China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 776 Cursing and swearing, who is it
"What? You got an invitation?"

After receiving the invitation, Li Mu replied to Jiang Wen. After all, he had agreed to inform him of any news.

It’s just that Jiang Wen’s reaction was a bit too big.

"But I haven't received it yet, damn it." Jiang Wen started cursing.

"Don't worry, the staff is limited, it might be late."

Li Mu began to defend the staff of the General Administration, after all, he had misunderstood them before.

"That's right." Jiang Wen felt that it made sense and calmed down a bit.

On the other hand, Maoyan’s senior management has already gone to Hong Kong to submit a prospectus to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

The industry news could not be concealed and was exposed by the media that evening.

“On September 9, Maoyan Entertainment officially submitted its prospectus this morning.

The prospectus shows that in the first half of 2018, Maoyan had more than 1.3 million monthly active users, and provided publicity and promotion support for films accounting for about 90% of China's total box office, with revenue of 18.95 billion yuan and adjusted profit of 3560 million yuan. It is China's largest online movie community, and Maoyan Professional Edition is the most popular professional app in China's entertainment industry.

Merrill Lynch, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley are the joint sponsors of Maoyan's IPO, and China Renaissance Capital is the exclusive financial advisor.

30% of the funds raised from Maoyan's IPO will be used to enhance the comprehensive platform's strength, 30% will be used for research and development and technical infrastructure, 30% will be used for potential investments and acquisitions, and 10% will be used to supplement operating funds and general corporate purposes.

As of now, Mengying Media, Guangguang Media and their affiliates hold a total of 57.39% of Maoyan Entertainment’s shares, making them the joint largest shareholders.

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As soon as the news came out, there was no movement outside the industry. After all, this was not something worthy of heated discussion. Instead, there was a chorus of congratulations from within the industry.

"Director Li, congratulations! Maoyan's IPO this time will definitely make it stronger and bigger."

Yu Dong also called to congratulate.

"Hahaha, congratulations to you. I heard that Bona has already found Ruihua Certified Public Accountants, the largest local accounting firm, to serve as its auditing agency. It seems that its return to the A-share market is just around the corner." Li Mu also said some good things.

It is impossible to say that Yu Dong is not in a hurry to return to the A-share market. All of his peers in the industry own listed companies. Except for Huayi's fall from grace, the rest are doing smoothly. Although a lot of shares have evaporated because of Fan Binbin's incident, to the outside world, the chairman of a listed company is a more or less prestigious title.

"Haha, thank you Director Li for your good words." Yu Dong immediately became happy. After all, people like to hear good words.

Fu Meicheng, CEO of Huace Film & TV, also came to congratulate him and asked about Lu Yang's "Assassination of Novelist".

"I estimate that this movie should be launched by the end of the year. Mr. Fu, please remember to attend the launch ceremony then." Li Mu said with a smile.

"That's a must. I just brought back a few bottles of good wine from a French wine estate, but I've never been willing to drink them. I must let Director Li taste them this time."

Fu Meicheng responded readily.

However, compared to the joy on Maoyan, Taopiaopiao was much quieter.

The industry has been busy with tax issues recently, and Alibaba Pictures and Tao Piaopiao are no exception. After all, Tao Piaopiao also hired many big V-type self-employed individuals for its promotion, and there are many things that need to be supplemented.

"Maoyan's publicity and promotion resources in the second half of the year have decreased significantly. Mengying and Guangguang have few movies released in the second half of the year. This is an opportunity to overtake. The National Day movie "Wushuang" is the focus in the near future."

Yu Yongfu said calmly, "By the way, how is the contact for Zhang Yimou's Shadow going?"

"Mr. Yu, let's go to Shadow."

Yu Yongfu heard the people below were hesitant to speak, and he had no idea what was going on.

"Forget it. Zhang Yimou and Li Mu are too close. It's normal that we can't get it. Let's give up and invest resources in other movies."

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At this moment, Jiang Wen was still cursing because he had not received any invitation yet.

"Don't bother, maybe you'll get it tomorrow."

Zhou Yun comforted.

"By the way, didn't Director Li receive an invitation? Didn't you ask who the guests were?"

"Old Li didn't ask, who would ask about this? But I probably don't have a chance. I heard that Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai also received invitations, and Director Tian also received one, but I heard that they didn't even answer the phone."

Jiang Wen lay on the sofa with his head in his hands, holding a toothpick in his mouth and picking his teeth.

"Director Tian is still so unique." Zhou Yun covered her mouth and laughed. She knew that Jiang Wen still respected Tian Zhuangzhuang very much, at least three points more than Zhang Yi and Chen Kaige.

“To be honest, I have never been impressed by anyone before, including Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai, except Director Tian. I even watched the new version of Spring in a Small Town several times. To be honest, I can’t shoot at that level.

The more than one hundred shots in the whole film are connected together like a long poem, neat and orderly, with a coherent artistic conception.

Jiang Wen still recalls the time when Tian Zhuangzhuang returned to the screen after the ban was lifted ten years ago and remade the crowning Chinese-language film of the century - "Spring in a Small Town".

"Then Director Li doesn't count as one?"

