You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 623 ① The whole family is shortlisted ② Take off the gown ③ Market value of hundreds of billions!
That's right, in addition to Wang Quan himself being nominated for Best Newcomer and Best Director, his wife and ex-girlfriend were both nominated for Best Actress, and even his father was nominated for Best Actor.

At the beginning, Wang Qiankun just played guest roles for fun, and some characters didn’t even have any lines.

Later, as his acting skills improved, he began to play roles with character names and a small number of lines, and as a result he became the highest-grossing human in the world (not considering his ranking).

Later on, he was finally no longer satisfied with supporting roles, and just then an opportunity came up, which was "Maze of the Heart" directed by Xin Yukun.

His debut film "Silent Witness" used a star-studded cast and had a large investment, but it only had a good reputation but made very little profit.

So he thought of not using any stars this time and reducing the investment from more than 2000 million for "Silent Witness" to the current 1000 million.

After hearing about this, Lao Wang actively lobbied director Xin Yukun and finally succeeded in convincing him and got the opportunity to audition for the male lead.

Since Lao Wang is not from a professional background, his performance is quite original, and the leading actor is a village cadre, a role he is very familiar with. Isn't this exactly like his elder brother!

So Lao Wang got the role with his good acting skills and low pay. After five years of cooperation between the two Kuns, Xin Yukun finally launched such a work.

After registering for the Golden Horse Awards, he was not only nominated for Best Actor, but also for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, all of which are heavyweight awards.

First, it won the Best Screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival Un Certain Regard, and now it has been shortlisted for the Golden Horse Awards, which has provided a lot of topics for the film's release on October 10.

It didn't wait until after the Golden Horse Awards to be released, because at that time Wang Dao was going to release "Summer and Destiny", and the consequences would definitely be disastrous if it collided with this movie.

With just over a month left, the publicity campaign for "Summer 2" has already begun in full swing. Even though it has not been nominated for the Golden Horse Awards, the film is still full of hype.

According to the news from the film festival, this is a love triangle story between Wang Quan and Xian Mi. Wang Quan and Liu Yifei's characters were a couple at first, but were later snatched away by her best friend Yang Mi.

Is Zhang Jingchu sure she is not alluding to reality?! Yang Mi actually accepted this role, is she sure she won't get herself into trouble?
Passerby moviegoers who want to watch the fun can already imagine how fiercely the fans of the two top women will fight on the day of the release.

"The Labyrinth of the Heart" has obvious advantages in using Lao Wang as the male lead than finding a real amateur actor. Not to mention that the Dawang Cinemas, one of the top three in the country, will do their best to schedule movies starring their boss, and Lao Wang's popularity is no less than that of some well-known actors.

At the premiere of "The Labyrinth of Heart", Wang Quan attended with Xian Mi. He and Mi Mi had just rushed over from the crew of "The Happy Journey".

In addition to them, many first- and second-tier stars also came to the scene, and some film company bosses also came.

This appeal is second only to royal power.

The box office performance was also good, with the box office exceeding 3000 million on the first day, directly recovering the cost, and the word of mouth was even better than "The Silent Witness".

It is second only to "Parasite" among the new Chinese-language films released in 2016.

The film is a suspense crime movie. Apart from the lack of big stars, it is actually very enjoyable to watch.

Last month, Cao Baoping's "The Murderer" had a final box office of 3.8 million yuan and a score of over 7 points. It brought together a star lineup including Liu Ye and Zhang Yi.

The box office of "Maze" is also estimated to be over 3 million.

Fortunately, a week later, another well-received masterpiece was born in the market, the drama-adapted movie "Duds" produced by Happy Twist Films.

It's another masterpiece with a score of 8+, and has a better reputation than Happy Twist's previous work "Charlotte's Troubles". However, it lacks comedy and does not have familiar faces like Shen Teng, so the box office did not explode and has been suppressed by "The Maze", but it also successfully broke the million mark.

Considering the cost of this film, it was definitely a win-win, and it also successfully made Ren Suxi, who is a talented actress and singer, famous.

This movie is just a trial for Happy Twist. Their real trump card is "The Shameful Iron Fist" which is currently being filmed and is expected to be released next summer.

In the evening, Wang Quan took his wife, daughter, and parents to dinner. When Wang went to the bathroom, Mei Yanqiu asked with concern: "Son, do you think your dad has a high chance of winning the Best Actor award?"

