Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 620 It’s rude to come and not return.

In the Oval Office, Fang Hong sat in the boss chair.

Liu Tianxian sat next to him, carefully cleaning his ears with a small ear spoon, and chatted: "The Return of the Great Sage is quite good."

"Have you seen it?" Fang Hong tilted his head slightly.

"Yes, I watched it with Shu Chang, Jane Zhang and others. If you haven't watched it, can I recommend it on Weibo?" Liu Tianxian said.

"Isn't it because of me that you recommended him?" Fang Hong asked back.

"Of course not. I recommended it because I think it looks good." Liu Tianxian took out an ear pick and wiped it on the sleeve of his short-sleeved shirt before picking it out again.

"That means I didn't play any role at all." Fang Hong said.

"It only has a little effect." Liu Tianxian said with a smile.

"I'm sad. It seems that I play such a low role in your eyes." Fang Hong pretended to be sad.

"Hehehe, no, it's too high." Liu Tianxian took out the ear pick and wiped it with his clothes again.

"No, why do you always use my clothes to wipe yourself? Can't you just use a tissue?" Fang Hong looked at him, speechless.

"You still know you're dirty."

Liu Tianxian was a bit nervous. He showed him a piece of earwax and said, "Look how dirty it is! No wonder you always talk back when I talk to you. It turns out that you are blocked up."

"Just listening to you, I'll be dumb." Fang Hong said.

"It's good to be dumb. It's peaceful." Liu Tianxian grabbed his ears and continued to dig for her.

"The only thing on my body that can hit you twice is my mouth. If you don't let me speak, I will be in your hands." Fang Hong said.

"You are under my control now." Liu Tianxian blew into his ear.

The gentle airflow passes through the eardrum, like a spring breeze.

Then Fang Hong felt one of his ears being pulled.

"Let me go." Fang Hong tilted his head in a strange posture.

"No." Liu Tianxian looked arrogant.

Fang Hong reached out, grabbed her shiny earlobe, and pulled it down.

"Oh, you're going to die, let me go." Liu Tianxian tilted his head with the same weird posture.

The two of them just looked at each other, one head tilted to this side, the other head tilted to that side, and winked at each other.

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Chen Zhixi walked in and said, "Mr. Fang, something bad happened."

Before she finished speaking, she saw the two of them looking at each other in weird postures, which made her laugh.

"You are just playing house," she said with a smile.

The two of them immediately returned to normal. Liu Tianxian put away the ear spoon, tidied her hair, and looked very serious, with no trace of the playful laughter from before.

"We were just bored and were just joking," Liu Tianxian explained.

"I understand, I understand!" Chen Zhixi comforted.

These two people have just gotten married and are still in the freshness of their marriage, so it is normal for them to have some sweet moments.

She and her boyfriend are very sweet too.

"What's the matter?" Fang Hong also sat down.

"Oh, that's right. Our 'The Return of the Great Sage' was pirated and there is a pirated version online that is clearer than the original." Chen Zhixi said as he sat down.

"Was it done by the opponent?" Fang Hong asked.

The gun version is to record secretly in the theater with a mobile phone or camera.

This situation is either individual, which is generally unprofessional and produces extremely poor image quality; or it is professional, who bribes theater employees and uses professional cameras.

If it wasn't done by the opponent, Chen Zhixi wouldn't say anything, because there are many cases of pirated recordings. Last time, "Big Hero 6" also had pirated recordings and was even pointed out by the higher-ups.

It is usually done by individuals or interest groups, who use such new movie resources to open membership accounts on pirated websites.

Or sell personal information after registration.

There are also embedded gambling websites, just like the porn movies you usually watch, there is a gambling patch advertisement at the beginning or during the playback.

In fact, such a gun version makes a lot of profit.

But if it is not clear, it has no value. At least it cannot be worse than the original.

"Yes, it was sent by a competitor. It was blatantly posted on the Internet. There is no way to find out who it was." Chen Zhixi nodded.

This can be done from abroad, with fake IPs and the like. It is basically impossible to check without professional expertise. Even if you find it, what can you do? It may not be the real owner.

Liu Tianxian also became alert. She knew the president of Anle, so she looked at Fang Hong to see how he would handle it.

"Who do you think did it?" Fang Hong asked.

"Anle and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang faction." Chen Zhixi said.

"How come another Jiangsu and Zhejiang faction has emerged?" Fang Hong smiled dejectedly and did not take Anle seriously.

Previously there was Alibaba, Tencent, Wanda, and Hunan, and now there is the Jiangsu and Zhejiang group. More and more capital is entering the market.

