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Chapter 495 Preparing for a Bountiful Harvest
The last time Ning Hao was so busy during the Lunar New Year was when "Miracle in Cell No. 7" was released. At that time, Ning Hao was completely unknown, and in order to make the film a box office hit, the director's credit had to be Du Qifeng's.

Ning Hao has only re-edited The Thieves, and China Film Group is already eager to put the title of director on him. Time has passed, and the past is like smoke. Meanwhile, He Daqi is busy again during the Chinese New Year, giving the impression that he is going back to the old ways.

After touring Beijing and Shanghai, He Daqi parted ways with his promotional team and, along with Sun Yizhen and several actors from Hong Kong, headed straight to South Korea.

After two days of promotional activities in South Korea, I went to Hong Kong to meet up with the promotional team. I then spent three days in Hong Kong and Macau before heading back to the mainland and starting to travel to different cities every day.

The festive reports of the Spring Festival and He Daqi's trending topics complemented each other. He Daqi didn't even bother to pretend, and directly dominated the trending topics for more than half a month.

Under these circumstances, The Thieves' box office soared like a rocket, astonishing everyone and prompting them to exclaim that a new era for Chinese-language films had arrived.

A new era has indeed arrived, but it's not their turn yet.

Others can't do what He Daqi did with ticket subsidies, because they spend more than double what He Daqi spent on ticketing platforms. He Daqi's ticket subsidies were the result of concessions from multiple parties, including cinemas, platforms, and even individual cinemas.

If others want to learn from He Daqi, first you have to persuade the platform, and then, like the three internet giants that established the ticketing platform at that time, organize people to negotiate cooperation with cinemas and theaters in various places.

Forget about persuading the platform; the total profit of a movie is limited, and there's simply not much profit to share with the ticketing platform.

You're not a shareholder of the platform, so why would the platform be willing to participate in large-scale promotional activities with you? At most, they might offer half-price tickets for a day or two or special lucky draws for tickets for 0.1 yuan, and the number of slots would be very limited. This is nothing compared to He Daqi's promotions that last for half a month, seven months, or even a whole month. So this first step alone is a challenge for a lot of people.

As for your idea of ​​setting up a new ticketing platform? Do you think those three internet giants are just sitting around doing nothing? Do you really think the shareholders behind these companies only collect dividends and do nothing?

So now everyone in the entertainment industry can only watch as He Daqi stirs up trouble without any restraint, hoping that he will stop his antics as soon as possible, because others also want to make a living.

Five hundred million, six hundred million... eight hundred million... one billion. As the box office of The Treasure Hunt continued to rise in China without end, He Daqi, carrying a suitcase, pushed open the gate of the manor villa.

He Daqi was in high spirits. Before flying back to Beijing, he even got a new haircut. His textured perm made him look like a young man just entering society. His smiling face was radiant and dazzling, which made Zhou Huimin, who rushed over to greet him, look at him again and again.

Actually, this roadshow wasn't tiring at all. He Daqi is a seasoned roadshow enthusiast and knows when to rest and when to work hard. The reason he used to be so tired after a roadshow was because he always liked to play games in his spare time, staying up late and playing games aimlessly. These bad habits were the biggest obstacle for He Daqi when doing roadshows.

Now his schedule is much more regular, he doesn't play games much anymore, and with the ability to fall asleep instantly in the simulation training space, this 20-day roadshow has become much easier.

"Where are the two Pikachus?"

As He Daqi entered the house, he changed his shoes while searching for his children. It was Saturday, and the two little ones shouldn't be at kindergarten, but He Daqi couldn't hear them playing around, so they were obviously not at home.

Zhou Huimin had seen enough of He Daqi's new look, and smiled as she kissed him on the cheek. When He Daqi asked about the children's whereabouts, she explained with a smile, "They were taken out by their grandparents. If I had known you would be back in the morning, I wouldn't have let them go out."

After saying that, she picked up He Daqi's suitcase, carried it towards the bedroom, and prepared to help him pack his clothes and belongings.

He Daqi is good in every way, except he doesn't like to pack. He has a habit of just crumpling up his clothes and piling them directly into his suitcase.

His gaze swept over Zhou Huimin's back for a moment, then He Daqi turned to look at the sofa. He felt lazy as soon as he got home. He didn't know if it was psychological, but his originally energetic state suddenly collapsed. He walked a few steps to the sofa and comfortably slumped on it.

