The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 275 The whole plan is as follows

The whole plan is as follows: First, Angela decided to adopt the Hollywood blockbuster system, which Xu Jiuyang had previously mentioned, while the mainland film industry and market were still in their infancy.

Then, in order to persuade the higher-ups to try and cooperate, they needed a project to prove that this system was applicable on the mainland, and that project was "Red Cliff".

The reason for inviting veteran directors Li Jun, Yang Guangyuan, Cai Jiwei, and Xie Jin to be in charge of this project is that they are among the few directors in mainland China who are skilled at directing large-scale scenes. The first three directed the "Great Battle" trilogy, while the latter directed "The Opium War" five years ago.

On the other hand, a gentleman can be deceived by his principles. They are all old-fashioned people, and certain things are ingrained in their bones. So, using the promise of winning glory for the country and paving a new path for the future to pressure them and get them to cooperate will be very effective.

This is also why we don't use Zhang Yimou. Although he is also known for directing large-scale scenes, he just finished filming "Hero". And using the idea of ​​winning glory for the country to manipulate him may have a temporary effect, but it won't last forever.

Well, the main point is that Zhang Yimou can still direct for another 20 years. Judging from his attitude towards making "Half River Green," he is obviously like Tsui Hark, someone who doesn't care about anything in order to make money.

If these four veteran directors complete this project, they can basically retire completely. Then, the "Red Cliff" project will become their final work and stand as a benchmark for producer-led films in the industry.

This is why four veteran directors were chosen. They are all very old, with a combined age of nearly 300. If they continue to perform high-intensity directing work, they might pass away one day. Therefore, it is more appropriate for them to take turns. Xu Jiuyang and Angela do not need to use their posthumous works as a form of publicity.

Furthermore, this approach better highlights the advantages of a producer-led system. Although the directors had some personal grudges against each other, they ultimately united to complete a major production.
At least the higher-ups would like this situation, after all, it's a big government—in fact, just as Xu Jiuyang told Zuo Shandiao before, for domestic film and television production, the big studio system is just replacing the superiors with the financial backers.

In short, all these actions, including bringing up Zuo Shandiao to discuss the matter, were all aimed at promoting this large-scale film studio system.

So the question is, why did Angela do this? It couldn't possibly be him, could it?
If we're talking about investing in the future of mainland China, does it really need to go to this extent?

However, Xu Jiuyang now understood that she was planning to control the entire entertainment industry; she really was something else.

Actually, he had already guessed part of it before, but he didn't expect her to have such a big appetite, and that she was planning to stay behind the scenes.

If they were in the public eye, even with the title of "old friend" by 06, they would probably have to take a cut, at most giving some extra compensation. But since they were hiding part of it behind the scenes from the beginning, it's a different story.

In particular, Gao Yuanyuan is uncertain, but Li Yunxin and Fan Bingbing are definitely willing to cooperate.

Therefore, Xu Jiuyang was very curious about who the Hong Kong capital that could cooperate with would be. It shouldn't be EEG, right?
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you that right now. We'll have to wait until she proves herself," Angela said with a smile.

It seems it's not EEG after all. Xu Jiuyang didn't pry. As long as she continues to cooperate with the other party and maintains her relationship with him, she'll find out eventually.

However... he was originally thinking about whether he should try to contact Huang Bo through Gao Hu while filming Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Although the former was... well, not yet. Even if he reported it, the police wouldn't accept it.

If we're talking about killing someone first, even if we don't consider that Xu Jiuyang is just an ordinary actor right now, even if we really had to do it, we should kill Zhang Mo first before it's Gao Hu's turn.

Unexpectedly, Gao Hu failed to portray Xu Zhu and inexplicably became Wu Jing, so the idea was shelved.

As for why he contacted Huang Bo, it's perfectly normal. Although he still doesn't really want to be an actor or a star, he's already doing it now, and it's clear that he won't be leaving for a long time, so... it's normal for him to consider expanding his network.

After all, in many entertainment-themed online novels, the trio of Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo, and Ning Hao are a must-have.

But after hearing Angela's words, he completely dismissed that idea. The future of the entertainment industry belonged to them, so expanding their network was meaningless—strange, isn't it? He didn't think they would fail.

"But do you really think this approach can revitalize mainland Chinese films?" Angela then asked.

"Man proposes, God disposes," Xu Jiuyang said again.

He knew, of course, that the chances were slim. No matter how good a system is, if people are implementing it, loopholes will inevitably be exploited. If this situation persists, either detailed, even harsh, rules and regulations will be created to stifle ordinary people, or people will gradually become impatient and lose their ambition, transferring power to others.

However, he didn't care. As long as things were even slightly better than in his previous life, that was enough. After all, he had done his part for mainland films, and besides...

"I'm curious, given your plans, will you just let things take their course, or...?" Xu Jiuyang asked.

Angela chuckled, stretched comfortably, and placed her long legs on the small round table: "I want compensation."

"No compensation," Xu Jiuyang refused decisively.

He has figured some things out now; often, even when he is being unreasonable, they will choose to give in.

Of course, he's not the kind of person who'd take advantage of a little kindness, and he adheres to certain moral principles, but that doesn't stop him from using them to manipulate whoever he wants.

“I’m ready to take down Blizzard,” Angela said casually.

Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow: "I don't believe it."

"Don't you believe me, or don't you believe Sony?" Angela dropped a bombshell.

"You've teamed up with Sony?" Xu Jiuyang was genuinely surprised.

“We just reached an agreement,” Angela shrugged.

"It's just an agreement." Xu Jiuyang narrowed his eyes.

“For me, reaching an agreement is equivalent to having an 80% chance of success.” Angela’s tone was particularly assertive.

Xu Jiuyang fell silent. He suddenly realized something: Angela and the others, including Gao Yuanyuan, seemed to have an inexplicable confidence. If they were certain that something could be done, they would basically do it.

Perhaps this is why he previously believed that their plan to control the entertainment industry in mainland China and even the greater China region would not fail.

This cannot be explained simply by the fact that they cooperated fully.

Moreover, although Xu Jiuyang did not witness their attempts to sabotage each other, he still had some sense of their open and covert struggles.

"So?" he asked, regaining his composure.

"So, do you want to be a distributor for their game?" Angela asked with a smile. "They have an online game that has been in development for almost five years, and I heard it has a very promising future."

"What's the price?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow, swallowing back the words "Dog Egg".

“Financial means can solve most problems, but not all of them,” Angela said without hiding anything. “Blizzard’s problem is that the games are well-made, but they are lacking in distribution. The core of my plan is to amplify this weakness as much as possible with Sony’s backing, so that Vivendi will give up its control over Blizzard.”

"Does Vivendi not have any game publishing companies under its umbrella?" Xu Jiuyang asked with great interest.

“Yes, but their operational style is completely incompatible with Blizzard’s. Anyone with eyes can see that if you try to force them together, it will definitely cause big problems.” Angela said confidently.

(End of this chapter)