Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 177 Calculating Assets
Chen Shouzhe has already met up with Lao Guo and the others in the United States.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Deyun Society's global tour, which includes several cities in the United States.

Chen Shouzhe arrived earlier than them. They started in March, first from Southeast Asia, then Europe and Australia, and now they've arrived in North America.

Chen Shouzhe waited for them in Los Angeles. They were going to stay in North America for half a month and needed to adjust to the time difference first.

The organizers have booked a hotel, which isn't too far away.

"Master, Godfather, this is my company." Chen Shouzhe led them to visit his company. The company was simple and there was nothing special about it. They were still very happy to know that Chen Shouzhe had a company in the United States.

The elderly couple were especially shocked when they learned from Lu Sen how much money Chen Shou had made in North America.

Their performance fees are so low, they're incomparable to Chen Shouzhe's.

The first stop of the tour was Los Angeles. After their performance, Chen Shouzhe would take them out to play.

We went to the shooting range first.

Which man wouldn't enjoy playing with this?

They must have had contact with each other before, but the country banned it, so they couldn't touch it anymore. Of course, there are also shooting ranges in the capital, so they can play around with them.

There's definitely no problem with regular guns, but good guns are out of the question.

The apprentices who came with him all had a great time experiencing real guns and ammunition. Then Chen Shou took them on a tour of companies like Columbia and Warner, letting them see what foreign film companies were like.

They were also greatly impressed, seeing for the first time what industrialized filmmaking was like, and were shocked by the film industry.

They spent half a month with them in North America, and their movie was finally released. After watching the premiere, they returned to China together.

"The movie was really good, it was really well made." After watching the movie, Lao Guo compared it to his own film and didn't know what to say.

"Are you planning to submit this movie for awards?" Yu Qian asked, having heard Chen Shouzhe mention that he wanted to compete for awards.

"Well, I'm planning to give it a shot at the Oscars. Anyway, no director in China has tried before, so I'll give it a try," Chen Shou said with a smile.

"I heard that Oscars can be bought with public relations. How much does it cost?" Lao Guo asked curiously, and the other apprentices who came with him all pricked up their ears to listen.

"Ten million," Chen Shou said.

When they heard that it cost ten million, they couldn't believe it; they couldn't believe that so much money would be spent on public relations.

"US dollars?" Yu Qian asked.

“Yes, US dollars,” Chen Shou nodded.

"So much?" Old Guo was startled. Ten million US dollars is equivalent to more than 60 million. He didn't earn that much money in a year.

"And there's no guarantee we'll hit the target. We'll need other allies to step in. Anyway, we've left it to them," Chen Shou said.

His ten million was fine, but Warner Bros. had prepared twenty million. They were really well prepared for Gravity.

Chen Shouzhe used his investment in The Matrix to get this PR fee, so he didn't lose out at all.

"Is this how direct gift-giving is abroad?" Zhang Helun asked in surprise.

“There are many more things than that. For example, setting up a red sofa during auditions means that you will be subject to unspoken rules if you join this production. It’s very direct. If you’re willing, you can go in for the audition; if you’re not, then forget it,” Chen Shou said.

"The red sofa is real? I've only ever heard of it." Zhang Helun's mouth dropped open.

“There are many unspoken rules, everyone knows that, but don’t do anything reckless abroad. It could be a trap set for you. As long as you don’t do anything reckless, they can’t do anything to you,” Chen Shou said.

"After all, it's not our own country, so we should be careful," Lao Guo nodded.

“Yes, even the world’s richest man can be targeted.” Chen Shou nodded.

He had seen it in his past life; even the richest people would get Hai Bo's script. It was as disgusting as it could be; just mind your own business.

If you're in the entertainment industry, then find someone in the entertainment industry. Everyone's in the same circle, knows the rules, knows how to play the game, and won't go outside the circle to make a fuss.

Other so-called internet celebrity circles are a completely different circle. They originally rose to fame based on traffic, and if given an opportunity, they immediately take advantage of it.

No matter how beautiful she is, unless she becomes a couple like Xiao Wang, she can just dump him after a while.

Of course, it wouldn't be to the point of thinking about you at night like he did.

Chen Shouzhe couldn't possibly do such a thing; a beautiful and virtuous woman is the object of a gentleman's affections.

It's not that they're really lacking in women; maybe rich people just have some quirks.

I've finished watching the movie, and the opening day results are out. It's alright, $2044 million.

The movie made money; the box office is expected to reach around 300 million.

In the end, they must have made a lot of money. If they win an Oscar, the movie will definitely sell even better, since long-term copyrights are more valuable.

When they heard that Chen Shouzhe's movie had grossed 20 million on its opening day, Lao Guo and the others were also happy.

However, their North American tour was coming to an end, and Chen Shou followed them to Canada, taking off from Toronto.

A group of people chatted happily on the plane. Chen Shou had chartered the entire plane, and after more than ten hours, the group arrived in the capital from Toronto. The fact that they had chartered a plane back couldn't be kept secret, mainly because the group was so excited that they posted on Weibo while still in Canada.

