Chapter 306: The Rugged Life of a Big Winner

Yutu Company had people on duty; essential posts needed someone to stay, for example the Animation Department, which had nearly a hundred people working.

Making animation, once you start, it takes years; this thing can't be rushed. First, technology is limited and needs accumulation, and second, personnel need training.

This thing also involves running algorithms, that is, renderers and special effects algorithms, which can be said to be more advanced than even Best Special Effects.

Those European and American animations that can get high box office — their picture delicacy and visual realism are accumulated bit by bit.

Domestically, the production in this aspect is relatively simple, lacking fine production standards.

Speaking of which, who would be willing to invest several hundred million, work for years without producing anything, and risk it flopping the moment it sees the light of day?

Everything is hard at the beginning; as long as the first shot is fired and capital comes back, a cycle can form.

Working during the Spring Festival is also paid at triple wages; no one has any complaints, it's all voluntary. Now mother-in-law economy is on the rise — they want a car, they want a house, how can you not work hard?

Didn't you see even the Principal is working hard!

Fang Hong and Meng Jun met to discuss the matter of buying Nvidia stock.

This was something Fang Hong had been following since the year before last.

He just never had the money to do anything about it; it was only after Fifty Shades of Grey was released that he had a little money.

Previously, to shoot this film, all the funds within the Zhong family had been completely drained.

And now this film's box office is so good, all the box office earnings can be thrown in, because there are still subsequent copyright fees and television merchandise and other ancillary income.

There are also the copyrights of several previous Zhong family films, which can sustain continued investment in films.

What Fang Hong demanded was that one hundred million US dollars be thrown in entirely within two months; about two months later, around April, Nvidia's market value would rise to around eight billion US dollars.

From now on, there would never again be such a market value.

Just right, in two months Fifty Shades of Grey would have come off the screens no matter what.

Nvidia was not like the previous Tesla; the previous Tesla had a market value that was really too low, throwing in one hundred million US dollars over half a year would still make ripples.

With Nvidia, one hundred million US dollars over two months basically wouldn't make any ripples.

Moreover, the stock didn't necessarily have to be bought from the market; many institutions held it, and even the company's Chairman himself was selling off his own stock to get some money.

No other reason — nobody knew how awesome Nvidia would be in the future.

"This matter will trouble you to make another trip to the United States; same as always, keep it confidential." In the office sofa area, Fang Hong patted Meng Jun's thigh.

"I've made a trip before, no big problem, as long as General Manager Fang can guarantee the funds are in place."

Meng Jun nodded, was silent for a moment, then still advised: "It's just, General Manager Fang, actually with this one hundred million you could do many other things, like investment. Right now mobile internet is in a great era of development; buying this stock doesn't seem to have much meaning."

He had been following Nvidia all along, the ups and downs, and it simply wasn't making money.

Tesla had been bought for a year, and the market value had only risen by around four billion US dollars; this effect was even worse than shooting a horror film.

The Zhong family could casually make tens of millions of dollars shooting a horror film.

With this money, it would be better to invest in domestic mobile internet; that is currently in a rapid development stage, any investment at all could yield huge returns.

And it could also expand one's own commercial territory.

Why does Lei Bus have so much cash? Isn't it all from investing in domestic internet enterprises, casting a wide net?

He even specifically set up Shunwei Capital.

"I know this. Some money, once earned too much, is no good for oneself. Best to keep wealth hidden." Fang Hong said.

The reasoning he certainly understood — Meituan, ByteDance, Ctrip, JD, Kuaishou, Xiaomi... a whole bunch of internet enterprises that were about to rise or were rising, he could invest in any of them.

If he didn't want to hold them, when the valuation rose, whoever wanted them he could sell to, make a buck and leave.

But he hadn't done any of it; he tried as much as possible to earn money overseas to do industrial layout, so others wouldn't know what he was doing, and even if they knew, the higher-ups wouldn't care.

Because he was earning foreigners' money to nurture the domestic market — this point was worthy of praise.

He also didn't play any financial games domestically, doing the trick of money begetting money; he was solidly doing industry.

You have to know that every capital game played here leaves traces; if you're weak, nothing will be done to you, but what if you're strong and conspicuous?

Especially when the exposure is that big, in the future when people say Liu Tianxian's husband cashed out so much from which company, how awful that sounds.

At least except for the early days of starting out, afterwards he had always been diligent and conscientious!

There's another reason: investing too much domestically, the money is earned, but in some people's eyes you've accomplished nothing, because you're just making money from money, and haven't created value for society.

Our country is, after all, an industry-oriented country; it looks at whether you have industry, how much employment you've provided, how much value you've created for society — not at how much money you have.

What does that mean? Because you have no foundation, no industry, you're no different from a fat pig.

Why does Lei Bus insist on making cars? Why did Huang Zheng retire at his peak? His master was the founder of oppo and vivo, and he also retired.

Some things, those who understand will understand; those who don't, no amount of explaining will help.

Why did those internet enterprises and the rich later all keep a low profile, all stop showing off, and even take out money to do poverty alleviation? Because they're kind-hearted?

You have to know, the rich of these past few years all came out to show their presence, came out to show off; in the future, who would still come out?

Of course, Lei Bus is an exception; he really is very honest.

That's later talk; anyway, Fang Hong was trying as much as possible to be a clean person in some people's eyes, not touching what shouldn't be touched.

Money was continuously invested, forming a huge ecological chain, supporting so many people, forming an industry; one move and the whole body is affected.

