Entertainment, I just like making movies

August 24th.

Fang Ziheng ended the day's meeting and boarded a plane to Harbin.

Nowadays, Hengyu Media Group is completely on the right track. When making decisions on many projects, he, the chairman, no longer needs to personally check them. Instead, several major departments below have reviewed them.

After entering 2012, the group's size, scale, and valuation have reached a higher level, surpassing the three listed companies of Guangxian, Bona, and CTI, and only slightly behind the Huayi brothers with a market value of 58 billion.

Four major companies, Tengxun, Alibaba, Baidu, Wanda, and Baoli Group, as well as two international investment banks, Goldman Sachs and Sequoia, have offered Hengyu Media a valuation of 55 billion, seeking only 10% to 15% of the shares.

The heads of the strategic investment departments of several major enterprises visited Fang Ziheng as soon as possible after learning that Fang Ziheng had returned to the imperial capital.

Fang Zihengtong disappeared and asked Mo Xiangwan to come forward and send them away.

The valuation of 55 billion seems not low, but in fact investment banks are still trying to take advantage of Hengyu Media.

Under Hengyu, not counting the projects developed by the main business unit every year, the market value of Tudou Video alone exceeds 15 billion.

There are also Qidian Chinese Network, which is preparing to go public, as well as Hengyu Media’s Cash Milk and Hengyu Game Company. The size of these three companies alone is worth 40 to 50 billion.

Fang Ziheng is very clever and will not sell the company's shares at a low price.

Guangzhou, also a giant, has a total market value of just over 20 billion.

Because Huace mainly produces TV series, its stock price is even lower, only more than 16 billion.

Bona is not doing much better. The booming development of Chinese-language film and television cannot drive U.S. stocks. Yu Dong has privately mentioned more than once that he would withdraw his shares as soon as possible and list Bona operations in China.

Among other established film and television companies, Chengtian has already withdrawn from the front-line production field and changed its appearance to establish a theater chain.

On the contrary, Galloping Pony is interesting and gaining momentum, and has been hailed by many media as the fifth giant in the film and television industry.

At the end of last year, the TV series "Three Kingdoms" produced by Galloping Horse won multiple awards, and the movies "Golden Heist" and "Love to the End" also made money.

Li Ming took this opportunity to launch the last round of financing before listing. At that time, more than 40 institutions expressed their willingness to invest.

In the end, CCB International Cultural Industry Fund led the investment, and the financing amount reached 750 million yuan. The amount once exceeded the IPO funds raised by Huayi Brothers and Bona, becoming the largest financing in the Chinese film and television industry.

According to the agreement signed between Pony Galloping and CCB International Culture, Pony needs to complete its listing in December 2013.

Otherwise, CCB has the right to acquire the equity held by the three actual controllers of Pony Galloping at any time thereafter and in compliance with laws and regulations.

This gambling agreement has also become the biggest obstacle to the listing of Pony Galloping.

When Fang Ziheng heard the news, he couldn't help but complain a few words, scolding Li Ming for being stupid.

There is really no need to bet against capital!

Looking at the entire entertainment industry, among the gambling agreements, only Damimi won the bet and achieved a life-turning turn.

Other celebrity artists, including the great director Feng Pants, all ended in failure and had to sell themselves to pay off their debts.

The entertainment industry is not that easy to mess around with!

September 2nd.

Fang Ziheng received a senior in the industry in Mohe City, Greater Khingan Mountains.

This senior is none other than Zhao Benshan, Uncle Zhao, who is known as the king of sketches and has unparalleled national status.

Old Zhao Niu!

From a small city in Tieling, he stepped onto the Spring Festival Gala stage step by step, and eventually became famous all over the world and established a huge media empire.

His life was extremely exciting and full of legend.

In the hotel box.

The two of them had a big pot of stew and a few plates of side dishes, chatting and laughing while drinking.

