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

Chapter 795 Madman
FBTV went public on the US stock market, but the new One-Punch Man couldn't pass censorship.

A double blow, each strike more devastating than the last!

All bets are off!

All of Li Mingyang's plans turned out to be nothing but illusions and fleeting dreams.

After much thought, Li Mingyang attributed his failure to the moon.

Absolutely calm, proceeding step by step, very prudent.

At the same time, there is a lack of variables...

It's been figured out.

The Tyrant's Fury devours and merges with the Moon Soul Ice Heart, creating a new skill.

Pierce!

This is an eye skill similar to peach blossom eyes.

Peach blossom eyes are alluring, while piercing eyes give the feeling that you've seen through someone.

Penetrate: Consumes a large amount of box office revenue, gathers unknown fear, and instantly breaks through psychological defenses. (The higher the favorability rating, the weaker the effect.)

This wave of absorption completely swallowed up the moon's skills... and a new skill appeared.

Judging from the skill description alone, "Penetration" is a skill designed for strangers.

It has a bit of a psychological deterrent feel to it.

This skill is a bit useless. Li Mingyang doesn't need the Penetration skill to intimidate others!

For the next few days, Li Mingyang stayed on Hongguoshan Mountain.

Although it was snowing heavily in Hengdian, he wasn't cold once the fighting started.

"War is the real magic weapon!" Li Mingyang stood on the snow-covered hillside, smoking a cigarette and gazing at the flower-themed street in the distance.

Once the war started, it wasn't cold anymore, and my mood became much more cheerful.

The Moon Soul Ice Heart is a suppression of his true nature, allowing him to maintain absolute calm.

That kind of repression wasn't something that developed gradually and imperceptibly.

It's a real feeling, like being sick and losing interest in everything...

Li Mingyang took a deep drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaled, leaving a grayish-white line in the air.

The other end of the line drifted away and disappeared without a trace.

Li Mingyang smiled gently and walked forward, leaving a series of footprints in the snow.

The lake was frozen over, but not thickly. Before fishing, Li Mingyang would use a rock to break up a section of the ice.

Perhaps I was too tense recently, and now I'm just idle... mainly because there's no chance of turning things around.

Li Mingyang was fishing when his head drooped and he fell asleep.

The flames of war still covered Li Mingyang's entire body, burning quietly to maintain his body temperature.

Li Mingyang got used to his phone vibrating constantly and slept even more soundly.

He didn't know how much time had passed, but when the snow stopped, Li Mingyang groggily opened his eyes and found his mother standing by the lake, hands in her pockets, looking into the distance.

"Why are you here?" Li Mingyang asked.

"You're awake," Chen Fang said.

"I was a little dazed, but seeing you instantly woke me up."

"..."

"Weren't you in Hollywood, spending time with someone else's daughter? Why are you back?" Li Mingyang said jealously.

"Someone wants to see you."

"Hughes?"

"Ah."

FBTV's US stock listing is ahead of schedule, while One-Punch Man's Dragon Mark fails to be approved.

Li Mingyang worked hard for more than half a year, but in the end he didn't earn anything. However, he still left safely, and it was all for nothing.

Hughes was in a terrible situation; his marriage and career were both ruined.

I lost everything.

“There’s nothing to see here…” Li Mingyang waved his hand, showing no interest whatsoever.

“I also don’t think there’s anything worth seeing, but I owe him a favor, and he used that favor.”

Although I'm just fishing out of boredom.

But using my time to repay your own favor, you really know how to think.

"Hehe, I refuse."

"It won't take up too much of your time; you can fish while you keep him occupied."

The word "dismiss"...

As expected of American elites, they prioritize profit above all else.

If my mom, being Chinese, dislikes Hughes so much, I imagine others dislike him even more.

Li Mingyang finally agreed to let his mother meet Hughes, but on one condition: that she go to Japan to buy a building and register a company in her own name.

Having an American citizen open a company in Japan can help avoid some unnecessary troubles, especially in the cultural industry.

He's going to work in Japan next year.

I haven't decided what role I should take; my mom just offered one option.

More than an hour later...

Hughes arrived at Little Red Lake, and after his mother brought him there, she left.

Not another word of nonsense.

"Li, have you given up?" Hughes asked, his eyes red.

It's just like a gambler who's desperate after losing.

"It wasn't a fault of my fighting spirit. I didn't lose, I just didn't win." Li Mingyang shook his fishing rod—there was a fish!

