Entertainment, I only like to make movies

Chapter 293

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"Haha, it's nice to talk about it."

"I am also looking forward to cooperating with Baidu."

Fang Ziheng looked excited on the surface, but he didn't believe Gong Yu's words in his heart.

Baidu asked him to make a movie!
These words are fooling elementary school students!

Li Yanhong's real thinking is probably not the same as Ali and Tengxun, who want to invest in Hengyu's project.

Fang Ziheng still remembers that in his last life, iQiyi Films was established for many years, and he always worked alone, focusing on the development of independent original film and television dramas and online movies.

For theater movies, iQiyi has no interest at all.

Li Yanhong didn't know which muscle was wrong, but she actually wanted to ask him to make a movie for theatrical release, it was incredible.

Automatically filtering out Gong Yu's words, Fang Ziheng looked at him and Sun Zhong, and sighed leisurely: "The Internet + era is coming, I hope that the addition of Tengxun, Baidu, and Ali will bring more vitality to the film and television industry, instead of capital passing through and leaving behind." Feathers all over the place."

"This is for sure!"

Sun Zhong and Gong Yu looked confident and high-spirited.

The two seem to have encountered a scene where the entertainment industry is booming and the film and television industry is thriving because of BAT's joining.

It must be strange!
Fang Ziheng turned his head and left, not wanting to talk to these two idiots.

These Internet people who joined the film and television industry halfway may still have a relatively pure mind at this time, thinking of learning from filmmakers, making contributions to Chinese films, leading their platforms to create blockbusters, and stepping out The gate of the country is famous in the overseas film market.

However, it doesn't take two years for Sun Zhong and others to discover that they can't play movies or the film and television industry.

The concepts of big data and Internet + that they highly recommend are simply not feasible in the film industry.

Not only did it fail to contribute to Chinese-language films, but it also turned the market into a mess, full of ugliness.

At 7:[-] p.m., the premiere ceremony officially began.

Fang Ziheng didn't come to the stage, and let Su Lun, Da Mimi, Zheng Kai and others show the limelight.

Since Su Lun directed the two blockbuster films "Youth Campus" and "33 Days of Broken Love", her fame and director status have increased day by day, and she has been called the most talented young female director of Chinese-language films by the media.

This title was originally given to Xu Cairen.

Su Lun came from behind, no matter in terms of age or director ability, he was far superior to Xu Cairen.

7 points.

After the main creators finished chatting about the interesting things during the filming, the film began to be screened.

Da Mimi came to Fang Ziheng's side in no time, held his arm tightly, and said with a smile: "How much do you think the box office of "Predecessor Raiders" can be?"

"It's hard to say, it depends on the box office situation on the first day tomorrow."

Fang Ziheng shook his head with a smile, and beckoned to Su Lun who was behind him, asking her to sit beside him.

He didn't change much the script of "Predecessor Raiders", it was still the original comedy romance, but the heroine was replaced by a big honey.

The rest of the leading actors, except Zheng Kai, have not been changed, and the other actors have been replaced by artists from Hengyu Media.

Da Mimi, Luo Jin, Zheng Kai, Jiang Shuying.

The four are paired up in the movie, playing two couples, and the cast is not weaker than the original version.

Su Lun came to the side and sat down, a little nervously said: "Director, I have a hunch that this movie has a box office of at most 3 million."

"Don't worry, 3 million box office is already pretty good."

"The "Predecessor" series has three parts. The first part can reach 3 million, and the second part can break through 5 million. When the third part is released, it will soar into the sky!"

Fang Ziheng patted Su Lun on the shoulder and said in relief.

Seriously, the movie is actually pretty good!
At the beginning of the film, the wedding atmosphere of the groom and the bride's predecessors immediately attracted the audience's attention, making people enter the plot, exciting and funny.

"Predecessor Raiders" is a very close to life, down-to-earth film, with a good rhythm and atmosphere, mobilizing the audience's emotions all the time.

The only disadvantage is that the production level is not high, and it is a low-cost movie.

Another one is that the audience is relatively small, and it is difficult to get widespread resonance from the audience even if it is promoted.

There is no way around it, the word 'predecessor' has not been quarreled with yet, and the term 'predecessor' will become popular among young men and women only after "Predecessor 1".

After 110 minutes, the movie came to an end.

Da Mimi and Luo Jin appeared on the scene, and the two met face to face in a bustling street.

"Hi ex-husband."

"Hi ex-wife."

The big screen dimmed and the theme song played.

There was warm applause in the screening hall. Judging from the audience's regret while applauding, the premiere has successfully completed its task.

Fang Ziheng stood up, smiled and said to Da Mimi and Su Lun: "Don't worry about the announcement, you just have to run the publicity well."

