Huayu: Starting from managing the Mahua FunAge Theater Troupe

March 6th, around 11 AM.

The Happy Twist Troupe held its year-end work deployment meeting in the company's conference room.

Yu Kai was in charge of chairing the meeting.

Shen Feiyang attended the meeting to listen to opinions.

Yu Kai recounted the troupe's work over the next three months.

The core content is just one thing: rehearsing the Lunar New Year blockbuster "Lost in Thailand" in November and December.

The rehearsals were divided into five main groups.

The celebrity group is divided into two performance groups, A and B, and the second performance group is also divided into two performance groups, A and B.

The student experimental group is reserved as a reserve force.

The star-studded cast consists of Shen Teng and Ai Lun, who play Li Chenggong and Niu Geng respectively. The supporting roles are played by a mix of newcomers and veteran actors.

The veterans who left the star group went to take on leading roles in other groups.

Peng Damo served as the general director of the first performance group.

The first performance group, Group A, consists of Huang Bo and Qi Kui, who play Li Chenggong and Niu Geng respectively.

The first performance group, Group B, consists of Du Xiaoyu and Wei Xiang, who play Li Chenggong and Niu Geng respectively.

Du Xiaoyu is the actor who plays the ex-husband.

Chen Wei will serve as the general director of the second performance group.

The second performance group, Group A, consisted of Zhou Dayong and Wang Ning, a newcomer to the troupe, who played Li Chenggong and Niu Geng respectively.

The second performance group, Group B, consists of Liang Chao and Song Yang, who play Li Chenggong and Niu Geng respectively.

Tony Leung previously played Master Tang in "The Breakup Guru". He and Jia Ling were classmates and both studied under Feng Gong.

Song Yang is Zhang Yang from the movie "Charlotte".

This is the starting lineup, and there is also a backup lineup within each group, so there are more than enough actors.

At the end of December, the five groups will have their national premiere in Beijing.

The first performance group premiered at the Geological Auditorium.

The second performance group premiered at the Haidian Theater.

The star-studded cast premiered at the Beijing Exhibition Theater.

After the premiere.

The second performance group and the student experimental group remained in Beijing for on-site duties.

The first performance group split into two groups: one group went south for a tour, and the other group toured various places in the north.

The tour for the star-studded group will depend on the subsequent situation.

The main issue is that the Spring Festival Gala is still unresolved.

I'll definitely be on the Spring Festival Gala if I can.

Of course, this wasn't mentioned at the meeting; it was only briefly mentioned that Shen Teng was busy with work.

……

After the various groups in the troupe started rehearsals, time seemed to fly by, just like the temperature in Beijing – getting colder and faster every day.

May 8th, 10:00 AM.

The "Baby Come Home" project working group, jointly established by the Women's Federation, the Civil Affairs Bureau, the Public Security Bureau, and other departments, held a press conference in Beijing to inform the national media about the phased achievements of the project, which was jointly initiated by the Women's Federation, Happy Twist, and other organizations.

Yu Kai represented Happy Twist at the press conference.

At the end of the press conference, the leader of the working group announced Shen Tengxin's identity.

Shen Teng held the letter of appointment as the anti-abduction ambassador for the "Baby Come Home" program and took a group photo with a group of leaders in their forties and fifties.

Online media quickly reported on the incident.

Evening and morning newspapers across the country are rushing to finish their articles.

The evening paper will be available this afternoon, while the morning paper will be available tomorrow morning.

It is foreseeable that Shen Teng will once again receive nationwide media exposure.

……

The afternoon of November 8th.

Yu Kai received another call from the Spring Festival Gala production team.

good news.

The Spring Festival Gala production team asked Happy Twist to prepare their comedy sketch "Today's Happiness" for the first round of auditions for comedy sketches on November 23.

However, the Spring Festival Gala production team made an extra request: the performance rhythm of actress Xiong Naijin was somewhat out of sync with that of Shen Teng and Ai Lun, and suggested that Happy Twist replace her with another actress.

I hung up the phone.

Yu Kai immediately called Shen Feiyang, relayed the news, and asked, "Mr. Shen, who should we replace this actress with?"

Shen Feiyang didn't hesitate for long and said decisively, "Change to Ma Li."

……

11 month 10 day.

Another piece of good news has arrived.

"Struggle" successfully passed the subject matter planning and project approval review.

After obtaining the project approval, the next step is to apply for the "TV Series Production License (Type B)".

If the company holds a "Television Drama Production License (Type A)", it does not need to apply for a "Television Drama Production License (Type B)". However, Feiyang Film and Television only holds a "Radio and Television Program Production and Operation License", so it needs to apply for a separate "Television Drama Production License (Type B)" for each drama.

Only by obtaining a "Television Production License (Type B)" can filming be legally started.

It takes about twenty working days to apply for a "TV Series Production License (Type B)".

Let's just wait and see.

……

During the waiting period.

Shen Feiyang was not idle either.

11 month 15 day.

Under Shen Feiyang's supervision, the final draft of the script for "Struggle" was completed, and the company paid the screenwriting team 45 yuan in royalties.

Both Happy Twist and Feiyang Film & Television are controlled by Feiyang Capital. Based on the advice of financial lawyers and professionals, Shen Feiyang set up a capital pool at the Feiyang Capital level, which can access the funds of its subsidiaries.

Shen Feiyang estimated the total production cost of the series at 800 million yuan, assuming savings on actor and director salaries, but the actual cost should be calculated at 1000 million yuan.

Feiyang Film & Television will invest 50%.

For the remaining 50%, Shen Feiyang plans to collaborate with Huanle Media.

Just as Wei Yonggang opened his mouth, Huanle Media, which was undergoing a series of capitalization operations, immediately begged for cooperation.

Due to policy restrictions, Joy Media's television content production business itself cannot be listed on the stock exchange.

However, recently the policy environment has opened up some windows, with the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television allowing foreign investment in television program production, with a maximum shareholding of 49%.

Yang Lan and Wu Zheng's Sunshine Media Investment Company seized the window of opportunity and reached a cooperation agreement with Huanle Media.

Sun Media acquired a 46% stake in Joy Media through a combination of stock and cash. Joy Media then injected some of its GG (Gross Gaming) TV time slot agency business, along with other GG businesses, into a Singapore-listed company called Austin International.

Sunshine assisted Joy Media in listing part of its GG business in Singapore through a reverse takeover, making Joy Media the de facto "first privately-owned television company listed in China".

Joy Media and Sunshine Media also signed a performance-based agreement.

Joy Media assured Sunshine Media that the injected GG business would generate a net profit of no less than RMB 1300 million annually.

At this time, Joy Media is in great need of high-quality television projects, whether it's TV dramas or variety shows, as long as they can insert GG into them.

In order to secure the "Struggle" project and maintain a good working relationship with Shen Feiyang.

Dong Zhaohui plans to transfer 3% of Huanle Media's original shares to Shen Feiyang.

Based on the current operating valuation of Joy Media, it is worth approximately 450 million.

Joy Media, as a whole, cannot be listed on the stock exchange, so there is only a valuation.

……

November 17th, around 11 a.m.

The conference room of Joy Media.

Before discussing the collaboration on "Struggle", Shen Feiyang first signed his name on the equity transfer agreement given to him by Joy Media.

Sitting to the side, Dong Zhaohui said with a big smile, "President Shen, don't worry, there will definitely be big capital acquiring Huanle Media's shares in the future, and you can earn at least several million."

"Thank you for Mr. Dong's kind words."

Shen Feiyang didn't know if Dong Zhaohui was just making empty promises, but at the moment, Huanle Media's future did look quite bright, so taking some shares wouldn't hurt.