Darkstone Code
Chapter 245 - 0243 A noble and elegant person with great ideals—Master Lynch

Chapter 245: 0243 A noble and elegant person with great ideals—Master Lynch

Lynch politely spent about seven or eight minutes listening to the other party’s account, then shook his head apologetically, "Sorry, I don’t plan to increase investment in this area for the time being, and..."

He glanced at Fox and his son in the crowd not far away, then retracted his gaze and said with a smile, "I invest in people, not companies. Very sorry!"

The Vice President of Surprise Box Production Company expressed his regret politely about not reaching an agreement, then left calmly.

Due to the financial storm, those big companies have been impacted much more than many small companies. Surprise Box has practically lost all of its investments in non-entertainment projects.

This has made their cash flow somewhat difficult. If they don’t want the company to have problems, finding some new investors and cash is the best and must-do thing.

Currently, the entertainment industry is in a very strange situation. Even though the Federation Government has relaxed various policies closely related to the entertainment industry, investors are more cautious than ever.

Even though many people can readily list reasons why the entertainment sector will be the next growth point for the Federation economy, they just won’t invest.

They’re still observing, and until they figure out whether they can make money or will continue to lose, these people absolutely won’t invest easily. They’ve already suffered a loss in the securities market, and the lingering pain still stimulates their nerves. Before these pains disappear, they will temporarily remember these lessons.

The departure of the Vice President of Surprise Box allowed Lynch’s "female companion" to finish her chat with several other ladies and return to Lynch.

According to protocol at such occasions, they came together, so they must leave together. Anyone leaving alone would be seen as rude and untimely and might even be mocked secretly.

Undoubtedly, the girl didn’t want to become the latest joke in the entertainment circle, and Lynch actually didn’t care much. Of course, if he could choose, he wouldn’t want to become the topic of negative gossip.

The two stood together, very close, yet had nothing to say, which made the young girl a bit embarrassed. She felt that the normal situation was that the two should naturally talk about something, at least like a normal "couple."

After thinking for a while, the girl decided to break this rather peculiar and awkward atmosphere by asking a question, "Lynch, do you usually watch movies?"

If Lynch replied that he did, actually most people would answer this way, because this is Laridemo, the core of the film circle. How many people here don’t like watching movies?

As long as Lynch answered that he watched movies, the girl could extend the conversation, talking about the types of movies he liked, discussing the actors she knew in those genres, or even telling some small theatrical jokes.

This way, the atmosphere between them wouldn’t be too awkward and would be more natural.

But what she didn’t expect was Lynch directly shaking his head, "I don’t watch movies!"

The girl’s smile froze for half a second before she disguised her embarrassment by lightly touching the side accessory of her hair.

She felt unable to chat with Lynch anymore; he had directly killed the conversation.

Actually, Lynch knew what the girl wanted to do, but he wasn’t interested in the girl. Having experienced so many things in his past life, it was difficult for different gender relationships to attract his attention any longer.

Compared to these fleeting and shallow pleasures, higher-level achievements were what men of his age pursued.

Money, power, status, and every success!

A successful man should hold the entire world in his palm, playing with it at will. Only losers linger between beds, indulging in vulgar pleasures. Lynch is a refined person.

This buffet, destined to bore the girl, finally came to an end after more than half an hour, during which Lynch and the girl left together.

The car they were in dropped the girl at her current place of residence before sending Lynch back to the hotel.

He would leave here three days later. In Bail Federal, the box office changes in the first three days are enough to reflect a movie’s total box office under normal circumstances. People have a scientific way to calculate these.

Although not accurate, it’s close enough.

Lynch wasn’t the only one waiting for the release of the year’s first movie; the Foxes father and son and many others were waiting too. The entire industry was waiting!

Early the next morning, Lynch happened to run into Little Fox on his way back from the hotel gym. His face was brimming with some uncontrollable smiles, and when he saw Lynch, the smiles became even harder to restrain.

He was in the hallway, laughing loudly, which was actually quite improper behavior, but now... who cares!

"The pre-sale box office came out, 490,000, 30% more than the distribution company’s prediction!" Little Fox was somewhat overly excited, but it was understandable.

The investment in this movie was actually not big; all the expenses added up to less than 750,000, with the shooting cost being just a small part, the rest all spent on promotion and distribution.

