Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 262 Jack Ma: Are you here to cause trouble?! (Please subscribe)
$4600.

Tang Wen felt better.

I glanced at the exchange rate: 8.277.

In my head, it's 380 million.

This doesn't even include the tens of millions in box office revenue generated by "Saw 2".

All in all, there are ten small goals.

private plane?

Forget it.

Despite the pain, Tang Wen pressed the button on his private jet once again, fulfilling his desire to travel a thousand miles a day.

Let's use this money to acquire more land.

As for the big project in Jiangnan, there's no rush. We haven't even finalized the designer for that project yet.

There's plenty of time to pay the second installment when Saw 3 is released a year later.

With the release of "Pirates of the Caribbean" next year, Iger will definitely rise to prominence.

Disney offers faster checkout.

Maybe next year I'll think about private jets?

The cashback program is not over yet.

Infernal Affairs 2 also ended its run a few days ago.

However, the female lead of this drama is Wang Zuxian.

She was already a top-tier female celebrity in China.

There's not much room for him to rise in status.

Fortunately, Infernal Affairs 2 broke box office records.

It has become a classic in film history.

Wang Zuxian has added another representative work.

The system rating remains very high:
[…Infernal Affairs 2 has finished its theatrical run. Support for artist Joey Wong has been completed x1]

This film broke the box office record in Chinese film history.

[Rating: A, Cashback Multiplier: 100x, Experience Gained: 1000, Potential: 1.0]

100x cashback?
In the river!

It's in the Taihe River!

Tang Wen is a decisive and straightforward person; he's not one to be stingy or petty.

Our own sister, Joey Yung, earned over a million Hong Kong dollars for her films in the 80s.

It's 2002 already, and she's the female lead, the main villain, who dies in the end, so of course her salary has to be maxed out!

As a major investor and chief producer.

Director Tang basically had only this one requirement from beginning to end.

The director and Yang Shoucheng, of course, had to comply.

Wang Zuxian's salary was the highest, surpassing that of Wu Zhenyu and Zeng Zhiwei.

This made Wang Zuxian feel embarrassed.

It wouldn't be appropriate not to accept the money, so he used his own earnings to order several handmade suits for Tang Wen and buy him some expensive watches.

Rolex, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Patek Philippe—two of each.

It's for pairing with a suit!
As for the price, well...

Not only did she spend all of her earnings, but she also put in hundreds of thousands more.

[Cashback = (Film Salary + Director's Fee + Operating Expenses...) x 100 = 36000 million (HK$)]

Tang Wen's eyes widened.

I counted it several times and confirmed it was HK$3.6 million.

In my excitement, I almost shouted: Sister Xian, I'm going to reward you ten times!

The Hong Kong dollar is exceptionally strong these days.

The exchange rate with the RMB is approximately 1:1.06.

100 Hong Kong dollars can be exchanged for 106 RMB.

That adds up to 3.816 million.

Including the box office revenue share from "Infernal Affairs 2", the total is around 4 million yuan.

Tang Wen's smile was harder to suppress than an AK.

He immediately took out his phone and inquired about Zu Xian's well-being.

These are not cash cows!
This is a treasure trove!

When the call connected, his voice even cracked: "Sister, have you been busy lately? Take care of yourself..."

While having a party at her villa, Wang Zuxian accidentally played the speakerphone. Feeling all her friends staring at her, her pretty face turned red, and she hurriedly turned off the speakerphone.

Wang Zuxian became incredibly popular, achieving success in both the film and music industries.

The endorsement fee is several million yuan every year.

There were quite a few people from Hong Kong's entertainment circle at today's gathering.

For example, both Jiaxins attended together, along with Maggie Cheung, Rosamund Kwan, and others...

The Hong Kong entertainment circle is really small.

We've known each other for so many years, it's hard not to recognize each other.

Although there were frictions between them, Wang Zuxian, who had moved to Beijing, no longer had any conflicts of interest with them.

