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

Chapter 732 Hengdian Film Academy, Honorary Dean!
7 month 1 day.

Li Mingyang got up very early and personally drove Jing Tian to Shanghai.

Sweetie is finally going to work to promote her special identity.

Special status, file transferred!
They're even going to be released during the summer season!

It's only in August.

It's not just her special status; since the movie "Miss" was scheduled for the summer season, many domestic blockbusters have moved up their release dates, such as "No Man's Land" and "Coming Home," which were originally aimed at the Lunar New Year season.

Even Enlight Media's "The Four Great Constables 2" has moved its release date from December to the end of August!

Sun Honglei's "Silent Witness" was also moved up by more than half a month, competing with "The Four Great Constables 2" on the same day.

As for the reason, Wang Changtian seemed to know.

But he made excuses and refused to say.

If things get heated, they'll hang up...

It's quite strange.

In other words, Li Mingyang knew that the movie "Miss" wouldn't do well at the domestic box office, otherwise he would never have been fooled by Wang Changtian.

"Honey, I'm leaving. Take good care of yourself, okay? Don't go looking for your god-sister." Jing Tian didn't forget to drug him before leaving.

"If you're really worried, then don't bother promoting his special status. Anyway, Zhen Zhidan is super popular now, so let him do the promotion himself."

"That won't do, I'm the female lead!" Jing Tian immediately objected.

With the battle of the century drawing ever closer, Donnie Yen is incredibly popular right now!
This guy's been trending on social media every day; he's starting to seriously prepare for the competition!

He frequently posts on Weibo to showcase his training results.

Even his special identity, which was the spark that ignited the war of the century, caught fire!

Zhao Wenzhuo isn't being foolish this time. He's stopped updating his Weibo, is living a secluded life, refusing to be in the public eye, and not giving Zhen Zhidan a single penny of attention.

Jing Tian, ​​the queen of financial losses, is counting on this movie to revive her career!
Of course, the most important reason why Jing Tian was willing to go out to work and stop bothering him was that Li Mingyang had given Bei Weiwei to her, and he was playing Xiao Nai.

This was originally a last resort, but unexpectedly, Jing Tian didn't mind acting in a TV series.

Unlike a celestial being, how could I possibly act in a TV series!

Li Mingyang watched as Jing Tian entered the boarding gate, but the weight in his heart remained unshaken.

As Li Mingyang watched Jing Tian's plane take off, a huge weight was finally lifted from his heart.

"Finally gone! From today onwards, I can stay out all night!"

"Whose oysters are we digging up today, and whose bottom line are we asking?"

Li Mingyang sat in his car, scrolling through his phone, his mind filled with thoughts of women, when suddenly a call came in—it was Zhang Wei.

This person wants to go.

But I don't know how to access it?
Abbess Miejue X Cold and indifferent.

If it were Li Mochou, she would have been taken down long ago!
"The senior management of Hengdian Group wants to meet with you."

"Is it absolutely necessary to see him?"

"Ah."

“I’m driving over there now… Tell me what they think over there.” Li Mingyang put the woman aside, got in the car, and drove back to Hengdian.

Zhang Wei recently represented him in negotiations with Hengdian to close all the shops in the Three-Body Building and convert them into office space.

To build a vertically integrated film and television industry.

The Three-Body Building was initially conceived as a commercial complex, integrating shopping mall, entertainment, and office space.

Hengdian Group was very dissatisfied with the fact that he built such a large shopping mall near Hengdian World Studios.

After half a month of negotiations, Hengdian agreed to allow the mall to exist, with Hengdian taking 20% ​​of the mall's profits.

In other words, closing all shops requires Hengdian's consent.

The shopping mall in the Three-Body Building is not only very profitable, but it has also boosted the surrounding area's customer traffic.

Hengdian built another commercial street around it, sucking the blood of the Three-Body Problem building and making a fortune.

Therefore, Hengdian only wants to maintain the status quo and does not allow the mall to be closed. As for the shop owners who have paid their rent, they are all unwilling to do so. They would rather increase the rent than close their shops.

Converting the shopping mall into offices was a plan that had been in place for some time.

