Bright Era of China Entertainment

Los Angeles is a city that never sleeps. Due to the existence of Hollywood, this city has a strong entertainment color.

At night, the colorful light dyes the sky, awakening the filth and obscurity in every corner of the night. Only the feasting and feasting of the upper class gives the world the prosperity that cannot wipe the eyes away.

In a mid-level villa on the outskirts of the city, Jack Markhua sat alone on a chair on the edge of the roof.

With instant noodle haircut and beard, he is obviously 28 years old, but he looks 38 years old, which fits the characteristics of many European and American people, and his face is too mature.

There was a cup of cold drink on the table in front of him, and he looked down at the night view of the city.

Although the night scene was beautiful and bright, his unceasingly fluctuating eyes showed that his attention was obviously not on this beautiful scene.

Listening to his girlfriend Ailande's call on the mobile phone next to his ear, he went from astonishment, disbelief, dull expression, frowning to contemplation, a little stunned, and finally slowly returned to normal expression.

Completed the transformation of six micro-expressions in a short period of time, perfectly interpreting the essence of "The Injection of Real Emotions and Micro-expression Theory and Practice" in the acting textbook. Even world-class performance masters will give him a thumbs up and click one Thumbs up.

"Call her..." He paused after trying to say something.

"How about this, please help me convey your friend Sissy, thank her for her kindness, I will come to New Haven after I finish my work here, to see you, and then chat with your friends." He said.

He wanted to call Concubine Liu Yi over to talk, but he hadn't seen his girlfriend for a while, so he decided to go to New Haven in a few days.

Jack hung up the phone, got up and went downstairs from the rooftop.

On the way down the stairs, I listened to the conversation between my father Jack Sr. and my mother Jones.

"Fuck! I helped them a lot in the past, now let them make excuses one by one, a bunch of sons of bitches!"

"I don't have good vision. I know some people. What's the use of getting angry here."

"We can only put our hopes on these few interested investors."

"I don't think it's a good idea. The capital is more ruthless than the other. They all eat meat and don't spit out bones. The company is like this. If you don't let you vomit blood, how can you invest?"

"Can you say something good!"

"What I say is the truth."

Jack walked downstairs and shook his head helplessly: "There will be about 200 million US dollars in copyright fees and box office splits in two months, and the company can last for a while. During this period, we will always think of a way."

The company invested in two films and all of them failed. Tens of millions of dollars and only a few million were recovered, which was a huge blow to his family's company.

The break of the capital chain also declared that the company was no longer qualified to invest and self-produce commercial films, and also lost the opportunity for development.

Although bad luck, but no one to blame.

Movies, who can guarantee 100% profit?
In Los Angeles, a city with Hollywood, there are many entertainment companies and production companies that go bankrupt every month, and it is normal for one or two dark horses to emerge every year.

Making a movie in Hollywood is like gambling. If the box office blows up, it may skyrocket, and various investments will follow one after another.

If it fails and faces bankruptcy, the peers will be eager to see that there is one less competitor.

Even businessmen who intend to invest are basically like lions, and they belong to the kind that throws stones into trouble.

"Hurry up and meet with investors, I hope to bring good news." Old Jack sat down on the sofa, rubbing his face with his hands, with a sad expression.

"No hurry, there is something I need to tell you." Jack came to the living room.

Old Jack and Jones looked up at him, and Jack said, "Well..."

He let out a sigh, knowing that his parents were not optimistic about Ailande, he hesitated and said bluntly: "Ailande's friend, also a classmate in the advanced class, is called Concubine Liu Yi, and is willing to invest and cooperate with us."

"Concubine Liu Yi? From South Korea? From Huaguo?" Jones felt unfamiliar, and only analyzed the nationality from the name.

"Who is she?" Old Jack frowned.

"Chinese-American." Jack said, "But it doesn't matter. The important thing is that her fiance is Chu Xuan."

"Chu Xuan?" The old couple said in unison, frowning and thinking, faintly feeling that they had seen or heard the name of Huaguo somewhere.

