China Entertainment’s rescue plan is hard to come by

Chapter 678: The skyrocketing wealth and the little surprise of the festival [two in one]

The headquarters of Hong Kong Ying Huang Group.

After Sun Yi left the roadshow, he came here because he had an appointment.

"Mr. Yang, I haven't seen you for a long time. You still look so good and energetic."

"Oh, Boss Sun is so energetic and full of vigor. I am so envious of you. I have not yet congratulated you on the success of your movie and its box office success."

"Mr. Yang, this is called Tongxi. We are partners."

"Yes, yes, partner."

One old and one young, they started to flatter each other for a while as soon as they met.

However, to be honest, this year is really a harvest year for Yinghuang Pictures. The movie "Let the Bullets Fly" which they bet heavily on was a huge success. Director Jiang Wen finally proved himself in commercial movies. The box office has exceeded 4 million yuan before the release of the movie has even reached halfway point. Not only has the cost been fully recovered, but there is also a surplus. It is bound to make huge profits in the future.

Although Sun Yi's "New World" has only been released for less than a day, its reputation among moviegoers and media reviews are comparable to "Let the Bullets Fly", and it even slightly exceeds it, so it is bound to be a big profit.

Yinghuang also invested in this movie.

Don’t worry about anything else, just watching these two movies is enough for Yinghuang to have a prosperous new year.

So Boss Yang took the opportunity of Sun Yi's arrival in Hong Kong to invite him to come and meet, mainly to discuss the continued cooperation between the two companies in the future.

Although the film and television industry is not the only industry in Boss Yang's hands, it is an extremely important part of his entire career in terms of publicity and influence. Moreover, his cooperation with Star Sky in the past two years has made him reap sweet rewards, so he certainly hopes to strengthen his cooperation with Star Sky in the future.

Sun Yi did not comment on this. He said that the cooperation with Yinghuang in the past two years was quite pleasant. Boss Yang was a very open-minded person. He only invested money and never interfered with how the filming was done. He was also proactive in helping out when there were problems. Especially when Sun Yi came to Hong Kong for the filming this time, they did provide a lot of help.

And another point is that Yinghuang also has a lot of say in the entire Southeast Asian film market, which will be a great help to the future development of Star Sky.

The two finalized the future cooperation model while chatting and laughing. Yinghuang will help Starry Sky expand its distribution capabilities in Southeast Asia, and Starry Sky will open up investment qualifications for internal projects to Yinghuang. As for the share, it will be studied on a case-by-case basis for each specific project.

After finishing their business, the two chatted while drinking tea.

"I heard that Renren will start its IPO roadshow across the United States after the New Year. I wonder if Mr. Sun will attend then."

"Ha, it's Mr. Yang indeed. You are well-informed. Renren is indeed going to start a North American roadshow. As for whether I will participate, it depends on the specific schedule."

Sun Yi didn't hide it at all and just agreed directly.

Renren has completed registration and approval with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. This news is no longer a secret in the business circle.

As Sun Yi's fame and status in the entertainment industry grew, his identity as the second largest individual shareholder of Renren.com was also known to a number of bigwigs in the business circle. Therefore, it was not surprising that Yang Shoucheng knew his identity.

Moreover, when Renren.com is successfully listed in North America and needs to disclose the shareholder information of the listed company, Sun Yi will no longer be able to hide it. It is better to start gradually revealing his identity now.

Hearing Sun Yi's disguised admission, Yang Shoucheng was inevitably shocked. If he hadn't worked in the business world for many years and developed enough cunning, he would have been embarrassed by now.

A while ago, when he first got the news, he was reluctant to believe that it was Sun Yi.

Think about it, it is very rare for a director to achieve such achievements in the film and television industry at such a young age. It is no exaggeration to say that he is a brilliant talent.

But now, he has become a top partner of a listed Internet company, which is bound to amaze people.

No matter how successful a person is, he cannot achieve such great success at this age!
Compared with Sun Yi, Yang Shoucheng even felt that he had lived in vain at such an old age.

You have to know that the wealth he has accumulated for most of his life, including all the wealth of his family, is only a mere 15 billion US dollars, which can barely rank among the top richest people in Hong Kong Island.

But if Renren successfully goes public in North America, not to mention an explosion in market value, just by maintaining a normal price-to-earnings ratio, Sun Yi, who is 24, no, 25 this year, a young man of this age, would almost have the same net worth as him.

How can it not be sad?
Sun Yi declined Boss Yang's invitation to dinner and took a car back to Central to pick up Liu Yifei.

Are you kidding? It’s New Year’s Day. How can I have dinner with an old man like you? I’ll be laughed to death.

When I met Liu Yifei and the other two girls, it was already getting dark, with only the setting sun still stubbornly staying in the sky, emitting the light of the setting sun. However, even so, it was difficult to conceal the charm of the three girls.

