Huayu became famous overnight

Chapter 254 Incompetent in Civil War, Incompetent in Foreign War

"China Film Group will provide full support in any way needed."

After thinking it through, Han Sanping readily agreed to invest in "Bad Genius".

China Film Group's revenue increased several times compared to the previous year, and the key factor was its cooperation with Qiming.

He was actually satisfied with getting this investment opportunity.

However, with the Hollywood project "American Hustle" preceding it, it inevitably feels a bit lacking.

"There is one. I plan to film this movie in Hong Kong, which may require the cooperation of local film and television companies, and we also need to fill the gaps in Asian distribution channels."

Xu Ming practically blurted out the idea of ​​bringing in Yindu.

However, Han Sanping's first thought was Yindu, whose background was enough to shield him from many troubles, and whose distribution channels were also quite good.

This perfectly meets Xu Ming's needs.

"Okay, I understand this."

Han Sanping didn't make any guarantees, but he did agree.

But Xu Ming didn't delve deeper into the conversation, believing the other party understood his thoughts.

After all, if he were just looking for an ordinary Hong Kong film company, he would have his own connections and methods. By approaching the former, he clearly meant to actively align himself with the organization...

For some people in mainland China, the collaboration between Qiming and Yinghuang, and the collaboration with Yindu, are two different concepts.

……

2 month 20 day.

The wind was howling in Beijing, making people's ears hurt.

Wearing earmuffs and a hat prepared by his mother, Xu Ming entered the company looking like a bear.

"Sister Ziyi didn't come?" Xiao Juan asked curiously.

Others also cast curious glances.

Xu Ming and Zhang Ziyi's inseparable presence on various occasions not only left industry insiders bewildered, but also left those outside the circle momentarily confused before the topic became a hot topic.

Although they are both top actors in the Chinese entertainment industry, they shouldn't be a good match. How did they suddenly end up together?

Just a few days ago, someone revealed that Zhang and Xiao Sa were in contact.

"No, she's too busy with her own activities to come to the company every day."

Xu Ming noticed the disappointed looks on everyone's faces and secretly shook his head.

During this period, whenever the other party visited Qiming, they would often bring small gifts such as milk tea and snacks to the company's employees at their own expense.

It has won over many people.

My wrists are indeed flexible, but unfortunately, I'm stuck with someone who won't listen to reason.

As long as the other party is not a contracted artist of the company, he will never allow the other party to benefit for free.

"It's perfect timing to take advantage of her absence and arrange a meeting with people from Wanda."

As Xu Ming walked into the office, he spoke to Xiao Juan.

Once the other party's value has been fully utilized, it's no longer appropriate to involve her in the core negotiations that follow.

The latter was taken aback for a moment, then instantly realized that the man surnamed Zhang didn't seem to be on the same page as the boss.

"Okay." Xiao Juan nodded.

Xu Ming lay back in his office chair and immediately started scrolling through his phone.

He wasn't slacking off; he was emulating Lei Jun, who would later become the richest man in China.

In a day with a usage time of 6 hours and 18 minutes, I spent two hours browsing Douyin, two hours browsing Weibo, and one hour on WeChat.

And Da Mi's office time is only 34 minutes...

That's incredibly dedicated; they're always keeping an eye on their competitors.

Skip over the trivial trending topics like "Xu Ming and Zhang Ziyi's suspected relationship exposed" and "Zhang Ziyi responds that they are just good friends."

Xu Ming came across an announcement that didn't get many likes: Huace acquired Croton Media for 16.5 billion yuan.

A single line of text encapsulates the cutthroat competition within China's entertainment and film industry.

It seems that with the overall rise of the domestic film and television industry, a major reshuffle is also about to take place.

Even so, this figure is still far too inflated.

He searched further and found that the two parties had signed a performance-based agreement, requiring Keton to have a net profit of no less than 500 million over three years.

That makes sense. If we remove the inflated figures, Croton's real market value is probably around one billion.

Based on this, Qiming's market value should easily reach 20 billion.

Of course, this is on the premise that Xu Ming is included in the package; without him, Qiming's value would be at most one billion.

With Huace's move, the domestic entertainment market is likely to become even more chaotic.

Let it be chaotic, the more chaotic the better.

Once he gets through this ordeal, he can clean up the mess.

dong dong!

"Brother Ming, Wanda's representatives have arrived..."

Xu Ming noticed Xiao Juan's hesitant expression and asked in surprise, "Are there other people?"

“The radiant Ms. Jing Tian is here too,” Xiao Juan said.

Jing Tian came too?

Xu Ming paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Take me there."

It makes sense, considering Wanda's resource allocation to Jing Tian; they wouldn't miss out on the Hollywood project they have.

