Huayu 2015, the Artist of Light and Shadow

Chapter 149 Chain Reaction! Film and Television Capital Crisis! Old Honey Invested! Killing Five Birds with One Stone!

The Munich International Film Festival is Germany's second largest film festival, after the Berlin Film Festival.

However, unlike the Berlin Film Festival, which leans towards artistry and emphasizes political and social expression, the Munich Film Festival is more focused on discovering new directors and warming up the European market for commercial films from other regions.

In short, this place is more like a large trading center.

It's a bit like the Shanghai International Film Festival; it's mainly about selling films, finding commercially successful movies that audiences like, rather than discussing art with everyone.

Unfortunately, production of "The Fairy Castle 2" is not completely finished yet, with about a month left. Otherwise, this film would definitely have won many awards at the Munich Film Festival.

Ultimately, the Munich Film Festival is not a stage for masters.

More suitable for newcomers to debut.

In addition, this year's Munich Film Festival has partnered with the Confucius Institute Headquarters to launch a special section on "Chinese Films".

Several Chinese directors were invited to Munich to interact with the audience!

Among these directors, Lu Yunzhou is the most unique—he has no works, but everyone knows that "Fairy Castle 2" will be released soon in October.

"The Fairy Castle in Dresden" was the second highest-grossing film in Germany last year and is very popular with German audiences.

For German audiences, the combined fame of all other Chinese directors might not even match that of Lu Yunzhou alone.

Of course, Zhang Yimou is an exception!

After all, the Imperial Preceptor's fame in Europe is unparalleled!

Lu Yunzhou and his group traveled from Shanghai to Munich on Lufthansa Airlines.

This airline's first-class lounge is almost one of the best in the world.

Not only does it have a bed, but it also has a bathroom.

Audiences don't care how high a director's status is in the industry. Is he a professor at a film academy? Or has countless students? Or does he have some kind of national director title?

The audience doesn't rely on these people for a living, nor do they need to give them face.

Therefore, it's almost a certainty that Lu Yunzhou will win the Best Director award at this year's Hundred Flowers Awards.

His only competitor might be Wu Jing, but Wu Jing is more likely to win Best Actor.

Another competitor might be the director of "Operation Red Sea"—but "Operation Red Sea" essentially benefited from the success of "Wolf Warrior 2".

From a director's perspective, Lu Yunzhou's "Fairy Castle" is still superior.

Lu Yunzhou has a 60% chance of winning Best Director.

However, no one can compete with Liu Haocun for the female lead role.

Because, in "The Fairy Castle of Dresden", on the surface the male protagonist saves the world, but from beginning to end the character is entirely focused on the female protagonist, Liu Haocun.

As a newcomer, Liu Haocun was directly carried by Lu Yunzhou.

Currently, Liu Hao's international fame in the film industry is equivalent to that of Elizabeth Olsen, the Scarlet Witch.

Of course, whether Liu Haocun can win the award also depends on his competitors in the same period.

However, the main contenders for Best Actress at the 2018 Hundred Flowers Awards were: Ma Sichun ("Soulmate"), Li ("The Founding of an Army"), Chen Jing ("Eighteen Arhats"), Zhou Dongyu ("Soulmate"), and Hai Qing ("Operation Red Sea").

Who can rival Liu Haocun?

They're not even in the same league.

Li Qin was nominated?

This shows that there are hardly any decent opponents in this competition.

"Big brother, since Cunzi isn't here, no one will bother us."

With Liu Haocun gone, Tian Xiwei was overjoyed and whispered in Lu Yunzhou's ear, "Big brother, the Munich Film Festival will last about 10 days. I'd like to take advantage of this time to give you a son."

She's already become a legal representative, which means she's secured a permanent meal ticket. What's the point of striving for anything more in her life now?

Eat well, raise your children well, listen to your husband, and occasionally give the weakling a good beating—life is about to be perfectly happy.

Of course, if her family needs her to use her celebrity status to help sell products, Tian Xiwei is still very willing to come out and work hard.

However, she still longs to live a life like Zhang Ruonan's.

"It all depends on fate. Don't worry, you're in such good health, things will definitely go smoothly for you in the future."

Lu Yunzhou laughed heartily, pinched Tian Xiwei's cheek, and was in a particularly good mood.

Since Zhang Ruonan became pregnant, he has been in a good mood for the past two months.

"By the way, while I was away from home, did Xiaomeng bully you?" Lu Yunzhou had just noticed a bruise on Tian Xiwei's arm, as if she had been in a fight.

"How could that be? My second sister is so good to me."

Tian Xiwei shook her head repeatedly.

Even if Wang Ran kicked her to death, Tian Xiwei would never complain to Lu Yunzhou. She absolutely couldn't say it herself; Lu Yunzhou had to see it for himself.

