Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 364 Old Li Advances to Trillion-Dollar Tycoon
Time passed, and the 2011 summer movie season ended.

Let it cool down a bit in a couple of days.

The promotional campaign for (Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) was launched with great fanfare.

This is the third true 3D IMAX blockbuster after Avatar.

From He Qing and Jiang Shuying to Andy Lau and Leung Ka-fai, each has their own appeal.

Even those who play minor roles can become big-name actors or rising stars.

Take Zhao Liying and Meng Ziyi, for example, who made cameo appearances as palace maids under Wu Zetian.

At that time, they were just average, ordinary.

Now both of them have become very popular.

Xiao Zhao mainly relies on the fourth female lead in (Sunshine Sisters).

Princess Yongfu, the fifth female character (who returned to the Ming Dynasty), gradually rose in status.

Meng Ziyi is Fan Ruoruo in the first season of "Joy of Life" which aired this year.

They all have great looks and appearances when they show off.

Then there are other configurations.

Numerous stars drive the progress of the Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame, and there's also the gimmick of a third IMAX viewing experience!
This blockbuster, after hitting theaters during the seven-day National Day Golden Week, has once again taken the spotlight by surprise.

It wasn't as crazy as (Lucy 3) which grossed 2.8 million, 2.9 million, and then 3.1 million over the three days of Labor Day.

However, once the film was released, it grossed between 1.9 million and 2.3 million yuan per day for seven days.

Even with Hollywood blockbusters like Rise of the Planet of the Apes taking up 35% of the screenings, the film still managed to secure a significant share of the screenings.

The total revenue for the mainland and Hong Kong was RMB 15.75 billion in seven days, while the local team in Hong Kong's Haowan area accumulated RMB 8900 million.

It easily surpassed the total box office figures for "The Martian" during the summer season, which spanned one or two months.

It's also stronger than (The Hunger Games).

After the Golden Week holiday ends, the film industry enters its off-season, with weekday screenings maintaining a turnover of 3000 million.

A daily output of 60-70 million on a weekend is typical for (The Legend of the Condor Heroes).

As November arrived, (Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) had easily surpassed 28 billion RMB in box office revenue in mainland China.

It directly ranked second on the all-time box office chart.

Moreover, it surpasses the third-ranked (John Wick 4) by more than 600 million data points.

This is 3D IMAX!

The terrifying results brought about by high-priced tickets, several times the original price.

But what news was the most sensational in the fall and winter of 2011?

It's not that (Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) continues to dominate the 3D IMAX market.

Most importantly, Time Media Group went public on November 8th, the day of Lidong (the beginning of winter).

In the past year or two, more and more of the films released by Time have grossed over 1 billion yuan and 1.5 billion yuan at the box office in mainland China.

3D Max easily surpasses 30 billion and approaches 40 billion.

Even (Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame) is now in its final stretch.

But after filming (Lucy 8) was completed, it wrapped up at the end of August and began post-production special effects.

It's clearly targeting the 2012 summer movie season.

Following Xu Ke, the second 3D IMAX version of Detective Dee will be launched.

Then there's Stephen Chow.

Old Zhou was at the celebration banquet in February 2010 when (Superbody 2) broke 13 billion in sales nationwide.

Watched the 2D filming of (Lucy 2) and (A Chinese Ghost Story 5) with Xu Ke, Jiang Wen, Feng Kuzi and others.

The film was later converted to 3D for the theatrical release.

Then, in March 2010, after the start of filming for Lucy 3.

On set, Lao Li instructed Tong Liya on how to shoot a 3D movie.

Xu Jinglei, Stephen Chow, Jiang Wen, and others went to learn from him.

Stephen Chow is a money-grubber; his film (The Little Man) was released in 2006.

In the following years, he didn't produce any sequels to "Little People" or "Kung Fu Hustle," nor did he have any scripts that satisfied him.

Lao Zhou has also planned the original (CJ7) concept.

However, this continued until last year.

After much deliberation, he ultimately proceeded along the original trajectory (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons).

The original Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons started filming in March 2011 and wrapped up four months later.

