Suitable actors

"Very well, President Chen. I will go back and start preparing for the movie now."

Luo Xiao nodded, then stood up and left the Presidents Office immediately.

He took the elevator back to his own office, sat down in his office chair, and fell into deep thought.

He thought back to Wei Yan's analysis from last time.

This time, President Chen's behavior seemed the same as before, and he indicated the need to add some flashy special effects to the middle part of the film. This indicated that President Chen was not satisfied with the middle section of the script.

He was worried that contradicting him directly would discourage him, so he decided to remind him indirectly instead.

That must be it.

Luo Xiao nodded confidently, picked up the script in his hand, and slowly flipped through it.

Since President Chen was not satisfied with the middle part of the script, he would just try to revise it.

…

In a villa in Kyoto.

A bald man was flipping through the documents in his hands. After a long while, he let out a long sigh and helplessly tossed the documents onto the coffee table in front of him.

"Director Yu, have you still not found a suitable candidate? This is already the third batch. If we don't finalize the role soon, the crew won't be able to start filming, and I'm afraid we won't make it for the Spring Festival release."

The middle-aged man sitting to the side saw the sighing man and also had a helpless expression on his face.

He had already collected three batches of actor profiles, including veterans, young actors, those with acting skills, those with internet traffic… all kinds of candidates were prepared.

Yet, not a single one of them met the requirements.

"None."

Director Yu Zheng looked at the scattered actor profiles on the coffee table, slowly shook his head, and felt a bit anxious.

Just as the middle-aged man said, the movie they were making this time was a comedy, scheduled to start filming in August. They planned to finish filming as quickly as possible to catch the release during the Lunar New Year Spring Festival.

After all, the number of people watching movies and the influence during that time are both very high.

Moreover, he had been preparing this comedy for a long time, and he was very confident in the script. As long as he found the right actor to bring the scenes and effects he envisioned to life, it would definitely become a dark horse among the New Year films.

However, he was currently facing difficulties in casting. He was playing one of the main leads himself, which was no problem at all.

But, he was having trouble selecting the other important lead.

This character was the soul of the script. Only by fully realizing the vision for this character could the comedic effect be presented.

Therefore, he was extremely strict in selecting this role.

But among all the actor profiles he had reviewed, they either had acting skills but didn't fit the image and temperament, or they were just internet celebrities with no acting ability at all…

In short, throughout his selection process during this time, not a single actor had met his requirements.

But as time passed, if he couldn't find a suitable actor, he wouldn't be able to make it in time for the Spring Festival release.

This was undoubtedly making him very conflicted.

Now he had two choices. The first was to stop being so strict about the casting and choose someone who was roughly suitable. That way, the crew could start filming as soon as possible and have the movie released during the Spring Festival.

But this had a downside: because the actor wouldn't fit the script perfectly, the resulting movie would certainly not be as perfect as envisioned.

The second option was to give up on the Spring Festival release and continue searching for a suitable actor until he found one who met his requirements, and only then prepare for filming.

But the downside here was whether he would ever encounter those actors who met his requirements. Even if he could, what if it took a long time? Would the movie just be delayed indefinitely?

"Director Yu, if it really doesn't work out, just pick someone who is good enough. I think a few of the actors were decent and quite suitable for this script. There's no need to be so strict with the casting."

The middle-aged man sitting to the side saw that Director Yu Zheng hadn't responded for a long time and couldn't help but persuade him.

A Spring Festival release was a huge wave of traffic, and he didn't want to miss it.

Director Yu Zheng came back to his senses upon hearing this. He turned to look at the middle-aged man sitting to the side, pondered for a moment, and spoke slowly.

"Wait another 20 days. If no suitable actor appears within 20 days, we will just choose that actor I mentioned earlier who was acceptable."

He was still unwilling to give up on finding an actor who met his requirements, but these 20 days were the final time he was giving himself.

He had roughly estimated that even if the crew started filming after 20 days, it would still be possible to release the movie during the Spring Festival.

After all, it was just a comedy movie. He didn't need to do any special effects; he just needed to film it well and edit it.

Therefore, the filming time would be sufficient.

"Alright!"

The middle-aged man nodded helplessly upon hearing this. He knew how much Director Yu Zheng was looking forward to this comedy, so he didn't argue with Director Yu Zheng's request.

Besides, he would also be very happy if they could really find an actor who met the requirements.

…

August 1st, Mingri Group, Presidents Office.

Chen Mo looked at the rapidly rising System Funds and rubbed his temples helplessly. However, he didn't feel much about it anymore; after all, at the beginning of every month, he had to go through the torment of this surge in System Funds.

But now he was somewhat used to it, and he had already planned out the expenses for the System Funds this month.

He wasn't too worried.

First, there was the reconstruction project for the Changfeng Garment Factory, into which he had to invest a sum of money every month.

Then there was the new branch of Nanhe Coffee in Kyoto, which had also been decided.

There was also the construction plan for the senior apartment complex, which was already in preparation and also required capital investment.

Finally, there was the Hundred Books Law Firm. Wang Yang had already finished measuring for the renovation, but the design drawings weren't out yet. Once they were, the renovation costs would be a large expense. Also, purchasing office supplies and office furniture could also be covered by a portion of the System Funds.

Of course, besides the major expenses mentioned above, there were some other smaller expenditures.

For example: purchasing ingredients for the cafeteria, monthly employee team-building dinners, employees getting their driver's licenses, replacing glasses… and a series of other expenses.

Chen Mo took out a calculator and simply calculated the total amount of all expenses, then tallied up the total revenue of all the companies currently under the Mingri Group.

Finally, he compared the income and expenses.

Chen Mo let out a long sigh of relief, although the overall income was slightly higher than the expenses.

But that didn't have any impact on him.

He had many ways to use up that extra portion of the System Funds.

Therefore, he only needed to maintain the current income and expenditure, and this time, the full conversion of the System Funds was basically guaranteed.

Chen Mo leaned back comfortably in his executive chair and took a sip of coffee with a satisfied look on his face.

This time, he really couldn't find anything else that could affect his settlement.