This director lacks vision.

Chapter 442 Daddario's New Role
After being punched in the face by a woman on stage, Wong Kar-wai's image collapsed further, and he could never hold his head up again. He will never be a part of the Chinese entertainment industry again.

Perhaps realizing this, Wong Kar-wai simply lay on the ground and refused to get up.

He was carried off on a stretcher by staff only after the referee announced Zhang Ziyi's victory.

Wherever Wong Kar-wai went, everyone covered their noses.

This scene, broadcast live, sparked another wave of creative ideas among netizens.

Many people started creating various fan-made content based on tonight's live broadcast footage.

Sunglasses King was completely dead. He was very uneasy, fearing that Accountant Jia would change his mind and not want to make money with him anymore.

After all, in Wong Kar-wai's view, all businessmen in Hong Kong are like this, only caring about profits and not about integrity.

Now that his image is completely ruined, he has no further use.

Unexpectedly, Accountant Jia not only got Sunglasses King to invest, but also gave him an even larger amount.

Knowing that his income would definitely decrease sharply in the future, Wong Kar-wai gritted his teeth and invested all the savings he had worked hard for most of his life, hoping to use this investment for his retirement.

After the investment was completed, he gripped Accountant Jia's hand tightly and shouted, "Thank you!"

Wong originally wanted to say "You're such a good person," but then realized it wasn't a compliment and fearing that Accountant Jia might misunderstand, he changed it to "Thank you."

He had worked with Zhao Benshan for a while, and his "thank you" was quite appropriate.

This made Accountant Jia very happy.

Seeing Mr. Jia smile, Sunglasses King breathed a sigh of relief. In any case, being able to "pick up money" this time could be considered a gain.

If you can't make it in China, you can always go abroad.

Wong Kar-wai didn't expect that the Supernova Games program would be bought by Netflix overseas.

This episode featured Hollywood stars such as Daddario and Anne Hathaway, and it attracted quite a few foreign viewers.

The sight of him being beaten until he defecated was reported by many overseas media outlets and even trended on Twitter.

It's not easy for him to make a living abroad either...

Jiang Yifeng was very satisfied with what happened to Wong Kar-wai and stayed in Lanzhou for another day before returning to Yanjing.

On the morning of October 16th, Jiang Yifeng arrived at the company office.

Today's secretary is D'Addario.

She had dyed all her hair black, wore a black choker, a black business suit, black stockings, black high heels, and black leather cord accessories on her ankles and wrists.

She has a dark and edgy vibe, but her fair skin and voluptuous figure make her incredibly alluring.

The contrast between the ascetic and the abstinent style is striking.

Jiang Yifeng's training of D'Addario started from the spiritual level, and he was always playing a game between a demon lord of hell and a fallen follower.

In addition to the effects of the beauty potion, D'Addario is now an absolute ally, having been won over by Jiang Yifeng both physically and mentally, with his loyalty at its peak.

As Jiang Yifeng's secretary, her style was to be inseparable from him and serve him at his side.

At 9:30 a.m. sharp, Netflix President Hastings walked into his office.

He asked with a smile, "Jiang, I heard you've reached an agreement with Warner Bros. to co-produce a second John Wick movie?"

The news that Jiang Yifeng was going to co-produce "John Wick" with Warner Bros. was announced during the Hundred Flowers Film Festival.

This matter has been reported by many overseas media outlets.

Jiang Yifeng took a sip of the tea brewed by D'Addario and nodded, saying, "That's true, but the specific filming time hasn't been set yet."

Hastings sighed and said, "Netflix's stock price has dropped by almost 20% since this news came out."

You're also one of our shareholders; if the stock price falls, your wealth is shrinking too.

Netflix's biggest competitor right now is HBO, owned by Warner. Jiang Yifeng's collaboration with Warner is seen as an unusual signal by the capital market.

In particular, Warner Bros. just announced in early October that it would spin off HBO to focus on developing its streaming business.

This is the path to Netflix.

But to say that Netflix's stock price dropped 20% because of the news that Jiang Yifeng was going to cooperate with Warner is too far-fetched.

