Huayu, can you be called the best actor if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 362: Driving Out Bad Money
"Om~"

In the crowded airport, the phone was buzzing.

He quickly took out his cell phone.

Li Luo looked through the missed calls and text messages.

The vast majority of these messages were congratulations on his being shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival, and there were endless messages about filming dates and interviews. His eyes quickly fixed on the text messages sent by Yudong.

'If "True Man" insists on colliding with yours, "Flash Point" has to keep up.'

'The same is probably true for "Heaven's Gate".'

'Get ready!'

A simple text message contains a huge amount of information.

Since "True Men" is unwilling to release during the off-peak period, then "Flash Point" will inevitably follow suit. The other party has no choice but to collide with it, unless it abandons the summer vacation market!

The reason is simple, they are all the same type of movies.

The movie-going crowds are highly overlapping.

The budget for movie viewing is limited. If we allow two action films to plunder the market at will, the movies released later will easily become cannon fodder.

There is no way to move backwards, and there is no way to move forwards.

First of all, there is not much time to move it back, as "Raging Fire" and "True Men" are waiting in the back. If the schedule is hastily moved to the front, it will be easy for the two films to join forces to blast it.

If you are not careful, you may easily get hit and become paralyzed, and the box office performance will be cut in half.

In that case, it would be better to release it on the same day.

Everyone bayonet blood!

"Om."

Just as he slowed down, he received another text message.

"Friendship first."

"of course."

With a smile, he casually replied to Huang Baiming.

Let’s not talk about “Raging Fire”, we are also partners in the upcoming “Ip Man”. Even if we have to compete for something, we have to maintain a certain intensity and not play any tricks on each other.

Friendship comes first, that's what it means.

"True Man" continued to choose to clash with his own release date, and Li Luo was mentally prepared for this.

Shortlisted for Cannes.

Sometimes it's just like that.

It only means that the discussion about human nature in the film is more favored by the judges.

When it comes to action movies, Hong Kong is the boss.

Don't mention Cannes!

Hollywood was hung up and beaten.

Those people originally wanted to snipe me. When they have recovered, how could they possibly waste a Cannes shortlisted film? It would be a miracle if they don't continue to clash with me!

"Xu Xu Wenqiang?"

A tentative question from the side made Li Luo withdraw his attention.

"Who?"

He looked at the girl with wide eyes in confusion.

"Feel sorry."

The girl grabbed the suitcase in her hand and waved her hands quickly: "I admit my mistake. It's wrong!!!"

The voice suddenly rose.

It scared everyone around.

The girl looked at Liu Wan who was helping to pull the suitcase, her face flushed instantly, and then she fixed her eyes on Li Luo: "It's you, hey, Luo brother, don't run!!!"

"what."

The girl looked at Li Luo, who didn't move at all, and asked in confusion, "Why don't you run?"

As a senior fan.

She knew Li Luo very well.

Otherwise, this guy wouldn't have been recognized through his assistant.

She knew the reputation of 'Li Paopao' very well. It was not the first time that he was recognized by fans, but he always ran away before anyone could react.

This time it was so abnormal that she couldn't handle it!

"Why are you running?"

Blinking his eyes, Li Luo took off his mask with a chuckle: "Would you like to take a photo with me? Otherwise I may not be free later."

Notice the flashing lights and the gathering crowd ahead.

The girl nodded quickly with excitement, then rushed to his side and happily took a photo with him.

The reporters who came to pick up the guests at the airport also spotted Li Luo.

Cameras were raised one after another.

The shutter clicked.

Facing the flashing lights, Li Luoshuai strode forward handsomely and began to promote the movie.

“Yes, I am very happy to be shortlisted in Cannes.”

"It was just luck. I am just a novice in directing and I still need to learn from my seniors. I met Director Xu Ke in Hong Kong Island and learned a lot from him."

“I hope everyone likes “Rage”!”

"I am also very happy to invite the princess to sing the theme song of this movie. I can only say that it is very beautiful. It will be released together with the publicity plan."

"Next?"

"Next, I will be planning to shoot a movie, Painted Skin, in collaboration with director Chen Jiashang."

Facing the cameras of reporters.

Li Luo answered the questions one by one with great patience.

Today's schedule was deliberately made public to the media. It would be a good idea to take advantage of the Cannes nomination to promote the film. He would not be stupid enough to miss such a good free publicity opportunity.

Another group photo and autograph session.

