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

Chapter 675 World Cinema, The One True God!

If you were to ask who is the film industry insider who has been involved with domestic video websites the earliest and most deeply, Li Mingyang would be the perfect candidate.

His representative work when he first started out, "Goodbye Jinhua Station," was released on Tudou in 08!

His representative work, "Diao Si Nan Shi" (Loser Man), was released on Youku in 08!

A love affair as beautiful as a bouquet of flowers—that was Li Mingyang clinging to Sohu's coattails.

Li Mingyang was able to become a top director in China and a major shareholder of Enlight Media thanks to the battle for Youku Tudou's IPO!
The director who achieved double billion-yuan box office success relied on Maoyan, a box office magic tool!
Li Mingyang's rise to power was due to his ability to navigate the complexities of relationships among major internet companies, leveraging their strengths to his advantage...

Everyone else saw that Li Mingyang was very confident in everything he did.

Only those involved truly understand that Li Mingyang had no confidence whatsoever.

Li Mingyang relied on his ruthless determination to either die a glorious death or live a life of utter despair!
One wrong step and it's all over...

What they found most unbelievable was that Li Mingyang could switch between major internet companies... something neither of them could do...

Everyone thought that Zhang Chaoyang of Sohu hated Li Mingyang to the bone, but unexpectedly, Li Mingyang easily got rid of Zhang Chaoyang.

The price is just one movie.

Everyone thought Jack Ma would beat up Li Mingyang because he had a lot of influence, but every time it was crucial, Jack Ma would disappear without a trace, leaving Li Mingyang to do whatever he wanted.

The most outrageous one is the penguin.

Little Ma kept trying to recruit Li Mingyang, but even though Li Mingyang didn't give him any face, Little Ma still didn't retaliate.

Does Chow Yun-fat lack guts?
The 3Q War almost ruined Zhou Hongyi...

Finally, there's Gong Yu.

Gong Yu can be as foolish as a fool at times, and as frighteningly shrewd as a man.

Since Baidu, Huayi Brothers, and Mango TV all lost the competition between Running Man and Running Man, it would be unreasonable for Baidu, which suffered such a big loss, not to teach Li Mingyang a lesson; it would be too embarrassing.

But Gong Yu not only didn't retaliate, he would always hang around Li Mingyang.

The two now have a very good relationship.

Gu Yongqiang, a former ally, has long since ceased all contact with him.

"Be more confident. Sometimes, deceiving yourself can make things a little easier." Wang Changtian gave up resisting.

Li Mingyang's current actions are erratic and he can no longer guess what Li Mingyang is trying to do.

Going back to China is a complete disaster!
But if we don't return to China, the Three-Body Problem project will run into problems...

The leaders of the General Administration personally intervened.

Even though Li Mingyang holds the copyright, he doesn't dare to film overseas.

Internet giants are capital.

The General Administration represents the will!
……

2013 2 Month 25 Day.

The much-anticipated first female chaplain, Ms. Park, was officially inaugurated today. The inauguration ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m.

China sent a high-level delegation to the inauguration ceremonies of both Lukaka and Likaka.

This time, China raised the level of its delegation and sent a higher-level representative.

The highest-ranking female leader!
This signals that bilateral relations have reached a new level.

At a regular press conference at Dongda University that day, Ms. Hua stated: China and South Korea are important neighbors to each other. China attaches great importance to China-South Korea relations. Currently, China-South Korea relations are developing well. Maintaining the continued, stable and healthy development of China-South Korea relations is in the interests of both countries and their people, and is also conducive to peace, stability and development in the region.

Under the new circumstances of the new era, China is willing to continue working with South Korea to deepen friendly exchanges and pragmatic cooperation in various fields between the two countries.

Lee Myung-yang was invited to attend this grand event, but he was not with the delegation; instead, he represented the South Korean entertainment industry.

The inauguration ceremony lasted until very late, officially concluding after dinner.

"I obey the leader's arrangements. My favorite TV series is Kite. I am a person with ideals!"

"You're living a much better life than a kite... Director Li! Actually, I don't quite understand your methods, but many people are willing to believe in you... You must take good care of yourself. Some things aren't as simple as they seem... For example, that Spider Cave, cut it off as soon as possible, don't let the whole world know it's yours..."

