The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 721 Attending the Banquet
Beijing suburbs and Shunyi.

A manor about which no information can be found on the Internet.

The gate slowly opened and two cars drove in, one after the other.

In the black business car following behind, a little kid stuck his head out of the window.

He stared at the unevenly trimmed trees on both sides and the lake in the distance, and asked curiously, "Sister, how big is one thousand acres?"

Zhou Yaoyao was also staring at the bushes outside, she turned her head and blinked. Being a poor student, she didn't know anything and just made up nonsense.

"It's as big as a hundred of our homes."

"Pfft." Liu Shishi, sitting in the passenger seat, laughed and explained, "One thousand acres, which is roughly equivalent to 93 standard football fields."

"Which is bigger, my house or the football field?" Zhou Qi continued to ask.

"The football field, of course."

"Oh, and how big is that stadium?"

Liu Shishi didn't know how to describe it to him for a moment, and Zhou Qi looked at his sister again.

"Very big!" Yaoyao answered perfunctorily.

"How big is 'very big'?" Zhou Qi got to the bottom of it, and then he saw a hand reaching out from the driver's seat.

"Come, look here, it's as big as my palm, do you want to try it?"

Lu Yuan glanced at the rearview mirror. He and Liu Shishi came to see the manor today.

The two little rascals insisted on coming over, chattering all the way, asking this and that, or just plain quarreling. He almost regretted letting Liu Shishi agree.

Zhou Qi pouted and turned his head away. He didn't want to talk to his uncle. He locked him out of the door last night and wouldn't let him in.

Liu Shishi glared at her boyfriend angrily: "Why are you being so mean to him?"

Lu Yuan stared at her through his sunglasses and joked, "Why, which side are you from? It wasn't like this last night."

Liu Shishi thought of the scene of the two of them making a fortune last night, and her body inexplicably felt weak. She turned her head away and didn't want to pay attention to him.

Seeing this, Zhou Qi shouted, "Aunt, uncle is a big liar. Let's change an uncle and don't give birth to a baby for him."

"Hahaha." Liu Shishi laughed out loud. God knows what Lu Jia said to him last night.

Lu Yuan said nothing, glared at her, then reached out his hand again. Zhou Qi shrank back in fear and hid in the corner.

"If you keep asking, I'll leave you here."

Opposite the entrance of the manor, there is a huge yellow wax stone.

A straight road and yellow wax stones stretch out in the shape of a Chinese character "丹", with lush forests on both sides of the road.

The car in front stopped in front of Huanglashi, and a middle-aged man in his 40s got out of the taxi. A small sightseeing car was parked a little further away.

Seeing this, Lu Yuan also stepped on the foot brake, pushed the door open with Liu Shishi, and the two little guys followed closely behind without any greeting, jumping up and down happily.

The middle-aged man said, "Mr. Lu, let's change to the sightseeing car. The view is better and we can see more clearly."

"it is good!"

"This yellow wax stone can be inscribed with the name of the manor when the time comes."

"Let's talk about it when the time comes." Lu Yuan took a look.

The middle-aged man looked at the two of them without leaving a trace.

Because of his work, he has attended various dinner parties and met many celebrities. He also played with several small stars with his boss. They looked glamorous in front of the camera, but in fact, they were just like that.

But he had to admit that the temperaments of these two people were really different.

Liu Shishi gave him a very pure feeling. From her eyes and some of her actions, he could tell that she was not polluted by the entertainment industry. He felt that she was someone who was very well protected.

As for Lu Yuan.

Before today, he knew Lu Yuan as a handsome actor with good professional skills, and the movies and TV series he starred in were very popular.

When he learned that the other party might buy the manor, to be honest, he was a little contemptuous.

It is well known that money can be made quickly in the entertainment industry and one can earn tens of thousands a day just by talking.

It is also for this reason that many celebrities have no concept of money. They spend money like water and regard money as dirt. They only buy expensive things and not the right ones. If they have 10 million, they dare to spend 20 million.

I was in a good mood today, so I spent tens of millions to buy a building. After a while, when I couldn't make ends meet, I sold it. The loss in between didn't matter.

So many actors seem to have high pay, but actually they don’t have much savings.

He thought Lu Yuan was also such a person.

But after meeting the other party, I found that I was overthinking.

With just a few simple words and a few glances, he understood that 3 million might really not be a big deal to that person.

The sightseeing car drove slowly in the manor.

The middle-aged man introduced along the way: "City life is fast-paced and stressful nowadays, especially in Beijing. As they grow older, many elites begin to pursue relaxation and tranquility. They hope to have a small yard, plant some green plants, raise some pets, and enjoy the warmth of the sun, but Beijing is a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, so it is obviously impossible to satisfy them."

