The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 555 Work-related Matters

Xu Jiuyang quickly composed himself and started dealing with work matters. Although he spent most of his time at the studio, it didn't mean he wouldn't inquire about other companies' affairs.

Once the information is gathered, he has to take a look at it and then make some decisions.

For example, the ongoing development of World of Warcraft, the progress of various investments, the progress of self-developed games, and so on.

Things like Huayi declaring bankruptcy and entering the liquidation stage are minor matters. If Fan Bingbing hadn't dragged Angela into planning for several years, he wouldn't have given it a second glance and would have just left it to Li Hong to handle.

"Anyway, I won't get any of these remaining assets..." Xu Jiuyang muttered as he looked through Huayi's current information.

Although the two kings are completely out of the game and will probably never be able to get involved in the entertainment industry again, they still have some assets in China, which will naturally be divided up by others.

Xu Jiuyang only has one studio and doesn't plan to develop a big presence in the entertainment industry, so this is just a casual inquiry.

"If it weren't for them, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to manage all these companies on my own," he said, flipping through the documents.

Although we can borrow people from my father, those people may be willing to follow my father, but not necessarily to follow him.

That's why, after being reborn, he only wanted to earn two small goals and then live a carefree life.

As I said before, you need to have a clear understanding of yourself, and even if you want to challenge unfamiliar areas, you must prepare a way out.

Unexpectedly, my rebirth brought about such a big change, and they were all incredibly proactive, making me feel somewhat ashamed of myself.

"Wait, could it be... that they are my cheat codes?" someone suddenly said, stroking their chin.

But he quickly shook his head and continued to look through the documents in his hand. Given Fan Bingbing's personality and the fact that she had been preparing for so long, she would definitely get the biggest share. However, if she wanted to become the first private film and television company in mainland China to be listed on the A-share market, she was afraid she was still a little short.

Well... not necessarily. She's a director of Baidu now, and her own valuation alone has already surpassed that of Huayi. Moreover, Xingyao's performance is quite impressive. If she were to acquire a large portion of Huayi's assets, listing in China shouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, film and television companies can only choose to list domestically. Whether in the United States or Hong Kong, film and television is a sunset industry with few people interested in it.

Bona's listing in the United States is the best proof of this. Yu Dong worked hard for several years, but in the end, he was privatized and delisted in a disgraceful manner, and then relisted on the A-share market.

Hong Kong is another story. In recent years, it has shown signs of a brief resurgence, but after 10 years, it will start to decline. Although it can still produce one or two watchable movies from time to time, it's always the same few faces. They may not get tired of it, but the audience is.

Therefore, it is still possible for Fan Bingbing to list Xingyao after the integration is completed.

"However, rather than listing the film and television company, it's more accurate to say that we're listing her, or rather, the name and image of Fan Bingbing," Xu Jiuyang said, clicking his tongue.

If it were someone else, even Wei Zhentian from the previous life, they would have to hook up with an alien horse before they could go public, and it wouldn't be possible just by relying on their name and image.

After carefully comparing Fan's appearance with that of his previous life, Xu Jiuyang had to admit that his wife was still more formidable.

She should have a publicly listed company by now. The reason why the game company is not listed is partly because she is worried about its reputation, and partly because as a cash cow in good condition, it does not need to be listed.

Unlike Chen Tianqiao, who only has one profitable company and has to go public to raise funds in order to expand his business, Fan Bingbing is not like Chen Tianqiao.

However, it's necessary for a listed company to share profits with others, especially certain individuals. Although they are a group and fearless, Li Yunxin and Angela are foreigners after all. In some situations, their status is an advantage, and in others, it's a disadvantage.

"By the way, Orange Sky... never mind, Jiahe already belongs to my sister and Yunxin, Wu Kebo can't cause much trouble." Xu Jiuyang continued to flip through the documents.

In his past life, Wu Kebo achieved a backdoor listing by acquiring Golden Harvest, thus claiming to be the first listed film and television company in mainland China. Unfortunately, not many shareholders bought into it. Later, he became too obsessed with capital operations and was crushed by Huayi Brothers, which was listed on the A-share market.

Of course, Huayi later became obsessed with capital operations, but that's another matter.

Now that he can't get his hands on Golden Harvest, Wang Jinhua's team is of little use, and Angela's capital has a closer relationship with the Japanese. If he stays put, that's fine, but if he doesn't, he'll be asking for trouble.

But to get a guy who likes to play the capital game to be honest...

"It's none of my business." Xu Jiuyang shook his head and started looking through other documents.

As for investments, we won't go into details. Some promising IT companies have followed their lead and invested in some, but their investments are nothing compared to theirs.

It's okay, if we can't compare, we can't compare. Anyway, we're all going to have children for me.

On the other hand, while the Korean games that Aurogon Technology distributes are providing a relatively stable cash flow, their self-developed martial arts game has been online for over a year and has not only not shut down its servers, but has also received decent reviews.

"Is this an attempt to steal Xishanju's Dao Path?" Xu Jiuyang chuckled as he deliberately turned on his computer and played a couple of rounds.

The self-developed martial arts MMORPG by Aurogon, titled "Aoxiao Jianghu," is similar in style to "JX Online 2," where the character and environment models are 3D, but the gameplay is 2D, making it a pseudo-3D game.

Interestingly, *The Legend of Swordsman* was launched last April, and its background is the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, with Guo Rong still alive and Zhao Da still serving as the Commander of the Imperial Guards. *Swordsman Online 2*, on the other hand, was launched last May, and its background is the reign of Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Guangyi.

As a result, the two games clashed head-on, with fans from both sides frequently attacking each other and wanting to crush the other, even though the details and gameplay were different.

Leaving aside "JX Online 2", let's just talk about "Aoxiao Jianghu" developed by Aurogon. Instead of the usual martial arts online games with sects like Beggars' Sect, Shaolin, Wudang, or Taoist sects, it features sects like Huajian, Tianquan, and Liyuan. While the essence remains the same, it at least gives players a sense of novelty.

However, Xu Jiuyang felt that it looked familiar. It seemed to have a similar feel to "Sixteen Sounds of Yanyun" and even the gameplay was similar. This mainly refers to the fact that the game is free to play and only makes a profit by selling items and costumes.

So far, this model is working quite well, especially the in-game guild system. Perhaps it's because Fan bought YY and embedded it, making player communication quite convenient.

This move is undeniably brilliant, as netizens have previously observed that fashion items and props in highly social games are the best-selling products.

All of these factors may explain why "Aoxiao Jianghu," as an original martial arts MMORPG, can compete with "JX Online 2."

"If this continues, aren't you afraid that Lei Jun will go to Jintai Temple?" Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but laugh again.

Jintai Temple is also a well-known joke. It is said that every time Lei Jun goes to Jintai Temple to burn incense, his rivals will suffer great misfortune.

“However, we still need to consider developing a true 3D game from scratch.” He then wrote on the document.

If Aurogon Games wants to share the market with Shenlei, NetEase, and Tencent, it still needs its own flagship product—if Fan has this idea.

(End of this chapter)