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Chapter 356 Wang Baoqiang raises the price? Weibo listing (please subscribe!)
"Zhang Ziyi sent her best wishes to her boyfriend Sa Beiling on his first hosting of the Spring Festival Gala on Weibo."

"Singer Wang Feng made a mistake while singing "I Love You China" last night."

"The Happy Twist team produced two works for this year's Spring Festival Gala, but the sketch king Zhao Benshan was absent."

"The 63rd Berlin International Film Festival coincides with the Chinese New Year this year. Wang Jiawei led the entire creative staff of The Grandmaster to greet the people of the country at the Berlin Film Palace."

"The Grandmaster was selected as the opening film of this year's Berlin Film Festival..."

Bona did not miss any opportunity to promote the film, because Fatty Yu did not think that "The Grandmaster" would definitely lose to Chen Dong's "Comet" at the box office.

Chen Dong did nothing. Apart from his confidence in "Comet", his wife was pregnant with their second child. During the Spring Festival, many relatives and friends came to visit him every day, and he, as the host, was extremely busy.

This situation continued as Dongcheng Pictures resumed work. Chen Dong sneaked back to the company and he finally had some peace and quiet.

On the first day of resuming work, Lu Yang and Han Jianu handed the script of "Lost in Hong Kong" to Chen Dong, which surprised him.

“Your effect is so high?”

"It's all thanks to Junior Sister Han. I'm just a bystander."

"Of course I know it's Junior Sister Han's credit. Don't I know how knowledgeable you are, Lu Yang?"

Seeing the two men being polite to each other, Chen Dong joked with Lu Yang.

Chen Dong quickly finished reading the script. Since he provided the inspiration, the framework of "Lost in Hong Kong" can still be seen, but a lot of the content that filled the framework was completely new.

In general, it has some innovations but also some flaws.

Chen Dong put the script down. Seeing that both of them were eagerly waiting for his comments, he slowly picked up the teacup in front of him and moistened his throat before he opened his mouth to give a word of praise.

"Not bad, the story is solid, the main and side plots are clear, and most importantly, it doesn't get away from the word 'awkward'."

Han Jianu looked very happy when she heard Chen Dong give such a high evaluation.

Because as Lu Yang said, most of the content of this book was completed by her, and in order to complete it in such a short time, she has been locking herself in the study this year, even thinking about the plot on New Year's Eve, putting in a lot of effort, and of course she is most eager to be recognized.

Chen Dong waited until she was happy before pointing out some flaws and personal opinions based on his own experience.

Han Jianu was assigned the job of screenwriter, and Lu Yang was also busy. He planned to start filming in March or April at the latest.

Because it is a series, some supporting roles can be replaced, but he does not plan to change the leading actor, so this needs to be communicated in advance to avoid the actor having no schedule during filming.

What Lu Yang never expected was that the most honest person, the one least likely to cause trouble, actually caused trouble.

What happened was that he asked someone to contact the agents of several leading actors. There was no problem with Xu Zheng and Huang Bo, but when it was Wang Baoqiang's turn, his agent Song initially said that there was a schedule conflict and he needed to communicate with the other side.

It is very normal for celebrities to have schedule conflicts, especially for a popular first-line actor, so Lu Yang did not doubt it.

But after waiting for a day, he asked someone to contact Wang Baoqiang's agent again, and the other party actually proposed to exchange Wang Baoqiang's film remuneration for investment shares.

With the foundation of the two successful films "Lost in Journey" and "Lost in Thailand", the box office of the third film "Lost in Hong Kong" will not be too bad even if it is worse.

How many film companies cannot get the investment share of this movie even if they pay a premium? As an agent, why do you want to exchange your salary for investment?
Do you really think that your own crew will not be complete without your actors?
Lu Yang was successfully angered by Wang Baoqiang's agent's attitude of raising the price.

The consequence of being angry is that he will not bargain with the other party at all, but plans to change people directly.

When this happened, Chen Dong had already packed his luggage and left China and flew to Nasdaq on a flight chartered by Weibo, along with Weibo shareholders including Wang Changtian and Ye Ning, as well as management including Cao Guowei and Fang Xinguo.

Therefore, he didn't know that such a thing would happen with the lead actor in Lu Yang's "Lost in Hong Kong".

In fact, not to mention Chen Dong, even the person involved, Wang Baoqiang, was kept in the dark.

Yesterday, Wang Baoqiang's agent Song Jiji received a call from the "Lost in Hong Kong" crew. Because there was indeed a conflict with Wang Baoqiang's work schedule, he said that communication was needed.

