China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 464 Chapter 462. Mr. Wang’s ingenious plan to calm the world, losing his wife and losing his troops (5-in-, K)

In the next few days, the storm of "Avatar" continued, causing a complete dimensionality reduction blow to other domestic films of the same period.

Affected by this popular situation, the membership of Damai.com ticketing platform increased by nearly 30%, reaching more than 40 million.

Even among young people, if you haven't watched "Avatar", it means you are already out.

Not only that, in some campuses, there are also many students dressed as Avatars to attract attention. Zhangjiajie, the filming location of the suspended mountains in the movie, has also been hyped as a super popular attraction.

In the ten days since the movie was released, Avatar went completely crazy.

"Now is the time to film "Beautiful Heart"."

Boss Cao was busy counting money while sorting out and studying the script for the new movie.

On the Huayi Brothers side, life is really difficult for the two Wang brothers.

The movie "The Wind" requires a lot of investment. It was originally thought to be able to change Huayi's decline, but who knew that something like this happened now.

The reason given by the radio and television for censorship was that there were some bloody scenes. Wang Zhongjun felt that deleting some scenes would affect the look and feel of the movie, but as long as it could be released as scheduled, just delete a little bit.

But after waiting for ten days, I got the answer that the leader was still reviewing it and kept waiting.

"Brother, our film will be released before the National Day, riding on the success of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China". It's almost August now. If it continues like this, if it goes past October, the box office will definitely be affected."

Although Wang Zhonglei doesn't have much in charge now, he is still anxious.

"Can I know? If it cannot be released as scheduled, will it only affect the box office? Our launch time is also scheduled for October. If there is news that there is a problem with our film, it will affect the stock price."

Wang Zhongjun is naturally very aware of the consequences of this rectification, but he has made many connections recently, but the leaders above him just don't nod.

Wang Zhonglei pressed the cigarette butt hard on the ashtray: "Brother, who did we offend? Are you going to punish us like this?"

"You haven't offended anyone?"

"Could it be Cao Yu?"

"Probably not"

Wang Zhongjun clenched his fists and really couldn't figure it out: "I just asked Ma Yun to tell the navy to give some bad comments about "Avatar". Even if the suspicion is on us, Cao Yu can't have such great energy." ah."

"Indeed, no matter how powerful Cao Yu is, he is just a wealthy upstart."

In the eyes of the two of them, people like Cao Yu are just upstarts from the countryside and have no influence on the decisions above.

If he had such great ability, Huayi would have been punished long ago, so why wait until now?

After Wang Zhongjun finished smoking a cigarette, he suddenly stood up: "It's broken! I have to go to China Film Studio."

China Film.

"Director Han, we did something wrong in this matter. We forgot that "Avatar" was introduced by China Film. Please don't argue with us juniors. We have already cut what should be cut. Just give "The Wind" a chance."

Wang Zhongjun stood in front of Han Sanping and begged for help.

Han Sanping looked at him indifferently and asked, "Zhongjun, do you think I am such a stingy person?"

"Director Han, I'm sorry, I said the wrong thing again."

Wang Zhongjun saw that the film industry boss looked unhappy and apologized quickly.

But doubts arose in his heart: "Didn't Director Han say hello to the superiors? Who could it be?"

"Although this film was introduced by China Film Group Corporation, even if it doesn't do well at the box office, it doesn't matter to us at all. I don't have to treat you like this."

Han Sanping said, blew on the tea, took a sip, and then continued: "But if you do this, it will affect the development of Huaxia Cinemas, do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand, we know we were wrong."

Although the air conditioner in the room was fully air-conditioned, Wang Zhongjun was still sweating.

This hat is very big.

Han Sanping looked at him with a smile on his face: "There's no point in apologizing to me. To be honest, this matter has little to do with me."

"Director Han, what should I do? If this movie cannot be released as scheduled, we at Huayi will be doomed!"

Wang Zhongjun had no choice but to play the drama of bitterness. After all, the two companies had been cooperating for so long, and Han Sanping couldn't just watch Huayi suffer heavy losses.

"Hey"

Sure enough, Han Sanping sighed: "To untie the bell, you have to tie the bell. If you cause this thing, go and say good words to whomever you want to deal with."

"Really Cao Yu???!!!"

Although Han Sanping mentioned Cao Yu's name in these words, Wang Zhongjun was still stunned: "How is it possible? How could it be him? He has so much energy?"

