China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 844 842. Tiny Times 3 failed again; Mr. Cao becomes Cao the thief again

In the European and American film market during the May Day holiday, "Joker" became the most popular movie because of a song released two years ago.

Although many Chinese audiences were unable to watch it and could only find ways to watch pirated copies, it still gave it a high score of 8.7 on Douban.

In contrast, the third part of "Tiny Times", which was also released on May Day, had quite dismal box office and reputation.

Originally, the first and second parts had good box office under the guidance and adaptation of Cao Yu, but this one, without Boss Cao, lost a lot of audience.

But Guo Xiaosi's book fans and followers are still there.

It is said that their idol took more than a year to make this movie, so they should at least support it.

In addition, many people have watched the first two parts and want to see what the third part is like.

But the audience who walked into the cinema endured ninety minutes of torture and found themselves watching a movie that was full of funny and bickering scenes, comparable to a MV.

Not to mention the crappy editing, the whole movie is full of quarrels, more quarrels, group quarrels, combined quarrels, and ends as a farce.

It seems like Guo Xiaosi can't film anything other than quarreling.

What’s more, it’s even worse than the MV, not as good as the MV of “Wang” shot by Boss Cao during the Chinese New Year.

"Hope" can make people cry, and "Tiny Times 3" can make people laugh.

The audience just watched "Life Events" and "Operation Red Sea" during the Spring Festival. Their aesthetic tastes were very high. Now they can't stand watching this kind of movie at all.

Many viewers even left the theater halfway through the show.

Just consider it as money wasted.

Many people bought the special price tickets for 9.9 yuan, and they all felt like they were losing money.

The very next day after the movie was released, Douyin and Fei'e Video were filled with complaints from film critics and many webmasters.

Although "Tiny Times 3" earned more than million yuan on the first day, the box office plummeted on the second day, directly dropping to more than million yuan.

"How could this happen? How could this happen?"

When Guo Xiaosi saw such results, he was a little upset.

The audience actually said that the movie they worked so hard to make was not as good as Boss Cao's MV? And they also said that watching this movie was a complete waste of money?
Is it really that bad? I took the photo so seriously.
If this continues, will we fail again?
He immediately called Ma Yun.

"Mr. Ma, can you think of a solution? Douyin and Fei'e Video are full of complaints about this movie. How about you talk to Mr. Cao? Suppress these complaints? Otherwise, this movie will be over."

Guo Xiaosi is now a little humble. He has a hard time.

"What can I do? Can I suppress it?"

Ma Yun was also very angry. I invested in you, but you made such a bad movie. Now you want me to come out and help you settle it?

I was so blind. How could I have believed that you could make a good film?
“Jade Dynasty” made me lose a lot of money, and now “Tiny Times” is also losing money?
Without Boss Cao, it seems you are nothing!

"You made your own film, so you have to figure it out yourself. If you lose money, you should just write a book instead of making movies!"

Ma Yun said this angrily and hung up the phone.

How do I ask Boss Cao to come?
Moreover, Ma Yun suspected that those complaining videos were deliberately made by Cao Yu.

That's what business war is like.

How can we suppress this situation?
Besides, if you, Guo Xiaosi, made good movies, would such a thing happen?
As long as the photo is good, is there any point in complaining?
Because the box office of "Tiny Times 3" plummeted, several cinema chains such as Huanyu and Wanda directly removed the film from their shelves, making things even worse for Guo Xiaosi.

Audiences prefer to watch pirated versions of Joker online.

At this time, the movie "Joker" is a hit in Europe, the United States, and other countries, and the box office remains high.

The song "THAT GIRL" has been played over one billion times.

Many Americans in particular feel that the dark and damp roads, garbage-strewn streets, the atmosphere of impending riots, and the oppression of honest people in the film are very similar to reality, and they themselves are the clown.

Struggle, accusation, madness.

This is human nature.

Of course, the success of the movie will definitely allow Boss Cao to make a lot of money this time.

Three weeks after the movie was released, the global box office has exceeded one billion US dollars, and many countries have not yet released it.

