China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 640 638. Only follow Boss Cao's lead
Ma Yun’s guess was correct. Boss Cao wanted to hype up the box office of “Love Is Not Blind” through this lawsuit, but he was only half right.

On that day, the news that Feiyu Entertainment was being sued began to spread wildly through various channels, with all kinds of rumors spreading.

Some wealthy people feel that Feiyu Entertainment has gone too far and that it will be impossible for them to show off in the future. How can they show that they are superior to ordinary people?
Some people also say that those so-called luxury goods are just using a brand to cheat people out of their money. What the movie said is very true, only fools would buy them. If you have that money, you should honor your parents.

Of course, there are also some people who stand on the side of foreigners, saying that although the cost of these luxury goods is not high, the design and brand are worth that much money, so those who cannot afford them should not make excuses here.

As soon as this statement was made, it was immediately criticized by most people, who said that people bought these luxury goods out of vanity and that the movie was just telling the truth.

Can't Mr. Cao afford it? It's just to prevent people from being fooled.

Some netizens even found out that these bags worth tens of thousands of yuan only cost a few hundred yuan. Those who bought these bags are paying an IQ tax.

Some rational people also say that it is the freedom for rich people to spend money however they want, but buying these luxury goods and spending the money on foreigners, how is that helping the country?
They said that there are many affordable and high-quality bags in China, so why not support them? Why do we have to worship foreign things?
There are also some men who are deeply poisoned by their girlfriends' purchase of bags, and they have called for a boycott of these so-called luxury bags.

For a while, all kinds of comments were heard online, and the argument was intense.

Feiyu’s internet trolls were also frantically leading the discussion online, calling on everyone to support domestic products and support Feiyu Entertainment in exposing the inside stories of these luxury goods.

There are also some internet trolls who even exposed that these luxury goods target Chinese customers and provide differentiated services, etc.

Amid the uproar, the box office of "Love Is Not Blind" rose again. On the second day after the incident was exposed, the single-day box office exceeded 33 million.

At the same time, the sales of LV and Prada in Huafa

, but it dropped by more than 30%.

"Hype! This Cao Yu is deliberately trying to hype up his own movie!"

The Louis Vuitton China representative was furious while sitting in his office: "Sue! We must sue hard! We must make him compensate for our losses!"

However, Cao Yu also has a legal department, and Feiyu’s lawyers asked LV to disclose its costs to prove that Feiyu was making a false accusation.

Of course, LV and other companies don’t dare to do this. Although their products sell for tens of thousands, the cost is actually not high.

They just control production and use the gimmick of scarcity to raise prices.

If the costs were made public, consumers around the world, not to mention the Chinese market, would be furious.

While the two sides were engaged in a tit-for-tat confrontation, Boss Cao's use of the film to satirize luxury goods won the support of ordinary people.

They feel that Boss Cao is very courageous as he dares to challenge these foreign companies and is a Chinese person with conscience.

Under the influence of this reputation, Feiyu Group's reputation has risen again, and the performance of its businesses such as Meituan, Youduoduo, and Feiyu Entertainment has continued to rise.

Taking this opportunity, Cao Yu supported several large domestic luggage companies, had their celebrities endorse their products, and snatched market share from companies such as LV.

Normally, most of these companies are doing OEM for foreign countries and earning cheap OEM fees.

Now with the help of Feiyu Group, the brand reputation has been directly boosted.

Sales of some companies have soared, which has also led to a wave of employment.

In mid-December, Love Is Not Blind was released. With an investment of 33 million yuan, Cao Yu created a box office of billion yuan, creating a new miracle in the Chinese film industry.

This movie brought Feiyu Entertainment both box office success and fame.

"Brother Cao, this is a great job. I have long been fed up with those foreign brands defrauding Chinese people of their money!"

At the celebration banquet, Liu Qiangdong, who came to congratulate, was very happy.

During this period, the lawsuits between Feiyu Entertainment and several major foreign luxury brands have become increasingly serious, causing the transaction volume of women's bags on Jingdong and Youduoduo to double.

