Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 656: Unprecedented Great Change
At the end of October, "Charlotte's Troubles" still had a box office of several million per day and could reach tens of millions on weekends.

Other movies such as "The Demonic Tower" and "Saving Mr. Wu" don't have much box office every day, and a few tens of thousands is already good.

The total box office of the former has exceeded 600 million, while the latter is only nearly 200 million, less than 200 million.

In addition, "Lost in Hong Kong", which has been released for more than a month, has also come to an end. It has a box office of 16 billion yuan, and it is impossible to go up further.

Other lesser-known movies are just cannon fodder.

The winners of these two periods are "Lost in Hong Kong" and "Charlotte's Troubles". Although the latter has a lower box office, its total box office has reached 14 billion.

But in terms of influence, it is greater than "Lost in Hong Kong"!
Not only did it make Shen Teng famous, it also made Ma Li and the supporting actors famous. After all, they were all unknown actors, and they made many people famous all of a sudden.

The Happy Twist team behind this movie has also attracted attention from capital.

It’s just because low-cost realistic comedy themes are so scarce, and only they can shoot them well. There are very few teams that can shoot this type of theme well, so it is scarce.

Even Guangtou relied on the characteristics of the actors themselves. He needed actors with distinct personalities like Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang. Without them, Guangtou alone would not be able to carry the show.

Previously, Happy Twist created dramas and sketches and was relatively unknown in the film and television industry. However, it has gained a firm foothold in the industry and gained great fame thanks to "Charlotte's Troubles".

Another emerging film and television company has emerged and has won the favor of many capitals. Its valuation once soared to 54 billion.

The founder Zhang Chen suddenly became a hot commodity. The 11% or so of the shares in his hands were suddenly worth more than million yuan, making him a billionaire overnight.

But this company had long been acquired by Yutu and became its subsidiary. If capital wanted to enter the market, it could only purchase shares from Yutu. Obviously, Yutu was not short of money.

Or you can buy from Zhang Chen, but Zhang Chen already has very few left, and if you sell them again, they will be almost gone.

Now Happy Twist has no shortage of resources thanks to Yutu. Yutu can provide money and channels. They just need to make good movies.

As for how the photos are taken, Yutu doesn’t care.

Of course Zhang Chen wants to go public, and he wants to increase his own net worth further through the listing.

Fang Hong let them do whatever they wanted and let them go public, but he knew that the company would not be successful in the IPO.

If the listing is not successful next year, the chances will be slim in the next seven or eight years. If you want to go public again, you will have to wait until after the black swan event.

Because in recent years, the entertainment industry will have a series of financial and ethical issues.

This is also the reason why he had previously instructed Fatty Yu to delist Bona this year and make sure to list it next year.

Now Fatty Yu has gained the support of all shareholders and has also taken back the shares held by Sequoia. He only needs to wait for the application to be approved by the U.S. stock market before he can delist and apply for a domestic listing.

Of course Fang Hong cannot do nothing. He is willing to give out 10% to motivate Happy Twist employees to show their support. If the listing is successful, their net worth will skyrocket.

After listing, you can also cash out in the secondary market.

This made the core creative team of Happy Twist and Shen Teng very happy.

"It's still better to follow the principal. I heard that the early members of Yutu have achieved financial freedom. Now it's our turn." Song Yang showed his buck teeth, feeling very happy. He also got some shares, which were given to him.

He is also a core creator. He was the creative director of "The Shameful Iron Fist" and "Super Family".

He can also act, and can write, direct and act.

"I didn't expect that I would become rich accidentally. I can save many years of hard work!" Shen Teng said with a smile.

The others also laughed in agreement. 10% of the shares meant that the principal gave them more than 5 million yuan.

Of course, this move was to bypass Zhang Chen and give it directly to the core layer, which was equivalent to Fang Hong winning over a wave of people's hearts and avoiding poaching by outside capital.

Zhang Chen also knew about the situation and didn't know what to say.

Fang Hong gave him a development goal to continue expanding comedy talents. Currently, there are too few editors, creators and performers, only more than 40 people.

We need to expand tenfold again, and without a core creative staff of three to four hundred people it would be unqualified.

The purpose is to maintain its core competitiveness. If Happy Twist cannot have its own comedy characteristics, it will have no core competitiveness and is destined to be eliminated.

Therefore, we must maintain the core element of comedy, no matter how bad the film is, as long as the audience laughs.

Coming up with funny ideas is the most difficult part, as it requires a collision of ideas from various people. This is also the reason why comedies are difficult to shoot, because it is difficult to think of jokes and ideas.

A person simply does not have that many ideas, and it is easy for him to run out of ideas. This was the case with the Seven Freaks of Cinema City in the past.

