Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 252 Deepening the Creation of Personal Aura and the Sixth of the Seven Fairies

Shortly after the Forbes rich list was released, Hurun also published the 2006 rich list.

It's called the Forbes Rich List, but there are actually 500 spots, and the numbers still differ significantly from the Forbes list.

Huang, the richest man on the Forbes list, is second on the Hurun list. The richest man is Zhang Yin, a woman who is engaged in packaging paper and raw materials.

Yan Li is still on the list, but he is ranked outside the top 300 and his assets are only 10 billion.

It's clear that Hurun's list is more blunt than Forbes', and the data is obviously more general.

Furthermore, the list leans heavily towards the real estate industry, with a large number of people working in real estate and related fields.

Yan Linai is the only film and television professional on the list; the two brothers from Huayi Brothers did not make the list.

Wang Jianlin, the founder of Enlight Media, made the list, but Enlight Media's main business is still media, and its film and television sector is not very prominent.

Although Hurun's influence has been rising in the past two years, it still lags far behind Forbes, which is more widely recognized by the outside world and industry insiders.

Hurun's list seems to supplement and corroborate Forbes's list.

For example, after being recognized by both Forbes and Hurun, two authoritative lists, Yan Li's net worth of one billion yuan has become a fait accompli.

Hundred million and billion – don’t underestimate the difference just because it’s only one word; it’s enormous.

The former may have some lucky ones, while the latter are basically entrepreneurs of a certain scale.

Many well-known business tycoons have personal wealth at this level now, with only minor changes in the figures.

In this era where wealth myths are created everywhere, Yan Li doesn't even need to lift a finger; he's already been hailed as a superstar by some media outlets and his fans.

Yanli has gained influence not only in China, but also in Japan, South Korea, and even overseas regions such as Europe and the United States.

Stories of self-made young billionaires (in US dollars) are popular all over the world.

Another point worth mentioning is that Yan Li is handsome.

Mark Zuckerberg of the United States is younger than Yan Li and much wealthier, but he is not good-looking, has a dull personality, and has few scandals.

Yan Li is tall, handsome, and has a strong presence. He exudes masculinity.

They may not be considered top-tier handsome men, but they have the advantage of appealing to both the East and the West.

It's often said that men value inner qualities and ability more than looks.

This statement is definitely somewhat biased. It's true that men value strength and inner qualities, but if they also have a striking face or image, then the combined power they wield will be unstoppable.

If you don't believe me, look at those political and business celebrities, cultural figures, and sports stars. Given equal ability, those with a good image will definitely have far more popularity than those with a bad image.

Even the importance of image can help bridge some gaps in strength.

In foreign elections, there are countless examples of people winning by virtue of their looks.

In the sports world, Beckham's commercial value and popularity beyond his circle surpass even the combined achievements of Ronaldo and Zidane, who are stronger in terms of both ability and honors.

Yan Li is the same now. He's young and rich, which is fine, but he's also young and handsome. It's hard for him not to be popular.

As a result, in addition to the flood of domestic interview requests, Yan Li also received many interviews from foreign media.

Yan Li roughly selected the interviews, prioritizing those from overseas.

It's not that Yan Li is a Westernizer, but rather that the current environment favors the West, and foreign recognition and affirmation are crucial for shaping his public image and enhancing his influence.

To put it bluntly, a hundred articles written by domestic media are not as effective as a single compliment from abroad.

This idea is not only held by the media and the public, but also by the government, which places great importance on "international influence".

Outstanding Chinese entrepreneurs and outstanding young people around the world are seen as having completely different weight in the eyes of many people.

Yan Li doesn't actually care what foreigners think of him, but he does care about how foreigners should view him domestically.

At the same time, this is also an opportunity for Yan Li to express his opinion.

These days, many people, when interviewed by foreigners, like to apply Western ideas, emphasizing themselves and life, and occasionally even making snide remarks about China.

Yan Li is different; he can't even speak English fluently, so he conducted the interview entirely in Chinese.

While he may occasionally indulge in some self-motivational talk, he will specifically mention his gratitude to the times. If we are to discuss related topics, he will be very optimistic about China's economic development prospects, believing that within one or two decades, China will become a significant force in the world.

