Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 308, "The Beginning," is now available!
"Begin with hope, arrive amidst controversy!"

"Tonight at 7 PM, I'll start the cycle with Qi Hui and Jing Tian!"

"Bus bombing case, locked-room mystery, who is the killer?"

The appearance of promotional posters and slogans has sparked heated discussions among netizens.

"Come here because of its reputation!"

"This is the first time I've seen a famous actor act in a web series with a bad reputation."

"Hey guys, do you have to pay to watch web series?"

"Probably not, but I guess you'd need a membership or something."

"That's possible. iQiyi has a membership system, and some movies and TV series can only be watched by paying a membership."

"Forget it, I won't watch it!"

"That's right, I never pay for internet access!"

"That makes sense. Watching Japanese films is free, but watching your web series costs money?"

"What? You guys don't pay to watch movies? Yoshizawa-sensei has so many masterpieces, and you don't pay for them either?"

"Haha, guys, come look! This guy is paying to watch porn."

"Le, come and laugh at him with me!"

"Even if it's Risa Tachibana, I'll take care of her for free!"

"Brilliant!"

"To be honest, a web series with a production cost of 70 million yuan is worth it for me to subscribe to a membership."

"That makes sense. Anyway, we can see other things after we finish, so it's not a loss."

"You're willing to watch a terrible movie for 35 yuan, but not willing to pay 19.8 yuan a month for a membership?"

"Damn, now that you mention it, it seems like a pretty good deal!"

"Indeed, 20 yuan can cover a month's worth of service, isn't that much better than watching bad movies?"

"Twenty yuan is only for two lunches, I can afford it!"

"..."

Qi Hui browsed the comments and saw comments like "70 million views for a web series is worth a membership" several times.

Similar comments can be found not only on Weibo, Baidu Tieba, and Tianya Forum.

"It's probably an online army hired by iQiyi..." Qi Hui guessed to himself.

However, it is quite useful; in the comments, a large number of people agree with this statement.

Nowadays, few netizens have the idea of ​​paying for knowledge or paying for online content.

You have to find pirated copies to read novels, and you have to find pirated copies to watch movies.

Even shopping apps like Taobao have to complain: "This is garbage software; everything costs money!"

Qi Hui was similar; he remembered that before he transmigrated, he read pirated novels when he was in middle school.

After entering university, I was able to manage my own money and that's when I started paying to read novels.

After graduation, when I start working and get a salary... everyone knows that construction site is a place with almost no recreational facilities.

Qi Hui was unwilling to follow the crowd and degenerate into living in a pink house in an alley, so he spent part of his salary on novels.

I subscribed to all the pirated books I used to read, as a way of compensating the authors from before.

Of course, this only applies to books that I can remember.

For many books, Qi Hui either couldn't remember the titles, or the books were no longer available on official websites.

Some were so heavily edited that Qi Hui was too lazy to complete them.

……

Chaoyang, in Wang Zongjun's mansion.

It was rare for the two brothers to get together after get off work.

"Have you heard about the 'Beginning'?" Wang Zongjun asked his younger brother.

"I heard about it, two hundred million... That's a huge profit!" Wang Zonglei took a puff of his cigar, looking somewhat dejected.

Even a company as large as Huayi Brothers wouldn't dare say that a project with the same investment could yield such returns.

Qi Hui made a fortune!
"Sigh, he came to me asking for investment back then... never mind, let's not talk about it." Wang Zongjun also took a drag of his cigarette in frustration.

Qi Hui did not decide to operate as a sole proprietor from the beginning. He approached Wang Jinghua, as well as Wang Zonglei and Wang Zongjun.

After all, his company is in its early stages, so minimizing risks is the best approach.

Unfortunately, neither Wang Jinghua, Huayi Brothers, nor large film and television companies like Poly and Juling all refused to invest.

The opinions given were almost unanimous: I would invest in movies or even TV series, but web series are out of the question, they're too tacky!
After being turned down three or four times, Qi Hui got tired of being looked down upon and decided to start his own business.

Thinking of this, Wang Zonglei and Wang Zongjun felt a bitter taste in the fragrant cigarettes in their hands.

