China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 673: Taken, Public
The advantage of having someone else do the work is that you don’t always have to do it yourself.

Matters like Maoyan's participation in the investment can be handled directly by Zheng Zhihao without going through his hands.

However, for new projects like this in the industry, the time it takes for almost all the major film and television companies to obtain news is roughly the same. There is a time difference, but it is definitely not much.

The next day, Wang Changtian came to Guangxian early in the morning and received the news from his secretary. He was about to consider it, but after seeing the email report from the senior management of Maoyan, he also saw that Maoyan was preparing to participate in "Hello, Li Huanying".

“It’s really fast.”

Wang Changtian immediately called Zheng Zhihao.

"Director Wang, here is the work that Director Li assigned to me yesterday."

Zheng Zhihao naturally told the truth.

At this time, Li Mu was still at home leisurely eating breakfast with his wife and children.

The cell phone rang "ding ding ding", which scared the little kid and he seemed a little unhappy.

"Okay, okay, Dad will go out to answer it." Li Mu glanced at the caller, smiled and touched the little bun's head, then walked to the door before answering the call.

"What's wrong, Mr. Wang!"

"Director Li, you get news really quickly. I was just thinking about whether to start working on Hello, Li Huanying, but I saw an email this morning and found out that Maoyan Culture has already intervened."

"Recently, directors who cross over to other fields have achieved good results. I have learned about the skit "Hello, Li Huanying". It is a comedy and should be well adapted. They have come to me, so I can't refuse."

"Director Li, I definitely trust your vision. How much share can you get? Can Maoyan take the lead?"

"Boss Wang, you're overthinking this. He is the chairman of Big Bowl Entertainment after all, and we plan to find three major investors. As for getting more shares, I've already arranged it."

"Okay, let's share the risk."

Wang Changtian was not surprised. It is normal for a movie to have dozens of producers nowadays. There are too many complicated chains involved.

"What's the matter?" Liu Yifei asked softly when she saw Li Mu coming back after hanging up the phone.

"No, Maoyan is planning to invest in a movie by Jia Ling, and Mr. Wang asked for some information."

Li Mu continued to drink the century egg and lean meat porridge. He saw that the little bun had finished his drink, but his dark eyes were still looking at him.

"What's wrong? Aren't you full? You can't finish dad's porridge."

"Whenever your daughter sees someone eating, she wants to eat. I wonder if she will become a foodie when she grows up!"

A faint smile appeared on Liu Yifei's face.

"It's good to be a foodie. You're fat and white. It's not like you can't afford to feed him."

"Come on, it's okay to be white and fat when you are a child, but it's not good to be too fat when you grow up."

Liu Yifei picked up the little bun and gently pinched his delicate little face.

At this time, Jia Ling was negotiating with Maoyan Culture with the project story.

Zheng Zhihao always kept Li Mu's request in mind and tried to get as much share as possible. He also spoke up several times during the negotiations:
"Director Jia, Mr. Li has explained your situation to us. You have also seen Maoyan Culture's sincerity. We made the investment decision immediately after reading their story without any hesitation. However, Maoyan hopes to get more shares. We have full confidence in Director Jia."

"Mr. Zheng, thank you!"

Jia Ling directly shook Zheng Zhihao's hand. She was very touched that Maoyan almost directly decided to invest. After all, as a new director, Maoyan Culture attached great importance to it.

"So, Mr. Zheng, with an 18% share, Maoyan Culture is the second largest investor, and Big Bowl Entertainment currently only has a 20% share."

Da Wan Entertainment is the initiator of the project, with 20%, and can give 18% to Maoyan, which is close to the limit.

"Okay, Director Jia, the sooner we start cooperating, the more money will be transferred to the project account."

Zheng Zhihao was also very satisfied after hearing this. This was considered a successful completion of the task assigned by Li Mu.

"Mr. Li, we have completed the preliminary discussion. We will take 18% of the shares and Big Bowl Entertainment will take 20%."

When Zheng Zhihao was reporting to Li Mu, he specifically mentioned the share of Big Bowl Entertainment. After all, this would make it more convincing.

"Okay, hard work."

Li Mu nodded. Since Big Bowl Entertainment holds 20%, then 18% is probably the limit that Maoyan can get.

Several movies released simultaneously on December 12 did not boost the mainland film and television industry, but instead poured cold water on it.

The 3D martial arts film "The Swordsman" directed by Derek Yee and produced and written by Tsui Hark was originally expected to be a big hit. However, who would have thought that it only earned 1800 million yuan on the first day, Friday, and only 1900 million yuan on Saturday. This result was truly shocking.

You should know that the total investment of "The Swordsman" reached 1 million yuan, and the box office is obviously not worth the investment.

Douban's reputation has collapsed, and it seems that everyone has given it a collective bad review, with a score of less than 5 points.

Because Gu Long wrote about the third young master Xie Xiaofeng, he originally wanted to write about Xie Xiaofeng's inner struggle.

In the original novel, although Xie Xiaofeng is the Sword God and enjoys the glory of being the best swordsman in the world, deep down in his heart he just wants to be a "useless Aji".

