120 million! How exaggerated is this number? Huayi spent a lot of money to invite Xu Ke to direct "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame".
In addition, many big-name stars such as King Liu, Li Bingbing, Deng Chao, and Tony Leung have joined the cast, and it can almost be said to be a major production that has attracted much attention in the industry.
The film was released in September and just closed recently. The final box office in mainland China was 286 million yuan, and the film company received nearly 38%, which is a little over 100 million yuan.
By making this comparison, we can see the money-making ability of the drama "East Palace".
Of course, "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" has other copyright income, but the 120 million for "Eastern Palace" is also just the price for the first round of broadcasting rights.
DVD copyright, in-film advertising, online broadcast rights, second and third round broadcast rights, and miscellaneous income. Given the current market attention that "Eastern Palace" has received, these numbers will probably not be too low.
Just after releasing a hit drama "Hello, Old Times", the new drama "Eastern Palace" was sold at a sky-high price.
Everyone turned their attention to the blue whale, or rather, Wei Yang behind the blue whale.
The young billionaire who just topped the Forbes Celebrity List this year did not indulge in past achievements and flowers and applause. Instead, he strode forward and led his Blue Whale Pictures Company to expand rapidly.
Some financial media also dug out Wei Yang's business empire through various information sources.
It was discovered that in addition to film and television production, Boss Wei also invested in and established many companies, covering multiple fields such as investment, finance, games, and cultural media.
Some tabloid media or so-called insiders boldly estimated that Boss Wei's net worth had exceeded 500 million yuan.
This inference attracted heated discussion among many people, so much so that Boss Wei was forced to directly refute it on Weibo.
[Some media outlets should stop being too fanciful. A net worth of 500 million? If it’s not enough, you can give it to me.]
He explained to his fans and netizens in the comment section that for many projects, he was only the leader, and there were shareholders and related stakeholders behind him. The newly established game investment companies were burning money and had not yet made a profit, so he was not as rich as he seemed.
Nowadays, showing off wealth is also a kind of personality, and a very popular one. Wei Yang is not averse to pretending to be Versailles occasionally, but he doesn't want to be the first to stand out.
Many media outlets wrote recklessly just to gain traffic, almost trying to portray him as the next Jack Ma, the representative of the post-80s generation, the future business leader, and even dragging down some rich second-generations. This is something Wei Yang cannot tolerate.
So Wei Yang later wrote a long article on Weibo, denouncing some gossip media for spreading rumors and expressing his own attitude.
In this article, Wei Yang stated that he was just an "ordinary entrepreneur".
He was born with good fortune. His parents gave him a [OK] face, and he also has [some] talent for making up stories. Since his debut, he has received help from noble friends from all sides, and he can make a living from this.
He just wants to work hard on filming dramas and acting, not let down his fans and audiences who like him, do his best to benefit the employees and partners who support and trust him, do something he likes, and provide his family with a life without worries about food and clothing.
I have no objection to the media praising him, but I don’t want to flatter him too much, and I certainly don’t want to help him offend others.
He has never thought that he is awesome enough to represent the post-80s generation, nor does he want to compare himself with this young master or that second generation. Please don’t give him compliments from the media…
After Wei Yang's blog post was published, the focus of everyone's attention was not the gossip media, but the fact that the words Wei Yang used were really... humble to the point of asking for a beating.
Do you call someone with a net worth of hundreds of millions and an annual income of tens of millions an "ordinary entrepreneur"? Do you call your face, which has charmed thousands of girls and is praised as the Asian male god, "okay"? You have written many hit works, are the most popular screenwriter at the moment, are the king of idol dramas, and earn hundreds of thousands of yuan for a single episode. Do you have the nerve to say that you only have "some" talent? Maybe netizens in 2010 didn't know about Versailles, but this tone was so bad that it still received "violent criticism" from everyone.
Wei Dabi Wang has achieved some success...
Of course, putting this episode aside, there are still many people who are curious about how much money Wei Yang has. When Wei Yang explained in the comment section of Weibo that he did not have a net worth of 500 million, someone asked him whether he had a net worth of 300 million. Wei Yang did not respond.
In fact, including current assets, fixed assets and company share valuations, Wei Yang's net worth may be more than 300 million.
Especially the Blue Whale brand, if it is raised through financing or sold, it would be worth a lot of money, but the prerequisite is that Wei Yang cannot run away.
The capital is not stupid. Film and television companies have always been asset-light. At least Blue Whale has almost no valuable fixed assets except for some copyrights.
So in the eyes of outsiders, the most valuable thing about Blue Whale is Wei Yang and his team, especially Wei Yang.
For example, if Wei Yang stayed in Blue Whale, the company might be valued at 300 to 500 million yuan, but if Wei Yang ran away, even a valuation of 100 million yuan would be difficult to achieve, and no one might even buy it. At most, the company could spend money to poach the production team.
Therefore, in the short term, it is still quite difficult for Wei Yang to cash out from the company.
Since it is impossible to cash out, Wei Yang thinks the company's valuation is meaningless and should be converted based on existing assets.
The profits and income from the previous dramas and endorsements have made Wei Yang's net worth nearly 200 million.
Although a lot of money was spent later, most of it was used for investment and purchase of fixed assets, and not too much was squandered.
