After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 227 Zheng Dalong is even more miserable than Yang Mi

China World Trade Center.

Li Mingyang put down his phone, feeling that Jack Ma's announcement at this time seemed to be done deliberately for him to see.

It has been suppressed for such a long time, and the press conference was held on his birthday today.

It was a reminder for him not to get involved, but also a secret compliment to him.

He announced that he had earned 400 million yuan, and right after that, Alibaba announced that it had invested in Youku, but it never mentioned where the shares came from.

Anyone who is not a fool will know that Alibaba’s shares were bought from him.

Li Mingyang didn't invite too many people to today's birthday party.

His goal is the permanent copyright of "Empresses in the Palace" and "Chinese Paladin 13".

So he didn't invite many people, including Zheng Dalong and his wife from Huaer Film and Television.

Cai Yinong and Li Guoli from Sugar Man, the three treasures of Sugar Man, and foreign aid Huo Jianhua.

In addition, there are people from the company and Jingtian’s crew.

There were about thirty people, so Li Mingyang booked a large private room and two large tables.

Around three o'clock in the afternoon, Zheng Dalong and his wife arrived at the hotel first and chatted with Li Mingyang in the private room.

As they chatted, Zheng Dalong opened the Maotai and took a few sips. He then gave a wink to his wife, Wang Xiaoping, the screenwriter of The Legend of Zhen Huan.

Wang Xiaoping understood what he meant, "Director Li, this must be Zhong Xiaoyu whom you want to recommend to the crew. She is so beautiful. Haha, Xiaoyu, come with me for a while. I will try out your acting skills."

When Li Mingyang chose Zhong Xiaoyu from among the vast crowd, her appearance was outstanding, except that her skin was a little dark.

In the past two years, I have been doing skin care and whitening, exercising and yoga, and never leaving the house.

Her skin is white with a rosy glow, almost as fair and tender as that of an empress.

In a trance, Li Mingyang suddenly thought that Zhong Xiaoyu was not young anymore, she was already 25 years old.

It's in an awkward period of being neither up nor down.

"She's a good actress, so there's no need to try. Xiaoyu, you and Sister Wang go check out the menu. Director Zheng should have some dietary restrictions."

Zheng Dalong doesn't know how to play with capital, but his emotional intelligence is top-notch. "Now that you mention it, I do have some dietary restrictions. My wife knows this."

Aunt Wang nodded with a smile, then reached out and took Zhong Xiaoyu out the door.

Wu Zhikui, who was sitting at the door, saw the two women coming out, moved a chair to the door and sat there, flipping through the second draft of the script of The Adventures of Li Xianji.

"Director Zheng, I see you are in a bad mood." Li Mingyang clinked glasses with Zheng Dalong and said with a smile.

Zheng Dalong's face changed, his brows turned sad, and he sighed heavily.

Then he stopped hiding his feelings and poured out all his sorrow.

Huaer Film and Television relies on Zheng Dalong at its root.

When LeTV acquired Huaer Films, the first thing it did was to lock in Zheng Dalong.

Zheng Dalong can be said to be the number one person in domestic TV dramas.

Whether it is honor, strength, or connections.

But the funny thing is that this guy doesn't have much money...

Huaer Film and Television has never given Zheng Dalong equity. After joining the LeTV system, Zheng Dalong did not obtain any LeTV stocks or options.

The 10-year cooperative relationship between Huaer Film and Television and director Zheng Dalong is maintained only by the "Exclusive Cooperation Agreement".

The reason... General Manager Cao Yong and Producer Cao Ping are both big names in the industry. After a lot of trickery, they tied Zheng Dalong to Huaer Film and Television.

Cao Yong and Bai Yu hold 95% and 5% of the shares of Huaer Film and Television respectively.

At that time, the TV series filmed by Zheng Dalong had a very good reputation and the ratings were off the charts, but they were not very profitable and he lost all his money several times.

The two industry bigwigs offered high salaries and a high degree of freedom, and Zheng Dalong felt that he was getting a good deal, so he signed the indenture.

At that time, going public was still a distant dream, and Zheng Dalong, who did not understand capital, never thought about getting shares.

Later, when I wanted shares, I was fooled again, with salary increases and profit sharing, which downplayed the value of the shares.

It was not until Huayi went public that Feng Kuazi made a fortune and Zheng Dalong broke through his defenses and wanted shares and also wanted to become capital.

This matter is still dragging on.

The two of them persuaded Zheng Dalong to shoot "The Legend of Zhen Huan" first, and they would give him shares later.

The noisy kid got food to eat. Although he didn't get any shares, he got a house to live in first. After the filming of Legend of Zhen Huan was finished, the house would be transferred to his name.

Listen to Zheng Dalong complaining.

Li Mingyang believed it without a doubt! Otherwise, there is no way to explain why such an awesome mainstream TV director does not have any shares in Huaer Film and Television, or LeTV Huaer Film and Television, not even a penny!
Worse than Yang Mi...

They are also locked in by the agreement, and during the best days for making money in the film and television industry, they can only watch others pick up money.

Kong Sheng of Noon Sunshine was one of the big directors who enjoyed making the most money at that time.

There is also Li Guoli from Sugar Man.

When Tangren was first founded, Cai Yinong and Li Guoli shared the shares in half.

Both have fifty percent.

"Director Zheng, you don't even have shares in Huaer Films, why are you running around so actively..." Li Mingyang asked puzzledly.

"As long as you are willing to help us connect, I can get 5%."

"Only 5%?" Li Mingyang was surprised. "This is too unworthy of your status. You are the director I admire most!" Zheng Dalong was flattered and it was very funny. He smiled and waved his hands, "I am not as young as you, and I am not in the film industry. I am very satisfied with 5%."

