Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 256 Annual Income: 20 Billion
Yang Mi's company's successful IPO naturally caused a sensation in the film and television industry. Compared to Yang Mi's artist management company, other companies have a greater advantage.

Her company's greatest strength comes from Chen Shouzhe. The huge increase in stock price is not seen by investors as an investment in Yang Mi, but in Chen Shouzhe.

With his continuous allocation of resources, Yang Mi's company will never lack good projects.

Other celebrities could only look on with envy at Yang Mi, as the value of celebrities themselves was limited.

Although a top star can earn what a small listed company earns in a year, it's ultimately a career that relies on youth, and can't compare to a listed company.

The two A-list female celebrities have limited value; their fame is largely due to hype.

The men behind them are their greatest support.

After successfully ringing the bell at the IPO, Yang Mi hosted a banquet for guests at a nearby restaurant. In addition to artists under the company, many celebrities from the film and television industry also came to show their support.

Chen Shouzhe said that most of the actors stayed here to try and get noticed, just in case they were selected.
"Director Chen, I haven't seen you make any movies in the second half of the year. One movie a year is a bit too few," Huang Xiaoming said with a smile, raising his glass to Chen Shou.

Those sitting here are all capitalists.

The group includes executives from Tencent, Wang Changtian, Ren Quan, and Li Baibing; executives from Perfect World, Huang Xiaoming, Yang Mi, and Reba; and several other investors.

When Yangmi Company was raising funds, Chen Shouzhe and Lao Wang had a good relationship, and he also invested a portion of the money. Now he is sitting next to Chen Shouzhe, but Chen Shouzhe doesn't really pay attention to him.

"Give other production companies a break, or they'll probably kill me," Chen Shou said with a smile, clinking his glass against Huang Xiaoming's.

"Director Chen is in a league of his own in the domestic film market. This year, the total box office of the films produced by your company has exceeded 10 billion yuan. Last year it was 8 billion yuan, and this year it has already exceeded 10 billion yuan. It is estimated that the film market this year will be about 48 billion yuan. Your company has already exceeded a quarter of that. Other companies really can't survive," a Tencent executive remarked.

Upon hearing the data he mentioned, the people from the film and television industry present finally realized what he meant.

Yes.

The film "Mojin: The Lost Legend" grossed over 2 billion yuan, "Hello Mr. Billionaire" grossed over 3 billion yuan, "A Chinese Ghost Story" grossed over 1 billion yuan, "Huang Bo" grossed over 1 billion yuan, "Wu Jing" grossed over 5 billion yuan, and Yang Mi's film grossed over 700 million yuan. The currently showing "Operation Northern Myanmar" is expected to surpass 2 billion yuan, bringing the total box office to over 16 billion yuan.

A quarter is still considered low, and there's another film series coming out during the Lunar New Year season, which is expected to gross over a billion yuan. However, the films released at the end of December will be considered for next year.

This year, domestic films have been suffocated by Chen Shouzhe's influence. The total revenue was 16 billion yuan. After deducting 1 billion yuan for special projects, about 55% of the revenue was deducted from the cinemas' earnings. This is because the two films directed by Chen Shouzhe were distributed according to a tiered system, so the total percentage was calculated as 55%.

In the end, about 67 billion was left. Then, based on a 50% investment ratio, he earned half of that money. His income this year has already exceeded 30 billion. Adding the copyright, the earnings from the special effects company, and the pre-roll ads, it is estimated to be around 40 billion. If we include overseas films, there were two Saw movies released this year, Fast & Furious 2, and The Matrix 23 which is currently in production.

Chen Shouzhe's annual income in China is approximately 40 billion yuan.

It's still net income.

The film and television industry is all about cash flow. Chen Shouzhe's money is almost entirely in cash. If this were to appear in the financial statements of a listed company, Shouzhe Film Industry's market value should be able to reach hundreds of billions.

This level of profitability has driven everyone crazy.

"Guo Kezhi has made all the money in the crosstalk world, and you've gotten all the money in the film and television industry." Wang Changtian was incredibly envious.