This time, filming began in May 2010, and we went straight to 3D IMAX shooting mode.

Filming lasted for 11 years and 2 months, with a production period of 9 months.

He would film intermittently, sometimes stopping to go to the set of "Superbody 3" or "Detective Dee" to learn more.

This isn't just something that director Stephen Chow is doing; other key members of the creative team are also learning from it.

This version of "Exorcising the Demons" is targeting the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival film season, which is expected to be released in 11 or 12.

The biggest difference from the original is that Stephen Chow himself plays Xuanzang, and Wenzhang has nothing to do with it.

Old Li joined the franchise based on his technical skills!
AI face swapping restores Stephen Chow's youthful face from his early twenties.

To create a young Xuanzang as the main character.

That's definitely not a problem, after all, it's TVB and many other Hong Kong companies.

It contains a large library of Stephen Chow's acting performances from his younger days.

He can also find a stunt double of the same height and build to perform.

Then, he would re-perform with a middle-aged or elderly face to fill the material library and change his face again.

This is a blockbuster where Zhou is definitely the male lead, featuring AI face-swapping and an IMAX screen.

Their appeal and promotional hype are far superior to those of Detective Dee!

In this version of Stephen Chow's story, after Kung Fu Hustle 1 and 2, he created minor characters.

It did not disappoint movie fans repeatedly.

Putting aside Stephen Chow, the biggest change in Conquering the Demons is that Huang Shengyi played the female lead, Miss Duan.

Jin Shijia plays the role of the Empty Prince.

There aren't many other changes; Huang Bo is still playing Sun Wukong.

There's no question of quality benchmarking.

It's at least a great show, or even a blockbuster hit.

You're having Stephen Chow, who was in his early twenties, play a comedy role, replacing Wen Zhang?

Even if it's the exact same comedy performance, the overall score is at least 1.5 points higher.

Zhou Xingchi, who originally starred in "Trajectory," basically retired from the spotlight after the 10s and only worked behind the scenes.

That's because they're getting older and feel like their status is rising.

They can't bring themselves to play minor characters and try to please the audience.

I don't want to lower myself too much!
But this was only 2011, and there was no CJ7 yet.

Li, the world's richest Chinese man, also makes frequent cameo appearances, including playing a silly and somewhat funny human male lead in the Lucy series.

Even if Stephen Chow becomes arrogant, he doesn't dare to say that he will continue to play small characters in comedy stories to please the audience.

It's a very low thing to lower yourself like that.

This version (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons) is still invested in by Mtime, Tencent, China Film Group, and Stephen Chow.

Old Zhou's own company holds a 20% stake in the investment and can receive a 20% share of the profits.

and so.

When November 8, 2011 arrived.

After Time Media went public, Li transferred a large number of shares to the stock market.

He himself reduced his holdings from 80% to 40%.

The remaining 20% ​​is similar to an option pool reward, with Fat Bing receiving 12%, and Ah Xin and Da Meiyuan each receiving 4%.

On the day of listing.

Time Media's stock price surged to HK$3200 billion, giving it a total market capitalization of US$410 billion.

It's safe to say that Time Media's stock will continue to rise in the next few days.

After all, during this period, major Hollywood studios like Universal and Sony's Columbia Pictures were also involved.

Then there are Paramount, Warner Bros., and so on. Which of them doesn't have a total market value of tens of billions of dollars?
Before its IPO, Time Media had too much capital and did not have any financing rounds.

The money earned from selling shares is substantial.

It directly absorbed hundreds of billions of yuan in cash flow.

Fat Bing's shares haven't even entered the market yet, and she's still thinking about increasing her holdings!
After all, she, as the official CEO, has been overseeing things for several years.

And the future of Time Media's major projects.

Talking about the future of big-budget movies ranges from (Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons) and (Detective Dee 2) to (Lucy 4).

There are also the second and third installments of (The Hunger Games).

There are even more drama kings in the TV series field!
One after another, phenomenal historical dramas have dominated the market.

In terms of animation, from the (Zhu Xian) series to (A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality), they have provided a lot of high-quality content for Mtime Video.

