Chapter 450 Grand occasion
As the entertainment industry becomes more and more prosperous, more and more actors or directors will become their own bosses or even become investors.

In the past, even popular artists had to rely on a company because there were fewer resources at that time.

Unlike later, when a large amount of capital entered the entertainment industry and resources were excessive, there were fewer actors with appeal.

This also allows popular actors to have more and more say.

Therefore, when the offense and defense change positions, the more ambitious artists will definitely not be willing to depend on others.

In fact, Liu Zhou was prepared for Huang Xiaoming and Fan Xiaopang to leave at any time.

If it weren't for the fact that his company needed some artists to build momentum for its IPO, he would not have planned to get into the artist management business.

But I didn't expect that this business would be so successful. Before Golden Harvest went public, its team of artists was the undisputed number one in the Chinese entertainment industry.

It can also contribute a lot of profits to the company every year.

In addition, as the era of traffic came, artist management became a bigger piece of cake, and Zeng Jia was also eager to do a big thing, so Liu Zhou retained this business specifically and established a separate company.

But Liu Zhou did not think about keeping all the current artists in the company, and he felt that the ones who would make the most money would be the traffic stars in the future.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the top stars have a strong ability to make money. Except for a few, many of them don’t make much money.

Because in most cases, the company takes the lion's share of the profits from their relationship with the agency, and the contract also restricts you very much.

The demise of a company with a full industry chain like Jiahe is a dimensionality reduction blow to those companies that only engage in brokerage business.

There is no need to cast a wide net like them or to earn termination fees in a shady way. Jiahe can continue to launch top-tier stars very steadily.

If they can continue to be popular, that would be even better. If not, that’s okay too, you can make some quick money. But those traffic artists are consumables, appearing in batches.

Therefore, it will be the time for brokerage companies to make big money in the future.

For the current artists of the company, if they want to leave, Liu Zhou will not set up any obstacles. After all, they have contributed to the listing of Golden Harvest.

Although Liu Zhou has already given them generous rewards, after all, they have worked together and Liu Zhou has gained even more rewards, so it doesn't matter even if their contract has not expired.

Compared to the small amount of termination fee, the benefits of establishing a good relationship with each other will be greater.

In addition to being an artist under Golden Harvest, Huang Xiaoming is also one of Liu Zhou's few friends in the circle, so he will not create obstacles for him.

I just hope that the few years he spent at Golden Harvest would help him improve his eye for film selection.

Huang Xiaoming’s departure was just a trivial matter to Liu Zhou. After having dinner with him and parting ways, Liu Zhou no longer took the matter to heart.

Jiahe Film and Television Industry Base is his top priority now. That night he flew to Hangzhou on his private plane.

The day after tomorrow is May 1st, so Liu Zhou has to rush there two days in advance, and he has to receive some people in person.

Time flies, and May 1st arrives quickly. Fortunately, the weather is very nice and the sun is shining.

At 2 pm, colorful flags were flying at the launching ceremony of "Jiahe Film City" in Fuyang District of Hangzhou. A huge display screen was set up on the stage, which was 33 meters wide and 15 meters high.

It was written in English and Chinese characters: "Golden Harvest Film City Launch Ceremony". In front of the stage were five rows of white leather sofas, with forty seats in each row, for a total of 200. These were the seats for the guests and stars.

At the entrance of the launch ceremony, a 50-meter-long red carpet was laid. Both sides of the red carpet were already filled with photographers from major media and enthusiastic fans.

However, looking at the banners, celebrity portraits and cheering signs held by everyone, it is obvious that most of them came here to see the Hollywood superstar.

Some time ago, the list of Hollywood superstars announced by Golden Harvest Group who would attend the launch ceremony shocked countless people.

Not to mention now, even ten years later, some Hollywood superstars coming to the mainland can cause quite a stir.

At this time, Hollywood superstars had a greater influence in the mainland, but because the mainland's film market was not very large during this period, Hollywood movies could not reap enough revenue in the mainland.

Hollywood stars rarely come to China. Even if they come to Asia to promote their movies, they basically go to one of the best movies in the world, or even South Korea, and rarely come to China.

