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Chapter 328 New Yi'an, Yan Li's 28th birthday gift is an entertainment empire

The plot of "New Three Kingdoms" begins with the Yellow Turban Rebellion, but it doesn't take up much screen time; it's just background information, mainly used to introduce Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Cao Cao.

Then, with Cao Cao as the main character, the story unfolds, leading to Dong Zhuo's entry into the capital, his failed assassination attempt, and the subsequent campaign by the warlords against Dong Zhuo.

When Yan Li and the screenwriters were working on the script for "New Three Kingdoms", they were quite pragmatic. They took material from the original work, but did not follow it exactly, especially in the later stages.

After the Battle of Yiling, the Wu Kingdom began to disappear from the public eye. The main plot revolves around Zhuge Liang's six expeditions to Qishan, interspersed with some power struggles between Sima Yi and Cao Wei in the court.

After Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi were removed from the story, the plot became more condensed and concise, featuring a few famous scenes and plot points before the Three Kingdoms were unified under the Jin Dynasty.

Despite being called a new Three Kingdoms series, the Wu Kingdom is essentially just a supporting character, appearing only in limited battles such as the Battle of Red Cliffs, the Battle of Hefei, Guan Yu's defeat at Maicheng, and the Battle of Yiling.

The reason for not filming the Wu Kingdom storyline is simple: nobody watches it!
The struggle for succession and conspiracy theories abound in Cao Wei, while the harmonious and romantic atmosphere exists in Shu Han. Who would want to watch Sun Quan and the powerful families of Jiangdong fight each other?

Apart from a few, the names and deeds of many ministers of Eastern Wu are unknown to the audience, resulting in low popularity and low appeal.

It takes a lot of effort to film, but the audience isn't interested. All it does is pad the runtime and make the plot seem dragged out.

The production team calculated the costs and benefits and found it rather pointless, so they ultimately chose to skip it and replace it with a few scenes or narration.

This resulted in the plot of "New Three Kingdoms" being noticeably unbalanced.

The earlier part, which everyone enjoyed, was described in great detail. After the establishment of the Three Kingdoms, most of the plot was carried by Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi. Once these two died, the story was simply wrapped up in a few episodes.

From the perspective of the original work and history, this adaptation is somewhat biased, but from a commercial and public perspective, the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.

In the entire series of "New Three Kingdoms", Yan Li's role as Lü Bu, although not as much as some of the core creators, still had a significant amount of screen time.

In the storyline of the warlords' campaign against Dong Zhuo, Lü Bu is one of the core characters.

Although he was one of the first to die among the various warlords, he still had many interactions with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who were central figures in the early storyline.

He launched a surprise attack on Cao Cao's Yan Province, retreated to Xu Province to seek refuge with Liu Bei, seized Xu Province from Liu Bei, and was defeated and executed by Cao Cao and Liu Bei in the Battle of Xiapi.

In a sense, Lu Bu can be considered a super elite monster and BOSS in the early stages of "New Three Kingdoms".

Because the scene involving the eighteen warlords was too large and required time to prepare, and since Diao Chan was not present, Yan Li first filmed the scene of the raid on Yanzhou after joining the crew.

During the raid on Yanzhou, Lü Bu's most frequent rivals were his subordinates.

Chen Gong, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, Hou Cheng, and Wei Xu
The actor who plays Chen Gong is Li Naiwen, a classmate of Xin Baiqing. He was recommended to the cast of "New Three Kingdoms" by Xin.

He was initially cast as Guo Tu in Yuan Shao's camp, but later it was discovered that he had great chemistry with Yu Hewei, so he was recast to play Chen Gong, who had a deep connection with Cao Cao.

The actor who plays Gao Shun is Dong Yong, who is also Jiang Han in "Serious Cases Squad 6".

This character wasn't originally in the script, or rather, it was intended to be combined with Zhang Liao, but Yan Li, for his own reasons, kept him.

After all, Chen Gong had ties with Cao Cao, and Zhang Liao eventually surrendered as well. The rest were all traitors. Lü Bu was, after all, a hero of his time, so let's leave him with a loyal and devoted follower.

Therefore, the character Gao Shun was created, and his character design is quite good. He is good at leading and training troops, and his elite troops made Cao Cao's camp and Liu Bei cry out in despair. He is dignified, honest, and extremely loyal.

In comparison, Zhang Liao was overshadowed, but fortunately he still had the opportunity to shine in the Battle of Hefei.

