Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 803 Childlike Innocence Vanished, Childlike Innocence Gone

For students and fans, especially the newly enrolled 15 acting students at Beijing Film Academy, the most anticipated part was the final group photo session.

With so many celebrity seniors present, even if you don't win over Xiao Li, you can still try to win over Xiao Ming.

Therefore, in the group photo, on the left of Li Chen and his wife were Huang Xiaoming, Zhao Yanzi and others, and on the right were Dilraba Dilmurat, Yang Mi, Zhu Yilong, Meng Ziyi and others from Rong Chen's group.

A steady stream of students and fans lined up to take photos with him, leaving Li Chen dazzled, but he couldn't remember a single one.

Before taking photos, some students or fans even asked for autographs and individual photos.

Dilraba and other artists from Rong Chen's group always surrounded Liu Yifei, while Li Chen was surrounded by a group of enthusiastic junior students. His popularity was unmatched that night.

"Senior, my name is Xu Qijie!"

"Senior, my name is Lu Di!"

"Senior, my name is Wu Xingjian!"

"Senior, I'm Hao Tianjie!"

"Senior, my name is Tian Xiwei!"

Li Chen nodded frequently to these students, most of whom were freshmen from the class of 15.

In Li Chen's memory, none of the students in this grade became very famous.

Personal physical appearance is generally one reason.

Another objective reason is that these people were born at the wrong time, as they were just graduating during the three-year pandemic.

“Tian Xiwei?” Li Chen suddenly came to his senses. The strong girl in front of him was the “Wei” from “Tong Xin Wei Min”, one of his many die-hard fans, just like Zhang Ruonan.

Tian Xiwei was overjoyed. So many people introduced themselves to their idol, but their idol only remembered her name.

It was worth it to sneak away from my parents to chase after my idol.

It turned out that today was Saturday. Tian Xiwei left home early in the morning and used her New Year's money to buy a plane ticket from Chongqing to Beijing, just to see her idol.

Even if she wasn't as lucky as Zhang Ruonan, she still wanted to leave a deep impression on her idol.

After the Spring Festival next year, she will take the entrance exam for arts, and the Beijing Film Academy is of course her first choice. Originally, she wanted to go to the Shanghai Theatre Academy in the bustling metropolis, but now everyone knows that the Beijing Film Academy is the place to realize her dream.

The largest film and television company in China, no, it should be said to be the largest in Asia, and its talent agency was founded by this idol senior from Beijing Film Academy.

"Senior, you know me? I'm your biggest fan!" Tian Xiwei braided her hair into a pigtail, placed her arms across the crowd of students, and leaned back, shifting her weight onto her calves and feet.

Two prominent bulges of muscle appeared, and Li Chen couldn't help but think to himself, "No wonder he's trained in weightlifting. Those biceps are perfect!"

Li Chen smiled and said, "You're also a freshman at the Beijing Film Academy, class of 15?"

"No, no, no, I'm from the class of 16!"

Upon hearing Tian Xiwei's words, the crowd erupted in an uproar.

"Holy crap, whose subordinate is this! 15 years haven't even ended and he's already at level 16!"

"Level 16? Why don't you just say you're from level 02!"

"That girl is incredibly strong! Look at those biceps of hers, even Popeye would be kneeling before her!"

"She must be Sister Meng's twin sister!"

Upon hearing that someone in the crowd was trying to manipulate her, Meng Ziyi immediately put her hands on her hips and angrily retorted, "Back then, I only dared to call myself a senior alumnus after I had passed all three rounds of exams!"

Meng Ziyi roared, drawing the attention of Liu Yifei and the others.

The girl in front of the husband had a pair of bright, lively eyes, but her pose was quite comical. She stretched out her arms, blocking a group of younger students who wanted to get close to the husband, giving off an air of one man holding the pass against ten thousand.

Meng Ziyi laughed beside Liu Yifei, "Sis, I wasn't as silly as her back then!"