“We still have a chance,” Hughes said breathlessly.

Li Mingyang shook his head, stood up, and swung his fishing rod to tug at the fish.

Hughes cried out urgently, "Lee, you can't give up, you can't lose! Haven't you ever wondered why our plan was shattered?! Fuck! It was too precise! It's too unusual!"

"Even if someone betrays you, it's you."

"It can't be me, I have no reason to, it must be the king!"

Only Li Mingyang, Wang Changtian, and Hughes knew the whole story. Wang Changtian didn't even know that Hughes was behind the plan to short Netflix.

Li Mingyang turned his head, wanting to tell Hughes to get lost, and then the guy suddenly fell straight down in the snow!
Holy crap! You weren't sent by the enemy to sabotage me, were you?!

Li Mingyang was startled and used brute force to pull the fish out of the water.

What a huge grass carp! I'd estimate it weighs around 15 or 16 pounds.

"Damn it, save them first!"

Li Mingyang first checked the patient's breathing with his index finger. There was breathing, but it was very weak.

Pick up Hughes, that fatso weighs 180 or 190 pounds!

It was still a snow-covered mountain, making walking difficult.

Li Mingyang held Hughes for a while, then quickly put him down.

He crouched down, grabbed Hughes's arms, and carried him on his back, running towards the Volcano Studio!
It was a distance of several kilometers, but fortunately his physical condition was extraordinary; even carrying Hughes would be a problem for a normal person.

They carried Hughes to the volcano studio, where a resident doctor was located.

After a brief examination, they couldn't figure out why he suddenly fainted. They started him on an IV drip and then called the hospital.

When the ambulance arrived, the driver had never driven on mountain roads before and dared not go up the mountain.

There was no other way, so Li Mingyang carried Hughes down the mountain again.

Li Mingyang didn't go to the hospital; he asked two people to accompany him.

His going to the hospital would make the news...

After several hours of searching, Li Mingyang was preoccupied with his large bluefish. By the time he arrived at the destination, the bluefish had frozen to death...

"It must be kept fresh in this snow, right? Let's try it!"

Li Mingyang excitedly grabbed the big bluefish by the mouth, went down the mountain, and returned to the company.

Along the way, he met quite a few people who congratulated him on catching a big bluefish, and some even wanted to buy it for themselves.

Back at Cyber ​​Flower Fruit Mountain, Li Mingyang took the fish to the back kitchen of the company restaurant and asked the head chef to wash, cut, and prepare the fish. He then personally cooked a pot of spicy and fragrant boiled fish!
"Boss, this tastes amazing! It's even better than the chefs at five-star hotels!" the head chef exclaimed after taking a bite.

"Old Chen, stop flattering me, I'll take it seriously."

"He's speaking from the heart! It's all true, the taste is really good, and the cooking time is just right."

"Haha, it's mainly because your reminder was just right!"

Chef Chen chuckled and tacitly agreed.

This is cooking! A chef next to me reminded me that as long as you're not too stupid, you can make delicious food.

The master chef's control over the heat is truly exquisite!

There are also some detailed reminders and seasoning control, which will make the process more efficient; just stir-fry.

This Master Chen can even make stir-fried stones taste delicious... he's truly amazing.

Alone in a large private room, I ate steaming hot boiled fish, both numbing and spicy, and drank an ice-cold beer.

goo goo goo...

"Cool!"

Li Mingyang laughed loudly and put down his cup.

Suddenly, an indescribable sense of distress filled my heart, making me feel extremely uncomfortable.

But he recovered quickly and continued to happily eat boiled fish and drink beer.

"You have to be open-minded."

"If you can't think things through, problems will arise."

This was his biggest realization after descending the mountain.

Wait!
Wait for the future to emerge!
"A bunch of bastards! Without One-Punch Man's 2 billion yuan box office, I don't know what you're hoping to achieve in the 10 billion yuan Lunar New Year film season!" "Cancel the already scheduled Spring Festival film season and include it in the Lunar New Year film season, haha... Changing your mind so easily, let's see how you die."

"The bigger picture is the priority? Screw the bigger picture!"

"Hey...it's not that I don't want to play the China-South Korea alliance card, but why is Lee Mi-jin still around? Is she a bunch of dead people?! We can't even get rid of her!"

"It's meaningless...it's all irrelevant to me now!"

Li Mingyang shook the beer glass full of beer, brought it to his lips, and the bitter taste filled his mouth.

He is not satisfied.

