Chapter 703: Running Man Is a Blast

"This afternoon, LeTV Pictures and Director Zhang Yimou's studio issued a joint announcement:

Director Zhang Yimou has confirmed that he will invest 12 million yuan and will purchase 12 million original shares of LeTV Pictures at an internal price of 1 yuan per share!"

"By then, Director Zhang Yimou will become the first celebrity major shareholder of LeTV Pictures!"

"President Zhang Zhao said: LeTV Pictures sincerely invites many outstanding film and television people in the film and television industry to join and cooperate, and is willing to open investment channels to recruit talents with original shares!"

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12 million original shares!

This amazing number made countless filmmakers in the film and television industry stare with envy!

You know, although LeTV Pictures has not yet gone public, its valuation is much higher than that of Huayi before it went public.

At that time, Huayi's allotment of original shares to its contracted artists and directors was not as "generous" and "generous" as LeTV Pictures!

Even the original shares owned by Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Jizhong, the two pillar directors, were only 2.88 million and 2.16 million shares.

The maximum number of shares allocated to other artists can only be capped at 1.8 million shares, and only Huang Xiaoming bought all 1.8 million shares.

Even if there are only one or two million shares, these people still took advantage of the trend of Huayi's listing and became billionaires one by one.

Now compare it to Zhang Yimou, who has 12 million original shares... Once LeTV Pictures goes public, what will the net worth of Director Zhang be?

There is no one in the film and television industry who is not envious, but they can only envy.

Because in everyone's mind, only a big director like Zhang Yimou is qualified to get such treatment!

China Film, Chairman's Office.

La Peikang looked at Zhang Zhao with a smile on his face and felt very unhappy.

Because this guy used Zhang Yimou as a "bargaining chip" to demand an investment share of "The Great Wall" and part of the film's domestic distribution rights.

"Mr. La, what do you think? LeTV also paid a great price to get Director Zhang Yimou to agree to be the director of "The Great Wall."

La Peikang did not answer the question immediately, but frowned slightly.

If it was Lin Nan, he would not hesitate at all.

After all, investment share, box office share, and female lead are all the "prices" that the three companies are willing to give to Lin Nan.

As for LeTV? It gave him a clown feeling of "holding Zhang Yimou hostage for bargaining."

But no matter how much he said, no matter how reluctant he was, La Peikang could only agree, because Zhang Yimou was a contracted director of LeTV and he couldn't get around it!

"Okay. But your share will not exceed 10 points."

Hearing this, Zhang Zhao was immediately excited, "10 points is enough, we are not greedy... What about the domestic distribution business?"

"Give you a part too."

La Peikang said expressionlessly, and then picked up the teacup.

Zhang Zhao understood, this is a bad mood, is he going to drive people away?

"Boss La, I'll take my leave now. You're busy."

"Contract Zhang Yimou as soon as possible. Legendary and Universal will work together to select the actors. After that, the actors will have to undergo closed training for several months. By the way, the heroine has been decided. She is a mainland actress."

Zhang Zhaozheng nodded and suddenly heard the last sentence. He knew instantly that it was definitely another relative, and he was quite powerful!

"I know, Boss La. I'll bring Director Zhang Yimou here tomorrow."

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Huang Bo is the biggest "winner" in this October schedule.

He starred in the three movies "Dear", "Black and White 2" and "Heart Flower Road".

Especially "Heart Flower Road", which gave Huang Bo another resume of a 1 billion box office movie!

That's right, "Heart Flower Road" took 14 days to officially break through the 1 billion box office and closed at 1.02 billion! The daily box office dropped sharply again.

"You are the only one among domestic actors. So far, there are only five movies with a box office of over 1 billion, and you have acted in three of them!"

Bad monkey, Ning Hao cursed while picking up peanuts.

Lin Nan ate by himself. The signature dishes sent by the hotel were really good.

Huang Bo drank a little and was in a very good mood, "I still need the two great directors to help me continue to improve. Don't you think so, Director Ning Shiyi?"

The dinner table suddenly became quiet. Lin Nan was a little disgusted by Huang Bo's flattery.

But the next second, Ning Hao laughed out loud, "Hahaha, well said! Come on, let's go one by one, haha..."

Damn, Lin Nan once again witnessed Ning Hao's thick skin. This vanity is so naked, and he doesn't even keep a low profile?

"Cheers, congratulations. Director Lin, too?" Huang Bo said.

"I have to drive home, why drink? What? Do you want me to be on the headlines tomorrow for drunk driving?"

"That's right, you should be careful. If Lin Nan is caught driving under the influence, it will be a big embarrassment. Well, Yifei will come back and kill us, right? Haha..."

Ning Hao was halfway through laughing when Xing Aina looked back at him, and then he changed the subject:

"Well, the celebration party must be held at the end of this month. Lin Nan, I'll give you a heads up in advance."

"Let someone contact my company, they will cooperate."

So far, Lin Nan has received more than 250 million yuan in revenue from the movie "Heart Flower Road". It's just a celebration banquet, and it's all funded by Lin Nan Pictures, so there's no problem!

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The stars are shining.

Lu Zheng came back from outside in a hurry.

Today, China Film Group notified him to go over, and he guessed that it might be a contract matter. Unexpectedly, he guessed it right.

"Is Tiantian in the company?"

"Mr. Lu, I notified Tiantian after receiving your call. She is in the lounge now, probably watching a movie."

