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Chapter 365 Xu Guangtou's Amazing Licking Skills
"...historically known as the Wandering Earth Project."

As the narration ended, the movie screening also came to a close.

Chen Xiu looked at Wu Jing and La Peikang sitting next to her and found that they both had similar disbelief and shock on their faces.

While the special effects in "The Wandering Earth" may not be as good as those of top Hollywood films like "Avatar" and "Interstellar," they are certainly on par with science fiction films with budgets of around $1 million.

In other words, Guo Fan achieved the same effect with one-third of the price.

This is truly astounding...

"Clap clap clap!"

La Peikang clapped enthusiastically, and with an even more enthusiastic tone than when he entered, said to Guo Fan, "Director Guo! You've really brought Chinese science fiction to life!"

"It's all thanks to everyone's joint efforts."

Guo Fan smiled shyly, but the excitement in his eyes was hard to hide.

He had just finished replying to La Peikang when he immediately turned to look at Chen Xiu.

Upon meeting two expectant yet nervous gazes, Chen Xiu first gave them an affirming look, then smiled and nodded to confirm again.

The next moment, Guo Fan let out a long sigh of relief, and when he went to talk to La Peikang again, he was clearly more relaxed.

Wu Jing and La Peikang observed Guo Fan's behavior and both thought: If a sequel to "The Wandering Earth" is ever made, Guo Fan will definitely be involved. Judging from his attitude towards Chen Xiu, Datang Pictures will surely get a share as well...

"Director Wu, how about we go outside to talk?"

"Ok?"

Wu Jing, whose thoughts were interrupted, looked at Chen Xiu with a blank expression.

Chen Xiu paused, then continued, "I said, can we go outside to talk?"

"Sure, Lao Guo, may I use your meeting room?"

Wu Jing turned and greeted Guo Fan, then led the way, taking Chen Xiu out of the projection room and into a small room.

After entering, Chen Xiuxian said, "Wait a moment, I need to check a message."

During the two-plus hours of watching the movie, my phone kept beeping, with more than a dozen unread messages appearing on the screen.

Skipping over some less important details, Chen Xiu found the report message sent by Wei Feng.

"Boss, Wang Wei is only willing to sell 51% of the shares and requires us to guarantee that we will not interfere with the management. The initial price negotiated is 6.5 million RMB."

"OK, I'll be back at the company in a bit."

After replying to the message, Chen Xiu put away her phone and looked up at Wu Jing.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Director Wu. You just mentioned that the female lead for Shanghai Film Group's 'The Climbers' hasn't been decided yet, is that right?"

"Yes!"

What is the movie about? What role does the female lead play?

"It tells the story of our country's first ascent of Mount Everest. The female lead is a meteorologist who is responsible for helping the mountaineering team to survey the weather window on Mount Everest."

Chen Xiu hesitated for a moment, then stared intently at Wu Jing.

"Do you have a suitable female lead in mind? Or are you going to do me a favor and let me choose Dilraba for the role?"

"..."

Wu was stunned on the spot, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and his jaw seemed to drop open.

Although he is generous and a bit chauvinistic, after years in the entertainment industry, he understands the unspoken, half-hearted interactions of human relationships.

As a result, this commonplace thing was brought to the forefront by Chen Xiu.

After thinking for a while, Wu Jing felt that she couldn't communicate with Chen Xiu in the way that people in the entertainment industry do; she had to be more direct.

"I do think Reba is a good fit, but I don't know if she's available, so I wanted to ask you first..."

"I'll ask her later. The roadshow for 'How Long Will I Love U' ends today, and she should be back in Beijing with the team."

"it is good."

"I hope we can have more cooperation in the future."

Chen Xiu extended his hand to Wu Jing, tacitly acknowledging the favor of receiving the resources.

Wu was overjoyed and grasped the hand, saying, "As long as Datang Pictures asks me to act in a movie, I'll definitely be available!"

"You're so expensive, we need to think carefully before inviting you."

"If the project is good, I can lower my fee..."

"Hehe, I'm about to head back. That's all for today."

Chen Xiu smiled meaningfully, thinking to herself: Soon you will have to lower your salaries. Only by gaining pricing power in the industry can you have a real say.

Wu Jing didn't understand what Chen Xiu meant, but thought that Chen Xiu was just being polite and that there would be many opportunities to cooperate in the future.

The two left the meeting room. Chen Xiu went to say goodbye to Guo Fan, and they went down to the underground parking garage, got into their car, and headed to the company.

Once the car was on the road, he called Reba, and she answered immediately.

"Hey, Brother Xiu, did you miss me?"

"A little bit."

"Hooray~, I've missed you every day. You're finally back today. Um, hehe, could you come back tonight?"

"Sure! But you'll have to go back to the company first and wait for me to get off work."

"Okay, okay! I'll be right back." Hearing Reba's overjoyed voice, Chen Xiuyang smiled, still thinking it would be better to tell her the surprise in person.

About five minutes after I hung up the phone, Reba called me back.

Chen Xiu frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then answered the phone: "What's wrong?"

"Brother Xiu, Mr. Xu Shanzheng, the producer of 'How Long Will I Love U,' would like to visit you at the company. Is that alright?"