Actually, even if it sells just okay, Lynch and the others won’t suffer any losses. They still have agreements for the lead actress’s next five adult films in their hands, which can all be sold at a good price.

But they obviously hope their business will succeed more than anything, and it’s not about how much money they earn, it’s just a pursuit of success.

Soon Fox and the lead actress appeared in the hotel restaurant, and they had breakfast together.

He privately discussed this issue with Lynch, admitting he was attracted to that youthful, energetic body.

He also talked to his son, Little Fox, about this issue. Little Fox wouldn’t get a stepmother because of this, nor would their money be split, but if Fox were to date this girl, he hoped Little Fox would show her some respect.

This wasn’t forced, just a simple desire to avoid ethical troubles.

Everyone knows Federation Society is a dirty one, but everyone, including itself, uses morality as a masquerade for purity. If you don’t want to be an outsider, you have to "fit in."

As for the girl herself?

If she can strip on screen for money, why couldn’t she lie next to a rich man for money?

To be fair, Mr. Fox isn’t that old, he’s in his forties, not even fifty yet, and he maintains himself well, looking younger than his actual age, which makes it more suitable.

When discussing these matters at the breakfast table, everyone was in high spirits. The excitement for the Fox men stemmed from the profits they were about to earn, while the actress was excited about becoming a movie star, even if it’s a porn star, which also meant her income was about to double.

In the future, she could strip less and earn more money, maybe even publish a book, she even thought of the title: "Putting On Clothes."

"The distribution company from the strategy group tells me that our final box office might be between four and five million, and we would get around one hundred fifty to one hundred seventy thousand!"

Little Fox had cooled down from his ecstasy as he discussed the news received from the distribution company, "Apart from various necessary expenses and costs, our profit from this movie would be at least..."

He painstakingly calculated with his not-very-number-sensitive brain, "around sixty thousand in profit!"

He didn’t forget to comment, "That’s an astonishing profit, we only spent over three months on it, and the return rate is nearly one hundred percent. Maybe we could continue to deepen our investment in this industry."

Lynch nodded with indifference upon hearing this. Calculating based on his thirty percent shareholding, he would earn about eighteen thousand. It’s nice to earn income without doing anything!

Mr. Fox didn’t immediately agree but looked at Lynch. Instead of pondering these things himself, why not listen to a smart person’s opinion?

Lynch understood Mr. Fox’s look. He pulled a five-dollar bill from his pocket and handed it to the girl, "Go outside and buy me a pack of cigarettes."

The girl glanced at Mr. Fox, then stood up with a sway in her hips, smiled, took the money from Lynch, and left.

She knew she wasn’t supposed to hear the following conversation, which suddenly gave her other thoughts.

The easily obtainable money suddenly seemed less sweet at this moment. This girl, who relied on stripping for money, inexplicably wanted others’ respect, even if that could only let her stay quietly on the side.

This shows that for those lacking control and depth, success might be a more dreadful poison than failure!

After the girl left and with no one else around, Lynch tore at a piece of bread and said, "You guys can first go and acquire some comic publishers and novel publishers, mainly for the copyrights of their literary and comic works."

"Compared to creating something brand new from scratch, adapting works with established audiences and fanatical followers into films will yield simpler and more direct benefits, at least it ensures we don’t suffer significant losses."

"However, don’t invest too much money in this area, and don’t acquire those that seem...", Lynch searched for several words to accurately describe his thoughts, "...difficult to express through existing technology works, like Magic Knight or something, we can’t achieve the proper visual effects, or if we can, it would require more investment, which we don’t need."

"Something popular, simple, direct, with clear love and hate themes, and don’t miss out on adult versions, preferably finding actors willing to perform in adult adaptations..."

The Fox men earnestly used their brains to record everything Lynch said, and Lynch generously offered the pair some insights.

No successful person stands alone. Those who want to pocket all benefits for themselves live well only in novels, in reality, they can just live a very ’colorful’ life.

Moreover, Lynch cared little for the trivial benefits currently in the Federation’s entertainment industry; his eyes were already set on international trade and various trade plunders.

A blockbuster movie will never yield higher revenue than plundering a country.

Not before, not in the future, never!