Now not only have they come, but they have come as a whole group. Almost all the Hollywood superstars who are relatively well-known in the country have come.

So there were thousands of fans from all over the country who came to the scene, and a large number of people were blocked outside. But even so, with the addition of thousands of media reporters, the scene was packed with people. They all wanted to witness this grand event with their own eyes, and the whole scene was packed with people.

The enthusiasm of the audience seemed to ignite the air, and the atmosphere was as warm as midsummer.

Although it is regrettable that more viewers cannot be present in person, the event will be broadcast live on the movie channel, live online on Sina Video, and live text on Weibo.

Everyone can also witness the grand occasion of the launch ceremony through various channels.

Everyone didn't have to wait long. At 2:40, many domestic and foreign celebrities began walking the red carpet on time.

Generally, the opening and closing of the red carpet at film festivals or other events are very important. Top stars are usually arranged to attend the show. Whoever opens and whoever closes is the focus of attention of the audience and the media.

Especially the finale, which often becomes the stage for some stars to fight secretly, and there are even many who openly tear each other apart.

The person scheduled to open the launch ceremony this time was Fan Xiaopang. After all, this is a Chinese event, and it would be a bit unreasonable to have foreigners at the beginning and the end.

As one of the most popular female stars in mainland China and an artist under Golden Harvest, it is no problem for her to open the show, whether it is public or private.

After Fan Xiaopang, Golden Harvest artists such as Qin Hao, Huang Xiaoming and Liu Yifei appeared one after another, and then Christian Bale became the first Hollywood star to appear.

As soon as Bale appeared, the screams and shouts of the fans at the scene rose by several decibels.

Bale's fan base in the mainland is definitely not as large as that of Fan Xiaopang and others, but it must be said that mainland audiences almost all have a deep filter for Hollywood stars.

Afterwards, mainland China's top stars and Hollywood stars took turns walking on the red carpet, and the screams and flashes of light at the scene almost never stopped.

Finally, Leonardo Dicaprio made his final appearance on stage. The voices of the fans at the scene didn't seem to be affected at all, and the screams reached the highest point.

If we talk about the most famous European and American star in China, it is definitely Leonardo DiCaprio. In fact, he has many fans not only in mainland China, but also all over the world.

The 97 release of "Titanic" was a huge success, with streets packed with people. In some places, people had to queue for hours just to buy a ticket. In the end, the movie grossed 3.6 million yuan, a number that made mainland filmmakers despair.

The influence of Titanic is not only in the box office. Domestic skits, crosstalk and other variety shows have also been adapted and used in large numbers. Even Mr. Zhao, who became popular because of My Fair Princess at the time, sang in a song: "Who is my dream boyfriend? Leonardo!"

Although Leonardo's face is rounder now, his waist is as fat as a barrel, his appearance is not as good as before, and he has a scruffy beard, it does not affect his popularity at all.

And as an actor he is still impeccable. He turned himself into a greasy uncle. Not only because he is really old, but mostly he did it on purpose.

Everything he did was to win the Oscar for Best Actor. However, because his image as a pretty boy in "Titanic" was so deeply rooted in people's hearts, he was not favored by the Oscar judges.

Since the beginning of the new century, he has been working hard to win an Oscar, but has failed time and time again.

It wasn't until 2016, nearly twenty years later, that he won the Oscar for Best Actor for "The Revenant."

I have to say, although he is a playboy, he is also very serious about movies.

When Leonardo walked onto the red carpet with a smile and waved to the fans on both sides, the whole scene suddenly became boiling. Some female fans even cried for joy, not knowing what to cry about.

There were a few excited fans who wanted to break through the isolation fence, but they were stopped by the quick-eyed and quick-handed security guards.

Even when Leonardo finished walking the red carpet, the cheers from the audience had not stopped.

Seeing this, a reporter sighed while filming:
"Leonardo is really talented. It seems like those female fans are going crazy."

A reporter in his thirties next to him echoed:

"He is the star with the most female fans in the world, but Golden Harvest is still the best. There are too many superstars this time. It is really like what some netizens said, it beats domestic film festivals and award ceremonies!"

"Let alone domestic events, even abroad, apart from the Oscars and the Grammys, there are probably very few events that can invite so many celebrities. However, Golden Harvest must have spent a lot of money to invite so many domestic and foreign celebrities."

