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

Chapter 715 Money in hand is the only real thing!

Hughes would often make outrageous statements in a joking manner, but Wang Changtian didn't believe them.

Li Mingyang truly believed it! Because everything Hughes said was true!
Hughes, this elite white man, is very similar to the angry young people in China, especially fond of criticizing Americans!

Only true elites understand that America's capitalist system has come to an end!

Li Mingyang told Wang Changtian and Hughes about the film and television city mission he had obtained from today's celebration banquet.

The two had vastly different attitudes toward the mission at the film studio.

Wang Changtian scoffed.

Hughes, however, saw this as a golden opportunity to make a fortune and tell a great story.

The two argued heatedly in front of Li Mingyang, neither willing to give in.

We can't let them!

Lee Ming-yang is the head of FBTV. If he takes the wrong turn, they will be the ones who suffer.

Just as the two were arguing, Boss Zhao arrived, looking travel-worn.

"What are you arguing about? I could hear you arguing in the hallway," Mr. Zhao asked curiously.

“You’ve come at the right time. The higher-ups want Director Li to build a major film and television city. My point is that I can take the job, but I can’t actually do it,” Wang Changtian said.

“You clearly have experience in developing film studios, and you don’t have to spend your own money, so why not develop it further? This is a very profitable business. Live-action entertainment is the most important part of Disney. Since we want to build a large-scale Disneyland in the East, film studios are a very good starting point,” Hughes said.

Mr. Zhao understood; it was about the film studio.

“I’ve heard about this. We only have two years. Real-world entertainment is not our focus. Content and traffic are what we need most.”

“There’s still money,” Li Mingyang interjected.

“Money is no problem.” Boss Zhao pulled up a chair and sat down next to Li Mingyang. “Guess how much foreign exchange I borrowed?”

"One billion US dollars?"

Two billion US dollars!

Li Mingyang, Wang Changtian, and Hughes were all taken aback. With so much money, FBTV wouldn't need to go public to raise funds.

After all, Li Mingyang doesn't hold many shares.

"Isn't this too much? There must be some mandatory requirements, right?" Wang Changtian frowned.

"No requirements, and the first year is interest-free."

"This is because the foreign exchange quota is too high..." Li Mingyang murmured.

"Having a large quota is one thing, being willing to give it is another. Director Li's Palme d'Or came at just the right time!"

"What is the interest rate for two years?"

"12."

The interest alone amounts to 2.4 million US dollars!
“Two billion US dollars is too much, one billion US dollars is enough,” Li Mingyang said.

"Of course, the more money the better; who would complain about having too much money?"

"I always have a feeling... I won't be able to pay it back..."

Huace borrowed this money, but he was the guarantor!

guarantor

It wasn't that Li Mingyang lacked confidence, but rather that he might genuinely be unable to repay the interest.

Streaming doesn't make money!

In 2012, Netflix's annual revenue was $36 billion.

But the profit was less than fifty million US dollars...

Li Mingyang had his concerns, but Wang Changtian, Boss Zhao, and Hughes did not.

The most important thing is to grow FBTV; as for repaying the money, that's a matter for the future.

The four are now in the same boat. Li Mingyang is the actual controller of Bouquet CJ, while the others are co-CEOs.

Although Li Mingyang had no intention of entering the European and American markets, Hughes did.

He's already found everyone, and now he's just waiting for the FBTV copyright issue to get started.

As the actual controller, Li Mingyang has veto power.

FBTV has a total of six co-CEOs: Hughes, representing Wall Street; Spielberg, representing Hollywood; Li Meijin, representing CJ Entertainment; CCTV; Wang Changtian, representing Enlight Media; and Mr. Zhao, representing Huace Media.

All co-CEOs have veto power.

The CCTV representative is still being selected.

All the other CEOs knew the ins and outs of the Palme d'Or!

When Li Mingyang sold a veto right, Wall Street was willing to offer a billion dollars.

But now Wall Street is no longer willing.

Because too many people hold veto power, a veto is essentially useless.

Without a billion dollars, their rights have been severely reduced.

However, Li Mingyang did not regret it.

If FBTV isn't restricted now, it will eventually turn around and bite back.

Wall Street is willing to pay a billion dollars for a veto right—what a wolf in sheep's clothing! They're after a takeover!

The more powerful FBTV is, the less likely it is to be controlled by one person.

Neither power nor capital can stand idly by.

Rather than getting hammered and finding yourself in a dilemma, it's better to hand it over voluntarily and pave the way for yourself.

At the same time, lighten your load! Bombard the entire Asia, and even the entire world, with content!

