Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 336 CEO of Huayi Brothers

There are quite a few reporters present today, with representatives from well-known newspapers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong.

The main focus, of course, is still the "Red Cliff" film crew.

Many newspapers are paid to do their jobs, so their focus is naturally on Chibi.

However, when Wu Zhuo and Calvin Chen appeared, they immediately stole much of the limelight from the Red Cliff crew.

A large number of reporters abandoned their original interviews with Takeshi Kaneshiro, Lin Chi-ling, Tony Leung, and others, and rushed towards Wu Zhuo and his companion.

"Wu Zhuo, with the strong momentum of 'Red Cliff,' the box office of 'Connected' is bound to be affected. Do you have anything to say about this? Do you feel uncomfortable about it?"

"The Fahrenheit subunit has been around for quite some time now, and Wu Zun and Jiro Wang have already announced their new album plans. Why haven't you made any moves yet?"

"It is said that the production team of 'Red Cliff' invited you, Wu Zhuo, to play the role of Zhao Yun, but you declined. Do you regret it now?"

“Calvin Chen, people keep saying you're a burden to Fahrenheit. What do you think about that?”

Perhaps because he hadn't been interviewed in mainland China for a long time, the reporters had a lot of questions, almost asking him all the recent questions about Wu Zhuo.

"The release of 'Red Cliff' will definitely have an impact on the box office of 'Connected,' but I'm someone who can accept reality."

Regardless of how well "Connected" performs at the box office, in my opinion, it's a movie worth watching.

"My subunit album with Calvin Chen has already started production and is expected to be released in September."

"There's no question of regret. I was really busy at the time, and I might not have been really suited for the role of Zhao Yun."

After answering a few questions briefly, Wu Zhuo and Calvin Chen quickly shook off the reporters and entered the movie theater.

During this time, it was inevitable that some people would say they hoped for a good result at the Battle of Red Cliffs.

We can disregard John Woo's face, and we can disregard Takeshi Kaneshiro and Tony Leung's face, but we must give face to Zuo Shandiao.

After all, he's the top figure in the domestic film industry, wielding considerable power, and Wu Zhuo didn't want to offend him.

However, Wu Zhuo did not want to blindly praise.

He knew better than anyone what the final outcome of "Red Cliff" would be.

Its reputation is absolutely terrible.

He didn't want to have too much to do with this show.

Today, I'm just here to go through the motions.

"Zhaozai, we meet again!"

As soon as I entered the theater, John Woo came to greet me.

It's clear that John Woo is enjoying great success lately.

Lin Chi-ling, who was standing next to him, also walked with her head held very high.

"With so much attention on 'Red Cliff,' it's bound to be a box office hit. Congratulations in advance to Director Wu!"

Oh, and Lin Chi-ling too.

Wu Zhuo was talking nonsense.

Although I knew that Red Cliff would inevitably become a milestone in the history of box office failures.

But anyone can say polite things.

"Haha, thank you! And thank you for coming to support me."

After this project is finished, I'll plan a new one, and then we can collaborate on it.

John Woo was delighted and, while expressing his gratitude, tentatively invited Wu Zhuo to star in his next film.

Lin Chi-ling, standing next to her, said in a sweet, coquettish voice:
"I heard your film company is preparing its inaugural project. If there's a suitable role for me, please consider me!"

It has to be said that Lin Chi-ling is probably the biggest beneficiary of "Red Cliff".

This film boasts a star-studded cast, including Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Hu Jun, and Zhao Wei, all of whom were heavily criticized after their previous films flopped.

John Woo has become one of the most unpopular directors in China.

Lin Chi-ling rose to fame in China with this film, becoming a top-tier star overnight, but in the following years, she made one flop after another.

"Haha, if possible, there's definitely no problem."

Wu Zhuo was practicing Tai Chi.

Please invite Lin Chi-ling?

He must be crazy to do this; he probably thinks making money is too easy.

With Lin Chih-ling's ability to absorb the luck of her works and strengthen her physique, he, from a humble background, dared not act recklessly.

One wrong move and Legendary Pictures could go bankrupt. Jay Chou has had a smooth run of success these past few years, but one film, "The Treasure Hunter," wiped out all the savings he had accumulated over the years.

The box office and word-of-mouth, which were originally quite good, collapsed in one fell swoop.

Even more shockingly, Wu Dun, the boss of Changhong, the investor in "The Treasure Hunter," went bankrupt because of the film, and even his house was seized.

Given such a constitution, Wu Zhuo'an dared not touch it.

After chatting with John Woo and his companion for a few minutes, staff members came over and led Wu Zhuo and the others to their seats to wait for the movie to start.

By this time, the theater was filled with stars.

When I turned around, most of the people looked familiar.

Chen Daoming, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xiaoming, Li Bingbing...

Interestingly, quite a few people from Orange Sky and Huayi Brothers came.

However, the actors from both sides sat on either side, leaving the middle position to other actors.

Clearly, the two companies are not on good terms right now.

As Wu Zhuozheng was taking stock of the guests who had arrived today, a figure that surprised him suddenly walked up to him.

"Hello Mr. Wu Zhuo, I am Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Brothers. It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Hello Mr. Wang! Just call me Abel."

Wang Zhonglei found an empty seat next to Wu Zhuo and sat down.

“Abel, I heard that your legendary film company is developing a new project.”

I wonder if Huayi Brothers has any chance of getting a certain investment share?

In exchange, our company has a project next year, and we can give you a portion of our investment share.

Wang Zhongguo didn't mince words and went straight to the point about why he came.

They want investment in "Fleet of Time".

Speaking of which, "Fleet of Time" has been quite a hot commodity recently.

Everyone knew that Wu Zhuo was going to act in this play.

Therefore, many film companies have their eyes on this project.

To date, in addition to Times Pictures, in which Tianxi holds a stake, three or four other companies have approached them.

"I contributed 30% of the investment, but I participated in quite a few companies."

I'll invite you all to join us for a chat later.

"Okay, please be sure to let Huayi Brothers know when the time comes. Um, let's exchange contact information! Let's have tea together sometime."

Wang Zhonglei took out his phone.

After the two exchanged contact information, Wang Zhonglei said:
"Actually, I've always wanted to invite Wu Zhuo to join Huayi Brothers."

Many singers from Taiwan have signed with Huayi Brothers after venturing into the mainland market.

I originally planned to discuss this issue when I had the chance to meet you.

I never expected that you would start your own company before we even met.

Wang Zhonglei genuinely felt it was a great pity.

Artists with potential and popularity like Wu Zhuo are rare in the entire industry.

If they sign with Huayi Brothers, their stock price will likely rise significantly when they go public next year.

Pity!
"I also feel quite regretful. If I hadn't started a company, Huayi Brothers would have been my first choice."

This is not something Wu Zhuo is making up.

Before establishing the company, he had already thought that when he was to fully enter the mainland market, Huayi Brothers would be his first choice if he wanted to sign a company.

"However, I think we should look forward. Although we can't work together, we can still cooperate!"

Wu Zhuo has many projects under his control; he certainly couldn't develop them all by himself.

Many projects require involving other companies.

Huayi Brothers would be a good choice.

In addition, he is also very interested in some of Huayi Brothers' projects, and the profits could be quite considerable if he could invest in them.

(End of this chapter)