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Chapter 418 Flirting Everywhere
Han Sanping never expected that someone would bring him a pillow when he was about to fall asleep.

He immediately decided to give "The Wandering Earth" to Qi Hao.

Yes, it's free.

Qi Hao, of course, wouldn't be ungrateful. He thanked them and invited China Film Group to participate in the film.

Guo Fan watched with great envy.

What seems incredibly difficult to ordinary people, his boss solved completely in just a few minutes.

It wasn't because Qi Hao and Han Sanping had a particularly good relationship.

In fact, the main reason why Qi Hao was able to so easily snatch the copyright of this novel is that he himself has the ability and reputation.

Han Sanping didn't even bother to find out which director Qi Hao was going to use.

Upon hearing that Qi Hao wanted to film, they immediately decided to let go.

Of course, he also used some tricks.

China Film Group clearly did not sign a contract with Liu Cixin; all they needed to do was relinquish the copyright. However, they insisted on buying the copyright and then giving it to Qi Hao.

Anyone with a modicum of worldly wisdom knows that this kind of emotional appeal aims for a win-win situation.

Qi Hao is very savvy in interpersonal relationships, and he immediately decided to involve China Film Group in the project.

It's not easy to get a share of Zhonghao Entertainment's film projects now.

Even the art films he invests in, people see as glittering and always feel that maybe the next one will be a huge hit.

Qi Hao treated Guo Fan to a simple meal.

They also agreed, along with An Feng, to make a cameo appearance in "The Wandering Earth" in the future.

"What cameo? He has a lot of screen time. This Guo Fan is like... well, a succubus, flirting with everyone..."

An Feng began to feel sentimental after Guo Fan left.

She couldn't refuse Guo Fan's enthusiastic invitation, so she was listed as a producer of "My Old Classmate" and even made a cameo appearance, but her role was immediately promoted to an important supporting character.

The key issue is that she didn't receive a single penny of her salary.

The movie also capitalized on her pregnancy to generate buzz and attract a lot of attention.

"Only someone like him can manage a big project like 'The Wandering Earth.' If he does a good job, let him direct 'The Three-Body Problem' as well."

Qi Hao didn't mind being used by Guo Fan.

Guo Fan has a genuine passion for movies.

After all, whether it's "My Old Classmate" or "The Wandering Earth," he was working for Qi Hao.

With Qi Hao's financial resources, he doesn't need to be that frugal.

However, as long as he has money, Guo Fan always wants to invest it in film production, so he is particularly stingy in terms of actor salaries, publicity and distribution, and other aspects.

This is also someone who prioritizes film above all else.

Qi Hao admires Jiang Wen's type, but he also admires Guo Fan's type.

The premise is that Guo Fan can actually make a good film, "The Wandering Earth".

Guo Fan had no idea that Qi Hao had such high expectations for him, nor did he know that Qi Hao had not only acquired the rights to "The Wandering Earth" but also "The Three-Body Problem".

He was unaware that, in order to advance his project, Qi Hao had once again instructed the Naughty Ghost Studio to continue its expansion.

Zhang Chenyu did not disappoint his boss.

He set his sights directly on the Digital Domain.

Founded in 1993 by special effects masters James Cameron and Stan Weston, this company has a profound influence in Hollywood and the international film industry, having participated in the production of special effects for numerous Hollywood blockbusters.
If you've seen the atmospheric and ocean special effects in *The Day After Tomorrow*, and the naval battle effects in *Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End*, you'll know how impressive D2 is. D2 has won two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects and Technical Achievement for *Titanic* and *What Dreams May Come*.

Despite Digital Domain's remarkable achievements in special effects production, the impact of the economic crisis has continued to affect its financial situation since 2008.

The company's debt reached $1600 million, and its total losses amounted to a staggering $5000 million.

Despite various efforts, none of them could stop the company's predicament.

Hollywood special effects companies have been going bankrupt for the past four years, including some top-tier ones. While the collapse of a behemoth like D2 is regrettable, it is not unexpected.

The company's fate was sealed once it was abandoned by its founders, including Cameron.

Only a top-tier director and a super-big IP in the Hollywood special effects field could possibly support such a behemoth.

Bankruptcy is inevitable.

Now that someone is willing to take over, even if this Chinese company cannot fully accommodate D2's current 300-plus employees, it is still the best outcome for D2.

The total acquisition amount is approximately 3500 million.

Unfortunately, D2 had total assets of $2.05 million but accumulated debts of $2.149 million. After bankruptcy liquidation, it would have almost nothing left.