Sun Yi stepped forward, took Liu Yifei's hand, and said to Shu Qi and Zhang Bozhi:
"Thank you for taking care of my girlfriend for a day."

Although he said she was his girlfriend, Sun Yi's tone and expression made it sound like he was talking about a girl in the senior class of kindergarten.

Liu Yifei immediately glared to express her dissatisfaction.

The little interaction between the two made Shu Qi and Cecilia Cheung laugh.

Shu Qi took a step forward, looked at Liu Yifei with a smile on her face, and then said to Sun Yi in a serious manner:

"Director Sun, it's not a problem at all. Xixi is very well behaved~"

Cecilia Cheung also nodded and agreed, "Yes, yes, it's very easy to take care of~"

"Hahaha"

"you!"

Liu Yifei was so angry at the three people that she stomped her feet. It took her a long time before she couldn't help laughing too.

I agreed to meet again in Beijing someday, and then said goodbye to the two girls.

Today is a special day and they also have to go home to be with their families.

After returning to the car, Liu Yifei immediately raised her fist towards Yang Sun Yi.

"You can make fun of me, you can make fun of me, I am your daughter~"

Don’t be fooled by Liu Yifei’s intimidating voice. Her little fists were punching without any strength at all. She was just flirting.

Sun Yi cooperated with an exaggerated expression, pretending to be in pain.

Xiaoting was sitting in the passenger seat and could see from the rearview mirror that the brother and sister started hugging each other while fighting, especially the boss lady, whose eyes were full of tears.

However, it is not surprising.
He silently raised the partition in the front row and waved to the driver, signaling him to continue driving.

It's about a twenty-minute drive.

Xiao Ting didn't know what the two of them did in the back seat. Anyway, after getting off the car, her boss's wife's face was rosy and she looked extremely charming.

"Xiaoting, you guys go back first, don't worry about us, we will go back to the hotel by ourselves then."

"Well, then brother and sister, be careful."

"it is good."

Watching the business car leave, Liu Yifei was a little confused, "Aren't we going back to the hotel?"

Sun Yi smiled mysteriously and took Liu Yifei's hand again, saying to her with a smile: "Just follow my arrangements."

Liu Yifei glanced at Sun Yi lightly, then turned her head and looked around, and found that the two were currently near the famous Queen's Road.

"Tell me, what on earth are you going to do?"

"If I tell you in advance, there won't be any surprises, right?"

Liu Yifei bit her lip. No matter how hard her little brain worked, she couldn't guess what Sun Yi was up to. However, she still felt a little excited.

The Grand Buffet restaurant on the 62nd floor of Hopewell Centre in Wan Chai.

Sun Yi had already booked a seat here in advance.

"Revolving restaurant? Is this the surprise you mentioned?"

"How's it going? Do you still like it?"

"Hmm~~~Just barely."

Liu Yifei put her hands behind her back with a look of pride on her face, but when she sat down, she was no longer herself. She leaned against the guardrail, looked at the scenery outside the window, and cried out in sweet voice.

"Wow, so beautiful~"

Sun Yi smiled.

Just kidding, this is the only 360-degree revolving restaurant in Hong Kong Island. The floor-to-ceiling windows give people a feeling of being in the clouds, and the view here is also killer. Not only can you see the whole picture of Victoria Harbour, but even the most essential part of Hong Kong Island can be seen here.

If you want to reserve a good seat here, you need to book it many days in advance. Sun Yi had already made secret arrangements before arriving in Hong Kong, just for this moment.

"How about it, are you satisfied now?"

Liu Yifei pursed her lips, her beautiful eyes turned into two crescent moons, and she finally nodded happily.

"Well~very happy." This restaurant specializes in seafood buffet. The tanks are filled with various kinds of live shrimps and crabs, including the freshest seasonal delicacies in the seafood counter, which are all dazzling. In addition to these, there are other cuisines such as Cantonese barbecue, teppanyaki, tempura, etc.

Liu Yifei finally experienced what crab freedom is today. The crab claws alone piled up a small mountain.
"Well~ you don't want to eat it, it's delicious."

Sun Yi took a pair of small scissors and removed another crab claw for Liu Yifei. Then he wiped his hands with a napkin and replied with a smile: "I am full just by watching you eat."

Liu Yifei wrinkled her nose and then quickly looked around. When she found that no one was paying attention to this side, she gently cupped her hands, and with a whoosh, the small hill in front of her moved to Sun Yi's side. Then she happily picked up another crab claw and stuffed it into her mouth. While slurping it, she smiled at Sun Yi.

Also, is there still such an operation?

Sun Yi was stunned when he saw a small hill that appeared out of nowhere in front of him.

"Liu Xixi, you are great."

"Oh, dear husband, I have to save face."

"Go, go, go."

Faced with Liu Yifei's coquettish behavior, Sun Yi felt angry and amused, but he had no way to deal with her.

After having a good meal and a few drinks, and as the night was getting darker, the two of them called a car and went directly to the Ferris Wheel Plaza on Hong Kong Island.