"You don't understand this, right? I dare say that domestic celebrities hardly spend any money. With the reputation of Jiahe and Liu Zhou, do they still need to spend money?

To be able to walk the red carpet with so many Hollywood superstars, they would definitely be willing to pay for it. Didn’t you see that there are no domestic stars lower than first-tier stars attending this event?
As for those Hollywood superstars, according to the inside information I got, Golden Harvest offered high prices. Top stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Cruise asked for 200 million, Charlize Theron asked for 100 million, and Scarlett Johansson asked for 50.

Golden Harvest spent more than 2000 million US dollars just to invite Hollywood stars, and the entire event cost nearly 5000 million US dollars!"

In fact, the reporters around had long been attracted by the conversation between the two. When they heard this, they gasped and were shocked.

"It cost more than 2000 million US dollars just to invite Hollywood stars. It seems that Golden Harvest really spent a lot of money this time!"

"So rich, so tycoon! The cost of the entire event is enough to make a blockbuster movie!"

"Yeah, that's really exaggerated!"

However, a reporter from Sina.com nearby couldn't stand it anymore and said:

"That's nonsense. This is not Jiahe's internal information, but the internal information of your newspaper's editorial department.

This launch ceremony did cost a lot of money, almost 2 million RMB, but inviting Hollywood stars did not cost that much.

Liu Zhou and Golden Harvest are also quite influential in Hollywood, and have cooperated with the six major Hollywood film companies. Now Hollywood is also eager to open up the mainland film market, and these stars simply dare not ask for high prices.

Moreover, people like Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway have worked with Liu Zhou before, so they will not ask for a high price!"

The other reporters were a little confused and didn't know who to believe, but considering that this person was a Sina reporter, his information should be more credible.

But more reporters wrote down the data said by the previous reporter. After all, relatively speaking, what he said was more eye-catching.

At the same time, netizens on the Internet were also discussing the issue, with various opinions emerging and the discussion was very heated.

"Wow! Liu Zhou is really rich. He invited all the guests. I thought it would be good enough if only one or two people could come."

"He is the richest man. If he deceives everyone, he will definitely be criticized. For him, money is definitely not as important as reputation."

"It's comparable to the Oscars red carpet. Golden Harvest is awesome and doesn't just do superficial work."

"Why not invite Depp? If the captain comes, I will definitely be there!"

"They are really stupid and have a lot of money. It would be great if we could use this money to build roads in the mountains and send our children to school!"

"You guys are disgusting, aren't you? You're trying to blackmail me. If you're so kind-hearted, why don't you donate? Besides, Jiahe donates a sum of money to charity every year, but you only talk nonsense online."

"That's right, these people are the most disgusting. Before Hollywood stars came to China, you said China was rubbish and looked down upon them. Now that they are coming to China, you say Chinese people are stupid and have a lot of money. I really can't stand you people."

……

With Leonardo DiCaprio's final walk, the nearly two-hour red carpet event officially ended.

At the same time, at the launch ceremony, Liu Zhou was greeting the various gods who kept entering the venue.

The so-called gods are naturally not Hollywood stars, but the senior executives of major Hollywood film companies and the various leaders who came to show their support.

Han Shanping gave Liu Zhou a thumbs up and said with a smile:
"Liu Zhou, this is really a big deal!"

Hearing Han Shanping's words, Liu Zhou laughed and replied:
"Since we're already investing so much money, we might as well spend more to build momentum. I wanted to invite more Hollywood stars, but time is too short, so we can only make do!"

Han Shanping felt that Liu Zhou was just pretending to be cool again. How could this be called making do? If it wasn't, should we invite the entire Hollywood to come?

"You have brought several of the seven major Hollywood companies here. Are you really planning to do Hollywood business with this film and television base?"

"Of course, as long as the facilities are good, the service is good, and the price is also favorable, it will certainly attract Hollywood crews to come here to shoot.

Don’t think that Hollywood crews are all rich, in fact, they have stricter control over costs.”

"Look at those leaders in Hangzhou. Their mouths are almost crooked from smiling."

"Hahaha…"

(End of this chapter)