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Chapter 131: The film finished its run and earned 4 million.

next morning.

Shen Qing removed the jade-like arm that was pressing down on her, glanced at the woman with her eyes closed, and began to put on her clothes.

Previously, Naza had always presented herself as someone who had never been in a relationship in front of Shen Qing, and even said that she had never kissed anyone. Shen Qing couldn't judge whether she had kissed anyone or not, but it was true that she had never slept with a man. He had already verified this last night.

Shen Qing went to the restroom first, then washed up, recalling some of Gulinaza's later film and television works. The ones that left the deepest impression were "The Breakup Guru" starring Deng Chao and Yang Mi, and "Sewing Machine Band" directed by Da Peng.

Da Peng was a director Shen Qing admired in her past life. He was dedicated to his work, and since Shen Qing had many projects she wanted to make but didn't have time to do herself, she thought she might try to accelerate Da Peng's career. Da Peng is currently working at Sohu, but that's alright. Directing is a highly flexible profession, and Shen Qing's company doesn't plan to sign any other directors; they'll just work on projects as they come.

After washing up, Shen Qing returned to the bedroom, bent down and gently kissed Nazha's forehead. Nazha's eyelashes twitched, but Shen Qing didn't notice. After the kiss, Shen Qing put on a hat, sunglasses and a mask and went out to buy breakfast.

As soon as Shen Qing left the room, Gulinaza sat up in the bedroom, touched her forehead where she had just been kissed, and chuckled.

"I didn't expect him to be so gentle."

Naza got out of bed and his brows furrowed immediately. He muttered to himself, "She's not gentle at all at night."

Yesterday, Naza took the initiative to come to her. She had her own ulterior motives: she wanted a powerful backer, fame, and money. Her father's illness needed a lot of money to be completely cured, but she also genuinely admired Shen Qing.

If she just got into Shen Qing's bed and then immediately asked him for resources and opportunities to make money, what kind of person would she be? How would he see her?

Naza wants to act and make money, but she also doesn't want to be looked down upon by Shen Qing, so she's conflicted.

At this moment, Shen Qing pushed open the door and came in, carrying steaming hot mutton soup, sesame cakes, and steamed buns.

"You're awake? Wash up and have breakfast."

Shen Qing glanced towards the bedroom and saw that Nazha had already sat up, so she said...

Naza walked over and put his arm around Shen Qing's neck, his expression alluring, and said, "Boss, you're so nice."

"The boss will feed you himself later."

Shen Qing was pleased to hear that Nazha still called him "boss," so he kissed her and said...

In the afternoon, Shen Qing drove to the company alone, leaving the house key with Nazha. Nazha would then have that house, saving her the trouble of renting elsewhere. Shen Qing didn't intentionally hoard houses, but she owned quite a few, and each house had brand-new bedding, just in case last night's situation.

When Shen Qing arrived at the company, Chen Zhixi said that Gao Yuanyuan was waiting for him in the office. Shen Qing nodded and mentioned Da Peng to Chen Zhixi, telling her that he would write a script outline and planned to hand it over to Da Peng.

Gao Yuanyuan was there to sign a contract; she will play An'an, the wife of Xu Lang, the male lead in "Lost in Thailand." Liu Yifei was initially slated for the role, but Shen Qing rejected it. Audiences need fresh faces; Shen Qing's films can't always feature the same actresses.

"Yuanyuan, all your scenes are in China. The crew will be able to film your scenes after they return from Thailand in two months."

Gao Yuanyuan is thirty-one years old this year, and Shen Qing thinks she has even more charm than when she was seventeen or eighteen and just debuted.

"OK."

Gao Yuanyuan nodded and said, "This is a good time to study the character carefully."

Shen Qing nodded.

He stayed with Liu Yifei that night. Since Naza had just lost her virginity, Shen Qing was hesitant and couldn't fully let loose; he hadn't actually been able to enjoy himself to the fullest last night. Liu Yifei, on the other hand, was a contrast—seemingly ethereal on the surface, but experiencing intense pleasure at night. However, this time Shen Qing seemed to have miscalculated; Liu Yifei seemed angry with him. It took Shen Qing a while to understand that it was still about the casting change.

She was originally cast as Xu Lang's wife, An An, but Shen Qing replaced her with Gao Yuanyuan. It would have been one thing if someone else had made the change, but Shen Qing was the one who made the final decision.

It wasn't that she was particularly reluctant to give up the role, but rather that if she played the role, she would have more time to stay by Shen Qing's side.

"Fool, did I do it for that role? I did it so I could spend more time with you! Even if it's just one day..."

"Even half a day is precious to me, but you have too many women. You may not care who you sleep with, but I do!"

Shen Qing didn't know what to say, so he simply opened his arms and hugged her, gently stroking her back. Liu Yifei suddenly hugged him back and began kissing him. Shen Qing responded enthusiastically to her passion, and the two quickly reached the bed.

This time, Liu Yifei became very proactive, even reminding Shen Qing of a line from Emperor Kangxi in the TV series "Kangxi Dynasty":

Bao Ri, you have raped me, a crime punishable by death!