We arrived at the reception room.

The first thing he saw was Jing Tian, ​​who was eagerly awaiting his arrival.

The two were reunited after a long separation, and a look of joy appeared on the latter's face.

Fortunately, the latter was sitting parallel to the Wanda representative.

Otherwise, if Wanda's representatives see this, who knows what they might think.

"Teacher, Jackie Chan's 'Police Story 2013' is in pre-production, and I recommended you to him. We'll be able to act together again!" Jing Tian said excitedly.

Upon hearing this, the Wanda representative's face showed a hint of helplessness.

Although I knew that Jing Tian and Xu Ming had a good relationship, it was really hard to stand up to him when he immediately sided with Xu Ming.

Originally, recommending this show was one of the resources Wanda used to cultivate a good relationship with Xu Ming.

But now, of course, that wouldn't be possible.

"Mr. Yang mentioned this to me, but I have already declined."

Xu Ming pondered for a moment and said, "It's not a good time to work together. We'll have another chance to collaborate with Brother Cheng Long."

To be honest, my collaboration with Jackie Chan in 10 or the first half of 11 was just right.

Having just received the 'Xu Mingnian' award, he could no longer accept a supporting role.

Cheng Long obviously couldn't accept standing shoulder-to-shoulder with a junior like himself, so the chances of cooperation were slim.

"Oh, I see. If there's a suitable role for me in your play, you must cast me!" Jing Tian said expectantly.

"Definitely." Xu Ming smiled.

Although Jing Tian is not Qiming's person, in a fair comparison, he is more loyal to him than most people in the company.

He turned his gaze to the Wanda representative beside him: "I heard that Wanda is planning to expand into North America?"

"Mr. Xu is indeed well-informed. The group is considering acquiring AMC to fill the gap in Hollywood distribution channels."

The Wanda representative smiled with a hint of pride and said, "Who knows, we might be able to continue our cooperation in Hollywood in the future."

When Xu Ming learned that the rumors were true, even though he had suspected it beforehand, he couldn't help but gasp.

Last year, the US box office reached a record high of $108 billion. Given this booming success, Wanda still dared to act, and had the capital to do so.

Old Wang is much stronger than him, the reborn one.

This also indirectly confirms how fierce the development of the domestic real estate industry is.

However, take their claim that it's to fill the gap in distribution channels with a grain of salt.

They're all old foxes, what are they trying to pull off with their ghost stories?

In a few years, when they get a good beating on the head, they'll learn to behave.

But now, just as the other party said, this relationship really comes in handy.

The next two or three years will indeed be a window of opportunity for the domestic entertainment industry to go global, with domestic capital flowing into the international market.

Take "Transformers 3" for example. Last year, it was criticized by Xu Ming, but it still grossed more than 100 million US dollars in the Chinese market.

The sequel, Transformers 4, was filmed in China, and Chinese artists such as Li Bingbing, Han Geng, and Zou Shiming participated in the film.

When he was editing this film, one detail left a deep impression on him: Stanley, who played a bald CEO, ran to the rooftop with a bottle of a certain brand of lactose-free milk in his hand.

The product placement was blatant and extremely awkward.

But that's not all. The camera then shifts to Stanley standing up, with a yellow box on the shelf next to him—it's a box of Zhou's braised duck products.

The shot was so blurry that even a film editor like him couldn't cut out a clear image, for which Zhou Mouya had to pay millions in advertising fees.

The original plan was for the CEO to drink milk, then take out a duck foot from Zhou's duck in the refrigerator and eat it, with a line that said it was very delicious.

Despite the absurdity of the plot, Michael Bay actually gave in. However, after filming, he realized that it was uncomfortable to watch, so he ultimately didn't abandon his artistic principles and cut it down to just one frame of the packaging box.

It's easy to imagine that even Hollywood production teams at that time couldn't resist the allure of the Chinese market.

However, they're not stupid; the roles they give out are all minor, insignificant ones.

Xu Ming knew from the beginning that he couldn't go far by relying on others' charity, so he always organized things himself, and the same applies to expanding into overseas markets.

Placing yourself at the bottom or top of the food chain results in two different experiences.

“After launching Li Xiaolong in the 1970s, Golden Harvest has been trying to enter the international market. They later launched Cheng Long, but now? It has been acquired by Orange Sky.”

"They were fooled by Hollywood, thinking that Hollywood was free and open to competition. Haha, in fact, even if they put on a white coat, they won't hesitate to rip people off when it's time to do it."

"Even Sony Entertainment, which was at its peak, has been cheated by Hollywood people in collusion with both insiders and outsiders."

Xu Ming suddenly brought up Golden Harvest in Hong Kong and Soni in Japan.

