Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 130 The Choice Is Mine (44)

This year's Hundred Flowers Awards...

There was little media coverage, and very little discussion on Weibo...

Only Shen Yan and Liu Shishi jointly winning the Best Newcomer Award caused some discussion!

After all, they are both top-tier on Weibo.

But it’s only for the two of them!
Several other awards, such as "Founding of a Republic" won the Best Picture Award, Feng Xiaogang won the Best Director Award for two consecutive years with "If You Are the One" - the previous one was "Assembly", Chen Kun was crowned the emperor, and Zhao Yanzi was crowned the queen.

These most important awards are completely consistent with previous rumors and media predictions...

No one cares...

It’s not as good as #Shen Yan thanks Li Bingbing#’s acceptance speech!

……

The crew of "Lotus Tower" specially held a small celebration for Shen Yan and Shi Shi...

After all, they won awards!

Shen Yan felt that they just wanted to find an excuse to have a meal together.

The "Lotus Tower" crew had ample funds. Huace Films successfully went public, becoming the first TV drama company to break its IPO price on its first day: Huace Film & TV's opening price was 101 yuan, a 68% increase from its 48.5 yuan IPO price. At the time, there were fewer than 10 "hundred-yuan stocks" in the A-share market.
There was not much fluctuation. Huace's stock price reached a high of 110 yuan on the first day and a low of 100 yuan. Huace Film & TV finally closed at 107.8 yuan, with a 58.5% increase, ranking first among the four new stocks that day.

The market value is close to 58 billion!
Don’t think 58 billion is too little. During the same period, Emperor Entertainment Group, which was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, had a market capitalization of only HK$18 billion, and Orange Sky Golden Harvest had a market capitalization of only HK$13 billion.

Huace is indeed impressive. After going public, it doubled its annual output and acquired Croton Media...

In short, they are rich.

The crew of "Lotus Tower" is not short of money.

Zhao Yifang also came to join the celebration.

After a few rounds of drinking, she asked Shen Yan, "Have you registered for the Golden Horse Awards?"

“…I guess there were applications, but they were only nominated for Best Screenplay.”

"Too."

After all, "Architecture Basics" is an urban romance film, and it's a mainland film. Giving it a Best Screenplay nomination...

It can also show the broad-mindedness of the Golden Horse Awards!
Back then, both "Crazy Stone" and "Crazy Racing" were nominated for screenwriting awards... The former won, while the latter lost to "Can't Live Without You"...

Zhao Yifang then asked, "I heard you have a new script?"

Shen Yan was puzzled: "...Which one are you talking about?"

“…a time-travel drama!”

"Yes," Shen Yan nodded in agreement, "'Love Through the Millennium'...is currently seeking investment!"

"We at Huace can invest!"

"I've already found Mr. Liang Shengquan, the director of that play..."

Zhao Yifang was confused: "...So what?"

"'Love Through the Millennium' is, in a sense, a period drama," Shen Yan explained simply, "Teacher Liang Shengquan is considered a director under Tangren... I brought him in without Tangren's consent..."

Zhao Yifang laughed: "So, Cai Yinong banned you?"

"...It can't be called a ban, it's just a small misunderstanding that can't be solved..."

"Then why don't you cooperate with the Tang people?"

“Tangren’s creative philosophy is different from mine…”

Actually, it was Tangren who wanted to take control of the production, but Shen Yan and Ji Xiang were not happy about it either...

This thing is definitely not something we can discuss!
"Ji Xiang told me about this. We at Huace can invest half..." Zhao Yifang noticed Shen Yan's expression and immediately added, "You guys can decide on the specific filming... We can also help with the distribution!"

“…I need to think about this…”

"Of course," Zhao Yifang smiled, then went to find Shi Shi with a glass of wine...

She is very optimistic about Shi Shi...

Even above Shen Yan.

After all, Shen Yan is more of a partner, while Shi Shi is the boss!
…Two days later, Ji Xiang rushed over and said, “iQiyi is willing to invest 2000 million yuan, but the conditions are exclusive online broadcast rights, and you and Shi Shi will star in the lead roles!”

Shen Yan nodded: "Okay... plus Huace's 1000 million, we can start now!"

"Do you agree with Huace Investment?"

"Why don't you agree?"

Huace not only paid for it, but also helped with the distribution...

There is no reason to disagree!
Ji Xiang asked quietly, "...We're having such a big fight with Tangren, will it be easy for Shishi to get a date?"

"...Why not sign it? This play is specially prepared for Shi Shi!"

"But the artist of Shishi Sitangren... Cai Yinong is her boss!"

"So what? I'll give her a reward of 500 million."

"Love Through the Millennium" has 20 episodes and a salary of 500 million, which means 25 per episode...

This price is far higher than her market price.

Uh, the cost of 20 episodes of "Love Through the Millennium" was 3000 million...

In fact, if filming had started last year, 2000 million would have been more than enough...

This year, most workstations have seen price increases, with increases exceeding 50%. Actors’ salaries have also gone through the first round of increases – with online copyright prices skyrocketing, actors’ salaries will certainly have to follow suit!

Ji Xiang sighed: "Forget it, I'll go talk to her..."

"It's okay. Shi Shi isn't acting in 'Scarlet Heart' anyway... Tangren doesn't have any other dramas for the time being!"

"I heard that Cai Yinong originally wanted to find Jiang Yiyan, but was rejected. Then he tried to find Dong Jie, but was also rejected... Then he found Tang Yan!"

"…starring Tang Yan?"

"Um…"

Tsk tsk, I guess I can see Yang Mi tearing Tang Yan apart in advance...

Ji Xiang continued, "Are you sure we should do the new script you gave me ourselves?"

"You mean 'My Girlhood'?"

"right…"

"That's a youth campus film. The cost won't exceed 1000 million. Let's make it ourselves!"

Ji Xiang glanced at him and nodded: "Okay, then do it yourself!"

Do you agree?
Shen Yan couldn't help but ask back: "...Why don't you talk about circle culture this time?"

"It's a low-budget movie, so it won't have much of an impact, and we can hand over the distribution to Light Media or Wanda!"

“…You’re not going to cooperate with Huayi?”

Ji Xiang shook his head: "Hua Yi... is too domineering, and they won't treat us well."

"That's right. Huayi only takes on big projects now. I heard the set for 'New Shaolin Temple' cost 2000 million, and it was burned down in a fire?"

Reportedly, the investors behind "New Shaolin Temple" have invested heavily, rebuilding a 1:1 replica of the Shaolin Temple in Yongkang, Zhejiang. It's even larger and more impressive than the original, with the Vajra Buddha statues in the Main Hall and the Heavenly King Hall measuring 9.9 meters tall and weighing 10 tons.

Then, in order to shoot the scene of burning down the Shaolin Temple, director Chen Musheng simply burned it all down with fire, because he thought it was necessary for the plot and the audience would be very excited to see it.

Ji Xiang scratched his head. "Who knows how much it cost to build it... He said 2000 million, so it's 2000 million... Anyway, I feel like Huayi is so focused on real estate that they have no intention of making movies!"

"Huayi is going into real estate?"

"Well, they want to build a theme park—actually, they're just using the guise of cultural tourism to acquire land and build houses!"

Shen Yan was surprised: "...have they already started to act?"

Huayi is starting to develop into a movie so soon?

“…I don’t know, I haven’t been paying attention. I heard Sister Hua talk about it… She told me Wanda is making a movie!”

"Sister Hua? Is she connected to Wanda's people?"

"...Wanda's Brother Song initially planned to acquire Sister Hua's company, but Wanda looked down on this business..."

(End of this chapter)