Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 637: Huge Lineup
The listing of Tu Piaopiao has an impact on the current film and television market, which shows that Tu Piaopiao has a large amount of funds in its hands again.

Every next step will affect the ticketing market and the film market.

Of course, the 9.9 and 19.9 ticket subsidies will definitely continue, because the current ticketing market is still highly competitive and all parties are still trying to occupy the market by spending money.

If you don't burn it, you will easily lose the market. Only when you burn all others will users have no choice.

However, there are only a few mainstream ticketing platforms on the market now. Tencent's Weipiaoer, with the help of social portals such as WeChat and QQ, occupies nearly 15% of the market share.

Feeling the pressure from Tupiaopiao, Wepiaer announced its merger with Gewara to cover high-end users.

Guevara has a wide coverage in the Yangtze River Delta, and the focus of its previous development was on the Yangtze River Delta region. The Shanghai Film Festival has cooperated with this platform many times and designated it.

Therefore, it covers users in first- and second-tier cities. The acquisition of it by Tencent can be regarded as filling the gap.

But as mentioned before, Wepiaoer does not have a high strategic position in Tencent’s large-scale entertainment sector, and they have invested a lot of resources in music.

This resulted in insufficient investment in Wepiaoer and its exclusion from Tencent's entertainment ecosystem, leading to its defeat.

This is the focus of each factory. With limited resources and funds, you can only focus on one aspect.

No one has the strength to defeat them all.

It is impossible for Fang Hong to attack all of them. He is often sued for his music and the content of his small broken website.

Baidu Nuomi is not doing well either, as it relies on search and map traffic, but they focus on iQiyi.

Even iQiyi can’t afford it, so how can it invest so many resources in Baidu Nuomi?

The most powerful competitor is Tao Piaopiao. Seeing the listing of Tu Piaopiao, Alibaba Pictures also took a series of actions and launched its first main-controlled movie "The Ferryman".

This move marks its official entry into the field of film production.

But this script should have been written by Big Data, otherwise it wouldn't be so bad.

Later, it reached a strategic cooperation with Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment to jointly develop and invest in films for the global market and promote the internationalization of content!
Afterwards, it split off its online ticketing platform "Taobao Movie", also known as Taopiaopiao, and started its A round of financing with a valuation of over 10 billion yuan.

This provides funds to compete with Tupiaopiao and other ticketing platforms.

They also established the Yulebao platform, which is to raise funds for movies through fans and crowdfund movie productions. To put it bluntly, it is about sharing risks and making profits.

Movies are no different from other things. It still depends on the quality of the movie itself, otherwise the audience will not watch it.

You can't control an audience to watch or not.

Alibaba has also integrated Alibaba Cloud, which is cloud computing, as well as businesses such as Youku and Tmall derivative product sales.

We need to build a full industry chain ecosystem of Internet + film and television.

It can be said that although Alibaba did not do as well as Tencent in the big entertainment sector, it was undoubtedly the most successful in the film sector.

He has participated in the production of many well-known movies, such as "The Wandering Earth 2", "Operation Red Sea", "Hello, Li Huanying", "Fengshen" series, etc.

Basically, Alibaba has a share in every hit movie every year, and Tencent is far behind in this regard.

As for other ticketing platforms, such as Time.com, some have begun to die, some have dispersed, and some have become silent.

No one can afford to spend so much money.

When Tupiaopiao went public, it did not do nothing, but started the merger process and planned to acquire Damai.com.

This is a ticketing platform covering concerts, music festivals, dramas, sports events and other market segments.

It has also signed ticketing agency agreements with CBA, Chinese Super League and Midi Music Festival, accounting for 70% of the entertainment ticketing market, making it the absolute number one in this field.

They are also the organizers and planners of concerts, dramas, etc. and the party that owns the copyright of the content.

When a celebrity holds a concert, there is copyright, and this is also an area of ​​competition for content copyright.

If Tu Piaopiao can be acquired, it will just fill the gap in Tu Piaopiao's ticketing market other than movies. Previously, Tu Piaopiao wanted to develop areas such as concerts and sports events.

It just hasn’t developed yet. To put it bluntly, resources are limited.

But it’s different now that it’s listed. We have nearly 6 billion in hand, including the 2 billion given by Yutu and Chang’e before.

Such a large sum of money is more than enough to acquire Damai.com. Although Damai.com has done well in its niche field, it is still in its development stage and its value of one or two hundred million US dollars is at most.

Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian have not left Hong Kong yet, but were invited by CCTV financial reporter Hou Kaidi for an interview.

Other reporters may not be able to conduct interviews, but CCTV can still do it.

CCTV has a branch in Hong Kong, located on the Hung Hom waterfront in Kowloon, across the sea from Causeway Bay.

Yes, it’s the Causeway Bay where Chen Haonan, the boss of Causeway Bay, is located.

In a studio, Liu Tianxian stood behind the camera, with her hands on her chest, watching the interview in front of her.

This is a financial interview, which is different from her job characteristics, so she has nothing to do with it.

Fang Hong, with shiny hair, looked very formal. He sat side by side with CCTV reporter Hou Kaidi facing the camera.

Hou Kaidi was wearing a blue suit and work skirt and had short hair, looking very capable.

It's just a long face and not very good-looking.

The lights were shining on the two people's heads, and Hou Kaidi asked: "With regard to the Rabbit Tickets breaking the issue price, have you ever considered this situation before?"

"Listed stocks will definitely rise and fall, this is a normal phenomenon. Investors still have to look at the long term, and they will definitely make money in the long run." Fang Hong answered calmly.

Hou Kaidi put his legs together and asked again: "What do you think the future valuation of Tu Piao Piao will be?"

"It depends on the business situation. Tupiaopiao has been growing rapidly for several consecutive years, up 50% compared to last year. Last year, the transaction volume was 150 billion yuan, and this year it has exceeded 225 billion yuan. It has more than 90 million monthly active users and covers more than cinemas across the country, accounting for more than % of the country's cinemas.

As long as we can continue to grow and not be defeated, there will definitely be returns for investors and shareholders.”

Fang Hong still wants to give the market confidence.

After all, Tupiaopiao still needs development, and it doesn’t mean that everything will be fine after it goes public.

Going public is just the beginning, and it’s not time to sit back and relax.

Hou Kaidi asked: "How do you position Tupiaopiao? Is it an Internet company, a film and television culture company, or an e-commerce company?"

"Both. It's a company that empowers movies and makes it more convenient to buy movie tickets." Fang Hong gave a standard answer.

Hou Kaidi asked: "At the age of 27, you are already the chairman of three companies. You are already financially independent and a very successful person. So what are your future goals?"

"Let me clarify one thing first. Actually, I am not financially free. I am still in the struggle stage. What is financial freedom? It means that you don't have to worry about money, you can do whatever you want, and you can say 'no' to anyone according to your own will.

I think this is financial freedom. I have wealth, but I am not free. My current career and wealth are not enough to allow me to say "no" to others absolutely freely!" Fang Hong explained.

Liu Tianxian, who was outside, was touched by his words.

Indeed, given the current situation, her man is not yet financially independent, as there are too many competitors out there.

If her man wants to suppress those people, he must continue to become stronger. If he doesn't become stronger, he will face a strong counterattack from others at any time.

"If you want to talk about goals, I don't have any goals. I just want to do the things I have now well. It's not easy for a person to do one thing well."

Fang Hong has been doing what is currently happening.

All industries are centered around film and television content, including promotion and distribution, and broadcasting platforms, and do not involve other areas at all.

But we have to do nothing about these things. This is an era of competition. This is not the era of coal bosses in the 2000s, when as long as the work was good, it was fine. Everyone was in the pioneering stage and there were not too many conflicts.

It’s nothing more than a few words of criticism about who has better box office. No one has the ability to ban a film, but those who have the ability can still make it because the market is diversified.

It’s different now. Things in the capital field need to be integrated, and things have to be done according to the will of others.

What is the will of others? It is traffic, catering to, and flattery. You don't need to have your own ideas, just do it.

Just like those popular young actors, Zhang Yimou also has to face embarrassing situations.

You thought that he wanted to make "The Great Wall" as a compromise; "Man Jiang Hong" was just to make money, which was what he himself hesitated to say.

He said: "Technical means are undoubtedly important, but in commercial films, the ultimate goal is to..."

There is nothing more to say about this, it is obviously a money-making scam!
That's because of their friendship with Liu Haocun, otherwise she wouldn't be so dedicated in supporting him.

Apart from Gong Huang, there are very few actresses who can star in the second film of Zhang Yimou. Liu Haocun can be said to be an exception.

Even with the blessing of glory and the existence of being deified, they cannot escape the control of capital. If Fang Hong continues to make movies, he will be nothing at all.

