HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 263 [263] The Civil War at Beijing Film Academy: Viewers Exclaim How Exciting!
Huayi.

The two kings were a little envious when they received the news that "Infernal Affairs" was a box office hit in Hong Kong.

"This kid is incredibly lucky! Last year, no big-name Hong Kong actors were willing to act in 'The Mission,' so he got a great deal. This year, he landed a leading role in a Hong Kong film, and 'Infernal Affairs' is a huge hit. He's really going to become the next Li Lianjie."

Seeing Qi Yuan make money made Xiao Wang feel worse than if he himself had lost money.

Last time, Xingkong and Huayi competed for Wang Jinghua, forcing them to give Wang Jinghua an extra 10% of the shares. They won't forget that debt.

The film's box office performance fell short of expectations in its first two days of release, and many Hong Kong media outlets were pessimistic about its success, but the two brothers were quite happy.

They've become so powerful in just a few days; who can they complain to?

"He's not the second Li Lianjie; he's even more impressive than Li Lianjie back then. He was involved in the investment of 'Infernal Affairs,' and the film wouldn't have been possible without him. I heard he had a 35% stake; just imagine how much money he must have made."

The king took a deep breath.

Nearly 18 million in five days, a super dark horse in Hong Kong's film industry this year.

I heard that the media in Hong Kong have dubbed this film a "market savior," praising it for injecting new vitality into Hong Kong cinema and playing a role in revitalizing the market.

The Hong Kong market still has great potential. How much box office revenue will it make if it's released in mainland China? If it's sold in Southeast Asia, this film could earn tens of millions.

The 40 million investment is pure nonsense. It might fool outsiders, but it won't fool those in the industry.

According to the information they gathered, including Qi Yuan's five million yuan film salary as an investment, the total investment was twenty-five million yuan.

This movie is bound to make money; the only question is how much.

"I heard this kid sent us two invitations to the premiere? We got one, but what about the other one?"

The king always had a sullen face.

"The other copy was sent to Wang Jinghua, who works at Huayi. What does he mean by that?"

Mr. Wang was even more annoyed; he would get angry whenever the topic came up.

This kid is cunning and wicked; he's clearly trying to sow discord and harm Huayi's team.

Wang Jinghua was quite happy and immediately asked Xiao Wang for resources. They had no choice but to give them to her, as they were afraid that Wang Jinghua would turn around and run to Qi Yuan.

The cooperation is not deep at present. If the person leaves, the loss is not much, but losing face is a big deal.

Letting a young man in his early twenties poach their key players so easily—don't these two brothers care about their reputation? What will their competitors and investors think of them? Will they be able to secure funding?

"First, keep Wang Jinghua in check. We need to keep her at Huayi for at least a few years. After a few years, the artists under her will definitely feel a sense of belonging to Huayi. Then we can let her go and see how many people she can take with her."

The king didn't think much of Wang Jinghua.

She's just an agent; she can't create any hype or have any resources. As long as Huayi Brothers continues to thrive and can offer incentives to those artists, who would want to follow Wang Jinghua?

Qi Yuan, we'll deal with this kid later.

This kid is riding high; this year, the combined profits of Starry Sky Company and Star Wish Studio will definitely crush Huayi.

But this kid has gotten too cocky, actually talking about entering the Japanese and American music scenes. Are those two places easy to get into?
They will wait until Qi Yuan's advance fails before taking advantage of his predicament to strike him while he's down.

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On May 26, at the Beijing premiere of "Infernal Affairs".

The main creators, including Qi Yuan, Liu Weiqiang, Mai Zhaohui, and Liang Jiahui, all had beaming smiles.

The box office of "Infernal Affairs" in Hong Kong declined on the day before yesterday and yesterday. With fewer wealthy women contributing, it has entered a stable zone, at around four million.

After seven days in theaters, the box office has just over 26 million, making the Hong Kong film market seem to have returned to its glorious era of the early 1990s.

The premiere today was a star-studded event.

All the artists from Starry Night were present, and Lau Wai-keung and Alan Mak brought many Hong Kong artists to support them, including Andy Lau.

