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Chapter 269 Hot Screening
Edward was the first to learn that Suning had sold "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" to his company's rival, Warner Bros., and he felt upset again. After all, "Elevator" had already proved Suning's ability.

In fact, he had already regretted that he almost offended Suning because of his arrogance. He didn't expect that he would eventually suffer the consequences of his arrogance.

Although he understood all this now, he still had no intention of easing relations with Suning. Deep down, he still looked down on Suning, a team from the East.

Warner Bros. acted very quickly. When Suning just left California, they had already contacted various theater chains around the world, including the Eastern China Cinema Chain. This kind of strength is difficult for Suning to achieve now.

On Christmas Eve, a movie from the East, "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", suddenly appeared in front of the American people and successfully aroused the curiosity of Americans.

Whether it is the love element or the exciting gun battle, it is actually difficult to arouse the curiosity of Americans. The main reason is that the theft of arms was reported in the New York Times and successfully attracted the attention of Americans.

In the eyes of the Hong Kong police, this batch of arms is a huge number, but it is still not enough for the Americans who are accustomed to street gunfights. However, this magical and unknown unsolved case has successfully aroused their curiosity and they have all paid attention to "Mr. and Mrs. Smith".

At this time, Liu Yifei was also on vacation in the United States, and she also saw the crazy publicity of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", which seemed to be even more sensational than "Hero" that year.

When she saw that the director and the main actors were names she was familiar with, Liu Yifei couldn't help but feel surprised, and then looked at her mother beside her with a confused look on her face.

"Mom, didn't Suning make a horror movie called 'Elevator'?"

"Huh? Yeah! It was sold to Lionsgate. I heard it's still the domestic box office champion!"

"Huh? What's this Mr. and Mrs. Smith thing about?"

"Oh! I don't know either!

How about this!
I'll call your Uncle Chen first, he should know what's going on!"

Soon, Liu's mother made a phone call, but soon hung up with a complicated expression, "Xixi, this Mr. and Mrs. Smith is a new film shot by Suning in Hong Kong!

They also invited John Woo to be the film's producer, and he and his rumored girlfriend Gao Dayuan will star in the lead roles!

“Oh! I see!
Today is Christmas Eve, let’s go see a movie together!”

"Huh? Okay!" Mother Liu felt very complicated. After looking at her daughter, she nodded in agreement.

Liu's mother worked so hard to make Liu Yifei a name for herself in Hollywood, but today she suddenly discovered that what she had always dreamed of was easily accomplished by Suning.

Whenever Liu's mother thought of Suning, the image of that hateful fat man would appear in her mind. She really couldn't imagine that he was so capable and had already entered the United States when he was just a sophomore.

Warner Bros. Entertainment's strength is indeed not to be underestimated. "Mr. and Mrs. Smith", which was released simultaneously around the world, attracted the interest of North American audiences and then became a global hit.

By the time "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" was taken off the shelves, the box office had reached 2.5 million US dollars, far exceeding "Hero" released in 02, and completely shocked the domestic media and entertainment practitioners.

It was not until then that the domestic market began to take Suning, a rising star, seriously, and everyone began to have the urge to shoot blockbusters and then impact the North American box office. After all, the temptation of the US dollar is too great.

"Dad, I heard that Suning's 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith' grossed $2.5 million worldwide?"

"Hmm! I really didn't expect that!

Such an inconspicuous fat man turned out to be a giant dragon! " Chen Yuan, CEO of Oriental Media Culture Company, said with deep emotion.

"Ah? So the news in the newspaper is true!

Isn't that even better than Zhang Yimou's "Hero"?

"Yeah! I heard he opened his own company!
I’ve been thinking about whether to invest in his company recently! "

"Dad, this is a great idea!
If you invest in his company, Suning will be ecstatic!
When the time comes, ask him to write a few more songs for me!"

"Haha, Nannan, so this is what you were thinking about!"

"Dad, you don't know!
I'm so fed up lately!

Those musicians you helped me contact wrote such crappy songs!"

"Haha, Daddy will help you with this matter!

Although Suning is very talented, he still lags far behind us business veterans in terms of connections!"

"Thank you, Dad! Dad, you are the best!" Chen Yuan's daughter Chen Xiaolan was surprised to hear her father's promise.

It was because "Perfume is Poisonous" was so good that she became famous. However, because she didn't have high-quality songs, she soon fell back into obscurity.