Li Mingyang became even more eager when he saw the chaotic scene of crowds in the square outside the circular building!

It's like a wet market...

This severely hindered the normal operations of Bouquet Entertainment and Mingyang Entertainment.

In addition, whether it's day or night, paparazzi and fans are always staking out the studio, and all sorts of noise interfere with the sound recording in the indoor studio!
Li Mingyang arrived at Hengdian Group and met up with Zhang Wei.

Headed straight to the conference room.

"Director Li, it's been a long time."

"Director Li, it's been so long since you came back, I'm so glad to see you."

“Please sit here, Director Li. It’s been a long time since we’ve sat down and had a proper chat,” Xu Yong’an said.

Xu Yong'an is the chairman and general manager of Hengdian Group, and a national outstanding township enterprise.

Hengdian Group can be said to be the pillar industry of Hengdian, deeply rooted in the region.

His father made a great contribution to developing Hengdian from an impoverished mountain village into a cultural hub and the Hollywood of the East.

Hengdian Group is a diversified private enterprise with more than 5 employees.

Composed of more than 200 companies, its business covers multiple industries such as electronics and electrical engineering, pharmaceuticals and healthcare, film and television tourism, and modern services.

It has more than 60 subsidiaries, more than 200 manufacturing enterprises, and 6 listed companies.

With future revenue approaching 100 billion yuan, it's a behemoth, a super-large private enterprise!
Hengdian Group can be said to be the embodiment of Hengdian.

Mr. Zhao's goal is to create a new Hengdian Group.

There was a chance...

However, they encountered a downturn in the film and television industry and couldn't climb up the mountain in one go... They could only catch their breath halfway up the mountain.

How serious is the conflict between Huace and Hengdian?
Basically, the two companies avoid cooperation if possible, and the last thing they want to see is the other driving a Land Rover.

Yinghuang Film and Television Cultural Village was a project strongly promoted by Hangzhou's No. 1 boss, but the project failed.

Hangzhou gave that piece of land to Xiaomi, and then went on to push forward with its film academy project!

Old Huang has a deep passion for film academies and is determined to make it a success! He wants to create Zhejiang's first undergraduate film academy!
This school is jointly managed by Zhejiang Normal University, the American Film Institute, Huace Media, and Hengdian World Studios. The location is set in Hengdian, where Hengdian is actively preparing to build the Dongyang University Town.

The investment is enormous. Mr. Xu said that 100 billion yuan will be used to establish an undergraduate university for the people of Dongyang, and a series of affiliated schools of Zhejiang Normal University will also be introduced.

The National Development and Reform Commission has already approved this matter... and there have been related reports in the media.

However, in reality... Boss Zhao had no intention of cooperating with Hengdian at all.

She wants to kick Hengdian out of the competition, but Zhejiang Normal University doesn't support her, so she's going to kick Zhejiang Normal University out too!

The battle between Huace and Hengdian for undergraduate film and television academies!
The final result was that Huace, together with Zhejiang Radio & Television, Zhejiang University of Media and Communications, and the Tongxiang government, established the Huace Film Academy of Zhejiang University of Media and Communications!

Hengdian Film Academy is still under review...

Huace is really fierce, they've completely crushed Hengdian Group...

Hengdian Group is a local power, but outside of Hengdian, it can't compete with Huace Media.

The conflict between the two companies is outrageous, affecting every aspect of their relationship.

Hengdian Group has always maintained a neutral stance in the Chinese entertainment industry, even though it has repeatedly suffered setbacks and been sided with by Huace Media, losing its most important undergraduate film academy.

There has been no retaliatory action against Huace, and the country remains neutral.

Of all the film and television cities in China, Hengdian stands out as number one.

Absolute neutrality is the foundation of our existence, and the local dominance of Hengdian is the capital that allows us to look down on everyone else!
Li Mingyang talked with Chairman Xu for more than an hour. Hengdian currently has no solution, but he was told to be patient and that once the Hengdian Film Academy is completed, he will be given a new office building.

A building even better than the Three-Body Problem!

How despicable!
Not only is he hindering my plans, but he also wants to use my name to plan his own film academy.

