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

Chapter 561: Grief-stricken, Master and Disciple Turn Against Each Other

Dapeng and Xiaoshenyang had their own plans and were unwilling to split the issue.

Forty percent is the bottom line for both of them.

The two of them planned to delay the deal, which would bring in hundreds of millions of net profits a year!
No matter how awesome Li Mingyang is, he can't make this money without their customers from Northeast China.

What the two did not expect was that they had just returned to the hotel.

The two received a call from their master, who was coming to Korea.

"Hey! Dapeng, what's going on with this master? Why did he come here suddenly?" Xiao Shenyang said worriedly.

"Hey, probably because he felt too depressed in China, so he came to Korea to get some fresh air. My master also has business here." Dapeng vowed.

The two of them immediately went to the airport to pick up their master. There were quite a few people, more than a dozen.

Xiao Shenyang and Dapeng made a fortune in Korea, and their customer base was generated by relying on Zhao Dashan's prestige in the three northeastern provinces.

After the Korean chaebol discovered this, they skipped Dapeng and Xiao Shenyang and talked directly to Zhao Dashan about cooperation.

Zhao Dashan only knew that his apprentice ran a nightclub in Korea and cooperated with a travel agency, and his business was pretty good.

When he heard that the annual net profit was at least hundreds of millions, which was more profitable than the Liu Laogen Grand Stage that he had worked so hard to build, he could no longer sit still and rushed over with his men.

Dapeng was completely unaware and thought his master was just here for a trip.

However, Xiao Shenyang felt that it was not a simple matter for his master to come to Korea and that something big must have happened. He thought that his master came to Li Mingyang to conspire with him for big things.

He never expected... that the master was here to steal his business.

Zhao Dashan stayed in Korea for three days. Xiao Shenyang and Dapeng served him at his beck and call. They visited many tourist attractions in Seoul.

After the master left by plane, the two of them got into a car with tired faces and returned to their nightclub base to discuss the reopening.

"Damn, why is this store open!" Dapeng widened his eyes, took off his glasses, wiped them and put them back on. Even his name changed.

"This store is ours! Why did it change its name?" Xiao Shenyang walked into the nightclub angrily.

The name of the bar has changed, but the staff remains the same.

After asking around, they found out that this store had become a security company!

Dapeng and Xiaoshenyang wanted to call the police immediately. The store was obviously theirs, so how did it become someone else's?

Seeing this, the other party did not intimidate or threaten, but instead took out a contract in Chinese for the transfer of the operating rights of the nightclub.

When the two of them saw this, they were like, "Get lost!"

It turned out to be the seal of the Bangzi branch of Liu Laogen Grand Stage!

The master intervened!
Both of them are very shrewd, but they didn't expect that their master would take away their jobs.

Originally this business belonged to them, but now they have become staff members and receive a fixed salary!
There's no point calling the police.

Is it possible to catch the master?
The two of them left the nightclub, squatted on the curb, smoking, looking at their own nightclub, feeling indescribably miserable!

"Dapeng, we have to find Brother Li!" Xiao Shenyang said.

"What's the point of looking for Brother Li! Just like Brother Li said, we can do this business because of Master and Brother Li."

"What a rip-off master! He even steals his apprentice's business!" Xiao Shenyang cursed angrily.

When Dapeng heard Xiao Shenyang scolding Lao Zhao, he immediately let go. The two brothers hugged each other and scolded Zhao Dashan so hard that they almost burned down Liu Laogen Grand Stage.

"Dapeng! We still have to find Brother Li! We have to live too!"

"Brother Li has changed. He now makes art films. There is no place for us!"

"I can see that Brother Li, who can fool even ghosts, really doesn't take the nightclub business seriously! He doesn't want to do this business at all. It's just our petty minds..." Xiao Shenyang sighed.

"Brother Li has changed! He is no longer the Brother Li who deceived people for tens of thousands of dollars..."

"You're right! I don't trust Brother Li. He can cheat me by selling me cigarettes."

"If we're brothers, let's not talk about this... Let's go find Brother Li."

"Hey!"

……

More than half an hour later, Dapeng and Xiaoshenyang arrived at Huabu Technology and met Brother Li in Zhang Wei's office.

When Li Mingyang and Zhang Wei heard that Zhao Dashan had taken over the nightclub business of their two apprentices, they were surprised but also felt it was natural.

With annual net profits of hundreds of millions, even brothers can turn against each other, let alone master and apprentice.

Dapeng and Xiaoshenyang don’t know how it was done specifically.

