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Chapter 378 Galloping Horse (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Qi Hao's next task was to handle the company's restructuring and wedding preparations.

I definitely won't be taking on any new movies.

This is one of the few opportunities in recent years to take a six-month break at once.

However, Qi Hao's halt does not mean that Zhonghao Entertainment has stopped.

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart," co-produced by Zhonghao Entertainment and Huanyu Media, and starring Gu Tianle and Gao Yuanyuan, is scheduled for release at the end of March. Zhonghao Entertainment is not only the producer but also responsible for the distribution in mainland China.

Qi Hao needed a Hong Kong capital partner to collaborate with when he filmed "The Man from Nowhere".

At the time, we considered contacting Universal, but due to various reasons, we were unable to cooperate successfully, so we turned to Media Asia.

Huanyu later lamented the loss and took the project to seek cooperation opportunities.

Because the total investment was only 20 million, and the director was Du Qifeng, whom Qi Hao liked, and one of the lead actresses was Gao Yuanyuan, Qi Hao's former rumored girlfriend, they agreed without much hesitation.

And there's also the recently released film, "Eternal Love".

However, Zhonghao only invested a small amount of money in this project, so they didn't value this movie project adapted from the TV series.

On the contrary, he had many stories with Little Horse Galloping.

The reason for mentioning this company is that Lao Tian initially intended to acquire it.

At this stage of its development, it's perfectly normal for Zhonghao Entertainment to acquire competitors.

Just like Naughty Effects Studios acquired other special effects teams, they even acquired Hollywood special effects teams.

With enough money, you can buy anything.

However, the merger did not go smoothly, and the two sides have already gone through two rounds of negotiations.

Founder Li Ming does not want to sell all his shares, but hopes to achieve a powerful alliance within the Zhonghao Entertainment system.

However, Zhonghao Entertainment's equity structure is very simple, so Lao Tian is not willing to compromise.

During the second round of negotiations, Li Ming proposed a performance-based agreement.

According to Li Ming's plan, Xiaoma Benteng would accept Qi Hao's investment and continue to operate independently. If it failed to go public by December 31, 2013, Qi Hao would have the right to demand that the actual controller of Xiaoma Benteng acquire all of its shares in the company in one go.

It means, give me money and I'll take you public.

If that's not possible, I will repurchase these shares at a certain premium.

Whether I succeed in going public or not, you won't lose money.

It seems that Xiaoma Benteng is trying to use its IPO as a promise to obtain financial and resource support from Zhonghao Entertainment.

The benefits of going public are obvious.

This proposal appealed to Lao Tian, ​​and even if the IPO failed, the money would still yield a good return on investment.

However, Lao Tian was also very cautious.

He had to consider the fact that the company failed to go public, and that Xiaoma Benteng had suddenly become worthless, meaning that even if he sold it, he wouldn't recoup his investment.

Then you'll lose everything.

Therefore, his requirement was to streamline the equity structure of Xiaoma Benteng and for Xiaoma Benteng to operate under the guidance of Zhonghao Media.

Upon hearing that Lao Tian was going to interfere in the company's operations, Li Ming was naturally not too happy.

The two sides are locked in a stalemate, exchanging blows back and forth.

However, there is a high probability that an agreement can still be reached, since the fact that Li Ming put forward such a proposal shows that he already has a preference.

Zhonghao Entertainment's achievements last year were remarkable, so at least he didn't have to worry about an amateur directing an expert.

Moreover, Xiaoma Benteng will also have the opportunity to invest in Zhonghao Entertainment's projects.

Last year's series of high-grossing films allowed Zhonghao Entertainment to surpass the combined box office of all other film companies in mainland China.

The aura of a hegemon is natural.

Capital within the industry all want to profit from this.

The same applies to Galloping Horse.

If Zhonghao Entertainment can secure investment, for profit reasons, Zhonghao Entertainment will prioritize cooperating with Xiaoma Benteng.

Li Ming could have stipulated in the agreement that Zhonghao Entertainment's "guidance" to Xiaoma Benteng must not harm Xiaoma Benteng's investment interests.

As for sorting out the company's equity structure, Li Ming himself had wanted to do so as well.

His company was originally a family business.

They started out in advertising.

Unexpectedly, we caught a good time and have been developing better and better in recent years. The previous equity structure is obviously no longer sufficient to cope with the current environment.

But we're all relatives, and he's a very kind person.

I simply can't make up my mind to do it.

Now that Zhonghao Entertainment, a powerful outsider, has been brought in, he could easily feign compassion and take the opportunity to purge all his relatives from the company's shareholders.

Once both parties reach a betting agreement.

Zhonghao Entertainment will be involved in Xiaoma Benteng's next project, "The Great Gold Robbery".

