Chapter 232: A bad movie is still a blockbuster when rounded off
A few minutes later, Yang Ruoqian looked up and said, "Well... I am indeed short of someone, but the movie may not be what you imagined, so you may not like it."
Yang Ruoqian thought about it and decided to tell Cheng Fang the truth.
After all, he is a big sponsor who contributed 200,000 yuan.
The title of "Titanic 2" sounds scary, but it is actually not a blockbuster and does not meet Cheng Fang's requirements.
But Cheng Fang showed great interest: "I may not like it? Why? Can you tell me in detail... If it involves commercial secrets, just pretend I didn't ask."
Yang Ruoqian sighed helplessly and said, "The new movie we are about to shoot is called Titanic 2. Do you think there is anything worth paying attention to?"
The moment he heard the name, Cheng Fang was shocked.
Although Chengyu Group has not been involved in many specific matters in the entertainment industry before, every human being on earth, even if they have not seen "Titanic", has more or less heard of it.
As one of the most shocking accidents and the most epic movies in the world, this ship's name is known throughout the world.
Now someone wants to make a sequel to this movie? This person is sitting right in front of me!
You have to know that due to cultural differences, it is rare for domestic film production companies to shoot sequels to foreign film IPs.
Moreover, how can we make a sequel to the Titanic, a ship that has been sunk to the bottom of the sea for who knows how many years?
Could it be possible that they were going to film the Titanic tourist submarine that had an accident while visiting the ruins of the Titanic? One question after another lingered in Cheng Fang's mind.
But no matter what difficulties there are, Cheng Fang believes that Yang Ruoqian is not someone who makes decisions on a whim.
As a rising star in the entertainment industry who cannot be ignored, Yang Ruoqian must have solved these problems perfectly before he dared to make such a bold decision.
"Boss Yang, I have to say that your company and you are both very... courageous." Cheng Fang sighed, "At least if it were me, I wouldn't have the courage to make this movie."
In the eyes of outsiders, although the Kuiguang Group has a good scale, it is just a medium-sized enterprise with assets of about 1 billion.
Various businesses certainly make money, but after deducting costs and company assets, how much money is left in the account?
How much does it cost to make a Titanic? I'm afraid it would have eaten up all the cash flow of Kuiguang Group.
He is indeed someone Cheng Fei trusts so much and can help Cheng Fei quickly gain a foothold in the entertainment industry with impressive achievements...
Being able to get a role in such a movie, Mr. Yang really gave face! Yang Ruoqian carefully observed Cheng Fang's reaction and said in an unclear tone: "Don't rush to compliment me... I just said that the situation of this movie may be a little different from what you imagined."
After saying this, Yang Ruoqian was also certain that his previous misjudgment and mistaking a copycat film for an epic film was definitely not his fault.
Even people like Shao Yiqi and Cheng Fang were also confused.
Cheng Fang asked in confusion: "Minor discrepancies? What kind of minor discrepancies are they?"
Yang Ruoqian, who had a thousand words to complain about, opened his mouth, but found that there were so many things to complain about that he didn't know where to start.
After taking two bites of food and calming down, Yang Ruoqian said, "Well, the filming should have started by now. Come with me to the set tomorrow and you'll know."
Seeing is believing.
If you don't go to the filming site of Shelter Company in person, you will never feel the soul-stirring shock just by listening.
"Tomorrow... is also fine." Cheng Fang nodded slightly, "Boss Yang can give me an address."
Yang Ruoqian sent an address via his mobile phone: "See you at this place tomorrow."
"Hey, Mr. Yang is quite good at keeping people in suspense..." Cheng Fang laughed, looked at the food on the table that had been almost eaten, and waved to call the waiter over.
After all, it was the private room where Mr. Yang was staying, so the restaurant specially assigned a waiter to guard the door at all times.
Seeing Cheng Fang waving, the clerk immediately walked in and said respectfully, "Excuse me, sir, what can I do for you?"
