Chapter 316 New Movie and Return to China
In the original time and space, Liu Yifei's mother was in the same situation as she is now, in a dilemma and even at a dead end.

However, at that time, she chose to take Liu Yifei to join the Hong Kong circle, which was already on the decline, and starred in many bad movies such as "The Palace of the Golden Phoenix" and "A Chinese Ghost Story".

In order to promote the drama, "Tongquetai" even used gimmicks like Liu Yifei breaking through her pure image and trying bold roles.

Later, in order to promote the movie, she even started a relationship with a Bangzi.

If Liu Tianxian's fans weren't so loyal, she might have become obscure long ago.

But now, Liu Yifei's mother thinks Jiahe is a very good choice.

Not only is it the number one private film and television company in the mainland, but its boss Liu Zhou also had conflicts with Huayi in the past. Golden Harvest should not be afraid of offending Huayi.

More importantly, now that Golden Harvest has acquired a Hollywood film company, if his daughter joins Golden Harvest, she will have another opportunity to break into Hollywood.

So Liu Yifei's mother immediately took her daughter to Jiahe, found Zeng Jia, and expressed her desire to join Jiahe.

Zeng Jia was suddenly speechless about this.

At the beginning, she took the initiative to invite Liu Yifei to join, but her mother retorted that her daughter was going to develop in Hollywood. Now she is eager to join Golden Harvest.

Do you think Golden Harvest is something you can join whenever you want?

Zeng Jia also found it even funnier when he saw Liu Yifei's mother's tone and expression, which seemed to indicate that she had gotten a great deal.

She may not understand her daughter's situation yet. It seems that she has not hit enough walls.

To be honest, Zeng Jia is optimistic about this little girl Liu Yifei. Not only does she have great commercial value, but her temperament is also unique among Chinese actresses.

If she were an artist under Golden Harvest, Zeng Jia would be confident that he could make her a top female artist in mainland China who is no less popular than Fan Xiaopang.

But unfortunately, with such a confused mother, I can only sigh helplessly.

Despite this, now that her mother has taken the initiative to bring Liu Yifei here to join Jiahe, Zeng Jia wants to agree.

However, Zeng Jia also knew that this was a critical period for the company to prepare for listing. Thinking of the grudge between Liu Yifei and Huayi, she did not dare to agree easily.

She had to ask Liu Zhou for instructions before making any decision.

So Zeng Jia could only deal with Liu Yifei's mother first.

Liu Yifei's mother was even a little surprised that Zeng Jia did not agree immediately, but when she saw that Zeng Jia did not refuse, she took her daughter back first.

In addition to the industry, the news of Golden Harvest's acquisition of a Hollywood film company also caused heated discussions outside.

Now most people know that Golden Harvest is a company under Liu Zhou, and the acquisition of Golden Harvest is equivalent to the acquisition of Liu Zhou.

At this time, Liu Zhou's reputation was at its peak. Now that he had done such a big thing, how could it not arouse everyone's discussion?
Maybe you don’t know what kind of company Summit Entertainment is, but don’t worry, there will be someone to introduce it to you.

In short, with the help of the water army arranged by Golden Harvest, Summit Entertainment became a powerful film company second only to the Big Seven in Hollywood.

"Golden Harvest is amazing. They actually acquired a major Hollywood film company."

"It's really amazing. Two hundred million US dollars, which is equivalent to 1.7 billion RMB. It's really too rich."

"I want to ask, is making movies so profitable? How can Golden Harvest come up with so much money?"

"Brother, do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? Liu Zhou is the boss of Jiahe. Even if Jiahe doesn't have it, will Liu Zhou not have it? He is the second richest man."

"That's right. Wasn't there a news report last year that Liu Zhou sold some of Penguin's shares and cashed out hundreds of millions of dollars?"

"Oh my god, now that I think about it, Liu Zhou has a pretty sharp vision. Last year, Penguin's stock price was at a high point, and he won directly. Now Penguin's stock price is not even half of what it was a year ago."

"What else do you think? How could he become the second richest man in mainland China at such a young age if he didn't have good vision? When he didn't have much money, he decisively invested in the three major portals and Penguin, which was his biggest capital to start his business."

"Then it will definitely be the right choice to follow Liu Zhoutou in investment in the future."

