Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 720: Three Major Issues Failed to Be Resolved
"Red Sorghum, produced by Xingchen Films, directed by Zheng Xiaolong, starring Zhu Yawen and Su Chang, and adapted from the novel of the same name, will be broadcast on four major TV stations including Capital TV, Dragon TV, Blueberry TV, and Shandong TV on the first day of the Chinese New Year!"

"Zhang Jingchu joined "Mission: Impossible 5"... and went to Hollywood again."

"It is reported that Director Wu Ershan has confirmed that he will take over "Grave Robbers' Chronicles 2" and is currently revising the specific script..."

"According to online voting, Yang Ying, one of the four young actresses, was hailed by netizens as the new generation's most beautiful goddess..."

"Huayi General Manager Wang Zhonglei responded to the media that he is in talks with Shanghai Film Group and Ali, and will reach a cooperation agreement as soon as possible to publicly develop the "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" series of movies..."

"Grave Robbers' Chronicles" involved Huayi Company, so the leader naturally took action, not for himself, but for the young models.

Huang Xiaoming naturally had to negotiate with Huayi in private. After some communication, when he got Huayi's promise, Yang Nenmo naturally launched the water army attack.

For this purpose, a voting election was held online, and the content involved the candidates for the heroines of the most popular movies at the moment.

There is no doubt that Yang Nenmo became the final winner, crushing a number of big names and first-line stars.

But the other female stars are not pushovers either, especially at this critical point, no one is willing to fall behind.

As a result, many female stars in the domestic entertainment industry started to quarrel with each other.

First, Zhang Ziyi mocked Angelababy for not knowing her own limitations, and then Fan Binbin and Li Binbin joined in, implying that she was a low-class young model who had undergone plastic surgery, etc.

Then Fan Binbin and Zhang Ziyi started to quarrel with each other, both sides went back and forth without giving in. You mocked me for not having any works and only relying on my personality to make money, and I mocked you for being a has-been star.

Finally, with the joining of Li Binbin, the whole thing began. The stars let themselves go and it became a complete mess.

Sometimes Gu Wei thinks it is really interesting to see these female stars scolding each other, especially when they know a lot of inside information, it is even more exciting than watching a movie.

...

In this situation in the domestic entertainment industry, someone from Warner arrived. The person who came was Vice President Mike. There were five of them in the group. They were recognized by reporters as soon as they arrived at the Capital Airport.

The media reporters are very familiar with this person. After all, Gu Wei had discussed many of his previous film collaborations with him. He is considered a Hollywood investor that is relatively well known to the Chinese people.

Mike went straight to the Star Building as soon as he arrived in the country. He came here with a purpose, not just for tourism.

It was still the same reception room as last time, but the people coming here had changed.

Mike spoke very directly, but his attitude of asking for 40% of the shares right away still made Gu Wei a little angry.

"Are these foreign devils drunk?" Gu Wei cursed in his heart.

Song Ge's expression next to him was also a little ugly, but since the other party asked for such a high price, he could also feel how difficult it was for Gu Wei to work hard alone in Hollywood in the past few years.

Since it involved the investment share, Gu Wei naturally called Han Sanping over. After hearing what the other party said, Han Sanping's face turned pale and he thought to himself: "If I hadn't retired, I would have to teach these bastards a lesson."

Taking a deep breath, Gu Wei slowly said: "Is this Warner's attitude?"

Gu Wei had a feeling that they would not be able to reach an agreement this time.

President Warner has requirements, but Gu Wei has a bottom line. The gap between the two sides is too big.

Originally, Golden Shield, Navy and Jinling Art Center did not agree to foreign investment.

Now the other party is asking for a huge amount of money, and Gu Wei knows without thinking that 40% is definitely not possible.

And the most important point is that "The Battle of Nantianmen" will be filmed and produced in China, and the script review cannot be separated from the support of these state-owned enterprises.

After all, Gu Wei cannot just look at the box office, he also has to consider political factors.

"Gu, this was decided by a vote of the board members." Mike secretly groaned in his heart. Isn't this a typical thankless job!
"Haha." Gu Wei laughed disdainfully.

A group of old guys who haven't opened their eyes to see the world for a long time. They always look superior, which is disgusting.

"Mike, I can tell you very clearly that 10% is my bottom line." Gu Wei supported himself on the table with both hands, leaned over and looked at the other party and said.

Mike felt the pressure. The man in front of him was already a top international director with his own companies, connections and resources in both China and the United States. He was no longer the person who needed Warner's help.

"Perhaps, this is his true self." Mike thought to himself, but he still refused to give in on the share. "Gu, if you want to release your movie worldwide, Warner can do it, and it can be free, but 40% of the share is also our bottom line."

"Huh." Gu Wei took a deep breath, not wanting to say anything more. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "It's a rare opportunity for you to come here, so let's have some fun these two days."

At this point, Mike already knew that the cooperation had fallen through.

"Gu..." He was just about to speak.

"That's all. Take a good rest for two days." Gu Wei waved his hand, not wanting to continue the conversation.

