Chapter 282: 82-point Man

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282: Chapter 281: 82-point Man 282 -281: 82-point Man "Mr. Hu, Mr. Liu, I’ll leave this place to you.” Lu Liang made a round at the company, becoming familiar with the place, and then set off for Beijing. At the end of the year, all companies started to take stock and anticipated the future, planning for the coming year. Lu Liang was invited to attend a Douyin shareholders’ meeting, and NIO Li Xiang had also issued an invitation, but he declined on the grounds of leaving private equity. NIO Li Xiang’s investments were all in the name of private equity, only Douyin, as well as Ningde and Panda, were investments made personally by Lu Liang. Because of this, Li Xiang had complained to Lu Liang, “Mr. Lu, why go through so much unnecessary formality as if no one knows.” Lu Liang laughed off the accusation, quite seriously diverting the blame, “Familiarity aside, if you speak carelessly, I can still sue you for defamation.” Sometimes formality is important, otherwise, it’s openly violating national securities laws, easily giving others leverage over you. Rules needed to be followed and upheld. Lu Liang spent a week in Beijing, attending the Douyin shareholder meeting and, incidentally, the premiere of First Rich. Primarily because Zhang Chen found out Lu Liang was working in Beijing, he shamelessly invited him to watch the movie together. The lineup for this year’s Spring Festival was quite strong, he felt somewhat nervous and didn’t want to miss any opportunity to promote. Because the performance of First Rich could decisively determine whether Mahua’s journey to go public was successful, one of the vital factors. Going public is the ultimate dream of every company, even more so for film and television enterprises. Once public, it meant they would no longer need to desperately seek investments, officially becoming members of the entertainment industry’s capital base. "Alright then.” Lu Liang agreed, thinking there was nothing much else. Searᴄh the Nôvelƒire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Once he was done in Beijing, he only needed to return to Modu for the annual meeting and his tasks for the year would be complete. That afternoon, he was invited to the premiere of First Rich, where he met Zhang Tianai, Shen Teng, and others, including some stars and investors from the entertainment industry. Upon his arrival, Lu Liang immediately became the focus of the entire venue, with cameras swiftly moving from the main crew and focusing on him. Yesterday, the final phase of the public offering of Tianxing Mixed Fund ended. ¥95 billion was cleared in 1 minute and 28 seconds, marking the official end of the fundraising period for the ¥300 billion fund. In a few days, the Securities and Futures Commission review should be finished, and Lu Liang should be able to start using this money. He was, after all, a tycoon with ¥300 billion at his disposal, usually only appearing at corporate press conferences or official platforms. It was hard to imagine, That he would attend a movie premiere. The sound of camera shutters was endless. "Mr. Lu, hello, long time no see.” Shen Teng was extremely respectful, with a broad smile on his face. He considered his developments in the past two years not bad, having made Xia Luo a top-tier film star with an overload of resources at her disposal. But compared with Lu Liang, it was like a minor witch seeing a great sorcerer, the light of a rice grain not daring to contend with the bright moon. The inheritance his character received in the film was only ¥30 billion, he couldn’t grasp what ¥300 billion signified. The Huayi Brothers who were also invited stared wide-eyed, with big grins, “Mr. Lu, hello, my name is Wang Zhongjun.” "Mr. Shen, Mr. Wang, hello,” Lu Liang slightly bowed his head, returning the greeting with a smile. Huayi Brothers were listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, with a market value of ¥31 billion, known as the leaders of the film and television industry, and the dominators of the entertainment circle. But to him, that was it. The scale of the industry dictated a company’s upper limit, unless they could develop into a Disney. The last company that wanted to turn into a Disney now concentrated solely on live streaming and direct selling, having abandoned impractical dreams. The so-called dominators of the entertainment circle, in Lu Liang’s eyes, were just that. In contrast, he was more concerned about Zhang Tianai, “Why don’t you wear more clothes?” Clad in a light blue high-neck gown, immaculately made up, dressed formally, her appearance was indeed stunning, outshining everyone, but today’s temperature in Beijing was three degrees below zero. Wang Zhongjun’s smile stiffened, slightly embarrassed. He was used to overlooking others, but today he tasted what it was like to be ignored. However, facing Lu Liang, he didn’t dare say much, gave a forced smile, and found an excuse to retreat to his seat in the cinema. "It’s okay, it’s just a bit cold outside, I have a down jacket backstage.” Zhang Tianai stood tall and cheerful, her face blooming like a flower. She was very susceptible to cold but couldn’t help it; female stars had to wear evening gowns to such events. Everyone went through this, she had specifically chosen a high-neck gown for warmth, some actresses wore outfits that exposed their shoulders