"You think too much. Liu Zhou doesn't play the stock market at all. He hasn't made any investment in A-shares or Hong Kong stocks for such a long time."

"I have a top-secret news. I heard that Jiahe is going to go public."

"Is this true? How did you know this if it's top secret?"

"My wife's cousin's neighbor's mother works as a cleaner at Jiahe. She heard it from the internal discussions of the Jiahe Group's employees."

"..."

"Brother, don't do that. Is your information accurate?"

“It’s definitely accurate!”

"Whether it's accurate or not, there should be definite news in a while. Such a big event as Jiahe's listing will definitely be reported by the media."

"That's right. Let's wait for official news. If Jiahe is really going to go public, we have to grab some Jiahe shares no matter what."

"Not really. Do we need to snatch Golden Harvest's stocks? After all, Golden Harvest is just a film and television company."

“Film and television companies are different, okay? Look at how many hit movies Golden Harvest has produced before, not to mention The Martian which is still in theaters.

Now Golden Harvest has acquired a powerful Hollywood film company and has directly entered Hollywood. You will see whether Golden Harvest’s stock will be popular when the time comes.”

……

The topic of online discussion about Golden Harvest's acquisition of Summit Entertainment gradually turned into Golden Harvest's listing.

If someone is attentive, they should be able to find that someone is guiding them.

But even if it was discovered, there is nothing to expose. Looking at the situation on the Internet, everyone seems to be interested in Golden Harvest's listing.

So for a while, the topic of whether Golden Harvest would go public suddenly became popular online.

On the other hand, Liu Zhou didn't pay much attention to the various situations in the country.

However, Zhang Ziyi's sudden enthusiasm for coming over also gave Liu Zhou a general understanding of the impact of his acquisition of Summit Entertainment in the mainland.

Liu Zhou was well aware of Zhang Ziyi's purpose. Although she was his classmate, if there was a good opportunity, he would definitely reserve it for the artists under his own company.

Unless neither of them is suitable, then Liu Zhou will consider her because of their friendship as classmates.

That day, Liu Zhou slept until he woke up naturally.

Taking a look at Anne Hathaway who was still sleeping next to him, Liu Zhou couldn't help but smile, then got up and washed.

After making a simple breakfast, Liu Zhou also came to the study and continued to write the script that he had promised to give to Anthony Edwards.

I don’t know how long it was, but when Liu Zhou was writing furiously, Anne Hathaway came over wearing a simple pajamas and holding a glass of milk.

"Liu, isn't the script finished yet?"

"Almost done. I should be able to finish it all today."

"Then let me see it. I am very curious about what story you have written."

After saying that, Anne Hathaway picked up the written manuscript on the table and started reading it.

Liu Zhou saw that Anne Hathaway was somewhat engrossed in the script, so he did not disturb her and continued to write the script. At this time, one person was writing and the other was reading in the room, and it became quiet again for a while.

After nearly half an hour, Anne Hathaway took a deep breath and put down the manuscript.

"Liu, your brain is incredible. You can actually come up with such a bizarre story. Tell me, what happened to the Supergirl in the end?"

"She became eternal and could travel to the past and future at will."

"Are you going to direct this script yourself?"

Looking at Anne Hathaway's expectant eyes, Liu Zhou said softly:
"Annie, I may not have time. After I finish dealing with the matters at Summit Entertainment, I have to return home immediately. But I prepared this script especially for you."

"Well, if you have time to direct, that would be great. I could stay with you for a few months then."

"There will be opportunities in the future. I will direct the show myself and prepare a script for you."

Hearing Liu Zhou's words, Anne Hathaway couldn't help but smile and said:

"That's a deal. I'm waiting for your movie."

"Don't worry, I mean what I say. But before that, you have to finish filming the script I'm writing now. There may be some action scenes this time, so you have to train in advance."

"Don't worry, I will go to the gym and find a martial arts coach for training next."

Anne Hathaway is quite looking forward to the script that Liu Zhou is writing.

Although it is a commercial film, the story is quite attractive and the box office should not be bad.

"Ok, then ask your agent not to accept any more roles for you. This project should be officially prepared by the end of this year and will start filming early next year.

Believe me, this project will be very successful and will definitely take your popularity and commercial value to a higher level.”

"I believe you. I'll go out first and not disturb you from writing the script."

After saying that, Anne Hathaway left the study with a smile.