Li Mingyang looked at Zhang Wei, who gently shook her head, unaware of the situation.

"Chairman Xu, your film academy seems to have nothing to do with me," Li Mingyang said bluntly.

"We can cooperate; it's a win-win situation, isn't it?"

“In the long run, it is indeed a win-win cooperation, but I am currently burdened with a performance-based contract... I only look at the immediate benefits.”

Chairman Xu smiled as he looked at Li Mingyang, who was even younger than his eldest son.

If only his eldest son had half the composure and shrewdness of Li Mingyang, he wouldn't have rushed into such a terrible project as the Peak Building.

Of course, through Li Mingyang's efforts, this project was transformed into the most brilliant decision.

"The new building near the film academy will be given to Director Li free of charge by Hengdian Group."

"Free of charge, huh? Then the ownership still belongs to you."

"If Director Li wants it, I can give it to you for ten times the market price. What do you think?"

This is basically a 'reasonable' low price, which is equivalent to giving it away for free.

The chairman offered the best terms, and a group of senior executives from Hengdian Group spoke up, touting how promising the cooperation would be.

"I have my own plans, and money is just a number to me..."

Upon hearing this, Chairman Xu suddenly interrupted, "The two billion US dollars in foreign exchange that Boss Zhao helped you borrow, the interest on that isn't just a number..."

"Hehe, that little bit of interest is a small matter to me." Li Mingyang said shamelessly, "I can't afford 5 billion US dollars, and I really don't care about the interest on 2 billion US dollars."

"What if it's the interest on four billion US dollars?" Chairman Xu asked with a smile.

Li Mingyang frowned slightly. The interest on two billion US dollars a year was already a struggle, let alone four billion US dollars. It would really be crushing.

Based on an annual interest rate of 12%.

The interest alone amounts to $4.8 million.

The money was borrowed by Huace, but he was the guarantor, and guarantors are in an even worse situation...

He couldn't even afford the interest on the shares of Guangdian.

"Are you kidding me? What would I need so much money for?"

Mr. Xu feigned surprise and said, "I've only heard about it. What, didn't Mr. Zhao tell you?"

They're trying to sow discord between me and others.

Indeed, Mr. Zhao did not mention this matter, but the foreign exchange reserves went from one billion US dollars to two billion US dollars.

Li Mingyang knew that the exchange rate would continue to rise!
I just don't know when it will go up.

It's just a matter of sooner or later.

“Chairman Xu, I’m very busy and don’t have time for beating around the bush. If you want to talk to me, I’m here. Just tell me what you want to do.” Li Mingyang placed his hands on the conference table.

"Regarding these things, I have always wanted to thank Director Li. If it weren't for Director Li ruining the Yinghuang Film and Television Cultural Village, this great opportunity would not have come to Hengdian."

Li Mingyang chuckled and waited for what was to come. "I know Director Li wants to return to the Beijing Film Academy and that his relationship with the academy has improved, but as someone who's been there, I hope Director Li can consider Hengdian Film Academy. Always leave yourself a way out, right?"

"You continue, I'll continue listening," Li Mingyang said indifferently.

Mr. Xu adjusted his glasses with his index finger, and for a moment the glare on the lenses completely obscured his eyes.

"Hengdian Film Academy sincerely invites Director Li to become the honorary dean of the film academy."

The title of Honorary Dean is a very prestigious honor and is deeply associated with the school.

Moreover, you don't have to worry about too much; you can just show off or make a appearance whenever you feel like it.

Kai is the honorary dean of the Shanghai Film Academy.

There are many film and television academies in China, with the three major film academies considered the pinnacle.

It is unmatched by any other film academy.

Basically, other film and television academies in China are able to establish themselves only by relying on the support of the three major film and television academies.

Li Mingyang clamored to establish a film academy back then, just to spite the Beijing Film Academy, but in reality... he couldn't even get the approval documents.

Even if we take it down, it won't be of any use.

The real threat to the three major film academies is Yinghuang Film Academy.

Hong Kong cinema developed early, and during its golden age, it was able to compete with Hollywood without falling behind, and even gain the upper hand.