“I swear to the organization that I have never taken a single penny that I shouldn’t have taken. I was just taking care of my fellow countrymen in Yanbian.”

"hehe."

……

Li Mingyang left the room and walked down the narrow corridor.

The passageway stretched out in front of us, leading to a dark crossroads that seemed ready to be swallowed by darkness at any moment.

Tread...  

When Li Mingyang arrived at the intersection, he subconsciously looked left and right and saw a graceful yet cold woman wearing a well-fitting blue suit with a black strapless top underneath walking towards him.

"Director Lee, do you have a moment?" Lee Boo-jin asked with a polite smile.

Li Mingyang chuckled and nodded.

Lee Boo-jin turned around and led the way.

Li Fuzhen walked slowly, but each step was firm, leaving a small, deep indentation on the carpet she passed – the imprint of her high heels.

Not long after.

Lee Boo-jin led him to a quiet, secluded path.

There were no room doors on either side.

Artworks hang on the walls, complementing the exquisite wall lamps.

Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, Lee Boo-jin stopped in front of an abstract yet vibrant painting.

“We should talk about the nightclubs.” Lee Boo-jin turned to look at Lee Myung-yang, her voice soft but carrying a distinct strength in the quiet corridor.

"Well, what should I say?"

How many shares do you want?

"I don't need it, that's fine with me."

"Director Lee is joking," Lee Boo-jin said with a smile.

"I'm not kidding."

Lee Boo-jin stopped smiling, her cool eyes fixed on Lee Myung-yang.

With his eyes covered by sunglasses, Li Mingyang's ability to read people's expressions was greatly diminished.

She bent down and took out sunglasses from her handbag, putting them on so as not to be at a disadvantage.

"2%."

"Even if you don't give it to me, I have no objection."

"Director Li, I'm seriously trying to discuss this with you. If you have this attitude, we can't discuss it any further."

“What’s there to discuss about 2%? I don’t need that little bit of money.” Li Mingyang raised his hand to interrupt Li Fuzhen. “IS Entertainment has always been managed by your people; I was just nominally in charge. Now, fine, I’m withdrawing.”

"3%."

“I’d consider it if it’s 10%, but I have absolutely no interest in anything below that price.”

"10% is impossible!"

"Then there's nothing more to discuss. From today onwards, IS Entertainment has nothing to do with me."

"You were able to take over the Spider Cave because of perfect timing, location, and people. Samsung and Lotte are fundamentally different. Do you want to give it a try?"

Li Mingyang laughed, "I've already withdrawn, why are you threatening me now?"

"When did I give you permission to quit?" Lee Boo-jin said coldly.

"We're all smart people, so let's not beat around the bush. You're just worried that if I quit, I'll also withdraw the people from Yanbian. They're working for themselves, not for me."

Li Mingyang spread his hands, saying indifferently, "I don't have that much influence over them... Do whatever you want, whether it's forming alliances or killing the goose that lays the golden eggs, don't ask me anything, I'm not their biological father!"

Lee Boo-jin suddenly laughed and walked over to Lee Myung-yang with a smile. "If you don't take it, people will think there's some kind of conspiracy... Just like LeEco's stock, if you don't want it, a lot of people won't want it, so Director Lee, you can't back out."

"10%!"

"5%, that's already our share for Huayi. Any more and it won't be enough."

"I'm getting the same share as Huayi? You're looking down on me! Fine, I'm quitting."

"..."

10%! Of course, Lee Boo-jin couldn't give it to her; doing so would be a mistake on her part, and she would get too little of the pie.

But Li Mingyang is ruthless and he's sticking to the 10% figure!

The two sides had been arguing for more than half an hour, and Lee Boo-jin was almost really angry. Just as she was about to end the negotiations and tell Lee Myung-yang to get lost.

Li Mingyang suddenly said, "I accept 5%."

“No! This is the end of today…” Lee Boo-jin stopped mid-sentence, looked up, and took off her sunglasses. “You agree?”

"You agreed, why wouldn't you agree?"

"Okay, let's sign the contract right away."

Turn a corner at the end of the corridor, and there's another long corridor. On the left is a door; push it open, and you'll find yourself in Lee Boo-jin's office. It turns out the corridor connects to the back door of the office. The shareholding agreement has been signed.

