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

Chapter 783 Internet War God, 360 Online Cinema!

Of the three films, Li Mingyang is most optimistic about "My Seventeen Years Old".

Rebirth theme.

It has a bit of a Charlotte's Trouble vibe.

But it's not a comedy.

This is a heartwarming movie that makes up for regrets!

Zhang Hai himself plays the lead role, and many of the plot points are based on his own high school experiences.

It's stitched up! American movies are back to being 17!
Show off, show off, and show off some more!
This is a pretentious movie about an underdog's rise to success!
Li Mingyang had serious doubts about whether this film would pass censorship... its values ​​were not right...

There is no family affection, no romantic love, and no friendship.

It's about being reborn and using information asymmetry to make money, show off, make more money, and show off even more.

Li Mingyang felt that the movie should be called "Born to Be Forced"!

After securing the rights to three movies, Li Mingyang called Han Jianu over and asked her to deliver them to his father.

Li Mingyang disliked Zuo Shandiao and couldn't wait for him to step down.

Zuo Shandiao also didn't trust Li Mingyang, because Li Mingyang was too cunning and scheming.

Without Han Jianu's connection, the two would never have been able to collaborate!
Judging from the current situation, with Han Jianu acting as the middleman, Li Mingyang, although he has never met Zuo Shandiao, knows that Zuo Shandiao is really super powerful and omnipotent.

Zuo Shandiao is the number one figure in Chinese cinema, open and honest, and only Wanda can afford to mess with him.

When hidden in the shadows, the Mountain Eagle is truly invincible.

All that could be heard outside was the sound of the wind, but no one knew anything about his films.

Unfortunately, that was all he could do. Getting rid of Zuo Shandiao was no easy task; he needed to maintain a balance.

Unless the Lunar New Year box office reaches 10 billion yuan, or a single film breaks 2 billion yuan at the box office!
Of course, he sincerely hoped that he would succeed, because his success would be inherited by the Trisolarans!
"Sister Han, how are your preparations for the Lingya trip going?" Li Mingyang asked.

Han Jianu scratched her head, looking troubled. "The script is still being worked on."

Is this movie very complicated?

Han Jia nodded emphatically. When she chose the Lingya trip, she thought it was like watching a movie such as "Your Name" or "Weathering With You"...

Who knew, things would turn out so badly.

This is a fantasy story that blends modern disaster elements with a mythological background.

We can't hire someone to write the script.

I have to write it myself.

Since receiving the script outline, Han Jianu has been cramming on the Classic of Mountains and Seas, the Search for the Gods, and the Mythology of Dongda University.

The cramming was incredibly difficult...

"Don't rush, filming for Lingya's trip won't start until next year," Li Mingyang said with a smile.

"When?" Han Jianu's heart skipped a beat.

"August or September, Zhang Ruonan will be cast as the female lead. You should start contacting her."

Upon hearing that the female lead was Zhang Ruonan, Han Jianu was filled with mixed feelings of joy and sorrow!

My chest feels incredibly sore.

What's delightful is that the female lead is Zhang Ruonan. Li Mingyang blocked countless people from going to the academic school, but he opened a back door for Zhang Ruonan to go to the Shanghai Theatre Academy without taking the exam.

Not wanting to go home, Xie Nan and Li Ming are looking for a guardian for Zhang Ruonan. They are either good friends or high-ranking executives in the group.

Juanjuan always felt that she was the most special one...

In fact, in Han Jianu's eyes, Zhang Ruonan was the most special. She met him on the street and immediately pulled him into the bouquet!

In this vast sea of ​​people, this connection and luck are incredible!
This is the first time in all the years that Li Mingyang has been in the entertainment industry that he has actively pulled ordinary people into his company on the street.

The only one!
Juanjuan was introduced to the family by Su Chang.

Han Jianu had been staring at Zhang Ruonan for a long time, and she was naturally happy to have her wish fulfilled.

Sadly, it only took eight or nine months from preparation to filming... and she hadn't even started writing the script yet...

She doesn't even know how to write it!

Li Mingyang definitely had a plan in mind, which is why he wouldn't allow her to hire someone else to write the script.

