Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 359: Go pick up the three little ones (Happy Chinese New Year)
The next day, Cheng Xi put down his work and spent the whole day with Reba.

When Nazha and I sent her to the airport in the afternoon, we were all reluctant to leave.

But Reba is also a very opinionated person. Several times when Cheng Xi saw that she looked tired, he took the initiative to ask if he could reduce her work intensity.

But when she woke up the next day, she was full of energy again and continued to fight on the front line.

She is indeed a hard-working woman.

After sending Reba off, Cheng Xi asked Nazha in the car on the way back:

"Xiao Zaza, tell your senior brother about the progress of your sister's capture."

I was in the staff dormitory last night doing exercise with Reba, and we were together during the day, so I didn't have a chance to ask.

Now I finally caught Nazha alone.

When Nazha heard her senior brother ask this, she said hesitantly:

"That's it."

"That's it?"

"Just like sleeping together."

"Then Senior Brother, how about I arrange a movie for you two? You two can play the dual female leads."

During the celebration party, Cheng Xi also mentioned it to the two of them. At that time, Nazha just thought that her senior brother was joking.

I didn't expect him to talk about it again now, and he seemed quite serious.

"I want to act in a movie with my senior sister, but I'm afraid my acting skills are not good enough."

"Acting skills are cultivated. Didn't you see Yitong? The Mermaid was filmed very well. Besides, you are an acting major, so what are you afraid of?"

To be honest, Li Yitong's acting skills are relatively immature, and she is not a professional dancer.

But it just fits the ignorant state of the mermaid Shanshan who has just entered the world.

After hearing what her senior said, Nazha regained some confidence:
"Then let me try?"

"Okay, my Zaza is still obedient. When I finish the script, you can go and do the Reba work. As a reward, I will announce your graduation play for you."

In fact, this can’t be considered a reward, after all, Cheng Xi also introduced Reba.

But Nazha is so easy to coax. When she heard that Cheng Xi was going to watch her graduation drama, she couldn't help but feel happy.

But at the same time, it feels strange that why should I do the job of Reba myself?

Isn’t it just making a movie? Senior brother said directly, Senior Sister Reba will definitely agree.

After Cheng Xi finished talking about business, he got intimate with Nazha in the car.

"Film well during the day, wait for me at home at night, and wear the outfits I bought last time."

After saying that, Nazha nodded and blushed.

As for which set it is, let Cheng Xi draw a blind box.

After fooling Nazha, Cheng Xi returned to the company.

I took a day off yesterday, and many of the things we discussed at the celebration party still need to be implemented when I get back.

As soon as he arrived at the office, Deng Jie was holding a stack of documents waiting for his signature.

While signing, Deng Jie talked about Cheng Xi's recent schedule.

Because "Detective Chinatown 2" has already started preparations, Cheng Xi will definitely have to join the crew for a few months.

I also need to go abroad, so many things need to be arranged before I go.

After a while, Li Wentao also came into the office to report on his work.

"Boss, I have three important matters to ask you."

Cheng Xi nodded and signaled Deng Jie to make a cup of tea for Li Wentao.

The two sat on the sofa and chatted while drinking tea.

"The first is that Penguin has almost concluded negotiations with Chen Tianqiao. The leaked information suggests they're planning to acquire the entire Shanda Literature, including Singularity, for 50 billion yuan."

Hearing this, Cheng Xi raised his head.

"50 billion to buy everything?"

"Yes."

Alas, what a pity.

Chen Tianqiao's Shanda Literature still couldn't withstand the attack from Penguin. Originally, Chen Tianqiao also had a dream of a big entertainment industry like himself.

I am very optimistic about the future of IP development.

But there was really no way out. The penguin was very cruel and hit the snake directly at its most vulnerable point.

You don't agree to the acquisition, right? Just poach Shanda Literature's most critical Singularity creative team.

They set up a new Chinese website and started competing.

Shanda Literature was originally valued at over 100 billion yuan, but it was reduced to 50 billion yuan.

The arm cannot bend the thigh, it has been like this since ancient times.

If you continue to resist, you will probably be beaten even worse.

Then the gains outweigh the losses.

Choosing to sell is also a helpless move.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xi felt a little sympathetic. After all, Zuibai Chinese website has been under a lot of pressure recently.

Penguin also made several offers for Zuibai Chinese Network, but Cheng Xi firmly refused to sell it.

Originally, the sky was about to fall and there was a tall person in front to hold it up, but now the tallest person, Singularity, has knelt down. It is inevitable that the people on Zuibai Chinese Network will also be panicked, fearing that they will be the next one to fall.