Then, Lu Yunzhou would feel sorry for himself.

"Brother, you don't believe me?"

"My second sister may seem a bit fierce on the surface, but she's actually a very nice person. Look, she lets me live in a mansion, drive a luxury car, and orders lavish meals for me from time to time."

"Most importantly, if my second sister hadn't invited me to the group, I wouldn't have become the group admin, and I wouldn't have met you, my eldest brother."

"Everything I have now is because I met my second sister."

Wang Churan was a great benefactor in her life, but her brother-in-law was just too charming, so Tian Xiwei still felt a little guilty towards Wang Churan.

"You two have a really good relationship."

The harmony within the family brought Lu Yunzhou great comfort. He gently put his arm around Tian Xiwei's shoulder: "Xiao Tian, ​​if anything happens, just tell me. Especially if you've been wronged, don't bear it all alone. You've come with me, so I have to make sure you're happier than before. Otherwise, wouldn't you have wasted your time with me?"

"Big brother, I'm super happy every day. I don't feel wronged at all."

Upon hearing this, Tian Xiwei felt a warm and surging feeling in her heart. She couldn't help but hug Lu Yunzhou's shoulders and bury her head in his chest.

"Brother, I see there's a bathroom here. How about I take a shower and feel nice and warm, then I'll warm your bed for you?"

The space on the plane was small, and there was an occasional unsettling feeling from turbulence.

However, Tian Xiwei suddenly felt something.

"The soundproofing here isn't good; the neighbors will hear us. We still have 10 days after we get off the plane. What's the rush?"

Lu Yunzhou could understand Tian Xiwei's mindset.

After Zhang Ruonan became pregnant, the others also became a little anxious.

The two chatted for a while longer.

The main reason was that Tian Xiwei told Lu Yunzhou a joke about a rooster in their rural hometown that accidentally pecked the lady of the house. Five days later, it turned into a spicy and delicious chicken stew.

"Brother, do you like chicken hot pot?"

The chicken hot pot is spicy and delicious. Tian Xiwei and Wang Ran often eat this at the school gate. It's especially good with rice.

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"Big brother, what are you thinking about? Are you—"

Seeing Lu Yunzhou hesitate while eating a chicken hotpot, Tian Xiwei instantly realized something, and couldn't help but turn her head and chuckle.

Chicken Bro is Lu Yunzhou's good brother.

Killing a chicken to make chicken stew, isn't that a bit disloyal?

This was definitely the thought that had just flashed through Lu Yunzhou's mind.

"Gagaga————"

Although Lu Yunzhou neither admitted it nor offered an explanation, this made Tian Xiwei laugh out loud, snuggling into Lu Yunzhou's arms with her shoulders shaking violently.

After a while —

"Knock knock".

Someone came and knocked on the door.

Tian Xiwei thought her laughter had annoyed the others, so she came over and told her to tone it down a bit.

At this moment, Tian Xiwei said a little embarrassedly, "Sorry, let's keep our voices down."

However, the person outside clearly hadn't left. Instead, through the sliding door, they whispered, "Yunzhou, may I come in and have a chat for a bit?"

The voice was soft and sweet, with a distinct nasal quality.

Isn't that Yang Mi?

What's going on? How come she's on the plane too?

I didn't see Yang Mi at all when I boarded the plane.

"Honey, come in and let's chat."

Lu Yunzhou gestured to Tian Xiwei to open the sliding door.

The space inside isn't very spacious, but it can still accommodate one more person for a short chat.

"Brotherhood of Blades 2 is going to be screened in Germany. [Pandastormpicture] Yunzhou, do you know this German film company?"

Yang Mi mentioned the company, and Lu Yunzhou understood immediately.

"I've heard of Panda Storm Pictures. Is that the company that distributed 'Brotherhood of Blades 2' in Germany?"

"The parent company behind this company, I think, is called Edel Group? They seem to have some business dealings with CMC Holdings in China, right?"

Lu Yunzhou certainly knows more about the German entertainment company than Yang Mi does.

"That's right."

Yang Mi casually mentioned it, and Lu Yunzhou was able to explain the relationship between the company's parent company and domestic film and television companies.

You're really well-informed.

Yang Mi just heard director Lu Yang mention Panda Storm Pictures a while ago.

Unlike Lu Yunzhou's films, "Brotherhood of Blades 2" cannot achieve a simultaneous global release.

However, because of the foundation laid by Hendrik Willem Van Loon and Jet Li, this kind of martial arts film still has a fixed audience in Europe and America.

The film's copyright is handled by Panda Storm Pictures.

We plan to hold two screenings at the Munich Film Festival to attract copyright holders from other European countries and help sell the film.

pity.

The copyright to the novel "A Writer's Odyssey" was snatched away by Zhao Liying beforehand.