On August 12, the crew of "Lost in Thailand" flew to Thailand, and on the morning of August 13, they held a commencement ceremony at Wat Phra That Doi Suthep in Bangkok.

Shen Qing won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor last year for "Nanjing Photo Studio," Huang Bo won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor last year for "Cow," and Bao Qiang won the award back in 04. In other words, "Lost in Thailand" brought together three Best Actor winners.

"If we collect all seven Dragon Balls, we can summon Shenron. What can we do if we collect three Best Actor actors?"

When Huang Bo heard Chen Zhixi say that "Lost in Thailand" had gathered three Best Actor winners, he picked up the conversation.

"Since we're making a comedy film, the audience's laughter is the most important thing to us. So let's gather three Best Actor winners and summon genuine laughter from the audience!" Shen Qing said.

The crowd applauded.

Huang Bo said, "I thought the director was going to say he'd bring in a billion yuan at the box office!"

"Then let's also bring in a billion in box office revenue!"

Shen Qing chose to follow the good advice.

"One billion in box office revenue!"

The staff on site shouted together.

The clapperboard reads "Start-up," "Lost in Thailand," and "Good Luck," with the roll number and shot number both being 1.

The script supervisor clapped the clapperboard, and Shen Qing unveiled the red cloth covering the camera, officially commencing filming of "Lost in Thailand".

The main cast and crew stood together, and the camera clicked a few times to take a group photo of the crew.

On the 14th, they filmed a rainy scene on the highway; on the 15th, they filmed a late-night scene at the hotel. Rose, the ladyboy, spoke very broken Chinese, and only had one very short line:

I encountered two idiots in the elevator. I taught them many times, but they still stumbled over their words, saying "2B" as "饿B" (eating B). Later, they simply said "1B" instead of "2B". I have no idea what they were thinking.

Shen Qing, Huang Bo, and Bao Qiang all had good acting skills. The crew was filming overseas, which caused many inconveniences. Overall, there were constant minor problems and unexpected situations, but the major aspects were actually quite smooth.

On August 20, the crew finished filming in Bangkok and moved to Chiang Mai.

On the 24th, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" ended its theatrical run, with a final box office of 12.2 billion yuan. Based on a rough calculation of 33% of the revenue, Magic Films will receive 4 million yuan.

Besides box office revenue, there are also copyright fees that can be recovered, such as online copyrights, overseas copyrights, and television copyrights, but none of these three figures are high.

Even if there is no further revenue, just considering the box office revenue, it would still be 4 million.

You can't spend it all; if you don't invest in stocks or start a business, you simply can't spend it all.

As of now, Shen Qing holds 0.1% of Apple stock, 3% of Tencent stock, and 3% of Kweichow Moutai stock, in addition to a small number of bank stocks. His stock portfolio is basically set, and he's unlikely to increase his holdings further. However, if the opportunity arises, he might invest in some promising companies, such as Kuaishou and Douyin.

He already has 10 Bitcoins, and the cost of holding them is almost negligible. He will probably continue to buy more in the future. Actually, Shen Qing hasn't even figured out how he will use Bitcoin in the future. He has more money than he can spend, so buying more Bitcoin doesn't really matter. He's just buying it for fun.

In fact, Shen Qing's company could have gone public long ago, but Shen Qing felt it was unnecessary. He thought it was fine as it was now, and he was in charge of the company all by himself. He could decide what to film and shoot entirely according to his own wishes.

A few days ago, filming for "Our Times" officially started, and Chen Zhixi made a special trip there. Tonight, Yang Mi called Shen Qing to chat.

"Now you're completely single, aren't you? Feeling bad? Serves you right!"

The original plan was for Shen Qing to direct "Back to 20" and for Yang Mi to star. Now, Yang Mi is starring in "Our Times," and the director has been changed to Zhou Shen.

If things hadn't changed, Yang Mi and Shen Qing would be in the same bed right now. Instead, one is in Beijing and the other in Thailand. And even Chen Zhixi has returned to Beijing. Shen Qing is completely without a woman by his side. In Yang Mi's opinion, Shen Qing deserves it, doesn't he?

"How could there be no women? Makeup artists are women!"

The makeup artist in "Lost in Thailand" was very, very average-looking, not Shen Qing's type. Besides, Shen Qing isn't a hundred-dollar bill; he can't please everyone, and it's impossible for someone he likes to be with him. But that doesn't stop Shen Qing from using the makeup artist to banter with Yang Mi.

You wouldn't be interested in an ordinary woman.

Yang Mi suddenly remembered something and said, "You're not allowed to look for anyone outside, or you'll catch a disease!"

"No need to go outside."

Shen Qing said, "Rose, who plays the elevator beauty, is very beautiful."

Who is Rose?

"She's a transvestite."

"No!"

Yang Mi's voice distorted on the phone, "Shen Qing, you're disgusting! I'm warning you, absolutely not!"

