Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 689 Tit for tat and add money
The momentum of Tudou and Alibaba competing for Youku has become increasingly obvious. The former is currently the largest video website company in the mainland, with Star Films behind it, while the latter is an Internet giant.

The two sides were confronting each other head-on, and many people in the circle were paying attention.

Since the Shanghai Film Festival, Alibaba has been trying to be a whore while also trying to be a saint. On the one hand, it has made various statements, promoting that the future of the film and television industry is the era of big data, and that movies are commodities, without emotions, and can be mass-produced.

On the other hand, it tried its best to recruit film talents and invited directors in the industry to join Alibaba Pictures, which was criticized by the older generation of filmmakers in the circle.

In addition, the other party had a conflict with Xingchen Film and Television Company over the issue of Youku Video, and Gu Wei also accepted several interviews during the days he returned to China.

In refuting Tai Chi Ma's point of view, he bluntly said that the other party did not understand movies at all, and that using the idea of ​​developing the Internet to treat the film industry could have disastrous consequences.

Some even mocked some domestic directors for making bad movies that did not perform well at the box office, and then took out their anger on the audience.

This phenomenon has already appeared in China. Many directors make bad movies, and after the movies fail at the box office, they complain that the audience does not understand them and that the content of their movies is not recognized.

When a director, or when a chef doesn't know that his or her food is bad, the entire industry is on the verge of collapse.

Take domestic entertainment for example. The original time and space film and television circle has developed into a situation where audience participation is not required. Capital hypes IP on its own, capital promotes resource celebrities on its own, capital buys water armies, buys ratings, buys film reviews, buys ratings, buys online broadcasts, buys hot searches, and then presents an award. It is a one-stop closed-loop service.

The reasons for all this, in the final analysis, are nothing more than these few: the entertainment industry is becoming more and more outdated, Internet capital is forcibly intervening in the market, and the internal atmosphere, under the leadership of certain people, is becoming more and more data-oriented.

As soon as Gu Wei's remarks came out, several big directors in the industry naturally agreed.

Jiang Wen, who is currently promoting "One Step Away", immediately posted a Weibo post:
"When it comes to making movies, we still have to look to our great directors. Director Gu is right. No matter how good a movie is, it still takes people to make it."

Brother Chen Kai was not far behind, and directly refuted Ali's talk as complete nonsense and unrealistic talk. How can a movie be called a movie without people? Then he praised Gu Wei, saying that he is worthy of being an international director with strong ideological level.

"I feel a little flattered, haha." Gu Wei joked while holding Liu Yifei and listening to her reading Brother Chen Kai's post on Weibo.

As for Zhang Yimou, he was much more direct. He bluntly said that people with different ideas cannot work together and he was not optimistic about what Ali proposed at all.

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While the two sides were communicating with each other, Gu Wei received a call from Tai Chi Ma's assistant in the company, saying that Tai Chi Ma wanted to invite Gu Wei to meet and have dinner.

Gu Wei refused without even thinking. What was there for the two sides to talk about? Their remarks had become increasingly sharp in recent days, and they were just about to have a head-on confrontation.

So, Gu Wei received a call from Tai Chi Ma.

How could one say that the other party was a successful businessman? Even though things seemed a little awkward on the surface, Tai Chi Ma started by congratulating Gu Wei on the huge success of "The Conjuring" and wished Gu Wei's next few films would be big box office hits.

"Mr. Ma, we are just making a small movie. No matter how much money we make, it's not as much as an Internet company. Mr. Ma, just a few words from you can make the stock go up."

"Haha, if Mr. Gu is interested, you can buy some Alibaba shares. We still have a lot of room for appreciation in the future."

Gu Wei understood what the other party meant, which was that Xingchen Film and Television Company was keeping its shares secret and not going public, so its development potential was limited.

"Forget it. I don't have much potential and I don't have the ability to get involved in the Internet industry. I'd better just make some movies and have a meal."

After a pause, Gu Wei continued, "At least in the field of film, I consider myself a great director, and I will be satisfied if I can do well in this field.

There’s an old saying, “You can’t chew too much.”

Hearing Gu Wei pointing out his faults, the proud Tai Chi Ma could not help but speak in a serious tone. He said a few words to Gu Wei, saying that capital is king in every industry.

"Haha, the national conditions are like this. If you mess around, there will be no good end." Gu Wei thought silently in his heart, and his temper flared up at the same time. The two of them didn't say a few words and parted unhappily.

Later, news spread in the circle that Gu Wei and Tai Chi Ma had different ideas and even had a quarrel.

After the big and small Wangs from Huayi understood the situation clearly, they couldn't help but laugh at Gu Wei for overestimating his own abilities.

Huayi Company, Chairman’s Office.

Wang Zhonglei, Wang Zhongjun, and Feng Xiaogang, a total of three people, talked about this matter, these two brothers were also very careless with their words, and said unpleasant things without hesitation.

The two even publicly said in the circle that Gu Wei overestimated his own capabilities and did not consider the size of Alibaba. Xingchen Film and Television was simply seeking its own death by confronting Alibaba.

Looking at the two people venting their emotions, Feng Xiaogang, who has been in the domestic entertainment industry for many years, looks down on them.

