Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 718 Artists' Escape
"The Lost Tomb of Dragon Ridge is coming! Starring Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Yuqi, the film has completed post-production and will be released soon."

"On March 2014, 3, the action-adventure epic "Longling Mystery Cave", directed by the famous director Wu Bin and starring Huang Xiaoming and Zhang Yuqi, officially announced that all post-production has been completed and it will soon be released in major theaters across the country."

"At present, the post-production of Dragon Ridge Mystery Cave has been completed and it has entered the final preparation stage before its release. The specific release date will be announced soon."

"The producer Rongchen Pictures said that compared with the first film, the special effects of this film were all independently produced by Zhizhen Painting Art, and it is believed that it will bring a refreshing viewing experience to the audience."

Han Sanping has always trusted Li Chen, so he will try his best to make Tiny Times 2.
But it cannot be suppressed without reason. "Tiny Times 2" has been revised three times according to the requirements of the bureau.

It would be unreasonable to put pressure on them any further.

Li Chen hinted at the time that there were drug addicts in "Tiny Times 2", but now several actors of "Tiny Times 2" are fine, but Li Chen's backyard is in trouble.

A student of "The Voice of China" became a drug addict and was arrested in Beijing.

Han Sanping called Li Chen directly: "Come over to my place."

When he saw Han Saping, Li Chen only felt that residence can change one's spirit and body, and the butt can really determine the head.

Even though Han Sanping was still wearing ordinary round-toed cloth shoes, his overall aura was obviously more majestic than when he was the head of China Film Corporation.

Li Chen came in, and Han Saping was still busy signing some documents.

This reminded Li Chen of the scene at China Film Group Corporation.

"Director Han, I'm here. Do you have any instructions?" Li Chen poured himself a glass of water, sat down and said with a smile.

Han Sanping still didn't say anything. Li Chen felt amused. After taking a sip of water, he sat there quietly looking at him.

For more than ten minutes, the office was silent except for the two people's breathing and the sound of pens scratching on paper.

Han Saping secretly complained in his heart, this kid is a freak, how did he develop such strong concentration?

Han Sanping suddenly slammed his pen on the table.

"Are you making up 'Tiny Times 2' out of thin air, or do you have real evidence? I'm telling you, I can't suppress it anymore!"

"Everyone knows the relationship between you and me. If you don't come up with solid evidence, the bureau will approve Tiny Times 2 by the end of this month."

Li Chen calculated the time and it was about the same.

"Is that all, Director Han? Why don't you just give us a phone call and let us know?"

Han Sanping glared at him and said, "Why, I can't call you now, Mr. Li."

Li Chen laughed out loud: "That's not the case, Director Han."

"Everyone knows that even the bosses of the six major Hollywood companies had to take a car to Xiaoxitian Central Film Studio to meet you when they came to China."

"Even if I have achieved some success, I won't become arrogant."

Han Sanping snorted lightly: "The salary cap order you proposed was just a satellite launch, and you just walked away. The bureau held endless meetings just because of a word from you."

Han Sanping's words were an understatement. In fact, the satellite launched by Li Chen almost cut off the source of income for many old guys.

When Guo Xiaosi learned that "Tiny Times 2" was about to pass the review, he felt like the dawn had come.

He posted several Weibo posts in a row and even revealed a concept poster of "Tiny Times 3", indicating that both "Tiny Times 3" and "Tiny Times 4" will start filming soon.

Sina Entertainment News

"Guo Jingming, the director of the movie Tiny Times, recently posted five posts on Weibo, revealing that Tiny Times 2 will be released soon."

"And a set of concept posters for Tiny Times 3 were revealed, making many netizens curious about the relationship between the male and female protagonists in the drama."

"Some sharp-eyed netizens also discovered that Gu Yuan, played by Ke Zhendong, had bruises and bleeding on the corners of his mouth. There was also a photo of him holding a receiver, and the background environment looked like a detention center, which made people more curious about the plot of the movie. It seems that Gu Yuan will be imprisoned."

Li Chen was really dumbfounded. Could this Guo Xiaosi be his teammate?
Before that person got into trouble, Guo Xiaosi already had a sixth sense and even came up with a concept poster of an assist.

March 15th should have been an auspicious day for combating counterfeiting.

However, Li Chen snatched away all the topic heat of March 15.

Sina Technology News

"The Weibo IPO prospectus revealed a secret major shareholder! Film and television tycoon Li Chen holds 4.5% of the shares, surpassing Cao Guowei, and the shares have long been held by the CEO."

"Li Chen, the founder of Rongchen Pictures, has been lurking in Weibo Capital with a low profile. For ten years, his shares have been held by Cao Guowei on his behalf. He has become the second largest individual shareholder without participating in management."