"Old Li, he is one, but that is all later. He is different from the fifth-generation directors," Jiang Wen commented.

"By the way, did Feng Xiaogang receive the invitation?" Zhou Yun asked worriedly. If Feng Xiaogang received it but didn't send it to his client, he would probably be furious again.

"Feng Xiaogang?" Jiang Wen said disdainfully, "It won't be his turn if it's not mine, and the recent events will give him enough time to deal with them for several years. He basically has no chance in the next few years."

Zhou Yun nodded thoughtfully.

Feng Xiaogang was indeed very unhappy at this time, and he also cursed:
"Fuck it, if it weren't for that Choi Young-won, why wouldn't I be invited to this meeting?" You have to know that the invitation to this kind of tribute film is enough to show the director's status. The General Administration will naturally invite the best directors. Ordinary people are not qualified to take over the shooting of tribute films.

Feng Xiaogang naturally also wanted to seize this opportunity, but unfortunately no invitation was sent.

"Forget it, let's keep a low profile." Xu Fan suggested.

"call!"

Feng Xiaogang took a deep breath, feeling very depressed, but helpless.

On Wednesday, Li Mu got up early in the morning.

Liu Yifei, on the other hand, was lazily wearing her pajamas, wandering around in front of Li Mu.

"Why did you wake up so early?" Li Mu glanced at the time. It was just a little past seven, which was not in line with Liu Yifei's scientific time for getting up.

He had to get up so early because he had to attend a meeting at the General Administration this morning.

"It's your precious daughter. She's so energetic. You can hear her voice early in the morning, jumping around with Allah."

Liu Yifei yawned, hugged Li Mu from behind, closed her eyes, and seemed to want to lean against him and take a nap.

"Daddy, I want a hug too."

Just as the two were enjoying this moment of tranquility, the little bun's voice rang out as expected.

Liu Yifei opened her eyes and looked at Li Mu helplessly.

"Okay, okay." Li Mu smiled, bent down and picked him up.

"Alaska wants one too." The little bun pointed at Alaska who was still circling under Li Mu's feet.

This thing is growing too fast. From a small pudding at first, it is now almost 60 kilograms. Li Mu feels a little exhausted. Holding this thing in the morning must be exhausting.

"If you hold Allah, you won't be able to hold the little one anymore." Li Mu responded with a smile.

"Oh, then it's still nesting." The little bun gave up Ala without hesitation.

Because the time for today was set, Li Mu did not dawdle at home. After a simple breakfast, he went straight to the General Administration.

In the early morning of September in BJ, there is a hint of early autumn coolness in the air. The summer heat has quietly retreated, replaced by a refreshing morning breeze.

The rosy glow in the sky slowly passed through the light morning mist, taking on a layer of warm gold, as if putting a thin morning gown on this ancient yet modern city.

“Autumn is a really nice season.”

As Li Mu was driving, he couldn't help but feel a little cheerful. It was as if summer and winter were split in half, one half hot and the other half peaceful and joyful.

"Director Huang."

As soon as Li Mu stopped the car, he saw Huang Xinjian walking slowly towards the bureau, and Li Mu called out to him.

Huang Jianxin is a frequent guest in tribute films, but this time Huang Jianxin is not a candidate for chief director, as he has already been designated as chief producer.

"Director Li!" Huang Jianxin stopped when he heard Li Mu's call.

"It's still good to be young. I haven't seen Director Li for a while, and he's still the same. Unlike me, I've got a few more white hairs recently." Huang Jianxin said with a smile as he walked in with Li Mu.

"Director Huang, look at what you said. I don't know how to respond to this. In our industry, isn't it true that the older you get, the more valuable you are?"

"Hahaha, I don't know whether it's a treasure or not, but it's true that you will have a hard life." Huang Jianxin laughed.

At the same time, someone had arrived in the meeting room.

Zhang Yi and Chen Kai were both there, as well as some staff members. However, apart from the three directors Li Mu, it seemed that the only person present was Fu Ruoqing, chairman of China Film Distribution Co., Ltd.

"Old Jiang was really not invited?"

Li Mu greeted him briefly, thought secretly in his heart, and then walked towards his seat.

"Brother!"

"Are they here? Director Tian is not here?" Zhang Yi asked with a smile.

"The teacher didn't come. He's in Yunnan and can't get away."

"It fits his personality." Brother Chen Kai also knew Tian Zhuangzhuang very well and said with a faint smile.

"Everyone is here, why don't we get to the point." After Li Mu and the others chatted for a while, Zhang Hongsen walked in, took a look around, and spoke when he saw that everyone was here.

Li Mu also took another look, wow, there really are only these few people.

"As everyone knows, next year is the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The bureau plans to shoot a tribute film, which will be produced by China Film Distribution Co., Ltd. We are now in need of a chief director. This task is very important and requires full commitment."

After Zhang Hongsen finished speaking, he looked at Li Mu and the other two.

The result of inviting three people is self-evident, and there is not even a chief director mentioned, which means that if several people are available, there can even be positions for several chief directors.

I have to say, this is very much like the style of the General Administration.

(End of this chapter)