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

Chapter 661 Seoul Spring Lottery, Focusing Fire on Everyday Life!

The influence of the anime "Your Name" is growing daily in China, Japan, and South Korea; after all, it is a groundbreaking anime.

After Your Name, Japanese animation fully entered the CG era.

It is precisely because Makoto Shinkai found the best way to combine 3D CG and traditional hand-drawn art.

Life is tough, and if you take 2D animation to its pinnacle and make it a national symbol, you can only go down this one path to the bitter end.

The 3D animation market can't compete with either Hollywood or Tokyo University.

Later, a technique called 3D rendering to 2D was developed.

Li Mingyang wasn't very familiar with the doujinshi market because Tencent Video hadn't really entered that market.

I did try to access Bilibili, but I got completely screwed over.

Bilibili thought that since Sony was so awesome, they would definitely be very happy.

Little do they know that just as domestic companies are unhappy with Lenovo, laptop manufacturers are unhappy with Sony.

These two are the same; they only fawn over foreigners and ignore their own people.

"Great, great! The trailer is so effective! Seoul Spring is expected to attract over 100,000 viewers today!"

"It has even caused conflict between China and South Korea... Within Asia, Your Name is the first animated film whose visual quality is on par with that of the Japanese animated film, so it's normal that it has caused a sensation," Zhang Wei said.

Li Mingyang looked at the movie data with a smile, completely unconcerned about the so-called Sino-Korean rivalry. He was only concerned about whether Seoul Spring could break 20 million viewers at the box office!
"Boss, the popularity of this animation can boost the movie's box office, let's keep pushing it! Let's make another trailer!" Ah Huo said excitedly.

“That trailer used up all the footage from the last two weeks. You want to make another trailer? I can come up with that idea, but can you actually pull it off?” Li Mingyang looked up at Ah Huo.

Ah Huo scratched his face and sat back down.

"Let's get to work and try to finish it during the summer vacation."

"There are only six months left until summer vacation, I'm afraid that won't work! The special effects for the meteor were done by Industrial Light & Magic, they can't do it... it might have to be hand-drawn..."

"How will you know you can't do it if you don't try? You'll never know how much potential you have until you push yourself. Okay, enough talk. Xiao Ye, you cooperate fully with Ah Huo, and we can talk about the bonus."

"Director Li, what was the production cost of this animation?"

"No upper limit..." Li Mingyang said halfway, then thought better of it and decided not to brag and dig a hole for himself, "I can accept anything less than 100 million RMB."

"So low!?" Xiao Ye exclaimed in surprise.

"That's too low! Boss, there's something I've been wanting to tell you. Our skill level isn't high; you've basically been guiding us newbies step by step, learning as we go! If you don't get deeply involved in the future, we'll definitely take a lot of detours and waste a lot of money..."

Ah Huo is a pragmatic type. Although the graphics of Your Name are indeed amazing, that's all thanks to spending money. Without money, the Japanese will become complacent!

There are quite a few people in the animation department, but only the Japanese can do the fine work!
"My money didn't grow on trees. You have to achieve results first before you talk to me about money."

After finishing reviewing the documents in front of him, Li Mingyang said kindly to his secretary Bai Bin, "I'm in a good mood today, so please inform all departments that we'll have a dinner party at the Shilla Hotel tonight."

Shirahama gave a curt "hmm" and left.

Everyone was used to Shirahama's condition.

If it were anyone else...

The fact that Bai Bin could stand calmly in his office after going from being the vice president of iQiyi to a mere secretary is quite remarkable.

After Bai Bin left, Li Mingyang held a short meeting with Ah Huo, Xiao Ye, and Zhang Wei.

The first round of promotional activities for Seoul Spring was very successful, with the patriotic theme being the most prominent aspect.
The second round of idol promotion initially attracted new users well, but then it flopped.

The third round of propaganda promoting ethnic conflict.

Because Lotte backed down and ran away, there was no target, and he was also trapped in the creation of Your Name, which led to the anticlimactic ending.

It's widely acknowledged that South Korean directors are the best, but that doesn't really translate to box office success...

However, the huge sensation caused by the trailer for "Your Name" inadvertently sparked tensions between China and South Korea, leading to a surge in box office revenue for "Seoul Spring" and generating a new wave of moviegoing enthusiasm.

Li Mingyang felt that he was in great danger and playing with fire.

To boost box office revenue, they're taking a huge risk!
There was no turning back; success was the only option!

Now that your name has been chosen successfully, there's no reason not to continue.