Of course, the cooperation between the Jiangsu and Zhejiang groups and Alibaba is also very deep. They have formed complementary relationships through the publicity and promotion advantages of Tao Piaopiao and Alibaba.

The film and television industry in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is very developed. Hengdian Xiangshan is right there. With such a developed film and television industry backed by Alibaba, plus Alibaba's online advantages, it is simply invincible.

Alibaba, Wanda, and Yutu each have their own advantages.

As for Tencent, it has huge traffic, plus the advantages of video platform and IP library. It was like this in the past. Relying on the IP library, it almost monopolized the animation industry.

Tencent's big entertainment sector is strong in games, music, literature, animation, and e-sports, but it is not very strong in movies.

It is based on social networking and centered on IP!
It’s just that Fang Hong had robbed his IP library and seized the fortune of e-sports when their big entertainment industry was still immature.

"Our 'The Return of the Great Sage' will be competing against 'Monster Hunt', and the main investors of this film are from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Of course, their industries complement those of Alibaba. These are just my guesses," said Chen Zhixi.

The movie "Monster Hunt" is a project led by Jiang Zhiqiang, who holds the majority share and is also the largest investor. The share of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang group is around 30%.

"Their film has been delayed for a long time and the investment is huge. We can't afford to take the risk." Chen Zhixi said again.

Fang Hong nodded to show that he understood. The filming of this movie was originally completed in the first half of last year, but he didn't expect to encounter the A Ke incident.

This forced the producer Anle to replace the male lead with Jing Boran and reshoot the film, and they also added an additional 70 million to the budget.

That is to say, the original cost was 2.8 million, and with the additional 3.5 million, it suddenly reached 1 million. This is only the production cost, and the publicity cost is almost million.

If you lose, it will be a huge loss.

Fang Hong estimated that they invested nearly 1 million yuan in publicity, otherwise the publicity campaign would not have been so large that it overshadowed "The Return of the Great Sage".

In the past, when Fang Hong came up with his strategy and added resources, the daily box office could easily exceed 100 million or 200 million.

This movie was based on word-of-mouth, and only managed to break the 100 million mark after the fission, and was basically overshadowed by "Monster Hunt".

This is normal. This movie not only has the support of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but also has the support of Alibaba and Tencent's dual platforms. It can still accurately reach young audiences.

The investment of 4.5 million yuan is similar to the cost of Fang Hong's previous film "Gravity". Fang Hong had no confidence at the beginning, so he aimed at the overseas market. However, it was difficult for "Monster Hunt" to get box office overseas, so it could only rely on the domestic market.

This happened to coincide with the principal's "The Return of the Great Sage", and he was also threatened. The audiences of both parties are similar, so there is that motive. Of course, this is just speculation.

There is no blatant gun explosion version.

"I think we should check it out, just in case there is a misunderstanding." Liu Tianxian was afraid that Fang Hong was going to attack him, so she spoke at the right time.

He has some friendship with the president of Anle.

"How can we check? What can we do even if we find out? What can you do to others?" Fang Hong turned to look at her and asked several questions.

I'm too lazy to check, it's a waste of time, by the time I checked, the flowers are cold and I don't even know how long the movie has been running.

Liu Tianxian was silent for a moment, not knowing how to answer. It seemed that there was nothing she could do after finding out.

Previously, "Gardenia Blossoms" revealed the gun version of "Tiny Times 4" blatantly, so what? Guo Xiaosi didn't dare to say a word.

Outsiders may not know about this, but insiders know about it.

As a result, since 2015, Guo Xiaosi has never appeared on the toilet channel's variety shows, not even once.

Later, Guo Xiaosi participated in "Youth With You", which is a variety show produced by Youku, not Shonan TV.

The grudge is here, the malicious competition is not concealed at all, without even pretending, I will deal with you, so what.

No matter who you are, if you stand in the way, you will die!

Fortunately, the principal has great power and ruthless means, otherwise he would not be able to control these people, and Liu Tianxian would also suffer.

It is always said that the principal has many enemies. In this industry, who is not someone else’s enemy? Who doesn’t want friendly competitors to die?

With Mr. Lei’s temper, I can’t help but curse: Our competitors are idiots!
In any profitable industry, there is no such thing as peaceful coexistence or win-win cooperation. If there is, it is only when you can help others make money.

If it doesn't work, or if it blocks the way or infringes on your interests, I will do it to you without any concealment.

"I think Tianxian is right. We still need to find out clearly. If we want to counterattack, we must also understand our opponent clearly, just in case we hurt him by mistake." Chen Zhixi also said.

