During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 624: Will Whale General Luo be the original crew?
People’s joys and sorrows are not shared. Meitao Entertainment completed the merger and acquisition and is waiting for the resumption of trading, while Xiaoma Pentium’s IPO was a complete failure.

Early in the morning, Pony.com released a long announcement on its official website and Weibo, reviewing Pony.com's journey to the market over the years.

“Since receiving the first round of financing of 08 million US dollars in , Pony.com has set listing on NASDAQ or A-shares as its long-term goal.

In order to speed up the pace of listing, in early 11, Xiaoma Pentium signed a 7.5 million yuan investment bet agreement with several investment banks including Jianyin Culture.
Now, three years have passed, and we are telling the outside world with regret and loss: due to a series of reasons, Xiaoma was unable to complete the listing within the stipulated period as per the contract.

As soon as the news came out, it put an end to the industry's previous speculation and caused an uproar in the circle.

Because Xiaoma Pentium and Meitao Entertainment are completely different, the former has an extraordinary status among film and television companies in the circle.

Although it is not as good as leading companies such as Shanhe Media, Huayi, and Fiber Optic, it firmly occupies the ranks of the first echelon.

Now that the listing has failed, it means that it must repurchase the 50 million shares originally led by China Construction Bank Culture and others in one go at a premium of more than 7.5% in accordance with the gambling agreement.

The debt for this part alone exceeds 10 billion.

Is it possible to take out so much money at one time? Absolutely impossible!
Although the film and television industry makes money, the risks are also high. No film and television company has such abundant cash flow.

Even for Shanhe Media, because of the film and television city project some time ago, even if it can be taken out, it will take a long time to turn around!
Therefore, Xiao Ma’s only way out is to sell assets at a low price, and it must be done quickly. The longer it is delayed, the lower the value will be.

Because the capital will not show mercy to Xiao Ma, they will only seize the opportunity to squeeze the marrow out of Xiao Ma, trying their best to recover as much losses as possible from Xiao Ma and make him bear huge debts.

At this moment, Xiao Ma is like a little girl who has been stripped naked, being coveted by many companies in the industry unscrupulously and with green eyes.

Everyone in the circle has a hunch that even if Xiao Ma can survive this wave, he will probably be seriously injured.

However, all companies have a tacit understanding on this matter, that is: it is absolutely impossible to help, and being able to stand idly by is already the greatest goodwill.

Because the resources in the entertainment industry are limited, as the saying goes, when a whale dies, all things come to life.

With the pony’s size, it can definitely be called a “whale” in the circle.

People in the industry are even joking: If Xiao Ma falls, his peers will eat well!

"So you understand why I don't allow you to gamble?"

Wei Jin was refreshing various news about Xiao Ma on the Internet, lifting the chin of the woman in his arms with one hand.

"Uncle, I understand. The risk is really too great."

Fan Bingbing patted his fair chest, as if he was still frightened.

In fact, Fan Bingbing is very clear that with Xiaoma's business level, if it does not make such an aggressive bet, even if it fails to go public now, it will still be one of the largest companies in the industry.

I dare not say how much I earn, but if I can make 100 or 200 million every year without any disruption, isn’t that great?
Even if it was sold to Huayi half a year ago, he could get a large sum of cash and become an executive of a listed company.

It can only be said that after Xiao Ma chose to gamble, every decision he made was made with a gambler's mentality, which will not last long in the film and television industry where the risks are already huge.

At this moment, Fan Bingbing no longer had any resentment towards Wei Jin's previous rejection.

However, not gambling does not mean that hype is not allowed, so Fan Bingbing took the opportunity to stick the snow-white rabbit to Wei Jin's chest, pouted and said cutely:
"Uncle, before the re-listing, can you give me some projects to help raise the stock price?"

"Heh, I was wondering why you came to see me without stopping? Turns out you were waiting for me here."

Wei Jin reached out and held Xue Zi's plump and perky breasts with a teasing expression on his face.

Fan Bingbing's schedule is no secret. She will go to Hunan Province this year to participate in Mango TV's New Year's Eve concert, so Wei Jin was a little surprised when he received her call last night.

"Oh, uncle, I miss you too~~"

Looking at the woman's coquettish appearance, Wei Jin twirled his fingers, "Why? Didn't you eat enough last night?"

"Uh-huh~ Uncle~ You are the major shareholder, please help me~"

Fan Bingbing held Wei Jin's arm and swayed back and forth, her peach blossom eyes flickering.

Although she was already over 30 years old, her coquettish behavior still made Wei Jin a little intoxicated, so he lifted the quilt, revealing the Buzhou Mountain that had already stood there.

