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

Chapter 765 Beijing Film Academy Anniversary Celebration, Shocking Remarks

"The US welfare policy, drugs, and churches are all just money-making tools for the same group. The CIA is also the world's largest drug trafficking organization."

"You know so much..." Chen Fang exclaimed.

"What do you want from me? And how did you know I was here...?"

"Your FBTV won't be yours for long."

Li Mingyang calmly spread his hands, "It doesn't matter."

"This is what Hughes asked me to give you."

Chen Fang took a USB drive out of her bag and placed it on the coffee table.

Li Mingyang picked up the USB drive. "What's inside?"

"Sincere intention to cooperate."

Li Mingyang put the USB drive in his pocket, picked up the coffee on the coffee table, took a sip, and laughed, "He couldn't keep the business going?"

"My marriage is in trouble, and I'm currently going through divorce proceedings."

Li Mingyang said "Oh," then remembered that his mother was a divorce lawyer. "So you've been helping him with his case lately?"

"His case is strange. Hughes is a family man, and Eve is a very... virtuous woman with no bad habits. They have been married for over twenty years and have always had a good relationship."

"Are you setting up a trap?"

"It's unclear at the moment, but it's highly likely."

clap clap!

"Haha, that bastard always rejected me, now he's got his comeuppance!" Li Mingyang clapped his hands happily.

"His priority is to protect the interests of Wall Street, and then his own. He will reject your position even if you are right, because he is also prioritizing his own interests. If it weren't for him, it would be someone else."

"That guy deserves it. He spent all his time scheming against me, and now look what happened. He got his backyard set on fire... And what's the worst that could happen if they divorce?"

"At least divorce has a result, whether good or bad. Even if there are legal disputes in the future, the company can be separated. The worst situation now is that they can't get divorced and it drags on."

Li Mingyang frowned. "What's the harm in dragging this out?"

"Hughes's betting contract with Wall Street has the same term as yours, and his marital problems will affect attracting investment."

Li Mingyang understood; this was indeed disgusting.

No one is foolish enough to invest in someone who's about to get divorced; assets are divided in a divorce...

“Hughes was supposed to talk to you about this in person, but I stopped him. Do you know why?” Chen Fang said.

"Why?" Li Mingyang asked curiously.

"Who exactly are you going to marry? Is it Liu Yifei or Jing Tian? Their parents have both asked me to meet them recently."

Chen Fang asked curiously.

"Mom, who do you prefer as your daughter-in-law?"

"You never listen to me."

"Whether I listen or not is my business, whether you speak or not is your business. Actually, I'm quite curious, Mom, as a famous divorce lawyer, who would you choose?"

Chen Fang stood up, picked up Li Mingyang's coffee cup, and began to chat as she drank.

The article provides Li Mingyang with a wealth of legally grounded experience from three perspectives: career, finances, and the damages caused by divorce.

It was only then that Li Mingyang discovered that his mother was an expert in Chinese and American divorce law.

Surprisingly, his mother suggested he choose Jing Tian.

“Don’t you dislike her?” Li Mingyang said.

"She doesn't want to be with me."

This answer is classic!

“Mom, I feel like… you have a problem with Liu Yifei now. Didn’t you like her a lot? You almost treated her like your own daughter.” Li Mingyang said jealously.

"I like her quite a bit now, but she's not right for you."

"Based on your analysis, I'm not short of money. She and Jing Tian are actually quite similar; they're both pretty demanding..."

Chen Fang is very fond of Liu Yifei, and it would be nice to marry her and have her as a daughter.

Hughes was driven to desperation by his wife because of their divorce.

She then gave up her idea.

Some people love themselves more, while others love others more.

Jing Tian belongs to the latter category.

A little princess in a happy family is free.

Liu Yifei is also a little princess, but she is not free.

Eve is a member of a large family on a side branch. She and Hughes are in love, but business is business and love is love.

"Of course, you have a third option: not to get married."

"Mom really knows me best."

"But you have to have children. Although I don't want to be a grandmother, you have to have children. A perfect family needs a child."

"hehe."

