China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 847 845. Mr. Ma's plan; Erbing's siblings

After investing in Uncle Benshan's "Legend of Que Dao Men", Cao Yu focused his energy on rocket launches and the script of "My Motherland and Me".

At the same time, many major cinema chains withdrew "Shanghai Fortress" from the schedule. Movies that don't make money will have no one watching them even if they are scheduled.

Only a few theaters are still showing the film, but the number of screenings is not large.

Under such circumstances, the box office of this bad movie is basically fixed at 190 million, and it is impossible to exceed 200 million.

However, "Avengers 4" continued to grow, earning billion in China and a global box office of billion US dollars.

According to the distribution ratio and Cao Yu’s original share ratio in Marvel, this time, Cao Yu can get 600 million US dollars.

In mid-August, another Marvel movie, Captain America 2, was also released worldwide.

Although the box office of this movie was not as high as "Avengers 4", it still earned billion US dollars.

During this period, the screenwriting department of Feiyu Entertainment and several teachers from the Department of Literature of Beijing Film Academy jointly created the script of "My Motherland and Me".

Brother Chen Kai also spent some time polishing it, and interviewed Cao Yu several times, and compiled Boss Cao's story into a unit.

This unit tells the story of an entrepreneur who, despite everyone being pessimistic about his business, not only managed to launch a rocket for his private enterprise, but also achieved breakthroughs in areas such as drones and chips, allowing the country to take off in the field of high-tech.

The prototype of the story not only has the shadow of Cao Yu, but also the shadow of many other entrepreneurs such as Ren Zhengfei.

This is also what Cao Yu specifically requested when writing the script.

He wanted to make this unit a microcosm of China's many patriotic entrepreneurs, not just himself.

The name of this unit is "Take-off".

The other units, like the original plot, consist of clips such as "The Eve", "Winning the Championship", and "Return", a total of seven clips, which also represent the 70th anniversary of the motherland.

At the end of September, the script of "My Motherland and I" was approved, the project was launched, and preparations were made to select actors.

Bona's film "The Captain", adapted from a true story, is also being prepared.

This time for "My Motherland and I", Cao Yu called on Bona, and in return, Bona will complete this project together with Feiyu Entertainment.

There are not many movies released during the National Day holiday this year.

Although Guo Xiaosi's "Tiny Times 4" was planned to be released during the summer, the reputation of "Shanghai Fortress" was too bad some time ago, so it had to be postponed to National Day.

Unfortunately, the box office performance of the third film was so poor that this movie was rejected by many theaters.

Only a few small cinemas are willing to screen it.

As expected, after the movie was released, it only earned more than 10 million yuan, becoming a big joke in the film industry.

In this situation, the stock price of Ali Pictures fell again.

The stock price has been falling for more than a month, and Ma Yun really can't hold on any longer.

The movies and TV series that they invested in failed one after another, and even inviting a popular star like Lu Han couldn't save the situation.

Now when he is looking for investment in film and television projects, no one dares to take his money.

In addition, Taobao is not only not making money, but is also losing money, and Tudou Video has almost no presence in China.

Ele.me cannot beat Meituan at all, and it doesn’t dare to increase its commission rate.

Only Zhifubao is making some profit, but unfortunately this platform alone cannot sustain a large group company.

The B2B international site that Ali started with was considered useless by many domestic manufacturers and had a bad reputation because of its constant adjustment of strategies.

In this situation, Ahri has been forced to the edge of the cliff.

"What should I do? What should I do?"

Ma Yun, whose hair had turned half white due to worry, had already walked around the office several times.

I have announced my intention to sell Taobao for more than two months, but no one is willing to take it over.

It’s because Youduoduo and Jingdong are too powerful.

Everyone is afraid that if they take over this mess, they will still not be able to beat these two platforms.

Given Ali's current situation, if there is no capital coming in to give the market confidence, it will probably be doomed.

All those so-called business partners in the past stayed as far away from me as possible.

Even if you go to the bank for a loan, if the stock price doesn't go up, the company's financial report data doesn't improve, and it can't make a profit, you probably won't be able to borrow much.

Besides, if you are a loan shark, you can lend money to others.
Ma Yun had thought about looking for Cao Yu, but could this person help her?

"Why don't you try him?"

Ma Yun was at her wit's end and walked around the room for nearly an hour. Finally, she took out her cell phone, found Cao Yu's number, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally pressed the button with great difficulty.

"toot toot"

The phone rang a few times, and then it became the only ringing sound.

"Hey, Mr. Ma, what's up?"

"Mr. Cao, what are you busy with recently?"

"Don't you know? I'm making a movie."

"Oh."