But there is nothing to do.

Hughes asked him if he had ever had any doubts.

Of course I suspected everyone, but it was too accurate. In just two steps, I checkmated him!
The alliance between China and South Korea will only annoy people and will not bring him any benefit.

Korean films are too small; they earn a little money, but a lot of people share it.

Even with 10 million viewers, the box office would only be around 400 million yuan.

In the mainland film market, a billion-yuan box office is easily achievable; it's practically picking up money and also reaping the benefits of financial films.

Even though financial films were later suppressed by the authorities!
However, the link between domestic box office and stock price is market-driven, as long as the data is accurate!

They can still reap the benefits of financial films!

Dongda Market recognizes this!
He doubted everyone, even himself.

None of the three of them had any reason to betray themselves!

The one who most wanted to succeed was not him, but Hughes.

Without his suggestion, Li Mingyang would never have thought of getting Wang Changtian involved in shorting Netflix.

Wang Changtian went to Las Vegas on business, and incidentally to discuss the boxing match of the century with American capital.

Even if Wang Changtian and Deng Wendi revealed something, Deng Wendi would be too busy getting involved to possibly inform on them.

Deng Wendi's comfort zone is Hollywood. There's really no benefit in betraying Wall Street and defecting to them, since they're not one of their own!

Shorting Netflix is ​​also a great business opportunity!
In the end, Li Mingyang concluded that everything was a setup by Wall Street.

They were simply waiting, unknowingly, for Netflix to be shorted!
Then he got struck by lightning!

After Chen Bowen contacted Netflix and reached some copyright agreements, everything was destined!
It's just that it was announced at the right time.

From a capital perspective, the timing of the announcement was not good, but from the perspective of the Spring Festival and the new year, it was not good.

Chen Bowen did a fantastic job!

Achieved great success in the first year!

This completes the most important step in the internationalization of Tokyo University's culture: using Netflix to carry Tokyo University's culture to Europe and America!

Netflix is ​​the undisputed streaming giant in Europe and America!
Just as I was thinking about Chen Bowen, he called.

This guy actually wants him to return to the Spring Festival Gala stage!
Li Mingyang refused outright.

Mascots have dignity too. They're there to decorate the storefront when needed and thrown away when not. Now that people think mascots get a lot of attention and are good for ratings, I'm thinking of them again.

“This guy seems to have more power now. I was kicked out, but he can still pull me back in…” Li Mingyang pondered for a moment and shook his head.

That evening, Li Mingyang went to Bouquet's office to refine and revise the script for the love letter, conduct rehearsals, and make preparations...

At midnight, Li Mingyang opened the system and pondered something.

So, can the system help him turn the tide?
It doesn't seem like it will work...

Unless you can create some awesome thing that alters reality, it's useless.

The box office system cannot change the situation.

……

The next day, Li Mingyang disguised himself and went to the hospital's private room to visit Hughes.

Hughes fainted because he hadn't rested for a long time and was too excited.

I feel much better after a good night's sleep.

“If you need anything, just call me. As long as I have food to eat, you won’t go hungry,” Li Mingyang said.

“I don’t need charity,” Hughes said calmly.

“This isn’t charity. You’re quite capable. I’m going to Japan next year. Why don’t you come with me? With your abilities, you’ll definitely make a comeback.”

"The notebook is useless; it can't change anything."

"If I win the Japanese market, I'll win the Asian market."

"Hollywood has already taken over the script market. What's the point? It's meaningless. The most important thing is the Tokyo market."

Li Mingyang didn't refute, but smiled, comforted Hughes a few more times, and then got up to leave.

"We haven't lost yet, we still have a chance!"

"Yeah, I haven't lost yet. You get some rest, I'll come see you again tomorrow," Li Mingyang said dismissively.

"You need money, you need a huge sum of money that you can freely spend. Besides the East Market, only the US stock market can satisfy your desire for money."

“I don’t crave money.” Li Mingyang scratched his head. “Admitting defeat takes more courage, doesn’t it? Okay, we lost, and we lost completely.”

"No! I won't give up! Never! I'll win back everything I've lost!" Hughes, still wearing his hospital gown, jumped out of bed, his eyes gleaming. He grabbed Li Mingyang's shoulders and said, "Li! There's still a chance to turn this crushing defeat around. We can earn even more!"

Li Mingyang rolled his eyes, wanting to punch this idiot who was gambling so desperately, so he could get some rest.

However, what Hughes said next...

