The frenzy set off by "Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness" has made Chinese in the 21st century feel the enthusiasm for watching movies fifty years ago - the magnitude of hundreds of millions of people, the scenes of empty alleys of 10,000 people, the discussions heard in the streets, and the topics after tea and dinner.

The box office of 10 billion is an all-round stimulus.

The investment producers can earn nearly 5 billion yuan from the global box office alone, plus the global video website, streaming media, peripheral copyright, TV, DVD, film and music licensing...... As the most complete and mature domestic film with the surrounding development, it is not a problem to double the producer's income, but more importantly, this part of the income does not need to be shared with the theater chain and publicity, so the investment and producer led by Tiancheng Culture are likely to obtain more than 10 billion gross profits from "The Chronicle of the Great Wilderness".

Input?

The three parts are spread out, and it is more reasonable for "The Great Wilderness" to account for half, that is, about 2 billion.

A movie, the cost of 2 billion, of course, is so high that it is infinitely high, it can be called the first domestic film, and there is a large amount of friendship remuneration in it, as well as the inexpensive teachers invited from major theater troupes, and Ji Ming himself who does not receive remuneration - his actor's salary, screenwriter's salary, producer's salary, and producer's salary are all combined into the calculation of equity shares, for example, 200 million rays, according to the total cost of 4 billion, should account for 5%, in fact, only 3.5%, a large part of the complex price difference here belongs to Ji Ming.

Therefore, all parties have invested 40 billion, but Tiancheng can occupy 54% of the equity with 1.5 billion direct investment, and the other parties invest 2.5 billion and only account for 46% - this is a price difference of more than 100 million, except for the high premium of scarce projects, a large part of it belongs to Ji Ming.

If you follow the kind of big-mouthed publicity on the market, the "Mountains and Seas" series is calculated to be 50 billion investment, and Tiancheng himself shouts 2.5 billion, which is not too much.

The financial media calculates so casually, in the film and television industry in the cold winter, as well as the overall economic situation of the entire sink, there is no one in a million "profiteering" projects of this scale. And "Mountains and Seas" is a series, and there is nothing doubtful about the income behind it, Ji Ming can't let this series go around, let alone let it live up to so many names and reputations.

“…… Then we should note that "Falling to the Immortals" and "Mo" are still continuing to obtain considerable cash flow for Tiancheng Culture, for example, after the explosion of "The Great Wilderness", "Mo" is rumored to sell non-exclusive streaming rights to AppleTV for $20 million. "The Wandering Earth" and "Nezha's Demon Boy Descends" are also not far behind as commercial films, not to mention, the follow-up series of the two are also highly anticipated. Considering that there are still two parts of the "Mountains and Seas" series trilogy in the hands of Tiancheng Culture, and the romantic rhapsody that the Chinese version of Marvel is about to be born.

Although Tiancheng's Silent Lake Musical Troupe seems to be inconspicuous, its annual box office income of more than 100 million yuan or even 200 million yuan is also a cash calf that is the envy of its peers.

This film and television culture company owned by Ji Ming is already a complete unicorn, and it is a unicorn with a stable and mature profit model, almost no debt, a very healthy income structure, and a unicorn with good or even excellent profit expectations in the foreseeable future.

Of course, it also has its own flaws, that is, it relies too much on Ji Ming himself, if any accident happens to Ji Ming, it will be fatal to Tiancheng culture. However, at present, the structure of the world of "Mountains and Seas" must have other protagonists, such as Liu Ran's merman and Gong Jun's nine-tailed fox, all of which are very likely to make solo movies.

But even if there are still such worries, the current valuation of Tiancheng Culture is called more than 50 billion, which is absolutely reasonable. Even with the price-earnings ratio of 70 or 80 or hundreds of media and cultural versions, it is not impossible to reach 100 billion when the market is optimistic.

Rounding it off, Ji Ming is only one listed away from being worth 100 billion. ”

The success of the "Mountains and Seas" series is a monument for domestic films, and it is a milestone for Tiancheng culture - Tiancheng, who has opened the treasure house of traditional mythology, can build its own mountain and sea universe, take a look at the benchmark Marvel, so far, among its dozens of superhero movies, only "Avengers 4" is 300 million US dollars higher than "Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness".

