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

Chapter 642: Li Meijin, the Lost Power, and the Airborne Troops from Yanbian

Back in the office upstairs, Li Mingyang continued to read the documents. When he finished reading all the documents on the table, Li Mingyang stretched his body, stood up, walked to the French window, looked at the Nanshan Mountain in the distance, and murmured: "Tomorrow is the election..."

On December 12th, at 19 p.m., voting in the general election closed.

Late at night, the ticket issuance rate reached 70%!

In the early morning of the next day, Ms. Park won more than 50% of the votes with a difference of more than votes, becoming the new Kaka.

Not long after Li Mingyang learned the news, Li Meijin, who had disappeared for a long time, suddenly called him.

As soon as the call was connected, Li Meijin began to complain, complaining about why he did not carry out large-scale promotion for Seoul Spring and why all roadshows were stopped.

In this regard, Li Mingyang said that he is very satisfied with the current results.

The cumulative number of moviegoers for the three movies this year reached 3000 million, which is an amazing result.

“You can only become the vice president if there are 20 million visitors to Seoul Spring!” Li Meijin reminded.

"Where are you? Let's talk when we meet."

Li Mei Jin hesitated for a while and made an appointment in Itaewon, but not at her home, but at a nightclub.

When Li Mingyang arrived at the nightclub, it looked like it was closed from the outside.

When entering from the back, the place was closed and there were only a few bodyguards guarding the main entrance and exit.

At the bar in the lobby, Li Mingyang met Li Meijin again.

"President Li, it's only been over a month since we last met. How come you've aged so much?"

Li Meijin has lost weight, the wrinkles on her face have become deeper, there are strands of white hair at her temples, and her face looks much older.

"It's not important." Li Meijin waved her hand and the waiter poured a glass of XO for Li Mingyang.

Li Mingyang sat on the bar stool, spun his cup and said, "President Li, what do you think of the box office performance of Seoul Spring?"

"Very average, three million fewer than I guessed." Li Meijin stared at the wine glass in front of her, her eyes dim and complex.

"I will not seek temporary success. I have prepared many promotional plans. I will spend 20 million on Seoul Spring even if I have to."

"More than 500,000 votes... just over 500,000 votes..."

Li Meijin was still struggling with regret, but Li Mingyang was secretly glad.

Miss Park is more in his interest.

How can I win an Oscar if you're not kicked out?

Li Mingyang comforted Li Meijin with a few words and then began to talk about his next plan.

Unexpectedly, Li Meijin was not interested in listening, and said: "The promotional strategy of anchoring Seoul Spring on national sentiment is very good. Korean moviegoers like it very much. Because it is so good, the effects of other methods will be greatly reduced."

"Just grind it slowly."

"Grind slowly... How many viewers do you think are willing to see your Seoul Spring break the 20 million ceiling... After all, you are not Korean, and national sentiment is a double-edged sword."

Li Mingyang frowned slightly.

Slow grinding is the characteristic of the Korean film market.

But his identity doesn't really suit him to taking things slowly; he needs to do it quickly, so quickly that there's no time for the public to react.

The ideal result would be around 1500 million moviegoers per month.

"No one will target me on purpose, I guess... The better the box office of Seoul Spring is, the greater the stimulus it will bring to the Korean film market."

"Who knows? There are too many variables... Since you refuse to get involved in the election, then create a miracle in your own way. The bet is still valid, but CJ won't help."

"Don't be so heartless. I'm making money for you after all."

"I'm not asking for money when I help you shoot Seoul Spring. Don't you understand?"

Li Mingyang wanted to argue, "I understand, the benefits are not big enough. The premiere was linked to half-price ticket subsidies, and CJ suffered huge losses. The box office revenue of Seoul Spring is not as good as Shinsegae. But don't worry, I won't let you suffer. The total box office of Bouquet CJ next year will not be less than 1 trillion won."

Li Meijin laughed, hesitated for a while, and shook her head, "CJ will not participate in the next promotion. I have something very important to do... The greater the difficulty, the more stable the position, isn't it?"

"You should at least give me the right to schedule films!"

"It has been released for more than a month, so human factors don't play a big role in scheduling the films. It's mainly the system that schedules the films based on attendance."

This statement is pure nonsense, because he has tried to increase the attendance and the number of screenings, but it was useless.

CJ is very domineering, and can control the scheduling of films at will... Even his own people complain about the excessive scheduling and long postponement of his own films...

Choi Min-sik complained at the Grand Bell Awards that theater chains are overbearing in scheduling films and that they should give other low-budget films some opportunities.

Seeing Li Meijin's firm attitude, Li Mingyang picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"President Li, our interests were not aligned during the election, but now, our interests are aligned. We have been fighting side by side. At the most important moment, you abandoned me. Aren't you worried that I will fulfill the bet and not care about CJ's life or death?"