Li Mingyang was completely stunned!

There really is a chance to turn things around!

"Fuck! Are you out of your mind? Shorting your own company is illegal no matter where you are!" Li Mingyang cursed.

“You’re a world-class celebrity, an internationally renowned director. Your reputation is more important than your life. You can’t take this risk… But that’s precisely why they wouldn’t have thought of it!”

"I disagree."

"You'll agree."

……

A surprise attack! A decisive blow!
FBTV's IPO presents the perfect opportunity to short your own stock!
Li Mingyang didn't even dare to think about it!
Hughes, however, dared to think! Dared to act! In a short period of time, he actually came up with a complete plan!
When gamblers are desperate, they'll do anything!
Manipulating stock prices is a serious crime and can lead to imprisonment in the United States.

Every year, a significant number of people go to jail on Wall Street for manipulating stock prices.

There are also examples in China, the most famous being Huang, the owner of Gome.

The north wind howled, and heavy snow fell.

Li Mingyang fishes alone on a cold lake, amidst the raging flames of war.

The icy lake surface reflected the hideous black flames.

Li Mingyang disagreed with shorting himself because the super bet he signed for the Palme d'Or did not allow him to short sell.

The Asian online broadcasting rights for the World Cup are an unbeatable asset for expanding into the Asian streaming market.

But the price to get your hands on this thing is astronomical, and you might not even make a profit...

CCTV spent US$2400 million to acquire the broadcasting rights for the 2002 and 2006 World Cups.

In 2010, the price of the World Cup East Zone broadcasting rights increased 3.79 times to US$1.15 million.

This is just the University of Tokyo.

Based on the highest fees paid for the Premier League broadcasting rights last year, the order across Asia is: Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia, India, Indonesia, Tokyo, South Korea, Myanmar, Japan...

Thailand is number one in Asia, and also number one in the world...

The Asian broadcasting rights for the World Cup cost at least one billion US dollars, including online broadcasting rights, which would still be around 500 million US dollars even at half price.

This price is just the normal price; if you want to snag one, you'll have to pay more.

FBTV is going public. Which is more important: market share or financial reports?
When choosing a market, you must go all out and not worry about losses.

Judging from the financial statements, paying a premium for the World Cup broadcasting rights would result in a huge loss for FBTV, which has no experience in sports broadcasting and no mature profit system.

Netflix didn't bid for the European and American broadcasting rights for the World Cup because it wasn't confident it could make money from them.

Netflix's main focus is on original series without ads. If it wants to make money, it must create a sports sub-streaming service. But how can a sports sub-streaming service guarantee profitability and ensure the quality of its sports content?

In addition, have any shareholders absconded?

Li Mingyang felt that there was a reason. Wall Street financial institutions are not charities. If you make money, what will they make money from?
Just like he didn't agree to Netflix's terms in the first place.

Turning around, they fell into an abyss, leaving them at the mercy of others.

Lately, Li Mingyang has been unwilling to think about it too much; the more he thinks about it, the more suffocated he feels...

If you can't beat them, join Netflix?

You might as well join Hollywood.

Hollywood is the real behemoth, a game-changer for Netflix.

From a certain perspective, in the eyes of Hollywood giants, Netflix is ​​like BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) watching Kuaibo (a popular Chinese video-sharing website).

BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent) hoped that Kuaibo would expand the online streaming market, and that they would shut it down when the time was right.

Hollywood is also eyeing Netflix's expansion into the online streaming market, and will acquire Netflix when the time is right.

The biggest difference between Kuaibo and Netflix is ​​that Kuaibo's piracy technology was unparalleled, leaving it defenseless against BAT (Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent), and it eventually went out of business.

Netflix, focusing on original content, rose from the ashes and transformed into a dragon, becoming one of Hollywood's new Big Six!

As darkness fell, the wind and snow stopped.

Li Mingyang shook the snow off his clothes; a day in the life of an air force pilot.

On the way back, Li Mingyang suddenly had a whim and activated the box office system.

lottery!

What if, what if it really does drop something that can defy fate and change your destiny?

He really didn't want to lose.

He didn't want to be slowly and painstakingly cut to death by a soft knife.

Going to sea is not a talisman.

Domestic debt of four billion US dollars, and overseas betting of five billion US dollars.

Unless his reputation is completely ruined, he will be hunted down to the ends of the earth, endlessly!
And a very bad outcome awaits him...

What if Wall Street shorts FBTV?
(End of this chapter)