China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 234 Seeing the big liar
"Movies are a content industry, and the industry is also divided into two links: creation and distribution. One relies on the inspiration of the creator, and the other is driven by technology and data to automatically distribute. It is like the relationship between art and science. Those who do art should do science. Or doing science and doing art will always seem out of place.

For the content industry, only by insisting on high-quality creation can it survive for a long time. Only by ensuring high-quality content output can it continue to bring positive cash flow.I hope that the new generation of young directors can stick to this bottom line and contribute to "

Li Mu also expressed his message to young filmmakers.

Han Sanping, Huang Jianxin and others in the audience are still discussing below.

“Director Li’s theory has a good starting point, but it’s a pity.”

Huang Jianxin and Han Sanping were classmates, and they spoke a little casually.

Now the industry is on the fast track with capital funding, and the major film companies in the industry are impetuous and want to make quick money.

Han Sanjing didn't respond and just watched in silence.

Then the "China Film Young Directors Program" was also launched.

The next day, all major media reports were promoting the launch of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". After all, it was the main theme of the movie, and Li Mu's words were naturally among them.

Many people sneered at this statement. What is positive cash flow? As long as you desperately find people to make movies and tell stories, the capital circle will have a steady stream of money coming in. Isn't this cash flow positive?

Wang Zhongjun's Hua Yi had enjoyed the benefits, and he didn't believe these words at all.

"How is the contact with that online game company going?"

"Brother, there's no problem. It's only less than 1.5 million, so it's cheap. Now that the company has an online game concept, the stock should be able to rise."

Wang Zhonglei is very excited. The company's performance this quarter has been sluggish, with revenue falling sharply by 56.92% year-on-year, and profit falling sharply by [-]% compared with the same period last year, and the stock price has also reflected this.

Huayi's expansion of its business involves online games, and now professional analysts also think it is very correct.

Due to the changing tastes of the audience, the film and television industry is far more risky than the game industry. Therefore, Wang Zhongjun's move is inevitable in order to save Huayi Brothers' position in the eyes of investors and choose to invest in the game industry.

This move has now made cross-border Nuggets a common practice in the industry, and many people have followed suit.

"Well, we need to communicate more with Mr. Ma from Alibaba. We are not familiar with the Internet, but one point he said last time I think is quite right, 'The Internet is not a tool, it is an idea'!"
Through horizontal linkage with the Internet, taking advantage of Huayi Media's multiple platform advantages, and deepening cooperation among various resources, Huayi will surely become an all-round entertainment kingdom! "

Wang Zhongjun has already fallen in love with the high-speed train on the Internet and is ready to speed on it.

"Help me make another appointment with Mr. Li from Mengying!" Hangzhou Ma also saw Li Mu's statement, and he disagreed with it.

He values ​​Mengying much more highly than Huayi, mainly because Mengying's profitability is not even slightly better than Huayi's.

His personal investment in Huayi has spread in the investment circle. Many people call him the next Chinese "Buffett" because he has a first-class vision for the company.

"Okay, Mr. Ma!" The secretary also hurried out to make a call.

Liu Weijuan received the call and reported to Li Mu again.

I have made this invitation several times over the phone, but Li Mu is directing a play and is unavailable.

"Okay, let's meet!" Li Mu was also a little curious about how to convince him.

"By the way, "Drive My Car" is scheduled to be released in June. As for selling all copyrights in other countries, we won't split the account!"

It would be better for this literary film to be placed during the Domestic Film Protection Month. Although this does not mean that there will be no imported blockbusters during the Domestic Film Protection Month, it will appropriately reduce the competition among blockbusters and it will still be able to get more box office.

As for movie rights, for non-commercial blockbusters, selling them directly is the safest way.

This movie, which won the Golden Lion for Best Foreign Language Film, can be sold at a good price outside.

The world premiere of "Ip Man 2" is scheduled to be held in the Imperial Capital.

Liu Yifei is still busy with her movie and is basically not participating in any activities now. Yang Shoucheng was unable to attend the premiere due to some matters, so he specially bothered Li Mu to come and sit in.

"Director Li!"

When Zhen Zishan saw Li Mu, he greeted him politely, showing no trace of the arrogance of the new "King of Kung Fu".

Donnie Yen is still a sensible person. The "Ip Man" series has brought his career to a new level. As for other movies, they are not as box-office-making as "Ip Man".

He also wonders if Li Mu can open up a niche in Hollywood in the future and become a new Hollywood Kung Fu superstar like Cheng Long and Li Lienjie.

Huang Xiaoming, Hong Jinbao and others also hurried over to say hello.

There are several programs scheduled for this premiere.