There was once a chance to make money right in front of me, but I didn't cherish it. Only after I lost it did I realize my mistake and regret it deeply.

"It's almost time, let's go take a look."

"Look at this web series that sold 200 million yuan, what kind of success can it possibly have?"

"Let's go." The two brothers said as they walked into the movie theater.

Their mansion is so big and spacious that it's not surprising that it has a built-in home theater.

The world of the wealthy is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

……

Compared to the Wang brothers, Wang Jinghua was in more pain.

"Two hundred million..." she sighed repeatedly. When Qi Hui asked her for investment, she refused without even thinking.

Looking back now, I wish I could slap myself.

She can get a share of the two hundred million if she invests even a little.

In fact, it wasn't just Qi Hui; Guo Fan's side was in a similar situation.

Back then, Guo Fan, along with people from China Film Group, also came to our door seeking investment for a youth romance film, which was an adaptation of a famous song.

Moreover, it stars Liu Bei's stepson, Zhang Ruoyun.

It's great in every way. If the director wasn't Guo Fan, she might have invested in it.

But... she had suffered losses because of Guo Fan, losing millions of dollars in investment.

I still feel upset thinking about it now.

So she made up a random excuse and refused.

The success of "The Beginning" gave Wang Jinghua a bad feeling: Could it be... that Guo Fan can also succeed?

Wouldn't that make me... wouldn't that make me a huge grudge?
"Let's go take a look..." Wang Jinghua muttered. She wanted to see just how good this web series was, that it could earn more money than a movie!

……

Fengtai, small villa
"Hurry, hurry, the 'Beginning' is about to start." Xie Nan pulled Wu Jing to sit in front of the huge LCD screen.

“I’ve seen it,” Wu Jing said with a shrug.

"Then you have to watch it with me," Xie Nan said. "And no spoilers allowed!"

Wu Jing: "..."

……

"Web series?"

Herald curled his lip in disdain: "Does anyone even look at this kind of stuff?"

"Even a dog wouldn't look at that kind of stuff!"

“Hey…” Ma Yili kicked her leg, splashing water into the foot bath: “Don’t underestimate it. I got word that iQiyi spent 200 million to buy this show.”

Herald, who had been washing his feet with his head down, suddenly looked up in disbelief upon hearing this.

Even his film "Little Daddy" couldn't have achieved this kind of success. How is this possible?

“Don’t be shocked, help me dry off,” Ma Yili said. “We’ll watch that movie, ‘The Beginning,’ together in a bit.”

"You can see for yourself, I'm not interested, I'm going to play on my phone." Wenzhang said, wiping Ma Yili's feet with a towel.

“No way!” Ma Yili frowned, without giving a chance to explain.

Herald pursed his lips, not daring to refute.

No matter where she is, Ma Yili is adamant about her emblem.

This is also why the emblem prefers petite women; they've been suppressed too much.

Bai Baihe once complained that the emblem was too subservient to Ma Yili, serving her all day long, showing concern and care, like something out of a drama.

In front of outsiders, Wen Zhang can argue that this is out of love for his wife, but what he really thinks in private is probably only known to himself.

However, judging from his affair with Yao Di and his arrogant and domineering personality, he doesn't love his wife as much as he claims.

He wasn't as honest and docile as he appeared.

……

Community, upstairs.

Jing Tian was drying her hair, wearing a light purple silk nightgown, her long legs exposed to the air.

She picked up the remote control, turned it to the lowest setting of 16 degrees, then wrapped herself in a towel and snuggled into Qi Hui's arms.

Hehehe, hug me~

"Bad habit!" Qi Hui put his arm around her waist and said irritably, "With the air conditioning on and a blanket on, are you cold or hot?"

"Oh dear, it's so hot!" Jing Tian said coquettishly, "It's so hot, I have to use these patches, this is the only way."

As she spoke, she rubbed her cheek against Qi Hui, only to be pricked by his stubble.

So I changed direction and continued to stick the stubble along the direction of the beard.

Qi Hui chuckled and nuzzled against Jing Tian, ​​whose chubby cheeks were so cute.

After picking up Jing Tian and adjusting her position, Qi Hui then opened iQiyi.

"The Beginning" has premiered!

(End of this chapter)