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

Chapter 766 Internal and External Troubles, Invincible Golden Body

"There's no other way! We have to resolve the internal conflicts first before we can resolve the external ones."

Li Mingyang handed Wang Changtian a cigarette, lit it for him, and then lit one for himself.

"Internal and external troubles, you brought this on yourself." Wang Changtian finally said what he had been holding in for a long time, and felt much better afterward.

"There's nothing to say, I was destined for this! At least I still have a way to deal with this outcome," Li Mingyang said.

“I didn’t quite understand why you gave up on culture and tourism before… You repeatedly emphasized at the Beijing Film Academy’s anniversary celebration that you were not a cultured person. You were too bold and offended everyone in the industry, who all consider themselves cultured people.”

"If you eat too much dog food, you'll lose your backbone. I'm not afraid of them at all." Li Mingyang took out a USB flash drive from his pocket, the very one that his mother had given him.

He had already seen the contents of the USB drive.

This led to the Beijing Film Academy's anniversary celebration, where he distanced himself from the entertainment industry and incited everyone to challenge him.

A deal was reached with Universal and Fox to resolve the One-Punch Man copyright issue, allowing FBTV to re-release the new One-Punch Man.

It's urgent!

We had no choice but to do it!

Li Mingyang handed the USB drive to Wang Changtian. "This USB drive was given to me by Hughes. I've already looked at it... To be honest, I'm in a difficult situation right now, and I need your help."

Wang Changtian looked at the USB drive in his hand, hesitated for a moment, and then handed it back to Li Mingyang, saying, "My mind is blank right now, I can't help you."

"You're just confused, I understand that feeling. Don't always think about getting there overnight, it's impossible... It's too difficult to develop cultural tourism now. Cultural tourism + film and television can't work, cultural tourism + the Internet is the ultimate answer."

Wang Changtian listened and was visibly taken aback.

Li Mingyang sighed, "The social structure has changed. Any industry that is not connected with the Internet is anti-human, anti-social, and anti-trend, and it is impossible to succeed."

"If we fail, we're still just employees. If we lose, it doesn't matter. We're still just employees. No matter what we do, we'll all end up in the same place. There's no difference."

"The scenery here is beautiful, with clear waters and lush mountains, and endless fields, but even the best scenery doesn't belong to you alone."

"The light rises because of me, and it will also fade because of me... If you don't want everything you've painstakingly built to be destroyed, take a look at the contents of your USB drive."

"I'm leaving. I don't have much time left, and I don't have much time left for you either."

Li Mingyang left.

Wang Changtian finished the tea in his thermos, picked up the USB drive on the stone table, put it in his pocket, but he had no intention of looking at it.

His edge has vanished, and his mind is a complete mess.

He just wants to rest in these mountains for a while, and maybe one day he will figure it out and start over.

but not now.

That evening, Wang Changtian, who was chopping wood, received a call from his senior apprentice, Zhang Zhao.

The two chatted about all sorts of things, and at the end, Zhang Zhao asked him when he would come out of seclusion.

Li Mingyang aims to reach 2 billion yuan in box office revenue this year, and he plans to have Enlight Media take the lead in production and distribution. Enlight Media is going to make a fortune this time.

Wang Changtian is just depressed; he still retains his social skills.

It was immediately clear that Zhang Zhao wanted to take a share of Li Mingyang's film.

He didn't think much about it. In the domestic financial film market, it's basically impossible for a top-tier box office director like Li Mingyang to monopolize the profits.

The film's market share will definitely be divided into pieces; it would be good if half of it remained.

Therefore, Wang Changtian voluntarily gave Zhang Zhao a 10% share of the film.

For the next period of time, Wang Changtian worked from sunrise to sunset, going to the fields to harvest wheat and returning home to cook, eat, and sleep with his wife.

Life is very simple.

One day, while he was harvesting wheat in the field, his wife rushed over on her electric scooter, asking him to come home.

Wang Changtian initially thought his house had been burgled.

