Chapter 1501
Suburban King
Feng Shaofeng stood up stiffly and looked at Zhang Yuan, who was waving at him.
The senior is much more famous than I am.
There was already a lot of pressure.
That's not all; the other party had just "dealt with" the two incredibly strong female leads, whom even the director couldn't handle.
He demonstrated that, in addition to his status, he is also a "powerful" hero.
If reasoning fails to convince people, Confucius still had three thousand disciples.
"Brother Yuan, what do you want?" he asked with a smile, but there was always a carefree and unrestrained feeling about his laughter.
He was already known as a "playboy" in the entertainment industry.
In other words, it sounds nice, but it actually means that they like to have fun and enjoy life.
That is to say, he has some ability; otherwise, he wouldn't even qualify as a playboy and would have to be called "Young Master So-and-so."
After all, the four young masters of the capital are all playful but don't have any real skills.
"Just call me by my name."
“You’re older than me, it’s not appropriate for you to call me ‘brother’,” Zhang Yuan replied, while beckoning with his hand.
"What are you standing there for? Come on."
"Sit down and let's talk."
He called this person to his dressing room alone.
"Why did you come along too?" Zhang Yuan turned around and saw Yang Mi leading the makeup artist into the room.
"It's convenient for you to sit here since it's empty," she said, sitting down as if she were part of the group.
"Is it convenient for me?" Feng Shaofeng glanced at the two of them.
He plays an exorcist in the film, and is paired with Yang Mi's sparrow spirit.
The old man is quick-witted; he's looking for an excuse to slip away.
Because after thinking it over, he felt something was wrong.
Yang Mi and I are playing a couple, so it's inevitable that we'll have intimate actions like hugging and cuddling. Could it be that the other person isn't happy about it?
Moreover, they were a couple in the previous drama "Palace" and were very familiar with each other.
Furthermore, I still...
In 09, Feng Shaofeng signed with Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, officially becoming an artist under the Huayi Brothers Group.
The company's artists were well aware of the conflict between the two sides, and he was afraid that the other side would take their anger out on him for no reason.
Actually, half of the main actors in this drama are from the Huayi School of Management.
Without him as the male lead as a variable, Hua Yi could "control the sky with one hand," which shows his strength at his peak.
However, Huang Xiaoming did not renew his contract and left, and did not use his studio to gamble with Huayi.
He already had shares, so there was no need for him to participate in the betting agreement.
Deng Chao is also about to leave.
Therefore, since there were no great generals in Shu, Liao Hua was made the vanguard.
Feng Shaofeng and Yang Tianbao are the next generation's top male and female stars of Huayi.
Compared to Huang Xiaoming and Bingbing in their early days... let's not even compare them.
Their business skills are far inferior.
This is a very typical example: a first-generation soldier, a second-generation businessman, and a third-generation artist.
He is that third generation.
My father is an investor and businessman, and my grandfather was a high-ranking military officer.
This trajectory actually indicates that their family has already fallen on hard times.
Just like the Jia family in "Dream of the Red Chamber", one of the reasons for their decline was the depletion of talent, with no male members in the family capable of leading the family.
You can think of this guy as a precious gem; he's not stupid, just that his personality and abilities are limited. He's not good at politics, and he can't even do business.
But it was also through their ancestral lineage that he connected with Hua Yi, who came from a military compound.
In addition, their family is well-off; they are incredibly wealthy.
It's roughly equivalent to half of Zhang Yuan...
They were already quite wealthy; in their hometown of Shanghai, they would be considered middle class.
So in his early years he always played young masters, and his performances always carried a feeling that was not so much greasy as a slick and unrestrained one.
His smile makes him seem like a bad person, not very serious.
The awkward smile he gave me now also had a slightly frivolous air about it.
“I know a little about traditional Chinese medicine. You should avoid alcohol and sex in your current state,” Zhang Yuan said casually.
"Heh..." Yang Mi immediately made a sound through his nose.
Zhang Yuan: ...
She meant, "How dare you criticize others like that?"
"You have a problem with that?"
"No, you two talk."
"If you cause trouble again, don't borrow my place again," Zhang Yuan said very seriously.
"Okay." Yang Mi cleared her throat and sat up straight.
Young Master Feng observed from the corner of his eye.
He had worked with Yang Mi for quite a long time, and he knew her personality well.
That mouth can be quite sharp at times, and her personality has a sharp side that can hurt a lot.
He also assumed that if she had a man, he would be the dominant one in the relationship.
But now it seems...
Zhang Yuan noticed that Young Master Feng's expression was somewhat solemn and respectful.
The sudden outpouring of admiration from the other party left him somewhat bewildered.
