Chapter 127: The Idea of Buying a Stake in Fan Bingbing and a Ticketing Website

Regardless of the country, entertainers in the entertainment industry hope to shake off the control of capital after they become famous.

On one hand, it is to fight for more benefits for themselves; on the other hand, it is the hope of gaining more say and respect, so as not to be reduced to a plaything of capital.

Many people only see the superficial glamour of entertainers, but do not know the price paid behind the scenes.

There are plenty of public relations teams like Huayi Brothers in the circle, and compared to the entertainment industries of other countries, the overall environment in the country is actually quite good.

The most miserable ones should be the entertainers in the Japan and South Korea entertainment industries, who receive meager salaries, are firmly controlled by capital, and suffer inhuman treatment.

As a top-tier actress in the country, Fan Bingbing is naturally unwilling to always bow and scrape; she has great ambition.

"President Wei, my contract with Huayi is about to expire, and I don't want to renew it."

After their intimacy, seeing that Wei Jin was in a good mood, Fan Bingbing brought up the serious matter:

"I wonder if you have any suggestions for my future development?"

In fact, Fan Bingbing had already made some moves, but she also knew that in this circle, it is difficult to survive without a background.

No matter how harsh Huayi had been to her in the past, bearing the Huayi brand ultimately gave her some face in the circle.

Now that she plans to go solo, not to mention the reduction in resources, she cannot even handle the malice from competitors, so she hopes to get guidance or help from Wei Jin.

"For a star and entertainer at your level, there is no other path to take besides opening your own company and becoming capital yourself, unless you are willing to just muddle along like this."

Wei Jin's words were very realistic, and Fan Bingbing agreed.

"However, to be capital, besides money, you must also have resources, otherwise you will eventually be eaten clean by competitors in the industry."

This is absolutely true; how many coal bosses have come across industries, waving large amounts of cash, only to be swindled and lose everything.

"I plan to set up my own Studio, but I am not quite sure about the development direction."

Seeing that Wei Jin was not brushing her off, Fan Bingbing laid out her plans completely.

Putting other things aside, Wei Jin actually appreciates Fan Bingbing; she has ability, ambition, dares to fight and work hard, and her figure and appearance are top-notch. This woman is naturally suited for the entertainment industry. If she hadn't taken a wrong path, she might not have been unable to become a big shot.

"Looking at the current market environment, investing in movies is not a wise choice, and you can't handle that aspect either. You should do TV dramas instead. With your fame, it is easy to pull in investment and set up a project. As long as the subject matter is chosen well, the result won't be bad."

The advice Wei Jin gave was very sound; currently, making TV dramas is much more profitable than movies, and the risks are much lower.

"I wonder if President Wei can provide some help in this regard?"

Fan Bingbing looked at Wei Jin with burning eyes; this was also the main purpose of her coming today.

"Oh? What's in it for me?"

Wei Jin looked at the stunner beside him with a playful expression. He wasn't being materialistic; the circle is just like this. Without a quid pro quo, why would others help you? In this regard, Miss Cai of Tangren is very unperceptive.

"President Wei, I can let you buy a stake."

With a charming look on her face, Fan Bingbing pressed her body against Wei Jin and whispered in his ear:

"I've already bathed, you can really buy a stake... I am a first-timer."

In the end, Wei Jin did not resist the temptation, bought a stake in Fan Bingbing, unlocked a new achievement, and injected hundreds of millions into her.

After some in-depth communication, the two agreed that once Fan Bingbing Studio was officially established, it could be affiliated under Wei Jin Company. Wei Jin would provide funding and resource support, holding a 40% stake.

Regarding this, Fan Bingbing had thought it through carefully. Huayi Brothers only treated her like a dog, while Wei Jin treated her like a woman. As long as she didn't touch Wei Jin's bottom line, she would have a real backer in the future.

Wei Jin had also thought about it after some consideration. Since those in Taiwan want to develop by moving north, he can just use the shell of Fan Bingbing Studio to operate.

This way, he can find projects for the northward capital, bring resources to Fan Bingbing, and avoid ruining his own reputation. It is killing three birds with one stone; it can be called perfect. Watching Fan Bingbing still working hard beneath him, Wei Jin thought about how he didn't have to spend a penny, yet he got her shares and slept with her body. Just thinking about it felt exciting; he had simply won completely.

