Qi Hao's next focus is handling the company's restructuring and wedding preparations.

He definitely won't be taking on any new films for now.

It's a rare chance to rest for six months, something he's not had in recent years.

However, Qi Hao's pause doesn't mean Zhonghao Entertainment is halting.

Zhonghao Entertainment, in partnership with Universe, is co-producing "Single Men and Women" starring Gu Tianle and Gao Yuanyuan, which is set to release at the end of March, with Zhonghao Entertainment handling the mainland distribution.

When Qi Hao was shooting "Uncle," he needed a Xiangjiang capital partner.

Initially, Universe was considered, but due to various reasons, the collaboration didn't succeed, and they turned to Huanyi.

Afterward, Universe regretted missing out and sought collaboration opportunities for this project.

The total investment is only twenty million, with the director being Qi Hao's favorite, Du Qifeng, and one of the leads being Qi Hao's former rumored girlfriend, Gao Yuanyuan, so they agreed quickly without much hesitation.

Recently released is "Carry Love to the End."

Zhonghao Entertainment only contributed a little financially to this project, so they weren't very invested in this movie adaptation of a drama series.

Instead, there were quite a few stories with Xiaoma Benten.

The reason for mentioning this company is that Old Tian initially intended to acquire it.

Zhonghao Entertainment's development has reached the stage where acquiring peers is quite normal.

Just as Naughty Ghost Special Effects Studio acquires other special effects teams, they've even acquired Hollywood effects teams.

As long as the money is in place, anything can be bought.

However, the acquisition wasn't smooth; there have been two rounds of negotiations.

Founder Li Ming is unwilling to sell all his shares and wants a strong partnership within Zhonghao Entertainment's framework.

But Zhonghao Entertainment's equity structure is quite singular, so Old Tian wasn't very flexible.

In the second round of negotiations, Li Ming proposed a betting agreement.

According to Li Ming's plan, Xiaoma Benten accepts Qi Hao's investment and continues independent operations. If they do not successfully go public by December 31, 2013, Qi Hao reserves the right to require Xiaoma Benten's actual control party to purchase his company shares outright.

The idea is, you give me the money, and I'll take you public.

If I fail, I'll repurchase these shares at a certain premium.

Whether I succeed in going public or not, you won't lose money.

Xiaoma Benten wants to use the promise of listing to exchange resources from Zhonghao Entertainment.

The benefits of going public are obvious.

This proposal tempted Old Tian, and if the public listing fails, the investment still yields a nice return.

However, Old Tian remains cautious.

He must consider if Xiaoma Benten fails to go public and suddenly becomes worthless, selling it wouldn't recoup the investment.

That would mean a total loss.

Therefore, his requirement is to restructure Xiaoma Benten's equity, and Xiaoma Benten needs to operate under Zhonghao Entertainment's guidance.

Aware of Old Tian's intentions to interfere in company operations, Li Ming naturally isn't very willing.

There's a back-and-forth stalemate between the two.

However, it's likely to be settled, as Li Ming's proposal indicates his inclination.

Zhonghao Entertainment's performance last year is undeniable, ensuring no outsiders will dictate employees.

Moreover, Xiaoma Benten could gain opportunities to invest in Zhonghao Entertainment's projects.

The high box office from last year's films made Zhonghao Entertainment's box office notably higher than the combined total of all mainland film companies.

The dominance is innate.

Everyone in the industry wants to join in.

Xiaoma Benten is no exception.

If Zhonghao Entertainment's investment is achieved, Zhonghao Entertainment would consider partnering with Xiaoma Benten first for profit reasons.

Li Ming can stipulate in the agreement that Zhonghao Entertainment's "guidance" must not harm Xiaoma Benten's investment interests.

Regarding restructuring equity, Li Ming himself intends to do that.

His company originated as a family business.

Initially, it was based on advertising, and the timing was lucky, leading to its growth in recent years. The current equity structure is insufficient for the existing environment.

Considering everyone involved is relatives, and being a good guy, Li Ming couldn't decide.

Introducing a strong external force like Zhonghao Entertainment, he can now take the opportunity to clear out family shareholders under the guise of working for the greater good.

Once they reach a betting agreement.

Xiaoma Benten's next project, "Golden Heist," will involve Zhonghao Entertainment.

As a reward, Zhonghao Entertainment might allocate a share of "Lost on Journey 2" to Xiaoma Benten.

