Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 533 Can't I make money? (13)

Jackie Chan became famous through action movies!

Moreover, the kind of person whose adrenaline is fully pumped when they're young—it's impossible for someone who isn't fully pumped to be freefalling while grabbing onto a shopping mall chandelier in Police Story!

This has led to him being firmly established as a kung fu comedy star in the minds of the audience.

Audiences have specific expectations for his films…

This makes it very difficult for him to transition to a new career path!

On the other hand, he successfully broke into Hollywood and became a cultural icon of China…

This also limited his on-screen image.

The key is that he himself is willing to play these kinds of roles—heroes bearing the weight of national righteousness, elder-like characters, such as in "CZ12," "Dragon Blade," and "The Legend," always lecturing the audience and spouting profound truths…

Back in the day, in the movie "Armour of God," he famously said, "I believe in the omnipotent yet utterly evil cult of money! My cult leader is called Money!"

Of course, in the end, he still risked his life to save his brother.

Oh, right, there's a picture...

I couldn't stop laughing...

Oh, Shen Yan returned to the film set and continued filming...

"Duckweed" will basically wrap up filming in two days.

Not only did the sound director work on set, but a sound studio was built directly in the hotel. After a rough cut of a scene was completed, the sound post-production for that scene began, and the composition also progressed in sync with the editing.

Simultaneously, post-production color grading and lens rendering work began.

I guarantee that the film will be submitted for censorship within two weeks of filming wrapping up…

Allow a week for revisions.

Oh, all of these require financial support. Fortunately, Shen Yan's production team is never short of money!

……

《警察故事2013》12月24号上映，24号是周二，首周六天票房2.96亿…

This result... I can only say it's okay, passable!

After all, "Personal Tailor" grossed over 3 million yuan in its first four days!
By the way, as of December 30th, "Northeast Love Brother" had been in theaters for 18 days, accumulating a box office of 5.77 million yuan...

The box office for "Personal Tailor" was 5.32 million.
It seems certain that "Personal Tailor" will take the top spot at the Lunar New Year box office.

However, the reputation that Feng Xiaogang has lost... will be very difficult to regain!
He didn't care, since he was busy with the Spring Festival Gala anyway.

Oh, and Shen Yan also received an invitation to the Spring Festival Gala to sing "The Nameless Man"...

Shen Teng and Mary collaborated on a film called "To Help or Not to Help".

By the way, Huayi Brothers announced its film plans for next year. "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf 6" and "Ex-Files" have already been released during the winter vacation and the Spring Festival. Subsequent films include: "Artistic Romance in the WeChat Era" directed by Gu Changwei, "Women Who Flirt Are the Luckiest" directed by Pang Ho-cheung, "A Tale of Three Cities" directed by the husband-and-wife team of Law Chi-leung and Mabel Cheung, and two action films produced and starring Jackie Chan, "Wolf Flag" and "Manhattan".

Furthermore, Huayi Brothers is also expanding into Hollywood, with its co-invested war epic "Fury" scheduled for release in North America this November, and potentially to be simultaneously released in China…

Why publicly announce the so-called film project?

To boost the stock price!
—The market capitalization peaked at 468 billion, but has now dropped to 331 billion…

By the way, Huayi Brothers' market value peaked in 2015, almost reaching 100 billion yuan. So... was there a chance to make a profit?
Forget it, I'll just buy stocks in Tesla, Apple, Amazon, Google, Facebook, and even Netflix...

Earn more!

The latter five are known as the FAANG group, the five giants of Wall Street: Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google.

Shen Yan and his partner each increased their bets by $1000 million—after previously making a 40% profit…

Don't think that a 40% profit is low. Keep in mind that Warren Buffett's average return over 70 years is only 20%...

Filming for "Duckweed" wrapped up on December 29th...

Shen Yan returned to Beijing on the 30th and then began his vacation…

As for post-production... there's a dedicated post-production director who only needs to keep an eye on the progress.

He plans to take a two-week vacation, first staying at home for two days, then returning to Changsha for a week's rest, and finally going to Hengdian to visit his grandparents.

