Fringe artists in the entertainment industry

Chapter 390 389. Zhou Huimin: Please teach me how to draw.

It’s almost December in a blink of an eye, and Magic Flute has been online for a month and a half.

Although Chen Li'an has been in Bashang during this period, he has been paying attention to the situation of Magic Flute. The Magic Flute music website is currently developing the best and has already started its first round of financing.

A pure music website has no future, but Magic Flute's mechanism is very complete and it was the first to establish mature electronic copyright.

Li Fuzhen also invited many independent musicians to join, and created a singer account to upload his own songs for users to download and listen to for a fee.

After more than a month of hungry marketing, Magic Flute Player has become completely popular. With the blessing of music websites, users can easily download songs without looking for resources.

The most important thing is that downloading songs online is much cheaper than buying records.

Lixin's production capacity has gradually caught up, and a large amount of inventory will be released on Christmas Eve to boost sales during the holiday.

Li Fuzhen is busy flying around now and has complained to Chen Li'an several times. It's not that she thinks Chen Li'an doesn't do anything, but that she wants Chen Li'an to accompany her.

The Magic Flute is like their child, but your father ran away from home to play, and you did nothing even at home.

Chen Li'an has plans to go to New York in December. Firstly, the Miss Universe Global Competition has begun, and the contestants from China are going there, and secondly, to see the current situation of the Magic Flute.

Chen Li'an is not that concerned about the Miss Universe contest, it's just a trivial matter.

Originally, Chen Li'an did not plan to lead the team himself, but Cheng Shufen fell ill, so Chen Li'an took the players from China with him.

On the plane flying to Shencheng, Chen Li'an looked at a document passed by Ji Fa, which contained some details of her cooperation with Bernard, as well as some work reports of Wang Zuxian in South Korea and Japan.

Chen Li'an looked at it for a while and felt that Ji Fa and Wang Zuxian handled it well. He turned another page and saw a box office share report.

Chen Li'an looked at the report and couldn't help but smile. He almost forgot that he had also invested in two big smoking guns owned by Guy Ritchie.

In August, Two Smoking Barrels won the grand prize at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and was released in the UK in October.

The box office performance was very good, just like what Chen Li'an remembered, it earned 28 million pounds.

If converted into RMB, it would be almost 400 million.

The exchange rate is really a bonus. Chen Li'an closed the report and handed it to Li Xue next to him and said, "There is a share of the box office share in it. You go back and talk to Ji Fa and give her half, and the rest will be put into the company account."

"Okay." Li Xue took the report and opened it and took a look. She couldn't help but be surprised. Chen Li'an could get a share of nearly 100 million yuan!

Even if half of it is given to Ji Fa, there will still be more than 40 million. It is not a small matter for such a large amount of money to be transferred into the company's account. It can buy the company directly.

Li Xue looked at Chen Li'an and asked, "Do you want to report to Mr. Chen? Do you have any specific plans for this fund?"

Chen Li'an rubbed his temples and said, "There are no specific plans, just talk to her later."

"Okay!" Li Xue's tone was inexplicably excited. He hesitated and looked at Chen Li'an and asked: "Teacher Chen, it would be a waste to leave so much money in the company without using it. Do you want it?"

Chen Li'an opened his eyes, glanced at her and asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

Li Xue nodded immediately and said, "I have an immature idea."

Chen Li'an looked at her for a while and then said, "Then make a plan and show it to me later."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" Li Xue felt very happy now, which meant that she was recognized by Chen Li'an. This was more than 40 million, not hundreds of thousands or millions.

Chen Li'an knew that Li Xue was capable and had good learning ability, but he did not expect that she would grow up so fast.

However, her growth ambition or ability will depend on her subsequent performance.

The plane landed in Shenzhen soon. Chen Li'an went directly to Xiangjiang without staying. Cheng Shufen was ill, so he naturally wanted to take a look and meet Zhang Guorong by the way.

Some time ago, Leslie Cheung was promoting a movie in the Mainland, but Chen Li'an didn't meet him. He called and nagged him for a long time.

Zhang Guorong is Chen Li'an's best friend, and he is also Chen Li'an's nobleman. Without his help, he would not have been able to make money during the Mexican financial crisis, let alone use the money to establish Lixin.

What's more, there is Mr. Tang, a person who has helped me so much. If you give people a share, it is a share, and the friendship is a friendship, so they must be separated.

After Chen Li'an arrived in Xiangjiang, he went directly to the hospital. Cheng Shufen's illness was quite sudden this time.

Li Shufen from the ward saw Chen Li'an coming in, a smile appeared on her pale face, and she said in a hoarse voice: "You are here, and you come to see me even though you are so far away."

Chen Li'an sat by the bed and said, "I definitely want to come and see you. How do you feel? Is the problem serious?"

Cheng Shufen coughed and said, "It's nothing serious, I just didn't get enough rest. The doctor said it'll be fine just to rest for a while."