She's so popular this year, so of course everyone wants to join in the fun.

Moreover, to be fair...

These older women, with the decline of Hong Kong cinema, are starting to fade into obscurity...

In recent years, Hong Kong has benefited from the influx of talent from the mainland.

Beautiful actresses are popping up one after another.

The two women in their prime right now are Cecilia Cheung (22) and Gillian Chung (21).

Not to mention, there are even younger models and other young girls who are putting in a lot of effort to squeeze into the industry.

These older women have fewer and fewer resources available.

Tang Wen's heartfelt greeting left Sister Zu Xian a little bewildered.

She was still in a daze after hanging up the phone.

Li Jiaxin teased Zhang Manyu, imitating Tang Wen's accent, "Sister, are you busy lately? Take care of yourself."

Wang Zuxian's pretty face flushed, and she quickly went over to cover her mouth.

This only resulted in even louder jeers.

Jokes are jokes.

Everyone genuinely admires Wang Zuxian.

She was originally planning to retire from the entertainment industry, but her handsome younger brother gave her a resource, and the box office exploded.

Then, another music album overshadowed singers of all sizes in the industry.

One major achievement leads to godhood.

She's even more popular than when she was at her peak.

When she was at the height of her fame, the Hong Kong entertainment circle was full of beauties, and she was one of the top beauties, but not the most outstanding.

Back then, no one dared to claim they were the most beautiful.

As a result, Wang Zuxian has now become the most popular.

"Is Director Tang like this in private? He calls you 'sister' in such a sweet voice, it melts my heart."

"Wow, don't act so flirtatious in front of Zu Xian, okay?"

"Stop pretending to be serious, I don't believe you can handle it."

Wang Zuxian thought to herself, "If he usually calls me that, he'll touch my legs for at least half an hour."

However, saying this would only provoke more hatred, so I simply decided not to explain.

It's worth mentioning that the reason they were able to gather together so well is...

And then, in a foolish move, he implied that she had been assaulted.

This caused an uproar in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

After undergoing surgery, Anita Mui, who had been recuperating for six months, Leslie Cheung, and her elder brother, Cheng Lung, along with hundreds of other artists, led a street protest against the protests.

Things got bigger.

Eastweek magazine ceased publication entirely, and its editor-in-chief got a free job.

Very popular!

Wang Zuxian came to join the demonstration and stood in the front row with Anita Mui.

After all, other Hong Kong artists might be worried about the impact on their future.

She was not afraid at all.

Hong Kong needs to cooperate with the mainland to make a living.

She is actually a mainland Chinese artist!
With Tang Wen standing behind them, they didn't care whether Eastweek magazine had a powerful background or not.

After taking the lead in criticizing Eastweek magazine, her prestige in Hong Kong also rose.

And so, today's gathering came about.

Leaving Wang Zuxian's villa.

The female celebrities returned to their cars and remarked that Wang Zuxian was lucky.

"Mr. Tang, I've heard so much about you! Please come in!"

Beijing.

Liu Qiangdong hosted a banquet for Tang Wen.

Tang Wen had previously instructed them to discuss equity cooperation and expansion with Liu Qiangdong's chain stores.

When Vice President Zhang Ran came to see Liu Qiangdong.

The latter thought Zhang Ran was a fraud.

Left with no other choice, Zhang Ran took him on a tour of Renren.com and Blue Star Entertainment.

Qiangdong felt as if he had been hit by a pie falling from the sky.

The internet is the future.

But Liu Qiangdong does not have a background of studying abroad.

They're not very sensitive to this, still happily running their businesses. Then next year, the pandemic hits.

Shops of all sizes are not allowed to open for business.

He was forced to try it online and found that he could actually sell things.

Then the prototype of JD.com emerged and gradually developed.

Tonight, Liu Qiangdong came alone.

Tang Wen originally intended to go to the meeting alone.

