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

Chapter 776 When the giant fell, his body was still warm.

From his own perspective, Li Mingyang analyzed for Liu Shishi the relationship between the top two companies in Hollywood and Dongda Film.

Then, the analysis focuses on Li Bingbing's social skills and exceptional talent.

Liu Shishi was stunned by what she heard.

"It's so complicated!" Liu Shishi cried, burying her face in her hands.

"That's just the surface. In Hollywood, she's just an actress at best, no real threat... I'm different. I'm the Spielberg type. Sometimes I'm even afraid of myself..."

Liu Shishi suddenly straightened up, her eyes shining, and said, "So I've always felt that you're afraid of something; you're afraid of yourself."

Li Mingyang was slightly startled; he had said too much…

Shishi's thought process is really long. She was clearly talking about Li Bingbing, but her mind wandered and she ended up talking about other things.

And then I won again!
Li Mingyang strongly suspected that Shishi might also possess the ability of telepathy...

Just then, an unfamiliar number called.

Li Mingyang answered the phone to avoid Liu Shishi's questioning.

It was indeed Li Bingbing calling.

"Director Li, let's get straight to the point. You've taken such good care of me, letting me play Chun-Li. In return, I'll give you a big gift too."

"I have no interest in destroying Huayi now."

"No, you haven't figured out who your opponent is. The two kings aren't idiots. They don't want to fight you. Your opponent is LeEco."

"Zhang Zhao, he's indeed quite difficult to deal with, mainly because he knows me too well..."

"You're wrong again, it's Lao Jia."

……

Jia Yueting… Li Mingyang knew in his heart that something was wrong!

He and Lao Jia have always been considered half business partners.

Enlight Media and LeEco Pictures have collaborated extensively, especially on the Three-Body Problem project.

Old Jia is very generous, eight hundred times better than Zhang Chaoyang.

Li Mingyang has already climbed very fast and very high.

But compared to Lao Jia, the gap is too big.

Now is LeEco's golden age!

Many of the questions suddenly became the same!
Li Mingyang risked his reputation to create a separate Lunar New Year film season for Dongda Film Studio, without any foreign blockbusters.

This is entirely beneficial for domestic filmmakers!
Nobody wants to challenge him.

Then he would turn his own interests into everyone's interests.

But the result... was almost like a joke.

He prepared his troops, providing money, manpower, and effort, and in the end, he was the only one among the "eighteen warlords"...

This is ridiculous!

What's even funnier is that a deity descended to earth and told him, "You can do it all by yourself! Go for it!"
The next day, Li Mingyang found Zhang Zhao first, and the two smoked a pack of cigarettes and talked for a long time.

We talked about the past, the future, and finally, we talked about Lao Jia.

Li Mingyang only believed half of what Li Bingbing said.

However, when Zhang Zhao revealed Lao Jia's inexplicable hostility towards him...

Li Mingyang's heart sank into an abyss!
confirmed.

The predicament of the Lunar New Year film season was caused by Jia Yueting!

Li Mingyang didn't want to fight with Lao Jia; it was pointless.

Zhang Zhao also felt it was pointless and agreed to help him mediate.

That evening, Li Mingyang had dinner with Lao Jia at the Sheraton Hotel in Shanghai.

The meal was filled with laughter and cheerful conversation.

Li Mingyang lowered his status and praised Lao Jia.

Although Lao Jia tried his best to hide his smugness, his eyes didn't lie.

As dinner was drawing to a close, Lao Jia finally relented, indicating that Le Vision Pictures would definitely join this year's Lunar New Year film season.

Everyone knows how to talk, but Li Mingyang really went all out to appease Jia Yueting, even offering his FBTV shares to make LeEco a co-director of FBTV.

That is, to give Jia a co-CEO position.

Old Jia was very pleased and praised him for his good interpersonal skills and ability to make choices, and agreed to the proposal.

Li Mingyang thought the crisis was over.

Zhang Zhao thought so too, and as soon as he returned to his hotel room, he started making phone calls to arrange the film's promotion and screening schedule.

But it didn't!

December 5th, around 11 AM.

On its fourth day of release, Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon surpassed 1 million yuan in cumulative box office revenue.

This is an excellent result!
In terms of box office growth, it ranks among the top ten domestic films this year!
The production process of a film is closely related to the capital behind it.

The biggest difference between Xiao Yang and Wang Taili's "Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon" and the original version is the location of the story.

The original film tells the story of Xiao Dabao and Wang Xiaoshuai who go to the United States to pursue their musical dreams and get involved in a Mafia assassination plot.

In the Korean version, the two travel to South Korea together and get involved in the struggles of the Korean Black Snake Society.

The white tiger brothers who look exactly alike still exist.

Park Gorilla also made a cameo appearance as a judge.

It has a bit of the somber feel of Korean films, but it's mainly funny.

