Reborn in the Chinese Entertainment Industry: You're a Director, But You're a Casanova?

Just as the red carpet buzz reached its peak, Liu Yuehua did not answer any questions about the sprinter, but quickly ended the red carpet event and arranged for the film screening to begin.

It's good to whet people's appetites a little.

The screening room was packed. The filmgoers hesitated for a moment, but decided to watch the film first. They had prepared two sets of stories and would see which one to use depending on the situation.

The lights dimmed, and the screen cut directly to a piercing sound of tires screeching.

The stunning Dolby sound perfectly reproduces the roar of the AE86 engine.

Mount Akina at night, drifting through five consecutive hairpin bends, quick editing with close-up shots and aerial footage.

This hardcore industrial audiovisual language is a visual and auditory feast for mainland audiences who are still immersed in slow motion and lyrical music in this era.

They had assumed that only Hollywood blockbusters could deliver such a perfect commercial presentation.

When they saw Edison Chen perfectly portray Ryosuke Takahashi's coldness on the big screen, and Jay Chou's introverted and shy character perfectly captured Takumi Fujiwara's awkwardness, all the peers who were waiting to see them make a fool of themselves shut up.

Even Mr. Amu, who was thought to be a newcomer, displayed his playful and funny personality.

Not to mention Tang Yan, with her sailor uniform and long legs. Liu Yuehua perfectly recreated both her materialistic tendencies and the sweetness of being in love.

The so-called poor acting skills become a perfect bonus in the face of Liu Yuehua's precise casting of genre films.

At the end of the film, when the melody of "All the Way North" played, the entire audience erupted in thunderous applause.

Its commercial logic and industrial sophistication shattered all the prejudices of film critics.

After watching the entire movie, Tsai Yinong looked rather unpleasant. She was utterly disappointed; the slap in the face she had been expecting had not materialized.

Liu Yuehua has the backing of Hong Kong-funded TVB and top-tier connections in mainland China. His commercial films are on par with Hollywood productions.

Now, Liu Yifei has used this Yixin Media flagship to complete the leap from television starlet to film actress.

If the Legend of Sword and Fairy series were to lose Liu Yifei, it would face a complete collapse.

She couldn't think of anyone who could match Liu Yifei's current influence, and even 200 million yuan probably wouldn't be enough.

In the small private room.

Han Shanping, Lin Jianyue, Yang Shoucheng, and Li Yun'er were with Liu Yuehua discussing the revenue sharing of several films.

Li Yun'er placed the financial statements in front of Liu Yuehua.

"Director Liu, we've checked all the initial funding."

"Although 'Coherence' and 'Perfect Strangers' failed to break box office records in China due to their limited audience base."

"But it achieved a very high screening rate in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, especially in South Korea and Hollywood."

"South Korea's CJ and the United States' Columbia Pictures bought out the remake rights and videotape distribution rights for these two films for 3000 million won and 600 million US dollars respectively."

Lin Jianyue nodded.

"The revenue sharing from theaters across the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau, plus these copyright fees, after deducting taxes, will result in nearly 120 million RMB being deposited into YiYiXin Media's account next Monday."

In 2003, a cash flow of over 100 million yuan was enough to make a name for oneself in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Han Shanping smiled and looked at Liu Yuehua.

"Yuehua, with such a large number of chips in your hand, what are you planning to do next? Are you going to bet everything on 'Flying Man'?"

"Why don't we buy a house first? The Olympics will be held in a few years, and the housing prices in Beijing will definitely skyrocket. I'm still living in a studio on the commercial street right now."

Liu Yuehua changed the subject, steering the conversation towards real estate.

Without suspicion, everyone joined in the discussion. Yang Shoucheng and Lin Jianyue were the most qualified to speak, having lived in Hong Kong for decades and knowing how much Hong Kong people suffered at the hands of real estate developers.

Han Shanping joined in the conversation, while Zhuzhu smiled and looked at Liu Yuehua. She knew that Liu Yuehua's ambitions were not limited to buying a house.

Indeed, some business plans and strategies cannot be discussed in this room, after all, we are just ordinary business partners.

Don't put all your eggs in one basket; movies are all about making quick money and gaining fame.

To set the rules in this arena of fame and fortune, one must master the real channels.

While Liu Yuehua chatted with everyone about which houses were of good quality, he was also thinking about how to develop a business plan.

Take one-third of this 120 million and use it through an offshore account to cross-shareholding and buy some Tencent stock.

You can buy some of Boss Ma's and Boss Li's stocks. Once they rise slightly, you can sell them after they go public, since they've really underperformed since then.

The future belongs to the internet monopoly. Sooner or later, the film and television industry will have to rely on internet capital. I need to build a competitive ecosystem for cinemas and streaming media in advance.

As everyone discussed which villas were better in the suburbs of Beijing, Liu Yuehua added that he actually thought courtyard houses were also nice, thus disrupting the main topic of conversation.

Actually, we could consider replicating the early game companies. We could have Feng Chengcheng gather some of his classmates to start a game company, and use Li Yun'er's connections to get some game code from South Korea to modify.

More recent examples include Sundae's Legend and Six Cities' Warcraft; further back are Tencent and NetEase. Finally, some might follow miHoYo's example, establish their own independent ventures, or even develop their own games.

The film and television industry is a place of fame and fortune, where you can only make a name for yourself. Games, on the other hand, are the real cash cows. Even if you lose money in games, you can use the money earned from games to support our film production.

Let's invest the remaining money in Yixin Media. There are many TV series and movie projects we can invest in later.

Having money gives you more influence, since you can't promote all the artists under your management with just one film.

As everyone discussed whether they could buy several courtyards and combine them into one living space, Liu Yuehua felt the atmosphere in the private room was becoming a bit stifling.

So he greeted everyone and went upstairs to the balcony to clear his head.

It was already autumn, and the wind was a bit strong in the evening. Liu Yuehua was just about to have a smoke.

Then I heard a series of footsteps coming from the balcony door.

Chen Hong followed us out at some point. Tonight, she was wearing a very figure-hugging deep-V evening gown, with a coat over her shoulders for warmth.

There were no outsiders on the balcony, and Chen Hong dropped her dignified facade.

She walked up to Liu Yuehua and naturally pressed her body against him.

The silky fabric of the dress, through Liu Yuehua's thin coat, conveyed a familiar yet dangerous mature body temperature.

"Director Liu was so charming inside, acting like he didn't care about money at all," Chen Hong said with a hint of coquettishness.

Her fingers lightly brushed against the back of Liu Yuehua's hand, her eyes revealing an ambiguous teasing.

The seed planted in the villa's living room on the day the contract was signed, after several nights of nurturing, finally took root and sprouted in the face of the huge success of "Initial D".