pjbooks Chapter 324 9 State Entertainment
Chapter 324 9 State Entertainment
Chapter 324 Kyushu Entertainment
Wu Tao held back until he was forty-five years old before he began to slowly sell his paintings at a rate of one or two works per year.
This kind of sophisticated approach is something most people can't learn. First, your work must truly reach the level of a master; otherwise, in the eyes of a true connoisseur, you're just a fraudster, a charlatan.
The artwork itself is just the foundation; you also need to be willing to spend real money to improve it.
You only get this price if your work is truly recognized by the public. Secondly, you can't start selling your paintings recklessly as soon as the price goes up.
That would not only disrupt market confidence, but also make people think that you have too much work and it's worthless.
Wu Tao is able to adjust the pace of his painting sales at will because he has other projects that bring in quick money.
Most painters wouldn't dare to, and wouldn't have the ability to, do such a thing.
Once Wu Tao's fame has been fully hyped up, no one will think there's anything wrong with his skills. Even if someone sees his work and thinks it's nothing special, they'll just assume it's their own poor judgment.
Hezhou and Bai Zhirou gradually accumulated assets worth over a billion yuan by investing in several startups.
At this moment, Hezhou and Bai Zhirou felt that they were capable again.
So the two began preparing to establish their own entertainment company. Although they could no longer make movies, they could turn into capital.
He Zhou and Bai Zhirou's newly established entertainment company is called Jiuzhou Entertainment. The two felt that since they were already top stars in the entertainment industry, they could go smoothly back to their old profession.
At the same time, the two also brought in several shareholders, showing an attitude of expanding and strengthening their business and creating new glories.
At the same time that Kyushu Entertainment was established, Sheng Tang Entertainment also attracted new capital.
The internationally renowned investment bank Black Sky Capital has set its sights on Sheng Tang Entertainment, offering to invest one billion US dollars to jointly develop the international market with Sheng Tang Entertainment.
Sheng Tang Entertainment had long wanted to break into the overseas market, but its attempts were repeatedly thwarted by foreign entertainment giants.
The partnership with Black Sky Capital will significantly boost the company's strength. We are confident that this foray into the international market will be a resounding success.
Bai Zhirou from Hezhou naturally noticed Sheng Tang Entertainment's new moves. However, they weren't concerned, as they were previously considered a second-tier entertainment company in China and were far from being a match for Sheng Tang Entertainment.
They in Hezhou didn't think Sheng Tang Entertainment would consider them a rival.
Perhaps only when its own Kyushu Entertainment's market value exceeds 10 billion will it need to compete with Sheng Tang Entertainment.
Not long after its establishment, Kyushu Entertainment began recruiting artists and actors, searching for projects, and contacting screenwriters in the entertainment industry.
He Zhou and Bai Zhirou both felt that they knew everything in the entertainment industry, had extensive connections, and that their careers would develop smoothly.
Unfortunately, reality soon slapped them in the face; it wasn't just established artists who were unwilling to join Kyushu Entertainment.
Even top screenwriters and directors don't want to work with Kyushu Entertainment.
Hezhou was indeed quite capable; he quickly learned that someone in the upper echelons of Shengtang Entertainment had ordered an attack on Jiuzhou Entertainment.
No one had heard this news in public, yet it spread to every corner of the entertainment industry.
He Zhou and Bai Zhirou turned green with envy. They never imagined that their ambitious plans to make a big splash would be targeted by Sheng Tang Entertainment.
He Zhou naturally wouldn't sit idly by and wait for his fate. He directly asked someone to find the president of Sheng Tang Entertainment, hoping that the other party could show leniency.
Unfortunately, Hezhou is no longer what it used to be. Back then, the He family was the largest private shareholder of Sheng Tang Entertainment, and Hezhou was also the top dog in Sheng Tang Entertainment.
He Zhou is just the owner of a small entertainment company now, and the president of Sheng Tang Entertainment doesn't give him any face at all.
He Zhou never imagined that the office building he used to be able to enter simply by scanning his face would now become a place he would never have the chance to enter again.
Looking at the towering office building in front of him, with the four gilded characters of Sheng Tang Entertainment shining brightly, he could only stand awkwardly in the lobby on the first floor, accepting everyone's ridicule.
"That's the former top star of Sheng Tang Entertainment. Look at him, he actually dares to come to the company now?"
"That's right. Back then, his extramarital affair with Bai Zhirou almost caused the company's stock to plummet. If the He family hadn't paid out compensation, it probably would have been thrown into the sea."
"Exactly. You said he used to seem like a decent person, but who knew he was such a scoundrel behind the scenes."
"Sigh, all celebrities are like that; they say one thing to your face and another behind your back."
"Exactly, this kind of thing happens all the time in our industry."
He Zhou covered his face in shame and left, realizing that Sheng Tang Entertainment was indeed targeting Jiuzhou Entertainment as a rival.
The thought of being targeted by a behemoth like Sheng Tang Entertainment made Hezhou feel like a dark cloud was hanging over his head.
Back at the company, Bai Zhirou rushed over to ask what had happened, but seeing He Zhou's grim expression, she wisely refrained from asking.
He Zhou and Bai Zhirou sat in the office, neither of them wanting to talk. The two, who had recently been brimming with confidence, were realizing for the first time that their decision to start an entertainment company was a terrible one.
It's clear that Sheng Tang Entertainment won't let He Zhou and Bai Zhirou off the hook. They were the ones who caused such a huge blow to Sheng Tang Entertainment back then; He Zhou originally thought that his family's money would solve the problem.
In the past few years, Sheng Tang Entertainment has never caused him any trouble. He never expected that today, just after he established Jiuzhou Entertainment, he would be targeted by them.
The key is that now the die is cast and the die must be cast. Although Hezhou failed to attract those big directors and screenwriters, it still found a few screenwriters and directors of similar caliber.
Kyushu Entertainment has already launched several projects, and it's impossible for them to withdraw now.
"Hezhou, we can only take it one step at a time now. It wouldn't be good to just declare defeat like this, would it?"
After hearing Bai Zhirou's words, He Zhou could only pretend to be strong and raise his head to speak.
"That's right. We've gotten this far not because of anyone's charity. No matter how big Sheng Tang Entertainment is, it can't control everything in the entertainment industry."
"That's right, Hezhou. I believe you can definitely do it. You can multiply your two percent stake several times over, and you can also turn Kyushu Entertainment into a multi-billion dollar company."
He Zhou and Bai Zhirou encouraged each other inside the house, just as they had been doing for the past few years.
He Zhou never imagined that Bai Zhirou would be there for him during his most desperate time.
They've been through the darkest days, so there's no reason for them to have a billion dollars in assets now and be worse off than before.
Hezhou then made even bigger moves, even going so far as to poach several second-tier stars from Sheng Tang Entertainment at high prices.
Even a renowned director was impressed by Hezhou's offer. Although he didn't immediately decide to switch to Kyushu Entertainment, he was preparing to collaborate with Kyushu Entertainment on a major production.
Kyushu Entertainment, under pressure from Sheng Tang Entertainment, began to launch aggressive expansions in all directions.