This man knows how to hype

Chapter 272 Morning Star

Xu Xiyu had no time to pay attention to what was going on with Lan Shuyun before, and naturally he didn't have the energy to keep an eye on her now.

However, just because he didn't have the energy didn't mean he had no way to deal with Lan Shuyun. After half a year, he still cultivated some confidants within Huaqing.

Therefore, he now has plenty of people to help him understand Lan Shuyun's affairs.

Xu Xiyu was determined to avenge her, and it was not because he was petty, but because he had to pick a fight with someone like Lan Shuyun.

But because, if he didn't deal with Lan Shuyun, who was causing trouble in front of him, then someone might follow his example.

After all, in addition to Lan Shuyun and Lu Qinyao, he also has 10 ex-girlfriends. Who knows if there will be a second Lan Shuyun among these 10 ex-girlfriends?
Thinking of this, Xu Xiyu said, "Xinbao, find someone to help me find out about Lan Shuyun's situation."

"Okay." Shan Xinbao nodded immediately.

After giving this instruction, Xu Xiyu was about to continue reading the documents when he heard Yang Xueqing next to him ask, "Hey, have you seen "The Dawn of the Ming Dynasty" before?"

"I've seen the first version. When I watched it, the special effects weren't finished yet, and some scenes were still on green screen. I guess the preview version will be a little different."

"What do you think, will this movie work?"

"With an investment of 6.5 million, it will only pay off if the box office reaches 19 billion. I don't know whether it will succeed or not." Xu Xiyu felt that it was a bit unrealistic for "The Rise of the Dragon" to get a box office of 19 billion.

When Yang Xueqing heard this, she said with some worry in her tone: "I hope it works, otherwise it will be too embarrassing for you."

Hearing this, Xu Xiyu showed a helpless expression on his face.

As mentioned before, Hua Qing invested 20% in "The Rise of the Qiming Clan", which is 1.3 million yuan.

This proportion is neither small nor large, so Huaqing can only be regarded as a major co-producer.

Since Hua Qing is only a co-producer, it stands to reason that even if the box office of "The Dawn" fails, Xu Xiyu should not be the one to be embarrassed.

It should be the director Zhao Mengwen, the screenwriter, the leading actors and the real producers.

But there are some things that are dramatic.

Before Xu Xiyu and Ke Xinying started dating, they had talked about the investment structure of "The Descendants of the Sun" and even used this matter to create public opinion on the Internet.

Of the total budget of 6.5 million for the entire film, 3.5 million went through Beizao Culture.

In other words, the producer of "The Coming of the Morning Star" is Beili Culture, and Xu Xiyu is the boss of Beili Culture.

Including Huaqing's budget of 6.5 million, Xu Xiyu's company alone accounts for 4.8 million, and the investment accounts for as high as 73.8%, making him a major shareholder.

Therefore, from Huaqing's perspective, Xu Xiyu is only a co-producer, but from Beili's perspective, Xu Xiyu is the original producer.

In fact, the producer of "Qiming's Arrival" is Xu Xiyu, and the co-producer is Qiao Shuangshuang, the boss of Huaqing Film and Television.

That’s why Yang Xueqing said that if the box office of “The Dawn” failed, Xu Xiyu would be embarrassed.

Of course, the only thing lost was face.

Because all this money came from Hu Ningtian.

From beginning to end, Xu Xiyu never even looked at the accounts. All matters related to money were left to Hu Ningtian in order to avoid some legal risks.

Anyway, the major shareholder of Beili is Hu Ningtian, and I am just holding 84% of his shares on his behalf. It will be a few years before the bet between the two parties is reached.

Some accounts will never be blamed on you.

So, even if "Apocalypse" loses money, it doesn't matter.

But then again, the general public doesn’t know these things, and even if colleagues know them, they will pretend not to know.

By then, the box office of "Inception" will collapse.

It’s easy to guess what the hostile colleagues, marketing accounts, and the black fans who follow Xu Xiyu will say.

Yes, this film started before Xu Xiyu took office.

But would someone who is determined to attack you in public opinion care about this?
Of course, Xu Xiyu doesn't really care about being attacked by public opinion, but the company's employees and stock price will definitely be affected.

In the first half of the year, Huaqing's performance really didn't improve much.

Everyone is now waiting for the results of the three projects "Dying to Survive", "Crazy Journey" and "The Annual Meeting Can't Stop".

But people are not machines, and it will take some time for these three projects to go online. Moreover, no one knows what the results will be before the results are released.

Therefore, if "Apocalypse" does not perform well, it will indeed have some negative impact.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiyu couldn't help but sigh and said to Yang Xueqing: "Pay close attention to the post-production of "Storm" and speed it up."

