China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 811 809. "The Ferryman" failed, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was a huge success
"Honey, are you really going to challenge the Spring Festival Gala? If so, you haven't considered this matter very well."

Cao Yu might not necessarily take other people's words seriously, but he couldn't ignore what Yang Shuxue said.

Not to mention the deep feelings between the two, Yang Shuxue, a disciple from a large compound, has extraordinary connections and knowledge.

The fact that she said this meant that there must be some dissatisfaction from the higher-ups.

But Cao Yu still wanted to defend his idea: "Shu Xue, I just want to change it. The Spring Festival Gala is really ugly now."

"I understand, but what can I do?"

Yang Shuxue touched the man lying on her lap with some doting and some heartache: "I can understand your thoughts, but you are a commoner after all, you have to understand the rules of the game."

“I understand.”

These words were like a bolt from the blue, pulling Cao Yu's heart back from its high.

Although he understood these principles before, he felt that he was, after all, the richest man in the world on the surface, and had done a lot of good things that benefited the country and the people.

But think about Ma Yun again
Thinking of this, he sighed: "It's just that I couldn't help it."

"I know."

Yang Shuxue naturally understood Cao Yu. Now that he had the ability, he naturally wanted to do something meaningful.

But he is just a businessman after all.

She said: "In China, it's all about human relationships, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless you are stronger than you are now!"

"let me see"

Cao Yu originally thought that he was strong enough, but he didn't expect that Yang Shuxue wanted him to be even stronger?
Now I have money and fame.

Unless you go into politics.

But my personality is definitely not suitable for politics.

Seeing that he was silent, Yang Shuxue began to plan for her lover: "If you have a chance, you can strive to become the chairman of the Film Association."

"this one"

Cao Yu finally realized that Yang Shuxue asked him to come probably because she wanted to use the Spring Festival Gala to improve her own status.

This woman is really a good wife to me.

It would be beneficial to have the blessing of these two identities.

However, as the chairman of the Film Association, there are many things to do.

Although he is a big shot in the entertainment industry, he is only in his early thirties. Can he be qualified based on his qualifications?

After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you. We can give it a try in two years. I will also keep a low profile. You don't have to worry too much about me."

Although Cao Yu said this, I really hope that the Spring Festival Gala program team can hear the audience's voice and make some changes.

As for becoming stronger as Yang Shuxue mentioned, after the THAAD issue continues, my prestige should be much higher than it is now.

Time has quickly come to mid-December, and signs of the annual Lunar New Year movie war have already appeared.

All major entertainment companies are working hard to promote the movies that will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Although Feiyu has several films this year, the audience's enthusiasm for watching movies has been very high in the past two years, which also makes Ma Yun full of confidence in "The Ferryman".

Although there is the obstacle of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", Wong Kar-wai is not just sitting there doing nothing.

The drama "The Queen's Woman", invested by Ali Pictures, was also successfully sold to Blue Channel thanks to Yang Ying's beauty. Although the price was only 1.9 million per episode, it was a good start for Ma Yun, one of the investors.

Feiyu Entertainment has also received numerous materials from the entertainment industry recommending their own actors who want to star in several of Feiyu's projects next year.

During this period, Cao Yu was very busy and had many dinner parties.

Some entertainment companies and actresses even blatantly "hint" at dinner parties that unspoken rules are acceptable.

But Cao Yu did not accept it this time, because his girlfriends have all returned to the company one after another recently, and he is too busy to appease them, so how can he have the time to seduce other people.

After comforting his girlfriend, Cao Yu immediately went to Hong Kong.

Yang Mi is about to give birth to her second child.

This matter is rather secret and not many people know about it, and the audience's enthusiasm is also on the upcoming movie.

Moreover, the annual drama "Knowing" will be broadcast after New Year's Day.

On December 23, although Cao Yu was in Hong Kong, the much-anticipated "The Richest Man in Xihong City" premiered as scheduled.

At the premiere, Shen Teng not only did not stand up for his old partner Ma Li, but instead praised Song Yunhua for her good performance.

After all, Song Yunhua was the candidate designated by Boss Cao.

Whether you beat a dog depends on its owner.

Besides, with Cao Yu's guidance several times, Song Yunhua's acting as a woman was indeed good.

The premiere ended in a peaceful atmosphere and the movie was officially released.

Although the movie was only screened on that day, the theater was almost full.

The audience has 100% trust in Boss Cao's movies.