Although everyone is playing their cards openly!
But he knows how to cheat!
He is the primary productive force!
……

Li Mingyang wanted to dismantle Bouquet CJ and install the Pangu special effects into Bouquet Group.

disagree!
All three of them disagreed!

Li Mingyang's purpose in splitting up FBTV is simple: the shackles on FBTV have been removed, and with the participation of Wall Street and Hollywood capital, it is bound to flourish.

So Li Mingyang wanted the Bouquet Group to bleed FBTV dry... He couldn't afford to lose money himself.

The rats moved the warehouse.

That's what executives at streaming companies do!

Li Mingyang spent the entire night explaining the facts, reasoning, and benefits to the three of them.

The three of them absolutely disagreed. They were all shrewd and experienced, and they were particularly sensitive to the splitting up of the bouquet CJ.

“Li, stop thinking about leaving yourself a way out and taking advantage of others. Wall Street will not allow you to divest anything related to streaming media.”

"It's already morning, let's have breakfast first," said Boss Zhao, glancing at his watch.

"I'll call and have someone prepare. This isn't Director Li's company; we don't have to be self-sufficient. We even have to buy breakfast outside." Wang Changtian picked up the phone and called the front desk.

"It's not like I'm doing this alone. Aren't iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video all doing it this way? Why can't I do it!"

Given Li Mingyang's achievements in the business world, none of the three dared to let him split things up; who knows what he might do with them.

Today it's Pangu special effects, tomorrow it might be the Oriental Building!

Dongyang Building is owned by Bouquet CJ!
While enjoying a fairly substantial breakfast, Li Mingyang saw that the three were determined not to let him disassemble the Pangu special effects, so he had a flash of inspiration and changed his strategy!
He proposed merging Bouquet Entertainment Group into Bouquet CJ.

Although Bouquet Entertainment Group and Bouquet CJ are both his businesses, they are separate entities due to their international nature.

The three rejected his offer again.

Bouquet Entertainment Group is essentially Bouquet Entertainment.

Thousands of employees!

Most large corporations don't have as many employees as Bouquet Entertainment.

The combined employees of the five major film and television companies in China don't even equal the number of employees of Bouquet Entertainment.

It's a consensus within the industry that there are too many people with low skill levels, making it a complete liability!

Those three must be out of their minds to agree to merge Bouquet Group into Bouquet CJ.

“Director Li, stop thinking about how to benefit yourself. If FBTV succeeds, it will be better than anything else! FBTV is valued at at least 10 billion US dollars. Even a small increase in its value is better than those petty profits,” said Boss Zhao.

“Yes! When Youku went public, its offering price increased by 206%, but its market value was only a little over five billion US dollars. Our valuation is already tens of billions of US dollars. Don’t burden FBTV, okay? We are a world-class team. Don’t focus on that little bit of personal gain. We should look at the stock price!” Hughes said excitedly.

"Forget about Bouquet Group, you've turned it into a liability after all the demolition you've done..." Wang Changtian said.

"Hey, why don't you guys understand me? You know, 'spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones'? I'm planning to provide social security for every employee of the Bouquet Group."

"What is social security?" Hughes was confused.

Wang Changtian and Boss Zhao gasped in shock. The social security of thousands of people was going to be the death of them!
Labor costs have increased by at least 30%!

"Director Li, you're our thoroughbred horse, what use are bones to us, haha," said Boss Zhao.
“The flower bouquet group has too many people. Cutting them in half... or even 80% would be reasonable. We don’t need that many people at all,” Wang Changtian said.

Li Mingyang cleared his throat, preparing to give the three a good lesson, but they wouldn't listen at all.

They value their veto power very much.

Because if they don't veto it, then FBTV will be under Lee Ming Yang's control.

All three are big names in their respective fields, but faced with Li Mingyang's unpredictable actions, their hearts couldn't take it, and a steady and cautious approach was the best strategy.

Netflix has already provided the answer: using money to increase the quantity and quality of content is the best strategy.

"You guys can't do this, you can't do that, do you not want to win?" Li Mingyang said unhappily.

"Director Li, I think... maintaining the original company structure is the best option. We haven't encountered any problems; on the contrary, the current framework is more conducive to our development."

“Your development model heavily borrows from Netflix, and I don’t see any problem with it; Wall Street approves of it.” “Director Li, we’ll pay whatever it takes for you to create content… but leave the company’s operations and management to us.” Wang Changtian couldn’t stand it anymore and laid his cards on the table.

"Holy crap, are you trying to overstep your authority?"