Cheng Fang whispered a few words to the clerk, who bent over to listen, then nodded, left the room, and whispered something to his colleagues on the intercom.
Yang Ruoqian didn't know what Cheng Fang was up to, so he just reminded him, "If Mr. Cheng wants to pay, don't pay directly, use your membership card."
As he spoke, Yang Ruoqian took out the super cool and exclusive black-gold membership card, which he had prepared for a long time and was limited to one in the world, from his wallet and placed it on the table.
Cheng Fang's eyes were immediately attracted by this card.
As a top boss who recharges his membership on every mobile app and applies for a card at every consumption place, Cheng Fang is of course very interested in the card in Yang Ruoqian's hand.
There are quite a few peripheral industries under the Kuiguang Group. Cheng Fang applied for a card when he happened to make a purchase, and it was a platinum card of the highest standard.
Even though I have only consumed it three times since I applied for it.
But... what is this black and gold card that looks so high-end? Why have I never seen it before? "Boss Yang, your card is really rare. I have never seen it before!" Cheng Fang did not hide his curiosity at all. "What channels can I go through to apply for it?"
Yang Ruoqian was touched when he saw that the other party noticed his black gold card at once.
What does it mean to have vision? As expected of the eldest son of Chengyu Group, he has a unique vision.
The last time Yang Ruoqian, Cheng Fei and Shang Qianyu were having dinner together, they also showed this card, but no one noticed.
This made Mr. Yang feel uncomfortable for a while.
Just because of this small gesture, Yang Ruoqian suddenly felt that Cheng Fang's image became much closer.
Yang Ruoqian pretended to be casual: "This card can only be obtained by the boss of Kuiguang Group, that is, me. There is no external channel to obtain it. There is only one card in the world!"
Cheng Fang was even more envious when he heard this: "It's so cool to be the only one enjoying it... Well, it's different for me. Although the old man is the largest shareholder of Chengyu Group, there are still other shareholders on the board of directors."
"Internal membership cards are also shared by all board members, and no one person has them exclusively."
There are roughly two ways for Chengjia to gain control of the group's decision-making power.
The first is the simplest family holding - the father, brother and sister are the three family members who enter the board of directors as major shareholders and occupy three seats.
The second method is the "holding company" method, which is relatively complicated to operate.
Why is it that many company chairmen, who own only 1% or 2% of the shares, can act arbitrarily and have the final say?
Logically speaking, in order to have the final say, one needs to hold at least 67% of the shares.
But the actionable point also lies here - the company's shareholders can be another company, not necessarily individuals.
Simply put, as long as Company A holds 67% of Company B's shares, Company A can absolutely control Company B. And to absolutely control Company A, you only need to hold 67% of Company A's shares.
This means that as long as one person owns 67% of the shares of Company A, he can have absolute control over Company B.
This operation is not the limit, because the controlling shareholder of Company A does not necessarily have to be an individual, it can also be a company.
By controlling companies layer by layer in this way, and with companies holding shares in each other, one person can achieve absolute control over the entire group with a not-so-high stake.
Structural holding is the means by which many large groups truly control people and companies.
A very simple example is that Lee Jae-yong, who controls such a huge group as Samsung, is worth less than 2% of the entire Samsung Group.
He controlled the entire Samsung by means of structural holding.
Chengyu Group, as a comprehensive group with many industries, does the same.
Companies like Kuiguang Group are the weirdest of the weird.
Yang Ruoqian certainly knew what Cheng Fang was talking about. He nodded slightly and said, "You should also know that many of my decisions are not so... sensible."
"Introducing other shareholders will bring some unnecessary troubles. The group is not short of funds and does not need financing, so it is better not to go public."
Anyway, there are many large companies that are not listed, such as Huawei and Lao Qianma.
Cheng Fang's attention was focused on the limited edition black gold card. He said absentmindedly, "Yeah..."