Sure enough, the audience who walked into the cinema laughed almost from the beginning to the end of the movie.

Even a radio host who only appeared for a few seconds in the movie was remembered by the audience.

The lip shape when cursing "SB" is also talked about by everyone.

It's fun to watch and it's fun to watch, which is enough to attract everyone.

After the premiere, the audience was saying, has Boss Cao put himself into the movie?
But some people say that Boss Cao is much richer than Wang Duoyu.

Moreover, Wang Duoyu's hairstyle is designed according to Boss Cao's billion-dollar hairstyle.

On December 24, at Hong Kong Sanatorium and Hospital, Yang Mi had been in the delivery room for a while.

Although Cao Yu already had several children, he was still waiting anxiously at the door of the delivery room.

Yang Mi's parents looked at the prospective son-in-law of the richest man and didn't know what to say.

Logically, the two of them have two children, but they still have no legal status, which is really uncomfortable.

However, there are indeed quite a lot of divorced stars in the entertainment industry.

Cao Yu's nervous look at this time made the two of them feel a little relieved. At least, Cao Yu loved his daughter.

I don’t know how much time had passed, but the door of the delivery room was finally pushed open with a creaky sound.

"Congratulations, both mother and child are safe. The child is taking a bath and will be out soon."

Hearing this, Yang Mi's mother clasped her hands together and said in her heart: "Thank God, this is really my son. I am fine now."

If a daughter can give birth to a son for the richest man, her status for the rest of her life will be secure.

Her daughter's wonderful performance in "Dying to Survive" has made her a female star with a box office of tens of billions, and she also has her own studio. Everything is developing in a good direction.

Now that I have a son, I can enjoy the happiness with him when I am old.
The old man’s idea is relatively simple.

Father Yang glanced at Cao Yu and finally could only shake his head helplessly.

When Yang Mi and her son returned to the ward, Cao Yu looked at the haggard Mi Mi and said with a smile, "Mi Mi, did you get what you wanted?"

"Ah."

Yang Mi looked at the little guy beside her and smiled with satisfaction: "Satisfied, I am the same as Xixi now."

"Different."

Cao Yu touched her face and said, "You are you. There is no need to compare. You are all the ones I love the most."

Hearing this, Yang Mi grabbed Cao Yu's hand on her face and whispered, "Hubby, I love you so much."

"I love you too."

Cao Yu bent down and kissed Yang Mi, then kissed his son.

Seeing this show of affection, Yang Mi's parents, who were busy not far away, didn't know what to say. They could only leave and leave the two of them alone.

"whee."

Seeing her parents leave, Yang Mi smiled and said, "Hubby, my dad probably won't embarrass you anymore. You can go to my house to play without worry in the future."

"I don't know why, but I'm just afraid of your dad."

Although Cao Yu holds a high position, he is still very respectful to his elders.

Especially since he abducted someone else's daughter and didn't even give her a legitimate status, it would be strange if he wasn't afraid.

"Don't be afraid now. Besides, your daughter misses you a lot. You haven't seen her many times. You should come more often in the future."

The two chatted about the children for a while before Yang Mi asked, "How is the box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City"?"

"I don't know yet. I haven't even asked. I'm just thinking about you."

Cao Yu wasn't just saying nice things, he was really concerned about Yang Mi and didn't care about the box office at all.

Besides, how could the box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" be bad?

This really made Yang Mi, who had just given birth, even happier. She smiled and said, "Ask, I'm curious too."

Cao Yu called the company and said to Yang Mi calmly, "From 1.21pm yesterday to the early morning, the box office was million."

"so much?"

Yang Mi was happy just now, but when she heard this, she couldn't help but look surprised.

If the first day of preview can get such a high box office, then wouldn’t it need to have a minimum of 200 million for a normal release?
She laughed and said, “I think Ali Pictures is going crazy.”

"Maybe."

Cao Yu snorted confidently and said, "It would be strange if you, the "Ferryman", were not crazy. Old Ma, you should stop hanging around in the entertainment industry. This place is not suitable for you."

Ma Yun is indeed going crazy.

Although I thought that "The Richest Man in Xihong City" would be a formidable opponent, I didn't expect him to be so terrifying.

The box office revenue from the preview alone exceeded 100 million.

Is this okay?

If his own movie is released and is ruthlessly crushed by Feiyu's movie at the box office, it would be too embarrassing. His first movie, "Lord Dynasty", has already been nailed to the pillar of shame.

