Chapter 692: Angry at ‘Aidijin’, Dream Is to Go Public, Crowdfund to Make a Movie? !

Wang Changtian's sudden visit caught Chen Fei off guard.

"Mr. Wang, are you here to visit the set of "The Hundred Regiments Offensive"?"

"Yes, and no."

Wang Changtian first deliberately kept silent, and then said with emotion: "First of all, I have to congratulate Mr. Chen. His net worth has increased by several billion overnight!

Alas, no one thought that Sina Weibo could beat Tencent and Sohu. I should have invested in it if I had known."

"Haha, it was just luck."

Chen Fei laughed and did not mention Weibo too much.

This platform is a bit special. If nothing unexpected happens, he should not interfere too much in the operation of Weibo in the future. He just needs to ensure that some remarks that are not conducive to him will not appear.

And when he participated in the investment in Weibo, he made up his mind that he would never sell his shares, and he would just wait for dividends every year in the future.

He doesn't lack this little money, and mastering the right to speak is the most important thing.

Including ByteDance, Toutiao, Xiaohongshu, etc., which Zhou Shouzi had previously commissioned to understand, all of which he did just to gain the right to speak.

As long as he can control public opinion, it is equivalent to always standing on the winning side, which is much more practical than simply making money.

Wang Changtian was very envious of this, but he also knew that Chen Fei would never share his share, so he just praised him and didn't mention this topic again.

"Is today's shooting almost over?"

"There is still an hour."

"Then when the shooting is over, let's find a place to sit?"

"Okay, you can arrange it, and I'll go directly there when the time comes."

The two communicated for a while, and then Wang Changtian ran to say hello to Han Sanping, and then left the crew in advance.

Although Chen Fei was a little curious about the purpose of Wang Changtian's visit, because he still had work to do, he didn't think about it anymore, but devoted himself to the shooting.

...

Today happened to be the last day of April, so several movies that were about to compete for the May Day schedule also started the final wave of publicity sprint.

Five days after the release of "Fireworks in the Daytime", the box office has successfully exceeded 100 million, sprinting to 117 million.

On the other hand, under the large-scale publicity of Guangguang, "My Deskmate" also sprinted to 150 million.

And the "Frozen: The Gate of Rebirth" is a bit miserable. After five days of release, the daily new box office has fallen below 5 million, and several investors are almost losing their pants.

At the same time, the film "Hypnotist" co-distributed by Wanda was also launched.

With the wonderful performances of Xu Zheng, Mo Wenwei, Lv Zhong and others, the box office of this movie on the first day directly rushed to 17.81 million, and the reputation of the film was also very good, which was a good start.

At the same time, in addition to the above movies, there are three imported animated films including "Wreck-It Ralph" and a domestic film that will compete for the May Day period.

These three short days can be said to be filled with smoke!

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“Has the market value increased again?”

“Yes, it has increased by another 1.5 billion US dollars, and now it has soared to 6 billion US dollars.”

In the chairman’s office of Jiahe Media Company, Yang Mi and Zeng Jia looked at the latest performance report of Weibo on NASDAQ online, and they could not hide their envy.

“So, in just two days, Director Chen’s net worth has increased by nearly 6 billion yuan?”

Yang Mi said in a dreamy tone, with a deep incredible expression on her face and uncontrollable envy.

“Right!” Zeng Jia was also very excited, as if she was a shareholder of Weibo: “Mi Mi, now you know how much money a company can make after it goes public, right?”

“Really, it’s too exaggerated…”

Yang Mi murmured, and suddenly began to imagine the scene after Jiahe went public one day.

Perhaps by that time, she will also be a billionaire, or even a billionaire?

"Jiahe's goal is also to go public! Since we have developed from a studio to a company, there is no reason to stop. Once the listing is successful, we will make a fortune!" Zeng Jia's ambition is very high and her goals are very long-term, far beyond Yang Mi's reach. At this time, she has already evolved from an ordinary small agent to a "capitalist". "Can we successfully go public?" Yang Mi was inexplicably a little unconfident. "Absolutely!" Zeng Jia once again used that very persuasive tone, slowly and kindly said: "Didn't I show you last year's financial report before? Jiahe's profit point is very high. Our company's main product is you, and you happen to be the top of the four most popular actresses in the industry. The early stage of future development is very good, and those investment institutions will inevitably scramble to give us money..." "Really?" Yang Mi didn't actually understand the financial report, but she trusted Zeng Jia very much. "Of course, next we just need to sign more artists, promote more stars, expand the company's scale, and go public soon!" Hearing this, Yang Mi couldn't hide her excitement: "After the listing, I will also have capital, haha." "We all are." Zeng Jia smiled and changed her tone: "It's just that these newcomers signed by the company may be difficult to promote in a short period of time. I am also distressed and don't know how to arrange for them..."

"What's so difficult about this?" Yang Mi said generously: "I can take them. At most, I will work harder, take on more dramas, take on more people, and I will definitely be able to make them famous in a short time."

Zeng Jia was very touched: "Mi Mi, thank you for your hard work."

"It doesn't matter, everything is for Jiaxing."

