The Rise of Chinese Entertainment in 2008

Chapter 173 Revenge?

With this maneuver, Huang Xiaoming's stock holdings are almost equal to Feng Xiaogang's.

Huang Xiaoming was overjoyed. He debuted quite early and has filmed so many movies and TV shows. He couldn't even come up with 20 million, let alone 200 million.

Last year, media reports stated that his total income was over ten million, but this income was from his filming and endorsement work, not the actual amount he received.

After the company takes its cut, taxes, and other miscellaneous deductions, the amount he receives is more than half of what he earns.

After deducting some necessary expenses, it becomes even less.

At his current rate of earning money since his debut, nearly 200 million yuan is more than he can earn in his lifetime.

It can be described as a sudden windfall.

However, Huang Xiaoming dared not show his joy, and was busy thanking everyone around him.

Although he bought shares that others didn't want, he still needed help from others.

At this point, the stock price skyrocketed, and those people were filled with regret.

You should know that the company paid them 3 yuan per share, but now it's over 70 yuan per share.

Although the stock price seems to have more than doubled since the IPO, for them it's actually only around 20.

Although they all bought quite a lot, they didn't give much to Huang Xiaoming.

But now that I've calculated it, even if I had given up 10,000 shares, they would now be worth several hundred thousand.

However, Huang Xiaoming was good at interpersonal relationships, thanking everyone in turn and adopting a very humble attitude.

They really couldn't say anything, since they wouldn't buy it even if they didn't give it to Huang Xiaoming.

The person thanked him very humbly and said that he should just ask if he needed anything in the future.

If you say something unpleasant at this time, not only will you lose face, but you'll also be laughed at by others.

After Wang Xiaogang and Da Wang finished their interviews, the company's executives who held shares and the artists naturally couldn't escape either.

Although they don't hold as many shares as Feng Xiaogang and Huang Xiaoming, based on their current value, they are worth at least several million and at most tens of millions.

We're not living in an era where you win the lottery and still have to slowly pay off your mortgage.

Gaining millions or tens of millions of dollars in wealth in a single day is bound to attract a lot of attention.

After finally managing to deal with the reporters, Huang Xiaoming, holding his wine, walked towards the two bosses, Mr. and Mrs. Wang.

"Mr. Wang!"

Huang Xiaoming smiled and said, "I'd like to propose a toast to both of you, Mr. and Mrs. Wang. I owe my success today to your care over the years."

Although he bought someone else's share, strictly speaking, he was actually exploiting a loophole.

Now that I have received such a great benefit, I naturally want to express my gratitude.

"Xiaoming, your own efforts are also very important."

Wang Zhongjun took a sip of his drink and chuckled, "Now that you're a wealthy man, are you still planning to continue acting?"

"Mr. Wang, all I can do is act, I can't do anything else, but I will definitely continue acting," Huang Xiaoming quickly said.

Wang Zhongjun asked, "Continuing as an artist isn't quite right. How about collaborating with the company and opening a studio?"

"Thank you for your kind offer, Mr. Wang, but I'll stick to being an artist with the company. I don't know how to run a studio, and I'm too lazy to bother with that. Being an artist is much easier and more comfortable," Huang Xiaoming said.

"Since you don't have this idea for now, let's talk about it later," Wang Zhongjun said with a smile.

Huang Xiaoming said, "I won't bother Mr. Wang any longer."

Wang Zhongjun smiled and nodded, watching Huang Xiaoming leave.

"Big brother, have you found out yet?" Wang Zhonglei asked.

Wang Zhongjun said, "I can't tell, but according to the agreement, he can't leave before the stock is released from lock-up, so there's no need to worry too much for now."

He hadn't expected Huang Xiaoming to secretly acquire so many stocks.

Allocating some initial shares to artists is an attempt to tie them to Huayi Brothers.

But he didn't want those artists to be too rich, otherwise they would easily get out of his control.

Huang Xiaoming conducted all of this privately, and he only found out after the company went public and those who sold him shares revealed it.

Huang Xiaoming is now the top executive at Huayi Brothers and has suddenly become very wealthy, so Wang Zhongjun is naturally worried that he will leave Huayi Brothers.

Even if Huang Xiaoming didn't come, he was prepared to talk to him alone.

"It doesn't matter if I leave!"

Wang Zhonglei said nonchalantly, "The company has so much money now, whether it's training or poaching people, it's a piece of cake."

Neither he nor Wang Zhongjun expected Huayi's stock price to perform so well.

The thought of his current net worth of nearly two billion made him feel a little dizzy.

With a company valued at tens of billions and over a billion in cash on its books, he didn't care whether Huang Xiaoming would leave or not.

"Huayi just went public. What if the company's top executive leaves and the stock price is affected?" Wang Zhongjun glanced at him.

The advantage of going public is that you can cash out at any time, which is different from valuation.

When a company raises funds, the money goes directly into the company.

If even the entrepreneurs themselves want to sell their shares, which investor would dare to invest?

Only for a few companies with very promising prospects, entrepreneurs who want to cash out early will have to sell some shares to find buyers.

But if the prospects are very good, entrepreneurs will be too busy protecting them to do something short-sighted like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

However, going public also has its downsides; once the stock price fluctuates, one's net worth will immediately shrink.

They are major shareholders of the company and cannot cash out for the time being, so they certainly cannot allow the company's stock price to be affected.

"Anyway, he can't leave now. Let's cash out some money after the lock-up period ends. It would be best if the stock price was affected. Then we can buy back at a lower price and figure out how to raise it later," Wang Zhonglei said in a low voice.

Wang Zhongjun was in charge of almost the entire process of the company's IPO, and he still doesn't fully understand the whole process.

But I learned a lot about harvesting leeks.

Harvesting韭菜 (a metaphor for exploiting retail investors) is nothing more than driving up stock prices, cashing out, and then buying back the shares when the price drops.

By selling and buying, he not only kept his stock holdings but also made a substantial profit.

"This matter is not urgent for now, we'll talk about it later," Wang Zhongjun said, waving his hand.

They definitely need to cash out; otherwise, even if the company goes public, they'll only increase their net worth, but they won't have much money in their pockets.

"Brother, we can put this matter aside, but we can't wait to deal with that kid Gu Ning!" Wang Zhonglei said.

Since Hua Yi's rise to power, no one has dared to disrespect him like this.

He was happy that his net worth had skyrocketed, but the more he did, the more he wanted to deal with Gu Ning.

"What do you want to do?" Wang Zhongjun asked.

"Isn't his company looking to sign artists?"

Wang Zhonglei sarcastically remarked, "I want to poach those artists from his company to teach him a lesson first."

"Dig it."

Wang Zhongjun pondered and said, "Although his company only has Shu Chang who is somewhat valuable, it doesn't cost much to poach artists."

Anyway, the money belongs to the company, so it's no big deal to spend some money to vent my anger.

Moreover, Shu Chang is a top-tier artist, so poaching her would be big news and might even boost the stock price.

"Okay, I'll arrange for someone to contact them tomorrow," Wang Zhonglei said.

"Are you tired from traveling today?"

Shu Chang leaned against Gu Ning's chest, looking somewhat languid.

"I wonder who was begging for mercy just now."

Gu Ning pinched her cheek and said, "I'm just worried about you, afraid that if you overexert yourself, you'll oversleep tomorrow morning."

"cut."

Shu Chang pouted and said, "I think she's been drained dry, hasn't she?"

"I'll show you if you've been completely drained!"

Gu Ning couldn't stand the provocation and flipped her over, pinning her beneath him.

"Don't!"

Shu Chang said urgently, "I have something important to tell you."