If the second film fails, then Ali Pictures won’t be able to become a hit, and its stock price will probably fall.

He quickly found the person in charge of the film and television company and asked the leading actors to continue to increase publicity efforts, saying that the film must not fail at the box office.

On Saturday, which was Christmas Eve, countless young men and women, holding apples, walked into the cinema with their boyfriends or girlfriends.

Although there are many movies released at this time, such as the American blockbuster "Hacksaw Ridge", Ge You's "The Wasted Time", the youth film "Young Babylon" and other movies.

But most people came for Boss Cao’s “The Richest Man in Xihong City”.

"The Last Romance" has a bad reputation, and "Hacksaw Ridge" has a good reputation, but its box office is average.

The screening volume of these films is between 10-20%, while Feiyu’s films are around 50%.

Which cinema chain doesn’t know that Feiyu’s films make money?

Who doesn’t want to make money?

It is better to schedule Feiyu’s movie instead of other movies.

Over the two days of the weekend, that is, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" was a huge hit, with the box office reaching nearly 600 million in two days.

Although this movie does not create many famous scenes like "Charlotte's Troubles", it's enough as long as the audience enjoys watching it.

More importantly, the interlude "Calories" in the movie also became popular along with the movie's popularity.

"We are famous, really famous!"

Feiyu Entertainment, Yang Chaoyue, Zhao Lusi and others were jumping for joy after hearing the news that the song "Calories" had been played over 100 million times on major music websites.

"Yeah, it's a big hit. The boss is really awesome."

Yang Chaoyue and Zhao Lusi smiled at each other and thought, the boss is not only good at making movies and writing songs, he is even better in other aspects.

As I thought about it, my heart couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed.

Li Kaixin, who joined Feiyu, did not expect that he would become famous now.

My boss didn’t lie to me. He let me debut in a girl group and it would become popular.

Next, I will wait for my boss to come back and see if I can get a chance to act in a TV series.

Also, learn from Song Yunhua.

"The Richest Man in Xihong City" is a hit, and Song Yunhua is much more famous than himself now.

That's because this woman was so cunning that she actually offered herself voluntarily.

In this case, I cannot fall behind.

Of course, she is not the only one who has this idea. Other members of Rocket Girls also want to do so, but they just don’t know if they have the chance.

In another room, Ouyang Nana was very depressed.

Zhao Lusi is popular, and Yang Chaoyue is also popular. Although I have many fans on Douyin, I can only be considered an internet celebrity. It seems that I am still far away from becoming a star.

Boss, when will you come back?

The box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" has been growing in the past few days. By December 30th, it has reached 1.2 billion.

On this day, Jackie Chan's "Railroad Tigers" was released.

Cheng Long is already over 60 years old, but he is really hardworking and can almost maintain the pace of making two films every three years.

Also released on the same day was, of course, "The Ferryman", which took Ali Pictures half a year to plan, nearly a year to shoot, and more than half a year in post-production, a total of two years before it was finally released.

Baby Yang is very nervous at this moment.

This is her second time acting in a big screen movie, and the director she collaborated with is also the well-known Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai.

This is the best director award-winning film at the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Image Awards for Days of Being Wild.

If this movie becomes a hit, then I, as the leading actress, will naturally become famous. With the support of Ali Pictures, I might even overshadow Zhao Liying, Yang Mi and others.

The promotion of "The Ferryman" is indeed very powerful. Whether it is on Weibo and Douyin, or the leading actors participating in various variety shows, it is almost omnipresent.

And Ali was willing to spend money. He spent more than 50 million on advertising alone.

From this point, we can also see how much importance Ma Yun attaches to this film this time.

All major cinema chains were considerate and gave 32% of the film's screenings for Wong Kar-wai's sake.

On the first day of the film's release, many people went to the cinema because of Wong Kar-wai's reputation and the looks of Tony Leung, Kim Sung-woo, and Yang Ying.

Despite the influence of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" and "Railroad Tigers", this movie still achieved a box office revenue of over 70 million on the first day.

But the audience went into the cinema excitedly, but came out disappointed.

"Why would my idol star in a movie like this? Tony Leung, Takeshi Kaneshiro, how much money do you owe the crew?"

"Has Wang Jiawei's level dropped so much?"

"The film's structure is confusing, the lines are pretentious, the story is stiff, and the actors' performances are substandard"

“So disappointing. Perhaps, ‘meaninglessness’ is the only meaning of this movie.”

