20% of the total revenue, and other revenues are the big ones, including videotapes, movie copyright transfer and image product development. Our Haitang Country's intellectual property protection is not particularly good, and the derivatives market cannot be made in a short period of time. Pancake Man gave me an idea that derivatives cannot be made, so can I build a brand? We can embed brands in the movie. After the movie is released, we can do it ourselves or find someone to partner with. One of the ten brands can succeed, and the benefits will be very considerable."

Chen Jiayao's eyes lit up: "I think this idea is interesting. I treat movies as large-scale soft advertisements, build brands through movies, and make money through this brand. I think we should not build many brands, but two or three should focus on them to list. Once they are listed, the benefits will not be tens of millions, but hundreds of millions, or even billions."

Xu Zhengdao pondered: "It makes sense. Let's make Pancake Man first. After Pancake Man company starts, we will launch subsequent works and even shoot the superhero movie "Pancake Man". Even if the movie loses the box office, it doesn't matter. As long as we make Pancake Man company, we will make much more money than the box office."

Chen Jiayao smiled: "I think this idea is very good and it is definitely worth a try."

Zhao Yingjie also voted in favor: "I think we can try it. Even if we fail, we will not suffer much. But once we succeed, the rewards will be amazing."

The meeting was nearly nine o'clock, and Xu Zhengdao and the others left.

Xu Zhengdao took a taxi and came to the night market where Liu Yifei sold pancakes. At the entrance, he saw the Buick GL8 of Liu Yifei's house. He knew that Liu Xiaoli was worried about Liu Yifei, afraid that she would be bullied, afraid that she would be tired, and stared at him. Parents are like this, afraid that their children will suffer a little grievance, and they feel sorry for their parents in the world.

Xu Zhengdao didn't know whether Liu Xiaoli was in the car or elsewhere, so he didn't have the idea of ​​saying hello. He knew that Liu Xiaoli would not give him a good face, and did not want to put a hot face on someone's cold butt, so he walked into the night market.

The night market is very lively, with customers coming and going one after another. The scent of temptation is crushed by the crowd, scattered in the air, and the sultry heat makes them shake several times. The whole person is filled with this irresistible smell, and the golden oil on the flowing car splashes from time to time, and the sound of saliva sounds from time to time.

In a corner of the night market, Xu Zhengdao saw Li Guizhi's pancake stall. Liu Yifei stood behind the pancake stall. She had a thin bead of sweat from her white skin. Her small and delicate nose was slightly shaking, and she was very skillful in spreading pancakes.

When Xu Zhengdao couldn't help but praise Liu Yifei, she actually failed. When she was giving a middle-aged aunt a pancake, she hugged the pancakes out of a hole. She looked at the pancakes and said apologetically: "Sister, this pancake is broken. I'll put two eggs for you and only charge one egg for the money?"

Unexpectedly, the middle-aged woman's face sank: "You're just like this, you still need money? You don't even have to eat it for free! Even a pancake can't be spread well, what else can you do?" After that, he left angrily.

Liu Yifei felt very wronged. She thought that she had broken the pancakes and others were angry, so she didn't say anything. At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded: "I want this pancake, I like to spread the pancakes!"

Liu Yifei looked up and saw that it was Xu Zhengdao, and she immediately smiled: "It's you, when did you come?"

Xu Zhengdao smiled and said, "I'll come here to eat fairy brand pancakes. Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and let me stand it."

Liu Yifei said "um" and quickly spread the pancakes. She quickly brushed the seasonings, sprinkled with chopped green onions, coriander, added crispy and crispy, and finally wrapped the pancakes. She handed the pancakes to Xu Zhengdao and said with a smile: "Try it, see if my craftsmanship has improved?"

Xu Zhengdao took a bite and gave a thumbs up: "Fairy brand pancake Yaxi!"

Liu Yifei was amused by Xu Zhengdao and giggled.

After staying in the night market for a while, Xu Zhengdao took Liu Yifei away from the pancake stall and found Liu Xiaoli. It was too late, so it was time to spend a stay at the female extra. Because the place was far away, Xu Zhengdao went to Liu Yifei's Buick GL8. Liu Xiaoli was very cold to Xu Zhengdao, with a stern face, as if someone had stole her underwear.