Looking at Wang Zhongjun who was stunned on the spot, Han Sanping smiled: "I have said everything that needs to be said. Go ahead. I have a meeting now."

After saying that, he stood up and left.

"Director Han, is it really Cao Yu?"

Wang Zhongjun also wanted to confirm his suspicion.

"hehe."

Han Sanping didn't answer, just smiled and started sorting out the documents.

"Since Director Han has something else to do, I won't bother him."

Wang Zhongjun didn't even know what kind of mood he was in when he left China Film.

Return to the company and lock yourself in the office.

"Are you going to ask Cao Yu? Is he really that powerful? He actually allowed the film we were preparing to release to be censored by the higher authorities?"

"Is it worthwhile for me to be his enemy?"

"Do you want to make peace with him?"

At this moment, he felt that it was too difficult for him.

When Wang Zhonglei saw his eldest brother silent in the office, he came in and asked with concern: "Brother, what's wrong with you? What did Director Han say?"

Wang Zhongjun murmured: "Director Han reminded me that Cao Yu was responsible for the censorship of "The Wind" this time."

"Cao Yu???"

Wang Zhonglei's reaction was almost the same as his elder brother's before: "Isn't it possible?"

"I don't know either, but that's what Director Han hinted at, so it should be about the same."

"Then what should we do? Are we going to beg him? It's so embarrassing! Brother, if you don't wait any longer, I won't believe it. The higher-ups can keep suppressing this film and not let us appear on it?"

"What I'm worried about now is not the release issue, I'm worried about the listing issue. If the stock price is affected because of this incident, do you know how much money we will lose? That's in hundreds of millions! If the higher-ups put this film down three It will be released in four months, and if it is released then, will it still be useful?”

Wang Zhongjun weakly explained to his brother, and then said: "Go ahead, I'll think about it again, and then go see him."

"Brother, do you want to make peace? What about our affairs?"

Wang Zhonglei was a little anxious. It would be too frustrating to make peace like this.

Wang Zhongjun said: "Solve the immediate matter first. Since he has agreed to our matter, when the time comes, you can make an appointment. Don't force us to go or not."

"I see."

The eldest brother said so, so Wang Zhonglei had no choice but to agree, but when he left the door, he still punched the wall hard.

When had Huayi ever felt so aggrieved?

Feiyu.

Cao Yu is busy. Before going to Han Bang, he must first explain the company's affairs.

"Bai Mei, have you found the nine knives?"

"Mr. Cao, I found it after looking for it, but he didn't want to give us the copyright. He said he wanted to shoot it himself."

"why?"

"He said that filming in mainland China would not have the same feeling as in the novel."

"That's it."

Cao Yu nodded. The movie "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" would indeed lose some charm if the Taiwanese accent was replaced.

After thinking about it, he arranged: "Well, if he wants to shoot it himself, it's okay. We can give him full investment and you can try to get as much as possible in terms of share."

After calling Yu Baimei, he called the manager of the brokerage department.

"How's that milk tea girl doing?"

"The talks haven't been concluded yet, Xiao Chen is still working hard, but I heard that this girl even rejected director Zhang Yimou's invitation."

"Forget it, give up."

This result was within Cao Yu's expectation, and it didn't matter to him anyway.

After handling these two matters, when he was checking to see if there was anything else, his secretary came in and said, "Mr. Cao, Mr. Wang from Huayi is here."

"Ask him to wait in the reception room, and I'll go there after I'm done."

"Ok."

The secretary feels that the boss's attitude is very normal, and now Feiyu has such qualifications.

"It's really here."

Cao Yu smiled faintly and found Shen Teng's phone number leisurely: "What did your boss say about what happened last time?" "Mr. Cao, I'm a little embarrassed to call you back. I talked to the boss and he didn't want to sell. I’m still fighting for it these two days.”

On the phone, Shen Teng's voice was full of apologies. Although he thought it was a good thing for Happy Mahua to join Feiyu, he had nothing to do with the boss's decision.

"It's okay. Forget it if you don't sell it. We can still cooperate if we have the opportunity in the future."

Cao Yu didn't care. Without those actors, this drama troupe would be an empty shell. In the future, people would just poach Shen Teng and the others.

After calling Shen Teng, he called Jia Ling: "Have you found a suitable place to open a theater?"

