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

Chapter 786 Your Name Animated Version Premiere
The seventh FBTV Joint Conference was held in Tokyo on December 18.

Cai Chongxin from Alibaba attended, Lu Zhen from Wanda attended, and Zhang Wei represented Li Mingyang at the flower arrangement event.

This meeting was special.

Apart from the two resolutions proposed by the bouquet, none of the other co-CEOs proposed any resolutions.

Of course, neither of the two resolutions proposed by the bouquet were passed.

Bouquet's first decision was to release the new One-Punch Man in theaters.

It was rejected by a large majority.

The second resolution was that FBTV would acquire Bouquet.

Everyone except the person who voted for the bouquet voted against it.

Internal strife has erupted at FBTV, but while it's called internal strife, it's actually an external problem.

The problem lies with the Japanese version of FBTV. Seeing that FBTV was developing too smoothly, the Japanese TV station suddenly launched a sneak attack and wanted to acquire the Japanese version of FBTV.

The company didn't intend to run it properly; it was just an acquisition to extinguish the fire on FBTV.

Japanese TV stations make so much money from advertising that they live a life of luxury, without needing any technological advancements.

The most important element of streaming media is telecommunications services!
Conglomerates control telecommunications services and can easily find any excuse to shut down FBTV.

Logically speaking, the Japanese are like an Akita dog belonging to the Americans.

How dare a notebook oppose its master?
In fact, Japanese conglomerates are very powerful, much more powerful than Korean zaibatsu.

There are a lot of traitors to South Korea among the Koreans.

The Japanese conglomerate fired the first shot, and instead of uniting as one, FBTV fell into internal strife.

SoftBank is a shareholder of FBTV.

He's practically a mole!
They stir up trouble everywhere, distrust each other, and attack each other.

As a multinational streaming media platform, FBTV is easy to segment.

Some people within the company don't want FBTV to be too complete, as it's not in their best interest.

Selling them separately is the only way to get a higher price!
In fact, Li Mingyang had been hoping for infighting among them, so that his value would be amplified and his power would increase.

but……

No decisions were made by anyone else at this FBTV meeting.

It's obvious that this needs to be resolved privately.

Buy him time, then use revenue as leverage to blackmail him!

He has a two-year mega bet with Wall Street.

If he fails to achieve $5 billion in revenue within two years, he will not only lose FBTV, but also have to pay $5 billion to Wall Street.

Domestically, it's bound by the constraints of power; overseas, it's a mountain of debt.

The aftermath of the Palme d'Or!
"Don't worry about FBTV for now. We need to stabilize the domestic situation before dealing with external threats," Li Mingyang said to Zhang Wei on the other end of the phone.

“Actually, it’s quite easy to handle things domestically,” Zhang Wei said casually.

"You have a solution?" Li Mingyang asked excitedly.

"The convergence of China and South Korea is an inevitable trend... I've always been puzzled. You could have simply used the Korean wave to sweep across the market, so why make things difficult for yourself and put yourself in this dilemma?"

"You do not understand……"

"Should I prepare in advance and give them a heads-up?" Zhang Wei said.

Li Mingyang's eyelids twitched, and he said in a deep voice, "If you dare to act on your own, don't even think about going abroad casually in the future. Whether I use the Korean wave card or not is up to me, and I don't need your interference."

"Since you hold the 'Korean Wave' card in your hand, others will assume you know how to use it. If you delay using it, you'll only get into bigger trouble."

"Okay, that's it."

"Ah."

Li Mingyang hung up the phone, looked out the car window at the street, and asked Xiao Ye, who was driving, "How much longer?"

"Actually, I feel walking is faster. The traffic in downtown Shanghai is really bad. It took more than half an hour to get through these two traffic lights. It's insane," Xiao Ye said.

"Call me when you get there."

Li Mingyang put on his hood, closed his eyes, and took a rest.

He didn't sleep a wink last night.

It wasn't because of doing exercises with Jing Tian, ​​but because I had been thinking about the Oriental Movie Metropolis all night.

With the right timing, location, and people, Oriental Movie Metropolis is definitely the best landing point for the Sino-Korean collaboration!

But the ban on Korean entertainment is terrifying!

Countless film and television companies bet on the merger of China and South Korea, only to lose everything in the end. Those with strong financial foundations could hold on, while those with weak foundations went bankrupt and were liquidated.

Suddenly, like a winter wind, it arrived overnight!

Li Mingyang was hesitant and conflicted.

If he hadn't gone up the mountain, he could have played the invincible card of the Sino-Korean alliance without any scruples.

But he went up the mountain and then came down.

