Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 598: Humiliating Worship of Jade Rabbit

A row of black sedans were parked side by side in the square in front of the gate of the Yutu Film and Television Base, and reporters had already raised their cameras and aimed them.

When Fatty Yu, his wife Peacock Princess, and a group of senior executives including Jiang Defu got out of the car, the lights at the scene suddenly flashed continuously, capturing them one by one.

Their team was quite large, with more than a dozen people, and they obviously took this meeting very seriously.

As soon as Fatty Yu and others got off the bus, they couldn't help but raise their heads and look at the large and towering statue of "Chang'e Holding a Rabbit", which was shining brightly in the sun, looking a little shocked.

The principal is so ambitious that he's afraid that others don't know how awesome he is.

Looking down, he saw the principal holding Liu Tianxian's hand, with Chen Zhixi, Meng Jun and other Yutu executives standing behind him.

Liu Tianxian came back after filming "Lucy 2". The play was simple and nothing complicated.

When Fatty Yu saw the principal, his eyes became complicated. Even though he was reluctant, he had to lead his men forward. Now the situation was stronger than the people.

The two groups faced each other, and reporters at the scene took pictures of the scene and uploaded them to the Internet.

A very memorable photo.

"Hello, Principal, Mr. Chen." Fatty Yu greeted Fang Hong and Chen Zhixi and glanced at the others.

"You're quite punctual." Fang Hong glanced at the people opposite him, and all the Bona executives were present.

When these people met his gaze, they couldn't help but avoid it. Peacock Princess glared at him, looking quite unhappy.

Women, everything shows on their faces.

Liu Tianxian was very calm and her expression remained the same as usual.

"I just don't know what the principal wants us to do." Fatty Yu said in a soft tone, but he had no other choice.

"No hurry, let's light some incense first." Fang Hong gestured.

A staff member gave each Bona member three incense sticks. The incense was quite thick and still lit, which showed that they were obviously prepared in advance.

Fatty Yu, Jiang Defu, Peacock Princess and others looked very confused as they held the three incense sticks in their hands.

"Principal, what does this mean?" Fatty Yu didn't understand.

"We have a rule here. Since this is a meeting and cooperation, you have to burn incense to 'Chang'e Holding Rabbit' to show your sincerity." Chen Zhixi gestured to the large statue of 'Chang'e Holding Rabbit'.

Fang Hong and others had already made way. There was an incense altar at the foot of the statue.

Fatty Yu and the others looked at each other with reluctance in their eyes. If they didn't burn incense, they would not be sincere. What was the difference between this and being manipulated by others?

They had burned incense to gods and Buddhas, and to their parents, but they had never burned incense to this inexplicable statue.

The statue looks exactly like Liu Tianxian.

This was not a big deal. Fatty Yu and the others had to face the statue and stand in three rows, led by Fatty Yu and Peacock Princess. They held up three incense sticks in their hands and were silent for a moment before inserting the incense into the incense altar.

I thought that was enough, it wasn't like worshipping God.

"You have to bow three times and hold the incense above your head. Your heart must be sincere and you must have faith." Chen Zhixi spoke again.

"We are here to negotiate, so let's just do this!" Fatty Yu couldn't help himself and just bowed, and asked them to raise their hands above their heads and bow three times.

The other people also had different expressions, some were unhappy, some were silent, and the Peacock Princess's face was furious.

"It's because we need to negotiate that you need to show us your sincerity and your respect for Jade Rabbit, so that we can proceed with the next steps." Chen Zhixi said in a calm tone.

Not worshipping it means you are not sincere and you are not respectful to the Jade Rabbit, which is a bit humiliating.

"Then why don't you bow?" Peacock Princess couldn't help it.

If these people don’t want to worship, let them worship. It depends on their sincerity. What about your sincerity?
"Asking such a question means you are disrespecting Yutu and our President Fang." Chen Zhixi's tone turned cold.

