My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 185 You Must Believe in Chen Yan!

Lu Man nodded again and said, "I checked the balance, and there indeed was 80 million. Moreover, I used that money to buy several million in luxury goods."

Hearing what Lu Man said, Mei Li couldn’t help but feel that Lu Man’s recent strange behavior could now be explained.

She fell silent for a while.

After a moment, she said, "Then it must mostly be true love."

Lu Man nodded too and seriously added, "I think so as well."

"So, I don’t want to disappoint him."

"I don’t actually have resistance to spending his money. If I like him and he likes me too, there’s nothing wrong with spending some of his money. But... the condition is, I could earn him even more money..."

"And now..."

Lu Man trailed off, but Mei Li understood what she meant. ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

The reason Lu Man had the confidence to spend Chen Yan’s money was due to her always being very self-assured.

She believed that spending a few million of Chen Yan’s money wasn’t a big deal, as she could make it all back by making one movie for him.

So she spent the money with a clear conscience and joy.

But now, she suddenly discovered nothing she hoped for would come to fruition.

Hence, the pillar of support in her heart had vanished.

This meant she not only failed to earn back Chen Yan’s money but had also squandered millions of his, and even caused him a loss of tens of millions.

That was the true source of distress for this girl.

The always proud and strong Lu Man shed her own tears for the first time.

Even on the night she was shelved and banned from the industry, she had not shed any tears...

...

Next to the Jinmao Building was an upscale apartment.

Yang Nuannuan and Yang Rou were still busy with their own things, sitting opposite each other at the marble dining table.

Yang Rou was writing a document while Yang Nuannuan stared blankly at the laptop screen, her eyes behind her glasses dim and lusterless.

After writing for a while, Yang Rou looked up at her daughter and asked indifferently, "What’s wrong?"

Feeling somewhat aggrieved, Yang Nuannuan looked at her mother and said, "Mommy. It seems like we’ve run into some problems with distribution."

Yang Rou, being the general manager of the company, was of course aware of everything.

She nodded and said unconcernedly, "I know."

Then she lowered her head and continued writing.

Seeing Yang Rou’s indifferent attitude, Yang Nuannuan said with a hint of grievance, "But... aren’t you worried at all?"

"Our movie has already been produced. But we can’t release it, which is simply unreasonable!"

Yang Rou looked up again, glanced at her daughter, and clarified, "Our film is not unable to be released, it’s just that the conditions are not suitable and we can’t come to an agreement on a distribution contract with the companies."

Yang Nuannuan disagreed and for once engaged in a rare debate.

Even in her argument, her tone wasn’t aggressive but had a gentle and plaintive quality, "But... those conditions clearly show that they don’t really want to hold proper negotiations..."

As she spoke, she turned her laptop 180 degrees to face her mother and pointed to the lines of data and conditions, whispering, "Look... this company."

"Their condition is to buy out our company’s screening rights for 35 million."

"That’s basically daylight robbery... Aside from some small-budget films from abroad, which film’s distribution deals would look like this?"

She paused, then pointed to another one, "And take a look at this company."

"They offer to distribute our film, but they want a staggering 53% share. That would leave us with about 60% between us and the distributor, allotting less than 10% of the box office profits for us. I feel these terms are also very unreasonable..."

"And this one, even more laughable..."

"They want us to pay them 56.7 million in distribution fees before they’ll distribute our film. And their distribution plan... well... leaves much to be desired."

"I think they’re targeting us..."

Yang Rou calmly looked at her daughter and asked, "So what?"

Yang Nuannuan looked at her mother and said, "So... shouldn’t we do something about it?"

Yang Rou pressed, "Like what?"

Yang Nuannuan suddenly found herself at a loss for words. Despite being seen as a "brain trust" in her dorm, she was at a loss when it came to knowledge not found in books.

So she opened her mouth, somewhat at a loss for words.

Yang Rou slowly shook her head, speaking earnestly, "Nuannuan, this is your first internship at the company. It’s your first job. I can understand how you feel."

"But... you need to understand that identifying problems is always useless unless you can solve them."

Yang Nuannuan gently asked, "Then do you have a solution?"

Yang Rou continued writing and said, "No."

Yang Nuannuan fell silent for a moment, then sighed softly.

Then she watched the moving tip of her mother’s pen for a while before asking, "So what are you doing now?"

Yang Rou replied, "A plan for a variety show."

"I received an excellent proposal for a variety show some time ago. I think it has the potential to be a big hit. So I plan to polish and design it a bit to see if we can produce it."

"If such a variety show becomes popular, not only can it make a lot of money, but it can also increase the national popularity of the artists involved. Having Lu Man participate would be ideal."

Yang Nuannuan said, "So, is it because the film can’t get distributed, we have to switch to variety shows?"