When Li Mingyang received the film material, he was terrified, mainly because it was too chaotic. It included all sorts of styles, from comedy to profound themes, and a hodgepodge of various jokes all in one pot.

Even the rhythm talent isn't working anymore...

Li Mingyang started editing the film based on his knowledge of it from his previous life. It took him three days to produce a 100-minute version, which he then submitted for review!

He not only edited the episodes of "Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon".

He's going to edit all the films starring Jiang Wen, Jia Zhangke, and Derek Yee for this Lunar New Year season!

None of the three had any objections; they were just hoping the others would cut it, but who knows how long that would take…

Since Xu Anhua missed the Lunar New Year film season, Li Mingyang didn't mention the editing issue.

Turning a short film into a feature film... is a thankless and difficult task.

Because of the limitations of that subject matter and its core message, making it into a short film was just right; that's the only length we could manage. To extend it to the length of a theatrical release, we would need to add new elements, new characters, new conflicts, and new plot twists...

Guo Fan's "Li Xianji's Adventures" also has this problem: it's too long, so it gets boring.

Xiao Yang's ideas are very violent, incorporating and stitching together various elements, and he even created a White Tiger Brother.

This is very distracting, very distracting. Each character is so distinct, and this technique has been used in many classic films.

But for two people to act like two different people is just plain stupid.

Li Mingyang cut the White Tiger Brothers' scenes to just over five minutes, with most of them being action scenes.

Things we didn't consider during filming caused problems with the footage, but many of these issues can be fixed through post-production editing; we can just delete them if necessary...

If you can't solve the problem, delete it.

The plot issues of "Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon" aren't really problems. People in Dongda are quite tolerant of comedies these days and don't have such high expectations!

The biggest problem with this movie is its lack of sophistication!

The camera work is terrible; it gives the impression of a low-budget web series.

This can't be saved by editing, and neither can adding filters.

Li Mingyang never dreamed that Xiao Yang and Wang Taili would be so incompetent and cowardly.

They dared not try any innovative camera movements, following the established methods and copying all sorts of outdated shots.

The combination of bright red and bright green gives off such a strong sense of a terrible movie vibe!
Admittedly, the two have been quite successful in making web series, short films, and music videos.

However, theatrical films emphasize a sense of sophistication... to give the audience a visual and sensory impact!
Why are Hollywood's special effects blockbusters able to bombard the world?

The reason is simple!
Hollywood blockbusters push the limits of cinematic audiovisual equipment, bringing audiences an ultimate audiovisual experience.

Even if viewers have seen pirated copies, they still want to experience it again in the cinema.

Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon has its shortcomings, including fatal flaws...

But at 5.9 yuan, it's totally worth paying for the Old Boys short film!

Li Mingyang, who was in charge of the publicity and distribution of "Old Boys: The Dragon Crossing the River," said he "owes the Old Boys micro-film a movie ticket."

How effective it will be... I don't know.

Li Mingyang's tears brought the film massive viewership, overshadowing all other viewership trends...

But it's definitely... somewhat useful.

After all, Old Boys is indeed a rare and excellent short film.

The "Dragon Crossing the River" campaign was a great success for Li Mingyang, and the subsequent publicity and promotion were arranged in full swing, with ticket subsidies being poured in!

The ticket subsidy is an incredibly low 5.9 yuan, but ticket subsidies can be a huge expense.

The subsidies from the ticket subsidy platform are now on a one-to-one basis.

How much money do the producers and distributors invest, and how much does the platform subsidize?

Guangmang contributed 50 million, and Maoyan subsidized 50 million.

The lowest theatrical release price for "Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon" is 32 yuan.

According to the subsidy rules.

The film grossed 100 million yuan, with over 80 million yuan coming from ticket subsidies.

The distributor and producer each contributed half, which is more than 40 million!
Where does the money for the ticket subsidy come from? It's naturally borrowed from the bank.

Although the company still has more than two billion US dollars in its accounts, that is foreign exchange, foreign funds allocated by higher authorities, and cannot be used domestically.

Old Jia is truly ruthless and vicious!
The key lies in the bouquet and the light; banks won't lend money, but subsidies are provided for the tickets.

Old Jia made a formal complaint, accusing Enlight Media of borrowing bank money to subsidize movie tickets, which he claimed was disrupting the market and driving out good money with bad.
If this doesn't stop, LeEco Pictures will boycott the Lunar New Year film season!

Standing on the moral high ground, Lao Jia criticized Enlight Media's lending practices, drawing a large following. That very night, more than thirty film and television companies jointly filed a formal complaint.

The situation on Weibo was even more chaotic, with many filmmakers exposing Enlight Media's various crimes of bullying its peers by taking advantage of the Maoyan platform over the past few years.

All of these are based on solid evidence, not baseless accusations.