[Thanks to my senior for chartering the plane to bring us back.]

[This was my first time experiencing what it's like to be a tycoon.]

[I chartered a plane to bring them back; thanks to my senior.]

Several young supporting actors couldn't resist showing off, causing a small sensation on Weibo.

"Director Chen has made money again."

"The Pursuit of Happyness grossed over 50 million US dollars in three days, making it another movie aiming for 300 million US dollars."

Other film and television companies are so angry they could grind their teeth.

"Haha, they'll never come across a project like this."

"We can only watch others make money."

“Chartering a plane back doesn’t cost much. Everyone else has private jets. Can he buy his own private jet?”

"Does Director Chen have the money to afford it?"

"He should be able to afford it. If Grandpa Zhao can afford it, how could he not? He must have made billions this year."

"Making that much?"

"Both Robots and A Chinese Ghost Story were independently produced, so about 40% of the box office revenue belongs to Shouzhe Pictures. Shouzhe Pictures is not listed on the stock exchange and belongs to Chen Shouzhe alone. The two movies together grossed 6 billion yuan, so there is a 20% guaranteed share of the box office revenue. Do you think that's enough money? None of the so-called rich bosses in the entire entertainment industry can come up with such a large cash flow. Stocks are just a facade; they need to be sold off."

How could the stock possibly be sold now? Even if it were, no fool would be willing to take it on. Do you know what the outside market is asking for in terms of the film industry? The industry's minimum valuation is 20 billion.

"If Chen Shouzhe wanted to, he could immediately raise 10 billion yuan and live a life of luxury."

Now people finally have a sense of Chen Shouzhe's current net worth, and then they start to calculate the money Chen Shouzhe has earned from movies over the years.

You wouldn't believe it until you did the math; Chen Shouzhe had unknowingly earned over 10 billion.

He's not even thirty years old yet. He started from scratch and amassed a fortune of tens of billions in less than six years. And it's not the kind of inflated wealth seen in the stock market; it's the kind of person who can actually come up with billions in cash.

Xiao Wang is now referred to as her husband, and Chen Shou is the subject of much discussion.

However, actresses in the film and television industry all envy Yang Mi.

Because they knew that Yang Mi and Chen Shouzhe were having an affair, and Yang Mi's company was already in the process of raising funds and preparing for an IPO, they successfully obtained the funds by using Chen Shouzhe's name.

"Is Sister Mi really that rich?" Dilraba was stunned when she saw the news and asked Yang Mi next to her.

“You earn hundreds of millions for the company every year. Can’t his big production company do that? Besides, he wouldn’t even look at our little bit of money,” Yang Mi said helplessly.

"We've already started raising funds and going public, and he still doesn't like it?" Reba said incredulously.

“He just doesn’t value him. In his eyes, the most valuable thing is himself, not the company. Even we are where we are today because of him. Without the TV drama scripts he provided, we wouldn’t have been so successful this year,” Yang Mi said.

The TV series "Three Lives Three Worlds", co-produced by Shouzhe Pictures and Secret Company, has been released. The TV series has been purchased by Hunan TV, and a very high price was offered. After all, it is Chen Shouzhe's second TV series script. When it was being filmed, it was targeted by many TV stations, but in the end, it was bought by the wealthy Hunan TV.

Thanks to this TV series, Yang Mi returned to her peak. However, Chen Shouzhe had said that there were two more movies waiting for her. Now that he was back, she had to go and find them, because she was afraid that Chen Shouzhe had forgotten about them.

“Let’s go find him together in a few days,” Yang Mi said.

"Ah, want to go together?" Dilraba's face immediately turned red.

"Don't you want to go?"

"No, no."

The plane returned from Canada, and everyone was exhausted upon arrival. It had been over ten hours, and even though they had chartered the plane, they were still tired. The actors went home, and Chen Shouzhe and Yu Qian went back to the horse farm to rest.

I got back in the middle of the night and woke up in the morning, so I successfully adjusted to the time difference, but my face felt sticky.

"Oh my! My darling!!!"

Chen Shou hugged the little cutie who was holding his face. His daughter was already two years old and had a mouthful of baby teeth when she smiled.

"father!"

The daughter clapped her hands and hugged Chen Shouzhe's neck. The father and daughter snuggled together for a while, and finally he carried his daughter, who was giggling, out of the room.

"Go with Grandma, Daddy, how about you take a shower first?" Chen Shou hadn't even had time to change his clothes last night, and he'd just been criticized.

"No," his daughter said, holding his head.

"Then let's wait and go later." Chen Shou also doted on the child, putting her on his shoulders and taking her around.

"Don't put her so high, it'll scare her," the teacher's wife said with a smile as she walked over.

"I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid." Chen Shou held both her hands. The little girl was very brave and was becoming more and more like her mother. She had big, adorable eyes.

(End of this chapter)