Shen Qing couldn't help but laugh when she heard her voice crack.

Fan Bingbing called the next day.

"No women around you anymore, huh?"

She actually went with Yang Mi.

"Um."

Shen Qing, completely different from yesterday, said, "Oh, how pitiful!"

"I'll fly over to visit you on set tomorrow and spend some time with you."

"You're not accepting commercial performances anymore?"

"Accepting commercial performances is nothing compared to spending time with you."

Fan Bingbing has become increasingly accommodating to Shen Qing lately, to the point of granting her every request, something she never did before. The reason isn't hard to guess: she wants to play the female lead in "The Great Wall."

Those who have read the script all say that the character Mo Ying is outstanding. The project is a super production with an investment of 1.5 million US dollars and is aimed at the global market. Fan Bingbing will do everything she can to get her hands on such top-level resources!

Not only did he dote on Shen Qing in every way, but he even dragged Li Yitong into Shen Qing's bed, giving Shen Qing a whole new experience of having two wives.

By the way, Wan Qian was also dragged into Shen Qing's bed by Fan Bingbing.

Both versions of the "blessing of having two wives" were facilitated by Fan Bingbing.

Shen Qing is genuinely grateful to Fan Bingbing, but Fan Bingbing is not suitable for the role of Mo Ying.

"No, I can't afford a six million dollar bill. You should focus on your commercial performances."

Fan Bingbing's current rate for commercial performances has reached 100,000 yuan per minute, which is 6 million yuan per hour. If Fan Bingbing really flew to Chiang Mai to accompany Shen Qing, given Shen Qing's physical condition, she could easily keep her occupied for an hour. Just the time spent in bed alone would be worth 6 million yuan according to the commercial performance rate.

Fan Bingbing didn't react immediately, so Shen Qing explained, saying that it was reported in the media a few days ago that your appearance fee is 10 yuan per minute.

"If the two of us work for an hour, wouldn't that be 600 million?" Fan Bingbing laughed after hearing this.

"What, now it's only one hour at a time, and only once a day?"

"Don't try to win with your words. Just wait until I return home!"

"I'm determined to have a verbal showdown, and I can't wait any longer. I'm flying to Thailand tomorrow, and I'm going to have another verbal battle right in front of you!"

Fan Bingbing originally had a role in "Lost in Thailand," but the scene was set in Beijing, not Thailand, so she didn't need to come to Thailand this time. However, she still came, just two days after that phone call.

"Exactly 1000 million!"

Afterwards, Fan Bingbing specifically picked up her phone to check the time. It had been one hour and forty minutes. Given Fan's appearance fee of 1000 yuan per minute, shouldn't it have been 10 million yuan?

"Go to sleep, there's still 1000 million before you get up tomorrow morning."

"God, I was right to sleep with both Wan Qian and Yi Tong. One woman really can't handle you."

Speaking of Li Yitong, her drama "The Romance of Tiger and Rose" aired on Hunan TV recently, achieving an average rating of 2.39, which is quite impressive even for Hunan TV. Hunan TV's highest-rated drama of 2009 was "Meteor Shower," with a rating of only 2.46. Besides that, the highest-rated drama on Hunan TV in 09 only reached a rating of 1.67.

"Meteor Shower" was already a phenomenal hit, while "The Romance of Tiger and Rose" was only slightly less successful, but could still be considered a phenomenon.

Li Yitong's popularity soared after this drama, and she is now on the verge of becoming a top-tier actress.

The entertainment industry has been greatly shaken. "The Romance of Tiger and Rose" only cost 1200 million yuan to produce, but this low-budget time-travel drama has achieved such outstanding ratings and is even poised to launch another A-list actress. Can Magic Film and Television Company be any more amazing?

Look at the dramas produced by Magical Film and Television Company—"My Love from the Star", "Boss & Me", "Legend of Lu Zhen", "Scarlet Heart", "Palace", and now another one, "The Romance of Tiger and Rose".

Zhao Liying, Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, and Li Yitong—these dramas produced by Shenqi Films have already launched three A-list stars and one near-A-list star!

"Yi Tong is too gentle; it will be difficult for her to maintain a leading position."

At night, Fan Bingbing commented from his bed.

"A little gentleness is good; gentleness allows things to last, while excessive rigidity leads to breakage."

Are you targeting me?

"Oh, right."

"And you're talking about me? Have you forgotten how you criticized Lu Chuan back then? That movie was invested in by China Film Group, but it never got released. When it comes to offending people, I'm no match for you."

"We are different. I don't rely on my looks to make a living. Even if I quit acting, I can still work behind the scenes and be a director. Pure actors can't do that. The ban only targets their faces."

"We are indeed different. You men can only rely on yourselves, but we women can rely on men. If something really happens to me, I'll ask you to support me."

Fan Bingbing stayed in Thailand for two days before returning to China.

On August 28, at a temple in Chiang Mai, Huang Bo finished filming his scenes. The production team held a special wrap-up ceremony for him, and then Huang Bo returned to China ahead of schedule.

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