China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 441 "Painted Skin" and Action Movies Ready to Hit Hollywood
Wang Jinhua's repeated job-hopping incident became the biggest news in the entertainment industry in June, and the people who eat melons have everything to say.

In general, Huayi is definitely the biggest victim.

Wang Jinhua's reputation has been ruined, and Cheng Tian's evil will be rewarded with evil, but Fan Xing and Cao Xuan's reputation is not good either.

No matter what happened, in the end Wang Jinhua became a member of the galaxy, and Cao Xuan became the final beneficiary. During the period, there was still a bit of suspicion of "bullying others". Even a fool would not think that Cao Xuan is a true, kind and beautiful person.

Cao Xuan knew this well, since Cheng Tian made a move on him, there was no way to solve this matter perfectly.

Hold your breath?

After that, everyone thought he was an official Cao, who dared to shit on Fanxing's neck. These Fanxing artists had to be targeted by other companies every day.

Therefore, no matter whether Cao Xuan is sincere or makes a gesture externally, he must fight back forcefully.

Especially when Huayi was being pitted so badly, he had to fight back, not only to show his muscles, but also to appease the morale of the internal army.

You have to beat Orange Sky, and let everyone see the price of provoking Fanxing, so that all demons and monsters can be deterred.

And since you want to show your muscles, you have to "bully". Anyway, Cao Xuan can't ask Boss Wu to go to the boxing ring by himself in order to show fairness. He has nothing wrong with his mind.

What's more, even if he does this, I'm afraid someone will say that he doesn't talk about martial arts, and went to sneak attack and deceive a weak entrepreneur who returned from Japan to develop.

It is impossible in this world to explain the truth to everyone.

It’s like Da Mao hitting Ermao, many people don’t care how Ermao danced and how he provoked Da Mao, they will only say that Da Mao is strong, Da Mao beats people, Da Mao is violent and blah blah...

Of course, Cao Xuan knew that there were other better ways, such as supporting Huayi to make a move, and being the black hand behind the scenes, Fan Xing was still the "white lotus".

But this will not have the deterrent effect of thunder.

Moreover, the industry and the outside world are not all fools. Cao Xuan openly acted in Chengtian. Although he is domineering, he can still be young and vigorous.

And if he hides behind his back and makes troubles, no one can't see this old-fashioned, old-fashioned way.

In the ups and downs of the business world, no matter whether you are an enemy or a friend, everyone appreciates the straightforward style. Even if you don't like it, you can still maintain a trust.

On the contrary, if it is the kind of old cunning who always makes troubles behind the scenes, everyone must be vigilant and prepared when they cooperate with each other.

Although Cao Xuan has a dark belly behind his back, but his external image and behavior style, he still hopes to be more straightforward.

So he still chose the simplest and most effective method, targeting Orange Sky almost undisguisedly.

Let the outside see that Cao Daguan, who is usually very friendly, also has a temper. If anyone provokes him, he must be mentally prepared for fierce revenge.

Besides, there is another reason why Cao Xuan did this.

The current positioning of Fanxing has changed. It used to be an ordinary company with upward development. It should be low-key and pragmatic, and be kind to people everywhere.

Fanxing is now recognized as a leader in the industry. Its business scope covers film and television production, artist management, music, variety shows, theater distribution, film and television city, etc. Its strength can no longer be concealed, and many people are staring at it.

In this way, it is no good to be a "little white sheep", and Cao Xuan does not have the "heart of a tiger and wolf", so he should be an elephant who is not angry and majestic.

It seems harmless to humans and animals, but only if you don't provoke him.

In a similar situation, ordinary companies can tolerate it, but industry leaders cannot retreat, even if they suffer a lot in private, they have to bite their teeth and fight each other to the death.

This is not just a conflict of interests, but also face, status, influence and many other factors.

So don't say that Fanxing is the victim's passive counterattack, even if he is purely a villain, when it is time to take action, Cao Xuan will not consider his reputation and choose to back down.

The leader in the industry is created, not given away, and the big tree attracts the wind. It can be expected that there will not be too many similar situations in the future, and Fanxing will still maintain a strong posture.

After defeating all the enemies, there are ways to restore the external image and restore one's own reputation.

Cao Xuan has never established a "good old man" personality.

Including in the official view, Cao Xuan is patriotic, talented, capable, philanthropic, polite and low-key, but no one regards him as a "white lotus".

Who has ever seen the white lotus with a net worth of tens of billions and a world-renowned reputation? As long as Cao Xuan doesn't do anything wrong, doesn't cause trouble, and has legitimate reasons, no one has nothing to do with him "bullying" people.

There is no similar situation in any industry or industry in the country. I am afraid that many people still feel that Chengtian is reckless and deserves this end.

