542: Chapter 542 Black Pear Films Trends on Social Media! Class Reunion!

Just after finishing the report from the general manager of Heili Film and Television, Xu Yong, Su Yang received a call from Yu Siying.

"Boss, we might be about to get pushed to the trending list!"

Su Yang was a bit curious: "What trending list?"

"The news about Heili Film and Television making money is about to hit the trending list, and the heat is rising extremely fast!"

"Is there someone pushing this behind the scenes?"

"Yes!"

"The platform?"

"Who else could it be besides them?" Yu Siying said in a low voice, "I've also heard rumors that many companies making short dramas have heard about our earnings and are all planning to start filming overbearing CEO short dramas. Many screenwriters have already been commissioned!"

"I was mentally prepared for this!"

Su Yang could imagine how many overbearing CEO dramas would flood the market in the coming time.

It seemed he had set a bad precedent!

But there was no helping it; that's just how people here do business!

It's like opening a hot pot restaurant on the street; once they see your business is booming, others will swarm in.

Once there are too many hot pot restaurants on one street, nobody makes much profit anymore.

The hot pot restaurant with poor business will just start a price war... to see who dies first!

Who is the one that always wins and never loses?

Naturally, it's the landlord!

That's why short video platforms are promoting this very actively!

As long as more people are filming short dramas, they can collect traffic fees until their hands go soft!

As for whether those filming short dramas will lose money, they won't care too much.

Su Yang could even guess who had leaked the news that Heili Film and Television had made a huge profit!

Without any surprise, before noon, the news "Heili Film and Television's Short Drama Explodes with Ten Times the Profit" was pushed onto the trending lists of several platforms!

The report detailed the recent filming and release by Heili Film and Television of "Forty Years Old: The Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me," which grossed over 100 million in 8 days and earned more than ten times the profit in just over ten days!

The report also mentioned Linyi Film and Television behind Heili Film and Television, as well as the Spark Entertainment Group behind Linyi Film and Television. It also emphasized that the Spark Entertainment Group company started as an MCN Company, is a newly risen star in the MCN industry, and possesses very strong internet celebrity incubation capabilities!

Finally, the report listed other short dramas that had recently exploded in popularity, as well as many MCN Companies entering the short drama industry...

In any case, the entire report was explicitly and implicitly saying: Making short dramas is super profitable, everyone come and make money together!

Su Yang was in pain and happy at the same time; at any rate, Heili Film and Television had become very famous.

Even the Spark Entertainment Group had become famous again after its establishment!

When Su Yang went to the airport in the afternoon to see off Professor Du and his wife, congratulations from friends kept popping up on wechat.

Some people even called, shamelessly asking if Su Yang's Heili Film and Television needed investment.

Su Yang expressed, rather reservedly and perfunctorily, that Heili Film and Television currently had very abundant funds and did not need investment for the time being.

If they needed investment, they would definitely consider looking for them!

He was an old hand in business now, and dealing with these people was easy for him!

On the 7th, which happened to be a Saturday, the women around Su Yang also curiously asked about the short drama.

The news was hanging on the trending list, and many of them had noticed the Spark Entertainment Group behind Heili Film and Television, and also knew that Spark Entertainment was one of the subsidiary companies controlled by Su Yang's group.

They were very much in awe of Su Yang's ability to invest and make money!

However, when they heard that the production cost of this short drama was less than one million, while the marketing and distribution costs exceeded one hundred million, and that most short dramas on the market lost money, they immediately understood the dangers involved and gained a clearer understanding of the short drama industry.

On the weekend, Su Yang received a call from his college class monitor, Jiang Pingyuan!

Just after answering the phone, Su Yang heard Jiang Pingyuan on the other end say in a teasing tone:

"President Su, I thought you wouldn't answer my call!"

"Didn't I just answer it?"

"President Su, it's like this..."

"Just call me Su Yang, just like before!"

Su Yang could feel that Jiang Pingyuan seemed to have become a bit distant from him.

"Alright then... uh, Su Yang, the class group chat is clamoring to hold a class reunion!" Jiang Pingyuan said in a low voice, "And you absolutely must come to this reunion; you haven't shown your face at the last few reunions!"

"When?"

"I think it would be better to put it in September!" Jiang Pingyuan asked in a consultative tone, "August might be a bit tight, what do you think?"

"Hmm!"

"Will you attend then?"

Jiang Pingyuan's tone was a bit nervous.

Su Yang hadn't attended the last few reunions, and he had been scolded miserably by those female classmates!

Su Yang said uncertainly: "If I don't have anything on, I should be able to attend!"

"You must come. If you don't come, our reunion won't be able to hold up!" Jiang Pingyuan said, "If you don't come, I don't even want to organize a reunion... You're the only one in the whole class who has achieved something!"

"Alright then, let me know when the time comes!"

Attending the class reunion was naturally not a big problem for Su Yang.

After all, he could be considered successful in his career now!

"That's really great!"

Jiang Pingyuan felt a sense of relief!

As they chatted on and on, Jiang Pingyuan seemed to regain some of the feeling of being classmates back in the day, so he couldn't help but ask: "By the way, did you donate ten million to the school?"

"Yes!"

"You are seriously way too low-key. The photo on the school's official website is as blurry as a pile of crap, and it's a profile shot; even acquaintances might not be able to recognize you!" Jiang Pingyuan couldn't help but complain, "If your name wasn't hanging on it, and the counselor hadn't confirmed it, no one in our group chat would have dared to acknowledge it!"

"Maybe the school's equipment isn't up to par!"

Su Yang directly pushed the blame onto the school!

"By the way, is Jiuxiang Catering still yours?"

"You could say that!"

"Then doesn't your net worth amount to billions?"

"It depends on how you calculate it, right?" Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "If you count fixed assets, then it definitely hasn't reached billions!"

The fixed assets of Jiuxiang Catering might just be the hot pot base factory and the central kitchen of Weimeijia.

Other catering equipment certainly wouldn't be worth much.

Recently, second-hand dealers collecting catering equipment have been losing money until they vomit blood!

If you count the annual profit of roughly one hundred million, and then consider the potential and brand value of Jiuxiang Catering, a valuation of billions is definitely possible; it all depends on what the institutions think!

But valuations and such are all empty!

Far less real than having billions in your pocket!

"You are really too humble!" Jiang Pingyuan felt a bit powerless to complain, "Is that Jiuxiang Food also yours?"

"Pretty much!"

"What do you mean by 'pretty much'?" Jiang Pingyuan felt his scalp tingle. He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and said, "Anyway, you must come when the time comes. If you don't come, it will be very hard to hold the reunion!"

"Hmm!" Su Yang nodded and asked again, "Where will the reunion be held?"

"It will definitely be held in Rongcheng; we have to accommodate you!"

"Then you organize it, and I'll pay for it!"

"That would be great!" Jiang Pingyuan's voice immediately became happy, "I've been saying I wanted to fleece you for a long time, and I've finally waited for the opportunity!"

"Hmm!" Su Yang said in a calm tone, "But I estimate you guys won't be able to spend much money, so you probably won't be able to fleece me!"

"Why?"

"I have quite a lot of money!"

"Uh... President Su, your tone is so arrogant!"

Listening to the tone on the phone, Jiang Pingyuan had already started to go crazy!

"Could it be that I'm just stating the facts!"

"Ah~" Jiang Pingyuan shouted in frustration and made a threat, "You just wait for me!"

A smile appeared on the corner of Su Yang's mouth as he asked softly: "Hmm, I'll wait for you!"

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