I envy neither the mandarin ducks nor the immortals, but I envy Mr. Zhang every single day.
He doesn't care about professional skills or wealth; what matters is his ability to pick up girls.
"I called you here to ask if you and Ni Ni are together, right?" Zhang Yuan didn't care what he was thinking and asked directly.
"I...she, she's your girlfriend?" Feng Shaofeng asked nervously, somewhat incoherently.
Zhang Yuan: ...
Yang Mi is still alive, how can you talk like that?
If you do this, I'll become calcium deficient... because then I won't have any milk to drink.
"She's my artist now, didn't you know?"
"Oh!" This person finally realized.
"I don't care if you're dating, but you're not allowed to take photos or videos, or become Edison Chen 2.0."
"Secondly, no scandals that could damage her image are allowed, nor can they affect her work."
"Otherwise, once I start doing public relations, I'm afraid your health won't be able to handle it."
This guy just started dating Ni Ni; they met while attending an international fashion week together.
Ni Ni has also been having some trouble lately, with a batch of private photos of her being leaked.
Zhang Yuan knew it must have been Zhang Weiping's side that did it, angered that she had joined their side with Zhang Yimou.
If I can't have you, I'll destroy you. It's that simple.
Zhang Yuan spoke with Feng Shaofeng to tell him to keep a low profile and not cause trouble.
It's already troublesome enough, so don't add to my troubles, or you'll become troublesome too.
The young master nodded repeatedly, indicating that he would definitely keep a low profile, maintain a proper relationship, and try his best to avoid being chased by paparazzi and causing a news scandal.
"OK, go ahead and get busy." He waved for the other person to leave.
"What's your relationship with Ni Ni? Why are you so concerned about her?" Yang Mi asked as she turned around after the other person left.
Zhang Yuan was too lazy to reply to her, so he kept quiet and told the makeup artist to start working.
"I'm talking to you."
“I don’t want to answer such a boring question,” he interrupted abruptly.
Ni Ni's appearance... to put it nicely, it's distinctive; in the fashion world, it could be described as "sophisticated."
But ultimately, it's a "catfish-like" appearance similar to Shu Qi's, with small eyes, a big mouth, a long face, and flat, slender features.
In short, it doesn't suit his aesthetic.
"I think your temper has been getting worse lately," she said softly.
"A person's energy is limited, and I don't want to waste it dealing with your petty schemes."
"Also, stop bringing things into my house. My house isn't a warehouse," he replied with his eyes closed.
"They're all daily necessities," she replied somewhat guiltily.
"Whatever you want."
Meanwhile, inside the female lead's dressing room.
The makeup artist was taking extra care of her, but also enjoyed the rare quiet time.
Although the two women still refused to look at each other, they were unusually silent today.
Moreover, this silence was not as fleeting as a passing moment.
Instead, it continued until the entire filming process was completed.
Looking at the burly men standing with their hands behind their backs near the film set, these two were perfectly clear-headed.
Until the day filming wrapped, both sides maintained a delicate "harmony".
Because they understand that if there is disharmony, external forces will intervene.
They were powerless to resist this external force.
Even using connections behind the scenes might not make that "madman" protagonist compromise.
The main reason is that Xun Ge (Zhou Xun) has behaved himself.
Yiping actually achieved her goal, since she occupied the large dressing room precisely to get others to intervene and handle the situation.
However, the person who intervened dealt with her along with the others.
The filming period wasn't too long; the weather warmed up, and summer had barely begun when the scenes in the suburbs of the capital were finished.
Next, we need to go to XZ to shoot outdoor scenes for two or three weeks, and then it will be completely finished.
On the day filming wrapped up in the capital, a small ceremony was held.
Zhang Yuan also invited his godmother to join the celebration.
"Brother, these two have really stopped arguing?"
Ms. Guan continues to "care about others".
"Nonsense, with me here, who would dare to cause trouble?" He immediately adopted a big brother's demeanor.
"Awesome!" Gege gave a thumbs up.
"Are you free in a bit?" After cutting the cake, Zhang Yuan divided two large pieces for her and Yang Mi.
"You're free?" Miss Guan leaned closer and whispered, "Let's go for a drink." "You're only a few years old and you're already thinking about drinking every day."
"Brother, let's go to the zoo!"
After the wrap-up photo session, he said goodbye to the two leading ladies and left with the twenty or so people who had been "stationed" there for a long time.
The two women breathed a sigh of relief when the convoy left.
The oppressive feeling that had been weighing on Zhang Yuan's shoulders for so long finally dissipated.
temporary.
He took the two girls and a few friends from the same group, including Feng Shaofeng and the third female lead, out for fun, which was considered an off-screen social event.
