During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 646: Draw a Line and Don’t Think About It
Since Huayi announced its "de-monopolization of movies" operation a year ago, Wei Jin has arranged a transaction team to take action step by step.

Although it was done very covertly in order not to cause drastic fluctuations in the stock price, the changes in shareholding ratio were still reported after more than a dozen trading days.

"Since subscribing to 08 million shares of Huayi in early 1860, after several dividend increases, Director Wei Jin's shareholding has reached a maximum of million shares, ranking him as one of Huayi's top ten circulating shareholders.

However, in the past 15 trading days, director Wei Jin has continued to cash out Huayi shares at high prices in the secondary market, with the cumulative transaction amount reaching 4.27 million yuan.

Popular actresses such as Zeng Li, Jing Tian, ​​Gao Yuanyuan, and Liu Yifei, who are among the top ten shareholders of the company along with Director Wei Jin, also cashed out millions of shares. The current number of shares held by the five is unknown, but none of them are among the top ten.

Honestly speaking, there is nothing much to say about cashing out stocks, after all, the Huayi Wangs are also doing it.

But the transaction amount that was exposed was really too large. The five people from Wei and Jin cashed out more than 20 billion yuan in the stock market, which directly caused a sensation in the financial and film and television circles.

For the film and television industry, celebrities and entertainers have deeply experienced what it means to be rich.

Even with the increasing pay for movies and endorsements nowadays, top-tier artists can only earn about 1-2 million yuan a year after working very hard.

In other words, the amount of cash that Wei Jin and others cashed out was enough to make top artists work hard and without food or drink for more than ten years!
Maybe it's even more than that, because although the income of celebrities is high, the tax rate is also high!

As for colleagues in the film and television industry, they are even more sour.

The net profits of most companies in the industry in a year or even several years cannot reach the amount that Wei Jin cashed out. After all, not every play can make money.

The film and television industry is an industry with long cycles and high risks, so there are so many film and television companies that are thinking of turning to the capital market!
This is not good news for the financial sector either.

Jing Tian and others are fine. Although celebrity artists’ shareholdings have some significance for listed film and television companies, it is not that big.

But Wei Jin is different. He is one of the top directors in the country and is famous all over the world.

He is also the head of Shanhe Media, the No. 1 entertainment group in China!
I have held the shares for six years. Although this is not the first time I cashed out, such a large transaction has even caused me to withdraw from the ranks of the top ten circulating shareholders, which has a significant impact on Huayi.

To put it another way: it doesn’t matter how much money is cashed out; what matters is who cashes out.

Wei Jin cashed out!
After the news spread, Huayi's stock price booming for more than half a month was abruptly interrupted, and soon experienced a sharp decline because many people followed suit and sold off.

After all, Wei Jin is not a simple investor, he is an internationally renowned director and the owner of a top film and television company.

He chose to sell off his shares in another film and television company. The meaning behind this is something worth pondering.

There were even media and industry insiders speculating that this was a precursor to positive developments between Shanhe Media and Huayi!

As expected, Wei Jin received a call from Wang Zhonglei as soon as he boarded the plane to North America.

"Boss Wei, this is not very fair of you. Didn't we agree before that we should do this as an internal transaction?"

"Mr. Wang, your memory is not very good. I didn't promise you."

Wei Jin leaned comfortably on the soft sofa in the lounge area and continued, "It's an internal transaction. Can you give me an average price of more than fifty?"

These words left Wang Zhonglei speechless. What fool would do such a thing?

Previously, they brothers sold it to Zhang Guoli at a discount of only 30 yuan per share.

"But Mr. Wei, at least you should have said hello to us before trading the stocks. Now we are in a passive position, and other shareholders think that we brothers have offended you.

In addition, Mr. Wei, would you mind telling us the specific reason for selling the stocks this time? And "

Huayi, Chairman's Office.

Wang Zhonglei hung up the phone, picked up the cigar that had been burning for a long time, took a deep breath, blew out a circle, and then began to exhale fragrance.

"Who the hell are you trying to fool? Improving your life? This money is enough to buy a building. This little bastard doesn't tell the truth at all."

Listening to his brother's chattering, Wang Zhongjun picked up the freshly brewed Dahongpao, took a sip, then put the cup down, a little impatient.

"The reason is not important. I got it for six years and the transaction is normal. The key is what will happen next?"

"Wei Jin didn't say it explicitly, but I could tell from his words that he probably wouldn't continue to hold the remaining tens of millions of shares. He will find the right time to sell them later until they are all sold out."

