The proposal from elder brother Wu indeed stirred something in Suming's heart.
Making movies was just a spur-of-the-moment idea he had, and after all, it stemmed from Jiao Shou, who would incessantly buzz in his ear every time they spoke on the phone. Recently, as he was particularly short on cash, Suming entertained the thought.
Of course, the film industry itself is indeed highly profitable. Currently, for the mainland box-office revenue sharing method, after deducting about 5% in various taxes and fees, the remaining sum is typically split with 40-50% going to the distribution and production side and 50-60% to the theaters, which is roughly a 55-45 split.