"A perfect family is a beautiful symbol. There is a saying at Dongda University: 'Cultivate your family, govern your state, and bring peace to the world.' Cultivating your family is the first step, and the most important step."

"..."

……

May 10th, evening.

The principal's office at Beijing Film Academy.

Li Mingyang looked at the speech in his hand.

Despite his strained relationship with the academic faction, Li Mingyang still attended the Beijing Film Academy's anniversary celebration as scheduled.

The scale of this anniversary celebration is not as grand as that of the 60th anniversary celebration of Beijing Film Academy.

It's hard to surpass...

The leaders of Beijing Film Academy were worried that he would talk nonsense, so they prepared a speech for him to deliver.

Singing praises and glorifying virtues, truth, goodness, and beauty.

Li Mingyang didn't dare to cause any trouble in response.

Several big names who have high expectations for the Three-Body Problem science fiction film, a major Chinese science fiction film, have all come.

Two people came to the Heavenly Ladder.

The next day, at 1 p.m., a grand red carpet ceremony took place.

More than 400 well-known film figures, including Zuo Shandiao, Zhang Yimou, Kai Zige, Huang Jianxin, Jia Kezhang, Gu Changwei, Chen Kun, Zhao Yanzi, Yao Chen, and Huang Xiaoming, gathered together.

Mimi, Tiantian, Liu Yifei, Guo Fan, Lao Wu, and Xiao Ye all came.

Li Mingyang made a grand finale appearance.

The crowd erupted in cheers, and several students stepped forward to present flowers to Li Mingyang as student representatives.

This kind of treatment is quite rare.

This shows that Beijing Film Academy attaches great importance to this anniversary celebration.

Li Mingyang's Palme d'Or is of historic significance!

This is what attracted many bigwigs to attend. Usually, such a grand event is held every five years for the 60th, 65th, or 70th anniversary.

To accommodate his schedule, he walked the red carpet three hours earlier than usual.

At 3:30 p.m., a celebration gala was held at the Beijing Film Academy's sports field to commemorate the school's anniversary.

Today's commemorative event included a screening of the school's anniversary documentary, "The Glory and Dreams of Filmmakers," with the highlight being Li Mingyang receiving the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

The only downside was the lack of his acceptance speech...

Why aren't those important acceptance speeches being broadcast? What does that mean?
Next, leaders from various sectors took the stage to deliver speeches.

After the leaders' speeches, the anniversary celebration moved on to an important agenda item: the presentation of three major awards: the "New Southeast University Film Pioneer Award," the "Outstanding Contribution Award for Film Education," and the "Outstanding Graduate Award."

Li Mingyang received the Outstanding Graduate Award and also received his postgraduate diploma.

As the gala drew to a close, an interview with the leaders of the Beijing Film Academy was shown on the big screen, echoing the opening, and they jointly explained the teaching philosophy and future development blueprint of the film academy.

Finally, Li Mingyang went on stage to give his final speech.

Li Mingyang read the speech aloud; it was very long, full of truth, goodness, and beauty.

The future of Southeast University's film program, the glory of Beijing Film Academy, the perseverance of cultural figures, and the shared honor and disgrace among teachers and students...

Passing on the torch.

"Here, I want to say to all the younger students here, you have a great opportunity now, so cherish it. As long as you are willing to work hard, our present will be your future, and you will be even better than us. Keep up the good work, everyone!"

After finishing speaking, Li Mingyang folded up his speech and put it in his pocket.

He took the microphone down from the microphone stand and faced the thousands of people in the audience.

There were students, teachers, leaders from all walks of life, investors from all sides, foreign friends, media professionals, cultural figures, senior students...

Everyone instantly perked up, some with trepidation, some with curiosity, some with worry, some with anticipation, and some with calm.

"Judging from everyone's reactions, I'm sure everyone has been looking forward to this moment!"

Li Mingyang grinned, took seven steps on the stage, and came to the edge of the stage.

"The two words I heard most today were 'culture'."

What is culture?

"To be honest, I don't really understand. People who know me should know that I spent very little time in school."

