Chapter 320 Zhao Liying Gives Birth

The promotional video of "Detective Chinatown 2" has been played over 1.5 million times on Douyin, which caused an uproar in the entertainment industry.

In the past, Weibo was the most important promotional platform for celebrities.

The fees for many commercial performances, endorsements, and various announcements are also based on the number of Weibo fans.

But now I suddenly realize that Weibo seems to be a bit out of date, and its traffic has been left behind by Douyin.

At this time, even the dumbest entertainment companies have realized that Weibo is a thing of the past and Douyin is the future.

At one time, many entertainment companies came to the ByteDance building to negotiate with Douyin’s management.

The concepts of these entertainment companies have not changed. In their view, the entry of their own artists into Douyin will bring huge traffic to Douyin, so ByteDance must pay signing fees.

After all, when they joined Weibo, Weibo gave them a lot of signing fees.

There are essential differences between Weibo and Douyin.

Weibo relies on celebrities and big Vs to drive traffic, while Douyin relies on interesting short videos and a large number of short video creators to maintain traffic.

Douyin provides RMB support to short video creators based on the number of views, but there is no signing fee for celebrities to join.

Douyin’s philosophy is more like: Plant a phoenix tree and attract a phoenix!
Just when the negotiations between these entertainment companies and ByteDance reached a stalemate, they discovered another shocking fact.

Celebrity artists in the same circle as Yang Hao, such as Da Mimi, Zhao Liying, Liu Shishi, Liu Yifei, Meng Ziyi, etc., have all joined Douyin.

The number of fans of these celebrity artists is not low, with some having several million for the lesser ones and some, like Liu Yifei and Da Mimi, having more than 20 million fans.

Although Douyin’s 20 million fans are far less than the 60 to 70 million fans of Da Mimi and Liu Yifei on Weibo, you have to know that they have accumulated fans on Weibo for more than ten years, and a large part of these fans are die-hard fans.

Douyin has only been around for two years, but Liu Yifei and Da Mimi already have more than 20 million fans. In terms of active fans, Douyin is no worse than Weibo.
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"Mr. Yang, I want to ask you something. When your company's artists joined Douyin, did the other party pay the signing fee?" Shen Teng called and asked.

Shen Teng's phone call was like opening a domino effect.

Brother Hu called Liu Shishi to ask, and Tangtang called Da Mimi to ask...

For a while, Yang Hao and several of his close female friends were asked by many celebrities in the circle, either by phone or WeChat, whether they had received signing fees for joining Douyin.

After Yang Hao nodded, they all replied in unison: "There is no charge for staying in Douyin. We recommend that everyone stay in Douyin as soon as possible."

The reason for this answer is not only because Yang Hao is a major shareholder of Douyin, but also for their own good.

The future society is becoming more and more competitive, and ordinary people will not have time to chase stars. They get celebrity updates more by watching Douyin, and seeing the highlights of celebrities in variety shows, movies, and TV series. Then they will follow the celebrities' works and finally become their fans.

It is no exaggeration to say that celebrity artists who do not play Douyin will be eliminated by the times in the future.

Over the years, whether it was film and television investment, Maoyan investment, or acquiring shares in Douyin, every step Yang Hao took was extremely correct.

Since all the celebrities in Yang Hao’s small circle have joined Douyin, it means that Douyin fans may become an important parameter for the popularity of celebrities in the entertainment industry in the future.

In just a few weeks, led by Yang Hao, celebrity artists who had not originally joined Douyin reached an agreement with ByteDance and chose to join Douyin.

Zhang Yiming has been living a very comfortable life recently. Douyin is developing better and better, and its valuation is also rising.

Especially these days, Brother Hu announced his entry into Douyin in a high-profile manner, and then Shen Teng announced his entry into Douyin.

In terms of publicity, Douyin has completely crushed Kuaishou.

He was so glad that he chose Yang Hao to join, who not only provided a large amount of financial support, but also gave advice on strategic development, and even helped build momentum for Douyin in the entertainment industry.

He really likes investors like Yang Hao.
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In November, "Detective Chinatown 11" is about to be released, and Zhao Liying's due date is approaching. Accompanied by Yang Hao, Zhao Liying was admitted to the hospital.

Da Mimi's due date was one month after Zhao Liying, Liu Shishi's due date was one month after Da Mimi, and Da Tiantian's due date was more than a month after Liu Shishi. In the end, after everyone discussed it, they decided to have all four girls admitted to the hospital.

Yang Hao did not attend the premiere of "Detective Chinatown 2" because Zhao Liying gave birth that day.

