Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 251 Red!

Many people within the company were opposed to Li Qiutang helping Huang Xiaoming out.

It goes without saying how valuable "In Time" is.

To put it bluntly, with Li Qiutang's current status, it is really embarrassing for her to take on a movie that has been suspended midway.

One month into the filming, not much was shot when the director and the leading actress had an affair. The investor's ex-wife found out, withdrew her investment, and beat the director into the hospital.

This is already considered an industry scandal. 90% of such movies have failed, and Xiao Ming is bound to lose money by paying for it.

But many things cannot be viewed solely from the perspective of commercial interests. Huang Xiaoming's character is well-known in the circle, and many senior executives of Qiu Tian are also familiar with him.

Nowadays, it is very difficult to help friends who come to you for help when they are in trouble.

Li Qiutang didn't think so much about it. Just like when Zhang Meng asked Qiu Tian for investment, Li Qiutang knew that "The Piano in a Factory" would lose money, but he still gave the money.

The company only said a few words to Li Qiutang, advising him to be cautious. But Li Qiutang said: "Everything depends on human effort. If you are so cautious, then don't do anything. When the project of "In Time" was launched, a lot of people advised me not to shoot it, but now it is still being done. So according to what you said, I will not shoot movies after "In Time".

"No one knows what the movie will turn out like, and I can't guarantee that I won't make a bad movie in the future."

Li Qiutang is the boss and he has the final say, but he should also try to avoid being the only one who has the final say. If there is anything, just discuss it with the company. Otherwise, why would you spend money to hire someone to do it?

"Ordinary Man" is Huang Xiaoming's first movie with a leading role - it's surprising, right? The number one young actor in mainland China is only now playing the leading role in a movie.

This is also the transformational work that Huang Xiaoming is looking forward to. If not, he would not pay out of his own pocket to fill the hole.

Especially after seeing the hit of "Let the Bullets Fly", he felt that this kind of dirty bandit movie would be accepted by the market.

But Li Qiutang told Huang Xiaoming: "I can't make Let the Bullets Fly, and your script is not as good as Let the Bullets Fly."

Huang Xiaoming certainly didn't expect Li Qiutang to be able to turn "The Common Man" into "Let the Bullets Fly" or to film himself into Zhang Mazi.

But since the stall was handed over to Li Qiutang, Huang Xiaoming could only trust him. If he couldn't even trust the Golden Globe Award for Best Director, Huang Xiaoming really didn't know who else he could trust.

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In the middle of the month, Autumn Pictures completed a financing negotiation that lasted for half a year. The valuation of Autumn Pictures was 5.57 million. In this round of financing, its parent company, Xiangjiang Haitang International, sold 14.36% of its shares and raised 8000 million. The investment was led by Hengdian Film and Television, and followed by two other foundations with banking backgrounds.

This should be more of a matter for the financial and business circles, but Autumn Pictures' financing has made many people in the entertainment industry jealous.

They don't understand finance, but they know that Autumn Pictures and Haitang International are both owned by Li Qiutang. Some people with good intentions estimate that the valuation of Autumn Pictures, which was established just two years ago, is as high as 5 million, of which nearly 3 million belongs to Li Qiutang.

Li Qiutang should be the director with the highest net worth in the entertainment industry now.

Even Feng Xiaogang is not necessarily richer than him.

But Li Qiutang doesn't care how much money she has. She's not pretending, but she was happy 1000 times more after earning 1 million. After 10 million, Li Qiutang didn't feel anything anymore, because she couldn't spend it all anyway.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t be able to start a business.

After the completion of the A round of financing, with the great performance of "In Time" and "Temptation to Go Home", the company is bound to usher in rapid development, and Boss Li began to fulfill the promise he had made for his employees.

Equity incentive system. Implementing equity incentives during a company's rapid development period can bring rich returns to employees and make it easier to gain their trust.

But Li Qiutang also said: "Our incentive is not egalitarian, where everyone gets a share, nor is it simply that old employees get more and new employees get less. We will establish a systematic and complete equity distribution system. This process will be a little long, but please be patient. What I said and the promises I made to everyone will be fulfilled."

The equity incentive implemented by Boss Li has been very popular within the company.

It was also very smooth for professional institutions to enter the company to conduct research.

Li Qiutang implemented equity incentives at this time to benefit employees on the one hand and to attract talents on the other.

Li Qiutang happened to be in the company, and the administrative personnel found him and asked him to rent an office building.

"We have 127 people now, which is a bit crowded. This building can accommodate 150 people at most. If the recruitment goes smoothly, we will be full in two months."

Another issue that is difficult to mention is that with more than a hundred people crowded in a commercial villa, going to the toilet has become a big problem.

Li Qiutang was in a very good mood during this period and readily agreed: "It's no problem to rent a new office. I'll go and see it in a few days. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

The popularity of "In Time" has just faded, and Autumn Pictures and Guangxian Pictures struck while the iron was hot, announcing that Liu Yifei's new film "The Beauty Inside" will be released on April 4, during the Qingming Festival holiday.

If I'm not mistaken, "The Beauty Inside" is also Liu Yifei's first movie in which she plays a leading role. In all her previous movies, she was not the main female lead, and she was not the biggest selling point.

"The Beauty Inside" has a low budget and is not likely to be released during the summer vacation, so it is a good choice to release it in the relatively quiet April.

The release date announcement of "The Beauty Inside" made Liu Yifei's fans very happy. With two movies in a row, when have fans ever had such a treatment?

It’s great that my sister is working so hard on her career.

Of course, disputes are inevitable.

Many people said that the fact that Liu Yifei starred in two movies in a row just shows that she is not favored: "She just finished a big movie, and then she starred in a low-budget romance movie. It's because Qiu Tian and Guang Xian knew that Liu Yifei can't make it, so they wanted to take advantage of the popularity of "In Time" to quickly release the movie and reap the box office."

Some people also believe that the release of "The Beauty Inside" means that Liu Yifei's resources have been downgraded.

"How can someone take on such a job? After starring in a big movie directed by a famous director, he then stars in a low-budget romance movie. Isn't this just lowering your status?"

Fairy fans certainly have ample reasons to refute these claims.

"Market opportunities are rare nowadays. Sissi is young, and there are not many roles suitable for her. It's good enough to play the ones she can." This is considered to be relatively sensible.

There are also trolls among the fans of Liu Yifei: "Why are you pretending to be neutral! It's better for Sissi to play the leading role in a movie than for you to be in a TV drama! Will the directors pay attention to you when you go for an audition? You are complaining about sour grapes and saying that In Time is just a vase with borders. If you have the ability, go and play the leading role in a movie worth 6 million!" "In Time" made the fans of Liu Yifei very brave. After two years of silence, her return has been so loud.

But the fans don’t know that their idol is more popular than they think.

Liu Yifei has now received invitations to star in three films.

One is from Starlight International, "The Legend of the Hongmen Feast"; one is from Guangxian Pictures, "The Four"; and one is from Changchun Film Studio, "The Palace of the Golden Phoenix". All of them are blockbusters and all of them star female protagonists.

Liu Yifei was a little dazzled by the choices.

(End of this chapter)