The first program to be performed is of course the martial arts performance, which is a group program.

The young man from the Imperial Martial Arts Team performs the South Boxing and North Kicks.

Although they were performing on the stage at the same time, the four young men had different boxing skills.

The big screen at the back slowly opened, showing the trailer of "Ip Man 2".

Huang Xiaoming performed a set of Wing Chun. He was still not very skilled at playing wooden dummies on the stage, but at least he got one routine down.

Li Mu learned that Huang Xiaoming had studied Wing Chun seriously for several months, and his attitude was quite correct. Compared with the pseudo-mothers and little fresh meats of later generations, the actors at this time were relatively more dedicated.

How many months will it take for future generations to practice this with you?

Maybe they will call you a fool, and you will make tens of millions or hundreds of millions by brushing your face in a few months.

Darren Shailavi, the British boxing champion "Tornado", also took the stage to perform some boxing and kicking skills.

The premiere was very successful. Compared with "Ip Man", "Ip Man 2" emphasized the emotional part more.

The theme of the film is also a cliché of national justice, but overall it appears more full, adding family-centered simple elements and humor, and seeing the truth in the ordinary.

The three fights in "Ip Man 2" are particularly exciting: one is the round table fight between Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung.

The second is the ring match between Sammo Hung and British boxing champion Tornado.

The third is the final battle between Ip Man and Tornado.

The three fight scenes have different styles, but the same thing is that they are so tense that it makes you breathless.

"Ip Man should beat that Englishman to death!"

The last scene aroused the excitement of the moviegoers to the maximum extent, making the whole theater excited.

The theater chains under Mengying naturally gave support in film arrangement. Other theater chains, based on the previous film of "Ip Man 1", also arranged films far better than other films.

That night, comments from the media and audiences came out one after another.

"The technique is a bit old-fashioned, but very successful!"

""Ip Man 2" missed perfection!"

"The fighting scenes are exciting and there is little preaching!"

The creative team even joked that if they exceed 5 million, they will run away naked.
The next day, the box office of "Ip Man 2" did not show up on the first day. Brother Chen Kai's "The Orphan of Zhao" has been confirmed to be released, hitting the Lunar New Year slot.

Jiang Wen and Brother Chen Kai are going to have a head-to-head confrontation.

The media have encouraged Zhang Yimou and Li Mu to schedule the film in December to start a battle between the four directors. "Do you really want to schedule it for December?" Jiang Wen looked at the media and couldn't sit still.

He plays the male lead himself, so he knows where the quality of the film is, and with Li Mu's blessing, if this film is scheduled to be released in December, the competition will be fierce.

"What, are you afraid?"

"One is directed by me, and the other is starring in it. The palms and backs of my hands are full of flesh!"

"We haven't finished the post-production yet, so why bother? Don't worry, Mengying will make money too."

Li Mu is not stupid. Mengying also invested in "Let the Bullets Fly". Who can't get along with money?

"Then I'll feel at ease. Lao Chen's movie is no big deal." Jiang Wen suddenly regained his strong confidence.

"Where's Zhang Yimou?"

"His literary films are not as good as my commercial films!"

"Bull the soft and fear the hard!"

"Director Li, what do you mean?"

The box office of "Ip Man 2" exceeded 1500 million on the first day, which is a good start.

In Hong Kong, it even surpassed "Iron Man 2" and became the movie with the best single-day box office performance after "Kung Fu".

In mainland China, "Iron Man 2" is scheduled for May 5, and the two movies will not compete until the second week.

"May Day Golden Week, I'm afraid "Ip Man 2" will rule the world!"

"The winner of May Day has been decided!"

May Day has not yet come, but such voices have already been heard in the industry. In their view, "Du Lala's Promotion" and "East Wind Rain" cannot compete with "Ip Man 2" for territory. As for other films , don’t mention it.

On this day that was supposed to rest, Li Mu could only work as a model worker for one more day because he agreed to meet with Hangzhou Ma.

"President Li!
"Mr. Ma, welcome!"

Although they had met briefly once or twice on other occasions, this was the first official meeting.

Ma Yun only brought an assistant and did not bring Ali and everyone there with any fanfare.

This erratic figure does look a bit like his martial arts name, Feng Qingyang!
"Mr. Li, I have always wanted to come and meet you, but I didn't expect you to think you are so busy. This is not the time management an entrepreneur should have!"

Before Li Mu even started to sit down, Hangzhou Ma had already started to fool around.

"Um, let's drink some tea first!"

Tea has been prepared, and Li Mu picked up a cup himself. People are here anyway, so he will listen slowly today.