"Essentially, I'm just a person with a high school education. I just like movies, reading novels, and watching animation."

"I went to Beijing Film Academy... Actually, my academic performance wasn't very good, so I took the arts route and accidentally got into Beijing Film Academy."

"Here I want to praise the teachers who recruited me back then; you all had such great foresight."

"Without your affirmation, I wouldn't have been able to get into the Beijing Film Academy, nor would I have come into contact with the entertainment industry or movies!"

What Li Mingyang said earlier scared Principal Zhang half to death, who thought Li Mingyang was trying to distance himself from the Beijing Film Academy, but that wasn't the case.

A false alarm.

Whether or not Li Mingyang learned anything at school, the Beijing Film Academy was his starting point in the film industry!
"Here, I would like to thank my teacher, Director Tian!"

"Without Director Tian's recommendation, the flower-like romance would never have aroused the curiosity of bigwigs in the industry, thus preventing a series of chain reactions."

"The love story, like a bouquet of flowers, attracted countless people's attention even before filming began."

"Many people say I don't understand movies, which is not wrong. I have only a high school education. I don't know anything about film. I can only make digital movies. My success is due to the rise of digital movies!"

"Film and digital cinema are two different things. As for film, most people wouldn't dare to touch it without three to five years of experience. Film is expensive! My older brother, Jiang Wen, is often criticized by investors, and the most common complaint is about wasting film, haha!"

"Moreover, the post-production darkroom technique is a real technical skill, and I estimate that few of the young people here understand it."

"In the digital age, there's no need for magic lighting, no need to wait for daylight, and not even for actors. You can just use chroma keying in post-production. Of course, China hasn't reached the point where it can create something indistinguishable from reality yet. Anyway, I like chroma keying and photo editing. I even like to do lighting and shadows in post-production. Pangu special effects has a wealth of technical reserves in this area."

“Many people don’t understand the relationship between Mingyang and Bouquet, and think they are both my companies.”

"This idea is wrong."

“Mingyang is just one building left. Except for me, I have cleared out all the people. Mingyang is just my past, my original aspiration. I like staying in Mingyang, not because I am nostalgic, but because I am afraid of forgetting the way I came and forgetting my original aspiration.”

"I received the highest honor, the Palme d'Or, at Cannes, the highest temple of film art in Europe."

"I'm only 24 years old! What does that even mean?" "During that time, I felt lost..."

"One day, I asked myself, what is there left for me to strive for? One Palme d'Or is enough for me to lie back for ten, twenty, thirty years..."

"I thought about it for a long, long time, and I still couldn't figure it out... until one day..."

At this point, Li Mingyang suddenly put the microphone back into the microphone holder.

There was a sizzling sound.

Li Mingyang unzipped his jacket, took it off, and threw it onto the stage.

The white T-shirt underneath was revealed, with the words "FBTV" printed in large English letters on the front and a traditional Chinese ink painting of the Monkey King facing away from the masses and confronting the heavenly soldiers and generals on the back.

It was his Cannes outfit!

"I love movies, I love box office success, I love competition, and I love making history."

"The Lunar New Year film season is just a month away. I want to make a Dongda movie that can climb back to the peak of the mainland box office, surpass Stephen Chow's Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons and Xu Zheng's Lost in Thailand, and become the first movie in the history of the mainland to break 2 billion yuan!"

"Here, I hope that the leaders of the State Administration of Radio and Television and the owners of cinemas present can give domestic filmmakers a chance to withdraw all foreign films from the Lunar New Year film season."

"Let's work together as filmmakers from Southeast University to break the total box office record for the Lunar New Year film season and create a new record that is national, valuable, and historically significant."

Li Mingyang held up one finger, "This new record will surpass 10 billion yuan in box office revenue!"

"The whole world will witness the rise of Chinese-language films!"

"correct!"

"Finally, I want to reiterate that I am not a cultured person, not a cultured person, not a cultured person. I'll say it three times because it's important, thank you!"