"Understood, I will."

Su Lun let out a breath, and heard what Fang Ziheng said.

She had heard before that in addition to Hengyu Media Group, there are several companies helping to promote "Predecessor Raiders", treating the movie as an annual romantic comedy.

After the premiere, Hengyu Media held a dinner at a nearby hotel.

Fang Ziheng stood up and supported "Predecessor Raiders" positively, saying that this is an excellent love movie worth savoring carefully.

Finally, he took Cao Wei to a small conference room in the hotel.

As soon as he entered the door, he said straight to the point: "Mr. Cao, from the bottom of my heart, I very much welcome Sina's investment.

But one thing I have to say in advance is that Tudou Video is currently developing well. It is certainly a good thing to have external funding support, but I would like to see Sina’s boost to Tudou. "

He told Cao Wei blatantly that if Sina invested in Tudou because it wanted to wait for the price to rise, then forget it, or not to cooperate.

If you have a business relationship, show it up quickly so that I can see Sina's sincerity.

"Don Fang, don't worry, Sina will definitely come here with sincerity."

Hearing this, Cao Wei smiled, with a confident expression and a sure-fire manner.

"Fang Dong, Hengyu Media Group is the third largest shareholder of Sina Weibo. You should have received the strategic report submitted by Weibo to shareholders. Under my leadership, Weibo has established a network of movies, TV dramas, songs, entertainment The 'Video Homepage' product of hot words such as the front line.

Through the link on the video home page, Weibo users can jump to any video network with one click. "

"Originally, some executives proposed to use this 'video homepage' to collect advertising fees and sell it to major video websites. I did not agree, and I prefer to cooperate deeply with a certain video website."

Cao Wei took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Fang Ziheng while talking.

According to what he said, the link on Weibo will accumulate a huge amount of traffic, and which video website the link is redirected to will get continuous traffic blessing.

Fang Ziheng read the document carefully, turned on the mobile phone Weibo, and tested it himself.

He was moved!

Cao Wei's offer was really generous, and he couldn't refuse it even if he wanted to.

At present, most of the traffic of video websites comes from search, and a small part comes from major forums, communities and other platforms.

The link on the homepage of Weibo is more direct than searching. Once the link is on Tudou Video, the advantage is huge. It is equivalent to inserting wings on Tudou Video and bringing Tudou to the big platform.

After trying to understand this, Fang Ziheng smiled with satisfaction, and said to Cao Wei: "Mr. Cao, I agree in principle to Sina's investment in Tudou. Tell me about your request?"

It is impossible for Sina to offer such superior conditions without other requirements.

Cooperation is mutual, and Sina must have taken a fancy to an advantage of Tudou Video.

"Fang Dong, Sina has only one request!"

Cao Wei's face brightened, and he spoke again: "I'm dissatisfied with you that Weibo has grown so fast after it went online that Sina didn't prepare enough servers, and often crashes when it encounters explosive news."

"Sina hopes to hand over all internal video storage to Tudou Video for maintenance."

"Not only that, the videos shared by users on Weibo will also be open to Tudou. Tudou must use resources to help promote them, so that Weibo can collect a certain percentage of advertising revenue!"

Gee
Advertising share!

Sina is really a chicken thief.

Once the cooperation is over, it will not only save a large amount of video maintenance and broadband costs every year, but also openly share videos and earn a profit from advertising.

Sina itself does not take away a cent, and only pays a gap in the traffic of Weibo.

Good calculation!

Fang Ziheng clapped his hands and smiled, he had to admire the talent who came up with this plan.

"Cooperation is fine, but Tudou can give up 10% of the shares at most. The specific price will be discussed in detail by Sina to Tudou headquarters, and I will not intervene."

Fang Ziheng thought for a while, then spoke in a concentrated voice, officially making a decision to introduce Sina into the game.

Cao Wei was very happy, and thanked him.

The two finalized verbal cooperation, and the follow-up negotiations were handed over to the following people.

The current market value of Tudou has risen again and again. Even if it only has 10% of the shares, it is worth more than one billion yuan.

As the major shareholder of Tudou, it is impossible for Fang Ziheng to sell Hengyu's shares alone. He must call other shareholders to share the share.

Coincidentally, because of the rise in stock prices, many original shareholders have long wanted to cash out, but they have been dragged by the lock-up period.

The entry of Sina this time gave some original shareholders a chance.

After sending Cao Wei away, Fang Ziheng called Andy and asked her to take the strategic investment department to Tudou.

"Yes, let's start first."

"Well, try to buy as many original shares as possible, don't need to lower the price, just negotiate based on the current market value."

"That's right, no matter how Tudou's shareholders change, we Hengyu must absolutely control this video site!"