But Li Mingyang understood what was going on as soon as he heard it. These five stores were opened by Dapeng and Xiao Shenyang and had nothing to do with Zhao Dashan.

But the chaebols don’t follow the rules and just rob people openly.

Zhao Dashan provides the customers, and that’s it!

This traditional way of making money is to bring customers to foreign nightclubs for consumption through travel agencies. Tourists want to have fun, and it is not illegal in Korea, so even the king cannot stop them.

There is no technical barrier at all, it all depends on your connections.

"You should return home. I think your master seems to be fine."

"Brother Li, you are going to abandon us!" Dapeng said.

"If you want to make money, you should make money in China. It's too troublesome here in Korea." Li Mingyang paused, "You can go back and make some movies or TV series. They are all celebrities and you can make money quickly."

"Well, the money is all in his pocket." Xiao Shenyang said directly that the money he earned in the past three months in Korea was more than what he earned in the previous years combined.

“Didn’t you make more than 09 million in ? Stop crying poor.” Li Mingyang said with a smile.

In 2009, Zhao Dashan brought Xiao Shenyang to the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.

Xiao Shenyang became an instant hit with the sketch "We're Not Short of Money"!

As a result, Xiao Shenyang's net worth skyrocketed 50 times, and he was overwhelmed with various commercial performances and endorsements.

At his peak, Xiao Shenyang earned more than 2 million yuan a year! He was extremely popular!

"Brother Li! That's just a glimpse of the glory. I really didn't make much money. When I was making the most money, the company suddenly changed the rules. Originally, I only had to pay 20% of my income, but suddenly it was changed to 40%!"

"Four or six... not bad."

"At first, it was 40-60! Later, when I made too much money, he gave me money based on his mood, and said he would save it for me first! He also said that I made too much money and others would be jealous, which was not conducive to unity."

"..."

Xiao Shenyang has been dissatisfied with his master for a long time. At that time, the media boasted that he earned more than 200 million yuan, and some even said he earned 500 million yuan.

In fact, he only received more than 2 million yuan. It was only after his mother went to the company to make trouble that his master gave him a house.

I bought it in the name of the company, but it’s damn terrible.

Over the years, the master owed him tens of millions, and they were all empty promises!

He made a fuss several times, lost his temper several times, and was slapped several times.

Tears of grievance flowed down his cheeks, and Xiao Shenyang poured out all the grievances he had suffered over the years while crying.

It's really miserable.

But... they seem to be much better than Guo Heizi's apprentices. They are the ones who are really miserable. How about the share? What the hell! Just get my salary honestly.

Cao Yunjin took the lead in demanding a pay raise, but was forced to leave Deyun Club after being forced to kneel down by his master's wife.

At first he just wanted a pay raise.

Although Cao Yunjin and Guo Heizi have become enemies, all the fellow apprentices in Deyun Club, big and small, are grateful to him!

If Cao Yunjin hadn't made trouble, they would have had no chance of getting what they deserved.

Deyun Club, that is not the rule of the entertainment industry at all.

Teaching is of paramount importance. You must listen to your master. No matter how much money you earn, it belongs to your master.

If your master gives you less, you cannot complain, you have to thank him.

The more the master gives you, the more grateful you should be.

If you want to go solo, you are betraying your master, a traitor! You will not be able to stay in the circle in the future.

Zhao Dashan is much stronger than Guo Heizi.

And it will be even better later... follow the trend and let the apprentices go out and make a lot of money.

Then when they encountered the thundering critical strike from above, Zhao Dashan even paid hundreds of millions of taxes for his disciples out of his own pocket.

Although the wool comes from the sheep.

If this happened to Lao Guo...

The apprentices didn't make much money, how could they possibly pay so much tax?

"Don't feel aggrieved. Old Zhao just hasn't let it go. If he does, he will definitely give you the treatment you deserve." Li Mingyang advised.

"Really?" Xiao Shenyang didn't quite believe it.

After going through the gates of hell, you will be more open-minded about everything.

Li Mingyang smiled, took out three cans of beer from the refrigerator, opened them, and gave one to each person.

"Kong is not suitable for you. There are no rules here. It gives me a headache. Come back and work hard. You will eventually make a name for yourself."

Dapeng and Xiaoshenyang looked at each other and neither wanted to leave.

But Brother Li’s attitude shows that he doesn’t care about them!

After being in Korea for almost three months, the two of them understood thoroughly that it was difficult to make a living without the support of a chaebol in this place, and the reason why Brother Li could survive in Korea was because he had the support of CJ...