Lee Boo-jin then brought up the land in Cheongdam-dong with Lee Myung-yang.

Samsung wants to buy that land for 1000 billion won.

That piece of land wasn't worth that much money; the premium was almost five times!
However, Li Mingyang was not so happy this time.

He could take the shares in IS Entertainment or not; they were just small change compared to his Asian streaming ecosystem.

Since Samsung was worried that if he didn't take it, they wouldn't be able to bring in Chinese capital through IS Entertainment, he simply took it.

He couldn't let go of that piece of land in Cheongdam-dong, because that's what Ali wanted.

When Lee Boo-jin brought up the matter, Lee Myung-yang immediately stood up, refusing to discuss it further.

“Director Lee, the price is still negotiable. There’s no benefit for you in having that land.” Lee Boo-jin caught up with him.

Alibaba's people have been loitering around that Cheongdam-dong area lately, and Samsung has realized the danger and is eager to reclaim the land.

"I'm not selling. It's not about the money."

“What’s the problem? Everything has a price. Name your price.” Lee Boo-jin grabbed Lee Myung-yang’s arm, preventing him from leaving.

Li Mingyang swung his arm and flipped Li Fuzhen to the ground, then walked straight to the door, opened it, and left with a flourish.

A year ago, Lee Myung-yang nervously arrived at Lee Boo-jin's office and met the Samsung princess, Lee Boo-jin, carefully communicating with her.

Now, he no longer feels uneasy or cautious when facing Lee Boo-jin.

In the e-commerce arena, Samsung is completely dominated by Alibaba...

Lee Boo-jin struggled to her feet, supporting herself with her hands. Looking at the wide-open door, she frowned and grumbled, "You rude man...you just wait!"

……

Lee Myung-yang left the Shilla Hotel and headed straight for Lee Mi-geum's Itaewon estate.

At the manor, Li Mingyang met Spielberg.

Spielberg and Cameron, two giants of world cinema.

As directors, Spielberg has a higher total box office and greater artistic achievement than Cameron. Cameron has long held the title of the highest-grossing film in global film history, first with Titanic and then with Avatar.

Each has its own merits.

But as a filmmaker, Spielberg is the only true god of world cinema!

Hollywood is producer-centric, and he has produced more films as a producer than he has directed.

High output, high quality, and proficient in all types of films.

The highest-grossing director in the world, from second to tenth place, has a combined box office revenue that doesn't match the total box office earnings of all the films he directed and produced.

Nolan, as the most outstanding director of the new generation, is loved by audiences and is often compared with Spielberg.

In reality, he's not even worthy of being compared to Spielberg...

Nolan is just a director.

Spielberg has been a behind-the-scenes player for a long time!
In the realm of cinema, Spielberg is undoubtedly at the summit, far surpassing everyone else; even James Cameron is only halfway up the mountain…

Zhang Yimou is on the hillside between the foot and the middle of the mountain...

Li Mingyang thought his meeting with Spielberg would be very brief.

Unexpectedly, the meeting lasted much longer than Li Mingyang had anticipated.

Li Mingyang arrived at Li Meijin's manor around 3 p.m., and the meeting ended the next evening!
What impressed Li Mingyang most about Spielberg during this meeting was not his talent or his exceptional vision.

It's not just energy, it's boundless vitality!
From beginning to end, the two of them just sat in the living room, talking about the development of film, the development of streaming media, art, business warfare, and the global film landscape...

Spielberg's eyes always shine, showing no signs of fatigue, and he seems to get more and more energetic as he speaks.

If Li Meijin hadn't reminded him that he should go to Cannes, he probably would have kept talking for a few more days...

"Director Li, I didn't expect you and Steve to get along so well." Li Meijin quickly took a sip of coffee to perk herself up.

"Perhaps we think in the same way, which is why we get along so well..."

It's a bit far-fetched that the world's number one director is interested in television dramas...

Spielberg is now in charge of producing shows for WarnerMedia's TNT, so he must be paying them a lot!
Despite all the planning, no one expected Spielberg to be so poor that he had to compromise his principles for a meager living!