They almost brought down Golden Harvest, but later on, due to differences in ideas and not having enough energy to focus on creation, they had to split up.

So comedy needs to absorb fresh blood. It cannot rely on just a few people, nor can it rely solely on the ideas of one person.

It needs to be systematic, like Yutu.

For this 10% equity, they registered a company called Shuiyue in Tianjin as a shareholding platform.

That is to say, this company owns 10% of the shares of Happy Twist, and the shareholders of this company include Yan Fei, Peng Damo, Song Yang and other main members.

It also includes top artists such as Shen Teng and Ma Li.

This way everyone can benefit and it binds everyone together.

Of course, they also want to start their own companies and monetize their fame. There is no limit to this. Monetization sounds nice, but those who understand it will understand.

After all, the taxes paid by a company are much less than personal income.

As a rising new film and television company, Happy Twist has already been embraced by Jade Rabbit early on.

But there are many film and television companies that have emerged this year, including Zhenledao, Huanxi, Ruyi, Jingcheng Culture, Blue Star Pictures, Hengdian Film and Television, etc.

They are all very talented, not least Happy Twist. The success of a movie does not mean anything.

There are many new directors and new successful people now, such as Xu Guangtou, Wu Jin, Chen Sicheng, etc., who are all rising stars.

Of course, Yutu has not stopped expanding. There is nothing much to do with live-action films and TV series, so it just needs to develop step by step.

Yutu is expanding in the animation field and recently established a new company called Qianying. It controls five animation studios and companies: October Culture, Cocoa Bean Animation, Red Carp Culture, Xuanji Technology, and Bi'an Tian Culture.

October Culture is Tian Xiaopeng’s company; Cocoa Bean Animation is Jiaozi’s company; and there is also Hongli Culture, which is the company that made the "Jiang Ziya" animation.

It also invested in Xuanji Technology, a 3D digital content production company in Hangzhou, which produced "The Legend of Qin".

It also produced "Douluo Dalu", "Tianbao Fu Yao Lu", "Devouring the Starry Sky" and so on.

It can be said that Yutu is leading the animation industry forward. An adapted version of "Fighter of the Destiny" has been broadcast on Bilibili and Chang'e Video.

However, it did not cause much sensation and did not break the circle. The total number of views of the first season was only 5 million times. This was the result of traffic support after a year of broadcasting. The platform support and the two-way drainage of a large number of book fans made this achievement possible, but it did not give up. The animation "The Legend of Chusen" will be released later.

The market needs to be cultivated. It will certainly not be very good at the beginning, but it will not lead to losses. It needs to be done slowly, and at least it can replace some Japanese animations.

We can't let Japan take away this part, otherwise how will the 200,000 or 300,000 animation professionals make a living?

There are too few people working in this industry, less than one million, so we must develop the animation industry.

This is a high-end industry. The salary of outstanding people can reach tens of thousands of yuan, which can solve the food problem for many people. This profession has a nickname, called digital craftsman.

However, these are all very subtle. Most people can see the changes in the industry, but they don’t know specifically how it is changing or what is driving it.

So I didn’t know it was the principal who was pushing it from behind, but the higher-ups definitely saw it.

The competition between Yutu and Huayi has not stopped.

While Fang Hong was busy with the development of Yutu, he did not give up on competing for Dabaobei to endorse products.

He contacted the marketing department of Chow Tai Fook's mainland company, and the other party agreed to change the person, but they did not reach an agreement on Liu Tianxian's endorsement.

They only endorse one series, which is the fashion and light luxury series, not the entire brand.

Fang Hong wanted a brand endorsement, so that he could be worthy of Liu Tianxian's identity and status; but Chow Tai Fook couldn't give it to him. You can get a series, but not a brand endorsement.

The two sides remained deadlocked until the talks broke down.

In fact, the cooperation between Dabaobei and the other party was just the endorsement of a certain series, not a brand endorsement.

Besides, Chow Tai Fook does not have a long-term full-brand endorsement.

It's not just Chow Tai Fook that does this, other big brands do the same. This is because they are afraid that their artists will have moral controversies or legal problems that would damage their brand image.

Who knows what artists are like in private?

However, it is enough for Chow Tai Fook to agree to change people. There is no need for them to offend the principal in the mainland.

If the principal tries to discredit Chow Tai Fook or the image artist they have chosen, it will be very hurtful and there is no need to take that risk.

The principal being able to tell them is equivalent to a reminder.

So Dabaobei’s endorsement of Chow Tai Fook fell through, and Liu Tianxian did not get any benefits, but Shu Qi did.

It's ironic that with the competition between the two sides, Shu Qi got the endorsement for free.

