Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 771: Parasite and Listing
Yangzi and Songzu were the duo of the "North Yang and South Song" back then and they deserved the same fame.

There is no one better than these two who can persist in being stubborn to the end.

However, when Yangzi met Li Chen, she was extremely angry.

But they did not dare to pretend as they did before and say they would take legal action to hold the "slanderers" accountable.

He was really a little afraid of Li Chen.

Last time, Li Chen even pointed out where Huang Shengyi was waiting to give birth, which was really unpredictable and creepy.

Everyone in the circle was laughing at the joke of Yoko and Huang Shengyi.

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"Director Li is so cruel! Master Xing, Huang Shengyi is completely doomed this time." Chen Zhenyu deliberately said nice words.

He knew that Zhou Xingchi had always been brooding over the betrayal of the star girl.

Zhou Xingchi didn't say anything, but he felt very happy in his heart.

Li Chen’s backer is indeed reliable!

His enemies, from the Xiang family to Huayi and then to this bitch who he made famous but refused to spend a penny to terminate the contract, were all dealt with by Li Chen one by one.

Zhou Xingchi answered the question irrelevantly: "Send the script of The Demons Strike Back to Director Li, and I'll ask him to take a look at it."

Chen Zhenyu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll send it now."

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Sina Entertainment News

"BJ Time, February 2, according to foreign media reports, the 24th Academy Awards ceremony hosted by "How I Met Your Mother" actor Neil Patrick Harris came to an end yesterday."

“本届奥斯卡颁奖典礼收视人数达到3660万，18-49岁收视率为10.8，分别同比下滑16%和18%，两项数据都为六年以来的最差成绩。”

China Film Report
The "most crowded Spring Festival period in history" has finally come to an end. Among the seven new films released on New Year's Eve, five have exceeded 7 million yuan within the seven-day holiday; this year's Spring Festival period box office totaled about 5 billion yuan, becoming the highest box office in the seven-day period in domestic history. "

"If you look closely at this battle of heroes, you can find many interesting phenomena: "Chinese Police 2" made a strong start, earning 5.8 million in seven days, and "Wolf Totem" and "The Man from Macau 2" made a comeback together."

"Dad's Vacation" and Where Are We Going, Dad 2 are in the same boat... With e-commerce disrupting the market and the rise of second- and third-tier cities, the composition of box office sales has become increasingly complex."

"So far, the total box office of Where Are We Going, Dad 2 is 1.67 million yuan, and the total box office of Dad's Vacation is about 7570 million yuan. The new dads have a slight advantage."

The seven days of the Spring Festival pass by in a flash, and everyone in the circle is paying attention to Rong Chen’s film list this year.

The big stars only pay attention to four people, Mou, Li, and Chen Yilu.

As for the artists below the first line, they are not picky. As long as the name starts with "Rong", they will be obsessed with it.

Yang Siwei, the boss of Yi Xin Media, is naturally the main target of the hunt.

But she didn't have time to care about these things right now.

Li Chen seldom goes to the company now, and the study has become his main office location.

"Boss, this is the Ace vs Ace plan I made based on your idea. The host is as you wish. Shen Teng will be the male host, and Mary will be the female host. What do you think?"

Both "The Voice of China" and "Running Man" have already run for six seasons. Yang Siwei had previously suggested to his boss Li Chen that it was time to open up a new track.

As a result, Li Chen explained the variety show format of "Ace vs. Ace" to Yang Siwei. With seven years of variety show experience, Yang Siwei understood it immediately and felt that this indoor competition reality show and "Running Man" complemented each other perfectly.

One for indoors and one for outdoors.

"Forget about Mary. They don't set up a CP character. They just want the variety show effect."

"Then boss, who do you think is suitable?" Yang Siwei said with a smile.

"What do you think of Jia Ling?" What impressed Li Chen most was that since the fourth season of "Ace vs. Ace", the hosts have been replaced by these two people, and the ratings have always been far ahead.

"Jia Ling?" Yang Siwei's mind suddenly flashed back to the 'female macho' on the Spring Festival Gala a few days ago!
"Okay, boss, you have a good eye!" Yang Siwei had a smile on his face, but he was muttering in his heart.

"It seems that the boss has a special liking for fat girls. Isn't she a fat girl herself? If Jia Ling had appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for the first time a few years ago, her slim appearance might not have caught the boss's eye."

"This guy who has a similar body shape to mine is indeed suitable at the moment."

After finishing the business, Li Chen chatted with Yang Siwei for a while.

Liu Yifei knocked on the door and entered the study.

When Yang Siwei saw Liu Yifei personally serving tea and water, he quickly stood up and said with a laugh, "The boss lady personally serves tea. I'm flattered!"

Liu Yifei smiled and sat next to Li Chen: "You are not a stranger, why are you being polite?"

