Chapter 228 Cheng Tian is not the real Cheng Tian

Han Saping hung up the phone, knowing that Li Chen had made a great success.

$11.8 billion to control New Line Cinema.

When this news broke out, it was even more impressive than Orange Sky's previous 'big move' of acquiring Golden Harvest for HK$2 million!

Han Sanping called Director Tong back.

As expected, Director Tong was also shocked.

Apart from these two people, Chenglong also felt indescribable at the moment.

He is an old employee of New Line. When he saw the report online, he called Shay of New Line immediately.

The news he received made him shudder.

Li Chen unexpectedly became the big boss of New Line without anyone noticing.

From now on, the copyright of his Rush Hour series belongs to Li Chen.

Chenglong adjusted his mood and called Li Chen.

Li Chen had just hung up the phone with Wang Changtian when Chenglong called.

"Li Chen, congratulations. It turns out that the big project you mentioned at the celebration party that day was not a movie. Hahaha." Chenglong laughed heartily.

Li Chen didn't expect Chenglong to know it so quickly.

"Thank you, big brother. It's only today that the final conclusion is drawn, so I have been keeping it a secret from you."

"As it should be. It really needs to be kept secret until this kind of thing is accomplished. By the way, can you come back next month?"

"If you have time, come and show your support. Ying Huang, Bo Na and I are setting up a management company."

Li Chen repeated Bona Yinglong in his mind.

"I will definitely go when I have time." Li Chen didn't say anything definite.

Cheng Long didn't force it and hung up the phone. Cheng Long also lamented how fast Li Chen's rise was, which was simply dazzling.

I'm afraid his current net worth is already an astronomical figure.

He has always felt that he is wealthy. Since 1998, his income has been the highest in the Chinese entertainment industry.

When the top domestic artists were earning several million a year, he was already earning 200 million a year.

Wang Zhonglei of Huayi finally understood why Zhou Xun was able to sign a contract with Warner Music directly through Warner headquarters.

It turns out that Li Chen and Parsons are connected, but how could these two have any intersection?
Wang Zhonglei did not contact Li Chen because he knew that even if he contacted Li Chen, he might not get an answer.

Just let Li Yu contact Yang Siwei to inquire about it.

Not only Yang Siwei is busy, but Liu Yifei is also busy.

Whenever Li Chen appeared in the news, she seemed to have become Li Chen's spokesperson.

Shu Chang was eating snacks while watching her best friend being bombarded with phone calls.

"Xixi, what exactly is Brother Chen doing in Hollywood?" Zhu Yawen also started calling him Brother Chen to seem closer.

"Go ask your brother Chen. It's so annoying that you all ask me!" Liu Yifei said impatiently.

Her classmates, ever since she and Li Chen started dating, have called her every now and then to keep in touch.

Of course, Zhu Yawen is excluded.

It's true that the world is full of materialism.

"Come on, he's my boss, he's the only one asking me, how dare I ask him!"

Shu Chang was laughing as he listened to the conversation, while Liu Yifei was eating fruit while listening to the speakerphone and ignored him.

"Chang Chang is here too?"

Shu Chang couldn't bear to see Zhu Yawen being ignored: "You are too pitiful, little pig. You don't dare to ask your boss, but you dare to harass your boss's wife!"

"Your lady boss has been harassed to the point of transformation. I advise you to kneel down and be at peace!"

Zhu Yawen laughed and said, "No, curiosity kills the cat. You must know, so just reveal it."

Liu Yifei hung up the phone directly.

Zhu Yawen did not give up and sent another message to Shu Chang.

Shu Chang looked at Liu Yifei and smiled, then sent a meaningful text message to Zhu Yawen.

"My brother's waist has become thinner, but his legs have become thicker. Please hold him tight!"

Not to mention Zhu Yawen, all the artists from Rongchen Films called Yang Siwei one by one, but they couldn't get through. They could only discuss it in the QQ group.