and backs, ending up with purple skin after an event. Lu Liang nodded slightly, said no more, and followed a staff member’s direction to take his seat in the first row of the cinema. The road was her own choice, if Zhang Tianai chose this path, he would not interfere with that choice. "Thank you all for attending the premiere of First Rich Zhang Chen on behalf of Mahua, stepped up to the podium to give a speech, his mouth corners lifted, never coming down, inviting Lu Liang had indeed been the right choice. "As expected, First Rich’s preview took the headlines tonight, its publicity was spot on, and now it was time to see the quality of the movie. Zhang Chen quickly finished his speech and handed the stage over to the movie. The Dragon logo flashed, and the movie began. Lu Liang had read the synopsis, but he hadn’t seen the finished film. Putting aside some logical flaws, the story was very interesting and had many humorous moments. Shen Teng proved he could carry the main role, and Zhang Tian’ai was a fitting ‘flower vase.’ But when Lu Liang saw himself on the big screen, he felt somewhat weird. Especially playing a character completely different from himself, he also felt a strange sense of dissonance. Was this character really played by him? The movie lasted 118 minutes and ended with the sound of the male and female leads calculating the costs of raising a child. The applause in the cinema was thunderous, and the creative team, smiling broadly, took the stage. A preview screening usually invites the media, celebrity guests, and lucky audience members. Besides some lucky audience members, the first two groups generally had a higher threshold for humor. But during the two-hour viewing period, laughter erupted more than ten times, giving them full confidence. However, when the creators took the stage, the reporters and media were all eagerly looking at where Lu Liang was sitting. Lu Liang had also played a role in the movie, although less than a minute long, but he was an actor too—why wouldn’t he go up? On stage, Shen Teng, with a look of helplessness, could only awkwardly try to keep things light: ‘What did everyone think of the movie?’ ‘Um, it’s good.’ If Lu Liang were not present, this would indeed be a film worth interviewing and delving into. But with Lu Liang there, apart from some paid journalists, most people had no interest in the creative journey of the main creators. If given the choice, they would prefer to interview Lu Liang, even if only to ask some trivial questions. Celebrities attract attention, but relatively speaking, Lu Liang, holding 300 billion in funds, undoubtedly drew much more. Zhang Chen looked pleadingly at Lu Liang, his eyes saying: ‘Boss Lu, save me.’ Lu Liang couldn’t help but chuckle, and under everyone’s gaze, he walked confidently onto the stage from the side. Shen Teng, as well as the director, were overjoyed and quickly offered him the central spot and the microphone. ‘Hello everyone, I am the rookie actor Lu Liang, playing an unidentified financial pundit in the movie.’ Lu Liang stepped up with a smile, not shy at all, nor showing the consciousness of a rookie actor, and stood directly in the center. Instantly, thunderous applause filled the air. Some celebrity guests clapped their hands almost raw, hoping to catch Lu Liang’s attention. ‘As expected of our Mr. Lu, the effect is awesome,’ Shen Teng said with a beaming smile, slapping on flattery. ‘Mr. Shen, you’re teasing me.’ Lu Liang laughed, with no airs about him, explaining he was a bit tied up later, which was why it had been inconvenient to come on stage. But since everyone had been looking forward to it, he couldn’t just leave without a word. At that moment, the journalists’ desire to interview soared, arms waving high hoping to be favored. Lu Liang picked one, looking at a relatively pleasing reporter. The excited reporter asked, ‘Mr. Lu, on a scale of 100, how would you rate your performance in the movie?’ ’82 points,’ Lu Liang said without hesitation. 82 points was an inside joke from when he shorted the yen, an eight-against-one, with businessmen scoring him as being overconfident. Although unsure how the score was calculated, netizens later interpreted the remaining 18 points as a sequence of 666. Lu Liang was also humorously known as the ’82-point man.’ Laughter broke out from the audience, clearly picking up on this joke, and the reporter still earnestly asked, ‘Why 82 points?’ ‘I don’t know.’ Lu Liang shrugged, smiling, ‘Next question.’ ‘Mr. Lu, what are your box office expectations for First Rich after its release?’ ‘Twenty billion,’ Lu Liang confidently said, his smile wide, even though the release had been moved up half a year and there had been a change of female lead. Although Zhang Tian’ai’s role was meant to be just eye candy, it likely wouldn’t affect the projected box office of 2.547 billion. Even with a change of female lead and a slight alteration of the storyline, his participation should compensate for any shortcomings. Twenty billion in box office revenue should not be difficult. At this, the crowd was in an uproar. Twenty billion in box office, spoken of so casually by Lu Liang, put immense pressure on the creators. Their boldest estimate was to match Xia Luo, but now that Lu Liang had set the expectation, they had no choice but to accept it head-on.”

Chapter 282: 82-point Man

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