Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 351 Cutting leeks

"Yes, it's the consensus of Chairman Yang and all the shareholders. Please accept this, Director Chen," Huo Wenxi said.

Chen Shou looked at the brown paper bag in his hand, but instead of opening it, he handed it back.

"I chose to cooperate with Emperor because I value Chairman Yang's character, not because I covet Emperor's shares. Ms. Huo, could you please speak to Chairman Yang for me and tell him that we don't need these things?"

"This..." Huo Wenxi didn't expect Chen Shouzhe to refuse. Although the amount wasn't much, it was a free gift, yet Chen Shouzhe was unwilling to accept it.

"Director Chen, is it perhaps because you think it's not enough?"

Chen Shou waved his hand and said, "No, no, you're overthinking it. There's no need for our cooperation to be like this. In all of Hong Kong, we have the most pleasant cooperation with Emperor Entertainment. I like everything that Chairman Yang gave me."

After saying that, Chen Shouzhe raised his hand and gestured, showing that the watch on his wrist was a gift from Yang Shoucheng.

Yang Shoucheng was a second-generation rich kid. His father founded Emperor Group, which was in the watch business. Naturally, watches were among the gifts he received. The watch on his wrist was worth millions.

Huo Wenxi nodded helplessly, and his expression turned dejected after leaving Shouzhe Film Studio.

"Ugh!"

"What's wrong, Mani?" the assistant driving asked in surprise.

"It's nothing, go back." Huo Wenxi shook her head. Seeing her expression, the assistant didn't dare to ask any further questions and drove her to the company in Beijing.

"So you didn't accept it?"

Yang Shoucheng's voice came through the phone.

“Yes, Mr. Yang, Director Chen refused,” Huo Wenxi said.

"It seems I can't move her. Oh well, I'll just keep it up. I can't expect to be like Wanda."

"Yes."

Yang Shoucheng discussed with other directors at the board meeting that if Emperor Entertainment wanted to make rapid progress in its current predicament, it could only rely on Chen Shouzhe.

Look at Wanda Pictures' market value, which is about to break 70 billion, and then look at Emperor Entertainment Group, which saw its stock price surge for a week due to "Infernal Affairs," but it's only a little over 1 billion now.

The shareholders have already made money, and if they want more, they'd better tie themselves to Chen Shouzhe.

In other words, just look at Wanda Pictures' current situation and see if they can get access to Chen Shouzhe's resources. The stock price will definitely rise even more.

Wanda Pictures invests in almost every film it produces. If Emperor Entertainment Group could do the same, wouldn't they be able to grow a one-pound cake into a ten-pound one?

That's why Yang Shoucheng came up with the idea of ​​giving away stocks, with the aim of deeply binding himself to Chen Shouzhe.

They had actually given away quite a few shares, and they believed that Chen Shouzhe understood their meaning. If they accepted them, wouldn't Chen Shouzhe consider any projects that Emperor wanted in the future?
Huo Wenxi left, and Zhong Lifan went to Chen Shouzhe's office. Chen Shouzhe was working at that moment, preparing for the filming of "Operation Red Sea".

“Why don’t you take a look at how many shares they gave you? Emperor Entertainment’s stock price rose by nearly 200% last month, and their shares are very valuable now,” Zhong Lifan said.

"It's impossible for it to exceed 50%," Chen Shou said with a smile and a shake of his head.

"More than 50%? Your appetite is too big, that's over 500 million." Zhong Lifan was startled and glared at Chen Shouzhe.

"So it's unnecessary. Besides, if I accept the shares, will I have to involve Emperor Entertainment in every project in the future? Although it's true that it's lucrative to make money off retail investors, it's not necessary for me." Chen Shou shook his head.

In fact, he could easily use Emperor Entertainment to quickly recoup the 500 million. He only needs to acquire the majority of Emperor's shares now, announce a few projects, and the stock price will immediately rise. After the hype dies down, he can hold off on releasing those movies for two years, and the stock price will plummet.

He sells when the price is rising, buys back when it's falling, then stimulates the stock price with movie releases before selling the shares again.

This cycle of harvesting continues unnoticed by the investors, especially those who bought funds. They are completely unaware that, silently, every fund holding Emperor Group stock has been fleeced.

His actions were quite reasonable and showed no intention of manipulation.

After all, it's supported by real works, not by certain individuals manipulating the stock price through special means.

"They're quite scheming to get deeply involved with us." Zhong Lifan had also thought of that, but not as deeply as Chen Shouzhe. Chen Shouzhe had even thought of how to exploit them.

"I need to focus all my efforts on preparing for the film, so please turn down some unnecessary activities for me," Chen Shouzhe said.

“Okay, you focus on making the movie, leave the rest to me.” Zhong Lifan nodded. She was the one who attended most of Chen Shouzhe’s events, as she could represent him.

"Wait a minute," Zhong Lifan said, looking up as if she remembered something.

"Is there anything else?" Chen Shou was about to go over to Xiao Xiaomeng's side.

“The Investiture of the Gods has been filming for a while now. Didn’t you promise to go see it?” Zhong Lifan said.

"I remember now, I'll go there tomorrow."

As time goes by, the box office of "I Am Not a Miracle Doctor" has dropped to more than 20 million, which is still quite a lot. There are still many people discussing this movie. The key point is that it has been postponed.

"Is it really postponed?"

Companies with movies scheduled for release next month are feeling a bit helpless. They didn't expect that "Infernal Affairs" wouldn't be able to get a postponement, but instead "I'm Not a Doctor" did.

This is partly due to the film's excellence and high box office performance, but it is also inseparable from the influence of Han Sanping and Chen Shouzhe.

Although the movie's box office revenue is not high now, it has been extended. Even if it only earns 10 million a day, that's still a lot. That's 300 million a month. Chen Shou can earn more than 100 million more. How can anyone not be envious?

"Will the postponement of 'The Divine Doctor' affect our film?" Yang Mi asked the company's CEO.

"The impact on different sectors is not significant; it mainly affects foreign films," said the CEO of Secret Company.

"That's good. This movie is very important. From now on, our company's main focus will be on TV series, web series, and variety shows. I'll try my best to find movies," Yang Mi said.

"Thank you for your hard work, Chairman Yang." The CEO nodded.

He knew very well who the entire Secret Company relied on most. Film resources were indeed difficult to access, the company itself had limited influence in the film industry, and the actors were even more vulnerable in the film field.

TV dramas, web series, and variety shows are very suitable for them, and they are also very profitable.

Another important point is that these are all things that Shouzhe Film Industry is currently developing. Zhong Lifan is an ambitious person. She is not limited to developing in the film industry. She uses the influence that Chen Shouzhe brings her, plus Tencent's huge IP literature library, to create a Scream Theater, which specializes in producing supernatural and suspenseful works. The main IPs in it are "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" and "Ghost Blows Out the Light".

Secret Inc. and Sony, acquired by Penguin, also joined the fray.

Shouzhe Pictures provides the IP scripts, Xinli and Secret are responsible for production, and Tencent is responsible for broadcasting, forming an assembly line.

(End of this chapter)