But the communication was not with Wang Baoqiang himself, nor with the crew who had schedule conflicts, but with the company.

That is the artist management company separated from Huayi.

In fact, although Huayi is a large company with a huge business and is known as the number one private film and television company, it also covets the investment share of "Lost in Hong Kong".

However, both Mr. Wangs knew that it was almost impossible to get Chen Dong to share this big cake by normal means.

So Mr. Wang suggested making a request in the name of Wang Baoqiang - that is, to convert his film remuneration into investment shares.

In Mr. Wang’s opinion, the reason why the first two囧 series were so successful was that Wang Baoqiang played an irreplaceable role, if not a great one.

Therefore, he believes that Dongcheng Pictures should compromise.

And even if we take a step back and say that Dong Cheng does not agree this time, he can still push all the responsibility onto the people below him, such as Wang Baoqiang's agent, so that the two brothers and Chen Dong will not fall out.

Song Jiji is also a smart man. He knows that he is being used as a knife by the two Mr. Wangs, but he is not unhappy at all. He is even happy to do so, because being able to be a knife for the leaders is also an opportunity.

As for the damage this would cause to Wang Baoqiang's reputation, Song Jiji did not feel any psychological burden at all. After all, he almost exposed someone's wife... ahem...

……

"On the morning of the 18th, Weibo, with a market value of US$35 billion, rang the bell on the Nasdaq with an issue price of US$17."

"Shocking! Director Chen Dong actually owns 24.2% of Weibo, nearly a quarter of the shares."

"I didn't understand why Director Chen didn't allow Dongcheng Pictures to go public before, but now I think I understand."

"Counting the market value of Dongcheng Pictures, Director Chen should be worth tens of billions, right?"

"He's probably not even close to 10 billion. After all, it's hard to calculate Dongcheng Pictures' market value since it's not listed. The numbers online are sometimes high and sometimes low, so who knows if they're true or not. But I think that Forbes celebrity list is so useless. They actually calculated Director Chen's net worth so low."

"Didn't Director Chen say he also has shares in a US film and television company? Does anyone know exactly how much?"

"I don't know. Director Chen has never revealed it..."

……

Nasdaq.

At this time, the people who came from China to witness Weibo's IPO were holding a celebration banquet.

Everyone is full of confidence in the opening price three days later, believing that it will definitely rise and the increase will not be too low.

But not everyone will stay here until the opening. In fact, many people will take tomorrow's flight back home.

Chen Dong is an exception. He will neither stay nor return to China with the main group. Instead, he will go to Hollywood to attend the upcoming Academy Awards ceremony.

"Director Chen, I'd like to toast you again and wish you a fruitful trip to Hollywood."

"Yes, yes, yes, we should all toast to Director Chen and wish that his movie Comet will overcome all obstacles and win the Oscar."

Chen Dong was already a little tipsy at this time and didn't want to drink anymore, but seeing that everyone had set the mood to this point, it would be too disappointing to refuse, so he raised his glass, stood up, accepted the blessing and said: "Then I'll borrow your good wishes, haha!" After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

Just then, his cell phone rang.

Chen Dong was just wondering what excuse he could come up with to avoid drinking, and when the opportunity came to him, he naturally grabbed it.

"You guys drink first, I'm going to answer a phone call." "It must be my wife coming to check on me, haha..."

Faced with everyone's teasing, Chen Dong just smiled and did not explain.

However, this call was not made by Liu Yifei.

It's Lu Yang.

"what's up?"

"Director Chen, I hope I didn't disturb you."

"Don't bother me, your call is just in time."

Chen Dong took a puff of cigarette facing the breeze on the balcony, but since he didn't smoke normally and only liked to light one after drinking, he didn't have much experience, and this puff made him choke for a long time.

"Cough... cough cough... I choked on the smoke, cough cough, it's okay, Lu Yang, what do you want me to do? Tell me."

"…It's like this, I want to replace Wang Baoqiang."

"Replace Wang Baoqiang?"

Although Chen Dong was a little drunk, his mind was still clear.

In his opinion, although Wang Baoqiang is not irreplaceable for "Lost in Hong Kong", he is undoubtedly the best choice.

But Chen Dong also believed that Lu Yang would not speak without a purpose, so he wanted to hear his reasons.

"why?"

Lu Yang had naturally prepared to answer this question a long time ago. He did not exaggerate and described the situation to Chen Dong exactly as it happened.