There are many people who sympathize with the weak, but there are even more people who believe in the law of the jungle.

To put it bluntly, with the situation like this, Cao Xuan had no choice but to take action. In order to achieve the best results, the damage to Orange Sky must be maximized. Other methods are too slow to take effect. The best way is to dig Wang Jinhua and directly deal the biggest blow to the newly established Orange Sky .

Perhaps this is not the optimal solution, but in Cao Xuan's view, it is the most direct and effective method within the rules.

Otherwise, he couldn't send someone to beat up Boss Wu, or attack Chen Hao, that would be too disrespectful and break the law.

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Fanxing Building, company regular meeting

Cao Xuan sat in the main seat, pointed at Wang Jinhua and introduced it to the executives of Fanxing and Guolan.

"This is President Wang of Shiba Guolan, who was just established. He will be a member of our big family in the future. Welcome everyone."

As senior executives applauded, Wang Jinhua stood up to pay tribute: "Thank you for your welcome. I am a newcomer who just arrived. I still don't understand a lot of things. I may trouble you in many places in the future. Thank you in advance."

"Sister Hua is too polite."

As the person in charge of Fanxing Artists Management, Jiang Yue was the first to speak: "You are a senior, and we will learn from you in the future."

"Where there are, Mr. Jiang's subordinates are full of talents, recognized as the number one in the industry, I have to learn from you."

It is widely rumored that there are three major brokers in the mainland, Jiang Yue from Fanxing, Wang Jinhua from Huayi, and Chang Jihong from Hairun.

Vice President Jiang is undoubtedly the number one, but the other two may not be convinced.

This is also very normal, the two serious people have worked hard step by step for more than ten years.

Jiang Yue was lucky, and met Cao Xuan, a typical example of the kind who relies on the platform to fly.

It was especially unlucky for Jiang Yue, the two most popular artists under her command could not be manipulated, and the other artists were too buddhist, which led to the fact that although Jiang's manager had a great name, he hardly had a personal record that was too impressive.

It wasn't until the past two years that Liu Tianxian, Hu Ge and others became popular, and Fan Xiaopang's business momentum was astonishing, that Vice President Jiang finally found some sense of presence as the number one agent in the Mainland.

But in the eyes of many people, this is still the light of the platform.

Especially Wang and Chang, they complained a lot in private, Jiang Yue played such a good card, if she had her platform resources, Fanxing artist brokerage business would have taken off long ago.

So don't look at Wang Jinhua being polite to Jiang Yue on the surface, she may not have other thoughts in her heart.

For example, if you make achievements in the future, let Cao Xuan pay more attention to it, kick Jiang Yue out of Fanxing, and take over all of Fanxing's artist resources, etc.

And Jiang Yue's psychology is better analyzed.

Wang Jinhua joined the Fanxing System, and Fanxing has added a group of artists, and it still exists in the form of an independent subsidiary.

Undoubtedly, this incident had the greatest impact on Jiang Yue, who was in charge of the management of Fanxing Artists. If she was indifferent, it would be too heartless.

Seeing the appearance of the two women fighting secretly, Cao Xuan felt a little headache.

One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, especially two tigresses.

Cao Xuan, who took several years to settle the East and West Palaces, understands this too well.

He couldn't help but be thankful that he didn't listen to Wang Jinhua's suggestion to let Shiba Guolan settle in Fanxing Building, but found another headquarters, otherwise he was afraid that Wang and Jiang would fight sooner or later.

In fact, frankly speaking, Wang Jinhua and his artist resources are of limited use to Cao Xuan.

Unlike Huayi and Orange Sky, which have to rely on outsiders, Fanxing has its own artist resources and extensive artist network.

Between artists and artists, Fanxing, who has the most film and television resources in the industry, is the one who holds the absolute initiative.

Of course, it would not be too much to say that this is a loss-making business. Anyway, Wang Jinhua also has many first-line popular artists such as Chen Daoming, Hu Jun, and Liang Jiahui, which is also an effective supplement to the resources of Fanxing artists.

They hope to join Fanxing to obtain a steady stream of film and television resources and film and television projects under Fanxing, and they also hope that these artists can contribute to film and television works at an internal price.

In a sense, this is a win-win situation.

As for the Fanxing project that Cao Xuan promised to give priority to, of course it wasn't to fool Wang Jinhua, but Fanxing's internal artist contracts also had priority clauses.

In the end, who has the best and who is better, there are still many things said in it. Cao Xuan will not treat Wang Jinhua badly, but he can't let the real ones feel cold...

And Wang Jinhua also understood that she was "raised by her stepmother", but she couldn't stand the old Cao's family being too rich.

Even if you can't eat big fish and meat, you still have meat every meal, and occasionally you can grab a few good dishes.