"I don't think you can succeed. You will soon be boycotted... and it will be a very extreme online boycott." Li Meijin chuckled and said, "Come on, you have come this far, and there is only one last step left."

“This step is as difficult as ascending to heaven.”

"Maybe."

Li Mingyang left the nightclub.

On the way back, he suddenly realized that the election had been decided, and it was the best choice for Li Meijin to continue helping him.

Other big chaebols were betting on him, but Li Mei Jin was doing the opposite.

"Did she lose control of CJ Entertainment?"

"Drawing a clear line with me is the best outcome for me."

"Oh my god! Something is going to go wrong! I have a huge conflict of interest with them!"

……

Toyo Building.

All the senior Chinese and Korean executives gathered in the cloud-based reception room.

Li Mingyang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, pacing and looking out the window from time to time.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, a series of unquestionable orders came out of Li Mingyang's mouth.

The others left as a matter of course and arranged their work step by step.

Only Zhang Wei, who knew the situation, began to have doubts in her heart, because Li Mingyang's arrangement was different from what had been planned before.

She felt that Li Mingyang was backstabbing CJ!

"Old Wu, hand over all the projects you have to Yang Mi, and then start preparing for One Punch Man."

"Ah."

"One Punch Man cannot be filmed in Korea, it must be filmed in the country."

Wu Zhikui nodded, but he was puzzled in his heart: "Didn't we agree to shoot in Bangzi? It's more convenient to do the accounting here..."

Orders were issued one after another, and soon most of the people in the cloud living room left, leaving only the middle and senior management of FBTV and Huashu CJ.

Li Meijin wanted to draw a clear line between themselves and him, and he also had to pretend to bring in other partners.

Rakuten, Kakao, and SM are all good alternatives to CJ.

Only common interests can bring together greater strength.

Lee Mi-jin has been deeply involved in Korean films for so many years. He said that Seoul Spring will encounter extreme online boycotts, and it will definitely do so.

The main theme is a double-edged sword!

Li Mingyang has a deep understanding of this.

Because of the election, Seoul Spring is trying to get closer to Yi Sun-sin's glorious image and promote it...

But in fact, Seoul Spring is about Jeon Doo and Kwang Jung B!

Tyrant Quan Douguang! Is the real protagonist! The core character!

Seoul Spring is a very complex movie. It can be black or white, sunny or dark. It mainly depends on how the Korean elites want to direct it!

He needs to win over as many chaebols as possible, driven by interests, to help him reverse the rhetoric that is unfavorable to Seoul Spring.

It's hard...

But more strength means more protection!
"What exactly did you talk about with Li Meijin? Did she break the contract?"

After everyone else left, Zhang Wei asked the question she had wanted to ask for a long time.

"I suspect... I just suspect that Li Meijin has lost control of CJ."

"It's impossible. The Blue House cannot control the chaebols."

"Chaebol is also a business, not just one person's business..."

"Even if what you said is true, Li Meijin can't control CJ now, but she can give you the shares to use."

"2000 million people, her attitude is very firm, and she also said that the greater the difficulty, the more stable the position."

In an instant, Zhang Wei understood the relationship and what Li Mingyang was doing...

"So your ultimate goal is still to become the vice president of CJ?"

"of course."

"The appetite of the chaebol is huge. How can you fulfill your promise? CJ has no obligation to pay for your promise... You don't want to deny it, do you?"

Li Mingyang grinned and put his arm around Zhang Wei's shoulders, feeling as if he had found a confidant. "You really understand me! People! Honesty is for sale, and this price is just right!"

"You're crazy!" Zhang Wei was furious and pushed Li Mingyang away. "How can I discuss cooperation with them in the future if you do this? Do you know that they set the rules of the game? You will only be liquidated if you do this! You will lose everything! Do you understand?"

pat!

Li Mingyang lit a cigarette and said with a nonchalant smile: "Don't always define me as a businessman! I'm from the entertainment industry."

"It's even a problem for you to go back."

"As long as the chaebol thinks I can go back, don't worry, I have a plan in mind." "No! We can increase the number of moviegoers ourselves, but we can't lose our integrity!"

"Twenty million people, two-fifths of the population of Korea, the ceiling above the ceiling, it's not easy to brush it, if it creates public resentment, it will be directly pulled from the theaters." Li Mingyang narrowed his eyes and shook his head, "Listen to me, I will take full responsibility if anything goes wrong!"

"Be responsible, be responsible, you are being irresponsible! You think too simply of the chaebols...those people can do anything, they can bankrupt you just by using debt!" Zhang Wei's chest heaved with anger.