Of course, the female celebrities in the circle are also very envious. Yang Mi regretted that she should have snatched Chow Tai Fook's brand.

"There is still a chance. Zhao Xiaodao is trying to snatch the Dior and Dove brands from Dabaobei. If he handles it well, he can really snatch them away since both sides have problematic artists." Zeng Jia made a plan and saw the opportunity.

There will definitely be a wave of mutual criticism between the two sides, and they will definitely be regarded as problematic artists by the brands, and Yang Mi will just benefit from it.

It is possible that the brand will choose neither side and choose a third party.

"Will this offend the principal?" Yang Mi worriedly asked.

"Don't worry. The principal is dealing with Huayi, not us. Besides, it all depends on one's ability. The choice is in the hands of the brand." Zeng Jia said.

Da Mi Mi thought about it silently.

"This is a rare benefit and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you give up, you will have to wait for the next opportunity, which may take several years. Besides, you still have the bet." Zeng Jia advised.

When she heard about the bet, Yang Mi immediately agreed: “Okay!”
If the bet fails, she will be very hurt and cannot afford it. Liu Tianxian is already so famous and high-profile, but she still hasn't figured it out. How can she be willing to accept this?

Not only Yang Mi, but also Tang Wei, Guan Xiaotong, Yang Zi and others have the idea of ​​winning Dove.

I don’t dare to think about Dior, it’s too high-end, but I can still think about Dove.

Yang Zi has been very popular in the past two years thanks to variety shows such as "The Battle of Changsha", "Where Has the Time Gone", "Born to Be Perfect", and "Sisters Over Flowers".

The estimation in the circle was correct. While Fang Hong was busy getting rid of the endorsement of Dabaobei, a lot of negative information about Zhao Xiaodao appeared on the Internet.

Some people called her a "country girl", "a bumpkin", "from the U.S.", and even when she drank water, some people called her a "slut"!
Of course, there were signs of this a long time ago, but they just started to spread everywhere all at once. The whole network was spreading all kinds of negative information about her, such as that she was from the countryside and had no education, and so on. Anyway, the most unpleasant things were spread.

The purpose is to prevent her from competing with the big baby.

There are also a lot of negative news about Liu Tianxian, but there is no more room for criticism about Liu Tianxian. No matter how much criticism is directed at her, it is still the same news. Zhao Xiaodao was just rising and people were very interested in him.

Anyway, Huayi just needs to make a start, and there will be a lot of capital behind it to help it complete the deal. In other words, capital is helping Huayi to develop Yutu, and the shadows of Alibaba and Tencent are behind this.

Both of them are more or less shareholders of Huayi.

Fang Hong did not spread any negative information about anyone. If this cannot be proven, it can only reduce some of the commercial value and make the brand owners cautious, but it will not have much effect.

He called Mango TV's deputy director Zhang Huali, who was the one who spoke out about "Where Are We Going, Dad?".

Now "Where Are We Going, Dad?" is also in danger. There is news that the authorities are expected to announce a "child restriction" after the Chinese New Year!
Once it is released, it will be a one-size-fits-all policy. This is different from the previous "foreign restrictions", which require a buffer period.

It is impossible for the platform to adjust once a policy is released. It takes time to adjust.

But this "child restriction" is different. Once it is announced, you are prohibited from filming variety shows for children's entertainment. Of course, you cannot broadcast it on satellite TV, but you can still broadcast it on the Internet.

Currently, online broadcasting is still a vacuum area and is not subject to much control, so the variety shows on various platforms will not lose all their money.

The two talked on the phone and exchanged views on the current situation in the entertainment industry, artist issues, and variety show content issues of common concern.

Fang Hong said: "In the current severe and complex entertainment industry environment, the entertainment industry is undergoing a major change that has not been seen in decades. We should work together in a friendly manner to cope with unknown challenges."

Zhang Huali said: "In view of the long-term friendly cooperation between the two companies, we are willing to strengthen our relationship with Yutu and face the unprecedented changes in the entertainment industry together."

The above is all bullshit. In fact, both parties agreed to ban Huayi artists and artists who cooperate with Huayi.

Mango TV is also angry. What was originally a cash cow variety show was messed up by Huayi and is about to be ruined. How can they not be angry?

Fang Hong happened to be on the phone, and the two sides hit it off and decided to work together to ban Huayi artists.

Mango TV has banned Huayi artists on major variety shows, online platforms, and its social media.

Chang'e Yutu banned Huayi artists in new media information and film and television theaters.

That is, the two parties used their respective resources to carry out an all-round ban on Huayi artists online, offline, in variety shows, film and television, media, and television.

It can be said that the struggle has been escalated in all aspects.

(End of this chapter)