"Alright, since General Manager Fang has decided, I won't say more, just execute." Meng Jun actually understood some of it, but not as thoroughly as Fang Hong, who could see the future.

He stood up and said: "In a couple of days, after the Spring Festival is over, I'll set off for the United States." "There's still something to tell you." Fang Hong raised his hand, gesturing him to sit back down.

Meng Jun was puzzled and sat down.

"How long have you been following me?" Fang Hong said.

"Since 2010, almost three years!" Meng Jun said.

"This year the company will undergo structural adjustment; I'll give you 3% of the shares as an incentive." Fang Hong said.

Hearing this, Meng Jun's face showed some excitement; he leaned forward and said: "Thank you, General Manager Fang."

This 3% was different from Chen Zhixi's previous 6%; Chen Zhixi's was for a single film business — shares in the production business.

But his included the entire company's shares — production, copyright, animation, Best Special Effects, etc.; under it there was also Tutopiaopiaopiao.

Finance doesn't produce value, it can only be given this way.

When Jade Rabbit fully launches, this 3% will be very valuable, and he's also a director of Rabbit Tickets.

The share distribution was planned by Fang Hong from the start. When people follow you, money is one aspect, but there's also shared interest.

Of course, these shares cannot be traded and can be taken back. If the other party retires or leaves in the future, Jade Rabbit can buy them back at an equivalent price.

For example, if Jade Rabbit is worth 100 billion, 3% would be 3 billion, so Jade Rabbit would have to buy it back for 3 billion.

This way, it won't make people feel unbalanced. Otherwise, after leaving, having the shares taken back for free would make you a conscienceless boss.

Of course, this departure has a 10-year limit. Shares can be sold back to the company — you can't just leave immediately after getting shares!

But right now Jade Rabbit isn't worth that much, not even 10 billion. It can't be benchmarked against the stock market bubble, because only production and copyright operations are making money.

The other businesses aren't making money.

After arranging these matters, all that's left is to wait for Fifty Shades of Grey to be a box office hit.

Fifty Shades of Grey continues to be a sensation internationally, and major international news outlets keep "flooding the screen" with this film.

It even sparked a global wave of moviegoing, with posters for this film plastered all over Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Its popularity was so intense that even domestic social platforms like Moments, Weibo, Tieba, and Bilibili all saw it spreading—this wasn't paid promotion, but spontaneous recommendations from Wangyi.

Bilibili didn't put this film online. Although internet management isn't strict right now, Fang Hong knows it can't go online!

Although people can't watch this film, they've all heard it's an SM, sexual-abuse movie, and they're itching to see it, searching everywhere for resources.

It's just too popular and hot overseas, making people very curious.

Although there are no resources online, it's said that video platforms like iQiyi, LeEco, PPS, and Tencent have announced they'll put this film online on February 20.

It seems like they've already negotiated with Universal!

Fang Hong heard about it and didn't intervene. Universal distributes it globally, so if it can go online, he can earn an extra sum.

But in his heart, he's praying for these video platforms!

Liu Tianxian has also heard of Fifty Shades of Grey, but she knows this is a film produced by Fang Hong's United States company. She didn't say anything, nor did she ask.

Nothing to ask — Fang Hong didn't do anything, this is just his career.

Just after the Spring Festival had passed and people in the country were starting to return to work one after another, Fifty Shades of Grey's opening week box office in North America reached 98.1 million dollars.

It got 140 million dollars in other regions globally, with total box office exceeding 238 million dollars — and this is just the opening week.

It can be said to have refreshed the box office record for R-rated films.

Other regions globally were very hot, but it only met with a cold reception in one region — Japan, where it only got 680,000 dollars at the box office.

This is understandable. What kind of pervert haven't the Japanese seen? In their eyes, this is just child's play.

The massive success of this film also made the name "Yu Xian" famous worldwide, making him a well-deserved great director.

It's just from the accumulation of his many films — he's never lost!

Among them, the Associated Press gave him a special page: "Yu blends the gaudy and the traditional together, creating a film that will attract a broad audience. In order to please everyone, this film removed the fun and left only visual impact. It's said he's a photographer by training — a very excellent visual experience."

United States' People Weekly even did a special feature interview with him, with his smile on the cover.

The title was: The Tough Life's Big Winner

The content was roughly like this: Three years ago, when Yu Xian first arrived in the United States, he had only ten dollars in his pocket. He carried bricks, did odd jobs, lived a very hard life. After many twists and turns, he was fortunate enough to gain Mr. Hong's appreciation, filmed the first movie of his life, and earned his first pot of gold — that pot of gold, he got 2 million dollars.

This story was made up by Yu Xian on a whim. Now he's wearing a suit and a tie, so of course he has to make his pre-success story sound miserable.

If he doesn't make it miserable, how can it show that his current success is from effort? How can it make people take him as a role model?

As for who Mr. Hong is? That's a legend!

As for how Yu Xian got to the United States with 10 dollars? That's not important — what matters is the inspirational story.

The story he made up also made many frustrated young people treat him as an idol and a role model for struggle.

They also hope to meet a "Mr. Hong" who appreciates them!

Even domestic Xinhua Net posted Yu Xian's photo.

The title was: "R-rated Film 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Tops North America Box Office, Directed by a Chinese Person."

Yu Xian's legend caught fire domestically!

Major media and major portals began hyping up Yu Xian's legendary deeds, simply because he's Chinese.

"10 dollars to venture into the United States, directed a film that exploded globally, and the luckiest thing was meeting Mr. Hong."

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(End of this chapter)