Time flies!

Now the entire entertainment industry has become calmer than ever.

But.

Everyone in the entertainment industry knows that there are more turbulent waves hidden under this calmer sea, and more terrible storms will appear at any time.

Because.

During this period of time, almost everyone in the entertainment industry has been pinching their time to live, and they will look at the calendar every day.

Today is over, and it is close to the expiration of Wang Cheng's contract with Rubik's Cube Entertainment.

When they took the college entrance examination in high school, they didn't count the college entrance examination date so seriously.

When the sun rises again.

Yu Jinghong came to Lei Zhenzong's office early in the morning, and in the office, she also unexpectedly saw Zhang Liang, the vice president from the headquarters of the Penguin Group, who is in charge of the pan-entertainment business of the entire Penguin Group, and is a person who really stands at the pinnacle of power in the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

When Yu Jinghong saw Zhang Liang, she hurriedly said hello: "Mr. Zhang is early!" ”

Zhang Liang nodded and said with a smile: "You're welcome, it's all your own people!" In the past few days, you have prepared Wang Cheng's materials, how are you preparing? ”

Lei Zhenzong said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhang came from the group headquarters and is fully responsible for this negotiation with Wang Cheng!" ”

Yu Jinghong nodded to show that she understood, took out a large stack of materials in her bag and handed it over: "This is all the data and materials I recently collected about Wang Cheng since his debut, dances, songs, literary works, classical music works, film and television works, works, all included!" ”

"I know that the group headquarters must attach great importance to Wang Cheng. However, I must say in advance that Wang Cheng is worth an incredible amount of money in his own right, and at the same time, he has recently turned down all entertainment companies that he approached in advance. ”

"Moreover, as far as I know, Qin Yuhai met with Wang Cheng again a few days ago, and the condition offered was to give away 20% of the Rubik's Cube Entertainment shares for nothing, and there were no other requirements! did not renew the contract with Wang Cheng, let alone sign any work contract, and gave Wang Cheng 20% of his shares for nothing without any additional conditions, which were worth more than 10 billion yuan with the current market value, but Wang Cheng rejected them. ”

Lei Zhenzong and Zhang Liang looked at all the information about Wang Cheng, and when they heard Yu Jinghong's words, they both looked sideways slightly!

They are all capital, and any behavior is aimed at profit-seeking, no matter what conditions are given to Wang Cheng, the premise is that they can see the benefits and benefits.

There are people who kill heads, but no one does the loss-making business.

Qin Yuhai didn't want any benefits this time, and directly gave Wang Cheng 20% of the shares for nothing, which was not in line with the purpose of capital.

Yu Jinghong continued: "I guess Qin Yuhai just wants to keep in touch with Wang Cheng. If Wang Cheng really retires, he will be completely cut off from the entire entertainment industry. But if Wang Cheng holds a stake in Rubik's Cube Entertainment, Qin Yuhai can always claim that Rubik's Cube Entertainment is Wang Cheng's company, and this name is enough for many fans who support Wang Cheng to find a sense of belonging. ”

Zhang Liang's eyes suddenly changed, and he said: "Qin Yuhai is worthy of being an entertainment giant who has been able to stand for many years, and he is definitely willing to spend money in terms of winning people's hearts!" ”

Zhang Liang looked at the works written on the white paper, as well as the terrifying sales behind the works, the sales of each of Wang Cheng's music works exceeded more than 300 million, and the highest has reached a terrifying more than 600 million, which is incredible.

Because, Zhang Liang knows the internal data, the total number of registered users of Penguin Music is about one billion, but the real real-name users are more than 600 million.

Other words!

Almost all users on Penguin Music have bought Wang Cheng's works, and the worst works have attracted more than half of the users to buy them.

Such an attraction is really incredibly powerful when you look at the whole world.

Looking at Wang Cheng's literary works, looking at the masterpieces of the ages that he is familiar with, and even can recite, Zhang Liang's eyes are hot, if he can have one of them, it will definitely be regarded as an heirloom.

He knew that the chairman of the Penguin Group, that is, the boss, privately offered a sky-high price of 8 billion yuan to buy the Fengqiao Night Park in Zheng Wenzhong's hand, but he was rejected!

Zheng Wenzhong spent 1.5 billion yuan to buy this work, and now the market value has skyrocketed several times.

It's not that this piece is really worth so much.

It's that everyone wants to buy Wang Cheng's works and wants to go crazy, but there are only a few works in Wang Cheng's hands, so these local tyrant collectors are crazy to raise the price, wanting to collect one by scattering coins, but they didn't succeed!

Yu Hong's Queqiao Immortal and Pan Yao's Qingping tone, the market price is not lower than three billion, but none of them are sold, they are all tightly covered, and they don't let people look at them.

And the more so, the more sought after by those rich and collectors who have become fans of Wang Cheng!