When he got home, he found that nothing had been stolen. His wife placed a laptop with a USB drive plugged in in front of him. "Changtian, things are really urgent, how come you're not worried at all! Guangming is your life's work, do you really not want it anymore?"

"What's wrong? With Mingyang here, the lighting won't be a problem."

"My God, you haven't seen it?"

"What have you seen..."

Du Yinlian turned the document to the first page and told Wang Changtian to take a good look at it from the beginning.

Wang Changtian was reluctant, but under his wife's urging, he started watching anyway.

After watching for a while, he suddenly frowned deeply, changed his posture, and looked at the screen as if facing a formidable enemy.

There are two Word documents on the USB drive.

There are two Word documents, one named 1 and the other named 2.

I have finished reading document 1.

Instead of being depressed, Wang Changtian was filled with endless rage!

He never imagined he would be betrayed so completely!
My good senior brother Zhang Zhao actually colluded with people from Enlight Media to take over Enlight Media's distribution network.

Cat's Eye can't replace the role of the 'ground network'. The 'ground network' plays a very important role in the promotion of lighting, and those in charge of the ground network are usually the company's middle and senior management.

The fact that the ground network was swallowed up is not the most terrifying thing. What is terrifying is that Enlight Media's marketing strategies, distribution channels, financial data, project plans... have all been dug up.

There are no secrets!

The culprits behind all of this are himself and Li Mingyang.

As bosses, one took a vacation, and the other quit...

The result of poor management is instability at the middle and senior management levels.

Enlight Media is a family business; many of its middle and senior management are relatives…

He and Zhang Zhao started from humble beginnings and were fellow apprentices. Besides him, Zhang Zhao was the one who understood Guangming the most.

He truly hadn't expected the other party to resort to such ruthless tactics.

LeEco is not a simple company.

Light couldn't withstand LeEco's targeting.

The three major listed film companies in China's entertainment industry are Huayi Brothers, Enlight Media, and Bona Film Group.

Both Huayi and Bona have powerful backers.

There was no light.

Wang Changtian originally wanted to join forces with LeEco to form a four-way balance of power.

That won't work now; LeEco and Huayi have formed an alliance.

To completely destroy light, you must sever all ties; only then will light reach its end.

Faced with this dead end, Li Mingyang did not wait for LeTV and Huayi to gradually erode Enlight Media's network of relationships. Instead, he directly declared war, severed ties with the domestic entertainment industry, dragged everyone into the Lunar New Year film season, and let the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television act as the referee.

To die and then to live.

Li Mingyang has now shifted from the domestic to the international entertainment industry, and Enlight Media is his transit point and cash cow for returning to the domestic entertainment sector.

With the lighting down, Li Mingyang could easily be blocked outside the door.

If they want to come back and make a living in the film industry, they have to talk to investors and cinemas first.

This is exactly the same as FBTV's Asian streaming plan, which involves blocking the Dongda University entrance and charging tolls.

Li Mingyang wants to block the domestic entertainment capital, and the domestic entertainment capital also wants to block him.

Both sides have revealed their cards!

Light is at the heart of this great battle.

Trying to run? Turns out, it's the center of the battlefield!

He couldn't escape; he had pledged over 80% of his shares beyond the limit.

The money was mainly used to invest in local film and television city projects.

When Li Mingyang went up the mountain, the higher-ups helped Guangxian get out of its predicament, stopping or transferring the film and television city projects in Guangxian's hands.

When Li Mingyang came down the mountain, his projects and debts were packaged up and transferred to other people.

However, he was unwilling to give up and bought back the Enlight Media film city project, intending to continue.

Looking back now, it seems incredibly foolish.

The fact that BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) supported Enlight Media to stabilize its stock price was not out of good intentions. They were worried that if Enlight Media's stock price fell too much, it would trigger a panic sell-off by securities firms.

At that point, they will have no choice but to take over the work ahead of schedule.

BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) don't care about money, but they don't want to alert the enemy and expose their intentions.

The contents of Document No. 1 are all highly confidential business secrets; it's unbelievable that Li Mingyang was able to obtain them.

If we hadn't known beforehand, Guang Guang would have been like a frog slowly boiled in water, doomed to die.

Wang Changtian took a deep breath and opened document number 2.

Document No. 2 is entirely in English.

After watching for a while, Wang Changtian couldn't sit still any longer and paced restlessly around the room.

"What does the second document say?" Du Yinlian asked, handing over a cup of tea.

"It's about FBTV."

"FBTV is in complete chaos, and Li Mingyang has no control over it at all..."

“He doesn’t have that much money or that many connections. He’s at a complete disadvantage in overseas business battles.” Wang Changtian paused and said, “If you want to take something, you must first give something.”

“Those are all super-large capital entities. Once they are distributed, how can they possibly get them back? They would rather let them rot in their hands than return them.”

"If they don't give it to you, then fight them; use their strength against them."

"Uh... he really is a warmonger..."

"There's no other way but to beat him. If kneeling could solve the problem, he would kneel on the ground until it's worn out."

"Haha, really... What exactly happened to FBTV? You're not even this upset about your own company's troubles. Could it be that they discovered Li Mingyang's plan?"

"Li Mingyang has no secrets; he plays his cards openly..."

Wang Changtian didn't say anything more, but went to the table and continued reading document number 2.

The more I look at it, the more my head aches...

Because Document No. 2 is about FBTV, FBTV shareholders, and Netflix!

Thanks to the epic battles, the new One-Punch Man, and the influx of massive amounts of content, FBTV has already established itself in the doujinshi market.

FBTV's vision for an Asian streaming ecosystem is largely complete. However, there is still a long way to go and many obstacles to overcome before it is truly realized.

The resistance mainly comes from within, with Dongda Capital and Western Capital each occupying many key positions.

Before the two sides reach an agreement, these links are scattered and do not form a true whole; they can be separated at any time.

This is an internal problem for FBTV; it's only a matter of time before a solution is reached.

The real enemy comes from outside!
Netflix, Amazon, Hulu!

Hulu was jointly established by Universal and Fox in March 2007.

In addition to content from NBC and Fox, Hulu also partners with more than 80 content producers, including Sony, MGM, Warner Bros., Lionsgate, and the NBA.

This company was founded primarily because of YouTube!
Google acquired YouTube for $16.5 billion in 2006, making it a key part of Google's strategic plan.

It is precisely to combat the encroachment of online videos on the traditional film and television industry and to draw users' attention away from funny cats and back to the blockbuster films that producers have spent huge sums of money to make.

NBCUniversal and News Corp. funded the creation of Hulu in 2007, and brought in Jason Girard, a close associate of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, as CEO.

This marks the first clash between Wall Street capital and Hollywood capital in the streaming media arena.

As a result, everyone underestimated the difficulty of making long-form videos profitable.

YouTube and Hulu have taken very different paths to avoid excessive competition.

FBTV's success in the Asian market has led streaming giants to shift their focus from Europe and America to Asia.

Both Wall Street capital and Hollywood capital have their own streaming services.

Netflix and Hulu.

Hulu was already available in Japan back in 2011.

However, things haven't improved much.

Both sides are determined to acquire FBTV, as obtaining FBTV would fill a crucial gap in their access to the Asian market.

The new contest is taking place both internally and externally.

In addition, Silicon Valley capital is also eager to get involved, with Amazon and Google both wanting a piece of the pie.

Wang Changtian was completely baffled. He had done his homework on foreign streaming media, but only superficially. Document No. 2 was extremely knowledgeable about the history of streaming media worldwide, and the conflicts of interest between various companies were far too complex.

Old money and new rich in the US are vying for cultural discourse power.

Microsoft also wanted to get involved, but was forced to withdraw from the bidding for Hulu due to public pressure from Hollywood giants. Yahoo easily won the bid for $20 billion.