I'm so nervous!
The move to merge China and South Korea is a recipe for endless trouble!
The Palme d'Or had significant aftereffects, but mainly debt problems; the benefits were enormous, including a national brand!
The merging of China and South Korea brings little benefit beyond showing off.

Of course, Lao Ma loves to show off... he definitely likes it.

Old Wang presented him with a dilemma: he didn't want to move the bouquet to Qingdao, but the allure of the Oriental Movie Metropolis was too great.

Oriental Film could solve his domestic debt problem.

He knew when Wanda would collapse, so he could sell his shares in advance and exit at a high price!

But solving one problem only leads to another, which is like telling one lie and then having to use more lies to cover up the first one.

Proceed according to the original plan...

Old Wang wants the card of China-South Korea cooperation, but Old Ma wants it even more!
How useful is the China-South Korea alliance?
To cater to the trend, Alibaba specially produced a Sino-Korean co-production, "Dewy Beauty"!

The female lead is a celestial being, and the male lead is Rain!

Rain is no ordinary Korean star. When he served in the military, he was assigned to the easiest role: an arts and entertainment soldier. He was even entrusted with an important task by Ms. Park, who asked him to model Korean clothing during her visit to the United States.

In other words, this movie didn't do well at the box office and had very poor reviews. If it had been good...
Old Ma then jumped out.

Old Ma loves to endorse movies. He had been looking forward to the movie "For Love or Money" for a long time, but unfortunately it was a huge flop!

He has disappeared without a trace.

Alibaba has spent an enormous amount of money to make the Sino-Korean co-production a success.

They don't care about the losses at all.

Because all these losses, from the perspective of the above, indicate that the route was correct!

Subsidies will be provided in other areas.

With China and South Korea joining forces, whoever stands at the forefront will be invincible!
And the biggest beneficiary is Alibaba!
The convergence of Chinese and South Korean efforts is a perfect match for e-commerce.

The penguin is only offering Korean travel deals, but compared to Taobao Global Shopping's Korean section, it's nothing!

For this South Korea pavilion, Lao Ma has already set up a warehousing base in Qingdao. As soon as the warehousing base in Seoul is completed!

That would create a super supply chain for cross-border e-commerce between China and South Korea, and a China-South Korea free trade zone in the internet sense!
These things……

Actually, Alibaba can succeed whether he's there or not!
But does Old Ma himself know how awesome he is?

……

At 7 p.m., in the IMAX hall of Wanda Plaza in YP District, a super hall with more than 500 people.

Today is the premiere of the animated version of Your Name.

The venue was packed, and many people had to stand in the aisles because they couldn't find seats.

There wasn't a single ordinary audience member or film critic in the entire theater.

More than 100 media outlets, over 50 entrepreneurs, more than a dozen top-tier celebrities, heads of the five major cinema chains nationwide, the "eighteen warlords" of the film industry, and ten bigwigs from various departments were all present.

Zuo Shandiao has arrived, and so have the two Mas and one Li.

This scene was even more grand than Ali Ma's banquet at the Chang'an Club!

Li Mingyang knew that Alibaba's Jack Ma was coming, but he didn't expect that he would bring a large group of capital tycoons from both inside and outside the industry.

Old Wang even brought Little Wang along, saying he wanted to let him see the world.

Your Name is of extraordinary significance as Li Mingyang's first film to gross over 1 billion yuan.

The animated version has generated widespread discussion and attention across Asia since the day the trailer was released.

The most direct result is that the live-action movie "Your Name" has finally surpassed 100 million views across the three major streaming platforms: iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video!
Although it only surpassed 100 million views, Kuaibo is still alive and well. There are tons of Xunlei torrents available, and you can watch pirated videos directly on web pages.

This viewership is already top-tier among the theatrical films released on iQiyi, Youku, and Tencent Video!
Most people in China are reminiscing about the live-action version.

During the 2010 Lunar New Year film season, Your Name burst onto the scene and became the highest-grossing Chinese film in history!

Li Mingyang became a sensation, and Jing Tian, ​​as the female lead, enjoyed a brief period of popularity, but her fame faded in less than a year.

However, many years later, Jing Tian unexpectedly became popular again with the release of the animated version of "Because of Your Name".

Li Mingyang didn't know if it was genuine popularity or just a publicity stunt.

On Weibo, there are countless posts comparing the anime heroine Mitsuha and the live-action heroine Mitsuha, including posts about their appearance.

The trailer and poster for Your Name show the image of the female lead.

Comparing live-action and animation is very common in doujinshi and is unavoidable.

Live-action versions are usually criticized.

It's truly rare for a live-action version of Gintama to surpass the anime version!

However, Li Mingyang moved your name to the front in the real life; the animation is the adaptation.

There were practically no complaints about their looks online, and Jing Tian even took a photo with San Ye under her long hair poster.

