This project, she had to invest!
She had seen how powerful food documentaries could be, and coupled with Ruan Rou's competence and responsibility, Ye Zhi could already see vast sums of money waving at her!
Ye Zhi came back to her senses and asked, "How long will your documentary plan take to shoot, and how much money will it need?"
"I have already finalized the filming locations and content. It will take about a year. As for the funding," Ruan Rou hesitated. Her successive setbacks made her hesitant to ask for too much, so she could only tentatively say, "Three to four million should be enough..."
"I'm very optimistic about this project. How about this, I'll invest five million in it." As soon as she finished speaking, she turned to the other three, "Do you want to invest with me?"
She could afford this amount herself, but since her good friends were present, she was naturally willing to bring them along to make money.
"Food documentaries are closer to life, and this might be the first step towards commercializing documentaries, worth a try," Qi Xuan agreed. "I'll invest with you."
"I'll invest too, I'll invest too," Zhan Ruoqing said quickly. "Besides, I'll definitely make money following you! Brother, you should invest too!"
Seeing Zhan Ruoqing's expectant look, and knowing that this small amount of money was nothing to him, even if he lost money, it wouldn't matter. Zhan Ruofeng nodded, "Then I'll invest as an individual as well."
Ruan Rou was surprised. Were these people this quick? The investment was decided in just a few sentences? And the amount they were investing far exceeded her expectations.
"Ms. Ye, I want to reiterate," Ruan Rou couldn't help but say, "Most documentaries don't make money, and I'm filming the dining tables of ordinary people, not rare and expensive ingredients that most people haven't encountered or can't afford. I've approached some food enthusiasts as investors before, but they wanted me to change the subject, which I refused, so they didn't invest."
"I understand. You want to capture the essence of everyday life. It's a great subject, and I won't interfere with you on that," Ye Zhi nodded. "I only have one requirement for this documentary."
Ruan Rou said with some surprise, "Ms. Ye, please tell me."
Ye Zhi spoke eloquently, "Since it's a food documentary, the food must be filmed beautifully! It needs to have the 'wok hei,' the sizzle of meat in high heat, filmed in such a way that it makes your mouth water through the screen, making people eat several more bowls of rice while watching the documentary..."
"Don't, don't say anymore," Zhan Ruoqing swallowed and said with some frustration, "Ye Zhi, you've made me crave it, but I've already eaten so much. If this continues, I'll be full and hungry at the same time..."
"Alright, alright," Ye Zhi said with a chuckle, turning to Ruan Rou, "Can you do it?"
"Ms. Ye, I understand what you mean. I will meet your requirements, but..." Ruan Rou was a little conflicted and asked awkwardly, "May I ask which company you own, and how I can contact you?"
Ye Zhi had only told her her name earlier. Ruan Rou found it unfamiliar and didn't actually know Ye Zhi's identity.
"Hahaha," Zhan Ruoqing couldn't help but laugh heartily. "As expected of you, Ye Zhi. They don't even know who you are yet, and you've already secured the investment!"
"This is my business card." Ye Zhi took out a card and handed it over.
Ruan Rou took the card and was instantly shocked!
Ye Zhi was the boss of Taoxun?! Taoxun was currently popular online, and Ruan Rou herself often chose Taoxun when shopping online.
However, Ye Zhi was too low-key, never appearing in public, nor did she buy any self-promoting press releases. Therefore, many people online knew Taoxun but not Ye Zhi.
She never expected to receive investment from Taoxun. At this moment, Ruan Rou felt as if she were dreaming.
Ye Zhi smiled gently and said, "Give me your contact information, and I'll arrange for someone to contact you."
"Okay, okay!" Ruan Rou came to her senses and quickly gave her mobile number. Ye Zhi saved it into her phone.
Ruan Rou still felt a strong sense of unreality. She had just felt hopeless about securing investment, but now everything was smoothly resolved!
She couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Ye, do you have any other requirements?"
"No," Ye Zhi thought for a moment.
"Then I'll take my leave," Ruan Rou said tactfully.
"Wait a moment, I'll have the manager escort you out and call a taxi for you," Ye Zhi said. "Be careful on your way home. What if that man from before is still waiting for you?"
"Thank you, Ms. Ye..." Ruan Rou felt a warmth in her heart. She hadn't expected the decisive Ms. Ye to be so considerate and thoughtful.
"As long as you produce a good film, that will be the greatest thank you to me," Ye Zhi smiled faintly.
"I will," Ruan Rou promised.
Afterward, the manager entered the private room and escorted Ruan Rou out. The rest of them had also finished eating and left together.
The next day, Ye Zhi arranged for an employee to contact Ruan Rou to discuss the investment details. Ruan Rou had been preparing for this documentary for many years, so the two parties discussed it happily and quickly.
After the first installment of funds was received, Ruan Rou assembled a filming team within two days and flew to the filming city.
When Ruan Rou sent her work report to Ye Zhi's email, Ye Zhi was deeply impressed.
How many talents like her, with such swift execution, strong initiative, and diligence, would she not want?
As Ye Zhi was contemplating, the phone on her desk suddenly rang.
Ye Zhi answered, and her secretary said, "Ms. Ye, Mr. Tang Chuan from Shuguang Technology is here. He said he wants to discuss cooperation matters with you..."
Ye Zhi was slightly stunned. Shuguang Technology? Tang Chuan? Who?
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she remembered who this person was.
Wasn't this Su Ming's nephew!
Su Ming had approached her before, saying that his nephew was developing new energy and hoped she would invest.
However, after Ye Zhi reviewed his plan, she was quite dissatisfied. In her opinion, the plan was too vague and superficial, giving the impression that he was trying to scam her for research funding.
However, since Su Ming himself had recommended him, Ye Zhi felt awkward refusing directly. So she asked the other party to provide a more detailed proposal, and she would consider it.
In fact, Ye Zhi intended to stall, hoping it would eventually fade away, so as not to make things too awkward.
However, since the other party had come to her door, she might as well meet him and tactfully express her refusal to invest.
"Please invite him to the reception room. I'll be there shortly," Ye Zhi said.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Zhi printed out a document. This document contained issues with the previous plan, so even if she refused the other party, she would have to do so with sound reasoning.