It is estimated that it will not be difficult to achieve a box office of 2 billion before the summer vacation.

In addition to making money from the box office, Boss Cao also made a lot of money after the song "THAT GIRL" became popular.

Although Sony regretted giving away the copyright, they also knew that if it weren't for Boss Cao's idea, this song would probably have been buried.

Cao Yu is in the United States and also pays attention to the developments in domestic films.

"Tiny Times 3" flopped again, and the fourth part probably won't be much better. Now we just have to wait for "Shanghai Fortress" to flop again.

With the release of "Fast & Furious 8" last year, Cao Yu and Universal Pictures' cooperation in this series officially ended.

From the fifth to the eighth film, Cao Yu made a small profit of more than 10 billion US dollars from this series of films.

It seems that for rich people, it is not difficult to achieve a small goal of making money.

But, only rich people.

"Avatar: The Path of Water" is still in filming and will be released in at least one or two years.

After "Avengers 4" and "Captain America 2" were released, he basically had no more Hollywood film projects.

Cao Yu vaguely remembers that after 2020, Hollywood began to decline, there were fewer and fewer good movies, and there was nothing to invest in.

At that time, we can make some Chinese movies as cultural exports, which may bring something new to the American movies that have been shooting superhero movies.

In mid-May, Miranda Kerr gave birth to a beautiful mixed-race daughter for Boss Cao.

This woman also became the director of the model department of Feiyu Entertainment's US branch.

At the end of May, Cao Yu met with Musk to discuss this year's rocket launch, then returned to San Francisco for a while, went to Japan, and returned to China in early June.

At this time, "Sito" has been completed, Jing Tian has also become free, and has turned down other film contracts, waiting for Cao Yu to come back.

The first part of "The Prince of Night" was also completed, and Song Zu'e also returned to Yanjing.

"Fox Spirit Matchmaker" has also been completed, and only "Snow Swordsman" is still being filmed.

However, Yu Zheng's work "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" has been completed and will be broadcast in August.

This drama was invested by Feiyu Entertainment, and many of the actors also came from Feiyu Entertainment, helping Yu Zheng get a good price.

After Cao Yu returned to Yanjing, many Feiyu actresses came back.

Even Liu Yifei and Zhao Liying came with their sons.

It was rare to have so many people gathered together, so Cao Yu took his women and children to the northwest to experience life and do charity work at the same time.

When July comes, I will go to Rakshasa to watch the 2018 World Cup, which is a good time to escape the summer heat.

"The script for 'The Longest Day in Chang'an' has been written and will start filming in a while. Who among you is interested?"

On the plane, Cao Yu looked at the beauties around him and asked with interest.

The girls looked at each other and shook their heads.

Liu Yifei didn't want to act, and Yang Mi was planning to take a break after filming "Fox Spirit Matchmaker", so naturally they were not interested.

Jing Tian, ​​Wang Xiaochen, Li Wei and others are now thinking, why bother filming a movie, wouldn't it be nice to give birth to a child for the boss?
But Cao Yu attaches more importance to the play "The Longest Day in Chang'an".

If this movie is well made, it can be shown in Japan and South Korea, allowing these people to learn more about Chinese culture.

Especially the Koreans, who are so arrogant, have learned what a cultural desert is.

Before his rebirth, Cao Yu liked "The Longest Day in Long Time" very much. Whether it was the costumes, plot, or acting skills, this drama was excellent.

Even many of the details on the costumes are quite exquisite, surpassing other types of historical dramas.

Originally in the parallel world, the heroine in the play was Reyiza, but Cao Yu was not familiar with that woman, so he naturally would not use her.

After taking a quick glance at the women in front of him, Cao Yu finally locked his eyes on Wang Xiaochen.

People in the Tang Dynasty considered fat to be beautiful, which actually meant being plump or voluptuous rather than being really fat.

According to the requirements, Jing Tian was originally suitable, but she had starred in "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" and it would be distracting for the audience if she starred in this drama again.

It would be better to let Wang Xiaochen, a woman with a plump figure, play the role.