Jing Tian's looks are truly like something out of a comic book.

nice!

Beautiful women are the best publicity resource.

Under Gong Yu's manipulation.

The primary production company for "Your Name" is iQiyi, followed by Huayi Brothers, Alibaba, Wanda, and China Film Group. Volcano Studio was the sixth producer. This was Gong Yu's first time leading the marketing and distribution, and he really went all out!
Despite being the primary producer, iQiyi won't make much money if the animated version of "Your Name" doesn't break 1 billion yuan at the box office.

The performance-based contract that Gong Yu requested himself was quite outrageous...

It's precisely because of his troublesome father that he has the motivation to work hard.

The same principle applies to Huayi Brothers. Huayi is relatively conservative, but it still provided a minimum guarantee of 500 million yuan for publicity and distribution.

If the box office is a disaster, Huayi Brothers will suffer huge losses, and even its stock price will collapse.

Li Mingyang wasn't clear on the specifics of Huayi's operations.

But it will definitely work!
Huayi is a leader in the Beijing entertainment circle, and its promotional campaigns are unparalleled!

The remaining production companies are just there to benefit from the situation.

In this clown-like lull in the Lunar New Year film season, there's no competition for screenings. As long as a film is good, cinemas will add as many screenings as possible based on real-time feedback!
The opening remarks at the premiere were quite long. By the time all the leaders finished their opening remarks, more than two hours had passed. Then, Lao Wang and Lao Ma went on stage and spoke for another ten minutes or so.

Finally, Gong Yu and other key members of the production team shared their personal journeys, with the time strictly controlled, finishing in five minutes.

"Director Li, would you like to come up and say a few words?" Liu Yan stood at the edge of the stage, smiling ingratiatingly.

The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause; everyone was eager to hear what he had to say.

"No need, let's move on to the next segment. I'll say a few words after everyone has finished watching the movie."

"Okay, let's move on to the screening. I'm quite looking forward to this animated film adapted from a live-action movie. Let's see what's different about it."

As the main creators left the stage, the screening room quickly dimmed.

The screen gradually lit up, and a dark blue slowly emerged, along with a series of striking arcs.

The most striking one of them even carried a strong fluctuation.

As the camera pans down, the blue gradually fades, brightens, and gradually more white appears.

Those arcs, like speedboats, cut through the water, splashing up white spray.

The camera continues to pan down.

The sun's dazzling rays and the layers upon layers of clouds revealed that this was not the ocean, but rather a sea of ​​clouds above.

The top of the arc pierces through the sea of ​​clouds, and the image then sinks down, zooming in.

A sea of ​​clouds rose up, and the next moment, something red with a long tail broke through the clouds.

The camera rotates, descends, and looks down from a high altitude.

The final shot is of a place with a large lake, surrounded by the lights of thousands of homes!

The screen suddenly went black!
A clear female voice sounded.

Woman: This morning, when I woke up, I didn't know why I was crying...

Such things happen frequently...

A dejected male voice rang out.

Man: I can never remember the dreams I've had.

only……

Woman: It's just... there's a feeling that something is about to disappear.

Even after waking up, it lingered on my mind.

Accompanied by male and female voices, young boys and girls also appear.

……

The opening of Your Name is captivating from the very first note!

Whether it's the movie visuals or the plot twists.

The animated version of Li Mingyang is based on the original animation, and it's basically a copy with very few changes.

When filming the live-action version, it relied entirely on vague memories; there was only the story framework, and the details had to be filled in by ourselves.

The filming is somewhat crude, not refined enough, and not reasonable enough.

Her acting skills were a complete mess.

The only thing worth praising is the handsome men and beautiful women, the amazing special effects, and the incredible scene composition!

Basically, the animated version of Your Name is a complete upgrade of the live-action version!
In terms of special effects, it has reached the same level as the original animation!

Xiao Ye and Ah Huo couldn't figure out exactly how much the animated version of Your Name cost.

Li Mingyang had no way of knowing.

Because this project was an internal company project, it involved numerous outsourcing projects. Many of these outsourcing projects didn't produce the desired results, but we still got paid.

In addition, for this animation, hardware upgrades, software production, high salaries to poach talent, and improved benefits were all undertaken...

The company's calculations are impossible, and the outsourced ones are unclear...

Li Mingyang could only roughly estimate from the funding allocation, excluding the company's manpower and hardware upgrades, that at least 100 million yuan had been spent.

Then Gong Yu reported to the public that it cost more than 300 million, and it took 1 billion to break even.

More than an hour later, the animated version of Your Name ended its run!

The moment the lights came on, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.

This applause isn't for the animated version of your name, it's for him.