Li Luocai boarded the company's business car that came to pick people up under the escort of security personnel.

Leave the noise behind.

With more people, some things need to be added.

Although most of the artists under the company do not receive high pay, they still receive constant offers for acting. Although Fan Bingbing and Huang Shengyi have not received any acting offers yet, they still earn a lot of money from advertising.

In other words, a steady stream of income flows into the company's account.

Although it cost 30 million to purchase the copyright.

However, with the signing of two advertisements some time ago, another 20 million yuan in funds was brought in.

It is normal to get two business cars for the company to pick up and see off guests at this time. If Lin Yue had not insisted on driving the Passat, Li Luo would have fulfilled his promise to her about the Mercedes-Benz long ago!
The wheels whirred.

Soon returned to 798 Art Park.

Li Luo walked up the stairs briskly and took the lead into the small red building.

"Bang~"

"Hi boss."

“Congratulations, boss, for being shortlisted in Cannes.”

The fireworks tube exploded with colorful streamers, which startled him a little. Then there were bright smiling faces, clapping hands, and continuous congratulations.

"Brother Luo."

Zhao Xuejing, wearing a tight skirt, held colorful flowers in her hands and happily handed them to him.

As a major project of the company.

It is good news for everyone that "Raging Fire" was successfully shortlisted for Cannes.

The rice bowl becomes more and more stable.

The prospects are getting better.

"Thank you."

Li Luo took the flowers and laughed, opening his arms: "Don't do these nonsense, just give me a hug."

Zhao Xuejing's eyes suddenly lit up.

The pretty receptionist immediately rushed forward and gave him the most enthusiastic hug.

Good guy~
When Li Luo was hit by the soft and bouncy Lei Zi, he realized that the other party was actually very ambitious.

But he was soon drowned in the continuous hugs, and finally felt the familiar thunder of Manager Lin, and then happily ended the welcome ceremony.

Although Li Luo has always adhered to the small and beautiful business model.

However, as the business continued to develop, the company's scale continued to expand passively and uncontrollably.

So many assistants are working outside with the artists, and there are more than a dozen employees in each department. The scale of the company is not much different from a small film and television company rather than a studio.

Fortunately, each of the money trees are growing stronger and stronger.

The income from the signed artists is enough to cover the expenses and has already generated a surplus.

Everything is going in the right direction.

Say hello.

Li Luo took a step and walked upstairs.

Back to my company, I couldn't feel more comfortable.

Go into the office.

He opened his hands naturally.

Lin Yue behind her swiftly took off her coat and hung it on the clothes rack beside her.

The office was spotlessly clean. Smoke rose from the cups on the table, and a faint scent of tea filled the air. The sunlight penetrated through the clean glass and fell on the lush green money tree.

Seeing everything in front of him, Li Luo nodded with great satisfaction.

Then he reached back and took a glimpse.

His palm slid into the collar of the white shirt and was instantly submerged in the soft breast flesh.

The comfortable feeling made him unable to help but exclaim in admiration.

"Don't be like this~"

Lin Yue's earlobes turned slightly red, and she quickly pulled his hand away: "I want to tell you something serious. I've already contacted the Gu Man you mentioned, and the film and television rights to "Silent Separation" have been acquired."

"Well, the price~~~"

As Li Luo twisted his fingers, the older sister almost screamed.

"Ouch!"

Li Luo was almost jumping up and down because of the pinching, but he laughed and raised his hands high: "Sorry, sorry, Manager Lin, please continue."

"Hate."

Rolling his eyes at him, Lin Yue straightened her shirt breathlessly. "The copyrights for the TV and movies add up to two hundred thousand. This novel is very popular on the Internet, so the price is reasonable."

"Just like The Legend of Zhen Huan, the author of the novel hopes to be able to participate in the adaptation work when the time comes."

"I've already agreed!"

"In addition, Gu Man has another request. She hopes that you can play the role of He Yichen."

It's a good thing to have a celebrity boss. You often don't have to waste any words, and you can even lower the price. Everyone knows that this company has the ability to adapt novels into film and television, which is very attractive to authors.

Only through successful adaptation can the relevant value be rapidly amplified.

"You agreed to it too?"

Li Luo blew on the tea and took a sip carefully.

He has to act, of course, but he doesn't like the initiative being in other people's hands.

"of course not."

Lin Yue closed the door casually, her high heels clicking. "She just said you were very interested, but didn't make any statement. Anyway, the copyright has been obtained, so you can arrange it however you want."