"Brother Li..."

Dapeng wanted to struggle, but when he saw Li Mingyang's face change, he didn't dare to say anything and could only drink in silence.

Seeing this, Xiao Shenyang sighed and did it too.

After Dapeng and Xiaoshenyang left, Zhang Wei looked at Li Mingyang curiously, "You really haven't been tempted? If the nightclub business is good, we will have the funds to follow up with overseas copyrights and buy traffic."

“Money can solve many problems, but the streaming war cannot be solved by money…”

Li Mingyang sat down on the chair, picked up the documents on the table and continued to read them.

"How to solve it?"

Gong Yu once said that Li Mingyang had something to rely on to fight this battle, but she never saw it. Apart from the initial operation to force Youku to leave, Penguin and iQiyi kept suppressing FBTV for the rest of the time.

The Internet is changing rapidly. iQiyi and Penguin are competing for the copyrights of American dramas, and traffic is increasing very quickly.

If it weren't for the traffic from War of the Century, FBTV would have been crushed long ago.

And this war of the century is just a cover and it is impossible to fight at all.

July 1st is almost here... Zhang Wei gets a headache just thinking about it.

"hold on……"

"What are you waiting for? What are you waiting for? Waiting for the chaebols to suppress iQiyi and Penguin? Impossible. They need the Dongda market. If they trade market for market, the chaebols will surely make money."

Li Mingyang rubbed his temple, feeling that his thinking was still too conservative.

Without strong government suppression, Internet giants like Penguin and iQiyi would go crazy in Korea.

Tomorrow, Cai Zhongxin will come to Korea for inspection on behalf of Alibaba. If Alibaba sees an opportunity, it will also get involved.

That scene was so brutal.

Li Mingyang was betting that the three major TV stations would break the rules.

In the past, domestic film and television companies have never gained any advantage in Korea and have always been the weaker party!
iQiyi and Tencent went overseas. iQiyi and Tencent went to Southeast Asia, but never went to Korea. Only Youku went to Korea, and was beaten to a pulp without even making a splash...

"There are too many people who want to mess with me. I need to see the situation clearly before I take action. Did you get anything valuable from Shirahama?"

"She's pretty tight-lipped. Why don't you ask her yourself?"

"She...I can't see through her..."

……

the next day.

Li Mingyang and Cai Zhongxin played basketball at the basketball court of the hotel where the other was staying.

Cai Chongxin really likes playing basketball!

Everyone around him can play basketball!
Just to satisfy his interest in playing basketball.

The two haven't played basketball for more than a year, but Cai Chongxin is still very skilled. He pulls up the tee very coolly and insists on playing the whole game.

After playing for the whole morning, Li Mingyang only dunked but did not shoot, scored 16 points, and gave out 15 assists. Cai Zhongxin alone received 10 assists and won the game steadily.

After the game, everyone went to the hotel’s bathhouse to take a shower, then changed into refreshing bathrobes and went to the restaurant’s private room for dinner.

It was a large European-style private room with a very long dining table and more than a dozen waiters, all of whom were foreigners.

The others eat at the far right.

Li Mingyang and Cai Zhongxin were eating at the far left. After eating for a while, Cai Zhongxin adjusted his glasses and poured a glass of wine for Li Mingyang. "Director Li, your situation is very bad now. You should retreat now, otherwise you will be attacked from both sides."

"I have invested too much money, and it is impossible to withdraw now."

"Your FBTV has invested too much upstream, especially in special effects companies. If you can't get the money back, the entire capital chain will be in trouble."

"My special effects company is fine, as they only do domestic work, so they don't dare not pay...but the profit margin is so low."

“How much profit can you achieve now?”

"8%."

"If you work hard and strive for excellence, the price will naturally be much lower. If you need my help, just let me know."

“Ali wants a special effects company?”

Cai Zhongxin hesitated for a moment, then smiled and raised his glass, clinking glasses with Li Mingyang, and then slowly said, "The company is going to set up Alibaba Pictures in the future, so of course a special effects company is also needed."

“When will Alibaba acquire Youku?”

"Lao Gu has been raising the price, we have to wait a little longer... So you'd better not support Youku and force iQiyi and Penguin to return to China."

"Mr. Cai, this is a great idea. Why didn't I think of it?" Li Mingyang complimented him, but in fact, this was what he was thinking.

For iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, the domestic market is the most important.

