The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

Chapter 170 Wealth Moves People

Ultimately, it's because the main perspective in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is from the Shu perspective.

This is similar to how most people adopt the perspective of the protagonist when watching movies or TV shows.

When the protagonist is betrayed, he naturally feels bad.

Although there is no alliance between Huayi and Gu Ning, Huayi is stronger than Gu Ning, and the gap between them is very large.

Most people still sympathize with the weak.

If reporters uncover past grievances between the two parties, it's a bit better.

But Feng Xiaogang published a short essay in which he wrote that Gu Ning was his confidante.

If Huayi retaliates against Gu Ning, it will only make netizens more disgusted.

Wang Zhongjun immediately summoned Feng Xiaogang and, barely suppressing his anger, demanded, "Didn't I tell you not to respond online?"

"Mr. Wang, you told me not to argue with anyone. I didn't argue with anyone; wasn't this also to calm things down as quickly as possible?"

Feng Xiaogang said.

"You—sigh—"

Looking at Feng Xiaogang's monkey-like appearance, Wang Zhongjun held back the words of abuse that were on the tip of his tongue.

"Forget it, don't respond anymore. That kid doesn't want to sign with the company, and we're competitors. The company will definitely use some tactics later. If you act like you're best buddies with him, it'll make things difficult for the company!"

Although Feng Xiaogang relies more on Wang Shuo's scripts, his directing ability is indeed quite strong.

And over the years, it has built up a reputation.

If things really fall apart, it will take a huge price to promote a new director.

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang. The company's enemies are my enemies. I was just saying that to quell the online turmoil as quickly as possible."

Feng Xiaogang immediately said, "I heard he's currently filming a movie, which should be released during the Spring Festival. How about we postpone 'If You Are the One' and show him what's what?"

"Need not."

Wang Zhongjun said, "The Spring Festival won't be until February this year, and the company can't wait that long."

He wasn't afraid to clash with Gu Ning, but waiting that long wasn't worth it.

Feng Xiaogang didn't insist when he heard this. He was just expressing his loyalty; he didn't necessarily want to clash with Gu Ning.

Fan Chunxi has a solid foundation in acting skills, so shooting this type of youth campus film is not too difficult.

Unless he made some serious mistake, Gu Ning didn't say anything about some minor flaws.

Having shed the role of director and only acting, Gu Ning felt very relaxed.

In his spare time from filming, he would date Jing Tian and occasionally visit Da Meiyuan and the others for a change of pace, living a very carefree life.

October 30th arrived in the blink of an eye, and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange was bustling with activity because today marked the listing of the first batch of 28 companies on the ChiNext board.

At 10 a.m., 28 companies took turns to ring the bell, including Huayi.

This day attracted attention from all walks of life, but Gu Ning had no time to pay attention to it. Instead, she took a plane to Hengdian.

Because "Scarlet Heart" started filming in Hengdian yesterday, he needed to go and visit the set.

"Boss, this is my first time visiting a film set."

On the plane, Zhang Tianai whispered in Gu Ning's ear.

Gu Ning felt the heat on her ear, reached out and pinched her leg, saying irritably, "Behave yourself."

"Then the boss should teach me a lesson and make me behave."

Zhang Tianai blew out a breath and said, "I saw a word puzzle online that asks you to guess an idiom. It says 'On an airplane'—wouldn't the boss like to give it a try?"

"The toilet is too small; there's no room to move around. Wouldn't that be just asking for trouble?"

Gu Ning shook his head and said, "I'll talk about it when I buy a plane in the future."

Although some of the special places were very exciting, Gu Ning didn't want to suffer.

"Oh well."

Zhang Tianai whispered, "By the way, Huayi is going public today. Does the boss think the stock price will rise? I saw in the news that according to Huayi's issue price, its market value is over seven billion. I really don't understand how Huayi is worth so much money."

"After all, it's the first entertainment stock, doubling in value shouldn't be a problem, right?" Gu Ning said casually.

"What?"

Zhang Tianai exclaimed in surprise, then quickly apologized to the other passengers before leaning close to Gu Ning's ear and urgently asking, "Can it really go up that much?"

"I'm just guessing, but it will definitely go up, though it's hard to say how much," Gu Ning said.

"Why doesn't the boss buy some?"

Zhang Tianai thought to herself, assuming Gu Ning's estimate was correct, the profit could double.

If you have a million, it becomes ten million in a day.

Do you think ordinary investors can buy shares of a newly listed company?

Gu Ning said calmly, "With your IQ, you shouldn't be involved in stocks."

Why can't I buy it?

Zhang Tianai didn't understand the logic behind it. In her limited understanding, stock prices only rise after shareholders buy shares following the initial public offering.

If retail investors can't even buy shares, how can the stock price go up?

"I don't really understand how it works, but it's very difficult for ordinary investors to buy shares, and even if they do, it's very rare."

Gu Ning only learned about this in her previous life by watching short videos and seeing educational videos.

He wasn't really clear on the specifics, only that it was difficult for individual buyers to purchase, so even though he knew that Huayi's stock would surge after its IPO, he never thought of making money from it.

I can buy some later.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Tianai did not ask any further questions; she had been reading quite a bit during this period.

The book says that if a man knows a lot, you can ask him more questions, which can satisfy his vanity.

However, if you feel that a man doesn't understand, never ask him too many questions.

She thought it made a lot of sense and would definitely do it.

After the plane landed, Zhang Tianai contacted Liu Yang.

Not long after the two left the airport, they saw Liu Yang, who had come to pick them up.

"President Gu!"

As soon as they got in the car, Liu Yang excitedly said, "After Huayi went public, its stock price skyrocketed. In just one hour, it rose to 40, and its market value has exceeded 10 billion."

"It increased by nearly 3 billion in just one hour?" Zhang Tianai exclaimed in shock.

It's worth noting that the richest person in China currently has a net worth of only a few hundred billion yuan. A single day's increase of nearly 3 billion yuan is equivalent to one-tenth of the richest person's net worth.

No, this is only one hour. According to what Gu Ning said before, it could double, which means that the market value should increase by at least seven billion.

She didn't know how much of Huayi's shares the two kings owned, but if the price kept rising like this, wouldn't they become the richest people in the country?

"Old Liu, our company isn't going public, calm down," Gu Ning said with a smile.

Huayi's listing was facilitated by a combination of factors, including government support.

Although many entertainment companies went public later, their overall market capitalization was not high.

"Mr. Gu, if the company does well, won't it go public?" Liu Yang asked.

He never thought his company could surpass Huayi; he would be satisfied if it could go public and generate several billion yuan in revenue.

As veteran members of the management team, they could easily achieve financial freedom by simply acquiring some original shares.

But Gu Ning's words were like a bucket of cold water, extinguishing the fire in his heart.

"Not necessarily, it's definitely not available for now, we'll see later."

Gu Ning had no intention of going public, but judging from Liu Yang's reaction, he couldn't completely rule it out.

Going public is nothing more than raising money. How much money does a company actually make? After going public, the stock price goes up and then the company cashes out. It's much easier than making money through hard work.

Therefore, going public is attractive to most companies.

But for Gu Ning, it's completely unnecessary. No matter how much the market value increases, can it compare to Tencent? Or can it compare to those overseas companies?

Why not just buy stocks instead of profiting at the expense of his own people?