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

Chapter 778 You disgust me, I'll disgust you in return.

It's no secret that Xiao Yang was the assistant director of the bouquet-like romance.

It's no secret that the entire production team of "The Bouquet" was almost completely poached after its run ended.

Xiao Yang went to Huayi, which can be found online.

On December 6, a short essay about Xiao Yang on Weibo became a trending topic.

This short essay recounts Xiao Yang's journey to stardom.

Except for Old Boys.

"Diao Si Nan Shi" (Loser Man), "A Bouquet of Love", "Little Apple", and "Gangnam Style" are all representative works that are inseparable from Li Mingyang.

Li Mingyang is Xiao Yang's greatest mentor.

However, when Li Mingyang's career was just starting out, Xiao Yang betrayed his mentor and switched to Huayi Brothers, who were suppressing Li Mingyang!

They're the kind of people who can share hardship but not prosperity!
He betrayed his mentor, abandoned principles for personal gain, and his character was flawed.

The essay was very objective, while the netizens were very subjective and their opinions were heavily influenced by personal emotions.

Under the influence of public opinion, Xiao Yang was portrayed as a treacherous person who would betray principles for personal gain.

Although character and work are separate.

Li Mingyang was simultaneously being criticized and becoming a top director in mainland China with double-billion-yuan box office earnings, resulting in extremely negative public opinion.

Compared to him, Xiao Yang is simply a great person.

However, this article had a very negative impact on Li Mingyang's fans.

The "wool party" members split into two factions, one of which remained silent.

One faction sees Xiao Yang as an ingrate, unworthy of support, and regrets spending money to buy tickets.

To kill someone is to destroy their spirit! And they can't even fight back!
Xiao Yang used his data, so he has to bear the consequences of being attacked by that data...

It would be inappropriate for him to speak out...

Because he also has to take care of other movies that will be released soon.

His fans are mostly young people and students, the mainstream moviegoers!

If these people don't cater to their fans, they can be ruthless enough to even turn on their own people...

He's squandering his fame, and at the same time, he's draining his fans' wallets and emotions...

"Brother Li, what should we do?! It's Friday! It's the first weekend! It's almost noon, and the box office is still less than five million..." Xiao Yang cried to Li Mingyang on the other end of the phone.

"Don't cry and whine at the slightest thing. Don't make a sound or explain. Just do normal publicity."

"Brother Li, aren't you going to lend me a hand?!"

"You can try your luck with movie tickets or try your luck with concert tickets."

"Um...why don't you use this trick yourself?"

"Do you think I have time to hold a concert? Go ahead, you're perfect for it."

"Thank you, Brother Li, thank you, Brother Li. Who should I ask to hold this concert?" Xiao Yang wiped away her tears and smiled like a child.

Xiao Yang can travel all over the country. He sang Gangnam Style for more than half a year, so he has the channels to hold concerts.

The underlying meaning of these words is that Li Mingyang should designate a way for him to make money.

"You should take care of it yourself; concerts are quite a hassle."

Li Mingyang hung up the phone.

Using movie tickets to win concert tickets—this method of boosting box office revenue wasn't invented by Li Mingyang.

Back in 2007, Minguang Cinema prepared four sets of tickets to Andy Lau's concert, each worth 999 yuan. Audiences who watched movies at Minguang Cinema during a fixed time period could participate in a lucky draw.

It's not a new trick.

But Li Mingyang applied this method to the ticket subsidy platform, creating a phenomenal buzz!

This ushered in the era of internet traffic!

This technique is good, but it takes a lot of time and effort.

Unless we secure a large investment, we won't make much money... it's purely a way to give back to our fans.

Li Mingyang leaned back on the sofa, his gaze shifting from the documents on the coffee table to the two prominent Cannes trophies on the bookshelf.

His biggest asset now is the invincible golden body created by the Palme d'Or.

How long can this invincible golden body last?
He didn't know how much time had passed when a phone call brought Li Mingyang back to reality.

It was Zhang Zhao calling.

"Director Li, do you and Lao Jia have some kind of grudge that I don't know about?" Zhang Zhao asked.