Liu Zhou looked at Anne Hathaway's curvy figure highlighted by her pajamas and couldn't help but feel moved.

However, after she closed the door, Liu Zhou woke up, took a deep breath, and continued to write the script at his desk.

It was not until before lunch that Liu Zhou wrote the last word.

Liu Zhou has been writing this script for more than a week and finally finished it today.

In the afternoon, Liu Zhou checked it carefully several times to make sure there were no problems, and then wrote the name of the script on the cover.

"Lucy"!
That’s right, the script Liu Zhou prepared for Anne Hathaway and Summit Entertainment this time was “Lucy”.

Mainland audiences are also very familiar with this movie because Black Widow, the lead actress of "Lucy", is very well-known in the mainland.

It can even be said that Scarlett Johansson may be the most famous Hollywood actress in mainland China in the new century.

Of course, the quality of the movie "Lucy" itself is also very good, and the plot is also very attractive.

Otherwise, this movie, which cost only 4.6 million U.S. dollars to produce, would not have raked in nearly 1.2 million U.S. dollars at the global box office, including million U.S. dollars in North America.

"Lucy" also became Luc Besson's highest-grossing work, and also made him a lot of money.

Now that Liu Zhou has replaced the lead actress of this movie with Anne Hathaway, the impact will not be that big. After all, Anne's popularity at this time is not much less than that of Black Widow at that time.

Perhaps the only variable is that Summit Entertainment's distribution capabilities are not as strong as Universal Pictures, the distributor of the original "Lucy".

There is no doubt that Universal's powerful publicity and promotion played the most important role in the brilliant box office performance of "Lucy", even greater than the quality of the film.

Even if Summit Entertainment and Lionsgate jointly distribute the film, it may not be as good as Universal.

However, Liu Zhou did not expect to achieve the same results as in the original time and space, but even if the Summit Entertainment version of "Lucy" can gross $300 million worldwide, it would be considered very good.

This is not the case like the future when Marvel superhero movies will completely rise, with box office revenues easily reaching hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars.

Nowadays, a global box office of over 100 million is considered a good result, not to mention North America, not to mention over 300 million.

Therefore, even if this version of "Lucy" breaks 300 million at the box office, it will make Summit Entertainment the hottest guy in Hollywood for a while.

Therefore, whether from the perspective of economic benefits or enhancing the company's influence, "Lucy" is a very good choice.

After completing the script completely, Liu Zhou came to Summit Entertainment again the next day.

It is now November 10th, and Liu Zhou has been in the United States for more than half a month.

At this time, all matters concerning the acquisition of Summit Entertainment had been settled, and Zhang Zhao returned to China first after completing the work arranged by Liu Zhou.

After handing the script to Anthony Edwards, Liu Zhou went to Toronto for a few days and then prepared to return home.

Although only a little over a week has passed, the spirit of Summit Entertainment has changed a lot.

Liu Zhou seemed a little depressed when he first came, but now he is much more energetic.

Liu Zhou came to the office, called Anthony Edwards over, and handed him the script.

"Anthony, this is the script I prepared for the company."

Anthony took it and started to read it impatiently. After browsing through it, he smiled and said:

"Boss, you are worthy of me. The story is very attractive. The heroine of the movie will be given to Miss Anne, right?"

"That's right. The female lead role will be given to Annie. Once the company moves back to Los Angeles, we will officially prepare for the filming. Next month, I will have Golden Harvest transfer 20 million US dollars of funds to us."

"no problem."

"By the way, I have something else I need you to do."

"what's up?"

"You should also know that I shot a science fiction movie in the mainland called The Martian. I hope you can distribute this movie to North America."

"Boss, this is a small matter."

"I hope it will be released on a large scale, not just in the Chinese community."

"I understand, but if the movie is released on a large scale and the box office performance is not satisfactory, the theaters may spontaneously reduce the number of screenings."

"It doesn't matter, as long as it can be released on a large scale, what kind of results it can achieve is up to the audience."

After explaining some things to Anthony Edwards, Liu Zhou went back.

After spending two days with Anne Hathaway, Liu Zhou flew to Toronto.

After spending a week in Toronto with Zhang Tong and the child, Liu Zhou finally returned to Beijing.

As soon as he returned to the capital, there were a lot of things that needed him to deal with and he had no time to rest.

(End of this chapter)