Otherwise, Director Lu Yang and Yang Mi should be preparing to film the domestic fantasy visual blockbuster "A Writer's Odyssey" right now.

"Sister Mi, Fan Bingbing has recently gotten into some trouble, which has caused a sensation throughout the industry—dozens of companies are being deregistered every day in Horgos."

"At this crucial juncture, instead of being at the company handling your company's contracts and the studio's tax issues, what are you doing in Germany?"

Lu Yunzhou's words implied that Director Lu Yang could attend the screening of "Brotherhood of Blades 2" by himself.

What does it have to do with you, a supporting actress?

"Yunzhou, let's be frank, Fan Bingbing is most likely doomed. However, she's quite clever; she seems to have known she was going to get into trouble, and she started a beauty company beforehand, FanBeauty. Have you heard of it?"

As an actress, Fan Bingbing has reached the pinnacle.

Therefore, it was a natural progression for her to expand upstream in the industry chain and start a cosmetics company.

In fact, many celebrities start their own companies.

For example, Nicholas Tse's Chef Nic's restaurant chain—just selling grilled sausages, can generate over a billion yuan in sales a year. Isn't that more reliable than being a celebrity?

Acting is a hobby.

Selling products is his main job.

Fan Bingbing is the same.

Now that she has become a fashion superstar with such high popularity, wouldn't it be more profitable for her to start her own beauty company than to promote products for others?

"Sister Honey, I understand what you mean. You also want to follow Fan Bingbing's model and start your own beauty company? But, it's a completely different world, and you've never done the beauty business before, so you want to cooperate with me?"

In fact, every celebrity wants to promote products, but not everyone is proficient in business operations, nor are they all born into a family with a strong business atmosphere like Lu Yunzhou.

Doing business may seem simple, but it's actually full of pitfalls. If you're not careful, you can be eaten up by your upstream and downstream partners.

In addition, doing business is like making movies. Some themes seem to have unlimited potential, but they are actually highly cyclical value traps.

Some businesses may seem ordinary, like selling bottled water, but they are actually the best business models in the world.

If you were to sell milk or coffee, which are also beverages, the business model would be very different.

As for Yang Mi—she is indeed a shrewd person. She saw that Fan Bingbing could open a beauty company and sell products, so why couldn't she?

After all, Fan Bingbing follows the fashion route, and so does she!

Although Yang Mi knows she is not as beautiful as Fan Bingbing, she is still a low-budget version of Fan Bingbing, serving as a substitute for netizens.

In another timeline, Yang Mi did indeed establish a beauty company called [Power].

But Yang Mi is both shrewd and hesitant.

Competition in the beauty industry is fierce, which will inevitably consume a lot of her energy, and there is no guarantee that she will be able to succeed.

She needs insurance.

If there were a very reliable mentor in the industry who was willing to bring her into this field, Yang Mi would be willing to accept it even if she earned less.

This is the model that Yang Mi has always believed in.

For example, Yang Mi co-founded Jiahang Media with Zeng Jia and Zhao Ruoyao because she felt that she didn't have much talent in running a company and wanted Zeng Jia to help her succeed.

She was the one who put in the most effort; all the company's films and television dramas, and all the company's artists, were brought to success by her. She only owned about 15% of the company's shares, but she put in 150% of the effort and made everyone successful. Yet, in the end, these people still betrayed her.

She never even thought about vying for the top spot!

Zeng Jia and Zhao Ruoyao wouldn't even let her be the third child; they wanted to swallow her whole.

In contrast, what has Tang Yan been doing every day since she met Lu Yunzhou? She's either walking the red carpet, counting her money, getting beauty treatments at the salon, or working out at the gym to perfect her butt.

Even though Tang Yan had it so easy, she still earned more than her.

Yang Mi is almost driven mad with jealousy.

After glancing silently at Tian Xiwei, Yang Mi quietly closed the sliding door, sat half-upright on the ground, hugged Lu Yunzhou's leg, raised her pretty face, and timidly called out, "Brother, take me flying once. I'll give you a son."

"You're crazy. What are you talking about?"

Lu Yunzhou was truly speechless. Where did Yang Mi hear such rumors from?

"Brother, everyone knows that your family really wants a son. These past few days, Tangtang's WeChat Moments have been filled with posts about either going to pray to Buddha or going to a traditional Chinese medicine health center."

"I think she's extremely anxious!"

Yang Mi lowered her voice, "There are no outsiders here—brother, just tell me honestly, which lady was so lucky to get pregnant with your son?"

Yang Mi had seen many similar situations in Lu Yunzhou's family in Hong Kong.

Many wealthy people don't get married.

When they seek out women outside the marriage, whoever can bear them a son is considered a meritorious person.

The most typical example is the Li family.

Liang Ruoshi gave birth to three sons for the Li family, and received 100 million for each son.

