"Ring, ring!"
Jiang Hao's phone rang. He picked it up and looked at it, seeing Zhou Fangping's name on the screen. Jiang Hao was a little surprised. Why was Zhou Fangping, chairman and CEO of Tencent Pictures, calling him?
He answered the call. "Hello, President Zhou. This is Jiang Hao."
Zhou Fangping's polite voice came through the phone. "Chairman Jiang, this is Zhou Fangping. There's something I'd like to discuss."
"Please, go ahead, President Zhou," Jiang Hao said.
"It's like this. Ten days from now, one of our major productions of the year will begin filming. It's adapted from a Qidian web novel called 'Dao Monarch.' We're planning to hold a launch press conference at Hengdian World Studios and would like to invite you to attend. I wonder if Chairman Jiang has the time?" Zhou Fangping asked with a smile.
Jiang Hao was one of the company's major shareholders, holding 35% of its shares—the largest individual shareholder in Tencent Pictures. With such an important event coming up, it was only natural for them to call and invite him.
Jiang Hao thought about it. Film and television were his greatest hobby now. Before the company facilities were completed, there was no way to work on the supercomputer, so he actually had more free time. Attending the event and getting a look at domestic film and television production sounded like a good idea.
"I have time. I'm indeed interested in film and television production. The software I'm developing right now is for film and animation production," Jiang Hao said.
"Chairman Jiang, your Pet Battle game was incredibly realistic. You could practically move the game footage straight into a movie without any problem. Animation production is also one of our company's key areas. We have several web novel adaptations being made into animation