Ren Tianye plays Zhang Liao, who is also an old acquaintance of Yan Li. He played the male lead in "Snowflake Goddess Dragon" starring Dong Xuan.

This guy is at a disadvantage when acting in ancient costume dramas or martial arts films, but his image and temperament are very heroic and tough, making him very suitable for playing a wise and brave general like Zhang Liao.

The remaining two characters, Wei Xu and Hou Cheng, were played by two of Yan Li's classmates, who were not very famous.

The new Three Kingdoms has many named characters, but most of them have little screen time or are just background characters. Using established actors would be too cost-effective, so the production team prefers to use less famous but professional actors.

Since we have this opportunity, it doesn't matter who we use. Yan Li had Lin Jiachuan contact a group of people, and if anyone was willing to come, we would make arrangements.

Roughly speaking, not counting Lin Jiachuan, Zhou Yiwei, and the other two, there must have been seven or eight classmates of Yan Li in the new Three Kingdoms, distributed among the Wei, Shu, Wu, and various other warlords.

Wei Xu and Hou Cheng are traitors who betrayed Lü Bu. Although they are not well-received, they still have a lot of screen time. Yan Li made a suggestion and got his classmate to play them.

After Lü Bu's defeat and death, Chen Gong and Gao Shun both met their demise, while Zhang Liao had the most subsequent storyline.

Wei Hehou also had a sequel, which was that he was killed by Yan Liang when they fought, which paved the way for Guan Yu.

To be fair, Yan Liang was still considered an ancestor of the Yan family, and killing these two traitors was a way of avenging Yan Li.

Besides these five characters, Lü Bu actually had several other generals, but there were too many of them, so they were either hidden or used as background figures.

Only Cao Xing shot Xiahou Dun with an arrow, revealing his name and a close-up shot, but he was immediately killed by Xiahou Dun.

In the plot involving the raid on Yanzhou, all of the above characters made appearances, with Chen Gong, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao even having their own highlights.

The plot is roughly that Chen Gong parted ways with Cao Cao and later went out of seclusion to join Lü Bu, who had killed Dong Zhuo.

He had a lot of grievances against Cao Cao, thinking him to be a treacherous and ruthless man who would bring disaster to the people sooner or later. So, while Cao Cao was attacking Xu Province, he instigated Lü Bu to attack Cao Cao's Yan Province.

With the troops in Yanzhou weakened, Lü Bu's campaign went smoothly. Although Xun Yu and Xiahou Dun managed to hold off several key positions, it was still a great victory.

Afterwards, Cao Cao's troops returned and fought a fierce battle with Lü Bu, but suffered another defeat at Puyang, and Cao Cao was almost killed.

After regrouping, they were able to defeat the unstable Lü Bu, forcing him to flee to Xuzhou.

Yan Ligang has just arrived, so we'll start by filming dialogue scenes.

From the initial planning at the start of the war, to the implementation of the plan in the middle stage, to the joy of victory, and finally to the unwilling retreat, all the scenes inside the military camp were filmed in one go.

The finished TV series was edited and interspersed with plot points, which seemed reasonable, but during filming, Yan Li acted like a madman.

One moment he's happy, the next he's angry; first he's full of ambition, then he's brimming with pride, and finally he's furious.

"Haha, with Gongtai's plan, I will surely seize Yanzhou and make Cao Mengde a homeless dog."

"Gongfu (Gao Shun's courtesy name) did a great job. The Trapped Camp, in coordination with Wen Yuan, routed Xiahou Dun. You deserve the greatest credit for this battle."

"Gongtai, do not worry. In the past, even the eighteen lords of Hulao Pass could not do anything to me. Cao Mengde is just a defeated general. Today, I will personally lead the battle and crush Cao's army in one fell swoop."

"That was exhilarating! Today was truly exhilarating. That brute (Dian Wei) and that fat man (Xu Chu) are quite capable, and that short fellow (Le Jin) is also a brave general."

"Damn it, it was so dark and I was furious. I didn't even recognize him and Cao Cao got away."

"...Just as Gongtai said, we'll break camp and head to Xuzhou... Cao traitor, I'll kill you sooner or later!"

"..."

After filming the dialogue scenes, the action scenes weren't ready yet. Cao Cao's camp was busy discussing the campaign against Yuan Shu, so Lu Bu's side could only film some dialogue scenes related to Liu Bei's side first.

In this scene, Yan Li seems even more like a lunatic.

