Chapter 736: Zhang Yimou's plan, Ning Hao enters the village!

Undoubtedly, within the next few days, the matter of Lin Nan and Weibo's shareholder change will inevitably remain the focus of attention for the entire film and television industry.

The former lies in the 16% stake and the corresponding market value of 1.52 billion US dollars, while the latter lies in the fact that it is the frontier position of public opinion and the indispensable promotional stronghold for the film and entertainment industry!

"In this industry, among so many directors, he is the youngest and most successful one."

Looking at the news on the internet, Zhang Yimou rarely appeared very exhausted. He started the era of commercial blockbusters for Chinese-language films, but he had never received the corresponding returns he should have had.

"Although Lin Dao's industries are not many, they are indeed all very successful, and the scale is also very large, and he is even more pivotal in the industry... LeTV is still falling, and there's no way to dump it... We should have signed with Wanda or Enlight back then."

Chen Ting muttered behind him, unable to help but think of worrying things. Their family seemed to have fallen into a quagmire again, more troublesome and more fearful than when they were cooperating with Zhang Weiping before.

Zhang Yimou was silent. His right hand holding the chopsticks stopped. Facing the lunch on the dining table, he instantly lost his appetite, his heart was very tired.

"Let's wait a little longer, Zhang Zhao said it will pull through, doesn't the stock price still have... 50 yuan."

LeTV's stock price had fallen from 179 yuan to 50, and the investigation team of the China Securities Regulatory Commission was still stationed in the LeTV building, with a separate office and security.

"Alright, let's wait. But have you ever thought about your age, your health, and there are still three children below, they are not yet adults.

And I heard Director Gu say, didn't he find a successor? He heard Dong Ping from Huanxi mention it, saying that LeTV's formation this time doesn't look like it will be handled lightly... We must leave a way out in advance, just in case..."

The atmosphere in front of the dining table became more and more oppressive, after all, it involved the family fortune accumulated over decades. After a long time, as if having made some major decision, Zhang Yimou finally spoke, his voice hoarse:

"The script for 'Shadow' will be completed around the end of October or early November, this is the last film contract with LeTV;

According to the plan, casting will start at the end of this year, filming and production next year, and release the year after next. By then, the contract will expire.

In addition, as soon as the stock's lock-up period expires in September next year, we will dump it all... After the contract expires, we won't renew.

I'm already at this age, for the sake of the two of us and the children, I will change, and will lean towards... the capital trend... 'Shadow' will be the last one."

Chen Ting understood the meaning of Zhang Yimou's last sentence. After "Shadow," he would completely let go of his reserve, let go of his demands, let go of his high-brow nature, and completely embrace the market and cater to capital...

"Hmm, alright."

Lin Nan and Liu Yifei did not sign a prenuptial agreement. The two of them did not deliberately keep this matter secret;

So people in the small circle around them basically knew, and then in the entire circle, this was not a particularly big secret.

It's just that today's news happened to bring this matter to the surface, so it was hotly discussed and sighed about by many peers and actors in the industry.

"Every time I see this kind of information, I can't help but sigh, Liu Yifei's fate is really good.

Such a lazy person, except for movies and brand activities she has to attend, and occasionally attending a premiere or banquet with Lin Dao, she is completely a person who lets herself go.

But you can't say that, fate is often like that, the less you care, the more you have, it's very annoying!"

Ceng Jia hurried back from the outside. As soon as she entered the company door, she sighed to Yang Mi who was reading the script.

They were still working themselves to death for the 300 million net profit bet, but others had everything they wanted and could leisurely enjoy life and enjoy work.

"Why are you saying these useless things? We just need to manage ourselves, it's just 300 million in 3 years. By the way, is that matter handled?"

Although Yang Mi was very envious, she could distinguish between opponents and goals. Liu Yifei had long been in a different world from everyone else; now her main rivals and resource competitors were Tang Yan, Angelababy, and those few, as for that first sister of Tang Ren, hehe.

"Hmm, handled. The declaration materials have been submitted to the Film Bureau. As long as the procedures are down, 'Reset' can be taken abroad for registration; and the holding time of next year's Houston International Film Festival has also been determined, in late April."

Watching Yang Mi nodding there, Ceng Jia couldn't help but bring up other things: "Recently, many good resources are being planned and prepared, TV dramas, movies, especially those of big directors..."

