Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 727 Give Her Two Slaps

Fang Hong's voice was sonorous and echoed throughout the entire conference room, making those present feel deafened.

Everyone was silent for a moment.

"Speak slowly and don't get excited!" The leader reached out and pressed, signaling him to calm down.

"Leader, there are some things I have to say. Just because I have no background and no strength, they all bullied me. I fought back, and the means were a bit violent. I admit that. They thought I was aggressive and said I was sabotaging. Is this the sorrow of the children of ordinary people?
If you have achieved something, you have to accept their slander, if you have achieved something, you have to accept their domination, if you have achieved something, you have to be beaten back to your original state. I just want to say, who would dare to do anything like this? Where is fairness and justice? "

Fang Hong was still very excited, and his intense emotions were enough to suppress all these people.

To deal with them, one must certainly express his grievances in a passionate and expressive manner, otherwise how can he shock them and make the leader side with him.

“Wanda said he made a contribution, and it’s the largest cinema chain in the country, which is impressive, right? But how did he get his cinema chain, and how much money did he borrow from the bank?
This money is used to buy cinemas, film companies, the World Cup, the Winter Olympics, real estate, and various hotels overseas. Is it contributing to the West or to my country's film and television culture?

At least I didn’t borrow too much money to buy things outside. Even when I made movies and built film and television bases, all the wealth was accumulated by my hard work bit by bit.

I didn't spend extra money on buying unnecessary things overseas. I spent it all on film and television production and animation production, which improved our production capabilities.

Are we going to let our children and our audiences keep watching Japanese animations and not have our own animation products? I have never thought that I did anything wrong, but in the eyes of these people, it seems as if I am wrong.”

Fang Hong pointed out Jack Ma, Mr. Wang, Tony Ma and others one by one, making undisguised accusations.

These people felt offended. Pointing at them in such an occasion was simply disrespectful and showed no respect for them.

But it's not easy to get angry when the leader is around.

The other little Karamis were very happy to hear this. They didn’t dare to scold these big guys before, but the principal did it for them.

Even though he was hostile to the principal, he still hoped in his heart that he would scold his boss as a villain.

"Although I bought a lot of things overseas, I also wanted to use capital and acquisitions to connect the upstream and downstream so that our movies can go global," Mr. Wang defended.

"Have you succeeded in getting our films out? Not only did you not get them out, you also brought Hollywood in, with Warcraft, The Great Wall, and King Kong coming out one after another."

Fang Hong stood up, walked up to Mr. Wang, pointed at his nose and said, “I see that you are not using capital to find channels for domestic films and TV series, but to be a good fortune boy.

Before Wanda acquired AMC, AMC was on the verge of bankruptcy and restructuring; before acquiring Legendary Pictures, Legendary Pictures had accumulated losses of about 3 billion US dollars in three years! "

These words made the three leaders stunned and somewhat surprised, and they whispered to each other whether this was the case.

If you are in a high position and you are not paying special attention, you will not understand the situation very well.

It is said that Wanda spent 35 billion US dollars to acquire Legendary Entertainment and 26 billion US dollars to acquire AMC. It is a huge waste to spend so much money to acquire American companies that have no value in the United States.

The value that the leaders believe in is of no help to the country's industry, but is completely a favor to others.

"AMC may have had some crises before, but it is now operating well and has turned losses into profits. The value of Legendary Pictures lies not in the past but in the future IP. Your principal also pays attention to IP. Don't you understand this?" Mr. Wang defended himself again.

"I understand. Of course I understand. I'm working on Chinese IP. What are you working on? American IP? You can use that money to improve our own production capabilities and make a "Classic of Mountains and Seas" to shock the world. I absolutely respect you now and call you Mr. Wang.

And what are you doing? Not only are you raising IP for others and resuscitating other people's companies, but you're also looking for a foreigner to be the male lead and savior, with Lao Mouzi, to pick up Miss Jing? Are we Chinese so cheap?"

Fang Hong's last sentence was quite heartbreaking!
"What do you mean? Can you explain it clearly?" the leader asked.

"The Great Wall" has not been released yet, so we don't know much about it. The people present seemed very confused and didn't know what the last sentence meant.

“It’s like this, Mr. Wang has a movie project called The Great Wall, which you should have heard of. By current domestic standards, it’s a one-of-a-kind blockbuster.

The plot of this movie is about monsters attacking ancient my country, and then two foreigners came as saviors. They not only saved our country, but also seduced our female general!
What I want to say is, is our country so rubbish? Do we need foreigners to save it? Our national confidence is being destroyed by people like you.

When I was shooting the Lucy series, foreigners were all villains and anti-human beings, but it was different when it was released overseas.”

Fang Hong's words were a bit exaggerated, but they were loved by people who liked to hear them, such as the hawks.

He wasn't sure what faction the leaders belonged to, but judging from their attitude towards taking on the whole world, the big guys were very clear-headed.

The three leaders looked at Mr. Wang with unfriendly eyes. Although they were not in charge of the review, they were still very unhappy to hear it.