After discussing for more than an hour, Shirahama returned.

Li Mingyang made a decision: record the song!

Get the Japanese theme song for the anime "Your Name"!

Dream Lantern, it's nothing special. In my previous life, Spark Chinese version has already released an electronic album.

To be honest... it doesn't sound as good as the Japanese version, mainly due to the pronunciation of the lyrics.

Once the melody is ready, just copy the lyrics.

How do you sing it?
Practice a few times, and you'll be able to sing along.

Li Mingyang told the others to prepare for the recording, while he went to the dressing room to start practicing.

After trying it several times, Li Mingyang's face darkened.

The Sweetheart Mask trial card made him musically gifted and a very good singer.

But there's a gap between them and top singers.

When she was in a serious state, her singing level was comparable to that of Yao Beina.

Now that war has broken out, they can't even reach the level of the original singer.

"Holy crap! Seriously? Is this kid's singing really that good?"

Li Mingyang ignites the war, and Sweetheart Mask is engulfed by the flames of war, with the box office burning wildly at a visible speed.

As the war intensified, a flame pattern appeared around the gold border of the Sweet Mask trial card.

As the flame patterns deepened, Li Mingyang's singing became increasingly closer to the original singer.

call……

The flames of war suddenly trembled violently, like a giant pillar of fire shooting straight to the ceiling, shrinking visibly before finally extinguishing at the top of the card.

The Sweet Mask card has a gold border engraved with a circle of crimson flame patterns, and the originally black back is printed with a golden sun, burning as if it were real.

Although the war has ended, Li Mingyang's singing has surpassed the original singer and reached a new level.

Sing a song.

With a thought, Li Mingyang saw the golden card, tempered by the flames of war and drastically altered in appearance, fly in front of him and slowly rotate.

"You've become more handsome!" Li Mingyang laughed.

Li Mingyang tried it out, and the Warfire buff did not apply to the new golden cards.

It seems that it has been refined to its peak.

Just as I was about to shut down the system, I caught a glimpse of the Witch's box office out of the corner of my eye—it'd all been burned?!

"Fuck! What's going on!"

When Li Mingyang used the Witch Card, a golden pop-up appeared: "The total box office for the Witch series is empty!"

The total box office revenue of The Witch's Reward series and the total box office revenue of The Witch's Reward series have all been burned!

"How long has it been? It's already burned through over 6 million yuan at the box office!"

"Once this thing is heated freely, it's an absolute money-devouring beast!"

"It's even more insanely powerful than the 'Cardfly' skill!"

New World Lottery, Shishi wins three out of ten!

Unleash the Warfire skill.

Judging from the system's description, it's an enhanced version of the serious skill, not only a divine skill that can break through the upper limit, but also a trial card that can be permanently upgraded.

Yes, it can also be used as a heater.

But Li Mingyang always felt that this skill had other uses, it's just... this damn system, you have to figure it out yourself.

What other clever uses does this thing have? It keeps popping up on its own...

Li Mingyang studied his skills and cards.

Two trial cards: one for Rukawa Kaede and one for Sweet Mask.

A box office card? The witch.

Skills include Peach Blossom Eyes, Sunny Day and Rainy Day, Perfect Mask, Battle Spirit, and Telepathy.

Perfect Mask and Sweet Mask have a combo attack called 'Idol Aura'.

Another useful skill is fluency in Korean.

Both the cards and skills are quite useful.

Aside from the War and Telepathy skills, he has basically figured out all the other skills and cards.

Seoul Spring currently has a box office of nearly 700 million won, and even if The Witch's box office is depleted, the total box office will still be over 1 billion won.

While keeping an eye on the box office, Li Mingyang also launched an experiment to start the war.

More than half an hour later, a golden sun appeared behind the Rukawa Kaede trial card, indicating that the bonus of the war on the Rukawa Kaede trial card had reached its peak.

Because the Rukawa Kaede experience card had been refined last time, it now had an extra ring of flame patterns around the gold edge, so this time it didn't cost much in terms of box office revenue, only a little over 100 million.

During this process, the Warfire did not exhibit any fusion properties, failing to merge the two trial cards into one.

Two white cards can be combined into one black card, two black cards into one green card, two green cards into one blue card, two blue cards into one gold card... This is pure fantasy; there's no reaction at all.

Li Mingyang opened his palm, and the flames of war appeared quietly in his hand, burning silently.

"Does this thing have no potential for further development?"

Li Mingyang felt somewhat unwilling, but it was as if they were telepathically connected.