Yang Siwei was filled with emotion when he saw that the boss and the boss' wife had been in love for ten years and still were as loving as ever.

"Siwei, how many years have you been with me?" Li Chen suddenly interrupted Yang Siwei's daydreaming.

Yang Siwei's mind moved: "Eleven years!"

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "It's longer than mine!"

"You have made an indispensable contribution to Yixin Media's success today." Li Chen also smiled.

Yang Siwei became even more restless: "Boss, please don't say that. If you hadn't valued me back then, I would probably just be a small director or agent now."

Li Chen chuckled: "You put yourself in a low position. I said at the beginning that although Rongchen will not go public, Yixin Media can. Now is the time."

Yang Siwei was stunned. When Yi Xin Media was first founded, she was the only shareholder who owned shares besides Li Chen.

Although it was only 5%, this 5% was enough to satisfy her.

Recently, seeing that Jiaxing, founded by his former subordinates Yang Mi and Zeng Jia, is also seeking to go public, it would be a lie to say that he has no idea.

It's not just her. Why are these top stars under the company willing to stay in Yi Xin Media?

Whether it is young actresses like Zhang Hanyun and Dilraba Dilmurat, or veterans like Zhang Yi, Zhu Yawen, and Deng Jiajia, there has to be an explanation.

Otherwise, people might not think much about it in the short term, but it has become a trend for top artists in the circle to set up personal studios.

Those who are more ambitious, such as Yang Mi, Fan Bingbing, Xiao Yanzi and others, are all actively seeking to go public.

The listing of Tangde Film and Television a few days ago made Fan Bingbing and Xiao Yanzi shareholders of the listed company. In addition to the huge increase in their net worth, there were also more changes in their status.

Even Fan Bingbing asked her privately whether she planned to continue working on it.

But her boss mentioned going public once and nothing happened since then.

She didn't want to speak up on her own initiative, as that would make her seem greedy.

Seeing Yang Siwei was stunned, Liu Yifei smiled and said, "What's wrong? Why are you in a daze? Don't you want to go public?"

"No, no, it's just a little bit unbelievable! I never thought that one day I could become the president of a listed company!" Yang Siwei's face was full of smiles.

She was not worried at all that Yi Xin Media's IPO would fail.

Yi Xin Media is not like Happy Twist which has a shallow foundation, nor is it like Jiaxing which is a newcomer with only Yang Mi to support it.

Yi Xin Media is the number one agency in the industry with two ace variety shows and many top stars such as Lu Han, Zhu Yilong, and Di Lieba.

In addition, the copyrights of films and TV series such as "Love Is Not Blind" and "Beauty's Rival in Palace" are guaranteed.

Over the years, he had received offers from many investment companies, all of which he had declined politely. Gradually, people in the industry thought that Yi Xin Media would probably become a family business like Rong Chen, and he would be just a small housekeeper.

Yang Siwei calculated in his mind that if Yi Xin Media went public, his net worth would conservatively increase by at least 10 billion.

"You can start preparing the materials needed for listing. I have three requirements."

"Boss, you say." Yang Siwei took out a pen and paper from her bag. This was a habit she had developed over the years. "First, ensure that I have absolute control. My voting rights must be greater than 50%!"

"Second, bind the core team. I will set aside 95% of my 10% shares as an option pool. Who are the core team members, except you. Reba, Lu Han, Han Yun, Yi Long and others, you can weigh them yourself and give me a list later."

"The term is tentatively set at four years. Your 5% can be converted into Class B shares, with 10 times the voting rights as mine, or part of it can be converted into options. It's up to you to decide."

"Third, in compliance with listing regulatory requirements, we will IPO on the Hong Kong stock market, and I plan to issue 10% new shares."

Yang Siwei nodded repeatedly, feeling warm in his heart.

Reba, Zhu Yilong, Zhang Hanyun and Zhao Liying are currently the company's highest-earning artists.

Zhang Yi, Zhu Yawen and Deng Jiajia are all veterans of the company and have always been loyal.

Although newcomers such as Lin Genxin and Lu Han have just signed the contract, they already have the potential to become top stars.

Options are linked to performance and years of service. Although unlike when Huayi went public, where star shareholders directly held shares, they can cash out as long as one year has passed.

But Huayi’s shareholders are limited to big-name celebrity shareholders, such as Huang Xiaoming, Li Bingbing, and Feng Xiaogang.

A small Karami like Zhao Liying was not eligible to buy at Huayi back then.

The boss set up this 10% option. Except for a few top stars and veteran artists such as Reba, Zhu Yilong, Zhang Hanyun, Zhao Liying, etc. who can undoubtedly obtain it, other new artists will have to rely on their performance.

If your performance is not as good as others, there is nothing to say.

"Boss, give me three months."

