Chapter 183: Having a baby and crazy box office

After arriving at Liu Zhou's office and sitting down, Zhong Lifang directly told Liu Zhou about the land situation.

"Mr. Liu, after we expressed our intention to build the Jiahe headquarters building to the capital, the districts below were very enthusiastic. After field investigations, I selected three plots of land that are more suitable.

One is located in the FT District, on Zhangyicun Road, not far from Fengtai Science and Technology Park;
One is located in HD District, on Xizhimen North Street, surrounded by many office buildings and very convenient transportation;
The last piece is in Chaoyang District, located beside the Liangma River, with the Kunlun Hotel to the east and the Bulgari Hotel under construction to the west.

This is one of the most prosperous areas in Beijing, surrounded by tall buildings and complete supporting facilities, and it is very convenient for public transportation or self-driving and parking. ”

After listening to Zhong Lifang's report, Liu Zhou couldn't help but laugh:
"You have a really good eye. The places you chose are all in the core areas of the capital."

“This is all thanks to you, Mr. Liu. You are a well-known director, and you acquired Golden Harvest. You also moved the headquarters of Golden Harvest Group to Beijing, and you have also been actively paying taxes before.

Not only is he well-known, but the leaders are also regarded as a sincere and conscientious entrepreneur. They are of course very supportive of your plan to build a headquarters building."

“Does paying taxes legally count as being sincere and having a conscience now?”

"Mr. Liu, you may not pay attention to these things. I don't know how many companies are evading taxes now. There are not many companies as honest as us."

"Paying taxes legally is the most basic obligation of a company, and we must not be ambiguous about this."

"Don't worry, Mr. Liu. I am personally handling this matter. I will definitely not cheat or play tricks."

Liu Zhou is confident in Zhong Lifang's ability to do things, and he doesn't want tax issues to become a stain on himself in the future.

Now, perhaps because the supervision is not very strict, many companies are evading taxes.

At first it was within the legal scope, but later I became addicted and it turned into tax evasion.

Later, after the country strengthened supervision, both enterprises and individuals who engaged in tax evasion were severely punished, which had a significant impact on their subsequent development.

Liu Zhou is not short of money now, and he will not let himself be affected by a trivial tax issue.

After chatting with Zhong Lifang, Liu Zhou turned his thoughts back to these three pieces of land.

"Mr. Zhong, judging from your introduction just now, you are more optimistic about the land in Chaoyang District?"

"That's right. Not only is that piece of land bigger, but the surrounding area is also very prosperous and within the Third Ring Road. If we have a headquarters building there, it will also be a reflection of the strength of our group."

Liu Zhou pondered for a while and said:

"If I remember correctly, that seems to be the embassy district?"

"Yes."

"In that case, let's choose this piece of land. You go and discuss the transaction with them first. I will take care of the funding issue."

"Okay Mr. Liu."

After discussing the land, Liu Zhou suddenly said to Zhong Lifang:

"Mr. Zhong, have you ever considered leaving Jiahe to work for another company?"

"Ah? Leaving Jiahe?"

"Yes, Jiahe is now on the right track. You are the person I trust the most, and I am going to put you in a more important position."

"Boss Liu, are you making any big moves again?"

"It's not a big move. You should know that Shanda's acquisition of Sina failed. I want to try to see if we can take over Sina."

Hearing Liu Zhou's words, Zhong Lifang was even more shocked than when she heard that she was going to be transferred from Jiahe:

"Mr. Liu, Sina is not comparable to Golden Harvest, and its market value is much higher. Do you really want to acquire Sina?"

“I’m not going to acquire Sina in full like I did with Golden Harvest, I just want to control the company.

When I was in Los Angeles, I discussed with Shanda's Chen Tianqiao about acquiring his shares in Sina, but he hasn't responded to me in two or three months."

Zhong Lifang did not expect that Liu Zhou had already been planning to take over Sina. If he took over Shanda's shares and added them to her own shares, it seemed that he could really become the helmsman of Sina.

Zhong Lifang calmed down and said:

"Mr. Liu, what do you need me to do?"

Seeing Zhong Lifang's serious expression, Liu Zhou couldn't help but smile:
“Mr. Zhong, don’t be so serious. Although Sina is a big company, it is just a company. Besides, I am their largest shareholder. It is not a big deal for me to take over Sina.

You don't need to do too much now. First, settle the land issue, and then go to Shanda Company and ask them whether they want to sell the shares.

If you sell it, I can make preparations here. If you don’t sell it, then the acquisition of Sina may have to be postponed. At that time, I plan to transfer you to the Sina board of directors as a director.”

