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

Chapter 292 News Spread
One billion!
cash!

If someone can come up with a billion in cash, how much is their net worth?

The guests present looked at Tang Wen with complex emotions: surprise, doubt, shock...

Ma Yun and Cai Chongxin exchanged glances.

The latter, a native of Taiwan, couldn't help but be skeptical and whispered, "Really a billion? No way? Could it be a publicity stunt?"

Ma Yun, who understands the situation in China better, said: "No, the leader has just taken office and there are countless people watching him. He wouldn't do something like this."

After all, this kind of news, apart from making Tang Wen famous and promoting the "Shenglong Plaza" project itself, actually has little value to Yuhang City and Jiangnan Province.

There's no need for local bank officials and secretaries-general to personally endorse the event.

The latter, in particular, has a special status.

"Where did he get a billion?"

"I also want to know!"

After years of failures, Ma Yun, who had been busy with entrepreneurial endeavors, finally made Alibaba profitable in 2002.

A whopping 600 million! 72 US dollars!
He had just proudly celebrated a happy New Year when Tang Wen quietly produced a billion yuan.

Comparing yourself to others is a recipe for disaster.

"Where did the billion come from?"

"Could it be foreign investment?"

"Isn't it true that foreign investment is not allowed in the domestic real estate market?"

Envy is the "romance" of entrepreneurs.

People couldn't help but have reasonable doubts.

The pretty female reporter seemed to hear the crickets chirping behind them and immediately inquired about the source of their funds.

"Mr. Tang, is there any foreign investment involved in the total investment of your project?"

Everyone perked up their ears, and the noise in the room subsided considerably.

"No."

"Huh? Really?"

"There is no foreign investment; it is currently a sole proprietorship owned by me."

Looking at Tang Wen's handsome face, the female reporter couldn't help but swallow hard and asked, "Ten billion, all of it is your personal money?"

Tang Wen smiled but did not answer. He looked at another leader next to him and invited him to answer the question.

The tax official, with a smile on his face:
"President Tang paid taxes on this 1 billion yuan voluntarily; it is his legitimate and legal overseas income!"
According to policy, our tax authorities are working with local governments to launch the "Honest Unit" and "Honorary Taxpayer Unit" campaigns.

We must thank General Manager Tang for supporting our tax work…

The leader briefly stated a few points, and ten minutes passed.

The discussions and noises among those present grew even louder.

"After the transfer, there's still a billion left, so the revenue should be at least fourteen billion, right?"

"Hundreds of millions in taxes, just paid like that?"

Ma Yun, who was knowledgeable in the field, said in a complicated tone: "With such a large investment, there must have been tax breaks."

With the tax authorities' endorsement, the businessmen present looked on with eager anticipation!

It seems that Mr. Tang's only business overseas is film.

This is incredibly profitable.

Don't say that others are jealous.

Even Ma Yun, who had seen the American e-commerce giant eBay, was filled with envy.

“Three years, no, five years!” Ma Yun exhaled, took out a cigarette case from her pocket, and lit one.

He casually handed one to Cai Chongxin.

The latter did not refuse, but merely glanced at the Zhonghua cigarette box.

He knew Ma Yun; if it weren't a business occasion, she would have taken out a pack of hard-pack Hongliqun cigarettes that cost 20 yuan a pack.

The cigarette had a strong flavor, and smoking it was both satisfying and invigorating.

"Five years what?"

Ma Yun raised her hand and patted Cai Chongxin on the shoulder: "Within five years, our annual net profit must reach one billion!"

He was provoked by Tang Wen.

Cai Chongxin could understand; Ma Yun had finally managed to gather the West Lake Sword Debate before the Lunar New Year.

Tang Wen's "300 million investment" and "JD.com" stole the spotlight.

Now, let's join in the fun.

They were also quite shocked by the 1 billion in cash that the other party threw out!

Given his personality, it would be strange if he wasn't provoked.

"Let's go congratulate this competitor!"

