Chapter 29: The Dance Party (Part 1)

  After listening to Charlie's report, Song Tang fell into deep thought again. With the memory of his past life, Song Tang knew that there were countless opportunities to make money in the 1990s, but all of these undoubtedly required time and money. In the past, Song Tang felt that having enough money was enough, neither in his past life nor in this life did Song Tang think about how to make more money, although he had always been good at it like other aspects.

  All along, it wasn't that Song Tang couldn't make money, but rather that Song Tang didn't think to go out and earn more. He felt that earning so much money was unnecessary, as long as he had enough to spend. However, now that he's learned the importance of money, there's a saying that rings true: "Money isn't everything, but without it, you can't do anything." Song Tang thought to himself, it seems like from now on, he needs to think about how to make more money. Otherwise, this Da Tang film industry will really be ruined in his own hands. Although no one would blame him for it, the proud Song Tang wouldn't allow such a thing to happen to himself.

  "Knock knock!" Song Tang was tapping his hand on the conference table, frowning as he thought about how to alleviate the financial crisis that Great Tang was currently facing. He carefully considered the opportunities for making a quick profit in 1992, and after some deliberation, he decided that the safest bet would be to focus on the Champions League match two months later. It could be said that this Champions League match was beyond everyone's expectations - no one had thought that Denmark would win the championship. This Champions League match was the biggest upset in decades. However, Song Tang wasn't interested in the match itself, but rather the huge profit opportunities that lay behind it.

  In the conference room, Song Tang's rhythmic knocking sound entered everyone's heart. No one disturbed Song Tang's thinking because for the crowd, Song Tang had brought too many surprises in the two months since taking over Da Tang Film and Television. The crowd believed that this problem was not difficult for Song Tang to solve because behind Song Tang was the entire Song family. However, the crowd did not think much about it. This time, Song Tang did not plan to rely on the strength of the Song family but instead wanted to solve the problems of Da Tang Film and Television in his own way.

  After a long time, Song Tang, who had made up his mind, asked George: "George, excluding the cost of setting up the filming location and the current expenses that need to be paid, how much is left in the budget fund for Jurassic Park and The Shawshank Redemption?"

  George saw his boss ask this question, although he didn't know why the boss asked, but still replied: "There are probably close to 40 million US dollars."

  "That's great!" Song Tang heard George's affirmative response, and he excitedly patted the table and said: "This time we won't be short of money. Charles helped me remember to take out $10 million from this. I have a big use for it in these two months. Two months later, I can solve the company's own problems."

  Everyone was baffled as to why their boss wanted to shift the budget funds for two films, which were meant for post-production and promotion. If they were diverted now and not replenished in time, it could lead to the premature death of both "Jurassic Park" and "The Shawshank Redemption".

  However, since everyone knows their boss's personality, if it doesn't involve my business, they generally won't do it. So at this time, although the crowd didn't understand why Song Tang used the budget funds, no one asked why.

  "Alright!" Charlie saw that the various department heads present, as well as General Manager George, had no objections to Song Tang's request. Charlie opened his mouth, and finally agreed to Song Tang's request.

  The problem was solved. At this time, Song Tang thought for a moment and suddenly asked: "George, yesterday was the premiere of 'Vulgarity', I wonder how the box office is?"

  For this question, George didn't understand it very clearly either, because at that time George hadn't gotten the specific data yet. However, George did know Song Tang's assistant Charlie, who had been paying attention to this issue since yesterday. So when Song Tang asked about this question, George didn't directly answer Song Tang's question, but instead looked straight at Charlie beside Song Tang.

  How could clever Charlie not know what George meant? He smiled slightly and said: "Boss, I can answer this question."

  Song Tang casually asked a question, but unexpectedly didn't get George's answer, instead he got his own assistant Charlie's answer. For a moment, Song Tang felt surprised, but then he still asked: "Charlie, tell me about the specific situation of yesterday's premiere."