And whether Ji Ming can do it or not, whether he can do it or not, as long as the market and investors believe it, the valuation can be called. In particular, compared to worrying about Ji Ming's accident, the 25-year-old is obviously more likely to continue to make more high-quality IPs - look at his past resume, what reason is there not to trust him.

As part of the afterglow boom of "Mountains and Seas", how much money Ji Ming has and how much it is worth is also a trend to discuss.

Tianyuan itself does not have an investment and financing department, and they all hire professional institutions to be responsible for the project - the institutions they often work with have actually changed to take on some functions.

"Mr. Chen, I've told me a lot, many times," Yang Ruyi also looked a little breathless, as the veteran of the elders and the CEO of the company, if Ji Ming really starts to embark on the road of capital operation, she and the other two of the Tiancheng Big Three will inevitably have option incentives, at that time, it may be hundreds of millions, it is difficult not to be tempted: "Too much capital intends to invest money in us." ”

Ji Ming raised his head from the book of the new musical, and was interested: "What price?"

"All kinds, some close to the official capital, are lower, from 20 billion to 50 billion," Yang Ruyi said this, a little disdainful, the "Mountains and Seas" trilogy alone, the profits brought to Tiancheng may be as high as more than 10 billion, or even higher, such an expectation, to value 20 billion, it is purely to cheat money: "Most of the ones given are basically between 80 billion and 120 billion, that is, about 15 billion US dollars." ”

"Wow, then I'm not really a billionaire?"

"What do you think?" Yang Ruyi was a little funny, she really knew that Ji Ming didn't care about this, in the early years, when he had to worry about buying a house and getting married, he still liked money, and there was more and more money later, so much that he couldn't spend it, just sitting at home every year, he would earn tens of millions of dollars, and when he went out to do something, there would be no upper limit, "Mo" was billions, "Mountains and Seas" was tens of billions, and the Shanhai Paradise project he participated in was also a big project of tens of billions- Moreover, the operating costs of the project-driven model will be covered by the project expenditure, and the inherent cost of Tiancheng Culture itself is very small.

It's a real annoyance that money only goes in and can't go out.

"If I continue to do this, will I surpass the two Ma bosses?" Ji Ming suddenly thought of an interesting thing: "They seem to have a net worth of two or three hundred billion, right? ”

"Hey," Yang Ruyi rested his head on the table, very weird: "Do you want to give us a share? How much do you plan to share? If you want financing." ”

"Huh, it's a nice day?"

“…… Pick it. ”

Ji Ming couldn't laugh, because of his absolute contribution to the company, so no one had actually mentioned the matter of options. Because it is clear that Tiancheng has Ji Ming, others can only be in a service role, rather than leading the company forward - including Yang Ruyi, it doesn't matter if they ask for option incentives.

Yang Ruyi can actually see it, although he is looking forward to it, he also understands in his heart that he can ask so directly.

"Don't think about it, I shouldn't think about this for a long time, and you won't be able to exchange money for you. ”

"Well, I know. ”

However, the two of them are still very interested in starting to check the major media and cultural categories, especially the market value ranking of the studio - in China, Tiancheng Film and Television has no rivals, which is also very weird, those veteran companies with deep qualifications, including light, Huayi and the like, the financial reports are not so good-looking, and investing in ten films will become one or two, and the explosion is even more dependent on the sky. Internationally, they inevitably look at the giant Disney, speaking of which, Disney's entertainment complex, the comparability is not very large, Tiancheng does not have its own TV channel, no own streaming media, no own park, oh, Shanhai Park is also doing it, but compared with Disneyland, imagination is also needed...... Disney is $300 billion.

"Alas," the more Alexander compared, Ji Ming shook his head and sighed: "Tiancheng is still honest with the company behind me, don't think about those who don't have it." ”

"Not necessarily, maybe when there will be a financial crisis, we will buy kiwifruit, won't there be a platform?" Yang Ruyi imagined, engaged in the cultural film and television industry, and felt that one day, he could be the CEO of Disney, and this attraction would make people crazy.

“…… Financial crisis, what's in it for you. ”

"There is no place to spend money, of course, we have to look forward to the financial crisis, and when the time comes, buying land, buying a house and buying a company is all a money grab. ”

"It's mine. ”

“…… Forget it, let's get down to business. ”

Oh, by the way, they're down to business today.