Looking at the towering Ferris wheel in front of him, Sun Yi suggested:
“Would you like to experience it?”

Liu Yifei tiptoed to look forward. Because today was New Year's Day, there were a lot of people coming and there was a long line under the Ferris wheel.

She shook her head and said:
"Forget it, there are so many people. Besides, our identities are not very convenient. What if we are recognized?"

"What are you afraid of? I'm here. Just sit down if you want."

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Let's not do that. Besides, we've sat here before. Now, I'll feel very happy just to take a walk with you."

As he said that, he reached into Sun Yi's pocket and held his hand tightly.

Sun Yi thought about it and felt that what the girl said did make sense. The two of them had previously filmed a scene on a Ferris wheel when they were filming “My Love from the Star”, and that scene almost made them vomit.

Therefore, Liu Yifei's feelings towards things like Ferris wheels have faded a lot.

Then taking a walk and seeing the night view is also nice.

It is still relatively cool in Hong Kong Island in January. Liu Yifei went out today without a scarf, and she had no idea about her windbreaker, but fortunately it had a wide collar so it could stand up.

Sun Yi helped her fix her collar and covered her neck tightly, then they started walking together like an ordinary couple.

"By the way, Sissi, there's something I forgot to tell you."

"what?"

"Well, I'm on Renren.com and I have some shares."

Sun Yi met with Boss Yang in the afternoon and his identity was revealed. He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have never mentioned this matter in front of Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei leaned on Sun Yi's shoulder, looked at the couples passing by, and said nonchalantly: "If there is, there is, what's the problem?"

"Well, the shares are a bit too much."

"how much?"

"About 25 percent."

Sun Yi initially held more than one-third of Renren's shares, but after several rounds of financing in recent years, his shareholding has been diluted to 25%. However, he is still the second largest individual shareholder. Even if we look at all shareholders, he ranks third, only behind IDG Capital and Wang Xing.

Liu Yifei looked at Sun Yi suspiciously, "Twenty-five percent, is that worth a lot?"

"It's probably worth 6 to 7 million. If it's successfully listed this year, it could almost double that. Oh, yes, that's US dollars."

As soon as Sun Yi finished speaking, he found that Liu Yifei had stopped, her mouth formed an "o" shape, and she looked at him in disbelief.

"Uh, Sissi, um, I..."

He had just said half of his words when he saw that Liu Yifei's expression had changed. Her eyes were narrowed tightly and a sneer appeared on her face.

"Okay, you hid your private money behind my back, and you hid so much."

"Didn't I forget to tell you?"

"Oh~ You can't hide it anymore, so you're telling me, right? Why don't you confess?"

"I really forgot about this. You see, I always go to Renren." Sun Yi explained embarrassedly.

"They tricked me into endorsing them, and even asked me to reduce my endorsement fee, exploiting my labor."

"Hey, what are you talking about? I wasn't like that at that time."

Sun Yi felt ashamed. He didn't expect that the little girl would dig up something from such a long time ago.

"Tell me, what should we do about this?"

"Whatever you say, we'll do it."

Sun Yi was a bachelor, and seeing that he couldn't explain himself clearly, he simply accepted the beating and the punishment.

Liu Yifei's lips curved, her beautiful eyes full of a smile of success, "Then... I'll punish you to carry me back."

"Ha, that's it, fine."

Liu Yifei nodded her chin lightly, and Sun Yi immediately got it, turned around and squatted down.

"Come on, my queen."

"Hey~"

Liu Yifei took a running start, then jumped up, and put her arms tightly around Sun Yi's neck. The momentum almost made Sun Yi lose his balance.

"Oh my god, how much did you eat?"

"Ah, you want to regret it?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

In this way, Sun Yi carried Liu Yifei on his back and walked along the path beside the pier into the colorful night of Victoria Harbour.

"Tired?"

“Not tired!”

At this moment, fireworks celebrating the festival suddenly bloomed over Victoria Harbour.

"Wow, the fireworks are so beautiful!"

Sun Yi carried Liu Yifei on his back and stopped to watch. The colorful fireworks were reflected on their faces.

"Brother, actually, I don't care about money. As long as I can be with you, I'll be very happy."

Fireworks were constantly exploding in the sky and songs were playing on the port's radio. Sun Yi didn't hear clearly what Liu Yifei said.

"What did you say?"

Liu Yifei just smiled and didn't answer. At this moment, she suddenly realized that her song was playing on the radio. She was moved and lowered her head and started humming along in Sun Yi's ear.

"I love you,

Fearless of the crowds,
Spend the rest of my life's courage,
Just to be close to you,

Even one centimeter,

Fall in love with you,
It was a risky move I made,
Not afraid of the changes of time,
In the days to come,

No matter the weather,

It’s you that’s enough.”

"Brother, I love you~"

This time Sun Yi heard it.
"Sissi, me too~"

(End of this chapter)