As a reward, Zhonghao Entertainment will likely allocate a portion of the profits from "Lost in Thailand 2" to Xiaoma Benteng.

Although many investors in the industry are urging Zhonghao Entertainment to produce "You Are the Apple of My Eye 2" or "Uncle 2", Zhonghao Entertainment has consistently stated that it has no such plans.

Currently, the only filming schedule that has been accurately provided is for "Lost in Thailand 2," which will begin filming after Qi Hao finishes his honeymoon.

Actually, there's a lot of buzz surrounding the "Uncle 2" project.

This thing could definitely be made into a Chinese version of "Taken". "Uncle 1: My Mai Gets Arrested".

"The Man from Nowhere 2: My Man Gets Arrested Again".

The Man from Nowhere 3: ...

All we need to do is keep Zhao Jinmai in danger.

For example, if you encounter threats from local criminals while traveling abroad, or if the local gangs are too rude, Qi Hao, the lone agent, can simply return to the scene.

As for the ending of "The Man from Nowhere 1"

This isn't difficult to solve. As a retired special agent, he is already a special case. The cost of training a special agent is extremely high. He can simply reset his identity for certain missions, and he might not even need to go to jail, since all the people he killed were bad guys.

The project team at Zhonghao Entertainment even felt they could further develop the city concept in "The Man from Nowhere 1," transforming it into a chaotic Asian city located outside of China.

Give it some Bangkok style, or Tokyo or Seoul elements.

The movie "The Man from Nowhere" doesn't specify that the city is Hong Kong.

This film was only produced in Hong Kong and mainland China, and the story deliberately obscures the real-world counterparts of the cities.

We can shoot similar films here in the future.

Qi Hao did consider the issue of "Uncle 2". The company has so many professional screenwriters, it is impossible to just let them revise the script forever.

Creating a high-quality script from scratch is the true measure of a good screenwriter.

However, if this movie were made into a series, he would definitely be even busier.

If the lead actor is replaced, the series will be ruined.

Therefore, he could only let the project try and see if he could come up with a good story.

If a good story comes along, Qi Hao could definitely be handsome again.

For boys, whether they are teenagers or forty-somethings, it is hard to resist this type of film.

What I like most is fighting and killing.

As for "You Are the Apple of My Eye 2", it's not very interesting.

If we were to actually do it, we could easily make other youth films; the cost wouldn't be high, and it would be easy to operate.

It doesn't need to be as successful as "First Love" or "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Such box office results are hard to replicate. Making a small profit would be good enough.

Similarly, unless there is an exceptionally good script, there is no need for Qi Hao and An Feng to collaborate on another youth film.

During this time, news also spread that Qi Hao and An Feng were collaborating on a TV series.

The projects have already been approved.

The title is "My Love from the Star"!
It's obviously a romance drama.

Although some people think that TV series are not as good as movies.

But a truly popular TV series can be just as powerful as a movie.

You can't say that Chen Baoguo, Chen Daoming, and Li Xuejian, who act in TV dramas, are less famous than Ge You, who acts in movies.

There's no doubt that the TV series Qi Hao and An Feng collaborated on was a huge hit.

Qi Hao and An Feng haven't acted in a TV series for five years since they collaborated on "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

For the past five years, I've basically been working in the film industry.

Everyone thought these two wouldn't be promoting TV dramas anymore.

After all, what they have in abundance is national popularity.

I never expected that "My Love from the Star" would suddenly appear.

This TV series will be their first in five years, An Feng's first TV series after he came of age, and their first collaboration after marriage.

With so many positive factors, numerous investors have flocked to the project since its inception.

Besides ordinary film and television capital, old-school television stations are also eager to join the fray.

TV dramas are not easy to lose money on.

In other words, as long as the actors are popular, the production company is unlikely to lose money.

Many TV dramas are produced for specific purposes.

The chicken and the egg came first.

This time it's a seller's market.

Everyone was scrambling to get it, fighting tooth and nail to be the first to get it.

Qi Hao was able to sell the first and second rounds of his TV series at high prices even before filming had started.

CCTV-8 said I'm the industry leader, and appearing on my show would be a great honor for them.

Tianjin TV said to Qi Hao, "We're from the same hometown! You were born in Tianjin, have you forgotten?"
Hubei TV said, "If that's how you calculate it, I'm not sleepy anymore."

Since everyone is fighting tooth and nail for it, the battle naturally escalates.

Television stations have expressed their willingness to participate in the investment.

Not only will we buy it at a high price, we'll also pay for you to bid on it.

All you have to do is perform, and once you're done, we'll count the money and put it in your wallets.

As for Qi Hao and An Feng's TV drama salaries...

Nobody cares about these things anymore.

(End of this chapter)