Behind Yahoo's victory.

Alibaba is also involved.

Back in 11, foreign media reported that Yahoo might abandon its acquisition of Hulu and instead have Alibaba acquire Hulu.

Following the acquisition, Yahoo redeemed its shares in Alibaba along with Hulu and $100 billion in cash.

Yahoo held 40% of Alibaba's stock. At the time, this $140 billion deal would have involved huge tax payments.

Therefore, the method of swapping with Hulu came about.

At the time, some people thought the plan was simply a pipe dream.

Because Hulu's parent company doesn't want to sell Hulu.

If this is true, it would likely involve a "cash-rich stripping" approach, which could avoid taxes, but the process and details are very complex.

In the end, the foreign media only announced the deal briefly, without any substantial reporting.

In fact, the two sides discussed it for a long time.

In the end, Yahoo got what it wanted and left with a resounding victory.

After reading Document No. 2, Wang Changtian immediately asked his wife to book a plane ticket back to Yanbei.

After his wife left, he immediately called Li Mingyang, and the first thing he asked was, "Who gave you this USB drive?"

That's a very clever question.

Because the contents of the USB drive couldn't have been stolen, given away, or obtained through deception... it's too confidential.

Both domestically and internationally, the experience of Wang Changtian, a seasoned veteran, was astonished.

"Hughes."

Wang Changtian was shocked! He never expected that it was a Wall Street agent who would expose him.

After a silence of more than a minute, Wang Changtian asked, "What is his purpose?"

"His backyard is on fire! If I don't help him, he'll go bankrupt next year."

"Falling from that position basically means the end of his career. It's like going from heaven to hell, worse than death..."

"Yes!"

……

At the same time, at a club in Yanbei.

"What did they say?"

"What else can we say? Li Houzi is a 24-year-old Palme d'Or winner and director. Who would dare to block his film? And this time, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television is really acting as the judge. Anyone who dares to mess around will suffer the consequences," Wang Dajun said.

Old Jia and Zhang Zhao exchanged a smile; they didn't care.

The most anxious company right now is Huayi, the leader in the Beijing entertainment circle.

This year's Spring Festival Gala is a grand event for the cultural circle, and Feng Xiaogang and his team have put in a lot of effort to make him the chief director.

Li Mingyang publicly declared that he was not a cultured person, which stirred up considerable hatred.

Only the Beijing Film Academy community is happy, because what they want is for Li Mingyang to acknowledge that he is a member of the Beijing Film Academy.

Whether Li Mingyang is a cultured person or not, they don't care at all.

No sooner had Li Mingyang left than the Beijing Film Academy put up a new photo of him, with the words "Golden Palm Director" prominently displayed.

The school's goal has been achieved, the family line has been continued, and personal interests are all worthless.

"What do you think Li Houzi is trying to achieve by making such a big fuss, increasing box office revenue sharing and making a 10 billion yuan box office for the New Year? We shouldn't compete with him. His 10 billion yuan box office is all talk and no action. It's a disgrace."

"Isn't Director Feng going to accept the challenge?" Zhang Zhao asked.

“He didn’t say anything,” Wang Dajun said.

"He was once the king of the box office, a director with a billion-dollar box office, nicknamed 'Little Cannon,' how come he's so cowardly now?" Zhang Zhao mocked.

"Li Mingyang has been back in China for so long, and he hasn't mentioned that bet at all. He's worried!"

"Just pay up. If you can't afford a hundred million, I'll cover it for you," Old Jia said with a smile.

“If 100 million can solve the problem, I’ll give the money right away, but is it really about money? Li Mingyang isn’t interested in money! His only request is one yuan, and then Feng Kuzi will kneel down, pour tea, and admit his mistake.”

Li Mingyang made a bet with Feng Kuzi at the time.

Feng Kuzi won, and Li Mingyang gave him 100 million yuan.

Feng Kuzi lost, and Li Mingyang only asked for one yuan, then knelt down, poured tea, and admitted his mistake.