Ma Yun had heard of the project "My Motherland and Me" and he also wanted to invest in it, but unfortunately he couldn't say goodbye, and he was not sure whether Cao Yu would agree.

Even if Cao Yu agreed, it was said that there were several investors, and even if he invested a little, the help to the company would be limited.

Let’s get down to business.

He took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Cao, your Youduoduo has developed very well in the past two years. Are you interested in integrating my Taobao into your platform?"

"Since Mr. Ma has asked, how much is it?"

Cao Yu didn't want to buy it, but still wanted to ask the price.

When Ma Yun heard Cao Yu asking about the price, she thought he was interested and said, "Taobao is one of the earliest C2C platforms in China, and it still has many loyal customers. How about giving you billion?"

"Haha, fifty billion is really not expensive."

Cao Yu smiled faintly: "But I really don't need it. I don't lack customers. You should find someone else."

"Damn! That thief is playing tricks on me!"

Ma Yun's anger bubbled up.

If you don’t want to buy it, why are you asking the price?

But he still had to keep smiling: "Boss Cao, even if others are interested in our platform, they can't take it all. You are the only one in China who has the strength to do so."

"I bought it but it was useless."

"Mr. Cao, if you really want it, I can give it to you at a lower price."

At this time, Ma Yun really wanted to sell Taobao as soon as possible and invest more money in Zhifubao.

In this way, Zhifubao can be built into a comprehensive life platform, making people dependent on Zhifubao.

"Hey"

In fact, Cao Yu had been waiting for Ma Yun's call. Now that she called, he began to implement his plan.

He smiled and said, "Mr. Ma has said so. Let me give you a price. 2 billion for the Taobao platform. But I have another request. That is to buy Taobao and BB International Station together. The total is billion. If you agree, I can consider it."

Hearing this request, Ma Yun really wanted to swear.

Although Ali's stock price has fallen, Taobao's market value is at least more than 50 billion.

I was in a hurry to make the deal, so I gave you the decimal point, but you only gave me 20 billion?

You are such a wicked thief, you might as well let me give it to you.

As for the B2B International Station, although this platform does not make much money, it is Ali's storefront. If it is sold, Ali's reputation will be ruined.

He tried hard to control his anger and forced a smile, "Mr. Cao, I am sincere in selling it, but your request is not sincere."

"I am sincere. If you don't want to sell it, forget it. Come to Yanjing for a drink when you have time."

Cao Yu is not in a hurry either, because it is you, Ma Yun, who is in a hurry.

After saying that, he hung up the phone. "Cao thief, I didn't need to call you!"

Hearing the beeping sound on the phone, Ma Yun couldn't bear it anymore and threw the phone heavily to the ground again.

Unfortunately, Apple phones are not resistant to drops, and the screen went black and could no longer be used.

But no matter how angry we are, what should the company do next?
The question now is how to boost the company's momentum and achieve profitability as soon as possible.

As long as there is profit, there is hope of a turnaround.

If I had known this earlier, I would not have invested in the entertainment industry. It’s not easy to make it in the entertainment industry with a guy like Boss Cao around.

This guy has spoiled the audience.

The special effects of "Shanghai Fortress" are so good, it cost more than 100 million yuan, and also invited the popular young actor Lu Han, but the audience still doesn't buy it?
He had no idea that in today's entertainment industry, it is no longer the case that you can make money from the audience just by inviting a few popular stars and creating some special effects and big scenes.

Today's audiences want to watch movies that can truly move them.

It took a long time for Ma Yun to calm down.

He picked up the latest financial report, studied it carefully for a while, and muttered, "How about raising the interest rate on the Zhifubao loan?"

This was the best method he could think of.

Now Zhifubao’s credit loan interest rate is only 6%, only slightly higher than that of banks. How can it still make money?

The lunch loans and student loans of American students are higher than this.

As for the 30% shares held by Cao Yu, he can’t care so much about it first. Let’s increase it first. Profit is the key!
Once Zhifubao becomes profitable, we can find a way to go public. At that time, the river will be flowing.

He also studied in Japan and the United States, and always believed that the end of business is finance.

That's the most profitable.

Cao Yu, who was in Yanjing, didn't know what Ma Yun was thinking at this time.

He was still wondering how long Ma Yun could hold on and when she would give up.

"Haha, if you don't want to sell it, then wait for a while. I can't offer such a high price anymore."

He knew that the higher the price he offered, the more Ali's overseas shareholders would get, and he didn't want to give back the money he had worked so hard to get.

Besides, Boss Cao has more important things to do.

After several years of research and development, the first generation of Feiyu's rocket will be launched in December this year.

This is a top priority, he doesn't want the billions of dollars to turn into fireworks in the sky.

After the National Day, Cao Yu was very busy.