Despite my resentment, the skills are only so useful.

To truly connect, you need to recharge with your older sister, or with Juanjuan...

I've been sticking to Shishi for over a month, and Shishi's skin is now red and swollen from being turned outwards. There's been no permanent effect.

Li Mingyang put an end to the fighting.

Look at the Seoul Spring on the system interface.

Although Seoul Spring is still far from reaching 20 million visitors, Lee Myung-yang never thought of opening Seoul Spring ahead of schedule.

He was confident he could reach 20 million people. Then he'd go all out!
With 2000 million viewers, Seoul Spring is the most popular show in South Korea in terms of both box office revenue and influence!
Even Li Mingyang himself felt that no movie could surpass this achievement!
Seoul Spring not only absorbed the aura of the Battle of Myeongnyang, but it is also a taboo subject that the Koreans have kept hidden away!

Unique!

What kind of news can Seoul Spring bring?
Li Mingyang rested his chin on his hand, lost in thought. Although he was very impressive, what he could reveal was a question.

Deploying a bunch of tanks and guns is pointless.

Military uniforms are even more of a pain.

A movie about a coup d'état by the Koreans?
There's no need for that. Seoul Spring has already reached its peak!

Ministers of Nanshan, the number of moviegoers did not exceed five million.

Although it involves masks, the subject matter is not on the same level as Seoul Spring.

As Li Mingyang pondered, his curiosity suddenly surged like a beast released from its cage, becoming uncontrollable and causing him great discomfort, leaving him in a state of turmoil.

Alright, let's just announce the results!
It's at least the best Korean film in history.

The more I think about it, the less likely it is to be anything good. If it's a Korean movie, I'll be furious...

Parasite, Miss, Train to Busan—I can recreate them without the original films!
As for the rest, if I become the vice president of CJ and Lee Mi-jin is ousted, wouldn't I still be able to invest and play around as I please?
"It doesn't feel like it'll explode anything..."

Start pumping!
The next moment, a row of black and white cubes appeared.

……

Just as Li Mingyang had guessed, the loot really included military uniforms, weapons, cars, and even tanks and artillery!

And then it's still from the last century...

Even the weapons in the spy lottery are more impressive!

The final round...

Li Mingyang clicked refresh.

Nine blue and one gold.

Smash all nine blue ones, and the plane will appear.

F-5 Tiger II, T-37 Scream, A-37 Dragonfly, CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters...

And the F-16A/B...

If this could be sold, it could fetch over a hundred million US dollars.

But they're hard to sell! There are no distribution channels...

"The last one..."

Li Mingyang pointed.

The golden cube did not immediately explode with golden light.

Instead, it cracked and peeled off at a speed visible to the naked eye, with the last card with a gold border floating quietly in mid-air.

The image above shows Hwang Jung-min, playing the role of Chun Doo-kwang, in the command room, passionately proclaiming: "Failure is treason, success is revolution!"
It can move?!
Trial card!
"You have obtained a Tyrant Experience Card! Do you wish to convert the remaining box office revenue into usage time?"

Li Mingyang was filled with questions. Tyrant? What the hell is that?
War broke out suddenly!

Before Li Mingyang could react, the flames of war engulfed the Tyrant Experience Card and began to refine it.

Li Mingyang wanted to pause, but he couldn't pause at all.

Box office revenue plummeted, flame patterns appeared on the gold border of the Tyrant Experience Card, and a golden sun gradually emerged on the pitch-black back...

Just when Li Mingyang thought the upgrade was about to end.

The sudden change!

The entire battle light was engulfed by golden flames, and the Tyrant Experience Card melted away like gold, eventually being burned to ashes.

Holy crap! How dare you eat my trial card!

next moment!
A brilliant golden light shone before my eyes, making it impossible to open them.

The scorching heat, penetrating from the outside in, made him unbearably hot, as if flames had seeped into his body.

I opened my eyes and looked.

He was engulfed in flames, the flames of war were burning him!

It's so hot!
Li Mingyang ripped his shirt with brute force, ran to the bathroom, and cooled himself down with cold water.

It has an effect, but the flames cannot be extinguished.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but Li Mingyang felt the burning sensation in his body disappear and the fire on his skin weakened considerably.

Suddenly, a system notification sound rang in my ears.

"The Tyrant Trial Card triggers the fusion of Battle Spirit skills, and the Battle Spirit skill is upgraded to Tyrant's Battle Spirit."