"Brother, to celebrate the birth of my nephew, how about I sign you my beauty product endorsement?"

Yang Mi saw that Lu Yunzhou was unmoved and didn't bother to waste words with her.

It all boils down to that little conflict between her and Tang Yan.

However, faced with real money, Tang Yan certainly wouldn't continue to argue with her—and she wanted to take advantage of the remaining fashionable opportunities after Fan Bingbing collapsed.

Lu Yunzhou just acquired the beauty brand Kiko and is about to launch it in China. For Lu Yunzhou, whoever can come and promote the products at this time will be a great contributor.

The right time, the right place, and the right people!

If Yang Mi doesn't take action now, she's not Yang Mi.

"I remember you just signed a two-year contract with Estée Lauder. How will you help me promote my products? You can't just try to get something for nothing."

Yang Mi has a pretty good sense of style.

Using her name to create beauty products is one approach. Her brand recognition is definitely stronger than that of "Mao Geping."

But Yang Mi's problem is that she follows a controversial yet popular route.

Therefore, the question remains: how many fans can it attract?

Lu Yunzhou didn't want to play this double-edged sword game.

The Kiko brand can operate normally—even without his intervention, the brand can turn a profit if it continues at a normal pace.

"Brother, I know I don't have many trump cards, but I still have some."

Lu Yunzhou's lack of immediate refusal made Yang Mi realize that he was waiting for her to make an offer.

Yang Mi took a deep breath and said, "Besides myself, the most valuable thing I own is 15% of Jiahang Media."

"Shares!"

"This company is currently valued at 50 billion, but I know that 50 billion is definitely an overestimation."

"The company currently has 5 million yuan in cash. In addition, there are my personal performance contracts, as well as artist management contracts with Dilraba, Zhu Xudan, and others."

"How about valuing this company at 20 billion?"

Yang Mi's words seemed to imply that she wanted to transfer 15% of Jiahang Media's shares to Lu Yunzhou.

However, Lu Yunzhou wasn't particularly interested in the film and television company.

Cultural production companies are not particularly valuable.

Many times, it's produced at a loss.

On the contrary, artist management companies are worth some money.

Jiahang Media's most valuable assets are Yang Mi and Dilraba. Lu Yunzhou is willing to value them at 10 billion yuan.

Adding Jiahang Media's fixed assets and its cash reserves—20 billion yuan—it should be worthwhile.

After quickly doing a mental calculation, Lu Yunzhou nodded slightly: "And then?"

Seeing Lu Yunzhou's expression gradually become serious, Yang Mi was overjoyed and continued, "I'll give 15% of Jiahang Media..."

"How about exchanging my shares, plus my personal beauty endorsement, for Kiko shares?"

This business is worth doing.

Lu Yunzhou thought for a moment, then lowered his head to ask Yang Mi, "How many do you want?"

The two locked eyes, and Yang Mi's eyes seemed to be shining. When it came to talking about money, her acting skills were better than ever.

Yang Mi thought about it. Lu Yunzhou probably owned 60% of the shares in Kiko, a cosmetics company. The shares she wanted could not affect Lu Yunzhou's absolute control.

Kiko's valuation is 3 million euros, close to 20 billion RMB, which is similar to that of Jiahang Media.

Take a step back.

Yang Mi pondered for a moment before speaking, "How about 10%?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yunzhou flatly refused: "Sister Mi, that's asking for the moon!"

"Jiahang is worth 20 billion now because we are in the golden age of Chinese entertainment. After Fan Bingbing's incident, outside funds will no longer choose to enter the entertainment industry. When an industry has less liquidity, the valuation of companies will inevitably decline."

"Look at Huanrui Century's stock? In less than a month, its market value has been halved. Fortunately, Jiahang Media is on the New Third Board, where liquidity is practically nonexistent. Otherwise, its valuation probably wouldn't even be worth 10 billion now."

"In contrast, the beauty industry in the Chinese market is booming, with a compound annual growth rate of over 20% in the past four years. In 10 years, Kiko will be worth at least 20 billion."

After comparing the data of the two companies, Lu Yunzhou leaned back slightly in his chair, his eyelids drooping, and looked down at Yang Mi: "Sister Mi, this isn't how you ask for a favor."

"There are many people in this world who can take advantage of me. But you're not one of them. So, you should go back and settle the score."

"Give me some sincerity, make me feel like I can get something out of you, and I'll agree to this equity swap agreement."

Yang Mi is struggling to find someone to take over her 15% stake in Jiahang Media, so that all her years of hard work won't be in vain.

She is now considering a career transition.

If she continues to film idol dramas, her face definitely won't do.

But there aren't enough resources to switch to making serious dramas.

After thinking it over, Yang Mi suddenly realized that Fan Bingbing had actually founded a beauty company called FANbeauty.

