Internet moguls are being held hostage by the entertainment system!

Chapter 162 The matter is settled, back to Beijing, Sister Meng goes home.

“Hey, Mr. Wang, I’m afraid I can’t accept Huayi’s investment.”

Upon hearing Wu Jing's slightly slurred voice on the other end of the phone, Wang Zhonglei's face instantly darkened.

"What do you mean?"

"That is to say, I plan to accept the investment from Datang Pictures, which means I cannot accept Huayi Brothers."

"Do you know what you're doing?"

"Hey, of course I know."

Wu Jing's casual attitude made Wang Zhonglei's facial muscles twitch. He thought to himself: Chen Xiu was one thing, after all, her status was what it was. But I didn't expect that Wu Jing could now defy me.

Despite his inner rage, Wang Zhonglei didn't lose his temper. From Wu Jing's whimpering, he managed to deduce something.

"Director Wu, are you drunk? Are you talking nonsense?"

"Two bottles of Maotai aren't enough to get me drunk! I definitely can't work with Huayi Brothers on 'Wolf Warrior 2.' If you're interested in making other movies in the future, Mr. Wang, let's work together again."

He even knew how to say some polite words, proving that Wu Jing was truly not drunk.

How dare someone offend me when they're not drunk?

Thinking of this, Wang Zhonglei couldn't help but frown: "Hehe, we can cooperate next time! I just hope that Director Wu won't regret this choice!"

Although it was just polite talk, the threat in his words was all too obvious.

Normally, Wu Jing would have just tolerated those words and let it pass.

However, today, fueled by alcohol and with his brute force surging, Zhan Lang thought of Wang Zhonglei's arrogant attitude over the past few days.

Combining these two points, Wu Jing gave his response: "Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I never regret anything! I'm just afraid that if 'Wolf Warrior 2' does too well at the box office, Mr. Wang will miss this opportunity to make money..."

"Hmph! Then I'll look forward to the release of your masterpiece."

After saying that, Wang Zhonglei hung up the phone immediately.

"Damn it!!"

Enraged shouts echoed through the office.

Wang Zhonglei sat in his seat, his face darkening as he thought for a moment, then immediately realized what was going on and turned on his computer, searching for news about Chen Xiu on Weibo.

Sure enough, there was something, and more than one.

Aside from the news that "Chen Xiu and Pony Ma go to the hotel for a workout, and Tencent Pictures announces its investment in Datang Pictures," Wang Zhonglei also saw another piece of newly released and very hot news.

"Tencent invests 1.5 million yuan in Mobike, and Didi founder Chen Xiu once again chooses the internet transportation sector!"

The two news flashes contained different information.

After reading the first post about "Chen Xiu and Pony Ma working out," Wang Zhonglei's face turned ashen. He thought to himself that this guy was good at flattering.

When he finished reading the second item, his expression became even more interesting.

Jealousy, surprise, envy, and malice were mixed on Wang Zhonglei's face.

All of this was caused by a detail disclosed in the second news flash: Chen Xiu invested $5 million last November to hold 20% of Mobike's original shares. After this round of financing, the shares are diluted to 18%, worth 270 million RMB.

Wang Zhonglei knew the conversion between US dollars and RMB.

Last year's $500 million is equivalent to approximately RMB 3200 million.

This investment has now grown to 270 million, nearly nine times its original value in just three months.

Moreover, Tencent's investment is only in the Series A round, and there will be several more rounds of financing later. In other words, the original shares held by Chen Xiu will have the potential to appreciate by more than ten times.

"Tsk, how come this kid's luck is so good?"

Wang Zhonglei muttered to himself, "Seeing someone I hate make money is just as painful as losing money myself."

In particular, Huayi Brothers lost to Datang Pictures in the competition for investment in "Wolf Warrior 2", which made Wang Zhonglei even more unhappy.

But what can you do if you're unhappy?
Although Tencent is also a shareholder of Huayi Brothers, Wang Zhonglei is clear that this investment is purely a business transaction and has nothing to do with anything else, just like he can't work out with Pony Ma.

"Hu~~"

Letting out a sigh of relief, Wang Zhonglei, unable to retaliate against Chen Xiu, could only choose to endure for the time being and prepare to do something when "Wolf Warrior 2" was released.

Hmph! Investing in a military film with a production cost of over 2 million and a guaranteed publicity cost of 1 million, you're bound to lose money!
Wang Zhonglei cursed inwardly, then closed the Weibo page on his computer, choosing to avoid seeing it altogether.

Whether he reads them or not, it has absolutely no impact on the spread of these two Weibo posts.

After last year's frequent and intense exposure, Chen Xiu has long been a popular celebrity on Weibo whose popularity exceeds her actual status.

News about him still attracts a lot of attention.

Then, Wang, who likes to surf Weibo intensively, also helped promote Chen Xiu for free after seeing these two messages.

"Holy crap! Brother Xiu, if you have any good projects next time, could you take me along?"

This comment was even more provocative to netizens than the one about Chen Xiu and Pony Ma working out together.