Even though the Wanda representative felt it was completely irrelevant to today's negotiations, he still listened attentively.

As he listened, his expression turned serious.

"There's an old saying that's a bit corny, but I think it's always relevant: 'A single chopstick is easy to break, but ten chopsticks can be bundled together.'"

Xu Ming looked at the other party and said in a deep voice, "The only way we can make a name for ourselves overseas is to stick together. Otherwise, we will only follow in the footsteps of Golden Harvest."

After confirming Wanda's intention to acquire AMC, he considered the other party an indispensable part of the alliance.

Regardless of their purpose in developing overseas markets.

At least it can definitely help him, and he's willing to spend money.

Such an ally is certainly worth his effort to persuade.

Snapped!
The Wanda representative clapped his hands: "Mr. Xu is right. What we Chinese fear most when we go abroad is not being united. As long as we unite, what is there to fear about not being able to achieve something great?"

"The chairman also told me this before I came. It seems that you and our Chairman Wang have the same idea."

Xu Ming raised an eyebrow upon hearing this: "Chairman Wang is indeed a man of great principle, that agreement..."

“That’s easy to agree to. We, Wanda, will take care of whatever investment shares are left in ‘The American Fraud’. But there’s one small condition.”

The Wanda representative glanced at Jing Tian beside him and asked, "Could you arrange a role for Miss Jing?"

"Given my relationship with Jing Tian, ​​even if you didn't ask, I would have made the arrangements," Xu Ming said with a smile.

He knew his students' abilities well, so of course he had to take care of them.

Jing Tian's big eyes instantly curved into crescent moons, his face beaming with joy.

"But the roles won't be too big; they'll just have lines and some screen time." Xu Ming paused, revealing a little secret: "The female roles with significant screen time have basically been decided, all recommended by Megan's side."

“Meghan’s recommendation…”

The Wanda representative muttered something, his pupils dilating.

If that's the case, then Zhang Ziyi, who is rumored to have a seat, is probably...

Xu Ming did not answer directly, but simply nodded slightly to the other party.

Wow, that's quite a long walk.

I'd only ever heard that Zhang Dahuzi liked to walk around with celebrities, but I never imagined that Xu Ming would do the same.

It's unclear how Zhang Ziyi will react when the list is released.

We reached a cooperation agreement with Wanda's representatives, and the specific details will be further refined by our subordinates.

The latter left, but Jing Tian stayed under the pretext of consulting on performance.

The person just left.

Da Tiantian pounced and hugged Xu Ming.

"Teacher, I miss you so much."

"Let me check how your self-study is going. Hey, why are you turning around?"

Seeing that Da Tiantian was looking at him with a puzzled expression, Xu Ming said irritably, "The homework I was talking about is your performance."

"Oh, it's just a performance. I thought it was..."

Da Tiantian bit her lip. When did the teacher become such a role model?

"Good students get rewards, bad students get punishments, it all depends on your performance," Xu Ming said with a smile.

Da Tian Tian's eyes lit up. Only children make choices; she wanted them all!
……

The rewards and punishments were alternated for a week.

Xu Ming felt refreshed, but the price was that Da Tian Tian's one-day leave from the film crew was forced to be extended to half a month.

Practicing boxing is good; you should practice more boxing.

With his own physical recovery ability, he found that his physical fitness had gradually evolved from that of a strong man into that of an animal.

That day, after leaving New York, Black Widow was completely conquered by him and turned into a Black slut.

I still send him messages on Facebook from time to time.

But how could such a law-abiding citizen like him possibly use a VPN to access foreign websites within China?
"Where is General Manager Tang?"

As soon as he arrived at the company, Xu Ming asked Xiao Juan.

"I'm discussing the association's rules with representatives from Wanda, Xingmei, and others," Xiaojuan said.

Xu Ming nodded, the association is an external product of the alliance.

This means that he has transformed from a figurehead to a true representative of Chinese capital.

"Should I inform Mr. Tang that you've returned to the company?"

"No need. Call Guo Fan and Xiao Yuan over and we'll have a small meeting to finalize the launch of the new project."

Xu Ming waved his hand, and with the investment and alliance matters settled, his attention naturally shifted to company affairs.

Qiming's domestic sphere of influence is mainly shrinking, but it is adopting an aggressive stance in overseas markets.

Chinese-language films have lost the Asian market for over a decade. This situation didn't arise overnight, and if they want to regain it, they must put in twice the effort.

Moreover, the local film industry in many Asian countries is also booming, making it twice as difficult to expand further.

No matter how difficult it is, someone has to do it.

He can only rely on himself, not on his domestic colleagues who are incompetent in both domestic and international affairs.

(End of this chapter)