This is a test!
At this moment, Han Jianu finally understood what Tian Tian meant when she said 'Li Mingyang is particularly despicable'.

The sweetness Li Mingyang gives people carries a strong bitter taste.

……

"Eh……"

Standing in the pavilion atop Hongguo Mountain, Li Mingyang gazed into the distance and sighed.

The stock market strategy has been completed.

With a large number of films scheduled for release in January!

On New Year's Day, three blockbusters were released simultaneously: Jackie Chan and Jing Tian's Police Story, the Iron Triangle's Drug War, and Boss Huang's All's Well, Ends Well.

The Lunar New Year film season has gone from being quiet and deserted to becoming the most brutally competitive film season in history.

Up to twenty big-budget films featuring big stars and big directors are crammed into January!

In addition, there are more than thirty low-budget films.

Jiang Wen's "Hearing the Rooster Crow and Getting Up to Dance" and Section Chief Jia's "Mountains and Rivers May Depart" were also released in January.

Unfortunately, both directors have such good reputations that both films have faced strict censorship... and they're still under review.

With a large number of films scheduled for release, the landscape of the Lunar New Year film season is basically set.

Today is Monday, and the previously hesitant market suddenly came alive, with stock trading becoming very active.

Film and television stocks experienced a sharp decline, with a large number of people selling off their shares.

After falling for about a morning, the market began to recover in the afternoon. It was during this recovery that Li Mingyang finally spent all of his more than one billion yuan...

Brokerages started calling him, asking if he needed a loan, if he wanted to short sell, or if he wanted to leverage his position...

These people are really bad...

As long as you give them a kickback, they can meet all your financial needs!
There's no oversight... so who dares to regulate it?

With the stock market strategy in place, all eighteen major players have set their schedules.

However, he wasn't very happy; he had been notified that a meeting was scheduled.

The Lunar New Year film season has been going on for over 20 days, and the results have been terrible...

Even including the end of November, the total box office of Hollywood movies didn't even reach one billion. A bunch of low-budget, low-quality movies were released, and the combined total of more than twenty of them didn't even reach ten million.

It's not fair to blame capital for being opportunistic and only looking at traffic.

If a movie has no audience, there's no promotion, so who's going to watch it?

This situation will become increasingly outrageous in the future; there are many movies that only gross tens of thousands of dollars from the time they are released until they are taken off the screens.

The total box office for "Pure Heart, Pursuing Dreams in the Entertainment Industry" was only over two million.

Actually, this achievement is quite good for a film with no budget or quality.

It's not that there aren't any films with no production value, no funding, and no quality certification that become popular, but those are online films.

It's extremely difficult for a theatrical film to generate box office revenue without investing money in it.

Unless the subject matter is special, such as being hidden in the dust.

Unless the quality is exceptionally high, the production company's act of kneeling down would trigger a media frenzy, like in the case of "Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix."

Basically, they are all art films with very low budgets.

In the afternoon, Li Mingyang arrived in Yanbei to attend a meeting at a hotel under the General Administration.

At the meeting, Dong Ping and Wang Dajun were really good at talking. The two of them put on a show, acting humble and subservient to him, praising and flattering him.

Naturally, the poor box office performance during the Lunar New Year season became Li Mingyang's problem.

"Director Li, the Lunar New Year film season has been going on for 21 days, and the box office is not looking good. What are your plans for the future? I personally still believe that Director Li can achieve the goal of 10 billion yuan in box office revenue."

"With over a billion yuan invested in film and television stocks, Director Li is naturally confident," Wang Dajun said.

"Director Li has risked everything he has. He's truly heroic!" Dong Ping said, giving a thumbs up.

Yu Dong suddenly said, "You two are acting strange today! Why are you talking so sarcastically!"

Yu Dong, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up for Li Mingyang. Wang Dajun and Dong Ping smiled and did not intend to argue with Yu Dong.

Yu Dong is already in a terrible situation. His interests don't conflict with theirs, so there's no need for them to interfere!
"Director Li, I approve of your attitude towards investing in the big picture, but you need to focus on the movie and boost the box office... I heard you want to release One-Punch Man in theaters, which is a great idea. This movie combines four blockbuster elements: action, special effects, heroes, and big-name stars. I have high hopes for it."