...

At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Fei came out of the crew of "The Hundred Regiments Offensive", got in the car, and went to the meeting place that Wang Changtian had arranged in advance.

Half an hour later, the business car stopped outside a teahouse.

As agreed, Chen Fei came to the box where Wang Changtian was.

"Mr. Chen, are you done with your work today?"

Wang Changtian smiled and invited him to sit down and poured him a cup of tea.

Chen Fei looked at him curiously and said bluntly: "Mr. Wang, if you have anything to say, just tell me. If you need my help, I will never refuse to help."

He thought about it for a long time on the way here, but he didn't understand why Wang Changtian went to such great lengths.

He took it for granted that the other party had important requests.

However, the next second, what came out of Wang Changtian's mouth made Chen Fei laugh and cry.

"Guangguang has been cooperating with Youku to prepare a variety show recently. Mr. Chen should know it, right?"

"Is Mr. Wang talking about "Running Man"? "

"Yes, it is this variety show." Wang Changtian frowned slightly: "I heard that this variety show, like "Where Are We Going, Dad", also bought the copyright in South Korea.

But compared with the former, the investment in this variety show is not small, almost enough to shoot two "My Deskmate", the risk of this kind of project is not low..."

Guangguang's business covers a series of businesses including TV system evening party organization, program planning, variety show production, etc.

And he naturally has a certain understanding of the "Running Man" that is quite popular in South Korea.

The overall structure of the program consists of several long-term resident guests and flying guests in each issue, combining multiple elements such as team, grouping, confrontation, entertainment, competition, uncertainty, etc.

From the audience's perspective, this variety show must be a first-class masterpiece!

But if it is moved to China, can it still achieve the glory it had in South Korea?

Let's not talk about other things, just the few resident guests, each appearance fee is not low!

If there is a problem during the period, and the ratings and revenue cannot be guaranteed, the loss will be very large!

Guangguang's scale is not comparable to Feiyue Film and Television, so Wang Changtian will carefully consider it every time he wants to do a new project.

Therefore, he will travel thousands of miles to discuss with Chen Fei.

Youku is full of confidence, but Guangguang is very empty.

Listening to Wang Changtian's words, Chen Fei quickly grasped the key points.

In just a few minutes, he heard the word "risk" from Wang Changtian no less than five times, which shows that Guangguang still has some disapproval of this project.

"Mr. Wang, the risk of variety shows is indeed very high, but if I remember correctly, it seems that the risk of movie investment is greater than that of variety shows, right?"

"You are right." Wang Changtian nodded, but his brows were still furrowed: "But this new variety show on Youku is different. Its investment is too large, and I feel very nervous."

Chen Fei laughed: "Don't worry about this, and I think I need to tell you that this project was proposed by me, and even the name "Running Brothers" was given by me. What's more, Feiyue Film and Television will also participate in the production and post-production."

Hearing this, Wang Changtian was slightly stunned.

After a while, he asked in surprise: "Is this the project you decided?"

"Yes, I decided it."

Fade Chen explained: "There are only a few popular variety shows in China, and this is not a good thing for film promotion.

Only by building a variety of promotional methods can we attract more attention, so I set my sights on the South Korean variety show market.

And "Running Man" just happened to be very much in line with my taste. This variety show can be recorded in various places across the country and launched in a weekly episode with the participation of all people.

What's more, this kind of reality show is also very conducive to the promotion of film and television dramas. The flying guests can be crew members who have new dramas to promote.

As long as this variety show can be done, it can not only bring back traffic to Youku, but also be sold to major TV stations, and even attract investment to settle in, and even promote a certain artist, star, actor..."

Listening to Fei Chen's words, Wang Changtian's eyes became brighter and brighter!

Until the end, he summarized from a very professional perspective:

"If it is a phenomenal variety show like "Running Man", it can not only open up a new platform for film and television promotion, but also exchange resources and even trade interests..."

"That's right."

Fade Chen nodded affirmatively.

Although Wang Changtian is very optimistic about the future prospects of this variety show, he is a cautious person. He will never burn his boats before seeing the benefits.

"Mr. Chen, I won't hide it from you. Guangguang is preparing to start a new film and television project recently. It is time to use money. We can invest in this project and provide a variety show production team, but I am afraid we can't invest too much money."

"No problem!" Chen Fei waved his hand: "Whatever amount Mr. Wang is willing to invest, Feiyue Film and Television will take care of the rest."

"Tsk, being rich means being generous! I'm so envious..."

Wang Changtian sighed, called the waiter, and arranged for the farmhouse dishes to be served.

Chen Fei was a little surprised: "Does this teahouse also provide meals?"

"Yes, but the meals are provided for VIP customers, and they are all things from the mountains. I don't know if they suit your taste."

When Chen Fei heard the words "things from the mountains", he instantly understood.

"Then try it, I will also enjoy it with Mr. Wang, haha."

...

In a blink of an eye, the May Day holiday came quietly.

"Chen Fei, your role will end in three days, work harder, we will work overtime at night."

Faced with Han Sanping's request, Chen Fei had no choice but to agree.