It boasts unparalleled celebrity influence, exceptional teaching staff, and abundant resources.

In its previous life, Hengdian Film Academy was indefinitely suspended.

If Li Mingyang were to use his name to establish a film academy in Hengdian, it might actually work.

In his previous life, Li Mingyang spent half his life in Hengdian. He was optimistic about Hengdian's development, but he didn't think Hengdian could give him anything.

Hengdian, as the most unique large-capital entity in the Chinese entertainment industry, is not very generous.

Giving them an honorary dean and a building would be the limit...

That's too stingy.

They are far inferior to Boss Zhao, Wang Changtian, and Li Meijin.

Li Mingyang refused the honorary dean title and the building on the spot.

He wanted to take back the circular building that belonged to him.

If things don't go according to his plan, then clear out the assets in Hengdian and move to another location.

Chairman Xu naturally didn't want Li Mingyang to leave. Li Mingyang was a golden money tree; wherever he went, he was a treasure trove.

Since Li Mingyang came to Hengdian, he has brought tons of profits to the city.

So... the chairman of Hengdian Group, who had argued and persuaded the company to no avail, changed his mind faster than turning the pages of a book and immediately compromised.

They came up with a compromise that Zhang Wei had never even heard of before.

All shops in the circular building can be vacated.

Hengdian will be responsible for communicating and arranging new shops, but Li Mingyang has to acquire the land and build employee dormitories.

After two days of communication, Zhang Wei and Li Mingyang finally understood what Hengdian wanted to do.

Hengdian has its eye on the large customer base of over 3,000 people at Huashu Entertainment and is planning to build a new commercial center there.

Mingyang Entertainment, One-Punch Man production team.

"There's nothing wrong with the agreement, but I can't sign it; they require you to sign it."

Li Mingyang rested his chin on his hand, flipped through the contents of the agreement, and hummed twice.

"Will you pay for the employee dormitories yourself or the company?" Zhang Wei asked.

"If I don't own any shares, where would I get the money?" Li Mingyang chuckled.

"Where's your money?"

"I also want to know where my money went..." Li Mingyang spread his hands, he really didn't know.

Zhang Wei was silent for a moment, took a sip of her iced Americano, took a thick document from her assistant, and then spoke to Li Mingyang.

They then discussed other work arrangements.

Besides the renovation of the circular building, Zhang Wei has many other things to do.

Li Mingyang threw himself into the One-Punch Man film crew, basically leaving all the company's problems to Zhang Wei.

One of the most important things was the preparation for the Battle of the Century.

This matter was originally Wang Changtian's responsibility, but because of the summer release of "Miss", "Badges of Fury" and "The Four", he entrusted the matter to Zhang Wei.

The preparation plan for the battle of the century was readily available, and Zhang Wei was mainly responsible for communication and execution, so there were basically no major problems.

Through online and television promotion, with daily variations to increase the players' exposure and suspense, the "battle of the century" has been hyped up to an extreme degree.

Today, FBTV, the organizer of the Battle of the Century, released the event schedule.

On July 10th, the first match of the epic battle will be between Li Mingyang and Zhao Wenzhuo!
New Palme d'Or winner director versus Fahai!

The news caused a huge uproar online as soon as it was released.

Lee Myung-yang is currently riding high, with explosive popularity and unparalleled national recognition, spanning China and South Korea.

Everyone wanted to see if Li Mingyang was really as good a fighter as the rumors suggested.

The venue for the epic battle has been decided: the Grand Lisboa Hotel in Macau, with both the Ho family and MGM involved.

After reporting her work, Zhang Wei set off for Macau.

"So slow..." Li Mingyang walked out of the dressing room and saw that the staff were still setting up the set and making corrections.

After making a comment when no one was around, he quietly left the film crew and returned to his office on the ninth floor to make a phone call to communicate with the four leaders of the Azure Dragon Group.

The Green Dragon Troupe is no longer filming; they are assisting Li Mingyang in managing Bouquet Entertainment.

The management... a whole group of people were completely overwhelmed.

The Azure Dragon Gang comes from the group at Mingyang Entertainment.