Ma Yun's mindset changed, and Tang Wen had a lot of diverse businesses.

Ma Yun doesn't care about movies, but the massive scale of Renren.com is no joke.

In the realm of the internet, Tang Wen is absolutely a master.

There were quite a few people surrounding Tang Wen.

Many people tried to probe, wanting to find out what businesses Tang Wen had overseas.

Tang Wenxu responded with a roundabout, half-truthful and half-false approach.

Unlike last year when people worried that their success would attract unwanted attention.

Now, he can't wait to be at the top of the wealth rankings.

Let all those who care know that following the leader means a promising future, a very promising future!
With the groundbreaking ceremony over, in a sense, the flag has been raised, and the presence of the leaders and their spouses has given them ample face and demonstrated their commitment.

Now I am no longer a lone individual with limited strength.

There's no need to be too careful when dealing with the guests in front of you.

"Congratulations, Mr. Tang, on a project worth 5 billion! I never even dared to dream of such a thing!" Ma Yun was far from being the "Jack Ma who regretted starting his business" of later generations.

Their style of doing things is flexible and adaptable.

Facing Tang Wen, who was nearly ten years younger than him, he smiled broadly and showered him with witty compliments.

Next, Alibaba will definitely have to go head-to-head with JD.com.

If at this moment, "humbly behaving" and "praising to death" can make Tang Wen look down on him, thereby influencing certain decisions of JD.com.

He's really hit the jackpot.

Tang Wen knew perfectly well what was going on, but he didn't point it out. He smiled very sincerely, looking like he was floating on air from being praised.

Feeling she had said enough flattery, Ma Yun took her leave.

Back in the car, I lit another cigarette to calm myself down.

Before even returning to the company, he called his assistant: "Starting today, right now, collect all the news and information about Tang Wen and JD.com. Summarize it for me every day."

"Okay, Mr. Ma. But, should we also report any scandalous news?"

Ma Yun: This?

There has been a lot of news about Tang Wen lately.

Putting aside the fact that the news about his 10 billion yuan income was exposed by Hong Kong media before the Lunar New Year, the buzz hasn't completely died down.

A few days ago, the Global Chinese Music Awards were announced at the Shanghai Grand Theatre.

Tang Wen received the Most Popular Male Singer Award in Mainland China despite not being present at the event.

The title of most popular female singer in mainland China went to Han Hong.

One aspect of winning an award is ability.

On the other hand, the organizers...

The event was jointly organized by CCTV, Shanghai Media Group, and Hong Kong Music Radio.

Tang Wen had a close relationship with the two families mentioned above.

They can also talk to the family behind them.

With both soft and hard power, it would be unreasonable not to give it to him.

Fans suspect there's something fishy going on.

Most popular male/female singers in Hong Kong and Taiwan: Richie Jen, Wang Zuxian
Wang Zuxian, who is focused on developing her career in the music industry, will not miss the opportunity to receive an award.

She went on stage in Tang Wen's place and took home two prestigious trophies.

The Best Newcomer award was also given to a male and a female singer; the male singer was Yang Kun, and the female singer was Wang Xinling.

Zhang Liangying was a little sad, so Tang Wen called her to comfort her.

The other awards, such as Most Popular Fashionable Male Singer, went to Wang Lihong, and the Hong Kong & Taiwan Newcomer Award went to A-do…

Fan Bingbing was nominated for the Most Popular Fashionable Female Singer Award, but unfortunately lost to Karen Mok.

The artists under Blue Star Entertainment won three major awards.

Rising superstars Jay Chou and Sun Yanzi both failed to win any awards.

The former lost to Ren Xianqi, while the latter lost to Wang Zuxian, who had accumulated extensive experience in the industry.

News of the award is spreading. Tang Wen's album has been released.

Long queues formed outside audio-visual stores, bookstores, and newsstands across the country.

Almost no one buys just one copy.

Everyone is buying three or five at a time.