That's how strange the market is.

If there is a chance, Zhang Liang is willing to give all his wealth in exchange for a pair of Wang Cheng's works, but unfortunately he knows that he will not have a chance in his life.

"The Matrix's global box office has exceeded $2.5 billion, ranking first in the world! There are still a small number of regions that are still being released, so they will be recounted every once in a while! Several Hollywood giants have gone crazy in order to buy the copyright of this movie, and there are executives squatting on Wang Cheng's side every day, just to be able to talk to Wang Cheng, but Wang Cheng has not negotiated with any party yet! ”

Yu Jinghong saw Zhang Liang see the film and television part and explained: "It is expected that the value of the Matrix will exceed 20 billion US dollars when it is made into a series. Now hundreds of millions of people around the world are eagerly awaiting a sequel. ”

Zhang Liang: "Do we have a bid?" ”

Lei Zhenzong nodded: "Our latest bid is 5 billion, buy half of the copyright, we invest all in filming and development, Wang Cheng doesn't have to pay anything to occupy half of the copyright income." Wang Cheng did not respond to this. ”

Zhang Liang took out the name of the three-body problem written on a piece of paper, and said seriously and excitedly: "Is it possible to buy this book?" ”

Lei Zhenzong smiled bitterly and shook his head: "It's difficult!" We also have a bid, the latest bid is 7 billion to buy half of the copyright, the same we will invest in development, Wang Cheng sits and enjoys half of the copyright income. He didn't respond to anything either......"

Zhang Liang was a little silent, because he was a real fan of the Three-Body Problem, and he had read the whole series of the Three-Body Problem and knew how great this series was.

Yu Jinghong said softly: "The three-body problem and three books are listed simultaneously in the world, and the total sales volume has exceeded 50 million, and the domestic sales have exceeded 30 million!" It can be said that book lovers are all over the world. All the science fiction awards that can be won in China have been won, but Wang Cheng did not show up to accept the award. ”

"I heard the news that the organizing committee of the world's highest science fiction award is hesitant to give the three-body award. According to the influence and results, the three-body problem can definitely win the award, but if Wang Cheng doesn't go, the judges will feel faceless, so they are hesitating! ”

Zhang Liang said affirmatively: "If they hesitate for a moment, they are saving their face, and in the end, they will definitely not be able to bear the pressure to award the award to the three-body problem." It's not that you haven't read the news at the beginning, and even the president of North America has publicly urged the Three-Body Problem to change on social platforms, and no writer in the world has ever enjoyed such treatment. ”

"If Wang Cheng is willing to cooperate with the operation hype, this book will be even more popular. This is a truly great science fiction book, which made me know that science fiction can be like this, and this is the real science fiction. ”

Zhang Liang said what he thought in his heart with some excitement, and he had true love for this book.

After watching the Three-Body Problem, he looked back at those European and American science fiction and science fiction movies, and felt too naïve.

Fake sci-fi - sitting on a light-speed spaceship with a lightsaber to fight face-to-face, or passing through a wormhole and landing on a planet to fight hand-to-hand with primitive people, or even the main control computer of an alien spaceship traveling at the speed of light will be contaminated by the earth's computer virus, and the Microsoft system has been sold to aliens!

And the real science fiction - when an alien civilization passes by, throw a two-way foil and directly destroy the entire solar system!

The word dimensionality reduction strike has been popular all over the world recently, and various industries are using this word to pretend to be forced in meetings!

Zhang Liang also said it more than once during the meeting.

Yu Jinghong said affirmatively: "Yes, if the Hugo Award is not awarded to the Three-Body Problem, hundreds of millions of book fans around the world will not be willing." Now film and television companies all over the world know that this is a great treasure IP, and the seven giants of Hollywood are also competing. I've heard that the highest price has been opened to $2 billion to buy out all the rights. Hollywood giants are still reluctant to share in the copyright revenues. ”

"Similarly, they didn't get any response from Wang Cheng."

Zhang Liang nodded and asked softly: "I heard that the series of the Three-Body Problem was handwritten by Wang Cheng himself, and then typeset by the publishing house, is this so?" ”

Yu Jinghong's eyes flashed and nodded: "That's for sure!" The last time Wen Yixiao went to Wang Cheng's house, she saw the manuscript and read it for a while. She came back excited and couldn't sleep! ”

Zhang Liang praised: "If you can get this manuscript, you are really willing to give everything!" ”

Lei Zhenzong smiled bitterly: "I heard the grapevine, Wang Xueming asked Qin Yuhai to help bring flowers, and offered six billion to buy this manuscript, but Qin Yuhai refused directly for Wang Cheng without words." As the most accomplished calligrapher in Wang Cheng's history, every word is worth a lot, and the entire manuscript of 900,000 words is incalculable. ”

Yu Jinghong shook her head and said, "That's because none of you have seen Wang Cheng's hard pen calligraphy." If you see it, your heart will rise. Wang Cheng's hard pen calligraphy is also unprecedented, and no one is capable! The manuscript of 900,000 words of the three-body problem, no one can afford it. I just don't know how long this manuscript will remain in Wang Cheng's hands in the future. ”

Zhang Liang glanced at the sales volume of the sporting goods series cooperated by Wang Cheng and Hongxing, and frowned slightly: "Is this data flowing out of Hongxing?" Can you confirm that? ”

Because, the numbers above are too exaggerated.

