Remember, your brother Yu is still your brother Yu.

"Making movies these days is such a pain in the ass."

"I recently filmed a movie, but before it was even released, pirated copies were already everywhere..."

"They can't find anything out, and nobody dares to investigate..."

"Those bootleggers are truly heartless!"

As soon as he sat down, Feng Xiaogang began his grievance session.

He had intended to use this as a starting point to talk about investment or something, but as soon as he finished speaking, he saw Li Yang spit out a mouthful of water.

It sprays a really far distance, like a water turtle.

"Hey bro, what's wrong?"

"Don't worry about him, he's probably just too excited to see you," Su Yu said.

Li Yang coughed several times, thinking to himself, "How could I not be excited? The first money I made was from selling your pirated DVDs!"

It's selling incredibly well!

Su Yu raised an eyebrow, glanced at Li Yang, and said, "It's true that movies are hard to make these days; TV dramas are the mainstream."

In 2000, Chinese films were still barely surviving.

However, the TV drama market is booming.

Before them came national hits like "Journey to the West," "Young Justice Bao," and "Spring Bright Pigsy," followed closely by shows like "The Idle Ma Dajie" and "The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan."

Any one of these dramas, taken individually, would be considered a blockbuster twenty years from now.

But now they're appearing in droves.

Feng Xiaogang took a drag of his cigarette and suddenly said, "If only this damn system could be changed, it's a stagnant pool."

"..."

"It's nothing, I was just saying. Let's eat." Feng Xiaogang realized that he had gone too far with his words, at least he shouldn't have said them here.

If this gets out, Tianzhuangzhuang's fate won't be far off.

Su Yu raised an eyebrow, turned to look at Feng Xiaogang, and said, "Movies should be commercialized; only through commercialization can they make money."

Feng Xiaogang nodded silently. "That makes sense."

"I personally prefer commercial films. Feel free to contact me anytime if you have any ideas."

"no problem."

So Feng Xiaogang got Su Yu's contact information and made a call right away.

Seeing the Nokia on the table ring, he felt relieved and scanned the people in the private room again.

Finally, the gaze fell on Liu Yifei.

Surprised, he quickly asked Su Yu whose child this was.

Su Yu didn't hold back and introduced Liu Yifei directly, jokingly asking if there was a suitable role for her.

That was just a casual remark.

Since we're already here, there's no harm in asking a few more questions. Let's see if there are any dates first...

As it turned out, Feng Xiaogang actually thought about it very seriously and said that there really was a little girl character in "The Grand Mansion Gate".

It can be given to Liu Yifei.

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, and after listening to his explanation for a while, he finally remembered who it was.

Bai Yuting as a child.

She doesn't have many scenes in the drama; she is Jiang Wenli's niece, played by Ma Sichun.

But Su Yu thought about it for a moment and shook his head decisively. It wasn't about how much screen time he had, but rather that the plot wasn't suitable for him.

In the original drama, Ma Sichun and Du Xudong, who is known for playing villains, had an intense scene together, which Liu Yifei might not be able to accept.

But Feng Xiaogang said it was no problem, he could just revise the script!

As he spoke, he took out his phone and made a call to Guo Baocang, the director of "The Grand Mansion Gate".

I briefly explained the situation.

Of course, replacing an actor at the last minute is a major taboo for film crews, especially when it involves Jiang Wenli's own niece.

Standing behind Jiang Wenli was Gu Changwei; the two had only been married for a few years.

However, Feng Xiaogang is clearly a seasoned veteran.

He didn't explicitly mention the casting change from the beginning, but instead said that someone was very optimistic about the show and wanted to invest in it.

Guo Baocang immediately became interested upon hearing this.

It's worth noting that he practically sold his entire fortune to make this drama.

Even so, they were still short of money.

The crew consisted of nearly a hundred people, and with all sorts of equipment, the cost of meals alone was a headache.

He immediately asked for the address, and in less than half an hour, he arrived at Quanjude.

The moment he opened the door, he noticed Su Yu and thought to himself, "Isn't this the extra who went into the adult film industry back then?"

Is it him who wants to invest this time?

Ignoring the relatively low-profile Li Yang, his gaze fell on Liu Yifei's face, and he was immediately awestruck by her beauty!

"This must be President Su, right? I've met him before on set, but we didn't know each other back then."

"Hehe, now that we know each other, don't we?"

Su Yu didn't waste any words and directly presented his offer: an investment of one million, but with two conditions.

The first requirement was that Ma Sichun's role should be given to Liu Yifei, and the script should be revised until she was satisfied.

The second requirement is that after the release of "The Grand Mansion Gate", a link to Brain Gold must be added.

Guo Baocang agreed to the first request without hesitation.

Compared to a million in real money, what do face and sentiment matter?

However, when he heard Su Yu mention his second request, he hesitated.

Firstly, "The Grand Mansion Gate" is a period drama, so it's not appropriate to insert a scene with a character named GG, as that would affect the price. Secondly, no one dares to do that nowadays.

Inserting GG into a TV series?

How do I insert it?

Su Yu shrugged after hearing this. "Isn't the Bai family a pharmacy owner? Brain Gold is a medicine too."

"Isn't that a bad idea?"

Guo Baocang was clearly still hesitant, but when he thought of the one million, he finally gritted his teeth and agreed.

It doesn't mean anything else, it's just that Su Yu gave too much!

It's worth noting that the total investment for this production of "The Grand Mansion" was only 2300 million yuan, and that covered the actors, equipment, construction of the Bai family compound, and so on...

Su Yu spent a million yuan on a minor role, which goes beyond just being extravagant.

That's outrageously extravagant!

Guo Baocang had no reason to convince himself to refuse.

In the end, Su Yu successfully helped Liu Yifei get the role.

Because the crew was still busy, Guo Baocang left first.

Feng Xiaogang immediately came over to take credit.

He had no hope whatsoever about Su Yu's claim of being interested in commercial films.

When he saw Su Yu pull out a million in real money, he suddenly realized that this guy was the real big shot!

During the meal, Su Yu barely ate anything, spending the entire time listening to Feng Xiaogang fawn over him.

After finishing his meal, Feng Xiaogang went downstairs to pay the bill.

Liu Xiaoli also took Liu Yifei away.

Having held it in all night, Li Yang finally had a chance to speak and hurriedly asked Su Yu why he did this.

"Brother Yu, have you lost your mind?"

"One million just to buy a minor role for Liu Yifei?"

"We've made money, but we can't spend it like this!"

Su Yu waved his hand to signal him to be quiet, then took out his phone and made a call to Shi Yuzhu.

"Feed?"

"I won't waste any more time on nonsense. I currently have a resource that can help Brain Gold enter the national market."

"Quote".

Su Yu stood downstairs, looking up at the night sky above, and suddenly smiled.

Two million.

Li Yang: "???"