Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 356 Liu Yifei with 5000 Million

Li Qiutang holds 742 million original shares of Huayi.

Starting in mid-July this year, Li Qiutang began to cash out in batches. Li Qiutang was lucky; the average price of the first two batches of 2 million shares was above 40 yuan.

Li Qiutang now only has 62 shares left, having cashed out a total of 2.6 million yuan.

Even so, Wang Zhonglei still wanted to give Li Qiutang stocks while in Changbai Mountain.

Wang Zhonglei knew that Li Qiutang was selling off his shares, but just as Li Qiutang thought, he was the last of all the celebrity shareholders to cash out, and he even increased his holdings in Huayi in the middle of the process, which was enough to do right by his former employer.

Wang Zhonglei didn't stop Li Qiutang from making a fortune.

Huayi is still developing very well, and Li Qiutang's sale of about seven million shares will not have any impact on Huayi's stock price.

Wang Zhonglei was even happy for Li Qiutang when he made money from Huayi's stock.

Because he can use this to discuss a collaboration on "Mojin: The Lost Legend".

You've made so much money on my stocks, so discussing a collaboration on "Mojin: The Lost Legend" should be much easier now.

Huayi Brothers was very interested in "Ghost Blows Out the Light," and Xu Ke was very interested in tomb raiding stories. Huayi Brothers was also a potential buyer, but like Qiu Tian, ​​they missed the opportunity.

Logically, the copyright of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" belongs to Wanda. If Huayi wants to cooperate, it can easily bypass Li Qiutang and Qiutian Pictures. However, Qiutian Pictures has already reached a cooperation agreement with Wanda and is just waiting to sign the contract. If Huayi wants to get involved, it would be better to notify Qiutian.

Of course, Wanta is willing to recruit partners, but when Wanta recruited partners for "Mojin: The Lost Legend", it was not to share the risks, but to integrate resources and create great results together.

Ye Ning said, "How much will this film cost? 2 million or 3 million? This amount of money is nothing to Wan Da."

Moreover, Ye Ning believes that the "Mojin: The Lost Legend" project is risk-free.

What are the risks of this project? How could there be risks?

I know he's showing off and bragging, but what he says sounds like the truth.

Huayi and Guangxian had already made cooperation requests to Wanda before Wanda officially announced Li Qiutang. This trip to Changbai Mountain gave the four companies the opportunity to sit down and discuss it together.

Partners are also important, and coincidentally, Huayi Brothers and Guangxian are both among the most powerful film companies in China, so of course they caught Ye Ning's eye.

Zhang Zhao had no objections; after all, this was a Wan Da project, and he was only participating in the investment in the fall.

The discussion wasn't very formal. The four CEOs were taking a walk in Changbai Mountain when they started talking about "Mojin: The Lost Legend." Ye Ning then agreed to let Huayi and Guangxian participate.

At the time, Li Qiutang was watching a film and having a small meeting with Han Yan and Fang Bing, the general manager of Dadi Cinemas.

Han Yan's "The Fault in Our Stars" is scheduled for release on October 24. This is the second film to be released under the Sky Tree Project, and the only art film among the first batch of films in the Sky Tree Project.

Although the budget was small, less than 2000 million, Li Qiutang personally really liked this movie.

But art films are really hard to market, and Li Qiutang's influence isn't enough. You can't just show your face and expect theaters to give you screen time.

All Li Qiutang could do was to screen the film for as many theater managers as possible at this recommendation event to build a positive reputation.

Han Yan's problem is that he will go to any lengths to evoke emotion! He will even sacrifice the rhythm to do so.

However, this characteristic cannot be considered a flaw in "The Fault in Our Stars," as the film aims to evoke emotion.

Although Li Qiutang felt that Han Yan still lacked restraint—Li Qiutang had interfered with "The Fault in Our Stars"—Han Yan was, after all, the director, and Li Qiutang couldn't sit in front of the monitor in his place. Overall, Han Yan had done a very good job.

