Chapter 802

"At 9:00 in the morning, Huanxi Media held a high-profile new shareholder/partner signing ceremony and media conference in the capital;

Chairman Dong Ping and the two founding shareholders, Xu Zheng and Ning Hao, made their first public appearance before the media cameras with Director Gu Changwei and Director Zhang Yibai, while directors Wong Kar-wai and Peter Chan witnessed the event together."

"At the signing conference, facing numerous media reporters, Dong Ping publicly announced the resolution of all members of the Huanxi Media board of directors on the spot:

The group will conditionally issue over 65 million shares and 125 million shares to Director Gu Changwei and Director Zhang Yibai respectively;

From then on, the two will hold 2.71% and 5.16% of Huanxi Media's share capital after the issuance of new shares, respectively."

"According to the agreement signed between Huanxi Media and the two directors, Gu Changwei and Zhang Yibai:

Huanxi Media will enjoy the right of first refusal to invest in the two directors' film works, with a maximum investment amount of 60% of the total investment of each work;

The two will also serve as film supervisors and producers for Huanxi Media, with an initial contract term of 6 years, to be negotiated for renewal upon expiration..."

"As of today, Huanxi Media already has 6 major director shareholders including Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, Wong Kar-wai, Peter Chan, Gu Changwei, and Zhang Yibai;

This lineup is unique and leads the way in the domestic film and television industry... The Great Director Alliance has already fully taken shape. It is foreseeable that Huanxi's voice in the Chinese-language film industry will grow with each passing day!"

"Produced by Enlight Media, adapted from Rao Xueman's novel of the same name, and starring Chen Feiyu, the son of Director Chen Kaige... The 'Left Ear' spin-off film 'Secret Fruit' officially started filming this morning;

Chen Hong, Leon Lai, Zhang Ziyi, Ge You, Fan Bingbing, Carina Lau, and other big stars appeared at the filming opening ceremony, and the media cameras captured a galaxy of stars..."

In the morning, there was quite a bit of big news in the film and television circle, but including the film information that "Operation Meigonghe" fell below 200 million yesterday to gross 181 million, none of it was the focus of attention for netizens across the internet.

The gossip focus of everyone on the internet and in the film and television entertainment industry was still on the "heavyweight scandal" from yesterday evening, which was the "explosive news" personally exposed by that Hong Kong circle tycoon.

The negative impact and lethality caused by the sentence "So-and-so? I've already used unspoken rules on her" can truly be said to be unparalleled, and it couldn't be suppressed.

The paparazzi and entertainment reporters went crazy, and the gossiping netizens and fans went crazy too.

The female party's agency couldn't come up with a single decent solution or public relations plan.

They could only hastily issue a "solemn statement" and "serious warning" to explain and refute the rumors; and threaten unscrupulous media and netizens not to continue spreading it illegally, so as not to fuel the fermentation of public opinion.

But facts proved that the persuasiveness and effect of this operation were almost zero, there was absolutely no credibility, and there was even a trend of making things worse and intensifying.

No way, who let that tycoon's beastly conduct for so many years be well-known, and the female party's behavior and character in the past two years were so disgusting and repulsive.

Even the award last month was criticized.

After all, she stepped on a film work that had won international awards, and stepped on two Best Actresses, and got the award amidst a chorus of doubts. While it was full of water, she also unscrupulously implied something about her partner!

Once an actor or star who gives most people a negative impression gets into trouble, isn't it a case of everyone pushing a falling wall? At this point, it depends on whether the capital behind her is powerful, especially in Hong Kong.

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"'Sword Master' had a first-day box office of only 9.5 million, and it couldn't make any waves under the hands of 'Operation Meigonghe.'

Even whether the final total box office can exceed 100 million is hard to say at this point; after all, most of the films for the New Year's slot are waiting to be released, and the competition will only be more tragic."

Eating gossip at home, Lin Nan received a call from Wang Changtian about the "battle report."

"The plot is old-fashioned, the lines are cheesy, the details are rough, and the acting skills of some actors are clumsy... the result is predictable; this group of people has stabbed the martial arts film market again.

In general, Derek Yee is not a qualified great director; his title of great director has too much water in it; he was hard-pushed up by the Hong Kong circle, and he stepped on Stephen Chow to get to the top!"

Lin Nan teased while scrolling through the news page on his tablet.

Beside him, Liu Yifei was facing a stack of documents sent by Red Star Dock, browsing and signing them one by one; it was the end of the year, and they were all profit and expenditure report data, as well as the most important tax list.