"Then it depends on my sister-in-law's sincerity."

Fan Bingbing bit her red lips, gave Wei Jin a seductive look, then moved her hands along his strong chest and abdominal muscles, all the way down, gently surrounding him.

"Hmm~ Not bad."

Wei Jin stroked the woman's hair and exclaimed, "As for the project, Tudou has several web dramas that are about to be launched, and Meitao Entertainment can be the main producer and participate together."

Wei Jin had already made plans for the development of Star Studio after its listing.

As the price of online broadcasting rights gets higher and higher, many criminal investigation dramas, youth dramas, and costume dramas can be developed as online dramas.

Super popular IPs like "Ghost Blows Out the Light" and "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" will naturally not be shared.

But some scripts with lower ratings, such as "The Darker Side" and "Go Go Squid!", can be handed over to Tudou and Star Studios.

"Woooooo~~"

Wei Jin understood that this was a thank you to him, so he reached out and held the white and tender flesh, applying a little force.

"Now, it's time for breakfast."

Hearing this, Fan Bingbing gently let go of Wei Jin, slowly turned around, and raised her plump and soft buttocks high.
On New Year's Eve, Wei Jin did not hang out outside, but spent it with his two wives and two children.

After dinner, Wei Jin watched TV with his wife and children for a rare while.

This year's Spring Festival Gala has not yet begun, but the major TV stations' New Year's Eve parties are already going well.

In addition to Fan Bingbing, many artists from Star Culture have received announcements from relevant TV stations, such as Yang Mi, Qiao Zhenyu, Nazha, Bai Bin, Wan Qian and others.

Including Liu Shishi, Rouba, Jin Chen and others, also participated in the local TV station's New Year's Eve party.

So almost every time he changed the channel, Wei Jin could see his woman, which was really exaggerated.

As it approached midnight, many acquaintances and friends in the circle began to send their blessings through WeChat and phone calls.

But Wei Jin didn't expect to receive a call from Hunter at this time.

I have to say, this guy's servile nature is becoming more and more intense.

Of course, in addition to blessings, Hunter also reported on his work on the phone.

"The Hunger Games 2", which is regarded as a core cash cow series by Summit Entertainment, has entered the regular processing process after more than a month of release, and the theaters only retain the lowest screening rate.

Although it has not yet been released in China, its current global box office performance has surpassed its predecessor last year, reaching 7.39 million US dollars.

The production and promotion costs of this film are close to 1.5 million US dollars, and the current box office share alone has directly achieved a net profit of nearly 2.5 million US dollars.

Hunter, who has tasted the sweetness of batch production, also suggested on the phone that it would be better to choose the batch production format for subsequent releases in China.

After all, compared to imported films, wholesale films have much higher profits, except for less publicity and smaller release date advantages.

The award-winning film "Nomadland" has enjoyed a second spring after being nominated for four major awards at the Golden Globe Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actress, in the middle of this month.

The daily revenue has surprisingly become strong again, remaining around several hundred thousand, so that the box office performance is slightly better than originally expected, and the current box office has approached 40 million.

According to the North American box office revenue sharing ratio, the revenue attributable to the producers is about 1.43 million US dollars. If we add in the 43% of the total box office revenue of 3000 million yuan that was distributed in the form of batch films in China, after deducting the batch film quota fee, the total revenue attributable to the producers of the entire film is close to million US dollars.

This number is certainly nothing compared to other movies, but don't forget that there is also more than 8400 million US dollars brought in by selling the copyrights in other regions.

In other words, this award-winning art film, which cost only over 10 million US dollars to produce, has a net profit of more than times even after deducting the public relations costs.

"Boss, I think you could consider making award-winning English films. They are really lucrative."

"Get lost, there are not that many prize-winning films."

Wei Jin laughed and scolded, then continued, "How are the other projects going?"

"Everything is progressing very well. Since The Hunger Games 3 is shot in two parts, it is estimated that it will not be completed until around May next year.

The finished film of "Fifty Shades of Grey" has been released and it is very good. "The Master" has been scheduled to be released on Valentine's Day, and "Maze Runner" is tentatively expected to be released in the summer.

In addition, Interstellar has reached its final stages, and Nolan estimates that it will wrap up in about a week."

Listening to Hunter's report, Wei Jin nodded unconsciously.

According to this rough calculation, Summit Entertainment will produce and release at least four works next year.

It looks like next year's profits will be better than this year's.

"Very good, Mr. President, thank you for your hard work this year."

"Thank you for the compliment, boss. But if possible, I think it would be better to do something practical, such as increasing the dividend ratio?"

"Hunter, go to bed early tonight."

"why?"