Wang Quan: "To be honest, it's not too big. Even Huang Xiaoming's probability is higher than his."

Huang Xiaoming was nominated for the Golden Horse Best Actor for the first time for "The Piano Tuner". Many of his fans felt that "Partners" should have been nominated that year, and it was truly a missed gem.

"In addition to Huang Xiaoming, there are also Fan Wei, Zhang Xueyou, and Xu Guanwen, none of them are vegetarians."

Mei Yanqiu breathed a sigh of relief: "That's reassuring."

Yang Mi said with a smile: "Mom, don't you want my dad to win the Best Actor award?"

Mei Yanqiu snorted: "Being nominated is enough for him to brag about. He won the Best Actor award, but he is still very proud. Now he just needs to act in a few plays every year for fun. What if he gets addicted to it and stays away from home every day? Then my marriage will be in vain."

It seems that Mei Yanqiu has some complaints about Lao Wang's filming.

If the elderly are obsessed with something, they may really neglect their family.

On the way home, Wang Quan called Dorothy. In addition to reporting the latest developments of the two children, the two also talked about the recent major changes in Warner.

AT&T, the second largest mobile operator in the United States, acquired Time Warner, the parent company of Warner Bros., for a total of US$107.5 billion, with half cash and half stock at a price of US$845 per share.

Now that mergers among giant companies are becoming more and more serious, Disney has also set its sights on 20th Century Fox.

The selling price of Time Warner is lower than the market value of Longtai and Netflix, which shows that these two companies actually have the strength comparable to the Big Six.

After returning home from Lao Wang's place, Yang Mi turned on the TV. "The Phoenix Power" was on, starring Ni Ni and Zhang Ruoyun.

Zhang Ruoyun, the actor who once starred in "Time 1997" with Yang Mi, has been up and down for many years, and finally found his own acting path, becoming the male lead in a drama adapted from an online novel.

In addition to "The Phoenix Power", he has just taken on the male lead in "Joy of Life". This drama is the focus of Qidian's work in the past two years, and it is also a key project of Qiankun and Mishi. Chen Daoming's son-in-law Wang Liwei was specially invited to serve as the producer.

Then Wang Liwei persuaded his father-in-law Chen Daoming to play the villain Emperor Qing, and the series would be shot for more than 100 episodes, totaling three seasons.

While Wang Quan was watching the drama with his wife and girlfriend, he was also reading various feedback online. It was just as he thought, with good word of mouth. As for the ratings, he would have to wait a few days to see the trend to know.

However, Yuewen can already start to brag about itself. In addition to the frequent news of novels being adapted into animation and film and television, Yuewen has another big happy event recently, which is that Yuewen is about to cooperate with a major Hollywood company to develop a project, and this time it is not a dragon raising its head!
If it was Yuewen + Dragon Raising its Head, people would just say that this was the royal power being transferred from left hand to right hand, praising itself, and it could not be considered Yuewen's own success, nor could it be considered cultural output. But this time, the rights to the film adaptation were really bought by Hollywood.

A group of great masters from a certain starting point.

Dance: Since everyone knows it, I won’t hide it. That’s right, Legendary Pictures bought the film adaptation rights of "The Devil's Law" and is preparing to develop a series of films comparable to "The Lord of the Rings".

For a moment, the whole group was in an uproar, because they had no idea about it before!

Then he danced and threw an English link to them, "See for yourself! It's a report from The Hollywood Times."

The incident originated from the martial arts world novel website that Wang Quan had set up many years ago, which can also be said to be the overseas version of Yuewen.

Although Wuxia World was quite successful, it allowed many of Yuewen's online writers to earn money and foreign exchange for the first time, and there were even a few authors whose overseas income exceeded their local income, which was a pleasant surprise.

However, it was not until last year that Wuxia World and the comic company acquired by Wangquan established a comic website and began to adapt Chinese online novels into comics. This time it completely broke out of the circle and truly looked like a cultural output.

As expected, overseas readers of online literature are basically lower-class people. With their educational background, they may be able to understand novels, but they really don’t like to read words, and they are more likely to accept comics.

As a result, the first batch of ten classic online novels were released in English comics, including Western fantasy, fairy tales, science fiction, and domineering boss stories.

"Law of the Devil" is not the most popular among them, but Legendary Pictures is now owned by Wanda, and a senior Chinese executive was sent there.

