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

Chapter 272 Yunfeng Fund, the rise of online universities

In the evening, Li Mingyang returned to Mingyang Entertainment and looked through all the financial account books and did the math.

Huahua Entertainment now has only more than 4000 million left in its account.

There is not much money in Mingyang Entertainment’s account, just over 600 million.

If you want to seize the market, you must spend money. If you don’t, you will miss the opportunity.

In fact, there is also a huge amount of income.

This was the price Boss Zhao paid for his series of schemes and the consequences of stabbing Huayi - the contracts that Wang Changtian signed for him.

The money for Running Man was given by Huace when it went public, a total of 4000 million, including the chief director fee for the second season and the advance payment for the chief director for the third season.

All in one go...it looks like a lot, but after tax deduction, it's only 2200 million.

Li Mingyang can reduce the personal income tax from 45 to 35.

But Boss Zhao did not recommend doing so. Instead, he asked him to open a company in Hangzhou and use the Hangzhou company to pay taxes. Paying more taxes would bring unexpected benefits.

Although Boss Zhao is ruthless, he is truly at the forefront of the times in terms of capital operations.

We have the confidence to be backed by local governments.

Li Mingyang has figured out that no matter how high the pay is, Huace still has to pay it to the government in the end.

The bank takes out the money, he pays back part of it as tax, and the money goes back to the bank...

This big circle is really... indescribable.

“The money is still not enough…”

Li Mingyang looked up at the ceiling, wondering where he could get another large sum of money.

He cannot sell Guangxian shares.

Wang Changtian was heavily in debt, and he had not sold his Youku shares, so he had been borrowing money from the bank...

Jing Tian...her money cannot be touched, otherwise her father-in-law will come out again.

Mimi? She was still thinking of borrowing money from him to buy a house.

Mimi has only one way to invest: speculating in real estate.

Shishi... forget it.

Tan Songyun also likes to buy houses, and he wants to buy a house in Lanhuayuan.

"Too poor..."

Li Mingyang took out his cell phone and called Cai Chongxin to borrow money.

"Hey, Mr. Cai, I'm a little short of money recently. Can you help me get a loan?"

"How many?"

"One hundred million."

"Is it enough? I heard that you spent a lot of money on live streaming and even bought a hotel apartment in Shanghai with full payment."

"That should be enough."

"Don't take the 100 million from the bank. The interest rate is not low. Do you have a company in Hangzhou?"

“I’m planning on signing up for one.”

"Modu or Yanbei are fine. I will use Yunfeng Fund to invest."

"Then invest in Huazhu Live. I will move Huazhu Live to Shanghai."

"Well, if you need it urgently, you should do it in batches."

“Just make sure it’s all in your account within three months.”

After Cai Chongxin said that there was no problem, he asked about the review status of your name.

Your name, Ali paid a lot of real money for sponsorship fees.

Therefore, Taobao appears quite frequently, and even some of the male protagonist's office scenes were shot directly at Alibaba's Hangzhou headquarters.

Li Mingyang said that it has been submitted for review and he will receive a notification in the middle of next month.

The biggest fear when making a movie is that it won’t pass the censorship.

However, Alibaba has no ability to settle this matter and can only wait for news.

"Ali's God of Wealth can actually manage Jack Ma's Yunfeng Fund... He is worthy of being the person Jack Ma trusts the most."

Li Mingyang snapped his fingers and the money issue was settled.

Although it was a favor, using it on Cai Zhongxin is better than borrowing money from Jack Ma.

Jack Ma asks you to lend him 100 million, then he gives you 200 million and asks for shares in your company...and you still have to listen to him.

Once they think they understand everything, they will sideline you and replace you with someone from Alibaba.

Ali is not stingy, but if you want power, that's nonsense.

That’s how Lao Gu was later sidelined and taken care of in his old age.

Even in the film industry where "content is king", Alibaba is equally arrogant.

There are even attempts to make movies using big data.

By using statistics and analysis of big data, we can indeed be more targeted and even tailor-make content to the audience's preferences and habits.

According to this idea, movies produced based on it will not have to worry about the box office.

actually not.

Making a movie that is both critically and commercially successful is far from being a simple math problem.

Movies must be rooted in the public's expectations, allowing the public to find resonance in the film, but they must also go beyond the public's imagination and provide the public with fresh viewing experiences. Only such movies will be attractive and infectious.

What makes a movie unique is the combined effect of many factors such as plot, performance, and stunts, which is difficult to achieve by relying solely on precise and efficient tools or calculations.

The movie is full of uncertainty.

Even the popular American TV series "House of Cards", which is recognized as benefiting from the accumulation and analysis of massive user data, is not purely original and still needs to rely on the remake of old works.

Then, after Netflix tasted the sweetness of "House of Cards", another self-produced drama "Hemlock Grove" was met with cold reception and was hailed as "the worst American drama of 2013."

Even with the same director, the same star, and the same type of story, the previous film may be a box office hit, while the next one may be a box office poison.

This is the uncertainty of film, which not only troubles filmmakers all over the world, but also, to a certain extent, creates the charm of film.