Upon hearing this, Li Mingyang knew that Zhang Zhao had tried to mediate, but Lao Jia refused.

Zhang Zhao is undoubtedly the pillar of Le Vision Pictures.

As a pioneer of the film program at Southeast University, Zhang Zhao is a person who keeps up with the times.

He is also a grateful person.

If not blindly loyal.

On the eve of Sunac's acquisition of LeEco, it gave Jia Yueting the last sum of money in LeEco Pictures' account, 3 million yuan.

He won't be kicked out by Sun Hongbin, and LeEco Pictures won't die!

There aren't many professional managers in mainland China who truly understand the film industry.

Zhang Zhao is one of them.

During his tenure at LeEco, his wisest decision was to partner with Enlight Media.

The light was able to withstand the darkness and wait for dawn, thanks to Zhang Zhao.

In this respect, Zhang Zhao's character is truly first-rate, considering how unfairly Wang Changtian treated him...

On the eve of its IPO, it betrayed its partners.

Humans are contradictory!
In his position, he seeks his government.

For the sake of LeEco's interests, Zhang Zhao colluded with Huayi Brothers to turn against the middle management of Enlight Media and destroy the distribution of the online platform.

Therefore, creating a false impression to distract him was not wrong.

Moreover, after Lao Jia turned against them, they even took the initiative to mediate, showing they had done everything they could...

“Business is business, there’s no grudge. You guys teamed up with Huayi Brothers and the Hong Kong entertainment circle to short Enlight Media, and I didn’t say anything.” Li Mingyang heard the person across from him lighting a cigarette, so he lit one for himself as well.

“Old Jia acted rashly. Where are you now? Organize a dinner party and invite Wang Changtian over as well. Let’s all have a good talk.” Zhang Zhao paused and said, “Competition doesn’t necessarily have to be a life-or-death struggle; it can also be mutually beneficial.”

“We all understand the logic, but Lao Jia doesn’t care! This is bullying me because I came down from the mountain…”

"Hehe, now you regret it, don't you?"

"No regrets. I won't go down the mountain. This game can't start..."

“What do you really want? Like you said yourself… a Palme d'Or is enough for you to lie low for ten, twenty, thirty years…” Zhang Zhao suddenly said.

"For the dream!"

"Oscar?"

"Of course!"

"Actually, the Palme d'Or is enough for you."

"Not enough, far from enough... Old Zhang, are you interested in coming with me to Hollywood to try your luck? I don't trust anyone else."

Zhang Zhao smiled and said, "Director Li is at the peak of his creative career and is making his way in Hollywood. He doesn't need anyone else. Okay, that's all for now. I'll see you off when you leave."

"Let's think about it. We can have a good drink and have a proper talk during the Spring Festival."

"We'll see when the time comes, haha."

After Li Mingyang hung up the phone, the smile on his face vanished instantly, replaced by a cold and gloomy atmosphere.

If Lao Jia is unkind, then don't blame him for being unjust.

……

Public relations battles, corporate espionage, and poaching are very common among large companies.

Could there be any corporate espionage involved in the bouquet?
Of course there are! And quite a few!

From the bottom to the middle level, the salary for those working in the flower arrangement department is not low, but the management is strict and there is very little extra income.

Humans can be selfish.

But you can't be so selfish as to think that others aren't selfish.

There were so many people lining up for the bouquets, thousands of them.

In a big forest, you'll find all sorts of strange people.

Because of Li Mingyang's deliberate actions, many people in the company soon found out. Li Mingyang admired Zhang Zhao and was very grateful to Zhang Zhao.

We are grateful to Zhang Zhao for building the renowned film industry system framework, which is precisely the framework for Bouquet's film and television content production.

He was grateful to Zhang Zhao for establishing the Mingyang Special Effects Department, which made him realize the importance of having his own special effects department.

That's how we got the top-notch Pangu special effects in China!

Li Mingyang was very grateful to Zhang Zhao. Taking advantage of Zhang Zhao's upcoming birthday, he specially posted a long essay on Weibo, which was over a hundred words long, along with a nine-grid photo of the two of them from their famous days.