Blue Whale’s share of the revenue from “Eastern Palace” is 65%, which is 61.75% based on Wei Yang’s 95% stake in Blue Whale.
In addition, Feicuixia also has a 15% share of "Eastern Palace", and he gets 70% of the profits, which is equivalent to 10.5%.
In other words, Wei Yang alone received 72.25% of all the revenue from "Eastern Palace". The first round was 120 million yuan, and excluding taxes, he took 86.7 million yuan.
In addition, as an actor + first screenwriter + copyright holder, Wei Yang also received film remuneration + royalties + adaptation fees from the crew, which added up to more than eight figures.
Wei Yang is one step closer to being on the Forbes rich list before he turns 30...
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Wei Yang felt that his wealth was increasing too slowly, and now it was only around 300 million.
In 2009, the last person (400th) on the Forbes rich list had a net worth of over 2 billion yuan, while the net worth of the goalkeeper in the top 100 was 5.55 billion. With his current net worth, he still has a long way to go to achieve his goal.
But in the eyes of others, Wei Yang's wealth growth rate is like a rocket!
You know, almost two years ago, when Wei Yang just took over Blue Whale, he was still driving a broken Jetta every day, and the first pot of gold for his business was borrowed.
As a result, within two years, Wei Yang had a net worth of hundreds of millions, which was faster than even robbing a bank.
The longer they knew Wei Yang, the greater the shock they received. Even Liu Shishi and Xiao Zhao couldn't help but secretly whisper to him occasionally, and sometimes they felt a little inferior when they were with him.
While comforting them, Wei Yang raised his hand and swore that although he was a scumbag and could do some tricks, he had never used this as a PUA to his two girlfriends.
But the reality is here, and they cannot ignore the various public discussions. The gap between themselves and their real partners is too big, which inevitably creates certain pressures.
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Xiao Zhao is fine, at least not many people associate her with Wei Yang now.
As a well-known CP, even once hailed as the golden boy and jade girl, Liu Shishi has suffered relatively greater pressure from public opinion.
When Wei Yang and Liu Shishi became famous together with "Twinkle Twinkle Star", their fame was not much different.
At most, Wei Yang is involved behind the scenes and has a reputation for talent, making him more capable than Liu Shishi, a mere artist, and this is exactly in line with social concepts.
We are not discussing whether it is right or wrong here, but most people still tend to believe that men are more successful in their careers than women.
But with Wei Yang's successful entrepreneurship and the popularity of "My Love from the Star", the gap between him and Liu Shishi continued to widen, and the public opinion trend was also changing at this time.
CP fans still remain steadfast, but in the eyes of many bystanders and Wei Yang fans, Liu Shishi is no longer worthy of Wei Yang.
Especially with the rise of the [Wei Fan] CP, many people not only support their roles in the play, but also like their tacit cooperation in real life.
One is a new star in the entertainment industry who started from scratch, and the other is a popular star who has worked hard to become famous.
One is gentle, elegant, mature and steady; the other is beautiful, bright, cheerful and generous.
The two of them joined forces to make money, and they were crazy about various commercial endorsements; they traveled overseas and became famous in Asia; they joined forces and dominated Weibo; they shined at the Golden Eagle Awards and won the Emperor and Queen awards together.
To be honest, the number of CP fans accumulated by Wei Yang and Fan Xiaopang through a series of related collaborations in the later period is no less than that of the CP fans of "My Love from the Star". Many people even simply changed from fans of the drama to fans of the two people's career.
Many of the couple’s CP fans really hope that they can join hands to conquer the entertainment industry and finally stand at the top together.
In comparison, Liu Shishi seems too young. Apart from her youth and fame, she is almost incomparable to Fan Xiaopang.
So for a period of time, Liu Shishi was in a state of being disliked, and the situation was not alleviated until the hit of "Hello, Old Times".
This drama brought great benefits to Liu Shishi. It won the second place in the national ratings, had great reputation, and was highly talked about and influential, earning it the title of "Nation's First Love."
If we say that before, Liu Shishi was just a strong challenger to the new four little beauties.
After the drama "Hello, Old Times", everyone is basically at the same level, and even Liu Shishi is relatively stronger.
If Wang Luodan competes for the Golden Eagle Goddess again at this time, there is a high possibility that she will lose, and her good sister Da Mimi will now have to rank behind her.
Putting aside the special case of Liu Tianxian, when evaluating the new generation of popular young actresses in mainland China, Liu Shishi is firmly in the top three and is also regarded as a popular candidate for the next first-line actress.
To use the words of online articles, Liu Shishi can now be considered as [half a step ahead]…
Although this result is still a long way from Fan Xiaopang, it at least has the qualifications to challenge him to a certain extent.
The voices of many onlookers are not that harsh. After all, an artist who has one foot in the first-line star category is still quite impressive.
Liu Shishi felt relieved and was in a particularly good mood, but Xiao Zhao was under even greater pressure.
Fan and Liu are the two people Wei Yang is most involved in scandals with, and they are also the targets that Xiao Zhao is most wary of.
Having Fan Xiaopang, the ceiling of female stars in the domestic entertainment industry, was enough to make her feel overwhelmed, and now Liu Shishi has become one of the most popular female stars of her generation.
In other words, Xiao Zhao has a strong mentality, and even becomes more courageous after more setbacks. If it were someone else, they would have collapsed and given up long ago...
(End of this chapter)