……

In 88 days, 14 films grossed over 100 million yuan, two of which grossed over 1 billion yuan. With a weekly box office of 9.57 million yuan and a monthly box office of 29 billion yuan, the 2012 Lunar New Year film season delivered a perfect report card. The longest Lunar New Year film season has created the strongest Lunar New Year film season, with a total box office of 72 billion yuan, which has surpassed the total box office of 2009!
Li Mingyang is determined to push this number to 10 billion yuan in box office revenue in one go!
Is that possible?
Nothing is impossible!
Li Mingyang himself is a box office miracle.

If he can really get 2 billion in box office revenue, then 8 billion will be enough for everyone else.

Is it really a big deal to kick Hollywood movies out of the Lunar New Year film season?

It's no big deal; we've done it plenty of times before.

Li Mingyang dared to speak, Zuo Shandiao dared to act, and the higher-ups dared to support them.

On the way to the airport in the Coaster bus.

In less than an hour, Li Mingyang persuaded Zuo Shandiao and the head of Wuzhou Film Distribution to sign a 10 billion yuan box office bet.

If the Lunar New Year film season can reach 10 billion yuan in box office revenue, all production companies will receive a 35% share!
Wuzhou Film Distribution is a film distribution company led by Wanda Media, in conjunction with Dadi Times Film Distribution, Guangzhou Jinyi Film & Media, and Hengdian Cinema Circuit. It integrates film distribution and marketing planning.

This company was founded in 14. Due to ticket subsidies, the domestic film market has been booming, and the company was established ahead of schedule.

The Coaster arrived at the airport, and everyone got off the bus together, boarded the plane together, and headed to Las Vegas together.

The plane was Old Ma's private jet.

Old Ma was there too.

After the plane entered the stratosphere, Zuo Shandiao suggested playing cards, since the flight would take more than ten hours.

So Lao Ma, Cai Zhongxin, Zuo Shandiao, and Li Mingyang started playing cards.

All three guys were pretty shameless; they even tried to back out and ask for their cards...

They played cards for more than five hours, but the time spent arguing was longer than the time spent playing cards.

Most of the time in each round was spent arguing; the pros were really cunning when they played cards...

You can lie, and I can lie too.

After finishing the game, Li Mingyang went to rest.

I slept until I arrived in Las Vegas.

9:30 p.m., MGM Grand Hotel.

The sixth battle of the century has begun.

Facing the world's strongest sumo wrestler, Hakuho Sho, the general public did not expect Lee Myung-yang to win.

Whether it's voting on various forums or gambling.

Bai Pengxiang overwhelmingly defeated Li Mingyang.

Logically speaking, Li Mingyang had absolutely no chance of winning.

Sumo wrestlers have incredibly strong head defenses.

Because the most classic move in sumo wrestling is a slap, and its power is no less than that of a face-slapping competition...

Trying to outmuscle someone is just asking for death.

Li Mingyang and Bai Pengxiang tried it, and it really was a mountain of flesh, and it was more sensitive than they had imagined.

Standing at 192 cm tall and weighing over 300 kg, even UFC fighting champions dare not fight him.

All of his striking and ground techniques in mixed martial arts are ineffective against him.

The physique is there, the strength is there.

It can't be broken, it can't be locked.

There's also the possibility of being crushed to death...

However, Li Mingyang spent money—three million US dollars!

It's higher than his annual income.

Li Mingyang can win or lose as he pleases!

Sumo wrestling is arguably the most niche martial art. Even for a Yokozuna (yokozuna), an annual income of over ten million yen is considered top-tier.

Even so, Bai Peng still has a good image and is able to get some endorsements.

Although he spent money, Li Mingyang played very steadily.

He only bet on winning, he didn't say he couldn't fight back!

This match wasn't very exciting. It started strong but had very low overall viewership, only slightly higher than the first two matches of the "Battle of the Century".

Bai Peng basically stood still, while Li Mingyang moved around.

Later, when the ratings were too low, Li Mingyang resorted to close combat, using a pirate-style fighting technique: dodging, throwing a punch, retreating, and running away.

This stabilized the viewership ratings, keeping them at around ten million viewers.