Liu Yifei nodded and laughed, "You're even more foolish than her! I've never seen a student dare to impersonate your boss's alumnus, barge into a dinner party, and even force Director Han to take a photo with them!"

“Yes, Sister Meng! You’re much braver than me. I didn’t even dare to talk to the boss back then!” Dilraba gave Meng Ziyi a thumbs up.

Everyone started teasing Meng Ziyi.

Li Chen couldn't help but laugh and nodded: "Class of 16, good. I hope to see your name on the Class of 16 admission list next year. I've made a note of you."

In that instant, Tian Xiwei, in her excitement, forgot about the raging flood behind her. She let go, but before she could even utter a word, she was instantly swallowed up by the crowd.

"Hey, hey, don't push! I haven't finished talking to my senior yet!"

Tian Xiwei wanted to push forward, but with the floodgates bursting, how could she possibly get to the front?

Tian Xi stomped her foot in frustration, then skipped and hopped behind the crowd, waving to Li Chen: "Senior, I've followed you on Weibo, remember to follow me back!"

"Damn it!" Meng Ziyi rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, "Could this be another formidable opponent?"

One Zhang Ruonan is enough to give her a hard time, and now a Popeye who ate spinach has come along pretending to be one of her own!
Oh my god, Sister Meng, you have to hang in there!

This scene in the stadium was witnessed by many people.

Liu Yifei is surrounded by artists from Rong Chen's group. Dilraba and others all know that their boss's wife is pregnant with her second child, and they are all eager to protect their boss.

"This girl is nice." When Li Chen stood next to Liu Yifei for the group photo, he heard his wife express her opinion.

Li Chen was in a good mood. The three people he had his eye on, all born in the mid-95s, had already appeared one after another.

In the crowd, Liu Yifei felt someone tugging at her from behind. She turned around and exclaimed in surprise, "Changchang, what brings you here too!"

Li Chen turned around at the sound of his wife's voice and saw Shu Chang standing behind the couple with a helpless smile on his face.

When Reba and the others turned around, they found that there was a pretty little girl standing next to Shu Chang.

Meng Ziyi couldn't help but frown. What was going on today? Where did all these demons and monsters come from? Each one was more ferocious than the last.

Just by looking at her eyes, this little girl is definitely not someone to be trifled with.

Liu Yifei only felt that the girl next to Shu Chang looked familiar, but she didn't recognize her at first.

Li Chen, however, recognized Song Zuer at a glance.

Before Shu Chang could explain, Song Zu'er introduced herself: "Sister, don't you recognize me? I'm Zu'er. I begged my sister to bring me here to find you today."

"Hello, brother!" After explaining to Liu Yifei, Song Zuer immediately greeted Li Chen with a sweet smile.

"Holy crap! Hello, brother!" Meng Ziyi exclaimed inwardly. This little girl's way of addressing him was terrifying.

Seeing the boss's expression, Meng Ziyi finally felt relieved.

Li Chen glanced at Song Zuer, gave a soft "hmm" in response, and then glanced at Shu Chang.

Shu Chang's eyes were full of apology and pleading for forgiveness.

Her cousin had just returned from high school in the United States and had begged her countless times to let her take her to visit her best friend's family.

Shu Chang knew very well that when her cousin was only four or five years old, Li Chen didn't like her. She also knew Li Chen's personality well; if he didn't like someone, even his best friend wouldn't be of much use.

Not to mention the face of her adopted sister.

Song Zuer was perfectly aware of Li Chen's attitude towards her. She had just finished filming "Los Angeles Mischief Plan" with Xia Yu in the United States, which was scheduled to be released next March.

From any perspective, she needs the recognition and support of the "brother" her cousin mentioned.

Over the years, her catchphrase has been, "My sister is Shuchang," which is just as effective as "My dad is a steel company."

Everyone in the industry knows that Shu Chang is Liu Yifei's best friend. Although she hasn't become a huge star because of Rongchen Pictures, she has never lacked resources.

Li Chen was completely unimpressed by the title "brother".