Hearing this, Wang Zhongjun frowned. Wei Jin's action clearly indicated that he wanted to draw a clear line between himself and Huayi.

After a long silence, Wang Zhongjun sneered.

"Humph, the company is now in a period of rapid development, but he, the original shareholder, is in a hurry to get off the ship. How stupid! In a few years, our market value will exceed 100 billion."

At this point, Wang Zhongjun suddenly couldn't continue. It seemed that a market value of 100 billion yuan was not enough in front of Wei Jin.
"Brother, what should we do now?"

Wang Zhongjun tapped his fingers on the desk and suddenly asked, "He went to North America, right?"

"Well, the Oscars are about to start."

"Then arrange a public relations speech, wishing Director Wei Jin good luck in his Oscars and looking forward to working with him after he returns. I don't need to teach you the specific words, right?"

"I understand, brother, I'll arrange it right away."

Wang Zhonglei's eyes lit up and he left the office immediately.

The capital market is all about storytelling and ambiguous rhetoric. Who can disprove it?

Wei Jin, who was ten thousand meters in the air, naturally had no idea of ​​the Wang brothers' thoughts and actions.

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin started playing poker with Lao Zhu and Dong Jinsong.

Jing Tian, ​​Chen Xi, and the young assistant Bao Tianqi were whispering to the side.

As for the bodyguards, they were resting in a corner of the cabin.

After a few hours, the men were tired of playing cards and the women were tired of chatting, so they went to rest.

There were quite a few people traveling together this time, and Wei Jin didn't feel like playing any fast games on the plane. He just took a rare nap while holding Jing Tian in his arms.

When I woke up, the plane had already landed.

The temperature in Los Angeles in February is slightly better than in Beijing, but the wind outside the airport is still a bit chilly.

Fortunately, Wei Jin and Jing Tian were both wearing thin down jackets, so they had no problem dealing with such weather.

But I didn’t expect that those who came from Beijing were all dressed quite lightly, but Hunter in Los Angeles was actually wearing a military coat.

"Hunter, where did you get this clothes?"

After some greetings, Jing Tian couldn't help but asked with a smile.

"Sally, I bought this in Chinatown on Valentine's Day. How is it? Is it cool?"

“Well, it’s pretty cool.”

Jing Tian gave a compliment against his will, causing Chen Xi who was standing beside him to almost hold back his laughter.

Because Hunter's body shape makes him look like a clown in a military coat, which has nothing to do with coolness.

In order to cover himself up, Chen Xi took the initiative to ask: "Hunter, why did you think of buying it?"

"The store owner told me that in China, whether it's the director, producer, or actor, they basically all wear this in winter. I want to try it, too."

At this point, looking at the expressions on several people's faces, Hunter was a little uncertain: "I won't be fooled, right?" "That's not the case. When filming in winter, many people do wear this. It's quite warm." Wei Jin gave an affirmative answer.

Although he had never filmed in winter, the photos of the "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" crew that Shi Nansheng sent back during this period showed that almost all of them were wearing uniform military coats.

Except for a few actresses, because people disliked their looks.

"Yeah, it's warm indeed. Made in China, it's really great!"

Hunter gave a thumbs up and liked it. It was obvious that he really liked this military coat.

"Haha, okay, as long as you like it, let's go back quickly."

"Okay, boss, I'm happy to help you."

Hunter, wearing a military coat, saluted like a gentleman. His funny appearance made Wei Jin and his group laugh again.

With less than a week left until the awards ceremony, the Oscar atmosphere is already intense.

When driving in the small city of Los Angeles, you can see huge movie advertisements and photo posters of actors and stars everywhere.

The whole city is filled with the enthusiasm of award season.

Wei Jin and his group did not return to Summit Entertainment, but went directly to the villa in Beverly Hills. Hunter had already prepared various ingredients and daily necessities.

In the next few days, Wei Jin and his entourage, including Chen Xi, the assistant, Dong Jinsong, Lao Zhu and other bodyguards, will live here.

Anyway, there are enough rooms and it can accommodate everyone.

However, Wei Jin did not expect that the news about his appearance in Hollywood had already been reported just after he arrived at the villa.

As the news spread, Wei Jin was soon bombarded with phone calls and messages.

Familiar directors, actors, and singers such as Li An, Nolan, James Wan, Matt, Leon, Taylor Swift, and Charlize Theron either called or sent messages.

Not only these people, but also media from China are contacting Wei Jin, Six Princesses, Sina, and Hong Kong Media.
What these media meant was simple: they wanted to interview him after the award ceremony, regardless of the outcome.

After thinking about it, Wei Jin only agreed to Xin Lang and the Sixth Princess.

