Huayu: Starting from intercepting Duan Yu

Chapter 197: Liu Yifei takes the initiative, Xu Yi makes crazy money! (6000 chapters!)
"The film "Joker" has officially started shooting!"

"Chinese director Xu will play the first Asian-American Joker in history!"

"Natalie Portman to play the leading role in Joker!"

"Joker's estimated cost is $5000 million!"

"Can Xu really win the Oscar for Best Actor with this movie?"

In its fifth week since its release, tiktok has unsurprisingly retained its top spot on the Billboard chart.

And after more than half a month of preparation, "Joker" has officially started filming.

This speed absolutely shocked countless Americans!

Let Americans know for the first time what true Chinese speed is!

Not to mention Xu Yi, who is not only the lyricist of the most popular song "tiktok" recently.

I really plan to star in this "Joker" myself.

And strive for the Oscar for Best Actor.

This made countless Americans completely stunned!
"WTF? He's going to be filming a new movie so soon?"

"Is he really planning to direct and star in his own film? And aim for an Oscar for Best Actor?"

"Oh shit! This guy is really a lunatic!"

"He's actually the creator of TikTok? And he's also a singer who's popular all over Asia?"

"Oh my god! How on earth did this guy do that?!"

Not only that, since tiktok became popular.

Not only did Liu Yifei become famous.

Under Sony's arrangement, he also participated in many programs and activities.

Its popularity in the United States is also increasing.

His relationship with Xu Yi was soon exposed by the American media.

Despite these media reports, there is no evidence.

And as an Asian star, the attention they receive is definitely not as great as that of European and American stars.

However, this did not prevent some American netizens from being sarcastic towards Xu Yi...

"Crystal Liu is actually Xu's girlfriend?"

"I'm so envious of Xu!"

"It turns out Xu created this song 'tiktok' to promote his girlfriend!"

"So we should envy Crystal Liu, because she was the one who successfully hooked up with Xu!"

"That's right, this song 'TikTok' will become popular no matter who sings it, but without this song 'TikTok', Crystal Liu would definitely not be popular!"

Crystal Liu is Liu Yifei's English name.

Ou Mi is not so resistant to celebrity romances.

Therefore, even if Liu Yifei's relationship is exposed, it will not have much impact on the performance of "tiktok".

Besides, even if there was an impact, Liu Yifei no longer cared about it at this moment.

She asked Xu Yi to write a song for her at first just to prove herself.

She didn't want to end her singing career in such an humiliating way.

As a result, not only has he regained his face.

It far exceeded her expectations.

What else is she not satisfied with?
How is your singing level?

And whether he is suitable to be a singer.

She is still very self-aware.

I won’t think that I’m good enough just because this song “tiktok” became popular!

……

"Xu, I didn't expect your acting skills to be so good!"

The crew of "Joker".

Looking at Xu Yi who had just finished a play, Harvey immediately exclaimed in amazement.

When he first heard that Xu Yi was going to win the Oscar for Best Actor, he, like everyone else, thought Xu Yi was crazy.

Even before the filming of "Joker" began, he still thought so.

But at this time I witnessed Xu Yi's acting skills.

And the clown he played.

He no longer thinks so!
I've even started thinking about whether I should prepare in advance for next year's Oscars public relations!

And for Harvey at this time.

The better Xu Yi develops in Hollywood, the better it will be for him.

You know, ever since "Iron Man" became a box office hit.

As the producer of "Iron Man", his status in Hollywood has also been improved.

Not to mention that "Iron Man" helped him earn a full 3000 million US dollars!

And this "Joker".

Although Warner's distribution fee is as high as 21%.

But Xu Yi still gave him the same 2.5% box office share as for "Iron Man".

There is also a 7% producer fee.

This also made him like working with Xu Yi more and more!

I will definitely do my best to complete all the tasks assigned by Xu Yi!
But at the same time, he also knew that this was Xu Yi warning him not to play tricks.