Yang Ruoqian liked this feeling very much. He picked up the teacup and wanted to drink up the tea in it.
When we were halfway through our drink, the singer on the stage downstairs finished singing.
A clerk walked up to the stage and took the microphone: "Everyone! Good news, Master Cheng will pay for all the consumption tonight! Scream!"
When they suddenly heard someone paying the bill, everyone present was stunned at first, and then burst into huge cheers.
It's so generous! To be able to shout out this sentence usually means that three or four million have disappeared.
Because this means that as long as you don’t waste anything, you can order as many expensive dishes as you want!
Yang Ruoqian almost spit out the tea he had just drunk, but fortunately he forced himself to swallow it without making any embarrassment.
Cheng Fang, who had spent a fortune, nodded at Yang Ruoqian and signaled with his eyes that he was welcome.
Mr. Yang, who hadn't yet completely swallowed the tea in his throat, said: "..."
He really couldn't say anything.
Just for the sake of momentary pleasure, you made me earn more than one million with this one move.
Thinking about the sad past when he worked with Cheng Fei, Yang Ruoqian became even sadder.
Since you just gave me 200,000 in tips, I won't bother with you this time, and I won't do it again...
Cheng Fang felt a little surprised when he saw Yang Ruoqian drinking tea silently.
To him, millions are nothing more than a number and don't matter at all.
However, the Kuiguang Group is 100% owned by Yang Ruoqian. If the restaurant earns an extra million, it is equivalent to Yang Ruoqian himself earning an extra million.
An income of more than one million a day did not move him at all...
But when he received the red envelope of 200,000 yuan, he seemed very happy.
Why do such different emotions arise?
It's definitely not a money factor.
Cheng Fang thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. He just felt that Yang Ruoqian became even more mysterious.
Sure enough, just as Cheng Fei said, he was a very special and powerful person.
Thinking of this, Cheng Fang is even more looking forward to watching and even personally participating in the filming of "Titanic 2" tomorrow.
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The next day, in front of the shelter company.
Cheng Fang stepped down from his limousine in a dashing manner, looked around the company, and asked curiously, "Boss Yang, is this where you're filming Titanic 2? It looks a bit simple."
How could such a blockbuster movie come from such a humble company? It is true that appearances cannot be judged by appearances.
Perhaps in this impetuous and fast-paced era, only such an inconspicuous company can truly create a masterpiece that combines depth and quality.
Yang Ruoqian, who was always over-thinking by others, had no intention of explaining the misunderstanding and nodded: "Yes... But I said, the movie may be a little different from what you think, you'd better be mentally prepared."
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang. I have seen all kinds of big scenes."
After saying that, Cheng Fang took out a pair of big sunglasses, put them on, and walked into the shelter company in a casual manner.
Chengyu Group has had so many years, so many ups and downs, and the old man has told so many stories... Any one of them can take at least half an hour to talk about.
No matter how great a movie is, it is nothing more than a gathering of big-name actors and directors, and the use of all kinds of props and special effects as if they were free.
The shooting scene is far from being as shocking as the movie itself.
Cai Meng had been waiting at the door. Seeing the boss and the distinguished guests arriving, he hurried over and made a "please" gesture.
"This way, you two." After saying that, he led the two of them towards the set.
“…”
As they walked away, Cheng Fang asked Yang Ruoqian, "Mr. Yang, I know it's a bit presumptuous of me to say this, but it's okay if you don't agree... If it doesn't involve confidential information, can I see the script of Titanic 2?"
The question of how to make a sequel to this classic has always been like a feather twitching at Cheng Fang's heart.
Yang Ruoqian readily agreed: "Okay, no problem."
Cheng Fang was stunned for a moment and was immediately moved.
So satisfying?
You really don't consider yourself an outsider... You know, the script of a movie is equivalent to the entire storyline.