But the thought of two grown men hiding in a private room plotting something gives me goosebumps.

So, he simply brought along the bright and elegant Yu Feihong.

Liu Qiangdong, who was unaware of his wife's beauty, had never seen such a beautiful woman.

At first, he was a little reserved, but after a few drinks, he started to talk freely.

Facing ambitious young people who want to change their destiny.

Tang Wen was, of course, a master at making empty promises.

Become an industry leader in five years, and defeat Alibaba in ten!
From now on, you, Brother Qiangdong, will be the one in charge of the online shopping industry!
Having experience from my previous life, I have a fairly good understanding of JD.com.

When Tang Wen spoke, many of his ideas and concepts coincided with those of Liu Qiangdong.

Liu Qiangdong has been thinking about the website every day lately.

Then, to my surprise, I realized that Director Tang was far more capable than I was.

He raised his glass and said sincerely, "President Tang has traveled extensively throughout Europe and America; his understanding of issues is so insightful! Truly visionary!"

Tang Wen smiled and waved his hand: Basic operation, don't be silly.

What I'm describing is exactly the original development trajectory of your company, JD.com!

After finishing a drinking session.

Liu Qiangdong was filled with excitement. He seemed to see himself embarking on a bright future under Tang's leadership.

"By the way," Tang Wen said to Liu Qiangdong, who was beaming, before closing the door of the brand-new Rolls-Royce, "get ready, Jiangnan Ma Yun is planning to hold some kind of West Lake Sword Competition. She's invited me so warmly that it's hard to refuse. Come with me."

"Okay, okay! Thank you, Mr. Tang! Thank you, Mr. Tang!"

Liu Qiangdong closed the car door himself.

Standing by the roadside, he respectfully watched Tang Wen leave until the car was out of sight before turning his gaze away.

A true man should live like this.

Fame and fortune, accompanied by beautiful women!
That's truly enviable.

"This Mr. Liu seems quite honest, but you've fooled him."

This wasn't the first time Yu Feihong had accompanied him to a business event.

She always plays the role of "stunning beauty".

All they did was smile and pour tea; they didn't say a word beyond that.

"What do you mean by 'deceiving'? I'm helping him make money."

"He's the one doing the work, you're the one getting rich." Yu Feihong rolled her eyes at him.

Tang Wen pulled her into his arms and threatened in a low voice, "Think carefully about your position before you speak, otherwise, be careful I don't record your performance tonight."

Yu Feihong's pretty face flushed red.

I couldn't help but reach out and pinch him.

That was really bad, how could I possibly record that scene?

Tang Wen didn't make any plans with anyone tonight.

He plans to dote on Sister Yu exclusively.

Without a doubt, this is another attempt by Yu Feihong to beg for mercy.

In that situation, my aunt was capable of saying anything to beg for mercy.

She blushed with embarrassment when she thought about it afterwards; if someone had overheard, she would have felt like jumping off a building.

"little bastard!"

"Ok?"

The third Ma Yun West Lake Forum was held in Yuhang City.

At the hotel entrance, Mr. Ma personally greeted the guests.

Many internet industry leaders have arrived one after another.

Ma Yun: "Almost everyone has arrived, Mr. Ma, please come in."

Among the crowd, Ma Huateng, who was also attracting much attention, smiled and said, "Everyone, please wait for our major shareholder."

“President Tang? Then I’ll wait with you for a while.” Ma Yun has a solid foundation in Jiangnan Province.

His father is a civil servant with a relatively high rank.

For a family like this, the fact that Tang Wen was going to invest 30 billion yuan to build the first CBD in Yuhang was naturally impossible to keep secret.

Since the two Mr. Mas were waiting, no one was in a hurry.

Waiting at the door, ready to see Director Tang's charisma.

Hua Hua...

God is not good at it.

Tang Wen didn't come; instead, it rained.

A Mercedes-Benz G-Class drove in through the rain.

coming!

