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

Chapter 654 Your Name, Ethnic Conflict

No matter how much others slandered him, he never considered suing anyone.

Because black and red are still red.

In reality, filing a complaint against someone for defamation almost always results in a successful outcome.

But very few celebrities actually file lawsuits against those who have wronged them.

As public figures, they have to enjoy the benefits of being a celebrity, but they also have to bear the gossip and rumors surrounding them.

Taking things too seriously will only lead to defeat!

If Enlight Media were to sue for corruption, it would be like internal strife, the biggest joke in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Of course, it's a joke now, with our own people fighting each other.

Li Mingyang doesn't actually mind if Lost in Thailand becomes the highest-grossing film in history, or the first film in mainland China to break the 2 billion yuan mark.

As a major shareholder of Enlight Media, he doesn't lose out at all; on the contrary, he makes even more money.

Moreover, breaking the 2 billion mark wouldn't be difficult.

The premise is that he can go back.

So after thinking it over, Li Mingyang decided to wait!

Around 9 a.m., Cao Manman disbanded all of Li Mingyang's fan groups and deleted her Weibo account.

Upon receiving the notification, Li Mingyang placed his two cell phones on the table and waited from dawn till dusk, only to receive a call from Wang Changtian.

Wang Changtian advised him to think more positively and not to have any lingering feelings for China Film Group.

It's impossible for Zuo Shandiao to endorse him in South Korea this year.

Because this involves trade between China and South Korea, no one dares to cross the line before a conclusion is reached.

In other words, we have to wait until Ms. Park officially moves into the Blue House...

That is, December 25, 2013.

Important Chinese representatives will attend the inauguration ceremony on behalf of both sides.

China sent high-level delegations to both Lukaka's and Li Kaka's inauguration ceremonies.

During this period, exchanges between China and South Korea became increasingly close, and cultural exchanges became more frequent.

On January 15th, The Thieves, renamed The Thieves, will be released in mainland China!

And his own "Goodbye, My Soulmate" is still a long way off...

Seoul Spring is scheduled to be released on November 21st, but after waiting for more than three months, the issue will be released on February 25th... The cucumbers will be rotten by now.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Li Mingyang picked up his two phones, deciding not to wait any longer.

Before leaving the office, he asked Zhang Wei, "How are the listing arrangements going?"

“I told them that the Seoul Spring Festival could attract more than 20 million visitors, and they are all waiting for it,” Zhang Wei said calmly.

"I asked you to solve it, but you're just passing the buck back to me."

“I did my best. The assets of CJ Bouquet are incalculable. The chaebols will look at your performance. Twenty million people and two trillion won are acceptable to everyone. Even Hyundai and LG, which have never been interested, are willing to join.”

"What if it can't be achieved?"

"Waiting for a new trend."

……

The new trend is the new Kaka!
As someone who's been through it all, Li Mingyang knows that Miss Park was incredibly devoted to Dongda Market, to the point that she even got herself ousted.

Compared to Lukaka and Attorney Wen.

Ms. Park's abilities are limited.
But compared to Li Kaka and Ikaka, it's absolutely crushing!
It was as if there was an invisible hand,
Gradually……

Gradually……

He anchored his future on the box office of "Spring in Seoul," with 20 million viewers, which could smooth over almost all the problems ahead!
With this new opportunity, he will soar higher and farther!

On January 2nd, during an interview on SBS, Lee Myung-yang dropped his trump card!

In a public announcement, Bouquet CJ will produce an animated version of Your Name, entering the small-scale film market!

"Director Li, why did you make an animated version of Your Name? Do you think the live-action version wasn't good enough?"

This host isn't very good at asking questions.

What do you mean "not good enough"? I directed the live-action version of Your Name, okay?

I gave you two hours to prepare, and this is the problem you come up with?

"My daughter and wife both love 'Your Name,' which was written, directed, and starred by Director Li. If an animated version is made, our whole family will support it."

Before Li Mingyang could answer, Park Gorilla spoke first to ease Li Mingyang's embarrassment, then sat down next to the host and took on the role of host, asking Li Mingyang some questions with a chuckle.

These were all guiding questions, allowing Li Mingyang to elaborate freely and boast about his new animated film.

I have to say, Park Gorilla is such a great host! He's so good at creating a lively atmosphere!
In other words, it was a decision-making error. When Wonder Girls were at the height of their popularity, they entered the American market, only to encounter setbacks everywhere. By the time they returned to China, the market had already been taken over by Girls' Generation.

They lost their position as the top group.

It was after this incident that JYP became the quietest of the three major entertainment companies in South Korea, until TWICE emerged and it regained its former glory.

Of course, another reason why JYP is in such a bad situation is that Rain went to serve in the military...