She simply nodded and then ignored the Shu Chang sisters. This left Shu Chang feeling extremely awkward, while Song Zu'er seemed completely oblivious.

She was still whispering in Liu Yifei's ear.

After taking photos with the student fans, Li Chen and Liu Yifei left the venue first, escorted by bodyguards.

"Sister, it seems he still doesn't like me!" Watching Li Chen and Liu Yifei being seen off by everyone like stars around the moon, Song Zuer finally couldn't smile anymore.

"Why would someone like you?" Shu Chang retorted.
"You broke up with your rich second-generation boyfriend?" Shu Chang asked again.

"Sister, I've said it so many times, he's not my boyfriend! He's just a fellow Chinese I met while studying in the US! We're all Chinese!"

Shu Chang shook his head secretly, not wanting to argue with his cousin about this anymore.

"You asked me to bring you to see Qianqian and Li Chen, and I've completed my mission. But as you've seen, don't try to force people in the future. If he doesn't like someone, even the King of Heaven can't do anything about it."

Shu Chang was upset and confused, still thinking about how to explain things to her best friend and Li Chen.

"Sis, could you do me one last favor?"

"You need to borrow money again?"

"No! Can you get me into Yixin Media?!"

Shu Chang remained silent: "What are you thinking! I can get you into my studio!"

Song Zuer rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, "Who wants to work in your lousy studio?"

"Sis, you and Sister Qianqian are best friends. Everyone knows that Brother Li listens to Sister Qianqian the most. Please help me!"

Shu Chang shook his head helplessly: "It's not that I don't want to help you, you simply don't understand Li Chen. If he listened to Qianqian in everything, how could Rongchen Film Industry be what it is today!"

"Let me tell you, what many people say may not be the truth. Let me give you a simple example: since Sisi got married, she has never made her own decisions about her outfits for any event."

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"Changchang must have been driven crazy by her cousin, which is why she brought her to us," Liu Yifei explained to her husband on behalf of her best friend.

“I know, I don’t blame her.” Li Chen smiled.

He felt he had no obligation to greet everyone with a smile; that was Shu Chang's cousin, not his.

Liu Yifei nodded: "That's good."

As long as her husband doesn't blame her best friend, she doesn't care about the others.

She also didn't really like this child who was too 'sensible' at such a young age.

"I think you really like that big-eyed girl from today," Liu Yifei asked again.

Li Chen nodded, not hiding anything, and said with a smile, "She, Sister Meng, and Ruonan each have their own unique characteristics. With a little guidance, they will be no less capable than Yang Mi in the future."

In Li Chen's view, all three have a talent for variety shows, and their acting skills are among the best of the post-95 generation.

Compared to Song Zu'er, this girl still retains a childlike heart, which is quite commendable, even if it's just acting.

Sina Entertainment News

"At the 65th Anniversary Celebration of Beijing Film Academy, Li Chen and Zhang Yimou were awarded the Special Contribution Award for the 110th Anniversary of Chinese Cinema."

"Liu Yifei makes a surprise appearance to announce the good news of her second pregnancy."

"Amidst grand and enthusiastic applause, Zhang Huijun, Dean of the Film Academy, personally presented the Special Contribution Award for the 110th Anniversary of Chinese Cinema to several outstanding alumni, including Li Chen, founder of Rongchen Film Industry, and Zhang Yimou, artistic director of Rongchen Film Industry."

Surprise Interlude: Liu Yifei's Pregnant Appearance Steals the Show!

"Liu Yifei, who has not been seen in public for a long time, also came to celebrate her alma mater today. Some media noticed that Liu Yifei was wearing flat shoes and a loose white coat. Guo'er, who was standing next to her, suddenly revealed the real reason why Liu Yifei's aunt did not attend AH's wedding."

On Weibo's trending topics, the hashtags #LiYimouAndLiReceiveSpecialContributionAward# and #LiuYifeiHasSecondChild# dominated the trending list.

It even overshadowed the Beijing Film Academy's red carpet show, which is comparable to a film festival red carpet.