Yu Jinghong said with certainty: "It can be determined that it is all true." Hongxing is now the leader in the field of domestic sporting goods, ranking second in the world. It is inevitable that this year's total sales will exceed 300 billion, and the three-body series alone can bring tens of billions! ”

"Ninety-nine percent of the sales are Wang Cheng's copyright sales!"

Zhang Liang stared: "In other words, at the end of this year, Wang Cheng will be able to get five or six billion cash shares from Hongxing Group?" ”

Yu Jinghong: "Yes. In fact, Wang Cheng has already received most of the share. Hongxing Group and Wang Cheng are settled monthly, paid in cash! Penguin Music is even willing to give Wang Cheng a daily settlement, and the share paid to Wang Cheng this year has exceeded 5 billion. ”

Zhang Liang took a deep breath and asked again: "How much royalty income does the publication of the Three-Body Problem series bring to Wang Cheng?" ”

Yu Jinghong: "The preliminary estimate is more than 10 billion!" ”

Zhang Liang's eyes stared: "Then, Wang Cheng's annual income this year has reached seven or eight billion?" ”

Yu Jinghong and Lei Zhenzong both smiled bitterly and did not answer.

Because, though, it's unbelievable.

But it's true.

The Penguin Group behind them has a net profit of about 100 billion yuan a year, which is not much more than Wang Cheng.

The business of Penguin Group covers all aspects of the Internet, and the game business is the only one in the world, so it has made a profit of 100 billion yuan a year.

But Wang Cheng relied on himself, without investment or hype, he quietly released his works, and the money he made was about to catch up with the Penguin Group?

Such a person......

How to sign?

How much money do you have to sign it?

What conditions can be given to be worthy of other people's status?

Zhang Liang was silent, he also felt powerless, and he also understood why Qin Yuhai was willing to give away 20% of the shares to Wang Cheng for nothing, there were no conditions, but Wang Cheng didn't want it yet!

Taking a deep breath again, Zhang Liang shook his head to calm down the complicated emotions in his heart, then put away all the materials and said, "Let's go, let's go meet Wang Cheng!" ”

No matter what, Zhang Liang can't give up, after all, he has to try, what if Wang Cheng agrees to the conditions he prescribed?

If you don't go, what if Wang Cheng is signed by other companies?

Penguin Entertainment doesn't want to repeat the mistakes of the past, this time it must be the highest price, if Wang Cheng is willing to sign, then it must be signed by Penguin Entertainment.

The three of them immediately went to the magic capital!

And at this moment, the magic capital is still busy, when Zhang Liang, Yu Jinghong, and Lei Zhenzong rushed to the door of Wang Cheng's house, there was already a large group of people blocked here, and they couldn't stand in the corridor, and many people could only go to the stairwell to stand, and there was a long queue.

And Zhang Liang, Lei Zhenzong, and Yu Jinghong stood directly at the door without leaving, and saw Qin Yuhai and Shen Shenghui, as well as the bosses of several other entertainment giants.

This time, everyone from the entertainment company is the number one person in the company, and there will be no second-in-command or director or the like to make up the number.

Although, everyone knows that their hope of signing Wang Cheng is almost zero.

However, he still did his best with a glimmer of hope, and he had that trace of luck in his heart - what if Wang Cheng agreed to his conditions?

It's just that.

It's just that Qin Yuhai and Zhang Liang knocked lightly at the door and no one answered, and no one answered when they called, so they could only continue to wait patiently quietly!

It wasn't until it got dark at night that the door opened.

Qin Yuhai, Zhang Liang and the others quickly looked over, but what they saw was Xia Xi, not Wang Cheng.

Qin Yuhai immediately asked, "Assistant Xia, what about Wang Cheng?" We want to meet Wang Cheng! ”

Xia Xi's eyes were a little red, and he shook his head and said, "Wang Cheng is no longer here!" ”

Everyone at the door was stunned, and then they were shocked.

Wang Cheng is not here?

So didn't they wait here for a day in vain?

Zhang Liang immediately asked, "Assistant Xia, where did Wang Cheng go?" We all have very important things to talk to Wang Cheng about. ”

Xia Xi shook his head and replied seriously: "Wang Cheng asked me to bring you a message, he will not sign any company, he will never change this, and he will not cooperate with anyone!" He just wants to retire and rest, so you don't go to him. ”

Everyone at the door was dumbfounded!