Honestly, there are so many public intellectuals and traitors these days.

Even if they are not traitors, many people hold a conservative or even pessimistic attitude towards China.

People like Yan Li, who firmly support and are optimistic about the domestic situation, are a minority.

Given that he is now one of the most influential young entrepreneurs and a representative of the post-80s generation, this statement carries considerable weight.

In other words, Yan Li's personal conduct was not good, his reputation was controversial, and many official awards involving morality had reservations about him. Otherwise, he would most likely have been among the Ten Outstanding Young Persons in 2006.

Even so, a young person was seen at some of the related meetings before the Spring Festival.

Besides the rise in popularity and official recognition both domestically and internationally, in the business world, the drawbacks and scrutiny brought about by Yan Li's youth have been greatly reduced, and he has truly become a leading figure in the business world, gaining much recognition and even being courted.

For example, Yan Li "heard" that he was listed as a key target for investigation by various meetings.

On the one hand, Yan Li is young and has huge room for growth, and many people are optimistic about his potential.

On the other hand, Yan Li is one of the big names in the film and entertainment industry.

To reiterate, while the film and entertainment industry may not be large in scale, it has high hidden value and strong complementarity with other industries, making it an excellent partner.

Originally, this role was mainly played by the Wang brothers, but Yan Li's rapid rise to fame made him a newer and better choice for many people.

Yan Li does not reject contact and cooperation with some business tycoons, which would be of great benefit to him and companies such as Yi An.

The reason why business tycoons like to form alliances is because cooperation and resource sharing benefit everyone.

Being unsociable and preferring to eat alone, it's hard to say about other professions, but doing business would definitely do more harm than good.

In addition to the favor of these bigwigs, it also solved many of Yan Li's needs in terms of funding, talent, and channels.

The aura of a 26-year-old billionaire can persuade investors to give him more money, attract more elite talents to work for him, and make more partners more inclined to cooperate with him.

Putting aside everything else, let's just talk about Lai Quzhijian, the future CEO of Weibo that Yan Li wanted to recruit.

He is now a senior executive at Sina, with a good position and future prospects. If you try to poach him from a startup, they won't even give you a second glance.

Why should I work for you when I'm not a senior executive at an industry giant?

But if Yan Li were to dig it up, that would be a different story. If the potential benefits and other aspects are met, he might be willing to take a gamble.

If this is the case for core executives, then it goes without saying that it's even more true for lower-level executives and technical personnel.

Many talented people aren't just about getting a high salary; they're looking at future returns.

Yan Li's flaunting of wealth and the creation of his persona are precisely aimed at this point.

If you lack background and connections, you can make up for it with fame and prestige. Talents and money "scammed" can still be used and spent.

Currently, not to mention the Yi'an Cinema Line and Yi'an Film and Television projects that are directly operated and developed, Yan Li can even use his own halo to attract investment to Tudou.com.

Tudou.com's market share, coupled with Yan Li, a celebrity shareholder, has made the capital market even more optimistic about it.

Several organizations have openly stated that their investment in Tudou.com was motivated by Yan Li's influence.

Yan Li also seized this opportunity and intended to participate in Tudou.com's financing efforts.

In this way, they can both attract some capital that is close to them and extend their reach into Tudou.com to expand their voice and influence within the platform.

So far, Yan Li does not want to have a direct conflict with Wang Wei's team.

However, he has already consciously begun to associate himself with Tudou.com to a certain extent.

Most ordinary people and netizens do not have a deep understanding of the shareholding system and the internal powers of a company, and they crudely regard shareholders as company owners.

Many people online believe that the owner of Tudou.com is Yan Li.

This statement is both right and wrong, but Yan Li thought of many things from it and began to lay the groundwork to deepen the outside world's understanding of this.

Currently, with Yan Li in the spotlight, his fame and influence will definitely benefit the development of Tudou.com. Even within Tudou.com, there are likely many who support this approach.

However, as Yan Li and Tudou.com became more closely intertwined, the world only knew Yan Li, but not the real founder, Wang Wei.

Back then, who was the real leader of Tudou.com?
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In mid-January, Yan Li attended the opening ceremony of Yi'an Cinema in Shenzhen, which is also the first five-star cinema in the Yi'an Cinema Circuit.

