Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 321: Broken Capital Chain

In April, we had two days of script reading for "A Bouquet of Love", followed by rehearsals, or previews.

This is to allow the actors to act out important plots, adapt to their roles in advance, and get a feel for the play in advance. Of course, this is under the guidance of the director.

The director can also design the movements and scenes in advance based on the actors' performances.

This play is made very seriously. After all, you can tell from the good script. Whether it can be a masterpiece depends on the main creativity.

Liu Tianxian has been busy with her role, so she has less time to spend with Fang Hong.

I mainly have to take care of my own things and act well, so I don’t have that much time.

However, the two of them are in different places, and their work location is in Yutu, so they will meet sooner or later.

In fact, Liu Tianxian also felt pressured because she saw that Bai Yu, who acted opposite her, had good acting skills and was three years younger than her, so she felt outdone.

People from the Central Academy of Drama are just different!
Moreover, this is her first literary and artistic film, and it is also her comfort zone for acting, the role of an artistic young woman.

If you don’t act well and get scolded, the entire crew will be scolded.

It was like this in the past. If she was bad, the show would be bad too, causing the entire movie to flop, which made her feel very guilty.

There is about a month left until May Day, and the May Day season is about to begin, and it’s time to compete for blockbuster movies.

There is an "Iron Man 3" this year, but the release date of this movie is uncertain and has not been finalized.

But there are rumors that it will be scheduled during the May Day holiday, a few days before May Day.

In the past, this film was scheduled for May Day, and there were many conspiracy theories, saying that the film was originally scheduled for April 4 or 27, but the lighting played tricks.

In the middle of the month, "Iron Man 3", which had passed the final technical review, was sent back to delete some inappropriate scenes, resulting in the copy having to be redone.

But it will take until the end of the month to complete, so it cannot be released on the 27th or 28th, avoiding the popular "Youth" on April 4th.

It also avoided "Partners" and was released on May Day.

For the sake of profit, those film and television investors can really do anything.

Another reason why the release date of "Iron Man 3" is so uncertain is that there is still no conclusion on whether this film will be considered a co-production or an imported film.

Because this movie was invested by the domestic film and television company DMG, Fan Xiaopang and Wang Xueqi also have roles in it.

Therefore, it has not been determined whether it is a co-production or an import, but Fang Hong knows that this movie was produced according to the import system, and co-production does not comply with the regulations.

There are too few Chinese roles in it!
Normally speaking, imported films shouldn't be released during such a good time as May Day, but they were released anyway.

This also indicates that the era of Domestic Protection Month is coming to an end, and the higher-ups will have to put more pressure on these film and television workers.

Of course, there are more positive factors.

Since this time-space youth film was ruined by Fang Hong and "The Partner" was in his hands, "Iron Man 3" became his enemy.

"Partners" is scheduled to be released on April 4, which is a few days before May Day.

It’s basically the same day as the rumored “Iron Man 3”.

Competition is inevitable. Fang Hong knows that there is no light in this space and time, so the movie will most likely be released on the 28th, the same day as him.

This is a bit hard to deal with. It's an IP movie with a good reputation, plus the reputation of Hollywood and Disney. It's released on the same day. Who can withstand this?
Hollywood movies are still very popular these days!
If we don't fight, there will be no box office. If we fight, people will criticize Fang Hong as a cancer, making enemies everywhere and not cooperating. People in the film and television industry are all about cooperation.

Anyway, Fang Hong didn’t see much cooperation in this era, only struggle.

Later, there were dozens of producers for one film. This was the result of the entry of Internet capital and big capital, and the forced integration. The capital behind most entertainment companies was Tencent, Houde, IDG, Cat Factory, Chinese Culture, Sequoia, and ZhenFund. These capitals
You are in me and I am in you, so of course there can be more than a dozen producers for one movie.

Their capital is spread everywhere, and they have invested in dozens of entertainment companies, so they can all go all in at once.

The time has not come yet. Xu Ke’s "Shendu Dragon King" is also an IP and is well-known, but it is only controlled by Huayi. This is the current situation.

But Fang Hong knew that the great era would soon arrive, and he was anxious because he was growing too slowly.

Another thing happened recently. The revenue of "Heroes of Glory" dropped, and Fang Hong was talking to Li Min on the phone, asking him what was going on.

He is the manager of Heroes of Glory.

If gaming revenue declines, Chang'e Technology will not be able to support its other business segments, which is a fatal problem.

"There are some plug-ins on the market now, as well as some plug-ins that change game data and arbitrarily customize skins, which has led to a decline in the revenue of "Heroes of Glory." Li Min reported.

Cheats have destroyed the gaming ecosystem, leading to a decrease in the number of players; random customization of skins has led to a decrease in revenue.

Because players can use plug-ins to freely change skins other than official ones and use skins modified by amateurs.

This was the result of Fang Hong letting the plug-in run wild, and it backfired.

"Is there any way to contain it?" Fang Hong was talking about plug-ins.

"We often make regular updates to the game to plug loopholes. We also set up a reporting mechanism before. It has some effect, but not much. I suspect it was done by our competitors." Li Min said.

"Friendly competitors?" Fang Hong asked.

The scope of attack by this friendly competitor is wide, hitting all game manufacturers.