"On March 3, Weibo's prospectus for its US listing was exposed, and the equity structure column revealed a surprising name - Li Chen."

"This film and television tycoon, who is famous as a director, the founder of Rongchen Pictures, and Liu Yifei's husband, has quietly become the third largest shareholder of Weibo before its IPO, second only to Sina and Alibaba (after increasing its holdings)."

"The proportion of shares held even exceeds that of Weibo CEO Cao Guowei. What is even more surprising is that the prospectus disclosed that Li Chen's shares have long been held on behalf of Cao Guowei, and he himself has never participated in the operation and management of Weibo."

As the news came out, there was an uproar in the circle. Although some people had speculated about it long ago, it was not until this moment that it was announced.

It still surprised many people that the always high-spirited head of Weibo actually holds less shares than Leo, an outsider.

What happened in the middle.

Artists in the circle reacted the fastest.

There are not many artists who dare to make fun of Li Chen, especially now that Li Chen's status is getting higher and higher.

But I am not so afraid of Mrs. Li.

I even created a group directly.

"Yifei, can you ask Mr. Li to ban Brother Chao from Weibo for a few days? He talks too much!"

"Xixi, from today on, you are my half-sister!"

"Xixi, can you ask the boss to remove my black trending search? Please!"

"From now on, if I want to be on the hot search list, I won't dare to ask my senior, I can just ask you, little Liu Qianqian!"

Liu Yifei finally couldn't stand it anymore: "That's enough, I'm leaving the group if you keep making trouble!" followed by an expression like a cat running away.

Liu Yifei called the person concerned right after she sent the message: "Director Li, you are a very low-key minority shareholder, more than Chairman Cao!"

Although Liu Yifei had known for a long time that her husband was a shareholder of Weibo, she had never asked how much.

From the day she married Li Chen, she set two rules for herself: never take the initiative to inquire about her husband's investment details, and never interfere in her husband's professional field.

Li Chen said with a smile: "You called me from overseas just to mess with your husband?"

"What else? When The Hunger Games is released, can the number one trending search be reserved?" Liu Yifei said with a crisp laugh.

Li Chen was helpless: "The platform has its own algorithm, which is not my responsibility. Besides, when was your movie released and it was not the first on the hot search list? Do you still need to reserve it?"

"Don't be funny, honey! Although I have a little capital, you control the traffic, so we are at best evenly matched."

Liu Yifei was very happy: "I'm glad you know! You're smart, so I won't be angry with you. Mimi and the others are such annoying people. They don't dare to tease you, and they even specially created a group to tease me. I'm so angry!"

Li Chen suddenly realized: "Don't worry, I'll let Yang Siwei say hello to them now!"

Netizens and fans were discussing Li Chen's identity as a hidden capital tycoon, and even dug up all the things that happened in his early years. For a time, Li Chen was pushed to the forefront, and Weibo's IPO attracted more attention.

"I've said it before, directing is just Leo's side job."

"Brother Chen can finally not hide anymore."

"Streaming media Youku, self-media Weibo, and cinema chains are tied to Wanda. How can Huayi handle this? If I were those two brothers, I would also have to de-film it!"

"No wonder the hot posts about Tangren exposing Yang Mi's dirty laundry immediately cooled down and eventually disappeared. I understand everything now. This is the result of the big capitalists directly interfering with public opinion."

"Remember that year when Wen Zhang posted nude photos, all the artists from Huayi were banned from speaking. I understand that, too!"

Li Chen was silent, and Cao Guowei hurriedly stepped forward to put out the fire.

“Weibo always guarantees the fairness of its content. Bans and penalties are based on Weibo’s rules and regulations. Shareholders do not participate in daily operations.”

Deng Chao, Yang Mi, Zhou Xun, Tang Yan and other former Rongchen artists were warned by Yang Siwei over the phone not to take advantage of the popularity.

Yang Mi acted as if she was a shareholder of Weibo. After hanging up the phone with Yang Siwei, she smiled and said to Zeng Jia, "I told you that you are a shareholder of Weibo! Look, it turns out to be true."

Zeng Jia also laughed and said, "Yes, but no one expected that Mr. Li's shares would surpass Mr. Cao's."

“I don’t know whether Weibo’s surname is Cao or Li.”

Neither of them mentioned Liu Yifei, as if they were the same couple as Fan Bingbing and Mu Xiaoguang.

However, both of them knew that once this happened, only a fool would slander Liu Yifei on Weibo in the future.

There is really no escape.

"I really don't know how many secrets the senior has hidden!"

Fan Bingbing also shared the same sentiment as Yang Mi.