"Chairman Wang, we'll meet at the cocktail party tonight; don't tell me you called just to tell me about the movie's box office!" Without waiting for Wang Changtian to react, Lin Nan continued, probing.

"Heh, I have to say, you are really amazing.

You also know that Enlight has a media business, and its strength is not bad. Just now, someone passed a word over, asking to help lower the public opinion. I guess Weibo should also be being handled by public relations at this moment."

Wang Changtian stopped at the right point, and Lin Nan knew it in his heart:

"As expected. Chairman Wang, if there's really nothing else, then we'll see each other tonight. I have to help Yifei do some work now; there are quite a few things at Red Star Dock."

"Alright then, see you at the banquet tonight. But I'm afraid it will be very lively then, heh..."

Just after hanging up the phone, Lin Nan noticed the speechless look Liu Yifei cast his way; she puffed out her fair cheeks, and then muttered with her eyes slightly narrowed: "Chairman Wang is really idle."

Hearing this, Lin Nan laughed out loud, "Xixi, at the position of Chairman Wang and us, there really aren't many people we can talk to and joke with, aren't I his first choice?"

After joking, the great Lin Dao began to help Liu Yifei handle work matters. Hmm, not to mention, Red Star Dock's revenue this year is really good; Miss Liu's value has risen by a large margin again!

On Weibo's side.

Cao Guowei found time in his busy schedule, remembered the serious matter he promised Lin Nan, and immediately picked up his phone and made a call.

Not long after, the other side connected, and only a teasing voice sounded: "Chairman Cao, you can't wait to start urging me?"

"Does this kind of thing need two days of consideration? Besides, give me an answer quickly, so I can have people go and connect with the ByteDance side, and notify them of Lin Nan's matter at the same time.

If you don't handle it quickly now, do you want to drag it to the Series D financing at the end of the month? By then, due to the agreement, it won't be possible for our two companies to sell off everything in a short while."

"Alright, alright, I have a count; I was already preparing to call you. It's okay to transfer it to him, but this is the shares of ByteDance's parent company, I demand a premium! Can Chairman Cao make the decision for him?"

"How much premium do you want?" Cao Guowei asked decisively.

"360 owns 1.9%, based on ByteDance's current market value of 10 billion USD, I don't need him to round it up for me, just a premium of 5 million dollars. However, this part must be given to me privately!"

After a moment of silence, Cao Guowei nodded, "I can agree to you on his behalf. But I have to say one thing, Chairman Zhou, your behavior belongs to the gray area."

"Is it illegal?"

"Alright, just pretend I didn't say anything; who let you be the chairman of a one-man show."

"That's it! Leave the rest to you, Chairman Cao; contact me after it's done."

"Hmm, okay."

Ten minutes later, Cao Guowei called two executives to his office:

"You can go to the ByteDance side now, take the official letter, and notify them that we are going to transfer that 1.2% of shares to Lin Dao. You should all know what to say, right?"

"Chairman Cao, rest assured, no problem."

"Hmm, that's good."

"However, there is one thing you must remind Lin Dao about: for Series D financing, we only have the right to additional investment to ensure that the shares are not diluted, and no right to participate in extra investment."

"I will tell him, you go."

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At 6:00 in the evening, Liu Yifei had finished her light makeup and walked down the stairs with light steps, and Lin Nan also hung up the phone with the Industrial and Commercial Bank at the right time.

Although it was off-duty time, after he made a call, the other side immediately laughed and said that they were working 24 hours a day—this was a performance of 2.2 billion!

Tonight, Liu Qianqian was wearing white high-waisted casual pants, a shirt and casual jacket of the same color on her upper body, stepping on black high heels, with her long hair draped over her shoulders, looking heroic and charming; she was truly fascinating.

"Alright, let's go, Lin Dao."

With her left hand holding Lin Nan's arm and her right hand holding her clutch, Liu Yifei said with a smile.

Outside, Huanxi's banquet was naturally the focus of concern for big names in the circle; besides that, entertainment reporters and paparazzi were not to be outdone.

At the China World Trade Center, the banquet hall was filled with lights and wine, and many actors and artists had arrived early. The intention was obvious: the earlier you arrive, the more opportunities you have.

It must be said that the ideas of these people were correct, because as the host, Huanxi Media's 6 great directors arrived even earlier, almost in a "welcoming guests" posture.

