Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 179 Is Sister Binbin also like this?

"Cheng Xi, Nazha likes you too."

Cheng Xi listened to Nazha's serious words and smiled happily.

The two continued to whisper to each other for a while.

If mosquitoes weren't so annoying, I might have started the second paragraph.

Cheng Xi really couldn't imagine that being in the wild actually significantly enhanced their relationship.

So, it’s not only gentleness that can make people excited.

Humans are complex animals.

"Naza, is there anything you want to do?"

Cheng Xi suddenly wanted to know more about Nazha.

Nazha was a little slow to react when she suddenly heard Cheng Xi ask this question.

After thinking for a long time, she leaned into Cheng Xi's arms and whispered:
"I don't really have any big ideas. They told me I'm suitable to be an actor, so I came to Beijing Film Academy."

"After coming to Beijing Film Academy, I thought I should be an actor."

Having said this, Nazha raised her head and looked at Cheng Xi.

"But I, please don't laugh at me when I tell you this, Senior Brother."

"What I want more is to be with you and Senior Sister Reba. If I can have another dog, I will be satisfied."

“So, I think I’m very happy now.”

After hearing this, Cheng Xi thought, who would have thought that behind such a beautiful face, there is such a kind heart.

No wonder people used to say that Nazha has no ambition, is a stupid beauty, etc.

So he reached out and touched the silly beauty's head.

Nazha squinted her eyes as if she was enjoying it and said:

“Brother, compared to Sister Reba, am I stupid?”

"No, this is also a kind of cleverness."

"Then I always get caught playing Werewolf."

"You are Zhan Wuzha."

Being a warrior is actually not bad.

At least, life is not tiring.

If the two Rebas had the same personality, I guess we wouldn't get along like this.

The night grew deeper and the wind grew colder.

Cheng Xi found the coat thrown on the ground next to him and put it on Nazha.

Then he patted Nazha's butt and said:
"Let's go home."

Hearing the word "go home", Nazha happily took Cheng Xi's hand again.

After resting for a few days, Cheng Xi returned to the studio again.

Cheng Xi held up the landline phone and said:
"Let Wentao come in for a moment."

Unexpectedly, after a while, it was Deng Jie who came in.

Yes, Li Wentao has already gone to the new company.

Deng Jie is in charge of the studio now.

But I am used to calling him Wentao.

"This is the first time I've called you wrong."

"Boss, the third time."

Deng Jie replied promptly, and it seemed that he remembered it quite well.

"They say things never go three ways. I was wrong about this. I'll try not to make the same mistake next time."

"Boss, you're so polite. This proves that Mr. Li did a good job before. I can't compare to him in this regard."

Cheng Xi nodded. This answer made Cheng Xi feel comfortable.

He not only defended himself but also praised his former boss.

Although Cheng Xi knew that this might not be her true thoughts.

Deng Jie is about 7 meters tall, with short hair, gold-rimmed glasses, and a capable lady's outfit.

A true urban beauty.

Plus she has a very good figure.

Perhaps apart from her short hair, she perfectly fits the public's impression of a boss's secretary.

The studio has now completed its relocation.

In addition to myself, Reba, Nazha, Jin Xiaoluo and their team.

All moved to the new company.

Although Jin Chen and Li Yitong are also students, they are about the same distance away from the college and the new company.

So I moved to a new company.

It will take three months for Zhang Tianai, whom I promised to give her, to come back before I can talk about it.

Zhou Ye and others were also assigned to Zuibai Entertainment Management because they had to receive basic artist training at the new company.

At present, the main focus for the three of them is practicing singing and dancing.

After all, Cheng Xi has already prepared several songs and is just waiting for the training of the three of them to show results.

Then we can release the first TFgirls song.

Announced their official debut as a group.

At first, when Zhou Ye heard that it was a dung collecting girl, she started to make trouble for him.

But when he heard Feng Chunhua explain that it meant "the fighting", he stopped.

The main theme of the team is youthful and positive energy.

Occasionally there are some small troubles that come with growing up.

Then the team made three distinctions in the character settings.

In addition, the studio relocated, leaving behind only the necessary staff to operate.

Only Deng Jie is left.

She played Li Wentao's earliest role.