At present, the first batch of cinemas of Yi'an Cinema Line have been completed one after another, and after the Spring Festival, they will probably all be in place.

The construction of some of the second batch of cinemas has also begun.

To be honest, this speed is slower than originally expected. The Yanli Project was launched on a large scale in the second half of 2006.

The construction progress of the cinemas is actually not too bad; the main issues are with the cinema chains and the cinema staff.

Yi'an Cinema Line aims to create mid-to-high-end cinemas, and therefore considers building a cinema ecosystem, which places certain requirements on the management team, service personnel, and other aspects.

The slower pace than expected is largely due to this, but there are other reasons as well, which have had some impact.

Well, the real economy, especially a nationwide chain like this, is indeed more complicated than Yan Li thought.

Fortunately, things went relatively smoothly overall. The overall goal of completing the construction of all cinemas in the early stages of the Yi'an Cinema Line plan and forming a cinema network within 2007 remained unchanged.

Meanwhile, Yan Li has been raising funds to ensure that once the cash burn at Yi'an Cinemas ends, he can immediately replenish his ammunition.

Things went quite smoothly in this regard, but Yan Li intended to invest less this time, wanting to keep the funds in the bull market and wait for the subsequent financial crisis.

To put it bluntly, Yan Li was eyeing the bottom of the market.

It not only helps Yi'an Cinema acquire the assets of other cinema chains, but also the assets of other shareholders within the cinema chain, accumulating enough shares to wait for the next round of financing.

Of course, for the sake of his reputation, Yan Li only considered diluting some shareholders' shares to protect his own interests and say, rather than kicking out the original shareholders.

If others work for you, and you use your judgment of the market environment to make more money, that's your skill.

But after using others, he discards them and kicks them out of the game. Who will want to play with Yan Li in the future?

Yan Li doesn't care about fame, but he cares about his business reputation. He has to be purposeful in many things and leave room for maneuver.

After returning from Shenzhen, Yan Li followed up on the work with various parties until his secretary, Hu Ya, reminded him of something.

He also starred in a TV series called "The Legend of Xue Rengui".

The series has been completed and, after some distribution negotiations, has been sold to four satellite TV stations in Shandong, Jiangsu, Tianjin, and Hebei provinces. It will premiere after the Spring Festival.

In other words, Yan Li still has to find time to promote this drama!

Yan Li was speechless. He hadn't filmed for more than half a year and hadn't been involved in any specific work on set. He had almost forgotten that he was still an actor.

Having signed the contract and received the money, Yan Li was obligated to cooperate with the promotion, and he did not refuse.

In fact, the success of "The Legend of Xue Rengui" did have some benefits for him.

After all, popular TV dramas have a strong reach, and the character Xue Rengui is quite likable, which helps his image.

Yan Li is now famous, but he is also quite controversial.

What can an actor rely on to clear their name? Of course, it's their work. Even though Yan Li isn't a pure actor, this trick still works on him.

Most ordinary people have relatively simple likes and dislikes. There are many examples of people developing a positive bias towards an actor or character because of a certain role or film/television work.

Yan Li had tasted many successes before, which is one of the reasons why he is willing to continue acting.

Another point is that Yan Li is one of the popular choices for the role in the movie "Painted Skin".

Given that Yan Li's popularity and appeal in film and television are debatable, the success of the TV series "The Legend of Xue Rengui" would serve as strong evidence and increase the chances of the film's success.

However, due to scheduling conflicts, it remains to be discussed how much promotional work Yan Li will be able to participate in.

...

Yan Li had less work today and no important social engagements, so he simply declined them and left work early.

Fan Xiaopang and Qin Lan are not in Beijing.

The former is too busy. After filming "The Legend of Yang Yuhuan" wrapped up, she has been busy with various activities and award ceremonies. The last time she came back was to participate in the audition and rehearsal for the Spring Festival Gala.

The latter was because her father was in poor health and had been hospitalized, and Qin Lan went back to visit him.

Dong Xuan was in Beijing, but with the Beijing Film Academy's winter break approaching, she had to coordinate the students' holiday arrangements, so she was quite busy.

