Chinese entertainment industry in disarray? Hollywood goddess welcomes strict father!

Kardashian never expected that Lu Lin would dare to openly express his disdain for her in front of the live broadcast camera, leaving her feeling awkward and embarrassed.

The host, Koko, grinned again, still hoping that Kardashian would cooperate with him.

But now it seems that Kardashian is no match for Lu Lin at all. She tried to ride on Lu Lin's popularity to create buzz, but Lu Lin simply ignored her.

Lu Lin ignored her at the moment, but if Kardashian dared to chime in and join in later, she would probably be shut down by Lu Lin in no time.

Unless the two of them start hurling insults at each other, there's no way to count on them!

"Please sit down..."

While his mind raced, Koko Bear invited Lu Lin to sit down.

Lu Lin nodded, wiping his face with a tissue as he sat down on the sofa in the main seat for the interviewees, with Scarlett Johansson and Elizabeth Olsen sitting down next to him in turn.

Feeling embarrassed, Kardashian reluctantly retreated to the second sofa and sat down.

In Western talk shows, the stage setup typically involves the host and the interviewee sitting symmetrically on either side.

The host is positioned to the right of the camera, and there is usually a host's table, similar to an office desk.

The interviewees' sofas were placed right next to the left of the host's table, usually with one main sofa and one secondary sofa.

Because often, a single episode will invite two or even three groups of guests!

After the first group of guests finishes their interviews, they will give up the main sofa, but instead of leaving the stage immediately, they will sit on the secondary sofa and continue to appear on camera, where they can also chime in and make jokes.

After all, the production team has already paid for the appearance fee, so why not let the guests stay on stage?

This can also attract viewers who like the guest to continue watching, which is called maximizing profits.

Just like Kim Kardashian right now!

"First of all, I want to congratulate you on the impressive $200 million box office gross for 'Shanghai Bund' in its opening weekend in North America..."

Instead of immediately launching a sales pitch, the host, Koko Bear, extended his hand to Lu Lin and complimented him, saying, "This is the best-performing genre film in recent years, aside from blockbusters!"

This is called "courtesy before force," and it can also make Lu Lin relax his vigilance to the greatest extent possible.

Lu Lin extended his hand and shook hands with him, smiling, "It's all thanks to the support of everyone, young and old. I hope I won't let everyone down."

Scarlett Johansson immediately translated and repeated the statement, and Elizabeth Olsen then chimed in to the host, "Actually, most of those blockbuster movies are his work, such as the Marvel movies that Scarlett and I made before."

The host, Koko Bear, was taken aback, then slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "I almost forgot about this Hollywood rumor! Mr. Lu has truly ushered in a new era for Hollywood!"

Lu Lin was getting a little tired of his constant flattery, so he pulled out his checkbook and said, "Okay, name your price. How much do you want me to invest in your show?"

Host: "Huh???"

The host, QQ Bear, was stunned again. Even though he knew Lu Lin was just joking, his gaze toward the checkbook in Lu Lin's hand couldn't help but be a little intense.

There's no other way; traditional television programs are declining because they're losing money in every aspect. Otherwise, they wouldn't be frantically trying to make up for it with streaming media.

Take his show as an example. The fact that it's now trying to make up for its losses on streaming platforms means that it's already operating at a loss. If it can't make up for the losses, it's a foregone conclusion that it will be canceled.

He's a middle-aged man who's spent most of his life in the television industry. If his shows are canceled and he loses his job, that would be a real disaster.

In the United States, unemployment is, to a large extent, tantamount to total annihilation.

Even if he is from the middle class or above, it doesn't matter!

But if the show can attract investment, there is still room for maneuver.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have accepted the commission from several Hollywood giants to act as the vanguard in attacking Lu Lin, because the giants promised him investment.

However, he was under a lot of pressure taking on this task, since Lu Lin's methods of revenge were already well-known in Hollywood and even the entire American entertainment industry.

What's the state of Martin Scorsese's new movie now?