Although the viewership ratings were low, the amount of money involved in gambling was extremely high, exceeding one hundred million US dollars.

Because too many people bet on Bai Peng to win, even if Li Mingyang wins by points in the end, it won't maximize his profits.

They still made over 5000 million US dollars!

Afterwards, a wave of doubts arose online regarding whether the fight was fixed.

However, guided by capital, professional fighters and media figures soon spoke out, saying that Li Mingyang could only win against Bai Peng using the pirate fighting style.

Any other fighting style is simply suicidal...

Using classical allusions, Bai Peng is portrayed as a great demon king.

Hakuho, a sumo yokozuna from the Mongol G clan, is basically a demon king. Unless he uses weapons, in unrestricted hand-to-hand combat, no one can defeat him...

The sixth battle of the century has ended, but it is not completely over.

The next day, after removing negative news such as fake fights from the internet.

Fox and Universal jointly announced that a live-action Street Fighter project has been approved, to be produced by FBTV and directed by Li Mingyang.

The cast includes a host of Hollywood A-listers and masters of the epic battle.

Sumo wrestler Honda is played by Bai Pengxiang, which is a perfect match.

Blanca the Green Monster is played by Khal Drogo from Game of Thrones.

The wrestler Zangief, played by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson.

Guile the Broom is played by Captain America.

Balrog, a black boxer, is played by Tyson.

The Muay Thai legend, Sagait, is played by Tony Jaa.

Feilong is played by Zhen Zhidan.

Bison, who conquers the world, is played by Keanu Reeves.

The blonde beauty, Jamie White, is played by Scarlett Johansson.

The cast was very impressive and well-matched, but the announcement ended by saying that the cast had not yet been finalized.

It's definitely impossible to be sure!
Li Mingyang had just discussed the matter with the heads of Fox and Universal this morning. He had to talk to each of them. Given Hollywood's efficiency, the film would not be ready to start for another year.

This cast is probably the most fitting for the Street Fighter characters.

Especially now, the current Horse King, the future Sea King, is at a bargain price.

His salary was only $500,000.

The most expensive is Keanu Reeves...this guy is a bit hard to hire, followed by Captain America.

Following the joint announcement from Fox and Universal.

FBTV has launched the seventh battle of the century!

Li Mingyang VS Tyson!

This match was arranged months ago.

Tyson initially took a very hard line and disagreed.

Wall Street directly targeted him, using women and investments as bait.

Already bankrupt, he was caught in an even bigger investment turmoil and huge debt disputes.

If you don't throw this punch, you'll be sued and sent to jail.

Black people can't control themselves; money, women, marijuana, no jobs, and they're prone to bankruptcy.

If it weren't for Nike's revenue sharing, Jordan would have gone bankrupt long ago due to gambling.

It took a lot of time to deal with Tyson, mainly because this guy had such a huge influence and so many ways to make money. Even after going bankrupt, he was still very tough.

Of course, it's very expensive! The appearance fee is twenty million US dollars! Plus, a cut is given to the betting companies!

The seventh battle of the century is scheduled for November 20th.

As soon as the trailer was released, the number of reservations increased exponentially!
With a world-class influence, the top boxers are just that powerful!
At Dongda University, his influence is even comparable to that of Li Xiaolong!

"Didn't you say you didn't want to go to Hollywood? Why did you agree to make a live-action Street Fighter?"

On the hillside of Youfeng Film City, Wang Changtian sat on a stone bench, drank tea from a thermos, and asked.

Wang Changtian, who was herding horses in Nanshan, wore a straw hat and gray-white trousers and a long shirt, just like a farmer busy harvesting wheat fields by the roadside.

In fact, when Li Mingyang found him, he was indeed harvesting wheat with a sickle.

Li Mingyang's decision to abandon cultural tourism and leave the mountain was an unprecedented blow to Wang Changtian.

This is the closest he's ever been to his peak; if he misses this opportunity, who knows how long he'll have to wait...

There may be no chance.

Even at the peak of its power, it's just a pawn on the table; BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) are the players.

Film and television companies can't outrun internet companies...

(End of this chapter)