Non-professionals can only see that the special effects in this animated film are amazing; they can't truly appreciate the plot...

During the movie, many people looked at their phones, slept, or went outside to make phone calls.

Even more outrageous, a group of people went out halfway through and only came back when it was almost over.

A group of viewers with an average age of over forty years old don't like watching youth films, let alone animated films about teenage romance.

Their ability to actively cancel noise is already quite impressive!

The applause was thunderous and prolonged. Li Mingyang sighed inwardly and got up to walk onto the stage.

Once on stage, he took the microphone from Liu Yan and faced the big-name audience members and reporters from home and abroad.

He glanced at the moon in the void, a moon that only he could see.

"Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to support the animated version of Your Name."

"Please don't focus on me in this movie. To be honest, this animated film has little to do with me." Li Mingyang waved and called Xiao Ye and Ah Huo onto the stage.

Xiao Ye and Ah Huo were completely dumbfounded.

Li Mingyang practically taught them how to make this film, and every time they submitted their materials, they felt like they were going to a funeral.

If we have to pinpoint any merit, it's that the two of them persevered to the end, overcoming countless difficulties, and finally managed to get Li Mingyang satisfied with your name...

Once on stage, the two were even more bewildered.

Li Mingyang solemnly introduced the two, attributing all the credit for the animation of "Your Name" to them.

Compared to Gong Yu's job description, Ah Huo is the director, and Xiao Ye is the assistant director.

Li Mingyang introduced the two from the perspective of animation production.

They talked a wonderfully elaborate way, going from animated film production to the film industry, and then back from the film industry to animated film production.

Most of the people present did not understand animated films.

After Li Mingyang's lengthy explanation, many people's expressions became serious, they listened attentively, and realized that even if the two of them didn't make animated films, they would still be pillars of the industry when it came to heavy industry films.

"Animated films and live-action films are two different categories, but if we only talk about the industrialization of film, they are actually the same thing. They both start from the visual effects and maximize the use of the cinema's hardware facilities to achieve the goal of visual shock!"

"Your Name is not a traditional hand-drawn animated film; it is a 3DCG film, and it is the most outstanding representative of Pangu special effects."

"It's a more industrialized special effects blockbuster than Weathering With You!"

"We often talk about the era of blockbusters, but animated films are actually the most indispensable type of blockbuster!"

"Here I want to thank Ah Huo and Xiao Ye for their contributions. Without them, the name of you, the most perfect one in my heart, would no longer exist."

"Thank you! Thank you for bringing the most perfect name of you into this world!"

Li Mingyang picked up the microphone, jumped off the stage, and applauded the two from below.

Scattered applause broke out.
The applause then grew more frequent and louder.

Li Mingyang looked back and saw that in the first row, more than half of the people were clapping, and Zuo Shandiao even stood up and clapped enthusiastically.

About half the people did not applaud.

Their eyes were unfathomable.

They were very dissatisfied with Li Mingyang's actions.

What they need is a Sun Wukong who can stir up trouble.

Instead of giving credit to others, Li Mingyang...

……

A bird startled by the mere sound of a bow; a bird frightened by the twang of a bow?
The 10 billion yuan box office success of the Lunar New Year film season was initiated by Li Mingyang, but at the crucial moment, Li Mingyang kept a low profile!

Your Name animation is definitely a milestone for Tokyo University's animation department!

Exquisite visuals, vibrant colors, 3D scenery, magical special effects, traces of the film industry…

Your Name animation has turned into something that the University of Tokyo's animation department shouldn't have done.

At the premiere, Li Mingyang anchored the animated version of Your Name to the film industry of Southeast University, not to boast about how great or remarkable he was.

It was as if it was telling everyone present how to hype up the "Your Name" animation! And from which angles to hype it up!
Back when domestic animation was still stuck with shows like Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, Boonie Bears, and Rainbow Cat and Blue Rabbit.

The 3DCG special effects animation in Your Name is absolutely a game-changer!

Not only the animation department of Tokyo University, but also the anime kingdom doujinshi, Your Name is a groundbreaking product that combines hand-drawn and 3D animation!
For such an important animated film with huge potential, Li Mingyang didn't want to reap the box office rewards, gain fame and fortune, or become the spokesperson for the Dongda Animation Film.

Instead, they distanced themselves from the situation, a move that left many in the audience bewildered, speechless, saddened, and angry...

After the premiere, Li Mingyang declined Lao Wang's invitation and did not return to the Wanda Hotel.

Instead, they went back to the apartment on the top floor of the Bouquet Hotel.

He didn't want to jump from one fire pit into another.

Restrain your desires, maintain absolute calm...

He was going to follow the original path, even though it was dangerous, because it would bring him amazing wealth!
(End of this chapter)