"Yes, we update one second ago, and the plug-in can be updated to the latest version one second later. It is obviously organized. It is not like guerrilla warfare. Guerrilla warfare does not have the technical strength." Li Min said.

Cheats are a very complex computer technology that ordinary people cannot develop. The fact that they were able to follow up so quickly is obviously an organized targeting.

Many games are ruined by cheats, such as Apex Legends, MapleStory, and CrossFire. The ones who ruined the games may be the awesome programmers in the society, or the shadow of the competitors, who are of course hidden under the water.

Normal business competition, very normal.

"Is it possible that your internal programmer leaked the code?" Fang Hong asked back.

"Eh?!" Li Min was stunned.

"As far as I know, if someone inside leaks the information, it would be very easy to create targeted plug-ins." Fang Hong said.

"This." Li Min was speechless for a moment.

If it was an internal leak, it would mean dereliction of duty on his part, which is a very serious matter.

"Strengthen management, strengthen information security, and also use legal means to crack down on plug-ins. Just cooperate with me. I'll leave it to Zhang Nan." Fang Hong can only do this at this stage. He doesn't have any better way to deal with it.

In fact, he also knew that it was a competitor, either Tencent or Tencent, but what could he do? They were not of the same size at all.

Unless you run over and launch a physical attack on Tencent.

This is ultimately a struggle for interests. If you don't accept shares, if you don't accept investment, if you don't join the Tencent camp, then who else can I do?

Moreover, games are Tencent’s core monetization business, and 60% of their revenue comes from games.

An absolute competitor.

Leave it to Zhang Nan, because Zhang Nan is tough. Li Min is just a programmer after all, not a professional in dealing with crises.

After they hung up the phone, Fang Hong called Zhang Nan again, explained the situation to her, and asked her to strengthen the management of the gaming department.

"Mr. Fang, the gaming department's response is too slow. It has been like this for some time." Zhang Nan was also very serious.

If there is a problem with the game department, it will be a big problem. The development funds of Chang'e Digital Technology are supported by the game department.

Maybe the capital chain is broken.

"We are all technical geeks, not specialized in this. How can we ask for so much? You should strengthen internal management." Fang Hong said.

Do a good job of internal management first, then deal with external threats.

If you are working hard on the outside and then find out there are problems on the inside, it would be a joke.

After hanging up the phone, Fang Hong thought about it in a daze, wondering what action Tencent would take this year and what he needed to curb.

Otherwise, as Tencent grows in size, it will face competition when it enters the entertainment field, which will be difficult to deal with.

Thinking of this, he started looking through the information again. These things could help him remember. When he saw a certain piece of news, he could remember what was going to happen next.

For example, Shanda delisted from NASDAQ and completed privatization, Chen Tianqiao retired, and a series of business segments were sold off.

He can remember that Tencent took over Shanda’s entertainment sector, Perfect took over part of the gaming business, and so on.

It can be said that this person’s withdrawal helped boost the rapid rise of Alibaba and Tencent because there was no more competition.

In the past few years, Shanda was very powerful and kept buying things, from games to entertainment, and then to videos. The once famous Ku6.com belonged to them.

But this person seemed to have no intention of running the business and had lost that kind of "heart". Fang Hong didn't know whether it was because of limited ability or what.

Anyway, in his eyes, Shanda has taken many detours, but they have games to support them and can afford the losses.

Don't feel sorry for Chen Tianqiao, he is not short of money. He said last year that he would split up Shanda and now has nearly 600 billion in cash assets.

Last year, in 2012, it was equivalent to about 85 billion US dollars. This amount of money can now buy an Nvidia, just relying on games.

Just as Fang Hong was looking through the information, Liu Tianxian came into the office carrying a bag and waved, "I'm still busy. Let's go and get off work."

Fang Hong covered his notebook, stood up, picked up his coat and was about to leave when he saw Chen Zhixi walk in.

"Sister Chen, it's almost time to get off work. Is there anything else you want to do?" Liu Tianxian said.

"I have something to discuss with Mr. Fang. Hey, how are you getting familiar with that role?" Chen Zhixi chatted.

"Being familiar with this, I'm afraid that I won't perform well and will be a drag." Liu Tianxian slapped his head, looking very distressed.

Art films require high acting skills, and there is not much plot conflict. What matters is the acting skills and the feeling given by the audience.

"It's okay. Acting skills require more performances and more practice. We used to shoot a scene many times, and we naturally found the feeling." Chen Zhixi shared his experience.

It’s a low-budget movie, so it doesn’t matter to Yutu. How much can the overspending be?

"That would be a waste of time." Liu Tianxian said.

"Be thick-skinned, don't be afraid of being talked about or scolded, ask the director more questions. If the movie is successful, people will thank you. If the movie is not successful, even if you are a nice person, people will not like you." Chen Zhixi said.

Liu Tianxian smiled and felt that what she said made sense. Those directors made terrible movies and blamed her for her poor acting skills.

However, this kind of conversation is only applicable to big names like Chen Zhixi and Liu Tianxian. Who among the small actors would dare to ask the director for advice?

Liu Tianxian used to shoot however she was told to shoot and do whatever she was told to do. She always followed the director's requirements.

Fang Hong said to Liu Tianxian, "Please sit down for a while."

Liu Tianxian nodded and did not interrupt them from talking. Instead, she found a seat on the sofa and sat down.

(End of this chapter)