Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 274: A brilliant corner of Zuibai

Tomorrow Star Hotel.

Cheng Xi's exclusive suite.

After not seeing Reba for a long time, we had a cordial, warm and in-depth conversation.

Finally, Reba threw herself into Cheng Xi's arms.

"Brother, I want to take out 10 million and make some investments. Is that okay with you?"

Cheng Xi smiled when he heard this.

Reba has risen with Zuibai Entertainment and is now a wealthy woman.

The contracts signed by other people are basically long-term contracts for newcomers, but the contract signed by Reba and the studio is relatively loose.

So it is also the fastest way to make money.

"Okay, little rich girl. But don't invest your little brain."

"Just buy a house, and then spend the rest on Moutai shares."

Cheng Xi tapped the little cutie's forehead and said.

"Okay, then I'll listen to my brother."

So the two of them first asked their assistant to determine the community as required, and then spent two days with Reba to pick out a house.

The house is located in Haidian District, not far from the college, and convenient for going to the studio.

Cheng Xi now has a lot of money. In addition to royalties and royalties, he also has the independent Zuibai Studio under his name.

So Cheng Xi also plans to buy two more houses in the name of the studio.

Or just buy a villa or something.

If you make money, you should also learn how to spend it.

In addition to shopping, you should also find time to relax and travel around.

Do something that you wanted to do but couldn't do before.

Otherwise, the money would be earned in vain.

Recently, in addition to focusing on promoting "Detective Chinatown", Cheng Xi also went to Mahua to hold a group meeting.

One is to encourage and reward everyone's achievements in "The Shameful Iron Fist".

Cheer everyone up and draw the next big picture.

The second is to calm the exciting atmosphere in Mahua Theater.

When "Charlotte" was released and took first place at the Chinese box office, many people became restless and stopped acting.

Now that "The Shameful Iron Fist" has achieved another success, Liu Hongtao can no longer suppress everyone's active thoughts.

Why are Shen Teng, Ma Li and Allen always the protagonists in movies? Their acting skills are similar.

With such a good script, no one can resist it.

At the meeting, Cheng Xi first highly recognized everyone's work and then said a few words of encouragement.

"I've finished the encouragement part, now let's get to the actual reward."

"Whether or not you participated in the filming of 'The Shameful Iron Fist,' your bonus this year will be increased by three months' salary."

"The contracts of actors and staff will also be adjusted flexibly according to their contributions, but in principle they will be adjusted every two years. I hope that everyone can make money together with the company."

Cheng Xi didn't want to drain the pond to catch all the fish. The company made money, but the employees became resentful.

The company is promoted while the employees are demoted, which is not the win-win situation that Cheng Xi imagined.

Cheng Xi waited until the discussion below had almost finished before speaking again:
"But I also know that many people are being approached by agencies right now, and quite a few are even itching to make a move."

After hearing this, everyone in the conference room looked at each other and fell completely silent.

"So, basically everyone here has re-signed a long-term contract, and breach of contract will definitely require compensation. However, I'm the one making the decision today. Those who want to leave can leave now. The company will terminate your contract peacefully and will not make things difficult for you."

"Deng Jie, open the conference room door."

"Go out now, HR and Finance will contact you immediately."

For a long time, no one actually stood up and left.

"Well, since everyone is willing to stay, I'll be frank."

"I don't know if you still remember the promise I made to everyone back then. I wanted to build Mahua into a company with a market value of 50 billion."

"I've been in charge for over two years now, and we've only released two films. Fortunately, they've achieved some success. But have you forgotten what Mahua was like before I took over? At best, after working hard for a year, the company's profit was less than 100 million yuan."

"Now I'm bringing you to the Spring Festival Gala, promoting resources, and making movies. How come it's not even two years yet and you're already tired of sitting on this bench? How did you guys persevere for the past four or five years, and even the older ones for seven or eight years?"

After saying that, Cheng Xi looked at everyone along the way.

Some of the people seen by Cheng Xi all lowered their heads silently.

"Mahua belongs to all of us. I will try my best to provide more resources to those who are capable and have a good attitude. But I don't welcome those who are short-sighted and want to get famous overnight without working hard."

"Mr. Liu, if there are still employees who want to go to other companies in the next two weeks, give them the green light."

"I also want to send our Mahua talents to various companies."

After Cheng Xi finished speaking, he stood up and left with a stern face.

Deng Jie followed quickly behind him in high heels.

The review process of "Detective Chinatown" was stuck for several weeks, but it was successfully passed after communication between departments.

As soon as the film passed the review, Cheng Xi announced the release date.

Everyone can see that "Detective Chinatown 3" is really aimed at "Private Tailor".

Everyone got excited.

The audience loves the excitement the most and they wish everyone could fight.

Not only that, the Zuibai group and people close to the Zuibai group also promoted the movie on various platforms.

Of course, Huayi also promoted it in a big way.

He openly displayed his connections, mobilizing almost every person and artist he could. For a time, the internet, especially Weibo, was abuzz with activity.

Artists who support "Detective Chinatown" do not post Weibo posts supporting "Private Tailor".

Artists who support "Private Customization" also do not post Weibo posts supporting "Detective Chinatown".