They were full of complaints about the various digital studios of Bouquet Entertainment, constantly venting in the group chat about how they couldn't keep up with demand...

After communicating with the four responsible persons, Li Mingyang looked through the messages in the Qinglong group, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

These people who enjoy entertainment with bouquets, whether they are domestic or far away in South Korea, all have a common problem.

They have traditional thinking, low education level, weak competitive spirit, and poor ability to accept new things.

It has its good points, namely, that it's obedient.

In summary, they are obedient but lack ability and have little room for advancement.

Looking at the messages in the group, Li Mingyang naturally thought of Hengdian Film Academy, Huace Film Academy... and then the three major film and television academies.

Bouquet Entertainment needs to expand its recruitment, but where to recruit people is a problem.

He didn't want to use academics, because once they achieved something, they wouldn't be satisfied with the status quo and would develop even greater ambitions.

If the effort and reward are disproportionate, they'll naturally run away.

It's just a matter of each getting what they want; who's going to share your hardships?
People are very realistic.

People in the entertainment industry are more realistic.

Sohu actually lost out in this aspect.

They had the best team of academically trained drama producers, and their self-produced dramas were top-notch. But when they saw that Sohu was failing, they all ran away very quickly and started their own businesses.

Li Mingyang's chances of winning the betting contract on Wall Street depend on the quality of Bouquet Entertainment's self-produced dramas!

Using academic methods is indeed a good approach, but what about the future?
There is no future.

Li Mingyang's vision for Bouquet Entertainment is to produce low-cost dramas in large quantities.

The salary won't be too high, and the resources won't be very good.

High-quality dramas mainly rely on Huace Media, New Classics Media, Sugarman Entertainment, Jaywalk Studio, and CJ Entertainment.

"Hey, I overestimated these people from Hengdian. Their quality is so poor..." Li Mingyang sighed and complained.

He leaned wearily against the back of his chair, staring at the ceiling, a cigarette in his hand, but he didn't smoke it.

Let's summarize the mistakes.

Li Mingyang hadn't expected the people in Hengdian to be so bad.

They are nothing compared to the people he encountered when he was making short dramas back then.

Ultimately, talent follows capital.

The battle for supremacy among BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) sparked a golden age of film and television, attracting countless talents to Hengdian World Studios to strive for their dreams.

He was initially just doing well with his short dramas. After Fan Binbin caused a downturn in the film and television industry, he gathered a large number of shady characters, which enabled him to soar to new heights after the mask-related downturn!
We need talented people!

We don't need exceptionally talented people, but rather people with dreams and a strong work ethic!

People in the entertainment industry often talk about their dreams, but in reality, it's those in the entertainment industry who truly have dreams!

Li Mingyang was plunged into deep self-doubt, wondering if he had chosen the right path...

Doubt rose like a thick fog, growing ever denser.

It blurred Li Mingyang's vision and his heart!
Just when he was deeply immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself.

The flames of war suddenly ignited, instantly dispelling the fog.

Da da da……

The sound of fingers tapping lightly on the table rang out.

He discovers problems, solves problems, and doubts himself—who can he trust now?

The Palme d'Or director gave him ample opportunity to try and fail!

"We should learn from Jack Ma: I'm always right; if I'm wrong, it's just that the higher-ups don't support me!"

"Should we try those specialized art colleges?" Li Mingyang scratched his head as he considered the feasibility.

A dozen minutes later, he picked up the phone, hesitated for a few minutes, and then reluctantly put it down.

"Do these students from art colleges really have a future? I don't know anyone who can directly contact these art colleges..."

"Wait a minute! Damn, it can't be that much of a coincidence!"

Another ten minutes passed.

Li Mingyang clicked the mouse and closed the resume of a Bouquet Entertainment employee.

Good heavens! He had just gone through hundreds of resumes, and more than half of them came from various vocational colleges...

This plan won't work...

Li Mingyang was speechless. He lit a cigarette in his hand, took two puffs, and suddenly there was a noisy knocking at the door.

"Daddy, open the door! It's Juanjuan!"

(End of this chapter)