Li Mingyang never said he wanted money or that money would solve the problem; it was just a matter of saving face.

Will Li Mingyang accept it?
Definitely impossible!
Li Mingyang has hundreds of billions of debts; one hundred million won't save him.

“What’s wrong with kneeling? Li Mingyang built his empire in Korea by kneeling!” Zhang Zhao laughed.

"Hey, Feng Kuzi thinks too highly of himself. What's wrong with kneeling? If kneeling would do any good, I would have done it already," Wang Dajun said emotionally.

"Mr. Wang, this attitude won't do! Feng Kuzi is still very important."

"Alright, my affairs are none of your business. What are your thoughts? Are you going to participate in this Lunar New Year film season?"

Zhang Zhao lit a cigarette, smiled mysteriously, and began to explain his plan in detail.

Old Jia listened with rapt attention.

Wang Dajun listened, sometimes shaking his head, sometimes giving a bitter smile.

After Zhang Zhao finished speaking, he smiled and asked Wang Dajun, "Mr. Wang, what do you think of my plan?"

"As expected of President Zhang, who knows Li Mingyang and Wang Changtian best, the plan is flawless. Only President Zhang could come up with such a plan," Wang Dajun said with a half-smile.

Zhang Zhao took a deep drag on his cigarette, staring blankly at the wall lamp, and said, "Wang Changtian and Li Mingyang are not law-abiding people. You can't outsmart them. So from the very beginning, we have to put them in shackles and not give them any chance to play tricks!"

"But... have you ever thought about this? We're dealing with Li Mingyang, and although I don't want to admit it, he has the right to break free of his shackles."

Zhang Zhao waved his hand, "Unless he has a more powerful way to profit from box office revenue than ticket subsidies, no one will agree to him breaking market rules!"

"He's aiming for 2 billion yuan in box office revenue."

"So Feng Kuzi is very important. Li Mingyang could rightfully embarrass Feng Kuzi, but he's been holding back... He's looking for an opportunity, an opportunity to ruin Feng Kuzi's reputation! His hatred for Feng Kuzi is deeper than we believe..."

"You mean... let Feng Kuzi continue to gamble with him?"

“Li Mingyang will be dealing with the outside world from now on. This year’s Lunar New Year film season is their last showdown. If Huayi can’t satisfy him, do you think he will let you off the hook?”

Wang Dajun lowered his head, puffing on his cigar, his mind rapidly weighing the pros and cons.

Li Mingyang may be right in public, but that doesn't mean he has no influence internally.

On the contrary, if he achieves success overseas, then he will have a voice.

To ensure he can work in peace, his superiors will likely grant him all his unreasonable demands without affecting his balance.

The project was suddenly stalled today, and the accounts will be audited unexpectedly tomorrow.

Just thinking about it is painful.

Of course, even if you agree to a contest, these issues cannot be avoided.

Wang Dajun looked at Zhang Zhao and Lao Jia. He was now in a difficult situation and had to act according to LeEco's plan.

Otherwise... LeEco and Enlight Media would form a partnership.

Even more frustrating!
Old Jia dislikes Li Mingyang, but as long as the benefits are sufficient, Old Jia can like Li Mingyang at any time.

Just like Jack Ma...

These internet people are really bad...

"I'll think of another way, I'll definitely get Feng Kuzi to go... But seriously, if we really go, wouldn't that just be giving him face?" Wang Dajun couldn't help but complain.

"No one can stop Li Mingyang from getting things done... He makes movies like it's nothing, it's incredibly outrageous. He can even make movies while simultaneously plotting and scheming. He's invincible now; if he dares to say something, someone will agree!"

Wang Dajun wholeheartedly agreed, saying that Li Mingyang, who had just won the Palme d'Or, was truly invincible. He made outrageous remarks in front of national media at the Beijing Film Academy, yet there was not a single word about it online.

It's not available overseas either...

(End of this chapter)