Jack walked towards the TV cabinet, took out his hands in his pockets and rummaged through the newspapers, took out one of the newspapers and turned to the coffee table, put the newspaper on the coffee table, and tapped a section of the newspaper with his hand.

NASDAQ... Huaguo Xinlang company restructuring... Micro entertainment merger...

Trading of Xinlang stock is suspended... Application materials... Founder and shareholder of Weiyu: Chu Xuan...

Old Jack and Jones recalled that the name Chu Xuan had been read in this newspaper before.

"Chu Xuan is rich and has his own entertainment company in China."

"In recent years, Huaguo Huaying Group, Huayi Brothers, Yinghuang Entertainment, Shaw Entertainment, as well as the overseas distributors of Zhang Yimou and Li Min, the Huaguo native Jiang Zhi who has made a name for himself in Hollywood in recent years Strong, these Huaguo capitals are leaning more and more on Hollywood's resources."

"Although compared to Huaguo's vast market, there are so few Huaguo capitals in Hollywood that are not enough to see, but this may indicate that Huaguo capital will be more and more inclined to the resources of Hollywood in the future."

"Chu Xuan's company is called Brilliant Times. This company has shares in Weiyu, and its capital flow is unmatched by ordinary entertainment companies."

"If Chu Xuan wants to have his own overseas channels, he must cooperate with overseas companies."

Jack glanced at his parents and said, "I'm just saying this, maybe this partner is more reliable than those vampires."

Old Jack looked up at him and said, "If you cooperate with people from Hua, you will be laughed at."

Jack spread his hands and shrugged: "If you don't cooperate with Huaguo people, don't you get laughed at now?"

"You..." Old Jack's eyes widened. It's fine to be teased by his wife, but it's embarrassing for him to be teased by his son.

"That's right." Jones agreed with his son.

The mother and son sang together, and Old Jack was completely speechless, lighting a cigar and smoking in loneliness.

"This is just my current analysis. I don't know the specifics. I don't know how to cooperate. I don't know whether the other party is sincere." Jack said.

"Then what a fart!" Old Jack said immediately.

"I'll go to New Haven in a few days, and have a preliminary exchange with Concubine Liu Yi to see the situation." Jack stepped out: "Let's go, I'm going to meet that woman."

Outside the villa, a sports car drove down the mountain.

Although the family company is currently weak, it is a film and television company that has been developing for several years.

Now that they were defeated, they have come step by step. Not to mention how strong their background is, their experience in all aspects is not much weaker than that of the Hollywood Eight, but the gap in capital flow prevents them from having the opportunity to show on the big stage.

Based on this kind of experience, some investors still have funding intentions.

but……

When you are prosperous, many people will lick their faces and invest in you, wanting to take a share of you.

When you are down and down, there are still people who are willing to invest. Among them, there is a 1% probability that they are your nobles, and the remaining 99% probability is that they want to pick you up and give them alms.

For these investors, whether they can reach an equal cooperation, Jack has no hope, but if there is a glimmer of hope, he will always go to see it.

"Hello, Jack Markwater."

"Hi Jack, Kim Jae-hee."

In a luxurious restaurant, Jack met with his investor, shook hands, and looked amazed.

Jin Zaixi slightly raised the corners of his mouth, Jack returned to his senses and smiled: "I'm sorry, Miss Jin is really too beautiful."

Jin Zaixi didn't care, this situation would happen whenever he met a man.

There is only one man who is different, and that is Chu Xuan.

She also said that her face had undergone plastic surgery, which she would remember forever.

"Miss Jin, can you tell me why you want to invest in Mark Hua?" Jack cut to the point.

Mark Hua is their family's surname, and the company is also named after it. It is called Mark Hua Film and Television, which is obviously a family business.

"Compared to starting from scratch, it is obviously more convenient to invest in a potential company and cooperate with each other for win-win results," said Kim Jae-hee.

"Miss Jin seems to have come to Los Angeles in the past two months?" Jack asked.