If someone with ulterior motives gets hold of the film and releases it as a "spoiler", it will be a fatal blow to the anticipation for the movie's mystery!
Even actors who play important roles may not always get a complete script.
But Yang Ruoqian agreed to give it to him without even blinking.
It is really reassuring for me to find such a partner...
Well, find a chance to report to the old man.
If we can help you with your business, Chengyu Group headquarters will not be stingy with resources and will help you if we can.
A few minutes later, an employee of the shelter company walked over quickly, holding a thin script in his hand, which seemed to be only a dozen pages long.
"Mr. Cai, this is the script you requested."
Cai Meng nodded and handed the script to Cheng Fang.
Cheng Fang looked at the light script in his hand, with shock in his eyes. He asked in disbelief, "Is this the entire script?"
Isn’t that too little?!
How can such a small plot support a big production? ! Is it all up to the actors and directors to perform on the spot? Cai Meng scratched his head embarrassedly and smiled: "The style of our company has always been to keep it simple and fast... Please forgive me for making fun of you."
With great confusion, Cheng Fang flipped through the script in his hand.
The expression on his face changed from confusion at first, to distortion, to shock, and finally to sudden enlightenment.
Such a change was completed in just three minutes.
While Cheng Fang was reading the script, the three of them came to the set together.
Cheng Fang had just put down the script that had destroyed his entire worldview when he looked up and saw the shabby furnishings, which looked like the props that the lady had bought from Xianyu and were in about 80% new condition.
The actors are absolutely 18th-tier actors that you have never seen or heard of.
The scenery, script, casting... and so on, all allowed the knowledgeable Cheng Fang to see scenes he had never seen before.
Mr. Cheng, who originally thought that he would not be shocked by the filming scene, was ultimately deeply shocked.
Damn, it turns out to be a copycat movie!
After more than ten seconds, he held the script in his hand and said in a trembling voice: "Boss Yang, this..."
Yang Ruoqian sighed: "I told you that this movie is somewhat different from what you imagined. I didn't lie to you, did I?"
Cai Meng on the other side also nodded and agreed, "So, Mr. Yang, the five million you gave is indeed too much. We don't need it."
Yang Ruoqian: “…”
Can this matter be put behind us?
Also, I am not giving you five million. I didn’t miss the decimal point! I really want to give you five hundred million!
Cheng Fang looked at the set, the trembling on his face gradually replaced by excitement: "Boss Yang, this, this is really interesting! You are such a genius! Which role will I play? I can't wait!"
They actually thought of using this method of making a knockoff film to save on publicity and promotion costs! Using gimmicks to make money! Isn't this genius? Moreover, the movie script itself has a bit of a funny meaning - no matter what the subject matter is, what field, including novels, movies and TV series, as long as it is funny, readers or audiences will subconsciously forgive some of the illogical plots.
As long as there are enough laughs and they are big enough, any shortcomings are not considered shortcomings.
Who would delve into logic in a comedy?
No wonder Cheng Fei is full of praise for Kuiguang Group... Can someone with this kind of thinking not kill people in the entertainment industry? Playing a role in this movie is so exciting!
Cai Meng also agreed: "No one was optimistic about this movie before, and we ourselves didn't have much confidence... But Mr. Yang took the initiative to contact us and gave us so much investment, and everyone was reassured."
Everyone knows that in the entertainment industry, any project that Yang Ruoqian takes a fancy to is basically synonymous with "big money".
This can also be seen from the reactions of other companies.
Ever since the Kuiguang Group acquired 51% of the shares of the Shelter Company, those companies that had been indifferent to them suddenly became extremely enthusiastic and wanted to acquire the remaining shares.
Cai Meng rejected them all.
It’s too late when you think about it when you’re making money!
Yang Ruoqian had no way to defend himself against this stereotype. Just as he was about to explain himself, his cell phone suddenly rang.
The caller ID showed that it was Ding Daoyi, the head of the Legal Department.
(End of this chapter)
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