HLnovel Chapter 518, "The Wandering Earth," is finished.
Chapter 518, "The Wandering Earth," is finished.
On May 5th, the final scene was filmed in Qingdao, and filming for "The Wandering Earth" officially wrapped.
The wrap party was held at a seafood restaurant by the sea in Qingdao. Three large round tables were set up in a private room on the second floor, where the main cast and crew members and heads of various departments sat together.
The table was laden with crabs, conch, mantis shrimp, and Tsingtao beer, with steam billowing under the lights.
I don't know how strictly Sun Li controls Deng Chao at home, but as soon as he sat down at the table, he started shouting that he would "not leave until he was drunk".
It was almost midnight when the party ended.
Fu Yibai stood at the restaurant entrance, watching the film crew's cars take people back to the hotel in batches.
Deng Chao was still shouting that he wanted to keep drinking when he left.
His assistant, looking helpless, helped him into the car, apologized to Fu Yibai, and then sat in the passenger seat.
On the morning of May 6, Fu Yibai flew back to Beijing.
Zhang Xinyu waited for him at the VIP exit of Beijing Capital International Airport.
Fu Yibai took the water she handed him and drank a sip. The two walked side by side toward the parking lot.
Inside the villa in the capital, Yang Rong sat on the living room sofa, holding Fu Zhaoning in her arms.
The little girl is almost ten months old.
She was wearing a pale yellow jumpsuit, and her hair had grown out in a thin layer, black and soft, lying flat against her scalp.
Hearing the noise at the door, she turned her head, her pair of dark, grape-like eyes accurately locking onto Fu Yibai, then she grinned, revealing her two newly emerging front teeth.
"Dad's home."
Yang Rong picked up Zhao Ning and stood up, walking towards the door.
Fu Yibai changed into slippers and walked over, taking his daughter from Yang Rong's arms.
As soon as the little girl got into his arms, she reached out and grabbed his nose, then giggled.
"Have you missed your dad?"
The little girl babbled a few indistinct syllables, then buried her face in his chest.
Liu Yan came downstairs, holding Fu Jingchen in her arms.
The little guy was a size bigger than Zhao Ning, with fleshy arms and legs like lotus roots.
He wore a dark blue jumpsuit, and his hair was thicker than Zhao Ning's, with each strand standing upright on his head.
Upon seeing Fu Yibai, he didn't smile, but instead frowned and stared at him, as if trying to confirm who this person was.
"Your son is interrogating someone again."
Liu Yan walked up to him and handed Jing Chen to him.
Fu Yibai held Zhao Ning in his left arm and took Jing Chen from him with his right.
The two little ones looked at each other in his arms. Zhao Ning reached out and patted Jing Chen's face. Jing Chen pouted, but didn't cry. Instead, he grabbed Zhao Ning's fingers.
Yang Rong stood to the side, watching this scene, unable to suppress the smile on her lips.
"Zhaoning can say 'Dad' now."
"What?"
Fu Yibai turned to look at Yang Rong.
"It happened the day before yesterday."
She was sitting in the crib when she suddenly called out "Daddy" to your photo.
I thought I misheard; she called out twice.
Fu Yibai looked down at his daughter in his arms.
The little girl was intently sucking on her fingers, showing no intention of performing the act of calling out "Daddy."
"Call me Dad."
The little girl blinked, grinned, but didn't say anything.
"No rush, take your time."
Fu Yibai kissed each of the two children on the forehead and then returned them to Yang Rong and Liu Yan respectively.
May 7, 5th floor of Chenxi Building.
Fu Yibai sat behind his desk, with the acquisition plan for Happy Twist that Qi Yuan had just delivered spread out in front of him.
"Mr. Fu, the preliminary due diligence on Happy Twist has been completed."
Qi Yuan sat opposite him and opened the folder in his hand.
"The current equity structure of Happy Twist is very simple: Zhang Chen and Yu Kai each hold 40%, and the remaining 20% is distributed among several small shareholders."
The company's annual revenue is approximately 12 million, with its main sources of income being theater box office revenue and a small number of corporate bookings for performances.
The core of the cast consists of Shen Teng, Ma Li, Allen, Chang Yuan, and Wang Ning—the old guard who have been with Zhang Chen since the Haidian Theater.
"And their attitude?"
"Zhang Chen hesitated at first, fearing that the Happy Twist brand and creative autonomy would be lost after the acquisition."
But after we explained the plan to him clearly, his attitude softened.
Qi Yuan turned to the next page.
"Our plan is to acquire 51% of the shares, with Happy Twist retaining its independent brand and creative autonomy, and Zhang Chen continuing to be responsible for daily operations. We will not send any management personnel."
After the acquisition, we will commission one or two film projects for them every year, and the actors will have priority to participate in the company's film and television projects.
The exact valuation still needs further negotiation, but the preliminary estimate is around 30 million.
Fu Yibai leaned back in his chair and tapped his fingers twice on the table.
"The valuation can be relaxed a bit, but one thing must be written into the contract."
The exclusive management contracts of Shen Teng, Ma Li, and Allen must go with Happy Twist.
They are our core assets; without them, the acquisition is meaningless.
"clear."
Qi Yuan made a note in his notebook.
"Zhang Chen has arranged to meet next Tuesday, I'll add that to the list then."
Qi Yuan closed the folder, stood up, turned around, and left the office.