"Because it happens in my dreams, hahahaha"

On New Year's Day, my alma mater, Beijing Film Academy, issued the 14 art exam admissions brochure, and sure enough, the enrollment scale has expanded again.

Although the undergraduate classes in the Department of Performing Arts have only a few more places than last year, other related majors in the School of Performing Arts have hundreds more enrollment places.

In addition, majors such as dubbing, animation, and crosstalk have expanded even more rapidly.

The twists and turns are not difficult to understand. After all, to be an actor, you don't necessarily have to be a professional actor.

This is just like Huang Bai and Guo Fan in the past, both of whom took a roundabout way to save the country.

After all, no matter whether you can develop well in the future, you must first have a background.

On the same day, the filming of "Lost in Thailand" was finally completed after nearly three months of production.

Shanhe Media was the producer and Wei Jin was the supervisor, so they arranged a wrap-up party for the crew that evening.

However, as soon as they met in the hotel private room, Wei Jin was shocked.

I can only say that it is worthy of being a road movie. After several months of filming, Ning Hao, who originally had an ordinary appearance, looks even more vicissitudes of life.

"Oh my god, Senior Brother, you are a few years older than me. Now it looks like we are almost a generation apart.

I remember there was an alternative name for the script at the time, called "Fatal Encounter". You're not going to play with your life and encounter this time, are you? Haha."

Hearing Wei Jin's teasing words, most people at the table laughed, except Ning Hao, who got angry on the spot because Xing Aina was also there.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I work so hard shooting every day, and I never touch the ground. You are slandering me."

But his defense undoubtedly seemed henpecked, and many people began to laugh quietly.

At this time, Huang Bai stepped out and interjected.

"Old Wei, I have to prove this to Haozi. We really didn't mess around this time. The entire crew worked overtime to shoot the film.

Women were used as men, men were used as animals, and even us actors were not spared. Otherwise, how do you think we were able to finish filming ten days in advance?"

This statement is more of an accusation than a proof.

In an instant, the private room was filled with all kinds of "grudges" against Ning Hao, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

After the unusual greetings, Ning Hao and Wei Jin started talking about business.

"Junior brother, I plan to put the post-production of "Lost in Thailand" on hold for now until the promotion of "Nobody" is finished."

Wei Jin took a bite of the dish, put down his chopsticks and nodded: "Yeah, it's my duty. We should do a good job of promoting it this time and strive to take a big step forward."

"Yeah, I thought so too. Let's take a break for two days before we start. We have to break 500 million at least this time!"

Ning Hao held the wine glass with great momentum, but then said with a bit of relief:
"I'm lucky. It was a few days different from Yifei's Frozen, so the competition wasn't that big. Otherwise, it would be hard to say."

"Frozen" was unexpectedly released by China Film Group on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. With its global box office revenue of over 10 billion U.S. dollars and the fact that it is an animated film and the Spring Festival period, Ning Hao was indeed a little worried.

"That's not the case. Even if the release date is the same, the two films are on different tracks. There is not much competition. You will definitely have no problem with the 5 million box office."

Having said that, Wei Jin looked at Xu Guangtou, who seemed a little silent and even absent-minded.

"Old Xu, I heard from Director Wang that the script for Lost in Hong Kong is almost complete? When is the plan to start it?"

At a meeting at the General Administration at the beginning of the month, Wang Changtian brought this up, and in his words he did not fail to complain about Wei Jin's evil heart.

Because the combined market share of Fiber Optic, Ali and Xu Guangtou is only slightly more than that of Wei Jin.

However, when he said this, many people at the scene pricked up their ears with envy in their eyes.

After all, the "Lost" series is recognized in the industry as a money-making hot commodity.

"Yes, Mr. Wei."

Xu Zheng nodded first, then added: "But I still want to polish it and refine the lines. I'll send the script for review after the holiday."

"Well, the idea that slow work produces fine results is correct."

"Will it be the original crew this time?"

Xing Aina suddenly asked this question, which made Huang Bai next to him subconsciously look at Xu Guangtou.

After all, the huge success of Lost in Thailand has made him taste the sweetness, and he certainly doesn't want to miss the sequel.

But after a few seconds of confusion, Xu Guangtou replied hesitantly: "Of course I hope it will be the original team, but I still need to discuss the details with Ali and Guangfa."

After hearing this, Wei Jin didn't say anything else. After all, the control had already been handed over, and he was too lazy to care. He just waited for the money to be divided.

Huang Bai, on the other hand, had a smile on his face. He didn't believe that Guangdong and Ali couldn't see how powerful the original team was.

Isn't this a sure thing? Maybe he will have another movie that will make 10 billion yuan at the box office.

(End of this chapter)