Chapter 139 Comedy Duo
Naturally, Chen Pingsheng would not give up on running a hypermarket.
There are many reasons for this, the main one being that a hypermarket is not just a supermarket, it is more like a gathering place for traditional department stores.
As for milk tea, we can do some research on it after he has some free time.
After chatting with Tong Zelan and others at Tengying Entertainment for an hour, he drove home.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it’s already a week.
Tencent Entertainment’s two-week holiday is over, and all employees have returned to the headquarters to work.
Both the online sales led by Tong Zelan and the production in Guangdong led by Hu Ding have started operations.
Hua Qiangu's officially authorized derivative Taobao store has already been established on several major e-commerce platforms at the same time.
Zhao Liying, who was busy with business endorsements and acting jobs in Hengdian, Zhejiang, was also called back by him.
Chen Pingsheng handed her a contract.
"This is a cooperation I discussed a few days ago. It's mainly about developing Hua Qiangu peripheral products. Currently, someone is in charge of production and sales. Liying, you can take a look."
Zhao Liying is busy.
Three hundred and sixty-five days a year, I am either filming or on the way to take on new roles.
He is undoubtedly a model worker.
"Brother Chen, you called me back just for this matter. Just help me decide on this matter!"
“It’s not just for this.”
After Chen Pingsheng stood up, he handed her a copy of Feiyangyang's plan for Series C financing.
"By the end of the year, once The Journey of Flower airs, Feiyangyang will officially start its Series C round with a valuation of 1.5 billion. You still have 10.5% of the shares, right? I have some classmates who you can sell them to at the original price of 100 million if you're willing."
Zhao Liying smiled, she was really happy.
"Brother Chen, I only invested 10 million in Feiyangyang, and in less than a year you turned it into 100 million. Do you think I should sell it now?"
"That's up to you."
Chen Pingsheng said, "They originally came to me to buy. The 1.5 billion yuan in Series C funding looks high, but it's actually in the middle of the range. There will be two more rounds, DE, and D. If these two rounds go smoothly, then the shares you hold will probably be worth 200-300 million yuan. Of course, there are certain risks."
"After all, no one can guarantee that Feiyangyang will be able to successfully complete the two rounds of DE financing."
"If you sell it now, you'll actually make 90 million. It's your choice."
"I believe in Brother Chen."
Zhao Liying said very seriously that this amount of money was unexpected.
At the beginning, she never expected that Feiyangyang would be so successful.
Fire wherever you turn on.
There is no hot pot city rival of the same level.
Its reputation for low price and high quality has also earned it great praise among its customer base.
This is a very positive image for her as a spokesperson.
Chen Pingsheng nodded: "Okay, then you can wait a little longer. Don't worry. Once Feiyangyang is successfully listed, the profit from cashing out will definitely be greater."
"Just take a look at this contract first. I'm going to give you 10% of the profits. Once Hua Qian Gu becomes a hit, it shouldn't be a problem for its derivative products to make hundreds of millions."
Zhao Liying feels that her income at Tencent is really too high.
This is far more than her actual income as an actor. Based on her current status, she would only get a maximum of 12 million yuan in salary for a role.
This is still the best case scenario. After all, "Hua Qiangu" has not been broadcast yet, and she is only a second-tier star.
But the actual money she earned this year far exceeded those of the top stars.
Whether it's Feiyangyang's side, the 20 million bonus he received before, or the big contract now.
Brother Chen never treated her unfairly when he made money.
It has even far exceeded expectations.
"Ding, employee Zhao Liying's happiness point increased by 1."
Zhao Liying signed the contract without even reading it, and Chen Pingsheng arranged for her to go to Shanghai.
Tong Zelan is over there.
She is going to Shanghai to work with Tong Zelan to shoot promotional videos for major official websites.
As the protagonist, she is also personally responsible for the legitimate promotion and marketing of those peripheral products.
Celebrities, after all, travel all over the world.
It doesn’t take too long to fly there, and it would be nice to meet Tong Zelan.
The resources that woman possesses are simply incomparable to those in the entertainment industry.
If she agrees to get Zhao Liying international endorsements, she can easily get several big-name luxury brands.
That woman has this ability.
Zhao Liying also left him a script, which was the TV series with a foodie character that Chen Pingsheng had always dreamed of.
He used the analysis function of the entertainment industry to take a look and found it very good.
The return on investment is as high as 250%.
The total investment is expected to be 120 million yuan. Three companies have jointly raised 80 million yuan, and the remaining 40 million yuan will be made up by him alone.
Zhao Liying immediately went to Shanghai with the funds and the contract.
As soon as he left, Tengying Entertainment became idle again.
"Bai Xin."
It’s not his responsibility as the boss to call his secretary to take care of things when he has nothing to do.
"Uncle, I'm here."
Bai Xin knocked on the door and came in obediently.
