The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 559 Trading
The world is hilarious, all come for profit.

After weighing the conditions offered by both parties, Liu Guangwei decided to sell Huayi after only a moment's hesitation.

Given the Wang brothers' fickleness and arrogance, it is highly likely that they will not fulfill the original conditions.

As for the "deep friendship" between him and Yang Zhenjian, what kind of worthless thing is that?
In fact, there was another point that prompted him to make up his mind.

With the popularity of "Lost in Thailand", the Star Project has truly entered the public eye.

People in the industry generally admire Lu Yuan's unique vision, and the media even dubbed him the "Midnight Grind".

From "Love Is Not Blind" to "The Time Traveler" and then to "Lost in Thailand", each of their works has raked in hundreds of millions at the box office and made a fortune.

Ordinary people may find it difficult to appreciate the magnitude of such achievements.

It may be worth comparing it with several listed companies in the industry.

In 2011, the total operating revenue of Guangguang Media was 6.98 million yuan and the net profit was 1.76 million yuan.

Although Huayi Brothers' total operating revenue reached 8.92 million yuan in the same year, the net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company was only 2.03 million yuan.

Without any major moves, the two companies' revenues will only double at most this year, even if they increase.

However, Yuanfang Media made a net profit of 3 million just from the movie "Time Raiders".

In addition, "Lost in Thailand" is currently in theaters and has immeasurable financial resources.

At least in terms of net profit, Yuanfang Media's revenue has surpassed that of most private listed film and television companies.

So when Wu Lang extended an olive branch on behalf of Yuanfang Media, Liu Guangwei made a decision in an instant. He wanted to follow the Star Project.

After getting the answers they wanted, Wu Lang and Chen Zhixi did not stay for long and quickly returned to Beijing.

And told Lu Yuan about Huayi's affairs.

Lu Yuan was not surprised when he received the message.

He has worked at Huayi for several years, which is in line with the style of Huayi’s publicity department, and similar operations have long been common in the entertainment industry.

In fact, whenever there is an important period or a new movie is released, the phenomenon of "mutual criticism" has never stopped.

In the current promotion and distribution process of domestic films, hiring "water armies" to promote oneself and discredit others has gradually become an unspoken rule in the industry and even formed an industrial chain.

Everyone does their best, regardless of whether the means are justified or not.

Lu Yuan didn't like these. When he first entered the industry, he even had a rejection attitude towards water armies and never took the initiative to discredit them.

He simply hopes to rely on the quality of his work to win the audience's love and recognition. After all, neither gold nor silver cups are as real as word of mouth from the audience.

But this is the way the world is. Even if he does not take the initiative to attack, he sometimes has to take unconventional measures to protect himself.

As for the conditions that Wu Lang agreed to, people make mistakes and horses stumble.

He is a human being, not a god. I believe Liu Guangwei can understand this.

"Ah, gentler, gentler."

Liu Shishi's sudden cry brought his thoughts back to reality.

"Is this okay?"

"Hmm, it seems a little lighter, not as comfortable as before, try a little harder."

"What now?" He pinched her feet.

Liu Shishi seemed like the client who knew nothing. She changed her orders every day and made all kinds of unreasonable demands.

"It seems to be heavier. I feel like the force just now was just right."

"Why are you so difficult to please?"

"Hehe." Liu Shishi raised her legs and rubbed his chin with her toes.

"Brother~"

Lu Yuan pushed her away with disdain: "Go play somewhere else, you are the only one who is bothering too much."

"Ouch." Liu Shishi almost fell down. She stood up swiftly, sat astride his legs, put her arms around his neck, and blinked her eyes.

Warm breath sprayed on the face.

Lu Yuan couldn't bear the itchiness of her staring at him, so he pinned her down and ravaged her mercilessly.

"Haha, it's itchy."

"Well"

I don't know how long it took, but the fight was over. The two of them huddled together on the sofa, hugging each other tightly.

Liu Shishi was lying on the outside, with a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, facing the TV, curled up in her boyfriend's arms, with a wrinkled T-shirt on her body. Her skirt was gone, revealing only a pair of white thighs, pressed by a big hairy leg.

She was playing with her phone, bumping her head against her boyfriend's, and said, "The netizens' comments on Search are pretty good."

"It's indeed more down-to-earth than previous films." Lu Yuan agreed.

"Search" was also released and he attended the premiere.

This is a good work, and compared with Chen Kaige's previous works, it is less pretentious.

Although it is not a big scene or a big production, at least it tells a complete story clearly.

This movie is also very consistent with the current situation at that time and now, and the message it conveys is quite emotional.

In this seemingly virtual online world, the public has gained unprecedented freedom and voice, but at the same time, it has also planted the nuclear bomb of public opinion violence.

"It's a pity that the box office wasn't very good," Liu Shishi muttered. "On the day of its release, the box office was only 1120 million, less than 1/7 of Lost in Thailand."

Lu Yuan burst out laughing.

The box office success of "Lost in Thailand" and "Time Raiders" at the beginning of the year both exposed the same problem.

That is the domestic audience's extreme hunger for new types of films.

However, most domestic directors have ignored such demands from the audience.

Most of them are obsessed with creating various money-making monsters or self-appealing movies.

During the shooting process, I often consider things from my own perspective.

However, when the film is released, the audience is asked to support it, and if the box office is not good, the responsibility will be attributed to the audience's taste.

These phenomena once again reminded Lu Yuan: If a movie is aimed at making money, it should start from the audience's perspective, consider the audience, and find the audience's excitement points.

After all, the audience is the foundation of the movie.

Liu Shishi swiped the screen of her mobile phone and found news related to "Lost in Thailand".

Huaqi Film and Television has deleted the lawsuit on Weibo, but Xu Zheng is still arguing with Zhou Libo.

She turned over, pulled out her thigh with great effort, pressed it on the dog's waist, changed to a comfortable position, and asked, "So it was really Huayi behind the scenes?"

"Ah."

"Then what are you going to do?" Liu Shishi felt that given her boyfriend's style, she had to fight back.

Lu Yuan reached out and smoothed the hair off her face: "Why rush? Wait until the Lunar New Year holiday."

Zhaoyang District, iQiyi headquarters.

Maybe it was because it rained last night, there was a slight breeze this morning. Although it was midsummer in July, it did not bring too much heat.

Of course, Gong Yu couldn't feel this coolness.

Downstairs in the headquarters, Gong Yu paced back and forth, holding a cup of iced coffee and taking a sip from time to time.

Since April, he and Lu Yuan have been negotiating the equity issue for nearly four months, and now it is finally coming to an end.

Gong Yu was not in a good mood and was very tired during this period.

Because of the intervention of "hostile camps" such as Tencent, Alibaba, and Softbank.

As a result, the value of Lu Yuan's 18% stake in iQiyi was seriously overestimated due to the malicious bidding among several parties.

Based on iQiyi's current valuation, an 18% stake should be equivalent to 19 billion.

But the reason valuation is called valuation is because it is not to be taken seriously.

In fact, many companies will intentionally raise their own valuations for the purpose of subsequent listing or financing.

iQiyi also did this to highlight its position in the video industry.

As a result, he ended up tying himself up in an awkward position.

Although Baidu was not fair in offering 19 billion for 10 billion, which seemed like a case of killing the donkey after it had served its purpose, Lu Yuan's response was indeed a headache.

Gong Yu looked at Lu Yuan getting out of the car and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

I don’t know what this person will do next after getting such a large sum of money.

A full 30 billion.

(End of this chapter)