Even after being reborn, you're still in the entertainment industry?

Chapter 171 Cannot be filmed!
At a high-level meeting of Ciwen Group in Yanjing.

At this moment, all the senior executives remained silent, and the atmosphere in the conference room was somewhat oppressive.

Only Qin Qianrong frowned, arguing forcefully in Sheng Yunxuan's defense:
"Since Sheng Yunxuan signed with the company, he has brought the company tens of millions in revenue."

"He's doing very well now and has become a well-known star. Moreover, he has both the looks and the acting skills, so why doesn't the company increase its resources and push him to an even higher position?"

At this time, Qin Qianrong was the vice president of Ciwen Oriental, managing Ciwen's artist affairs and bringing along many artists.

But for Qin Qianrong, Sheng Yunxuan was clearly different from others, as the first artist she personally signed!

She felt a natural affinity for Sheng Yunxuan, and even subconsciously regarded herself as Sheng Yunxuan's elder.

It was precisely because of their close relationship that she stood up for Sheng Yunxuan at the high-level meeting, completely siding with him...

However, Ciwen was also well aware of Shengyunxuan's value.

Needless to say, after his sudden rise to fame this year, the endorsement contract signed by Sheng Yunxuan brought the company more than ten million yuan in profit.

In addition to music album sales and ringtone revenue sharing, it is estimated that the revenue will also be in the tens of millions.

This kind of money-making speed is top-tier even in today's entertainment industry; only Jackie Chan and Jet Li can surpass him.

But why is Ciwen Company now unwilling to continue investing resources in Shengyunxuan?

There are two reasons!
One reason is that Sheng Yunxuan's current status is special, and the 6du.com website he founded is becoming increasingly valuable.

During this period, a second round of financing was launched, and Liudu.com's valuation has exceeded one billion yuan, which is much higher than Ciwen's market value!

Who knows when Sheng Yunxuan might suddenly decide he didn't want to work there anymore and would go back to being his big boss?
Even Qin Qianrong had worried about this issue before...

The second reason is even more practical.

Sheng Yunxuan and Ciwen signed a five-year contract, and now only one and a half years remain before it expires!

At this point, Ciwen is quite willing to offer benefits such as business resources. If Sheng Yunxuan wants to release a second album, Ciwen would also welcome it wholeheartedly.

After all, companies can make a profit from these things, so they are very willing to support them...

However, Ci Wen was clearly not too keen on the idea of ​​the company spending a lot of resources to help Sheng Yunxuan enter the film industry!

It often takes one or two years for a movie to go from project initiation to filming.

The company spends a lot of resources sending Sheng Yunxuan to film a movie, and as a result, you will have to leave the company.

The company can't get much of the profits, so who would be happy with that?
If you put yourself in their shoes, you really can't blame the Tzu-Wen executives for being so ruthless.

In business, nobody wants to do someone else's work for their own benefit!

Faced with Qin Qianrong's reasoned argument, the other executives remained silent, except for Ciwen's boss, Ma Zhongjun, who helplessly spoke up:

"It's not that we're using resources as a threat, but unless Sheng Yunxuan agrees to renew his contract, even if the company wants to give him a push out of consideration for the past, we can't!"

Ciwen's background is actually quite complicated, with such a powerful backer...

Although the management rights are still in Ma Zhongjun's hands, many things are not up to him alone, and he still has to give an explanation to his superiors!

Qin Qianrong was somewhat helpless upon hearing this.

Renewal?

Although Sheng Yunxuan didn't explicitly state his position, he had already started assembling his own team, leaving the company with no room to intervene.

It's obvious they want to start their own business, so how could they possibly renew the contract?

"And as you know, the company's foundation is still in the film and television industry. Sheng Yunxuan can participate in the projects the company is currently involved in, but the company really can't provide any film resources right now!"

Ma Zhongjun was very frank and spoke quite directly.

Ciwen also wanted to part ways amicably with Sheng Yunxuan.

Now, any resources the company has, whether it's commercial endorsements or TV drama resources, can be directly given to Sheng Yunxuan.

But Ciwen doesn't have any film projects on hand right now.

If you want to provide Sheng Yunxuan with film resources, you would have to spend a lot of your resources to help him get things done, which is obviously unlikely!

In response to Ma Zhongjun's words, Qin Qianrong said directly:
"No, the company still has resources... Seven Swords!"