Mr. Wang is so embarrassed that he is making such a big deal out of such a small matter.

Now that "The Great Wall" has been completed and will be released in three months, it is too late to make any changes. Fang Hong only dared to speak up.

"I think this is a good attempt, an integration of the Chinese and American markets. If we want our culture to be placed in the United States and recognized by American audiences, we must do it in the American way. If American technology wants to enter China, it must use our culture as a carrier, integrate with each other, and explore the future path together." Jack Ma helped Mr. Wang to smooth things over.

It sounds good, using American technology to film Chinese culture.

"Don't give me useless high-sounding lectures about American technology. They don't have any technology. It's you who are unwilling to work hard to improve our production level and have no patience to gamble on the success of a movie.

It sounds so nice, but I just don’t want to work hard.”

Fang Hong pointed the finger at Jack Ma again, saying: "Paramount was already in trouble due to the continuous losses of many movies, and even the management was in turmoil. The original fate of such a company should be the same as Columbia, to be acquired.

Our philanthropist Marda is very kind and generous. He immediately gave Paramount 10 billion US dollars to help them overcome the difficulties.

Not only that, he also invested 2 million dollars in Amblin Partners Spielberg's company. This happened not long ago.

What I want to say is that our film and television market has been in turmoil recently. You have money to give to Hollywood, but you don’t have money to give to our film and television companies? "

Hearing this, everyone present turned their eyes to Jack Ma.

Wanda’s acquisition of AMC and Legendary Pictures was a big deal, and there were news reports, but Jack Ma was quite secretive about what he did.

Those who don’t pay special attention won’t know!

"I don't know what you want to say. The purpose of investing in Hollywood is of course to tell Chinese stories. Hollywood has taught the world how to watch movies. We are just using our own way to help Chinese stories go global and help the West better understand the East.

In this process, I dare say that within five years, Alibaba will become a new force in Hollywood, while your Yutu will still be in a small pond. ” Jack Ma has great ambitions.

"Chinese stories? Then let me ask you, why did the movie "Flying Tigers" that you co-produced with Paramount fail? Is it because Hollywood doesn't allow you to shoot Chinese stories?" Fang Hong asked back.

Hearing this, Zhang Hongsen lowered his head and reported to his leader.

He knew that this film had been reviewed by them. It was about the story of the US "Flying Tigers" aiding China in the fight against Japan during World War II, and it starred Tom Cruise.

It was originally a key project for cultural exchange, but due to script issues, it failed to highlight our contribution and was therefore rejected.

If you are a hero in the United States, then we cannot be heroes. Anyway, the contradiction is quite deep.

"We cooperated with Hollywood to promote Chinese culture to the world, but when it comes to you, we become the sinners." Jack Ma was very dissatisfied.

"The moat of the cultural industry can never be penetrated by money," Fang Hong said in a loud voice.

"well said!"

The leaders couldn't help but applaud him for what he said. They agreed with him and said that he had hit the essence of the problem: other people's cultural moat can never be penetrated by money.

Culture is a defense against external forces. Money can only be used as a tool. It must be used in the right place. Rooted in the local area, we must defeat the opponent with better and more beautiful movies.

Jack Ma stopped talking, as talking about it would go against the wishes of his leadership, who also believed that investing in local film and television was the right path.

Otherwise, there would not be much effort to develop local industries.

“Geely, I won’t talk about it anymore. They would rather spend tens of billions on international record companies than support the rise of local music.”

Fang Hong walked to the middle, spread his hands, and said confidently: "I would like to ask you today, I have been working diligently to develop the film and television industry, the animation industry, and build a film and television base, but you have called me a destroyer.

You keep saying that you are spending money abroad for the development of our country's culture, but never at home. When have you ever thought about entering the film and television industry? When have you ever thought about making our own blockbusters and going global? "

Everyone present looked at Jack Ma, Tony Ma, and Mr. Wang, trying to see shame on their faces.

Even the leaders looked at those three people!
But the three of them remained expressionless, with no sign of joy or anger; they seemed very calm and did not speak.

In fact, my heart has been shaken and confused for a long time, because if you don't say these things, you can't feel anything. Once you say them out loud, it feels like a big deal.

And I said it all to the masters who heard it.

"Alibaba spent at least 15 billion US dollars; Wanda spent more than 80 billion US dollars. I am talking about the film and television industry. Other real estate and other things do not count. I am not qualified to say; Tencent is not far behind, at least 500 billion!

More than 1100 billion! What a shocking number, what a pity! How scarce is the people's movie entertainment! They can't even watch a domestic big monster movie! They can't even watch a big science fiction movie. "

Fang Hong was like a performance expert, his sighs of concern for the country and the people were like rubbing salt into their wounds!
Instead of always saying it’s for this or that, let’s talk about the facts and the evidence and see what these people are actually doing!
In fact, they just wanted to take a shortcut and didn't think too much about it. It wasn't as bad as Fang Hong said. He just exaggerated these things.