However, with Lee Myung-yang's help, JYP's performance in 2012 was quite remarkable, with low revenue but extremely high profits.

“Every time I call Director Li, he’s either learning martial arts or painting. He’s been learning for about a month?”

"It's been more than a month."

"Aha, Director Li wants to personally draw the design draft of your name."

"Animated films are more complex than live-action films. I mainly provide the script, character design, and art direction, while the specific production will be handled by Bouquet CJ's animation department."

"That's amazing! Do you have a first draft? I'd love to see it!"

Li Mingyang smiled and snapped his fingers at Li Xiucheng, who was standing below the stage.

Li Xiucheng immediately picked up his painting bag and went on stage.

Li Mingyang opened his bag, took out the first draft, and explained it to everyone. The character design and story were basically consistent.

However, in terms of production, Li Mingyang used the 3D layout method to create 2D animation.

"The 3D layout method uses the creation of 3D models and process simulation."

"The shooting layout should be based on the characteristics of the lens, and the entire layout should be captured accurately. This requires a high level of skill from the photographer. However, if a 3D layout is used, as long as the lens is set up, a 3D layout can be output. Therefore, a 3D layout can be used to guide the shooting."

"In addition, 3D layout makes it easier to represent architectural perspective. During the original artwork creation stage, it is possible to accurately design the picture, and the background smoothness will also be better."

"For example, this studio was created using 3D layout. Based on the art design, every detail, from a book to small props, was meticulously modeled."

"The camera is set up in conjunction with the storyboard, and the image is rendered. Based on this, the original background image for the shot is created."

"If you're not satisfied, it's easy to make changes. You don't need to redraw the background; you just need to adjust the camera and re-render, which greatly improves efficiency."

Li Mingyang didn't hide anything and directly exposed the production process of the "Your Name" animation.

This is not only an animation trend, but also a major trend in the future of global cinema.

3D layout method!
Parasite and Train to Busan both used 3D layout methods.

This operation has one requirement: extremely high standards for storyboarding.

It just so happens that Yeon Sang-ho and Bong Joon-ho are both masters of storyboarding, the kind of talent that can be used directly in filmmaking!

Li Mingyang struggles even with drawing, but he has the original footage!

Laymen find Li Mingyang's 3D layout method for creating 2D animations very mysterious.

Those in the know already understand how Li Mingyang made the animated film "Your Name"!

This method is not only suitable for making animated films, but also for making visual blockbusters.

High cost is secondary; the main problem is that it takes a lot of time!
If the entire process were to follow the 3D layout method, your name would take at least a year to be created!
Just when everyone thought Li Mingyang was only proposing a project.

On January 2nd at 1 PM, a dedicated section for the creation of "Your Name" appeared on NAVER, the largest forum in South Korea!
Li Mingyang is going to publicly produce "Your Name" and post all the behind-the-scenes footage on the NAVER forum for the entire industry to reference!
The first batch of production materials was released online.

Hundreds of 3D layout models of scenes and backgrounds, and dozens of abstract black and white hand-drawn illustrations have been released!
In addition, there are more than a dozen photos of Li Mingyang drawing sketches on a cutting board!

It was only at this point that everyone realized Li Mingyang was serious.

He's really going to make an animated film!
After the "Your Name" section appeared, Li Mingyang's Twitter account was also launched.

He publicly announced that the "Your Name" animation was his stepping stone into the small-scale film market, aiming for a top ten spot in the history of small-scale films!
The earth-shattering declaration on Twitter swept across South Korea that night and then swept across Japan the following day.

Dominating the headlines of Japanese and Korean entertainment news.

"Twitter abroad is pretty good... its market share is really high." Li Mingyang glanced at his Twitter account. In just one day, he had over 100,000 followers and over 50,000 likes.

"These are the press releases prepared by CJ."

Zhang Wei placed a thick stack of manuscripts on the table for Li Mingyang to choose from, and then stood aside.

Some of these press releases were written by CJ's PR department, praising him as a Korean movie hero.

The other part is about his experience at the University of Tokyo, where he was notorious and labeled a drug thief.

It must be said that public opinion in China is really unfriendly towards him.

They seize upon any problematic stance, only thinking about awards, bullying the weak and fearing the strong, kneeling before the enemy, inhumane and causing the deaths of innocents, disloyal, unfilial, and unjust.

They launched a massive publicity campaign against him and subjected him to online harassment.

He collected all those Weibo comments, media articles, celebrity mockery, and slander from people in the industry.

Looking back now, those bullets that hit him were all shining medals.

"Will it really work?" Zhang Wei asked uncertainly.

Li Mingyang raised three fingers. “The Korean film is very special. It anchors the film on national consciousness. My first round of promotion was all related to the nation: national history, national heroes, national villains, national marches, national resistance, national freedom... These are essentially positive and patriotic themes.”