He has been fighting against fate, but in the end he found that he cannot escape from this world no matter what.

However, the movie gave up exploring this profound theme and reduced the struggle of a top master to the confusion of a rich kid.

The male lead Lin Gengxin is completely unable to support Xie Xiaofeng's aura, and there is no trace of Xie Xiaofeng's brilliant talent in him.

This also caused a lot of Gu Long fans and people who had watched "The Swordsman" in 1977 to be unable to suppress their anger.

"Someone come quickly, Gu Long's coffin lid is about to collapse!!!"

"Damn it, you celebrated Gu Long's 45th anniversary by making the worst movie in years? Not only is the style and spirit completely lost, but the essence of Gu's martial arts is also gone."

"Sentiment really can't be eaten!"

"." Various negative reviews came like a tide, which almost made Yu Dong explode.

"Hey, Mr. Yu, relax. People are always wrong sometimes."

Wang Changtian was pretending to comfort her at this moment, but he was really talking about something irrelevant.

Several people met because of an activity meeting in the bureau, and their seats happened to be next to each other.

"Haha, Mr. Wang is really enjoying great success this year, while Bona has suffered heavy losses!"

Yu Dong sneered, but he was really unhappy about it. Several high-profile movies this year failed miserably, and he lost a lot of money.

Li Mu was too lazy to discuss this topic and just watched the leader on the stage speak quietly.

The box office of "The Sword of Three Young Masters" collapsed, but "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" and "The Express" released in the same period failed to save the market. The box office trends were almost the same as "The Sword of Three Young Masters", resulting in the average daily box office failing to exceed 12 million yuan for two days in the first weekend of December.

This slap of cold water seemed to make people in the industry sober up a little.

Suddenly, there were fewer discussions, and it seemed that we could only place our hopes on "The Great Wall" which would be released in mid-month.

Great Wall also made continuous efforts, with various crews and promotional videos released frequently. Jing Tian also became the most popular and well-known actor at the moment, and was the talk of the town for a while.

At this moment, Liu Yifei screamed in surprise on the phone.

"Really?" Liu Yifei's eyes brightened. "Wow, it's your birthday, and you want to make it public. How romantic."

"Don't worry, when you send it, I will definitely bring Ah Mu along to wish you all the best."

Liu Yifei hung up the phone with a smile, then shook Li Mu's hand, looking mysterious, "Do you want to know what news I just got?"

"I don't want to know." Li Mu smiled, and then blocked her question with just one sentence.

Liu Yifei, who was about to speak, suddenly had nowhere to vent.

"Ah, how could you do this? Can't you just say what you want?"

"I heard everything on the phone. Luo Jin and Tang Yan are planning to make it public, right? Keep your voice down next time. You're deafening me."

Li Mu pointed at his ears. The screaming just now really scared him.

"Hmph, stinky man." Liu Yifei snorted and then turned her head away.

"Okay, now I want to know. Tell me now."

Li Mu held Liu Yifei's shoulders and asked with a smile.

"Hehe! Okay, I'll tell you."

Liu Yifei's eyebrows suddenly curved into crescents, and she hugged Li Mu's arms tightly with both hands.

I have to say, sometimes girls are pretty easy to coax. All you have to do is listen to her, nod your head and agree with her.

The next day, Liu Yifei was still anxiously waiting for Luo Jin and Tang Yan to post on Weibo.

"Why haven't you sent it yet? I forgot to ask them the time yesterday."

Liu Yifei felt that she couldn't share the news she had learned with others for the time being, and she couldn't vent her happiness all at once.

"Tang Yan's birthday is December 12th, right? I expect Luo Jin to send it at 6:12 noon."

Li Mu seemed to remember this time.

"Is this true? Brother Jin really knows how to pick the time. I thought they were so busy that they forgot."

Liu Yifei clenched her right fist and hammered her left hand, as if something suddenly dawned on her.

As expected, at 12:6 on December 12, Luo Jin posted a Weibo to celebrate Tang Yan's birthday, with the caption:

"My shoulder will always be there for you to lean on, happy birthday my dear."

He also shared photos of the two when they were children.

Tang Yan then reposted Luo Jin's Weibo and said sweetly:
"It's you, fate has brought us together."

When these two people posted this, the long-rumored relationship was finally confirmed and it became a hot topic in a blink of an eye.

#Tang Yan and Luo Jin officially announced their relationship
"Hurry up, let's go and give the blessing."

Liu Yifei directed Li Mu.

"Yanyan and Brother Jin, be happy!"

Li Mu also commented below: "Congratulations, congratulations, wish you happiness, remember to invite me to the wedding!"

The emergence of the two immediately triggered cheers from netizens.

"It's not easy. I saw Li Mu playing Weibo again. Catch him alive!"

"You two are really awesome. You commented almost at the same time."

"Li Gou, the hatred of having my wife stolen from me is irreconcilable!"

"That's right, the hatred of having your wife stolen from you is irreconcilable!"

"."

Li Mu couldn't help but purse his lips when he saw that there were always people sending him messages about "the hatred of having his wife stolen from him".

(End of this chapter)