Chapter 269 Everyone Wants to Get Rich
"Is this the nth batch of fans who have come to visit the set since he joined the crew?"
In the Hengdian "Myth" crew, Ren Quan, who was sitting in the rest area, nodded at Hu Ge who was surrounded by fans not far away.
There was envy in his tone, but also a hint of helplessness about the disparity in popularity in the entertainment industry.
Li Yixiang, who plays Liu Bang, was also envious: "I can't remember exactly, but it must be at least 20 groups. It's really hot!"
"The director didn't care and just let the fans visit the set!"
"Director Jiang is from Hong Kong and is good at hype. He would love to have more fans to help boost the popularity of The Myth."
"The new generation pushes the old generation forward, Hu Ge is really popular now!" Ren Quan said with emotion, a trace of loneliness flashing in his eyes.
He was also very popular for a while when he starred in "Young Justice Bao" that year, but unfortunately he failed to seize the opportunity to maintain his popularity. Compared with the first-tier male stars such as Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao, he gradually fell behind.
Li Yixiang couldn't help but mutter, "At least you were famous before, I'm just trying to make a living in the entertainment industry."
Since both of them were born in 1973, they had a lot in common as people of the same age. After getting to know each other on the crew, they became friends and would get together to chat when they were not filming.
At this time, the staff came to the two of them with two cups of coffee: "Teacher Ren, Teacher Li, Teacher Jing invited you to have coffee today."
The two looked at each other and reached out to take it.
Li Yi looked at the coffee in his hand and secretly smacked his lips: "This Miss Jingtian is really rich. Just treating the crew to food and drinks, she must have spent hundreds of thousands."
Ren Quan took a sip, the bitter and rich taste dissipated in his mouth, and he calculated: "Just more, no less. The Myth has a large crew of nearly a thousand people, and a cup of coffee per person will cost nearly 20,000.
There are also other drinks, fruits, food, gifts, and other miscellaneous expenses, which add up to millions. If she continues to invite so many people, I guess even her film salary will not be enough to cover the expenses. "
Li Yixiang shook his head after hearing this: "Why do these young ladies bother to come here? They are so rich, why do they want to get involved in the muddy waters of the entertainment industry? Filming is not an easy job.
But to be honest, both young ladies have good tempers, neither putting on airs nor being squeamish. "
"Maybe it's because of interest." Ren Quan couldn't understand it either. First, the leading actress Jing Tian sent food and drinks to the crew every day, acting like she didn't care about money.
Two days later, Liu Shishi, the top actress of Tangren, came to the crew, driving a large RV worth tens of millions and wearing a famous watch worth tens of millions. She was also a stylish lady.
Li Yixiang took a big sip of coffee to refresh himself: "But both of you are very dedicated, especially Jing Tian. Director Jiang scolded her so harshly that day, but she didn't get angry and accepted it humbly.
This is much better than the heroines I met in previous crews. As for Liu Shishi, her personality is also good, similar to what is circulated on the Internet, she is as calm as a chrysanthemum and quite kind. "
He praised the two young actresses' professionalism and character. In his many years of career on the crew, he has seen too many actors who acted like big shots and were unprofessional, but Jing Tian and Liu Shishi's performances impressed him.
For a minor supporting actor like him, he would find out everything about the director, the leading actor and some important characters before joining the crew, so as not to offend anyone accidentally.
Jing Tian has only acted in one TV series since his debut. There is very little information about him online and no reliable news.
But the number one actress of Tangren is very popular. She has been on the hot search every few days recently. He specially checked the situation of Liu Shishi and found that she has a very good reputation in the circle.
This kind of person either has a really good personality, is humble and polite, or is good at disguising and hyping himself up. But after spending a few days filming and getting along with Liu Shishi, he discovered that Liu Shishi was indeed as what was said on the Internet.
"By the way, Lao Ren, didn't you set up an investment company with Li Bingbing and Huang Xiaoming some time ago? Why haven't you heard anything recently? There are so many film and television projects in the industry every year, and you don't see any that you like?"
Ren Quan nodded slightly: "I really don't have any favorite projects."
"Didn't we hear a few days ago that Liu Shishi's studio invested in a TV series and Xu Zheng's movie? Young people today are really amazing and have already made their way into capital. You, as a senior, have to work harder and not be overtaken by those who come later."
Ren Quan argued unconvincedly: "My investment company is not limited to investing in film and television projects, its main focus is the Internet."
When it comes to investment, Ren Quan becomes complacent and feels somewhat disdainful of the project that Liu Shishi is interested in.
He knew about the two projects that Tangren Yijie invested in. They were both low-budget films that didn't make much money and could not be compared with his own big investments.
Last year, he went to great lengths to convince his two partners to put all their funds into LeTV.