Given the principal's personality, he would definitely retaliate, but if he made the wrong person and made enemies for no reason, that would not be good.

"Then you can call CEO Anle and ask him." Fang Hong pointed.

"it is good"

"Let me fight, I know him." Liu Tianxian interrupted.

"Then you hit me." Fang Hong gestured.

Liu Tianxian took out his cell phone, found a familiar number and dialed it.

"Hello, Tianxian!" An old voice came on the phone, it should be Jiang Zhiqiang himself.

Jiang Zhiqiang apologized again, "I was really unable to get away from your wedding. I'm very sorry."

"It's okay, Mr. Jiang. I know you are very busy. I appreciate your kindness." Liu Tianxian said in a gentle tone.

"I still want to wish you a happy wedding." Jiang Zhiqiang said in a kind tone.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang."

Liu Tianxian expressed his gratitude and started to talk about business: "Boss Jiang, I have something to tell you. Please explain it truthfully."

To be honest, she was doing this for the other person's good. Her man didn't take Jiang Zhiqiang seriously at all.

They have influence in Hong Kong and have overseas distribution channels. So what? Fang Hong has been operating for so many years, and his channels are no worse than his.

"You say." Jiang Zhiqiang said.

"It's like this. A gun version suddenly appeared in "The Return of the Great Sage". Did you do it?" Liu Tianxian asked.

"No." Jiang Zhiqiang denied it and his tone became serious. He guessed that the principal might be looking for trouble with him.

He said again: "I didn't do this, but I know it was Youku who did it."

These words made Fang Hong and Chen Zhixi look at each other.

They thought it was from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang group, or released by Jack Ma of Alibaba, but they didn't expect it to be Youku.

However, Youku is now a subsidiary of Alibaba, and is no different from being Alibaba.

Youku has this technology. They started out as a video producer, and they can remove watermarks from pirated videos and make them clearer.

And there was already grudge between them before!
"Youku and Tencent came in later. You know about the remakes. We brought them in because we ran out of money."

Jiang Zhiqiang said helplessly, "They not only shared the financial pressure, but also provided traffic support. When I proposed this, I knew that everyone was there and acquiesced. I wanted to discuss it again, but you also know that I am not a local nor a local."

To be frank, there is nothing that can be done even if one is not frank. With market competition, if the principal wants to get rid of him, he will be cannon fodder and cannot be stopped.

Alibaba and Youku can handle it, but he can’t.

Even if he is the largest investor, when he gets here, even a dragon has to coil up and a tiger has to lie down and listen to them.

"Mr. Jiang, I understand your difficulties." Liu Tianxian didn't know what to say.

To put it bluntly, they were the ones who did it. Even if Jiang Zhiqiang didn't want to do this, he was still in the same group.

She couldn't help but glance at Fang Hong.

Fang Hong didn't say anything. Who knows whether what Jiang Zhiqiang said later is true or not? Even if it is true, they are competitors. If the other party makes a move, he has to make a move too.

Come and don't go indecent.

"Tianxian, is the principal here? I want to say a few words to him." Jiang Zhiqiang also knew that Liu Tianxian was probably in trouble, and he knew the principal well.

In the entire circle, no one is not cautious about the principal, except for foreign capital and Internet capital.

They don’t care whether you are the principal or not, they just block the way and that’s it.

"He's right next to me. I'll ask him to talk to you on the phone." Liu Tianxian handed the phone to Fang Hong.

Fang Hong motioned for her to put it on the table and turn on the speakerphone.

"Principal!" Jiang Zhiqiang said.

"It's me." Fang Hong said in a flat tone, listening to what the other party said.

"I can't stop this. To tell you the truth, I invested the bulk of it, almost 3 million yuan, and I would like to ask you to give it a break." Jiang Zhiqiang tried to keep his tone calm.

3 million is a considerable sum of money for him, and some of this money is borrowed. If he loses it, it will be a heavy blow to his happiness!
It will take them a long time to pay off the loan.

This guy is strong in his connections, but he doesn't actually have much money. The box office of the film and television market has been rising, and copyright regulations have only been around for a few years. How could he have money?

In the past, a movie with a box office of 100 million or tens of millions was considered a big hit and a super awesome movie.

Now the box office is worth billions, and it’s just beginning.

Therefore, these old-established film and television companies only have great connections, but they are short of funds. To make blockbusters, they have to rely on external capital or bank financing, otherwise it won’t work.

"Why should I let you go? Who will let me go?" Fang Hong's tone remained calm.

(End of this chapter)