The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 560 Zhang Chen, a enthusiast of raising young children

There are many opinions about Zhang Chen:

1. Genius.

He is not a genius in one area, but a genius in all aspects.

Based on current knowledge, Zhang Chen possesses "perfect pitch".

This talent will allow Zhang Chen to make steady progress on his musical path.

Indeed, Zhang Chen is proficient in many of the world's mainstream musical instruments and is skilled in instruments such as piano, guitar, drum kit, yangqin, erhu, and morin khuur.

As for creative aspects...

The longer Zhang Chen has been in the industry, the higher his reputation has become.

From "talented", to "rising star", to "genius", to "on par with top creators", to "unmatched".

The change in evaluation was achieved through Zhang Chen's creation of one "golden hit" after another.

Now, no one dares to challenge Zhang Chen in music creation.

Secondly, there's the film aspect.

This "genius" mainly lies in the word "story".

Whether it's writing the script for Quentin Tarantino's "The Pursuit of Happyness," or directing his own films "Amour" and "La La Land."

All three films are known for their compelling stories.

It is generally believed that Zhang Chen can convey a complete story in just a few minutes of singing, so telling a story in a movie that takes several hours is also one of Zhang Chen's strengths.

In this respect, the Palme d'Or is a recognition from film industry professionals.

Currently, after three months in theaters, "La La Land" has grossed over $17.9 billion, just shy of the $18.488 billion record held by "Titanic".

Box office revenue is the market's recognition.

Therefore, in terms of film achievements, Zhang Chen's talent can be said to have both critical acclaim and commercial value.

There are very few directors in the world who can do that.

This is proof of Zhang Chen's "genius" status.

But to truly be called a "genius," there is another crucial factor—age.

Zhang Chen was born in 84, so this year is 2007.

In other words, Zhang Chen achieved all of the above in just 23 short years!
Zhang Chen's astonishing youth and despairing achievements have earned him the title of "genius".

2. Forward-thinking investment vision.

Based on publicly available information, Zhang Chen currently holds shares in the following companies:

Chenguang Group:

The group company has the following subsidiaries:

① Chenguang Entertainment: The parent company of Chenguang Group responsible for the cultural industry.

② Chenguang Agency: Signed numerous artists,

Includes world-class celebrities:
Taylor Swift, the queen of Western pop music,

Asian pop diva, Canada's "little princess" Avril Lavigne,

Michael's successor Rihanna,

Liu Yifei, the world's highest-grossing individual film actress, a rising star in the world music scene, and Zhang Chen's younger sister.
There are countless other top-tier celebrities from China and the United States.

③Morning Light Music:
It accounts for half of the world's music industry.

Leading the world music scene from "physical albums" to "digital albums".

More than 90% of singers worldwide choose to collaborate with this company when releasing albums.

The convenience of "digital albums" is a factor.

It's still an online platform for "physical albums".

This saved the singers a lot of money on promotion.

Before the financial crisis, its market capitalization once reached a staggering $898.75 billion.

In addition to the three influential companies mentioned above, there are also world-class luxury brands like "Chenguang Apparel," which are frequently worn by celebrities such as Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift.

There's also "Chenguang Cinema," which occupies more than half of the screens in China.

It has the "Taobao Tickets" system, which has reshaped the global film industry.

In addition to these companies under the Chenguang Group that have global influence, Zhang Chen also once held shares in several listed companies.

Examples include world-renowned companies such as Disney, Facebook, Penguin, Apple, Pixar, and Google.

Although Zhang Chen's name had disappeared from the shareholder lists of these companies before the financial crisis.

But it is precisely because of this that everyone has seen Zhang Chen's investment acumen.

The ability to "retreat" unscathed before a crisis is a capability that no investor in the world can match.

Moreover, there are reports that Zhang Chen was the one who started this financial crisis.

And in this crisis, they seized the most lucrative share of the pie.

As for how big the cake is...

Some speculate it's in the billions.

Some speculate it's worth tens of billions.

A very small minority speculated that it was worth hundreds of billions.

But all these guesses are in US dollars!

In addition, there were the listed company stocks that Zhang Chen liquidated before the crisis.
If we do a simple calculation, and Zhang Chen completed his sell-off of all the listed companies at their peak market capitalization before the crisis, then we get the following alarming figures:

Disney

Thanks to Zhang Chen's "celebrity effect," the stock price peaked at $68-72 before the crisis.