"Please ask Mr. Li to come to the studio at 2 pm. Also, notify the original content department to come for a meeting at 3 pm."

"Okay, boss."

Deng Jie took out his pen and wrote it down before walking out.

Seeing her well-proportioned figure, I didn't expect Li Wentao to like her.

Of course, Cheng Xi didn't have any thoughts about her. After all, all the women on his side were top-notch in appearance.

Although this secretary is pretty, she is still not as pretty as a star.

It was the refreshing feeling of the short hair and the lady outfit that made Cheng Xi feel a little different.

How about letting Nazha seduce the secretary tonight?
Recently, Nazha has treated her relationship with director Cheng Xi as the most important thing.

The level of leadership is also increasing day by day.

The small QQ items and QQ underwear I bought are even more varied.

The two of them are almost like an old married couple, counseling each other anytime and anywhere, without any shame.

At 1:30 in the afternoon, Li Wentao arrived at the studio early.

Everyone in the studio congratulated him on his promotion.

"Hello, Mr. Li, Mr. Li is here to inspect our work."

"Boss Li, please come more often in the future. You can't forget your parents' home just because you're the boss."

Deng Jie also saw Li Wentao coming and quickly made tea for him.

Jin Xiaoluo also greeted him.

Li Wentao responded to everyone happily and began to ask about the studio's recent situation.

Deng Jie then reported the situation to Li Wentao.

He also said that this was the third time today that his boss called my name wrong, and that he was only thinking about Mr. Li.

This also made Li Wentao very happy.

Although he was taking up a new position at a new company and was the vice president of Zuibai Entertainment.

Cheng Xi doesn't go there often, so he is the actual boss.

But it’s also because the distance to the studio is not that close anymore, especially to the boss.

In fact, Li Wentao was still a little worried.

After hearing what Deng Jie said, Li Wentao felt relieved that his boss was still thinking about him.

The one and a half years of following made him fully understand.

The most important thing is to hold on to your boss.

Then Li Wentao looked at the work details and the boss's instructions based on Deng Jie's feedback.

He also carefully explained his former secretary, some of the boss's preferences and how he read people's expressions.

How to solve the problems encountered.

Cheng Xi doesn't mind his subordinates guessing his thoughts, and sometimes it makes it easier to advance the work.

After all, there are some things he can't talk about directly.

At 2 o'clock on the dot, Cheng Xi woke up from the lounge in his office cubicle.

Li Wentao also came to his office.

Cheng Xi asked Li Wentao to come over today mainly because he wanted to talk about the acquisition of Chinese website.

The last time Cheng Xi considered building an IP base, there were three routes to owning his own Chinese novel website.

The company's current financial resources are far from enough to acquire Singularity, and it is estimated that it will not be able to withstand Tencent's aggressive gaze in a few years.

Making a new one myself is too slow and risky, and the copyright has to start all over again.

So the only option was to take the second path and acquire a second-tier Chinese website.

The current plan targets 7k Chinese website and Jingjiang Literature City.

So during this period of time, Li Wentao was asked to collect information from both parties to see what method could be used to finalize the deal as quickly as possible.

After all, people are becoming more and more aware of copyright, and when the time comes, Tencent and Alibaba will join the game.

The pace is about to multiply several times.

At that time, I would not have thought about these good things.

So we have to race against time.

"Boss, these are the two pieces of information we've collected so far."

"7k Chinese website specializes in male-oriented, ultra-long novels, and is a rival to Singularity. It can be said to be the second-largest player in the industry, but its strength is still far behind Singularity."

"The owner of Jingjiang Literature City is very familiar with it. It's mostly female-oriented, with most of the titles ranging from 20 to 50 words, forming a differentiated competition with Qidian."

Cheng Xi nodded after listening and asked:

“What are the current valuations of the two companies?”

"7K has grown rapidly this year, with over 300 million new readers and over 5 new authors and works."

"Popular works include Xiaoqixiao's "Orange Red Era", Misty Jiangnan's "Hunting Notes", and Lost Leaf's "Online Game: Unrivaled in the World"."

"Due to 7k's rapid growth, the industry has currently given it a valuation of 8 million yuan, one-sixth of Singularity's price."

Cheng Xi also knew that the competition between 7k and Singularity was currently fierce.