The former, of course, is due to shareholder relationships; the latter is too much of a face-saving thing to refuse.

After the noise calmed down, Wei Jin saw Jing Tian standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the room, also answering the phone.

Wei Jin walked over, put his arms around her slender waist from behind, and admired the scenery outside the window.

I also heard the girl's polite thank you, or her promise to have dinner and coffee with me in the next two days. It seems like she is quite busy?
"Whose phone number?"

Wei Jin asked only after she hung up.

"That was from sister Zi Yi. Sister Gong Li also called before. They arrived a few days ago, and only found out about our arrival in Hollywood after seeing the news. I wanted to call you, but weren't you on the phone?"

"Oh."

Wei Jin nodded. Jing Tian maintained a good relationship with the artists he had worked with.

Both of them are Oscar judges, so it is reasonable for them to arrive in Hollywood early.

Especially Zhang Ziyi, who is also one of the main creators of "The Grandmaster", has been attending public relations receptions here with King of Sunglasses during this period.

But soon Wei Jin was confused again and asked, "What about drinking coffee and eating? Do you have time?"

As an internationally renowned female star, Jing Tian did not come here simply to attend the award ceremony. Her schedule with the brand was even busier than Wei Jin's.

"Hehe, brother, it's all for you."

When talking about this, Jing Tian had a proud look on his face, as if he was trying to praise me.

"I have been canvassing for you for a long time. Sister Ziyi and Sister Gongli all voted for you. I must have some socializing this time. As for the schedule, it can be squeezed in."

"Haha, then I have to thank my Tiantian."

Wei Jin reached out and touched the tip of the girl's nose, then leaned over to whisper in her ear: "Hunter left a disc of Fifty Shades of Grey. Let's watch it together tonight and then give you a reward."

"Bah, I don't want to."

Jing Tian blushed and spat at Wei Jin. She knew what the movie was about.

Don’t even think about such a dangerous idea, huh!

Wei Jin's idea did not come true after all. For several days in a row, the little girl was on high alert.

Every day when I return to my room, I check to see if there are any defective props.

But it doesn’t matter, the window-breaking theory is applicable everywhere. Although it didn’t turn out to be S·M, the girl also gained a lot of benefits.

Wei Jin lived a life of socializing during the day and testing the bottom line of young girls at night.

Time passes slowly, and the Oscars ceremony is getting closer and closer.

On the last day of February, Wei Jin's new script was also approved in China, and the Film Bureau immediately announced the information on its official website.

Movie: "Gone Girl"; Genre: suspense thriller drama.

Producers: Shanhe Media, Jinyuan Culture;
Director: Wei Jin; Screenwriter: Wei Jin;
Leading actress: Gao Yuanyuan; other actors: to be determined.

Once the news spread, colleagues in the industry were not surprised.

Wei Jin has rested for three or four months since Operation Mekong. According to his efficiency as a "quickshooter", it is indeed time for him to start a new film.

The only regret is that this play is obviously a film that promotes women, and no one is destined to be able to get involved.

The female artists, at this moment, feel extremely sad, jealous, and even a little heartbroken.

Because film resources are rare, especially projects from big directors in the industry, which are even more precious resources.

Although this drama, judging by its genre, should not have a large investment, but just by looking at the title of the script you can tell that the female lead definitely has a lot of roles, and it is even very likely to be a movie with a female lead.

For female artists in the industry, the temptation is completely irresistible.

Unfortunately, Gao Yuanyuan was not only the designated female lead, but also one of the investors, but she was not given any chance at all!

"Boss Wei, if you want to be a scumbag, then be more scumbag. Why are you hanging on an old woman's tree? There are still many young seedlings in the forest, and they smell very good."

The female artists who claim to be extraordinary really can’t understand why they lost to Liu Yifei and Jing Tian, ​​after all, they are in their prime.

But Gao Yuanyuan is already in her thirties and still so favored. Why is that? Does this woman have some secret skills in sex?
Compared to the female artists who have broken hearts and dark hearts, the male stars in the industry are experiencing a collective climax.

Especially those first-line male artists, such as Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao, Tong Dawei and others, are all ready to go.

Because if Wei Jin doesn't leave, in order to match Gao Yuanyuan's status, the male lead must be a top male artist in the industry, and their chances are too great.

In addition, besides the male and female protagonists, the other characters are also the focus of many artists in the industry. Unfortunately, the script outline is too simple and it is impossible to focus on the role.

But this still cannot stop the enthusiasm of celebrities in the industry, and many of them have taken action in various ways.
(End of this chapter)