Bouquet and Fame are of the same lineage, but only a small number of elderly people in Bouquet Entertainment know that Zhang Zhao was the creator of the Fame model.

Many people are unaware of Zhang Zhao's contributions.

Li Mingyang personally dug up the grave and made clear about Zhang Zhao's role in his enlightenment and his contributions to the bouquet.

Li Mingyang's short essay didn't cause much of a stir online, but it triggered a huge chain reaction within the company and within LeEco.

Many people believe that the bouquet of flowers is a signal, a signal of Zhang Zhao's return!
The same applies to LeEco.

Including Lao Jia!

People familiar with Zhang Zhao called or visited him in person to ask if he was going to leave LeEco.

Even media reporters were quick to respond.

Zhang Zhao never considered leaving LeEco and returning to Bouquet, because Bouquet didn't need him.

Bouquet is the most unique company in the Chinese entertainment industry. It has undergone two large-scale personnel changes and has more than 4,000 employees.

But the core is Li Mingyang; as long as Li Mingyang is there, the bouquet will remain.

Without Li Mingyang, the bouquet of flowers would be ruined in an instant.

The monthly salary alone amounts to tens of millions.

With double pay at the end of the year plus a year-end bonus, the total salary is almost over 100 million.

Li Mingyang doesn't need anyone; he is the anchor of the bouquet.

His talent for managing the company is even more terrifying than his talent for directing!
The bouquet was originally a form of entertainment for people who relied on welfare to make a living.

After Li Mingyang left the mountain, the annual subsidy of 100 million yuan for going overseas was canceled.

The bouquets didn't become messy; instead, they unleashed their potential, resulting in increasingly higher quality content.

The superiors set an example for the subordinates!

Practice what you preach! Li Mingyang treats the company like his own home, has no material desires, and sets sail for his dreams.

His highly infectious speaking ability allows you to feel his sincere and passionate emotions even when listening to recordings!

So invincible!

However, precisely because of this, Li Mingyang's path is almost completely contrary to that of the Chinese entertainment industry, making him extremely hated.

“It would have been so nice to stay on the mountain… Why did I have to come down here…” Zhang Zhao turned off his phone, sighed, and left his office.

As soon as he stepped outside, he noticed that the secretary sitting by the door had been replaced.
"Where is Secretary Lin?" Zhang Zhao asked.

"Hello Mr. Zhang, Secretary Lin is ill. During the time she recovers and returns, I will take over her work and be responsible for your work schedule and daily affairs."

Zhang Zhao lit a cigarette, smiled and nodded, but as soon as he turned his head, his brows furrowed.

Old Jia is no longer at ease with him!

Those in high positions are bound to be suspicious.

Old Jia's reaction was too extreme; he didn't communicate and directly replaced his secretary.

Old Jia and Little Li have started a war.

But...why am I the unlucky one?! What did I do to deserve this?!
……

Tit for tat!
It doesn't matter who orchestrated the negative public opinion surrounding Xiao Yang.

The important thing is that Li Mingyang can no longer sit idly by and wait for his doom!
If you disgust me, I'll disgust you in return.

Le Vision Pictures is related to LeEco's most important aspect: content!

Video websites were the core business that LeEco started with, and also the origin of the entire LeEco Group.

In the future, LeEco and Xiaomi will fiercely compete in the fields of super TVs and smartphones. LeEco, having entered the market late, will not be able to beat Xiaomi.

The reason why it was able to suppress Xiaomi later was because of its core business: video websites!
Platform + Content + Terminal + Application!

Xiaomi relies solely on marketing, lacking content.

The story isn't closed enough!

So later on, Lei Jun invested a lot in content platforms!

Lei Jun's Weibo profile states that his hobby is angel investing.

You might think he's investing heavily in smart hardware to build the Xiaomi ecosystem, but it's actually only a little over a billion yuan.

Lei Jun's Shunwei Capital and Xiaomi's investments in the cultural and entertainment sector have been exposed to amount to over 30 billion yuan!
These funds were all invested before 18!
iQiyi alone received 18 billion from Shunwei and Xiaomi!
Youku Tudou, Bilibili, Qutoutiao, Himalaya, Yidian Zixun, Lizhi, Blue Whale Finance, YY, Douyin...