Yang Rou’s pen suddenly stopped.

She looked at Yang Nuannuan and said very directly, "Nuannuan. There’s a problem with your mentality. You need to adjust it timely."

Despite the slight imbalance in her mentality, Yang Nuannuan’s expression remained as gentle as ever, though her eyes revealed a lingering sorrow.

She said, "Sigh... Maybe I can’t let go of this matter indeed."

Yang Rou thought for a while, put down her pen, and said, "Nuannuan. Actually, we don’t need to worry about this anymore."

"Just as you’ve noticed, those distribution companies are indeed making it difficult for us."

"So, unless we agree to their harsh conditions, there’s no need for negotiation."

"At times like this, we need to focus our energy on new projects, rather than fixating on that matter."

Uncomprehending, Yang Nuannuan responded, "So we’re just going to ignore the film’s distribution?"

Yang Rou looked at her daughter in astonishment, "Why would we ignore it?"

Yang Nuannuan, "But you said..."

Yang Rou countered, "The reason we don’t fixate is because we know we’re being targeted. So when we can’t resolve it ourselves, shouldn’t we trust it to someone who can?"

Yang Nuannuan, puzzled, "For instance?"

Yang Rou, "For instance, General Manager Chen."

Yang Rou, "Did you forget he mentioned he found a distribution company too?"

Yang Nuannuan looked at her mother skeptically, "Do you really believe the company he found can solve this?"

Yang Rou’s brow raised slowly into a question mark, "Why not?"

Yang Nuannuan, "But, he was never in the film industry before, with no connections or resources. Where would he find a distribution company?"

"Or perhaps... he’ll find an unreliable one."

Yang Rou smiled faintly, shook her head, and resumed writing, "You need to trust him. He’s a remarkable man."

Yang Nuannuan: ...

Yang Nuannuan felt like her mother had been brainwashed.

Yang Nuannuan straightened the computer and began to sort through the distribution companies’ conditions again: Instead of relying on an elusive hope, she had more faith in her own efforts...

After all, she remembered the day she went to Chen Yan’s office, finding that he wasn’t looking for a distribution company but was trading stocks...

Speaking of stocks, Yang Nuannuan suddenly remembered: Huh. What was the name of that stock Chen Yan was trading that day? She also forgot to check whether it had risen or fallen...

...

Two days passed in a flash.

During these days, the despondency of Lu Man, the anxiety, and concern of the company staff were all seen by Chen Yan.

So he had been urging Song Chuang to finalize the distribution contract quickly.

Song Chuang, however, did not seem to be in much of a rush, always saying it was in the works, in the works, in the works.

Chen Yan didn’t know what exactly he was working on...

And just when Chen Yan was almost running out of patience, finally, Song Chuang sent over a few contracts.

As soon as Chen Yan opened the contract, Song Chuang’s call came through.

Before Chen Yan could speak, Song Chuang’s joyful voice came through, "General Manager Chen! Great news! I’ve finally negotiated collaboration with several cinema chains and online platforms!"

"To fit the theme of being ’heartbroken,’ I’ve spent a long time researching and decided to set the release date for Singles’ Day, November 11, the shopping festival!"

"After showing them some previews and our promotional plan, they were all very optimistic about our film! Willing to provide a lot of screenings and promotional efforts to work with us!"

"I believe with the boost from this holiday, along with the support from the cinemas, our box office will have no problems!"

Hearing Song Chuang’s words, Chen Yan didn’t take it lightly. He first picked up the Instant Film that had always been on his desk and checked it.

The box office forecast on the film had risen from 300-520 million to 450-560 million.

Looking at the change in box office forecast, Chen Yan finally felt relieved.

He said, "Good! You’ve done a great job!"

"Come to Qin Island in a couple of days, and we’ll announce this great news together!"

Song Chuang, laughing, said, "I’ve already booked my flight to Qin Island, I’m about to board, and I should be there in about an hour and a half."

The box office forecast on the film had risen from 300-520 million to 450-560 million.

Looking at the change in box office forecast, Chen Yan finally felt relieved.

He said, "Good! You’ve done a great job!"

"Come to Qin Island in a couple of days, and we’ll announce this great news together!"

Song Chuang, laughing, said, "I’ve already booked my flight to Qin Island, I’m about to board, and I should be there in about an hour and a half."

The box office forecast on the film had risen from 300-520 million to 450-560 million.

Looking at the change in box office forecast, Chen Yan finally felt relieved.

He said, "Good! You’ve done a great job!"

"Come to Qin Island in a couple of days, and we’ll announce this great news together!"

Song Chuang, laughing, said, "I’ve already booked my flight to Qin Island, I’m about to board, and I should be there in about an hour and a half."