Huayu: Enjoy Yourself

Chapter 69 The First Step in the Expansion of Lightyear Media

Chen An's company is temporarily closed and not open to the public. The few remaining employees have been given leave. ☮♕ 💘ඏ

Incidentally, their salaries also increased slightly, and they were given paid leave.

We've had so many people coming to us lately, the young women are busy answering phones and serving customers.

Moreover, the company is now expanding its operations.

We'll need to relocate, expand our staff, and recruit professional agents.

Chen An doesn't need one, but Zeng Li and Chen Kun's agents are urgently needed.

Moreover, the era of private issuance is fast approaching.

The company also needs to expand and recruit various personnel; it is no longer the small workshop it used to be.

Chen An has already invited the other party to recruit outstanding managers with ideas.

I certainly don't have the time or the ability to manage the operations of a large company.

Chen An knew that professional matters should be left to professionals.

However, the interview time has not been set yet, as the company just closed down.

Chen An has already asked the school for leave. This is a long holiday, and he's going abroad, so he can't do anything reckless.

Although I hadn't come here much since graduating from university, I still need to ask for leave.

The reasons given were to study abroad, explore opportunities in Hollywood, and try out new possibilities.

Currently, Chen An is one of the top directors in China, if not the only one.

It has won awards and achieved box office success, especially in box office, where it has far surpassed others.

This made the rising star Feng Xiaogang pale in comparison.

This movie, which is still showing in theaters, has become a hit across Asia, and its box office in China has exceeded 100 million yuan.

With the help of publicity, Chen An became the first member of the "100 Million Yuan Box Office Club" in China.

It has been a huge success outside of mainland China, with box office revenue in Taiwan exceeding 100 million NT dollars. It has broken through among a host of Hollywood films, squeezing into the top five, ranking behind "Saving Private Ryan" with a box office of 111 million NT dollars.

Hong Kong Island even entered the top three at the box office, ranking behind Hendrik Willem Van Loon's "Who Am I" with a total of over HK$34 million.

Although Southeast Asia was handed over to Golden Harvest for management, it was also a booming region.

South Korea and Xiao Rizi also succeeded one after another.

Without a doubt, the success of this film is an unprecedented success in the history of mainland Chinese cinema!

They created one miracle after another, giving a glimmer of hope to the otherwise declining box office performance in mainland China.

"He's leaving soon, are you coming to the celebration party?" Han Sanping was aware that Chen An was going to Hollywood.

Chen An gave a wry smile: "My company is closed down. Too many people have come looking for me, and so many people are watching. I'm going to go out and hide for a while. It just so happens that the Warner Bros. buyers have been asking me to go to Hollywood."

"You're a celebrity; everyone wants to come up and get a taste of your charm." Han Sanping already knew this, and the success this time was self-evident.

"Let's hold the celebration party after all the films have finished showing. We've already had one when the film grossed over 100 million in China." Chen An still felt it would be better to hold the celebration party all at once.

We've already celebrated the box office exceeding 100 million, so celebrating when it's finished showing will be about the same as celebrating after it's finished showing, since it's unlikely to reach 200 million anyway. We might as well wait until it's completely finished showing before celebrating together.

Han Sanping thought for a moment but had no choice: "Alright, but you have to remember that the domestic film industry still needs you, so you can't just go and never come back."

The other party's concerns were not unfounded; such things happen quite often these days.

"I wouldn't do that even if you told me. I'm just going to try my luck and earn some US dollars. Home is my home." Chen An knew the other person was worried, so he said with a smile.

Han Sanping nodded: "Alright, I believe you. Take good care of yourself. It's not like back home; you'll be an outsider there."

"Then I'm even more determined to break through; it'll feel even better that way." Chen An wasn't entirely confident, but he wouldn't give up.

That's where the film industry is most prosperous today; that's where movies truly belong.

It is also a touchstone, the most competitive arena. Anyone who can fight their way out here must have something special.

