The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 560 The Love Story of the Dumb and the Blind
"Swish, swish, swish~"

There was silence in the meeting room.

Only the sound of the pen writing continues to echo.

Lu Yuan and Gong Yu sat face to face at a white bar conference table.

After careful confirmation by the consultant, Lu Yuan finally solemnly signed his name on the share transfer agreement.

There is a glass partition wall on the door side of the conference room, and the room is bright. In addition to the two people, there are their respective legal advisors, Lu Jing, the head of Blueprint, and a female representative sent by Baidu.

Lu Jing held his chin with both hands, his eyes wandering.

She came to iQiyi headquarters countless times during the negotiations.

She has been to this conference room where they are signing the contract no less than ten times. She has used every chair around the conference table. It's just like being at home.

So she is very bored now and even starts to fantasize.

30 billion, not 3000 million, but a full 30 billion. The cousin got 30 billion. What reward would he give to the well-behaved, cute and charming little cousin?

Her contribution to the negotiation with iQiyi cannot be ignored.

If her cousin turned against her, who should she turn to for justice? It seemed that it would be useless to go to her future sister-in-law to make trouble.

Although her future sister-in-law was very polite when she was with her, she often emphasized that she had the final say at home and ordered her boyfriend to do things for her.

But Lu Jing knew very well that all this was just an illusion. His future sister-in-law was very stubborn. She said one thing to his face and another behind his back. She immediately became timid when she saw her cousin and was completely controlled by him.

Her gaze lingered on her cousin's profile for a moment. Thinking of how this man always made excuses to withhold her bonus, she suddenly became worried about this reward.

After finally suppressing the melancholy in his heart, he turned his head and noticed that the representative of Baidu was staring at him with a rather unfriendly expression.

The other person's look made her unhappy, so Lu Jing was not polite either. He raised his chin and looked at him with a victorious attitude, as if silently saying, "What are you looking at, you little rubbish? I'll take the 30 billion!"

There seemed to be flashes of swords in the air.

Seeing this, Gong Yu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

During the nearly four-month negotiation process that began in April, Lu Yuan rarely showed up in person because he was busy filming.

Most of the time, it was Lu Jing who led the team to charge forward.

This girl's negotiation skills are not very good, and are very personal. In four words, they are unreasonable and unreasonable.

Relying on the strong involvement of Tencent and Alibaba, she would use her trump card whenever the price they offered did not meet her expectations.

First he took out his phone and slapped it on the table, then he leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and said to himself, "Why not just sell it to Tencent?"

This move really gave them a headache, but they were helpless.

Not only that, whenever the negotiations reached a deadlock, "friendly" pictures would appear on the Internet of Blueprint's general manager having afternoon tea with Tencent and Alibaba executives. Lu Jing even flew to Japan in person and posted a photo of SoftBank's headquarters on Weibo.

The deep meaning behind it is self-evident.

Baidu has no idea what Lu Jing discussed with Tencent, Alibaba, and Softbank's Masayoshi Son, but the invisible pressure and threat were enough to make Baidu give in step by step at the negotiating table.

So starting from the initial 19 billion, it climbed all the way to the astonishing 30 billion mark.

Not to mention the people from Baidu, Gong Yu himself felt a little uncomfortable looking at the other person's harmless face.

So annoying.

"Crack!"

Lu Yuan gently closed the pen cap, with no excitement on his face, only a smile.

“I wish iQiyi a bright future and hope it can unify the domestic video industry soon.”

"Thank you." Gong Yu forced a smile: "It's impossible for one company to dominate the market. The most ideal situation is for two companies to coexist."

"Haha, you." Lu Yuan smiled and shook his head.

Everything that needed to be said had already been said downstairs, and after signing the contract, he was now an outsider to iQiyi.

"It's nothing, I'll go back first."

"I'll see you off." Gong Yu stood up immediately.

Although Lu Yuan and Baidu's cooperative relationship has broken down, their personal relationship has not been greatly affected.

Although he is the CEO of iQiyi and owns a certain amount of shares in the company, his shareholding ratio is too low and he is considered a senior employee.

Whether from a personal or business perspective, Gong Yu admires the person in front of him from the bottom of his heart.

He entered the entertainment industry in 05 and rose rapidly in seven years. His identity was constantly transformed. Before he was , his assets snowballed and accumulated to a staggering level.

With Lu Yuan’s current wealth, if it were to be exposed, the scene would be unimaginable.