"The second round of promotion was idol promotion, and the on-site effect was good. I have quite a lot of fans in the Korean entertainment industry, but the box office performance was terrible... But there's nothing we can do. The fan base in their teens and twenties doesn't overlap much with the audience of Seoul Spring. The fan base is the main force for attracting new customers."

"The third round of promotion is about ethnic conflict! It's about using ethnic conflict to ignite the audience's emotions."

Zhang Wei hesitated and said, "I know you want to direct the confrontational sentiment towards Japan and South Korea, but what if it gets steered towards China and South Korea..."

Lee Myung-yang grinned and said nonchalantly, "From the moment I accepted the Blue Dragon Award, my career focus has been on South Korea. Whether it's Japan and South Korea, or China and South Korea, it doesn't matter. As long as there are audiences willing to buy tickets to see Seoul Spring, I'm willing to bear any cost!" "If you had a choice, would you still do it that way?"

Li Mingyang got up from his chair, held onto the table to stand up, looked down at the stack of promotional materials on the table, and was overwhelmed with emotions.

Memories of past and present lives flashed through my mind, eventually settling into tranquility.

He may not have the title of Vice President of CJ now, but he has the substance of it.

As the player making the moves, he has the power and ability to choose.

"So what if we don't have China Film Group... Let's begin!"

……

Li Mingyang is a highly controversial filmmaker.

And all of this began with the script for "Love Like a Bouquet"!

Zuo Shandiao took a liking to the script of "Love Like a Bouquet" and wanted to give it to Feng Xiaogang to film. Feng Xiaogang liked the script very much. It was the first time he had seen an artistic script with such delicate portrayal of emotions.

Just when he thought he had landed a great job.

Li Mingyang, however, would rather let the script rot in his hands than hand it over!

Enraged, Feng Kuzi declared in the industry that Li Mingyang was ungrateful and not a true member of the group.

At the time, Huayi Brothers was the leading private entertainment company in China, and Feng Xiaogang was the box office king.

Feng Kuzi's words completely shut Li Mingyang down, leaving him no chance to raise his head.

Just when everyone thought Li Mingyang was finished!
He didn't follow the school route, nor did he follow the traditional film and television company route.

I plunged headfirst into streaming media!
Through "Diaosi Man," they connected with Youku, and then through "Chunai Man," they connected with Sohu.

They also found Liu Yifei, who was also blacklisted by Huayi Brothers at the time, and filmed a love story like a bouquet of flowers at a very low cost.

Against all odds, they used unconventional marketing tactics: Running Man bouquets and behind-the-scenes footage, Taobao collaborations, and bizarre roadshows...

Using ticket subsidies to combat piracy.

They're throwing money around like crazy, using cash as coupons!
The relentless ticket subsidies forced cinemas to reveal their official seals.

Finally, we will work with internet companies to combat online piracy.

In a hellish start, where life and death are decided in the first week.

"Adversity Blossoms" grossed 5750 million yuan at the box office in mainland China.

Hong Kong has no code of conduct; seeing that the popularity of the film was waning, the film was pulled from theaters ahead of schedule.

Li Mingyang's path to fame is one that cannot be replicated.

In dire straits, under immense pressure, they fought their way out.

Later, he created Maoyan, and things got out of control. Every time a new movie was released, it was a battle of wits, a fight to the death.

Li Mingyang, the director with two billion-dollar box office hits, rose to fame by stepping on the top directors at Dongda University!

Feng Xiaogang, Jiang Wen, Chen Kaige, Zhang Yimou, and Xu Ke all failed because of the Lunar New Year films featuring Li Mingyang!
In the mainland film industry, Li Mingyang has made a name for himself with his advanced marketing and distribution capabilities and excellent films.

Despite being targeted by competitors and falling out with the Beijing and Hong Kong film circles, he topped the box office twice, with his films holding the number one and number two spots in the Chinese-language box office rankings.

However, for various reasons, he left the mainland and eventually came to South Korea.

There are many different opinions on Korean netizens about why he came to South Korea.

Only a small number of people within the Korean entertainment industry know about it.

It's very difficult for a person to clear their name.

Even though Li Mingyang was keeping a low profile in South Korea and prioritizing peace,

Many people who know his background know that he is a ticking time bomb.

When they get ruthless, they have no bottom line!

Lee Myung-yang knelt before the victims in Cheongdam-dong, then led a march with them and stabbed the chaebol in the back.

This move hits the nail on the head; it's ruthless and has no bottom line.

It caused a huge uproar not only at the University of Tokyo, but also in South Korea!
When you go out, your identity is given by yourself.