"If it was just Baidu and Penguin, you could have lasted a long time, but for a piece of land, you offended Xiaoyaozi and also offended the Hong Kong circle." Cai Congxin paused and said seriously: "You are dead now."

"not yet."

"It's a dead end." Cai Zhongxin repeated.

"I just didn't move, it doesn't mean I lost." Li Mingyang grinned and said, "I don't care about losing some money at all."

Cai Zhongxin said helplessly: "Did they say they would help you win the Palme d'Or?"

"Ah."

"Don't trust anyone. You can only rely on yourself... and relying on yourself is a dead end."

"Li Meijin can't be trusted either?"

Cai Chongxin shook his head and said nothing.

Instead, he advised Li Mingyang to surrender as soon as possible.

To whom should I surrender?

Cai Zhongxin didn't say it, but Li Mingyang knew that he was asked to cling to Jack Ma's thigh.

iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video are all out.

The difference is that iQiyi and Penguin are in the streaming media market.

Youku is the product of the fate of its parent company Alibaba, so it has to resort to unconventional tactics!

That’s right! In the future, Alibaba will still be the father of the Hong Kong circle…

After lunch, Cai Zhongxin went to Kakao for inspection, and Li Mingyang returned to Huahua Technology.

Cai Chongxin was just giving a reminder and exploring the way forward.

When Jack Ma comes to him with a big smile and open arms, then he will have to make a decision.

For BAT, they don’t need disruptors because they already control the market.

Anyone who stirs up trouble is a heretic!

For now, no clearing.

First, the time has not come yet, and second, we cherish talent!
Although BAT is in a competitive relationship, neither can do anything to the other.

When the overall interests of everyone are endangered, they will immediately join forces.

What Internet giants are best at is using huge amounts of capital to boil frogs in warm water.

The most powerful one is Ali.

But at the moment, Ali cannot pose a substantial threat to him.

The top priority is to drive Penguin and iQiyi back to China!
It didn’t take long to get caught up in the streaming battle.

Li Mingyang felt like he had fallen into another pit.

An act of revenge.

It started with Tang Wei’s phone call.

The appearance of Shirahama, the disturbance in the nightclub, the dispute over copyright, the truth of the battle of the century...

From the day he destroyed the Yinghuang Film and Television Cultural Village, he knew that he would be retaliated against.

There are too many enemies, and Li Mingyang is waiting for the other party to make a move and for the situation to become clear.

These minor fights were of no concern to him and caused no substantial harm.

Knowing himself and knowing his enemy, he knows his own weaknesses better than anyone else.

Pangu Special Effects Company is the most dangerous.

This company seems to be making money, but its profit margin is too low, not even 8%, less than 5%.

It doesn't take much. If two big projects are delayed and in arrears, the capital chain will be in trouble.

There are nearly 1,000 employees! The monthly salary and overtime pay alone is a huge expense!
On the way back to Huahua Technology, Li Meijin called and said that the initial script had been completed and sent to his email, and that they would have a meeting to discuss it the next morning.

Li Mingyang returned to Huashu Technology, found a lounge, and started flipping through the lady's draft.

She was so different from the lady in his impression that they were not the same thing.

"How can we change this? Let's rewrite it!" Li Mingyang put the script down and called someone to bring him a cup of coffee.

Take out a set of Go from the drawer of the coffee table.

Play Gobang with yourself.

Hit yourself.

After a while, the door of the lounge opened.

Shirahama was wearing a tight black suit that outlined her big peach hips, and the collar of her white shirt was wide open, revealing her snow-white neck. Above the deep valley of the ravine, a golden pendant swan was eye-catching and dazzling, and it seemed to be about to fall.

"Director Li, your coffee." Bai Bin half-knelt and placed the tray of coffee on the coffee table, his voice soft and charming.

"Can you play chess?"

Shirahama glanced at the chessboard and said, "I know a little bit about Go."

"I'm playing Gobang."

Shirahama smiled and nodded gently, "I will."

"Next plate."

Bai Bin stood up, held the hem of her skirt with both hands, and sat down opposite Li Mingyang.

Thighs together, calves apart, very quiet.

clatter! clatter! clatter!
Bai Bin plays the white pieces, and Li Mingyang plays the black pieces.

Bai Bin handled it with care, while Li Mingyang hit it with high force.

However, Bai Bin was not weak. He kept slipping away from Li Mingyang, and Li Mingyang could only follow Bai Zi to chase and intercept him.

This person who knows how to play Go is really good at playing Gobang...