Even though industry capital has pressured Zhonghao Entertainment to produce "Those Years 2" or "Uncle 2," Zhonghao Entertainment has consistently stated no plans are in place.

Currently, only "Lost on Journey 2" has a confirmed shooting schedule, set to commence after Qi Hao's honeymoon.

Actually, the demand for the "Uncle 2" project is also high.

It could indeed become a Chinese version of "Hurricane Rescue."

"Uncle 1: Maimai was caught."

"Uncle 2: Maimai was caught again."

"Uncle 3: …"

All that's needed is to keep Zhao Jinmai continuously in danger.

For example, encountering threats from local criminals while traveling abroad, or dealing with rude gangs at home, and Qi Hao, this lone agent, can step back into action.

As for the ending of "Uncle 1".

That's not difficult to solve. As a retired agent, he's already a special existence, and the cost of training an agent is so high, so restarting his identity for certain missions is fine, might not even need to go to jail since everyone he killed was a bad guy anyway.

The project team at Zhonghao Entertainment even thinks of deepening the city concept from "Uncle 1", and molding this city into a chaotic Asian city located outside of Huaxia.

Give it some Bangkok style, or Tokyo, Seoul elements.

"Uncle 1" didn't say that this city is Xiangjiang.

This movie was simply produced in Xiangjiang and the mainland, and the story background deliberately blurred the real correspondence of the city.

Similar films in the future can all be shot here.

Qi Hao indeed considered the "Uncle 2" issue. The company has so many professional screenwriters that they can't always just keep revising scripts.

Creating an excellent script from scratch is the true standard for a good screenwriter.

However, if this movie becomes a series, he will certainly get busier.

If they really change the lead, the series would be ruined.

Therefore, he can only let the project give it a try and see if they can come up with a good story.

If there's a good story, Qi Hao doesn't mind playing the handsome one again.

For guys, whether they are teenagers or men in their forties, they find it hard to resist this type of movie.

They love action and fighting the most.

As for "Those Years 2", it's not that interesting.

If they really do it, another youthful film can be made, which is low in cost and easy to operate.

It doesn't need to be as successful as "First Love" or "Those Years," replicating such box office success is very difficult, just making a little profit would be good.

By the same logic, unless there's an exceptionally good script, Qi Hao and An Feng don't need to collaborate on youth films again.

Recently, the news of Qi Hao and An Feng working together on a TV series also spread.

The project is already in process.

I it's called "You Who Came from the Stars"!

Sounds like a romance drama.

Although some people feel TV series don't compare to movies.

A truly popular drama's energy isn't any less than that of a movie.

You can't say TV actors Chenbao Country, Chen Daoming, Li Xuejian, are less prestigious than movie actor Ge You, right?

And Qi Hao and An Feng collaborating on a TV drama being a hit is without a doubt.

It's been five years since Qi Hao and An Feng have acted in a TV series, since their collaboration on "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

These five years have basically been spent mixing in the film industry.

Everyone thought these two wouldn't support TV series anymore.

After all, they lack nothing when it comes to national recognition.

No one expected this drama "You Who Came from the Stars" to pop up suddenly.

This TV drama will be their first in five years, An Feng's first TV series as an adult, and their first collaboration after marriage.

With so many advantages, ever since the project was established, many investors have rushed in.

Apart from regular film and TV capital, even traditional TV stations want to join the fun.

Producing TV series doesn't easily lead to losses.

Or put it this way, as long as the actors have an audience, it's hard for producers to lose money.

Many TV series are made to order.

The egg came before the chicken this time.

This is a seller's market.

Everyone is fighting for it, trying to be the first to take the prize.

Even before Qi Hao's TV series starts filming, the first and second rounds are already sold at high prices.

Central 8 says, "I'm the industry leader, being on my channel shows prestige."

Jinmen Satellite TV says, "Qi Hao, we're hometown folks, don't you remember you're born in Jinmen?"

Hubei Satellite TV says, "If you calculate that way, I'm in the game."

Since everyone is fighting fiercely, the competition has naturally escalated.

TV stations are expressing their willingness to invest.

Not only will we buy at high prices, but we'll also fund your filming.

All you need to do is act, and once you're done, we'll put the money nicely into your wallet.

As for the pay rates for Qi Hao and An Feng's drama…

No one even cares about these matters now.

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