After all, when he invited Han Sanping to play "Zuoshan Diao", he didn't spoil her.

Han Jianu, who was holding a watermelon, ate it and agreed: "Brother Chen, wait until your part is finished, and then we can go back to the capital together.

I'm going to attend the defense, and my thesis is based on "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy". You are my instructor, and you have to appear together at that time."

"Okay, no problem."

Chen Fei responded, but did not refuse.

This matter had been discussed in advance, and he had to attend Wu Jing's wedding on the 11th, so it was just right to do it together.

After another day of shooting, Chen Fei returned to the hotel and checked the screening of several movies during the May Day period.

The box office data of "Black Coal, Thin Ice" is still firmly in the top three, and it has a lot of stamina.

As for the top spot, it is still "My Deskmate".

At this time, the youth theme is very popular in the film market, and it is also the graduation season and the national nostalgia. This movie can be said to be in line with the right time, right place, and right people.

However, as a director, Ai Dajin has recently done a lot of annoying and complaining operations.

This guy who has always been happy to be flattered, praised himself as talented, always talked about his family background, and liked to nitpick and show off his knowledge was always pretending to be cool when participating in the talk show, as if the entire May schedule was booked by him.

Those who know him think that he made a youth film, and those who don’t know him think that he made a top science fiction masterpiece!

Even when participating in a certain program, he also used the box office performance of "My Deskmate" to mock "Black Coal, Thin Ice" for not being worthy of being compared with him.

When these remarks were exposed by the media, before netizens could criticize him, Chen Guofu rushed up directly!

When this producer, who is over 50 years old, watched "Black Coal, Thin Ice" as if he was watching his own son, he did not allow the outside world to slander him at all.

He directly named Ai Dajin, saying: "If you are sick, go and get treatment. If you delay, your brain will be burned. If you have the ability, you can also make a movie to win the Golden Bear and Silver Bear for Best Actor.

Besides, the copyright offer for "Fireworks in the Daytime" at the Berlin International Film Festival is more than ten times that of your youth film. What is there to be proud of? Are you afraid that others don't know that you have committed a crime before?"

After a furious attack, Ai Dajin was directly speechless.

At the same time, many netizens also found Ai Dajin's previous interviews.

He was obviously born in China, but he kept praising the good things of foreign countries during the interview, and even took the opportunity to belittle everything in China.

For a while, a hat of "worshiping foreigners and fawning on foreigners" was directly put on his head.

At this time, the benefits of mastering the discourse power on Weibo were reflected.

There is no bad or negative review post about Chen Guofu and "Fireworks in the Daytime" on the Internet, while Ai Dajin was scolded by netizens and almost quit the circle.

In addition, the movie "Coming Home" directed by Zhang Yimou has also launched a pre-release publicity sprint.

With the help of being shortlisted for the Cannes International Film Festival screening unit, Zhang Yimou can be said to have truly achieved a strong comeback!

The industry is very optimistic about his new movie and believes that it will definitely achieve a double harvest in awards and box office.

Zhang Yimou + Gong Li + Chen Daoming... This lineup is enough to sweep all major domestic awards.

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This May is destined not to end in a peaceful state.

Several domestic films in the May Day period are competing against each other. "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" suddenly announced that it would be released on the 4th, which directly gave domestic producers a wave of intensity.

At the same time, what surprised the industry was that the wealthy Alibaba, after acquiring the listed company "China Culture" and entering the film and television industry, actually launched its first plan in May.

They launched a crowdfunding business for the film and television industry.

Its name is: "Entertainment Treasure!"

As the name suggests, the specific operation method of this entertainment treasure is to call on netizens across the country to participate in film and television investment projects.

Everyone can invest at least 100 yuan to invest in popular film and TV series projects in the industry. On the premise of providing production funds and participating in dividends, the annualized return starts at at least 7%!

When this project was announced, the whole network exploded for a while!

Countless netizens were very excited, waving a lot of money, shouting to participate in film investment.

In their minds, this is a sure-win deal.

After all, that's a 7% return, which is much more than what you can earn from depositing it in the bank!

And most importantly, with the emergence of this "Entertainment Treasure", those who are jealous of the huge profits made by film and television practitioners can also participate in film and television investment.

Based on this, a large number of netizens went to the Weibo of many well-known directors in the circle and called on them to participate in this "Entertainment Treasure" project.

Some people even said: "As long as it is a project of top directors such as Chen Fei, Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, Ning Hao, and Feng Xiaogang, we have to invest in it even if we sell our pots and irons! But it is a business that is sure to make money!"

However, unlike those "excited" netizens, the practitioners in the industry couldn't help but speed up their heartbeats after seeing the relevant introduction of the "Entertainment Treasure" project!

"Why does Ali dare to guarantee an annualized rate of return of 7%?"

In a trance, Chen Fei actually felt like he was not awake.

When did film and television investment become a business that is sure to make money?

If he remembered correctly, if one or two out of every ten movies could make money, it would be considered good.

And the rest, without exception, were all money-losing products.

But why did Alibaba dare to make such a promise?

What is their confidence?

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