Otherwise, Xu Yi would definitely not mind using the money given to him to find someone else to kill him!
Or Xu Yi could just kill him himself!

He still has doubts until now.

Could Xu Yi really be an agent sent by China?

There was also the box office share that Xu Yi promised him, but they had not signed a contract.

So he had to work even harder to get things done for Xu Yi!
At the same time, Xu Yi was seen finishing the filming.

Liu Yifei immediately ran over and handed the water and towel in her hand to Xu Yi.

Although Xu Yi didn't look tired at all.

Seeing this scene, Harvey immediately couldn't help but show an envious expression on his face.

He has been in Hollywood for so many years and has definitely played with more Hollywood female stars than Xu Yi has ever seen.

But no female star has ever been so devoted to him.

Then Harvey turned his head and glanced at Natalie Portman not far away.

As the heroine of "Joker", Natalie Portman was naturally chosen by Xu Yi a long time ago.

This kind of thing is normal in Hollywood.

It's not even a transaction.

It's just normal etiquette.

It's absolutely impossible in Hollywood, just because of sleeping with someone.

Become the heroine of a movie!
However, there was no sign of anything unusual about Natalie Portman at this time.

Although in her heart, she was actually jealous to the point of madness.

After all, he is a handsome, young, and billionaire Hollywood director.

Which female star can you not like?
Even Hollywood actresses are the same!
Not to mention this guy, his ability in that area is also so strong!

So much so that she felt like she was about to die every time!
As soon as the filming of the next day was completed, Liu Yifei returned to the hotel where the crew was located with Xu Yi without any hesitation.

She has been busy during this period, promoting tiktok everywhere.

Xu Yi is also busy with the early preparations for "Joker".

So the time she spent with Xu Yi was much less than when she first came to the United States.

So as soon as she had some free time today, she immediately ran to visit the set of "Joker".

There is also the heroine of "Joker", Natalie Portman, who is also a great beauty.

She guessed that Xu Yi would definitely have some ideas.

And maybe he has already succeeded.

But she didn't care.

Because she knew that Xu Yi was not very interested in these foreign women.

At most, it's just for fun.

It poses no threat to her at all!
And saw Xu Yi and Liu Yifei walking into the hotel together.

And that night, Liu Yifei did not leave the hotel again.

Some reporters rushed over after hearing the news.

Especially those gossip reporters.

Everyone was excited immediately!

Even if Xu Yi and Liu Yifei were really in a relationship, it would not be of much value.

But it still has some value after all.

Especially to be able to take some more exciting photos.

That’s even more valuable!
Unfortunately, Xu Yi arranged five-star hotels for the crew of "Joker".

He himself lives in a luxurious suite in a five-star hotel.

These gossip reporters can't even think of taking some explosive photos.

It’s hard to even get in!

However, there are photos of Xu Yi and Liu Yifei entering the hotel together.

Plus some photos taken when I was on the set of "Joker".

It’s enough for these gossip reporters to make up some gossip!

……

late at night.

After a difficult swallowing sound, Liu Yifei opened her mouth, showed it to Xu Yi again, and then ran into the bathroom.

She and Yang Mi learned this trick.

Then about five minutes later, Liu Yifei walked out of the bathroom.

She was very well-behaved and snuggled in Xu Yi's arms again.

Xu Yi had already unlocked many achievements for her.

But there are also some who have always been reluctant to try.

For example, just now.

Until the last time I filmed the hidden ending of "Chinese Paladin", in order to compete with Yang Mi.

She just tried it a little bit.

But then she didn't like doing this kind of thing anymore.

I don't like this feeling either.

But this time, it was to "reward" Xu Yi.

She did so on her own initiative.

Of course, this is also because Xu Yi never forced her.

This shows that Xu Yi is still very considerate and cares about her.

And she really likes Xu Yi.

like it more and more.

It can even be said that she fell in love with Xu Yi.

Love without reservation.

Otherwise she wouldn't want to do this!
It is even more impossible to achieve this level!