  "Yes, boss!" After that, Charlize opened the file folder on her desk and began to explain in detail: "Because our company chose a good time for the premiere yesterday, not only was it April Fool's Day, but also on the weekend, so there were more people. Yesterday's box office revenue is estimated to be over one million, although the exact figure is still being calculated, but I believe it will definitely be higher than this number."

  "Well, not bad!" Song Tang couldn't help but feel a little proud when he heard Charlie's response. After all, this was his first film, and if it had failed... But judging from the premiere last night, it seemed that the filming was still successful, Song Tang thought with glee.

  "But." Before Song Tang could even finish his self-congratulatory remarks, Charles's next words brought him back to reality. "However, this also exposed many problems within our company. Firstly, we have too few cinemas. Our company only has 750 movie theaters, plus the 500 emergency rentals, totaling only 1,250. In comparison, global giants like 20th Century Fox have over 3,000 cinemas. I suggest that our company should reasonably acquire some film companies; otherwise, when big movies like 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Shawshank Redemption' are released, we will face the problem of insufficient cinemas, ultimately leading to a decline in box office revenue."

  "Ah, great, Charlie's done a fantastic job." Song Tang heard Charlie's analysis and suddenly his eyes lit up. He wondered how he hadn't discovered Charlie's business potential before. Did all Hollywood stars have this kind of potential? Jessica was like that, and now Charlie was too. Song Tang couldn't help but think.

  "George, I'm leaving this matter to you. However, what we need to acquire is not a film company, after all, that would have limited impact. I need you to find a suitable radio station and make contact with them for negotiations. Be bold and don't worry about insufficient funds, I'll think of a way to handle that." Song Tang then turned his head towards George and instructed him.

  "Alright, boss!" George replied after a moment of contemplation in response to Song Tang's order.

  Next, Song Tang listened to the recent problems and difficulties encountered by various departments of the company. Finally, Song Tang instructed some specific issues and saw that time was running out, so he ended today's meeting.

  For the rest of the day, Song Tang was either inspecting the work situation in various departments or preparing for his upcoming film shoot. Before he knew it, a whole day had passed and it was already time to get off work in the afternoon.

  Thinking about tonight, Song Tang still had to accompany Monica to a birthday party. In fact, Song Tang wasn't very enthusiastic about it. The reason was that Song Tang's alcohol tolerance wasn't good. Although in his past life, Song Tang had a high status, due to physical health reasons, he didn't like drinking. He knew that after rebirth, this body would faint from just one drink. Although since Song Tang's rebirth, for some unknown reason, his alcohol tolerance had increased significantly, but he still couldn't compare with those "drunkards". Even Song Tang's alcohol tolerance wasn't as good as some female celebrities', which led to him making many inexplicable mistakes later on and adding a lot of crisis to his relationships. Of course, these were all things that happened later.

  Because of the dinner party tonight, Song Tang can't wear this work outfit on his body. Although Song Tang also wears formal attire to work, it's not suitable for attending a banquet. If he goes like this, it would be impolite. Since he doesn't know what kind of friend Monica is having over tonight anyway, Song Tang thinks there's no need to look for more trouble for himself. Fortunately, he has another set of clothes at the company, which was bought by Jessica for him a while back. In life, Song Tang is lazy and introverted, although he strives for perfection in his work, but in reality, his performance is not satisfactory.

  Opening the office closet, Song Tang looked at the Armani suit hanging inside, and a soft sentiment flashed in his deep eyes. Although Song Tang and Jessica had not been together for long, from their encounter at the "Wild Rose" bar to their fake relationship and finally falling in love, it was only two short months. But in these two short months, Song Tang deeply fell in love with this beautiful girl. Jessica was the first woman that Song Tang loved in his past life and present life. Their love seemed like a kind of love at first sight, without too much romance, but very real!

  Song Tang shook his head, burying the emotions he had been thinking about in his heart, and began to change into the clothes in his closet.

  Finally, the second update is here. I want to say that writing is really hard, especially for newcomers. Hope you can give me some support! Thanks again, everyone! Two more updates tomorrow!