The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 393 The New Plan
"Alright, alright," Xu Jiuyang waved his hand with a smile, "No need to say so much, I can support you."

"What do you mean 'okay'? I was just talking about... the truth... Wait, what did you say again?" Fan Bingbing was startled as she realized what she had said.

“I said I can support you,” Xu Jiuyang shrugged. “After all, she’s an American.”

Fan Bingbing thought for a moment: "Anything else?"

Xu Jiuyang was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled: "Okay, and another thing is, she only cares about profit. If the profit from selling us out that day is big enough, she will definitely do it without hesitation."

“I think it’s unlikely,” Fan Bingbing muttered.

"Oh?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

“What I mean is, as things stand, it’s unlikely that the profit from selling us would be large enough,” Fan Bingbing explained.

"So confident?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow. "Wait, Fan, you were just trying to limit her, why are you praising her now?"

"Confrontation, cooperation, cooperation, confrontation—things just progress in a spiral." Fan Bingbing spread her hands, then said unhappily, "What kind of look is that? Beijing Film Academy does teach Marxist philosophy, you know!"

“What I mean is, you are this.” Xu Jiuyang gave a thumbs up.

“Reluctantly…” Fan Bingbing snorted, but there was a strange sense of smugness between her brows.

"Alright, alright, since you insist on this, I'll give you some advice," Xu Jiuyang coughed lightly, "If you want to hold shares in your personal capacity, then make the most of your reputation."

“Tell me more, Xu.” Fan Bingbing immediately grabbed his arm, her eyes sparkling.

"Judging from the current situation, if the IT industry recovers well, Baidu will also plan to go public in about 3 to 4 years. Going public requires a roadshow, and a roadshow requires well-known investors to stand on it. As a national idol and also a part of capital, you are a very good candidate."

Moreover, you are the boss of Aurogon Technology, an identity that is not easy to reveal to the public, but you can talk to Baidu about it. This way, you can be considered an insider in the IT industry, giving them more reasons to accept you.

Therefore, you could use the pretext of supporting Baidu's campaign to buy more shares from its initial public offering (IPO), even just 0.5%. Of course, the premise for doing this is that you remain an individual shareholder, so the investment company must remain hidden.

Xu Jiuyang gave a long and eloquent speech.

This idea came about when I was joking around with friends in my past life. At the time, we were just discussing what ways we could make money if we were reborn back to 00, especially after we had our first pot of gold.

Some people asked, at this point, the major domestic IT companies had already basically taken shape, so if you still wanted to find a bargain, was there any way to do so?

One colleague suggested that they could buy back shares from long-term employees, a tactic used by several major IT companies in their early stages to unite their long-term staff.

In most cases, long-term employees will hold these shares until the company goes public, but there are always a few unlucky ones who encounter urgent cash needs and have to transfer their shares.

Although they will definitely prioritize friends and colleagues, followed by companies, and then strangers, they will still agree to a deal if the price is high enough.

However, although this plan seemed feasible, it was quickly forgotten after a few discussions because the cost-effectiveness was simply too low.

Instead of spending that money to buy back shares from long-term employees, why not be proactive and create a website, hype it up, and then sell it to others?

Unexpectedly, this obviously useless solution has now found a use. It has to be said, the world is truly amazing.

It's like someone came up with the idea of ​​using their fame to endorse a listed company, thereby using it as leverage to buy more shares from IT companies. After all, she managed to acquire nearly 2% of Baidu's shares by persuading long-term employees to sell their original shares, so convincing them to make concessions shouldn't be too difficult.

"Okay, okay, this is good!" Fan Bingbing said excitedly after repeating it to herself a few times, and immediately stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek.

"Take it easy," Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but remind him.

"What's wrong? Everyone here knows I'm having an affair with you," Fan Bingbing said, raising an eyebrow.

"That's true, but we still need to be mindful of the impact. Angela also invested in this movie," Xu Jiuyang said with a sigh, glancing around.

Although the staff were all watching the set, he bet someone was definitely glancing in his direction with their "bladder."

"So what? Does that mean I, a national idol, can't compete with foreign women for men?" Fan Bingbing snorted.

"Why can't it be two women serving one husband?" Xu Jiuyang suddenly asked.

He regretted it as soon as he said it, while Fan Bingbing squinted at him and looked him up and down, her face full of "you've revealed your true thoughts, haven't you?"

However, she didn't take it to heart, and simply snorted again, "Isn't that right?"

Then he suddenly realized something: "No, now it's several women serving one husband."

Xu Jiuyang chuckled twice and didn't say anything more. Qin Lan then walked over and said, "President Fan, the director said to ask you to prepare."

"Oh, Sister Lan, I already told you to call me Bingbing on set. And for things like this, just let Maria handle it. You're the secretary, you know," Fan Bingbing said, half complaining and half showing off.

Xu Jiuyang shook his head almost imperceptibly, but then quickly frowned. Was it just his imagination? Why did Qin Lan look at him with a hint of hostility?
Putting that aside, the filming of that scene was soon finished, and everyone started to rest. Fan Bingbing also went to the dressing room to get her makeup and hair done.

Feeling a bit bored, Xu Jiuyang wandered around for a couple of minutes. He was about to call Zhang Yan over to give her some instructions, but after looking left and right, he couldn't see her. He guessed she had gone to report to the big boss.

Then Feng Kuzi came over and said, "Oh, Teacher Xu, welcome to visit."

The half-joking tone made it hard to tell whether he was serious or just teasing.

That's Feng Xiaogang's skill. He can always take serious topics and talk about them in a playful tone, thereby dissolving their seriousness and turning them into a kind of flattery. A typical example is: "With just one word from you, half the lights on Chang'an Avenue will be turned off."

So Xu Jiuyang didn't stand on ceremony with him, nodded and said, "Director Feng's level is as excellent as ever, whether it's directing or screenwriting."

This is the truth. He was not actually involved in writing the script for "A World Without Thieves." He only offered some suggestions. The specific content was handled by the original screenwriters, and Feng Xiaogang was one of them.

This guy not only understood his meaning, but also made some pretty perfect changes. For example, he only suggested that Wang Bo and Wang Li's characters be arranged according to the original novel, but this guy, along with several screenwriters, polished Sha Gen's scenes quite a bit.

After all, the most logical part of the whole story lies in the transformation of Wang Bo and Wang Li. As mentioned before, the previous version of "A World Without Thieves" used Wang Li's pregnancy to create a turning point, which was a bit too contrived.

Even though Fan Bingbing can still use this tactic after the female lead is changed, it's not as convincing, since she's much younger and prettier than Liu Yingcha.

If, firstly, Sha Gen's behavior is convincing enough to awaken the goodwill in Wang Bo and Wang Li's hearts with his pure heart—especially Wang Li, whose transformation was partly due to Sha Gen and partly due to Wang Li.

(End of this chapter)