The production cost was $150 million, and with the addition of global marketing and distribution costs, the total cost was definitely over $200 million.

But now that the opening weekend is over, the global box office is less than 30 million US dollars, and about half of that is taken by the theaters, which means that the film has only recovered less than 15 million US dollars in costs.

What a huge loss!

This catastrophic loss was all because Old Martin offended Lu Lin; Old Martin did the first thing, and Lu Lin did the fifteenth.

It's uncertain whether anyone will dare to invest in Martin Scorsese's future films, because if Lu Lin can mess with him once, he can mess with him again.

At this very moment, he was doing the same thing as Old Martin, preparing to provoke Lu Lin. It was impossible for him not to feel some pressure.

He was certain that Lu Lin, this Chinese guy, couldn't extend his business reach into the traditional American television media industry, so he couldn't retaliate against him like he did against Old Martin. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare take the job even if he had a hundred lives!

"Five million?"

After a moment of stunned silence, Koko Bear hesitated before uttering a number.

Hearing him speak so shamelessly, yet only offer such a small amount, Lu Lin couldn't help but chuckle and say, "How petty!"

As he spoke, he reached for the ballpoint pen on the desk in front of Koko Bear, quickly wrote a check, tore it off, and stuffed it into the front pocket of Koko Bear's suit: "This is ten million. From today onwards, for one year, the exclusive title sponsorship rights for your show will belong to Qianqian Films International Edition."

After hearing Scarlett Johansson's translation and retelling, Coucou was dumbfounded.

The audience erupted in excited screams.

I've seen plenty of people flaunting their wealth online.

But I saw it with my own eyes in reality.

This is truly the first time!

……

Meanwhile, in the show's Netflix livestream room.

[Fuck, is this what a super-rich person looks like?!]

[Those outrageously wealthy Chinese guys...]

I'd really like to know, who's richer, him or Musk?

[I doubt anyone knows the answer to this; even within China, no one can say for sure!]

Let's wait for this year's Forbes World's Billionaires list to be released; that should give us a rough estimate...

[Koko Bear should be talking about ten million, maybe even thirty million!]

[Traditional television media is the foundation of both the "red" and "blue" (referring to the two major political parties in China). Are foreign investors allowed to invest in programming in this way?]

The show is about to be canceled, and no one has invested in saving it. They have no right to tell Codoon what to do!

Yes, it was just an investment in the naming rights that failed, not the purchase of the program or the TV station...

Musk also bought Twitter; he's a foreigner too!

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Koko Bear's hosting style tends to criticize current affairs.

Viewers who enjoy watching his shows are also highly perceptive.

The comments section quickly shifted from discussing Lu Lin's wealth to discussing whether Lu Lin's investment in the program was in accordance with regulations.

During the live broadcast, after regaining his composure, Koko Bear pulled out a check from his pocket, looked at it, and then shamelessly asked Lu Lin, "Uh... well... do Qianqian Films want the streaming rights?"

He decided to avoid dealing with two people at once and wanted to sell the streaming rights of the program to Lu Lin as well.

But this time Lu Lin wasn't interested and simply shook his head, saying, "No."

"Your program does not meet the content requirements of Qianqian Film and Television International Edition. Qianqian Film and Television International Edition only requires content with Chinese characteristics."

"Alright, focus on the interview. Don't hold back, throw out all the sharp questions you've prepared!"

After listening to the translation, Koko Bear's expression became somewhat unnatural, realizing that Lu Lin already knew that today's interview show was a setup.

But Lu Lin had already given him the check for tens of millions in cash, and he didn't want Lu Lin to go back and notify the bank to void the check.

In other words, he was no longer willing to listen to those Hollywood moguls who only made empty promises: "Are you sure? Can I ask you something else?"

Lu Lin shook his head: "The war horn has sounded. Someone will always fire a shot at me. It's better for you to fire that shot than for anyone else, isn't it?"

Koko nodded in realization: "That's how it is..."

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P.S.: There are still a few investment slots left for the new book, so hurry up and apply!