Li Chen nodded and said no more.

Yang Siwei calmed down his excitement, then thought of something and said, "Boss, how are RC going to be arranged this year?"

"I heard from Yu Miao that CJ has contacted her many times, saying that RC has been established and there can't be only one "My Love from the Star"!"

"Tell Yu Miao that I will go to South Korea to direct a feature film this year."

Yang Siwei was surprised and asked, "Boss, are you going to South Korea in person?"

Li Chen smiled and glanced at his wife.

Liu Yifei understood, walked to Li Chen's desk, took out a document and placed it in front of Yang Siwei.

"This is our film list for this year, take a look." Liu Yifei blinked.

In fact, she was also curious about why her husband went to South Korea to film a movie. It was really giving face to CJ.

But my husband is right. It is already extremely difficult to win the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film under the current domestic system.

If you want to compete for the Best Picture, that would be a pipe dream.

Although South Korea is small in size, there are no taboos and you can shoot whatever you want.

Imagine if a South Korean film directed by a Chinese director won the Oscar, which is the coveted award for filmmakers.

The result will definitely be more shocking than the Best Foreign Language Film won by Director Yimou that year.

"Parasite?" Yang Siwei glanced at the only foreign-language film in the planned film list and read it out unconsciously.

The name doesn't sound like a good movie. It seems her boss is going to make trouble again. I wonder how lively it will be in South Korea and China.

Li Chen nodded without saying a word.

If "Parasite" is not filmed, I guess the Koreans will have written the script in two years.

Li Chen asked Yu Miao to find out and found out that Bong Joon-ho had already started taking action last year and had even met with Park Geun-hyung.

With the story outline of a play called "Decalcomanie", the two parties originally planned to develop the drama and the movie at the same time using the story outline written by Bong Joon-ho, but the progress was not smooth and the plan was shelved.

If he doesn't take action, this plan will probably be put on the agenda again in two years.

Are we going to just sit back and watch the Koreans win the Oscars?

After the filming of "Parasite" is completed, if it can achieve Oscar achievement, then there is no need for him to shoot "The Revenant" himself, traveling to many countries, enduring hardships. He is not Leo's father, so why bother.

Yang Siwei left excitedly.

"Don't you feel bad about giving away the Yixin Media pie?" Liu Yifei sent Yang Siwei away, then sat back next to Li Chen and said with a smile.

Li Chen laughed out loud. He had long lost his desire for money.

Now he finally understands Bezos' original intention of listing Amazon even though he had too much money to spend.

He has too much money now to spend, but that is only personal wealth.

In terms of career, if you want to accelerate globalization and make Yi Xin Media a hopeful of becoming a trillion-dollar empire like Amazon, then going public is indeed the only way.

Another thing is that he also has to give an explanation to his subordinates.

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The cultural course threshold for the arts exam this year has been further raised. Even so, the competition is still very fierce, and performance and broadcasting and hosting majors are still popular among candidates.

The application-to-admission ratio for Media China's performance major is as high as 172:1, setting a new record.

This is closely related to Yang Siwei, the head of Yi Xin Media.

Because this year one of the examiners for Media China’s art exam is Yang Siwei.

Yang Siwei has now almost become a banner of Media China. Although he is from the directing department, he has become the most famous agent in the country.

As the two sessions of the Political Consultative Conference approach, many “star” political commissars have shown up and officially taken up the role of participating in politics and policy-making.

Li Chen is naturally no exception.

Chen Kaige said passionately: "Whoever does this (involving drugs) should not be in this circle!"

Feng Xiaogang: "We are now unable to see our relatives and love each other! I hope that the meaningful traditional Chinese characters will return to the textbooks."

I don’t know how many traditional Chinese characters Feng Xiaogang can write.

"What are you planning to say this year? Report to me first so that I can be mentally prepared." Liu Yifei said with lingering fear.

"Don't worry, I won't fire this year."

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The news that Yi Xin Media was going to go public and that artists could bind options first spread among the artists of the Rong Chen faction.

Di Lieba contacted a lawyer overnight to study options, and Meng Ziyi hurriedly bought a copy of the "Securities Law" and began to study it carefully.

Newcomers such as Lin Gengxin and Lu Han had it the easiest as they all signed five-year contracts and were already within the four-year binding period.

In the large group, everyone's responses were uniform, as if they had made an agreement: they firmly support the company's decision.

But privately, Rongchen’s artists have set up another artist group, and the artists they are close to have another group.

Everyone became excited.

"In addition to options, can I subscribe internally? I haven't even received half of my salary for The Journey of Flower yet!"

"You think too much! If she wants to subscribe, I think Sister Meng will have to borrow money from a loan shark!"

"What are you talking about! Why should I borrow money from a loan shark? Can't I just ask you for a loan?"

(End of this chapter)