Xu Zhengdao is too lazy to pay attention to her. You are not my mother-in-law. Why should I please you? It’s just that your daughter has many fans. I need her to attract fans. Otherwise, who wouldn’t have seen the cold face of you, the middle-aged and old aunt!

Under the guidance of Xu Zhengdao, the car stopped at the entrance of an alley near the North Beach.

After getting out of the car, Xu Zhengdao took Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli into a large courtyard.

This yard is not a big yard where mess is piled up, chickens and ducks run around, sewage flows everywhere, and the environment is so poor. The yard is very clean, with flower tables, flower stands, and grape vines inside, giving people a sense of quietness and harmony.

Xu Zhengdao took Liu Yifei and his daughter to the door, knocked on the door, and walked in.

There were four female extras in the room, the oldest was in their forties and the other three in their twenties. One of them was pretty, about 1.7 meters tall, with white skin and big eyes. When they saw Xu Zhengdao and the others, they stood up and greeted enthusiastically: "Director Xu, you are here."

Xu Zhengdao smiled at them: "Let me introduce you. I don't need to introduce you to this person who looks like a fairy. You must all know them. It is the fairy sister Liu Yifei. This is the fairy sister, Ms. Liu Xiaoli, the mother of the fairy sister." He said to Liu Yifei and her daughter: "The four of them are all extras. The older sister is named Wang Fang. She has been acting for three years and has made a special appointment now. This tall girl is called Xie Chunyan, who has been drifting in Beijing for four years..."

The four female extras met the Fairy Sister and said enthusiastically: "Hello, Sister and Fairy Sister." "I have watched your "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and you performed it very well." "You are so beautiful, really like a fairy."

Liu Yifei didn't have any airs and said in a friendly manner: "Hello, I'll disturb you."

Liu Xiaoli ignored the four extras and looked at the room. Although the room was simple, it was still clean and tidy, not as dirty as she imagined, so she felt relieved. She knew that there was no bathroom in a courtyard like this, so she had to go outside to go to the toilet, so she said, "Is the toilet far away from here?"

Wang Fangke said politely: "It's not far from here, it looks like it's about two hundred meters."

Liu Xiaoli asked several questions in a row. After confirming that the environment here is good and very safe, she finally felt relieved. It was not the kind of dirty thing she imagined, and she might get skin diseases after living in the room for two days.

Seeing that Liu Xiaoli was relieved, Xu Zhengdao asked the mother and daughter to sit down and communicate with the four female extras. He asked the four extras to introduce their experiences and why they wanted to be extras.

The first person to introduce is Wang Fang. She came to Peking from the Northeast ten years ago and sold popsicles, soda, and newspapers. She is now alone. Two years ago, she joined the ranks of extras and has become a small special agent. She said she told Xu Zhengdao and the others that she joined the ranks because she likes literary and artistic work.

The second one to introduce is Zhao Chunyan. She was born in a small county town, and her parents were both teachers, and she was considered a scholarly family. However, she did not have the talent to study and had always been poor in her studies. She had talent in literature and art, but her parents did not support her. In her third year of high school, she saw reports from extras from Beijing Film Studio online, so she left her parents a goodbye letter and went to Peking to work as a Beijing drifter.

Zhao Chunyan has a good image and temperament, and soon became a small special agent. Not long after, an associate director took a fancy to her and wanted to unspoken rules, but she had a strong personality and firmly disagreed. The group leader had a meal with the deputy director. Offending the deputy director was equivalent to offending the group leader. After encountering such a few times, she couldn't act as a special agent, and even rarely received a supporting role. Now, in addition to being an extra, she also works as a portrait model, and sometimes as a nude model.

Liu Yifei felt that Zhao Chunyan’s experience was very similar to Du Xiaoxiao, and couldn’t help but ask: “Why don’t you go home?”

Xie Chunyan smiled and shook her head, her eyes shining with a firm light: "I have the talent for acting and are easy to learn. As long as I give me a chance, I will definitely do a good job. I believe I will have a chance and someone will discover my talents."

Xu Zhengdao looked at Zhao Chunyan's firm eyes and smiled slightly. The group of extras is mixed with all kinds of people, among which the majority of the gangsters are. Of course, there are also Xie Chunyan, who really has dreams and hopes to be an actor. With more extras, just take a look, you will know who really likes acting and who is gangsters, because their eyes are different.
Chapter completed!