After the new musical project "Silence", the Silent Lake Musical Theatre Company and the joint venture company of Bright Heavens made "The Return of the Great Sage", a live-action animated musical, which is not as popular as "Silence" in Europe, which can only be regarded as good, but it has been a great success in Asia, especially in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. It also laid a solid foundation for the success of "Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness" in these markets.

And now, the regular tour of "The Return of the Great Sage" has been handed over, the production of "Qingqiu Fox Country" is on schedule, and of course a new musical is about to appear - "Lonely City".

"Isn't this project a little too realistic?" Yang Ruyi was still worried: "But here, there's no need to hesitate." ”

"Lonely City" was actually a movie project at the beginning, but because "Mountains and Seas" dragged on for too long, Ji Ming didn't have time to do it, so he simply followed the model of "Silence", making musicals first, and then going back to make movies.

The story, as the name suggests, is a new city man who came out of the countryside to read, of course, not from a particularly good university background, and he staged a lonely man's confessional symphony in the fireworks of the city- He lives in an urban village of less than 10 square meters, he complains about the price with the fried potato vendor who sells it for five yuan a piece, he buys brand A goods but is worried about being recognized, he wanders the streets while being afraid and looks at the shadow and feels sorry...... It is not the city that is lonely, but those who resist all kinds of pressure, everyone is in their own square, carrying the burden of five hundred pounds on their shoulders, and they have no intention and no power to get rid of loneliness, so they can only endure.

is very realistic, more realistic than the real theme, not as poignant and sad as "Blind Well" and "Blind Mountain", but there are needles hidden in the cotton - it is true, there are one million miners, and there are hundreds of millions of lonely people in the city.

In fact, Ji Ming thinks that God's arrangement is still very good, if he did "Lonely City" before experiencing "The Great Wilderness", he may be able to do well, but he will not be as comfortable as he is now, in fact, in the past two years, he has come into contact with a lot of lonely people in the city, in the crew, special effects companies, logistics, outsourcing...... Often, outside of work, he is exposed to their stories and experiences.

A young woman whose father does not love her mother.

Unemployed temporary workers who don't dare to cry at home.

A code slave who doesn't dare to fall in love without a house or a car.

Single moms.

Disabled father.

An eighty-year-old mother who is still worried about her son.

……

The more fireworks in the world are, the more darkness it opens is like a dome in the sky, boundless.

Therefore, the emotional surge of creating this story became more and more intense, and Ji Ming silently waited for it to settle down, turning into word by word, one person and one thing, before starting to cast the script...... So, every word is bitter, and the personnel are difficult, and then find a little less frivolous, real light hope from it, give it to the people and things inside, and see them smile a little, and you have to relax for a moment before you can succeed.

The progress of the musical "Lonely City" is very fast, which may have something to do with the fact that the script is so good, almost all the arrangements and choreographers that Ji Ming found can be full of inspiration, truly create from the depths of his heart, and move the difficulties and persistence that were once buried in his heart.

During the winter vacation of "The Great Wilderness", "Lonely City" premiered at the Oriental Plaza Concert Hall in Shanghai.

It's good to cry.

"There are a lot of young people next to me, I don't know if it's Ji Ming's fan, but I'm very involved in watching it, not just for idols," a drama critic wrote: "Even if there are some specially arranged jokes, the whole drama still seems to be soaked in tears, it is not bitter, just moving." As an observer, I was a little inattentive, so I saw a young couple looking at each other from time to time, and then shyly laughing, as if the embarrassing experience of the year had turned into a smile; I saw a silent little girl hiding half of her face, and there was a vivid teenager in her eyes; I saw a middle-aged family of three, silently gesturing, as if to say that their rented house was not as big as the one on the stage...... The content that can be put into the repertoire is limited, but the emotions that Ji Ming included in it are as complex as a city, and everyone's loneliness is a star, hanging on the curtain and reflected in the heart. ”

"The city can't contain the soul, and the countryside can't put my body - if this is a bad street, there is actually a reason for a bad street, because this is really a very large proposition. I didn't think that the first time I wrote this proposition essay with a full score, it would be a musical, haha, I rarely watch musicals, and I should watch more in the future. - Netizen A.