One moment he's Lord Xuande, the next he's Brother Xuande, then he's Liu Bei and his son Liu Bei, and then he becomes Big-Eared Thief, vividly portraying the love and hate between Lü Bu and Liu Bei.

After filming Lu Bu's internal scenes for two days, we were finally able to meet Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei.

The plot involves Lü Bu and Chen Gong seeking help from Liu Bei, who has just taken control of Xuzhou.

Xin Baiqing plays Liu Bei, who is gentle and approachable; Hu Jun plays Guan Yu, who is red-faced, has a long beard, and is taciturn; and Yue Qi plays Zhang Fei, who has a leopard-like head and piercing eyes, exuding a murderous aura.

Yan Li's portrayal of Lü Bu reveals his arrogant and conceited personality. He appears humble in the face of the situation, but in reality, he doesn't take Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei seriously at all.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's imposing presence could intimidate others, but it couldn't frighten this fierce tiger of Jiuyuan.

Guan Yu was arrogant, but Lü Bu was even more arrogant; Zhang Fei was fierce, but Lü Bu was eager to test his strength.

Normally, Liu Bei would restrain his two brothers to prevent them from killing others, but when Lü Bu restrained them, his motives were less clear.

The new Three Kingdoms doesn't hide Lü Bu's treachery and indecisiveness, but he is undeniably the number one warrior in the Three Kingdoms.

Even after the meeting, this point was highlighted through a conversation between Chen Gong and Lü Bu.

“My lord, your words and actions just now were somewhat arrogant. Liu Bei is broad-minded, but his two sworn brothers are not good-tempered. If we want to stay in Xuzhou, I'm afraid there will be trouble.”

Lu Bu didn't take it seriously: "Gongtai, don't be afraid. Even if things fall apart, I can still protect you and fight my way out of the city."

Chen Gong: “…”

Is that what I'm afraid of?!
He may be brainless, but he's also incredibly fierce. Even with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei present, he dared to declare that he would charge out of the city alone. In fact, if it weren't for Chen Gong, Lü Bu might have even considered killing Liu Bei.

...

Yan Li originally neither disliked nor particularly liked the character of Lü Bu.

But as I played the role, I actually started to like it. It had its own controversies, but also its shining aspects.

Yan Li began to delve deeper into the character of Lü Bu, without whitewashing his behavior and plot, but by incorporating some online discussions about Lü Bu, he created a personal logic for him that fits the character.

Make his bad side more likable.

Lu Bu was born into a border army and was known for his bravery. His thoughts and character were influenced by the Hu people. He did not understand etiquette or morality. He only cared about what made him happy.

Therefore, Lü Bu was bad, but he was bad in a righteous and open manner.

Most viewers dislike hypocrites and villains who bully the weak and kill innocent people. True villains are actually not that annoying.

Besides shaping the character, another important task was getting along well with his Red Hare horse.

No matter how busy Yan Li is, he feeds the animals at least once a day, interacts with them, or takes them for a ride. This is Yan Li's experience, and it can quickly and steadily increase the intimacy between them.

Besides feeding him himself, he also had Hu Jun come and check on him from time to time, since once Lü Bu was dead, it would be Guan Yu's turn.

In terms of the filming and screen time of the entire series, Hu Jun spent much more time with the horse than Yan Li.

During filming in Hengdian, the media would come to interview him from time to time, but Yan Li declined them all, refusing to see them and focusing on filming.

It wasn't until late October that Yan Li made his first public appearance, participating in promotional activities for "Painted Skin".

"Painted Skin" was originally scheduled to be released at the end of September during the National Day holiday, but due to special effects technical issues and the fact that both Yan Li and Shuang Bing were busy, it was ultimately postponed by a month and delayed until the end of October.

The previous rumors of Yanli's bankruptcy and the postponement of "Painted Skin" are also important evidence.

Otherwise, why would they want to avoid the already scheduled National Day release? It's probably not a technical error, but rather a major problem with Yan Li that rendered the film unusable, forcing a postponement.

This logic makes sense, and many people agree with it. The claim of a technical error seems too convincing; why not just say the author got confused and forgot about it...?

Besides Yan Li's own bankruptcy crisis, the postponement of "Painted Skin" by one month, missing the National Day holiday, has had a significant impact on the film. At least Yi An's internal box office expectations have been lowered.

Yan Li felt it was alright; the postponement had its disadvantages, but it wasn't without its advantages as well.