Zhang Chen holds 7.5% of the shares, approximately 13700 million shares.

If sold at an average price of $70 per share, Zhang Chen would have cashed out approximately $95 billion from Disney before the crisis.

apple
Also benefiting from Zhang Chen's "celebrity effect," the stock price reached a peak of $240 in 2007.

According to publicly available information, prior to the crisis, Chenguang Music (formerly known as Chenguang Music) held a 23.4% stake in Chenguang.
Chenguang Music, also listed on NASDAQ, has Zhang Chen holding a 4.9875% stake in the company.
After simple calculation, it is found that Zhang Chen indirectly holds 1.16% of Apple's shares.

After the 2:1 stock split in 05, this shareholding ratio was approximately 485.8 million shares.

By selling at $220 per share, Zhang Chen cashed out approximately $10.68 billion.

Morning Light Music
Its peak market capitalization before the crisis was $898.75 billion.

Zhang Chen holds 4.9875% of the shares.
The stock sale price certainly wouldn't be calculated based on the peak share price. If it were discounted by 10%, Zhang Chen should be able to cash out approximately $4 billion.

Facebook
In January 2007, the stock price peaked at $38.60 before the crisis.
Zhang Chen owns a 3.75% stake in Facebook.
Morning Light Music (American) holds a 30% stake.
Therefore, Zhang Chen directly and indirectly holds 5.24625% of the shares.
Facebook's total share capital is 23 billion shares.

The calculation is based on selling at a share price of $35.

Zhang Chen could cash out approximately $42 billion from Facebook.

These are Zhang Chen's publicly available asset information that can be accessed.

There are also rumors that Zhang Chen owns shares in several listed companies, including Tencent and Google.

However, accurate figures could not be obtained from the shareholder list.

但是单单从公开信息中的这些上市公司中，大家推测张晨在今年大约套现了42+40+10.68+95=187.68亿美元！
This is cash on hand!
It's not stocks! We're in the midst of a financial crisis right now. If Zhang Chen hadn't sold those stocks before the crisis...

Then people wouldn't have given Zhang Chen the reputation of having "foresight in investment".

It was precisely because Zhang Chen sold his shares in these companies and preserved his assets before the crisis that countless investors around the world admired his foresight.

Countless people around the world want to have a private talk with Zhang Chen about their investment intentions for the future.

In their view, Zhang Chen's sensitivity to the future of finance will definitely save them countless troubles and bring them countless opportunities.

Moreover, it is now widely believed that Zhang Chen has well over $200 billion in cash on hand.

What does this money mean in today's financial crisis?
This means that Zhang Chen will be the "savior" who can change the fate of any company or even the stock market of most countries!
Don't be fooled by the fact that the total market capitalization of stock markets in various countries now easily reaches trillions of dollars.

$200 billion is not a large percentage of the daily trading volume of any stock market.

But the amount of money that $200 billion can leverage is absolutely enormous.

Not to mention Zhang Chen's own "celebrity effect" and the "forward-thinking investment vision" label he was given during the crisis.

It's no exaggeration to say that if Zhang Chen invested even a small portion of his $200 billion into a country's stock market, it would attract a large number of investors to follow suit.

Of course, the current situation of the US stock market cannot be reversed by Zhang Chen's $200 billion.

However, before Zhang Chen touched this fund, no one in charge of a listed company dared to offend him.

While the funds Zhang Chen possesses may not significantly alter the fate of a country's stock market, they could easily determine the fate of 99% of the world's listed companies.

Then it becomes crucial to see who has a deeper understanding of Zhang Chen.

Only by understanding Zhang Chen's preferences can one gain his favor during this crisis.

Although for a wealthy person with vast assets, emotions may not affect the overall situation.

However, having such wealthy individuals show even a slight "favoritism" towards their companies could greatly increase their chances of survival in this recently erupted financial crisis.

Therefore, many people focused on the final evaluation of Zhang Chen.

3. Fans of raising young children.

This assessment was already evident from the day Liu Yifei debuted.

It's easy to see from Liu Yifei's growth trajectory that Zhang Chen played a crucial role in it.

Liu Yifei is now known as the "World's Highest-Grossing Individual in Film" and a "World's Newest Pop Queen".

Zhang Chen's help was crucial.

The former is because Zhang Chen's ownership of the film rights to the Harry Potter series allowed Liu Yifei's Eastern features to be disseminated worldwide.