Lao Zhao still has the same simple peasant style, has an extraordinary capacity for drinking, and refuses to refuse anyone who comes.

Originally, Fang Ziheng was planning to fly to Tieling to visit in person, but as soon as he got off the plane, he received a call from Lao Zhao.

Lao Zhao said that he was in Longjiang Province and asked Fang Ziheng to stop the trouble and come to Mohe City in person.

"Brother Fang, brother, I admire you!"

Old Zhao took a sip of wine, Fang Ziheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, and sighed: "You are an expert, I am not afraid to tell you the truth. In the past two years, I have been memorizing words. First, I lost my place in the Spring Festival Gala, and then Trapped and guarded in the northeast.

The apprentice Xiao Shenyang who was finally introduced can only make him keep a low profile and slow down the pace of his career. "

"If I didn't have some foundation in my hometown media, I wouldn't know how to feed the group of little cubs down there who are waiting for food."

Lao Zhao took advantage of the wine and told some half-truths and half-falsehoods.

Fang Ziheng smiled and said nothing, hearing the other party's hidden meaning.

Lao Zhao came here to seek cooperation!

As for what he said about being trapped in the Northeast, just listen to this, it's all nonsense.

Don't mention it, let's just say that Benshan Media founded by Lao Zhao is the leading cultural enterprise in the three northeastern provinces, with a scale of over 10 billion.

Benshan Media integrates performing arts, film and television, and art education, and is a large cultural industry group.

As early as 2004, this company was awarded the first batch of ‘Cultural Industry Demonstration Bases’ by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports.

In 2010, the "Liu Laogen Stage" became popular all over the country following Xiaoshenyang, and was jointly rated as one of the first batch of "National Cultural Tourism Key Projects" by the Ministry of Culture, Culture and Tourism and the Tourism Bureau!

Benshan Media itself has been rated as one of the “Top 30 National Cultural Enterprises” by the Propaganda Department for three consecutive years.

With such a behemoth family, Lao Zhao's life is leisurely. It is pure nonsense to say that he has to memorize words.

However, due to geographical reasons, Benshan Media has never been able to win over Shanhaiguan, and there is a big gap with film and television companies such as Hengyu, Huayi, and Guangxian.

Seeing that Fang Ziheng didn't answer, Lao Zhao secretly cursed the little fox and spoke again: "Brother Fang, I came here today to seek a favor from you!

Don’t worry, I understand your rules. For any project, there is a premium of 2 million soft sister coins for 1 point, right? "

"Uncle Zhao is joking, how can I ask for your premium? We can just cooperate normally!"

Speaking of this, Fang Ziheng could not continue to be reserved. If he continued to pretend not to understand, he would not give Lao Zhao face.

He picked up the hot wine pot, filled the two glasses of wine, and said boldly: "Let's do this. Uncle Zhao, you can choose an investment in the project that Hengyu will control next year. It can be in three categories: movies, TV series, and variety shows!"

"Okay, that's a good feeling!"

"Come on, brother Fang, I respect you for this cup!"

Lao Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up, and the folds on his face spread out because he was so happy, like a beautiful chrysanthemum.

He picked up the wine glass, pushed it over and clinked it with Fang Ziheng, then raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

"Brother Fang, don't worry. From now on when you come to the Northeast to film, just look for me, my brother. I'm still a bit thin on the ground in the Northeast."

After receiving a satisfactory answer, Lao Zhao was so excited to speak that his voice was a little higher.

Afterwards, Fang Ziheng made an introduction and found out that Lao Zhao chose to collaborate on a variety show.

It is controlled by Hengyu Media, Benshan Media participates in the investment, and Zai Laliao Provincial Television joins the partnership. The three parties jointly produce a variety show.

The variety show "Happy Comedian" aims to discover various comedy masters and comedians hidden among the people.

After dinner.

Lao Zhao was helped by an apprentice to rest.