Gong Yu touched the elevator button lightly, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "After getting this money, what are your plans? Will you continue filming or have other plans?"

He also surfs the Internet, uses Weibo, and watches movies.

Netizens' opinions on "Lost in Thailand" have quietly split into two camps.

One side, under the guidance of experts and professors, criticized the film's "three vulgar" elements, believing that its audience lacked taste.

The other side was not to be outdone and posted their movie tickets and donated real money to show their support, saying that they liked the film and were backing this work that was labeled "vulgar."

The two factions debated fiercely and the atmosphere was full of tension.

Just when everyone thought that the reputation of "Lost in Thailand" would suffer a setback, its box office unexpectedly went against the trend.

In its first weekend, it achieved a single-day box office record of over 100 million yuan, becoming the first domestic film in history to achieve this feat.

This result caused a stir on the Internet, and even temporarily overshadowed the possible impact of the film's seven-day box office exceeding 500 million yuan, and the total box office is expected to hit the 1 billion yuan threshold.

The success of "Lost in Thailand" will undoubtedly bring Lu Yuan a new round of wealth growth.

Considering his profit of 30 billion yuan from iQiyi, Gong Yu is more and more convinced of his unique vision in the investment field.

Although he is financially free, who can refuse to make more money?
"Of course I will continue filming." Lu Yuan answered truthfully.

"This is my career and what I am best at. I can't think of anything else I can do besides this."

Just before leaving, Gong Yu checked the time and jokingly asked, "Why, are you saying that Lost in Thailand is a case of a blind cat catching a dead mouse?"

"That's about it, it's all luck." Lu Yuan laughed.

Probably understanding the underlying meaning of Gong Yu's words, he stopped laughing and stared at the other person's face with a strange expression.

"We are indeed preparing for a larger investment. If you are interested, I will let you know when the time comes."

"Okay, I just happen to have some spare money." Gong Yu agreed happily. Such an opportunity should not be missed. Seeing Lu Yuan get on the car, he turned around and walked back. Maybe it was an illusion, but Lu Yuan's smile just now always made him feel as if there was some deep meaning hidden.

Inside the car, Lu Yuan leaned back in his chair, staring out the window, thinking about the follow-up arrangements for the funds.

"Brother~" Lu Jing moved towards him, massaged his shoulders, and spoke softly.

"You must be tired from writing. You must be sore from sitting for so long. Let me give you a massage."

Seeing her behavior, Lu Yuan smiled playfully, which made her feel a little embarrassed.

"Okay, now that you know that this negotiation can be concluded at 30 billion, you have worked hard and contributed a lot. Just tell me directly, don't beat around the bush. What do you want?"

"Hey, brother, you are my real brother. If your sister-in-law is upset by you in the future, I promise that I will never do anything to add fuel to the fire again."

Lu Jing raised three fingers and swore, his eyes narrowed into slits with excitement. He almost pounced on him and kept talking to him.

She didn't stop until she noticed that her cousin turned his head and looked out the window, not wanting to pay any attention to her.

She cleared her throat and said seriously, "Brother, you see, I am the boss of Blueprint after all, um... on the surface. But every time I go out to discuss business, I drive the BMW provided by the company, and I always feel that it is not good enough.

As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. That BMW is not bad, but it just can't support the blueprint. As the general manager, I represent the company, so the car must at least be presentable, don't you think? "

Lu Yuan glanced at her sideways, and in her expectant eyes, he said, "Do you want a car? It just so happens that the dividends from "Over Time" have come down. A few days ago, your sister Shishi told me that she was planning to buy a new car. You..."

At this point, he pretended to pause, and when he saw his cousin's smile, he said, "How about, when she buys a new car, you drive away the Lamborghini in the villa?"

"Ah!" When Lu Jing heard this, his half-open mouth slowly closed, and the smile on his face turned into disbelief in an instant.

Without wanting to stay for even a second, she took her hands off his shoulders and said angrily, "No, I don't want a second-hand one. My sister-in-law drove that car for me before. It's hard to drive, has a low chassis, and is uncomfortable to sit in. The most important thing is that it makes a buzzing sound when a small stone is pressed on the road. It's so noisy. I don't want it!!"

"I think it's great. Every time I drive out, a lot of people turn their heads to look at me."

"No, not at all. The car looks good but is useless, brother." She begged bitterly.

"It needs to be useful. Let me think about it." Lu Yuan rubbed his temple and said, "Well, you can take my Mercedes. It's a comfortable car and is quite suitable for business."