The main reason is that Netflix announced its third-quarter results at the beginning of the month, and surprisingly, it suffered a loss.

This was significantly different from market expectations, which is why the stock price fell.

Seeing that Jiang Yifeng remained silent, Hastings poured out his grievances while playing the emotional card: "This year, the Supreme Court rejected the principle of net neutrality, and we have to pay LSPs, which has increased our costs significantly, resulting in a loss in the third quarter."

In addition, tech giants like Apple are also entering the streaming media business, putting increasing competitive pressure on Netflix.

We've been friends for many years, and you're a Netflix shareholder. Daddario's sister, Katherine, is even on Netflix's board of directors.

I believe we need to cooperate more closely to achieve a win-win situation.

Jiang Yifeng smiled and said directly, "Just say what you're thinking, don't beat around the bush."

Hastings said, "I heard that Sohu Video is planning to release the entire Stranger Things series all at once, and the price for the entire series on demand is less than one dollar. Could you change that?"

Either raise the price, or stick to the old playback model and update episode by episode.

Netflix's stock performance is terrible right now, I'm hoping that the second season of Stranger Things will boost it.

Compared to Jiang Yifeng's other works, Strange Things is considered one of his "niche dramas" in China.

This show is "relatively niche" in China, but it is very popular in North America. It is the perfect show to show off your unique taste and to impress others.

Therefore, Stranger Things doesn't have as many viewers in China, but it's highly regarded.

In response to this phenomenon, Sohu Video's strategy for watching the second season of Stranger Things is to offer paid on-demand viewing of the entire series. However, given the unique circumstances in China, the price cannot be too high; 6 yuan for on-demand viewing would be a reasonable price. Of course, there is also a Blu-ray version without ads, which costs 39.9 yuan, but that's for the wealthy and not the mainstream.

For Netflix, Sohu's playback strategy is not good news.

Overseas viewers can also watch Sohu Video. Although the version on Sohu is in Chinese and requires machine-translated subtitles, the significant price advantage will inevitably lead to a certain loss of viewers.

Moreover, there are many Chinese communities overseas.

Hearing Hastings' words, Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "Sohu Video's playback strategy was decided a long time ago and has been publicized for a long time. It can't be changed."

Hastings then asked, "What about the third season of Stranger Things? Can it be filmed soon?"

Jiang Yifeng nodded: "That's fine, but I won't be the director. It will be Guo Fan, who will be the assistant director for the second season."

Guo Fan is now Jiang Yifeng's dedicated sequel director; he directed the third and fourth seasons of Pacific Rim.

The third season was a bit immature, but the fourth season was much better.

Guo Fan also participated in the filming of Stranger Things Season 2, and he was also in charge of post-production. There is absolutely no problem having him film the third season.

Hearing this, Hastings thought about it and agreed, but he still asked, "Do you have any new drama projects that we can collaborate on?"

Jiang Yifeng took a sip of tea and said, "I will be filming a Chinese tomb raiding TV series next year called Ghost Blows Out the Light. You can invest if you are interested."

But given the accusations of portraying the character negatively, I'm not entirely sure if this TV series will ultimately become a hit overseas.

After acquiring the adaptation rights to Ghost Blows Out the Light and Tomb Raider Notes, Fengxing Media did not rush to adapt them into film and television dramas. Instead, following the example of Pacific Rim, they first adapted them into comics, serialized them on the Youyaoqi Comics website, and published them in physical form.

These two comics sold quite well in China, but they were met with a lukewarm reception overseas, far less popular than Pacific Rim comics.

The main reason is that the Pacific Rim comic contains elements such as mechs, cybernetic modifications, human experimentation, and alien beasts, which is also popular with overseas audiences.

However, Ghost Blows Out the Light and Tomb Raider Chronicles are still based on Chinese feng shui and folk culture, which may be difficult for overseas audiences to accept.

Jiang Yifeng understands this situation, after all, creating an international IP is not easy.

Therefore, Jiang Yifeng decided not to wait any longer and planned to film the TV series "Ghost Blows Out the Light" next year.