After Operation Lijian last month, the online copyrights of TV dramas and movies became almost ten times more expensive, and LeTV's valuation doubled as a result, allowing him to show off in front of Li Bingbing and Huang Xiaoming, who praised him as an investment genius.
Thinking of this, Ren Quan's mouth corners rose unconsciously. Today, LeTV is the second largest copyright owner of TT Video Network after Tenda Group, and has been favored by many venture capital institutions.
Once it is successfully listed in two or three years, his investment today will yield at least ten times the return, which is better than the investment of Liu Shishi and others in ten or twenty film and television dramas.
Li Yixiang was slightly shocked after hearing this. He didn't expect Ren Quan to be so generous as to directly get involved in Internet projects.
My heart suddenly became active, and I wanted to follow him. I begged him with a flattering look: "Mr. Ren, I have saved some money in the past few years. Is there any good Internet project that you can take me to participate in?"
Ren Quan originally wanted to refuse. Investing is not a trivial matter and he didn’t want to bring anyone in casually.
But suddenly I remembered the beautiful blueprint that Jia had built, the great dream that made people breathless. LeTV opened its doors to celebrities in the entertainment industry and welcomed investment.
"Do you really want to take part in this?" Ren Quan narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Yixiang.
There's a chance! Li Yixiang's eyes lit up and he nodded quickly: "I'm serious."
Ren Quan leaned forward slightly and said, "I won't hide it from you. I invested in LeTV.com, but Boss Jia doesn't like small amounts of money. If you want to buy one share, you have to buy at least 10 million."
"LeTV!" Li Yixiang was overjoyed. Now that copyright has been taken seriously, several leading video networks have become popular. However, when he heard that the starting investment was 10 million, he hesitated again.
In order to collect this sum of money, he would have to sell everything he had and use up all his savings over the years, but this was too risky.
"Brother, can you have a little less?"
Seeing Li Yixiang's tangled face, Ren Quan shook his head helplessly: "Who do you think Boss Jia is? He is not short of three to five million.
Now all the major investment institutions are scrambling to invest in LeEco. It is because I invested early and have some connections with them that I can take you in. Don’t even think about investing less than 10 million.”
Li Yixiang thought about it and it made sense. Nowadays, any popular Internet company has a valuation of over 100 million, and the currency unit is still US dollars.
It's already a great honor that they are willing to take me out to play. The only thing I can do now is to pool the money with my friends in the circle.
"Brother, give me a few days and I'll get the ten million together. I owe you a big favor. If you need me in the future, just let me know."
Ren Quan was secretly delighted, but on the surface he remained calm: "We are all friends, why are we being so formal?"
"Brother Li, what are you talking about? You look so happy!"
Li Yixiang was startled. He turned around and saw that it was Chen Zihan. He patted his chest and exhaled, "Junior sister, why are you walking without making any sound? You suddenly jumped out and scared me to death."
Chen Zihan also held a cup of coffee and sat down next to the two of them. She chuckled, "I came over normally because you guys were too engrossed in your conversation. If you have any good news, share it with me."
Li Yixiang grinned. He was just thinking about how to raise money, and now someone came to his door.
He and Chen Zihan both graduated from the Beijing Film Academy and knew each other since college. They have always had a good relationship. I think the other party will not refuse if he asks for the offer. Maybe knowing about such a good opportunity, she would be eager to take it.
However, Ren Quan still wanted to ask for his opinion. The two exchanged glances implicitly, and with the other party's tacit agreement, Li Yixiang understood and recounted the conversation in detail.
Chen Zihan listened attentively, her eyes widened, and a strong interest appeared on her face. For an actress like her who was neither a celebrity nor a celebrity in the entertainment industry, her usual income was just the hard-earned money for film pay.
They never got the chance to get good endorsements, which were almost monopolized by first-tier actresses and popular young actresses. Now that they have the opportunity to make a lot of money, they are naturally very happy.
Chen Zihan's eyes were burning with anticipation: "Brother, are you willing to help me get rich together?"
Li Yixiang nodded slightly: "Of course, otherwise why would I tell the story! Nowadays, popular stars in the entertainment industry are becoming more and more powerful, and we small actors have to stick together and find other ways to make money."
Chen Zihan was overjoyed. She stood up excitedly and bowed gracefully, with the heroic spirit of a chivalrous woman in the martial arts world: "Thank you, two senior brothers."
Li Yixiang waved his hand quickly: "Don't be so polite, come on, let's discuss it in detail."
There are no secrets in the crew. After the three of them discussed it in the morning, Chen Zihan couldn't withstand Zhang Meng's questioning and leaked the matter again.
By the time the crew finished work in the evening, almost all the actors in the crew knew that Ren Quan had channels to invest in LeTV.