"Okay."

After answering, Lu Zheng went straight to the lounge. The assistant followed him with a file bag, not leaving his side.

He knocked on the door, and after hearing "Come in", Lu Zheng pushed the door open.

On the screen, the movie "Pacific Rim" starring Jing Tian was playing, and Jing Tian was watching it seriously. This was also her most impressive resume.

"Tiantian, you got your contract."

The assistant immediately handed the file bag to Jingtian, who was stunned at first, and then a smile immediately broke out on her face.

"Really? Let me see..."

As she spoke, she opened the file bag.

The first page that caught her eye was "...actor employment contract for the movie "The Great Wall"..." and other words.

Looking at Jingtian holding the contract, who was extremely happy, Lu Zheng suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

He didn't know whether to tell the girl in front of him about another piece of news he had just learned from China Film today.

On the screen, Jingtian's shot appeared. After Lu Zheng glanced at it, he still spoke: "Tiantian..."

"Well, what's wrong, Uncle Lu." Jingtian didn't look up, but continued to look through the contract.

"The Great Wall requires closed training for several months..."

"I understand, all co-produced action blockbusters are like this. I heard that most of the leading actors in "The Forbidden Kingdom" trained for a long time in Shichahai Sports School..."

"The director of "The Great Wall" is Zhang Yimou, not Lin Nan."

The lounge was suddenly quiet, with only the sound of the movie.

Jing Tian raised her head, with a flash of panic and helplessness in her eyes:

"Uncle Lu, what did you say?"

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Amidst the anticipation of the public, "Running Man" was launched.

In just one night, "Running Man" became a hit!

The ratings of the first episode of the first season of Blueberry Channel reached a peak of 5.9, and this was only the first episode.

Early in the morning, the entire network was full of topics about "Running Man", and the entire network was hotly discussing the acupressure mat!

Each resident guest has his or her own characteristics, some are mean, some are funny, some are humorous, some are cunning, some are beautiful and cheerful, and some are agile... In short, they can all have fun!

Especially those game designs, which are even more tricky and interesting.

While "torturing" the guests, the audience couldn't stop laughing, and laughed until their stomachs hurt, and there was no peeing point throughout the whole process!

As the show became popular, the seven resident guests all became the focus of online discussion, and they were strongly included in the hot searches on Weibo, surrounding Lu Han, who had just returned from South Korea, and there was a tendency to step on him.

Whether it is the variety show "Running Man" or the seven permanent guests, it is really popular!

This has become a consensus in the circle, because this mode and this way of playing, it should be popular, and everyone is relaxed and has a strong sense of substitution! It gives the audience the feeling that the star is right in front of them, right beside them!

"Hahaha, Lin Nan, it really worked! "Running Man" became a hit, and it is not inferior to Mango TV's previous "Where Are We Going, Dad", and our "Running Man" has a wider and farther track than "Where Are We Going, Dad" and has unlimited potential!"

Lin Nan was talking about this with Yue Jun in the office when Wang Changtian called in.

From the laughter and excited tone, you can hear that he is extremely excited at this time.

"Yes, "Running Man" will be a goose that lays golden eggs and will continue."

"Season 2..."

"Director Wang, the first season has only been aired for one episode. Isn't it too early to say this?" Lin Nan interrupted the other party.

"Not too early."

"Let's talk about it after the first season ends."

Hearing Lin Nan's determination, Wang Changtian didn't mention it again, but talked about something else.

"It is certain that "Running Man" will promote people. Those who are not in the first line will be promoted at the fastest speed. Their value, endorsements, announcements... will come in droves."

"Yes, that's right."

"How about bringing someone from Guangguang later? You know, the group has never had a first line..."

"Xie Nan, Liu Yan and others can come. It's totally fine to be a flying guest."

"What about permanent guests? Calculating the time, the first season will be over after the new year. In the second season, can Bao Beier from my side be replaced?"

Lin Nan wanted to scold him, but he was facing Wang Changtian, so he endured it.

"In principle, I hope that the permanent guests will be the original cast. Even if there are personnel changes, I will carefully consider and will not be hasty. Mr. Wang, to be honest, I don't think highly of your company's Bao Bei'er, including his participation in "Lost in Hong Kong" this time."

"So absolute?"

"I'm a director, and I'm pretty good at judging actors. The "big brother" in your company is a bit inexplicably arrogant, quite snobbish, and has many problems. Last time, he even looked down on his colleagues in the company, haha."

Lin Nan stopped there and didn't say much. He knew that Bao Bei'er was highly valued by Wang Changtian and he flattered him very well!

"Is it as bad as you say? Okay, let's see later... Can the flying guest still be arranged?"

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After hanging up Wang Changtian's phone, Lin Nan shook his head speechlessly.

He glanced at Yue Jun who had been waiting for a while on the other side, and ordered:

"Add more people to Reba's team as soon as possible. The road of 'celebrity' is not easy to walk, and all aspects must be in place, especially the external publicity."

"I understand. In just one night, her fans increased by millions." Yue Jun agreed with a smile.

"Millions? It's far from enough. When the first season of "Running Man" comes to an end, I hope she can at least stand at the forefront of the second-tier, or even step into the team of first-tier flowers. By the second season, she will be completely in the first-tier."

If Lin Nan's words spread to the circle, I'm afraid many artists will be envious.

Yue Jun smiled and nodded, "She is a lucky person."

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