In the hidden villa, Mr. Truman expressed his apologies to the seemingly inconspicuous elderly men and received their forgiveness, knowing that he had taken another step towards his ideals.

Looking at these gentle old men, it's hard to imagine that these people control the future of tens of thousands of families and sway societal trends at certain levels.

In a daze, he thought of a question: he was moving towards his ideals, so what was Lynch doing now?

Of course, Lynch was enjoying life.

Besides numbers and status, enjoyment is also a crucial part of making money.

In April, the Federation finally started to heat up a bit. On the top floor of Laridemo's most luxurious hotel, Lynch lay on a deck chair wearing sunglasses, looking at the book in his hand.

Laridemo is located in the southern part of the Federation, in the subtropical zone. At this time, the temperature has quickly risen to twenty-seven to twenty-eight degrees, which can be considered warm but also pleasant.

About five meters away from him, there's a huge swimming pool where a girl is stretching her graceful figure like a mermaid, swimming back and forth, appearing and disappearing in the water.

Lynch was invited by Fox Film Corporation and the father and son duo to attend the premiere of the second installment of a series of movies, and since he was at leisure at that moment, he agreed.

The movie was originally scheduled for a summer release, but Fox and the board slightly changed their minds to launch it in mid to late April and then connect with the summer season, with a screening period lasting two to three months.

Given the momentum of the first film and the positive feedback from the viewers at the test screening, Fox Film Corporation believes the second film will achieve perfect box office results like the first.

Releasing it more than a month in advance will effectively avoid the simultaneous release of numerous adventure movies during the summer, reducing competition.

With the continued popularity of adventure and exploration themed films, various similar movies are crazily emerging, whether they are good or bad; as long as they are of this genre, they can con money from investors.

Adding to this, the low tide period among the public and society is still ongoing, making adventure spirit-themed films continue to be popular, and the public is willing to pay for these movies.

But if there are too many similar movies, the public will gradually feel tired and releasing in advance won't have these problems.

Lynch was reading the book in his hand when he heard the sound of leather shoes on the brick ground. He glanced back, and young Fox was walking towards him.

Due to health reasons, Mr. Fox temporarily resigned from the position of chairman of the board. He's actually not very old, Lynch thought he probably wanted to pave the way for young Fox.

After all, as long as he's in position, young Fox won't be the helmsman of the company. He's getting older and it's time to make room for the kids.

This is not the gray area they used to linger in; in whatever was done, a prominent figure in society or the gang was needed to set the flag and frighten all sides.

Film-making is on the right track, and his knowledge, cultural level, and capabilities aren't suited for that position, which he's also aware of.

He's skilled in fights, debt collection, and various ways, but he can't manage such a large company. On the contrary, young Fox has some capabilities in this area; at least his college major was management, which is his expertise①.

Now, except for occasionally expressing his views behind the scenes, most of the time it's young Fox managing the company's operations.

"Mr. Lynch...," Despite being older than Lynch, facing Lynch, he felt small.

"Sit...," Lynch pointed to the deck chair beside him. Young Fox glanced at Penny in the pool quickly and then withdrew his gaze.

Choosing Penny as the heroine of this movie certainly contains adventurous elements. Although this girl is very hardworking, and has a brokerage firm helping her, she hasn't proven herself in large-investment films yet, making this choice adventurous, but he still chose her.

The box office success is temporary; winning Lynch over is for a lifetime. He's clear about this, which is what Mr. Fox instructed him to do—to avoid small matters that might worsen the relationship with Lynch.

To maintain his courtesy and demeanor, he won't look too much at the pool.

"Just call me Lynch. Friends shouldn't be so courteous."

Young Fox smiled, "Before you came, we had a board meeting and made some decisions."

"I was supposed to give you the meeting minutes, but I thought I'd explain it myself for clarity."

Lynch nodded, signaling him to continue, showing he was satisfied.

The reason he's been working hard isn't just for more money, nor just to enjoy the sun in a place where most people can't reach, it's not just to enjoy.

He wants wherever he goes, people who know him stop their work no matter they like it or not, they smile and respectfully greet him as "Mr. Lynch."

"We plan to temporarily halt the shooting of relevant types, as you know, now too many similar movies are concentratedly released and audiences are almost fatigued by the theme, continuing shooting would probably lead to losses."

Lynch nodded again, "What are your thoughts?"

"James proposed to shoot an inspiring film that might have a better market..."

James currently holds a stable position in the top tier of Fox Film Corporation's screenwriters, and his directing ability is also recognized. Plus, he's very familiar with the executives, he holds real power in the directing department.

This idea mostly came from him not liking shooting a third film after two of the same theme; he wanted to find something challenging, giving birth to this idea.

This matched the opinions of the shareholders, making them willing to attempt, though the initial investment won't be large.

With the success of Fox Film Corporation, some capital came knocking at the door.

This is how it is in the Federation; once a company proves its profitability, it must follow societal rules and give away profits.

Whether listed or accepting investments are options; independent operations are not allowed.

The plundering of capital is everywhere, no one can escape from these rules control, even Fox Film Corporation is not free, and coupled with the unglamorous dealings of Fox father and son with Gaitenau Financial Company, they don't even have the power to refuse.

Now the father and son's shareholding ratio is less than forty percent, and the rest is divided by other investors, with a further trend developing.

As long as Fox Film Corporation maintains good profitability, capital will not let these insignificant roles hold too many shares; they will gradually devour everything here.

"Inspirational films!" Lynch folded the pages of the book he had opened and put it aside, "Inspirational films are a very good subject. The Federation Government plans to revitalize the economy and inspire citizens' confidence, aligning perfectly with societal trends."

"The release of opportunities will divert people's attention from unrealistic things to practical things, making people focus on content that realizes dreams through personal efforts, hoping to inspire themselves through others' successes, confirming their efforts and attempts, this is the trend, the future trend."

He paused, "Let them make scripts similar to this theme. The shooting cost of such subjects is low, without car chases, explosions, or set design, but the box office may not be low."

"Moreover, I previously discussed some cultural exchange aspects when I was in Gafura, including film exchanges."

"From this year onwards, we will mutually exchange twenty films annually, increasing by five to ten each year. It's a four-year plan totaling around one hundred twenty films."

"You can produce films reflecting the Federation spirit or achieving the Federation dream; box office doesn't matter, content is key..."

Cultural output is a long-term project, in fact, these cultures not only need to be exported to Gafura but also Nagariel, and to the world.

The idea proposed by Lynch received unanimous recognition from the Cabinet. After cultural identity comes recognition of values and worldview, which will increase Federation's friends and decrease enemies.

To enhance output in this area, anything qualifying for output conditions can get high subsidies, including books, songs, movies.

Such quotas might not be important for the film itself, but for the company filming, it holds a different significance.

Young Fox suddenly understood, taking out a notebook and pen, noting Lynch's words down.

Toward the end, Lynch still seemed unsatisfied, suddenly remembered something and casually said, "I secured an opportunity to co-produce a film with Gafura. You know, such opportunities are rare, let the script department create good scripts, I don't want to shoot something written by Gafura people..."

After all the instructions were given, young Fox stood up to take his leave.

As soon as he left, the girl who had been swimming for a while stood up from the pool with a splash. The sunlight shone on her, making her fair skin almost seem transparent, even showing some delicate features clearly.

The splashing water drops fell duangduangduang mid-air, landing on the snow-white skin that shone a healthy pink, then bounced away.

Old Fla smiled warmly.

This is youth.

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① Corresponding with the earlier mention of young Fox studying management, convincing indeed!

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