"It's just that you are now acquiring copyrights one after another."

"Next"

"continue."

Li Luo put down the cup and smiled at the other party who was hesitant to speak: "Although I like you to be hesitant to talk to me, sometimes it's better to speak directly."

"you"

Lin Yue grabbed the tissue beside her, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and pretended to smash it.

"OK, OK." Li Luo spread his hands, smiled and leaned back in his chair: "Just tell me what you think, I'll listen carefully."

"Ah."

After a brief thought, Lin Yue leaned on the table with a confident look and asked curiously, "Before that, I want to ask you a question. What exactly do you want to do?"

This sentence made Li Luo completely confused.

this problem.

It’s not simple at all.

It is said that there are three major philosophical questions in life: who am I, where do I come from, and where am I going.

Lin Yue had this question.

This immediately made him think of the third question.

What I want to do and where I want to go are actually the same questions, that is, what is the goal I am striving for and what are my plans and development direction for the future.

To put it in a broader sense, it is where the value of life is reflected.

Talk about making money.

The money I have on hand is enough to enjoy endlessly.

With all those houses I bought, in eight or ten years, I will have assets worth hundreds of millions. The Dream World will be launched in public beta soon, and by then, it will be able to provide me with hundreds of millions of wealth every year.

Not to mention the cash cows that have been signed, they will make a fortune just from the commissions they make every year.

The vast majority of listed companies, whose bosses are worth tens or hundreds of billions, probably do not have such abundant cash flow as mine.

With a good appearance and the blessing of the system.

Whether it’s a woman or an acting career, it will definitely be fine!
So in this case.

Yourself.

What on earth do you want to do!!!
Is it possible that what I pursue in the future is the ever-increasing number of bank card numbers and beautiful women?
Lin Yue's sudden words made the smile disappear from his face.

Your own life value.

Where should it be reflected?

As Li Luo fell into deep thought, the entire office fell into silence.

The clock hanging on the wall ticked away, and the heartbeats of the two people in the room followed in unison. It was so quiet that even the sound of their breathing was particularly harsh.

"No."

Seeing his eyes gradually become confused, Lin Yue quickly snapped her fingers and said, "What are you thinking about? I mean, in what direction do you want to develop the studio?"

"Ah."

Successfully catching Li Luo's attention, she quickly said, "Acting, signing artists, purchasing copyrights."

"You will definitely invest in TV and movies next, right?"

“The studio’s sign.”

“Isn’t it a little too small?”

"Have you ever thought that since this is already a film and television company, should we formally upgrade it to a film and television company and set a long-term goal? We may not be able to seek a listing?"

Speaking of this, Lin Yue's eyes sparkled.

As a business elite, the word "going public" is full of temptation for her.

Although Li Luo is good at details.

Not as good as yourself.

But the general direction is surprisingly correct.

Along the way, she has basically never made any mistakes in the scripts she has chosen and the films she has invested in. For her, this is an extremely amazing business acumen, and not everyone can have such a keen sense of smell.

The fact that "Raging Fire" was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival further strengthened her idea and she felt that she should push Li Luo to expand the company.

We can't just keep doing small things like this.

"And that's it."

Pushing his black-framed glasses, Manager Lin was a little confused again: "Regarding the film and television copyrights we acquired, I actually have a question, since you said that these copyrights will be so valuable in a few years."

"That's great, then. Buy the platform for these film and television copyrights."

"It should be able to make a lot of money."

"Since you are so confident, why don't you develop in that direction? Do you just want to be a copyright supplier?"

Lin Yue's rapid-fire words brought Li Luo back to his senses.

I have never thought about going public.

That's it.

That listed company is not playing the capital game.

Huayi enjoyed a glorious period after its listing, but in the end it deceived a large number of shareholders. It made a fortune for itself, but left a mess in the circle.

As for the film and television platforms, they are making a lot of money.

He almost laughed out loud.

The three major platforms of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video seem to be in a prosperous period, but they are facing huge losses every year.

The rising pay for films has fattened up a large number of traffic stars.

The use of big data on the Internet has completely disrupted the film and television industry, so much so that in just a decade or so, the market that countless film and television people have worked so hard to cultivate has been destroyed.

It doesn’t matter what the subject matter of the TV series is, as long as it features love stories.

Like the current situation where excellent works are emerging frequently.

It will be difficult to appear again.

The content of the film doesn’t matter either, as long as the marketing is done well.

