In the entertainment industry, everyone has been reborn, but who will be their servant?

Chapter 35 Fighting Alone Against All Heroes
While "Nightclub" was in post-production, "Fame and Fortune" continued filming as usual, and many new actors joined the cast.

One of them is Cao Bingkun, who played Zhu Liao in "Nightclub" and Dahai in "Making a Name for Oneself".

This person has good acting skills and could act in many films and television series, but he hasn't debuted yet.

They also invited Yu Entai, who is from the Shanghai Theatre Academy, to play his own role.

He only recently became famous because of "My Own Swordsman", but movies and comedy TV series are different, and he still wants to act in serious works.

Another actress, Ren Suxi, who is only 19 years old, has joined the cast and plays the Nightingale.

Zhu Yilong and Chen Minghao were both invited. Anyway, the original cast was also a small, unofficial team, so they didn't care about any particular industry or circle.

Nothing else has changed; Zhang Songwen plays the role of Yin Zheng; Tan Zhuo plays the role of Deng Jiajia; and Wang Yanhui plays the role of Yang Haoyu.

During this period, Qin Xuan was shuttling between two places, filming on one hand and doing post-production work on the other.

On October 25th, at the Montblanc Night, Wang Zhonglei and Feng Kuzi led a full entourage of artists including Huayi Li Bailian, Alec Su, and Ren Quan to attend.

This grand event also included some superstars from Europe and America.

At the meeting, when asked if Liu Yifei would join Huayi Brothers, Wang Zhonglei said, "We have never had such a thought."

Liu Yifei did not attend this event, but she did respond: "I will not discuss an agency contract with Huayi Brothers."

Although the attitudes of both sides seem normal, it is clear that they are at odds with each other and have stopped appearing in the same frame.

This is only what's on the surface. But behind the scenes, Liu Yifei is in quite a bit of trouble right now. Director Jingle Ma originally strongly recommended Liu Yifei for the role in the martial arts version of "The Butterfly Lovers," but inexplicably, Charlene Choi was replaced instead.

The cast is huge, with stars from Mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong such as Wu Chun, Hu Ge, Ti Lung, and Harlem Yu.

Although "Sword Disc" may seem to have nothing to do with Huayi, the investor in it, Huatianxia, ​​is actually Huayi Holdings.

Huayi now has a wide reach, and they have good relationships with Media Asia and Emperor Entertainment in Hong Kong, with resource exchanges between them.

Logically speaking, with the popularity of "The Forbidden Kingdom", Liu Yifei should not lack scripts and resources at all, but basically no one in the industry is offering her scripts.

Even if there are any, they are all terrible movies that are not good enough; they just want to capitalize on her popularity.

A saying has begun circulating within the industry: "If you offend Huayi Brothers, you can forget about appearing in a film by a big-name director from Beijing."

However, Liu Yifei is also very stubborn. The more you push her, the less she will give in, and so the stalemate continues.

They were insignificant, but now the entertainment industry is full of all sorts of gossip and competition. Fan Xiaopang and Yanzi had agreed to stage a publicity stunt-style war of words.

Because Yanzi's popularity was declining, Fan Xiaopang orchestrated this online feud in order to solidify his position as the "number one female star".

I don't know about the others, but Fan Xiaopang got 37 endorsements thanks to this hype, earning a net profit of 50 million yuan, and with other things, it's estimated to be over 100 million yuan.

Damn, that's really lucrative. Reborn characters like Qin Xuan work themselves to the bone filming and don't even get a penny.

There are also rumors that Huayi Brothers is heavily promoting Li Bailian while relentlessly attacking the other "Four Great Actresses," with Zhang Ziyi, Fan Bingbing, Yanzi, and Zhou Xun constantly appearing in negative news.

Of course, the person involved denied it, but it may be true. After all, Li Bailian could be called the boss's wife, and it is said that she was even slapped by the original wife.

The entertainment industry today is highly competitive, with gossip flying everywhere, far from the peaceful state it once was.

However, as November arrived and the Lunar New Year film season began, all the gossip subsided, and film companies started their open and covert competition.