In the early morning of the 15th.

"Predecessor Raiders" officially entered the mainland market.

The summer vacation has just started, and the students have not yet spent all the money in their pockets. Although the movie is a niche audience, it still won the first-day box office of 2100 million.

Sina Weibo: "Directed by Su Lun, starring Da Mimi, Luo Jin, Zheng Kai, and Jiang Shuying, "Predecessor Raiders" is brilliant, leading the movie market in mid-July with 2100 million first-day box office!"

Tengxun Entertainment: "The summer file ushered in a frenzy of low-cost domestic productions! After Xu Zheng's "Master of Hypnotism", another low-cost film showed its popularity. Single-day box office champion."

Sohu Entertainment: "There can be a pure friendship between a man and a woman, as long as one is beaten to death and the other pretends to be stupid!"

"The editor was fortunate to be present at the premiere and watched "Predecessor Raiders". The movie was much more funny than I expected. Leaving aside the word 'predecessor' which has a deep connotation, the structure of the movie alone made the editor really happy.

Director Su Lun used the most common narrative techniques to present a comedy romance in front of everyone, leading the audience to imagine, as if they saw themselves in real life through the movie. "

Hengyu Media official website: "If Rosie has appeared in your life, please cherish it!"

"In 2012, on July 14th, Rosie fell in love with someone for 14 years, 14 years of waiting, [-] years of frightening every step of the way, at her own wedding scene, she finally let go!"

""Predecessor", if you are well, I will definitely live a better life than you!"

In a short period of time, the term "predecessor" has frequently become a hot search.

The box office trend of "Predecessor Raiders" is also as predicted, more than 2000 million for three consecutive days.

No explosion, no diving, steady and orderly!
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in the hotel.

A ray of sunlight came in.

Fang Ziheng felt a little relieved after reading the film reviews and film reports.

The follow-up of the film should be stable. With so many distributors, and with the help of two investors, Tengxun and Alibaba, Hengyu hardly needs to worry about the announcement.

I believe that Ali will not get dizzy and continue to block "Predecessor Raiders" regardless.

Fang Ziheng put down his phone, lifted the soft quilt, and slapped the snow-white face in front of his eyes: "Wake up, Su Lun and the others are waiting for you downstairs."

"Oh, annoying, let me sleep again."

Da Mimi grunted and rubbed her butt in dissatisfaction.

"Hey, where did your prestige last night go?"

"I'm too tired, I won't go to publicity this morning, I'm going to bed."

Da Mimi remained indifferent, and pulled the quilt over her head.

Fang Ziheng checked the time and got under the covers.

Sleeping, that's what he likes.

Then continue to sleep!
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Ali Film Group.

In a small, luxuriously decorated conference room.

Zhang Qiang, Zhang Wei, Zhao Yanzi, Dong Ping, and Gu Yong sat on both sides of the conference table, and a multimedia projection was hung on the white wall in front.

Half of the content on it is the film review of "Predecessor Raiders", and half of the box office statistics for the past few days.

2100 million on the first day.

2500 million on the second day, 2600 million on the third day, 2450 million on the fourth day, and 2380 million on the fifth day.

Breaking through 1.2 million in five days, with a total box office of [-] million.

Everyone knows that this is not a blockbuster movie!

Judging from the performance of the show and the box office trend, the box office will usher in the first wave of diving next week, and the total box office will break through 3 million at most.

The question now facing Ali's top management is whether to continue to take action.

If you make a move, you will definitely be able to win in one battle and suppress Hengyu's arrogance.

If you don't make a move, put "Predecessor Raiders" first, and wait for Hengyu's follow-up project to be released.

Two plans were placed in front of everyone in Ali.

Zhang Qiang looked away from the multimedia screen, looked at the four people on the left and right, and said leisurely, "Everyone, what do you think?"

"Of course continue to shoot!"

Dong Ping lightly hammered the table, and said coldly: "This time is an excellent opportunity, "Predecessor Raiders" does not have the potential to explode, as long as it has a little rhythm, not to mention bringing down Fang Ziheng, detain him as 'exhausted talent'." Hats are easy."

"I don't express opinions!"

Zhao Yanzi smiled faintly, watching from the sidelines, still being her mascot.

She is a smart person and knows what she wants. She bought shares in Alibaba firstly to find a backer, and secondly to make money.

She is currently preparing for her first directorial work in her life, and this kind of moment must not offend others.

If Hengyu Media knew that she, Zhao Yanzi, was involved in blocking their film project, they would definitely retaliate and block the film directed by her.