Fang Ziheng returned to the room, first took a bath to sober up, and then sat down at the computer desk to check the situation of the film market in the past week.

Just like a public official must watch the news broadcast every day, as a film director, he will also pay attention to the box office data of movies released at the same time every week.

August 27 to September 2.

In the mainland film market, a total of 10 movies were released simultaneously.

Unsurprisingly, this week's championship and runner-up were once again snatched away by Hollywood movies.

The first place, "The Amazing Spider-Man", was released for seven days, with a total box office of 204 million.

The second place "Batman: The Dark Knight Rises" was released for seven days, with a total box office of 191 million.

The two movies competed for beauty and put all the domestic movies under their weight.

The third place is "Drug War", which was released for 15 days. It received 75.6 million this week and the total box office reached 485 million.

It is easy to break through 500 million, and there is great hope to break through 600 million.

Like last year's "Manslaughter 1", this year's "Drug War" was once again called the lone ranger of domestic films by the entertainment media, single-handedly carrying the banner of the August film market.

Ranked fourth is another Hollywood movie, "Prometheus", which was released yesterday.

It grossed 29.05 million on the first day, another 200 million Hollywood movie.

"Blissful" directed by Ning Hao ranked sixth. The film was released for 30 days and had a total box office of 679 million.

The movie will be released in another week, and there will be no hope of 700 million.

But Ning Hao was already satisfied. He called and said that he had to hold a celebration banquet for him.

Since the two blockbuster movies "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racer", Ning Hao has been quiet for four years.

First, "No Man's Land" was banned, which almost made him doubt his life.

The book "The Golden Robbery" that I finally saved was once again passed over by my bad friend Xu Zheng.

It can be said that the box office results of "Blissful Heart" are definitely a shot in the arm for Ning Hao.

Media reports on the Internet have also changed from ridiculing him as a fallen new director and the first person of the younger generation to a commercial director and a famous comedy director.

The other two investors of the film, Bona Yudong and LeTV Jia Yueting, both smiled crookedly.

Especially Jia Yueting, this guy has made a lot of money recently. LeTV Video invested in "Blissful Heart". After the movie became a hit, the news quickly spread to the secondary market.

Although the stock price of LeTV Video did not rise as much as Guangsheng Investment's "The Ex-Raiders", its total market value increased by more than 1 billion soft sister coins in one month.

Jia Yueting personally called to thank Fang Ziheng. Her attitude was respectful and friendly, and her words revealed a meaning.

Next year I will raise my hand and continue to lead him, old Jia Fei.

Fang Ziheng was vague on the phone and did not respond directly. Instead, he proposed to purchase the exclusive film and television rights of LeTV Video Storage.

joke.

There is no other benefit, just a ghost will show you Lao Jia.

When LeTV signs a film and television copyright agreement with Tudou, we can discuss next year's film project with him.

"Click!"

"Okay, this is over!"

"I announce that "The Great Wall" is officially finished!"

Mohe City is located at the foot of a mountain connecting the Daxinganling Mountains.

Fang Ziheng wore a thick down jacket and shouted at the top of his lungs with a small speaker.

"Oh yeah, it's finally done!"

“The director is awesome!”

"Haha, I have worked hard all year and it is finally bearing fruit~"

In the studio, countless happy voices sounded.

The staff cheered and everyone had excited smiles on their faces.

"The Great Wall" took almost two years from preparation, project establishment to start-up, and finally to completion today.

The crew put a lot of effort into this movie. Hundreds of people worked together to create a super blockbuster with Chinese characteristics.

That night, the entire crew held a grand finals dinner.

There were thirty-eight tables in the hotel banquet hall, and nearly 400 people gathered together.

Ning Ruoyi led the team back the day before yesterday, otherwise, the number of people attending the meeting tonight would exceed 1,200.

Fang Ziheng drank two drinks in a row, stood on the stool with a glowing face, and thanked the whole team loudly.