"That's right, come to Hollywood to seek business opportunities." Kim Jae-hee nodded slightly.

"There's a lot of competition here." Jack added a lump of sugar to his coffee.

"The greater the competition, the greater the opportunity." Jin Zaixi slowly stirred the coffee with a spoon.

Jack glanced at her. This is a very ambitious woman. Although it is a common phenomenon in the world that men dominate, she does not despise the woman in front of her.

After all, it was a matter of whether the family business could continue. He would definitely know about the investor's information in advance, and he also knew that this woman was really unusual.

"Miss Jin represents your family?" He asked bluntly.

"No." Kim Jae-hee shook his head: "When I came to Los Angeles, everything I did had nothing to do with my family. I only represented myself."

Jack nodded, which was consistent with what he understood.

A few months ago, there was a big movement in Huaguo, and the Korean Wave, which was in full swing, was destroyed within a month.

There are also discussions and reports on their Hollywood side.

There are different opinions, but there is no specific statement, and in the end it just doesn't matter. The main reason is that the current Hollywood is not interested in the Huaguo market, so it doesn't pay too much attention.

It's just that the context of the incident was reported in an orderly manner, and the source pointed directly at Kim Jae-hee. The cause was the hype of Chu Xuan in the bright era. In the end, the incident got out of control and triggered the "Korean Wave".

Often a big event is caused by a small event, just like throwing a cigarette butt in the forest, no one would have thought that it would ignite the entire mountain.

Then, South Korea's entertainment chaebols pointed their finger at Kim Jae-hee and others. Kim Jae-hee couldn't stay in South Korea's entertainment industry, so he came to Hollywood.

He was also very emotional about it at the time.

But now, he finds it very interesting.

Jin Zaixi wanted to invest in his family's company, and Chu Xuan seemed to be interested in his family's company as well.

These two people have grievances, so this is quite interesting.

"Miss Jin, besides funds, what else can you bring to Ma Kehua?" He asked.

Jin Zaixi took a cup, took a sip of coffee, and said: "Resources, channels, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets, although I am here on my own behalf, it does not mean that I am alone."

Jack also understands that even if Kim Jae-hee doesn't rely on his family, he still has his own circle.

South Korea's xy company and Warner Music have been cooperating since 1999. Over the years, Kim Jae-hee has used Warner Music's network of contacts on behalf of his family to manage a lot of relationships in Europe and the United States.

What Kim Jae-hee said about being able to provide resources and channels for his company is really not an exaggeration. Kim Jae-hee has this ability.

"Miss King wants control?" Jack asked the most important point.

Control is the lifeblood of a family business, and what kind of family business can we talk about if we lose control of the company.

But in the intent given by the woman, the woman wanted control of the company.

This was unacceptable to his family.

"If possible." Jin Zaixi nodded, and said: "You can also take a step back and participate in the management and operation of the company. You have failed twice in a row. No investor will just give money and ignore it. At least I don't worry. It's the truth."

Jin Zaixi's words were very straightforward, and it made Jack feel helpless when he heard it.

He failed to manage two films in a row, and if he were to invest, he would not be at ease to let the company continue to operate with the same team.

This is normal psychology, but as the heir of the company, even if Kim Jae-hee can take a step back and participate in the management and operation of the company, it can be regarded as a skin of his family.

This is tantamount to dividing power and weakening his family's influence in the company.

This made him very passive, but also helpless.

At present, the company can still maintain its operation and keep talents from being lost. What is lacking is funds to support operating projects and some channel resources for the company's sustainable development.

The company needs a film to regenerate blood, so that distributors and theaters can re-incentivize resources.

However, it takes time to make a movie. From script planning to financing after release, it is estimated that it will take two years.

What the company lacks in terms of funds is the operating funds, publicity funds and film production funds for the past two years.

Of course, the movie needs to be profitable if it's going to go well, and that's still a gamble.

But which entertainment company isn't betting on it?It's the norm in the entertainment industry that so many companies rise and fall because of a movie.

