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

Chapter 423 I've been waiting for you for a long time!

Bouquet Hotel.

Li Mingyang turned off his cell phone and put it on the conference table.

He continued to flip through the account book.

The more I turned, the more irritated I became.

Put aside the 500 million you made from selling bouquets through live streaming, and the overseas income under your name.

Mingyang Entertainment has only made losses so far this year, and almost all of its investments in online movies have been lost.

All eight online movies were lost, totaling tens of millions.

The construction of the new Tribody Building cost 3 million yuan.

Youfeng Film and Television City invested 1000 million yuan.

4000 million to buy the online copyright of "Startling by Each Step" and "Xuan-Yuan Sword".

The company's cash flow is already stretched...

The total funds in Mingyang Entertainment and Huahua Entertainment’s accounts are less than 20 million!
"Manager Zhang, why is there so little money in the company's account... Including the accounts receivable, how much is the total amount?" Li Mingyang asked, scratching his head.

Zhang Wei did not answer directly, but said: "It should be able to last until the end of the year, provided that no new projects are launched."

Zhong Xiaoyu, Lao Wu, and Li Ming were all stunned when they heard this. They always thought that the company still had a lot of money in the account.

"This is my mistake. I put all my eggs in one basket." Li Mingyang first reflected on himself, "I bought too many ancient costumes. Once the policy hits, it will be difficult to sell them."

"Ancient idol dramas are okay. At most, they can be suppressed for one or two years. There will always be a time when policies are relaxed. It's just that the funds are slow to recover. Historical dramas and anti-Japanese dramas are even worse. There is no hope for them."

Zhang Wei said slowly: "TV stations can only make serious dramas break even, but they cannot make profits. Major video platforms don't like serious dramas very much. They will only consider them if there are big stars and the ratings are extremely high."

As soon as Zhang Wei finished speaking, Wu Zhikui said, "TV series generally make more money, but movies are the worst."

"In the mainland film market this year, except for Hollywood blockbusters, all domestic films lost money. Not a single one made money."

"Didn't Li Xianji make money?" Li Mingyang asked doubtfully.

"Li Xianji didn't use ticket subsidies in the early stage, but he used them later and spent three million."

"All right……"

"Actually, variety shows are the most profitable now, right?" Li Ming asked curiously, "Boss, let's have a variety show!"

"There are many tricks in variety shows. Running Man is so popular, why doesn't anyone dare to copy it? If you try to copy one, ZJM will make you lose everything."

"Running Man's advertising costs exceeded 800 million, which can indeed make those who copied it lose everything."

"Oh my god, so many!" Li Ming said in surprise.

"Don't you prepare any materials for the meeting?" Zhong Xiaoyu said.

"It sounds like you have prepared the information..." Li Ming said sarcastically.

Zhong Xiaoyu didn't say anything and prepared to give Li Ming a good beating after the meeting.

"This is the profit report of domestic entertainment this year that I compiled."

Zhang Wei picked up a stack of documents and distributed them one by one. While distributing the documents, she finally sat next to Li Mingyang.

Li Mingyang opened the document and read it carefully.

The data in this document is quite detailed...but it only covers the film and television circles, as well as variety shows.

I have almost no experience with artist management, because there is no data reference for this stuff, and most of it is cash...

As of now this year, almost all domestic film companies have been wiped out...

Only China Film Group and cinema chains made huge profits, counting money until their hands cramped.

Hollywood blockbusters are all distributed by China Film Group...

No one dared to speak, no one dared to ask.

Except for China Film Group.

Enlight can be said to be the most successful film company.

Youfeng Film and Television City is already the most profitable film and television city in China, making more money than Hengdian...

Close to Erhai Lake.

The wind in Xiaguan, the flowers in Shangguan, the snow on Cangshan Mountain, the moon on Erhai Lake, at Youfeng Film and Television City, you can see all the romance and beauty of Dali.

The geographical location is so advantageous that there was a huge flow of customers as soon as it opened, and we made money immediately!

The worst-hit film company was Starlight Entertainment. It lost money on "Warring States Iron". It lost 1.5 million yuan on paper alone. If the publicity and promotion were included, it was at least million yuan. It lost another Warring States.

The film industry this year is in terrible shape.

In stark contrast, the TV industry is making a lot of money...