"Sister Xun, you are the big sister. What on earth is the senior doing in Hollywood? The big boss of Warner and the senior are together. It's scary to think about it. No wonder Sister Xun was able to sign with Warner directly."

"I feel the honor of being a member of the Rongchen Films family. Whenever Director Li appears in the news, my phone keeps ringing. But I'm just an artist who just signed a contract. I don't know anything about the company's big moves!"

"Brother Chao, just get used to it. We've all gotten used to it. Classmates, friends, and people in the circle all gossip."

"You guys are such gossipers. Forget it. I'm the big sister after all, so it doesn't matter if I reveal a little. Director Li is going to take us to the sky this time."

"Ah? What on earth is that, Sister Xun? Stop talking halfway."

"Xinxian has changed his surname to Li from now on. Do you understand?"

There was a moment of silence in the Q group, and then Zhou Xun's phone started ringing.

Deng Chao swallowed his saliva and stared at Sun Li.

"Brother Chao, is what Zhou Xun said true?"

“It should be true.”

The two looked shocked at first, and then smiles slowly crept up the corners of their mouths and eyes.

They laughed out loud as if they had won the lottery and hugged each other.

This signing was so timely!
The entire circle was speculating on Li Chen’s actions.

There are rumors that Chiyou acquired Xinxian.

But no one believed it. New Line was not the yesterday's Golden Harvest.

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. That's not the Hong Kong dollar base, that's the US dollar base.

The news was even more widespread in Hollywood.

Until three days later.

Sina Entertainment News

"Time Warner and Chiyou Pictures also announced that four New Line shareholders, including New Line Cinema President Shay, signed a share transfer agreement with Chiyou Pictures."

"Chiyou Pictures acquired 11.8% of New Line Cinema's shares for US$43 billion, becoming New Line Cinema's largest shareholder."

"Time Warner will acquire 5.8% of Chiyou Pictures' shares for US$35 million, becoming the second largest shareholder of Chiyou Pictures."

As soon as this news came out, there was an uproar both in Hollywood and in China.

Hollywood media commented that this merger was also related to the overall environment of the American film industry.

In recent years, the domestic film market in the United States has shown no improvement, moviegoers have been declining, and movie DVD sales have been increasingly weak.

At the same time, the ever-increasing management costs of film companies and the continued soaring costs of film production and marketing are constantly squeezing the profit margins of independent film companies such as New Line.

This is exactly the same as DreamWorks being acquired by Viacom in 05.

DreamWorks is also an independent production company and has produced many excellent films.

But no one expected that it would be acquired by Red Chiyou, which has become famous in Hollywood for its horror films in recent years.

"Brother! This kid Li Chen acquired the new line!" Wang Zhonglei rushed into Wang Zhongjun's office with a look of disbelief on his face.

Of course Wang Zhongjun also saw the news, and he suppressed his shock and smiled.

"I've always known that he has a lot of money, but I didn't expect it to be this deep."

"It's ridiculous to think about it. Orange Sky spent HK$2 million to acquire Golden Harvest, and Li Chen spent nearly US$12 billion to acquire New Line. One is a strong alliance, and the other is hurting each other. The one with the most mixed feelings right now must be Wu Kebo."

Wang Zhongjun was right to change the subject. Chengtian had indeed become a joke.

Both Hong Kong and mainland media have discussed these two mergers together.

The results are too heartbreaking.

Both Chiyou and New Line have strong production capabilities, and the combination of the two has greatly compensated for Chiyou's weakness in distribution.

It can be described as an optimal allocation of assets, and it has been several months since the merger of Orange Sky and Golden Harvest, but there has been no news of a major project so far.

Southern Weekend News

"Cheng Tian is not the real Cheng Tian, ​​the future emperor Ji Wu Tou."

Oriental Morning Post

"Chiyou's acquisition of New Line has accomplished the feat of a snake swallowing an elephant. Chiyou has become an independent production company second only to the Big Six."

(End of this chapter)