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

Chapter 534 What are you thinking? (23)

Ji Xiang also felt that Huayi Brothers was unreliable…

The main reason they wanted to invest in Xinghuo Studio was that... Feng Xiaogang's contract had expired!

After the first contract expired, Feng Xiaogang left Huayi Brothers and started a company with Zhang Guoli. Later, Huayi Brothers signed a second contract with him: 400 million yuan in cash, plus 3% of the company's equity, and a contract for eight movies!
"A World Without Thieves", "The Banquet", "Assembly", "If You Are the One", "Aftershock", "If You Are the One 2", "Back to 1942", and "Personal Tailor"!
"Personal Tailor" is the last one...

Feng Xiaogang temporarily leaves Huayi!
Moreover, Feng Xiaogang has no interest in making movies for the time being.

This is true—from "Personal Tailor" to "I Am Not Madame Bovary," Feng Xiaogang didn't direct for three years, during which he acted in "Mr. Six"...

Shen Yan asked curiously, "Doesn't Jackie Chan have a ton of projects?"

At last year's Cannes Film Festival, representatives from Jackie Chan's company announced to distributors Jackie Chan's film plans for the next three years: including eight feature films and two television series.

Jackie Chan will star in four of the films and produce four more projects directed by new directors.

According to reports, Ge You has been confirmed as the male lead in a film titled "The Magic Master." Furthermore, Alan Mak will also be collaborating with Jackie Chan on a new film, and Jackie Chan himself plans to direct and star in a new film…

The other three films starring Jackie Chan are: the action-comedy film "Cambodia Landmine" directed by Ding Sheng;
The 3D action film "Tiger Mountain" directed by Tsui Siu-ming;
"Manhattan," a bilingual (Chinese and English) action film directed and starring Jackie Chan...

Huayi Brothers has invested in all of these films!
By the way, Zhang Yimou was initially invited to direct "Cambodia Landmine".

Ji Xiang waved his hand: "It's just a plan. Jackie Chan even said he wanted to cooperate with Zhang Yimou... Besides, Jackie Chan also has his own company. He co-invested in Yaolai Films!"

“I know!” Shen Yan nodded: “Huayi Brothers acquired the shares!”

Yes, Huayi Brothers' subsidiary, Huayi Interactive Entertainment, acquired a 20% stake in Yaolai Cinemas for 2.1 million yuan.

Less than a year later, it was sold again for 4.6 million yuan.

Meanwhile, BJ Junlian Jiarui was established with investment from Huayi's "old shareholders" such as Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Li Lianhua, and Huang Xiaoming.

Then, during the asset restructuring of Songliao Automobile's transformation into a film and television culture enterprise, Junlian Jiarui acquired 9.41% of Songliao Automobile's shares, becoming the third largest shareholder of Songliao Automobile, while Yaolai Film and Television became the second largest shareholder of Songliao Automobile, holding 17.11% of the shares. Songliao Automobile used the funds raised by these investors to buy out 100% of the equity of Yaolai Cinema, successfully achieving a backdoor listing.

Subsequently, Songliao Automobile was renamed Wentou Holdings.

Yes, it's Wentou Holdings!
Investors including Huang Xiaoming, Jackie Chan, Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Li Lianhua, and Stanley Tong are all star shareholders of Wentou Holdings…

Wu Fanfan is an artist under Wentou Holdings!

It's all just a game of capital.

These things haven't happened yet, but Ji Xiang has a rough idea—in the past two years, celebrities' personal branding has become incredibly useful, especially for all-around stars like Shen Yan who can direct and act…

As long as he agrees to invest in a company and use his personal influence to endorse it, he will naturally make a fortune after the company goes public!
Just like Fan Xiaopang and Zhao Yanzi, the celebrity shareholders of Tangde Film & Television—when Tangde Film & Television went public, their net worth immediately skyrocketed by hundreds of millions.

Shen Yan...

His influence far exceeds that of these people!

