Chapter 572: Investing in
After the unveiling ceremony, Xu Kun quickly plunged into the rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala. In addition, he had to communicate with Huang Jianxin from time to time about the preparations for "The Founding of a Republic". He was busy from morning to night every day, and January 1th came in the blink of an eye.
He did not do morning exercises that morning. He said goodbye to the "mahjong game" and drove to LeTV headquarters.
Liu Qiangdong wanted to take the opportunity to increase LeTV's exposure, and Jia also planned to take advantage of the traffic, so the signing location for the investment in was chosen to be in LeTV's conference room. Gan Wei hosted the event on the spot, and the newly established LeTV Pictures was responsible for the entire filming, and the streamlined content would also be sent to Beijing and Taiwan for broadcast.
After arriving at LeTV, as it was still early, Xu Kun went directly to Jia's office as the president.
Lao Jia welcomed him in and saw him lying on the sofa listlessly, as if all his bones were soft. He couldn't help but wonder, "What's wrong with you? I've never seen you so weak before."
Xu Kun rubbed his waist and groaned, "If you fight four people twice at a time, you also... No, you don't have the ability at all."
After a few days of calm, he thought Jiang Yiyan had tacitly agreed to Liu Yifei's joining the game. But when she heard that he didn't have to go to CCTV for rehearsal today, she immediately arranged a "mahjong game" yesterday.
Jiang Yiyan, Tang Yan, Zhao Liying and Wang Ou, four women teased him one by one. Even though he was as strong as a dragon and skilled in spearmanship, he was ultimately no match for a pack of wolves.
This night was truly a night of extreme joy followed by sorrow.
Old Jia rolled his eyes and was about to say something to show off when Gan Wei pushed the door open and walked in, repeatedly asking, "Director Xu, are you still able to do your job?! The Youth Directors Association has been established for so many days, when will we start preparing for the talent show?"
As for the sister group's variety show, Xu Kun doesn't have to worry too much because they have variety show prototypes in South Korea to imitate. However, the director audition is a new thing, and it is a project led by the Youth Directors Association. Without the Youth Directors Association, it will not work.
"Don't be impatient."
Xu Kun sat up straighter and pointed his finger, saying, "I'm busy with the Spring Festival Gala and Founding of a Republic, Liu Haibo is busy with Iron Pear Flower, Ning Hao's Crazy Racer is about to be released, Li Yu is helping to set up the crew of Perfect World, and Jia Zhangke... I'm not sure if he can come alone."
Finally, he spread his hands and said, "I can't get away before the Chinese New Year. Wait a minute. After the Chinese New Year, I'll let Ning Hao, Jia Zhangke, and Li Yu work with you to perfect the framework first."
"嘁~"
Gan Wei poured him and Lao Jia a cup of tea and said unhappily, "You guys are all busy with your own things. How can the Youth Directors Association grow and develop? Can't you find a full-time person?"
"This is not easy to do. Every young director has his own work to do. If you want to find someone who is capable and willing to work hard, how should you negotiate their salary?"
After talking to Gan Wei for a while, Xu Kun took out a photo from his pocket and threw it on Lao Jia's desk: "Pay attention to this person. If he makes radical remarks on Fanfou, do as we discussed that day."
Jia Yueting picked up the photo and found that it was a Fanfou account. He opened his notebook and searched for it, then said in amazement: "This is already outrageous enough, how much more intense can it be?"
Looking at the remarks made by this person, most of them are to vent his dissatisfaction. He often asks questions and tries his best to advocate Western freedom and democracy.
"This guy sold his house before the New Year and has already obtained a visa to the United States. He will leave the country in two days." Xu Kun laughed and said, "His friends urged him to say something harsh after landing. If he is targeted by the higher-ups, he can use this opportunity to apply for political asylum."
"Such people."
Jia Yueting shook his head and said disdainfully: "Since he can immigrate to the United States by selling his house, it shows that he is also a rentier after the reform and opening up. I can't do such a thing as picking up the bowl to eat and then putting it down to curse my mother!"
After saying that, he suddenly wondered, "What are you doing?"
Xu Kun switched the N93i to photography mode and pointed it at Lao Jia's face: "It's okay, just repeat what you said just now, I want to record a short video."
"Get lost!"
Jia Yueting was puzzled. Seeing Xu Kun put away his phone with a smile, he didn't care and changed the subject, "Do you really think can carve out a niche?"
"It's not a big problem."
Xu Kun said: "Even without me, Liu Qiangdong would probably be able to hold on. Now that he has me..."
He didn't say everything, but Jia Yueting still recognized him. After all, the fact that LeTV has developed to its current level and Xu Kun's achievements in the film and television industry have proved his vision and ability.
So Jia Yueting asked tentatively: "How about letting Gan Wei invest two or three million to buy a small stake?"
"You should be able to speak up."