Now that she heard that her father wanted to invest in Suning’s company, how could Chen Xiaolan not feel happy? As long as they became partners, he would definitely grant her request for the song.

Although Suning knew that he had made a lot of money, he still felt very annoyed recently. Gao Dayuan, who had been busy with filming, had no time to pay attention to Suning at all. This made Suning very uncomfortable with the lonely and sleepless nights.

In fact, this feeling would not have appeared in the previous worlds. It was because I took the "Pfizer Slimming Pills" rewarded by the system, but it turned out to be just a powerful "Wei@Brother" that tortured my nerves all the time.

With the foundation of four high-quality songs, Suning gained a certain reputation in the entertainment industry. Then came two high-quality movies in succession. Not only did he win four international awards and become famous, but he also earned a lot of US dollars. Therefore, he received a large number of invitations every day, all of whom wanted to make a fortune by leveraging Suning's fame.

As usual, Suning declined all invitations, but suddenly felt that the outside world had changed subtly, and negative news about Suning's song plagiarism suddenly appeared on the Internet.

Especially Suning's song "Old Boy" was despised by "musicians", who believed that it was a plagiarism of Japan's Ohashi Chomi's "Thank You". Also, Suning has not released any new songs in the past year or so, because Suning has run out of ideas.

Suning just smiled disdainfully at these so-called negative news. After all, he knew in his heart that some people with ulterior motives were forcing him to submit and creating a situation where he would be destroyed if he did not cooperate.

Although Suning did not care about the negative news from the outside world, Warner Records, as the distributor, was unwilling to see this situation. It immediately took out the authorization letter from Ohashi Zhuo Mi that it had obtained with great effort, which made the outside water army give up unwillingly.

"Suning, I see you seeming so calm and collected, but why are you so angry?"

"Brother Lei, is it that serious?
I, the real owner, am not in a hurry, so why are you worried?
Didn't Warner Records already help me solve this problem? "Su Ning still looked indifferent.

"Suning, this trend is too weird!
You have to be on guard!"

"Haha, I already understood the twists and turns!
Isn’t it just that they can’t get any benefit, so they want to destroy me!

What's so great!
If the domestic entertainment industry really doesn't tolerate me, I can just go to Hollywood!"

"Huh? Suning, I just said you were fat and you started panting?
Is it so easy to get into Hollywood?

How many Chinese celebrities have tried, and how many have succeeded?" Huang Lei shook his head helplessly.

"Haha, that's right!

Brother Lei, you came at the right time today!

The song I promised you has been written!
It's just right for you to take it away directly! It saves me from having to deliver it!"

"Ah? It's finished!

You are so busy, how can you find time to write a song for me? " Huang Lei was also surprised at this time. After all, he knew clearly that Suning was busy all the time recently.

"Haha, Brother Lei!

You don't know me!

When interest arises, a song immediately appears!

Wait a minute! I'll get it for you!"

Su Ning got up and returned to the study, then took out two songs with lyrics and handed them directly to his good friend Huang Lei, "One is 'Gardenia Blossoms' and the other is 'Blue Lotus'!"

"Blue Lotus and Gardenia in Bloom?"

"Yes! I won't record the demo for you!
Go back and study it slowly!" "Okay! I won't say anything more!

Suning, I will remember your kindness!"

Although "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" has been taken off the screen, the 35% share that belongs to me has not yet been paid. Fortunately, Warner Bros. was very generous in paying for the adaptation rights, otherwise Suning would have to consider selling gold again. After all, the investment in "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is still huge.

Thinking of the gold in his storage space, Suning's mentality was very complicated. If he sold this gold, he would definitely become the richest man in China immediately.

However, the source of gold cannot be explained, and it feels like the fun of "leveling up and fighting monsters" will be gone. Every new world has new challenges, and the cheating operation is too "invincible" and loses a lot of meaning.

At this time, Su Ning's secretary Zhang Lan walked in, dressed in a professional suit. "Mr. Su, there's someone claiming to be the general manager of Oriental Media Culture Company who wants to see you!"

"Oriental Media? Is your surname Chen?"

"Yes! Mr. Su! This is his business card!"

"Yeah! I know this guy!

I'll go with you to greet them in person!" Su Ning thought for a moment and stood up, then followed his secretary out to greet them.