"When I become the vice president of CJ, I will also be a chaebol!" Li Mingyang pressed Zhang Wei's shoulders with both hands and said word by word: "Think about when we came to Korea, we had nothing but money. Even if we had money, we couldn't buy a building. We could only live in that shabby place in Cheongdam-dong. Now, except for the lack of money, we have everything we want, even a building!"

"Believe me! I will definitely win! I will definitely become the vice president of CJ, and I will definitely merge FBTV and TVing!"

"You all have reasons to give up and return home, but I don't have any way out! Win, win, win, I must keep winning!"

"Only by dominating the Korean streaming market can we have the capital to conquer the small-time movie market. Do you think I learn painting as a hobby?"

"No! I don't like drawing at all, but no one does! The movie market of Xiaoshi has been dominated by cartoons. Even the most popular Hollywood superhero movies can't do anything about it!"

"Only with animated films can we break into the small Japanese film market!"

Zhang Wei's eyes fluttered as she looked at Li Mingyang with a complicated expression, "You are too tired and too radical. Are you still obsessed with the story of Quan Douguang? You are not Quan Douguang, you are just Li Mingyang. We still have many cards to play. Li Meijin can no longer provide help, and there is also Li Fuzhen, who wants to control Samsung. Given your complicated relationship with Ali, we are the best allies, better allies than Li Meijin!"

"We don't need to risk everything. We are not at a life-and-death situation yet!"

"Don't get caught up in some weird emotions and fight to the death. Quan Douguang was able to win because of his years of hard work and efforts."

"And we've been in Korea for less than a year... We still have time! Lots of time!"

Li Mingyang let out a long sigh.

Zhang Wei is right, there is plenty of time!

But there is only one chance!
In terms of content creation, Korean films and TV will be a battleground for future streaming media.

Whoever wins the Korean wave wins the world!
Netflix can become the king of streaming media thanks to Korea!
This is destined to be a bloody battlefield where the world's top streaming giants gather. Whoever takes root first will have an absolute advantage.

The biggest gap between Netflix and HBO, Apple, Amazon, and Disney in the streaming media track is their depth in the Korean market!

FBTV seems to have a high market share, but in fact it is fragmented and cannot connect the upstream, midstream and downstream of the Korean entertainment and film and television industry. It is just a mirage...

But once it joins forces with CJ and FBTV and TVing merge, it will be a streaming giant with no rivals!

If we can get JTBC over here, we’ll be invincible!

Netflix's opportunity to enter the Korean market began when JTBC defected and sold the copyrights of Korean dramas...

Blast open the strongest city wall, and behind it are all profit-seeking "barbarians"!
Li Mingyang put out his cigarette butt in the ashtray. "Talking about rules with a group of people who make the rules is just asking for death... I have made up my mind. If you don't accept it, then go to Thailand. Give me a list of the accompanying persons tomorrow morning and I will sign it."

"what do you mean?"

"It's nothing. You've always wanted to go to Thailand. Lost in Thailand is a big hit right now. You should be very welcome in Thailand."

"Do you want to cross the river and then destroy the bridge?" Zhang Wei frowned.

Li Mingyang lowered his head, lit another cigarette for himself, and finished the whole cigarette.

He slowly raised his head, showed a hypocritical smile, and said the coldest words, "I am the bridge, and you are just passers-by. Without me, you don't even have the chance to choose."

"I have no interest in being a chaebol, but the chaebol position needs someone to sit in it."

"You are not the only choice, Old Wu is also an option!"

"He is more popular than you!"

Zhang Wei took several deep breaths and quickly calmed herself down.

Southeast Asia has a large population and a vast territory, and will be a big market in the future, but it is not yet a big market. It is a cultural desert and needs strong multinational capital to invest and restructure.

South Korea has huge advantages in streaming media, with a complete industry chain, strong copyright protection, and developed entertainment consumption...

Coupled with the trend of convergence between China and South Korea, even if you are in South Korea, you can still reap the benefits of domestic film and television capital!
At the last minute, Zhang Wei was unwilling to give up, and her opposition was no longer firm. "What should I do?"

"Use your charisma and excellent analytical skills to complete the listing of Bouquet CJ before the end of the year."

The biggest variable of Bouquet CJ is FBTV. No matter Wang Changtian, Boss Zhao, Cai Chongxin, Li Meijin, or Zhang Wei, they are unable to estimate the value of FBTV.

How can we go public if we ourselves cannot agree on the valuation?

“I need a valuation before I can talk to them.”

“Two trillion won.”

"..."

……

On July 2012, 7, SM Entertainment's market value exceeded 6 trillion won for the first time and remained above 1 trillion won for four consecutive months. After that, SM Entertainment's market value exceeded 4 trillion won several times, but it did not last long.

The market value of CJ Entertainment is more than twice that of SM Entertainment, more than 2 trillion...

The first thing Li Mingyang said was the market value of CJ Entertainment, which left Zhang Wei speechless. She didn't say anything and just stared at Li Mingyang.

