Youth

In the secluded villa, when Mr. Truman apologized to the seemingly insignificant old people and received their forgiveness, he knew that he had taken another step towards his ideal.

Looking at those gentle old people, it's hard to imagine that these are the people who control the future of tens of thousands of families and influence trends at a certain level of society.

In a daze, a question popped into his mind: he was moving towards his ideal, so what was Lin Qi doing right now? Lin Qi was, of course, enjoying himself.

Besides the numbers and status, enjoyment is also a very important part of making money.

April finally brought a warm start to the Federal. On the top floor of the most luxurious hotel in Lardimore, Lin Qi, wearing sunglasses, lay on a deck chair reading a book.

Lardimore is located in the southern part of the Federal, in a subtropical region. At this time, the temperature here has risen rapidly to 27 or 28 degrees Celsius, which can be described as hot, but also as having a pleasant climate.

About five meters away from him, there was a huge swimming pool. In the pool, a girl was stretching her graceful figure. She swam around in the water like a mermaid, sometimes appearing and sometimes disappearing.

Lin Qi was invited by Fox Film and the father and son to attend the premiere of the second film in the series. Since he had nothing else to do, he agreed.

The film was originally scheduled for the summer season, but the Fox family and the Fox Film Board of Directors of directors changed their minds and will now release it in mid-to-late April, connecting with the summer season, with the release period lasting two to three months.

Given the momentum of the first film and the positive feedback from audiences at the test screenings, Fox Film believes that the sequel will achieve the same box office success as the first.

Releasing the film more than a month earlier allows the film to avoid the rush of adventure movies during the summer season, thus reducing competition.

With the continued popularity of adventure and exploration themes, all sorts of similar films have sprung up like crazy. Regardless of whether they are good or bad, as long as they are of these themes, they can make money off investors.

With the current social and public downturn continuing, films that emphasize adventure and pioneering spirit will continue to be popular, and people will be willing to pay for them.

However, if a flood of similar films were released, the public would gradually become bored. Releasing films earlier would avoid these problems.

Lin Qi was reading a book when he heard the sound of leather shoes on the brick floor. He glanced back and saw Little Fox walking towards him.

Mr. Mr. Fox. has temporarily resigned from his position as Chairman of the Board due to health reasons. He is actually not very old, and Lin Qi thinks he probably wants to pave the way for Little Fox Jr.

After all, as long as he doesn't step down, Little Fox will never be the head of this company. He's getting old, and it's time for him to make way for the kids.

This is not the shady business they used to operate in. No matter what they do, they need someone with a certain reputation in society and within the gang to set an example and intimidate others.

Making movies is the right path for him; his knowledge, education, and abilities are not suited for that position, a fact he himself is well aware of.

He's good at fighting and using all sorts of methods to collect debts, but he's not good at managing such a large company. On the contrary, Little Fox is quite capable in this area; after all, he majored in management in college, which is his specialty.

Nowadays, apart from occasionally offering his opinions behind the scenes, it's mostly Little Fox Mr. Fox runs the company.

"Mr. Lin Qi ...", even though he was older than Lin Qi Lin Qi, he felt insignificant in front of him.

"Sit..." Lin Qi pointed to the lounge chair next to him. Little Fox glanced at Penny in the swimming pool and quickly looked away.

Choosing Penny as the lead actress in this film was indeed a risky move. Although the girl was very hardworking and had a talent agency behind her, she had never proven herself in a big-budget film. Choosing her was a risky move, but he still chose her.

A movie's box office success is only temporary; winning over Lin Qi is for life. He can distinguish between right and wrong, which is what Mr. Fox instructed him to do—not to let trivial matters worsen his relationship with Lin Qi.

To maintain his politeness and composure, he wouldn't look at the pool too much.

"Just call me Lin Qi. Friends shouldn't be so formal."

Little Fox smiled. "Before you came, we had a Board of Directors meeting and came up with some ideas and decisions."

"I was going to give you the meeting minutes, but I think it's clearer if I explain it myself."

Lin Qi nodded, signaling him to continue, a gesture that indicated his satisfaction.