"Boss, I have found a few places. There is a place that is pretty good and has convenient transportation, but the rent is a bit high. Would you like to come and have a look?"

"I won't look at it. It's up to you to decide. As long as the location is good, the price doesn't matter."

"Thank you boss for your trust. I will report to Mr. Chen and start the decoration after signing the contract."

Jia Ling was very touched by the boss's trust in him.

"Come on and work hard. When the theater is ready, I'll go and have a look."

Cao Yu hung up the phone and wondered whether "Charlotte Troubles" should be made into a stage play by Jia Ling first, or should it be made directly into a movie?

In the reception room, Wang Zhongjun waited for almost half an hour. The tea was all gone, and Cao Yu didn't come out yet.

But he came here to ask for help today, so he could only continue to wait patiently.

"This move was too bad. Not only did it not affect the box office of "Avatar", it also made me ask this guy to fail."

Wang Zhongjun felt deeply regretful at this time.

"I don't know how Cao Yu will embarrass us. If it weren't for the listing, I really don't want to step into this door..."

After waiting for almost an hour, the door to the reception room finally opened.

Cao Yu walked in with a smile on his face: "Mr. Wang, I'm sorry, I was a little busy just now and kept you waiting for a long time."

"It's okay, it's okay, it's better to be busy, it's better to be busy."

Although Wang Zhongjun was impatient for a long time, he could only go against his conscience and say it didn't matter.

"I'm mainly going to visit Korea and the United States in two days. I have a lot to do."

After Cao Yu sat down, he crossed his legs and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, what do you want to do when you come to our company this time?"

"Mr. Cao, what's going on with our movie "The Wind" now? Mr. Cao is the winner of the Oscar for Best Screenplay and has a lot of influence in the industry. I'm here to ask for your help. Let's tell the higher-ups as soon as possible. Put out ‘The Wind’.”

Although everyone is well aware of the hacking of "Avatar", Wang Zhongjun is too embarrassed to say it, so now he can only find excuses to ask Boss Cao for help.

"Is there something wrong with "The Wind"? Is it a decision from above? Mr. Wang, you think too highly of me. Since it is a decision from above, I don't have the ability."

Cao Yu immediately waved his hand and said that he had nothing to do.

If you don't show some sincerity and benefit, why should I help you?

"You are incompetent? Then why was our "Wind" censored?"

Wang Zhongjun felt bitter, but he could only ask kindly: "Mr. Cao, as long as you help me with this, if you have any request, just say it, as long as Huayi can do it, I will definitely do it!"

"Mr. Wang, it's not that I won't help you. This matter is indeed a bit difficult to handle. Even if I win an Oscar and bring glory to China Film, I can't say anything about the above matters."

Cao Yu refused again, this time he wanted Hua Yi to bleed.

Seeing that Cao Yu was still unmoved, Wang Zhongjun was really anxious: "Mr. Cao, if you don't help, we at Huayi will be doomed this time. You are also a shareholder of the company, so you can't just watch Huayi collapse, right?" "

"It's just one movie, so it's not over yet. Huayi has been a big company for more than ten years, and a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. How can it be over after all?"

Cao Yu knew that the other party was deliberately exaggerating, but he just didn't nod.

Even if this movie cannot be released, it will lose more than 100 million at most, and if it makes hundreds of millions less after it goes on the market, it will definitely not go bankrupt.

Moreover, "The Wind" has only been suppressed for a while. If the Wang brothers don't come to beg for mercy, it will still be released as usual in a few months.

Hearing Cao Yu say such sarcastic words, Wang Zhongjun really wanted to throw away his sleeves and leave.

In all his years in Beijing and the entertainment industry, except for the leaders above, when had he ever been so humble to others?

But now that he had something to ask for, he could only clench his fists under the table and continue to beg: "Mr. Cao, no matter what, you have to help me this time. Even if you fail, Huayi will accept your kindness." .”

"hiss"

Cao Yu pretended to be embarrassed, looked at the table with his fingers for a while, and finally nodded reluctantly: "I can try."

"Then thank you very much, Mr. Cao."

Wang Zhongjun was not overjoyed when he heard Cao Yu's promise, but he heard Cao Yu say with a smile: "There are a few artists under your company that I think are pretty good. I wonder if they would like to come to our place?"

"I still can't hide."

What was supposed to come finally came. Although Wang Zhongjun was reluctant, he now wanted to ask for help, so he had to say: "Who does Mr. Cao have his eyes on?"