Cheng Xi didn't know if he could hold on.

At this time, Li Wentao looked at Cheng Xi's frown, and knew his boss's worry, so he continued:

"Penguin has re-quoted Zuibai Chinese Website today, 15 billion."

After Cheng Xi acquired Zuibai Chinese website for 2012 million yuan in 3.7, the company underwent restructuring, launched a new web-based interactive interface and APP, and invested huge resources in promotion.

It also spends about 1 million yuan every year to acquire copyrights of various novels.

The number of users has now grown to more than 5000 million, and is still maintaining rapid growth, with a promising future.

Guang Chengxi invested 800 to 900 million yuan in Zuibai Chinese website. After several years of development, it finally started to make a good profit, and the IP has received more and more attention.

Now Penguin is only offering 15 billion to pick peaches, which is really a bit bullying.

It took several price increases to reach 15 billion.

Who are you looking down on?

Cheng Xi is not going to sell the most important part of his big entertainment strategy if he doesn't save face.

Even if Zuibai Video is sold, the Chinese website cannot be sold.

Next, let’s see how the penguin attacks itself after dealing with the singularity.

You should also take precautions in advance to prevent the penguins from using the same tricks on you.

"The second thing is that Ciwen Media wants to buy the film and television rights to 'The Journey of Flower' from Zuibai Chinese Network. They want to make it into a TV series within two years and a movie within five years. They're offering 20 million."

"The Journey of Flower" is a serialized novel by fresh Guoguo, a contracted writer of Zuibai Chinese website. It tells the story of the pure and tragic love between the girl Hua Qiangu and Bai Zihua.

It is also a red-name novel that Cheng Xi had already registered.

If the other party had not offered a high price, he would not be for sale within the company and would not have been reported to Cheng Xi at all.

"The Journey of Flower" plus Ciwen Media, will they still ask Zhao Liying to star in this TV series?

If Zuibai Entertainment hadn’t already launched many projects, I might have started filming myself this year.

Ancient idol dramas are very popular.

Now many people in Zuibai are eyeing this TV series, so how could they let others shoot it?

However, their offer of 20 million yuan was quite sincere. "Refuse it. Just say we are the ones who are already planning this project."

"I have already replied to them in this way, but they took the second best option and asked if they could recommend an actress."

"Who?"

"Zhao Liying."

After saying that, Li Wentao handed a document to Cheng Xi.

It was Zhao Liying's personal resume and the information collected by the company.

Cheng Xi raised his eyebrows. It seemed that the waves he had stirred up in the entertainment industry were not big enough.

Or it could be said that Zhao Liying does have a unique identity and will continue to be favored.

Li Wentao's work is increasingly being done in the forefront.

Zhao Liying was born in a rural area of ​​Hebei Province in 1987.

After graduating from technical secondary school, he worked as a supporting actor for five years, acting as a stand-in and suffering a lot.

Later, she was appreciated by Yu Zheng and starred in "The Legend of Lu Zhen", and became an instant hit as the female lead for the first time.

As of 2015's "The Journey of Flower", her timeline has not changed much.

How could I have forgotten Zhao Liying, this hard-working actress whose acting skills have steadily improved in major movies and who is constantly seeking breakthroughs.

And he has considerable talent.

Although Cheng Xi thought so, he also knew that it was impossible for him to catch all the good actors in one fell swoop.

When the company started, there were already many actresses, and it was impossible to give resources to Zhao Liying.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xi took a step back and said:

"Let's put it this way, Wentao. It's impossible for the female lead to be the second female lead. If they can accept it, you can accept their investment cooperation, or let them have another IP."

After all, they are sincere and Cheng Xi is also in the circle. Even if they don't cooperate, he will give them a way out.

"If you agree, then you can discuss the terms. You must guarantee 70% of the investment, and other actors should try to use drunken white actors. Come up with a plan for me to see."

As for the female lead, Cheng Xi is still thinking about who is the most suitable one.

There are many artists in the company now, so I have to consider it carefully.

How to maximize benefits.

Li Wentao wrote them down one by one, and then continued to report the third thing slowly:

"Boss, the contracts of the two newcomers, Sun Yinhan and Zhou Shen, have been finalized. Zhao Jinmai and Deng Ziqi are currently finalizing their contracts."

"Guan Xiaotong, Zhang Ruoyun, Yu Hewei, Wang Baoqiang and others all have contracts, but they only have a few years left before they expire. We will continue to track the others as well."

Last time, Cheng Xi opened up spots for 10 artists, including a list of models, singers, newcomers, male and female actors with outstanding talent.

Zhou Shen and Sun Yinhan are both newcomers, and Zuibai Entertainment easily got their contracts.