Furthermore, the film "La La Land" made Liu Yifei famous even though she was only a supporting actress.

With one series and one movie, Liu Yifei has firmly established herself as the record holder for "personal total box office".

Is it because of family ties?

Many people don't realize this.

Many people know that Zhang Chen and Liu Yifei's so-called "sibling" relationship is simply because they have known each other since childhood, so they are not related by blood at all.

It certainly cannot be described as "family affection".

Some people speculate that it's love.

This is also the most common guess.

However, without their personal confirmation, even their "intimate" behavior in public has led to speculation that it is either "family affection" or "romantic love."

but!
The recent albums "Not Yet Lovers" and "Time Capsule" have given everyone new "inspiration" for speculation about Zhang Chen in this regard!
Because new characters—Lim Yoona and Choi Sooyoung—appear in these two albums.

Liu Yifei was born in 87. She was estimated to be 8 years old when she met Zhang Chen, and about 15 years old when she debuted.

Lin Yoona was born in 90. She met Zhang Chen during the 02 World Cup when she was only 12 years old. She debuted this year at the age of 17.

Cui Xiuying, same as above.

If it was just speculation at first, then when people looked through the resumes of the many actresses under Zhang Chen's management...
Taylor Swift, born in 89, was 15 when she met Zhang Chen, and is now a world-renowned superstar.

Avril Lavigne, born in 84, was 16 when she met Zhang Chen, and is now a world-renowned superstar.

One is a coincidence, two or three is an even bigger coincidence.

So there are a total of five!

Could it be a coincidence?
There are even more outrageous ones!

Emma, ​​born in 90, was only 11 years old when she met Zhang Chen!
Now, thanks to the film rights to the Harry Potter series held by Zhang Chen, she has become one of the most famous actresses in the world!

Okay, so if you, Zhang Chen, are good at discovering the talents of these celebrities, you saw their future potential when they were very young.

So how do you explain that you only discovered the "child star"?

Why?! There are no "child stars"?!

After repeated verification, many people have unanimously discovered the blind spots in it.

Therefore, countless people secretly believe that Zhang Chen must have some kind of "young N" fetish.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to explain why so many coincidences would occur collectively.

If that's not enough, then think about the region where Zhang Chen first started his career—the United States.

In the United States, this is a long-standing tradition in the entertainment industry and even throughout the country.

It's possible that Zhang Chen debuted at a young age and was "influenced" by this kind of thinking in the United States, which led to this "hobby".

The collective interests of the American entertainment industry, Zhang Chen's debut market circle, and Zhang Chen's mentors.
Numerous pieces of "evidence" all point to one conclusion—Zhang Chen has a special fondness for little girls!
This conclusion is merely a topic of conversation among the general public, a source of ridicule or even criticism of Zhang Chen, this "superstar."

However, in the investment community, this conclusion has been regarded by many as a small but significant "bargaining chip" that can influence Zhang Chen when negotiating with him.

Lee Soo-man, after receiving information from Samsung Group and having experienced the two "little girls" he had personally sent away, Lim Yoon-a and Choi Soo-young, was convinced that he could use this "bargaining chip" to influence Zhang Chen again.

“Leon, how about I take you to our company’s trainee training base?” Lee Soo-man smiled strangely. “You can see how many 'talented' girls like Yoona and Sooyoung there are.”

Zhang Chen looked at Lee Soo-man, who was smiling like a fox, and fell into deep thought.

When he first heard Lee Soo-man emphasize a certain word in his speech, he didn't pay much attention at first.

But when Lee Soo-man mentioned it a second time, he noticed something different.

The two were speaking English.

Generally speaking, the word "talent" should be used to describe someone's talent.

But Lee Soo-man used another word—"Brilliance".

Although both can describe a person as "talented".

However, the former emphasizes talent or potential ability, such as "a talent for music".

The latter emphasizes outward excellence, such as Lee Soo-man's earlier statement, "She has brilliance."

In general, people would understand it as "she is talented".

However, "brilliance" also means "splendid" or "radiant," and can be extended to mean "beautiful."

So, was Lee Soo-man unfamiliar with the English context, or was it intentional?
Do South Koreans not understand English?
may.

Does the head of one of South Korea's three entertainment giants not understand these technical terms?

It's possible, but unlikely.

After silently calculating in his mind, Zhang Chen came to a conclusion:
"That old bastard is slandering me!"

(End of this chapter)