"I understand Liu Sheng."

"Okay, then go ahead and do your work."

After Zhong Lifang left, Liu Zhou also left the company.

Ever since Zeng Li came back from filming in Korea, I don’t know if she noticed something, but she has been particularly attached to him recently.

So Liu Zhou hasn't been to Zhang Tong for some time.

Zeng Li is going to Hangzhou today to shoot a Wahaha advertisement and needs to stay there for two or three days.

So Liu Zhou decided to go to Zhang Tong's place for a while. He hadn't eaten Zhang Tong's home-cooked meals for a long time.

When I arrived at Zhang Tong's house, I saw her busying around in the kitchen as soon as I entered the door. When she saw Liu Zhou coming over, she still smiled happily.

This made Liu Zhou feel a little distressed.

He would feel better if she got angry with him.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhou couldn't help but walk into the kitchen, hugged her from behind, and rested his head on her shoulder.

"Xiaotong, I'm sorry!"

Seeing Liu Zhou like this, Zhang Tong slowed down his movements and said softly:

"Liu Zhou, you don't have to say sorry, this is my own choice, I'm very happy that you can come.

You go sit on the sofa and wait for dinner, I'll be ready soon."

"Well, I haven't eaten your cooking for a long time."

After saying that, Liu Zhou let go of Zhang Tong and sat down on the sofa to rest.

After a while, Zhang Tong brought out three dishes and a soup, all of which were homely dishes, but Liu Zhou had a big appetite and drank three bowls of rice directly.

After dinner, Liu Zhou did not go to the company in the afternoon, but stayed at Zhang Tong's house with her.

At night, when the two were preparing to go up to Akina Mountain, Liu Zhou was about to put on the protective gear when Zhang Tong suddenly held his hand and said:
"Liu Zhou, can we have a child? Don't worry, I won't use the child for anything. I just want to have a child so that I won't be so lonely when you're not around."

Liu Zhou looked at Zhang Tong's expectant eyes and couldn't bear to refuse, so he said firmly:

"it is good!"

When Zhang Tong heard Liu Zhou utter these words, he breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't stop smiling on his face.

At this moment, Zhang Tong suddenly turned from passive to active, turned over and exchanged positions with Liu Zhou, changing the offensive and defensive momentum.

"I'll drive you to Akina Mountain this time!"

Liu Zhou smiled and did not interrupt her. Sitting in the passenger seat, he was also happy and relaxed.

Liu Zhou originally thought that Zhang Tong was just trying to be brave. Liu Zhou knew her physical strength and knew she wouldn't be able to last long on the road. In a few minutes, she would have to let him drive again.

But this time it was a bit beyond Liu Zhou's expectations. He didn't expect that Zhang Tong would actually persist.

Seeing that she was sweating profusely, Liu Zhou couldn't bear it anymore and rushed to the finish line with her.

This time, Zhang Tong did not share the joy of reaching the finish line with Liu Zhou. Instead, Zhang Tong asked Liu Zhou to get off the car and lean against the wall with his legs together. Seeing this, Liu Zhou could not help but ask:
"What are you doing?"

"What else can we do? Prevent it from leaking out."

Liu Zhou couldn't help but be touched by her cuteness and said with a smile:

"Did you fail biology in high school?"

"no."

"If it's not the case, then you should also know that this is useless. Whether you can get pregnant is a matter of probability."

"So how can I get pregnant more easily?"

"Of course, try a few more times!"

When Zhang Tong heard Liu Zhou's words, he immediately lowered his legs from the wall and looked at him intently.

Liu Zhou noticed Zhang Tong's fiery eyes, and couldn't help swallowing his saliva, and laughed dryly:

"Well, I'm a little tired tonight. I'm going to take a shower and rest early later."

Zhang Tong looked at Liu Zhou's back, ignored what he said, and followed him into the bathroom.

The next day, Liu Zhou slept until almost noon before waking up.

Liu Zhou rubbed his eyes, then noticed that there was no one next to him. He lay on the bed for a while, waiting for his mind to clear before getting ready to get up.

But as soon as he moved, he felt pain in his waist and back, and couldn't help but curse inwardly.

Don’t mess with a woman who wants a child!
However, Liu Zhou was in a real hurry to pee, so he endured the trembling in his legs and walked to the bathroom holding his waist.

After a while, Zhang Tong suddenly came back from outside with a few bags of vegetables in his hands.

When she saw Liu Zhou getting up, a smile immediately appeared on her radiant face and she said:
"You're awake!"

"Did you go shopping for groceries?"