As for The Lost Tomb, a movie was made first, directed by Lu Yang, who is skilled in Chinese aesthetics.

Hastings had never heard of the novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light," so Jiang Yifeng gave him a brief overview of the plot, which surprised Hastings, who became very interested.

He exclaimed excitedly, "Isn't this just another kind of Indiana Jones?"
Americans also really enjoy adventure and treasure hunting movies and TV shows. As long as we make the adventure process vivid and interesting, and make the underground maze scenes magnificent and spectacular, people will definitely watch the show.

Moreover, based on what you just said, the female protagonist is an American of Chinese descent, and her grandfather had been to the United States. There are many stories that can be adapted from this, and the main characters could also go on an adventure in the United States.

Grave robbing also exists in the United States, such as the Hale Cemetery robbery case, where they traffic and sell corpses everywhere;

There are also various folk tales and legends from North America, all of which can be integrated!

Seeing that Hastings seemed very interested, Jiang Yifeng chatted with him for a while longer.

However, Jiang Yifeng has no plans to expand into new storylines for the time being; he wants to focus on filming the first part of Ghost Blows Out the Light, The Ancient City of Jingjue.

Hastings left with a smile at 11 o'clock.

Although his visit did not lead to any changes in the broadcast strategy of Stranger Things Season 2 by Sohu Video.

However, we also reached an agreement on two collaborative projects: the third season of Stranger Things and Ghost Blows Out the Light, which we are quite satisfied with.

After Hastings left, Jiang Yifeng patted Daddario's honest head and said, "Stranger Things Season 3 will kill off your character, and John Wick Season 2 will have a new female lead. You don't have any objections, do you?"

Hearing Jiang Yifeng say this, D'Addario was naturally uncomfortable, but he still said, "I'll do whatever you tell me to do."

Jiang Yifeng sat down in his office chair and leaned back. Daddario immediately leaned forward, placing his talent on the back of the chair so that Jiang Yifeng could rest his head on the soft surface.

Smelling the warm, milky aroma, Jiang Yifeng felt very comfortable. He closed his eyes and asked, "Do you know about Bitcoin?"

D'Addario replied, "Yes, I know. Cryptocurrencies based on blockchain technology are now trading at over $300. Many countries have seen the emergence of companies that specialize in mining them, and many people have become rich overnight as a result."

Jiang Yifeng said, "The total supply of Bitcoin is 2100 million, and more than a million have already been lost. With the total supply limited, the time and physical cost of mining each coin in the future are increasing significantly."

Logically speaking, the price of Bitcoin still has a lot of room to rise.

I currently have 16 Bitcoins and need someone to hold and manage them on my behalf. I trust you the most to handle this.

Jiang Yifeng's Bitcoin, which he mined in 2009, is still well preserved.

Bitcoin is not completely anonymous, especially when registering with exchanges, where the holder's identity information needs to be registered.

Jiang Yifeng's plan is to find a trustworthy nominee to utilize this wealth.

Without a doubt, Daddario is the most suitable candidate.

Her loyalty is beyond question, she is American, and her family background is not bad.

Even if the investigation eventually leads back to Jiang Yifeng through Daddario, it can be said that Jiang Yifeng casually gave Bitcoin to Daddario while pursuing a beautiful woman, never expecting it to become so valuable.

After all, Bitcoin was worthless in its early days; 10,000 Bitcoins could only buy a pizza.

Anyway, since the official owner is D'Addario, no one can find fault with it.

Jiang Yifeng had this in mind when he had Daddario take the beauty potion.

To be honest, D'Addario doesn't have much talent in acting, and his achievements as an actor are just so-so.

It would be better to transform the business sooner and help Jiang Yifeng manage his overseas assets.

Jiang Yifeng doesn't need her to have any wisdom or skill; she just needs to do her job of holding and supervising, and the rest will be handled by a professional team.

Therefore, Jiang Yifeng decided to first train Daddario, let her learn from him for a period of time, and then gradually fade out of the entertainment industry.

(End of this chapter)