Billions of box office revenue are within reach.

Not only did it ruin the market, it also disgusted the audience and dragged everything into a cold winter.

Internal entertainment.

There are only circles left!
Under Lin Yue's confused gaze, Li Luo's expression kept changing, giving her a feeling of half crying and half laughing.

The light in his eyes became brighter and brighter.

Like a spark.

Being ignited.

"Ah."

Li Luo licked his lips, and the expression on his face quickly gathered. He looked at Manager Lin steadily: "I know what I have to do?"

"what?"

Lin Yue blinked her eyelashes repeatedly.

"I want."

Taking a deep breath, Li Luo slowly pulled out a cigar from his arms: "Do whatever it takes to protect this industry that I love!"

"what?"

Lin Yue was confused again.

But she felt a strong fighting spirit from Li Luo that she had never felt before.

That feeling.

Let her swallow her saliva.

The whole person became anxious.

"Ah."

Li Luo nodded slowly and looked at Manager Lin with a smile: "Your suggestion is good. Come up with a change plan as soon as possible and change our studio into a professional film and television company."

"It will be easier to free up your hands and feet if you make the plate bigger."

"Get out!"

"I need to think about something."

"don't want!!!"

Manager Lin flatly refused, and walked over with his hair tied up, “You think about your own things, and I’ll swallow my own words!”

As Li Luo stared with a dumb smile.

Lin Yue squatted down in her tight skirt and nimbly crawled under the desk.

"Shu~"

The sound of a zipper being pulled was heard.

Li Luo took a deep breath and squinted his eyes at the ceiling.

It can be said that everything he has now was brought about by the film and television industry. Lin Yue’s words just now made him realize that he should do something to give back to this industry.

Filming one movie after another and making money one after another.

That shouldn't be what you do.

It has no meaning other than pushing up film pay and making the market even more hot.

Since you have no worries about food and drink.

Then we have to find a way to do the right things, the correct things.

Instead of letting everything continue to develop as it did in the previous life, the opportunity to make changes still exists. The long video platforms supported by several major Internet companies have not yet begun to stir up the storm.

Feeling Lin Yue's nimble little goldfish swimming up and down, Li Luo's eyes narrowed slightly.

Seize this window of opportunity first.

Grow up quickly.

It's not enough to just make movies and TV shows, you need to have a long video platform of your own. Li Luo took a deep breath and clenched his fists excitedly. He could use the copyrights of those thousands of movies and TV shows as a moat.

Finally, the high-quality film and television dramas rewarded by the system will be transformed into magical weapons.

It may not be impossible to compete with traffic!
I remember that those long video platforms have been suffering from long-term losses, and there were even news reports that they had burned through hundreds of billions in ten years. The membership fees of countless viewers were put into them, but they only burned through the money to support three TV stations.

And it is a TV station that continues to make losses.

Is it really that much of a loss?

not necessarily!
I'm afraid that only the platform is making losses, while everyone is getting rich.

If you can build a platform that can continuously produce good content and establish the absolute belief that content is king.

Good money.

It can also drive out bad money!

"Sigh~"

Li Luo gritted his teeth and stared at Manager Lin who was performing Changhong Guankou with wide eyes.

This guy.

My throat swelled up.

Li Luo smiled in admiration and made up his mind to do it!

Even if I lose.

It wasn't a wasted trip.

However, it is too early to talk about establishing a long video platform now. You should first make some small money and then build a reputation for yourself. That thing can make money.

It should be a money-eating beast in the early stage.

Ah!
Just like the woman in front of me.

Li Luo understood instantly and straightened his waist and abdomen in a humorous way.

"Ugh~"

After a dry heave, Lin Yue raised her head and glared at him, then slowly and leisurely began to enjoy the meal.

"Om~~~"

The vibrating cell phone adds some accompaniment.

"Brother Jun."

Li Luo looked at the number above and answered it with some surprise: "Are you not satisfied with your loss to me in golf yesterday and planning to play another round?"

"Hahaha."

Wang Zhongjun laughed out loud from the microphone, and said in a very familiar voice, "That's right. We have nothing to do anyway, how about going out to play for a few hours in the afternoon, and then find a place to have a few drinks in the evening?"

"Ah."

"Your movie is nominated for Cannes, it would be unreasonable not to treat me to a meal."

"Easy to say!"

Li Luo also smiled back and gently stroked Lin Yue's head.

(End of this chapter)