Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 283 A Small Goal for Annual Income
Perhaps because he became the second-largest shareholder of Wanda Pictures, more people sent Chen New Year's greetings.

His phone kept ringing, and it was also very lively on his master Yu Qian's end. Of course, it was even more lively on his end, as his parents watched his phone ring constantly, along with other calls.

Chen Shou simply muted the phone and left it aside, deciding to spend the New Year with his family.

The Spring Festival Gala was as bad as ever. No explanation needed, it was just not good. Wu Jing stole the show this year, and he also performed a program.

Previously, someone had contacted Chen Shouzhe, asking him if he wanted to try to be the director of the Spring Festival Gala, since Feng Xiaogang had also served as the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala and brought a large group of Huayi stars with him.

Guo Degang was originally supposed to participate, but for some reason, he ultimately couldn't. In addition, he had already participated once in 13.

My husband, a director I've had for 13 years, is a very famous host. He came to see the show during the 20th anniversary celebration, but now it seems he has health problems.

Old Guo also went to see the person; it seems he's going abroad for treatment. I wish him well and hope he gets better. Chen Shouzhe also sent him a text message; he's a very kind elder.

He does what he's supposed to do, and he sends messages to others too; he can't be the only one receiving messages from others.

Every year at the end of the year, he would receive a lot of things. Before Chen Shouzhe became famous, Teacher Yu received a lot of local specialties, especially from his friends in Inner Mongolia, who sent him so much dried meat that he could hardly finish it all.

The things Chen Shou received were even more outrageous. For example, Huang Xiaoming gave him red wine, which he and Huang Bo came from the same place, while Huang Bo gave him all kinds of dried seafood.

The most generous was Yang Shoucheng, who gave him a jade ring, an imperial green jade cabochon, worth hundreds of thousands.

Wang Changtian, who was always stingy, gave him a painting by a famous modern painter, which was worth a few dozen yuan on the market.

Chen Shouzhe refused to accept the gifts and had them returned. He also returned the ring that Yang Shoucheng had given him. He didn't accept anything too valuable. However, he could keep the wine or food and give them to the employees at the horse farm or to the employees at the company. It wouldn't be a waste, since he had given away quite a few things as well.

When do you plan to get married?

The two families sat together, watching the Spring Festival Gala and eating sunflower seeds.

Everyone had drunk quite a bit, their faces were flushed. Chen Shou retrieved his lost phone and continued replying to messages. His daughter, Chen Caiyu, had been taken outside by Boss Yu and the others to play with small fireworks. With adults watching over her, there was no need to worry.

"I have no plans at the moment. Besides, I already have a child, so getting married or not makes no difference," Chen Shou said, putting down his phone.

Zhang Fengjiao didn't know what to say. She felt that Chen Shou should have a woman at home and couldn't keep living in the Yu family's house. Although they were master and apprentice, and master and apprentice were no different from father and son, he was already thirty years old and should get married.

The older generation still believes that a couple is necessary for a family to function properly, and Chen Shou's situation doesn't resemble a family at all.

As Chen Shouzhe became more and more successful, they couldn't say anything. Besides, given the environment in the entertainment industry, they hoped that Chen Shouzhe could have a family.

“There is a difference. When you come home, there is a woman to take care of the house. When you come home after a hard day’s work, you will feel that everything is worth it. The spiritual satisfaction is better than any amount of money you earn,” Zhang Fengjiao said.

"I'll think about it some more." Chen Shou didn't argue back, otherwise the argument would go on forever. It was better to just go along with what the elders said.

Zhang Fengjiao didn't say anything. As a mother, she naturally hoped Chen Shouzhe would settle down soon. She herself couldn't understand her son; he was becoming increasingly outstanding and capable, no longer the obedient child he once was. The entertainment industry was too chaotic; Chen Shouzhe certainly wouldn't lack women. She still hoped Chen Shouzhe would have a family, with a good woman to look after the home. She didn't need to be too beautiful; it would be best if the two could support each other.

As the bells rang and the new year arrived, Chen Shou was still replying to messages. Even more people were sending him messages right on time, and they weren't mass messages.

The ringing of the bell also signifies the start of the Spring Festival film season, plunging the entire country into a joyous atmosphere. With a rare holiday, many people choose to go to the cinema to watch movies as soon as possible.

Nowadays, there are more and more entertainment options, and watching movies has become a daily expense. The promotion of movies released this year has been very strong, especially the two movies produced by Shouhu Film Studio, which have been praised to the skies by many media outlets.

Compared to the promotional efforts for The Mermaid, the promotion for The Wandering Earth was much more effective, given the large number of major production companies involved.

After Chen Shouzhe became a shareholder of Wanda Pictures, Enlight Media's idea of ​​distribution was finally killed, because Chen Shouzhe had his own distribution channels, making it even more difficult for Enlight Media to secure distribution rights in the future.

To make up for it, they put in a lot of effort to promote this last collaborative film.

The movie's promotional slogan is: "The special effects are even better than The Martian."

Chen Shouzhe doesn't object to this kind of publicity. After all, it's his own film, and any money he makes belongs to him. As long as the publicity isn't excessive, it's fine.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, while others were still on holiday, there was no such thing as a holiday in the film and television industry. If you have work, you have to work. Chen Shou arrived at the company early in the morning to start preparations for the casting of Journey to the West. There was also the Oscars in March. He won the Oscars for Best Director and Best Screenplay last year, and he had to attend the awards ceremony this year no matter what. Besides, he wanted to try again for the Oscars this year, so he needed to go and make a show of it.

You can't just win an award and then throw a tantrum. It's about reciprocity, and this year is the 90th Academy Awards, so there will be a grand ceremony.

Most of the casting was completed before he went to the Oscars, with the date set for the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the 19th. He was destined to spend the Lantern Festival abroad, and most of the casting work was completed within a week.

Almost all the company employees are here; there's no such thing as taking leave, and the company hasn't treated them unfairly.

Chen Shouzhe gave out a lot of year-end bonuses. He had earned so much last year, so naturally he had to give out a considerable amount. Zhong Lifan received the most, and no one knew how the news leaked out.

Chen Shou can calculate the money he earned last year, while Zhong Lifan received a share of the profits, and it is said that she has a small goal.

The news made all the executives of the film and television companies envious. They were talking about a small amount of profit sharing, though they didn't know the exact percentage. They were hoping to receive a small amount of profit sharing, and in cash at that.

Many people are mocking Chen Shou, who was once the company's CEO, Tao Le, and now he has become a complete laughing stock.

Back then, he was higher than Zhong Lifan in the company and also received bonuses. In the end, he went to Huayi. Of course, he also made money at Huayi. In 2015, he went to Huayi, just in time for the stock market crash. Huayi's market value plummeted, and the shares he received shrank by 30%.

He eventually sold his shares and left Huayi, and now works as a senior executive at a small company.

Only two years have passed, and compared to Zhong Lifan's income, Chen Shouzhe, although he did not give her shares, gave her a considerable amount of dividends. Combined with her original salary, she is now the highest-paid executive in the industry.

(End of this chapter)