"Mr. Wang originally planned to build this manor into a resort for company team building. Look at that vacant land. It was previously planned to build a children's playground. There is a pet park over there, and that lawn is a tent camping area for barbecues. There is a small farm in the manor, where fruits are picked and slaughtered on the spot. In addition, helicopter takeoff and landing are not a problem. There are also tennis courts and badminton courts."

The middle-aged man said a lot in one breath, and finally said: "But Mr. Wang had some problems with the capital chain, and many things were not arranged in time."

Lu Yuan glanced at him. It wasn't a problem with the funds, but the people went in directly.

In recent years, farms have been very popular in the Shunyi area, and there are many examples of illegal occupation and other chaos. Many people with billionaire assets have gone to work in factories to operate sewing machines.

This was revealed to him by Lu Zheng. Strictly speaking, this thousand-acre manor was a bargain.

But not everyone can take advantage of this opportunity.

Ever since he had the idea of ​​buying a manor, Lu Yuan had been asking around, hoping to build a larger manor in the capital. However, money alone is not enough. When it comes to a manor of a thousand acres, money is the most useless thing.

This is just the outskirts of Beijing. If you move a little bit further inward, it would be more than ten times as much. Of course, ordinary people can't get that kind of land.

Even if he really bought this manor, he would still have to use the name of a resort or a farm stay, otherwise it would be too ostentatious and troubles would ensue.

In the northwest corner, you pass by the horse farm, which is an outdoor horse farm. Near the wall are buildings such as stables.

Liu Shishi took out her cell phone and took pictures.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "In 07, Wang Zhongjun, the CEO of Huayi, also bought a horse farm near Shunyi. I remember that the farm covered an area of ​​300 mu and cost 3000 million yuan. CEO Wang also bought 60 purebred horses into the farm, each of which was said to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars."

Liu Shishi nudged her boyfriend with her elbow and said, "We'll raise a few horses when the time comes, but our stable seems a little small."

"One hundred acres is enough." said the middle-aged man with a smile.

Lu Yuan smiled.

The year Wang Zhongjun bought the horse farm, Huang Xiaoming happened to sign a contract with Huayi, and a signing ceremony was held for him at the horse farm.

But that year he was just a small fry and was busy filming, so he had no time to participate. But when he heard the news, he felt that the company really valued Huang Xiaoming.

Things have changed, and six years have passed. The manor we are visiting now is three times larger than Wang Zhongjun's. The literal meaning may not give you a sense of how magnificent 1000 acres is. It is larger than the area of ​​Beijing Film Academy, with a length and width of 816 meters. It takes more than minutes to walk around the manor at a normal speed.

Lu Yuan looked around and took in the scenery on both sides. In addition to the horse farm, golf course, orchard, etc. that Liu Shishi talked about last night, he also saw a winery and an artificial lake. Bathed in the sun, the sparkling lake surface was like a pearl.

I should raise some fish in the future. The old man at home shouldn’t always come up empty-handed, he thought to himself.

After about half an hour, the car stopped in the center of the manor.

There stood several connected villas with white walls, surrounded by large lawns with a sculpture fountain in the center.

Zhou Yaoyao and Zhou Qi were chasing each other. Well, to be precise, Zhou Qi was being chased all over the ground.

"This is a swimming pool. It is hidden on weekdays and looks like an ordinary floor. When you need to use it, you just need to press a switch and the bottom of the pool will slowly drop." The middle-aged man stood in front of the villa, controlling the swimming pool up and down.

After walking around the villa, several people came out. Lu Yuan saw a bird landing on the artificial lake and said, "Let's go there."

"Row!"

Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi were basically satisfied with the manor.

But after all, 3 million yuan is not a small amount. The subsequent details still need to be discussed, and both parties will send special personnel to connect.

After Lu Yuan came back, he went directly to Ziyu Villa and accompanied Liu Shishi in training her voice day after day.

On the fourth day, Lu Yuan received a call from Han Sanping, asking him to go for a home-cooked meal, the location was naturally at the other's home.

When Lu Yuan arrived, he happened to meet Ning Hao, Guangguang Wang Changtian, and Wanda Ye Nian.

"Mr. Wang!"

"Mr. Ye."

"Mr. Lu!"

The three of them exchanged greetings.

Ning Hao's "No Man's Land" began to be promoted, Wang Changtian said that Guangxian had invested in several small-budget films, and Ye Ning talked about theaters and several recently released movies.

Ye Ning suddenly sighed, "Huayi has made a lot of moves in the past two months. After acquiring a stake in Zhang Guoli's company, it now offers 54 billion to acquire Xiaoma Pentium."