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Princess Peacock wanted to say more, but Fatty Yu stopped her with his hand: "We respect Jade Rabbit and President Fang."

This made the Peacock Princess shut up unwillingly. Some Bona executives wanted to say something but still kept their mouths shut.

Reporters at the scene took photos of this scene. This was big news. They had already thought of a title: "Fatty Yu humiliates himself by worshipping the Jade Rabbit."

"Fat Yu doesn't worship the statue, which means he doesn't respect the Jade Rabbit. He is a loser and his behavior is wrong."

Those who were watching were also whispering, all looking like they were enjoying the show. The people from Yutu were gloating over their misfortune, after all, they were thinking of Yutu, not Bona.

So when they see others have to worship their statues, they feel very proud.

As for the feeling of humiliation, that is what the Bona people should experience.

Fatty Yu and the others calmed down, held the incense sticks above their heads, and then bent over to the statue of "Chang'e holding a rabbit", bent over again, and bent over again.
Liu Tianxian looked at him and whispered, "Isn't this a bad idea?"

"What's wrong with it? In ancient times, all defeated nations had to go to the capital to pay homage to the emperor. The ceremony was to humiliate the leader of the defeated nation in order to demonstrate the authority of the victor. It's good that I didn't make him kneel," Fang Hong explained.

Chen Zhixi, who was listening nearby, said, "This kind of ritual does have its benefits. It makes the person feel inferior and knocks down his self-confidence."

Liu Tianxian didn't say anything. He looked at the statue that looked like himself, and then looked at the big boss-like figure being worshipped, and felt something was strange.

After the dozen people finished their worship, they inserted the incense into the incense altar one by one, and smoke rose up.

"Please come this way!" A staff member gestured to Fatty Yu and the others to go inside the film and television base.

Fang Hong and his group had already walked into Jade Rabbit first, and the matter here was already over.

Fatty Yu and his men had no choice but to keep up.

The reporters also followed in and did not leave, in order to get the latest first-hand information. The outside world was all paying attention.

They walked to an office, where a staff member stopped them and asked Fang Hong, Fatty Yu and others to go into the office first to avoid making a mess.

In the oval office, Fang Hong and Fatty Yu sat on two single sofas, facing the front. There was a chair next to Fang Hong, where Liu Tianxian sat.

As for the others, they all stood around, with the two camps clearly defined. Bona’s people stood next to Fatty Yu, and Yutu’s people stood next to Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian.

As for why Liu Tianxian was able to sit there, it was because she was the daughter of Yuan Mengtiancheng’s CEO.

The Peacock Princess is not qualified!

After they were ready, the reporters set up the cameras and filmed them.

The entire meeting was recorded on video and is of course available for viewing.

"Principal, isn't this a closed-door meeting?" Fatty Yu leaned over and whispered, a little caught off guard by the scene in front of him.

Before, he was humiliated outside to show off his authority as the principal. It was understandable that he cooperated, but he was really surprised that such an important meeting would allow reporters to come in and film.

After all, they have a lot to say, but with reporters around, it's hard to say anything.

"What are you afraid of? We are open and honest. There is nothing we can't tell others." Fang Hong seemed indifferent.

This left Fatty Yu speechless and he had to sit still.

“I am very grateful to be able to attend this meeting with Mr. Yu. In fact, we have known each other for a long time, almost six years. Although we have had some minor quarrels in these six years, they were all resolved well in the end.

I think this will be beneficial to our two companies and the entire film and television industry, and it will have a driving effect."

Fang Hong gave his opening remarks facing the camera, and what he said was very nice, and everyone at the scene listened in silence.

When facing the camera, of course you have to say something nice.

Fatty Yu felt the pressure. The principal had to say everything and he could only accept it. He had to accept whatever the principal said.

How can there be no contradictions? The contradictions are deep.

"I personally admire President Yu very much for leading Bona so well and making it one of the industry leaders," said Fang Hong.