Yu Pangzi's "Palace Lock Heart" was sold to LeTV not long ago for 50 yuan per episode, breaking the ceiling for a single episode.

The online broadcasting rights alone sold for 1750 million, which was definitely a huge profit.

While Zhang Chaoyang was claiming that the online copyright was too expensive, he spent a large sum of money to privately buy the online broadcasting rights of "Startling by Each Step" from Huabu Video for 2000 million yuan.

From the middle to the end of last year to now, only one year has passed, and the price of TV drama online copyright has broken records many times.

All major platforms are complaining about the rising copyright prices, but when it comes to high-quality TV series, they are unambiguous in their actions.

The funniest thing is that Youku, the leading video website, can’t even get the TV series...it keeps being snatched away by others.

You can only buy dramas from LeTV.

Producers keep exaggerating the cost of making TV series and complaining that actors are paid too much.

Video websites are complaining that they have no money and it’s too expensive.

Advertisers spend money silently, fearing that they will not be able to grab advertising space.

Viewers complained that there were too many advertisements and the content was ugly.

Just look at the television circle, the line of producers, video platforms, advertisers, and audiences.

Only the audience really complained, the other three parties made a lot of money.

And there is no end in sight to this profit.

Except for TV series.

The demand for variety shows on video platforms is also extremely high.

In the second season of Running Man, the exclusive title sponsorship of Blue Channel was won by Mengniu for 2 million yuan, and the exclusive title sponsorship of Youku video platform was snatched by Taobao for 1 million yuan.

All advertisers, including special agents, partners, and product placements, add up to about 5 million per season.

Total advertising revenue exceeded 8 million...

It caused a national sensation.

Blue Channel doesn’t even dare to announce how much it has invested... because the filming venue fees, security fees, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all paid for by the various cultural and tourism bureaus.

Blue Channel paid the stars’ and Li Mingyang’s pay.

The money for the team behind the scenes is a joint venture between Mango TV and Youku...

The revenue of Running Man has exploded, and a variety show craze has emerged in the industry.

iQiyi was extremely jealous and offered a sky-high price of 10 billion yuan to seek outstanding variety show producers in the industry, not only paying them money but also giving them shares.

After working on it for half a year, they were defrauded of 50 million... The producer disappeared and was reported in the financial news.

He turned back and hugged Mango's thigh.

Video platforms are not only competing for TV dramas, but also variety shows.

Also grab the movie.

But the movie wasn't good...

Let the Bullets Fly, If You Are the One 2, and Your Name have all been released on the video platform.

Let the Bullets Fly is exclusively broadcast on iQiyi. It costs one dollar to watch the movie, the same price as online movies.

It’s been almost half a year and the profit is less than 100 million.

If You Are the One 2 is exclusively broadcast on Youku, and you can watch it for one yuan.

The revenue was less than 20.

Your name is free on any platform, but the click volume will not increase.

The total number of clicks on all platforms is less than 10 million.

The internet is full of high-definition pirated copies. Anyone who pays to watch them is either a fool... or they are in true love.

Three movies that grossed over 1 billion yuan in theaters had terrible online broadcast results... combined, they are not as good as a pornographic online movie.

Cinema movies cannot benefit from streaming media... Whether they can make a profit ultimately depends on the box office.

Li Mingyang finished reading the document and waited for everyone else to agree before starting to discuss the company's next steps.

The five people analyzed it for more than several hours and expressed their opinions.

After the analysis, many people complained that the current actors' pay is too high.

Zhong Xiaoyu had the biggest reaction.

She originally thought that being a producer was easy because Mingyang Entertainment had a ready-made behind-the-scenes team, but she discovered that when the actual filming started.

Third and fourth tier actors are so expensive...

A five million investment is simply beyond the reach of celebrities.

"Boss, I think that except for you, the projects done by other people in the company either lose money or do not make money." Zhong Xiaoyu said hesitantly.

"There are too many people in the company, and they are too disorganized. The busiest time is when you make movies. The rest of the time, I can't understand what they are doing." Zhang Wei said. "Film and television companies are like this. Every mature team has its own way of doing things. If you think this person is useless and fire him, the team will soon fall apart." Wu Zhikui said.

"I find it hard to understand those people. How can they make such a bad online movie? The click-through rate is so low. And every time they make an online movie, so many people watch it together. It would be strange if they don't lose money!" Li Ming complained.