With more preparation time and more thorough groundwork, they performed better in areas such as Weibo, on-the-ground promotion, and theft prevention.

Moreover, during this period, Li Bingbing had just won the Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress, and Fan Xiaopang's "Rouge Snow" was currently airing. He himself has a considerable following, which can bring some positive impact to the film.

Small release periods don't necessarily preclude the emergence of blockbuster products.

If it's delayed until the Lunar New Year season, there will be films like "Mei Lanfang," "Ip Man," "If You Are the One," and "The Peach Blossom Luck" before the New Year, and "Red Cliff II" and "Crazy Racer" after the New Year. Not only will the competition be fierce, but it will also involve infighting.

During the first promotional event for "Painted Skin," Yan Li garnered more attention than Shuang Bing combined.

All the reporters wanted to know whether Yan Li, this post-80s business star, had really gone bankrupt.
Yan Li sat on the sofa and shook his head when asked by reporters, saying, "If I really owed that much money, why wouldn't I run away? Why would I come to participate in public events?"

"Both Weibo and Yi'an are running smoothly. The former is about to surpass 6000 million users, and the latter has invested in and started filming several TV series in the past two months. I don't know where these rumors come from or what their basis is."

Everyone loves to create idols, yet is equally eager to destroy them. In the first half of the year, Yan Li's self-endorsed advertisements became wildly popular nationwide, his Weibo posts were a sensation, and he made numerous contributions. His net worth skyrocketed by billions in just six months, and he received endless praise, becoming a role model for China and an exemplar for young people.

In the second half of the year, the blog scandal, the yacht scandal, and the bankruptcy rumors triggered by the financial crisis turned Yan Li into a fallen businessman.

Yan Li knew he was hated, but he never expected so many people wanted him to die.

Originally, Yan Li was indifferent to this matter, but now seeing so many people so eager to see him suffer has successfully aroused his displeasure.

“I started my own business after graduating from university. I was not even 22 years old at the time, and I earned tens of millions of yuan with my first pot of gold.”

"Less than two years later, at the age of 24, I had a net worth of over 100 million yuan. Two years later, my net worth increased more than tenfold, making me one of the youngest billionaires on the mainland rich list."

“Even now, there are still two weeks until my 28th birthday. Regardless of the rumors circulating outside about 5 billion, or even less or more, it only took me six years to go from having nothing to possessing this wealth.”

"so……"

Yan Li looked at the cameras in the reporters' hands, his smile gradually brightening: "Friends who want to see me in poverty and destitution may be disappointed. Even if Yi An and Weibo go bankrupt, I can still make a comeback in a few years."

mad!
So crazy!
But that's the only way to be this arrogant!!!

Yan Li did not initially give the impression of being humble, but perhaps as his family business grew and his status rose, he gradually began to restrain his sharpness in public and became more composed and tactful most of the time.

This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but these days, many people still prefer people with strong personalities.

Young people should be full of vigor!
For example, Han Han, who is known for his outspoken and sometimes inflammatory remarks, and Zhou Jielun, who is known for her arrogant and tactless manner, are both representatives of the post-80s generation and are more popular among young people.

Many people dislike Yan Li, but he also has many admirers.

A young man from a rural area in a fourth-tier city built his business from scratch, achieving both fame and fortune, and surrounded by beautiful women. He embodies the emotions and aspirations of countless people.

Some people want to see Yan Li destroyed, while others want to see Yan Li continue to shine brightly.

Previously, Yan Li kept a low profile and did not respond. No one took the lead, and the internal staff were also somewhat uneasy because of the comments.

Now that Yan Li has publicly responded, and even responded in such an inspiring way, his supporters have become energized and launched various counterattacks, including some celebrities who have come out to take his side.

Bankruptcy is nothing. With Yan Li's achievements and age, if he really went bankrupt and started a second business, a bunch of investors would be scrambling to give him money in no time.

In this wave, "Painted Skin" inevitably benefited and its popularity soared.

Many fans and casual observers who like Yan Li expressed their intention to go to the cinema to support him.

Fan Xiaopang, who had just recovered from Yan Li's domineering declaration, looked at Yan Li suspiciously.

"Is this some kind of movie promotion tactic you're using?"

"What words."

Yan Li denied the allegations, stating, "I was rebuking those gloating haters, while simultaneously trying to restore my image and rebuild public and industry confidence in me..."