When Li Mingyang opened the skill bar, he saw that the Battle Spirit skill had been changed to the Tyrant's Battle Spirit.

Tyrant's War Spirit: 1. Consumes a large amount of ticket revenue to permanently enhance skill effects. (Including trial cards)
2. Show your loyalty! When the crew's loyalty reaches 100, a box office explosion will be triggered. (Binding limit: 2)

One consumes a large amount of box office revenue, while the other is a box office smash!
Holy crap, a perfect match!
The fighting spirit, that money-devouring beast, is practically driving me eastward!

The box office ceiling for South Korea is too low.

As long as loyalty is high enough, the tyrant's fighting spirit can be a box office smash!
Although we don't know what the effect of a critical hit is, this is still a product of Seoul Spring.

It should at least double!

By leveraging South Korea's unique censorship system, they can create blockbuster movies and achieve massive box office success. South Korea is even more adept at creating blockbuster movies than China.

The system is so thoughtful; knowing he can't go back for the time being, it gave him such a thoughtful and useful item.

……

1 month 17 day.

The theme song for the Japanese version of Your Name is "Dream Lantern," which is nothing special, a past life, a spark!

Log in to YouTube!

On YouTube, Li Mingyang has another identity: a world-renowned pop singer. His four songs, Faded, Treasure, Wake, and See You Again, have a combined total of over 200 million views on YouTube!
The Grammys invited him to participate in the selection, but he declined, saying he was too lazy to go to America.

Li Mingyang's influence on YouTube is not low, not less than that of Girls' Generation... but compared to Xiao Yang, he is far behind, as Gangnam Style has over a billion views.

Therefore, Li Mingyang put the four songs under Xiaoniao's account.

Stealing the popularity of Gangnam Style!
The four songs saw a surge in online clicks as soon as they were released.

It broke five million in three hours and ten million in five hours.

This initial surge in traffic was successful, but it fizzled out afterward, losing momentum by the second day.

It did not trigger a wave of nostalgia.

The main reason is that Your Name was released at the end of 2010, which is only a little over two years ago.

It's not very old...

The impact of the four Japanese theme songs for Your Name is somewhat underwhelming and cannot be compared to that of the Your Name anime trailer.

Reflecting on the box office performance of "Spring in Seoul," the number of daily moviegoers, which had finally returned to the 100,000 mark, has fallen back below 100,000.

"Why can't I get up here!" Li Mingyang was quite annoyed and locked himself in his office.

Blinking a Cohiba cigar, all that girlish fragrance was bitterness.

"Miss Shang?"

"No, although Miss is set in the colonial period, without any preparation, going straight into it won't be very effective."

"Little Days Animation dominates the world, Your Name challenges Little Days' 2D animation hegemony, this promotional point has a strong national character!"

"We need to continue, but how?"

Li Mingyang was very irritable, and this irritability made him feel hot all over.

Since merging with the Tyrant Experience Card, the flames of war have become one with him.

Unlike before, when the flames of war broke out, people could no longer simply throw things away because they were too hot to be roasted by the fire.

Now he can't stay away; the flames of war are right on him. The greater the fluctuations in his mind, the stronger the fire burns!

Like a Super Saiyan.

call……

Li Mingyang took a deep drag on his cigar, and thick smoke billowed out, enveloping his face and obscuring his vision.

"Where exactly did things go wrong? The direction is right, but it's just not working properly!"

"There are still more than four million people to go before we reach 20 million... It feels like that number is getting further and further away..."

Li Mingyang stubbed out his cigar in the ashtray, spread his arms, and rested them on the back of the sofa.

While enduring the burning sensation, I pondered how to reignite the South Korean public's enthusiasm for watching movies through Your Name!

dead end……

Even if it's a dead end, we have to push through!

We have to get through!
Otherwise, all your efforts will be in vain!

Can anything be more difficult than what's happening in China?

As soon as Li Mingyang had this thought, the fighting suddenly subsided.

The Koreans have gathered all three elements of heaven, earth, and humanity! All that's missing is the climax!
Li Mingyang raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his face, tilted his head, and a bold idea began to brew in his mind.

The war reignited, more fiercely and intensely than before.

The flames of war soared into the sky, like a sea of ​​fire, engulfing the ceiling in an instant.

"If I can't become the vice president of CJ, how am I supposed to survive in the future... There's no future, it's all about the present!"

"We don't need that lousy market for Japanese products!"

Li Mingyang burned away the last bit of hesitation in his heart!

Focusing fire on a peaceful day!
……

(End of this chapter)