Chen Li'an poured her a glass of water and fed her to drink it before saying, "Thank you for your hard work some time ago."

Cheng Shufen smiled and said jokingly: "I didn't expect that one day I would be able to let you feed me water. This illness is worth it."

"Stop joking, have a good rest." Chen Li'an smiled and helped Cheng Shufen lie down, sitting there and talking to her.

Outside the ward, Li Xue was sitting on a chair and reading documents when she suddenly heard someone calling her.

"Assistant Li, long time no see."

Li Xue looked up and saw that it was Zhang Baizhi. She closed the document in her hand and stood up and said, "Miss Zhang, long time no see."

Zhang Baizhi was a little excited. He didn't expect that Cheng Shufen asked him to come to see her today because Chen Li'an was here.

Zhang Baizhi glanced at the ward and asked, "Is Teacher Chen in there?"

Li Xue nodded and asked, "Miss Zhang comes to see Sister Shufen?"

"Yes, Sister Shufen helped me a lot, and I am very grateful." Zhang Baizhi looked at Li Xue and paused for a moment before saying, "Assistant Li also helped me in Paris before, and I always remember it in my heart. This time I come here." Xiangjiang, I want to treat you to dinner as a token of appreciation."

Li Xue smiled and said, "Miss Zhang, you're welcome, but you don't need to eat."

"Assistant Li, give me a chance."

"No, it's not good for you or me if we get too close."

After Li Xue finished speaking, she sat down and continued to look at the documents in her hand. Seeing her ignoring him, Zhang Baizhi sighed inwardly, knocked on the door of the ward and walked in.

In the ward, Chen Li'an looked back and found that Zhang Baizhi was here. He nodded to her, then looked at Cheng Shufen and said, "Sister Shufen, I'll leave first. You have a good rest."

"Okay, I wish you win more tonight." After Cheng Shufen finished speaking, she glanced at Zhang Baizhi, hesitated for a moment and said, "Baizhi, send Li'an off for me."

Originally, Zhang Baizhi was a little disappointed when he saw Chen Li'an leaving, but now he felt happy when he heard Cheng Shufen's words. He immediately put down the things in his hands and said, "Okay, Sister Shufen, I'll come see you later."

"Okay, go ahead."

Chen Li'an glanced at the two of them and did not refuse Cheng Shufen's request. The sick must be given special care.

Zhang Baizhi followed Chen Li'an out. Cheng Shufen looked at her back and said to herself: "I can only help you so far. Seize the opportunity yourself."

When Li Xue saw Zhang Baizhi coming out with Chen Li'an, she was still a little confused, but as an assistant, the most important thing was to ask questions that should be asked and just pretend that she didn't see anything.

Zhang Baizhi followed Chen Li'an and whispered, "Is Teacher Chen here specifically to see Sister Shufen?"

Chen Li'an hummed and asked, "Has your movie been finished?"

"The filming has been completed and has just been completed. It will be released in January next year." After Zhang Baizhi finished speaking, he tentatively pulled Chen Li'an's hand and said, "Teacher Chen, someone wants to sign me. Do I want to sign with the company?"

"Who? From the Xiang family?" Chen Li'an asked.

Zhang Baizhi immediately nodded and said, "Yes, Sister Shufen asked me to ask your opinion. They are not easy to mess with in Xiangjiang."

"Ignore them, they're just a bunch of young and Dangerous guys."

Chen Li'an's calm voice made Zhang Baizhi immediately calm down and said happily: "Then I will reject them. Teacher Chen, do you have an appointment tonight? I think so."

"Tomorrow, I have something to do tonight." Chen Li'an interrupted her directly, turned to look at Zhang Baizhi and said, "Ask your agent to ask Sister Shufen to help you arrange it. If she asks, just tell me what I said."

"Okay!" Zhang Baizhi felt as if she had received reassurance. She had wanted to sign a contract with Cheng Shufen before, but Cheng Shufen didn't agree to let her ask Chen Li'an. Now that she has the answer, she is not so worried.

Chen Lian got into the car after leaving the hospital. Zhang Baizhi waved to Chen Lian through the car window and waited until the car left before turning back to the hospital.

In the car, Chen Li'an looked at Li Xue and said, "Go back and tell Ji Fa that the new brand's spokesperson in Hong Kong will be Zhang Baizhi."

Li Xue nodded and took notes, sighing that Zhang Baizhi's life was pretty good.

At night, in Zhang Guorong's villa, Chen Li'an absentmindedly touched mahjong.

"Hey, what's going on with you? Pay attention." Zhang Guorong urged Chen Li'an, who hadn't drawn a card for a long time.

Chen Li'an glanced at his cards and casually played out a six-cake. Tonight's mahjong was not interesting at all. Wang Zuxian was not here and the princess was not here. The ones playing mahjong with them were Lin Qingxia and Liu Jialing.