When everyone saw the boss set his eyes on Wang Xiaochen, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, Cao Yu smiled and said, "Xiao Chen, I'll give you the female lead, how about that?"

"I"

Wang Xiaochen actually didn't want to act, she wanted to take this opportunity to go out together to see if she could get pregnant.

But the boss had spoken, and she had no choice but to nod: "Okay, I'll take it."

Other actresses would cry and shout for the leading female role, but the women born in the 80s around Cao Yu are very humble when it comes to acting.

If artists from other companies saw this, they would definitely cry.

After making the arrangements, Cao Yu smiled and said to everyone, "Don't you guys want to film now?"

"We were exhausted from filming so much in the past two years, and we wanted to take a break."

"Yes, you need to take a break." "Give the opportunity to the young people."

……

Cao Yu felt helpless after listening to these reasons. The oldest person here was only 32 years old. How could he be considered old?
"How are you old? You are still very young, in your prime years. You should guide the young people more."

Looking at everyone, he said, "When you come back from Rakshasa Country, who among you is willing to set up a studio? I will invest, and you should play to your strengths and present more good works to the audience."

After hearing what the boss said, all the women except Liu Yifei nodded.

Yang Mi said at this time: "Brother, the company came up with a script a few days ago, and everyone is very optimistic about it. I want to invest."

"What script?"

"It's called The Untamed."

"Oh?"

Cao Yu slapped his forehead, wondering how could he have forgotten about this drama.

It was this drama "The Untamed" that made Xiao Zhan completely famous.

He said: "I'll take a look at the script when I have time. If it's good, you can invest in it. Everyone can invest a little."

"As long as you are optimistic, you won't lose money."

The girls naturally trusted Cao Yu very much, so if he said he could invest, there would naturally be no problem.

It seems that no matter what time, only by following Boss Cao can you enjoy the good life.

After chatting for a while, the girls gathered together to play poker.

Yang Mi watched her daughter and Liu Yifei's son playing happily together and said with a smile: "Xixi, why don't you invest? I read the script, it's very good."

"I'll forget it."

Liu Yifei shook her head and glanced at Cao Yu.

Although his 3% stake in Facebook has been diluted somewhat, it is still worth US$ billion.

How many TV dramas do you need to invest in to make so much money?
Why should I join in on this fun?

Cao Yu felt Liu Yifei's gaze, looked at her, but did not mention the matter of Facebook shares.

Otherwise, Yang Mi would go crazy.

When we arrived in the northwest, we took a tour of Chang'an to let everyone experience the culture of the ancient capital, and then we went to the impoverished areas of Shaanxi and Gansu for a while.

Cao Yu attaches great importance to the education of the next generation. He wants them not to just be rich second-generations, but also to understand the sufferings of the people.

Of course, if these women around me want to open studios and invest in film and television dramas in the future, they must have more contact with the lives of the grassroots people.

Liu Yifei's son Cao Youfeng is already eight years old and has become sensible.

This age is the time to cultivate three views. Cao Yu should take him out more often so that he can understand the difficulties of ordinary people and the hardships of making money. When he grows up, he will understand employees and not exploit them.

This is also his simplest idea.

At least when he grows up he won't become a troublesome playboy like other rich second generations.

After staying in the northwest for nearly half a month, everyone flew to Moscow to watch the World Cup quarter-finals.

At the same time, Cao Yu also finished reading the script of "The Untamed", made some minor modifications, asked the company to approve the project, and helped Liu Shishi, who did not come this time, to invest some money.

At the same time, Ali Pictures' science fiction blockbuster "Shanghai Fortress" has also begun promotion and will be released in mid-July.

Ali invested a huge sum of money in this film, which allowed it to be produced faster and released half a year earlier than originally planned.

Their promotional slogan is that it is another Chinese science fiction blockbuster, and with Lu Han as the protagonist, it is quite popular.

In order to achieve better box office results, Ali also added 30 million in publicity expenses, so that the promotion of this movie during the World Cup can be described as overwhelming.

Although Cao Yu was in Rakshasa Country, he really wanted to spit on such propaganda when he saw it.