"Finally, finally, loft living in the city's CBD, wearing tens of thousands of luxury brands, going in and out of taxis, drinking in bars at every turn, the latest 3C products, and high-end skin care products without blinking...... Then I said that my youth, how difficult, my love, what twists and turns - finally I don't have to endure this kind of mentally retarded youth film anymore. Of course, I don't want to watch bitter mother-in-law films, crime films that are perverted when I am poor. A normal youth film like "Lonely City" has only appeared today. - Netizen B.

"It's so good, Ji Ming is still this Ji Ming. ”

"Hahaha, I thought that Ji Ming would be different after making "Mountains and Seas", but "Lonely City" told me that he is still him, or even better. ”

"Can't wait for the movie. ”

Box office, word-of-mouth, popularity...... None of this is a problem.

Even overseas, social animals all over the world may be the same poor and sentimental, and the overseas tour of "Lonely City" has become popular across Asia, Europe and the United States, which is more extensive than "Mo" and "The Return of the Great Sage".

The Silent Lake Musical Theatre Company has become one of the most popular musical theatre companies around the world, with performances on the West End and Broadway.

Compared with Tiancheng Culture, Ji Ming's plan for the Silent Lake Musical Troupe is clearer, with bases, theaters, overseas strategies, and talent training...... A whole set of teams was built very quickly. In a short period of time, the graduates who are interested in engaging in stage performance come from the Department of Chinese Opera and Musical Theatre of their alma mater, those who are in the Northern Dance, and those who attend the opera...... Swarming.

A mecca of musicals, rising.

Led by the Silent Lake Musical Theatre Company, the musical theatre divisions of official theatre companies, independent musical theatre troupes, and overseas theatre companies have begun to compete for glory in the domestic market.

Watching a musical begins to become a commonplace pastime.

And the phenomenon of per capita princes in the musical theater industry has not changed for the time being, but the saying of "Ji Ming, that is the king of musicals" has also been passed on silently and has become a recognized thing - it is common for the Silent Lake Empire to bite off nearly half of the growing domestic musical market, and it is common to be called the king.

What's more, the Silent Lake Theater Troupe is still competing with their local theater troupes in Europe and the United States, like a dam, riding alone to resist the invasion of high water levels, buying more time for the lake that is still standing in water downstream, just waiting for the two parties to communicate one day, and there is no weakness.

……

"Mountains and Seas: Qingqiu Fox Country" was released during the Spring Festival, and it still won 1.5 billion US dollars in China, slightly higher than "The Great Wilderness", and overseas it is nearly 200 million US dollars higher than "The Great Wilderness", and the box office figure of more than 2.7 billion will surpass "Avatar", second only to "Avengers 4", and the top five in film history, "Mountains and Seas" has occupied the second and fourth two seats.

The title of the highest-grossing series is completely embraced.

In May of that year, "Lonely City" premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, and the superstars gathered and the momentum was shocking. At the subsequent awards ceremony, Ji Ming was very popular and finally cut down a Cannes actor trophy. What's even more surprising is that it is obviously the jury and the organizing committee that broke the convention together, "Lonely City" won the second Palme d'Or for Chinese films after "Farewell My Concubine" after 30 years, "Thief Family" and "Parasite", in the three East Asian countries, China was a little slower, but it was not left behind.

From "Qingqiu Fox Country" to "Lonely City", Ji Ming has engraved the entire first half of the world film industry with his own light, and no one can compare to it - a real global superstar, a double champion of both art and market, has been born. ”

- The Guardian.

For the domestic audience, the cow beep that blows Ji Ming has become aesthetically tired, and one of the words in his award speech has become the best in the audience - "Thank you to my mother and wife" - even buy karma, wife? This is the first time that Ji Ming has publicly called Chu Qing as his wife.

Are they married?

Pregnant?

Why is it suddenly Mrs.

After returning from Cannes, several close friends came to the house to help him celebrate, and his eyes also looked at Chu Qing's stomach one by one.

Senior Sister Yin Tong couldn't hold her breath the most: "Hey, I asked, I asked, I couldn't bear it." Chu Qing, are you really pregnant? Do you know if it's a man or a woman? If it's a woman, don't you think our family's big portrait looks like your future son-in-law?"

“…… I don't think so. Ji Ming glanced at the big head of the sea eating and drinking, the big head was the cub of Yao Chengduo and Yin Tong, who was more than a year old this year.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Really?"