This year's Lunar New Year film season is a battle between two strong contenders: China Film Group's "The Warlords" and Huayi Brothers' "Assembly." All the others are cannon fodder.

Interestingly, Media Asia was involved in both of these films. Media Asia is now the dominant force in Hong Kong, even more powerful than Emperor Entertainment Group. It can only be said that Emperor Entertainment Group has better business acumen, but it's heavily in debt.

When two strong films clash, a war of words is inevitable. "The Warlords" criticized "Assembly" for saying, "The soldiers charge like a swarm of bees, without any tactics."

Wang Zhonglei immediately responded: "The Warlords is just fake martial arts fighting." The attack points from both sides quickly shifted from the movie to values, and then to the competition for theater screenings.

That's how movies are. There are only so many screens in theaters. If your screen gets shown, no one else's will. It's a zero-sum game.

However, their competition is not as fierce as last year. Last year, there was a group of crazy people, with Zhang Weiping and Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower" taking on all the competition.

He hurled insults at Jia Zhangke, Feng Xiaogang, Andrew Lau, and others, and in his rage, he even attacked Chow Yun-fat, who starred in his films, and threatened to blacklist him.

However, Jia Zhangke is also crazy. When he became popular, he not only criticized Zhang Yimou's films as vulgar, but also said that all the films of the Fifth Generation directors were vulgar, even though they were his seniors.

Without Zhang Weiping this year, the film and television industry is not lively.

However, Qin Xuan came this year, bringing with him sample footage of "Nightclub" and "Make a Name for Yourself," and accompanied by his uncle Wu Guoqiang to Wanda Plaza on Jianguo Road in Chaoyang District, Beijing.

My uncle was worried and insisted on coming along; he was extremely concerned.

Wanda's current headquarters are not in Beijing; they will move the headquarters here next September.

However, Wanda's commercial management center is located here, which will be its headquarters next year. Old Wang is here, and Qin Xuan had been keeping track of his movements through information in order to find him.

To fight those lunatics, you need to bring along a big guy to keep them in check.

Although Wanda has not yet taken the top spot in the cinema market, they have been developing this business rapidly.

Having been involved in film and television investment for some time, Qin Xuan understands the rules of the industry, which is why he chose Wanda. He is not afraid of the various messy circles in the entertainment industry and can ignore China Film Group.

They even dared to snatch up those kinds of projects later on; the film and television industry is nothing compared to them.

This is something that even Light Chaser Animation cannot currently achieve; Light Chaser relies on the Hong Kong film industry to produce movies.

The two looked up at the Wanda Commercial Management skyscraper, somewhat shocked. Wu Guoqiang asked, "Xiao Xuan, are you really looking for Wang Jianlin?"

"Of course I'll find him," Qin Xuan said confidently, stepping into the hall without hesitation.

The lobby was luxurious and grand. When the receptionist saw the guests arrive, she stood up and asked, "Hello, gentlemen, how can I help you?"

"I'm here to see your CEO, Mr. Wang," Qin Xuan said, getting straight to the point.

"Do you have an appointment?" the young woman asked.

"No, but I have something very important to discuss with him. Could you please inform him?" Qin Xuan said.

"Alright, may I ask your surname?" The young lady saw how serious he was and was afraid of delaying Mr. Wang's business.

"If your surname is Qin, just say I'm the chairman of New Force, bringing a complete film and television production system." Qin Xuan's boast was a bit too much.

Wu Guoqiang couldn't help but glance at his nephew.

There was no other way; if we didn't say it this way, it would be difficult for Lao Wang to see him. And Wanda, both now and later, has always had a weakness in production, which is exactly what they need.

"Please wait a moment."

The young woman picked up the phone and dialed, then replied after a few words: "Mr. Wang isn't here. Please come again next time!"

"Where did he go?" Qin Xuan felt a little uneasy, thinking that if he said that, people would see him.

"Sorry, no comment."

The young woman smiled; how could she possibly tell them where Old Wang was?

(End of this chapter)