Ji Xiang asked him, "Aren't you tempted?"

What's it that's exciting?

"Money!"

“…A gentleman loves money, but he acquires it in a proper way,” Shen Yan spread his hands: “What would I need so much money for?”

"That's right, you've earned at least 800 million this year!"

Shen Yan subconsciously replied, "Not that many..."

"I'm your agent. Do you think I don't know how much money you make?"

Shen Yan smiled but didn't reply...

This year alone, he earned 4.5 million yuan from advertising endorsements and brand business promotions!
Even after deducting the commissions from the management company and agents, it's still over 3 million. In addition, there are the proceeds from the concert tour and movie revenue... That's quite a lot!
Ji Xiang was no outsider; he knew Shen Yan's financial situation perfectly well…

Shen Yan didn't mince words: "So, we're not short of money at all..."

Ji Xiang said earnestly, "I know we're not short of money, I just want to take it a step further..."

"Brother, we're just making movies, how else can we improve? What's wrong, you want to go into the sea?"

Ji Xiang glared at him: "Are you kidding me..."

"So what progress are you going to make?"

"To become capital and control one end of the film and television industry chain!"

"You're insane!" Shen Yan cursed him directly. "...The film and television industry has always been about content being king, and we're the core..."

Ji Xiang shook his head: "The screenings of 'Northeast Lover' have been suppressed! Otherwise, 'Personal Tailor' wouldn't have been able to surpass our film!"

Oh, yesterday, January 1st, "Personal Tailor" surpassed 600 million yuan at the box office, officially overtaking "Northeast Lover" which grossed 5.95 million yuan...

"That's Feng Xiaogang. He's been in the film industry for decades, it's normal for theaters to give him some support..."

"...I just feel annoyed, if we had movie theaters..."

"A movie theater is a place to show movies... If there aren't good movies, who the hell would go to the movies?"

Shen Yan waved his hand: "Let's focus on content creation and delve deeply into this one area."

"Alright!" Ji Xiang finished his tea and then went out with Shen Yan to have lunch.

……

Guangqu Jinmao Mansion is right next to Hopson One shopping mall…

The two went straight to a hot pot restaurant.

After ordering, Shen Yan took off his mask and took a group photo with several staff members…

After finishing his work, Ji Xiang finally spoke: "Dallas Buyers Club, you invested in it?"

"Yeah...it's been released, right?"

"Yeah, I heard they swept the acting awards during awards season!"

“This movie was originally intended to be an award contender…” Shen Yan explained: “Dallas Buyers Club is based on a true story. It tells the story of Ron Woodruff’s struggle against HIV after being diagnosed with the disease and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He was originally diagnosed with only 30 days to live. The drug he was taking, AZT, was the only legally approved HIV treatment drug at the time, but it made his condition worse.

In order to survive, he began researching various unapproved anti-AIDS drugs and alternative therapies, and even illegally smuggled various anti-AIDS drugs from all over the world... Many AIDS patients also came to him for help, and he founded a Dallas Buyers Club...

"The club quickly gained popularity among patients across the country, and the number of members and the demand for medication increased dramatically. This attracted the attention of the FDA and pharmaceutical companies, who then obstructed Ron in various ways. Ron eventually died on September 12, 1992, having lived for a total of 7 years from the day he was diagnosed with only 30 days to live until his death!"

“Just by hearing this story, you can tell that this role is definitely a challenge for the actor... As long as you can portray it well, you will most likely win an award.”

Ji Xiang nodded, then asked, "Is there any chance of winning Best Picture?"

"What's the matter?"

"Best Picture!"

"You really dare to dream!" Shen Yan shook his head: "It's impossible!"

"What about public relations? Spend more money on it!"

"That's impossible!" Shen Yan waved his hand: "This year's Oscar for Best Picture will definitely be '12 Years a Slave'...it has already won a bunch of Best Picture awards!"

(End of this chapter)