Chen Pingsheng asked her, "What's going on? Didn't we already post online about investing in the film? Why hasn't anyone come to us?"
Bai Xin laughed awkwardly, "Uncle, isn't it because we rejected all the investors who approached us for investment in the first half of the year? We haven't invested in a single one in half a year. Who would actively approach us now?"
"They're all flops, so I definitely can't invest in them."
Chen Pingsheng said, "I don't care. You have three days to find me some good movie scripts. I'm your boss and I want to invest in a movie."
"ah?"
Bai Xin was so confused. She was just a secretary, where could she find a movie script?
But since the boss has given the order, we must follow it.
Bai Xin went out, feeling overwhelmed.
She secretly posted videos on WeChat Moments. Over the past year or so, she has added many directors in the entertainment industry.
Some make movies, but of course more make TV series.
Sitting in her secretary chair, Bai Xin edited a small copy.
"Notice, my boss is very wealthy and easy to talk to. Anyone with a good movie script but lacks the money to film it can come and see me. There's no upper limit on investment; I have the money."
After the copy was written, eight of her beautiful selfies were posted, and finally the big logo of Tencent Entertainment was added.
Ten minutes later, there were many people who liked the post, but no one wanted to invest.
Bai Xin was not in a hurry either.
An hour passed and there was still no result. She was really anxious.
The boss had finally assigned her a task, and if she couldn't complete it, wouldn't she seem like a waste?
Just send it to a large group.
The content of the group message is simple and crude.
I heard you're short on money for your film? We at Tengying Film Group have plenty of money, so come on over.
Ha... She is so smart that she can come up with such a good plan.
Now more people responded.
Director Zhang: "Who told you I'm short of money? Even if I don't have any money, I won't come to you."
Director Li: "Your Tencent Film Group is a scam company. So many people have approached your boss, but he hasn't invested in a single one."
Director Huang: "Bah! I've given you such a good project, and you guys rejected it. I'll never look for Tengying again, even if I die."
All negative reviews.
The fruits of the first half of the year are now destined to be eaten by them.
Brother Teng: "Your family wants to invest in a movie? I'm a skit actor playing the lead role, can I invest?"
Haha… savior.
I don’t know whether I can invest in her, but I’ll just have to keep my job first.
Bai Xin knew him, a famous sketch actor.
The kind that's very funny.
If she didn't have the identity of secretary to the president of Tengying, she would never have the opportunity to communicate with such a top sketch comedian.
"Yes, of course we can. As long as you, Brother Teng, play the leading role, our boss will invest any amount of money."
Let’s trick him over first, Bai Xin thought.
Brother Teng: "Send the location, I'll fly over there overnight."
Ha…mission accomplished.
Bai Xin laughed.
The next day, Chen Pingsheng met this famous domestic sketch performance partner.
The male is Chen Teng and the female is Mali.
He didn't know yet that these two were tricked by Bai Xin.
They are both very influential in the sketch comedy world, but can only be considered as newcomers in the film industry.
"Hey, Brother Chen, the script we're shooting this time is about rebirth. It tells the story of a man who becomes completely rich after rebirth. After he gets back the girl he loved, he realizes that his wife, who has shared the good and bad times with him, is his true love."
"Brother Chen, this script sounds amazing, doesn't it?"
He doesn't know whether it's wow or not, he can only watch two movies in a year.
This is my first time using the movie analysis function, and I hope it will be a good start.
Chen Pingsheng thought so simply.
"Movie Analysis: The Troubles of Charlotte."
"Target analysis in progress, please wait."
One second, two seconds, three seconds passed...
A row of golden words appeared in front of him again.
"Target parsing completed."
"Movie Title: The Troubles of Charlotte."
"Shooting period: three months."
"Total investment: 50 million."
"Return on investment: 900%."
???
A movie with an investment of 50 million yuan can be considered a medium-sized production at best.
The return on investment is 900%, which is 9 times.
According to the film producers, they usually take 33% of the total box office after the film is released.
In other words, this low-budget movie may eventually achieve a box office revenue of between 1.4 billion and 1.5 billion.
It’s a hit, an absolute hit.
Seeing that he remained silent, Chen Teng suddenly became a little nervous.
First of all, he has to admit that he has no box office appeal.
But as long as he can save face, the Tengying boss should be easy to fool.
"Brother Chen, such a good script should be able to sell for at least 1 billion. Investing in it will definitely not disappoint you."
"How much do you want?"
Chen Pingsheng pinched his nose. Bai Xin really found him a lucky pair.
There must be rewards later.
Chen Teng was a little confused by his sudden action.
"Not much, not much. 50 million is enough for this movie. If it's convenient for you, you can invest half, and I'll find a way to pay for the remaining half."
"No need, I invested all 50 million."
"By the way..." Chen Pingsheng asked curiously, "Have you ever thought about switching to my Tengying Entertainment?"
(End of this chapter)
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