...

"Fuck, these people have their heads stuck in their butts..."

"A lion opens his mouth too wide without even considering his own character..."

As soon as the person left, Song Ge started cursing, and Han Sanping immediately followed suit. Both of them were very angry.

After scolding for five minutes, Song Ge looked at Gu Wei and asked, "Director Gu, what should we do now?"

Before Gu Wei could say anything, Han Sanping interrupted and said, "If we can't reach an agreement, we won't cooperate. I don't believe that Warner is the only company in Hollywood?" "Mr. Han, that's what I mean. If it doesn't work, just change companies." Song Ge replied.

"Haha, who should we change?" Gu Wei shook his head, "Even if we change companies, can we reach a cooperation agreement?
Take The Great Wall for example. It was said to be a Sino-US co-production, led by China, but Legendary was the main investor, and China Film’s share was not even as high as Universal’s. These capitalists are all of the same character, and it would be the same no matter who they are in the same position.”

"So what do you mean?" Han Sanping asked.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it."

"Remember our bottom line and principles." Han Sanping looked at Gu Wei deeply.

"Haha, could I be a traitor? Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Gu Wei was amused.

The negotiation with Warner was just a small episode, and after seeing the news about the cooperation between Huayi, Shanghai Film Group and Ali, Gu Wei was also considering whether to start filming "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" now.

...

After staying in the company until the afternoon, Gu Wei saw that there was nothing to do, so he left.

We arrived at the underground garage and got in the car. The in-car news was playing the big news that had been dominating the hot searches for several days.

The domestic entertainment industry has once again witnessed what a new-age superstar is and what fan appeal is.

Following the incident of Wu Sewing Machine returning to China, the second member of Asia's top popular boy group EXO to sue SM Entertainment has appeared.

However, this person's influence is even greater. Just a Weibo post saying "I'm home" has made millions of fans crazy. The Weibo hot search list directly topped the list, and the topic traffic is staggering.

Even Weibo's servers were running at full capacity and almost collapsed.

At the same time, film and television companies, entertainment companies, and brokerage companies in the industry all looked on with green eyes and prepared to extend olive branches.

The treatment that Wu Sewing Machine enjoyed at the beginning was no less or even more enjoyed by Lu Han.

Because the industry has proven the market value of the former, the latter is self-evident.

Lu Han is also an "idol superstar" in the fan market and is extremely popular.

Not to mention that the movie "Grave Robbers' Chronicles" starring him has already proved his value with the box office, and many film and television companies are drooling over him.

After hearing the news, Gu Wei suddenly remembered three major events that happened in 2015 in the original time and space.

First, Huayi’s stock price appreciated to more than 90 billion yuan, almost breaking 100 billion yuan.

Second, the central bank flooded the market with money, creating a false prosperity in the market economy, and a large number of film, television and entertainment companies were established.

Many people in the domestic entertainment industry, including Xu Zheng and Ning Hao, were approached by capital, and then established companies and went public, making a fortune.

Third, the four returning stars completed the fan loop, and they proved with practical actions that celebrities can make money in this way.

Later, events such as fan economy, pouring milk, and crowdfunding occurred.

Especially the second thing, it seems that establishing a company and listing it on the stock market will be very profitable.

At that time, people and capital in the circle immediately began to form a group quickly, and a large number of investment companies, including financial, medical, Internet and other investment companies, began to enter the entertainment industry through various channels.

This group of people are willing to be the face of a company, relying on their own resources to attract investment from investment companies, and then making a fortune from it. Among them, there are especially many people who come from Nanhu Satellite TV.

Including the famous host named Wang, who is backed by Ali Capital, and even the second and third in command of Mango TV are backed by various investment tycoons.

These people have a very good relationship with Ahri, and almost all of them support each other behind the scenes, so they can stir up trouble in the circle.

The reason why these people are so enthusiastic about setting up companies and going public is precisely because the entertainment industry is not as glamorous as the outside world thinks, and the market value of the entire circle is very low.

Compared with the medical and coal-fired power industries, it is not even a fraction of it.

However, the strength demonstrated by Internet companies has attracted many people in the entertainment industry. Everyone wants to make money, and these big companies also want to control the domestic entertainment industry, so the two sides hit it off.

Everyone just pretended to do something, told some stories, and then ran away after collecting some money.

Eventually, the entire entertainment industry became a mess, a large number of capital companies with celebrity titles were launched, and then the people behind them successfully reaped the profits, and eventually the entire circle was killed.

These people have never thought about sustainable development. They all just want to make a quick buck and run away.

In other words, the domestic entertainment industry is now in chaos.

Gu Wei had not invested in Happy Twist before, had not considered investing in "The Mermaid", and had no plans to snatch up "Detective Chinatown" in advance recently.

It is because these are commercial films, at most they can reap some box office revenue and make people laugh.

Even if Gu Wei intercepted it in advance, it would not change the current situation of domestic entertainment.

Maybe a company will hire a few young actors, write a random script, and make it a hit, and it will still reap the fans and box office.

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(End of this chapter)