It's nothing new for Li Mingyang and Wang Changtian to use ticket subsidies as a weapon to suppress their competitors. (Example: Enlight Media)

“President Jia is serious this time… We can’t count on Zhang Zhao. Old Jia didn’t consult him at all before doing these things,” Wang Changtian said, holding a thermos in one hand and adjusting his glasses with the other.

"Whether he knew it or not, only he knows." Li Mingyang stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray, lit another one, and smoked it irritably.

"What else can I say? Should I just completely break off relations?"

"We can't beat Lao Jia..."

The air suddenly became quiet.

After a long silence, Li Mingyang spoke first: "Just how many people did Zhang Zhao poach from Guangxian? I feel like the company is missing a lot of people..."

"He swallowed up half of the local distribution staff... The company has a much smaller workforce because of layoffs."

"You laid off a lot of people!"

"50%."

"..."

“The development model of light and the development model of bouquet are two completely different models. You are the training model, and I am the elite model.”

"Are you using Zhang Zhao's connections to poach talent, so you can deliberately lay off employees?"

"Ah."

"How many people are left?"

“More than 300 people.”

"You just want to streamline the administration, there are way too few people! You've invested in over 50 companies, haven't you?"

“Guangming has a cat's eye, and since they want to make a living from the film industry, they don't dare to do anything reckless... In fact, most of the layoffs were in the newly established cultural tourism department and television department. These two departments were very useless, so they were simply cut off.”

"What new plans do you have?" Li Mingyang asked.

"Let's talk about it after we get through the Lunar New Year film season!" Wang Changtian sighed. "Old Jia has filed a formal complaint, and the four major banks have stopped lending to us. If we don't get 10 billion yuan in box office revenue, we will definitely be chased by the banks for repayment."

This is what frustrates Li Mingyang the most; he is even more pessimistic than Wang Changtian.

"The Lunar New Year film season lasts for about 80 days. I don't think they have the patience to wait until the last day of the Lunar New Year film season. If the box office is not ideal when the season is halfway through, they will start to urge payment."

“21 billion is no small sum…” Wang Changtian sighed.

"No, you've underestimated it. It's 37.5 billion."

Wang Changtian was shocked. "Where did this extra billion or so come from?"

"Let's ignore the $40 billion in foreign exchange for now; that money was earmarked for that purpose. The extra billion or so is related to Dongda Film and Television Ecosystem."

"Didn't the higher-ups cover for you?"

“It’s a safety net! But some developers took the transfer contracts and got approval for funding again, getting funding for the same piece of land twice. This mess is something I definitely have to make up for…”

"The money hasn't even reached you, so why should you make up for it?"

"The key issue is that I can't prove that the money isn't in my possession. I asked Gong Yu to handle it for me. A few hours ago, he called and told me that I must pay the money back as soon as possible, otherwise it will cause a lot of trouble later."

"We can't afford to lose this money, it's over a billion! I'm going to make a call." Wang Changtian put down his thermos, took out his phone, and was about to go to the bedroom to make the call!
"Stop hitting!" Li Mingyang suddenly shouted, seemingly out of control!
Wang Changtian stopped in his tracks, looked up at the sky and sighed deeply, then sat back down, his mood even heavier than Li Mingyang's.

The air suddenly fell silent again.

"What do you plan to do now?" Wang Changtian asked.

"I'm waiting for Jack Ma's reply."

"You clearly dislike Alibaba, so why not choose Tencent? Tencent can offer you just as much as Alibaba."

"Jack Ma likes to gamble, while Little Ma prefers to play it safe..."

“How do you know Tencent isn’t willing to gamble if you don’t try? Pony Ma values ​​you highly; your Tencent Literature’s 100 billion IP plan really resonates with him,” Wang Changtian said.

"He wants me to lead the charge, to be the vanguard, damn it, isn't that going to kill me?!"

Wang Changtian said with a wry smile, "Jack Ma loves to be in the limelight, and he prefers to be the one to take the lead."

"Given my current influence and appeal... I'm hurting others, but I'm also hurting myself."

There's nothing we can do about it!

When Li Mingyang first entered the industry, he could talk nonsense as he pleased, beat up whomever he wanted, and trample on whomever he wanted.

They often make alarmist and horrifying statements.

Now, he has to take responsibility for what he said.

He could use his influence to create a separate Lunar New Year film season without any foreign movies.

Apart from the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and China Film Group Corporation.

Only Li Mingyang can do it!

Li Mingyang felt that he was somewhat like...

In Warhammer 40, the Primarch Guilliman, wielding the Imperial Sword, is invincible!

"Speak of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!"

The phone on the coffee table rang. Li Mingyang picked it up, looked at it, and smiled.

Cai Zhongxin called.

……

Penguins are now seeking stability...