Yang Mi originally thought she would watch how Fan Bingbing operated the equipment and learn from her.

Who knew that shortly after Fan Bingbing's company was established, she herself went bankrupt. Given this, can this beauty company still be managed?

Why not take this opportunity and replace her?

However, she doesn't know how to do business. She's been in the entertainment industry for so many years, and she can't even beat a few people from Jiahang Media. How can she compete with outsiders?

She inexplicably thought of Lu Yunzhou.

Among the people she knows, Lu Yunzhou is certainly not the most reliable, but he is definitely the most reliable among the rich.

At least in business, Lu Yunzhou has never cheated anyone.

It can be said to have a great reputation.

She was so jealous of Tang Yan—if she had known she would meet someone as handsome and charming as Lu Yunzhou, she would not have gotten married and would have held out until 2015 to steal Tang Yan away.

Actually, it's only a 2-year difference!

"Brother, believe me, I'm very sincere—we'll talk in detail when we get to Germany. I won't disturb your rest today."

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Yang Mi left with great sincerity.

She thought to herself, "Even if I gave him 15% of Jiahang Media's shares, plus my fashion endorsement, I wouldn't trade him for 10% of Kiko's shares."

Why?

The valuations of entertainment companies have been almost halved due to a series of issues stemming from Fan Bingbing's case.

However, this industry will not disappear.

With proper management, it is still possible to make a stable profit.

She doesn't understand business, which is why she got scammed. Lu Yunzhou got 15% of Jiahang Media's shares, and he can take this opportunity to take control of Jiahang Media, kill Zeng Jia and Zhao Ruoyao, and get revenge for her!

At the same time, she can also make money from the beauty business with Lu Yunzhou.

Since everyone is making money together, Lu Yunzhou might even take her along to make a movie.

For Yang Mi, if handled properly, it's like killing three birds with one stone.

Unfortunately, she set the price too high.

"One son is worth 100 million. I really want to give him 10 sons to pay off the debt." Yang Mi would rather give birth to 10 sons for Lu Yunzhou than cut off a piece of her own flesh.

This is pure, unadulterated money.

"Big brother, are you really going to swap shares with her?"

After Yang Mi left, Tian Xiwei finally spoke up, a hint of worry in her eyes.

What do you think?

Lu Yunzhou didn't answer, but looked at Tian Xiwei with a smile: "I don't care about Jiahang Media's shares. However, I have to admit that Yang Mi and Dilraba have achieved some success and influence in the fashion industry."

"I value the two of them at 10 billion."

Do you think it's worth it?

Tian Xiwei thought to herself that Yang Mi and Dilraba's combined valuation of 10 billion yuan was still quite worthwhile.

So, Lu Yunzhou means to give Yang Mi 5% of the shares?

The 15% stake in Jiahang Media was essentially given away for free—no, not exactly given away for free, it was more like an add-on for Dilraba.

"Brother, to be fair, I think it's worth 10 billion for Sister Honey and Ba Nan. If they work at full capacity to help us make money, they could probably earn 10 billion for us in two years."

Tian Xiwei couldn't lie and say that Dilraba and Yang Mi were worthless.

Although she doesn't like Yang Mi and Dilraba, she can't deny their fame in the entertainment industry and their earning power in the fashion world.

Under the exploitation of Jiahang Media, the two of them haven't fully developed their talents and potential as laborers—if they met Lu Yunzhou and he just said "dream," unlocking their talents, their earning power would be incredible!

"If Yang Mi comes to see me after I get to Germany, I will tell her I don't have time."

"Then, you casually reveal a piece of information to her: you are actually the legal representative of Kiko Beauty."

"Let Yang Mi talk to you directly if she has anything to say!"

"You need to make her understand that we are a family business. She's an outsider. If she wants to join the company and become a minority shareholder, she has to know the rules and acknowledge you as her elder sister."

Lu Yunzhou gently patted Tian Xiwei's shoulder.

Tian Xiwei was originally promoted by him to steal Yang Mi's fashion resources as a new generation of sweet girl. She was cute, lively, and had a great figure.

Tian Xiwei is following in Yang Mi's footsteps.

Unexpectedly, Yang Mi collapsed before Tian Xiwei could even exert her strength.

She was so scared by Fan Bingbing that she peed herself.

The kind of thing that happened with Fan Bingbing is practically an unspoken rule in the entertainment industry—how many studios do these celebrities have opened in Horgos?

Did they travel all those miles to the Northwest just to pay taxes to Khorgos?

How is that possible?

Didn't they move their studio to Khorgos just to pay less tax?

Upon arrival in Munich, Lu Yunzhou received the highest level of hospitality from the organizers.

Over the next 10 days, Lu Yunzhou will need to participate in two events.

As one of the jury members for the Best International New Director Award, he will select the best new director from countless entries.

