Chapter 99: Expand Other Businesses (For the Leader of the Alliance, Yu Fuyao
On December 6, "Mood Inn", which had been in theaters for a month, was officially released. The final total box office was set at 175 million yuan, becoming another low-cost movie of the year that counterattacked with high box office.
Although the film's counterattack methods are full of mysteries, no one can deny its success.
Even in the advertising and entertainment circles, "Mood Inn" has become a classic case that the industry is scrambling to study. Everyone hopes to gain experience in the success of the movie through in-depth analysis of this movie.
In particular, the director of this film, Hai Da Pang, was invited to give lectures everywhere because of his success in handling this case. He became a favorite and was sought after by everyone.
However, as the investor and producer of this movie, Jiangbei's Yihe Film and Television Company also made a lot of money.
175 million, excluding a series of ratios such as the box office split with theaters, Yihe Film and Television Company finally received 45% of the split box office revenue, which is 78.75 million.
Putting aside investment costs and some issuance expenses, the net profit was more than 60 million.
The filming period of this movie was only one month.
The net profit is RMB 60 million a month, and Yihe Film and Television Company has not been able to earn a fraction of that even after two years of operation.
Li Shushuang was so excited that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear and said every day that he would come to Yibo Jiangbei in person to thank him for saving Yihe from the swamp.
Of course, it is impossible for Jiangbei to meet such a cheating teammate, and not only does he not want to meet him, he is also planning to take advantage of Yihe Film and Television Company's current momentum to find a buyer to sell it to and make another profit.
Anyway, the movie has been filmed, Yihe Film and Television Company has lost its due value, and there is no use keeping it.
However, not long after this idea arose, another incident occurred and was extinguished.
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December 9th was the birthday of his father-in-law Li Qiangguo. Early in the morning, Jiangbei took Li Youqing back to his father-in-law's house to celebrate his birthday.
Li Qiangguo is a quiet person, and since it is not his birthday, he chooses to keep everything simple and cook a sumptuous meal. The family can happily sit together and have a meal together, which is considered a birthday celebration.
If Li Youqing hadn't insisted on making a small cake herself, he might have even saved the cake.
Jiangbei himself was not idle, and brought the wolfberry he had prepared a few days ago as a birthday gift to his father-in-law.
But I never expected that this gift would be rejected by my father-in-law!
"My son-in-law's wolfberry must be very expensive, right?" Li Qiangguo looked at it with a bag of wolfberry, but there was no trace of joy in his tone.
Even the title had changed. How could Jiang Bei not know that his father-in-law had opinions about him, so he quickly said: "Dad, this is my son's wish."
"Feelings?" Li Qiangguo repeated these two words, then put the wolfberry on the coffee table, waved his hand and said: "My heart is too heavy, the old man dare not take it away, so I'd better take it back."
Jiang Bei touched his nose, and before he could explain, Li Youqing walked out of the kitchen, holding two freshly washed pears in his hand.
The temperature outside is low today. Li Youqing is wearing a black tight knitted sweater and jeans. Because he is in the room, he takes off his black coat and long black boots, and wears a long ponytail.
The whole person is youthful and full of vitality.
"Dad, are you bullying my husband again?" After Li Youqing finished speaking, he handed a pear to Li Qiangguo with a smile, then sat next to Jiang Bei, picked up another pear and took a bite before handing it to him.
"You won't dislike me, right?"
Looking at those eyes shining with pride, Jiang Bei reluctantly took the pear and took an angrily bite.
This girl, I have never seen her so affectionate at home. As soon as she arrived at her father-in-law's house, she showed off her affection like crazy, clearly trying to drive a wedge between their father-in-law and son-in-law.
"How dare I bully your husband..." Li Qiangguo took a bite of the pear with a look of displeasure on his face, then shook his head and said, "This pear doesn't taste good at all."
Li Youqing smiled and narrowed his eyes, opened his mouth and said "ah", Jiang Bei handed the pear over, Xiao Nizi bit off a piece of pulp with a cry, and said vaguely: "Dad, don't be angry, actually Beibei is still a little bit
Thanks to the credit, at least I have no plans to take on any film or TV dramas this year."
"Really?" Li Qiangguo's eyes lit up, then he frowned and said, "What do you mean not filming this year? Do you mean filming next year?"
"Next year...it depends on next year." Li Youqing leaned on Jiang Bei's shoulder and replied casually while looking at his newly made nails.
If everything goes well next year, "Wandering Blue" should be released.
When the time comes to win this agreement, she can relax a little and start filming movies and TV series.
Li Qiangguo looked confused and glanced at Jiang Bei, who said he didn't know what was going on.
"Don't make small moves in front of me. Actually, I feel that I am too tired from filming during this period and want to take a rest."
rest?
Weng and son-in-law actually didn’t believe it.
Li Youqing is a typical hard-working sannyasin type. She has been able to work hard in the entertainment industry for three years without shrinking, which is enough to show her strong resilience.
Now that your career is gradually on the rise, how could you give up such a good resource because you are tired of filming?
You must know that in the entertainment industry, if an artist has no works for a long time, it is easy to be forgotten.
This is true for a well-known star, not to mention the fledgling Li Youqing.
"Aren't you afraid that your reputation will decrease due to lack of exposure?" Jiang Bei touched his long black and smooth hair and asked tentatively.
"I have already considered this issue."
