The next day.
This was Hank Antonia's fourth day in Dragon Country.
In four days, he had visited major film and television companies, meeting with their bosses publicly under the cameras.
Nowadays, whenever Hank visited a company, that company would become a trending topic on social platforms.
In the words of netizens, Hank was now a walking traffic pool in Dragon Country.
Wherever he went, it was a trending topic!
Hank's public meetings with the bosses of various film and television companies mostly discussed movies. m..oΓg
During these meetings, besides exchanging insights on films, reporters present would also ask Hank questions.
The questions included inquiries about the film industry, his itinerary, and which company he favored more, and so on.
Hank treated the media equally; as long as you asked a question, he would patiently answer.
But whenever reporters asked when he would meet with Gao Fei,
Hank would always evade the question or ignore it, offering no direct answer.
If he skipped a question once or twice, people wouldn't find it strange.
After all, when he was at other film and television companies and mentioned a peer like Gao Fei, Hank's refusal to answer was perfectly reasonable.
However, now, this question about when he would meet Gao Fei had been asked by reporters no less than twenty times.
And each time, Hank had avoided it without giving a response.
This immediately made observant netizens suspect something was amiss.
On Hank's fourth day of visits, after meeting with Xinqi Entertainment.
Among the trending topics online, besides Xinqi Entertainment, Gao Fei once again entered the top twenty trending topics in a different way.
Clicking on the trending topic, the content was filled with netizens' various speculations and rumors.
For example, Hank and Gao Fei had a private falling out, and their relationship was completely broken.
Hank's film concepts clashed with Gao Fei's, making future collaboration impossible.
Some also speculated that Gao Fei had shown Hank a new movie script, but the plot was too cliché, and Hank refused to cooperate.
There were also guesses that Gao Fei had exhausted his creative talent, and having already released new content in film, television, novels, and songs, Hank didn't want to work with him.
But the most outrageous was the claim that Gao Fei's award-winning script, hit songs, and novels were all ghostwritten, and Hank had discovered the truth, leading to a bitter dispute.
In short, netizens' speculations became increasingly absurd, and the comment sections of the trending topics were painful to read.
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Feihe Entertainment.
After Gao Fei bought Wang He's shares and became the sole shareholder, there were also significant personnel changes in the company.
Liu Weiqiang, whom Wang He had previously invited, now led a team into the company, becoming Feihe Entertainment's first film production team.
Director Liu brought his complete film crew to join Feihe, and Gao Fei was not stingy in the least.
Not only did he give Director Liu five percent of the shares, but also double the industry-standard salary and a portion of the film's profits.
Furthermore, Gao Fei stated that apart from himself, no one in the company could command Liu Dao's team.
Personnel changes within the team were solely decided by Director Liu, which was a delegation of power.
Across Dragon Country's entire film and television industry, Gao Fei was probably the first boss brave enough to delegate power to a director.
Some might wonder, Liu Weiqiang, through the movie "Black and White Edge," had already become a renowned director in the industry.
If he wanted to make a movie now, all he had to do was say the word, and any actor, investor, or other party would come knocking.
Yet, why did Liu Weiqiang still choose to join forces with Gao Fei?
Besides the unwritten rules of the film and television industry, it was mainly due to Gao Fei's current status and background.
Brother Fei was not only thriving in the entertainment and business circles but had also successfully crossed over to become a member of the national scientific research community.
Having witnessed the ins and outs of the entertainment industry, its hidden agendas, and unspoken rules, Liu Weiqiang deeply understood the importance of background.
With Gao Fei adorned with various halos, in Director Liu's eyes, it was better to find a big tree for shade than to go solo.
Therefore, when Liu Weiqiang asked the members of his team if they wanted to join Gao Fei, all of them unanimously agreed, and not a single person refused.
In the film and television company's conference room.
Gao Fei looked at the three new scripts handed over by Liu Weiqiang, his brow furrowing from time to time.
His pace of flipping through the scripts quickened.
Noticing their boss's displeased expression, besides Director Liu remaining calm, the screenwriters and others sat upright, their hearts filled with tension.
After a moment, Gao Fei put down the last script, took a sip of tea, and said, "Director Liu, let's put the scripts aside for now. What genre of film do you primarily want to shoot?"
"These scripts were submitted by new screenwriters. President Gao, could you first give us your evaluation?"
Liu Weiqiang did not immediately state the genre he wanted to shoot but asked for an evaluation of the new screenwriters' skill level.
Gao Fei turned his gaze to the three screenwriters on his right, tapping his fingers on the table as he spoke, "The overall level needs improvement, and the film genres are outdated.
Take this romance script, for instance. It's a literary film, and the plot is too bland. Who wrote this script?"
As his voice fell, a female screenwriter, around twenty-eight years old, wearing glasses and with long hair cascading down her shoulders, raised her hand.
"President Gao, I wrote it. My name is Han Ya."
Gao Fei nodded at Han Ya and said, "To make this script work, the plot needs substantial revision. Let's shift the timeline to the high school period, and in the early stages, describe the hazy feelings between the male and female leads..."
He began to offer revision suggestions, and Han Ya immediately picked up her pen and quickly jotted them down.
About ten minutes later, Gao Fei let out a sigh of relief, wiped his sweat, and took a sip of water. "Let's revise it like this. Once the new script is ready, email it to me directly."
Looking at the suggestions on her notepad, Han Ya's eyes twinkled, and her small face was filled with surprise.
When she thought about the content of her script compared to Gao Fei's suggestions.
It was like comparing heaven and earth.
Han Ya took a deep breath and said with a hint of shyness, "President Gao, you came up with almost all of this script. Could you help me think of a title?"
"The title... let's call it 'Those Years, the Girl I Chased'."
"Okay!"
Han Ya nodded with satisfaction and quickly wrote it down.
Afterward, Gao Fei provided suggestions for the scripts of the other two new screenwriters.
Listening to their boss's script recommendations, the two new screenwriters' eyes were filled with surprise and shock.
They were graduates of professional institutions, yet the revisions suggested by Gao Fei, from plot direction to ingenious plot twists, were no less impressive than those of their professors at school.
Finally, the two of them, somewhat shamelessly, asked their boss to suggest titles as well.
"Screenwriter Wu, your script will be titled 'God of Gamblers'. As for Screenwriter Wang's script, it will be called 'The Old Corpse of the Mountain Village'."
Wu Yang and Wang Tongming quickly nodded and wrote down the new movie titles given by their boss.
After the three new screenwriters left, Liu Weiqiang couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "President Gao's talent remains as strong as ever. If those three movies are filmed according to your suggestions, I have a feeling they will absolutely stun the Dragon Country film industry."
"Let's wait until they finish revising the new scripts," Gao Fei waved his hand, feeling quite proud in his heart.
After all, in his previous life, each of these three films was a classic.
Moreover, all three were low-investment, high-return productions.
Given Dragon Country's current film market, as long as they were made, they were guaranteed to rake in huge profits.
"Director Liu, you've been free for almost half a year. Tell me quickly, what genre do you want to shoot?"
"I want to try something new."
Liu Weiqiang blinked his eyes a couple of times and coughed, "President Gao, I heard that you have a web novel prepared, a web novel with a completely new system and genre.
You'll definitely adapt this novel into a movie, and I want to try my hand at your novel."
"Who told you that?"
"Sister Jin!"
Gao Fei shook his head helplessly. Sister Jin was truly the number one leak!
Liu Weiqiang, having grown a thick skin, continued to pry, "President Gao, could you first give me a hint, what is this novel called?"
" 'Monkey King'!"