Wei Jin hadn't been to the investment company for a long time. This visit was mainly to care about the operation of the "Zhu Xian" game.

The game was launched simultaneously with the TV drama. Since the drama aired, the ratings have performed well.

Everyone at Jiangsu Province TV also had high hopes for this drama; after all, it cost 70 million, so the early promotion and publicity were done very well.

Benefiting from the good reputation of Wei Jin Company and the support of the original novel's fans, and because the broadcast time was during the winter vacation, the premiere ratings broke 3, ranking fifth in the same period.

This surprised everyone at Jiangsu Province TV. One must know that in 2006, Jiangsu Province TV couldn't even rank in the top ten nationwide, and even excluding CCTV, it only ranked seventh among local satellite channels.

As the drama's plot unfolded, the ratings continued to rise. The current highest rating has reached 4.8, and it is not far from breaking 5. Jiangsu Province TV expects that the ratings will likely break 6 by the end of the full series, which is something they hadn't even dared to think about before.

Wei Jin chatted briefly with several game creators and learned the details of the "Zhu Xian" operation, feeling somewhat gratified.

Benefiting from the hit drama, several lead actors formed a large amount of exposure for the game, especially Yifei, whose popularity was simply too high.

"The Forbidden Kingdom" had already officially announced its cast at the end of 2006, with Chinese stars like Cheng, Li Lianjie, Yifei, and Li Bingbing starring. The 70-million-dollar Hollywood blockbuster caused Yifei's status to soar.

Yifei's fans were naturally overjoyed by this, but a large amount of negative news suddenly appeared on the internet.

From the various online exposures and dark spots since her debut, not one was missed; all were stirred up again.

Li Bingbing was not left out either. The sordid competition between her and other actresses of the same batch, and various behind-the-scenes deals with big shots in the circle, came one after another, overwhelming.

However, news is popularity, and "black-red" is still red. The promotional effect on the "Zhu Xian" game was obvious.

"Zhu Xian" has been in public beta for less than half a month, and it already has over 100,000 registered users. Although it has not yet formed much cash flow, this is already foreseeable.

"Hmm, not bad. How is the user feedback?"

Before the leeks have grown, Wei Jin still hopes the game's reputation can be better.

"Not bad. Currently, this type of national-style Xianxia game is still relatively scarce, and the reviews are okay."

"By the way, can the matter I consulted you about before be solved?"

Previously, when he was in North America, he was always unable to grasp the box office situation in time, so Wei Jin thought of the ticketing website matter. He didn't understand the technical side, so he specifically called Du Bo.

"President Wei, the kind of website you mentioned is very simple; we can do it ourselves. It's just that data updates involve the cinema backend, and in this regard..."

Du Bo took the matter of his boss making a special long-distance call to consult very seriously, and arranged for the company's technicians to start designing it that same day.

"I will find a way to solve the cinema side. How long will it take to get it out?"

Wei Jin figured that with his relationship with Wanda, and talking to other cinema chains, it shouldn't be a big problem.

"It's already done. As long as it's connected to the cinema backend data, real-time updates can be achieved."

Du Bo was too embarrassed to say that the boss's requirements were too low; he is an honest person.

"..."

Wei Jin was a bit shocked. Is it that he doesn't understand the power of tech geeks?

Wei Jin immediately had Du Bo operate the computer, and after observing for a while, Wei Jin discovered that the functions were still somewhat rudimentary.

"Like this, you all work hard a bit more and add a few functions, hmm, online ticket purchasing, work rating."

Wei Jin told Du Bo about some of the convenient functions for ticket purchasing on mobile phones from his past life; Du Bo simply found Wei Jin's ingenious ideas to be godlike, and subsequently stated that these could all be fully realized, and it would not take long in terms of time either.

Only then did Wei Jin discover that he seemed to have some misunderstanding about the internet technology of this era. The third update today, I earnestly request all book friends to reward me with subscriptions, follow-up readings, and collections; you must flip to the last page for follow-up readings, thank you everyone! (End of this chapter)