It's nothing for Hengyu to lose a movie, but she, Zhao Yanzi, can't afford to lose it!
Zhang Qiang, the president of Alibaba Pictures, also had the same idea as Zhao Yanzi, who also thought it was inappropriate to make a move.

Hengyu is not easy to mess with!
As soon as Ali blocked their movie, the Youku Video scandal broke out on the back foot, and the stock price fell sharply.

Among them, it is hard to say that there is no Hengyu playing tricks behind it.

But it's useless!
In this conference room, no one listened to what he said on the wall.

Gu Yong and Zhang Wei are the real helmsmen of Alibaba Pictures Group, and together with Deng Kangming, the three work together to easily lift Zhang Qiang up.

As the chief financial officer, Zhang Wei knows big data operations very well. She calculated in her mind and said to Gu Yong: "I know what you're thinking, don't worry, it won't cost much to block this time."

"However, I have to remind you that there are several distributors of "Predecessor Raiders", including Baoli Wanhe Cinemas, Wanda Cinemas, Hengdian Cinemas, Jinyi Pearl River Cinemas, and Hengyu Media, a total of six publishers. square."

"No, it's the eight families, and we Ali and Teng Xun!"

Gu Yong sneered, his expression was dull, and there was a strong unwillingness in his eyes.

The box office of "Predecessor Raiders" seems to be tepid, but the capital behind it is more than all the movies released in the same period.

If the box office is not a blockbuster, it is a matter of subject matter, and the movie itself is definitely a money-making project.

As far as Gu Yong knew, the Taobao platform had already launched the promotion of "Predecessor Raiders".

Tengxun Pictures, which was recently established by Tengxun, also treats "Predecessor Raiders" as their first theatrical movie, and helped promote it at [-] o'clock last night.

Several theater chains that participated in the distribution immediately placed the promotional posters of "Predecessor Raiders" in the most conspicuous position at the entrance of their cinemas.

So far, all investors and distributors, only Alibaba Pictures Group has not joined the promotion.

He was crazy, and he didn't dare to fight against the general trend. At this time, he launched a blocking attack on "Predecessor Raiders".

As for Dong Ping, who was clamoring just now, he is just a cultural businessman. If he hadn't been useful to the big boss, they would have kicked him out of Ali Pictures long ago.

"Stay safe!"

"The "Predecessor Raiders" company is also involved, and we don't need to risk the world's dissatisfaction."

Figured out the key point, Gu Yong nodded towards Zhang Wei, and then said to Zhang Qiang: "President, I still have something to do, so I will take my leave first."

With that said, Gu Yong got up and walked out of the conference room with a depressed face.

Gu Yong is sure that in addition to Tengxun and Baidu, Hengyu Media must also have a share in the negative news of Youku's financial breakdown.

He couldn't move lightly, and he didn't dare to retaliate in time, so he could only find the place later.

"Guys, since this is not a good time to stop Hengyu Media, then we might as well be more magnanimous and take the initiative to help promote "Predecessor Raiders" and let the public know that Ali is also one of the investors in the movie!"

Zhang Qiang clapped his hands, controlled the rhythm of the meeting, and exercised his right to be the president.

Just when investors such as Tengxun and Ali, and theater distributors are fully promoting "Predecessor Raiders".

Fang Ziheng returned to Tianque City and entered the busy filming of "The Great Wall" again.

Three-quarters of the filming of "The Great Wall" has been completed, leaving only two large-scale war scenes.

A city besieged by alien beasts.

A whole army of the Tang Dynasty attacked and went straight to the lair of the alien beast.

7 month 25 number.

When the troops who assisted in the filming arrived, Fang Ziheng took the main creator of the film to greet him outside Tianque City, and met his long-lost old friend.

Officer Ning, Ning Ruoyi!
Standing in front of the team in a straight military uniform, he is heroic and unparalleled.

Fang Ziheng stepped forward quickly, shook Ning Ruoyi's small hand with both hands, grinned and said, "Long time no see, Officer Ning, it's a pleasure to meet you again."

"Fang Dao's demeanor is still the same, and he's living a good life."

Ning Ruoyi pursed the corners of her lips, her eyes were clear and deep, she looked at Fang Ziheng seriously, and subconsciously exerted a little strength on the hand being held.

This guy is so cowardly, he dared to tease her face to face after not seeing him for a year.

hiss~
Fang Ziheng gasped, his ring finger was suddenly pinched hard, it hurt him to death.

He hurriedly returned to seriousness, and honestly invited Ning Ruoyi to enter the city.

"get off!"

Following Ning Ruoyi's order, the awnings of dozens of military vehicles behind her were suddenly lifted.

Thousands of soldiers quickly got off the car and stood in a neat line.

These thousand warriors are the ensemble acting as the elite cavalry of the Tang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)