"Dear colleagues, you have worked hard. I, Fang Ziheng, am here to express my sincere feelings to you all. Let's eat well and drink well tonight. We will not go home until we are drunk!"

"You won't come home until you're drunk!"

"Come, come, let's toast the director together!"

"I wish "The Great Wall" a global hit and a huge box office!"

"cheers!"

The closing banquet lasted until 11pm.

Fang Ziheng couldn't hold it anymore after three glasses of wine. He ate a few bites of food, then returned to the room and fell asleep soundly with Da Tiantian's support.

He is too tired.

The filming of "The Great Wall" took far more energy than any of his previous films.

Regardless of the scene, lineup, or the number of people controlled by the crew, it is not comparable to "Tang Detective", "Four Famous Catchers", and "The Secret of the Dragon".

It can be said that after directing "The Great Wall", Fang Ziheng truly completed his transformation as a director.

Only by truly directing a costume or war blockbuster can you be considered a director and move towards the realm of masters.

Fang Ziheng is very lucky. He was baptized by a big cast and super blockbuster with an investment of US$300 million at a young age.

The next day.

A ray of autumn sunshine shines into the hotel's luxurious suite through the gap in the curtains, adding a touch of warmth and brightness.

Fang Ziheng turned over and swung his arms casually in his socket.

Snapped!

The slap came into close contact with a pile of delicate soft flesh.

"Who is it?"

Fang Ziheng muttered and pinched the soft flesh subconsciously.

Pinch and pinch, he gradually regained consciousness and opened his eyes suddenly.

"Tiantian..."

In his sight, Da Tiantian was lying on his side, his eyes closed, his eyelashes trembling.

Fang Ziheng leaned against the bed and slowly remembered the scene of him going upstairs after getting drunk last night.

At that time, Da Tiantian helped him into the room, put him on the bed, and helped cover him with the quilt.

Um..

When Da Tiantian was about to leave, he was grabbed by his pig's paw, and he refused to let him go.

"Damn it, I'll never drink that much again."

Fang Ziheng patted his forehead, lifted the quilt and looked inside. He was naked from the waist up, wearing only a pair of underpants.

Da Tiantian was wrapped in a bath towel, bending her slender body like a mermaid.

Fang Ziheng leaned down and asked softly to Da Tiantian, who was dozing, "Tiantian, I'm sorry for last night. I didn't do anything to you, did I?"

"What else do you want?"

Da Tiantian opened her eyes and stared at him with sullen eyes.

Can this person speak?

Do you still want to eat everything and refuse to admit it?

dare!

Da Tiantian's thoughts were racing, and he endured a little pain to push his body up, and said duplicity with a straight face: "Don't worry, I won't hold you responsible."

With that said, she lifted the quilt and was about to get out of bed, get dressed and leave.

Fang Ziheng was so spartan, he hugged the beauty, turned on the shameless mode, smiled and slapped her: "Look at you, why are you so anxious.

Tiantian, I have to criticize you a few words. What have we done? Whether it’s you or me, we have to be responsible for each other! "

"What? Do you want to eat everything and refuse to admit it?"

"you you.."

Da Tiantian was dumbfounded, staring at Fang Ziheng in disbelief with his big eyes.

She was just being reserved and wanted this guy to show her love first, but she didn't expect him to be so shameless.

At this moment, even though Da Tiantian was extremely well-educated, an unknown fire was rising in his heart.

"Get up, I want to get dressed!"

"It's only 9 o'clock now, I'm going to take a nap."

Fang Ziheng smiled slightly, seeing through Da Tiantian's reserved thoughts, and pushed her back to the bed with both hands.

"Tiantian, I was drunk last night."

"Who asked you to drink so much?"

"No, you didn't understand what I meant. What I meant was that I was drunk last night and I have no memory of many things. How about you help me recall them."

"Memory, how can I help you?"

"It's easy, let's do it again!"