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

Chapter 793 The Great Miracle Day of the Growth Enterprise Market
Li Mingyang didn't know why Wang Changtian lacked trust in Hughes after going to the United States; he trusted Hughes completely back in China.

Well done, fast and steady... Most importantly, he's secretive; nobody knows his main battleground isn't in the A-share market, but in the US stock market!
The core interest that links A-shares and US stocks is the new One-Punch Man!
Very difficult!
If the new One-Punch Man doesn't get released during the Lunar New Year holiday season, it won't become the absolute star of the billion-dollar Lunar New Year box office.

That would prevent FBTV's shareholders from being dragged into the mess!
At that point, his words will be enough to decide whether Netflix and Facebook merge.

He said there would be a merger, and Netflix's stock price soared!
He disagreed, and Netflix's stock price plummeted!
The more Netflix values ​​the merger with FBTV, the greater the impact of this acquisition on its own stock price!

Netflix has a market value of over 20 billion US dollars.

A 10% drop would amount to two billion US dollars!

Li Mingyang was still satisfied with Hughes and did not want to replace him.

Wang Changtian insisted on replacing him.

He believed what he saw; in his eyes, Hughes was no different from a gambler, drinking more and more, and he was genuinely worried that Hughes would drink himself into oblivion…

The two talked from dusk till dawn, but neither could convince the other.

It wasn't until Guo Fan walked in carrying a huge stack of documents that Wang Changtian stopped talking and left first, finally giving Li Mingyang a rare moment of peace.

"Director Li, here are the documents you requested," Guo Fan said, rubbing his hands together.

Li Mingyang glanced at the documents on the coffee table, then at the reserved Guo Fan, and said, "You're quite the jinx."

"..."

"Let me ask you something: do you think a 10 billion yuan box office for a Lunar New Year film is possible?"

Countless people have asked Li Mingyang this question, and Li Mingyang's answer has been different for everyone.

Faced with Li Mingyang's question, Guo Fan knew his chance had come!

He hasn't given up yet!

As someone who personally experienced this Lunar New Year box office battle, he has a deep understanding of the box office effect of Li Mingyang's popularity.

As long as Li Mingyang is willing to cooperate and create a scandal with Chen Duling, even though The Left Ear's box office is not doing well, it can still take off!
"Director Li, do you want to hear the truth?"

"of course."

"I think... without you, it's impossible for this Lunar New Year film season to break 10 billion."

Li Mingyang chuckled and told Guo Fan what had happened last night.

Guo Fan was suddenly struck by the news that Alibaba was paying money to remove Li Mingyang's people and keep Li Mingyang's name.

My mind went blank at that moment.

"Do you think they can make a 10 billion yuan box office hit during the Lunar New Year season by operating like this?"

"This move is brilliant... but... it's unfair to you."

“Talking about fairness is meaningless. Answer my question.” Li Mingyang waved his hand, gesturing for Guo Fan to sit down.

After sitting down, Guo Fan rubbed his hands vigorously, his expression quite complicated. After a long while, he said, "I think it depends on what you think, Director Li... Do you want them to succeed or not?"

"Do you really expect that a 10 billion yuan Lunar New Year film season will make it happen?"

Faced with the constant barrage of questions from Li Mingyang, Guo Fan felt immense pressure.

Li Mingyang was whitewashed by his superiors; he is by no means a moral exemplar.

While he wouldn't be considered disloyal, unjust, or unfilial... he was definitely not a good person.

Put yourself in my shoes. I'm a Palme d'Or winner, the king of Korean cinema, and the founder of FBTV, Asia's largest streaming service.

Why should I be kicked around and manipulated by you all?!

Even if we take a step back and say that I'm in Korea, who can do anything to me?

Guo Fan glanced out the window; the Seoul Tower was in the distance…

"I've always believed that if Director Li wants to accomplish something, he definitely can," Guo Fan said sincerely.

"Is that so?" Li Mingyang turned his gaze to the window and said lonely.

"Yes," Guo Fan said with a simple smile.

……

On Saturday, December 28th, the daily trading volume remained stable at around 12 million.

On Sunday, December 29th, the market saw a slight decline.

The daily box office of "I Am Somebody" dropped below 10 million, while "The Left Ear" still maintained above 20 million.

The two movies, "Men's Diary" and "Your Name," were locked in a fierce battle!
The industry was left dumbfounded and completely baffled!
One is a mixed-genre comedy film, and the other is a niche animated film.

But it became a real box office hit, grossing over a billion yuan!
On Saturday, both films grossed over 70 million at the box office.

On Sunday, both films exceeded expectations again, grossing over 80 million at the box office!

Then, the top spot for two consecutive days was surprisingly taken by the worst-reputed male celebrity in the same time slot!

Unbelievable! Absolutely shocking!
Both industry insiders and audiences feel that the animated version of Your Name is better, but the box office just can't beat the Diary of a Man.

