The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 725: Zombies

"Mom, eat some plums, they're so sweet!"

As soon as Zhou Yaoyao entered the house, she couldn't wait to find her old mother. In order to convince her, she even asked her uncle to make a nest.

"My uncle just ate it and said it's not sour at all. Mom, you should try it too."

Lu Yuan was speechless, somewhat regretting coming in. Seeing the old woman staring at him, he nodded: "Not sour!"

"Oh, do you think I believe it?"

“It’s really not sour!”

"Boom!"

After being hit twice by the old woman, Lu Yuan came to the living room with his teeth bared.

Lu Jing had already laid down on the sofa. Qiqi was busy eating oranges, one for herself and one for her aunt. After they finished in a few strokes, she stared at the last piece in a daze.

Lu Yuan played with his phone for a while and asked, "How is the discussion about Kedun Media going?"

Since August, Huace Film & TV and PPS have been arguing over the issue of Croton Media for nearly three months.

Lu Jing straightened up, snatched the last orange from Qiqi's hand, and replied: "The contract is basically finalized. Huace and PPS will pay a total of 16.52 billion yuan to acquire 4% of the shares of Kedun Media held by Wu Tao, Liu Zhi, Meng Xue, and Sun Linwei."

"PPS holds 40% of the shares, with a total investment of 6.608 million yuan. Soul Ferry, Running Man, and Where Are We Going, Dad? have given the company more funds in its account, because they are not paid in full at one time, and the company can solve the problem on its own."

Lu Yuan nodded and reached out to Qiqi, who was pouting and breaking open another orange.

He could have let Blueprint acquire Croton Media in full, but considering the subsequent development of PPS, he chose to hold shares together with Huace, which could tie Huace to the PPS ship to a certain extent.

PPS is really lacking in quality content.

In 2013, there were more than 6000 film and television production companies in China, which were numerous and relatively dispersed, with low concentration.

There is fierce competition among small and medium-sized film and television production organizations, but the leading film and television companies have not formed a monopoly. The gap between companies such as Huace Film & TV, Croton Media, and Hairun Film & TV is very small.

The market has made a ranking list based on the revenue of major private TV drama companies this year.

This year, Huace Film & TV has the opportunity to surpass Hairun and become the second largest private enterprise in terms of TV drama revenue. The melodrama "Million Bride" is quite popular and suits the tastes of young audiences, making Huace earn a lot of money.

As for the top of the TV drama revenue list, it is naturally Yuanfang Media.

Faraway Media has not produced many dramas this year, including "My Love from the Star", "Cliff", "Eternal Love"...

The only drama that has started airing is "My Love from the Star".

However, the revenue share from the online broadcast of this drama alone reached 4.9 million. Combined with the subsequent rounds of authorization from satellite TV stations, as well as the purchase of copyrights for remakes by various countries and the revenue from peripheral products, it is conservatively estimated that Yuanfang Media has generated more than 10 billion in revenue.

The money will not be credited to your account immediately, and you will also have to pay taxes and the like.

Even without considering the revenue from the broadcasts of "The Cliff" and "Eternal Love", Yuanfang Media has already secured the title of revenue champion among private TV drama companies this year with the revenue of over 10 billion from "My Love from the Star".

Lu Jing continued, "There are still some things left to be negotiated. At Huace's insistence, our two companies and Croton signed a bet agreement. From 2014 to 2016, Croton's net profit must reach the target amount we set."

"On this basis, we also signed a supplementary agreement with Wu Tao, Liu Zhi, Meng Xue and Sun Linwei, stating that after the gambling is over, they are not allowed to take the core team away from the company."

Lu Yuan listened silently and nodded from time to time.

When artists sign a bet with companies, it is a sign of great talent and courage, but there are relatively few examples. When companies sign a bet with other companies, it is a common practice.

The four founders of Croton Media are not simple people.

Wu Tao has served as the director of the advertising department of Anhui TV, the deputy director of Anhui TV, and the general manager of Modou Strength Media. Vice President Liu Zhi has served as the director of the editorial office and deputy director of the program department of Hunan TV and Hunan Economic TV.

The other two are also veterans in the film and television industry and core figures of Croton Media.

"Next year, PPS will work with Huace to produce TV series such as "Come on, My Lady" "Empress Wu Zetian" "Love Apartment 4" "The Big Boss" and "Love at First Sight"."

"Oh, yes, speaking of "Love Apartment", I remembered one thing. By investing in Croton Media, Blueprint also obtained the copyrights of dozens of film and television dramas, including the "Love Apartment" series held by Croton Media."

"Gurgle gurgle!" Lu Jing poured himself a glass of water.

