After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 173: Driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf
Behind the intricate relationships in the entertainment industry lies two words: interests.

interest.

If the stakes are high enough, anything can happen.

Capital is impersonal.

Capital only cares about naked profit.

You may fight to the death today, but you may shake hands and make peace for the sake of interests tomorrow.

Enemies are enemies, friends are friends, and interests are interests.

Zhang Chaoyang hated Lao Gu to the core and wished Youku would be destroyed sooner, but at the last moment he shook hands with Lao Gu and made peace.

It was because of the temptation of the full copyright of the Diaosi series and the temptation of the first web drama that made Zhang Chaoyang temporarily put aside his personal grudges.

Penguin withdrew and Mango wanted to get involved in Running Man.

Now only Baidu and Huayi are left.

Baidu is the biggest loser in this battle of top 100 companies.

Baidu bought Tudou's shares for hundreds of millions.

Plus Baidu's stock has been falling...

No one can tell exactly how much Baidu has lost.

Li Yanhong has given up on iQiyi and is focusing all his energy on consolidating his search dominance.

iQiyi is now a paper tiger.

Although Gong Yu is not the kind of person who will take revenge for every little grievance, he cannot be blamed for the huge loss this time.

As the founder of iQiyi, he cannot admit that he is wrong, so he has to find someone to take the blame.

Ultimately, the reason Baidu lost so badly this time was because it kicked Li Mingyang out.

At that time, it was Baidu, Mango and Huayi who kicked Li Mingyang out.

Li Yanhong made the final decision, but he could not be wrong.

Mango, as long as Gong Yu wants to continue to work in the video industry, he dare not offend Mango.

Huayi, this time, was really rewarded. The MVP of the losing side, after this battle, reconciled with Wang Jinhua on the surface.

Horrible! Even more terrifying than in the previous life!
If Huayi is not pulled down at this time.

Endless troubles...

As for peace talks, that is pure nonsense.

The situation was not good. The two Wangs admitted their mistakes and apologized very quickly and sincerely.

But once they recover, they will definitely retaliate.

It’s on par with Goryeo!
Li Mingyang is not Yang Guang. If he can defeat the enemy in one wave, there will definitely not be a second wave.

Act with all your strength and be as powerful as a tiger!
Li Mingyang picked up the mobile phone on the table and called Gong Yu.

He wants to awaken this future tycoon of domestic entertainment, an old fox who doesn't know what to do now.

……

Yanbei.

Gong Yu hung up the phone and looked at the wine glass on the coffee table in silence for a long time.

He didn't expect Li Mingyang to call him at this time and give him directions.

Penguin is not on the same side as them. Penguin is just taking this opportunity to test the reaction of the higher-ups.

Baidu suffered huge losses.

Mango's extreme one-for-one exchange also resulted in huge losses.

Only Huayi not only did not suffer any losses, but also made huge profits.

Gong Yu wanted to mess up Huayi and try to divert the blame.

However, Alibaba is a major shareholder of Huayi, and he could not make up his mind.

But Li Mingyang's call made him make up his mind.

Instead of worrying about whether Ali will be ousted or not, the most important thing is to regain Mr. Li’s trust.

If there was really no one available and many people didn't want to get involved in the murky waters of the video industry... he would have been removed long ago.

Although he has not been dismissed, Li Yanhong has lost confidence in him. How can he expect to make long videos if he can't get the money?

"This kid is really a business genius. He might as well be a director..." Gong Yu savored Li Mingyang's words carefully. The more he thought about it, the more feasible it seemed to him.

What video websites need most are high-quality TV series.

Huayi is weak in the field of TV dramas.

As for celebrities, iQiyi is a video platform, not a film and television company, so it really doesn’t matter much.

Size, the most important thing is size!

First, build up the volume, then talk about other things.

So he thought about it and called Boss Zhao first.

Apart from regret and repentance, he was very humble. After talking for a long time, Boss Zhao finally stopped talking about withdrawing his shares.

After Huace was stabilized, Gong Yu called the owners of other film and television companies specializing in TV dramas one by one.

Finally, I called the copyright middleman Lao Jia to discuss the possibility of long-term cooperation.

Cooperation cannot be achieved through a phone call.

But as long as you don't refuse explicitly, there is room for negotiation.

As long as Mr. Li trusts him again, everything will be fine.

After the call, Gong Yu drove back to the company and informed the management to cancel the Spring Festival holiday and that everyone must come back to work the next day. Gong Yu wanted to transfer Tudou's film and television copyrights to iQiyi to expand the size of iQiyi.

After listening to Gong Yu's plan, Li Yanhong said, "I'll talk to you in person," and hung up the phone.