At the Shanghai Film Festival a while ago, Feng Xiaogang publicly supported Alibaba. Later, after Gu Wei returned to China and made his remarks, Feng Xiaogang also tactfully posted on Weibo to support him.

This is not the first time that Feng Xiaogang has been a fence-sitter, and it will definitely not be the last time, but he is still able to thrive in the industry. His works are one aspect, but on the other hand, we have to admit that his fence-sitter style is just superficial, and every time he does something, he has a strong purpose.

He knows very well who he can offend and who he cannot. Many people in the industry even call him a senior who inspires people to make progress, because if you learn from Director Feng and put aside your pride, you will not have to worry about not making it.

"Do you want to use some tricks?"

Before the bet on Xiaoma's listing, Huayi publicly announced that it wanted to acquire the other party's shares. Although it was ultimately unsuccessful, Xiaoma ultimately lost the bet, and Huayi still played a lot of dirty tricks on it.

As soon as Wang Zhonglei finished speaking, Feng Xiaogang frowned. He had always been against making enemies with Gu Wei, not only because the other party's international reputation was getting louder and louder, but also because he was a little afraid of the other party's methods.

Just like how Gu Wei took the lead in attacking South Korea, made anti-Korea remarks, and then sold off Huayi shares, each and every incident showed that this guy is not easy to mess with.

Feng Xiaogang really wanted to say, why not just forget it, why don’t you just live a good life? Why do you have to provoke each other? Have you forgotten the life-and-death situation between you two brothers some time ago?
Moreover, Feng Xiaogang believes that although Tai Chi Ma has always advertised that he came from the bottom of society, in fact, these capital tycoons were able to rise to prominence because they did not have sufficient connections behind them.

To be honest, he felt that Gu Wei looked like someone who had climbed up from the bottom.

Looking at Wang Zhongjun's eager application, Feng Xiaogang thought for a while and felt that it was necessary to remind the two brothers:

"I don't think we should resort to these tactics. Gu Wei rose from the bottom step by step relying entirely on his own strength. I have seen many people like him. They are excellent and respectable.

However, because of the hardships they experienced growing up, these people often have a ruthlessness in their characters, which makes them do things that you could never imagine, let alone do.

In addition, the other party holds a large number of Weibo shares and controls the weapon of public opinion. In any case, I think it is not a good choice to attack him. "

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As soon as he finished speaking, the two Wangs looked at each other. Perhaps thinking of some past events, Wang Zhongjun also restrained his expression.

"Well, let's ignore this for now. We should hurry up and build a cultural tourism town. The important thing is to stabilize the stock."

"understood."

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The time spent in the country was limited, and after living in the Siheyuan with Liu Yifei for two days, Gu Wei began to deal with dinner parties organized by some people.

Except for a few companies that we frequently cooperate with, we pushed the others away whenever possible. It was just this much we talked about, either discussing cooperation or new projects, nothing new.

Star Film and Television Company.

It had been just over a month since Xu Zheng last met Song Ge. He received a call from Song Ge, saying that Gu Wei wanted to talk to him. This made Xu Zheng feel a little uneasy. Could it be that the cost of "Lost in Hong Kong" was too high, and that made Gu Wei unhappy?

With this feeling, Xu Zheng walked into the chairman's office somewhat nervously.

"Director Gu."

"I'm here, sit down." Gu Wei was signing a document and responded without raising his head.

About ten minutes later, just when Xu Zheng was getting restless, Gu Wei finally stopped writing, stood up and walked to the sofa.

"Director Gu." Xu Zheng immediately stood up and said.

"Sit down. It's about the project 'Lost in Hong Kong'." As soon as Gu Wei opened his mouth, Xu Zheng was suddenly shocked. It was really about a movie.

"Director Gu, I..." Xu Zheng was interrupted by Gu Wei before he could even open his mouth. He only heard the other party continue to say:

"I've looked at the project establishment and production start schedule. It's too late to start in November. So, since Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang have schedules now, I'll submit it for review in the next two days and try to complete the casting and production start before the end of the month."

Hearing this, Xu Zheng felt relieved. The preparations for "Lost in Hong Kong" were going faster than he had imagined, and it wouldn't be a big problem to start it more than a month in advance.

"Also, you, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo's salaries should be paid according to the industry's market price. It's not appropriate to reduce your salaries for every movie you make."

After returning to China, Gu Wei felt that there was something wrong with the cost of this project. Considering the status and pay of the three of them, 60 million was obviously not enough. After asking Song Ge, he found out that the three of them had reduced their pay to perform in the film.

After considering it, Gu Wei felt that it was inappropriate. He couldn't just earn the money himself while the favors kept falling on the three of them.

"No, no need, Director Gu, I've already talked to them all." Xu Zheng was still thinking about the copyright of the future "囧 series", so he couldn't do anything that would ruin his future.

"It's settled. I'll have Song Ge give you another 40 million, and you guys can re-sign your pay contracts." Gu Wei waved his hand and made the decision. After thinking for a while, he continued, "Regarding the subsequent copyright of the "囧 series", we'll have a good chat after the movie is released."

Seeing that the copyright was promising and he could get more pay, Xu Zheng naturally agreed immediately.

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(End of this chapter)