Qin Qianrong's words left the senior executives present somewhat bewildered.

"Seven Swords? A TV series?"

"Movie!"

Ciwen acquired the rights to "Seven Swordsmen" and spearheaded the investment in the film and television series...

"Don't you know? The movie was already filmed a long time ago!"

The TV series has already finished filming, not to mention the movie.

The film was directed by Tsui Hark, and filming began in 02. It is now finished and ready for release.

Even if the company were willing, they couldn't possibly reshoot the entire film just for Sheng Yunxuan, could they?
Qin Qianrong would never have such a wild idea!

She shook her head and said in a deep voice:
"No, that's not it. 'Seven Swords' is about to be released. I heard that Berna is negotiating with the company for film distribution rights..."

Berna Films is based in mainland China and specializes in film distribution. However, this company has intricate connections with the Hong Kong film industry.

Films like "Infernal Affairs," "New Police Story," and "Rob-B-Hood" were all released in mainland China through the operation and distribution of Berna.

From God's perspective, the Hong Kong film industry is now in decline, its glory days long gone.

But those within it might not be aware of the situation. The film industry on Hong Kong Island remains prosperous, and many stars even dream of working there years later…

Qin Qianrong's intention was to exchange the distribution rights of "Seven Swords" for resources from the Hong Kong film industry from Berna!

It must be said that Qin Qianrong's idea was quite good.

Bernard's film distribution capabilities are not bad; in fact, they are among the best in the industry. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to distribute so many Hong Kong films.

It wouldn't be a problem for Ciwen to let Berna publish the book; it wouldn't require too much effort to help Sheng Yunxuan.

Bernard was very eager for the distribution rights to "Seven Swords," and some film resources were not a problem for Bernard, so he would certainly not refuse.

Sheng Yunxuan will have a great opportunity, and if he seizes it, he will be able to establish himself firmly in the film industry.

This is a win-win-win situation!
For a moment, Ma Zhongjun and a group of Tzu Wenh's senior executives were slightly tempted.

In fact, Qin Qianrong had already talked with Sheng Yunxuan before coming here today, and now she had some leverage to negotiate with the company!

Seeing Ma Zhongjun's thoughtful expression, Qin Qianrong quickly continued:
"It's unlikely that the contract will be renewed. After all, Sheng Yunxuan's development is too fast, and the company no longer has enough resources to support his growth."

"But perhaps the company and Sheng Yunxuan could change their cooperation model, for example, he could establish his own studio and then operate under the company's umbrella." "Both parties would continue their cooperation, with the studio operating independently and not requiring resources from the company. However, if Sheng Yunxuan obtains resources through the company, the company would still be able to receive a share of the profits!"

Sheng Yunxuan still cherishes old friendships; Ci Wen has always treated him quite well.

Since entering the industry, important resources such as "Against the Tide" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes" have all been provided by Ciwen.

If possible, he also hopes that both sides can continue to maintain a good cooperative relationship.

So when Qin Qianrong called him to talk, Sheng Yunxuan took the initiative to propose this cooperation model.

This celebrity studio model has been popular abroad for a long time, but celebrities in China still prefer to establish their own companies.

People like Fan Binbin and Huang Xiaoming, even though they are both signed with Huayi Brothers, are actually quite similar to Sheng Yunxuan in private; they have started to build teams and establish companies.

However, in reality, the celebrity studio model is clearly more suitable for the entertainment industry. In four or five years, most celebrities in the industry will be using this model to collaborate...

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhongjun and the other high-ranking officials present exchanged glances and silently discussed their opinions.

They hadn't done this kind of thing before, but they'd heard of it before. And Qin Qianrong was explaining it very clearly, so there was nothing they didn't understand.

The possibility of maintaining a relationship with Sheng Yunxuan was something that greatly appealed to the senior management of Ciwen.

Putting aside Sheng Yunxuan's current fame and astonishing wealth, Sheng Yunxuan also owns Liudu.com.

This is no ordinary website. After the hype surrounding Sheng Yunxuan's album release, those in Ciwen's upper management who are clear-headed have already realized its clever use in publicity and marketing...

Ma Zhongjun pondered for a moment, then said:

"The company needs time to consider this..."

Although the company doesn't need to contribute too much, it is still a company resource, so it should be considered.