No matter how good he is at making movies, he is not as good as Zhang Yimou. Zhang has won all three major European awards. Although they are not the highest awards, he has won them all.

The results are undoubtedly the best in Asia.

Hou Kaidi asked again: "You are so young, don't you want to start a business again? For example, car manufacturing. Car manufacturing is very popular this year and many people are investing in it." This year is the "first year of car manufacturing". Driven by policies, there were once 500 new car-making forces. You can imagine how popular it is.

Manufacturing cars is different from other industries. Without an investment of tens of billions, don’t even think about it.

10 billion is just the most basic threshold.

"Haha." Fang Hong smiled and said, "It's too late. I think it's too late for me to enter now."

"How could that be? This trend has just begun." Hou Kaidi was surprised.

“Making cars is different from making other things. Other things are not fatal no matter how they are used, but if a car has an accident, it is a big deal and life-threatening. It is not enough to just have money, but also time.

If we don't have 10 or 20 years to carefully polish the three-electric system and safety and develop our own technology, it is not advisable to rely on the maturity of the industry to assemble it, because anyone can do it.

Cars still rely on technology and safety, both of which take time and cannot be acquired with money.

Moreover, electric cars can subvert some concepts about fuel vehicles. The fuel cars we see now that can accelerate in five or ten seconds are considered luxury cars.

Trams are very fast and have a higher efficiency conversion. In the future, trams that accelerate in five seconds will only be considered average, but you can't guarantee that everyone is highly focused when driving. When people are careless, how can your car ensure their safety? This is the most important thing. "Fang Hong said.

Hou Kaidi asked: "You mean, super-fast trams will be very cheap in the future?"

"Yes, with the development of the industrial chain, electric cars in the future will have the configuration of million-level or even tens of millions of luxury cars. More than half a million in 2 seconds, I think the price will be around this." Fang Hong nodded.

This surprised Hou Kaidi, because the luxury cars that can accelerate in 2 seconds are all luxury cars like Porsche, Lamborghini, and Ferrari, which cost millions.

And 2 seconds is the track level.

A racing car worth more than half a million dollars is a bit unrealistic.

“People often use ‘fast’ to represent a car’s performance and represent the standard features of luxury cars, but ‘fast’ also means a high accident rate.

Just like the cars on the racetrack, they will never be driven on the road. They are towed to the racetrack before they are driven. The type of car is determined by the road it is driven on.

Just because a car has high performance and is popular among the public is not a good thing, because many drivers do not have the ability to control it. This is not a question of technology or not.

If you ask a professional racing driver to run on the road, he wouldn't dare to run at 200 mph because an accident could happen in just one or two seconds, or even milliseconds, and no one can react in time. Therefore, professional racing drivers only dare to run on specific roads, and ordinary people are even less capable of doing so.

In fact, many people just want to seek excitement and experience the thrill of acceleration. They have never experienced it before, so they want to experience it. In fact, I suggest that the country prepare in advance. Cars on the road cannot accelerate in less than 5 seconds, and the maximum speed cannot exceed 200 mph. "

Fang Hong's latter words may seem normal to some people, but his previous statement that a car that can accelerate within 2 seconds can be affordable may seem like a fantasy.

Many people wouldn't even dare to think of owning a car like that.

However, his words did not attract the attention of many car manufacturers until 10 years later, when the accident rate of a certain car was too high, and they were dug up by netizens and the media.

Call the principal a "prophet"!
However, Fang Hong had already retired from the world at that time. Although he was no longer in the world, his legend was still circulating.

Because his words became prophecies.

In fact, electric cars have advantages over gasoline cars in driving, which is a fact, but new things are bound to have many doubts.

In fact, all cars will burn, whether it is oil or electricity, but oil has been developed for many years and is very mature, which can greatly avoid such things.

People are no longer surprised and the proportion is low.

However, trams have only been developed for a few years and are still in the exploratory stage. Many things and technologies are still in the exploratory stage and will take time.

This interview will be broadcast on CCTV. It is a very ordinary interview, which talks about the Tu Piaopiao price drop and some ideas for the future.

Since it is not entertaining, not many people would like to watch it. After the interview, the two said goodbye to Hou Kaidi and left.

Liu Tianxian asked: "Are the things you just said true?"

"Yes, it is predictable. It is impossible for a new product to be without any problems. Just like you celebrities, you will definitely experience abuse and questioning during the improvement process. In fact, it is the same with car manufacturing. There will definitely be many problems in the early stages." Fang Hong said.

