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

Chapter 333: No Bottom Line, Third-Party Audit
"Director Li, you and Jiang Wen are in the same class. Do you want to compete with him?" Chen Jiashang reacted and asked in surprise.

"It's just fair competition, not a life-and-death fight." Li Mingyang shook the cigar in his hand and grinned.

Chen Jiashang swallowed silently and looked at Wang Changtian.

The smile on Wang Changtian's face became even more intense and sinister.

These two people have planned it all out... Today we let them express their stance.

"Director Li, let's go out and talk."

Chen Jiashang was very timid, Er Dongshen stood up and said.

Li Mingyang looked at Er Dongshen curiously, put three cigars on the table, followed Er Dongshen out of the private room, and came to an empty private room.

"Director Li, I support you, but this matter still needs President Han's approval. Have you asked for his opinion?"

"Do you think I need to ask?" Li Mingyang asked back.

"It's better to ask clearly, your qualifications..."

"If it's based on seniority, when will it be my turn? Am I wrong to fight for myself? When the Beijing Circle came to mess with me, do you know what he said? The public opinion has exploded, what do you want me to do?" Li Mingyang said calmly: "I won this Academy Award, can he still ban me?"

After Er Dongshen heard this, the pressure doubled.

"We promised Zuoshandiao that we would vote for Jiang Wen..."

Li Mingyang patted Er Dongshen on the shoulder and said with a smile: "It's still early. Jiang Wen and I can't catch up with the 30th session. We have to wait until the 31st session. You have more than a year to think about it carefully."

"Director Li, I think you should have a good talk with President Han..."

"What are you talking about? Talking about how I'm still young and the future is mine, isn't that nonsense? No one can guarantee that their creative ability won't decline? No one can guarantee that they can always be the master. The opportunity this year is too good, and my request is not excessive. I'm just compensating myself for the part I lost in another way."

Er Dongshen knew that he could not persuade Li Mingyang anymore, as he was determined to fight. Even if Zuoshandiao knew about it, he would still fight.

Even if Zuo Shandiao knew about it, what could he do? Would he really dare to stop him?

Zuoshandiao is already old...he can't stay in that position for many more years...and Li Mingyang hasn't even graduated yet!
"Let me think about it again." Er Dongshen said ambiguously.

"Think about it for a while, and then go drink some wine."

Li Mingyang and Er Dongshen returned to the private room.

Zeng Zhiwei and Chen Jiashang were already smoking cigars and drinking with Wang Changtian.

"Mingyang, President Zeng and Director Chen have agreed. Come, let's toast to you two."

Wang Changtian raised his glass and motioned Li Mingyang to toast.

Li Mingyang and Er Dongshen looked at each other in bewilderment. The change in their attitudes was so drastic that they were most likely being blackmailed...

The tyrant who can suppress the Hong Kong circle and dare not breathe, if he really wants to deal with the two of them, then it’s really easy to play...

……

When the Hong Kong trio saw that the matter was almost settled, they pretended to be drunk and ran away.

After the three men left, Wang Changtian called the foreman and asked her to take Wu Zhikui and Ye Xiangdong downstairs for a massage.

"Boss Wang, I have played all my cards. Now it's up to you."

You are talking nonsense with your eyes open. You still have a lot of cards in your computer.

"You still have the biggest card, don't you?" Wang Changtian said with a smile.

"Three-body?"

"LeEco's boss Jia already knows about this, and he really wants to cooperate."

"Jia has no influence on the box office war."

"He can't influence the box office war, but the people behind him can... They have the final say on when the box office war ends. They have the right to choose."

Li Mingyang frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head.

"You haven't shown up yet, so China Film couldn't get the copyright and just assumed you were dead. We've already started the project and are contacting foreign directors to prepare for The Three-Body Problem."

"A sci-fi production like The Three-Body Problem cannot be made without two or three years of preparation. If the higher-ups are not satisfied with the results, then this would be like flattering someone and hitting the horse on the leg."

"..."

Li Mingyang raised the bowl and glanced at his watch, "Zuoshandiao will be here soon."

"It should be soon. I'll call and ask."

More than half an hour later, Li Mingyang and Wang Changtian went downstairs and came to a tea room.

As soon as Wang Changtian opened his mouth, he was scolded by Zuoshandiao and kicked out of the tea room.

There was a lot of controversy over Maoyan's secret change in the film schedule. If it weren't for Zuo Shandiao's pressure, it would have been a mess long ago.

After Wang Changtian left, only Zuoshandiao and Li Mingyang were left in the huge teahouse.

Everyone else was standing outside.

"At the end of January, all three movies, Your Name, Let the Bullets Fly, and If You Are the One 2, were taken off the screen. You thought you could make hundreds of millions at the box office."

"I can't feel a billion..."

"You guys have made this box office war a mess, which seriously violates my original intention. So let's just leave it at that. You and Wang Changtian should both calm down and prepare for the next project."

"You're the one who made me go down, and you're the one who made me stop. It's so boring."

"When it was time to leave, you watched the show. When the fight was almost over, you started chasing, but someone caught you and put you in a dilemma about who the director was. You mentioned Chen Jia to make a quick decision. You were very smart, otherwise the Beijing circle would be annoyed to death by you." Zuo Shandiao covered his forehead and shook his head, saying, "Too many billionaire directors are worthless. Do you understand what I mean?"

"BAT has its own plans. They will not change their strategic deployment because of a box office war. I think you were wrong from the beginning."

"Do you have a better suggestion?" Zuoshandiao asked curiously.

