MTLNOVEL Chapter 317: Leave Me Some Room to Perform
"This kind of thing is hard to pull off. If it works, it's just good luck, if it doesn't, there's nothing we can do."
Qi Hao also had no choice. He and An Feng joined Weibo because Weibo paid them a huge sum to do so.
An Feng and Qi Hao usually promote movies and business, and Weibo supplies them with all kinds of views.
When new users register, the first recommendations to follow are Qi Hao and An Feng.
Their number of followers on Weibo is unrivaled.
Even if you add up the followers from third to tenth place, they can't compare with the two of them.
It's not that Qi Hao and An Feng are so great.
It's just that Weibo has to cater to these two.
You can't blame me if Penguin missed the opportunity.
"Do you have time recently to talk about our Penguin Entertainment?"
The plan on Penguin's side was to invest in Mrs. Hua.
When Mrs. Hua went public, on Qi Hao's suggestion, they grabbed a lot of stocks on the first day.
Later, they realized they'd been trapped.
After inquiring, they discovered the agreement between Qi Hao and Mrs. Hua.
Qi Hao actually dumped the Hua stocks on the first day.
No wonder he's called Little Buffett.
How did you see that the top film company in Inner Entertainment would fail so miserably?
However, you could also say that Qi Hao is quite shameless.
Using them, Penguin, as a tool to make a little extra money for himself, even at the expense of his allies' interests.
Of course, Penguin is not pleased.
However, displeasure aside, what could they do to Qi Hao?
Qi Hao repeatedly increased his holdings of Penguin stock.
As of now, Penguin's total shares amount to 1,823,526,267.
The shares Qi Hao holds account for nearly 1%.
Although it hasn't reached the threshold where an individual holding 5% or more must legally announce it, relative to Penguin's size, he's around the top ten biggest shareholders.
Liu Zhiping, a board member, only holds 0.58% of the shares.
Besides, if they wanted to invest in Mrs. Hua, it's just that they didn't expect Mrs. Hua to fail so catastrophically, crumbling to pieces in less than a year after going public.
"Where does Penguin plan to start?"
Qi Hao showed some interest.
Mainly because Zhonghao Entertainment was recently considering starting a video website or taking over an existing one.
This thing will definitely be useful in the future.
Especially for someone like Qi Hao, involved in films, TV dramas, and animation.
Without a platform, you'd be at the mercy of others.
Music can be set aside. After some analysis, everyone feels the music market is too chaotic, and since they don't have business in that area, there's no need to spend the money just to complete the puzzle.
"Film, music, video websites, content production, we want to do all that..."
Ren Yuxin was quite candid.
In fact, looking around, the most suitable collaborator is still on Qi Hao's side.
Little Buffett's only hobby is legitimate work as a content expert specializing in film and television production.
"So how do you want to cooperate?"
Qi Hao's bottom line is you can invest, and you can participate in the operation, but you cannot interfere with the content creation.
I can't leave content creation to a bunch of amateurs. When amateurs lead the pros, that's how an industry starts to rot.
How to handle content, we have to call the shots.
Last time, we talked to Penguin about this type of collaboration, but in the end, it came to nothing.
Obviously, Penguin can't accept this model of cooperation.
Their idea is that you can create content, but who calls the shots depends on the share ratio.
Qi Hao didn't give them any heed.
Now that Ren Yuxin called this late at night to chat casually, it's clearly because their group had softened a bit.
"That kind of model you mentioned before, but we hope the new video website can become a part of the Penguin Entertainment matrix, and that we can cooperate more, mutually beneficial and win-win."
Ren Yuxin was only making an initial probe. If Qi Hao is willing to cooperate, of course, professionals will negotiate.
The two chatted for a while, and An Feng, listening beside Qi Hao, was dozing off.
She really wasn't cut out for business.
Even being a producer was a stretch.
In reality, a producer looks like they do everything but doesn't actually have to do anything personally.
"Is the call over?"
An Feng leaned on Qi Hao, soft as if she had no bones.
Indeed, she was soft as if boneless.
Anyone who touched her would know.
"It's over, I've turned off the phone!"
Qi Hao tossed the phone to the side; his girlfriend was already unhappy, no need to be disturbed by those people.
"Those rumored girlfriends of yours, I bet they're going to be pissed."
An Feng squirmed a little, resting her head on Qi Hao's lap, which was more comfortable.
They were already boyfriend and girlfriend before.
But that was a secret operation. Now that it's officially announced, they're openly a couple.
"Not really, those who genuinely like me are few; most are just trying to ride the wave..."
Qi Hao explained calmly.
It's not that An Feng was particularly jealous; mainly it was during the film festival opening ceremony when many actresses didn't look kindly upon her.
That kind of envy and jealousy couldn't be masked.
"But they still think you're an ideal marriage partner."
An Feng could understand these people.
Qi Hao was a diamond bachelor in the entertainment industry, and attractive too.
Marrying him would definitely be hitting the jackpot.
"Uh, are you hinting that I should propose?"
Qi Hao broke out in a cold sweat.
Qianqian, can we be a bit more reserved? You took the lead in holding hands, confessing, and even announcing officially.
Can you give me some room to perform?
"Propose? Right now?"
Judging by that eager posture, if you dared to propose, she'd dare to agree.
"Uh... let's wait a bit, we should have some ceremony. Don't steal the moment from me this time!"
Qi Hao was helpless.
An Feng laughed uncontrollably.
Her open mouth was like a joyful Maitreya Buddha, and when she covered it, she resembled a giggling, toothless granny.
She was just too adorable.
Qi Hao and An Feng didn't linger in Shen City, even though the film festival had a lot of activities and invited Qi Hao to attend, Qi Hao simply didn't have time to entertain them.
His movie was still in production.
The main current task was filming "Heartbreak 33 Days."
As for promoting "Those Years"...
External news about his announcement with An Feng was heating up.
The movie wasn't worried about a lack of buzz.
Many media outlets hoped they'd hold a press conference to reveal details about their relationship, satisfying the curiosity of netizens and fans.
Given that Qi Hao and An Feng had gone public, many variety shows wanted to invite them to appear together.
Anyway, "Those Years" was in its promotion period, and appearing on variety shows considered a reasonable promotional behavior.
But no matter what, it was all about the hype around their relationship.
After some consideration, Qi Hao decided against appearing on variety shows.
Variety shows could be really damaging to actors.
Interview-style ones were okay, but the ones requiring games or participation in plot lines could easily label actors.
Next time they try to act in movies, those labels could become a curse for the actor.
It's not that you performed poorly, it's just the audience gets thrown off.
An Feng didn't really enjoy participating in variety shows either.
The two of them were, in a sense, a harmonious match, both singing the same tune.
By late July, "Heartbreak 33 Days" had wrapped up completely.
Feng Xiaogang's "Tangshan Earthquake" was released, with impressive box office results, considering the 120 million investment, it's bound to make a huge profit.
However, it won't make more money than Qi Hao's "First Love."
It's uncertain how "Those Years" will fare at the box office. If "Great Earthquake" extends its run, the two films might clash.
Qi Hao didn't mind bumping heads with Feng Xiaogang.
As for domestic commercial film directors, right now, Feng Xiaogang is undoubtedly a big shot.