You must know that Fanxing artists are mainly young artists, and many of her artists are middle-aged artists, and good resources can still be shared.

After all, godsons are also sons, so they are always closer than outsiders.

Sister Hua, who is well-known in the industry, is naturally not a fool. If she doesn't see enough benefits, she will not sacrifice so much.

In addition, Sister Hua has a small goal, just like she wants to replace Jiang Yue, she also wants her artist to become Fanxing's real son.

And that's what Jiang Yuefang wanted to do. She wanted to protect the interests of her own family and not let Wang Jinhua's "bastards" ride on her head.

Two people can't talk about tit for tat, but it's impossible for them to be like a family. As soon as they meet, the connotation becomes clear.

However, Jiang Yue still knew how to measure. Wang Jinhua didn't dare to be presumptuous because she was a rookie and was fighting away, so she stopped after a few simple moves.

Cao Xuan didn't say much. From the perspective of inner feelings, he must be inclined to Jiang Yue, but Wang Jinhua is also his own, so he won't intervene.

Although there is no such thing as a balanced imperial mind, Cao Xuan doesn't mind his subordinates feeling a little bit competitive.

The more the subordinates open the book, the capitalists will definitely benefit...

In addition to Wang Jinhua's official appearance at today's meeting, there are also arrangements for some key shooting plans for the follow-up Fanxing.

In terms of TV dramas, one of Fanxing's next steps will be [movie copyright development].

There are two main projects, namely Old Monster Xu's "Seven Swords" and Cheng Long's "Myth".

These two projects are also the initiative of Yinghuang and Huang Baiming's Dongfang to seek cooperation with Cao Xuan. On the one hand, they want to use Fanxing's network resources in the TV drama field, and on the other hand, they can be regarded as a bargaining chip for Boss Cao.

"Mythology" was cast by Fanxing, and "Seven Swords" had Mr. Xu in it, and Fanxing Cinemas gave it a high ranking.

The two reciprocated, and they had to express it. At the same time, they also got the sweetness and wanted to cooperate with Fanxing further.

The investment of the two TV series is tens of millions, which is considered a big production in the field of TV series. Fanxing accounts for 50% of the investment share. Naturally, they also won many roles.

This time, it was also to give Jiang Yue and Wang Jinhua a breath, and if a suitable artist was reported, they would be successful.

In addition, Wang Jinhua came to cast this time, and also brought a project to Fanxing, which is "Let's Eat Courage" starring Chen Daoming and Hu Jun.

This project is specifically led by CCTV. I originally wanted to cooperate with another company, but this company is too small to keep up with both software and hardware.

When he was hesitating, Wang Jinhua made a connection, wanting Fanxing and CCTV to cooperate, so that she could not only serve as a recommendation, but also help her artists strengthen their reputation.

Fanxing internally evaluated this project, and the prospect is good. In addition, the two parties originally cooperated in Fanxing Film and Television City. If they participate in the investment, the effect will be even better.

In this way, Fanxing officially entered the game of "Lying on the Salary and Tasting the Courage", and by the way, Gao Yuanyuan and Qiao Zhenyu were also added to play Xi Shi and Fan Li.

These three TV series belonged to the participating cast, and there were also two big productions independently produced by Fanxing.

The first one is "The Legend of the White-haired Witch", which is one of the few martial arts dramas with women as the first heroine.

The success of "Beauty's Scheming" proves that Fan Xiaopang is very suitable for this kind of beautiful, strong and miserable heroine route, and her fans, media and outside businesses are also very fond of it.

So Fan Xing strikes while the iron is hot, and gives Fan Xiaopang another "The White-haired Witch" to break through the banner of the leading heroine, and completely consolidate Fan Xiaopang's glamorous personality and positioning.

The male protagonist Zhuo Yihang is played by Jiao Enjun, who became popular in "Lotus Lantern". The combination of handsome men and beautiful women is even more powerful for this martial arts drama that focuses on love.

The second part is "Zhu Yuanzhang" directed by the new director Feng Xiaoning who joined Fanxing, which was later renamed "Hongwu Emperor" by Cao Xuan.

Compared with the original version, which is more unofficial, the script of "Hongwu Emperor" has been rectified in detail. Although there are inevitably artistic adaptations, most of them are consistent with history and relatively more positive.

It can be considered that Cao Xuan personally reversed the verdict on the emperor he liked more.

Feng Xiaoning's original plan was to find Hu Jun, but Cao Xuan hoped that it would be Duan Long, because the fat water would not flow to outsiders.

Of course, now that Hu Jun has become one of his own, it doesn't matter whether he is fat or not.

Now the main point is that after Cao Xuan finished reading the revised script of "Hongwu Emperor", he was a little bit itchy, and wanted to play Zhu Yuanzhang himself, who started with a bowl and won the whole country.