"Forget it, let alone whether big directors' projects will use me, even if they can use me, can you agree? Just like filming 'Finding Mr. Right 2', honestly staying in the crew for a few months?"

Facing Yang Mi's helpless smile, Ceng Jia was speechless, "Then... forget it, the bet is important, after we successfully finish this matter, you can slowly pursue your actor's ideal..."

Sounds of "rich woman" were endless, and sentences of teasing were non-stop. This was the scene at home when Lin Nan returned home;

Although it was chaotic, it was exceptionally lively, as if they were having a party, all acquaintances—Shu Chang, Han Jia nv, Luo Jin, Tang Yan, and Liu Yan.

"Everyone happens to be in the capital today, the first time we saw the news, we called out in the group and all ran over. You have to know that in our circle of friends, the richest are you two. Today we must properly slaughter the rich and divide the land!" Luo Jin teased with a smile.

"That's right, that's right, in two and a half years, Weibo's market value has risen more than two times; if it weren't for today's news specifically reporting it, we wouldn't even know, because we never pay attention to these. It's equivalent to saying that in two and a half years, your family alone earned more than 30... billion on Weibo's market value, not counting the annual dividends!"

Han Jia nv was carefree, not hiding her jealousy at all.

Facing the echoes and teasing of a group of people, Liu Yifei just smiled brightly. She tried hard to maintain her subtle expression, but that trace of showing off really couldn't be suppressed. After all, she wasn't a saint, and naturally had her own joys, sorrows, and emotions, hmm, the little emotion of showing off.

"Don't always pay attention to market value, stock price, and the like every day, it's vulgar!

Just like I said when I was on the phone with Wang Zong on the way back just now, I didn't become a Weibo shareholder for the sake of market value, stock price, and making money;

My original intention was simply to have a voice in public opinion, to have the ability to protect myself in public opinion, understand? It's like you guys didn't enjoy the benefits!"

Lin Nan scanned the crowd with "disdain," then sat down beside Liu Yifei with a smile and picked up the chopsticks prepared for him.

"Tsk tsk tsk, everyone listen to the tone of the great director, eh, can't learn it, can't learn it."

Shu Chang teased sarcastically, but the next second she was suppressed by Liu Yifei with one hand, served her right!

A temporary dinner party started just like that amidst laughter and talk. Xie Nan didn't come today, it seemed she was busy with the interview of the "Soul Mate" crew in the afternoon, it seemed Chen Kexin was the leader.

Liu Yifei was well-informed. As they chatted, she talked about Zhou Xun; she received a call from Zhou Xun after 11 o'clock. The latter was also originally here to tease about Weibo shares and market value, but they chatted for a while because they were talking excitedly.

To say that in the "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" crew, Zhou Xun is worthy of being the biggest star actor, steadily suppressing everyone, even the director only has, and can only have, a smile in front of her...

And so, our Zhou Xun, the three-gold film queen, exerted the "advantages" and "strengths" of an "old senior" and big-name film queen, giving the crew quite a few suggestions, including modifying part of the script, especially her own scenes and settings.

In Zhou Xun's view, she was doing this for the good of the drama; and in the end, the director and the film party indeed unconditionally agreed and accepted her suggestions!

"Jointly produced by China Star and Bona Film Group, with an investment of 500 million, the large-scale ancient costume mythological blockbuster 'League of Gods' has been released for 8 days, and its box office potential is exhausted; as of 10:00 PM last night, the total box office of the film reported 168.5 million, regrettably exiting early..."

"Starring Jackie Chan and Fan Bingbing, the film 'Skiptrace' has been released for nearly twenty days, with a total box office of 890 million, and a daily income of less than 10,000; the film successfully concluded yesterday, temporarily ranking first in the summer file!"

"Mainly controlled by Tang De Film Group, jointly produced by Aimeishen Film Group, Youku, and Evergrande Film Group, starring Fan Bingbing, Gao Yunxiang, Yan Yikuan, Ma Su, Zhang Guoli, Xu, Pan Yingzi, and others;

With an investment of 500 million, the large-scale historical ancient costume TV series 'Win the World' officially started filming at Hengdian World Studios at 8:00 AM this morning."

A new day, the first thing the entire industry saw when they opened their eyes was the joke of "League of Gods."

A 500 million blockbuster that had been hyped for a year or two, in the end, only had a box office of less than 170 million. If there were no "dirty things" involved, then this was a blood loss to the grandmother's house!