I habitually pick up the remote, turn on the TV, listen but don't watch, and then happily take out my phone to check what new messages I've received.

Then a calendar notification on his phone, which had been clicked to remind him of something important, reminded him of his business.

He immediately made a phone call.

"Hey Lu Han, you're back in China, right? Remember to come to the company tomorrow morning..."

Before He Daqi could finish speaking, Lu Han interrupted him.

"Teacher He, I haven't gone back yet. After finishing filming Detective Chinatown with Director Ning, Director Xu directly called me to the Lost in Thailand crew. I'm currently making a cameo appearance on this set."

He Daqi clicked his tongue and said somewhat speechlessly, "Tell Xu Guangtou to finish filming your movie as soon as possible. Didn't I tell you before not to take any more roles? How did Xu Guangtou manage to drag you into it? Never mind, I'll call him and tell him. Time is tight and the task is heavy. We still have a global tour coming up."

He Daqi hung up the phone without giving Lu Han a chance to respond.

Then he dialed again, but not to Xu Guangtou, but to Zhang Jiashuai.

After all, Lu Han had caused some trouble, and he was afraid that Zhang Jiashuai would also be assigned to other jobs.

"Xiao Zhang, are you in China? What are you doing now?"

"Teacher He? I'm filming an endorsement commercial, just the last shot, almost done. Are you going to talk about the concert? The company has made time for me, I'm free for the next month."

"Okay, whenever you're free. I'll contact you when I'm ready, soon, maybe tomorrow or the day after."

Hearing that Zhang Jiashuai was fine, He Daqi hung up the phone and cursed Xu Guangtou under his breath. This guy really knows how to seize opportunities. He probably saw that Lu Han became a hit after Running Man started airing, and since he was also filming a movie in Bangkok, he directly took over Ning Hao's job and asked Lu Han to go there to ride on the coattails of his popularity.

He Daqi smacked his lips, opened his contacts but hadn't found Xu Guangtou's number yet, but Xu Guangtou called him first.

It turned out that when He Daqi called Lu Han, Xu Guangtou happened to be right next to Lu Han and heard everything clearly. After waiting for a while and not hearing He Daqi call him back, Xu Guangtou was afraid that He Daqi would misunderstand, so he hurriedly dialed He Daqi's number first.

We have to be fearless! He Daqi has gone to great lengths to boost the box office of The Treasure Hunt. Throughout February, apart from He Daqi, no one else has made much of a move. With such a powerful deterrent, Xu Guangtou wouldn't dare to provoke him.

"Mr. He, the company has told me about Lu Han's schedule. I can finish filming for him anytime. I happen to be filming here as well, and I heard that he suddenly had some free time, so I asked him to come and make a cameo appearance for a few days."

"...Then let him film for another day today and fly back tonight. Tell him to come to the company tomorrow afternoon and wait for him."

"Okay! I'll arrange it right away." After hanging up the phone this time, He Daqi didn't call anyone else. Instead, he casually sent a message to Zhang Jiashuai via QQ, asking him to come to the company tomorrow afternoon.

After investing so much resources and effort into these two, creating two top-tier young idols over two years, it's finally time to reap the rewards.

I put my phone on the table, closed my eyes and listened to the sounds coming from the TV, but my mind wasn't on it; I was thinking about the upcoming concert.

A fragrant breeze wafted over, and then he felt a delicate hand groping his face. He opened his eyes and saw Zhou Huimin smilingly squatting by the sofa, her face very close to his.

As if one hand wasn't enough, Zhou Huimin quickly placed her other hand on He Daqi's face, pinching and touching it as if she were playing with her priceless collection.

"I overheard you on the phone saying you were going back to the company tomorrow?"

"Ah."

"Don't overwork yourself. You never used to work on weekends." Zhou Huimin said, burying her head in He Daqi's chest, and slowly sliding her hand down He Daqi's face to draw circles on his chest.

"Don't worry, it's just a busy period, things will be fine after this." He Daqi had said this countless times, and he was even surprised when he finished. He had gotten so used to making excuses, was that really okay?
Have I become like this?

I was harmed by wine and women, and... no! It wasn't wine and women! Never mind what it was!

He Daqi suddenly stood up, supporting Zhou Huimin's head, which surprised Zhou Huimin. He Daqi then bent down, picked up Zhou Huimin, and quickly walked towards the bedroom without saying a word.