She had thought before that this song "tiktok" might become popular.

But I never expected it to become so popular.

Directly topped the Billboard charts!

We also reached the summit for two weeks in a row!

This was definitely something she had never dared to imagine in her dreams before!
So today, she not only came to visit the set of "Joker".

At night, he even ignored the reporters outside the crew and stayed overnight on the crew.

At this moment, she could already imagine how the gossip reporters would report tomorrow.

There is a high possibility that these reports will spread to the country.

But she no longer cares!

"How did the audition for 'The Forbidden Kingdom' go?"

After a long while, feeling that Liu Yifei seemed to be interested again, Xu Yi suddenly stopped his actions.

"The director informed me that I have passed the audition for the female lead and filming can begin as early as next month."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at him.

The meaning is very clear. You enjoy yourself, but you make her feel stuck.

But she still answered honestly.

Besides, there is still a lot of time tonight.

She knew very well that under normal circumstances, she would not dare to provoke Xu Yi like this.

The next day will definitely not be pleasant!
"What about the pay?"

Xu Yi asked again.

"Fifteen million dollars."

Liu Yifei curled her lips.

If it were in the past, a 50-meter blade salary would have been an absolute sky-high price for her.

She has filmed four TV series before, and her total remuneration is only about 100 million Chinese yuan.

It is only equivalent to a few hundred thousand meter sword.

But with her current popularity.

Especially popular in the United States and Europe.

In addition, "The Forbidden Kingdom" is another film co-produced by China and the United States.

The box office focus is in the United States.

Therefore, a mere 50 dollars is totally unworthy of her status!
She doesn't even look down on it!
Moreover, she had auditioned three times before, but the director never notified her that she passed the audition.

It is said that Huayi has always opposed her playing the leading female role.

Now that they see that she is popular in the United States and Europe, they rush to take advantage of her popularity.

Hua Yi no longer objected.

Not to mention wanting to sign her.

Do you really think she has no temper at all?
Even if it weren't for this movie, starring Fang Shilong and Jet Li.

She would have definitely refused it outright a long time ago!

"50-meter sword?"

Xu Yi also laughed. "Tell them, no talk without 500 million razor blades."

"As for Hongxingwu, let your mother go and talk to her."

"Your share must be at least 7%!"

Xu Yi continued.

"The Forbidden Kingdom" was destined to be a flop.

There is no problem with Fang Shilong and Jet Li joining forces.

But the problem is co-productions.

Fang Shilong and Jet Li were also asked to play house with a foreign child.

It would be strange if the box office was good!

If this movie fails, Huayi cannot afford to offend Fang Shilong or Jet Li.

Naturally, all the dirty water will be thrown on Liu Yifei.

So this 500 million dollars is not just the film remuneration.

It's also the money earned from being criticized after the movie flopped.

Make money, not shabby.

It’s impossible for Xu Yi either, because the movie will flop.

Just don't let Liu Yifei make this money.

There is also the contract between Liu Yifei and Red Star Studio, in which Liu Yifei previously took 3%.

Now that she is so famous, 7% is not too much, right?
This is because Xu Yi saw that Chen Gandie and Zhang Da Huzi had indeed tried their best to support Liu Yifei.

And for being so tactful.

Otherwise, don’t even think about getting the 3%!
"I see!"

Liu Yifei responded immediately.

She didn't know whether the crew of "The Forbidden Kingdom" would pay her such a high salary.

I don’t know whether godfather and Zhang Da Huzi will agree to let her change the profit sharing ratio.

But since Xu Yi said so, she would give it a try.

She is now completely convinced of Xu Yi.

After all, even with her singing skills, Xu Yi was able to make her the "Asian Little Queen".

Even before TikTok was released, I knew she would become a global sensation.

This is even more magical than a charlatan!
"What are Sony's plans for next?"

Xu Yi asked again.

"Sony wants to release an album for me as soon as possible..."