Really retired?

Qin Yuhai, Lei Zhenzong and the others were helpless, but they felt that it seemed that it should be so.

Wang Cheng had already told them more than once that he wanted to retire, and that attitude was not to sell for the sake of waiting for the price, but to seriously think about the answer after life.

Yu Jinghong asked, "Then can we contact Wang Cheng?" ”

Xia Xi shook his head: "Can't!" No one could contact Wang Cheng, including me. ”

Everyone at the door was even more helpless, didn't Wang Cheng directly evaporate and disappear from the world?

Qin Yuhai asked, "Assistant Xia, will you always live in Wang Cheng's house in the future?" ”

Xia Xi nodded: "Yes, I will help Wang Cheng take care of the house!" Okay, I'm done with what I need to say. I hope you don't bother Wang Cheng anymore, and don't come to disturb me! ”

After saying that, Xia Xi closed the door again and turned everyone away.

Qin Yuhai and everyone else at the door did not forcibly break in to check to see if Wang Cheng was there.

After all, all the giants present are in the entertainment industry, boss-level figures of major entertainment companies, and super-rich people like Zheng Wenzhong and Wang Xueming, naturally no one will do anything out of the ordinary!

But!

They waited for so long, only waiting for such an answer, everyone was very helpless, but they looked at each other, were silent for a few seconds, and they could accept such an answer.

After all.

Although he didn't get Wang Cheng, no one else got it either, which is tantamount to leveling out, and no one has anything to lose.

No, Rubik's Cube Entertainment is the biggest loss, and after losing Wang Cheng, Rubik's Cube Entertainment has suddenly changed from the No. 1 entertainment giant in China to an entertainment giant second only to Penguin Entertainment, and the grade has dropped by more than one.

Other entertainment companies have become beneficiaries, and they have begun to find ways to attract heat and popularity from the vacancy after Wang Cheng's departure.

Xia Xi closed the door, and the bigwigs and super-rich people in the entertainment industry who were not in the face of the accident walked to the living room, and looked at every woman sitting in the living room who was like a fairy, and a trace of pain flashed in his heart, but there was a trace of helplessness and persistence, and he had to stick to the path he chose.

And the people sitting in the living room, Xia Xi knows, it is Wen Yixiao, Zhu Ziqi, Han Xiao, An Keru, Yu Hong, Chen Yuqi, Wang Hongyi, Liang Xiaoliang, Pan Yao and other faces with countless fans from the outside world.

At this time, they were sitting here, not only to see off Wang Cheng, but also to sort them.

Xia Xi sat down and said softly: "Wang Cheng told me that he is gone, but this family cannot be lost." So, ask me to help him look after the house for a year, and after a year he will contact me, and I can go to him. And after I'm gone, I still need someone to look after Wang Cheng's house, which of you wants to? ”

Everyone present did not hesitate to raise their hands to say yes!

Ankeru said first: "Maybe I'm the oldest here, right?" Ladies and gentlemen, can you give me this opportunity first? ”

After Xia Xi finished speaking, she didn't care, anyway, she was the first!

And the others look at An Keru and want to be the first, but everyone is still kind-hearted, An Keru is indeed the oldest, and will be thirty years old soon, while the rest of them are basically in their early twenties, and it will not be too late to wait two more years!

Seeing that no one objected, An Keru smiled and said, "Thank you, sisters!" ”

Then, Han Xiao immediately said: "I have the best relationship with Wang Cheng, and I am the second!" ”

No one objected, Han Xiao did have the best relationship with Wang Cheng, if they wanted to get along with Wang Cheng in the future, they would inevitably have to deal with Han Xiao, so naturally they should not have conflicts with Han Xiao.

Of course, the most important thing is that all those present are proud of the existence of face, so I don't want to be jealous of this, anyway, there is a chance!

So, the sorting went smoothly.

Han Xiao was followed by Wen Yixiao, followed by Zhu Ziqi, Chen Yuqi, Yu Hong, Wang Hongyi, Liang Xiaoliang, Pan Yao......

Almost in the order of knowing Wang Cheng.

Only Xia Xi is considered to be in the queue, but they all recognize Xia Xi's existence!

Xia Xi saw that everyone had determined the order, and said, "Then that's it......"

This means a send-off.

This year, this place belongs to Xia Xi.

An Keru, Wen Yixiao and the others all stood up to say goodbye to Xia Xi, and everyone had a strange thought.

They never dreamed that they would one day accept such a ridiculous thing.

But at this time, they all breathed a sigh of relief, and there was a sense of happiness that the dust had finally settled and they had gotten what they wanted.

Anyway......

They all finally had the opportunity to be with Wang Cheng for real.

They are all curious, where is Wang Cheng now? (End of chapter)