And the rumor became more and more outrageous, and finally it turned out that Ren Quan was a major shareholder of LeTV, and a group of actors began to try to please him.
When the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, Yi Jie's luxury RV was quietly parked in a corner of the studio, and Hu Ge stood in front of the car door and paced back and forth.
In the carriage, Liu Shishi was curled up on the sofa, chatting with her sister-in-law. In a few days, Liu Yuqing and one of her fans would come to Hengdian to visit the studio.
"Yuqing, it's fine for you to come visit the set, but you should still tell your brother."
"Okay, sister-in-law, you have to prepare a few more autographed photos, especially Long Kui's. My classmates like them very much."
"No problem, enough."
"Senior Sister!"
Hearing Lin Xia's call, Sister Yi stopped editing the WeChat message and looked up at the assistant: "What's wrong?"
"That." Lin Xia pointed outside the car window. "Teacher Hu has been outside the car. I noticed him walking back and forth for quite a while. He seemed to be worried about something."
"Old Hu is outside?" Liu Shishi quickly stood up, pulled aside the curtains and looked outside.
"Do you want to let Teacher Hu get in the car?"
"I'll go down." Yijie shook her head. It was already dark, and it was obviously inappropriate for her to put Lao Hu into the carriage. There were many people in the crew and they had to pay attention to some things. If there was anything, they could talk outside.
As he said that, he straightened his clothes, opened the car door and walked out.
"Old Hu!" The crisp words interrupted Hu Ge's thoughts. Looking up, he saw a girl getting out of the car with a smile on her face.
"I heard from Lin Xia that you've been here for a while. Do you have something to talk to me about?"
Hu Ge nodded and asked, "Shishi, have you heard about what happened on the crew today?"
Liu Shishi tilted her head and asked: "Invest in LeTV?"
"Yes."
"I heard what Zhang Meng said, but what does this have to do with us?"
Hu Ge hesitated to speak, but finally said his intention: "I also want to invest in LeTV, but I am not sure. I want to ask you to ask Mr. Song, is it reliable to invest in LeTV?"
Unlike Li Yixiang and Chen Zihan who were blindly confident in LeTV, he had some understanding of the Internet because he had a lot of contact with Liu Shishi and often heard her talk about Tengda Group.
He knew that all domestic video networks, including LeTV and Tudou, had a roadblock in front of them, which was Tenda's TT Video Network.
He is the boss of the video network industry. The more he knows about the strength of TT Video Network, the more cautious he will be. Naturally, he will not blindly invest in LeTV.
Liu Shishi was slightly surprised: "Old Hu, why are you suddenly interested in investment?"
"I'm not interested in investing, I'm interested in making money. Can you help me ask Mr. Song?"
"No problem." Sister Yi agreed straightforwardly and took out her cell phone to call her fiancé. It was okay for her to ask, but she would not force Mr. Song to give any advice.
The call was quickly connected, and Liu Shishi got straight to the point: "Dear, where are you? I'm at home. Let me tell you something. Today, the crew... Lao Hu asked me to ask you, is LeTV reliable?"
"Put it on speakerphone. I'll talk to him directly."
"Okay!" Liu Shishi moved the phone away from her ear and turned on the speakerphone.
"Hu Ge!"
Tang Renyige was refreshed and replied respectfully: "I'm here, Mr. Song."
There was a slight pause on the other end of the phone, as if Song Ci was thinking. Hu Ge did not dare to urge him and stood straight.
"Investment is actually investing in people. I have never met Mr. Jia, and I don't know his ability or character, but judging from his words and deeds, he has great ambitions. The Internet industry is booming now, and LeTV will definitely be on the rise in the short term."
After listening to Song Ci's words, Hu Ge seemed to have realized something. Now that everyone is investing in LeTV, the website's valuation will definitely rise in a short period of time, but the future is uncertain. He has to find the right time to cash out, otherwise he may be trapped.
But as a star, he doesn't have a deep understanding of the Internet, so he can't seize the right opportunity.
Staring blankly at the phone in Sister Yi's hand, Hu Ge asked, "Mr. Song, I want to get rich. Do you have any good investment projects to give me some advice?"
After saying this, Hu Ge felt that he had been a bit rash and regretted it secretly.
However, Song Ci unexpectedly replied: “Yang Mi asked me the same question last time, and I gave her an answer.
Since you asked me today, Master, I can’t be partial to you and will show you a clear path. This is the only time, and it won’t happen again.”
Hu Ge was overjoyed when he heard this, his voice trembling: "Thank you! Thank you, Shishi."
"Go buy Moutai shares. Sell them after a few years and you can easily make ten times the profit."
(End of this chapter)
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