The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 759 Women are such a headache

"That's good."

Lu Yuan's expression was meaningful.

Jing Tian was confused when she saw the two of them playing charades.

She had also heard a lot about what had happened around Pony Gallop over the past year.

After Li Ming's death, Pony.com fell into chaos.

Jin Yan did not want the company that her husband had poured his efforts into to be destroyed, so she proposed to give employees a raise in order to call on them to unite and help the company overcome the difficulties.

Li Li disagrees.

Jin Yan had no choice but to ask the other party to take back her husband's shares.

Pony.com is a typical family business, and Li Li currently holds the largest share.

But not all the shares held by Li Li belong to her.

In addition to the shares that Li Ming himself asked her to hold on his behalf, in order to recruit core members, Li Ming had given shares to core members such as Zong Shuai and Liu Heng through an agreement. This part of the shares was also held on his behalf by his sister Li Li.

Jin Yan asked to take back the ownership of the two shares, but Li Li delayed it with various reasons.

Because if Jin Yan wanted to prove that Li Li's shares were held on behalf of others, she needed to produce the share holding agreement. Unfortunately, Li Ming did not give it to her, which was a confusing matter.

Pentium failed to go public, faced huge debts, the chairman passed away, the management was in chaos, quarreling in the meeting room every day, and the promised salary increase and equity incentives could not be fulfilled.
A series of negative news caused the employees to lose morale and the core backbone began to leave.

For example, Cui Liwei, the general manager of the cinema company in charge of Xiaoma Pentium's cinema business, Kong Ergou, a famous screenwriter, Zong Shuai, the vice president who was hired from Huayi at a high salary to be in charge of the new media company's business, Zeng Pengyu, the general manager of Xiaoma Pentium Group's performing arts agency and new media company, and Zhong Lifang, the former vice chairman of Xiaoma Pentium.
It has been reported that these people are in contact with major film and television companies.

Shanghai SMG, Huayi, Huanrui, Tencent Video, Yuanfang Media, LeTV.
In addition to employee assets, Pony.com's film and television assets, such as "The Sky of History", "Sweet Honey", "Three Kingdoms", "The Militiaman Ge Erdan", "I Am a Special Forces Soldier", as well as IPs, are all coveted by companies in the industry.

The most typical one is "The Crossing" directed by the internationally renowned director John Woo!
It was snatched up by the industry.

Jing Tian stared at her handsome senior. Strictly speaking, it was he who caused this incident.

On the evening of January 1, Lu Yuan attended Li Ming's condolences.

The next day, Southern Metropolis Daily and other media organizations broke the news that Yuanfang Media was interested in taking over Xiaoma Pentium's "The Crossing".

Jing Tian remembers the content quite clearly.

The analysis in the article is well-reasoned.

First of all, Lu Yuan and Li Ming are not familiar with each other, and because of Ning Hao, there may still be a gap between the two sides.

When Li Ming died, Lu Yuan was in Zhejiang promoting "The Cliff" and his schedule was tight. In this situation, it was enough for Lu Yuan to post a message of condolences on Weibo. No one would think that he did something wrong. This is also the practice of many people in the circle.

But why did he choose to return to Beijing?

There must be something wrong when things are abnormal. It is obvious that Lu Yuan wants to get something from Pony Gallop.

Some media analyzed that it might be "The Crossing"!
This speculation is not groundless.

Yuanfang Media missed the opportunity to invest in "The Crossing" because of its tight capital chain. Lu Yuan has expressed regret on many occasions in public.

The media even dug up Lu Yuan’s original words when he was interviewed by reporters.

"It's not that we rejected The Crossing, but our capabilities are limited. The original intention of the Star Project was to support new directors, and the funds are currently only allowed to invest in small-budget productions. The Crossing cost 4 million yuan, which is far beyond our capabilities. We also feel regretful. Fortunately, Director Wu is an internationally renowned director and we quickly found a partner."

But this time is different from that time.

With the release of hit TV series "My Love from the Star" and "Eternal Love" and several movies including "See You Tomorrow", Yuanfang Media has sufficient ammunition and hundreds of millions of liquid funds to make up for its past regrets.

So Lu Yuan found his motivation to rush back to Beijing to pay tribute to the founder of Pony.

Take over "The Taiping Ferry"!
Lu Yuan's vision for investing in movies is well-known in the circle and he is known as the Midas Touch.

At one time, there were countless followers, scrambling to get in touch with the Pony, which made John Woo laugh out loud.

As a result, it was acquired by iQiyi, another shareholder of "The Crossing", which originally held 40% of the investment in "The Crossing".

So is there any hidden secret here? Jing Tian stared straight at her senior brother who seemed to be smiling.

Lu Yuan asked: "Pony Ma holds a 50% stake. How much money did iQiyi pay this time?"

Liu Shishi shook her head: "It's not 50%. Xiaoma Pentium didn't plan to sell it at first, thinking it was a big gold mine. Later, I don't know how they negotiated internally, but they agreed to sell 25%, but the price was relatively high, 1.1 million."