And what they lack, Kim Jae-hee can provide, and Kim Jae-hee has the capital.

However, today is only a preliminary discussion, and the company can still operate for a few months. This kind of investment cooperation that can break the family business structure must not be rushed.

There were still some investors he hadn't seen, and there was Concubine Liu Yi who made him more interested.

……

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"Why are you so dark!"

In the morning, in the villa in the Eli community in New Haven, Liu Yifei's laughter came from the bedroom on the third floor.

She and Chu Xuan were talking on the phone, and on the computer screen was an email from Chu Xuan, and in the email was a still photo of Chu Xuan.

It's just that Chu Xuan is much darker in the photo than when we parted.

"Come here in Gansu and try to shoot under the sun in the Gobi. You haven't seen the crew, they are all darkened." Chu Xuan said.

Concubine Liu Yi couldn't help laughing, if Chu Xuan's brass complexion was just right when they parted, and looked very masculine and handsome, but now Chu Xuan's complexion in the photo has exceeded her acceptable range.

"Come here quickly when you're finished, I'll raise you back," she said.

"You dislike me?" Chu Xuan was not happy.

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips, and said coquettishly: "How is it possible, will I despise you if I love you so much?"

"Then what do you mean?" Chu Xuan didn't calm down.

Concubine Liu Yi suppressed a smile: "It's just to change you back and make you more handsome."

"Okay, then I'll go have dinner with them first." Chu Xuan stopped entangled in this topic, and there was also a urging voice from his side.

"Drink less alcohol." Concubine Liu Yi reminded, and sent another blessing: "Happy National Day."

"Let's have fun together." Chu Xuan replied.

Concubine Liu Yi hung up the phone, and looked through the photos in the email.

It has been half a month since I last communicated with Eland, and Chu Xuan has been filming for more than half a month. She was filming under the sun in Gansu, and seeing Chu Xuan's tanned and dusty appearance really made her feel distressed and funny .

Fortunately, the filming went smoothly, and the filming progress was getting closer and closer to the completion. Thinking that Chu Xuan would come to accompany her in a short time, she was both excited and looking forward to that day.

The phone rang, and Concubine Liu Yi saved the photos one by one, picked up the phone and connected to Ailande's call.

"Hey."

For her, today is not only the National Day of the motherland, but also the day when she agreed to meet Jack.

The last time I heard Elland said that Jack had something to deal with in Los Angeles, and asked her to wait for a while before meeting again. After waiting for half a month, today is considered to be here.

She didn't know if she could communicate with Jack smoothly, but she had been preparing for so long these days, learned so much information, and asked for some information from Xiaoxiao Luo.

She feels that everything is ready, and whether it goes well or not can only be determined by people.

"Cissy, come to Boss He's for morning tea."

Concubine Liu Yi had fun in her heart, and since she and Aillande talked to each other on the swing last time, their friendship has skyrocketed.

They often play together these days, and Erlande also often trains her body and voice at home with her, and revises her homework together.

She didn't expect that this kind of simple friendship that usually happened to students in the nine-year compulsory education would happen to her and Erlande, two advanced students.

This kind of pure friendship can be regarded as one of the biggest gains for her to study.

During these days of getting along, Eland was also captured by the Chinese food of his mother and Boss He, and he seemed to be a foreign fan of Chinese food.

He even stopped drinking coffee and milk tea, and changed to drinking tea, which Erlande himself said was very tasteful.

"Mom, I'm going."

Concubine Liu Yi dressed up a bit, then went downstairs to go out with Caitlin.

"Everything is going well." Liu Xiaoli was watching TV on the sofa and sent a blessing to her daughter.

She knew where her daughter was going, and she knew that her daughter had been preparing for it these days.

The daughter wants to be on her own, and her mother is naturally very supportive and gratified.

In her opinion, the result is not important, but the feelings and experiences in the process are important.

"Yes." Concubine Liu Yi changed her shoes and set off for the Chinese restaurant with Caitlin. (end of this chapter)