Li Mingyang could no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb. He looked up at the leader of the General Administration and said incredulously, "You support me?"

"I support the film program at Dongda University."

Li Mingyang was stunned; he couldn't figure out the relationship between them for a moment.

Although FBTV's shareholders are trying to de-emphasize its brand, its value remains, and most importantly, it's cheap...

Hollywood, CJ, and SoftBank's strategy of buying low and selling high, effectively emptying FBTV's revenue, has already sparked widespread discontent.

The new One-Punch Man is extremely popular in Asia, especially in China, Japan, and South Korea, and is an outstanding example of a movie exclusively streamed on a streaming platform!

FBTV is developing derivative products around this IP, including TV series, movies, animations, toys, novels, music, and more.

This involves not only the interests of internal shareholders, but also the interests of Netflix.

Because Wall Street's goal is to merge Netflix and Facebook TV to complete its global streaming strategy!

Whether it's FBTV swallowing Netflix or Netflix swallowing FBTV, Wall Street doesn't care at all.

But the new One-Punch Man can't be shown in theaters! It has to be exclusively streamed on a streaming platform!
This was a strong demand from Netflix's CEO, Hastings!

Originally this was nothing.

But Chen Wenbo actually got involved with Hastings...

At this juncture, even if, as Gong Yu said, he were to forgo profits and release One-Punch Man in theaters,

It will also encounter huge resistance domestically, because this involves cultural export.

Netflix is ​​the undisputed king of the West! Facebook is nothing compared to it.

Development takes time.

It's so much better to eat what's readily available.

"Thank you for your support, leaders. We'll review it first. Once the review is complete, I'll immediately schedule the release. If everything goes smoothly, it can be released in mid-January." "Is that enough time? Should we move it forward?"

"Anything is fine, I'll listen to my boss."

……

"Director Li! Sometimes you can't just think of yourself; there are others who want your trust more."

After the meeting, Yu Dong drove Li Mingyang to the airport, making a pointed remark.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Li Mingyang lit a cigarette and said as he smoked, "It doesn't matter. I gave him face, but he wants me to wait for half a month."

Yu Dong was referring to none other than Jack Ma.

"I'm just giving you some advice. You've already offended Jack Ma, so don't offend Jack Ma too. Or to put it another way, you've already invested your money in the stock market, so don't be impulsive. Jack Ma doesn't care about the money in the stock market at all; he wants fame and to be the boss."

Li Mingyang chuckled.

"Anyway, I've said everything I need to say. You should think it over yourself. This time you've bought into the overall market, not something you can just run away from whenever you want. If Jack Ma wants to get back at you, he can suppress film and television stocks, leaving you with no way to advance or retreat!"

Since Berna couldn't get a piece of the big pie in the domestic financial film market, Yu Dong originally wanted to take advantage of Enlight Media's benefits when Li Mingyang returned.

However, things didn't go as planned. Li Mingyang unexpectedly gave up his solo profits and started playing the big game.

The large-scale film distribution system at Dongda Film Studio actually had technical loopholes, so he didn't dare to invest in it at all.

No one can interfere with the founder buying and selling stock in his own company.

However, buying or selling shares of other companies requires the approval of the brokerage firm, since it involves the brokerage firm.

Then, they have no choice but to run away whenever they want.

If a brokerage firm has a conscience, it will notify you in advance and guide you through the process.

Those without conscience will have to face the consequences themselves.

Does capital have a conscience? Of course not.

"By the way, how's the delisting going?" Li Mingyang asked with concern.

Upon hearing this, Yu Dong's face immediately fell. "It's no use returning it now; it can't be listed on the market!"

"Ha ha!"

"Director Li! Stop gloating. Given the current situation in China, everyone in the film industry is working for BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent). Going against Alibaba will do you no good. Your priority now is to make money. Only by making enough money can you get out of this mess."

Yu Dong, as the most brilliant outsider this year, knew exactly what was going on: "Money! You've left the mountain, but the debt is still there. Bank loans are easy to deal with, but local government debt is the most troublesome. They don't want your money, they want your people to keep working for them."