"Ah, ah, I don't want it, I don't want it!" Lu Jing was going crazy, this old stingy guy.

Lu Yuan wanted to tease her intentionally. He pressed down the corner of his mouth that was about to curl up, closed his eyes, tilted his head, and stopped hearing.

Little girl, if you want a reward car, just say it honestly. Why do you have to find an excuse and even involve the company?

Lu Jing was so angry that he clenched his fists and wanted to hit that hideous face. Isn't this bullying?

"Brother~"

"Brother~"

She was just like when she was a child, like a tape recorder, repeating the same thing in his ear.

Finally, Lu Yuan became annoyed by her pestering, opened his eyes, pressed her forehead, and pushed her away with disgust.

"Okay, it's too noisy. If you don't know, you might think it's a hen laying eggs. It keeps clucking. I was just teasing you. Go with your sister Shishi in a few days. Choose the car you want. I'll pay for it."

"Great!"

Seeing her beaming with joy, Lu Yuan shrugged and said, "Come on, pinch me for a while longer. Your technique is good and it feels good."

Now that he had the things in hand, Lu Jing didn't want to continue doing hard labor.

Her eyes rolled, and she raised her hand and "very accidentally" touched the front seat.

Then he let out an "Ah!" and pretended to fall to the back seat.

She was not finished yet. She bit her lips tightly and covered her wrist, as if she was enduring great pain. Her expression was very fake: "Brother, it hurts. Hiss, I think I'm hurt."

Lu Yuan felt that this might be the biggest insult to his professional ethics since he entered the industry.

"Stop pretending. You're lucky you didn't enter the entertainment industry. What you're acting is not painful, it's more like you've eaten too much chili and went to the toilet, but you can't poop. And you look really ugly now."

Lu Jing was completely stunned. He gritted his teeth and said slowly, "Brother, can you play a mute for once in the future?"

"why?"

"Has anyone ever told you that you are more handsome when you don't speak?"

Seeing her cousin's face gradually turn darker and his expression turned unfriendly, she became frightened and began to make excuses and talk nonsense.

"I'm serious, don't let your mind wander. I can let my sister-in-law act out the love story of a blind man, a mute and a blind man, blind and deaf, wow, wow, it's so romantic just thinking about it."

Lu Yuan said with a fake smile: "Since you like romance so much, then you can continue to be romantic with the BMW."

"Ah, no, brother, I was wrong, really wrong."

"You are a great man who does not bear grudges. Just now, the nerve endings in my hand deceived me. It is fine now and it does not hurt at all. I will give it to you right away."

The 4G era is approaching.

The future will be dominated by mobile devices. This is the market development trend and the consensus in the industry.

After deciding to invest in the video network, after careful consideration, Lu Yuan planned to find a mobile phone manufacturer to bundle it with.

When he was still a shareholder of iQiyi, he noticed a phenomenon.

Among the registered users of video websites, the vast majority are young users in their twenties, and among these young users, the proportion of female users is quite significant.

The male-female ratio is roughly 4:6.

This seems to further verify the inference he and his second uncle made a few years ago, that the future film and television entertainment market will be deeply centered around the female consumer group.

So, which brand of mobile phone on the market accurately targets female users?
It is not Xiaomi, which pursues cost-effectiveness, nor Huawei, Gionee, Meizu, or Lenovo.
Instead, they are two mobile phone manufacturers incubated by BBK, Vivo and OPPO.

These two brands focus on offline sales and celebrity endorsements, closely targeting the female group. The focus of their mobile phones is on music, photography, and appearance, so they are highly popular among female users.

Lu Yuan is the full-line brand spokesperson for Vivo, and his endorsement fee is 2 million yuan for five years.

When he signed the contract in April, he teamed up with Liu Shishi to shoot a series of advertising blockbusters for the Vivo X11, which will be released in November.

According to Vivo Chairman Shen Wei, this is the world's thinnest smartphone and the world's first smartphone with a built-in Hi-Fi-grade professional audio chip.

Lu Yuan didn't know much about the technical details, but it was obvious that Vivo's quality control was good and it planned to focus on the music phone field, mainly targeting the female market.

This overlaps to a certain extent with the user group of video websites, or in other words, these people are all potential users.

Based on this, when the matter of iQiyi shares was settled, Lu Yuan first went to Shanghai to meet with PPS leaders Zhang Hongyu, Xu Weifeng and others.

Immediately afterwards, he flew to Guangdong and headed straight to Vivo headquarters.

(End of this chapter)