"And incidentally, try to swindle some more from the box office."

Li Bingbing added quietly, uttering two words clearly and distinctly: "Unscrupulous businessman."

Fan Xiaopang, unusually, didn't refute Li Bingbing. Instead, he nodded in agreement: "That's incredibly cunning."

"I... say whatever you want."

Yan Li was speechless. He had indeed intended to use this opportunity to create hype, but he hadn't expected his fans and supporters to be so supportive.

There's no point in being sentimental or overly emotional at this point; just feel touched and grateful.

At the subsequent premiere of "Painted Skin", Yan Li publicly thanked all his fans and supporters, and later on Weibo, and reiterated that he was not bankrupt and that his company's operations and financial situation were still quite good.

Some fans and supporters thought he was really bankrupt and wanted to help him in this way.

Riding this momentum, coupled with the accumulated influence of the two actors and the previous influence, and the monopoly on screenings, "Painted Skin" has to some extent offset the disadvantage of a less popular release period.

With a box office of 1690 million yuan on its opening day, surpassing last year's "Assembly" and "The Warlords," it achieved an astonishing result.

It broke 30 million in two days and 50 million in four days. After the hype and word-of-mouth spread, it even achieved a box office reversal and easily broke 100 million in eight days.

At this rate, the 2 million mark will definitely be unstoppable.

Both sides are overjoyed. Although "Painted Skin" was highly anticipated and many people speculated that it could break 2 million yuan at the box office, speculation and actual achievement are two different things.

There are plenty of movies that were highly anticipated beforehand but still flopped!

"The Warlords" was initially planned to gross over 3 million yuan, while "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "Red Cliff" had even higher box office projections.

These three at least have decent results. For example, Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises" and "The Kingdom and the Beauty" at the beginning of the year almost made him lose his shirt.

So, the two of them were on edge, afraid of firing a dud or even blowing the cannon barrel to pieces.

From a box office and commercial perspective, "Painted Skin" is undoubtedly a success and will be a milestone in Shuang Bing's career.

After all, "Painted Skin" is a blockbuster truly dominated by two soldiers.

Don't mention Yan Li. Yan Li is definitely the biggest contributor. The entire project, both on and off screen, couldn't do without him, but he won't compete with Shuang Bing for the actors' credit and benefits.

So this creates a very interesting situation.

Fans of the two heroes clamored that their idols deserved great credit in the movie, and even unprecedentedly put aside their differences to shout the slogan "Two heroes together, invincible under heaven".

Meanwhile, the fans of Shuangbing's rival, Sidan, praised Yan Li's contributions both on and off screen, belittling Shuangbing and believing that they were simply lucky to be carried by Yan Li, and that other people might have been even more successful.

Yan Li's fans were already active, and with the support of the four actresses, there was a lot of praise for Yan Li's portrayal of Wang Sheng when "Painted Skin" was a hit.

[The despicable business world has deprived the entertainment industry of a great actor (humorous)]

Even if Yan Li went bankrupt, he could probably still earn a lot as an actor.

The male lead is a womanizer and a philanderer; Yan Li is practically playing himself, no wonder he acted so well.

Previously, my impression of actors who played Yan Li was that they were all tough guys like Sun Desheng and Xue Rengui. But in this drama, Yan Li's portrayal of Wang Sheng is very delicate, full of inner turmoil and struggle. Despite his handsome appearance and strong physique, I could see a sense of fragility in him.

[That's right, everyone online is praising Fan Bingbing and Li Yuchun's acting skills, but Yan Li's performance was actually just as good. He was just happy to play a supporting role and complement the two actresses. To be honest, if Yan Li had focused on being an actor, he might have already won the Best Actor award.]

[I have to say, I feel like this kind of weak and cowardly man is quite easy to bully. Combined with Yan Li's face, tsk tsk, that's pretty cool.]

Everyone says Yan Li eats well, but Fan Bingbing and the others eat just as well, and they even have giant cannons!

[All the highlights were given to Shuang Bing; Yan Li was purely a tool to drive the plot. This movie was made by Yan Li simply to promote Shuang Bing.]

【…】

Yan Li was delighted with the comments; if they kept praising him like this, he would soon become a hidden gem in the world of art.

Fan Xiaopang was a little jealous, but he also praised her quite a bit. This time, she played Xiao Wei, who was innocent yet cruel, both wicked and pure, and was also very beautiful. She can be said to have stolen the spotlight.