Liu Yifei replied in a low voice.

She knew she was not suited to being a singer.

This album was released purely to make money.

With her thick skin, she would naturally feel embarrassed...

"It really fits the capitalist style..."

Xu Yi smiled.

Given Liu Yifei's level, the only selling point of the album Sony is preparing to release for her is undoubtedly the song "tiktok".

In other words, Sony wants to squeeze out as much value as possible from the song "tiktok".

After all, singles cannot be released as physical albums.

But with this popular song "tiktok", just throw in a few songs and it will be fine.

But what Xu Yi really cares about is naturally not this.

Anyway, it is impossible for Liu Yifei to really become a singer.

Word of mouth doesn't matter to her at all.

But in this way, the portion of the revenue from this album that belongs to him will definitely be reduced.

Because he only owns 50% of the profits from the song "tiktok".

But the other songs have nothing to do with him.

"Tell Sony I want 50% of the profits from the physical album too!"

Xu Yi said in a deep voice.

The copyright of "tiktok" belongs to him.

If he doesn't agree, the album won't be released.

But then he looked at Liu Yifei, hesitated for a moment, and finally gave in.

"Forget it, just give me 30% of the profits, and you and Sony will split the rest equally."

Today, TikTok has nearly 500 million digital sales.

It shouldn't be a big problem if it reaches 1000 million later.

Calculated based on the unit price of 0.99 meters, the revenue is about 1000 million meters.

The platform deducts 30% and then deducts 200 million for advertising fees, leaving 500 million US dollars.

He can get 50%, Sony and Liu Yifei each 25%.

In other words, based on digital sales alone, Liu Yifei can earn almost 100 million yuan.

Then the sales of physical albums should not be less than 100 million.

Based on the price of $9.9 million per physical album, that's $1000 million.

But physical albums cost more, so if you can actually make half the profit, that's pretty good.

In this way, the profit of the physical album is 500 million US dollars.

He took 30%, and Sony and Liu Yifei each took 35%.

That is, he got 150 million dollars, Sony and Liu Yifei each got 175 million dollars.

According to calculations, Liu Yifei can earn at least 300 million US dollars through this song "tiktok".

This is still the most conservative estimate.

Under normal circumstances, both digital sales and physical sales will be higher.

This does not include various copyright fees.

And she couldn't give a concert.

Otherwise you can earn more!
And apart from paying taxes, the rest of the money is hers.

There is no need to share the profits with Chen Gandie and Zhang Da Huzi.

Now Liu Yifei only has a film and television contract at Red Star Studios.

The money earned from the records has nothing to do with Red Star Wood.

But if it were before, Xu Yi would definitely not let Liu Yifei make so much money all at once.

It’s not that he’s stingy.

But after making so much money all of a sudden, it might become more difficult for him to control Liu Yifei and her daughter.

So he could give Liu Yifei a sports car worth millions.

But she will never be given any resources.

Let her earn hundreds of millions of cash in one go!
But now, compared with his net worth of 10 billion rice knives.

A few million meter swords are nothing at all.

He also didn't think that after having these millions of meter swords.

How dare Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli do anything in front of him.

Xu Yi knew very well that human nature could not stand the test.

Maybe Liu Yifei and her daughter would not do as he imagined.

He could also feel Liu Yifei's feelings for him.

But if possible, it is better not to test human nature!

At the same time, with his current wealth, he doesn't mind being more generous to the women around him.

It can also enhance their enthusiasm.

What's more, the more Liu Yifei earns, the more he earns.

But when Liu Yifei heard him say this, she refused to do it!
"You don't have to give in for me!"

Liu Yifei immediately felt a little distressed.

Although this way she can get an extra 10% of the profits.

But Xu Yi suddenly lost 20%.

In her opinion, this is definitely not worth it!
Strictly speaking, she is not even Xu Yi's girlfriend.

But in her heart, she had already regarded herself and Xu Yi as one!
"This isn't a concession, but Sony is a major international company after all. It's going too far..."