Among the candidates, he saw the name of a Chinese director.

Lu Yunzhou had long been familiar with the film "The Great Buddha+".

Unfortunately, there's always someone stronger.

The Great Buddha+ has unexpectedly encountered "Border," which recently garnered considerable attention at Cannes, in the category of new directors.

There is no distinction between high and low quality in movies.

However, when it comes to awards, the film's "birth lineage" will largely determine which film wins the award.

One film deals with serious social issues, while the other is a hilarious and absurd comedy—in this situation, which film will the jury award?

When two directors are roughly equal in skill, 90% of the judges will award the prize to the former.

There is no hierarchy in art.

However, awards should be judged by their prestige.

The award for best new director receives slightly less attention.

It doesn't receive as much attention as the Master Awards.

Director Jia took "Ash Is Purest White" directly to the Master Award selection.

Lu Yunzhou spent several days watching the works of the new directors with the other judges.

At that moment, in the conference room, he was the first to speak and comment.

"Border is a cult film. I personally don't really like this kind of subject matter, but I have to say, this film is very bold and impressive. People who like it will love it to death."

"There are no standard answers in life; prejudice is the cruelest shackle in the world."

"I think the director probably wanted to address this kind of issue, right?"

"The Great Buddha+ is a very good absurdist film with a unique color palette. Whenever it involves the lives of the lower classes, it uses black and white tones, but once it involves the lives of the rich, it becomes colorful. I can almost hear the director saying to me in his unique Hokkien accent: The lives of the rich are colorful, while the lives of the poor are black and white."

"It makes me feel very close to you."

"So, my opinion is that 'Border' should win Best New Director. However, the director of 'The Great Buddha+' is also very unique. I hope to give him a special award to encourage more and more new directors to develop their own style."

What do you all think?

Although Lu Yunzhou was not the chairman of the Best New Director jury, he was the most influential director in the entire meeting room.

Because in addition to being a director, he is also a world-renowned artist.

Normally, he shouldn't be the first to speak, because important figures always arrive late and are the grand finale.

Since Lu Yunzhou had already spoken, and what he said was quite reasonable, the others all expressed that they had no objections.

That's how it was decided.

"Border" won Best New Director.

"The Great Buddha+" received a Special Mention Award.

After the voting ended, many judges specifically approached Lu Yunzhou to chat: "Director Lu, when will 'The Fairy Castle of Dresden 2' be released? 'The Fairy Castle of Dresden' was our family's favorite movie during the National Day holiday."

The Dresden Fairy Castle is about German fairies, so how could Germans not like it?

Many people even unexpectedly discovered a drunken raccoon on the streets of Munich in the movie—which made countless people burst into laughter.

The drunken raccoon in Munich even became an animal internet celebrity around the world during the movie's release.

People from other countries even travel to Munich specifically to see the legendary drunken raccoons on the streets.

They hope that Fairy Castle 2 will once again showcase Lu Yunzhou's brilliant creations during Germany's National Day.

7 month 3 number.

The Munich Film Festival, in conjunction with the Confucius Institute, hosted a small symposium where the festival's selection committee director engaged in dialogue with Chinese directors.

The theme of the symposium was: [Dialogue with Directors: The Miracle of Chinese Cinema]

The organizers invited Jia Zhangke, a Chinese director who is very well-known in the European film industry, as well as Lu Yunzhou, who has risen to fame in the past two years.

The two represent two different directions in Chinese cinema.

Lu Yunzhou himself really likes Jia Zhangke's movies.

All of Jia Zhangke's films, in essence, share only one theme: the changing fates of ordinary people amidst the grand tides of history.

Because China has developed too fast.

In Jia Zhangke's films, there always seems to be some "remnants" of the previous era, which seem out of place with the modernization process in most people's minds.

Lu Yunzhou, however, doesn't film contemporary themes; he embraces a romantic style. He uses stunning audiovisual effects to take the audience on a romantic journey.

The two have completely different styles, just like China's development process.

"My brother is so handsome!"

Since it's a symposium, there will naturally be some audience members.

Tian Xiwei mingled among the audience, taking photos of Lu Yunzhou with her phone, and frantically sending messages in the group, telling the fans to stop talking about any rumors or romances, as it was too low-class.

Look at what our idols are doing.

All you do is create scandals for him all day long—but our idol is already one of the representatives of Chinese directors, sitting with Director Jia and being interviewed by the director of the selection committee of the Munich International Film Festival.

"Xiaotian, give me your bottom line regarding the collaboration."

Sitting next to Tian Xiwei was Yang Mi, who had come to join in the fun.

She's been going to see Lu Yunzhou for the past few days, trying to discuss a new cooperation framework. For example, she only needs 5% of the shares.

However, Lu Yunzhou ignored her.