"Those film and television city projects in Berna, even with Poly backing me, it's still no use! I want to get rid of these burdens, but a bunch of people are swarming around me, making all sorts of empty promises. You'd better give me the money!"

"The film and television city project is going well. Everyone wants to do a good job, and doing it well will be a political achievement."

"Yes, there are places I really want to work in, like Dali, Hengdian, and Chongqing, but those good places are not for me! I either work in Shanghai, Guangzhou, or Beijing, you know how it is, the strategies are very complex, or in poor, remote areas, the kind where you can't break even in ten years."

"well enough."

"What's so great about it! Anyway, I've seen it all. When I worked at Beijing Film Academy, I followed Zuo Shandiao all over the country. I've seen it all. Trust me, the local debt must be cleared."

"Gong Yu said the same thing."

"Oh, so he's an expert, he got ripped off! Haha!"

"By the way, do you have any connections to help me consolidate my stocks into one brokerage firm?"

"Hey, it's no use. Poly does have financial services, but it's impossible for it to ignore Alibaba's needs just because of you... You're after money, he's after fame, it's a perfect match, mutually beneficial, so don't get any crooked ideas."

"understand."

"No, you don't understand. If you don't praise him, flatter him, or fawn over him, then you're not one of us, and you're the one who's wrong."

"Um... do you have some misunderstanding? Old Ma isn't that kind of person."

"Well, people change..."

Yu Dong lightly applied the brakes, stopping at the intersection. He patted the steering wheel, looked at the traffic lights, and said meaningfully, "You! At such a young age, you're not elated by external gains or saddened by personal losses... But many people aren't like that! People can get carried away..."

……

On the surface, Yu Dong is an "outsider" ostracized from the Chinese entertainment industry, but in reality, he is the only clear-headed "insider".

Being caught up in the situation without realizing it, only to find out when you're already an outsider!

Yu Dong saw things more clearly than anyone else, and was also the only one among the 'outsiders' who saw through Li Mingyang's intentions.

He wants to make money!

There were no treacherous schemes or plots, just one word: money.

Of course, once you've made enough money, that's another matter entirely.

To Li Mingyang's surprise, the show had only just begun when he faced a host of problems.

Following Zhang Chaoyang's repeated career shifts, he has once again entered the Lunar New Year film season.

Another internet mogul has entered the fray and stirred things up!
Zhou Hongwei, the "Red-Clad Cult Leader" of 360, has arrived!

For over 20 years, Southeast University's Internet sector has been turbulent, and Zhou Hongwei, the "God of War," has been fighting all along, a brave warrior who dares to confront BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) head-on!
He has swindled many prominent figures in the internet industry; those who haven't been swindled by him can't call themselves internet bigwigs.

Zhou Hongwei only fights tough battles!
He brought 360 Online Cinema with him this time.

Back in 2011, seven leading video websites, including LeTV, Tencent, Jidong.com, Xunlei, Baofeng, PPTV, and PPS, jointly launched the "Online Movie Distribution Alliance," announcing that "you can watch blockbusters at home for just 5 yuan." Subsequently, many other video websites joined the alliance.

360 made a high-profile entrance this time, with Zhou Hongwei personally facing the media and transforming into a PPT master to introduce 360 ​​Online Cinema to everyone.

"In the past, to protect box office revenue, production companies would typically release films online only after they had been taken off the big screen for a period of time, leaving a window of 60 to 90 days. However, 360 Online Cinema has broken the traditional film distribution model, allowing some films to premiere simultaneously and exclusively. In addition, the online cinema will also screen small and medium-budget independent films to meet the needs of more niche markets."

"360's goal is to build its online movie theater into China's Netflix."

Zhou Hongwei is using film as a starting point to break into the streaming media industry!

With network information security as his trump card, Lao Zhou is practically invincible!
He's not afraid of internet giants at all. He'll attack you if you want, so what? You dare to hit me?!

A troublemaker, a nightmare for even ghosts!

Even Li Mingyang himself couldn't guess what this guy was thinking!
"Goodness, Director Li, Zhou Hongwei is here. This is going to be really fun."