People from Dadi Cinemas also said it was good after watching it.

“No problem at all. It’s a rare gem, and one of the few films that focuses on adolescent cancer patients.” Theater managers are the most pragmatic people in the entire film industry chain, but that doesn’t mean they won’t be moved by genuine emotions. Fang Bing really liked “The Fault in Our Stars”: “Where did you find the script and director? Wow, this doesn’t seem like something a novice would do.”

Han Yan humbly replied, "It's all thanks to Director Qiu Tang's excellent guidance."

Li Qiutang didn't take credit, waving her hand and saying, "You shot the film, I just did some auxiliary work."

"What are you two still pushing?" Fang Bing laughed. "It's a good film. I'll say it first, I'm definitely willing to screen it. It would be a pity if such a good film were buried."

Han Yan thanked him on the spot, but Fang Bing also said, "But let me be clear from the start, this is, after all, an art film, and you should be prepared for its market performance."

Han Yan laughed and said, "If we can break even, then all this work won't have been in vain." Qiu Tian's requirement for "The Mistake in Our Stars" was to suffer a small loss or barely break even.

Fang Bing continued, "Next month, three Hollywood blockbusters, 'The Lone Ranger,' 'Now You See Me,' and 'The Wolverine 2,' will be coming to the country, but the specific release dates haven't been set yet. If they schedule them for the end of the month, you'll be in big trouble."

"Your company was the one that imported 'Now You See Me,' right?"

"Ah, yes." Lantern Entertainment is the largest investor in "Now You See Me," and the film was imported by Autumn Pictures. "The company is still discussing the release date, and we don't want to run into "The Lone Ranger" and "The Wolverine 2."

When Li Qiutang brought Han Yan out of Fang Bing's place, they ran into Ye Ning and the others who were returning from a walk.

Upon seeing Li Qiutang, Ye Ning laughed loudly and said, "You're under a lot of pressure this time; the burden of four companies rests on your shoulders."

"Did we discuss it?"

"more or less."

Li Qiutang then displayed strong confidence: "Just prepare the money for me."

Wang Zhonglei said, "I like working with directors like you. I only need to provide the money and don't have to worry about anything else. I can just wait to receive the film."

Li Qiutang introduced Han Yan to the group and mentioned that the second film in the Towering Tree Project would be released next month.

Li Qiutang spent a week in Changbai Mountain, during which the two sentences she heard most often were: cinemas said that rent, utilities, and labor costs had skyrocketed, and film companies said that star salaries had skyrocketed.

"Damn it," said the head of a major film production company in the industry, "do you know how much Donnie Yen is asking for in Hong Kong right now? 3000 million! No bargaining!"

“What’s 3000 million? Do you know how much her company quoted me when I tried to schedule Liu Yifei’s appointment half a month ago?” Li Qiutang pricked up her ears to listen.

"5000 million! Not a penny less!"

Li Qiutang didn't actually know Liu Yifei's salary, but he was certain that Liu Yifei wouldn't receive such a high figure as 5000 million.

Let alone Liu Yifei, there isn't a single actress in the entire Chinese film industry who can earn 5000 million yuan per film.

This is absolutely a misconception.

On the last day of the seminar, Wan Da presented "Mojin: The Lost Legend" like a precious treasure, and held a signing ceremony with Li Qiutang in Changbai Mountain.

Wanda Films has been very high-profile, stating, "Wanda Films has prepared a generous budget for director Li Qiutang, with only one requirement: to achieve the best effects and make the best 'Ghost Blows Out the Light' movie!"

Openly challenging Lu Chuan!

Li Qiutang remained calm on set, saying that pressure can be a motivator, and revealed some progress: "Our art design has already started. I've seen some of the drafts, and they're fantastic. I believe the audience will be satisfied."

After concluding their trip to Changbai Mountain, Li Qiutang and the others returned to Yanjing and resumed their work, which goes without saying.

(End of this chapter)