“At least we won’t do anything to harm the company’s interests. Besides, you are the biggest beneficiary of FBTV; we only have a few shares,” Wang Changtian said with a smile.

"Mr. Wang and I together only account for 4%, Hughes paid out of his own pocket, you are the largest shareholder and the biggest beneficiary of FBTV."

"The best solution is for professionals to do what they do best: we manage, you create the content."

Li Mingyang rolled his eyes. "Can I understand that you're managing me in creating content?"

"How can it be!"

"Director Li, you're overthinking it."

"Of course, it's your decision."

Li Mingyang tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his gaze sweeping over the three faces. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he had a feeling that the three of them seemed to be working together.

“I’ve thought about it, and you’re right. Everyone has their own expertise. Um… I want two hundred million US dollars.”

Li Mingyang decided to get the money first; to be honest, he was in real danger right now!

FBTV's $5 billion bet, the T-CUBE building in Roppongi worth NT$5 billion, and the $2 billion foreign exchange reserves in Hangzhou...

If one problem occurs, he could go bankrupt!
If either of them runs into problems, bankruptcy is inevitable, and they'll be burdened with huge debts!

Unexpectedly!

The three individuals who disagreed with dismantling Bouquet Group and with merging Bouquet Group into Bouquet Group were surprisingly agreeable when it came to the $200 million expenditure.

After clarifying where the money went, confirming it was related to content creation, and agreeing to accept third-party auditing and oversight, the three agreed!
Li Mingyang felt that the three people's focus was a bit off.

However, he kept his word and did not restrict his content creation.

Good!

FBTV's power was split into seven veto powers.

Fighting for power is pointless.

Money in hand is all that matters!

He talked for so long today, whether it was about splitting up or merging, it all boils down to money.

After breakfast, the four of them went to the conference room to discuss a series of important matters to come.

For example, CJ changed its name to FBTV.

The FBTV logo has already been designed.

A FBTV version of the Monkey King.

After hundreds of revisions, you can tell at a glance that FB is the Monkey King wearing a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown and carrying a golden cudgel!
Besides changing the company's fate, they also decided on a new logo.

The four also discussed FBTV's Asian vertical film and television base, film and television city development, mainland promotion of Miss, China-Korea flower bouquet project, promotion of Your Name animation script, expansion of Pangu special effects recruitment, overseas copyright purchase, and other matters.

At first, Li Mingyang could still say a few words, but gradually he didn't want to talk anymore.

FBTV has a lot to do and a lot of talent to do if it wants to dominate Asia.

The three planned to poach talent from major domestic companies and overseas investment banks.

We will further refine the management model based on the existing pyramid structure.

The meeting concluded with the most important strategic decision: when to enter the mainland market.

All three of them were quite bold and confident, and they wanted to bring FBTV into the mainland market.

Li Mingyang vetoed it outright!
"We'll stick to the original plan. FBTV won't be coming to the University of Tokyo. My stance won't change. Okay, I'm going to the airport now. That's all for today's meeting."

Li Mingyang wanted to end the meeting.

The three men refused to agree; they were not content with simply blocking the gate and collecting tolls.

Their goal is to enter the vast market of Southeast University and compete with BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent), Sohu Video, LeTV, and Ku61.

"My life was just starting to look up, and you guys are pushing me into a fire pit! You're such scoundrels!"

"Once the wound heals, the pain is forgotten. Mr. Wang and Mr. Zhao, have you two forgotten how you were strangled by BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) when you invested in Tudou?"

"What's the point of fighting? We can still be good friends if we collect a little toll. Trying to steal their cake... Haha, those three are three families on the surface, but they're actually one family. What makes you think you're worthy to be their opponents? Don't look at me, I'm not worthy."

"No matter what you say, I will not agree."

After Li Mingyang finished speaking, he slammed his hand on the table, telling the three of them to shut up, and left the meeting room.

The three watched Li Mingyang leave the conference room, leave Enlight Media, and leave the building where Enlight Media was located.

"Do you think he actually has any intention of entering the East Market?" Hughes said.

"He'd better not have that idea," said Mr. Zhao.

"I hope he's telling the truth, otherwise we'll all suffer..." Wang Changtian said, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead.

The three of them have no desire to be enemies with BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent), especially in the streaming media field, where they simply cannot outlast them!
Li Mingyang's Asian streaming plan is already semi-public.

The idea of ​​charging tolls to prevent traffic congestion at Dongda Market was a stroke of genius!

Wall Street is very satisfied with the plan.

FBTV is not qualified to compete with iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video, but it is very easy for them to block traffic, and they actually make a lot of money from toll fees.