Perhaps he himself felt it was too unrealistic, so Li Mingyang changed his words to at least one trillion won.

Huahua Entertainment is valued at 100 billion yuan, but that is a price hike by iQiyi. The industry does not recognize this valuation at all.

If Huabu CJ is truly going public, its valuation is too high and the underwriters will not be stupid enough to take it.

After evaluating SM Entertainment, Zhang Wei thought it was feasible and left without saying a word.

After the bribery and intimidation were successful, Li Mingyang put on a smiling face and started to playfully chat with Zhang Wei, boasting and making nonsense promises, and followed her all the way to the underground parking garage.

Zhang Wei automatically filtered out these unrealistic words and drove away from the company.

Finished dealing with Zhang Wei.

Li Mingyang did not drive. He put on a celebrity suit, left the company, and came to Pansidong in Seoul to meet up with Song Duyuan and Li Xiucheng.

This time it was not a field trip, but a big trouble.

The gangs he integrated raided Lotte's hometown...

Strictly speaking, Lotte Group is more like a Japanese company in Korean clothing.

Korean people are extremely disgusted with Lotte, and some even accuse Shin Kyuk-ho of being a traitor who spent the wealth he earned in South Korea on his daily life.

Lotte is a member of the Han River Miracle and also a traitor to Korea.

The main historical reason for this was that there were too many Japanese officers at the time of the war and they had not been cleared out.

As Park Ka-ka’s so-called Miracle on the Han River suggests, even without Wall Street, there would still be the Small Business Conglomerate.

The Xiao Ri Zi Group was preparing to lend money to the Koreans, but was hit back by the Americans.

Even so, Xiaozi still got the benefit. There were too many traitors in Korea, and for the sake of economy, Park Kaka gave Xiaozi a lot of benefits.

Then Seoul Spring…Jeon Doo-gwang takes the stage!

The most correct thing Quan Douguang did was to eliminate evil cults, fight against chaebols, and eliminate Korean traitors. These three major measures pulled Korea out of the abyss.

This great thing that benefits the country and the people was done by a generation of "tyrants".

It’s quite ironic…

Of course, the traitors in Korea are not clean, otherwise there would be no Lotte.

Because of its strong traitorous nature, Lotte is particularly unwelcome in the Korean entertainment industry even though it is one of the top ten chaebols, and is being beaten by CJ.

In my daily life, my favorite thing to do is the sex industry.

In Pansi-dong, Seoul, Lotte has many industries.

The gang under his command touched upon Lotte's interests, and as soon as the election was over, the two sides started fighting!

Li Mingyang came to the balcony and looked through binoculars at the two groups of people fighting in the alley in the distance.

To be honest, their bosses are all cowardly, but their subordinates are very cruel...

More than 20 people fighting against hundreds of people, and still gaining the upper hand...

At around ten o'clock in the evening, the gunfight ended and the police moved in.

Li Mingyang put down the binoculars and sighed, "If I had known these people were so fierce, I would not have let them do whatever they wanted."

"Director Li, these people are paratroopers from Yanbian..." said Song Duyuan.

"Oh my god, it's so fierce."

"They are definitely fierce. These people won't appear easily, but once they do, they will fight to the death." Li Xiucheng said.

After the fight, Li Mingyang went downstairs and came to a western restaurant to communicate with Lotte’s agent about the cross-border incident.

Gangs in South Korea are in a stage of disintegration after years of police crackdowns and have transformed into corporate and light-asset operations.

Only planning teams are retained at the headquarters in Seoul, Busan and Daegu, and all other dirty work is outsourced to foreign forces.

Among them, Yanbian is the most popular force.

He will never make the wrong choice of person, nor will he be picky about the work. After finishing the work, he will take photos for the sponsor from many angles, including long, medium and close. He is professional because he is dedicated to his work.

It was a difficult day to communicate with Li Mingyang, as I couldn’t even speak Korean.

Even with the help of a translator, we still couldn't make any sense of the discussion.

Letian asked him to leave Pansi Cave.

Li Mingyang said that this matter had nothing to do with him and you can do whatever you want.

After the unpleasant parting, Song Duyuan lowered his voice and said, "Director Li, that little day seems to be the eldest prince of Lotte."

"After all, you are a Korean chaebol and a social elite, but you can't even speak Korean?"

"The second prince can do it, but the first prince is too lazy to even pretend."

Li Mingyang took off his sunglasses and looked back at the eldest prince who got into the car.

It happened that the eldest prince was also looking at him. He was obviously stunned for a moment, then smiled, bowed, turned around, and got into the car under the escort of bodyguards.

"If I bow my head in the small life, it must be bad news. Xiucheng, Lao Song, what do you think I should do next?"

(End of this chapter)