Tian Xiwei was always the one who came out to greet her.

After a few exchanges, Yang Mi learned that Tian Xiwei was actually the legal representative of Kiko—not Kiko China, but Kiko Italy.

KO's legal entity!

Depend on!

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It turns out that Tian Xiwei, the seemingly insignificant younger sister who follows Lu Yunzhou, is actually richer than Boss Yang!

How has she managed all these years?

"Honey, I told you long ago, I'm just a scapegoat. Do you really think I have any decision-making power?"

"I can't make decisions for the company, but I can make decisions for myself. Honey, how about this: I'll transfer all my shares to you in exchange for 15% of Jiahang Media's shares. What do you think?"

Tian Xiwei became the legal representative and also the company's executive director, holding approximately 3% of the shares.

Lu Yunzhou's bottom line is 5%.

However, Tian Xiwei wanted to help Lu Yunzhou lower the price, offering Yang Mi only 3%—after all, Yang Mi's 15% stake in Jiahang Media couldn't find a buyer anyway.

"Mr. Tian, ​​could you add a little more?"

Yang Mi was really unwilling to accept only a 3% exchange.

After thinking it over, Tian Xiwei gritted her teeth and said, "4% at most—I'll do you a favor and ask my older sister for 1%. She's in a good mood lately, so she might agree."

4%!

According to Lu Yunzhou, Kiko will be worth at least 200 billion in 10 years!

4%, that's 8 million.

It's changed!

A 15% stake in Jiahang Media is worth at most 3 million yuan.

Lu Yunzhou wanted Dilraba Dilmurat and his own commercial value—Yang Mi was also aware of this.

Moreover, if Dilraba knew that she had transferred her shares to Lu Yunzhou, allowing him to come and fight against Zeng Jia and Zhao Ruoyao—

Dilraba would definitely switch sides on the spot, and happily welcome Lu Yunzhou to take over the company and lord it over her.

At that time, she, Reba, and Lu Yunzhou will completely subdue Zeng Jia and Zhao Ruoyao and regain control of the company!

"Sister Honey, take your time looking at this. I'm going out for a bit to call my older sister."

Giving Yang Mi 1% less is equivalent to saving Lu Yunzhou 2 million yuan!

Tian Xiwei was extremely excited and immediately slipped out of the hall to call Zhang Ruonan.

After all, Zhang Ruonan controls the family's official seal, and all matters concerning the company's operations must first be handled through Zhang Ruonan.

"Xiaotian, I forgot to ask you, who is this 'eldest sister' you mentioned?"

Lu Yunzhou hid Zhang Ruonan very well; very few people knew about her.

Dilraba probably knew, but she had no reason to tell Yang Mi. Therefore, Yang Mi didn't know who Zhang Ruonan was.

"The eldest sister is the eldest sister, who else could she be?"

Tian Xiwei didn't tell Yang Mi. She called Zhang Ruonan, exchanged greetings, and then told him about Yang Mi's situation.

Zhang Ruonan also does not own any shares in Kiko.

However, she is now pregnant, and her family's influence has reached its peak.

"Okay, I understand. I'll mention it to my brother later. I think this deal is worth doing."

These are all minor matters.

Zhang Ruonan didn't want to exert herself; she just wanted to have a quiet pregnancy and give birth to her son smoothly.

"Thank you, big sister."

Tian Xiwei hung up the phone respectfully and smiled at Yang Mi: "Sister Mi, my older sister is in a good mood and said she'll take care of it for you later."

"However, let's get this straight—you're only the third largest shareholder of Jiahang. If you want to transfer your shares to the eldest brother, will the other major shareholders of Jiahang agree?"

"Especially Zeng Jia, the major shareholder. If she disagrees, she can veto the entire deal. What can you do then?"

Hearing this, Yang Mi smiled confidently: "You don't need to worry about this. I know Zeng Jia very well. She will agree to this equity swap agreement."

"By the way, Mr. Tian, ​​may I ask again? Is it the shares in Kiko's headquarters in Italy, or the shares in Kiko China?"

These two are completely different.

One is an international brand.

It's just a proxy.

Yang Mi didn't want to be fooled, so even though she felt a little embarrassed, she still had to ask for clarification.

Tian Xiwei rolled her eyes, but still said very seriously, "Of course it's Italian Kiko! It's an internationally renowned brand."

"You can rest assured about that, Honey!"

"Although we are a family business, we are also a huge multinational corporation—after all, our parent company, LB Group, aspires to become the next Chanel, the next LV!"

"However, the real framework of the agreement still needs to include a performance-based clause—if you cannot prove your ability to drive fashion sales, I will buy back your shares at the original price after three years!"

We need to make the unpleasant things clear upfront.

Just now, when Yang Mi heard about Kiko from Italy, her eyes lit up – she probably couldn't wait to join in.