Qi Yuan's classmates from the Beijing Film Academy, Zuo Xiaoqing, Yan Danchen, and Zu Feng, were present, as was their class teacher, Cui Xinqin, along with several other school leaders. There were even more actors from mainland China; Wang Jinghua brought her entire roster of artists, including Chen Daoming, Ren Quan, Hu Jun, Tong Dawei, and a whole host of others.

Wang Erwang and Feng Xiaogang from Huayi Brothers made an appearance.

Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yingmou from New Pictures also came to watch the excitement.

With the addition of Chen Kaige and his wife, Han Sanye, and Lin, the boss of Huanya, the premiere was a grand affair.

Oh, right, Da Tian Tian is here too. Today, it's not Uncle Lu accompanying her; Uncle Lu has a very big business and is quite busy.

Fan Xiaopang really likes Jing Tian. The two look a bit alike, with the same V-shaped face and delicate features.

Fan Xiaopang is more magnanimous, while Da Tiantian is more gentle.

"Mr. Qi, where did you pick up this little girl? She's quite cute."

Fan Xiaopang poked Qi Yuan with his finger, unable to contain his curiosity.

Surely Qi Yuan wouldn't be that inhumane? Kidnapping someone so young?

Qi Yuan glanced at Fan Xiaopang. What did this little girl take him for? Besides, did he dare to abduct Da Tiantian?

"Here's a piece of advice: stick close to Sweetie's coattails; it will benefit you greatly in the future."

Fan Xiaopang raised an eyebrow: "Really? I don't believe it!"

How much power can a little girl have to cling to someone's leg?

Qi Yuan shook her head.

Binbin, I gave you a chance but you failed!

The person sitting next to you is the top resource star in the Chinese entertainment industry. You don't even care about this powerful figure?

Fan Xiaopang brought his face close to Qi Yuan's and breathed softly, "Even if she's a big shot, why should I go to such lengths? I can just hug you directly, can't I?"

"..."

Qi Yuan was unable to refute it! It makes perfect sense.

Li Bingbing had the advantage of information asymmetry, and she actively cultivated a good relationship with Da Tiantian.

Li Bingbing had been a teacher for a year and was quite experienced in dealing with children of Da Tiantian's age, easily winning Da Tiantian's favor.

Fan Xiaopang chatted with Qi Yuan, Li Bingbing and her sister teased Da Tiantian, and others were also discussing.

Once the movie started, the room quieted down, and everyone's attention was focused on the big screen.

Fan Xiaopang had never acted in a movie before, and seeing Li Bingbing's Mary made her quite envious. She had to admit that Li Bingbing's acting was good, especially her crying scene when she discovered that Liu Jianming was an undercover agent.

Mainland audiences will be even more shocked by the ending! Mainland audiences are used to happy endings where the bad guys are punished and the good guys win.

Huang Xiaoming, playing Big B, blew Chen Yongren's head off with a single shot. Emotional music played, and countless people gasped in disbelief!
Including Li Bingbing and Fan Xiaopang, Li Bingbing left after filming that crying scene. She didn't stay until the end and didn't know there would be such a twist.

"Don't be afraid, we are all fellow disciples..."

Yan Danchen and Zu Feng, who came from the Beijing Film Academy, were surprised but found the lines quite amusing. No problem, Qi Yuan and Huang Xiaoming are indeed fellow students from the Beijing Film Academy, so it makes perfect sense for them to work together to take down Chen Yongren.

As the elevator descended, gunshots rang out again.

Zu Feng and the others were stunned. Holy crap! A civil war within the Beijing Film Academy? This plot is too exciting! They had lost count of how many plot twists this movie had.

The elevator doors opened, and Liu Jianming stepped out, holding up a handsome ID photo: "I'm a policeman."

Liu Jianming turned around and looked at Big B and Chen Yongren, who were dead with their eyes wide open in the elevator, with complicated expressions. The audience got goosebumps.

Now everyone understands why this film is hailed as the savior of Hong Kong cinema, even surpassing last year's "The Mission"!
Qi Yuan is on the verge of taking off! He's only made two movies, one a masterpiece and the other a swan song.

(End of this chapter)