Not only did he have to determine the location for the rocket launch with the country, he was also busy selecting the cast for "My Motherland and Me".

Cao Yu finally gave the final director candidate for this movie to Wen Muye, who directed "Dying to Survive".

That day, Cao Yu had just returned home when Fan Erbing called him.

"Mr. Cao, I miss you and want to find you."

"Then come on."

Cao Yu happened to have no date today, so he agreed to Fan Erbing's request.

Just after taking a shower, Fan Erbing came, but she brought a young man of about eighteen or nineteen with her.

"Mr. Cao, let me introduce you. This is my younger brother, Fan Ercheng. He just came back from studying in the United States this year. I plan to let him try to enter the entertainment industry. Can you help take care of him?"

Fan Erbing did not hide anything and directly expressed his desire to help his younger brother.

"Fan Ercheng, haha, the boy is quite handsome."

Of course Cao Yu knew this famous traffic star who had terrible acting skills, had random facial expressions during performances, and spoke his lines without any aura at all.

Because of the dominance of Fei'e Video, there is no such platform as iQiyi today, and of course there is no such program as "Idol Producer".

Fan Ercheng has not made his debut yet, he is just an ordinary young man who returned from the United States.

"Thank you Mr. Cao for the compliment."

When the young man Fan Ercheng heard Boss Cao praising him for being handsome, he immediately bowed 90 degrees.

This person may be your future boss, so you must be respectful to him.

Cao Yu smiled and said, "You want to be an actor?"

"Ah."

Fan Ercheng was still a little reserved when facing the legendary big boss.

Cao Yu turned to Fan Erbing and said, "Is this really your brother? He looks so young."

Fan Erbing said: "Although he is nineteen years younger than me, he is indeed my biological brother."

"It's a bit like that."

Cao Yu did not talk about the rumors on the Internet, and he did not believe them.

He asked, "But judging from your appearance, you can enter the entertainment industry. However, if you can't endure hardship, don't join Feiyu."

“He can endure hardship.”

Fan Erbing didn't know how hard Feiyu had been, so he sat next to Cao Yu and said in a sweet voice, "Boss Cao, I heard that the company has a movie called The Untamed. You said my brother is pretty handsome, so for my sake, can you help him and let him have a try?"

Seeing his sister like this, Fan Ercheng was stunned at first, then he was delighted.

It seems that my sister has a special relationship with Boss Cao, so there is definitely hope for me to join Feiyu Entertainment.

Maybe I can act in the drama that my sister mentioned.

Cao Yu didn't buy Fan Erbing's trick, but turned to Fan Ercheng and said, "I have a game room here, go play for a while."

Fan Ercheng stood up and glanced at his sister, not knowing whether he should obey.

"Go and have fun."

Fan Erbing thought that Boss Cao wanted to have a deeper discussion with him, so he nodded to his brother excitedly and said, "I'll call you back later."

After Fan Ercheng left, Cao Yu's smiling face suddenly turned cold, and he snorted, "What face do you have in front of me? Don't think that I can make demands on me just because I slept with you?"

"Mr. Cao, I..."

Fan Erbing didn't expect Cao Yu's expression to change faster than turning the pages of a book, and wanted to explain.

But thinking back to Boss Cao's attitude towards him, he realized that he really had no right to save face in front of him, so he quickly said, "I was wrong."

"Humph"

Cao Yu snorted and said, "Your brother has a good appearance, but what kind of place is our Feiyu? Brother Chen Kai's son is still practicing his acting skills and learning his lines in the company. How do you want me to support him? Give him a male lead?"

"Mr. Cao, that's not what I meant."

Fan Erbing couldn’t believe it. The son of the great director Chen was studying at Feiyu Entertainment?
Fortunately, she had been in the entertainment industry for so many years that she roughly guessed what Boss Cao meant, and said, "Then I will let Ercheng join Feiyu and learn slowly. When you think he is ready, you can let him debut. Everything is up to you."

"That's pretty much it."

Cao Yu saw that the woman understood what he meant, so he said: "You said the wrong thing just now, now behave well and I will forgive you."

"I will satisfy you."

Fan Erbing said this, gently pulled open his clothes and came over.

But I was thinking in my heart that Boss Cao is not easy to serve. I was really scared by his behavior just now.

My dear brother, I endure humiliation and hardship all for you.

Thanks to Fan Erbing's efforts, Fan Ercheng finally joined Feiyu.

But Boss Cao still warned him that if his acting skills were not up to standard, he would forget about getting any resources.

This made Fan Ercheng very sad. Why wasn't he a girl?

If I were a girl and learned from my sister, would I be able to become famous earlier? Wouldn't I have to work so hard to practice acting?

(End of this chapter)