"Don't worry." Yang Xueqing nodded.

Here, the two were communicating about things.

In a large theater on the other side, invited artists, internet celebrities, self-media, as well as some movie-watching groups and fans of the leading actors came in one after another.

The interactive roadshow for the preview usually lasts for 10 to 20 minutes, or half an hour, depending on the venue. This time, because there were more public figures, it lasted a little longer. After the movie, there will be about half an hour of interactive Q&A and games.

Ten minutes later, he and Yang Xueqing arrived at the cinema and sat in the middle of the middle row amid the cheers of the audience.

There were some artists sitting next to them.

The artists include both old and young ones. Most of the older ones have worked with Zhao Mengwen, while the younger ones are basically friends of the leading actor.

Speaking of which, the public has preconceived notions about an artist.

Just like now, although everyone knows that Xu Xiyu is the boss of Huaqing.

But for the non-artist audience present, their biggest impression of Xu Xiyu is still that he is a new singer who is very handsome and good at writing songs.

Therefore, when everyone saw the newcomer Xu Xiyu sitting down, the artists who had just greeted each other according to their "seniority" all stood up enthusiastically and took the initiative to talk to him.

The first reaction of the audience was surprise and surprise.

Even the quick-reacting audience members were surprised for five or six seconds before they realized that it was normal for the artists to take the initiative to greet Xu Xiyu.

However, even though everyone realized that this was normal, they still chatted excitedly in low voices as if they had discovered a new continent.

"My goodness, I've been calling him Dan Dong for half a year, but today is the first time I can intuitively feel the value of this title."

"Me too."

"Damn it, I envied him enough just by reading his news online, and now that I see him in person, damn, I envy him even more!"

"Sure enough, it feels great to be successful when you are young. You have both status and health."

"Stop talking, stop talking. I'm so jealous that my teeth are about to break. They're turning black."

"I've become a fan of Jimei. Is Xu Adan really that handsome? He didn't look this exaggerated on the screen before."

"Nonsense, a bunch of people are surrounding him like the moon surrounded by stars, and there is an aura of bonus, isn't it? If we go up, we will also be handsome, not to mention that he is handsome to begin with."

As they were discussing this for about five minutes, the theater suddenly went dark and the movie began.

The background of the movie "Apocalypse" is actually quite interesting.

It says that in 2025, astronomers on the Blue Planet observed a comet-like object approaching the Blue Planet.

However, as time passed, when the comet approached the blue planet, everyone discovered that it was not a comet at all, but a huge spaceship.

This spacecraft flashing with blue light stays on the east side of the blue planet, always maintaining a relative distance of 10,000 kilometers from the blue planet. At the same time, its position is always on the east side.

Because of this, as the blue planet rotates, this huge glowing spaceship can be clearly observed with the naked eye before dawn anywhere in the world as long as the weather permits.

It is like a blue morning star. When you see it, you know that dawn is approaching.

Based on this characteristic, the people of Blue Star called this spaceship "Morning Star".

The arrival of the "Morning Star" is known in history as the "Descent of Morning Star" event.

At first, everyone was terrified about the arrival of Qiming, because this kind of civilization that can span the stars is really beyond the current level of science on Blue Planet to resist.

As a result, chaos began to break out all over Blue Star.

But soon, all countries began to put aside their disputes and formed a coalition government. On the one hand, they discussed countermeasures, and on the other hand, they tried to get in touch with the Morning Star in order to find out the purpose of the Morning Star's coming.

The male protagonist is one of the members of the team of scientists who contacted Venus.

After three years of attempts and deciphering, the hero finally got the purpose of the coming of Morning Star, which was that the Morning Star was restoring energy through the sun.

The recovery time is 50 years.

Since three years have passed, they will land on the Blue Planet 3 years later and extract the core of the Blue Planet as the core energy source for the next voyage of "Morning Star".

If the core of the blue planet is extracted, it will inevitably collapse and humans, including all living things on the blue planet, will not be able to survive.

Should we fight, run, talk, or just give up and wait for death?

Blue Star has only 47 years to face this crisis.

To be honest, this is the background.

Regardless of whether it is scientific or not, at least in Xu Xiyu's opinion, it is still somewhat novel. Moreover, in this doomsday context, there are many stories that can be unearthed.

If it's filmed well, it could really become a series IP, and it would be no problem to make three or four series in a row.

But Lao Zhao is indeed a great man.

He is so awesome.

Among the countless stories that could be explored, he chose the one that makes people least able to complain.

(End of this chapter)