At this time, Brazil and Mexico are fighting fiercely in the World Cup.

Neymar's performance is very eye-catching and worthy of his current value.

Cao Youfeng watched the game and suddenly asked Cao Yu, "Dad, why is there no Chinese national football team in the World Cup?"

Cao Yu really doesn't want to complain about the Chinese national football team, and it's useless for those people to complain.

Fortunately, I heard that for the next national football team, six of the children I brought to Atletico Madrid may be selected for the national team.

If it were to work, would more people be selected?
If we make it to the 2022 World qualifiers, we might have a chance to get out of Asia.

Touching his son's head, he smiled and said, "There will be hope for the next term."

The Chinese national football team entering the World Cup and achieving good results is what Cao Yu, who has been hurt by the national football team, would like to see most.

In the following days, while Cao Yu was touring Luosha, he also watched all the good matches.

On July 15, the final of this World Cup kicked off, and the two teams that entered the final were France and Croatia.

During the game, Mbappe from Atletico Madrid performed very well, scoring two goals and allowing France to win the World Cup again.

This also made this young player, who was only 20 years old, famous in the World Cup.

On the night of the final, Mbappe's value soared to 180 million euros.

But this player is not for sale to Atletico Madrid and Boss Cao.

As long as he is around, Boss Cao will not sell him even if he serves as a sparring partner for Chinese players.

On the same day, Cao Yu's appearance on the world stage was accidentally photographed by some fans.

The photo was posted on Weibo and Cao Yu’s fans forwarded it.

Although Boss Cao is surrounded by many beautiful stars, his fans are concerned about whether he is planning on getting the Chinese national football team into the World Cup.

After all, domestic sports news has already reported on Boss Cao's training of young football players.

Fans feel that it is because Boss Cao is willing to invest in youth football that the level of the league has now improved significantly.

Maybe next year, we can really break out of Asia again.

And those celebrities might have come to watch the game with Boss Cao.

The next day, just as Cao Yu was about to return home, he received a call from the company.

"Mr. Cao, the crew of Shanghai Fortress wants to cooperate with us. What do you think?"

"Uncooperative!"

Cao Yu directly refused. You still want to cooperate with me on this kind of film?

Dreaming!
“But they pay a lot of money!”

"I don't need any more!"

After Cao Yu finished speaking, he hung up the phone impatiently.

Ali Films.

"Boss Ma, our request for cooperation has been rejected."

A CEO of Ali Pictures named Li reported the negotiation results to Ma Yun in dissatisfaction.

"This Cao Yu really doesn't give me any face at all!"

Ma Yun was also a little angry. I’m giving you money, and you don’t even want it?

Are you looking down on our "Shanghai Fortress"?
You don't have any movies this summer, it seems you have run out of ideas, but you envy us?

He immediately said, "Arrange the Internet trolls to post some promotional videos about Shanghai Fortress on Douyin. As long as we don't sell tickets, Douyin can't do anything to us. Maybe it will even cause dissatisfaction among fans."

"Ok."

The CEO agreed and could only do what the boss asked for now.

But why is Mr. Cao unwilling to cooperate?

Don’t you really want to make money?
Still don't like this movie?
Soon, a promotional video for this sci-fi blockbuster produced by Ali appeared on the Internet.

Sure enough, some netizens wanted to pre-order movie tickets online, but unfortunately there was no link at all.

Netizens think that Douyin is too awesome that it is unwilling to cooperate with such a film?

There are even some people online expressing their dissatisfaction with Douyin.

But Cao Yu’s fans think that there must be a reason why Boss Cao is unwilling to cooperate.

The two sides actually started arguing online, which really fueled the popularity of "Shanghai Fortress".

The news that "Douyin rejected "Shanghai Fortress"" overshadowed the news about Cao Yu at the World Cup and became the number one hot search.

"Haha, you thief Cao, wait till you regret it."

Ma Yun felt a little proud when he saw that his evil plan had succeeded.

Moreover, in his mouth, "Mr. Cao" became "thief Cao".

(End of this chapter)