Zhao Jinmai is currently an inconspicuous child star, so it is not difficult to get the contract.

Deng Ziqi has collaborated with Cheng Xi many times, and Cheng Xi had already made preparations in advance.

She was invited to develop in the mainland in 2012, so she has been waiting for the opportunity.

It is estimated that the contract is about to expire, so Zuibai Entertainment now has two singers, one male and one female.

As for the others, Cheng Xi also knew that signing the contract would not happen so quickly.

They are all famous people, and other companies are not stupid and will not let them go easily.

Especially those who know what Zuibai Entertainment wants, everyone knows that it must be Director Cheng Xi who is optimistic about it.

Even if the artist is very excited and willing to come, the company will not agree.

Just grind it slowly later.

"Okay, then let's wait until Zhao Jinmai's contract is finalized and then announce it together. I'll also introduce them on Weibo later."

After reporting the three things, Li Wentao also mentioned that "Nirvana in Fire" will be premiered on CCTV next weekend.

Cheng Xi has been paying attention to this matter. There is still more than a week before the show starts, so it must be promoted well.

With the brand effect of CCTV and Zuibai’s marketing, Cheng Xi is very confident that this will be another big hit.

After Li Wentao left, Cheng Xi started writing the names of the artists one by one on paper.

During the Zuibai Studio period, he signed:

Reba, Zhang Tianai, Zhu Yilong, Qiao Shan, Jin Chen, Li Yitong, and Nazha.

During the Zuibai Entertainment period, he signed contracts with:
Zhou Ye, Tian Xiwei, Cheng Xiao, as well as a group of actors from the Mahua series including Shen Teng, Ma Li, Yin Zheng, etc.

During the Zuibai Group period, he signed contracts with:
Bai Xue, Mao Xiaotong, Xiao Yang, Yang Yang, Zhang Yu, Tan Songyun, Liu Haoran (jointly trained by both parties), and Yang Zi.

Now added:
G.E.M. (singer), Zhao Jinmai, Zhou Shen (singer), and Sun Yinhan (model).

The company also has many directors and screenwriters.

As he wrote out the names one by one, Cheng Xi felt a great sense of accomplishment.

These actors and directors, who were once famous, now work under him.

It's impossible to say that there wasn't a little smugness.

But at the same time, Cheng Xi also felt that the business was getting bigger and bigger.

He plans to sign this group of actors, and apart from recruiting some newcomers born after 95 and 00 for training, he will not consider adding any more people.

The Mahua Group is basically self-sufficient, and its top artists can also receive many cooperative film and television dramas, and they also have the ability to bargain for some resources.

However, if future artists want to get roles that can change their destiny, especially newcomers, they still need the support of the company.

It is impossible for other companies to know that your project is very good and support you unless the company intervenes strongly and increases investment.

In short, it is still an exchange of resources.

Fortunately, we already have a mature plan for training new employees.

First, it’s the new member stage. I’ll post an introduction and announcement, and everyone can help forward it.

Then get familiar with the starting stage, take them to variety shows, and show up in TV dramas and movies starring top artists.

Later he played important roles and then became the leading actor.

As for whether it can explode and what resources they can get, it depends on their luck.

After they become famous, they can promote each other and market to each other. The company's publicity team will also be involved in the process to play a role in improvement.

No wonder it is said that inbreeding is very serious in the entertainment industry, and resources are always in the hands of a few people.

The closer you are to the “minority”, the better your resources will be and the faster you will become famous.

And Cheng Xi is now an absolute "minority".

After Li Wentao left, Cheng Xi remembered something and told Deng Jie:
"We'll add another trip this afternoon to pick up the three little ones from the High School Affiliated to the National Taiwan Normal University."

"Okay, Boss, I'll let Sister Feng know."

The main creative team of "Detective Chinatown 2" has almost been finalized.

We are still short of a few actors, the most important of which is the role of KIKO.

She will later become a permanent and unique character in the Detective Chinatown series and will attract a large number of fans.

So Cheng Xi planned to look for one among the three little ones.

Plus, I haven't visited them at school for a long time, so I took the opportunity to ask their class teacher how they've been performing recently.

The second half of the year will be my senior year of high school, so I have to prepare for the art exam now.

I thought of Zhou Ye, Tian Xiwei, and Cheng Xiao, three quirky and beautiful girls, frowning and biting their pens because of their studies.

Cheng Xi couldn't help but feel funny.

　Thanks to book friend 20250115141703746 for the 1200 Qidian coins! Thanks to all the book friends for voting for me! I also wish all the great directors good luck in the Year of the Snake!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)