Yang Hao was walking back and forth outside the operating room.

Da Mimi, Da Tiantian and Liu Shishi sat on the bench in the corridor to accompany Yang Hao.

A man with three pregnant women waiting for another pregnant woman to give birth is a very shocking thing even in a foreign country.

The nurses and doctors passing by in the corridor all cast curious glances at this strange combination of Yang Hao, Da Mimi, Da Tiantian, and Liu Shishi.

"Yang Hao, come and sit for a while. You're walking around here and making me dizzy." Da Mimi finally couldn't stand it anymore and said to Yang Hao.

When Yang Hao heard what Da Mimi said, he glanced at the three girls. Seeing their concerned looks, Yang Hao nodded and finally sat on the bench in the hospital corridor.

"Yang Hao, it's okay. Pregnancy nowadays is not like in ancient times, when it was a matter of life and death for women. Zhao Liying has had a prenatal checkup and the fetus is in the right position, so there won't be any problems."

"Yes, Yang Hao, Zhao Liying is in such good physical condition, she will be fine." Da Tiantian and Liu Shishi comforted respectively.

Listening to the three women's comfort, Yang Hao felt much more at ease.

In fact, the three women saw Yang Hao's anxious look at the door of the operating room just now, and they were very happy in their hearts.

Put yourself in their shoes. If they were giving birth inside and Yang Hao was acting fine outside, then they would probably be sad inside and would feel that it was not worth it to follow Yang Hao.
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As time passed, Yang Hao became more and more anxious.

As far as I can remember, it didn't take so long for Liu Yifei and Da Mimi to give birth. Why did it take so long for Zhao Liying to give birth?

"Gua~Gua~" Finally, while Yang Hao was anxiously waiting, the door of the operating room was pushed open and the sound of a baby crying was heard.

Hearing this, Yang Hao was delighted.

"Congratulations, congratulations, mother and child are safe." The nurse walked up to Yang Hao and announced the good news.

What Yang Hao was most concerned about was Zhao Liying. Seeing Zhao Liying lying on the cart with her eyes closed, Yang Hao became worried.

Yang Hao remembered that after Liu Yifei and Da Mimi gave birth, although they were weak, they were still conscious, which was different from Zhao Liying's current behavior.

"Doctor, what is the mother's condition now?"

"Mr. Yang, when we checked the pregnant woman yesterday, the fetal position was still normal, but when she was about to give birth, the fetal position changed for some reason. But don't worry, the baby was delivered smoothly after the position was repositioned. It's just that the pregnant woman suffered a lot and now she has fallen asleep due to the huge physical exertion."

Only after hearing the doctor's explanation did Yang Hao feel relieved.

It’s okay, it’s okay, I was just too tired and fell asleep.
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"Mimi, Tiantian, Shishi, you guys go back and rest first. I'll stay here to look after Liying."

"Well, let's go back first."

Pregnant women are weak physically, and the three of them had waited for several hours with Yang Hao at the door of the operating room, and now they all felt exhausted. So the three women did not refuse Yang Hao's proposal, and went back to their rooms to rest.

Yang Hao supported his head with his hands and tilted his head to look at Zhao Liying who was sleeping soundly.

As he watched, Yang Hao became a little fascinated.

In the past, I only felt that Zhao Liying had a sweet look but her appearance was not stunning. She was considered a beauty who was only good-looking for a while.

But why did she become more charming after giving birth to the child?
It actually fits my aesthetic taste very well!
Sleepiness is contagious.

After staring at the sleeping Zhao Liying for a while, Yang Hao fell asleep with his head tilted to the side of the bed.

Two hours later, Zhao Liying's eyelashes fluttered and she slowly opened her eyes.

She didn't feel anything when she was asleep, but after waking up, Zhao Liying felt a dull pain in her lower body.

Frowning and enduring the pain, Zhao Liying tried to sit up from the bed, but her limbs were weak and she failed after trying once.

Just then, Zhao Liying found Yang Hao sleeping soundly on the side of the bed.

"He must have fallen asleep while he was guarding me." Thinking of this, Zhao Liying felt a warm feeling in her heart.

What a stinky man, he actually cares about me so much, it’s worth it that I gave birth to a child for him.

Yang Hao was awakened by Zhao Liying's movement at the bedside.

Looking up, Yang Hao and Zhao Liying's eyes met in the air.

Yang Hao felt sweetness and tenderness from Zhao Liying's eyes.