Not wanting to hold Teacher Dong back from her work, Yan Li took a car to a residential area near Ciyun Temple.

This is Jiang Xin's residence.

She actually has a home in Beijing; her family moved there a long time ago to accompany her as she moved to Beijing. Later, after making money, they settled down in Beijing. So, when Jiang Xin returns to Beijing, she usually stays at home. However, after being with Yan Li, it inevitably becomes somewhat inconvenient for them to meet in secret.

When a girl goes out, especially if she has to stay out overnight, her family will definitely ask her more questions.

Jiang Xin has a job and friends, so it's easy to fool her once or twice, but if it happens too often, her family isn't stupid. They'll definitely notice something and ask if she's dating someone.

Jiang Xin couldn't say that she had found a sugar daddy, so she simply moved out on her own.

Moving out has many advantages; she has more freedom than at home, and Yan Li comes to visit her more often.

In terms of how much he liked her, Jiang Xin ranked relatively low among Yan Li's many women.

Leaving aside Dong Qinfan, Li Bingbing, with her status as a popular actress, satisfies Yan Li's desire for conquest.

Wang Ou and Yang Rong were also ahead of her in the rankings. One was Yan Li's sweetheart, and the other had a personality and figure that Yan Li liked. Moreover, the two had a bond-based combo skill.

Even Jiang Xin might not be as favored as Wu Jiani.

Although the latter has a lower profile, she is more well-behaved and, being a dancer, has more poses. After forming a "Wang Ou" pairing, her popularity soared.

However, although Jiang Xin was not favored, Yan Li visited her one of the most times among all the women.

The reason is simple: she's resilient, so Yan Li doesn't have to put up with her as much when he's with her.

In this respect, when Yan Lixu simply wanted to sleep, the first person he thought of was Fan Xiaopang, and the second was her.

Upon entering the house, Jiang Xin was not in the living room. Only when I went to the bedroom did I find that she was sleeping.

After filming wrapped on "The Legend of Yang Yuhuan", she immediately joined the cast of "The Magic Sword and the Chess Game". She just returned to Beijing yesterday and is probably catching up on sleep.

Yan Li is a considerate person!

It was cold in the capital, and he was worried that Jiang Xin would be too cold sleeping alone, so he took off his clothes and crawled into the quilt to warm her up.

After working for a long time, Jiang Xin, covered in sweat, bit Yan Li's arm in embarrassment and annoyance.

"They've been giving me a hard time ever since I got back."

Yan Li, puffing on a cigarette afterward, chuckled wickedly, "The way you say that makes it sound like you didn't like it yourself."

Jiang Xin's physique is so strong that most men couldn't handle her, but Yan Li always managed to defeat her completely.

It's hard to say how much she felt for Yan Li, but she was very satisfied with Yan Li's performance in this regard.

Even with her fiery temper, she sometimes behaved like a cat in front of Yan Li, not daring to provoke him. Apart from the pressure of being her sugar daddy, a large part of it was because she was genuinely subdued by Yan Li.

As they were talking, the doorbell rang. Jiang Xin's expression changed, but Yan Li remained relatively calm.

"Who?"

"do not know."

Jiang Xin moved not long ago and hasn't lived here recently, so very few people know where she lives.

"You go out and deal with it, I'll get dressed."

Yan Li reassured the somewhat panicked Jiang Xin, saying that it was nothing serious.

Even if we don't find him, so what? The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried. Is it illegal for young men and women to have a little interaction?
unless……

"Dong Xuan doesn't know this place, does she?"

Yan Li asked a question. His only concern was that Dong Xuan would come to catch them in the act. It wasn't that he was afraid, but rather that he would feel too embarrassed.

“I haven’t told her.”

Jiang Xin wasn't stupid. If Dong Xuan knew that Jiang Xin had stolen Yan Li's boyfriend, she might not be able to do anything about it, but she would definitely find a way to deal with her.

Moreover, she had indeed acted dishonestly and felt guilty, so she had been avoiding Dong Xuan.

"That's fine."

Yan Li regained his composure. As long as it wasn't Dong Xuan, he wouldn't be afraid even if it were Jiang Xin's parents.