Monday, October 12.

Finally, someone couldn't sit still any longer, and "Six Blessings" was moved up in its release date!
The Lunar New Year film "Six Lucky Things", produced and presented by Pegasus Motion Pictures and Lukfook Jewellery, held a grand premiere today. This year's Lunar New Year film boasts a stellar cast and is directed by the acclaimed director Vincent Kok.

In addition to the new generation of comedy duo Prince Kei and Xue Kaiqi, the cast also includes comedic talents Sandra Ng and Mr. Wong, and this time, Dwarf Tsang has also joined the cast.

In the past, Zeng Aizi would produce a Lunar New Year movie every year to compete with Huang Laoban. This year, the two finally joined forces.

If you can't beat them, of course you join them!
As the premiere was drawing to a close, Ed Sheeran suddenly announced that the release date would be moved up by one day, and the film would be released on December 31st!
Upgrading one's file is a form of speculation.

It's a gamble to strike first; if it fails, it will all be for naught.

Mr. Huang moved up the release date of Luk Fook Happiness to capitalize on the current trend of comedy films.

If "Men in Disguise" could do so well at the box office, then "All's Well, Ends Well" will definitely be a hit!

On the day of its release, "All's Well, Ends Well" performed exceptionally well at the box office, breaking various records for the "All's Well, Ends Well" series and raking in 5300 million yuan at the box office that day!
That very night, Boss Huang threw a celebratory banquet, with over a hundred tables set up at the hotel!
At the celebration banquet, he drank a lot of alcohol and asserted that the Happy Events series had become the benchmark for comedy series in Hong Kong.

Like Donnie Yen's Ip Man series.

It has a great reputation and good box office.

Then, on New Year's Day, I was proven wrong... I was buried alive by New Police Story 2013, Storm, Anti-Corruption, Diary Men, and Your Name.

The formula for the "Happy Events" series is too old-fashioned; you can see the end of it all at a glance, and it's out of touch with the times.

On New Year's Day, all the major distributors, producers, and production teams put in their best efforts.

The eight immortals cross the sea, each showing their magical powers.

The battle is extremely fierce, full of underhanded tactics! It's all about generating traffic!

As long as the marketing is good, there will be box office success!

Without marketing, even the best film will struggle to achieve much at its premiere.

The film "Six Blessings" was released the day before New Year's Day, and four other films were released on New Year's Day.

Of the five films, the best one is "Sweeping Away Gambling".

"The Anti-Corruption Squad" is definitely the best movie among the trio, packed with jokes and has great pacing!
However, this film had the lowest box office on its opening day among the five films.

Only a little over ten million.

There were some mistakes in the publicity and promotion. The "Six Fortunes Happy Event" was moved up in time, and the "Anti-Gambling Campaign" was also moved up in time, to New Year's Day.

The result was tragic.

The top-grossing film on New Year's Day was Andy Lau's "Storm," which grossed 2.8 million yuan on its opening day!
It broke the record for the highest-grossing opening day for a Chinese-language film, surpassing the 2.03 million yuan opening day record set by Transformers 3!
It raised the opening day box office record to a level that left everyone speechless!
Andy Lau's move to tie Lee Ming-yang to a concert was a stroke of genius!

Because Li Mingyang did not express any opinion, everyone assumed that Li Mingyang had tacitly agreed!

In addition, Taopiaopiao created a special entry point for Storm to win movie tickets and concert tickets, making it seem real and directly triggering a buying frenzy!
Second place went to New Police Story 2013, with a first-day box office of 1.15 million!
While the concert next door, which was tied to Li Mingyang, raked in 2.8 million yuan at the box office on its opening day, Jackie Chan could only watch helplessly.

He wanted to emulate Andy Lau, but he'd already used that method before and still owed several concerts...

Extremely remorseful.

Third on the list is "Diaosi Men".

This is something many people didn't expect.

Among the many Lunar New Year blockbusters, the "loser" male characters are somewhat out of place, and it is precisely this aloofness that embodies the feeling of a loser's comeback.

After more than ten days of screening, the user profile of "Diaosi Men" has been revealed!
This film is currently the biggest winner of the Lunar New Year season, with a box office of 7.9 million yuan, and the source of its box office revenue is quite unconventional.

Other movies are all highest-rated in first-tier cities.

No, the box office of "Men's Diary" mainly comes from second- and third-tier cities!
Young people are the most numerous!
The big winner in the lower-tier market!

The New Year's Day holiday saw a fantastic start, with the box office raking in a staggering 6.2 million yuan on the first day!
This day can be described as a miracle in the history of the mainland Chinese film industry!
The next day, Thursday, was the day of a miracle for the ChiNext market!
Film and television stocks surged across the board, unstoppable!