However, many people discovered a very interesting thing, which was that although Peter Chan had a smile on his face, he gave everyone a feeling of coldness that kept people at a distance.

And Gu Changwei also vaguely had some "disregard" and "alienation" towards Peter Chan; the reason for this was truly intriguing.

"Director Zhang's 'Zhang Girl,' is she hugging Peter Chan's thighs? Tsk tsk tsk, after what happened yesterday evening, and fermenting for another day today, I wonder what the mood of this great director is at the moment?"

Han Jia ate the small cake on her plate and glanced at Zhang Yimou in the distance, who was completely in a state of not hearing anything outside the window and knowing nothing.

"You are really gossipy, and you don't find it disgusting." Watching Shu Chang sat beside her, cracking melon seeds. She was waiting for Liu Yifei; she really couldn't stand the chattering Han Jia.

"Hey, they're here."

Following the sound, Watching Shu Chang indeed saw Lin Nan and Liu Yifei entering the door, and a group of industry insiders were surrounding them, greeting them.

"Finished running the promotion?" Two minutes later, Liu Yifei asked happily, holding Watching Shu Chang's hand; the two hadn't seen each other for more than half a month.

That's right, the drama version of "Eternal Love" was also running promotion. For any big drama given high hopes, the promotion process included roadshow segments.

"Hmm, no need to go out for the time being. I have to finish a few announcements and endorsement shorts in the next two days, and then I'll go find you to play; what is my godmother doing recently?"

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After the three women started chatting, Lin Nan walked towards the back of the banquet hall, where Wang Changtian was holding a glass and calling him, and Liu Xiaobin was also beside him.

"Do you think Huanxi can become a force? Become a major mountain top in the circle?" Wang Changtian threw a question at Lin Nan as soon as they met, asking quite seriously.

"This depends on how Dong Ping steers the ship. But no matter what, Huanxi certainly won't be a threat to us;

After all, they only have a few great directors, and their foundation is still too shallow." Lin Nan said quite confidently.

Except for not having a cinema chain, Enlight is very versatile in all other aspects.

Although Lin Nan also doesn't have a cinema chain or distribution capability, he has heavy assets like Tiangong Color and Shiyue Culture.

Wanda, that goes without saying. And internet bonus items like Tudou and Weibo haven't even been counted yet.

"Huanxi's great director production flow is the safest, and if they can use financial operation means in the middle... that profit will definitely be very good!"

Liu Xiaobin muttered confidently, as if he had already seen Huanxi's operating model.

"Ning Hao is here." Suddenly, Wang Changtian smiled behind Lin Nan.

Sure enough, he saw Ning Hao walking straight over, looking slightly tired, "Great Lin Dao, I once again express my envy, jealousy, and hatred for your behavior of investing in Weibo at the beginning of its creation, and I wish I could replace you."

"What the hell?" Lin Nan didn't react for a moment, and Liu Xiaobin was also a bit confused. Only Wang Changtian showed a smile at the corner of his mouth, vaguely guessing something.

Ning Hao leaned in and lowered his voice: "This afternoon, I accidentally heard Peter Chan's phone call; the Hong Kong side paid a high price to Weibo to lower the heat, suppress the trending search, and handle public relations..."

Well, let's stop this topic here, it's a bit dirty.

On the other side, Zhang Yimou and Gu Changwei, who had been classmates, old friends, and old partners for decades, also sat down in a relatively quiet corner.

Zhang Mo was guarding nearby to avoid anyone disturbing them.

"I got the stocks at a super low internal price, and the contract content is not much different from what was reported outside.

To be honest, Huanxi is a listed company in the film and television industry after all, completely different from LeEco; at least I can understand its operating situation, right?

Old Zhang, Huanxi is a Great Director Alliance; the 6 of us directors combined hold more than half of the shares!"

After Gu Changwei said the last sentence, Zhang Yimou's eyelids jumped significantly; he was moved. The combined shares of several directors exceeded half, which shows that Dong Ping is really engaged in a Great Director Alliance and wants a win-win situation!

Zhang Yimou was silent for a moment before speaking: "Go and convey it to him, I'll consider it."

"Then give an answer as soon as possible; I'm also looking forward to teaming up with you, just like before, heh...

Also, once your ban period at LeEco is over, sell it quickly, don't hesitate."

Zhang Yimou's eyes glanced in the direction of Lin Nan and the others in the distance, or more accurately, glanced at Wang Changtian; could he have to decline Enlight again this time? Then, he nodded: "I will."

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