"Thank you Mr. Fang for the compliment." Yu Dong became polite, but the principal still recognized him.

That is to allow him to continue to be the chairman of Bona. He felt a little bit of expectation in his heart, and all the unhappiness just now was swept away.

The other people at Bona felt relieved as the president praised their chairman in front of so many people.

This was because he had been suppressed too harshly outside just now, so he was grateful when Fang Hong gave him some sweet treats.

"The situation has changed now. In order to cope with the increasingly competitive environment in the film and television industry, our two parties have decided to strengthen cooperation more closely. We will sign a very fair agreement." Fang Hong looked at Fatty Yu and gestured to him.

"First of all, thank you very much Mr. Fang for the invitation. If this agreement is beneficial to Bona, I would be very happy to sign it." Fatty Yu was very tactful.

He knew that if the principal wanted to buy him out, he would have to pay something, and of course he was mentally prepared.

As long as it's not too excessive.

Those people at Bona didn't say anything, which saved Bona.

Fang Hong took a document from the secretary beside him and handed it to Fatty Yu.

Fatty Yu flipped it open and saw a lot of clauses on it, so he just took a quick look.

1. In terms of theater chain cooperation, Bona Cinemas will join Crystal United Imaging and implement a unified brand, unified scheduling, unified operation, and unified management.

Although it is a franchise and not a merger, it is still subject to restrictions.

You should know that Bona’s cinemas are located in better locations than Yutu’s cinemas. They are both located in first- and second-tier prosperous cities, and have a great brand influence and have been in operation for many years.

Second, Bona will give priority to supplying all its film and television copyrights to Chang'e Video, which will enjoy exclusive copyrights and priority broadcasting rights.

That is, all Bona’s film and television copyrights are open to Chang’e Video. Chang’e Video has the right of first purchase, as well as the exclusive copyright purchase right and the priority broadcasting right.

This has put an end to the cooperation between Bona and iQiyi, Tencent Video, and Youku. From now on, all films can only be provided to Chang'e Video.

And it has priority broadcasting rights. The movie is still in theaters, so maybe the Chang'e video will be broadcasted already.

Such an agreement is almost like being a puppet of the principal, and is of a similar nature to the "generations of slavery" in the past, and it seems like it is still paying off a debt.

But the nature of the situation has changed now. Fang Hong has taken over Bona, but he didn't before.

There is more to come, it is far from over.

Third, Bona Promotion and Distribution must open its channels to Tupiaopiao, and all films produced must be distributed by Tupiaopiao and provide movie ticket pre-sale services.

This prevents Bona from cooperating with ticketing platforms such as Weying Times and Tao Piaopiao, and it can only cooperate with Tu Piaopiao.

Don’t Tencent and Alibaba like to meddle in other people’s business? Bona’s movies are not available on their video platforms, and Bona’s movies are not available on their ticketing list.

Yutu and Bona are currently the two largest film producers in China. Without this supply, their market share will be reduced. Anyway, Chang'e and Tu Piaopiao have their own channels, but they are not mature yet.

Once this agreement was signed, Bona basically broke up with Tencent and Alibaba, which was equivalent to starting a cold war!

I can only say that the principal is truly fearless.

Fatty Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, feeling that this was not cooperation, he was just a dog.

Bona’s publicity and distribution channels are open to Tupiaopiao, but it does not say that Tupiaopiao’s publicity and distribution channels must be used by Bona. Everything is unilaterally paid by Bona. This is nothing but a dog.

Moreover, all movies must be distributed with the participation of Tu Piaopiao, without Tu Piaopiao it will not work.

Fourth, Yutu enjoys the priority investment rights for all Bona film and television projects, and Bona will tighten its funds to attract external investment.

Bona has a special fund to attract external investment, and this needs to be tightened across the board.

Not only Bona has it, but every film and television company has it. This is not a good thing, but a bad thing.

(End of this chapter)