Because of the Lunar New Year, pirates were caught off guard and rushed to finish production. Before they could even distribute the albums, many places had already sold out of genuine copies.

Industry experts estimate that Tang Wen's album "The Splendor of the Tang Dynasty" may break the record for the fastest album to reach one million copies sold.

After the album was released.

Dong Xuan's pre-recorded dance "Hair Like Snow" was uploaded to Renren.com and went viral in less than a day.

Fan Bingbing reacted quickly, immediately recording a video to announce her new song, "Broken String".

In the video, he wished his fans a Happy New Year.

She emphasized the origin of the song.

The songs that Tang Wen and Zhou Jie exchanged.

The two met while filming "Peacock".

Fan Xiaopang revealed details of the interaction and exchange between the two geniuses.

The fans listened with great interest.

Some troublemakers left comments on Dong Xuan's homepage:

[Heroine, it's not that I don't support the Tang-Dong romance, it's just that the Bing-Tang romance is even sweeter!]

That's right, it seems that the woman Tang Wen cares about most right now is indeed Fan Bingbing.

They met online; why can't I meet such a beautiful online friend?

Dong Xuan was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth.

She knew that Tang Wen had given Fan Bingbing a new song.

At the time, there wasn't much of a problem, because Fan Bingbing was really working hard and making money for Tang Wen!

Unexpectedly, this vixen used it to "show off her affection," implying that Tang Wen doted on her the most.

Dong Xuan pulled Guan Yue aside and whispered something to her.

Guan Yue, true to her word, reposted Dong Xuan's representative musical work "Ningxia," which she released before the Lunar New Year.

It also states that the music video was directed by Dong Xuan and the male lead is Tang Wen.

The lyricist and composer was also Tang Wen.

This music video has never been officially promoted, and many netizens are unaware of its existence.

Even Fan Bingbing didn't know that Tang Wen had filmed such a music video.

"That guy surnamed Dong is really favored!" Fan Xiaopang gritted his teeth.

Da Meiyuan was also gritting her teeth.

However, she is currently in a passionate relationship with Tang Wen and is also filming "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber". In her spare time, she has to brush up on her fashion knowledge.

I'm too busy to notice, so I can only pretend I didn't see it and try to avoid it from my sight.

Tang Wei, who was far away in Shanghai, didn't participate either, as she was busy with the post-production of the movie "Jade Goddess of Mercy".

At the same time, she was also primarily responsible for training artists for Tangren Media.

Among the new signings, "Brother Hu" and "Yuan Hong" are both good. We can give them resources this year and try to cultivate them.

Of course, not participating doesn't mean not paying attention.

In fact, her assistants and secretaries would keep a close eye on the activities of several women on Renren.com.

Help her monitor her love rival.

Upon hearing that Guan Yue was leaving the scene, Tang Wei secretly wondered: Should he also develop a few friends in the industry?

Well, Sister Sun Lili won't do.

That's too laid-back.

If I hadn't given her the TV series resources, she would have gone home to have a baby with Teacher Huang.

Kwan Wing-ho is a Hong Kong actress and is not signed with Tangren Media; their relationship is purely professional, so it's not appropriate...

Before we knew it, it was evening.

In the end, only Fan Bingbing and Dong Xuan were eliminated.

Fan Bingbing is trying to trick Li Bingbing into using her status as a good older sister to deal with Dong Xuan.

Li Bingbing and her sister discussed it over and over, but neither dared to agree.

[Not lively enough!]

[Yeah, why are only Whirlwind Heroine and Ice Beauty fighting? Where are the other women? Have they resigned themselves to their fate?]

College students, bored out of their minds during the Chinese New Year holiday, started causing trouble.

Aren't you going to tear it apart?

We'll help you.

Someone first posted a screenshot of Li Xiaoran and Tang Wen dancing together on the Spring Festival Gala to the comments section of other women's forums:
[Caption: They're such a perfect couple! By the way, has Director Tang ever taken you guys on the Spring Festival Gala?]