Jiang Xin simply put on a nightgown, tidied her hair, and then opened the bedroom door to leave. Yan Li locked the door from the inside and also started getting dressed. If they really were her parents, Yan Li wouldn't be afraid, but it wouldn't be appropriate for her to spend the night there.

...

"Who?"

Jiang Xin asked, and a young female voice came from outside: "It's me, Yang Xue."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xin's expression visibly relaxed.

Among the seven fairies, Jiang Xin is closer to Dong Xuan and Yang Xue. She has the best relationship with Yang Xue, and the two have acted together more than once.

There's no real best friend relationship between Jiang and Dong, especially since Jiang Xin has gotten together with Yan Li and intentionally distanced herself. The two can only be considered ordinary friends now.

But Yang Xue and Jiang Xin are definitely best friends.

Well, Yang Xue and Dong Xuan are closer than Jiang Dong, so Yang Xue can be considered Dong Xuan's good sister.

Dong Xuan had a good impression of Yang Xue, and the two had a good relationship. In fact, Yang Xue's status in Dong Xuan's circle of friends was second only to her old classmates Guan Yue and Yin Xu.

However, the fact that Yang Xue and Fan Xiaopang had a good relationship always made Dong Xuan keep her at arm's length.

Loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal!
To put it nicely, Yang Xue is good at interpersonal relationships, has good interpersonal skills, and everyone likes her.

To put it bluntly, does this also mean that Yang Xue is adept at pleasing everyone, offending no one, and getting close to no one?

Fan Xiaopang is unpopular and arrogant, so he doesn't care about these trivial matters and can accept the charming and shrewd Li Lin.

Not to mention that Li Lin is only outwardly friendly with everyone, but privately she has already begun to side with Fan Xiaopang.

Dong Xuan has Guan Yue and others around her, so she doesn't need a "well-rounded" Yang Xue.

Yang Xue wasn't unaware of this, but both Fan Xiaopang and Dong Xuan had helped her, and she didn't want to take sides.

It's not bad as it is now. Although he doesn't trust her the most, he treats her well and she gets a share of any benefits. Yang Xue herself isn't an overly ambitious person, so she feels that this is enough.

Compared to the complicated relationship between Dong and Fan, the relationship between Yang Xue and Jiang Xin is relatively simple, with no conflicts of interest; they simply work and play together.

Jiang Xin doesn't have many friends, but she considers Yang Xue her best friend.

Although Yang Xue is popular, she feels most relaxed with Jiang Xin, so she considers her her best friend.

Sure enough, upon learning that Jiang Xin had finished filming and returned to Beijing, Yang Xue quickly came to visit her.

When her best friend came to visit, Jiang Xin couldn't very well refuse to see her, so she opened the door and let her in.
As soon as Yang Xue entered the room, she was startled by Jiang Xin's appearance.

Why is your face so red?

Is it red?

Jiang Xin touched her face and found it was indeed a little hot. Her forehead was also a little sweaty from exercise and nervousness, which was not normal.

"I caught a chill from the wind yesterday and have a slight fever."

"Have a fever?"

Yang Xue reached out and touched Jiang Xin's forehead, then compared it to her own: "It's not too hot. Did you take your temperature? What's it?"

"I posted this in the morning. I feel much better after sleeping. Didn't you see the sweat on my body? It's from being covered up."

Jiang Xin thought she was a genius, because she had matched all the anomalies and her logic was complete.

Yang Xue didn't suspect anything, but quickly asked Jiang Xin to sit down: "You're just recovered, don't overwork yourself, get some rest."

"Uh-huh."

Jiang Xin sat down, pondering how to trick Yang Xue into leaving, when she saw the latter walking towards the bedroom, which startled her.

"What are you doing?!"

Yang Xue was also startled and looked at her with some confusion: "I'll get you some clothes. You'll sweat easily if you're only wearing pajamas."

"No need, the heating is enough. I'm much better off here. It's too hot in the thicker clothes."

Jiang Xin got up and pulled Yang Xue back, her panic visibly showing. Yang Xue glanced at her, then at the bedroom. They were both adults, and she immediately made some connections, her tone slightly mocking.