Xu Yi shook his head.

There is only one song of his in the album, but he asks for 50% of the profits, which is indeed a bit too much.

Although without his song, the album would definitely not have sold well.

And if it were him, he would not give in at all.

He also didn't think Sony could do anything to him.

But if it’s Liu Yifei, it’s different.

He had to consider Liu Yifei's safety.

In his previous life, it was rumored that Michael Jackson's death was closely related to Sony.

Although this rumor has never been confirmed.

But he still had to be on guard.

Besides, Michael is still alive.

But this matter has nothing to do with him.

Even if someone wants to jump off a building, it has nothing to do with him.

Although he also likes their songs.

"All right……"

Liu Yifei said in a low voice.

I was deeply moved.

She knew very well that Xu Yi did this because of her.

So the next moment, she gave Xu Yi a deep kiss.

He immediately turned over and began to take the initiative to become a knight...

Then the next day, some foreign media.

Especially some gossip media.

It immediately reported that Liu Yifei, the recently very popular "Asian little queen", stayed overnight on the set of "Joker".

Many reporters also took photos of Liu Yifei and Xu Yi flirting with each other on the set of "Joker".

Although Americans are not that interested in the romance between the two Asian stars.

But it still attracted a lot of attention.

At the same time, these reports were quickly transmitted back to China...

……

"The audio and video rights to Iron Man were sold for 8000 million dollars!"

"And the toy copyright also sold for 8000 million dollars!"

"These two copyrights were sold for 1.6 million RMB. Xu Yi is making a fortune again!"

"The stocks of Huaxin Securities and Penguin Securities have also skyrocketed!"

"Not only can this guy hook up with so many female celebrities, but he also makes money at an enviable speed!"

"At this rate, this guy's net worth will exceed 10 billion, right?"

"Damn, this is really possible!"

The various copyright fees of "Iron Man" were soon exposed by foreign media.

Most of the major purchasers of copyrights are listed companies.

So this information cannot be kept secret at all.

Netflix, in particular, directly uses shares to pay copyright fees.

It takes more than just a board vote.

It also needs to be made public.

At this time, the news that Liu Yifei stayed overnight on the set of "Joker" was also exposed by foreign media.

After learning the news, major domestic media immediately reported and reprinted it.

Also attached were photos of Liu Yifei flirting with Xu Yi on the set of "Joker".

Although the actions in the photo are not particularly intimate.

But you can tell at a glance that there is definitely something wrong between the two of them!

Netizens were immediately excited!

"Is this a confirmed fact?"

"Liu Yifei even spent the night on the set of 'Joker'. Isn't that a confirmed fact?"

"With these photos, I don't believe anyone saying there's nothing wrong between them!"

"In fact, isn't the relationship between the two of them already known to everyone?"

"I can guarantee that Xu Yi still won't admit it this time!"

"What a shame I didn't take more exciting photos..."

"Forget it, even if it's these photos, maybe they deliberately let them be taken!"

"That's right, when the time comes, Xu Yi will definitely say that it was just to promote the new movie!"

And the fans of Xu Yi and Liu Yifei were all excited immediately!
"Brother Xu Yi and our Xixi are finally together!"

"Is Brother Xu Yi going to make an official announcement?"

"Brother Xu Yi's favorite is indeed our Xixi!"

"Of course, otherwise why would she sing this song 'tiktok' to our Xixi!"

"TikTok is very popular overseas now, and you can hear it everywhere in China!"

But soon, these netizens and fans were disappointed.

Because Xu Yi, as expected, "refuted the rumors".

"Sissi and I are just good friends."

"Xixi is just here to visit the set and help promote my new movie."

"It's a sleepover, but I don't have a room."

"Sissi's mother can testify to this."

“So I hope everyone will stop spreading rumors!”

There are also handsome photos, which must not be missing...

(There will be another chapter at 12 noon with 100 monthly tickets. Thank you all for your support!)
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