Chu Qing nodded and touched her belly, which was not too pregnant: "Well, it's been four months, girl." ”

"My mother, yes," Li Lan held Chu Qing's belly excitedly: "How good-looking she is, how temperamental, oh my God, who can be worthy of her in this stinky man in this world." ”

Ji Ming was quite satisfied with her words.

After giving birth to a baby, she automatically and spontaneously started pregnancy guidance, and those who did not give birth to a baby changed places to continue eating, drinking and chatting.

"On the summer file of "Lonely City"?"

"Well," Ji Ming nodded: "In the next Spring Festival, "Central Country" should be able to catch up." ”

Tan Ziyang glanced at him and sighed a few times: "I really don't leave a way for others to live." ”

"Not really," Zhang Cheng is more serious, the young man also acted in the musical "Lonely City", as a professional in musicals, in fact, he has been acting in musicals, and he also signed a contract with the Silent Lake Troupe: "Haven't you noticed that the quality of domestic movies has come up recently? There is pressure to be motivated, everyone used to wait and say, Ji Ming has eaten, and then they will eat again." It turned out that everyone's appetite was raised, and if there was no good one, they would rather not eat it. In addition, Ji Ming's good movies are one after another, endlessly, in addition to making the quality of the movie quickly, all kinds of their own special themes, and digging out actors who can really carry the role, they all began to do it in a hurry, I think the effect is still very good. ”

"I'm happy to be able to bring about these positive changes. Ji Ming looked nostalgic.

“……”

Liu Ran and Hu Xu glanced at each other, and decided to say a few words with a clear conscience: "That's, who doesn't say that you are good now, you have single-handedly raised the level of domestic films for 20 years, dragging a hundred train cars to run wildly - after filming, when are my films going to be made?"

"Too perfunctory, isn't it?"

"Damn, I'll help you make money, and you're still disgusted?"

“…… Don't say that, like I'm an old bustard. Ji Ming coughed twice.

Liu Ran's film is a story of mountains and seas, which belongs to the story of the merman, in fact, in Ji Ming's planning, it is a more important part, because it is a marine story, which is not quite the same as the main story on land, it is a new plate, so he is still in the design, which is more troublesome.

"Even if you don't hit it, it's not far away. ”

“……”

"Look at it," Liu Ran said confidently: "Look at so many people, your classmates, your friends, your senior brothers, are all watching you put down the menu, we are the ingredients in it, green pepper shredded meat, or tiger skin green pepper, don't wait for you to pick up the guests." ”

Today, Ji Ming has jumped out of a lot of borders, and his classmates, such as Tan Ziyang and Zhou Xin, will of course be given priority if they have suitable roles, so they don't have to worry about some or not. Zhang Cheng, Li Lan, Liu Ran, Hu Xu...... And so it is.

Soared, take care of the acquaintances in the mortal world, that is the long-term affection of people.

"Build, build, I'll try to find customers. ”

“……”

The mothers-to-be over there looked at it, their eyes were like sharp swords, maybe they heard words like old bustards and pick-ups, and they were a little suspicious.

So shut up and change the subject.

……

Five months later, it was rumored that Chu Qing had entered the hospital to give birth, so the media heard about it - but after digging three feet into the ground, they didn't find out whether she was at home or abroad, whether she was in the capital or outside Beijing, let alone which hospital.

It's airtight.

Over the past few years, Ji Ming's crocheted network has been firmly and unshakable.

Secret admission, confidential treatment, special person is responsible, only in and out of the ...... As soon as Chu Qing gave birth to a seven-and-a-half-pound female doll, Ji Ming, who was accompanying the delivery, heard the midwifery nurse exclaim:

"Oh, this birthmark on the heart is like a fish scale, and it's still golden. ”

When everyone went to see the excitement, Ji Ming lowered his head and found that the fifth golden scale on his wrist - "I hope the child has a safe and smooth life", has faded into gold and turned into an ordinary appearance.

He smiled, lowered his head and leaned into Chu Qing's ear: "It's hard work." ”

"Gave birth to a little koi?"

"At most, she has her own peace charm, your husband is the real koi, heaven and earth, this is the only one, cheap for you. ”

"......" Chu Qing was sweating, her hair was sticking to her forehead, she was a little weak, but her eyes were bright: "It's cheaper for me." ”

"We are cheap to each other. ”

"For a lifetime?"

"For a lifetime!"

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