The plan was perfect, and I received a call from Ji Xiang on the third day…

Shen Yan was initially reluctant to answer, but then he heard a knock on the door: "I'm at the door!"

"Depend on!"

After cursing, Shen Yan opened the door for him. Once inside, Ji Xiang began to tour Shen Yan's new house!
A spacious 389-square-meter apartment!
The most eye-catching feature is the villa-style dining and living room, which spans over 120 square meters and is divided into an ecological landscape area, a 270° urban living room, a scenic Chinese dining area, and a Western-style island dining area.

The double L-shaped kitchen with a separate island is not only practical but also beautiful.

A 15㎡ walk-in closet and a custom-designed hidden jewelry room…

"How much did you buy this house for?"

“The average price is 6…” Shen Yan asked curiously, “Didn’t you say you found the agent for me?”

"...That's perfect timing...I heard it's already gone up to 8!"

"Prices may or may not go... I bought two properties, one for myself and the other for investment... Shall we have some tea?"

"it is good!"

Shen Yan poured him a cup of tea: "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry to find me?"

"...Did you sell your house in Xinghe Bay?"

"No..." Shen Yan shook his head, explaining, "Reba lives here... so it's not easy for me to sell!"

Ji Xiang asked in surprise, "You're keeping her as a mistress?"

Shen Yan glared at him: "I'm not even married yet, so how can you talk about being kept?"

"then you?"

"She had nowhere to stay in Beijing... so I gave her the key..." Shen Yan changed the subject: "I'm on vacation, and you're looking for me..."

“Yes,” Ji Xiang nodded, “There’s something… President Huang wants to talk to us!”

"Which General Manager Huang?"

"Huang Zhongjun!"

Shen Yan asked instinctively, "...He wants us to do real estate?"

"...Real estate? How could you even think of that! He wants to talk about investing in our studio!"

"No way," Shen Yan shook his head directly: "Our studio's total box office this year is close to 50 billion. What would he offer as investment?"

"...You get money and Huayi Brothers stock too!"

Shen Yan rolled her eyes and said bluntly, "Is he as rich as me?"

"His net worth is several billion!"

"That's because Huayi Brothers went public. If our studio went public, would my net worth be lower than his?"

Xinghuo Studio has been approached by Wanda, LeTV, and even Ali, who have all expressed interest in investing in it, with an estimated market value of 120 billion!
Shen Yan personally holds 70% of the shares…

If Shen Yan wanted to, he could easily become worth over 10 billion!
Therefore, he looked down on Huang Zhongjun's meager wealth...

Ji Xiang scratched his head: "So you don't like Huayi Brothers either?"

"...Film companies don't focus on creating content, they're thinking about developing real estate and investing in the internet...I don't know what they're thinking!"

"Then why did you buy 4000 million yuan worth of Huayi Brothers stock?"

"Can't I make money?" Shen Yan continued, "Brother Xiang, if you want to make money, you can invest a few million, but you must sell when the time is right!"

"...When to release?"

"Before the policy tightens... I estimate it will be at most two years before the policy is tightened!"

"Tighten? Why?"

"Isn't it obvious? It looks like a booming business, but the actual film production is what it is. The bubble is too big... No, even I, who know very little about finance, can see that. Can't you?"

In recent years, with unprecedented policy support for the cultural industry, a flood of hot money has poured into the film and television industry, resulting in all sorts of mergers and acquisitions…

According to Wang Ran of YiKai Capital: What do companies in China that raise pigs, produce dairy products, run restaurants, manufacture metal pipes, sell hardware, and set off fireworks have in common?

A: They've all become film and television companies!

As for the peak of Huayi Brothers' market value, it should be when Ma Yun, Ma Huateng, and Ma Mingzhe (the "Three Mas") invested in Huayi Brothers, paying out 36 billion yuan in cash in one go...

That's when you can sell!

Shen Yan said to Ji Xiang, "Just sell whenever I want!"

(End of this chapter)