"You should have noticed that he's short on money. If you want to win the Palme d'Or, all you need is the money."

"This is really good news... How could he be short of money? Putting aside his previous copyright income, as the producer of the Transformers series, he shouldn't be short of money!"

Li Meijin took another sip of coffee and said with a wry smile, "Director Li, you have low desires for life, and you're young, so your concept of money is rather shallow. When you reach his age, you'll realize that money really isn't enough, that money can buy life, and that these people wish they could live forever..."

Li Mingyang understood: blood transfusion, injections, organ transplant...

It is widely known that the Democratic Party is the mastermind behind LL Island.

Hollywood, as the stronghold of the Donald Party, has an unfathomable level of involvement!

The United States is a paradise for capital; people with money can do whatever they want, and using money to buy their lives is a very normal thing.

“I have a feeling he has quite an appetite,” Li Mingyang said with some concern, his eyes fixed on Li Meijin.

Li Meijin chuckled, "If it's a matter of spending a little money to get the Palme d'Or, Tokyo University won't be stingy, will it?"

"Well... that's true, but it doesn't really seem very reliable..."

"Director Li, you're not from a wealthy family, so your understanding of money is flawed. Money really can do everything."

Li Mingyang shook his head. "If I were truly omnipotent, why didn't I win the Hong Kong Film Award? Wang Changtian and I invested hundreds of millions of dollars."

"That's because you didn't smash the right spots. No amount of money will help."

"If it were you, how would you operate?"

"Your strategy is correct: take the bottom line, oppress the middle management, and bribe the top management. As long as you give enough, you're guaranteed to win."

"You're talking nonsense. Even if they were to give in, Jiang Wen would still end up getting the prize. In fact, Jiang Wen didn't get anything."

"What I said last time was that you have to hit the right spot. You guys don't really understand who the middle management is and who the senior management is."

"Who are the senior management? Who are the middle management? Isn't Yinghuang a senior management company?"

"The change of ownership at TVB took 11 years, do you remember?"

"I don't remember this at all..."

“Sometimes we need to pay attention to the fact that Shaw’s equity dispute was actually a tug-of-war between the mainland and Hong Kong. TVB is the world’s number one Chinese-language commercial television station. I don’t need to explain how important media discourse is.”

Li Meijin then briefly described the protracted battle.

Finally, Mr. Chen from Hong Kong, Taiwan's richest woman, and a US-funded private equity firm joined forces to successfully acquire TVB shares.

In reality, Country Garden offered a price as high as 12.5 billion yuan!
TVB's current chairman, Mr. Chan, and his consortium only used about 86 billion yuan!

This Mr. Chen has close ties with the Li family, and his real estate company is the preferred contractor for the Yangtze River Group.

Li Meijin's explanation was quite simple.

However, Li Mingyang, who had the ability to see into the heavens, quickly realized that if he wanted to win the Hong Kong Film Awards, he had to throw money at the Americans!
Yinghuang is just a mid-level manager... Suppressing Yinghuang is the right move!
But we shouldn't be throwing money at those people on the Hong Kong board of directors; we should be using a whole hammer instead!

Then open a breach in Hollywood!

"So I should have thrown money at Hollywood to pave the way?"

"Ah."

"Can Spielberg do it?"

"If he can't do it, I can't think of anyone else who can. The six major Hollywood studios are not a unified entity, but he has the ability to temporarily bring them together as a unified entity."

Li Meijin's evaluation of Spielberg was even higher than Li Mingyang had imagined.

Li Mingyang suddenly felt a strong desire to become someone like Spielberg!

Only Spielberg is worthy of being surpassed!

How much does the Hong Kong Film Awards cost approximately?

"About one hundred million US dollars..."

"So cheap?"

"This is the price you're looking for; others can't buy it even with money."

"Oh, I see, so that's my stance."

“You’re very perceptive,” Li Meijin said with a smile.

"What about the Golden Palm?" Li Mingyang asked, getting excited.

"It's not clear yet. You need to have a film first... Actually, there are only three steps to winning the Palme d'Or: an excellent film, a satisfactory stance, and plenty of money!"

"Um, I see there are quite a few poor guys who win the Palme d'Or..."

"Those poor bastards are all from the West."

……

(End of this chapter)