The streaming wars in the Chinese entertainment industry have essentially come to an end, with iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video vying for supremacy, while the others are merely surviving.

Li Mingyang, this disruptor of order, rushed into the mainland streaming media market at this time, causing four companies to fight over it, which harmed the interests of Wall Street.

FBTV is valued at tens of billions of dollars.

The fundamental reason is that Li Mingyang's Asian streaming ecosystem plan is a very ingenious, bold, and highly feasible plan.

The only challenge is avoiding the three-way competition at Tokyo University, which is the only major obstacle.

Once we secure the prize and have ample funds, dominating Asia will be just around the corner!
“Wang, there’s something I’ve never understood: how have you managed to work with this kid for so long? He gives me the feeling that he might jump ship at any moment…”

Wang Changtian unscrewed the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said with a bitter smile, "Besides trust, I have nothing left to give him..."

"Director Li is only pretending to jump ship; in reality, he doesn't want to wait. He wants to win more than anyone else. You'll understand once you get to know him better," Boss Zhao said with a smile.

Hughes nodded, but he was still a little uneasy.

So he took out six film contracts from the six major Hollywood studios from his briefcase.

It was at the casino that the six major Hollywood studios forced Li Mingyang to sign the contract.

Because of Wall Street's strong involvement, these contracts are not necessarily required to be signed.

Hughes thought the film contract Hollywood offered Li Mingyang was amazing, practically free money!

The financial films produced by the University of Tokyo are truly impressive; even Wall Street is envious.

But compared to Hollywood's global distribution system, it's still far inferior!

Tens of millions of US dollars in costs, hundreds of millions of US dollars in revenue, ten times the profit!
This is exactly what capital loves!
……

Wang Changtian, Boss Zhao, and Hughes were in the conference room discussing how to get Li Mingyang to sign the six Hollywood film contracts.

Li Mingyang had already arrived at the airport.

Then I received a call from Jing Tian.

After arriving in Yanbei from Cannes, Li Mingyang stayed in Yanbei, while Yang Mi, Jing Tian, ​​Bai Bin, and their group returned to Hengdian.

Unexpectedly, Jing Tian also came to Yanbei, and is still at the Beijing Film Academy. As an outstanding representative of graduates, she shared her experience with her juniors who are about to graduate.

What merit does Jing Tian possess...?

The Beijing Film Academy came specifically for him.

This lousy school was no help in my past life, and it's a disaster in this one too, plus they want to expel him!

He donated a lot of money to the school and helped many junior students find jobs, but the school always went against him!
The Golden Rooster Awards won't even give a director's debut film a chance.

Yinghuang acquired land in Hangzhou to establish the Yinghuang Film and Television Culture Village and the Yinghuang Film and Television Academy.

At a crucial moment when he was fighting with Yinghuang for land.

The Beijing Film Academy even supported Yinghuang, completely disregarding him!
In a fit of anger, he established the Mingyang Film Academy, severing ties with the Beijing Film Academy and going against Yinghuang!
Although the academy existed in name only, the conflict between the two sides intensified and was brought to the forefront.

The Central Academy of Drama, which was attacked by Lao Zhang a few years ago, had a good time and has been watching the show with sarcasm ever since.

However, Beijing Film Academy has the backing of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. No matter how well he did in South Korea, Beijing Film Academy never thought of taking a step back and finding a better future.

At this year's Cannes Film Festival, he outshone everyone else and won the only Palme d'Or.

The school made a big concession, allowing Jia Zhangke to give him a heads-up first.

To be honest, now that he's won the Palme d'Or, if he doesn't go back to China first, everyone from top to bottom will be ashamed, and he can forget about ever working in China again.

Therefore, he must return to China first.

He went back to China but didn't even make a trip back to the Beijing Film Academy.

He hadn't thought of that at all!

Because no one required him to go back to the Beijing Film Academy. He had met so many leaders since returning to China, some of whom were graduates of the Beijing Film Academy, and none of them mentioned this matter.

From beginning to end, apart from Section Chief Jia's brief remarks, Director Tian, ​​Zuo Shandiao, Zhang Yimou, Wang Changtian, and Boss Zhao did not utter a single word in support of Beijing Film Academy.

They didn't even ask.

Anyone could see that Li Mingyang had no intention of giving Beijing Film Academy any face.

Unexpectedly, the Beijing Film Academy approached Tian Tian to act as a middleman.

Sweetie has probably been completely misled by the school...

Li Mingyang rubbed the stubble on his chin and decided... not to give anyone face!

(End of this chapter)