Singularity is now extremely worried about another such incident where a top talent jumps ship. The resulting demonstration effect may even subtly shake Singularity's foundation.

So now Singularity has also relaxed certain restrictions on top writers.

As for 7K, it gradually fell behind and was completely defeated in the competition with Singularity or Tencent.

"The valuation of 8 million yuan is still too high, and we are facing direct competition from Qidian. We can't outspend them."

Li Wentao also nodded and said:
"7K is currently in the spotlight, and I guess you'll have to pay a premium to take it."

"Let's talk about our old friend Jingjiang Internet Cafe."

"In 2008, Shanda acquired a 2300% stake in Jingjiang.com for 50 million yuan. However, the founder, Huang Yanming, also known as the website owner, Iceheart, retained management rights."

"It's the only website within the Shanda Literature Network that retains management rights. This might be something we can exploit."

"And its valuation has increased sevenfold in more than three years. It is currently worth 3 million, less than half of 7."

"This is the current operating situation of the two companies. Boss, take a look."

Cheng Xi took the information given by Li Wentao, and found that the number of users of both companies is increasing.

But all of these were achieved by burning money, and they are facing huge competition from the outside world, so their revenue situation is rather worrying.

Li Wentao didn't understand why his boss suddenly became interested in literary websites.

After all, in his opinion, we are a company that trains artists and then produces film and television dramas.

With the boss's book and the Zuibai signboard, it is basically a sure win.

After these literary websites are bought, they will become money-losing products.

Cheng Xi looked at the financial statements and thought that if he bought Jingjiang.com, he could avoid direct competition with Singularity.

After all, her works are all female-oriented, and the length of the novels is between 20 and 50 words.

Maybe I can get some time to breathe and develop secretly for a few years.

Unlike Singularity, which is often four or five million, no one will watch it if it is shorter.

And compared to 7K, the financial pressure is indeed less.

Even though it has increased sevenfold now, people don’t know it now.

But when the IP wave comes, its value will rise along with the copyright.

And if I buy it myself, it doesn't mean I will just ignore it. I will sign some potential writers when the time comes.

Or you can write a book on it to attract traffic, which will definitely accelerate development.

Thinking of this, Cheng Xi made a decision.

It’s you—Jingjiang Literature City.

Cheng Xi’s next target after the Mahua Company.

But the biggest obstacle to acquisition at the moment is money.

Currently, the studio can only allocate about 1.5 million yuan.

The income from novel royalties and other sources is just a small amount of money.

Wanhe Tianyi's operations are also average, except for the "Report to the Boss" and "Wanwan" projects which made some money.

Basically nothing else matters.

Therefore, the dividends in 2010 were only about one million.

It's true that you only regret not having enough money when you need it. There is a gap of at least 1.5 million yuan here.

In addition, some money must be reserved for company operations, and some money is also required to start filming.

You also need to keep some money to prevent the other party from continuing to charge a premium.

Although half of the acquisition price will not exceed the valuation, Cheng Xi still hopes to fight a prepared battle.

It is estimated that a total of about 4 million yuan of funds will be needed to be relatively stable.

That means we need to earn another 2.5 million yuan, and time waits for no one.

Once Tencent, Alibaba and others enter the market, the result will be doubled.

So, we are short of money, very short of it.

Make money, and make it quickly.

Next, Cheng Xi explained to Li Wentao the future direction of the studio.

One is to organize a group to shoot the TV series "The Empress of China", with Fan Binbin as the protagonist, and try to use studio artists for other roles.

The second is to contact Wanhe Tianyi as soon as possible to shoot the third season of "Never Expected", and at the same time prepare for the release of the movie "Never Expected".

Third, the entire studio and Zuibai Entertainment are increasing revenue and reducing costs, and artists are accepting more announcements and endorsements.

To sum it up in a few words: make money as much as possible.

Regarding "The Empress of China", Cheng Xi wrote the scripts for the first ten episodes and set the tone for the film.

Then I wrote an outline of what each episode would be about.

I asked the original content department to come to a meeting in the afternoon because I wanted to give them the outline.

As long as we stay within our own framework and trust the solid level of Editor Min, there should be no problem.

You can review and finalize it yourself when the time comes.

After all, this is an 85-episode TV series. If I were to write it all by myself, I would be exhausted.