The reason he worked so hard was not to have more money, not to be able to bask in the sun in a place that most people couldn't even reach, and certainly not just to enjoy himself.

What he wanted was for everyone who knew him to stop what they were doing, whether they wanted to or not, and look at him with a smile, respectfully calling him "Mr. Lin Qi."

"We plan to temporarily suspend related filming projects. You know, there are too many similar films being released at the same time, and audiences are getting tired of this subject matter. Continuing to make films is likely to result in losses."

Lin Qi nodded again. "What are your thoughts?"

"James suggested that we make an exciting movie, which might have a better market..."

James has firmly established himself as a top-tier screenwriter at Fox Film, and his directing abilities have also been recognized. In addition, he is very familiar with the company's senior management and is considered a very powerful figure in the Director department.

This was the idea he came up with. More than anything, he didn't want to make a third film after making two films on the same subject. He wanted to find something challenging for himself, and that's how this idea came about.

This aligned with the shareholders' opinions, so they were willing to give it a try, though the initial investment wouldn't be too large.

With the success of Fox Film, some investors have come knocking.

That's how it is in the Federal. Once a company proves its profitability, it must abide by the rules of the game and make concessions.

Whether it's going public or accepting investment, it's fine, but it can't operate independently.

The plundering by capital is everywhere, and no one can escape the control of these rules, not even Fox Film. In addition, the less-than-honorable Gatnau Financial Company of the Fox family has many incriminating assets, so they don't even have the power to refuse.

Currently, the father and son together hold less than 40% of the shares; the rest have been divided up by other investors, and there is a trend towards further increases.

As long as Fox Film can maintain good profitability, capital will not allow two insignificant small players to own too many shares; they will gradually erode everything here.

"Inspirational Movie!" Lin Qi folded the page of his book and set it aside. "Inspirational Movie are a great subject. The Federal Government is going to revitalize the economy and boost citizens' confidence, which is in line with the trend of society."

"The release of opportunities will shift people's attention from unrealistic things to practical things. People will start to care about those who achieve their dreams through their own efforts, and at the same time, they will hope to be inspired by the success of others and affirm their own efforts and attempts. This is the trend, the main trend of the future."

He paused for a moment, then said, "You can have them do a similar script. This kind of subject matter has a low production cost, with no car chases, explosions, or elaborate sets, but the box office may not be low."

"In addition, when I was in Gefra, I talked to them about some cultural exchanges, including film exchanges."

"Starting this year, we will exchange 20 films with each other, and then increase by 5 to 10 films each year. This is a four-year plan, totaling about 120 films."

"You can make some movies that embody the Federal Spirit and realize the Federal Dream. Box office revenue is not important; what matters is the content..."

Cultural export is a long-term project. In fact, these cultures should not only be exported to Gefra, but also to Nagaril, and to the whole world.

Lin Qi's idea was unanimously approved by the cabinet. Cultural identity is followed by the identity of values and worldview, which will make the Federal more and more friends and fewer and fewer enemies.

To increase output in this area, all eligible output content may receive substantial subsidies, including books, songs, and movies.

These slots may not be important to the film itself, but they have a different meaning for the companies that produced the film.

Little Fox immediately understood. He took out his notebook and pen and wrote down Lin Qi's words.

As Lin Qi finished speaking, seemingly still not finished, he suddenly said casually, as if he had just remembered something, "I've secured a chance to co-produce a movie with Gefra. You know, these kinds of opportunities are rare. Have the screenwriting department come up with some good scripts; I don't want to film anything written by Gefra..."

After giving his instructions, Little Fox got up to say goodbye.

As soon as he left, the girl, who had been swimming in the water for a while, splashed out of the poolside. The sunlight shone on her body, making her snow-white skin almost transparent, and even some of her delicate features were clearly visible.

The splashing water droplets tumbled down through the air, landing on her snow-white, healthy skin with a hint of pink, only to bounce off again.

Master Lin beamed with joy.

This is youth.

==①, echoing the earlier point about Little Fox studying management, you have to admit it!