Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 315 Panda, Enemies Meet

Chen Shou glanced at her, then decided against commenting on her acting.

The quotas were allocated, and now there are seven companies.

Of course, other people also came to us needing a ticket, including Tencent.

Now they are strategic partners. Chen Shouzhe has also invested in Tencent Video, leveraging his influence in the film and television industry, thus complementing Tencent Video.

There are now channels at the top, middle, and bottom. At the top are production companies, which are responsible for producing cultural products. In the middle are cinema chains and satellite TV companies, which are responsible for presenting the works. Finally, there are online platforms.

The largest online video platform now is Youku, owned by Alibaba. It's common knowledge that Chen Shouzhe and Alibaba are at odds, so he didn't choose another platform, iQiyi, but instead chose Tencent, the youngest of the three, to cooperate with.

"Director Chen, it's settled then. Penguin is very grateful for your support. Our chairman said he'll treat you to dinner another day," Ren Yuxin said, shaking hands with Chen Shou.

The chairman he was referring to was not himself, the chairman of Tencent Video, but rather Pony Ma, the chairman of their parent company, Tencent Group.

Chen Shouzhe deeply resented Little Ma, having given him a lot of money when he was young, and was known as the person on the internet most eager to kill.

"No problem, I'll definitely pay you a visit when I go to Pengcheng another day," Chen Shouzhe nodded.

"I'll head back now, and come back once the project is approved," Ren Yuxin said.

"Are you in such a hurry? My treat."

"No, I have to rush back to a meeting. There's an important meeting at the parent company."

"Then I won't keep you any longer."

Chen Shou saw him out of the company before returning to his own office.

People were sent away in batches, and Chen Shou ignored the rest. Now there are eight families.

That's too many. Eight production companies in one movie makes it sound like they're desperate for money.

However, these companies are not short of money and all have the ability to produce independently.

Even the poorest Xi'an Film Studio has made a lot of money over the years under Chen Shouzhe's leadership, and with a little effort, it can still independently produce Operation Red Sea.

The neighboring Ningbo Film Studio sold everything they owned to make a blockbuster, leaving them with nothing. Xi'an Film Studio, on the other hand, had Chen Shou, a fellow townsman, who kept them afloat.

This kind of movie isn't primarily about making money; at least in Chen Shouzhe's view, it's very meaningful, and everyone else feels the same way.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have come to Chen Shouzhe's door wanting a share. Some publishing companies don't even seek investment shares; they only want to be able to issue shares.

After two busy days filming a movie, Chen Shou decided to give himself a break.

It's not even May yet, and Yunnan Worm Valley is still quietly showing in theaters, but its box office has already exceeded 2 billion yuan. As for the final box office, Chen Shouzhe no longer wants to gamble on reaching 3 billion yuan. Anyway, he has already made the money, and he doesn't know when he will be able to see Ghost Blows Out the Light on the big screen again.

Outside, he's a famous director and a big shot in the film industry; at home, he's just a doting father to his daughter. His little girl is growing up and has inherited her mother's big eyes; she's very beautiful.

"Daddy, here you go." The little girl handed a strawberry to Chen Shouzhe, but she had already eaten the strawberry tip. She didn't like eating the strawberry tip; that part tasted bland and was a bit sour.

A strawberry was tossed into Chen Shou's mouth, creating a scene of filial piety between father and daughter.

"Daddy, is it tasty?"

"good to eat."

"Then have another one." Saying that, she threw half a strawberry into Chen Shou's mouth.

Chen Shou was both amused and exasperated, wondering where he had learned to only eat the pointed end of strawberries.

The teacher's wife, who was passing by, smiled when she saw this scene: "Don't spoil her, you've spoiled her rotten."

"Girls should be pampered. My dear, you have a day off tomorrow. Do you need Daddy to take you out to play?" Chen Shou asked. After a few busy days, it was time for her to relax and have some time off.

"Okay, let's go play and go shopping." The little girl was overjoyed. She had been playing at the horse farm and was very happy. But as she got older, she wanted to go out and play and go shopping, especially for snacks.

“Okay, Dad will go with you.” Chen Shou nodded.

Master Yu Qian, sitting beside him, looked up at Chen Shouzhe after hearing this, and asked, "You're taking Caiyu out?"

"Yes, take her out for some fun."

"What if we get photographed?"

"It's alright, we got the shot, so what?" Chen Shou said.

Yu Qian understood that Chen Shouzhe had already reached a certain status, so it didn't matter whether he exposed her or not. Besides, those people had no reason to offend Chen Shouzhe by exposing his daughter.

The next day, Chen Shou took the little girl to the amusement park and also to the zoo in Xizhimen. Chen Shou had always wanted to raise a panda.

It's certainly possible to apply for a private zoo, but the expenses are considerable.

The process of renting pandas involves many procedures. First, the venue must pass the test. In the past, there have been cases where the venues were substandard and the pandas were poorly cared for.

Furthermore, pandas are actually quite delicate, especially dog ​​owners who cannot come into contact with them, and dogs are even prohibited from being in zoos.

Dogs can carry canine distemper, and if a panda comes into contact with this disease, it will almost certainly die.

The horse farm has a huge number of dogs, and this one alone is enough to prevent Chen Shou from applying to keep a panda.

Unless he removes the dogs from the park and spends even more money building panda viewing areas.

Later I decided to just take a look and see.

"Kitty, kitty." The little girl pressed her face against the glass, looking at the panda.

There weren't many people visiting the panda enclosure these days. Chen Shou and his daughter watched through the glass for a long time. The panda was named Mengmeng, and it looked especially cute lying by the glass window. There was also a panda named Gugu.

After watching the panda show, Chen Shou took the children to a restaurant. This restaurant was very private and owned by people in the industry.

Many big bosses spend a lot of money on entertaining guests every year, so they simply open their own private restaurants. Not only can they entertain guests, but they can also make money. Some of them even make money after a year.

Chen Shouzhe came to this restaurant because he knew the owner, who was also a patron. Sun Yue had brought him here a few times before, and Chen Shouzhe had treated him to meals here many times afterward.

Chen Shou led the little girl into the courtyard. The restaurant was actually a courtyard house with four rooms, which could only accommodate a maximum of four groups of people.

Chen Shouzhe had already called ahead to tell them that there were four of them.

Besides him and the little girl, there was also Xiao Fang and the driver.

"Director Chen!"

Just as Chen Shou was about to enter the private room, he suddenly heard someone shout. He turned around and saw that the other person looked somewhat surprised.

"Chairman Song".

Chen Shouzhe recognized this person; he was the chairman of Xijing and a big shot in the industry, but Chen Shouzhe wasn't close to him.

"It really is Director Chen! What a coincidence!" Song Ge stepped forward and extended his hand.

Everyone had come over, so Chen Shouzhe naturally reached out his hand as well. However, he was holding the little girl's hand, so he could only use his other hand. When Song Ge saw the little girl next to Chen Shouzhe, he was stunned for a moment. Then, as if he had thought of something, a smile appeared on his face as he said, "I didn't expect your daughter to be so grown up. I didn't prepare any gift."

"Chairman Song, you're too kind." Chen Shouzhe shook hands with him briefly and then immediately let go. This Chairman Song was a master at washing clothes, and he didn't want to have too much to do with him. Besides, Chen Shouzhe recognized all the people behind him; they were Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zonglei, and there were also people from Alibaba.

(End of this chapter)