"I want to use up this key." Zuoshandiao frowned slightly. The key extension period is usually one month. In practice, the film will usually be taken off the screen ahead of schedule.

"Give me a reason."

……

As soon as the new Shaolin Temple was released, the box office war entered a white-hot stage with no bottom line.

Yinghuang and Huayi teamed up to suck the blood of the New Shaolin Temple.

On the first day of the release of New Shaolin Temple, the two companies teamed up to suck blood from it. On the second day, Huayi kicked Yinghuang out and, relying on its own cinema chain and alliance with Wanda, started to suck blood from New Shaolin Temple.

This caused the box office of New Shaolin Temple to be sluggish, and when Joyful Sunshine was released, Huayi even sucked the blood of the animation.

Huayi sucked the blood of New Shaolin City and Joyful Yangyang and made great strides towards the 1 billion box office.

Yinghuang is just a foreign company and would not dare to steal box office revenue so blatantly.

On January 1, "Wulin Waijiao" was released. As soon as it was released, Huayi targeted it and stole a lot of things from it, making the producer Xiao Ma Benteng bleed and the producer Zhang Guoli look very embarrassed.

The main creators dared not say a word.

On January 1, If You Are the One 27 was the first to break the 2 billion mark, becoming the first movie in mainland China to break the billion mark. Feng Kuzi created another miracle and set a milestone at the box office again.

No matter how disgusting and dark the process was, If You Are the One 2 will go down in history as the first domestic film to break the billion-dollar record.

For a time, Feng Kuazi was extremely popular and the media flocked to him, vying to interview the first Chinese-language director to break the billion-dollar mark, the invincible Feng Xiaogang.

Feng Xiaogang was both surprised and happy. He reiterated to the media that he was Dugu Qiubai and no one could beat him.

However, the next day, he was slapped in the face.

Let the Bullets Fly also broke the 1 billion mark, making Jiang Wen the second director to break the 1 billion mark.

Feng Kuazi’s net worth exceeded 1 billion, and he happily accepted an interview, but Jiang Wen did not accept the interview, but posted a Weibo.

The pants are so rotten that they have to be thrown away.

It was an insinuation that Feng's pants were rotten.

Feng Kuazi didn't take it seriously and also posted a microblog saying 'Haha!'

As soon as January 1th passed, two Chinese-language movies that grossed over 30 billion yuan were both taken off the screen.

If You Are the One 2 beat Let the Bullets Fly with a slight advantage of more than one million and became the champion of the year.

This result was ridiculed by the entire Internet.

The masterpiece with a Douban score of 35 points from 8.8 people actually lost to the bad movie with a score of 18 points from 5.2 people.

Countless netizens have called the domestic film industry a failure and said that there is no hope for the domestic film industry.

After the dust settled, Feng Kuzi posted a Weibo post with Li Mingyang, "Although Earthquake did not last half a year at the top of the domestic box office, in the end, the top spot is still mine. This year's annual championship is still mine. I am Feng Xiaogang, the unrivaled Feng Xiaogang. Whatever I shoot will win the box office. I have never lost at the box office!"

Feng Kuazi put his face close to his face and taunted him.

Li Mingyang was too lazy to pay attention to him, but Jing Tian was very angry. "How shameless! He stole the box office and had the nerve to say that he stole 1 billion. What are you laughing at? You are exposing his true colors!"

"He has lost all his dignity. If I expose his past, people will just accuse me of being jealous," Li Mingyang said with a smile.

"How could that be? Our movie is much better than If You Are the One 2."

"It doesn't matter whether it's good or not, whether it's a bad movie or a great movie. This year's box office will determine who wins! This year's championship has nothing to do with me. The one who should be worried is Jiang Wen."

Jing Tian pouted and said uncomfortably: "Hubby, I'm sorry..."

Originally, Your Name was expected to win the annual championship, but Wanda suddenly withdrew the IMAX theater with Your Name.

As a result, Your Name was in IMAX naked mode for most of January.

IMAX+ ticket subsidies are the most stable box office weapon in the box office war. Each IMAX theater can contribute a stable box office of around 80 per day.

Wanda has eight IMAX screens, and almost all of them were used for If You Are the One 2. In January, If You Are the One 2 grossed 1.7 million yuan at the box office just through IMAX...

"This matter has nothing to do with you. The two Mr. Wangs are at odds. If it weren't for your help, your name wouldn't even be on Wanda's IMAX."

Li Mingyang explained it many times and comforted her many times, but Jing Tian just couldn't get over it.

"Yeah." Jing Tian left the study room in a depressed mood.

Li Mingyang picked up a cigar from the shelf, took a puff, opened Jiang Wen’s Weibo, and kept refreshing it.

There was never a next hit at the box office.

This is the one we are trying to put together.

This year is a great opportunity for Li Mingyang to become a billion-dollar director.

At the same time, it is also a great opportunity for Jiang Wen to top the Chinese box office.

"Jiang Wen, don't play dead! Don't let me look down on you!"

After brushing for more than ten minutes, Feng Kuazi shouted that he was the champion of this year, and Jiang Wen was as silent as a dead man.

Just when Li Mingyang was about to go downstairs to eat dumplings, Wang Changtian called and informed him that there was going to be a good show to watch.

Jiang Wen went to the upper level to make trouble.

The box office of Let the Bullets Fly and If You Are the One 2 will be subject to third-party audit!
"This is the Jiang Wen I know!"

"If he doesn't try hard, he will always be a step behind Feng Kuazi."

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(End of this chapter)