Ma Yun was not polite, picked up a glass and drank it all.

"Mr. Li, entrepreneurs like us should formulate strategies, look at the development of the industry from a high point, and have entrepreneurial thinking and strategic leadership."

Ma Yun talked endlessly.

Li Mu wanted to interrupt several times, but never had the chance.

"Ahem, Mr. Ma, I'm still a director, let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about business first!"

"Mr. Li, let me just say it bluntly. I am very optimistic about Mengying's future, but as far as I know, Mengying does not have a capital plan. I think this is a very dangerous thing. Any industry or company must either become bigger or bigger." , or die!"

Good guy, it turns out that my company is already in such a crisis and is almost on the verge of death. Why didn’t I know?

Li Mu's forehead twitched a few times: "As far as I know, Mr. Ma is already the third largest shareholder of Huayi! Not satisfied?"

"At the beginning, Wang Zhongjun came to me and said that he wanted to turn Huayi into China's Warner Brothers. I thought this was feasible and voted for it. But with Mr. Li here, I think Mengying can go to the next level and become China's Warner Brothers. Plus Disney!”

Ma Yun paused and continued: "Mr. Li, you may not believe what I said, but in the eyes of us Internet people, nothing is impossible. Whether it is content or distribution, we can completely borrow Internet ideas to create Systematized and process-based.

Just like when we do e-commerce, buyers buy goods and deliver them to customers through the platform and logistics. The same goes for movies. Movies are like a commodity, the audience is the buyer, and Mengying has become a platform. The screenwriters, directors and other behind-the-scenes staff are like logistics in the process."

"The Internet is not a tool, it is an idea. Mr. Li, do you agree with what I say?"

Ma Yun talks eloquently and what he says is well-founded. People who don't understand have been confused by him.

Li Mu picked up the tea and took a sip carefully: "I don't know if the Internet is thought, but movies are creativity and content industry. They cannot be made into something like an assembly line. Even if it is made, the audience will not pay for it. "

"Mr. Li, how much capacity do you think the film and television media industry will have in the future?"

Li Mugang thought for a moment, and Ma Yun couldn't wait to tell his answer.

"I think the future film and television media industry will have a capacity of at least over 5000 billion, or even far more! Mr. Li, never underestimate a country with a population of more than one billion."

What Ma Yun said was full of passion, scolding Fang Qiu.

Li Mu finally knew why Ali [-] Arhat lent money to Ma Yun and asked her to pay him back his salary. Damn, this is a top-notch deception.

I don't know if Guo Fan will become like this later. If so, he can be sent to do some big things.

"Mr. Li, you go back and think about it. Capital will definitely determine the future game. It is capital that makes expansion convenient and rapid, the ability to integrate and attract high-quality resources, and the ability to connect the upstream and downstream of the industrial chain. Only in this way can we run the fastest. Enclosing land and improving the industrial chain form an empire. Failure to expand today means being annexed tomorrow. "

Before Ma Yun left, he was still shouting that he could see that Li Mu was not very interested, but he still wanted to make a final effort.

"Danger", "death", "annexation".
Today’s high frequency vocabulary!
When Li Mu returned to the villa, he couldn't help but touch the sweat on his forehead.

"Why are you back so late? Is Mr. Ma so good at talking?" Liu Yifei looked at Li Mu with some confusion.

"That's so much fun to talk about, the dead are almost brought back to life!"

Liu Yifei immediately slapped Li Mu coquettishly: "Nonsense, who can talk the dead back to life?"

Seeing Liu Yifei's disbelief, Li Mu could only sigh secretly.

Fortunately, Internet slang has not spread yet, otherwise I would have to add a bunch of nouns today, such as "empowerment", "handle" and "closed loop".
Can't stand it!
Li Mu thought of business: "How are you preparing for the movie?"

"almost!"

“Then let’s find time to establish the project after May Day!”

"Ip Man 2" was the big winner on May Day, as the media and insiders speculated, accounting for 44% of the overall box office performance during the holiday.

During the May Day holiday, although new films such as "Side A and B" and "Like a Dream" were released during the same period, "Ip Man 2" is still the only one, accounting for 60%-70% of the screenings in major theaters, and even more High, and most of the screenings of "Ip Man 2" are during prime time.

The average daily box office of "Ip Man 2" during the three-day "May Day" period was around 2800 million, which was obviously much stronger than the first film.

The market predicts that there will be no problem with the box office exceeding [-] million.

Under the bombardment of "2012" and "Avatar", the movie now exceeds [-] million, and it can no longer create the sensation that it did in [-].

The era when there are as many billion-dollar movies as dogs has begun to arrive
(End of this chapter)