According to the Tianyancha app, Wanda Film (002739) has recently undergone industrial and commercial changes. Zhang Lin resigned as legal representative and chairman, and was replaced by Chen Xi. At the same time, many key personnel also changed.
Wanda Film Co., Ltd. was established in January 2005 with a registered capital of approximately 2.179 billion yuan. Its main business includes theater investment and construction, film investment, production, distribution, screening and related derivative businesses, TV series production and distribution, game distribution, etc., and is owned by Beijing Wanda Investment Co., Ltd., Shenxian Rongzhi Industrial Management Consulting Center (Limited Partnership), Lu Lili, Hangzhou Zhenxi Investment Management Co., Ltd. and others jointly hold shares.
Many key personnel of Wanda Movies have changed.
Chen Xi, whose stage name is Chen Zhixi, was an actor-turned-producer.
Previously, Wanda Film announced that the board of directors agreed to elect Chen Xi as chairman. It is reported that Chen Xi’s stage name is Chen Zhixi. She was born in 1982. In 2003, she was still a junior in the performance department of the Central Academy of Drama. She became famous for her collaboration with Siqin Gaowa in "Out of the Blue Water River" and played the role of "A Flower" in the film. In 2010 In 2012, the 28-year-old Chen Zhixi transitioned from an actor to a producer. In 2012, she participated in the production of "囧囧路之囧" was released, with a cost of 30 million yuan and a total box office of 1.27 billion yuan, setting a new record for that year. Box office record. In July 2015, "Pancake Man", a collaboration between Chen Zhixi and Dapeng, was released and earned 1.159 billion at the box office at a cost of 50 million. Chen Zhixi has made big money bets many times and is known as the "Ten Billion Box Office Producer". He has invested in and produced works such as: "Hot", "Keep You Safe", "Hello, Li Huanying", "Good Luck", "Animal World", " "Detective Chinatown" etc.
Before becoming the helmsman of Wanda Film, Chen Zhixi served as the executive president of China Ruyi, which recently took control of Beijing Wanda Investment Co., Ltd., Wanda Film’s major shareholder.
On the day Wanda Film officially announced that Chen Zhixi would take over as chairman and president, director Dapeng posted a congratulatory post on Weibo, "Because of Xixi, I became a film director. We have worked together for ten years and five films. Xixi is me." engine and sense of security."
Dapeng once posted a message to congratulate and thank Chen Zhixi.
According to earlier media reports, on December 12 last year (2023), Wanda Film’s indirect controlling shareholder Beijing Wanda Cultural Industry Group Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Wanda Culture”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary Beijing Hengrun Enterprise Management Development Co., Ltd. The company (hereinafter referred to as "Beijing Hengrun"), Wang Jianlin and Shanghai Ruyi Investment Management Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Ruyi Investment") signed an "Equity Transfer Agreement". The former plans to transfer the total holdings of Beijing Wanda Investment Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Ruyi Investment") (hereinafter referred to as "Wanda Investment") transferred 51% of its shares to Ruyi Investment, while Wanda Investment held 20% of Wanda Film's shares.
With the announcement of the detailed plan to change the actual controller, Wanda Film announced a change of ownership. Ke Liming replaced Wang Jianlin as the new actual controller of Wanda Film. Ke Liming's other identity is the actual controller of China Ruyi (00136.hk). Shanghai Ruyi, which bought 49% of Wanda Investment's shares for 2.262 billion yuan, is a subsidiary of China Ruyi.
As a high-quality asset under the "Wanda Group", Wang Jianlin has withdrawn nearly 10 billion in funds by selling Wanda Film shares last year.
Source: Southern Metropolis Daily (nddaily), n video report