The $3500 million essentially bought them the title and the right to dispose of these employees.

The same approach was taken as with the Hollywood special effects company that was acquired previously.

Those who want to go to Hong Kong can join Part 1 of "Naughty Ghosts," and those who want to go to the mainland can join Part 2.

Originally, Zhang Chenyu planned to establish a new third department.

However, Qi Hao stopped him.

He felt there was no need to establish a third department. The D2 staff should learn to integrate into the old team, and it wouldn't be too late to form a third department when the time was right.

Of the more than 300 special effects engineers, approximately 280 ultimately chose to work at Huaxia.

Nearly 95% of the employees stayed. Survival is a heavy burden, especially in Migo. Once you lose your job and can't find one quickly, rent, property taxes, insurance, and so on can crush you.

Deposits do not exist.

It has nothing to do with spending money in advance; they just can't save any money.

With the involvement of a visual effects company of D2's caliber, it will be a huge boost to both science fiction and animated films.

The media also gave it a lot of coverage.

The main purpose is to educate everyone about what kind of presence D2 has in the industry, and how amazing Zhonghao Entertainment is that it was able to acquire D2.

This made many netizens feel a sense of pride and satisfaction.

In fact, only professionals understand this.

The acquisition is just the beginning.

Zhonghao Entertainment also paid a heavy price.

Delisting losses, acquisition commissions, layoffs, new employee placements...

The total comes to over fifty million US dollars.

In the Chinese film industry, only someone as ruthless as Qi Xiao Buffett Hao can afford to invest so much money in special effects.

It's not that other companies can't afford it, it's just a matter of what happens after the acquisition.

Just feeding these people is a problem.

If these people have an average annual salary of 50 yuan—which is so low that it's almost driving these foreigners to despair; in fact, Qi Hao's side pays them an average of around 60 yuan per year—then 300 people would amount to 1.5 million yuan a year.

Many of D2's previous clients will no longer continue to cooperate with them.

For example, they are already in talks for Ender's Game, as well as Lady Gaga's new fragrance ad, and after the success of "Virtual Tupac," they are collaborating with CORE Media to create a virtual image of Elvis Presley, and so on.

For at least a year or two, these two or three hundred people will definitely be unable to make ends meet.

Furthermore, domestic visual effects companies don't actually make that much money.

Hollywood movies often cost one or two hundred million US dollars to make, while in China, a budget of over 100 million RMB is considered a big production.

With a budget of 100 million, the actors will account for 30%, and after deducting other expenses, the amount left for the special effects team might only be 10 to 20 million, or even a few million.

There's not even enough to pay salaries.

Now that Qi Hao has built such a large special effects company, with a total of seven or eight hundred people across the first and second installments of "Naughty Ghost," everyone thinks he's courting disaster.

Is Qi Hao courting death?
It's not that absolute, actually.

He now has a basic technology gift package from Brother Tongzi, which includes both hardware and software.

Although the basic technology gift package is very "basic", it is indeed a "big" gift package. It is big enough to cover many fields.

It can fully meet some of the design needs of the mischievous child.

If they can take D2's technology a step further, then Naughty Boys will be on par with top Hollywood special effects teams.

This can also be considered a technological application.

However, Qi Hao paid very little attention to the D2 acquisition, which had excited many netizens.

"Boss, all done!"

"OK, thank you for your hard work!"

This was his last conversation with Zhang Chenyu regarding the acquisition.

His main focus is on the upcoming drama "My Love from the Star".

And then there's the upcoming university life.

An Feng even packed his schoolbag, which made Qi Hao both laugh and cry.

"With so many assistants and bodyguards, why would I need to carry my own backpack?"

"How can you go to school without a schoolbag? I had one when I was in school. I bought this schoolbag for you. Don't you like it?"

An Feng spoke with righteous indignation.

She enjoys this feeling.

"But I feel like you're treating me like a son."

Qi Hao didn't really want to talk to her.

Moreover, the graduate program he was pursuing didn't actually require him to attend classes frequently.

The main purpose is still to complete the task.

"Don't you love me anymore...?"

An Feng decided to use his ultimate move.

"Okay, okay, I'll have someone bring it over. You should stop and get ready to watch the TV series. Bilibili is releasing six episodes on the first day. Let's watch them quickly and try to finish them before we go to sleep."

Qi Hao couldn't resist her coquettishness.

She pouted, blinked, and her eyes were glistening with tears.

I don't know why she became so childish after she got pregnant.

But Qi Hao actually liked it quite a bit.

(End of this chapter)