How to Lose Money and Become a Tycoon, Starting with Making Terrible Movies

Recently, a special correspondent sat down for an interview with Ye Bufan, president of the Zhengqi Group.

Zhengqi Group is now the highest-valued company in the country, with businesses spanning film and television, gaming, digital hardware, dining, tourism, and many other fields. It has profoundly changed every aspect of people's lives.

Ye Bufan, meanwhile, is regarded by the public as a "once-in-a-generation boss," a "genius director," a "master talent scout," an "investment prodigy the likes of which appear only once in a generation," and a "genius game developer." He is said to possess "a knack for spotting talent and managing by doing nothing" and "uncanny powers of perception that surpass the ordinary."

Facing the reporter, Ye Bufan poured out his grievances.

"I'm really no business genius, and I don't make arthouse films."

"My success is entirely down to luck!"

"At first, I just wanted to make terrible movies and rake in a little easy cash..."

See? That's the life of a genius director: humble, yet so high-profile.