"Is it over?" Lu Yuan turned around and asked, coaxing Kiki, who was feeling aggrieved because her oranges were snatched away.

Lu Jing hesitated for a few seconds: "It's over."

In fact, there was one more thing she was hesitant about whether to tell.

When she bought "Startling by Each Step" and saw it become a huge hit after it was broadcast, she realized that the adaptation of popular IPs into film and television programs would be the future trend of long videos.

PPS must build its own unique content moat. In addition to the copyrights of classic film and television dramas, another is the reserve of popular IPs.

She and Xu Weifeng have discussed this many times, and Xu Weifeng agrees with her views.

Because of popular IP, such as online literature, classic comics, games.
These have accumulated a large number of users through the original works, and after being adapted into film and television, they can quickly attract the attention of fans of the original works and reduce the risk of cold start in the market.

PPS has been working hard to hoard IP.

This is true for the upcoming "Eternal Love", the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" series that will be launched next year, "The Wandering Earth" and "The Three-Body Problem", etc.

But this is far from enough. Choosing an IP on the market is purely based on luck.

She and Xu Weifeng’s idea is that PPS would be best served by buying or establishing a website that has a large amount of literary and screenwriting resources and can continuously provide PPS with high-quality IP content.

By then, the shortcomings of PPS can be made up and a closed loop of content ecology can be formed.

Upstream creation: continue to incubate new IPs and ensure the supply of content sources.

Midstream production: Using Croton’s big data analysis, Far Eastern Media, Tangren, Huace and other companies are responsible for film and television adaptations.

Downstream distribution: Exclusively broadcast by PPS, linking with games, animation, peripherals and other derivative fields, killing two birds with one stone.

Lu Jing glanced at his cousin.

To achieve this step, a huge amount of funds is needed. Although my cousin is rich, it would probably be a big loss for him to pay out so much money at once.

Slowly, slowly, she told herself secretly in her heart.

Mauritius, a small island country in eastern Africa, is surrounded by coral reefs.

Located in the southern hemisphere, it has a tropical marine climate. The year is divided into summer and winter. The average temperature in summer is 2227 degrees Celsius and in winter is 1924 degrees Celsius. The best tourist season is from late October to February of the following year.

In September, the filming of "Breakup Guru" started in the country. As it was nearing the end, Deng Chao brought the crew here to shoot.

Lu Yuan arranged his affairs at home, and taking advantage of the abundant time, he accompanied Liu Shishi to visit the crew, under the pretext of visiting the set, but in reality they just wanted to find a place where no one knew them and have fun.

"drive!"

"Oops, it's too fast. My hair is messed up. Slow down!"

The two men rode a white horse together, leaving long hoof prints on the coastline.

There is a typical African-style pavilion built on the beach. It is covered with thatch. Near the shore, the water is so clear that you can see the bottom. It stretches out smoothly for several hundred meters, and tourists can swim in it to their heart's content.

A little deeper, there are some small boats parked. The boats have sturdy canopies. People climb on them and jump into the water. The boats become a moving diving platform. "Whoa~"

Lu Yuan slowed down, and the white horse ticked along the coastline.

Because the temperature was high and there were no Chinese people or paparazzi taking pictures, Liu Shishi rarely wore a super short shirt, revealing her fair skin, slender waist, and a not-so-obvious cleavage above.

Lu Yuan took a glance and felt that there had not been much change since he bought them. It was a small pair, alas, there was no hope.

I don’t know if it will develop again if I get pregnant again. It is said that it can, but it also seems that there is a possibility of shrinking.

Uh, isn't that useless?

He sighed resignedly and silently moved his right hand that was on her waist up to block it.

Although small, it protects food.

Liu Shishi snuggled in her boyfriend's arms, completely unaware that the guy was secretly nagging her.

She held up her cell phone to take pictures of the waves in the distance, feeling the mischievous big hands, and suddenly felt the urge to kiss. She tilted her head back, humming and asking for a kiss.

"Suck~"

The afterglow of the setting sun cast the shadows of the two people on the beach, their heads pressed together, taking two deep sips.

After a long while, they parted their lips. She licked her lips twice, still unsatisfied. "Before I came here, I always thought Africa was dirty and messy, and the people were barbaric. I didn't expect the people there to be so welcoming. The streets, attractions, restaurants, and toilets are not as dirty as I imagined."

"Of course not. This place has nothing but agriculture. If we don't develop tourism, it will be a disaster, right?"

"Hehe, too."

After Liu Shishi took the photo, she opened the album and found the photos she had taken before: "The world is so big, there are all kinds of wonders. This is the first time I have seen a bat with a wingspan of two meters."

"Hmm!" Lu Yuan rested his chin on her shoulder.