Although I have some scripts, the success of a film requires many conditions.

A good story does not guarantee success.

"Then I can only wish you success. You're a genius, and I believe you'll be just as good there." Han Sanping definitely didn't want Chen An to leave for Hollywood.

They wanted to continue their collaboration, and the successive successes made Han Sanping somewhat complacent.

However, he also knew that the small domestic market could not contain this roc, and he would definitely go to a bigger sky.

From a nineteen-year-old boy with whom he first collaborated to winning the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival for the first Chinese-language film with his first feature film, it was only a year later. He was only twenty years old at the time!

Yet they have already reached a height that others can never achieve in their entire lives.

His subsequent successes further proved his unparalleled talent.

Now he has become one of the top directors in China, achieving both awards and box office success, with his box office breaking records and becoming a sensation throughout Asia.

But looking back, he was only twenty-two years old.

He was in the prime of his life, full of youthful vigor and ambition, at the perfect age.

His future is sure to be bright; he may even become a legend.

Stop them? How?

What can stop the other party from moving forward, and why should you try to stop them?

Besides being business partners, Han Sanping felt that she and Chen An, who was much younger than her, were also friends.

They cooperated and trusted each other. He dared to invest in "Little Forest," a film he didn't have high hopes for, and the other party was willing to give him 50% of the shares of both films.

I just didn't expect the other party to grow up so fast. The child who came from the countryside has now become someone that others in the country can only look up to.

"Alright then, I won't hold the domestic screening this time either. We'll hold it all at once." After thinking for a long time, Han Sanping decided to give up.

If the biggest contributor doesn't come, there's no point in organizing it yourself.

It's just that I feel uncomfortable wanting to show off, and I feel stifled if I can't let the various production companies see it. I can only wait for everything to be finished and released at the same time.

The scene must be grand!

We should show these old friends back home a good look; we're all friends, let's encourage each other.

At the height of his popularity, Chen An chose to retire gracefully and head to Hollywood.

To debut as a newcomer again, at least in Hollywood.

Since none of his movies have been shown there, he's obviously a newcomer. However, it's possible that he has fans there, and some people have definitely seen his movies there.

But I estimate there aren't many, and they mostly watched DVDs.

Most people wouldn't care if they've only seen the movie but don't know who Chen An is, especially since you're a director.

Those who always stand at the forefront are the actors performing.

Afterwards, Chen An went back to his hometown. He probably won't be coming back for the Spring Festival this year, so he wanted to reunite with his parents in advance.

When I got home, many relatives and neighbors from the village came to visit.

Many people came to see the big star from their village.

This is a big star who's been on CCTV news, and the villagers are still very proud that someone from their village came out of there.

She even came to my house for dinner when she was little.

After returning to the capital, Chen An assigned two of his top generals to professional agents, even though there's really no such thing as a professional agent these days.

Incidentally, I met a talented person while applying for a manager position.

Li Xiaoping, a CCTV employee, volunteered to submit her resume.

Although Chen An didn't know her, he was impressed by her eloquent introduction during the interview.

The company's plans and development strategy were in line with Chen An's expectations.

Their ideas somewhat coincided with Chen An's.

After some consideration, Chen An decided to admit him.

There shouldn't be any problems handing over the company's operations and development to them.

He made a call right away: "Hello, is this Li Xiaoping? This is Chen An."

"Yes, that's right, I'm Li Xiaoping, hello Director Chen." The person on the other end of the phone replied immediately after Chen An asked the question.

Chen An didn't say much: "I really liked your idea last time, and I've decided to officially hire you as the Operations General Manager of Lightyear Media. Do you have any thoughts?"

"No problem, it would be my honor, and I'd like to join the company."

Seeing that the other party agreed without any problems, Chen An gave his first suggestion to the employee: "Okay, the company is going to move to a new location, and your first task is to choose a new company address."

Li Xiaoping: "???"

(End of this chapter)