This just made those media reporters almost burst with excitement.
Besides super top-tier stars like Li Yin Yin and Huang Xiaoming, there were also several celebrities who gained massive followings through variety shows, such as Chen Chichi, Zheng Kai, and Angela. These are all top stars of Huayi, and they all showed up, giving a lot of face to Gu Bai.
This act of goodwill is also an investment from Wang Zhongjun.
The strong rise of the Black Swan Cinema Line is already unstoppable. The initial investment reached as high as 10 billion, and it’s not hard to imagine that more big moves will follow.
In the big screen market, whoever controls the cinema line controls the world.
As an old movie company backed by business magnate Ma Yun, with a whole bunch of stars like Li Yin Yin, Li Chen, Yao Chen, and others, in a booming domestic film industry with a total box office of 45.7 billion last year, it was quite surprising that Huayi suffered losses. Besides the inherent issue of film quality failing to penetrate the market, the bigger problem was not having an independent cinema line.
Reflecting on the past pains, Wang Zhongjun had long planned to vigorously develop a cinema line. However, all of Huayi’s money was invested in the gaming industry, making it impossible to dabble in cinema lines effectively, forcing them to maintain good relationships with cinema line giants.
With previous conflicts with Wanda Film and Television, the hope of getting support was severed.
Now, they can only hope that Black Swan Cinema Line and Ah Li Cinema Line can give Huayi some glimmer of hope.
As various guests gradually arrived, the host began to announce the official start of the Black Swan Group inauguration ceremony.
"Next, let’s welcome our Black Swan Group’s Chairman Gu Bai and the board of directors to unveil the establishment of Black Swan Group!"
The host, who is an employee from the public relations department, appeared extremely excited as he spoke, then stood on the other side of the stage, awaiting the appearance of Gu Bai and others.
The originally chatting guests all spontaneously paused, directing their attention to the backstage door on the other side of the stage.
As the door opened, five figures, two men and three women, appeared in the public’s view.
A tall and straight figure, positioned in the center, walked slowly into the hall.
The sound of their footsteps was not loud, yet in the quiet conference hall, it seemed exceptionally clear.
Board members Mr. Shao, Xiao Qiang, Yi Jiahui, and Yi Fangqin were all dressed in black suits, each looking vibrant, staring straight ahead without exceeding any boundaries, ensuring their steps never surpassed Gu Bai by even a fraction.
In contrast, Gu Bai was dressed in a white custom Armani suit, with a light gold nameplate pinned on his chest, symbolizing his status as Chairman of Black Swan Group.
Today Gu Bai did not deliberately style himself as mature; his all-white attire made him appear even younger against the serious black suits of Mr. Shao and the other three. His hairstyle wasn’t meticulously styled; it was simply blown a bit and appeared slightly messy. If it weren’t for this occasion, no one would think Gu Bai is the chairman of a group; they’d just assume he’s a popular celebrity relying on looks in the entertainment industry.
Gu Bai’s expression was calm, his strides measured and assured.
After a few months of this, he had long been able to remain calm in such a scene.
Meanwhile, reporters already set up with cameras eagerly captured this scene with flashing lights. Not to mention anything else, the fact that the leader of a colossal entertainment group is a young man in his twenties is explosive news that made the trip worthwhile.
Once Gu Bai and the others were in place, the host began the grand introductions.
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A wave of vigorous applause erupted like a tidal wave.
The conference hall of nearly a thousand people, whether business elites or celebrities and media, all at this moment set aside their identities, showing genuine respect to Gu Bai.
Then the other four board members were introduced one after another, each receiving applause, albeit not as enthusiastic as for Gu Bai.
"As the chairman of Black Swan Group, I would like to welcome all guests on behalf of all Black Swan Group employees."
A resonant voice echoed in every corner of the conference room.
Meanwhile, the live broadcast by Lu Wei and other hosts reached its peak the moment Gu Bai appeared. Douyu, Huya, and Panda, the three major platforms, gave full attention, dedicating a prominent recommendation slot on their homescreens to their broadcast.
"Even though I have seen many photos of President Gu online, seeing him in person, I can’t help but be moved. There really is someone in this world more perfect than me, so handsome, so charismatic, and most importantly, so rich."
"In terms of looks, previously only Yan Zu and Guanxi could compare with me, now I think President Gu can join us as peerless handsome men."
"Don’t stop me, I have diarrhea today, I’m going to wake up those two above."
Alongside the live broadcast platforms, some top internet celebrities from Xingnai Media also started streaming on Weibo and Douyin.
Compared to the quirky live broadcast platforms, the audience on Douyin and Weibo were more restrained.
Regardless of gender, they uniformly posted, "Heartthrob X me."
Believing that after this group’s inauguration ceremony, the title of National Heartthrob might stand alongside the title of National Husband, which Principal Wang has managed for years.
After a brief speech, two staff members brought up a company nameplate covered in red fabric.