Huayu: When the director changed his major

A month later.

"Hello Mr. Billionaire" has become a huge hit, with its box office reaching an astonishing 24 billion yuan.

It has become the second highest-grossing film in China.

It defeated "Monster Hunt".

Unfortunately, "Monster Hunt" didn't stay in second place for more than a few months before it was pushed down.

In a few months, Cheng Xi's self-directed and self-acted "Detective Chinatown 2" will be released during the Lunar New Year season, which makes everyone feel trembling.

Cheng Xi also extended the release time of "Hello Mr. Billionaire" in hopes of breaking 26 billion yuan and becoming the number one film in China.

They even wonder if they can reach the edge of 30 billion yuan in box office revenue.

That was another remarkable achievement for the Drunken White series.

During this period, I could hear discussions about this movie almost everywhere I went—on the subway, on the bus, and on campus.

On the internet, on major platforms such as Weibo and Zhihu, as well as in QQ groups and WeChat groups, people frequently quote lines from movies.

It's like you're out of touch if you don't get the fun from the lines.

Of course, the most popular ones are "I'm not pretending anymore, I'm coming clean" and "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix".

The former is suitable for showing off in any situation.

The latter has changed the interpretation of the meaning of "Sleeping Dragon and Young Phoenix" for nearly two thousand years.

In the past, saying someone was a "Sleeping Dragon" or "Young Phoenix" was the highest praise one could give to a talented person.

It's now considered an insult.

I hope that Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong will not take offense!
However, this also shows that the influence of this film has changed people's online communication habits to some extent.

It has even become a cultural phenomenon.

Interesting comments can be found everywhere on Douban:

[As someone with a relatively high threshold for laughter, I was laughing so hard I almost collapsed. There were many highlights and surprises throughout. What's rare is that it articulated a more sophisticated power of comedy, offering satire of contemporary society from different angles and to varying degrees.]

I also want to have a billion! Then I'll save it and live off the interest! Like this post if you share the same idea!

Did everyone notice that Nazha actually sang in there? "Burn My Calories," wasn't that even more energetic than Bo?

[In comparison, "Goodbye Mr. Loser" has a better script, but "Hello Mr. Billionaire" has a stronger cinematic feel and a more three-dimensional overall work. Yan Fei and Peng Damo have made great progress as film directors!]

[Thank you, Mr. Zui Bai, for bringing us so many great works. The entertainment industry really can't do without you!]

It not only elicited a strong reaction from people outside the industry, but also greatly shocked filmmakers within the industry.

If "Monster Hunt" temporarily united some anti-drunk white people, making them share a common hatred, then...

When the results of "Hello Mr. Billionaire" came out, they completely divided these people.

In reality, this means that more and more people are seeking cooperation with Zuibai Entertainment.

Various entertainment companies are eager to promote their most promising artists, hoping they can get even a small role in a TV series.

Anyone who can say a few lines is willing to be fought over.

Unlike before, when the company had to spend money to find such roles and have the assistant director recruit them.

There are just too many actors to use right now.

As long as they're not the absolute top-tier actors, they can really pick any actor from other companies.

They even reserved the slots specifically for you.

Many people have now seen the situation clearly.

Since we can't beat them at all, we might as well join them sooner, cling to the powerful backer of Zuibai Entertainment, and seek a better future.

Don't let the big players fight it out and cause trouble for your small company.

During this time, Cheng Xi was also busy.

On the one hand, a director training program was launched, and on the other hand, taking advantage of the momentum, a large number of high-quality scripts from various online companies were released.

To enrich the script library of Zuibai Entertainment.

In order to avoid not knowing what to do when Cheng Xi runs out of reserves later.

This is considered doing the work in advance.

The entire Zui Bai Group has been extremely busy this past month.

In addition to his daily work, the release of "Hello Mr. Billionaire" and other film and television dramas and variety shows are also ongoing.

The largest workload was the decoration of the Zui Bai Building.

The buildings from these two companies can be used directly after purchase, but they will definitely need to be modified and renovated.

The exterior of Building 1, in particular, must be made to look cool.

It showcases the grandeur of the Zui Bai headquarters building.

Each of the other branches is basically assigned a building, and the general decoration needs to be consistent with that of the head office.

However, companies are allowed to express their own individuality.

Therefore, everyone is now designing their own renovation plans.

Some are faster and more impatient; they've already started renovations.

The Zuibai Building is located in Zhongguancun, not far from the New Oriental Building.

This location is also relatively close to Cheng Xi's film academy and various subsidiaries.

That will save a lot of effort in relocation.

Only Zui Bai Mahua is considered relatively far away.

However, recently they have been in high spirits, and with the film's box office soaring, Cheng Xi has also given everyone a generous bonus.

Therefore, they all yearn for the new building.

Renovations for the new theater are also underway. Shen Teng, the leading star of Zui Bai Mahua, has further solidified his status as the top comedian in China through this new film.

