Chapter 140 The Maids' Barbecue
Chu Mo sent someone the very next day to deliver the porcelain piece he had acquired for a hundered million at the auction to Ren Wenxuan, the chairman of Shangyuan Entertainment. The recipient immediately made a phone call to express his gratitude.
Although if it had not been for Chu Mo's intervention, he could have secured the ceramic for just over twenty million, but it ended up being stirred up to a hundred million...
The man, who was in his fifties, slightly overweight, and with an air of distinction, was exceedingly polite on the phone. He first lavished praise on the recent developments at Shi Yuan Entertainment, and then casually suggested that he hoped to increase cooperation with such a young company...
The plan went surprisingly smoothly.
On the evening of the auction, Chu Mo's action of severely stepping on the toes of the prestigious Wu family from Modu had greatly shocked the tycoons present.
Many of the big shots, including Ren Wenxuan, thought to themselves that they absolutely could not afford to be enemies with this young man, or they might indeed face financial ruin.
The formidable strength displayed by Chu Mo was already sufficient to touch everyone's heartstrings, and when they considered the forces hidden behind him...
It was truly unimaginable.
The cooperation with Shangyuan Entertainment progressed smoothly and was very pleasing. With Chairman Ren Wenxuan personally issuing orders, the attitude of Shangyuan Entertainment was worlds apart from that of the Zhou family's Tianhua Entertainment before.
To put it plainly, when shooting a short film previously, the Zhou family did not want to spend a dime, simply sending a director and one artist, and then they wanted to monopolize all the results of the labor, a pattern that was likewise apparent in other areas.
Shi Yuan lacked sufficient connections and relationships, and in many aspects, they could only play the role of a financial dupe at the mercy of the Zhou family.
However, there were none of these troubles with the cooperation with Shangyuan. For the same short film, Shi Yuan Entertainment still provided the funding, while all staff were arranged by Shangyuan, who also handled contacts with special effects companies and post-production work, and the choice of the leading actress was completely decided by their side...
It could be said that Shangyuan's sincerity was genuinely deep. Of course, Chu Mo was no vampire; he would not let others contribute time and effort without getting a single minute of financial benefit, and he was certainly not stingy with expenses.
He had just injected another fifty billion into Shi Yuan Entertainment, and now Qin Zixuan held ample funds, which could be described as ostentatiously wealthy. As instructed by Chu Mo, Qin Zixuan provided great financial support to Shangyuan Entertainment.
The two parties could be said to have mutual benefits and gains, a far cry from being exploited by the Zhou family.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Naturally, Chu Mo was content with how his money was spent; Shangyuan Entertainment, in supporting Chu Mo, also gained a large amount of funding, and Chairman Ren Wenxuan was grinning from ear to ear.
In this atmosphere of amicable cooperation, the promotional short film starring Shi Yuan Entertainment's trainee Ding Qian officially kicked off.
It was a short film with a total investment amounting to tens of millions, using the best in the industry for both shooting and post-production special effects.
The cost of a short film, even more than many blockbuster movies, naturally led to the result that the investment per frame per second was astonishingly high, and the effect was exceptionally satisfying.
As the sole leading lady of the short film, Ding Xiaoni possessed dreamlike beauty, and her ethereal aura was also most in line with the protagonist's character design. When she competed on the same stage with three top-tier actresses, her performance was the best.
The only drawback was her lack of a fan base. However, from the moment Chu Mo took a liking to her and was willing to fully support her, that shortcoming was no longer significant.
With Chu Mo, the magnate behind the scenes, fully backing her, even an ordinary person could become wildly famous with such an abundance of resources, as long as they weren't foolish.
And more importantly, Ding Xiaoni herself had an excellent foundation. She was a student at the academy of arts, with strong self-regulation and adaptability, and possessed a decent acting foundation.
With her incredible beauty and just one opportunity to appear before the public, she had a high probability of standing out.
Ding Xiaoni was a newcomer whom Shi Yuan Entertainment was focusing on for the next phase of development. The resources she was to receive would not be less than those of the company's three top-tier stars.
According to Chu Mo's thinking, top-tier stars could no longer satisfy his ambitions. After being rejected by the international superstar Wang Guangju, Chu Mo harbored the desire to create an international star with his own hands.
As long as Ding Xiaoni did not falter, given Chu Mo's full support, her chances of becoming an international superstar were significant.
Originally, this opportunity should have belonged to Sun Qing Ruoxi. However, she failed to understand her position and attempted to swallow up Chu Mo's Shi Yuan Entertainment through her own efforts, an act that was naturally intolerable. It was her own choices that led to the current situation.
Of course, Chu Mo had no intention of sidelining her. Shi Yuan Entertainment was in the development stage, and every artist was extremely valuable. Sun Qing Ruoxi was, after all, a top-tier superstar, and she had indeed done a lot for the company early on. Thus, Chu Mo had no desire to suppress her.
She simply lost her special privileges and was on an equal footing with the other two top-tier stars of the company. She would not lack any resources that she was entitled to.
Currently, the hottest individual in the company was not the three top-tier stars, but the first-tier superstar Ding Xiaoni.
Over two months of development, with the full tilt of the company's resources, Ding Xiaoni, who was originally a first-tier superstar, already showed signs of rising to a top-tier. Her name appeared frequently in headlines and entertainment sections recently, and her popularity was unprecedented.