Now, Bingbing is not just a wealthy woman with assets of tens of billions. She is also a legitimate CEO of a listed group with a market value of three to four hundred billion, so her influence is definitely not insignificant.

In November 2011, Tencent's market value exceeded HK$290 billion.

Weibo's market capitalization reached HK$3800 billion, while 360 ​​Group's market capitalization exceeded HK$4500 billion!
360 is the absolute foundation of security, number one in antivirus, community, browser, and search engine.

It's still more powerful than Weibo.

Old Li?
The total market value of the three listed companies in which he holds absolute control has exceeded one trillion yuan.

In the early 10s, Li officially stepped into the trillion-yuan threshold.

After all, there are still Time Renren and Time WeChat.

Then, several teams at Time Video are also planning to continue the process.

They will be listed one after another in the next two or three years.

This trillion-dollar tycoon is getting higher and higher overall!
Although giants like China Mobile, ICBC, and PetroChina each had their own trillion-dollar era.

But Time Group is, after all, a private enterprise!
The incident lasted until after 8 p.m. on the 8th.

All the celebratory banquets were simply moved from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to other large hotels on Hong Kong Island.

The atmosphere is getting more and more heated.

In the celebration banquet hall, Lao Li and Pang Bing watched as several guests came to offer their congratulations.

Jack Ma brought Feng Kuzi over to offer a toast again.

"Congratulations to Mr. Li on officially entering the era of leading a trillion-dollar company. Next year, Alibaba will still like to cooperate more with Time.

"Let's walk together towards a brighter future."

"Director Feng and I will drink first, Mr. Li and Mr. Fan can drink as they please."

Huayi Brothers is not yet listed on the stock exchange.

The original Trails was released in 2009, but this version was released a few steps later due to Time.

Huayi Brothers postponed it as well.

Of course, even if Huayi Brothers went public in 2012, its market value and the passage of time would still be incomparable.

They currently only have one historical drama, "Joy of Life".

There are far fewer big-screen blockbusters now.

A few simple, polite words.

Jack Ma and Feng Kuzi made their escape.

Fat Bing glanced around a few more times before laughing, "Alright, I'll handle the rest. It'll be almost over."

"Just keep talking back to your little lover."

Old Li looked over accordingly.

Not far away, Nazha, Xiao Liu, and several other people, including Da Mimi, were glancing at him from time to time.

Everything I see is so fresh and vibrant.

He coughed lightly. "That's why wearing the title of a trillionaire can easily make people feel uneasy and insecure."

They've been married for a long time.

Naza, who got on the bus the latest, already has a year and a half of driving experience.

When you're excited, do something to share your emotions.

It's all become a tradition.

These times.

Old Li himself spends over 6% of his time and energy developing the Timecraft 3.1 combat robot.

Then there's the design, which was purely the initial design phase of Bumblebee and Optimus Prime in Transformers.

The robot is progressing well and is very efficient.

For Transformers and Gundam series, he attends more dinner parties and inspiration-gathering seminars.

Even if such a behemoth were to be built in three or four years.

It's also a big toy that adults like.

For example, AI-powered intelligent driving can cover hundreds or thousands of kilometers, freeing up manpower and energy.

Then, when it encounters an obstacle that the car can't pass, it spins around and transforms into a Gundam, crossing over with its legs.

There are no parking spaces available in the parking lot; there's nowhere to park.

It can also drive itself to park in other places.

All things considered, the Gundam Autobots in the initial design phase didn't have that much practical combat performance.

Fat Bing laughed and said, "You've become a trillionaire now, so you should enjoy yourself."

"Those tiny waist beauties who fawn over you are so seductive every day that I can't even bear to look at them."

"I'm 30 years old too. Let's have a serious discussion about the next generation sometime when you've had your fun."

Besides holding significant shares in Moutai and BYD, Pang Bing also owns a considerable number of shares in both companies.

Still a little over ten percent of Time Media? She genuinely felt it was time to consider the next generation.

No matter how many tiny waist beauties emerge in the future, what she has in her hands is a super legacy, okay!