Liu Tianxian seemed to understand and asked, "Then can you build a car?"

"No, I can't do this." Fang Hong just wanted to make the existing things better.

After hearing what he said, Liu Tianxian stopped worrying and said, "Hey, Mr. Jiang just called and asked us to meet."

"What for?" Fang Hong asked puzzledly.

"I don't know. He said he would take us to meet someone." Liu Tianxian said.

"Then let's meet!" Fang Hong probably had something to say.

Edko Films is located in the Admiralty Centre in Wan Chai. You need to cross the cross-harbour tunnel to get to the other side, which is not far from Causeway Bay.

The journey is not too far and it only takes about half an hour to get there.

When they arrived at the Emperor Entertainment Group building, Jiang Zhiqiang came down to greet them personally, and there was another person beside him, who was none other than King Liu.

"Principal, congratulations on the launch of Rabbit Tickets!" Jiang Zhiqiang saw two people getting out of the business car and greeted them.

"What are you congratulating me for? I broke the winning number." Fang Hong pretended to be helpless.

The building here is not very grand, looks a bit old, and is very small, much worse than his film and television base.

"The break was only temporary. It's going up again," Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile.

"Fortunately, the price has gone up again, otherwise I would be worried. He just participated in an interview with a CCTV reporter and the reporter asked him something." Liu Tianxian said.

King Liu saw that they were chatting enthusiastically, but he didn't say anything. He just waited quietly with a smile on his face until they finished talking.

Jiang Zhiqiang smiled and gestured to introduce him: "I don't need to introduce him, you should all know him."

"I know him. I'm his fan." Fang Hong stretched out his hand and shook hands with him.

Don’t take what the fans say seriously. The two have actually met a few times, but Fang Hong has never had any lively conversations with King Liu.

It was only after Jiang Zhiqiang’s introduction that things became a little more lively.

"I am also a fan of yours, Principal." King Liu complimented.

"Let's follow each other." Fang Hong said.

"Let's go inside and talk, not here." Jiang Zhiqiang gestured to go into his lair.

Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian looked at each other and followed him in. They thought something must have happened, otherwise they wouldn't have called Liu Tianwang over.

King Andy Lau and Johnny Jiang have a very good relationship. They can joke with each other and have collaborated many times, such as in "Storm" and "A Simple Life".

King Liu is willing to make cameo appearances in many films, such as "My Spy Grandpa" and "Cold War" in his previous life. These films are all Jiang Zhiqiang's films, and King Liu made cameo appearances.

These two people have many personal connections, so it's normal for them to get together.

There is a plot in "A Simple Life" which talks about the boss who prevents the producer from getting paid, and that boss is Jiang Zhiqiang.

In an office, the office looks a bit quaint and has an artistic atmosphere.

The four of them sat together. After tea was served, Jiang Zhiqiang got straight to the point and said, "It's like this, Principal. I'm sorry to ask you to come here. It's Dehua who wants to join your movie The Martian."

This surprised Liu Tianxian. If King Liu joined the cast, what would she do? There was only one protagonist in this film.

Would a star like King Liu be willing to play a supporting role?

"My film doesn't have a male or female protagonist, only one protagonist. Considering his status, it's not suitable." Fang Hong was also surprised.

What this means is that when King Liu comes, he can only play a supporting role.

"I don't want to be the protagonist, it would be an honor for me to just show my face in it." King Liu said.

"Oh, like this."

This made it difficult for Fang Hong to refuse him. With the other person's status, it was impossible for him to just show up.

"Honestly, I feel a little embarrassed to bring this up, but Mr. Jiang mentioned this movie to me, and I personally really want to be involved in it, so I asked Mr. Jiang for an introduction. Of course, if it doesn't work out and the role has already been decided, then forget it. We can work together next time." King Liu was very tactful when he saw that he was in a dilemma.

Speaking of him personally, he just doesn't want to embarrass Jiang Zhiqiang, and his emotional intelligence is very high.

He had heard Jiang Zhiqiang mention this movie before. It was an international blockbuster produced by Universal Studios and Yutu, and would be released worldwide. It had an even larger cast than Gravity.

They invited Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain, Hollywood's top male and female stars to play supporting roles for Liu Tianxian.

With that kind of status, what can he count for?

But he heard from Jiang Zhiqiang that the script was very good and it would be worthwhile to act in it, after all, it was aimed at the international market.

Moreover, he has a bad reputation for bad movies in the past two years, which needs to be redeemed.

(End of this chapter)