"I have always thought Zhang Ye and Wang Baoqiang in "Soldier Assault" were good. Can Mr. Wang give them a break?"

"???"

Wang Zhongjun was startled. Boss Cao didn't want a woman, but he wanted two men?

Although Wang Baoqiang and Zhang Ye have acted in several films, they are not the ones that Huayi wants to support. Why did Boss Cao fall in love with them? What you want is not Wang Xiaochen?

"No problem, I'll arrange this as soon as I get back."

Zhang Yi's contract still has five years left, and Wang Baoqiang's only has three years left, so give it as you give it. Losing some liquidated damages is nothing, and these two are not handsome guys, and they don't have many endorsements, so I don't feel bad.

"That's it." Cao Yu stood up: "I have a meeting later, so I won't let you eat."

"Damn, do I need a bite of your food?"

Wang Zhongjun was speechless for a while, but he could only apologize: "Mr. Cao is really a busy man. If you have the opportunity in the future, he will come to Huayi to sit down."

"Must go."

After that, the two shook hands and said goodbye.

"Zhang Yi and Wang Baoqiang are two treasures."

Cao Yu looked at the leaving Huayi family, and the smile on his face slowly disappeared: "However, this matter is just the beginning, you just wait."

Zhang Yi and Wang Baoqiang completed the contract termination procedures quickly, and the two successfully signed with Feiyu Entertainment.

Not only did the two of them have no resistance to the boss using themselves as bargaining chips, but they thought it was a good thing.

Feiyu's reputation in the industry is much greater than that of Huayi, while Huayi strongly favors Xiao Mingge and Li Shuangbing, and gets soft deals for endorsements and film contracts.

Although Wang Baoqiang also has some resources, compared to other artists who need good looks, he is really not doing well. Needless to say, Zhang Yi has only acted in one drama since joining Huayi.

After letting the two of them go, news came from the radio and television the next day that after "The Wind" had been appropriately cut, there would be no problems and it could be released on time.

"Brother, Cao Yu actually has such great ability?"

Wang Zhonglei still couldn't believe it after receiving the news.

"It's really unexpected."

Wang Zhongjun was also very troubled. This time, not only did he not have any impact on Feiyu, but he was forced to beg for help in a low voice, and he also lost two artists. He really lost his wife and lost his troops.

This battle was too frustrating.

However, he still felt that Huayi had no hope of rising, and said solemnly: "You have to be more careful in your actions in the future. You can't be like before. Either you don't do it, or you have to hit it with a fatal blow!"

With two actors who will have tens of billions in box office in the future, Cao Yu has basically finished handling matters on China's side.

On July 25, the first thing Cao Yu did when he came to Seoul was to go to the set of the movie "Strange You" to learn about the filming situation.

Under the camera, Quan Baolan was wearing a floral skirt and holding a small umbrella, filming the roadside performance scene with three killers, and her singing was so immersive.

"This girl actually lets herself go here."

Cao Yu watched from a distance, feeling that Quan Baolan seemed to have been opened up to Ren and Du's second line. Not only was his acting skills great, but his singing voice was also much better than before.

After filming this scene, Quan Baolan was about to drink water when she found Cao Yu leaning against a tree and looking at her, so she immediately flew over.

"OPPA, when did you come?"

"I've been here for a long time. I didn't expect our Baolan to be a treasure girl. Her performance just now was really good."

"Really? I think filming is really fun."

"If you like it, I will write a script for you in the future."

There are six people in T-ARA, not counting the trolls. They all have their own advantages, and Cao Yu also loves them in different ways.

Quan Baolan was happy and touched at the same time: "OPPA, you can't be so nice to me alone, the other sisters will be jealous."

"I'm good to you all."

Cao Yu pinched the little girl's face gently and asked: "You have been busy filming recently, how are you practicing for the new song?"

"It's almost done. When will we release a new album?"

"You have a good time filming this weekend, we will release it next week, and we will record songs on Friday."

As Cao Yuzheng was talking, he saw Lin Yuner, who played the role of Quan Baolan's "granddaughter", looking at him not far away, and seemed to want to come over and say hello.

"You go filming first, and we'll have dinner together after you finish your work in the evening."

After touching Quan Baolan's cute fur, Cao Yu waved to Lin Yuner after she left.

"Isn't she afraid of my unspoken rules?"

(End of this chapter)