Only a very small number of people send both.

Netizens who are used to watching spectators’ stories will know the answer at a glance.

Based on the Weibo posts, he also compiled a table of the spheres of influence of the Huayi and Zuibai factions.

What no one expected was that the Zuibai series has become increasingly popular.

Zuibai, Reba, Nazha, Fan Binbin, Wang Baoqiang, Chen He, Xiao Yang, Xiao Shenyang, Zhang Zifeng, Shen Teng, Ma Li, Allen, Zhu Yilong, Yang Mi, Jing Tian, ​​Zhang Tianai, Li Xiaoran, Qiao Shan, Jin Chen, Li Yitong, TFgirls, Deng Ziqi, Eason Chan, Xin Yukun, Xin Shuang, Wen Muye, Yan Fei, Peng Dama, Liu Yan, Dapeng, Zhang Songwen, Liu Yijun, Yin Zheng, Tian Yu, Yi Xiaoxing, Bai Ke, Xin Zhilei, Mao Xiaotong, Jiang Shuying
There are also a series of Mahua actors, crew members, people in the circle, teachers and seniors from the academy, etc.

Lian Jielun also helped promote "Detective Chinatown" on Instagram.

Although it is still not as large as Huayi, in terms of emerging forces, that is, stars who have become popular in recent years, it is obviously more than Huayi.

These are the forces that represent the future.

Most of them also directly benefit from the big tree of "Zuibai".

Cheng Xi also smiled when he saw the two comparison lists:

This is just the beginning.

Time passed slowly.

Cheng Xi cherishes the last six months of his life on campus very much.

I basically don’t go to the company unless it’s something important, I stay in the college all the time.

This time, people from the acting and directing departments who had played Wolf Killing with him and were more familiar with him were invited.

They all pulled Cheng Xi to announce their graduation performance.

Cheng Xi was also happy about this.
Just something casual.

The students were also very excited and happy.

After all, this is Director Cheng! It’s Teacher Zui Bai!

A big director with billions in box office revenue!
Everyone who participated in the graduation drama felt honored to have Cheng Xi.

Reba’s role will not be filmed until the second semester of her senior year.

Reba also wanted to invite Cheng Xi to perform in person.

This is going to make you skinny.

However, if it's not too busy at that time.

Acting with Reba is also a part of my happy college life.

The days of leisure often pass quickly, and time also comes quickly -

October 12th, Thursday.

"Detective Chinatown 3" and "Private Tailor" were released on the same day.

In recent days, Cheng Xi has also been running around with the main creative team to promote "Detective Chinatown".

But on the day of the release, Cheng Xi returned to Yanjing, his base.

During the day, Cheng Xi organized people to distribute movie tickets to students at the college.

The premiere will be held in the Yanda Centennial Auditorium in the evening.

This is also the result of the active activities of Yanda alumni such as Liu Hongtao and the Yanda Youth League Committee.

You know, holding a premiere in a movie theater is not cool. Holding it in a top university in China is really classy.

3 p.m., Yanda, in front of the Student Affairs Building.

Yan University students lined up in a long queue early.

Waiting to grab the premiere of "Detective Chinatown" at the Yenching University Centennial Memorial Lecture Hall tonight.

The Youth League Committee’s on-site working group is maintaining order in the queue and checking the tickets based on the campus cards and individuals, issuing one ticket to each person.

"Hello, Zhuo Yunjin. Here are your movie tickets for tonight."

"This student requires a campus card. Please show it."

After getting the ticket, Zhuo Yunjin excitedly took a photo and posted it on Weibo.

He has always been a fan of Mr. Zuibai and has watched "The Hidden Corner" several times.

The murder methods used by the genius child in the story made him shudder as he read it.

I also particularly like "Life Events" and "Charlotte".

When I heard that the premiere would be held at school, I immediately came with my roommates to line up for tickets.

This is the best part of Yanda.

Baijiang hosts many cultural and entertainment activities from time to time, including concerts, ballet, drama, and performances by various masters from Dengfeng.

And watching movies is free.

Normally, tickets for master performances outside cost hundreds or thousands of yuan, but at school they are only five or ten yuan with a campus card.

Just in terms of the various resources enjoyed by this student, Yanda surpasses all others.

"The Youth League Committee is now able to do this. It's in line with the times and commercial films are now allowed to premiere here."

"What's wrong with a commercial film? As long as it's good, that's fine. Especially since it's directed by Cheng! He's the number one at the box office right now!"

"You only care about box office results. I still like his film 'Life Events' the most! That's a movie that's really worth savoring."

"You guys are really good. We're giving you free movies. I heard that Director Cheng, Fan Binbin and other main creators will be coming over tonight. We'll have the opportunity to take photos and ask questions face to face. Are you satisfied?"

"Stop talking nonsense, let's go to the Home Canteen to eat first, and then go to Baijiang early in the evening."

"Yes, hurry up, I want to see what the video of the fight with Feng Kuazi is like!"

(Photo: In 21, the main creators of "The Battle at Lake Changjin" including Chen Kaige, Wu Jing, and Li Chen visited Peking University to promote the film.)
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