He found that the good scripts were never his to get, as they had already been divided up by the Big Six and Long Taizhi. Long Taizhi, in particular, not only had high standards for choosing scripts, but also had occupied the copyrights of many excellent novels in advance.

Later, he discovered the website Wuxia World and saw the influence of Chinese online novels overseas. He then communicated with domestic parties and eventually bought "The Devil's Law" at a not-so-high price.

He thought that foreigners would be more receptive to Western fantasy and magic.

Xuehong's eyes turned bloodshot: How much did Xiaowu receive in copyright fees? Can you tell me?
Dance: Anyway, I can retire now, and I can still get paid when the work is produced. I can’t compare with Rowling, but I am satisfied. Otherwise, it would have to be a big company, and I can’t negotiate such good conditions on my own.

Tangjiasanshao: The overseas copyright still has to be Western fantasy. I am considering whether to switch back to Western fantasy.

Tian Can Tu Dou: Indeed, I remember that Fanqie’s “Panlong” was also very popular in the United States.

I Eat Tomatoes: It is difficult to upgrade the text and adapt it into a movie, but the overseas comics also have good revenue.

The Squid Who Loves Diving: I envy you, bro. After I finish this book, I will also try Western fantasy again!

He has now published a dog food book, which just happens to reflect his current sweet relationship status, called "The Master of Dog Food".

Mao Ni: I can’t compare with Wu Da, I just adapted a TV series.

Yue Guan: Damn, Cat, I have experience in filming TV series, and I have to be careful when choosing actors!
Several of his novels were among the earliest to be adapted into web dramas by Qidian. However, they were all shelved indefinitely due to the use of Korean stars.

Mao Ni: I can’t say a word, but I am still very satisfied that the company found Chen Daoming to play Emperor Qing.

The group fell silent again, and then an even louder roar broke out.

Hollywood is too far away, invisible and intangible, but Chen Daoming is considered to be one of the top veteran actors in China today, and he has always been known for his class. He actually starred in a web-adapted drama, and played a supporting role!

Cat Niu, no, Cat Niu is really good at pretending to be cool!

Soon, the news of Joy of Life and The Devil's Law spread from this group to the outside, sparking a huge discussion among the readers.

Amidst all this discussion, China Literature Group was officially listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Wang Quan did not attend the event as it was a weekday and he still had to film a movie.

However, he sent his assistant Xiaotian to Hong Kong as his representative.

In addition, 30 representatives of China Literature writers came to Hong Kong to ring the bell, including writers from both male and female channels, from Qidian, Jinjiang, Hongxiu, Xiaoxiang, and Yaoqi. It was very lively.

Tianxia Guiyuan was also invited to attend because of the huge success of "The Phoenix Power". In addition, her works such as "The Legend of Fuyao" have also been sought after by the market and sold for tens of millions of yuan.

Of course, at least half of these sky-high prices will go into the pocket of China Literature, and this is also the confidence of China Literature's listing.

Although only a few copyrights have been sold, China Literature holds the copyrights of tens of thousands of excellent works, which gives investors unlimited possibilities.

In this IPO, China Literature Group will issue a total of 1.51 million shares to the international and Hong Kong markets, with an issue price of HK$60 per share.

The stock price soared immediately after listing and exceeded 100 within 20 minutes.

When Wang Quan finished his work in Beijing, the market value of China Literature had reached 1100 billion!
If the entire cultural and entertainment industry is taken into account, the market value of China Literature even exceeds that of Qiankun Culture, and is far ahead of Mishi Media.

Yang Mi was keeping a close eye on the situation at home. After all, she also had some of the original shares of Yuewen given by Wang Quan.

This husband is trustworthy and can easily give her hundreds of millions.

But she was also not convinced in her heart. Yuewen is an online novel website that only charges two cents per thousand words. How can it compare with the film and television giant Mi Shi?

Wang Quan corrected: "The price has been raised. It is now 3 to 5 cents per thousand words. But don't underestimate this business of a few cents per thousand words. This is a market supported by millions of authors. Moreover, Yuewen has a large share of the entire online literature industry and a small half of the comics market. Qiankun and Mishi may not even have 10% of the film and television industry."

Even Wang Dao doesn't dare to say that he occupies half of the mainland film industry.

These words silenced Yang Migan. This shows that Yuewen is indeed a big player.

But 100 billion is too exaggerated. It won’t be the peak right from the start, right?

(End of this chapter)