Wu Zhikui shook his head and smiled bitterly, "They are usually loaned out, and the projects they are involved in are very messy. Once they work together, they will have various disagreements... Of course, they have no problems with technology and cooperation, but they lack a backbone and a way to integrate all teams and departments."

"I think the video platform is the only way out for the company. We have people and resources, but what we lack is a self-sustaining system. We can produce and sell our own products, and expand the size of the video platform while making mistakes. As long as one of our videos is successful, it can boost the market share of the entire platform. For advertisers, market share is the most important data." Zhang Wei became more and more excited as she spoke, and even her breathing became rapid...

Others nodded. In fact, this was the company’s original goal. The video platform was the best solution for Mingyang Entertainment.

But the competition among video platforms is extremely fierce.

"The pattern of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video has been formed. Who can beat BAT?" Li Mingyang glanced at the crowd and shook his head. "What they lack is content suppliers, not competitors."

"How is Youku related to BAT?" Li Ming asked curiously.

"Youku and Alibaba just failed to agree on the price. It's only a matter of time," said Zhang Wei.

"These three behemoths are scary just to think about them..."

"If it doesn't work in China, we can go somewhere else. Korea is a good choice," Zhang Wei suggested.

"Korean? You're so smart! Koreans are dominated by chaebols."

"Is there any money to be made?"

"It's not about money. They just want a monopoly. I'm quite famous in Korea, but so far no Korean company has contacted me. They are only willing to communicate with China Film Group."

Zhang Wei sighed and failed again.

Li Mingyang owns the most promising content production company, but BAT is unwilling to give him the opportunity to develop a video platform.

The stick was the most perfect place she could think of.

Other places either protect their culture, are too poor, or are dominated by Netflix and YouTube...

the next day.

Li Mingyang filmed during the day and continued to attend meetings at the Bouquet Hotel at night.

As you are exposed to more and more information.

Li Mingyang found that the Internet's control over streaming media has become deeply rooted.

Bouquet Video is simply not qualified to participate in the domestic streaming wars.

Li Mingyang plans to give up on streaming media and focus on movies. He will go to Thailand to do streaming media in a few years.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that Southeast Asia is very poor now and doesn’t attach importance to the film and television industry.

But the two major battlefields of the streaming war in the future will be South Korea and Southeast Asia!
Among them, the Southeast Asian battlefield is the most terrifying because it is undefended and gathers all the global streaming giants!

iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video have all expanded overseas.

iTencent is positioned in Southeast Asia, while Youku is moving to Europe, America and South Korea.

Tencent Video and iQiyi launched the overseas version of We TV and the international version of IQIYI around 2019.

It has collided head-on with Netflix and Disney+, as well as Li's Viu, which is not making every penny, and Line TV, owned by Korean group NHN.

Bruised and bloody...

Why are there so many ancient idol dramas on streaming media? It’s amazing!
Part of the reason is that when Chinese dramas are exported, only ancient idol dramas are popular, followed by modern idol dramas.

The others don't work...

The Southeast Asian market began to awaken in 15.

The output value of the digital economy reached 2019 billion US dollars in 1000.

By 23 years, it exceeded 2000 billion US dollars.

Beyond the stick.

Li Mingyang had a good idea and let go of his obsession.

However, a sudden change caught him and Guangguang off guard.

Qingchun Guangxuan was reported to have involved TSLS, and relevant departments intervened directly and froze the accounts of Guangxuan and Huashu Entertainment related to Qingchun Guangxuan.

This means that Li Mingyang and Wang Changtian can no longer use the company's funds...

Wang Changtian used many connections, and in the end all the blame was directed at Huayi.

Huayi was also very single and directly invited relevant departments to intervene in the account closure investigation.

All the money is spent, so of course I’m single.

Wang Changtian went to Zuoshandiao for help, and the result was that everything was fine, the account would only be frozen for three months, and China Film Group would solely bear the 300 million share of Weathering With You.

What China Film Group calls "taking sole responsibility" means spreading the risk evenly among eight film and television companies.

Magic City.

On a remote street.

Li Mingyang lowered his head and smoked a cigarette while listening to Wang Changtian complaining about Zuoshandiao.

"Didn't I say I would go to Hollywood?" Li Mingyang said helplessly.

"They were worried that you would go there and come back after a walk!" said Wang Changtian.

"Damn, that's so clever, I really plan to do that!"

