Tycoon: I Have an Unlimited Modifier novel Chapter 480

Chapter 480: Chapter 266: No Price That Can’t Be Settled

On October 28th, *Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child* officially announced the end of its theatrical run.

A three-month theatrical run was a rare feat in the film market.

Fortunately, the results were gratifying. *Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child* ultimately raked in a box office of 5 billion.

It ranked second in domestic film history, surpassed only by *Wolf Warrior 2*.

As the distributor, Universal Entertainment made a fortune.

After deducting various costs, the net profit from the box office alone reached 1.67 billion.

A single film earning a staggering profit of nearly 2 billion was truly terrifying.

It wasn’t just Universal Entertainment that made a killing; Pop Mart also got a huge piece of the pie.

Merchandise sales alone reached 1 billion.

The three major video platforms—iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video—were also interested in purchasing the exclusive online streaming rights for *Demon Child*.

Qi Sheng instructed Universal Entertainment’s CEO, Yuan Kai, to reject them outright.

An exclusive license was out of the question.

At most, he would grant streaming rights to all three of them separately.

By distributing it to all three, Universal Entertainment brought in 90 million.

This was 10 million less than what they would have made from an exclusive license.

But to Qi Sheng, ’was 10 million even considered money?’

...

Through Qi Sheng’s maneuvers, Universal Entertainment secured the rights to two more films.

They were *Accidental Killing* and *Youth*.

Neither of these films had high production costs.

Barely 100 million, and even that figure was inflated.

Yet their box office returns were exceptionally high.

The system’s mandatory acquisition price was only 200 million for each film.

Qi Sheng used the box office advance from the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to acquire the rights to both films.

He set aside a promotional budget of about 300 million for the two films.

This left Huanyu Group’s account with only about 1.06 billion in liquid assets.

Universal Entertainment’s account was still short by about 600 million for the final payment on the Jingyao Qiantan T6 Building deal with Lujiazui Group.

However, there was no rush, as Lujiazui Group had given them a generous timeframe.

As long as the final payment of 1.6 billion was received by the end of the year, they wouldn’t forfeit the initial 400 million deposit.

million was certainly not a small sum.

But that couldn’t stop Qi Sheng, who had foreknowledge of what was to come.

The combined box office for *Youth* and *Accidental Killing* would be as high as 2.8 billion.

The profit from the box office alone would be no less than 1.1 billion.

’Coming up with the final payment for the deal will be a breeze.’

The release date for *Accidental Killing* was set for December 13th.

For now, Universal Entertainment’s promotional focus was on *Youth*, a film centered on the theme of school bullying.

Otherwise, having two of their own company’s films compete against each other would make them a laughingstock.

Though they hadn’t officially moved into the new headquarters yet, a joyful atmosphere permeated Universal Entertainment.

One could say that the massive box office success of *Demon Child* was just Universal Entertainment getting lucky...

...but now, *Youth*’s box office had also surpassed 1 billion.

Could this also be considered just good luck?

Initially, not many people were optimistic about this youth film centered on school bullying.

Even Yuan Kai had been skeptical. ’A film with this kind of theme can get popular?’

But he would carry out any order given by Qi Sheng, no matter what.

As a result, not two days after *Youth* was released...

...Yuan Kai was left eating his words.

It wasn’t just popular; it was a runaway success.

Universal Entertainment went full throttle, mobilizing all its channels.

They launched a massive, all-encompassing promotional campaign for *Youth*.

A promotional budget of 150 million was by no means small.

Especially for a youth film, it was considered a huge investment.

Just as frustrated as Light were, naturally, the original producers of *Youth*.

Seeing Universal Entertainment lock in a net profit of at least 300 million, the 100 million they had received suddenly didn’t seem so great anymore.

By accurately picking two back-to-back blockbusters, Universal Entertainment’s reputation skyrocketed.

This veteran Xiangjiang Film and Television Company had been revitalized in Qi Sheng’s hands.

The production team of *Thirty Years Old*, which was about to wrap up filming, also sent an invitation to Qi Sheng.

Qi Sheng wasn’t particularly interested at first, but he couldn’t refuse Gu Pan’s repeated invitations.

That’s when Qi Sheng decided to go. He said a few words to Tan Hua, who was still reveling in her newfound beauty.

"Honey, what were you just saying?"

Tan Hua hadn’t been paying attention to Qi Sheng at all; she was nearly dizzy from all the pleasant surprises.

Qi Sheng’s surprises just kept coming, one after another.

Getting an allowance increase was the smallest of them.

The enhancement to her looks fulfilled a long-held wish of Tan Hua’s.

Now, she had reached the tier of a stunning beauty.

In terms of looks, she was in no way inferior to Jiang Wanqiu or Zhuang Xiaomeng.

She was only a notch below the Qingqing and Chuchu sisters.

As far as Tan Hua was concerned, she was already more than content.

At the very least, she would no longer feel inferior when facing the other "sisters."

The biggest surprise, without a doubt, was Qi Sheng’s promise to marry her.

Although he did mention afterward that he would also be getting marriage certificates with his other girlfriends.

But for Tan Hua, this one perfect experience was enough.

’A divorce certificate is worth less than a scrap of paper.’

’Aren’t there plenty of people these days who sleep together even after getting a divorce certificate?’

’Besides, she was well aware of how unique their family situation was.’

Qi Sheng had promised to marry her first.

For Tan Hua, this was a surprise she wouldn’t have dared to dream of.

"I was just asking if you wanted to go with me to Shanghai for a visit," Qi Sheng said, repeating himself with a hand on his forehead.

"I’ll pass. You go and have fun."

’They even teased her, saying she might get her chance in the future.’ 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

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