No matter how much Enlight Media works hard all year, it can't compare to the income Chen Shou earns from just one movie.

Of course, listed companies earn not only profits, but also from the stock market. They can make money quickly by selling high and low and profiting from retail investors.

"Stop joking around. I'm just earning a little money through hard work, not much. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Everyone made money today, congratulations everyone." Chen Shou said, raising his glass.

Yangmi Company has been raising capital through multiple rounds of financing, and there is certainly a ceiling to it. However, as long as the company is well-managed, it can continue to make money from the stock market.

Listed companies have their advantages, which are reflected in their stock prices.

Everyone present naturally made money. Don't be fooled by the tens or hundreds of millions; how much can an ordinary person earn in a lifetime?

Chen Shouzhe is right to say that it's his hard-earned money. He invested in it himself and filmed it himself, so it's definitely hard-earned money.

"I didn't steal or rob; I earned it through my own abilities." Wang Changtian asked in a low voice, "Director Chen, when will *The Wandering Earth* be released?"

"You don't know?" Chen Shou asked in surprise.

"We haven't notified you yet."

"I've already had Zhong Lifan inform you about the Spring Festival film season."

"I'll go back and ask if it's scheduled for the Spring Festival season. I heard from Guo Fan that there's a sequel."

"Yes, there will be a sequel."

"That light."

"Let's talk about it when we have a chance."

"There's another opportunity, what about this release?"

"Wanda and China Film Group."

"Isn't Enlight Media good enough? Enlight Media is definitely the top distributor in China right now."

"I know, alright, Chairman Wang, today is a happy day, let's not talk about business, we can talk about it another time."

Wang Changtian could only sigh helplessly. Chen Shouzhe was not giving him any chance. Once the collaboration on The Wandering Earth ended, Enlight Media would completely cut off all ties with Shouzhe Pictures. Since the end of last year, Enlight Media has not participated in the distribution of any of Chen Shouzhe's films. The cooperation between the two parties was completely terminated this year.

Chen Shou's films have been without a source of light since the start of the Northern Myanmar operation, not to mention the films he collaborated on.

Enlight Media has become a laughing stock, with its shares plummeting day by day.

Even though Wu Jing's movie grossed 56 billion yuan, and Enlight Media's promotional campaign with songs and dances failed to boost the stock price.

The fact that the publisher has removed the light source confirms this.

With the film company ceasing its collaboration with Enlight Media, there are no signs of reconciliation.

Seeing Yang Mi's company successfully go public, other film and television companies are eager to follow suit. If Yang Mi can succeed, they should be able to too.

Countless star companies are gearing up, hoping to raise funds and go public.

The box office of "Operation in Northern Myanmar" was very stable, around 20 million yuan per day. After another fourteen days, with 20% of the screenings still available, "Operation in Northern Myanmar" successfully broke the 2 billion yuan mark with 1641 million yuan in box office revenue on the 14th day.

Xi'an Film Studio rarely stands up straight, after all, they occupy 15%, second only to Chen Shouzhe, a percentage similar to that of Golden Shield.

Thanks to the film's promotion, Xi'an Film Studio was mentioned many times, and many young people began to learn how strong Xi'an Film Studio was back then.

Seeing Xi'an Film Studio smug, it's no wonder the top two film studios of China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group are so happy.

The celebration banquet is scheduled to be held by Shouzhe Pictures after the film's theatrical run ends, since the film has broken 2 billion yuan and is a mainstream film, so it is worth celebrating.

The November film season is relatively slow, mainly because there aren't many holidays.

The next holiday after National Day is New Year's Day.

Of course, there is also a man-made holiday, Singles' Day, which has been hyped up in recent years, mainly by e-commerce platforms and has little to do with the film and television industry.

Thanks to the fact that nowadays every holiday is equivalent to Valentine's Day, November has an extra excuse for many romance films to be released this month, avoiding the brutal and bloody Lunar New Year season.

(End of this chapter)