"So Gong Yu invested a total of 2.7 million yuan in "The Crossing". Tsk tsk tsk tsk, how dare he do that?" Lu Yuan pinched his chin.

The reason I flew back to Beijing from Zhejiang that night to attend Li Ming's condolences was actually for Ning Hao's sake.

After arriving at the mourning site and listening to Kong Ergou's accusation, he felt that the experiences of Li Ming's daughter and wife were strange and sympathetic.

He also recalled that during the time when Ning Hao was poached, Li Ming had never done any tricks behind the scenes. At the premiere of "No Man's Land", he was quite impressed by the other party's bold and generous style of doing things.

He had read the script of "The Crossing" and combined it with the description of his senior brother Huang Xiaoming, it was obvious that this was a headache-inducing project.

The pony is in danger, and Jin Yan is obviously unable to control this huge ship.

It is better to throw away some of the garbage that takes up space, reduce your own weight, and travel light.

So after the condolences ended, he called Wu Lang, which led to the subsequent joint statements from Southern Metropolis Daily and other media.

With an investment of 2.7 million yuan in a movie, if there is a real loss, iQiyi’s CEO will most likely be replaced, even though Gong Yu owns shares in iQiyi.

Lu Yuan is happy for Gong Yu's future!

When Liu Shishi saw the dog's appearance, she rolled her eyes in her heart.

I don’t know who informed Xu Weifeng late at night to let PPS use the ratings of "The Cliff" to stimulate iQiyi every day.

iQiyi is indeed not living up to expectations. Not only is the number of views of its main new drama not as high as "The Cliff", it is even inferior to its old hits "The Insidious" and "Before the Dawn", and has been frequently mocked by PPS's internet trolls and fans.

She guessed that Gong Yu was so angry that he chose to buy the shares of "The Crossing" at a premium.

Thinking of Pony Galloping's current situation, she couldn't help but sigh.

"Li Li's actions are really speechless. It would be great if she could give employees more benefits. She was so petty that she couldn't even spend some money to appease everyone. Now Xiaoma Pentium is in such a mess. If Li Ming is still alive, she would probably be so angry that she would come back to life."

"Yes, that's too stingy!" Jing Tian finally got in a word.

Lu Yuan glanced at the two of them and said, "The current chaos in Xiaoma Pentium is essentially a man-made disaster."

"Jin Yan attempted to take over the company and attract more investment to revive Pony. The Li sisters thought that this was unlikely and wanted to sell their shares as soon as possible. In addition, venture capital firms led by Jianyin Investment also wanted to take over the controlling stake in Pony. They would not allow the Li family's shareholders to speak out in unison."

A similar scene happened just two years ago, that was Gome.

Huang Guangyu was imprisoned, and Chen Xiao and Bain Capital behind him intended to seize control of Gome's controlling stake.

But Huang Guangyu's wife Du Juan, eldest sister Huang Xiuhong, and second sister Huang Yanhong, these three women were entrusted with the task and turned the tide.

Although there were disagreements, they could argue all they wanted when it came to family matters and it had nothing to do with outsiders. On the issue of equity, the three of them were united and Gome was able to continue its name.

It is obvious that the members of Li Ming's family are not so united.

After all, when disaster strikes, most people just run away.

Lu Yuan casually explained a few words, not caring whether the two understood or not. Seeing Jing Tian staring at him, he changed the subject. "Junior sister, PPS will hold its first annual ceremony in a few days. Have you received the official notice?"

"Yes, yes."

Jing Tian thought that she finally got a chance to speak, and nodded quickly: "I agree to participate. What about you, Senior Brother? You must be the one who received the notice. Are you going?"

The annual ceremony reflects the influence of a platform. The "Running Man" produced by PPS has made her the top variety show host, so it is only right for her to go and support it.

"Yeah, I'll go too."

"And me!" Liu Shishi raised her hand.

Jing Tian remembered something and said curiously, "I saw online that PPS has invited many people to participate this time, including foreign artists, Korean Girls' Generation and EXO will come, I don't know if it's true or not, have you received any news?"

Liu Shishi looked at the dog thing.

"I don't know." Lu Yuan naturally would not reveal it, but he was also very much looking forward to the ceremony at the end of the month.

January 1, the crew of "Dear".

This is an old courtyard, filled with banquets and a red banner hanging above it that reads "Happy Birthday to my beloved son Tian Peng."

During the dinner, Han Dezhong, played by Huang Xiaoming, stood up with a wine glass in his hand and his shoulders drooped.

"My wife is pregnant."

After a long pause, he glanced around the yard and said in a low voice: "It's legal. I'm sorry, everyone."

The atmosphere at the scene became depressing, and sadness was like a heavy stone, pressing on the chest and making it hard to breathe.

Legal means that in order to have a second child, Han Dezhong obtained a death certificate for the abducted child, and it also means that he will no longer look for the child.

For a father, choosing to give up his eldest son is such a painful thing.