Upon seeing this, Cheng Xi immediately asked Shen Teng to reduce the frequency of his appearances on variety shows.

Cheng Xi has already made a lot of money; he must protect this promising talent.

We can't let him stay in his comfort zone of variety shows and never get out.

At a time when Zuibai Entertainment was thriving and getting better and better.

Cheng Xi's biggest opponent, Huayi Brothers, is not having such an easy time.

The last time the stock market was aiming to reach a market capitalization of 100 billion, it was hit by a black swan event and the stock market crashed.

The stock price plummeted from over 30 yuan, and now it has lost tens of billions of yuan in market value.

This caused the two brothers, Da Wang and Xiao Wang, great heartache.

Those who invested with them, such as Feng Xiaogang and Guan Hu, also suffered great misfortune.

Some lost as little as seven or eight million, while others lost more than one hundred million.

Following this incident, many opinions against the two Wangs emerged within Huayi Brothers.

The company's cohesion has also weakened.

The two brothers seemed to be barely able to contain themselves.

Fortunately, Wang Zhongjun's methods were quite skillful; after a series of both harsh measures and sweet promises, he managed to temporarily control the situation.

But we must never make the same mistake again.

The Lunar New Year film "Mr. Six" became their biggest weapon to stabilize morale.

Hopefully, this film will be a hit.

During this period of trying to maintain their relationship, the person the two resented the most was naturally Cheng Xi.

Their investigation concluded that Cheng Xi had deliberately shorted their company.

They don't believe it's due to the overall stock market trend.

Everyone's stock is falling, why shouldn't yours?

But this didn't stop the two brothers from directly blaming Cheng Xi for this.

Previously, it could only be said that Huayi Brothers and Zuibai Entertainment had a minor personal feud, mainly concerning interests within the film industry.

But now it has completely turned into a personal feud.

Neither of the two kings are particularly ambitious, especially the younger one, who has been obsessed with bringing down Cheng Xi all these years.

When "Monster Hunt" was a hit some time ago, it gave Xiao Wang hope.

He also leveraged his connections to promote "Monster Hunt" extensively, which even generated significant box office revenue.

Now that Cheng Xi has returned, he immediately won a great battle with "Hello Mr. Billionaire".

Industry insiders increasingly believe that Cheng Xi's Zui Bai Entertainment aims to become the industry leader, and his ambition is obvious to everyone.

Huayi Brothers, of course, will do everything in its power to maintain its position.

This led to both the Wangs and the Wangs being eager to bring down Cheng Xi, both from the company's and their personal perspectives.

"Brother, where do you think we should start? You've been saying to wait for an opportunity, but I'm afraid that if we wait, we'll be the ones who collapse first."

Wang Zhonglei said somewhat anxiously.

His elder brother, Wang Zhongjun, was clearly more composed. After thinking for a moment, he said to his younger brother:
"It's definitely time to make a move, and I have something here."

Upon hearing that his older brother had agreed to help and had the means to do so, Wang Zhonglei's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.

"Brother, tell me about it."

"I was going to tell you this anyway, but you'll have to handle this matter. I've been working on the company's affairs lately, including stabilizing the stock price, and I'm already extremely busy. Now you should spend less time with women and more time on your career."

Wang Zhonglei nodded and said:
"Brother, don't worry. In these special times, I can still tell the difference between momentary pleasure and lasting pleasure."

"That's good. Well, I found out through some channels that Cheng Xi has a child outside the marriage!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this news, Wang Zhonglei almost jumped for joy.

His brother's move can be described as precise and ruthless; now, no matter how he attacks Zuibai Entertainment, the effect is minimal.

Only by fiercely attacking their key figure—Cheng Xi—can we possibly achieve the desired effect.

But apart from being a bit of a womanizer, he didn't have any other major flaws.

Moreover, the public doesn't seem to dislike his womanizing ways.

This truly left both the kings and queens at a loss for what to do.

However, if it's about a female celebrity carrying a child, then this matter can be taken very seriously.

And it's quite obvious that they're doing it secretly.

"Brother, is this news accurate?"

"It should be accurate. It was someone from the Chinatown who told me. I also did a preliminary investigation. The person is in New York."

"Was it Dilraba who got her pregnant? But it doesn't seem like it, I saw her at an event recently!"

"It's not Dilraba, it's Li Xiaoran. Haven't you noticed that she's been missing for a long time? Go and investigate further. Li Xiaoran should be in the United States right now."

"Once we have solid evidence, we'll deliver the fatal blow! Remember, before that, we mustn't alert the enemy!"

When Wang Zhonglei heard that it was Li Xiaoran, he was even more convinced that the news was true.

Because she hadn't been seen for more than half a year, and Cheng Xi happened to be in the United States recently.

Looks like there's a chance!
So he excitedly said to Wang Zhongjun:

"Brother, I'll handle this personally. I'm leaving for New York tomorrow!" (End of Chapter)