You have to know that "The Beginning" only has 15 episodes, and it took me quite a long time to write it.

As for why I was in a hurry to write "The Legend of Wu Mei Niang".

One of course is to make money as I just mentioned.

The second is that Fan Binbin has urged him many times.

I even secretly joined my own "My Love from the Star" book club, and would tag myself in it to urge myself to do more when I had nothing to do.

[Child director, hurry up and write the script, then my sister will reward you. ]

[Little Director, have you written your article today? If not, how can I love you?]

Anyway, he was urging Cheng Xi to submit his manuscript while secretly tempting him.

Ordinary book lovers would think that this is a daily request for updates on film and television scripts.

There were even some busybodies who followed Fan Binbin to urge him to do it.

But Cheng Xi knew that only Fan Binbin would ask his child to be the director.

He also spoke to Cheng Xi in such a tone.

Plus, he would call me from time to time to seduce me.

It is also very helpless.

It’s not good to not answer it.

Once they pick up the phone, they'll start nagging you for a while, like they're trying to scare you.

Cheng Xi was annoyed by her.

Just as he wanted to make money this time, Cheng Xi took the opportunity to come up with the draft of the script.

The biggest cost of this drama in the previous life was Fan Binbin’s salary.

But now she needs my help, and Cheng Xi is ready to get Fan Binbin for free.

No matter how low the pay is, give her one, no matter how big the pie is, just try to trick her into filming the drama first.

Otherwise, how could the heroine give her such a good role?

It would be a huge bonus for anyone to play the role, but no one fits the role as well as Fan Binbin.

After all, this is a hit drama with a viewership rating of over 4 in later generations, and she made a fortune by being given the role.

In fact, Cheng Xi also admired Fan Binbin's determination to never give up.

No wonder she was able to rise from a maid named Jinsuo to the empress Wu Zetian.

He also said such confident and arrogant words on Weibo: "If you want to accept the crown, you must bear its weight."

There are a lot of female characters in this drama.

It also gives the artists in the studio time to digest it.

And these past few nights, Cheng Xi was writing the script for "Empress Wu Zetian" in the audio-visual room of the family building.

Nazha was right next to him.

Nazha was very curious when she heard that this was a drama that might be even more popular than "Palace" and "The Beginning".

They stood around Cheng Xi and watched for a long time.

In the end, I really don’t understand whether this script is good or not, and what makes it good.

He started making trouble nearby.

"Uncle, I haven't acted in a play since I entered the studio."

"Look, Reba has been the leading lady in several movies and has a lot of announcements now."

"I have nothing to do every day except attending classes and having sex with you."

"Can you find me something to do?"

Cheng Xi listened to Nazha's coquettish words and felt her mischief.

Then he said sarcastically:
"Hehe, didn't you say before that you would just accompany me? Why are you suddenly so ambitious?"

"Then I can't be left too far behind by Sister Reba, and I'm happy to act in your drama."

"Give it or not?"

"No!"

"You really don't want to give it?"

Cheng Xi felt that he was being held.

"It's not impossible. I'll let you play the role of a palace maid."

"Hiss, little noble, that's enough."

"That's enough, little concubine."

"Hiss, where did you learn all this?"

Nazha blurted out and replied to Cheng Xi:

"In books, and also through video tutorials. I also bought a lot of small items on Taobao recently."

"Female No. 5 at most."

"Female number four."

"At most I'll risk giving you the number three female role."

"The leading female role has been promised, and the second female role needs some acting skills, which you can't handle at the moment."

Cheng Xi kept his mind clear at the last moment.

After all, this drama is going to be done well.

Even though he might not be the director, it would be the studio's next most important project.

"Who is the female lead promised to? Sister Reba?"

"No, it's Fan Binbin."

"Ah. Sister Binbin? Oh, then I'll be the second female lead."

"Neither of you can play the second female lead. The image doesn't match."

Seeing that Cheng Xi had confessed everything, Nazha suddenly said:
"Oh, I see. So this is how actresses ask for roles. I've learned nothing."

"I've gone from being a supporting role to the third female lead."

"Uncle, tell me the truth."

"Is Sister Binbin also like this? That's why you gave her the female lead role?"

(End of this chapter)