Fans of Wang Zuxian and Tang Wen have also posted a complete list of Wang Zuxian's net worth and album catalog:
[Caption: Blatant favoritism! Director Tang wrote an entire album for Sister Zuxian!]

Fan Bingbing and Dong Xuan, who were facing off, were disheartened and their spirits were dampened after reading this: What a scoundrel! He's messing with so many women!
……

Renren.com was bustling with activity, and netizens spread the news, with many new users registering to join in the gossip.

Among the new users, quite a few don't usually pay much attention to the entertainment industry.

I devoured all the gossip about Tang Wen and the female celebrity in one go, and was immediately blown away!
While developing a deep admiration for Tang Wen, a profound sense of doubt arose in his heart.

After reading the news about Tang Wen collected by her assistant, Ma Yun couldn't help but ask the question: "These female celebrities are beautiful, rich, and famous. Why don't they criticize Tang Wen for being unfaithful, but instead attack each other?"

During their meal, the Alibaba startup team began a serious discussion.

Having witnessed the entertainment gossip in Taiwan, Tsai Chung-hsin explained: "This is normal. Taiwan's richest man is always surrounded by beautiful women, but his wife will only keep a close watch on these women and would never hysterically argue with her husband!"

This doesn't convince everyone: "But the richest man's wife has no fame, and probably no career to speak of."

They can only live a life of luxury by relying on the richest person.

The female celebrities around Tang Wen all have commercial value. Leaving aside Wang Zuxian and Fan Bingbing, according to online sources, Dong Xuan and Li Xiaoran earned several million yuan last year.

At this point, the Alibaba startup team felt uneasy.

Alibaba's total profit last year was only 600 million.

They worked for several years and earned about the same amount of money as one actress in a year.

Everyone immediately lost interest in continuing the discussion.

Ma Yun said dejectedly, "Last year was a good start, and I believe we will make leaps and bounds this year!"

night.

Tang Wen hosted a banquet at the West Lake State Guesthouse to entertain guests from all walks of life.

After toasting outside, they returned to the private room to connect with Secretary-General Zhang and other key personnel.

Having witnessed Tang Wen's wealth, many people asked him for guidance, half-jokingly and half-seriously.

He didn't mince words: "All industries in China are booming, and I'm most optimistic about real estate and the internet."

That's too vague. He used Baidu as an example: "Baidu's market share is already approaching that of Google."

Around 2003, Google had a considerable business presence in the country.

"I'm optimistic that they can surpass Google this year and become the preferred search engine for internet users. This is also part of their development plan..."

The people inside listened quietly, their eyes constantly glancing at Tang Wen.

Tang Wen understood what they meant: they wanted him to help them make money.

Ideally, they should only be responsible for investing some money and then leave the rest to their own devices.

How is this possible!
However, they wouldn't flatly refuse, with Baidu acting as a buffer: "If everyone is interested, I can think of a way to participate in Baidu's next round of financing."

"Mr. Tang, we're on the same side, so I'll just ask directly. Won't the time cost of investing in Baidu be too long?"

Tang Wen smiled:

“佰度02年2月份的估值是500万~800万美元。到了9月，估值涨到1个亿美金。现在不足两个亿，按照佰度的发展情况来看。

Assuming they list on the US stock market in two or three years, their total market capitalization will increase at least tenfold!

This is still an understatement; Baidu went public in the US in 05.

With a total market capitalization of $39 billion, investing now could yield nearly 20 times the return.

Tenfold returns in two or three years, all legal and reasonable, without the hassle of managing the business yourself.

Who can not be moved?
Tang Wen himself will definitely vote.

After the event, he chatted privately with Secretary-General Zhang for a while.

Before leaving, the other party made it clear: if you encounter any difficulties, just call him directly.

While they were eating, the Jiangnan Evening News was broadcast.

The news that Tang Wen invested 5 billion yuan to create a landmark in Jiangnan spread rapidly...

(End of this chapter)