The film and television copyrights that Tudou bought from LeTV were paid for by Penguin and Baidu. Once the two companies join forces, they can get those film and television copyrights in minutes.

With Li Yanhong's support, Gong Yu directly aimed his guns at Huayi.

They sued Huayi on the grounds that Huayi had committed financial fraud and infringed on the interests of other partners during the cooperation period!
……

The news that Baidu and Huayi were falling out and were going to court spread like wildfire.

That evening, before the first day of the Lunar New Year was even over, media from all walks of life swarmed in front of Huayi’s headquarters. The huge crowds were a spectacular sight.

When the media surrounded the company's gate, Wang Dajun was at the airport, preparing to travel abroad with his family.

Upon learning that the matter had become a big deal, Wang Dajun was forced to give up his travel plans and return to the company.

At the company gate, facing the interview of reporters.

Wang Dajun said cheerfully, "It's just a misunderstanding."

Wang Dajun is really not afraid of being sued by Baidu.

Projects in the entertainment industry have unclear accounts and cannot be liquidated.

Even through auditing and accounting appraisal, the account situation during the cooperation period cannot be ascertained.

The court will not be able to give a result and will rule to dismiss the plaintiff's lawsuit.

Over the years, Huayi has been sued too many times by its partners due to accounting issues, and Wang Dajun has a lot of experience with this.

If it wasn’t Baidu that sued Huayi this time, Wang Dajun wouldn’t have bothered to care.

Back in the office, Wang Dajun looked at the media reporters downstairs and felt very troubled.

He continued to call Gong Yu, calling hundreds of times, but couldn't get through.

Wang Dajun gave up and was about to call Wang Jinhua.

However, Wang Jinhua called Wang Dajun first.

"I'm abroad now. If there's anything, I'll talk to you when I get back."

"I……"

Before I could finish my words, the person on the other end hung up the phone.

"Fuck, you're even less efficient than me in taking money... I'll make you spit it all out later."

After Wang Dajun finished speaking viciously, he paused for a long time, then put on a flattering smile and dialed Jack Ma's number.

……

"OK, no problem."

"Good good..."

Li Mingyang hung up the phone with Boss Zhao, quite unexpectedly.

Jack Ma actually invited him to Alibaba headquarters.

To be fair, Jack Ma is really awesome... much better than Lao Ma.

A lot of the bullshit that I boasted about eventually came true.

No matter what, his contribution to the grassroots is huge.

If you want to make it in the domestic entertainment industry in the future, the two Ma’s are giants that you cannot avoid.

After packing his clothes, Li Mingyang took the script of "Your Name" and his suitcase, left the villa, drove to Yiwu Airport, and returned to Yanbei.

While waiting to board the plane, Li Mingyang made a special call to Wang Changtian to tell him that his script had been finalized.

Wang Changtian originally wanted Li Mingyang to be quiet, but when he heard that the script was ready, he was overjoyed and said, "You come over, or I will... You should come over. Call me when you arrive at the airport and I will send a driver to pick you up."

"Okay." Li Mingyang thought for a moment and said, "Boss Wang, Boss Zhao just called me and said that Boss Ma of Alibaba invited me to the Alibaba headquarters."

"This Boss Ma is not a simple person... Actually, I don't recommend you to meet him. The reason is... It's hard to say now. You should just focus on making movies. If you want to make it in the movie industry, everything else is fake. Only movies are real..."

"There shouldn't be anything wrong with meeting once, right?" Li Mingyang asked doubtfully.

"He approached me several times, but I rejected him each time... There's no benefit in approaching him now. You have to prove yourself before you're qualified to negotiate with him."

"..."

"One movie is not enough, you need another movie," said Wang Changtian.

What Wang Changtian said is both right and wrong.

As for qualifications, he definitely has them, including the first online drama series "Diaosi", the first variety shows "Running Man" and "Keep Running", and the first online movie "Spy Play".

Jack Ma is determined to unify the domestic entertainment industry, so it is normal for him to want to win him over.

But if you want to do business with Jack Ma, you have to be irreplaceable enough.

Ali is famous for kicking out outsiders.

Movies are king.

Directors, like actors, have a chain of contempt.

TV drama directors, web drama directors, variety show directors, and online movie directors have great limitations and too many alternatives.

Only film directors are at the top.

The box office of Bouquet of Flowers in mainland China was only over 50 million, but the small investment and big win made him a talented director.

All he needs now is a commercial movie that grosses over 100 million yuan to become a famous director.

Just like Ning Hao...two movies, Crazy Stone and Crazy Racing, established his identity as a famous director.

Li Mingyang was recalling how the new generation of directors became famous when a system pop-up window suddenly popped up in front of him.

(End of this chapter)