"Anyway, they have all united, and Yu Dong has stopped answering my calls." Wang Changtian refilled his cigarette and said with bloodshot eyes, "Closing the account and cutting off our money is only the first step. The next step is for the bank to collect the money."

"I have already paid for the mortgage, I have never borrowed money from the bank."

“But I borrowed it!”

As he was talking, Wang Changtian's cell phone rang. After answering the call, Wang Changtian hummed a few times and hung up. "The bank has urged me to pay back the money. The first thing they asked for was 3130 million. That's all the money in Guangguang's account."

Li Mingyang threw away the cigarette in his hand and exhaled a long puff of smoke. "My Witch is about to be released. It's so fucking awesome."

"The next step is to force you to mortgage your house and building. I have already mortgaged a lot... If you don't give him the opportunity to control you, he will create opportunities himself."

"..."

"Tell me honestly, besides Wendi Deng, has anyone else approached you recently to discuss Hollywood matters?"

Li Mingyang lowered his head and thought for a while. He had been very busy recently and no one had contacted him. If he had to contact someone else...

"Lu Zhen and I talked about Hollywood."

"Okay...was he talking to you alone, or with several people?"

"Only Lu Zhen."

"Have you met Jingtian's father?" Wang Changtian suddenly asked.

"I've seen the photos."

Wang Changtian sighed, "Zuoshandiao doesn't like Lao Wang very much. Lao Wang is challenging Zuoshandiao's status, and his confidence comes from Jingtian's father and others. Every time he jokes with you, saying that this woman is suitable for you, that woman is suitable for you, he is not joking."

"I can't even have a romantic relationship freely."

“We are just capital.”

"Why don't we just hang out with Jing Tian's dad? I don't want to leave so early."

Wang Changtian shook his head. “You understand capital and domestic entertainment, but you don’t understand power. This is a good thing… They don’t need us. They don’t care about the movie itself. If they were willing to accept you, Lu Zhen wouldn’t be the only one to see you.”

"Where's the Three Body?"

"Although Zuoshandiao is overbearing and likes to form cliques, he really wants to make good movies, so that domestic movies can compete with Hollywood, get rid of the dilemma of losses, and get back on the right track...Except for him, everyone else is thinking about how to use the rules to benefit themselves. In Zuoshandiao's hands, The Three-Body Problem is a movie, but in the hands of others, it is just a tool."

Li Mingyang listened quietly. Although he understood, he felt helpless for some reason.

The wind suddenly stopped and the air suddenly became heavy.

Li Mingyang didn't feel like chatting anymore, so he lit a cigarette and walked along the street towards the hotel.

Along the way, scenes from the past flashed through my mind.

Just as they were about to reach the hotel where the crew was staying, Li Mingyang stopped at the intersection and waited for the traffic light.

Looking back at my own path to fame.

Li Mingyang can frankly say that he has made great contributions to domestic films.

The ticket subsidy was introduced four years in advance, and the "ghost theaters" which were a powerful tool for boosting box office revenue were developed, which boosted the entire film market.

And the traffic gameplay is made clear to everyone!

Although it is very malignant, this is how the domestic film market was developed.

In the end, it even surpassed North America to become the world's largest voting base.

Li Mingyang looked at the street light and suddenly understood why Zuoshandiao wanted to hit him mercilessly.

The reason why domestic films have been in a long-term slump is because they don’t make money.

He opened the Pandora's box of ticket subsidies, ghost theaters, and traffic in advance, and single-handedly created three movies with box office revenues of over 1 billion yuan, launching an impact on the sinking market and attracting more audiences to the cinema.

He has already outlined the future development direction of domestic films.

As long as Hollywood blockbusters complete the vertical attack on the sinking market, the future is promising!
"The domestic film market has been deeply developed by Hollywood...but domestic films are not supported by one or two people...it requires everyone to work together, sacrifice the self, and achieve the greater self!" After Li Mingyang finished speaking, he suddenly laughed.

After laughing for a while, Li Mingyang took off his sunglasses and said to Wang Changtian who had been following him: "I heard that they all call me Li Monkey and say that I am born to be a rebel."

"That's the nickname Feng Kuzi gave you." Wang Changtian said.

"It doesn't matter... Since they don't like me, and I don't like them either, I want to beat them all up. Mr. Wang, are you interested?"

"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

……

(End of this chapter)