novelraw Chapter 64 The New Four Little Actresses
Chapter 64 The New Four Little Actresses
Beijing.
The Olympic spirit has not completely dissipated, and the atmosphere of the Olympics can still be felt.
This Olympics gave Beijing a great opportunity to shine on the world stage.
There's no way around it; the Beijing Olympics were just too outstanding, presenting the world with an unparalleled Games. We can't help but be proud.
The opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics alone was watched live or rebroadcast by 11 billion people in China and 44 billion people worldwide, setting a record for the highest viewership of a program in human history.
The Beijing Olympics sold approximately 750 million tickets and received over 650 million visitors. More than 47 billion people worldwide watched the Beijing Olympics.
Media outlets from various countries have given the Beijing Olympics extremely high praise.
Gu Qingshan and Jing Tian were drinking coffee and listening to music.
"The Shanghai International Film Festival is about to start, are you going?" Jing Tian asked.
Today, Jing Tian wore a white T-shirt, denim shorts, and white sneakers, looking youthful and vibrant.
Just a few days after the Olympics ended, Tencent Entertainment, together with dozens of other media outlets, launched a "Four Little Actresses" selection.
Millions of netizens and hundreds of entertainment reporters enthusiastically participated.
Jing Tian, Liu Yifei, Huang Shengyi, and Wang Luodan ranked in the top four.
Of these four, Jing Tian is currently enjoying immense popularity with her roles in "Night Shop" and "Love is Not Blind," gaining countless fans. Liu Yifei, on the other hand, has become incredibly famous with dramas like "The Story of a Noble Family," "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," "Chinese Paladin," and "The Return of the Condor Heroes," quickly establishing herself as a top-tier actress. Huang Shengyi, who rose to fame across China with "Kung Fu Hustle," also enjoys immense popularity with hit dramas such as "The Fairy Couple" and "The Sword Stained with Royal Blood."
Wang Luodan was very close to Yang Mi, who ranked fifth, but she still won in the end. It wasn't because Wang Luodan was more popular or had better works, but simply because Wang Luodan was backed by the Beijing entertainment circle, while Yang Mi's backer, Rong Xinda, was not as powerful.
In the selection of the "Four Little Actresses," popularity and works are only considered factors, not the decisive factors. The real decisive factor is the strength of the company behind each of them.
Unless there is a significant difference between the actresses, the competition will be based on the strength of their respective companies.
Jing Tian was very happy to be selected as one of the "Four Little Actresses".
Gu Qingshan thought for a moment, "Go ahead, there's nothing much to do anyway, and we need to maintain good relations with people in Shanghai."
The Shanghai International Film Festival is in its 11th year. Shanghai organized this film festival in the hope of raising the city's profile and enhancing its influence in the film industry. Shanghai has consistently invested heavily in improving the festival's impact.
It's a pity that until Gu Qingshan's rebirth, this film festival was just so-so, with little presence.
The film festival's most crucial aspects—the film screenings and film trading—have been a complete mess, a situation that's hard to describe in a few words. Every year, very few international film distributors are willing to participate.
As for the awards, they are often criticized because the main awards are given to foreigners, which makes many big domestic film directors and stars unwilling to participate.
Gu Qingshan not only has to participate in the Shanghai International Film Festival, but also the Hundred Flowers Awards, and the two events are very close together.
"Then let's go together." Jing Tian's eyes lit up.
Gu Qingshan nodded: "Okay!"
"Lost in Thailand will be released on September 26th. Will Goodbye Mr. Loser be released in December or January?" Jing Tian asked, taking a sip of coffee.
Jing Tian knows that "Lost in Thailand" has already been scheduled for release.
Although filming for "Goodbye Mr. Loser" has just wrapped up, given Gu Qingshan's style, post-production will be completed soon.
Their film is scheduled to start shooting after the National Day holiday.
Gu Qingshan smiled and said, "We'll discuss it with Chairman Han after we finish post-production."
"This year's Lunar New Year film season is too crowded. The media is saying that this year's Lunar New Year film season is the most competitive ever," Jing Tian said.
There are 20 movies that have announced their release dates for December.
Chen Kaige's "Mei Lanfang", Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One", and Ye Weixin's "Ip Man" are all very popular.
Meanwhile, "Red Cliff II" has been scheduled for release on January 8th.
Gu Qingshan nodded slightly. This year's Lunar New Year film season is the most competitive ever, with many films being released, including several popular ones.
"By the way, is your dad sure he's coming back to Beijing for National Day? Has the specific date been set?" Gu Qingshan asked.
This was his biggest concern; whether he could complete this huge transformation in his identity depended entirely on this.
If the goal is achieved, at least five or six years of development time can be saved, and cooperation with Poly Group can be established to further strengthen the company and accelerate its development.
Jing Tian said, "Don't worry, he will definitely return to Beijing. He will call me once he has arranged the dinner with Chairman He."
"I did some research, and Poly Group's revenue last year was 155 billion yuan, with Poly Real Estate alone generating over 81 billion yuan in revenue and over 24 billion yuan in profit. As for this year, revenue exceeding 250 billion yuan and profit reaching 40 billion yuan is no problem; they're certainly not short of money!" Jing Tian said.
Gu Qingshan smiled. "How will we know they're unwilling to sell if we don't try to talk to them?"
Don't be fooled by the continuous rise in Beijing's housing prices this year; that's only driven by the Olympics. Prices will continue to fall, having already dropped by 25% from their peak.
While Poly Group is undoubtedly powerful, it doesn't mean that the film and television sector is profitable. In fact, when Poly Culture sells its remaining 50% stake in Poly Huayi at the end of next year, the listing price will only be 8000 million yuan.
It is easy to imagine that Poly Huayi's situation is now quite worrying.
"What if Poly Group is willing to sell, and you don't have enough money?" Jing Tian said worriedly. "This is no joke. I can only give you 60 million at most."
Sixty million!?
A warm feeling welled up in Gu Qingshan's heart. He knew exactly how much money Jing Tian had.
Gu Qingshan grasped Jing Tian's delicate hand. "Don't worry, the money should be enough."
Including the box office revenue from "Lost in Thailand," product placement, ad placement, and copyright income, it should be so-so.
Even if it's not quite enough, a bank loan would suffice.
Even if the timeframe is extended to the release of "Goodbye Mr. Loser," there will be no need to take out a bank loan.
At first, there was no other way; he had no money of his own and had to cling to Jing Tian, his wealthy sugar daddy.
Now that I'm independent, how could I possibly still spend Jing Tian's money?
Now, all he needs are some resources from Jing Tian, and these resources are not about money, but about things beyond money.
In Beijing, many things cannot be solved with money.
He faced some troubles within the Beijing social circle, but Gu Qingshan politely declined them all.
The troubles from Beijing's elite circles vanished completely with the arrest of Zang Heizi.
The arrest of Zang Heizi is a signal that the Beijing elite circle is beginning to decline and can no longer control everything.
This kind of thing was unimaginable before.
Right now, everyone in Beijing's elite circles is facing some trouble because of this, and they're busy resolving their problems. They don't have the time or energy to cause trouble for Gu Qingshan.