"Yes, there is no food at home, I have to go buy some."

Zhang Tong said as he cleaned up the things and placed them on the stove.

Liu Zhou looked at the oysters, pork kidneys, yams and leeks she had picked out, and the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily.

"Zhang Tong, are you planning to let me die of exhaustion here?" Liu Zhou said, holding his waist and gritting his teeth.

Seeing Liu Zhou like this, Zhang Tong couldn't help but laugh:
"Don't think too much. I'm just going to give you some supplements."

"I don't need to make up for it. Wait until I get a night's rest."

"Okay, stop being so stubborn. Although I really want a child, I can't let you overdraw your body. Just take a good rest today."

Liu Zhou wanted to say some tough words, but thinking of Zhang Tong's tireless appearance last night, he swallowed the words back.

In the afternoon and evening, Zhang Tong did not come to tease him, which made him feel relieved. The two of them stayed together quietly for the whole day.

Liu Zhou and Zhang Tong were quiet here, but things were getting lively outside.

Without any previous preparation, a large amount of news about a movie called "Crazy Stone" suddenly appeared in the media and on the Internet.

Some curious people couldn't help but click to watch it, and found that none of the directors and actors in the movie were people they knew or were familiar with.

Just when they didn't want to pay attention to it and were about to skip it, they suddenly saw that the producer of this movie was Liu Zhou.

At first they thought it was a duplicate name, but after looking carefully, they found that it was indeed the famous director Liu Zhou they were familiar with.

And this movie is also produced by Golden Harvest Films.

This immediately sparked a spark of interest in them.

Liu Zhou is now very famous in the mainland.

Not only because of the achievements of his past works, but also because he has achieved such brilliant achievements at a young age.

After acquiring Golden Harvest, his fame is no longer limited to the film and television industry.

So because of their interest in Liu Zhou, they are also very interested in everything related to Liu Zhou.

In this way, this little-known movie "Crazy Stone" began to appear in everyone's vision.

Liu Zhou is certainly not the producer of "Crazy Stone", this is just a means of publicity.

The movie really has no selling points, and Zhang Zhao and the publicity and promotion team don’t know where to start promoting it.

Finally, after obtaining Liu Zhou's consent, Zhang Zhao used Liu Zhou's fame to promote "Crazy Stone".

"Crazy Stone" is also a classic movie, and naming it would not damage his reputation, so Liu Zhou had no objection to Zhang Zhao's request.

It now seems that the publicity effect of this approach is still acceptable.

There has been a small discussion about this movie on the Internet.

In the following days, Zhang Zhao stepped up the promotion of "Crazy Stone" and even had the film's lesser-known main creators appear on several shows in succession.

At the same time, several artists under Golden Harvest and some artists who are on good terms with Golden Harvest publicly recommended this movie.

This multi-pronged approach made "Crazy Stone" a popular movie in just a few days.

And this is the power and influence of large companies.

Although Golden Harvest was well-known in mainland China before, it actually did not have much strength.

However, Liu Zhou himself started to get involved in the film and television industry when the mainland film and television industry was just starting out, and achieved very good results.

Although he only has a small studio, he has accumulated rich media resources, which are not inferior to those of big companies in the industry.

After reorganizing the studio into Golden Harvest Films Beijing Company, Zhang Zhao also systematically organized and maintained the resources accumulated by Liu Zhou.

This also allows these media resources to play a greater role.

This time, the promotion of "Crazy Stone" can be regarded as a small test.

The effect of Golden Harvest’s all-round publicity is still very obvious.

On December 8, "Crazy Stone" took in 5.3 million on its first day of release.

This result not only made the film's creators happy, but also surprised the outside world.

Such a small-budget movie with no stars and no famous director earned 5 million at the box office on the first day. Shouldn’t the total box office be at least 30 million?

This prediction is made based on the fact that two films, "The Promise" and "New World", are about to be released.

If it weren't for these two blockbusters, this movie would have grossed over 50 million!

However, these media and some filmmakers obviously underestimated this movie.

The second day of its release happened to be a Saturday, and "Crazy Stone" grossed 7.6 million yuan at the box office, and the next day it grossed another 8.1 million yuan.

In the first three days of the film's release, it grossed a total of 21 million at the box office, shocking everyone.

At this time, the word-of-mouth of this movie began to ferment rapidly, and people on the Internet kept recommending this movie that made them laugh non-stop.

But at this time, the much-anticipated "The Promise" held a grand premiere ceremony in the CPPCC Auditorium.

Everyone's attention was immediately attracted by "The Promise".

(End of this chapter)