Qin Qianrong nodded and stopped pressing the matter.

After all, if the company really disagreed, there was nothing she could do.

That's just how things are; if all else fails, you'll have to rely on yourself...

……

Sheng Yunxuan's filming in the "Investiture of the Gods" crew went quite smoothly.

It was already almost an ensemble piece, with so many characters appearing, and even though Sheng Yunxuan was the protagonist, he only had about twenty episodes of screen time.

In addition, Sheng Yunxuan was able to film almost all his scenes in one take, which significantly accelerated the filming progress.

After a leisurely month and a half of filming, Sheng Yunxuan announced that filming had wrapped up!

Before leaving the film crew, Fan Binbin even organized a wrap party for Sheng Yunxuan.

It's clear that she still harbors ulterior motives towards Sheng Yunxuan.

During his time on set, he kept coming over to stick close to Sheng Yunxuan.

Her motives were too impure... Well, okay, I should say her motives were too pure!

Unfortunately, Sheng Yunxuan kept her hanging on, acting like a gold digger, taking advantage of any opportunity but refusing to let her actually get what she wanted...

Seeing that Sheng Yunxuan was about to leave, she was really getting anxious.

After all, having missed this opportunity to work in the same production team, who knows when the two of them will meet again?
After the wrap party, Sheng Yunxuan prepared to return to the hotel. Fan Binbin gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, insisting on dragging Sheng Yunxuan to a second take.

She wasn't happy about going anywhere else, insisting that she had two bottles of fine wine in her hotel room and inviting Sheng Yunxuan over to try them, and also offering to teach her how to shoot short videos...

"Shoot a video?" Sheng Yunxuan's brows furrowed, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

Upon hearing this, Fan Binbin's lips twitched.

It was the same when we were on set; Sheng Yunxuan would only talk to me a little more when we talked about the Liudu.com account.

However, seeing that Sheng Yunxuan was interested, Fan Binbin didn't mind continuing to find excuses:
"Yes, making videos. My number of followers on 6du.com is far less than yours now, I need to learn from you!"

To be honest, she wasn't interested in making any short videos.

Because she hasn't yet adopted the right marketing strategy, she has a lot of haters and a very poor public image.

After opening a 6du.com account, the comment section below isn't very pleasant.

Seeing that he was being criticized, Fan Binbin naturally had little motivation to post videos on Liudu.com.

She only did it to please Sheng Yunxuan; otherwise, she wouldn't have done it...

Looking at the alluring and charming Fan Binbin in front of him, who had dressed up specially, Sheng Yunxuan smiled slightly and continued to ask:

"Do you have filming equipment over there?"

"Have!"

"OK then……"

Seeing that Sheng Yunxuan had finally agreed to let him go, Fan Binbin was immediately excited.

Sheng Yunxuan had always been indifferent to her, never giving her a chance.

They finally relented tonight! This is a golden opportunity; I absolutely cannot miss it…

When Fan Binbin took Sheng Yunxuan back, he was still plotting in his mind how to subtly seduce him and win him over in one fell swoop.

However, the development of events clearly exceeded her expectations.

After returning to the room, once Sheng Yunxuan had obtained Fan Binbin's filming equipment and confirmed that it was fully charged, the initiative completely fell into Sheng Yunxuan's hands.

Sheng Yunxuan, who had been suppressing and restraining himself on set for so long, finally took the initiative and started to make his move before Fan Binbin could even begin to use any methods.

The stark contrast between Sheng Yunxuan's behavior before and after was so striking that even Fan Binbin found it hard to believe, and subconsciously felt that something was amiss.

Unfortunately, once she started to have close contact with Sheng Yunxuan, the subtle yet alluring aura emanating from him made Fan Binbin fall into a state of infatuation and unable to extricate herself.

She finally opened her dazed eyes.

Looking at Sheng Yunxuan, Fan Binbin's confused state of mind suddenly cleared. She hurriedly covered her face with her hands, suppressing a moan, and said with a mixture of shame and annoyance:

"Ah... um, no, what are you doing? You can't film this..."

But Sheng Yunxuan's silence at this moment caused her, who had just regained some clarity, to become confused and disoriented once again.

Can't we film this?
If it weren't for taking this picture as evidence to control her, I wouldn't dare touch her.

……

(End of this chapter)