Oh, and there's also the theme song, "Painting Heart," which was sung by Fan Xiaopang.

Putting aside whether it's suitable or not, Yan Li wouldn't hand over a song with the potential to become a hit to anyone else.

The song itself was of good quality, and with the movie's popularity, it became a huge hit, performing well on many music charts.

Fan Xiaopang has added another musical masterpiece to her repertoire, and some shameless media outlets are even calling her "Queen Fan".

Fan Xiaopang certainly doesn't deserve the title of "Queen of Pop." She has a good sense of self-awareness, but in the field of popular actors transitioning to singers, she is definitely one of the leading figures.

...

The original plan was for Fan Bingbing to go on set for "Three Kingdoms" after the promotional tour for "Painted Skin".

However, with the current popularity of "Painted Skin," it is very likely to become one of the hottest movies of the year, and the TV series "Rouge Snow" starring the lead actor has also successfully topped the ratings, ranking first in the same period.

Fan Xiaopang is extremely popular, with numerous events and business engagements keeping him busy, so he has to postpone joining the production team.

Yan Li wasn't in a hurry, because he couldn't return to the "New Three Kingdoms" crew for the time being.

"Painted Skin" is so popular!

Judging from the current momentum, 2 million yuan in box office revenue is definitely not out of the question, and 2.5 million yuan is not impossible.

Currently, there are only three domestic films in mainland China that have grossed 2.5 million yuan: Red Cliff, Hero, and Curse of the Golden Flower.

With the potential to be among the top five, or even the top three, in film history, the significance of this honor is self-evident.

Yan Li had previously only worked on low-budget films, yet he still managed to make Yi An's work stand out. Now, Yi An has a successful commercial blockbuster.

If he doesn't praise Yi'an to the skies, then he must lack lung capacity.

At the same time, another very important point about "Painted Skin" is that the cast is entirely composed of mainland Chinese actors.

Previously, Yan Li had been playing this card, but not many people bought into it. But now that the movie has been a huge box office success, and compared with other commercial blockbusters, this card has become valuable.

Not only did it increase the value of the two soldiers, but it also boosted Yi'an's reputation in various ways, while subtly putting down other mainland companies.

Huayi Brothers was furious, since "Assembly" was clearly the first blockbuster with an all-mainland cast.

But there was nothing we could do. "Assembly" started strong but ended weakly, and its performance was not as good as "Painted Skin." We could only watch helplessly as Yi An promoted her strength and ability in various ways.

Yan Lipeng's company wasn't just idle and boasting.

On November 13th, Yan Li's 11th birthday, Yi An held a celebration banquet to mark the box office success of "Painted Skin" exceeding 2 million yuan.

After smashing the ice sculpture symbolizing 2 million yuan in box office revenue with Shuangbing, Deng Chao, and others, Yan Li dropped two bombshells in public.

First, Yi'an Films and Yi'an Cinemas will officially begin their merger, with the new company named [Yi'an Entertainment], encompassing a range of businesses including film and television production, distribution, and cinema operations.

Secondly, Yi'an Entertainment will formulate an IPO plan, which is expected to be completed in 2-3 years.

Upon hearing this, Yi'an's employees were overjoyed. After the merger of the two companies, Yi'an formed a complete industrial chain, greatly enhanced its strength, and aimed to become the industry leader.

At the same time, the planned IPO will not only enhance the company's strength, but employees may also benefit and make a fortune.

Some are happy and some are sad.

Yan Li was determined to merge the two companies because 1+1 was far greater than 2.

Yi'an Film & Television will fill its gaps by possessing heavy assets such as cinemas and risk hedging, thus offsetting the high risks of the film and television industry.

Yi'an Cinemas will take the initiative and, thanks to the benefits of film and television companies and celebrity strategies, will maximize its own physical advantages.

Furthermore, integrating the entire industry chain offers significant advantages in many aspects, including cost, channels, marketing, user ecosystem, and collaboration.

These issues may be somewhat complex, so let's take the simplest valuation as a crude example: Yi'an Film & Television is valued at 30 billion yuan, Yi'an Cinema is valued at 10 billion yuan, and the new Yi'an formed by the merger of the two should be valued at least 60 to 70 billion yuan.

Entertainment media outlets also took on the role of financial media, and even gave a compelling headline.

"The New Yi'an: Yan Li's 28th Birthday Gift – The Birth of an Entertainment Empire"

　(5000/175000)

　　
　
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