Shanghai Film Group, Chairman's Office.

Since taking over as Chairman of China Film Group, this was the first time La Peikang had come to Shanghai Film Group. As for why he came here this morning, it was mainly because of the matter of "League of Gods."

"Although Director Tong didn't mean to criticize, he still said: we were a bit too 'high-profile' this time, and it did cause some influence in Hong Kong."

"High-profile or not, didn't it already get crushed? Besides, it was originally a rotten film.

If China Film Group doesn't give import quotas in the future and implicitly bans it, won't it be high-profile anymore? And don't look at what kind of composition they are, still thinking it's the last century every day? Still 'naming' us?"

Ren Zhonglun sat in his office, his tone was much more domineering when he spoke.

Looking at La Peikang opposite him, he knew very well that the reason the latter ran to Shanghai in advance was to prepare for the bell ringing the day after tomorrow; and Shanghai Film Group was also fast, with only 10 days left.

"Hmm, as long as I am in office for one day, their group will not have any film enter the mainland!" La Peikang nodded affirmatively. He naturally understood the principle of not letting the snake die.

"By the way, what is the issuance price of China Film Group this time? How many shares are issued for the first time?"

Facing Ren Zhonglun's inquiry about this "commercial secret" that would only be made public the day before listing, La Peikang didn't hide it, but said bluntly: "8.92 yuan, issuing no more than 467 million shares."

Hearing these two numbers, Ren Zhonglun instantly didn't have a good face.

China Film Group's issuance price was more than one yuan lower than Shanghai Film Group's, but the number of issued stocks was 5 times that of Shanghai Film Group, which also meant that the market value was likely to be about 5 times!

After all, except for an import film power, there was almost no difference between the two state-owned enterprises, so the difference in market value could be roughly estimated.

"The lineup of guests ringing the bell with you shouldn't be bad, right?" Ren Zhonglun asked pointedly.

"That's natural, after all, the stocks issued by China Film Group Corporation are called 'China Film Shares'! Allow me to keep it secret, you'll know the day after tomorrow, haha..."

Seeing La Peikang's face, Ren Zhonglun was immediately in a bad mood.

In the morning, Liu Yifei and Shu Chang took their assistants and flew to Shanghai, it seemed they were going to see some ready-to-wear show, and then play for a few hours, and would fly back in the evening.

And Lin Nan honestly worked on post-production at Tiangong Color, and went out to eat with Ning Hao at noon; it just so happened that Director Ning didn't want to go home either, so didn't he find an excuse?

"Where is that guy? Went to the bathroom, and it's been an hour and a half?"

After finishing a shot, Lin Nan suddenly discovered that Ning Hao's seat was actually still empty, and looking at the time, it was past 11 o'clock.

"Lin Dao, Director Ning went to the screenwriting department."

Not far behind, a middle-level manager of Tiangong Color responded to Lin Nan upon hearing the sound.

"This guy is really impatient, daring to slack off during work hours to do private work for himself?"

Lin Nan teased with a smile, then stood up and left Tiangong Color, heading straight for the elevator, destination—screenwriting department.

At this moment, on the floor where the screenwriting department was located, Ning Hao was like a Japanese soldier entering a village, seeing everything as good, seeing everything he wanted to grab; especially the one in his hand, he really took a fancy to it at first glance!

"Director Ning, you must keep this matter secret."

The person in charge of the screenwriting department laughed speechlessly. Ning Hao ran over suddenly, and they were caught off guard. The "The Wandering Earth" project team was discovered all of a sudden.

"Alright, alright, I will keep it secret. Isn't it just Lin Nan restarting hard-core science fiction after 10 years? He's awesome, alright."

Ning Hao said jokingly, but he had to admit that when he just came over and saw the "The Wandering Earth" project, he was startled; this guy Lin Nan really didn't make a sound, preparing to throw a deep-water bomb into the circle, and it was a purely domestic hard-core science fiction blockbuster! A series of films!

"Watch your mouth, a breath of social idler."

Lin Nan had just arrived at the door when he heard Ning Hao's "sarcastic" words, and then picked up the conversation and retorted with a smile.

"Hey, you came just in time. I've picked the copyright, I want this novel!" Seeing Lin Nan's figure, Ning Hao instantly showed a smile.

"Which one?"

"'Country Teacher'!"

............ ===== CHAPTER 737 =====