Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 758: The Conflict between the Sequel and
The incident in Malaysia City happened last year.

In the first half of last year, Wang, the richest man in China, said that he would launch the "2211" project and spend a lot of money on various investments all over the world.

In the second half of the year, Wanda’s project was halted as it was found to be risky.

Later, the richest man Wang began his journey of selling off "Wanda".

First are some more distant foreign assets, next are some more nearby foreign assets, and finally are some domestic assets.

Now, the shares are in Wanda’s hands.

"I haven't heard any news recently." Da Tiantian was so overwhelmed by the news that she didn't react for a while.

"It's normal. You're getting busier and busier, and your reliance on Wanda is decreasing. It's normal to ignore it for a while."

Da Tiantian has a good relationship with Wanda, and many people know this.

But as Zhou Mo and her people had more and more assets in the past two years and Shanhe Company became bigger and bigger, Da Tiantian's connection with Wanda weakened.

Human energy is limited. If we put more of it in other places, there will be less of it in this place.

However, the cooperative relationship between Shanhe Company and Wanda has always been very good.

If Shanhe Company makes good movies, Wanda will give it the most sufficient screening time.

The two largest IPs under Shanhe Company.

InterContinental Hotels, mythology and history, every time a new work comes out, Wanda’s theme parks are also the first to update the content.

The relationship between the two parties has always been one of mutual assistance and mutual benefit.

Even the profit sharing was something that Comrade Han used to do by leveraging his status as the boss of China Film Group Corporation to challenge cinema chains across the country and increase the producers' share. However, he was beaten back by the cinema chains and lost a lot of face.

Shanhe Company, however, had already signed the profit-sharing agreement in a gambling mode.

Thinking of this, Da Tiantian let out a sigh of relief.

"It's good to buy it. If we also get the shares of Wanda Films, Shanhe Company will no longer have any shortcomings. From production to personnel, to publicity and distribution, and finally to theaters, we have a complete one-stop service."

Zhou Mo was somewhat curious about Da Tiantian's attitude.

"Eh? I thought you would hesitate for a moment and think about whether to take these shares. After all, taking the shares at Lao Wang's critical moment sounds a bit like taking advantage of someone's misfortune."

Da Tiantian curled her lips at Zhou Mo.

"Am I so sentimental in your eyes? Am I easily soft-hearted? The incident with Mr. Wang was caused by Mr. Wang himself. It has nothing to do with us.

On the contrary, taking over Wanda Cinema will do us no good, and it can also help Mr. Wang lose weight and reduce some of his burden. This deal must be done!"

"Well said! You really are worthy of being the business woman Sweet Princess. I like your decisiveness!" Zhou Mo applauded Da Tiantian.

"Enough, enough, you keep talking nonsense and becoming more and more dishonest every day." Da Tiantian was disgusted with Zhou Mo's flattery. She pursed her lips as if she was thinking about something.

"What are you thinking about, so focused?"

"I think Wang Shoufu's selling operations will not be limited to these. There will definitely be more to come. I'm thinking about whether I should pay more attention to Wanda's affairs recently to see if there is a chance to acquire some high-quality assets in the future." Da Tiantian said as he thought.

This time, Zhou Mo was really surprised.

"Tiantian, why do you think so?"

"Isn't this easy to figure out?" Da Tiantian asked back, and then continued:
"In an industry with extremely high leverage, such as real estate, one move always affects the whole body. Moreover, in the case of Wang, the richest man, it is not because of a failed business decision, but because some of his remarks and actions were too extreme, which led to the current situation. In addition, the real estate industry has indeed shown signs of reaching its end in recent years. His business will definitely continue to decline in the future, it is just a matter of speed.

So, if you keep selling assets, there will definitely be no problem getting some of them.”

After listening to Da Tiantian's analysis, Zhou Mo was convinced.

"Well said, that's great. Tiantian, I feel like we can start writing the script for Business Tycoon 2 now."

Da Tiantian was a little proud when she heard the first half of the sentence, but after hearing the second half, she felt something was not right.

"Are you praising me or insulting me?"

"Of course I'm complimenting you, recording your business ideas, and then taking a photo in the opposite direction."

Faced with Zhou Mo's method of changing the subject, Da Tiantian always cooperates.

“But if this is the case, won’t there be some aesthetic fatigue? After all, in terms of storytelling, the story of Business Tycoon is quite weak. It just replicates the real situation. The main thing that attracts the audience is the contrast and conflict.”

Zhou Mo was not dissatisfied with the weak story of "Business Tycoon".

After all, what this thing wants is "corresponding to reality."

When many viewers see the plot related to reality, a thought pops up in their mind: "Oh, so that's what happened" or "I know this thing, but I didn't expect that this thing was also filmed", which means that the movie has met Zhou Mo's needs.

But there is nothing wrong with Da Tiantian’s idea.

Enhancing the story of a movie can indeed enhance the audience's emotional resonance and improve the quality of the movie and its box office ceiling.

“But if we want to enhance the story, the idea behind the plot design will have to change completely, and we’ll have to reconsider the characters, conflicts, and so on.” Zhou Mo informed Da Tiantian in advance about the risks of the change.

There is a saying that goes, for a successful movie, the safest way to shoot a sequel is to follow the routine, follow the plan, shoot the general story and then continue it.

This is the most convenient way and the easiest way to accumulate box office revenue.

Of course, there are also those movies that change their thinking and make very good sequels.

It's just relatively small.

And compared to the first film, the box office may not be particularly good.

Because many audiences are willing to come to the cinema just to watch the sequel of certain movies based on the title of the first movie.

The operation of "changing thinking", even if the quality is relatively good, may not be liked by old fans, and naturally it will not be able to gain multiple box office revenues.

Some new audiences, when seeing the name of a sequel, will not even consider whether the movie has any new content.

But this is also a trade-off.

Using the name of an old work and marking it with the name of a sequel, such as "xxx2", must be an attempt to take advantage of the traffic of the old work.

A typical example is Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.

If you want to rely on the name of "Naruto", you have to accept the criticism from old fans.

Da Tiantian also understood what Zhou Mo meant and nodded very seriously.

"I'll consider the situation."

(End of this chapter)