Xiao Nizi turned her head and took another bite of pear before continuing:
"I have been discussing this matter with Sister Sui Xi in the past few days. She recommended that I can participate in some variety shows during this free time to maintain my exposure. In addition, if I have ideas, I can also release an album or something. After all, now
Artists develop in all aspects, so I also need to expand into other aspects of my business."
Appear on a variety show and release an album?
Jiang Bei and Li Qiangguo both frowned upon hearing this, realizing that the matter was difficult.
"It's time to eat."
At this time, mother-in-law Wen Cui'e had already prepared the meal and started calling everyone to sit down.
"Let's go! Hanhan, let's go eat." Li Youqing put on her plush slippers and stood up with Jiang Bei in her arms.
"Today is the old man's birthday!" Li Qiangguo suddenly became unhappy and said with a sullen face and dissatisfaction.
Jiang Bei glared at Li Youqing, walked to Li Qiangguo, supported his arm, and shouted: "Shou Xinggong, please..."
Li Youqing found it interesting and ran over to support Li Qiangguo's other arm, imitating the example: "Shou Xing Gong, please take a seat!"
Li Qiangguo then showed a hearty laugh and was helped into his seat by the young couple.
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After lunch, Li Qiangguo pretended to invite Jiang Bei into the study to admire a calligraphy and painting he had recently copied from an ancient calligrapher.
In fact, it was natural to come up with a solution for Li Youqing's plan to take on a variety show and release an album as an all-around artist.
"What are you going to do?" Li Qiangguo took a deep drag on his cigarette, looked at the Clivia on the windowsill, and asked.
Jiang Bei thought for a while and said: "As long as she doesn't make a movie, I plan to let her do whatever she wants this time."
After the first two losses, Jiangbei gradually realized a problem, that is, many accidents came from superfluous actions. If there were not those unnecessary operations, Li Youqing might have quit the entertainment industry by now.
Li Qiangguo shook his head and said, "It's definitely not possible. Today, Youyou's resources are not as good as before. If you really let her make a name for herself in variety shows and singing, even if you win, she can find an excuse to change her career to singing and participating.
Variety show.”
"Isn't that true..." Jiang Bei asked hesitantly.
This agreement means that I will quit the entertainment industry directly, and it is not just for acting in movies.
"Can my daughter not be clear?" Li Qiangguo glared at Jiang Bei and continued: "And even if Youyou agrees to quit the entertainment industry, if she has achievements in singing and variety shows, do you think she will be willing to quit? Or do you
Your determination is very strong, can you withstand the beauty trap?"
"Ahem~"
Jiang Bei coughed embarrassedly. His father-in-law's words were true and not tactful at all.
However, being rude does not mean being rude. If you want to force Li Youqing to quit the entertainment industry, forcibly stopping her is the worst option. The best option is to let her quit the entertainment industry willingly.
Of course, it would be very difficult to let her quit willingly, so in the end we had to adopt the middle strategy to make her lose the agreement without letting her see hope.
"Beibei, dad doesn't have high demands on you. Is it okay to curb the growth of your fame before that movie is released?"
This is a heavy request from my father-in-law Li Qiangguo.
Looking at those eyes that were full of hatred, Jiang Bei felt deeply guilty.
The mastermind behind the scenes not only failed to take his wife out of the entertainment industry for half a year, but also secretly helped a lot. It is really a bit unfair to Li Qiangguo's trust and support all the time.
So he solemnly nodded and agreed: "Dad, don't worry, you will live up to your trust this time!"
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The next day, Mood Inn.
As time goes by, the customer flow of Mood Inn has gradually decreased a lot, but it can still be filled every day. It is expected that the hot business can continue for about two months.
In two months, the government will almost certainly expropriate the land in Xiuhua Village. Once the inn is demolished, a wave of billionaires will be born.
Um.
Jiangbei also got some credit and became a member of the demolition generation.
Are you happy?
Actually not happy.
Because he didn't really want to earn this money, it was really unlucky and it just hit him on the head.
"Who can understand the pain of being rich." Shaking his head, Jiang Bei sighed softly.
"That's really incomprehensible. I only know the pain of having no money." Liangliang sat down across the table, poured a bowl of water and drank it, and then sighed comfortably: "Making money is so tiring, but so satisfying!"
Jiang Bei didn't say anything, just looking at the guests coming in and out of the courtyard, as well as the waiters played by the aunts in the embroidery village.
Since the "Mood Inn" incident, the relationship between the brother and sister has been cracked.
"Brother... don't be angry with me. I am really not a spy planted by my sister-in-law!" Liangliang saw that Jiangbei ignored her and used coquettish techniques to rub against him.
Oh!
Who would believe this?
"Really! Brother, you don't know, my sister-in-law has been tricking me these past few days to accept roles and endorsements, saying that I can earn millions casually, but I have rejected them all!"
"Really?" Jiang Bei glanced at Liang Liang and asked.
Liangliang pecked her head fiercely and quickly replied: "It's absolutely true, I understand what my sister-in-law is thinking. She just wants to bring me into the entertainment industry and split our brother-sister alliance. She doesn't even think about it. I, Zhang Jiuliang, is that kind of person.
A greedy person?"
At this time, the cell phone rang.
Liangliang took it out and took a look, then answered the call and said impatiently: "Xiao Yuer, please stop talking, I will not enter the entertainment industry... What? Yunfa wants me to co-produce King of Gamblers? This...
…”
"Ask her if she wants the gambling king with a broken leg?"