Looking at Liu Yifei's fate and then looking at her own life, Fan Bingbing became more determined to keep her sister-brother relationship with Li Zhiting secret as long as possible.

"My statement that I won't marry into a wealthy family is really a double-edged sword."

At Huayi’s headquarters building, Wang Zhongjun convened an emergency executive meeting.

From Wang Zhonglei to Xu Li and a group of senior executives sitting in the spacious conference room, all had grim expressions.

As soon as Wang Zhongjun entered the meeting room, he rarely got angry.

With a loud bang, Wang Zhongjun threw the stack of printed Weibo prospectuses on the table.

"Look everyone, they have quietly turned Weibo into their own backyard!"

Wang Zhongjun looked around, and no one dared to look at him.

The helmsman of Huayi has always presented himself as a calm and steady person. Even when Wang Jinhua's departure almost hollowed out Huayi, the head of the family never lost his temper in front of these senior executives.

But today, perhaps Mr. Wang's defense was really broken. This was the common thought in the minds of many executives present.

"I want to ask the Strategic Investment Department a few questions!"

"What on earth have you been doing all these years!"

"Why can Li Chen get more shares than Cao Guowei!"

"Where are the people we arranged on Weibo!" Wang Zhongjun suddenly raised his voice.

"Why did your strategic investment department reject Weibo's Series B financing in 2010? Don't tell me it's too risky!"

Seeing the eldest brother furious, no one dared to say anything.

Only Wang Zhonglei jumped out to put out the fire: "Brother, the most important thing now is to stop the loss. I think the most urgent task right now is to raise the connection level between Huayi Artist Management and Weibo to the vice president level! And..."

"Mr. Wang, I just received news that Feng Shaofeng and Baby's contract may not be renewed after it expires." Xu Li suddenly interrupted with a wry smile.

Wang Zhongjun's face turned pale instantly.

"Meeting adjourned! I want to see three plans at nine o'clock tomorrow morning! How to tie down the artists! How to fight against Rong Chen! How..." Wang Zhongjun had not thought of the third how yet.

Wang Zhonglei added in his mind, how to appease the shareholders?
The next morning, people at Huayi headquarters were in a panic.

"I heard that the ashtray in Director Wang's office was full of cigarette butts last night!"

"Have you met Director Wang's assistant? I saw a red mark between his eyebrows, as if it was caused by being pinched."

On the other hand, over at Rongchen Pictures, Yang Siwei was extremely annoyed.

Feng Shaofeng, big mouth Yao Chen, little cheetah Zheng Kai's personal assistant and big baby himself all frequently harassed her.

Unexpectedly, the exposure of the boss's identity caused Huayi to seem to fall apart.

She also just found out how many shares her boss holds on Weibo.

The most annoying one is Wang Changtian from Guangxian.

The luckiest thing in his life was meeting Li Chen, and the most unfortunate thing was also meeting Li Chen.

His old classmate Cao Guowei came to him with Sina Weibo, the predecessor of Weibo.

He felt that a self-media that could only post 140 words had no future, so he naturally rejected Cao Guowei's financing.

Unexpectedly, Li Chen supported Cao Guowei with all his strength without even a second thought.

He was the original partner of Han Tang Fund. However, as Youku kept losing money and it seemed like a bottomless pit, he had no choice but to give up his position to Ma Yun.

Now, these two actions that seemed to be nothing wrong at the beginning have resulted in two potential stocks that have already been listed or are about to be listed on Nasdaq!

Wang Changtian became more and more depressed the more he thought about it, and immediately called Li Chen and grumbled, "Lao Cao said that he could change China with 140 words, and I told him that he might as well make a long video. Now I think I was as stupid as Xiao Ma when he sold his shares in Penguin!"

"In the second year after Han Tang Fund invested in Youku, the financial report showed a loss that kept me awake at night!"

Li Chen smiled and said, "That's what I told you at the time."

Wang Changtian smiled bitterly: "You said at the time that Netflix in the United States lost money for ten years before it became profitable, and I still didn't accept it!"

"You taught me how to be a man with your patience!"

When Li Chen heard this, he quickly said, "Well, don't flatter me. It scares me. I am just brave and I dare to fight."

Wang Changtian chuckled: "You are not brave, you are rich and willful, you can afford to lose!"

Li Chen laughed loudly: "The one who knows me best is Brother Chang Tian."

After Wang Changtian sighed, he calmed down and said, "I won't complain anymore. I'm acting like a woman."

"By the way, have you heard that iQiyi has bought the copyright of "Grave Robbers' Chronicles"?"

Li Chen nodded: "I know about this, but they are definitely not as fast as us. It's time to start the TV version of "Ghost Blows Out the Light"!"

(End of this chapter)