But Cao Xuan wasn't sure if he wanted to leave the film and come back to act in a TV series.

Moreover, "Hong Wu Da Di" will be performed from Zhu Yuanzhang's youth to his death in his old age. This is a challenge for Cao Xuan, who has never acted in a TV series with such a wide age span.

There is no problem with him in youth and middle age, but how can he act old in his old age without making the audience feel like he is an "old man" who has lost his wife and son.

Cao Xuan couldn't guarantee that he would be able to act well, and felt that he still had to think about it.

However, regardless of whether Cao Xuan will appear or not, the drama is expected to invest 3000-5000 million yuan. It is not only Fanxing's largest investment in a TV drama project since its establishment, but also Fanxing's attempt at a historical drama.

If it succeeds this time, Fanxing will have more and more large-scale productions of similar historical costumes in the future.

In addition to this project, there is another TV series worth mentioning.

"Hello, Time" is inspired by the novel "Hello, Old Time" that has not yet come out.

Campus youth drama, with a bit of hazy feelings of boys and girls, is easy to be liked by young audiences. The male protagonist, Little Sun, is sunny and cheerful, and the female protagonist is gentle and kind, and it is easy to become fans.

The reason why this drama was created was for Liu Tianxian.

"Dragon Babu", "Legend of Sword and Fairy", "The Legend of Condor Heroes", Liu Tianxian has acted too many costume dramas, so to avoid being stereotyped, try more modern dramas.

Due to the consideration of personality and age, it is not appropriate to let her act in other roles. School drama is a good subject.

The heroine of "Hello, Time" has a pleasing personality, the performance is not too difficult, and there are no intimate scenes. Cao Xuan worked hard to get such a suitable work for Liu Tianxian, and he really raised her as a daughter. up.

As for the male lead, Cao Xuan intends to find Hu Ge to play the role. On the one hand, the age is right, and by the way, there will be a wave of Xianjian CP. Liu Ma still has some opinions, but Cao Xuan suppresses it.

If you don't want to cooperate with anyone, you don't cooperate with anyone. Being a daughter is not a daughter, and the casting is still up to the two of them...

In fact, there are not many film projects. Cao Xuan is more picky. Literary films are okay, and many commercial scripts are not good.

This is also normal. After the TV series is filmed, Fanxing has the ability to sell it. I dare not say that it will make a steady profit, at least it will not lose money.

If a commercial film is not made well and the box office hits the street, even if there is a channel to recover blood, it will easily pay tens of millions, so it must be cautious and prudent.

Regarding commercial film projects, most of Fanxing participated in the investment, while independent productions were less. This year's two major projects, "New World" and "Xiu Chun Dao 2", have already completed more than half of their tasks.

For next year's film projects, the outside world is mostly in contact, and few are officially confirmed. There are only two key projects in Fanxing.

Magic special effects movie - "Painted Skin"

Punch-to-flesh action movie - "The Raid"

In fact, there is no need to say much about the former, the main thing is to continue to stabilize the domestic market, and by the way, also promote actresses.

Especially worth mentioning is "The Raid", a pure action film, and even the plot can be said to be auxiliary. Cao Xuan's purpose in making this film is very simple, to "break" into Hollywood and the international film market.

It's not that Cao Xuan hasn't received Hollywood scripts in the past two years, but most of his roles are supporting roles, even villains.

Frankly speaking, it's not that Cao Xuan can't accept supporting roles, but he doesn't like these roles, and the roles he wants are not given.

An international superstar of Asian descent whose main business is a singer is not considered a favorite in Hollywood.

After observation, Cao Xuan also understood that there are too few Asian protagonists in American movies. If he wants to be the leading actor, it is the best choice to save the game by himself, but if he wants to open the situation as quickly as possible, action movies are the top choice.

On the one hand, it is because of the audience base built by Bruce Lee, Cheng Long, and Li Lianjie, and on the other hand, it is also because the market for action movies in Hollywood is huge, with low barriers to entry and easy access to the pie.

"The Raid" is only Cao Xuan's original plan, and this project may not necessarily be used. It may also be "Taken", but it must be an action movie.

Cao Xuan's next new English album is Wang Zha, which he has saved for a long time. Cao Xuan is very confident about this album, and feels that it will further enhance his international fame and status.

At that time, when Cao Xuan's popularity is the highest, take out this action movie to maximize the drainage and wait for the opportunity to break into Hollywood.

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ps: The number of words is less, and I will make up for it tomorrow
In addition, people are looking for me to push books, and they are all colleagues. I am too embarrassed to refuse when [Fat God] [Fat Ju] calls.

Forgive me, you don’t have to read it if you don’t like it, but don’t make complaints about it in this chapter. If other authors see it, I will be very embarrassed.

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