"It's impossible to succeed." Ning Hao asserted: "Pony.com has been making great progress in recent years. If Big Dog wants to go public independently, it will not be willing to be subordinate to Huayi Brothers."

Lu Yuan asked, "Is there a chance of going public this time? Have the shareholders' issues been resolved?"

One of the internal obstacles that prevented Pony.com from listing on the A-share market was that it had received a US$2008 million investment from Baring Asia in 4000, which was foreign capital.

According to my country's current regulations on foreign investment access to the media industry, Baring Asia needs to withdraw and find domestic investors again, but one of the foreign investors of Xiaoma Pentium has never withdrawn.

Ning Hao shook his head, his meaning was very clear.

At this time, Ye Ni received a phone call and turned to leave.

Ning Hao and Ye Ning were standing close together and heard something. They looked at the remaining two people and whispered, "Hua Yi!"

Wang Changtian frowned: "Why do I feel like they have been flirting with each other recently?"

Lu Yuan grinned.

Wang Changtian pushed up his glasses and looked at the expression on his face: "Do you know the reason?"

Lu Yuan hummed and explained, "Last year, we formed a project with Wanda, and Ye Ning was in charge of it. It was called "Ghost Blows Out the Light". Well, now the script is out, called "Ghost Blows Out the Light: Mojin: The Lost Tomb". Huayi seems to want to get involved, and I don't know what conditions they have given. Judging from Ye Ning's expression, he must be very satisfied."

Last year, several major distributors of China Film Huayi jointly started a game with theaters, and "New World", starring him and jointly invested by Yuanfang Media and Wanda, was ready to go.

Taking into account Lu Yuan's appeal on the big screen, Wanda launched the Ghost Blows Out the Light project in order to stabilize "New World".

At that time, Lu Yuan and Ye Ning reached an agreement that Yuanfang Media would participate in the joint investment, and the proportion of funds must not be less than 30%.

He didn't expect that Huayi also wanted to get involved.

Wang Changtian naturally knew about this project. Wanda’s goal was a 20 billion box office, and it was boasted loudly, but he didn’t know that Yuanfang Media was also involved.

"When will it start filming? What do you think of the project? Does the light have a chance?"

Lu Yuan said, "Why don't you talk to Ye Ning later? Money is money. They said the filming will start next year, but the director hasn't been decided yet."

Wang Changtian was about to say something when Han's daughter called out from inside the house, "Brother, what are you doing standing outside? Come in if you're here."

Lu Yuan smiled at her, and the three of them went into the house.

"Mr. Han!"

"Mr. Han!"

"Haha, they're all here."

Han Sanping rarely took action himself and poured a cup of tea for everyone. Compared with the past, his aura was much more restrained.

"Boss Han, this tea is good."

"The technique is also good."

"What's good about that? My dad has been idle lately and has been fiddling with the teapot. The tea I brew is not as good as it is today."

The daughter of the Han family stood aside, not giving her old father any face at all.

Han Sanping was used to it, so he pretended not to hear. He looked at everyone and said, "Over the years, I have seen many people age visibly after retirement. I was worried that I would be like that too, so I found something to do. So, I learned how to make tea."

"That's ridiculous. In addition to being the chairman of China Film Group, you are also a director, producer, supervisor, and actor. There is no such thing as retirement for these roles."

The people present disagreed. How many people in China Film Group were promoted by him? Moreover, even if he retreated to the second line, he would still have a considerable film fund in his hands.

Han Sanping was not polite and raised his teacup: "Haha, then when I want to make trouble, I will come to you..."

"I couldn't ask for more." Everyone laughed, knowing that their efforts were fake and were mostly for the daughter of the Han family.

After a while of joking, Han Sanping got down to business: "There are no less than ten people holding the title of vice chairman of China Film Group, and the one who will succeed me this time is La Peikang."

"Lapeikang once lived in Paris for many years and can speak French. He has rich experience in international film market operations and international cooperation. He has participated in the formulation of the relevant procedures and regulations for the introduction of Hollywood blockbusters into the Chinese film market."

"China Film Group generally invests in three types of films: the first type is positive energy, the second type is commercial blockbusters, and the third type is small and medium-cost films. These films have small investments, wide themes, and are down-to-earth, and can train new talents."

Ning Hao nodded, he belonged to the third category.

Han Sanping took a sip of tea and looked at Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan was confused and didn't know what this person was trying to say.

Then I heard Han Sanping say: "La Peikang himself attaches great importance to commercial blockbusters, especially science fiction. He has his eyes on the copyrights of several novels. As a result, when he asked, guess what happened."

Lu Yuan vaguely guessed something.

"Old Han." Someone called outside the house.

Han Sanping stood up and said: "Speak of the devil, here he comes!"

(End of this chapter)