When they got closer, everyone could see clearly that it wasn't one car.

It is a small fleet of vehicles.

A Mercedes-Benz and a Land Rover, flanking a long Rolls-Royce Silver Seraph, arrived through the rain.

The vehicle stopped on the side of the road.

A stunningly beautiful woman stepped out of the back seat of the Rolls-Royce.

"Isn't this the popular heartthrob who's been all the rage lately?"

"is her."

Lin Chih-ling pulled out a large black umbrella hidden on the side of the car door, opened it and held it above her head, then opened the other car door.

He looked as if he was afraid Tang Wen would get wet.

Ah, this.

Ma Yun was among a group of bigwigs who had not yet taken off.

A hint of envy appeared in his eyes.

At this point, they were just entrepreneurs who had just embarked on their journey.

He thinks about the company day and night, and how to explain things to the investors.

Where have I ever seen a beauty of Lin Chih-ling's caliber so attentive?

In this respect, Tang Wen was a generation ahead of them.

As they watched with bated breath, President Tang casually stepped out of the car.

Mr. Tang, who is 185cm tall, was wearing a white haute couture suit and a Patek Philippe watch on his wrist.

From looks to demeanor, he instantly outshone all the other CEOs.

The photographer suggested, "Now that all the CEOs are here, why don't we take a group photo to commemorate this moment?"

Ma Huateng's smile remained unchanged.

The others cursed inwardly.

Taking a group photo?
Wouldn't that just make me a foil?
Ma Yun, Zhou Hongyi, Liang Jianzhang... they are talented and good-looking.

After taking a photo together, Tang Wen introduced Lin Chih-ling as the CEO of Galaxy Entertainment, a Hollywood company.

The group of people were filled with awe and respect.

Wow, she's not only beautiful, but also incredibly talented!

The older men were even more envious.

Tang Wen ignored their stares, greeted the media, and led the way inside.

Ma Yun felt slightly annoyed; why did it seem like it was his home turf?
This year's West Lake Sword Competition

The theme is "The Brilliance After the Bubble: How the Internet Changes Lives".

Ma Yun did not speak on stage, but became a commentator.

It had a rather authoritative tone, as if he were giving orders about the country.

As other executives took the stage one after another, Tang Wen had no idea what they were thinking.

But Liu Qiangdong, who was sitting behind him, clearly didn't like Ma Yun.

The two are destined to be rivals.

Ma Yun seems to have noticed this as well.

During a casual conversation at lunch, I asked Tang Wen about Liu Qiangdong, wanting to get to know him.

Old Liu is a kind-hearted man, and he blushed a little.

After all, at that time, he was just a shop owner.

Having nothing, how can one compare to Ma Yun?
Tang Wen put down his chopsticks, wiped his hands with a wet wipe, and, pulling Liu Qiangdong along, solemnly stood up to introduce him to everyone present: "Liu Qiangdong, the founder of JD.com!"

JD.com?

Are you in the e-commerce business?

Mr. Tang, what do you mean by this?
When she found out who her competitor was, Ma Yun was shocked.

Tang Wen looked at him: "Mr. Ma, I heard that you secured a $2000 million investment from Masayoshi Son in just 10 minutes in 2000?"

Ma Yun sensed something was wrong, but could only nod.

That claim was already made out long ago.

"Mr. Ma and Mr. Qiangdong are truly equals!"

"What does this mean?" Ma Yun's sense of unease grew stronger.

But surely this "Qiangdong" couldn't have received investment from Masayoshi Son, could he?

Tang Wen smiled slightly and gently patted Liu Qiangdong on the back.

The latter had his back ramrod straight.

He had a feeling that Director Tang was going to give him a hand in bed today!
Tang Wen: "Brother Qiangdong wanted to launch JD.com. We talked for 15 minutes when we first met, and he secured investment!"

Ma Yun: Damn it! They really came for me!

(End of this chapter)