Multiple film and television stocks hit their daily limit!
On the same day, Li Mingyang successfully broke even, cashed out, and left the market.

However, Alibaba did not contribute any money; instead, other investors did, with Fosun International, LeEco, and 360 contributing the most.

In other words, Alibaba didn't spend a single penny on this.

Getting out of trouble should have been a happy occasion, but Li Mingyang couldn't be happy at all!

Because he was locked up in Hengdian.

He was summoned back to China the day after he went to South Korea. Li Mingyang still held a trump card in his hand: the Sino-Korean alliance. He signed the agreement and went to South Korea the next day.

It startled all the big shots.

Many people in China have this card in mind: the potential for a Sino-Korean alliance.

But the results are different!
Li Mingyang is absolutely the first person to play this card!
The current situation is excellent; everyone is happy.

It's too dangerous for Li Mingyang, someone who can stir up trouble, to stay in South Korea.

Therefore, Li Mingyang was forced to return to China.

"Director Li, you've done a fantastic job with the bouquets! They're so vibrant!" Zhang Zhao said with a smile, puffing on his cigarette.

"You flatter me," Li Mingyang said casually as he bent down to pour Zhang Zhao a cup of tea.

Zhang Zhao looked around and saw two Palme d'Or trophies, one large and one small, displayed on the bookshelf.

He got up and went to the bookshelf, stared at it for a moment, and said earnestly, "At your age, you not only won the Palme d'Or, but also the Best Screenplay Award at Cannes. You're simply amazing..."

"It's just a coincidence."

“Step by step, that’s more like it.” Zhang Zhao turned around and smiled. “The result is very good now. You’ve solved the domestic debt problem, so you can go overseas with all your might to pursue what you want.”

"Judging from your tone, it sounds like you did it on purpose?" Li Mingyang frowned.

"It's not intentional. Before the Lunar New Year film season, nobody was optimistic about your 10 billion yuan Lunar New Year film season. Everyone thought you were bragging... Nobody expected the Lunar New Year film season to develop into what it is today. You also made great contributions, so we just went along with it to solve your debt problem."

Li Mingyang nodded in agreement.

But Zhang Zhao didn't agree, while Li Mingyang did!

He lit another cigarette and said solemnly, "I know you feel like you've lost out big time. You won the Palme d'Or and came back home, working so hard for so long, but not only did you not make any money, you almost got into debt."

“I don’t care about money, really,” Li Mingyang denied.

"Don't care about money? Even a saint cares about money, let alone you who are not a saint... Without money to support it, this bouquet... you won't last long," Zhang Zhao said.

"With big-name directors like Lao Wu, Guo Fan, and Da Peng as the foundation, and Zhang Wei as the producer overseeing the whole operation, our internal talent development capabilities are second to none!" Li Mingyang said.

"This is just the surface... Bouquet Entertainment is the platform's lifeblood. Once FBTV abandons Bouquet, Bouquet will be targeted by domestic capital. Can dreams put food on the table? People are very realistic..."

Li Mingyang frowned; Zhang Zhao seemed a bit off today.

"I don't understand what you're thinking, and I don't know what you're going to do next... For everyone's sake, let's not ruin this great situation."

"Damn, you're making me sound like a bad guy. I never intended to cause trouble. If the 10 billion yuan Lunar New Year film season is a success, then the Dongda Film Market will truly be the second largest in the world... The success of our motherland is the foundation of my confidence to go abroad."

“He’s spouting nonsense, but… what he says makes sense!” Zhang Zhao looked at Li Mingyang with a complicated expression, unable to see through him no matter how he looked at him.

Do you know... why they chose me to persuade you?

"What are you advising me on?" Li Mingyang asked knowingly.

Zhang Zhao lit a cigarette and said slowly, "I've also been kicked out of the Lunar New Year film season. They think I'm in danger too."

"..."

“You at least got what you wanted, while I didn’t even have a chance to start. Is that fair? No, it’s not, but it’s the best outcome… I want to work for another ten years. Compromise now is for a more distant future.”

"You are a very charismatic filmmaker."

"You didn't experience the most tragic time for the film school at Dongda University, but I did... Back then, my mode of transportation was a 28-inch bicycle, I had just returned from the United States, and we still had to develop film... Back then, we were inferior to foreigners in everything we did..."

Zhang Zhao withdrew his gaze from his reminiscence and looked at Li Mingyang, saying sincerely, "What I admire most about you is your confidence and self-reliance. No director in China has that kind of spirit. They only know how to protect themselves. Is that wrong? It doesn't seem wrong... but it also seems wrong..."

"We are so listless, while you are so full of energy... I see in you what the film department of Dongda University should be like."

"Your time is coming soon. Stay calm and don't cause any unforeseen problems..."

At this point, Zhang Zhao suddenly changed the subject, "The only one in the country who can keep you in check is Zuo Shandiao, and his delayed retirement is all thanks to you... His delayed retirement is unstable, you must keep him stable, if you keep him stable, he will be eliminated..."