The 2011 Forbes China Rich List includes Chinese people worldwide, not just those from mainland China.

The eleventh-ranked company is Charoen Pokphand Group of Thailand, with total assets of US$65 billion (equivalent to HK$507 billion).

The top ten Wahaha boss's $59 billion is equivalent to 380 billion RMB!

Currently, Time Media's market value is 3200 billion, and if Fat Ice owns 12%, that's 384 billion Hong Kong dollars.

The asset valuation will rise even higher if it rises again in the following days.

With the addition of Moutai and BYD, Fat Bing has officially entered the top ten list of global Chinese.

Her assets are much higher than those of the founder of Wahaha.

Zhou Hongyi is another mainland Chinese billionaire who, along with Fat Bing, has broken into the top ten richest Chinese people in the world.

The next moment she glanced around and muttered, "I know you're still a big kid, so you won't need to put in much effort to teach me. I can take care of you myself."

"Playing with the kids occasionally is fine."

Old Li chuckled, "Alright, I'll continue developing toys. The toy industry has great potential."

Fat Bing rolled her eyes at her, waved for another glass of red wine, and walked over to Ah Xin and Da Meiyuan.

These two are vice CEOs who have been part-time at Time Media for a long time.

Nazha, Liu Shishi, and several others quickly approached.

Naza, still holding onto Lao Li's arm, laughed and said, "That's hilarious."

"When Sister Shuying and Sister Shengyi met you before, their eyes looked like those of a wronged woman who had been abandoned."

"Do you think they might become real-life superheroes because of their overwhelming resentment?"

The big secret agent rolled her eyes at Nazha, wanting to stab her in the back.

Old Li hasn't even taken away Reba and Zhang Xinyu, who have been under his control for over a year.

That's the behavior of a super good man.

But why is Nazha mentioning older single women like Jiang Shuying? Does she think there aren't enough competitors, or that the competition isn't chaotic enough?

Leaving aside the kind of older sister who resolutely refuses big benefits or money, let's talk about friendship.

Wouldn't the twelve women in Old Li's family correspond perfectly to the twelve beauties? That's quite fitting.

Yang Mi quickly changed the subject, saying, "Senior brother, should we launch interstellar travel in 2012?"

"Of all the best-selling books you wrote in your early years, only Star Trek and The Hunger Games sequel remain."

Her Lucy 4 is still 12 years away from becoming a global sensation, chasing the glory of Super Saiyan 3.

But then look at Bingbing, who's a truly super-rich woman not far away, ranking among the top ten richest Chinese people in the world?!

My innermost thoughts are that she can still pull off a few more "workaholic" days.

The female lead from The Legend of Zhen Huan Season 3, Super 4, and Interstellar? That's quite a lineup.

Nazha laughed, "If Interstellar isn't made into an IMAX version, it'll only cost around 15 billion in mainland China at most. Honey, don't you think that's too little?"

The secret agent wants to sew Nazha's mouth shut again.

What kind of demonic woman would dare to look down on 15 billion mainland Chinese?

Is being the lead actress in a global project that can break 20 billion dollars considered a small achievement?

Liu Shishi was also amused, "Nazha has gotten arrogant, I'm reporting her for getting arrogant."

Old Li was speechless.

He put his arm around Xiao Liu and headed towards the backstage passage. "It's okay if she drifts around for a few days. Just keep an eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause any trouble with her words."

Naza stuck out her tongue shyly, "Should I choose a script that's aiming for awards and work hard to hone my acting skills for two or three years?"

"If my acting skills don't meet the standard in two or three years, I'll definitely be discouraged and start to work harder."

Fortunately, no matter how much reality teaches and punishes me.

Naza at least feels that Dilraba is dumber than her, which can revitalize her mentally.

Ah Q's victory strategy will live on forever.

Nazha then asked curiously, "Boss, Dilraba has no secrets from you anymore, right?"

"How come it's been a year and a half and still no new sister has come into the house?"

"If you don't feel pain when you're nineteen, isn't it a waste of resources to leave it idle until you're thirty?"

(End of this chapter)