Because netizens still remember that online battle last year, and many have even taken screenshots and saved them.

Everyone is still looking forward to when Wang Sicong and Chen Xiu will have a second online battle.

So what's going on now? Why does it feel so natural for you, Wang Sicong, to call me "brother"?
The reversal happened so fast that netizens who love to watch the drama hadn't even had time to react! Just as these netizens were about to leave a comment under Wang Sicong's post to ask questions, an even more unexpected turn of events occurred.

Chen Xiu: "Next time for sure! @Wang Sicong"

This simple sentence answered the netizens' questions.

These two really shook hands and made up. It seems that Wang Sicong has to back down and acknowledge him as his brother...

After understanding the situation, netizens who couldn't stand being left out also offered their "condolences" to Wang Sicong.

“Principal, you’ve changed. You weren’t like this before.”

"From now on, there are people in the entertainment industry you can't criticize?"

"Um, Chen Xiu was born in 93, so she's 5 years younger than you..."

"..."

The comments were quite witty; netizens have always been talented.

Chen Xiu didn't pay much attention to these things.

He replied to Wang Sicong's message simply because he was bored while waiting for his flight at the airport and sent it on a whim.

Tencent's financing for Mobike has been finalized; the remaining contractual procedures will be handled by Tencent and Hu Weiwei.

After the financing is completed, the Penguin team will guide Hu Weiwei to expand and strengthen the business, and Chen Xiu will no longer need to interfere.

The check-in information displayed on the lounge screen made him pull up his mask. He was about to get up and leave, but then he stopped, took out his phone, and posted a message on his WeChat Moments about preparing to return to Beijing.

After taking her seat in first class, Chen Xiu's phone vibrated before she could even turn it off.

Looking at the incoming call information displayed on the screen, he raised his eyebrows in surprise, then realized that the matter he had entrusted must have yielded results.

"Hey, Xiao Feng, is there any news about the investment for 'Wolf Warrior 2'?"

“Yes! Boss, I just signed the contract with Wu Jing. It’s a 10% investment share, not a penny less.”

"Judging from your tone, things probably haven't gone as smoothly as you thought, have they?"

"There have indeed been some changes, but they are all minor issues."

Chen Xiu smiled, knowing that the process was probably not as easy as Wei Feng had described.

"You did a great job. How was Big Bear's performance this time?"

“Da Xiong played a big role! Wu Jing also likes him very much. I think when ‘Wolf Warrior 2’ starts filming, we can let him represent Datang Pictures to work on the set as a producer.”

"Okay, you can discuss this with Zhong Lifang. The plane is about to take off. I'll be in Beijing soon. Shall we have dinner together tomorrow?"

"Boss, should we ask Big Bear to pick you up... no, he can't drive right now."

Chen Xiu chuckled and simply said that she could take a taxi home.

He had already guessed some things from Wei Feng's words; he could ask about the specifics when he returned to the capital.

After hanging up the phone and turning off her cell phone, Chen Xiu put on a steam eye mask and closed her eyes for the next three hours.

In the afternoon, Chen Xiu, who had arrived in Beijing, hailed a car using Didi and returned to Qingqin in Xiangshan.

Having already rested on the plane, he didn't go back for more sleep. Instead, he went straight to his study and began putting the finishing touches on the script, "The Song of the King of Qin Breaking the Enemy's Formation."

During her stay in Shenzhen, Chen Xiu kept the script with her and would write a little bit whenever she had a spare moment.

Because I've experienced it firsthand, I don't feel any hindrance when I'm typing.

In one month, he wrote from the second year of the Wude era to the ninth year of the Wude era, totaling 10 words. Most of the content was about the various battles Li Erfeng experienced, which can also be said to be the death history of the six steeds of Zhaoling.

This 10-word outline is just that. With the addition of details and dialogue, the content will need to be increased several times over. The work of refining the script can be left to other editors.

If it were made into a TV series, it would probably be no less than 40 episodes, and that's without any filler.

I have to star in the film myself, and the scenes and props must be as realistic as possible. This makes the investment for a single shoot too large...

Having completed the script, Chen Xiu began to think about the practicalities of filming the movie.

As a commercial activity, television drama production naturally needs to consider its costs and profits.

With the popularity of "Love O8O" airing in August, Chen Xiu felt that she would definitely get a lot of attention if she starred in "Qin Wang Po Zhen Qu".

However, costs must also be taken into account.

From the perspective of production costs, Chen Xiu quickly realized that the content could be filmed in separate parts, following the model of American TV series, and produced season by season, which would reduce costs.

This approach also reduces risk, and we can see market feedback when the first season airs...

Having settled on this production model, Chen Xiu's eyes lit up as she created a new text file, ready to begin organizing the project plan.

Just as he was about to continue writing, the study door suddenly creaked.

Chen Xiu stopped and looked up at the gate.

The door was slowly pushed open, and Meng Ziyi, wearing a camel-colored woolen coat and a scarf of the same color, with a hint of chill in her hair, stared back at Chen Xiu with bright, almond-shaped eyes, standing shyly and charmingly at the door.

(End of this chapter)