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"It's settled!" Feng Xiaogang said these three words to his wife as soon as he got home.

"A billion?"

"10.5 million!"

"Really?"

"Nonsense, did those two brothers have no choice but to agree? To be honest, I have to thank Li Chen. Without his pressure, those two brothers wouldn't have compromised so quickly."

It turns out that Dongyang Meila had been established for more than a month, and during this month, Feng Xiaogang had been arguing with the Wang brothers.

The performance-based agreement has now been finalized.

Although the 10.5 billion will be paid in installments over five years, if the performance targets are not met, the company will still have to cover the losses.

But Feng Xiaogang has his own ways to make a sure profit.

This is the inherent advantage that Huayi Barometer has over Huayi Big and Little King.

"These two brothers are now in a dilemma. You don't know, do you? Huang Xiaoming's wife and Fan Bingbing's boyfriend got together and followed my example, and they got a Japanese idiot."

"What? The Japanese are so naive!"

"Yes, I've been talking to those two brothers about the acquisition these past few days."

On October 22, a piece of news shocked the industry.

Dongyang Haohan, a company jointly owned by six people including Da Baobei, Feng Shaofeng, Li Chen, and Xiao Liebao, was acquired by Huayi for 6.56 million yuan after only one day of operation.

The registered capital is only 1000 million.

Caijing.com News
Huayi acquired a 70% stake in Dongyang Haohan for 6.56 million yuan, binding six celebrities to usher in a new era of "celebrity-driven IP".

Today, Huayi Brothers issued an announcement stating that the company plans to acquire 70% of the equity of Dongyang Haohan Film and Television Entertainment Co., Ltd. for RMB 6.56 million.

"It is worth noting that Dongyang Haohan achieved a market valuation of up to 9.7 million yuan in just one day after its establishment. Its shareholders include many popular celebrities such as Angelababy, Li Chen, Zheng Kai, Feng Shaofeng, Du Chun, and Chen He."

"The announcement shows that Dongyang Haohan was established on October 21, 2015, with a registered capital of 10 million yuan. Huayi's acquisition of 70% of the equity means that this 'shell company' was valued at 970 million yuan just 24 hours after its establishment."

"Huayi stated in its announcement that the core assets of Dongyang Haohan are not physical businesses, but rather the personal IP value of its celebrity shareholders and future entertainment contract revenues."

"This collaboration is an important step in Huayi's 'de-filmization' strategy, and in the future, we will build a full-industry chain entertainment ecosystem around celebrity IPs."

"Huayi's stock price opened more than 5% higher today, but fell back in the afternoon, ultimately closing up 2.3%! Analysts pointed out that the market remains cautious about high-premium acquisitions and needs to observe the long-term monetization ability of star IPs."

Among the six stars from the East, the most popular are Feng Shaofeng, Angelababy, and former Running Man cast members Chen He and Zheng Kai.

Although Angelababy doesn't have many works, she has gradually gained popularity due to continuous exposure and her status as Huang Xiaoming's girlfriend.

Especially at the highly anticipated AH wedding, Huang Xiaoming's words, "Although I am not a prince, you are my princess!" directly surpassed Li Chen, making him the number one simp in the Chinese entertainment industry.

The more direct result was that foreign media hailed Angelababy as China's Kardashian!

For a time, Angelababy became a standout in the second tier, second only to Liu Yifei, the "Oriental Audrey Hepburn."

"The two kings are digging their own graves! Just watch, this Japanese fool is just the beginning. They gave these people 600 million each, so Feng Xiaogang's Japanese debt must be at least 1 billion." Li Chen and Liu Yifei chatted about today's headlines.

Liu Yifei frowned and said, "Do you think the disappearance of Japan will make our people overthink things?"

Li Chen hugged his wife and comforted her with a smile, saying, "You're pregnant now, so don't worry about these things. It's like the sky wanting to rain or a mother wanting to remarry. If someone has any ideas, let them be."

(End of this chapter)