In the airport VIP lounge, Yu Dong was scrolling through Weibo, looking quite pleased with himself.

Li Mingyang immediately rolled his eyes at him.

Yu Dong is clearly being a sour grapes, wishing everyone else would suffer the same misfortune as him.

“Old Zhou is just a troublemaker; he has no ability to run a streaming media business,” Li Mingyang asserted.

Looking back at Zhou Hongyi's rise to wealth, apart from cybersecurity, everything else he did was disrupt, and he never really succeeded.

However, he has one impressive trait: he managed to sell off all the messes he created.

"He's so easy to fool! He's rich! You know what kind of people we are, haha, a bunch of us will definitely run off to him!" Yu Dong said with a hearty laugh.

"really……"

As soon as Li Mingyang finished speaking, his phone vibrated against his chest. He took it out and saw that it was Gong Yu calling.

"Hello, Mr. Gong."

"Director Li, I have someone here who wants to talk to you," Gong Yu said with a smile.

"Male? Female?"

"It's definitely a man."

"Okay, give him the phone."

Li Mingyang answered the phone with a cheerful smile. During the conversation, his expressions were incredibly varied, so much so that Yu Dong couldn't tell whether Li Mingyang was happy or unhappy.

"Director Li, who called? You seem to be in a lot of trouble!"

"People are like that, you can't help but talk about them. Speak of the devil and he appears. Old Zhou from 360."

"Zhou Hongwei?"

"Ah."

Yu Dong frowned deeply. "He wouldn't be trying to use your name to cause trouble, would he?"

Li Mingyang nodded.

"This guy is a real bandit! Ali Ma has been waiting for so long, hoping to use the Lunar New Year film season to propel Alibaba Pictures to new heights. Now he's here to disrupt things. Isn't he afraid of being caught in the open sea?"

"Hangzhou doesn't allow others to fish in the open ocean, nor does it allow its own people to fish there." Li Mingyang rested his chin on his phone. The reason why Hangzhou's technology industry is so developed is because of its protective nets against deep-sea fishing.

Many startup tech companies, once they achieve success, immediately flock to Hangzhou because Hangzhou truly protects these small and micro-sized enterprises.

"You said you wanted to meet with him to talk..."

"It's just a platitude, don't take it seriously... By the way, why are you still here? Are you flying out today too?"

Yu Dong smiled, a smile that was somewhat childlike, revealing a childlike innocence and naivety.

"I'd like to introduce you to someone."

"Male? Or female?"

"female."

"not see."

"No, she's almost here. I'm truly devoted to Director Li! Ask yourself honestly, if I hadn't given you inside information this year, how could you have reacted so quickly?"

Yu Dong is a genuine bigwig in Beijing's elite circles, with impeccable political credentials.

After Zuo Shandiao stepped down, he took over many of his resources and, with his connections and Poly's influence, used a combination of patriotic themes and heavy industry to dominate the Chinese film market like a red dragon, with overwhelming momentum.

They frequently put Huayi and Guangming in the dust.

For example, "Wolf Warrior 2", "Chinese Doctors", "My People, My Father", "The Battle at Lake Changjin", "The Final Victory", "Operation Red Sea", "The Captain", "The Bravest", "The Taking of Tiger Mountain", and "Operation Mekong".

Ultimately, it's because Poly is just too awesome...

Yu Dong's personal abilities are not as good as Wang Changtian's and Wang Dajun's.

But this guy is definitely the most cunning old fox Li Mingyang has ever met.

While acting as a bigwig in Beijing's elite circles, she was also sending him messages and even wrote him a little booklet recording who had said bad things about him, who had called him a lackey, who had fabricated stories about him living off a woman, and who had vowed to make him suffer a terrible death...

In ancient times, he would definitely be the head of the Embroidered Uniform Guard!

The fact that Yu Dong could write something like this and give it to him shows that Yu Dong's attitude towards him is genuine... As for the contents of the booklet, it has a bit of a feel to it, like he's eliminating dissidents.

Yu Dong is really cunning.

Everyone says he's a fast runner.

Actually, the chubby Yu Dong is the fastest at running away!

(End of this chapter)