……

Although I went to see the movie because of the actors' looks and the director's reputation, after watching it, I really felt that the movie was not good.

Although the Douban score is slightly higher than that of "Jade Dynasty", it is still only 4.3, which is not even passing.

Seeing such comments online, Ma Yun didn’t know how to express her feelings.

Is it going to pounce again?

Guo Xiaosi in Shanghai, on the other hand, seemed to be gloating over other's misfortune.

Last time you said that my “Jade Dynasty” was not good, and now “The Ferryman” is also expected to fail. Mr. Ma, what else do you have to say?
It seems that the poor box office is not my fault.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Was it really right for him to leave under Boss Cao's protection?

Yang Ying actually has the same feeling.

Yang Ying was very disappointed. She didn’t expect that even Wang Jiawei would pounce?

I didn’t expect that a movie starring Tony Leung, Wu Kaneshiro and Chen Yixun would have such a bad box office.

If this continues, those friends who used to work at Feiyu Entertainment will definitely laugh at me.

It would be so embarrassing to see them again in variety shows or activities.

To make matters worse, "The Ferryman" not only had a dismal reputation, but Feiyu Entertainment's New Year's Eve concert was held the day after the film was released.

This year's concert still maintains the popularity of previous years and has invited many Hong Kong and Taiwan stars.

Even goddess Lin Chi-ling came to guest host.

The two beautiful hosts, Liu Yan and Lin Chiling, will be on the same stage, which is quite interesting.

Moreover, Rocket Girls performed "Calories" live for the first time on the stage, which ignited the whole audience.

Under the influence of this song, the box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" rose again on New Year's Day, returning to the 280 million during Christmas.

In comparison, the box office of "The Ferryman" was only a pitiful 20 million.

"This Cao Yu is really good at hype."

Ma Yun felt really tired after seeing the box office shrink by 70% in just two days.

Unfortunately, I am left with only mental fatigue. I want to change, but there is really no good way to do it for now.

It's all Cao's fault. If it weren't for him, the movie wouldn't be so bad.

Now, the popularity of the movie cannot even be compared to that of Feiyu’s evening party.

The company's Hollywood investments, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows" and "Star Trek Beyond," also did not perform well at the box office.

Originally wanted to improve Ali Pictures' status in the industry with "The Ferryman", but unexpectedly it failed again.

Is it so difficult to survive in the entertainment industry?

Ma Yun felt that she had more white hair than before.

Just based on the films released last year and this year, Ali Pictures suffered a net loss of more than 500 million. What can be done if this continues?
He really wanted to invest in Feiyu Entertainment's movies, but would Cao Ze want his money?

Definitely not. Cao Ze is not short of money, and will the companies he cooperates with, such as China Film and Huayi, be interested in him?

How about seeing what other projects Huayi has next year?
Fortunately, "The Princess Weiyoung" has been sold. I hope it will be better when it is broadcast in March next year.

"Ah! Ahh!"

Although it is winter now, the temperature in Hong Kong is not low. However, Cao Yu, who was accompanying Yang Mi, sneezed twice.

"Someone must be scolding me."

Although there is no scientific basis for the double scolding, Cao Yu guessed that Ma Yun was definitely scolding him.

But if your film wasn’t well made, can you blame me?

"Mi Mi, in a few days, "Fights Break Sphere" and "Ever Night" produced by Mi Xing will also be casting, I have to go back to Yanjing."

After the New Year's Day holiday, Cao Yu prepared to return to Yanjing.

In addition to casting for the two films, he also wants to watch the rehearsals for the year-end gala.

On the Internet, many netizens have called Feiyu Group’s year-end party the Little Spring Festival Gala.

"Brother, I'm counting on you."

The bulk of the investment in "Ever Night" was given to Yang Mi, Feiyu only accounted for a small portion, and Yang Mi was also the producer.

Originally, I had to personally take care of the casting, but now that I have a baby, I can only leave this matter to my man to help me deal with it.

"It's okay. I'll send you a message once the casting is confirmed. Take good care of yourself and take good care of the baby."

After giving his instructions, Cao Yu was about to leave.

"Brother, don't play with the hidden rules!"

Suddenly, Yang Mi shouted at Cao Yu's back.

"Know it!"

Cao Yu turned around and smiled at Yang Mi, then sighed in his heart: "It's difficult."

(End of this chapter)