Zhao Liying also felt at ease and secure in Yang Hao's eyes.

This is the taste of happiness, this is a warm moment, this is probably love!
"Liying, how do you feel now?" In the end, Yang Hao spoke first, breaking the sweet atmosphere.

"Except for a little pain down there and feeling a little weak, everything else is fine."

While Zhao Liying was speaking, Yang Hao raised the pillow and helped her sit up on the bed.

"Liying, do you know that when you were pushed out of the delivery room, I was so scared to death when I saw your eyes were closed. I was afraid that you would have an accident."

"If there really is an accident, would you choose to save the adult or the child?" Zhao Liying asked following Yang Hao's words.

"Of course I'll save the eldest. As long as you're healthy, you can have as many children as you want."

Yang Hao is not an old antique from the feudal society, so he naturally chooses to protect the emperor.

"Do you think I'm a pig? You can have as many babies as you want? After giving birth to this one, I never want to have another baby. It's so painful that I'm dying." Zhao Liying experienced the pain of childbirth once and never wanted to experience it a second time.

"Well, I'll do whatever you say. If you say you don't want to have a baby, then I won't."

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In the following days, Yang Hao stayed with Zhao Liying.

Seeing Yang Hao and Zhao Liying being so affectionate, Da Tiantian, Da Mimi and Liu Shishi were extremely envious.
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Li Guoan has been in high spirits recently. No matter who sees him, they have to respectfully call him Director Li.

All this is because of the huge box office success of "Detective Chinatown 2".

"Detective Chinatown 5" grossed 6 billion yuan in box office revenue in three days of release, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

During these three days, "Detective Chinatown 2" took 58% of the box office with a ticket booking rate of 82%.

It set more than a dozen records in Chinese film history, including the first-day box office record in a non-popular period, the first-week box office record, the highest market share record, and more.

Li Guoan really became famous in one battle.

But Li Guoan also felt a little regretful, that is, Yang Hao not only did not attend the premiere of "Detective Chinatown 2", but he has not even asked about the box office of the movie until now.

This made Li Guoan feel like he was walking in the night in fine clothes.

Men, even when they are nearly 60, still like to show off. This is their nature and it is difficult to change.

Li Guoan now wants to hear Yang Hao's congratulations and wants to show off in front of Yang Hao.

After thinking it over, since Yang Hao didn't ask about the movie, he would take the initiative to call Yang Hao to tell him the good news.

After all, Yang Hao is the largest investor in "Detective Chinatown 2" and he is also his boss. Now that the movie is a big hit at the box office, he should report to him.

Just when Yang Hao and Zhao Liying were showing their love, Li Guoan called.

"Director Yang, congratulations, Detective Chinatown 2 is a big hit at the box office." When the phone was connected, Li Guoan's energetic voice came from the other end.

For this movie, I am just an investor, working behind the scenes. Usually, when a movie sells well, the congratulations go to the actors and directors.

Li Guoan called to congratulate him at this time, which always made Yang Hao feel weird.

"Lao Li, it's my turn to congratulate you. You are the director of Detective Chinatown 2 and the biggest contributor to this movie. I will give you a big red envelope at the movie celebration party."

Li Guoan on the other end of the phone smiled even brighter when he heard Yang Hao's congratulations. As for the big red envelope he mentioned later, he didn't care.

"No, Lao Li, was there anything funny in what I just said? Why are you laughing so happily?" On the other end of the phone, Yang Hao heard bursts of faint laughter coming from the other side, as if the other party was trying hard to hold back the laughter.

"Haha, Mr. Yang, I'm happy to hear you congratulate the success of Detective Chinatown 2."

After hearing Li Guoan's explanation, Yang Hao suddenly realized that this old guy actually came to him to show off?
"I say, Lao Li, do you still want to direct "Detective Chinatown 3"? If not, then I will give the opportunity to someone else." Yang Hao said unhappily.

"No, Mr. Yang, I apologize. I shouldn't have shown off in front of you. Detective Chinatown 3 must be left to me to direct."

He has been working as an assistant director for Yang Hao in the past few years. Every time a movie is successful, Yang Hao will give him a red envelope. Over the years, he has earned no less than tens of millions.

In addition, Li Guoan is nearly 60 years old and no longer cares much about money. What he likes most now is fame.

If he could leave his name in the history of Chinese film during his lifetime, he would have no regrets in his death.

"Detective Chinatown" is obviously a series of films. If he can continue to direct this film and continue to be successful, then he may be able to leave a significant mark in the history of Chinese cinema.

(End of this chapter)