Without the beautiful Wang Zuxian to talk to him, and no black stockings to sneak around, Chen Li'an played without passion, which resulted in him losing all the time.

Zhang Guorong was so happy that he hadn't won so happily in a long time.

After playing all night, Chen Li'an didn't know how much money he had lost, but looking at the thick wad of money in front of Zhang Guorong, he estimated that he had lost at least more than 200,000 Hong Kong dollars.

In the restaurant, Leslie Cheung was eating the breakfast cooked by Chen Li'an and said to Lin Qingxia and Liu Jialing: "How about it? Anzi's craftsmanship is pretty good, right?"

Liu Jialing said with a smile: "I have heard you say it so many times, and this time I finally tasted it."

Lin Qingxia also smiled and said: "I lost money and made breakfast again. I'm afraid Li'an won't want to play with us in the future."

Zhang Guorong joked: "He won't be so stingy. How much money it costs is not as much as he makes in an hour."

Both Carina Lau and Lin Qingxia thought Leslie Cheung was joking, teasing Chen Li'an for opening a bank.

Chen Li'an just smiled and had no intention of showing off, and his net worth did not mean he really had that much money.

However, Zhang Guorong put it down for him and said seriously: "Really, he is worth several billions. Tang told me yesterday that he made a lot of money in Europe and the United States, and he created some kind of website. That’s tens of millions of dollars in one round of financing.”

A large part of Magic Flute's funds were given to Li Fuzhen through Mr. Tang, so he has been paying attention to the situation of Magic Flute and knows the current valuation of Magic Flute very well.

Lin Qingxia and Liu Jialing were both stunned. They didn't expect that what Leslie Cheung said was true. Isn't it a joke to be worth billions?

I knew Chen Li'an was rich before, but I didn't know he would be so rich! Selling VCDs in mainland China is so profitable, but what kind of website is so powerful?

Of course it's great. The financial newspapers in Xiangjiang have reported on the situation on Wall Street. Mr. Tang came over with the newspaper and looked at Chen Li'an and said, "Li'an, when will the second round of financing for The Magic Flute start?"

Chen Li'an put down his knife and fork and said, "Are you interested?"

Mr. Tang shook his head and said: "A few of my clients are interested, but I am not qualified to participate in your financing."

Hearing Mr. Tang's words, Lin Qingxia and Liu Jialing were slightly surprised. Isn't he even qualified? Do you want to be so exaggerated?

During the financial crisis, Mr. Tang was often in the newspapers, and they had seen news about the crackdown on Wall Street.

Mr. Tang is now well-known in the financial circles in Xiangjiang. With Chen Li'an's reminder and guidance, he made a lot of money during the financial crisis. Now his clients are all wealthy families in Xiangjiang.

Chen Li'an looked at Mr. Tang and said: "The second round will take a long time. I will inform you as soon as there is news. However, the current situation is not as optimistic as you think. Investing in the Internet is OK in the short term, but it is not recommended to hold it for the long term."

Mr. Tang understood the meaning of Chen Li'an's words, nodded and said: "Okay, then I know how to tell my customers, you eat first, I go to work."

Zhang Guorong looked at him and reminded: "The tie is crooked."

Mr. Tang looked down, straightened his tie and left with a smile.

Chen Li'an rolled his eyes for a while and ran away after breakfast to catch up on some sleep with Zhou Huimin.

Let’s have dinner with Zhang Baizhi in the evening, and we’ll be in New York tomorrow.

Zhou Huimin's life is very peaceful. He doesn't have to make movies or make records. He just paints at home every day. It's just a bit boring and he always thinks of the time when Chen Li'an taught him to paint.

Brief but wonderful.

Sometimes, there is a moment in life when you feel that your life in this world is not a loss.

However, people are always greedy and will still want more.

After meeting Chen Li'an, Zhou Huimin was so happy that she didn't even care about the gifts Chen Li'an gave her. She just wanted to be with Chen Li'an, preferably painting together.

Chen Li'an didn't remind her that the box contained a card, a card with a lot of zeros in the balance. She would see it when she turned around anyway, so he should teach her to draw first.

Money is worthless in front of art!

Chen Li'an sat behind Zhou Huimin, holding her with one hand and holding her hand with the other to teach her how to draw.

When she was painting alone in the past, Zhou Huimin always thought that Chen Li'an could teach her how to draw. But when Chen Li'an really came, she had no intention of painting anymore.

Zhou Huimin twisted a few times restlessly, causing Chen Li'an to make a wrong stroke on the canvas.

"I don't want to draw anymore." Zhou Huimin raised her head and looked at Chen Li'an's profile and exhaled.

Chen Li'an looked at her and said, "When it comes to painting, the most important thing is persistence. You can't stop painting in the middle of the painting."

"But I don't want to draw anymore..."

There is one more chapter that will be later. I have to celebrate the holidays when I get home from get off work. I don’t have much time to code, so I will leave the second chapter later.