HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 152 [152] Star Wish Film Project: Poaching Li Bingbing?
After the New Year, Little Pony sent Qi Yuan some good news.

With 500 million registered users, Tengxun successfully secured a $220 million investment.

Little Pony kept its promise and paid off the endorsement fee owed to Qi Yuan as soon as possible, using the remaining money to upgrade the server.

With the increase in the number of users, the original number of servers became insufficient, frequently resulting in login failures and severely impacting the user experience.

This investment has greatly improved the situation.

Once the QQ endorsement fee was settled, Qi Yuan had several million more in cash.

Having tens of millions of dollars lying coldly in a bank account is truly a worrying thing.

He's already stockpiled enough houses; it's impossible for him to use all tens of millions of dollars to hoard houses—that would be too unambitious.

After much thought, Qi Yuan decided that if the opportunity arose in the future, he could consider investing in some film and television productions.

Firstly, it allows him to make money from money, and secondly, it allows him to promote his woman.

Investing in film and television was also part of his plan.

A relationship cannot be sustained by feelings alone. Only when he can provide the woman beside him with feelings, money, status, and resources will she become inseparable from him.

Qi Yuan revealed his plan to invest in film and television dramas to Li Xue: "Could you recruit your older sister to our studio? I might be investing in film and television dramas in the second half of the year, and we can promote our own people then."

"Consider the sister-in-law from 'The Mission' as a token of my sincerity in inviting your sister. The budget for 'The Mission' was too small; I'll invest some money in Director Johnnie To later, and your sister will have a larger role in the film."

Li Xue and Li Bingbing have such a great sisterly relationship.

It's only natural for Li Xue to think of her sister when good things happen to her.

For example, with "The Mission," she informed her sister as soon as she saw the script.

Qi Yuan felt that this was not a good thing in the long run. Li Bingbing was not on his side, so why should he let Li Bingbing take advantage of him?

The best solution is to poach Li Bingbing and have the sisters work together to help him make money.

Li Xue is intelligent and capable.

Li Bingbing is a good actress, hardworking, and beautiful.

Both sisters are high-achieving working women.

In addition, by recruiting Li Bingbing, it was to prevent the two kings from benefiting from the deal later.

If nothing unexpected happens, Wang Jinghua will merge with Huayi next year, bringing all the artists in her studio with the company.

If Li Bingbing doesn't run away, she will most likely join Huayi with Wang Jinghua.

A few days later, in Hong Kong.

Qi Yuan has arrived with his team; they will begin filming tomorrow.

Li Bingbing arrived earlier than him.

Li Xue immediately went to find Li Bingbing: "Sister, don't hesitate, come over quickly. Qi Yuan plans to invest in film and television dramas in the second half of the year."

"If you come, you'll definitely get a good role. Then, we sisters will work together and dominate Star Wish Studio."

Li Bingbing, who was peeling an apple, looked flustered and dropped the knife on the ground.

The next second, the door to the room opened, and Wang Jinghua looked at Li Xue with a smile: "Xue'er, what did you just say? I didn't quite hear you."

Luckily she came along, otherwise her capable assistant would have really been poached.

Qi Yuan is indeed full of bad intentions.

She actually instigated Li Xue to poach her boyfriend.

Li Xue, I don't know what kind of spell she's been cast on, is working so hard for Qi Yuan, does she really think she's the boss's wife of Xingyuan Studio?

Li Xue was caught red-handed trying to poach someone's man, and she felt a little guilty: "No...it's nothing, I'll just have a chat with my sister." After Li Xue fled in a panic, Li Bingbing said somewhat embarrassedly: "Sister Hua, my sister works for Qi Yuan, she definitely has to think about her boss's interests, I won't leave."

Most people would be angry if they encountered something like this.

Wang Jinghua was different. As the top agent in mainland China, she not only did not blame Li Xue, but also spoke up for Li Xue: "How could I blame her? Everyone is working for their own employer. She took their salary, so she should definitely help them solve their problems."

Then Wang Jinghua changed the subject, shifting the conversation from Li Xue to Li Bingbing's work and life: "Bingbing, you haven't lived in Hong Kong for a long time. The temperature here changes a lot during the rainy season. You must bring an extra jacket when filming, as the weather can get cold very quickly and you can easily catch a cold."

I've prepared some cold medicine for you; it's in a small compartment of your luggage.

besides……"

Wang Jinghua is meticulous and has considered all possible scenarios.

Besides her outstanding management skills, her meticulous care for her artists is her trump card.

Elsewhere, artists don't receive the same level of care and support from their agents.

She didn't believe Qi Yuan could poach Li Bingbing from her, and even if Qi Yuan used Li Bingbing's sister as an intermediary, it wouldn't work.

……

The next day.

Filming for "The Gun" has begun.

We were in a very tight time.

Du Qifeng promised Qi Yuan that he would finish filming "The Mission" in twenty days.

Another reason is that the production team was too poor to afford the time and resources.

Simon Yam, Lui Sung-yin, Lam Yuk-lam, and Wong Chau-sing, all veteran actors, helped out because of Du Qifeng's influence.

Du Qifeng couldn't afford to pay them, so they only received a token amount, and they even had to bring their own clothes to the shoot.

This situation is not good for anyone if it drags on; we must resolve it quickly.

Qi Yuan did not receive a single penny in salary for making this film; he converted his salary into a 25% share of the film.

The main reason is that he is too expensive. Even if he has never made a movie, it would cost at least several hundred thousand yuan to hire him to play the male lead in a movie.

Singers and television actors have to lower their fees when they first start making movies; it's an industry rule.

If Qi Yuan had a movie that proved himself, that would be a different story. With his current popularity, his salary would definitely be one or two million, or even several million.

Du Qifeng, Milkyway Image, and Taiwanese investors all readily agreed to this.

There was no other way; if they really paid Qi Yuan a hefty fee, the movie "The Mission" wouldn't need to be made.

Instead of paying the actor's salary, we could convert it into an investment and give Qi Yuan a share of the film. This way, we could spend more money on production.

Given Qi Yuan's popularity across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, recouping the investment of 250 million and making a small profit should not be a problem.

If things really go wrong and the movie loses money, then there's nothing to say.

This was Qi Yuan's first time making a movie, and also his first time filming in a Hong Kong production crew. He finally witnessed what it meant to be a Hong Kong paper doll.

The script only describes the personalities of the five gunmen, and the story content is only a few hundred words long.

To summarize the plot: someone hires an assassin to kill gang leader Brother Man, and five gunmen protect Brother Man.

There were no scenes or dialogues; everything was written on the spot by the screenwriter after they arrived on set.

With its low budget and cheap production values, it's no wonder that no famous Hong Kong stars were willing to make this movie. From any perspective, this film was destined to flop.

However, after some discussion on set, screenwriters You Naihai and Du Qifeng quickly wrote the first plot, which looked to be of very good quality, which was quite outrageous!
(End of this chapter)