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Since there wasn’t a suitable opportunity before, fine, but now it’s decided to take on the script from Cat Someone, Ning Yi has shown extraordinary efficiency at work.
He called Cat Someone as soon as he got home that night.
Cat Someone was eating noodles when he received the call from Ning Yi.
Upon hearing Ning Yi say that he wants to collaborate with him to make his screenplay into a film, the noodles he just put in his mouth got stuck in his throat, and he almost choked to death, it took him a good while to cough it out before he could speak again.
When they confirmed that Ning Yi not only plans to collaborate but is also preparing the funding.
After hanging up the phone.
In the dark and damp rented room in the city village of Jincheng, this 27-year-old man cried out loudly.
That night, Cat Someone tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Until the morning sunlight spilled through the rusty iron window, with the fine morning sun, he clearly saw the blood vessels on his hands pulsing, informing him that he wasn’t dreaming.
His painstaking creation, "Before Death," is really going to be shown on the big screen.
After graduation, Ning Yi has been gaining experience in film productions, and until now he doesn’t have independent directing experience, fortunately, he graduated from the director department and has extensive film production work experience.
He is well aware of the preparations needed to turn a screenplay into a film and bring it to the big screen.
However, he only has film production experience but lacks the relevant experience in business operations, and also lacks company management experience.
Yes, Ning Yi has not only decided to make movies but also decided to open a media company, which boasts a broad range of business sectors mainly including three major areas:
First, brand licensing and live entertainment sectors, represented by movie cooperatives, culture cities, and theme parks.
Second, the film and television entertainment sector, represented by movies, TV shows, and artist management.
Third, the internet entertainment sector, represented by games, media, and fan communities.
Initially, Ning Yi just wanted to establish his own company to facilitate filming, and did not intend to expand the company’s business activities so widely.
But after discussing with his daughter, the operational scope of Ning Yi’s newly established media company became this extensive.
With his daughter’s six-million-dollar investment as a cushion, Ning Yi’s media company quickly formed, named "Light-year Media Company."
Cat Someone is the first employee and partner of "Light-year Media Company."
Originally, when Cat Someone joined Light-year, it was out of gratitude to work for boss Ning Yi.
But You Guang knew this person is a god-level talent, of course, he should seize the opportunity to tie him to Light-year’s carriage before he takes off, hence suggesting to dad to make him a partner at Light-year.
Ning Yi has always been the sort to agree with whatever his daughter says.
With her suggestion, Cat Someone becoming a partner at Light-year was a done deal.
To show his gratitude for Ning Yi’s appreciation, from then on, Cat Someone wouldn’t sell his screenplays to anyone else regardless of the price, as long as Ning Yi wants to film them, but that’s for later discussions.
Ning Youguang is the second-largest shareholder of "Light-year Media Company," with the largest shareholder being Ning Yi himself.
Initially, Ning Yi wanted his daughter to be the largest shareholder, since after all the company’s funding came from her, but she firmly insisted on only taking a portion of the shares, leaving the rest to him so he can handle things better later.
Ning Yi never hid from family or friends his plans to find office spaces, start a company, or make movies.
Earlier, when young master Ning decided against pursuing a business school, Ning’s family had a deal with him; if Ning Yi decided to dive into the entertainment industry becoming a director, the family would not provide any resources or funding support.
Therefore, after learning about his company and film plans, aside from Ning Wan secretly giving him a million and helping to find office spaces, the rest of the family offered no support.
In fact, the Ning elders hoped his company would fail soon, to dash his artistic dreams, urging him to return to inherit the family business obediently.
Qin Guan was Ning Yi’s childhood friend, knowing his circumstances, upon learning he was starting a media company and filming a movie, he quickly arranged to have drinks to celebrate.
At eleven o’clock at night, Jincheng COMMUNE Bar.
Flickering ambiguous lights, mixed with the smoke and alcohol scents in the air.
Frequently, fashionable and hot young ladies, holding full glasses head to the booth on the east side, and then, leave with their glasses untouched.
"What’s the matter, not interested?" Seeing yet another beauty leave Ning Yi’s booth empty-handed, Qin Guan teased, licking his lips.
"Are you interested?" Ning Yi glared at him sideways.
"That last one had a great body."
"Not interested." Ning Yi lounged in the booth, feeling tired from the recent busyness.
"Xia Youqing has dated several boyfriends already, you can’t just stay single."
"Those are just rumors."
"Wow, already divorced but still defending her, you’re quite a good ex-husband."
"Even though she’s no longer my wife, she’s still the mother of our little darling, who else am I supposed to defend?"
"Tsk tsk, how come I never thought you’d be a daughter-obsessed lord someday?" Qin Guan, ever since he saw Ning Yi today, has been hearing him say one thing about his precious daughter, another thing about her, his ears almost developed calluses.
"What’s the problem with being daughter-obsessed? I enjoy it." Young master Ning perked up just mentioning his daughter.
Qin Guan looked at his once tough-fighting brother, who now, whenever it comes to his daughter, would invariably show a gentle expression, internally surprised, couldn’t help but bring out the question buried in his heart for years.
"If you love your daughter so much, why did you divorce so suddenly back then?" 1314