Li Mingyang showed everyone through his actions that he was ready to fight at any time!
This is why the usually arrogant and domineering Crown Prince Lotte negotiated with Li Mingyang twice.

When Li Mingyang's meticulously prepared publicity campaign began... the chaebols received the materials immediately.

Li Mingyang's intention was simple: to play with fire!

They incite ethnic antagonism and portray themselves as heroes.

Some people are willing to help, while others stand idly by.

Some people called Li Mingyang to find out his intentions before making a decision.

Some people are very angry.

Because they realized that Li Mingyang wanted to be Yi Sun-sin!
This is an attempt to incite anti-Japanese sentiment!

The most furious of them all was Lotte!
“A student from Tokyo University is more arrogant than our conglomerate… You… are indecisive and incompetent, not as good as your brother… Step down.”

The eldest prince knelt on the ground listening to his father's words, his heart aching. He calmly kowtowed once, stood up and bowed again before leaving.

They left their father's residence.

The lady summoned her men, wanting to meet with Li Mingyang. She put aside concerns about saving face; her father's place in her heart was the most important thing.

He was prepared to compromise.

However, not long after, he received a call from his younger brother, who had received instructions from their father to book him a flight to Xiao Rizi and was waiting for him at the airport.

This is a disguised way of telling him to stop interfering in South Korean domestic affairs.

This includes matters related to the Spider Cave.

"You haven't had any contact with Li Mingyang. That guy... is a shrewd madman!"

Despite his anger, the Crown Prince knew that Li Mingyang was extremely difficult to deal with, so he could only exert maximum pressure.

Only by facing Li Mingyang can one truly understand just how difficult he is to deal with.

He's not afraid of madmen, he's afraid of madmen with brains... and he's also skilled in both literature and martial arts, and a super fighter.

On the way to the airport, the eldest prince took out his phone and opened the video he had secretly filmed of Li Mingyang that night.

Thinking back on it...

The eldest prince believes that Li Mingyang knows he was being secretly filmed.

Everyone in the room stripped the women in their arms, but he only went as far as he could.

Knowing he was being secretly filmed, he still decisively pulled out a gun... This video alone is enough to land Li Mingyang in jail.

"Also, you're leaving the Spider Cave and forcing me to reopen... Problems I can't solve, you can't solve either. Let's see how you handle this!"

The eldest prince deleted the video, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

As Chairman Lotte ages, the tension between the two heirs is escalating. While it hasn't reached the point of life or death yet, it's not far off.

The power struggle among South Korean conglomerates is a national spectacle.

Many scandals in wealthy families don't erupt from the outside, but from within, causing a huge uproar and ending up in court, as if they want the whole country to know.

You beat me, I beat you.

I went in, and I pulled you in with me.

In the end, the court will become a joke.

Rakuten's most classic line was when he spoke fluent Japanese to the judge in court, threatening, "Who dares to judge me!"

That's how arrogant the chaebols are...

……

August 3, Hengdian.

One-Punch Man quietly started filming, and Li Mingyang attended the opening ceremony.

I have to keep a low profile!

Xu Zheng was waiting for him to save his life.

To be honest, his fans are a bit too much.

Zuo Shandiao preferred to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free, so he had over a hundred people exposed by Guangming.

Then they stirred up a hornet's nest. All those who could become commanders, regimental commanders, and leaders were second-generation rich kids!
There are also children of executives from major internet companies.

One cannot earn money beyond the scope of one's own understanding.

Of course, it's impossible for him to do anything beyond his own understanding...

After Zuo Shandiao was scolded, Guangming quickly withdrew the lawsuit. Then these people became even more rampant. A second-generation rich kid posted photos of Xu Zheng going to his family's club and puffing on Tianya Forum.

Xiao Taohong quickly tried to show off her affection for Xu Zheng, but to no avail.

Tianya and Weibo are not quite the same.

It's hard to delete completely...

"Director Li! Director Li! My dear brother!" Xu Zheng waved frantically at Li Mingyang from a distance.

"Hurry up!" Huang Bo said eagerly.

Baoqiang lagged behind the two, feeling rather unmotivated, while Xu Zheng and Huang Bo from Lost in Thailand made a fortune.

Huang Bo gets a share of the box office revenue!
Xu Zheng and Wang Changtian told the media that they would give him 10% of the box office revenue!
Of the three, he was the only one with a paltry two million.

He wouldn't have come if Xu Zheng hadn't said he was going to film another "Lost in..." series later.

Fan Da Meiren sat in the corner, watching the Iron Triangle rush over in a hurry, and rolled her eyes behind her sunglasses.

I've already notified you of the specific turn-on time, and you're still more than an hour late! Do you not believe me?!

You deserve your bad luck!

(End of this chapter)