There is a special species of bat on the island of Mauritius that eats fruit. Yes, not all bats rely on insects and blood for survival.

This fruit bat usually forages at dawn and dusk, sucking the juices from fruits and flowers.

Fruit farmers regard them as pests, and once they are caught, they will be gutted, cooked over a fire, fried, grilled, and eaten.

"Brother, can we go to the botanical garden tomorrow? Naza said there are lotus pods more than one meter wide there."

"Ah."

She changed her mind again: "Forget it, let's go see the lions."

"Okay, okay." Lu Yuan agreed readily.

Unlike the Maldives, where there is nothing but sea, the inland scenery in Mauritius is quite nice, including botanical gardens, tortoises, ostriches, zebras, and even lions.

After wandering along the beach for more than ten minutes, Lu Yuan suddenly grabbed the reins.

"Xu~"

In front of the two of them was a sandy beach with stones of different sizes lying on it, mosses growing on top, extending into the sea. As a result, the shallow sea near the shore showed various colors, light green, light blue, and light white.
"Shh!"

A photographer was floating in the sea with a lifebuoy on, but he saw Deng Chao holding Guli Nazha's waist and lifting her out of the sea. The picture was beautiful.

"it is good."

"Go!" On the shore, Han Han waved his hand and slowly moved his eyes away from the monitor.

Although he has only made one movie, from the director's perspective, it is not difficult to see that Guli Nazha's acting skills are really not that good.

But from a man's perspective, I have to admit that the other person has a great figure, fair skin, and that trembling elasticity. For a popcorn movie like "The Breakup Guru", she is more than enough to be an eye-catching vase.

"When did you arrive?" Lu Yuan dismounted from the horse and picked up the short legs.

Despite her boyfriend's strong protest, Liu Shishi put on a coat, said hello to Han Han, and turned around to play with Naza.

Han Han smiled and replied, "I just arrived half an hour ago and was going to look for you, but Yu Baimei asked me to film a scene. How about you guys? When did you get here?"

In order to make his debut film a good box office success, Deng Chao used his many years of connections to invite many well-known people to make guest appearances, and Han Han was one of them.

"We've been here for three days."

Lu Yuan handed the horse rope to the staff, not minding the dirt, and sat down on the sand: "What are you busy with recently?"

“I played in a few games.”

"Racing?"

"Ah."

"It's been four months since See You Tomorrow was taken off the screen. Do you have any plans to make a new movie?"

"Mr. Lu, you can't do this. I am a human being, not a filming machine." Han Han sighed in a pretentious manner.

"Filming 'See You Tomorrow' exhausted me so much that I dreamed of surveillance cameras at night. I need to take a year off to relax."

Although he said that, he couldn't hide the smile on his face.

After the release of "See You Tomorrow", the box office reached 5.8 million yuan. According to the contract, he could only get about one million yuan as director and screenwriter fee.

Unable to resist the generosity of the major shareholder Lu Yuan, he gave him a huge red envelope worth tens of millions.

He actually doesn't care much about how much money he makes.

But the word of mouth and box office both surpassed that of the old rival Xiao Si, which feels so good.

Although "Tiny Times 2: The Age of Youth" was released in August and grossed 2.9 million yuan, the cumulative box office of "Tiny Times" surpassed it.

However, the other party's behavior of taking duplicate photos and winning awards has caused him to lose his reputation in the circle and everyone is condemning him.

Thanks to "See You Tomorrow" and the fact that he is a contracted director of Yuanfang, he has been completely integrated into the circle and people in the circle do not exclude him.

Han Han pushed up his sunglasses, his eyes lingering on Gulinaza's curvy figure, and asked, "When I was chatting with Deng Chao just now, guess what, he planned to arrange a spoof plot for Sun Li, where the first-line actress Sun Li cheated on her husband. For this movie, he really tried his best."

Lu Yuan was surprised. Deng Chao's character's job in the play was to help people break up. According to Han Han's meaning, wasn't he cheating on himself?

He picked up a handful of sand and let it flow slowly through his fingertips. "There's nothing worth delving into about this movie. It will definitely be criticized after it's released. He should know that this is a pure popcorn comedy that focuses on making the audience laugh. It has a large audience base and with proper publicity, it's unlikely to lose money."

"By the way, I haven't paid much attention to domestic news these days while I'm abroad. Is there anything new in the circle?"

"Well, the lead actor for Chen Kaiquan's The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain has been decided. Wang Baoqiang has been chosen. Also, at midnight the night before yesterday, PPS suddenly released a horror movie. It received rave reviews and had a very high payout rate. It actually became a hot topic. What was the name of the movie? Let me think."

Han Han grabbed his hair.

"Zombie!"

(End of this chapter)