"What are you doing in broad daylight?" Zhou Huimin realized what was going on, and with a grin, she put her arm around He Daqi's neck, pressed her face against his collarbone, and whispered the question.

"Correct."

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Ya Yue is now much more invested in He Daqi's global tour than He Daqi himself.

It's called a global tour, but as everyone knows, it only holds one or two shows abroad, with the main destination being China.

When He Daqi and his company department were planning and preparing for the trip to Asia, the higher-ups didn't ask any questions, thinking that preparing the domestic itinerary was enough.

Unexpectedly, He Daqi's global tour is truly global, starting with three shows in the United States, two in South Korea, one in Japan, one in Bangkok, and even two in India.

The assumption that there would be most domestic matches proved to be a miscalculation by the Asian and Vietnamese teams. There were only five domestic matches: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Sichuan, and Hong Kong.

"You should have said so earlier! If you had said you were going to expand into overseas markets, we could have arranged for more celebrities to accompany you and get some exposure!"

Wang Jinghua sighed with regret.

Ever since He Daqi complained about Liu Ying and Wang Jinghua once, saying that they always inquired about the project he was preparing, Wang Jinghua and the others haven't asked about He Daqi's project for a long time. They would only inquire about the process and fill in any gaps when He Daqi's preparations were almost complete.

Unexpectedly, He Daqi went all out this time, a real global tour. If we had known, we would have let He Daqi take a few more people with him to test the market. Maybe one of the artists would have gotten lucky and become popular overseas.

Now it seems that He Daqi only planned to take Lu Han and Zhang Jiashuai out, not to mention how much Liu Ying and the others regret it now.

"It's okay, I'll bring others next time. This time, I mainly thought that Lu Han and Zhang Jiashuai could sing my songs, and the new song is also a collaboration with them, so I specially brought them along." No one believed He Daqi's excuse, but no one was willing to argue with him.

Liu Ying sighed as if she had lost three cents, just like Wang Jinghua: "Sigh... you could have at least taken those five girls, Yonghui and Qiming, out for a stroll while you were at it!"

After complaining, she didn't want to waste any more time arguing with He Daqi. She turned around and pulled Wang Jinghua and Wu Nannan to take a good look at how the company's event planning department had prepared the itinerary with He Daqi.

They knew that entertainment companies in the United States had been inviting He Daqi to hold concerts there, and they also knew a little about Chairman Lee in South Korea.

They weren't quite sure how the preparations were made in Japan, India, and Bangkok, so they wanted to see the specific procedures.

Once Liu Ying and the others had lost their attention, Lu Han and Zhang Jiashuai, who had been quietly pretending to be invisible, breathed a sigh of relief. They exchanged a glance behind He Daqi, their joy barely concealed. They both knew they had struck gold this time; such an opportunity was something others would covet but never get, yet He Daqi had directly arranged it for them.

We need to work really hard! Otherwise, we'll be letting down Teacher He who has been providing so many resources!

These two handsome young men are now trying to portray themselves as cattle and horses, afraid that they won't earn enough money in the future and that He Daqi will feel cheated. They plan to take on endorsements and commercial performances like crazy after they finish the world tour. As long as the price is right, they will arrange all kinds of acting opportunities from the beginning of the year to the end of the year.

As the two were silently planning to serve their country with utmost loyalty, He Daqi interrupted their thoughts.

"Have you two mastered my song?"

"You've mastered it!" X2
"That's fine. After this tour, you can arrange your own work and decide which projects to take, or you can let Sister Hua arrange them. This time, I'm taking you two out to get some exposure, so when you come back, your status will be stable at the top. Remember to post more screenshots of our concert collaborations online after you come back, and say good things about me to your fans."

Hearing He Daqi say this, Lu Han and Zhang Jiashuai, although they didn't know exactly what he was thinking, still hurriedly began to respond to him.

“Teacher He, my fans are very grateful to you. They all know that it was you who gave me the opportunity, otherwise I wouldn’t have such good resources.”

"Teacher He, my fans are the same. Besides you, you are my favorite. Even now, my fans are still posting screenshots of my performance as the lead singer at your concert every day on Tieba and Yabo.com."

He Daqi simply hummed in response and didn't say anything more. What he wanted was this kind of goodwill that extended to Lu Han and Zhang Jiashuai. This grand global tour was designed to maximize the goodwill that Lu Han and Zhang Jiashuai's fans had for him.

(End of this chapter)