In addition to investing in investment platforms, he also invested in some film and television companies. Xiaomi Group is mainly tied to Nanpai Sanshu's Nanpai Entertainment.

They also invested in New Saint Hall Pictures, founded by Tian Yusheng, producer Zhou Zijian, Zhu Xianqing, and Zhu Hu.

Alibaba's investment is about buying traffic pools, while Tencent's investment is about sharing traffic pools.

Xiaomi's investment was intended to complete its ecosystem, but it didn't actually succeed...

Being misled by BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) and pushed into a fire pit... Another very famous victim is Sina's accountant Cao.

Investing in movies is a recipe for disaster...

Wang Changtian once put Nezha 2 in front of him, but he didn't even look at it. What future did animated films have?
Then, a net profit of hundreds of millions was lost...

On December 8th, just after midnight.

The box office for "Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon" closed at 3250 million yuan in its opening weekend.

The combined box office for the three days was less than that of the opening day.

The box office trend over the three days showed a significant downward trend, with Friday being the peak.

There are still over 40 million yuan to go to reach 200 million yuan in box office revenue...

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's only 40 million short; breaking 200 million will be very difficult.

Li Mingyang has given up on this movie and instead focused his energy on "The Left Ear," which will be released on the 11th!
"Hello, Director Li."

"Hello, Director Li."

"Boss, isn't the male lead Yang Yang handsome? And this is the female lead Chen Duling," Guo Fan said with a smile, completely ignoring Rao Xueman, the original author of The Left Ear.

The two did not get along well at all.

The reason is that Rao Xueman is too controlling. She interferes with the filming process and requires the actors' approval before anything can be done.

Guo Fan had absolutely no right to choose people.

Wang Changtian was also biased, praising Rao Xueman highly and constantly instilling in Guo Fan the idea that patience would bring peace.

If Li Mingyang hadn't remembered this angsty youth film, Guo Fan himself would have completely forgotten about it...

How influential is Rao Xueman in film?

The original film was directed by Su Youpeng, who was brought to Enlight Media by Xiao Yanzi. When The Left Ear was released, Xiao Yanzi also worked very hard to interact with the Fifth Prince and create hype, which triggered a huge wave of nostalgia!

The films directed by Su Youpeng and Guo Fan are not much different; even the editing is similar.

Rao Xueman was not the director, yet she overstepped her authority and did things like a director…

It would be a miracle if Guo Fan gave her a friendly look!
"Director Li! I've admired you for a long time!" Rao Xueman said in a very familiar manner.

"Hello, Teacher Rao."

Li Mingyang gave a businesslike reply and then turned his attention to Chen Duling, who said he must have been out of his mind to slap her left ear.

This year, she first became an internet sensation with a bare-faced ID photo, not only defeating the popular "Milk Tea Girl" to become the champion of the goddess ranking in the Facejoking campus beauties and hunks competition, but also being crowned the most beautiful campus beauties and pure campus beauties.

The lotus buds are just beginning to emerge, much like the trajectory of her previous life.

This girl is truly a top student, with a face that evokes pure, unattainable beauty.

Her tall and slender figure, and her clear and innocent eyes, made one want to cherish her at first glance.

Chen Duling is beautiful, but she is also extremely fair-skinned, young, and thin.

Actually, her entry into the entertainment industry wasn't an accident... but rather a premeditated scheme.

Her mother is in the entertainment industry, so she probably didn't want to follow the path her mother had laid out for her at first; it was a rebellious mentality.

Later, after becoming famous for "The Left Ear," he tasted the sweetness of fame and fortune in the entertainment industry and actively joined this arena of fame and fortune.

A willow planted unintentionally may flourish, while a flower planted with care may fail to bloom.

This sentence perfectly encapsulates Chen Duling's path to stardom.

In the era of internet traffic, Chen Duling became a sensation with "The Left Ear," and her career should have been smooth sailing.

Everyone was praising her.

Rao Xueman directly posted on Weibo, saying that Chen Duling "only acts in one film and does not enter the entertainment industry."

Refusing to bow to fame and fortune in the entertainment industry, she is truly a breath of fresh air in the industry.