Tian Wenjun, played by Lu Yuan, understood his feelings very well. He stood up and consoled him: "What's there to be sorry about? This is a good thing, a good thing. Come, let's congratulate them together."

Seeing Huang Xiaoming in low spirits.

Someone started to sing: "Every time I wander in loneliness, I am strong, every time."

Wen Muye stared at the clip on the monitor until the scene, which was shot three times in a row, was over, then he waved his hand suddenly.

"Pass!"

"Teacher Lu has finished filming!!"

"Teacher Liu has finished filming!"

"Teacher Huang Xiaoming has finished filming!"

Immediately, a staff member handed the flowers prepared in advance to the three people, followed by applause.

"Clap clap clap!"

Lu Yuan and the other two took photos with everyone with a smile. "Dear" still has some time before it is officially wrapped up. The next scene will mainly be starring Hao Lei, who plays the role of Li Hongqin, who is working hard to gain custody of her adopted daughter.

When taking a group photo, Huang Xiaoming turned around and asked, "Junior brother, what's your next schedule?"

"I'm going back to Beijing to rest for a few days, and then I'll meet with director Zhou Xinchi to promote Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons. It's too busy at the end of the year." Lu Yuan twisted his neck, faced the camera, and smiled tiredly.

"Baby asked me to go to Macau, let's go together and relax."

"Macao?"

Lu Yuan himself didn't care. He would just go back to Beijing to rest anyway, so any place would be fine. He looked at his girlfriend beside him and asked for her opinion.

Liu Shishi listened with her ears perked up for a while and readily agreed.

"Okay, okay."

After returning to the hotel to take a shower, the three of them set off.

Take the high-speed train to Macau, and then go through the border crossing in Zhuhai. The whole journey takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

When we arrived in Macau, it was already dark.

Macau at night is a real gambling city, with bright lights and a life of decadence and extravagance.

Yang Ying came to Macau for several days and waited for Huang Xiaoming's notification.

Macau has been a port for more than 400 years, and the cultures of many countries such as Portugal, Britain, the Netherlands, and France have left a deep mark here, which is vividly reflected in the architectural style of the streets.

Yang Ying led a few people and stood in front of a brightly lit hotel: "Hey, Mr. Lu, Shi Shi, let's stay at the MGM Resort Hotel for the next two days. The environment is nice, and you can also watch the flying fish show if you are interested."

Liu Shishi raised her head and stared at the hotel in front of her in a daze.

The hotel's design is full of marine elements. There is a golden lion on the signboard and the exterior wall is composed of three layers of waves in different colors.

It is said that the MGM Hotel was built by the gambling king's daughter, He Chaoqiong, in memory of the late Chen Boqiang. It cost 100 billion and was built on reclaimed land. Because Chen Boqiang liked lions and the sea, He Chaoqiong designed it this way.

Seeing her in a daze, Lu Yuan roughly guessed what was in her mind and hugged her in his arms.

"Girl, this is not something you can envy. I want to live a few more years."

"Pfft, pfft, what nonsense are you talking about." Liu Shishi came back to her senses and pinched him unhappily: "Who is envious? I just think that compared with the surrounding hotels, MGM seems to be a lot shorter."

"It's not short, it looks like there are dozens of floors." Lu Yuan planned to count.

“35 floors!” Huang Xiaoming gave the answer first: “Rumor has it that when Chen Baiqiang died, he was exactly 35 years old, so he built floors.”

"Ms. He Chaoqiong is such a love-crazy person." Liu Shishi's eyes were instantly infatuated, and then her expression changed to regret: "It's a pity that love can't beat the four words of being well-matched. Chen Baiqiang is so talented, but his talent is useless in front of the interests of the rich."

"Yes, when Danny Chan was buried, He Chaoqiong..." Yang Ying also talked about the gossip she heard.

Lu Yuan suddenly spoke up, ruining the mood: "Why do I feel like this is a marketing trick? The hotel was built with nothing special in mind, so why not add a romantic halo to attract crazy men and women to stay here?"

After he finished speaking, he found that Huang Xiaoming, Yang Ying, and Liu Shishi were all staring at him with strange expressions.

Lu Yuan avoided her gaze, feeling a little bored at the moment, and quickly pulled Miss Liu inside.

"Brother, if it were you."

"Why change? He Chaoqiong is the heir to the family business. How can I be the same as her? I can marry whoever I want. No one can interfere."

"Yes, you can marry whoever you want." Liu Shishi pouted and thought about it for a moment.

Lu Yuan's head ached. It was not right to say anything, nor was it right to not say anything. Women were such a headache.

He asked back: "Why me? What about you? If you were Chen Baiqiang and I had to marry a lady from another family for the benefit of my family, what would you do?"

Liu Shishi paused, turned her head, made an expression of disbelief, sniffed, and her eyes gradually turned red.

"I know. I knew you were beginning to dislike me. Tell me, which family is this girl from? I'll give up on you."

Lu Yuan: "."

(End of this chapter)