Regardless of what Lao Jia thinks, if he follows the historical trajectory and becomes "returning to China next week", then these two to three million shares will be enough to support Gan Wei's life for the rest of his life. The three chatted for a while, and Liu Qiangdong came with Xu Xin, accompanied by another woman, who Liu Qiangdong said was his ex-girlfriend and another major shareholder of .
By the way, the valuation of this investment in is 7500 million US dollars, which is equivalent to over 5 million RMB. This is 1500 million US dollars more than the original historical amount, mainly because Xu Kun's level of price-cutting is far less than that of Hong Kong capitalists.
Xu Kun's 22 million RMB, plus his endorsement of , converted into a total of % of the shares, successfully surpassing Today Capital to become the largest shareholder of .
Of course, because the board structure is modeled after Alibaba, Dong Ge still has the most say.
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At noon that day.
In a small restaurant near the Youth Directors Association, Jia Zhangke, Zhang Yuan, Wang Xiaoshuai, Ai Dajin and others gathered together. There were more than a dozen dishes on the table, but no one had the intention to pick up their chopsticks. Everyone had a cigarette in their mouths, and they were all looking at Lu Chuan, who had a miserable look on his face, and worried about him.
Due to the lack of Fan Wei's outstanding performance and Qin Lan's generous donation, "Nanjing Nanjing" was filmed on and off for more than a year, and it ran out of money on its last breath.
This time he invited several friends in the circle and his good brother Ai Da Jin to come over, naturally to raise funds for the filming.
But "Nanjing, Nanjing" is now famous, and even the conflicts between domestic and Japanese actors have been repeatedly exposed by the media. Who is willing to throw money into this hole at this time?
Wang Xiaoshuai couldn't stand the gloomy atmosphere, so he put out his cigarette on the table and said unhappily, "If it were me, I would have finished filming this movie long ago if I hadn't invited those Japanese actors!"
This was also the thought of most of the people present. It was fine to strive for authenticity, but it would be enough to let Japanese play the main and supporting roles. However, Lu Chuan brought in a bunch of Japanese extras.
It wouldn't be a big deal if the time was short, but after being delayed for more than a year, the proportion of expenses accounted for by Japanese extras is quite scary.
"You can't say that."
After Wang Xiaoshuai finished speaking, everyone more or less agreed. Ai Dajin hurriedly tried to smooth things over: "Chuan'er also strives for authenticity. Although the Japanese and we are both East Asians, the gap between the two sides has been widening since modern times. The spirit in their bones is not something that our extras can imitate."
The eldest brother Zhang Yuan, who was sitting at the top, rolled his eyes when he heard this. He wanted to retort, but he was too lazy to argue with him, so he simply stood up and said, "You guys chat, I'll go take a break."
The other people didn't react so strongly. After Zhang Yuan left, Jia Zhangke sighed helplessly and said, "You all know the situation of the Youth Directors Association. Besides, I have already recommended Han Jie. At this moment... I'll give it a try. Don't blame me if it doesn't work out."
In fact, Jia Zhangke didn't want to get involved in this matter. After all, Xu Kun had been very disdainful of Lu Chuan's "Nanjing, Nanjing" before. But Lu Chuan chose to hold a dinner near the Youth Directors Association. This was Sima Zhao's intention, and Jia Zhangke had no choice but to express his opinion.
Lu Chuan immediately became more energetic after hearing this, and raised his glass and said, "I won't say thank you, it's all in the wine!"
After drinking a glass of wine, he choked and coughed repeatedly. He had to pick up the chopsticks to pick up the food. Others followed suit, so when Zhang Yuan came back from outside, the atmosphere in the private room had changed.
Zhang Yuan looked at Jia Zhangke, the only one who was still frowning, and understood what he said, but he didn't say much. Instead, he sat down and sighed, "Xiao Jia, your president is really awesome. He can spend 100 million yuan without any hesitation. No wonder he can support the Youth Directors Association by himself."
"I don't agree with that!"
Lu Chuan, who was already a little drunk, immediately retorted angrily: "What does Xu Kun know about movies? What's the point of shooting that thing? In my opinion, it's just a way to fool the people, an anesthetic for the common people!"
Jia Zhangke ignored him and asked curiously: "Brother Zhang, what do you mean by 100 million? Is it our Chairman Xu who started a new project?"
"No."
Zhang Yuan pointed outside: "I just passed by the front desk, and the Beijing and Taiwan noon news reported that Xu Kun invested 100 million yuan in in his personal name and has become the largest shareholder of ."
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Wang Xiaoshuai was surprised and asked, "Is there such a mall in Beijing?"
Including Zhang Yuan, everyone else was also confused. One reason was that was not well-known yet, and two, they did not surf the Internet often, so they had never heard of it.
Only Ai Da Jin is more trendy: "It's not a real mall, it's an online mall that sells things, just like Taobao."
Then, he gloated, "The Southern Clique's criticism of him has just died down recently, but he is showing off his wealth so ostentatiously. I guess a lot of people will come out to denounce him again."
(End of this chapter)