However, she was too weak...

She debuted with the persona of a cool, aloof, academic goddess.

But what he said was very thoughtless.

When she went to record "Happy Camp", she said directly to Su Youpeng, "The tears I'm shedding now are the result of the foolishness I had when I accepted this role."

This made Su Youpeng feel very awkward, and he awkwardly laughed while trying to smooth things over.

Later, he even criticized the entire entertainment industry on the show.

I used to think the entertainment industry was stupid.

Is the entertainment industry stupid? Only making one film?

and after?
After filming "The Left Ear", he took on the Sino-Korean co-production "Twins" and also made a cameo appearance in "Seventeen Years Old That Hurts".

If your acting skills aren't good enough, make up for it with your academic background; you're constantly hyping up your "academic genius" persona.

Li Mingyang always thought she was quite illiterate...

He always claims to be breaking through his own limitations, but in reality, his acting skills have remained stuck at the level of "The Left Ear".

By engaging in online harassment and self-deprecation, and using beauty filters in marketing, she firmly holds the top spot in the "beauty queen" category.

Bai Mengyao vomited three liters of blood!

And then there's the "Milk Tea Sister," who's already been dragged down by her.

The supporting actress outshone the lead actress and even climbed onto the table; she's practically the first person to do so!

The uproar was huge, making all the female celebrities in the industry feel insecure...

Despite having an incredibly beautiful, innocent face, she does all sorts of scheming and manipulative things.

In this respect, she's not as good as Li Yitong. Li Yitong is a really nice girl!
She looks a lot like Shishi.

Li Mingyang had worked with her on "Bloody Romance" back then and wanted to pursue her, but unfortunately she already had a sugar daddy!
After Liu Yifei gained weight, this innocent girl was warned by Tencent and dared not try to get close to her anymore. Koi then set his sights on Shishi.

There was no overt copying or suppression, but various subtle ways of plagiarizing Shishi.

Li Mingyang was mentioned by name in the recollections of a senior executive at Tencent Video.

She's desperate for fame! She's regressing as she gets older!
Both Chen Duling and Liu Shishi's acting skills were... well, let's just say they were lacking.

But Shishi can make big facial expressions, so there's still hope; she can make movies.

Chen Duling's face looks terrible when she makes big facial expressions, she can't film movies...

Chen Duling possesses a static beauty.

The small ear on her left ear was a perfect match for her, and she was able to portray that half-dead look so well... It's just that Rao Xueman has a lot of influence; she chose the female lead herself, and even if it hurts her heart, she still has to support her!

The cold and ruthless female supporting character track is Chen Duling's chosen track.

The track has a very low ceiling... She was stuck in Hengdian and accidentally stumbled into this track.

Otherwise, given that her father is a cultured person and her mother is in the industry, it wouldn't be a problem.

In the era of internet traffic, there are plenty of leading actresses to play roles.

"Xiao Yang, have you seen The Left Ear? How did you feel about your performance?"

Li Mingyang stared at Chen Duling for a long time, making her blush deeply, her neck and ears turning red as well. But instead of talking to Chen Duling, he turned around and started chatting with the male lead.

Yang Yang suddenly realized that, like reciting a memorized text, he first examined his own shortcomings and then talked about his advantages: traffic!
Jia Shikai invested a lot of resources in him.

After the film "Left Ear" came into Guo Fan's hands, Li Mingyang never took over its management.

Then something amazing happened. Although filming started two years earlier than planned, all the actors, except for a very few, were cast in their previous lives.

Guan Gege and Ma Feifei were both there, as were Ou Shen from "You Are My God", Baozi's wife, Xie Na, and Jiang Wenli.

Yang Yang is the most outrageous... This guy got into the Left Ear production team through Liu Shishi...

The relationships within are quite complex.

The key figure is Jia Shikai.

Because of Dream of the Red Chamber, Rongxinda fell from grace, and Jia Shikai ran away to Tangren, where he became the brokerage director.

He is responsible for the management of artists such as Hu Ge and Liu Shishi.

Not long ago, he left Sugarman and went to Huanrui, taking Ying Er with him.

(End of this chapter)