However, Yang Mi is not one of their own, so her circumstances are definitely not that good.

There must be a performance-based agreement.

Thinking about it this way, Tian Xiwei realized that Lu Yunzhou was really good to her, allowing her to feel superior and have an indescribable sense of superiority that belonged only to his own people when facing Yang Mi.

"It's just a performance-based agreement; I'm familiar with that. I'll definitely be able to complete it."

Yang Mi's confidence is now inflated, and she's afraid that once the betting agreement is completed, she'll be completely taken advantage of just like before.

Lu Yunzhou probably wouldn't do that.

After all, Tang Yan wasn't completely taken advantage of by him—Lu Yunzhou had a good reputation in this regard, which was why Yang Mi was willing to get involved.

"Old friend, you're in!"

Seeing Yang Mi's eyes light up, Tian Xiwei couldn't help but sigh inwardly: "Big Brother's move, the [Sea Dream Mind-Capturing Scheme], is something that no one with an empty heart can escape."

Hai Meng is just making empty promises.

"Capturing the mind" means finding a person's inner emptiness and then taking targeted action.

When the two are combined, nothing is more advantageous!

Tian Xiwei only learned a few basic skills from Lu Yunzhou, but they were more than enough to deal with someone like Yang Mi who had great ambitions but whose abilities didn't match them.

Adding to the shock, Fan Bingbing's incident further devastated Yang Mi.

Yang Mi couldn't help but think to herself, if she had been less lucky and this had happened to her, she would have been ruined too!

She couldn't wait to find a safe haven.

After talking with Tian Xiwei, Yang Mi hurriedly returned to the hotel and called Direba, saying with a smile, "Derby, I have good news for you. I've found a new employer and am preparing to sell my company shares. I'm going to enjoy life now."

Dilraba snorted and said, utterly speechless, "What does it have to do with me that you're going to enjoy yourself? Is that good news?"

Yang Mi is going to enjoy her retirement, leaving me to work like a slave for Jiahang. Won't I be stuck doing the work for two people? My pressure will only increase.

Is it good news that she goes to enjoy herself while I suffer?

"Dilraba, I have another piece of good news for you—the guy I found to take over my life is named Lu Yunzhou!"

"He'll support me for the rest of my life!"

"After going through the equity transaction process on the New Third Board, I went to Lu Yunzhou's house a month later. Aren't you envious?"

Yang Mi deliberately joked with Dilraba.

She knew that Dilraba would immediately react upon hearing Lu Yunzhou's name.

really.

On the other end of the phone, Dilraba was furious and completely lost her composure: "Sister Honey, what kind of daydream are you having? If you can get into the Lu family, I'll take your surname!"

Seeing that Dilraba was genuinely angry, Yang Mi chuckled a few times, then composed herself and said, "I was just joking with you, why are you so angry?"

"I plan to swap my shares in Jiahang with Lu Yunzhou's cosmetics company, Kiko."

"From now on, I will no longer be a shareholder of Jiahang."

"Lu Yunzhou will replace me as the third largest shareholder of Jiahang."

"However, Zeng Jia might not agree, and we'll need your help with this. I'll be back in a couple of days, and you should come back too. The two of us will put pressure on Zeng Jia to force her to agree to this equity swap agreement!"

"Otherwise, let's just part ways."

"Zeng Jia is a smart woman. She knows she can't keep me, and with you putting all your pressure on Lu Yunzhou to take over the company, she should agree."

"After this matter is over, I will be free from the misery of Jiahang."

"You, even though you're still a workhorse at the company, do you feel any better knowing that you've given 15% of your earnings to your 'white moonlight'?"

Killing five birds with one stone, truly killing five birds with one stone!

First, free yourself from suffering!

Second, win Dilraba back over! Make her grateful for your great kindness and recognize you as her elder sister again.

Third, she has a brighter future ahead of her. She's going to work in the beauty industry with Lu Yunzhou, and she doesn't have to worry about Lu Yunzhou betraying her anymore.

He has never done anything like this before, and he will never do it again.

Fourth, he could also disgust Zeng Jia. Given Lu Yunzhou's methods of controlling people, it wouldn't be long before everyone in the company was a traitor, and Zeng Jia would be completely sidelined.

Fifth, by becoming a minor shareholder of Lu Yunzhou's company, wouldn't I become his little sister? In the future, if he has any movie resources, he will definitely give me priority.

wrong.

There is also a potential sixth benefit.

I, Yang Mi, am indeed resourceful. If I were in the chaotic Three Kingdoms period, I could easily become a Cao Cao.

I've heard that Cao Cao had a penchant for married women, but I, Yang Mi, have suffered with older men before, and from now on, I only like young, handsome men.

Hey.

I'm so hungry—I wonder if I can get authentic seafood porridge in Munich?