Reba's voice was somewhat hesitant, probably worried that her question might cause trouble, but she still brought it up, indicating that this was Xu Shanzheng's wish, and that he was most likely waiting for the result.

Chen Xiu became more curious about Xu Shanzheng's purpose: "Just have him come directly here!"

"Yes, Brother Xiu, I'm sorry."

"There's nothing to apologize for. The company is open as usual; he can come whenever he wants!"

"That night?"

"As expected, 'How Long Will I Love U' has already grossed over 9 million at the box office. You should be able to sustain that momentum, right?"

"Hehe, I'll try my best."

After hanging up the phone again, Chen Xiu spent the rest of the journey thinking about Wang Wei's quote from Light Chaser Animation.

According to available information, Light Chaser Animation's last round of financing was Series B in 14, raising $2000 million USD for a 10% stake, which translates to an overall valuation of $2 million USD.

In recent years, a series of project failures have affected investors' confidence in Light Chaser Animation. Especially this year, with the film and television industry turning cold, it has become difficult for Light Chaser Animation to secure new financing, which is why Datang has the opportunity to acquire it.

Wang Wei's offer was based on the highest valuation of Light Chaser Animation Studios, which would be somewhat unfair to Datang Pictures if they accepted it.

However, once "White Snake" is released and the project becomes profitable, Light Chaser Animation's valuation could exceed $2 million...

With this in mind, Chen Xiu's eyes already showed certainty.

……

Chairman's Office, Datang Pictures.

To Chen Xiu's surprise, Xu Shanzheng arrived just after he returned to the company and finished a meeting with Wei Feng and Zhong Lifang about the acquisition of Light Chaser Animation.

Watching Reba being led in by Luo Shikan, Chen Xiu stared at the shiny bald head for a couple of seconds before getting up from behind the desk.

"Director Xu, good afternoon."

"Mr. Chen, hello, hello."

Chen Xiu was not surprised at all by the enthusiasm that Xu Shanzheng showed.

After shaking hands briefly with him, Chen Xiu ushered the two of them to the sofa and then had Luo Shikan bring in three cups of coffee.

When the coffee arrived, Chen Xiuchao glanced at it, then turned to Xu Shanzheng and asked, "Director Xu, if you want to visit Datang Film Studio, you can simply come directly. Why do you need to send a message through Reba?"

"Forehead……"

Xu Shanzheng's round, greasy face stiffened slightly, then his eyes behind his black-rimmed glasses gleamed as he instantly came up with his words.

"President Chen, it's like this. I think if I came directly to Datang Pictures, you would definitely receive me, but I might not be able to meet you. Just now, Reba told me that she had to go back to the company, so I took the liberty of wanting to use her connections to see you. I'm really sorry, I didn't think it through. It's all my fault."

"..."*2
The other two people in the office remained silent.

Chen Xiu sighed inwardly at Xu Shanzheng's masterful flattery, which left her with no way to criticize him.

Dilraba was astonished by the stark contrast between the bald man's previous fawning and obsequious behavior on the set of "How Long Will I Love U" and his current obsequious manner.

After a moment of silence, Chen Xiu finally spoke: "You mean, you came here to see me?"

"Yes! I know Mr. Chen is busy with work. In order not to waste your time, I thought I would talk to you about movies when we meet and see if there is any possibility of cooperation between us."

"For this kind of thing, you can just talk to General Manager Wei. I generally don't interfere with such detailed work."

"Understand, understand."

Xu Shanzheng nodded repeatedly, his bald forehead gleaming under the light.

Just as Chen Xiu was silently waiting for what was to come, Xu Shanzheng suddenly changed the subject and said, "President Chen, what I mean is, is it possible for us to reach a cooperation agreement outside of movies?"

"For example, Datang Pictures could invest in my Zhenledao Pictures, and Mr. Dong and Mr. Xiang of Huanxi Media have always wanted to cooperate with Datang Pictures."

Chen Xiu stared at Xu Shanzheng's smiling face, her mind racing, and finally gave an ambiguous answer.

"I need to study the cooperation you mentioned carefully, and I can't give a definite answer at the moment."

"Understood, Mr. Chen. Do you think we could add each other on WeChat for easier communication later?"

Xu Shanzheng took out his phone, crouched down, and looked at Chen Xiu expectantly.

Chen Xiu leaned back slightly and reached for her phone on the coffee table.

Xu Shanzheng's gaze followed his hand, and as Chen Xiu picked up his phone, he hurriedly said, "President Chen, let me scan your phone."

"alright."

Chen Xiu showed her WeChat contact card and accepted Xu Shanzheng's friend request.

After adding each other on WeChat, Xu Shanzheng chatted about some less important anecdotes in the entertainment industry, and then focused on praising Dilraba's performance in "How Long Will I Love U".

After seeing that Chen Xiu had finished her coffee, he very tactfully got up to say goodbye.

From the moment he entered until he left, Xu Shanzheng's entire performance can only be described as that of a master at providing emotional value...

Chen Xiu glanced at the closed door, locked it with her phone, and then waved to Reba.

Reba looked around, stood up, walked to Chen Xiu, and slowly squatted down...

(End of this chapter)