Movies are always "this one", not "this batch", and it is even more difficult to guarantee "the next batch". Decision-making based on big data is indeed effective in improving investment efficiency, reducing costs, and reducing uncertainty, but it is not a magical mechanism for producing good movies.

In other words, big data may bring commercial success, but it will not necessarily lead to the emergence of excellent films.

If we only consider the application of big data from a commercial perspective and judge the superiority of a path based solely on box office revenue, it will ultimately harm the entire film market.

For example, the movie "Where Are We Going, Dad?" took less than a week to shoot and only cost a few million yuan to invest, but it easily earned 7 million yuan at the box office.

Capital sees profitability like a wolf seeing meat.

They gather together to take pictures and make money together, with no bottom line.

The production standards of movies have dropped to the level of TV entertainment programs, and variety shows that insult the audience's IQ are mass-produced.

Everyone wants to eat meat.

Audiences spend money to watch movies, not to seek insults. The ultimate result is to question variety shows, domestic films, and the entire film industry.

Movies are king, these are not just four simple words.

Behind this is the blood and tears history of countless film and television companies.

Even Netflix and Disney are not immune.

……

Borrowed 100 million from Cai Chongxin.

The funding problem has been temporarily resolved.

At least he won't have to worry about money until your name is released.

Currently, Mingyang Entertainment has four major projects.

Bouquet live broadcast is a long-term war.

Your name is under review, so you don't need to ask for a while.

The Legend of Zhen Huan just needs the funds to be in place.

The only one who needs him to push, inquire, and coordinate is One Punch Man!
In the afternoon, Li Mingyang convened a meeting of the film department to promote the online movie of One Punch Man.

I won’t be making micro movies anymore.

Because he opened up the online movie track in advance, iQiyi and Sohu Video have given up supporting micro-movies with weak monetization capabilities.

When everyone heard that Li Mingyang was going to make an online movie about One Punch Man, they were very excited at first.

However, Li Mingyang was very angry and scolded all the people involved in the production of One Punch Man IP.

"You have made hundreds of micro-films, but none of them made money. All of them lost money."

"I really can't understand what you are doing."

"It's been almost a year, what have you guys filmed? It's a mess. You wouldn't film without women, or without relationships."

"I copied Marvel but I didn't even understand it."

"Ye Xiangdong, you guys, more than a dozen of you, at least went to the crew of your name for further studies, but you came back and shot two pieces of rubbish, with less than a million hits."

"What do you think about every day?"

In mid-October last year, after the recording of Running Man was completed, Li Mingyang signed a contract with Youku to make his own micro-film and get paid based on the number of clicks.

Almost a year has passed...

No one can produce a work that satisfies Li Mingyang.

There are hundreds of micro films, but not a single one has exceeded 10 million hits.

The highest number is Saitama, with over 7 million hits.

Wu Zhikui and Guo Fan took the photo together.

This is actually cheating, Saitama is played by Qiao Shan, and Zhang Ruoyun was also invited to play the role... Others used amateurs to save costs, but these two used celebrities.

Dimensionality reduction strike.

The filming was extremely bloody... Both of them supported Qiong Yao...

After cursing, Li Mingyang took out the filming materials of Hell Snow from the bookshelf.

There have been more than a dozen versions of Hell Snow, and they're all terrible.

"We're going to shoot Hell Blowing Snow on the Internet. The budget is three million and the production period is one month. Xiangdong, you will be responsible for the preparations. You have five days. I want to see the reverse shooting plan."

Ye Xiangdong nodded, looking timid and obviously lacking confidence.

There’s no way around it, Old Wu and Guo Fan are working on The Adventures of Li Xianji, which will be filmed next month.

Li Mingyang didn't just make the online movie on impulse.

But his agreement with Youku is only for one year and is about to expire.

Youku is no longer planning to invest in micro-movies and will focus on online movies and TV series.

Li Mingyang met Lao Gu a while ago, and Lao Gu advised him not to waste money on making online dramas.

Just do it online.

Micro-movies have almost no monetization ability.

Ever since the emergence of "Spy Play" and the online movie market, all video websites have been promoting online movies.

IQIYI is the first to offer paid online movies. With one dollar to watch online movies, you won’t suffer a loss or be cheated.

Sohu Video has launched an online movie incentive plan worth up to 500 million yuan to attract online movie production companies and talents, with the maximum reward being million yuan.

Tudou, the largest micro-film video website in China, has basically given up the micro-film market and turned to online video. It has adopted a two-pronged approach of reward mechanism and marketing strategy, and has been making great progress by introducing new ideas.

After all, as the original boss of the video website, Wang Wei is still very smart, and Tudou is also very large in scale.

Lao Gu is a financial barbarian who is good at speculation but not so good at running a video website.

All my attention is focused on generating news, mergers, market value, and attracting investments.

As the first to eat the Internet's big meat, it has now been overtaken by Tudou, iQiyi, and Sohu...

Most of the other high-quality websites that have exceeded 100 million hits have more than ten titles.

The only online movies Youku can boast of are Spy House 1 and 2.

(End of this chapter)