Even with a market capitalization of hundreds of billions of dollars and a ticket to the mobile internet boom, Pony Ma still feels that a crisis could strike at any time.

At the recent Penguin WE Conference, Pony Ma gave a speech on "Seven Road Signs to the Future of the Internet".

"A high market capitalization also makes me afraid."
"You must think deeply about how this industry should develop. Getting the so-called 'ticket' or 'entrance ticket' now doesn't necessarily guarantee you'll reach the end."

Pony Ma also used Nokia as a cautionary tale, reminding his peers that "even when a giant falls, it's still warm inside."

Years later, the boomerang didn't hit Chow Yun-fat.

Instead, it hit Old Ma! Little Ma is truly awesome!
During the era of the AT rivalry, Tencent held a massive user base with QQ and WeChat, but in the later stages, it was suppressed by Alibaba!
Traffic is king! That shouldn't be the case!

But that's reality!

Jack Ma relies on acquisitions, sparing no expense to acquire and expand his traffic pool!

All the companies acquired by Alibaba ended up in a mess, but Alibaba absorbed their traffic and thrived! Their market value skyrocketed!
From this perspective, Jack Ma's move was extremely successful! He made a fortune!
From Li Mingyang's perspective on the AT battle.

The most iconic character is Jack Ma!
Jack Ma is a superb leader!
In the early stages, he burned through other companies to fuel Alibaba!
Later, he burned himself out... and terminated the agreement to act in concert.

Alibaba later suffered greatly due to monopoly issues and various other problems.

But Jack Ma's vision in technology gave Alibaba a new vitality and momentum after Joseph Tsai took over again!

After returning to China, the first place Jack Ma publicly visited was Xianyu (a Chinese online marketplace).

Although he is no longer in charge, he still possesses the ability to connect with those at the bottom.

It is something that many people do not possess.

When it comes to leveraging online traffic, Lei Jun is actually a junior compared to Jack Ma.

Of course, Old Ma wasn't there.

Lei Jun is invincible.

Before the launch of the new Apple 17.

Lei Jun discovered that the top executive in the marketing department had problems, so he fired him without hesitation!
After the launch event, Xiaomi upgraded from the 16 to the 17. At the launch event, the old fox directly compared it with the Apple 17, and every sentence was a sarcastic reference to Apple.

Xiaomi... actually wants to compete with Huawei.

But the higher-ups didn't want to see the two companies fighting amongst themselves, so he had no choice but to target Apple!

To dry apples.

Both Android and Apple users have emerged...

Apple directly pressured the influencer who caused this incident, banning them across all its platforms!

Huayi Brothers is easy to deal with; no matter how strong it is, it's only limited to the entertainment industry.

LeEco is in a lot of trouble.

It will take the involvement of major internet companies.

While others were not putting in any effort during the Lunar New Year film season, Li Mingyang thought long and hard and decided to latch onto Jack Ma's coattails!

Use Alibaba to pressure others.

At that time, he didn't know that the lack of attendees during the Lunar New Year film season was due to Jia Yueting's machinations.

But it doesn't matter. As long as Jack Ma is willing to play, then Old Jia is no longer a problem.

After all, Jack Ma was one of LeEco's major investors, and a crucial part of LeEco's ecosystem was controlled by Alibaba.

Jack Ma not only spent money to support LeEco, but also acquired, merged, and suppressed parts of LeEco's ecosystem.

Old Jia disregarded his own interests and inexplicably targeted them.

Li Mingyang had never been so eager to cooperate with Alibaba.

However, the result was terrible!

Joseph Tsai told him that Jack Ma had gone abroad and would not return for another two weeks. They would have a meal together then to discuss the cooperation between Alibaba Pictures and Bouquet Entertainment.

There was no direct rejection!

But half a month is too long, it'll kill him!
"If we check the results at the end of the month, that's half a month, which is the 20th, ten days. They gave us a chance, but not too many. The cutoff was too precise. We need to talk to Tencent..." Wang Changtian said.

"It's no use. At this point, the two Mas have probably already reached an agreement; they have a prior arrangement..."

Wang Changtian and Li Mingyang both sighed at the same time.

LeEco's targeting and Alibaba's delays put immense pressure on the two of them!

The space for maneuvering is getting smaller and smaller.

"Should we contact Lei Jun? Xiaomi and LeEco have very similar business models and are the biggest competitors. Lei Jun has been studying Jia Yueting."

"How did you know?"

“After I returned from Dali, he often asked me to have tea.”

"Xiaomi can't beat LeEco... Although Lei Jun wanted to go up against Jia Yueting, he couldn't. The fact that he wasn't ganged up on is already a testament to his high emotional intelligence."

"You're underestimating Lei Jun too much. He's a billionaire, after all."

"Aren't we both billionaires too..."

"..."

(End of this chapter)