Young Master Feng discovered that although this guy was ruthless in his actions, as long as you didn't provoke him, he behaved like an ordinary person, and was even quite enthusiastic.
We went to the wildlife park to see the big tigers.
This is the zoo where that stupid woman later got off the bus illegally, causing her mother, who was trying to save her, to be killed by a tiger.
They even have the nerve to sue the zoo.
It's a pity about that tiger; it was even put in solitary confinement.
The zoo management couldn't understand why anyone would be so stupid as to get out of the car in front of the tigers.
The key issue is that when such people make mistakes, it is often those around them who bear the consequences of their misdeeds, rather than the people themselves.
Just like that trashy woman in the island nation who locked her roommate out and was stabbed to death by her crazy boyfriend.
Bad people are certainly annoying, but stupid people are just as disgusting.
Coincidentally, the two female leads in the drama are one of these two types of people.
Just like a tiger attacking someone, when an actor goes crazy on a film set, the consequences are often borne by the hundreds of staff members.
"This tiger is quite something," Zhang Yuan remarked, looking at the tiger that was dozing off.
"Do you like its fur, or do you feel like you resemble it?" Yang Mi asked from inside the car.
"I think tiger penis would be good for making medicinal wine." Zhang Yuan smacked his lips twice.
Yang Mi: ...
Yang Mi felt a dull pain in her groin area.
It's already like this even without drinking; if I did drink...
"Hehehe." Guan Xiaotong laughed heartily from the side.
"You're a grown woman, it's inappropriate for you to be so happy when you hear the word 'tiger penis'."
"Hehehehe." Miss Guan covered her mouth and laughed so hard she almost fell over. It took her a while before she stopped and spoke.
"If you ever actually make medicinal wine, I want to drink it too!"
"Okay, I'll make it up for you."
"Or maybe you two are half-siblings?" Yang Mi retorted helplessly.
After staring at the tiger's bell for a while, he and Guan Xiaotong couldn't help but feel their mouths watering.
After finishing, I drove around the neighborhood.
"This place is quite desolate, why are we walking around in circles?" Yang Mi asked, puzzled.
“Yes, it’s so deserted,” Gege chimed in.
Beijing Zoo is located in the DX district of Beijing.
That's the area where the ultra-luxurious postmodern airport of later generations was located.
This place is 50 kilometers away from the core central area, which is the city gate tower.
Further out, Baoding is on the left and Tianjin is on the right; we're almost out of the capital.
Since the time of Qin Shi Huang, Daxing has belonged to Ji County.
Just two more steps away, the college entrance exam will be changed from the Beijing exam to the Hebei exam; that's really the limit.
For these two girls who were born and raised in the capital city, Daxing was no different from any other place.
Let alone Daxing, which is 50 kilometers away from the center.
A few days ago, after get off work, I had drinks and dinner with Brother Qian and Sister-in-law Qian, and we talked about the house I bought for Shu Chang.
Although it's said to be a purchase, it only means she has control over it; the ownership still belongs to her.
The house is near the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, about seven or eight kilometers from the city gate tower.
When Qian Ge talks about it, he recalls how, when they were kids, places like Diaoyutai and Gongzhufen seemed incredibly far away.
The adults wouldn't let them go, and they threatened them by saying that a tiger would carry them away.
This is a perfect analogy for Jingyanggang.
It's only been a few years, and Diaoyutai and Gongzhufen are already considered good locations in the city.
The same goes for Shanghai. 30 years ago, Lujiazui in Pudong was a terrible place, just a mudflat.
Even the old Shanghainese find it unbearable to look at.
Now?
Times have changed, and urban clusters are expanding too fast.
This trend has now reached Daxing!
A year after the subway opened, the planning for Daxing Airport has already begun.
More importantly, after the 08 financial crisis, too much money was invested in infrastructure projects, and Beijing also planned to allocate 3000 billion yuan to implement the so-called "South City Renovation" plan in Daxing.
Zhang Yuan used to work on construction sites in his previous life, and he knew even better that the capital city would provide another 4000 billion yuan for this plan by the end of this year.
As a result, housing prices in Daxing are now around 10,000 yuan per square meter, with a maximum of no more than 20,000 yuan per square meter.
At its peak in 2017, the average price was over 60,000 yuan, with the highest exceeding 80,000 yuan.
In other words, you can get a return on investment of over 300% in 5 years.
More than properties in the city center.
Moreover, having recently bought a house, he understands even more clearly that he finds the city centers of several major cities too expensive.
So I came to the wildlife park today just to make dumplings with this vinegar.
“You don’t understand, this place will be very valuable in the future.”
"Don't be fooled by how desolate it is now; it won't be long before it's all high-rises." Zhang Yuan looked out the window the whole way.
