Zhang Fan felt warm and soft in his heart, and he was filled with the desire to fight. He was like a general who was about to step onto the battlefield.
After resting in the harbor of love, he would once again step into this fierce society and fight fiercely with his peers on the battlefield filled with smoke.
Fortunately, Zhang Fan already had his own intercontinental missile!
Zhang Fan's high-speed rail arrived at the station. His secretary, Peach, was already waiting for him at the station entrance. As soon as she saw Zhang Fan, she happily waved at him, jumped around, and shouted,""Chief Zhang, I'm here."
"Happy New Year, Peach. How long have you been waiting?”
"Not long. Let's go to the hotel.”
"Alright."
……
At night, in a private room of a five-star hotel.
The entire private room was filled with the strong smell of cigars.
"Brother Song." Zhang Fan took the initiative to greet her.
"Brother, come and sit. You look like you've put on a lot of weight after the new year.”
Song Gongming warmly waved at Zhang Fan. He still had that same carefree and straightforward look on his face, and he couldn't hide the fatigue in his eyes at all.
During this period of time, Conquer the Stars had been losing badly against Chiyou. Coupled with the explosive reputation of the movie, the stock price had fallen by 30% in just a few days!
The pressure from his peers, the pressure from the shareholders, and the media's mockery made Song Mingguang exhausted.
Zhang Fan smiled and shrugged.""I've indeed gained weight. At home, my mother cooks delicious food for me all day long, and I can't control my mouth. Brother Song, you didn't go back this year?"
"I'm busy, I don't have time. Come, try this."
He wore a black suit and a white shirt. His black coat was hanging on a hanger in the corner, and he wore a navy blue tie. His hair was combed back in a messy manner. He even smoked a cigar while talking to Zhang Fan. He then pushed the box of cigarettes to Zhang Fan."Someone gave me Gurkha royal cigars. It's said to cost 100,000 dollars a box. It's not the best, but it tastes good. There's also the best million-dollar box.”
Zhang Fan curiously picked up a cigar and discovered that the entire cigar was wrapped in gold foil. At the same time, the logo of the cigar was inlaid with diamonds.
"A box of 100,000 dollars, that's always been four to five thousand dollars. Good lord, how is this smoking cigars?”
Zhang Fan glanced at it before putting it back. He then waved his hand and said,""Forget it. I don't even know how to smoke. It's a waste to give it to me.”
This was not showing off.
This was an obvious attempt to rope him in and express goodwill.
Or perhaps it was a very casual exchange. Who cares?
"Brother Song, let's talk about the movie. What's the exact situation now?”
The topic started to get on track.
Song Mingming snuffed out his cigar, his smile faded, and he said,"" Currently, Conquer the Stars 'global box office earnings are less than 1 billion. Its reputation has collapsed, and the box office earnings have plummeted. The filming and distribution costs of this movie add up to more than 1 billion. After deducting the share of the theater chains and the overseas distribution costs, it will incur a loss of at least 800 million. Now, the company's stock price had fallen by more than three billion.”
Zhang Fan listened quietly. He knew little about business, much less the stock market.
However, he also knew that more than three billion yuan was already a huge blow to Nine Cauldron Pictures.
He thought for a moment and was about to speak when he heard Song Gongming suddenly say,"Brother, are you interested in the shares of Nine Cauldron Pictures?”
" Huh?" Zhang Fan was somewhat puzzled.
"Recently, many shareholders have been clamoring to withdraw their investments. I plan to buy it. If you're interested, we can play together.”Song Mingming took a sip of wine and said indifferently.
Zhang Fan pondered for two seconds before he suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Song Gongming.""Brother Song, are you that optimistic about my movie?”
Song Gongming shook his head and pointed his index finger at Zhang Fan.""I think highly of you."
Zhang Fan nodded, but didn't comment.
"From tomorrow onwards, Conquer will officially be promoted as an A project.”Song Gongming said.
"Oh, if that's the case, will it affect Conquer?”Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow.
"Conquer is no longer important.”Song Mingwu waved his hand and asked solemnly," Brother, you really don't have any thoughts about my suggestion just now?”
Zhang Fan bitterly smiled." Of course I want to invest in Big Five, but I don't have any money.”
Song Gongming nodded, his eyes burning.""As long as you have an idea. Brother, I have a plan…"
Zhang Fan paused for a moment before nodding." Alright, I'll listen…"
……
The movie market during the Spring Festival was very hot and intense.
Other than a few blockbusters, all the other low-budget movies had disappeared!
On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Chiyou crushed the Chinese New Year box office with 1.3 billion yuan."Journey to the West: The Kingdom of Daughters" came in second with 10.5 votes. Conquering the Stars was third at the box office with 900 million yuan. Stormy Clouds in the Sky and Sea was in fourth place temporarily due to its marketing and comedy, with a box office of 700 million yuan. Judging from the increase and screening schedule, it should be able to surpass Conquering the Stars. Meanwhile, Tiny Times 5 had managed to reach 500 million in the box office with its money-oriented philosophy, temporarily ranking fifth…
The ratings of Havoc in India and Light of the Machine had already fallen below 5.0, and they were ranked sixth and seventh respectively.
Just when many movie fans thought that this was the end of the Spring Festival.
At nine o'clock in the morning, Nine Cauldron Pictures and Shenxiu Pictures jointly released the official trailer of Inception.
Immediately after, the main leads of Inception liked and reposted it. The friends of the main leads, the teachers and professors of Tianhai Media, and some big V in the film industry also followed suit.
It was like a raging fire.
An hour later, the top search rankings of Qiandu were flooded with a Weibo post. Inception's official trailer: The Nine Cauldrons Revenge Battle quickly rushed from the top 30 to the fourth place. The popularity reached an astonishing 9 million, and the onlookers clicked on it out of curiosity.
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