"Are you really running a fever, or are you just being horny?"

Jiang Xin regretted it so much she wanted to slap herself. Why didn't she just say she was doing yoga to lose weight instead of saying she had a fever or a cold?

After exercising and sweating a little, Yang Xue wouldn't be so bored as to go to the bedroom to get her clothes.

Regardless of whether Jiang Xin regretted it or not, once Yang Xue learned that her best friend had started dating, she urged Jiang Xin to bring her boyfriend out to meet her.

"You dare to keep this from me? Hurry up and tell me, I'll check it out for you."

Jiang Xin had a lot of unspeakable suffering, and her best friend Yang Xue was unaware of her affair with Yan Li.

Firstly, the idea of ​​poaching Dong Xuan's boyfriend was somewhat shameful, and she was afraid that Yang Xue would look down on her.

Secondly, Yang Xue is on good terms with Fan and Dong, and she is afraid that Yang Xue will tell the two of them, even if she just lets it slip, it will be enough to make her suffer.

"See you later, I haven't decided yet."

"What's there to be afraid of in meeting someone? A grown man like me shouldn't be afraid of meeting people. I won't say anything out of line."

Yang Xue felt that Jiang Xin was acting very strangely today. The latter was usually straightforward and spoke her mind, but today she was hesitant and stammering, which was really unlike Jiang Xin's usual personality.

"Please, I'm begging you. I'll explain everything to you in detail next time. You can go now."

Jiang Xin was nervous and embarrassed, even pleading. Yang Xue saw her like this, thought of something, and stopped smiling.

"Okay, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't. I'll go first, and we'll talk later."

Jiang Xin quickly saw Yang Xue out. Hearing the door close, Yan Li stepped out of the bedroom.

"gone?"

Jiang Xin nodded, then couldn't help but ask, "Do you think she figured it out?"

"Hard to say."

Yan Li had been listening to their conversation in the bedroom the whole time. Based on Jiang Xin's behavior, Yang Xue could definitely guess that something was going on in the bedroom.

I understand that Jiang Xin's relationship wasn't a normal romance between a man and a woman, but rather something shameful.

But there are many things that can't be shown to the public!

Yang Xue might not necessarily make any connections, nor might she necessarily think of him. But if it were Yan Li, she would imagine a lot of things, and they would be very dirty.

wrong!

Yan Li suddenly realized something: if he could eavesdrop on Jiang Yang's conversation in the bedroom, could Yang Xue pretend to leave but secretly come back to listen to what was going on?

Thinking of this, Yan Li quickly went to the door, opened it, and looked at Yang Xue, who was squatting at the door, with a complicated expression.

Yang Xue looked at Yan Li, feeling so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into nowhere.

Honestly, she wasn't interested in gossip; she was worried about Jiang Xin.

Just now, Jiang Xin was both refusing to let her in and pleading with her, so she thought Jiang Xin was being threatened or that something had happened to her. So she pretended to leave and then came back to eavesdrop.

If Jiang Xin is alright, she will leave on her own. If anything is detrimental to Jiang Xin, she will keep it to herself.

If Jiang Xin gets into trouble, she will quickly find someone or call the police to prevent her good friend from being harmed.

However, she never expected to hear the voice of another close friend, Dong Xuan, a man named Yan Li.

No one expected Yan Li to react so quickly; he was caught red-handed after only hearing a couple of sentences.

Yang Xue was embarrassed, and Jiang Xin was even more embarrassed.

Despite all precautions, she still couldn't prevent it. Yang Xue knew that she was with Yan Li. What would she think of her? Would she tell Dong Xuan and Fan Xiaopang?

Yan Li, on the other hand, was quite calm. He had already slept with five of the seven fairies, so it didn't matter if the sixth one found out.

Besides, Yang Xue isn't stupid; she wouldn't speak carelessly. Even if she doesn't care about Jiang Xin, she still has to consider whether she might offend Yan Li.

After an awkward two-minute silence, Yan Li spoke first: "How about we grab a bite to eat?"

Yang Xue snapped out of her daze and quickly waved her hand: "No need, no need, I'll leave now. Pretend I was never here, that I didn't see anything, and that I don't know anything."

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