If you say it outside, the capitalists and outsiders will just listen, and netizens may be a little indignant, but it won't have much effect. But in a meeting like this, these words are very effective.

I don't know what can be achieved with so much money, but at least it can make a splash. The talents and facilities are there, and even if it loses money, it's better than losing it to Hollywood.

Most of the investments they made to Hollywood ended up in losses!
But no, they used the money to help Hollywood make movies and preserved their production system.

The atmosphere at the scene was very heavy for a moment because of Fang Hong's words. Sun Zhonghuai and Fan Luyuan seemed to be suppressed and appeared a little hesitant.

Just because the leaders didn't speak, the atmosphere became very depressing.

Jack Ma and Tony Ma were speechless after seeing the data and facts, but they still looked calm.

Mr. Wang was a little panicked. He was different from the two Ma brothers. He had the bank's money, while the two Ma brothers had money of their own. They felt more confident spending their own money.

I felt a little nervous about spending the bank's money and being exposed to the public.

Only Chen Zhixi remained calm. The principal had a clear conscience as he didn't spend any money and could say anything. He was not afraid of anyone and was quite impressive.

No one else can say these things. Who would have thought that these things could also be used to attack people?

Investing in film and television and acquiring industries is not a normal thing.

Many people actually do not understand some of the above intentions, so they think they are reasonable, including many businessmen.

As I said, giving you money and letting you grow is to allow you to build yourself, not to build others.

"Okay, let's not talk about who is right or wrong today. If there are mistakes, correct them and if there are no mistakes, commend them. Xiao Fang, you can sit back in your seat." The leader didn't want to pursue the matter for the time being.

What Fang Hong said was not in the plan in the first place. This meeting was to resolve their malicious competition.

"I'm sorry, leader. I got a little excited today. What I hate most in my life is being wrongly accused. When my wife wronged me, I slapped her in the face twice. I couldn't stand that." Fang Hong was angry, but in essence he was trying to make up for those people who said he was engaging in malicious competition.

He must have engaged in malicious competition and he can't escape it.

"Yes, I understand. Your wife didn't divorce you. In fact, I admire her for her good temper." said the leader.

"Hahaha!" Laughter suddenly broke out at the scene.

The laughter started from the other two leaders and then the others followed suit, otherwise who would have dared to laugh?

Of course there are also bitter smiles here, for example, Mr. Wang’s bitter smile.

Even so, the originally heavy atmosphere became more lively and not so depressing anymore, and everyone felt a little more relaxed.

The principal was so happy just now that he made them feel uncomfortable.

"We have basically understood your situation. The principal has restricted content distribution authorization; Tencent has restricted music distribution authorization. This is a monopolistic behavior. Both of you must correct it.

Music should be cross-licensed. You can’t just say he authorizes you and you don’t authorize him. It should be open to other platforms.” The leader was not as excited as Fang Hong, and his tone seemed calm.

This means that even if all music copyrights are exclusive to Tencent, we must create a competitive environment for it and not allow one company to dominate the market.

"We will change our strategy when we return and cooperate with other platforms with an open attitude. There will no longer be exclusive contracts." Tony Ma had a good attitude.

The leader nodded and looked at Fang Hongdao: "Content distribution authorization and which platform to use should be decided by the film and television companies themselves. Capital cannot be used to excessively interfere."

"Okay! I will make corrections as soon as I get back." Fang Hong didn't dare to resist and could only listen.

Then his trump card is half useless. The reason why it is half useless is that he can no longer terminate the cooperation on the grounds of copyright and ask the other party to remove the content.

But the price can be increased, that is, a film or TV show that originally costs 100 million can be sold for 1000 million.

There is no restriction on you, but you have to be able to afford it. This is how Tencent played it in the past.

But Tony Ma’s music licensing is also half-wasted!

The three CEOs of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent looked at each other and showed relief on their faces, which means that they can continue to cooperate with the producers of online dramas without being restricted by the principal.

But they didn't expect that the principal would have a backup plan.

"As for the secondary creation of copyright, it will be left to the judiciary to decide. We will also organize a team of experts to study the ownership of such copyright."

The leader's words basically made our small broken website feel very uncomfortable, because there are many secondary creations on our small broken website.

But this is also fair. Secondary creation also falls within the scope of other people's copyright. As for the extent to which secondary creation constitutes infringement, this requires research.

If this is not protected, people can create film and television content about Chang'e and Jade Rabbit at will.

Jack Ma and Mr. Wang looked slightly relieved, this basically meant they could start with the small broken website.

"But you must not abuse copyright, disrupt the market competition order by unfair means, or use copyright to cheat secondary creators. We do not support these," said the leader.

After these words were spoken, Jack Ma and Mr. Wang's faces turned serious.

That is to say, mass lawsuits against secondary creations will not be allowed. They cannot carry out large-scale copyright infringement against those creators. It will be useless to cut off the source of the problem!

If there had been this rule in the first place, Fang Hong would not have been able to scare those people from Panda Live, and Xiao Wang Shi would have been doomed!

(End of this chapter)