He had his own "Daxing 100 Sets" plan in mind.
Because these houses are mainly targeted at consumers who are "Beijing drifters," young people who come to the capital and yearn to settle down here.
Therefore, properties of 80 to 100 square meters with a total price of around 150 million yuan should be the most popular type in the future, and they will also be easy to sell.
At this price point, 100 sets would cost less than 200 million.
We need to set up a company to handle this; otherwise, we can't buy so many.
The disadvantage of purchasing property through a company is that the deed tax doubles when the property is sold, and there is also a 20% personal income tax.
But these are all costs.
Moreover, while Daxing was rising to its peak, Xiong'an, which was already part of Hebei and not under the jurisdiction of Beijing, was declared a new area.
House prices skyrocketed from 5000 to 3!
He plans to use the name of cross-strait film companies to acquire a large plot of land in Xiong'an, ostensibly for use as a film studio and warehouse, and then resell it for a fortune.
I want to be the king of the suburbs!
To earn some money for retirement.
Directly speculating in real estate and land is not allowed, but I can do it without any problem by using my profession as a cover.
If things don't go well in the future, they can sell the property to recoup their losses. This is not uncommon; Sony, Nissan, and Microsoft have all had the experience of selling buildings to raise funds.
Yang Mi carefully observed his expression and realized he was serious, so he took the matter to heart.
Guan Xiaotong remained carefree and didn't take it seriously.
Young girls don't have that kind of concept.
Zhang Yuan's idea of buying a house on a large scale is also because he has been in an exceptionally good mood lately.
First, there's the movie "Love is Not Blind".
In the simplest terms, it "exploded".
The production cost was 1000 million, and the final box office in mainland China was 3 million.
With a gross profit exceeding 100 million, the old guys at the film companies on both sides of the strait were ecstatic.
It would be great if this film could be made, and he has already discussed giving bonuses to the main creative team.
But money isn't the most important thing; what's important is that this film proved two things.
First and foremost, it was his vision. Teng Huatao had failed in his early film career several times, and this time, no one paid any attention to him when he tried to attract investment.
He personally overruled objections and made the money by having his own say.
The game's success can be attributed not only to its connection with the rising trend of "chick flicks" and "female narratives," but also to its powerful online marketing and promotion.
The production cost was 1000 million, but the publicity and distribution cost another 1500 million!
Therefore, the gross profit is over 100 million, but the net profit per unit of mainland China is not that high.
However, it can also be screened overseas and have its copyrights sold, generating additional revenue.
Because of the investment in publicity and distribution, the film's promotional materials flooded the entire internet several months before its release.
In particular, the image of the male lead, Wen Zhang, wearing a sunflower "wreath" and acting cute and cheeky has deeply resonated with female consumers.
Zhang Yuan plans to hold a special meeting on the film to discuss with other shareholders the direction for future publicity and distribution.
Online promotion has completely surpassed the power of traditional offline promotion.
He must control the channels and personnel for online promotion.
The success of this film also brought an advantage: when they heard that Pacific Rim was going to cost $7000 million, these guys got really angry.
Now that he's making money again, it proves he was right once more, and these people are being much more polite with him.
They didn't say they agreed, just told him to discuss it and see, and that it would depend on the company's future profits.
This is about movies.
Meanwhile, "The Voice of China" has also premiered!
The classic swivel chair segment immediately became a nationwide sensation upon its appearance.
Counterfeit swivel chairs have even started appearing on Taobao.
They signed a 1+1 copyright usage contract with Zhejiang TV for this program. After the first year, whether to continue is up to the other party.
Zhejiang TV has already sent people to negotiate the contract.
Renewal is inevitable.
The show's revenue is split 30/70, so they can only get 30%, but it's still a huge number.
Let's put it this way: the price for a 15-second ad during the show's opening is 15 yuan, and a spoken ad is even more expensive.
After the first episode aired, the number of viewers rose to 25.
It will eventually reach over 50!
In other words, a single episode can generate tens of millions of yuan in revenue from advertising other than the main sponsor, and could even exceed 2000 million yuan in later episodes.
This is just advertising; broadcasting rights, overseas rights, merchandise, on-the-ground distribution, and follow-up activities all cost money.
Zhejiang TV has gone crazy for profit, truly achieving "raising prices on the spot".
After the first episode ended, Zhang Yuan asked Huang Xiaomao, who was in charge of the music department, to contact several contestants who had already recorded the show but had not yet been broadcast.
These people all became famous through this show. Even if they had debuted and released albums before, they had never become nationally famous. At most, they had some minor fame within the industry.
Therefore, since the stock price is currently at a "low point," it's time to buy. (End of Chapter)