Zhang Zhao's inside information is quite sophisticated; this is the first time he has heard that Zuo Shandiao's delayed retirement is unstable.

"Really?"

"A conclusion should be reached before the Spring Festival."

Zhang Zhao seems to know some inside information, but whether it's true or just empty talk remains to be seen.

Li Mingyang didn't want to delve into it further.

He's already waited so long, what's another month?

"Thank you."

"Stay calm... You've been very composed this time, so don't let things fall apart at the last minute."

……

Zhang Zhao left not long ago.

Wang Changtian opened the door to the screening room from the inside.

Wang Changtian overheard Zhang Zhao and Li Mingyang's conversation from behind the door.

"How credible is his statement?" Li Mingyang asked.

"He disdains lying... To be honest, given the current situation in China, if Zuo Shandiao were to step down, our situation would be very bad... At least he wouldn't break the rules of the game he established, and he has grand ambitions."

Wang Changtian unscrewed the thermos, took a sip of white tea, and found it light, refreshing, sweet, and mellow.

"He has too much power. It's like I wasn't involved in the Lunar New Year film season, but my influence is everywhere. As long as Zuo Shandiao (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore) doesn't step down, capital can't stir up trouble or reverse the tide..."

"These internet investors don't care about money at all. This Lunar New Year film season, Alibaba alone has spent 2 billion yuan on ticket subsidies..."

"They're not making profits, they're making market share..."

"Let things be as they are domestically; there's no point in us interfering. As for the US stock market, I really suggest changing the person in charge, like Deng Wendi. She got a lot of real estate in her divorce settlement, which is very convenient for mortgaging..."

"I've told you so many times, you're not changing the person!" Li Mingyang was annoyed.

Li Mingyang and Wang Changtian started repeating the topic from a few days ago: a change in leadership in the US stock market.

Wang Changtian's crush is Deng Wendi.

This was arranged by Li Bingbing.

Deng Wendi is still a man of his word; he genuinely supports Li Bingbing and isn't the kind of person who takes money and does nothing.

The second female lead in Resident Evil 5 is the pinnacle of female celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry!

And then there's the even more explosive Transformers 4: Age of Extinction female lead.

I don't know how the billing order was determined for this film.

In the end, Li Bingbing had so many scenes that she could have been the lead actress...

Everyone thought that she, like other actresses who had made it in Hollywood before, would only have a few seconds of screen time or a few scenes before disappearing.

Who knew they'd survive to the very end, with both emotional and action scenes! Their role was incredibly significant!
She had more screen time than many of the later Transformers female leads...

Is Wendi Deng suitable?

If she's willing to invest half her net worth, that would be a good fit.

But Li Mingyang didn't want to change the player. He said that Hughes hadn't done anything wrong and had completed the plan.

This is the same principle as running a company.

For example, if a company has many problems, but its profits are guaranteed, the boss makes money, and the employees are happy, forcibly implementing reforms will most likely lead to its collapse and bankruptcy...

In the A-share market, they have already broken even and have a large amount of funds at hand. The most important battlefield next is the US stock market!

It was their first time, so they couldn't be too cautious.

Just as the two were arguing heatedly, their faces turned red.

A phone call from an American completely stunned the two of them!
FBTV will be listed on Nasdaq on March 11!
Holy crap! Damn it!

Li Mingyang clutched his head in pain, furious!

"Damn it! They're going public a year ahead of schedule! They're going to launch a takeover bid!"

Wang Changtian cursed loudly, his eyes seeing stars with anger!

……

FBTV's US stock listing has the backing of Wall Street, but its financial statements have serious problems, with substantial losses.

The major shareholders' idea is to wait until the market is under control, then generate some impressive data before going public and ringing the bell.

The tentatively set date is the end of next year.

Wall Street's forceful push for the IPO reveals their true intentions!

Hostile takeover through the stock market!

In the US stock market, there are no original shares locked up for three years. By then, some people will definitely cash out and leave!

Trying to compete with Wall Street in terms of capital is pure suicide!
Wall Street can't wait any longer and is going to merge Netflix and Facebook TV, pulling out all the stops in the financial sector!
Once FBTV goes public, Netflix won't need to acquire it through a transaction with other companies. It can go directly to the stock market and acquire a significant number of shares, whether by lowering or raising the share price!

A market capitalization of 10 billion US dollars is very high!
But compared to Wall Street's global streaming dominance, it's really worthless!
Drive up the stock price, $20 billion, $30 billion... Hollywood and Cannes would be idiots not to sell!

Lowering it might offer some resistance, but raising it... that's just too much!
In addition, it can issue more shares, dilute the shares, and directly skip the shares in the performance-based agreement, using more shares to seize control!

(End of this chapter)