Chen Dong listened to Lu Yang's statement quietly for more than ten seconds before speaking again: "In my impression, Wang Baoqiang is not that kind of person."

Lu Yang on the phone also echoed: "That's not my impression, but Director Chen, people change. Besides, you can only know a person's face but not his heart."

At this moment, Chen Dong was a little drunk, and his thinking became a little slow. He didn't want to think about this problem anymore, so he said directly to Lu Yang: "You can handle this matter yourself... By the way, if it is convenient, it is best to contact Wang Baoqiang directly and see what he says."

The reason why Chen Dong added the latter sentence was because Wang Baoqiang left a very high impression on Chen Dong. Subconsciously, he didn't think that Wang Baoqiang would do such a thing as raising the price.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Dong felt his fingers burning and he became more sober. He also noticed that the cigarette he lit had burned to the butt, and he only took a puff, but the key point was that he was choked for a long time.

Throwing away the cigarette butt, Chen Dong gestured to a bodyguard who had been waiting on the side, and the latter immediately walked forward.

"Director Chen."

"Well, help me to the room to rest."

At the same time, he said to another bodyguard, "Please go to the banquet hall and say hello to Mr. Cao and the others on my behalf. Tell them that I am not feeling well and will be going back to the hotel to rest first."

"Okay, Director Chen."

Chen Dong returned to the hotel, washed up quickly and prepared to rest, but the phone rang again. He picked it up and saw that it was indeed his wife calling this time.

"Wife..."

"you've been drinking."

"Well, I drank a little."

"That's nothing..." Liu Yifei wanted to complain, but seeing her man trying to stay strong in the video, she still felt distressed. She swallowed the harsh words that were on the tip of her tongue and instead advised him to prepare a glass of water by the bed so that he could drink it when he was thirsty in the middle of the night.

"Also, go to bed early, husband."

"Okay, thank you for your concern, my wife." Chen Dong felt warm in his heart, and before hanging up the phone, he asked with concern: "The baby won't make a fuss today, right?"

"This one is very well behaved, not at all like the naughty one you had when you were pregnant with your eldest son."

"That's good. You should also pay more attention to rest."

After finishing, Chen Dong kissed the screen of his mobile phone, then put it down and fell into a deep sleep.

……

Dongcheng Pictures.

Lu Yang followed Chen Dong's reminder, found Wang Baoqiang's number, hesitated for a moment, and dialed it.

But the call was answered by Wang Baoqiang's wife, who told Lu Yang that Wang Baoqiang had gone out to do something and had left his phone at home.

"Director Lu, can I ask you what you want to talk to Baoqiang about? Or should I ask him to call you back when he comes back..."

It was naturally inconvenient for Lu Yang to tell Wang Baoqiang what he asked his wife, so he chose the latter.

But what he never expected was that after waiting for a long time, a whole day passed and he still didn't receive a call back from Wang Baoqiang.

This makes the misunderstanding even bigger.

Lu Yang no longer had any expectations for Wang Baoqiang as an actor.

As for the real reason why Wang Baoqiang didn't call Lu Yang back, it was because his wife had forgotten about the matter and had never informed him at all.

So until now, Wang Baoqiang is still kept in the dark and knows nothing.

……

Nasdaq.

An international airport.

Cao Guowei and others boarded the plane back to China, while Chen Dong flew to Los Angeles with his two bodyguards on the same day.

Chen Dong arrived in Los Angeles on February 2, four days before the Oscars ceremony.

After a day's rest, he showed up at Future Pictures. He heard that "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" was still being filmed at the Hollywood Studios in Los Angeles, where Chen Dong visited Leonardo last time. So, led by Alice, he went to the scene in person to express his condolences.

The heroine of this film is still Jennifer Lawrence, and the director is independent filmmaker Francis Lawrence.

Chen Dong spent a whole day on the set of "The Hunger Games 2" and was even featured in the Hollywood Entertainment Times.

"Chen, you didn't even contact me after you came to Hollywood."

"Leon, I just arrived and planned to visit you tomorrow. By the way, how did you know I came to Hollywood? Did Alice tell you?"

"No, it was the news in Los Angeles that told me. I also know that you went to the Hollywood Film and Television Base to visit the crew of "The Hunger Games 2" today, right?"

"That's right." Chen Dong smiled bitterly. He, the person involved, only now found out that he was on the news here.

I continued chatting with Leonardo for a few minutes, agreed on a time and place to meet tomorrow, and then ended the call.

(End of this chapter)