"5% is too little... I asked someone to calculate the valuation of Huaer Films, and it's only about to million. That's not much money!"

Zheng Dalong was stunned and took a sip of wine awkwardly. This Li Mingyang was really quick-witted and didn't give him any face.

"30%!"

puff!
Zheng Dalong was shocked by the number and spit out his drink. "Ahem! How could it be that much? I didn't pay anything at the time, and I've received quite a bit of pay over the years."

"You can't say that, Director Zheng. Without you, there would be no Huaer Films, just like New Picture without Zhang Yimou, it would still be New Picture!"

When Zheng Dalong heard this, he immediately felt warm in his heart, "How can I compare with Zhang Yimou? You are flattering me too much."

Li Mingyang pretended to be innocent and said, "I'm not flattering you at all. This is what I really think. Director Zheng, you are the best TV director in China. Even Zhang Yimou is not as good as you in making TV series."

Most of the bigwigs in the Beijing circle don't like Zhang Yimou, but no one has ever questioned his ability.

Especially after the Olympics.

"It's not a field, so it can't be compared that way."

"To be at the top of a circle is just the same goal." Li Mingyang paused, "Director Zheng, you and Zhang Yimou are actually quite similar. The company has not given you the corresponding treatment."

Zheng Dalong took a sip of wine and said nothing.

"In my opinion, the cooperation between the two Zhangs is coming to an end."

"Zhang Weiping is too obsessed with the box office."

"Director Zheng, what you said is wrong. Without box office, how can there be profits? Without profits, who will invest? Domestic films are moving towards commercialization, internationalization, and industrialization. In the future film industry, box office will be the most important thing."

Zheng Dalong took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it. "I hope you can still say these words in a few years. No one can be successful forever. Director Zhang has failed in many movies in the past few years..."

"If you don't seek wealth or fame when you're out there, what's the point? Director Zheng, don't blame me for being short-sighted. I think if we're going to do this, we should go for the money. A few million is just a drop in the bucket, and tens of millions is just a drop in the bucket. One hundred million is our small goal."

cough cough...

Zheng Dalong was choked by the smoke again. Li Mingyang was bragging too much, even setting a small goal of 100 million.

But he couldn't refute it yet.

He earned 400 million at such a young age!
Everyone in the circle was shocked.

This is not the most outrageous.

He heard from his friends that in order to prevent Guangguang from going public this year, Huayi and Huace gave Li Mingyang a bonus no less than his salary at Guangguang.

The houses are given per building, and there is also a 10% stake in the film and television city project worth tens of billions of yuan.

When Chen Kaizi heard about this, he lost his balance and fell off his chair. He lay on the ground for a long time before getting up.

The way this person makes money is even more perverted than Feng Kuazi.

"Director Zheng, tell me honestly, if I help you guys to make connections, how much shares will they give you?"

Zheng Dalong took a puff of his cigarette and said with a smile, "Now that we've come to this point, I won't hide it from you. 10 points."

"It's too little." Li Mingyang said with great sorrow.

If you were the boss, you would give me a lot of the same things.

"I have never doubted Director Zheng's ability. Hua'er's previous TV series are no longer available for sale. I am very interested in the copyright of Director Zheng's "Empresses in the Palace"... Don't worry, just listen to me. I plan to acquire "Empresses in the Palace" and distribute it to Youku, Sohu, Tudou, and iQiyi. Although I have sold my shares in Youku, I still have a say with Lao Gu."

Li Mingyang took out his mobile phone and showed Zheng Dalong the birthday greeting messages sent to him by Lao Gu, Zhang Chaoyang, Wang Wei and Gong Yu.

Zheng Dalong widened his eyes in disbelief, but Lao Gu could understand. Without Li Mingyang, Youku would not have been able to go public so early.

But Zhang Chaoyang, Wang Wei and Gong Yu were fooled by Li Mingyang, especially Wang Wei, who wished Li Mingyang would die soon and be reborn. He even sent him a text message wishing him a happy birthday. It was too fake.

"You didn't just make up this name yourself, did you?"

"Business is like war. Today we are enemies, but tomorrow we are friends for the sake of profit. Just like me and Wang Changtian, we treated Boss Zhao well, but she still stabbed me in the back and forced me to sign the contract."

Zheng Dalong nodded subconsciously.

Seeing that the time was almost right, Li Mingyang put one hand on Zheng Dalong's shoulder and raised a finger with the other hand, "Director Zheng, I'm not a playboy. As long as I can get the online copyright of "Empresses in the Palace", I'll give you this amount."

"One million..." Copyright is not his responsibility, and one million is too little.

"What do you mean one million? I meant ten million."

"It can't be Japanese yen..."

"Haha, that Ge Da Ye joke won't work." Li Mingyang's eyes were stern. "I'm going to spend 50 million to buy the permanent online copyright of The Legend of Zhen Huan. As for the rest, it's up to you how much you can earn. This is much more cost-effective than any shares."

Zheng Dalong immediately shook his head. "Although this price is high, it is impossible. The price of online broadcasting rights is skyrocketing now. They have to sell it year by year, and they have to bid for it."

As long as you are moved, it will be easy.

"I heard that the investment for Zhen Huan Zhuan hasn't arrived yet?"

"It will take some time. No one has that much spare money."

Li Mingyang raised a finger again, "Why don't we cooperate? I'll give you 100 million."

Zheng Dalong hesitated for a moment and looked at Li Mingyang with narrowed eyes.

He suddenly realized one thing, that is, Li Mingyang was a very dangerous person.

So courageous!
He actually wants all the copyrights of "Empresses in the Palace".

(End of this chapter)