Suning's Su Media directly rented the 22nd floor of a building in Haidan District, Beijing as the company's office area, so Suning followed his secretary directly to the front desk.

Then Su Ning saw the familiar Chen Yuan and the beautiful girl who followed him last time. Su Ning had always guessed that she was his secretary, but surprisingly, there was also a middle-aged strange man.

"Suning, long time no see!"

"Mr. Chen, long time no see!" Suning smiled and shook hands with Chen Yuan's outstretched hands.

"No! I should call you Mr. Su now!"

"Mr. Chen, please feel free to do as you please!"

"Boss Su, this is Vice President Li from Shanying!"

"Mr. Li? Hello! Nice to meet you!" Hearing Shanying, Suning suddenly felt something in his heart, feeling that good things would definitely happen today.

"Boss Su, I've long heard of your name!"

"Boss Su, this is my daughter Chen Xiaolan!

That’s the singer of “Perfume is Poisonous”!

"Oh? It's your daughter! My apologies!"

"Suning, you are too polite!
I am your loyal fan!"

"Hehe, everyone, please come in!"

Su Ning brought Chen Yuan and the other two to the reception room. His secretary Zhang Lan also brought a few cups of coffee, then turned around and left with a smile.

At this time, Chen Yuan looked at Zhang Lan's departing back meaningfully, and said to Su Ning with a smile, "Boss Su, you are so elegant!

Your secretary is as pretty as Miss Gao! "

“Haha, Mr. Chen doesn’t know!

I'm a bit face-blind, and I really can't tell the difference between beauty and ugliness!"

"Uh." Chen Yuan and the other two suddenly felt a little confused by Suning's pretense.

"Boss Su, we are coming here this time!

I just want to invest in your Su Media!
I wonder what you think?"

"Oh? Mr. Chen is very optimistic about our Su Media?"

"Haha, who in the domestic entertainment industry doesn't know about your famous Su Media?"

"Well! Mr. Chen, thank you very much for your favor!
We at Su Corporation are also willing to have other investors, just like our other major shareholder, Director John Woo!"

"John Woo? The John Woo from Hong Kong?" Chen Yuan and Mr. Li looked at each other in surprise.

"Yes! We are not short of funds at all, but we are very eager for capable talents.

Especially a talent like John Woo!"

"This?" Who doesn't like talents, let alone top talents like John Woo.

"Boss Su, can I understand that you are refusing?"

"Haha, that depends on how Mr. Chen understands it!

Shanying and your company are both well-known domestic entertainment giants.

If you join us, it will be our honor!"

"It's just that what Su's company urgently needs right now is talented directors, not so-called funds!"

"Haha, President Su is really young and promising!" At this time, Chen Yuan and President Li of Shanying looked at each other and both showed meaningful smiles.

Suning didn't care about the hidden meaning in the words of Chen Yuan and the others. He was really not afraid of them. At this time, Mr. Li of Shanying, who had been silent, looked at Suning meaningfully.

"Boss Su, do you mean we welcome investment in technology?"

"Yes! For example, if Shanying plans to restructure someday, we can work together!"

"Oh? Did Mr. Su hear any news?"

“Haha, no!

I'm just making an analogy!"

Chen Yuan and the other two finally left disappointed. In their eyes, Su Media was really a big piece of fat meat, the kind of high-quality fat meat that could earn US dollars. They really wanted to take a bite of it immediately.

However, when Suning heard that the famous John Woo was also a major shareholder of Su Media, the greed of Chen Yuan and others was extinguished. After all, John Woo had a wide network of contacts.

When Chen Xiaolan and Chen Yuan were sitting alone in the car, Chen Xiaolan couldn't help but look at her father, "Dad, are you just giving up like this?"

"Hey! We all underestimated Suning!
He is not as harmless as he appears to be!"

"so what?
Isn't cooperation a win-win for everyone?"

"Haha, this also requires Suning's consent!"

"Hehe! Dad, don't be anxious!
I will find a way to get Suning to agree!"

"Huh? What can you do?" Chen Yuan looked at his daughter in surprise.

"Haha, keep it secret for now!" Chen Xiaolan suddenly kept the secret from her father.

The reason why Chen Xiaolan was so confident was that she found out that Su Ning's secretary was actually her acquaintance and her college classmate, so she thought she had a way to force Su Ning to submit.

(End of this chapter)