Cao Yu smiled and said, "I just want to break the myth of luxury goods, so that people don't think that carrying a LV bag makes them look impressive. I also don't want vain girls to give themselves up just for a bag."

"Hey"

Hearing this, Liu Qiangdong also sighed: "Nowadays, many film and television dramas are inducing women to consume. People like you are rare now."

"Don't praise me, or I'll get carried away."

Cao Yu and Liu Qiangdong drank a cup and said: "In fact, there are still many poor people in our country, otherwise Youduoduo would not be so popular."

"Ha ha."

Liu Qiangdong laughed: "I really want to see what color Ma Yun's face looks like now."

Hangcheng.

Ma Yun's face was green, because she was angry.

The company has laid off more than 10,000 employees during this period. Most of these people were indeed taken over by Feiyu Group and turned against Ali.

Today, Ali’s market share in e-commerce has dropped to less than 10%.

Let's compare the services. Jingdong has its own logistics and warehouses, with good services and fast delivery.

If we compare the prices, Youduoduo has the advantage, and Ma Yun feels it is too difficult.

“I don’t know how long the e-commerce business can last.”

Ma Yun has the urge to give up e-commerce and focus on developing entertainment and Zhifubao.

Because Boss Cao makes a lot of money from filming movies.

"Love Is Not Blind" grossed over 33 billion yuan. Excluding the cost, the profit alone was over million yuan, which is even more than robbing money.

He immediately called Zhao Yanzi and asked, "Can the filming of Palace of Pearls be started earlier? I hope it can be broadcast by next summer vacation at the latest."

"I'll try."

Although Zhao Yanzi agreed, she felt like an amateur was commanding professionals.

Putting aside whether eight months is tight or not, given Kris Wu’s acting skills, we don’t know what will happen during the filming process.

In the past, coal bosses were content as long as they could have the advantage of having sex with celebrities. You have been satisfied with that before, but you are still giving orders blindly now. What does that mean?
Zhao Yanzi felt a little regretful. Instead of cooperating with Ma Yun, she might as well have clung to Boss Cao's thigh. That thigh now seemed much thicker than this one.

Fortunately, Kim Young-min is secretly training a singing and dancing group at this time, hoping that he can become a hit when he participates in the music show hosted by Feiyu next year. That way, the company can develop earlier, go public earlier, and he can cash out and run away earlier.

Who would have thought that Lao Ma and Zhao Yanzi, who seemed to be good collaborators, actually had their own little tricks in mind.

Yanjing.

Feiyu Entertainment has begun preparing for this year's New Year's Eve concert.

At the same time, the movie version of "Wulin Waijia" has started shooting at Xiangshan Film and Television City.

This movie almost brings together the original cast of the TV series, but unfortunately Mo Xiaobei is missing because Xiaobei has grown up.

However, several new people were added to the film. Cao Yu also let Nazha make a cameo appearance in the film as "Chi Chi", a woman who was still thinking about her pet dog before her death.

This decision made Reba, who originally wanted to use Nazha to advance herself, very unhappy.

"I haven't even appeared on the big screen yet, why should she?"

For this reason, Reba acted coquettishly to Cao Yu many times, and was even more flattering when they were together, but all these were completely useless to Cao Yu.

"I don't know what tricks Naza used to make dad like her so much?"

Reba was puzzled.

However, her efforts were not in vain, as she got the opportunity to play a lesbian role in "Lost in Thailand".

The casting for "Startling by Each Step" has been basically completed. Liu Shishi became the heroine of this drama because of her good performance in the last acting assessment.

The male lead Cao Yu was given to Brother Hu.

It’s not that he was dissatisfied with Wu Qilong’s acting skills, but he really didn’t want to use Taiwanese actors.

Liu Shishi also put in her best effort to perform well in this play. She wanted to prove to her boss that she was not a vase with no acting skills and a dull expression.

In mid-December, the editing of Under the Hawthorn Tree, directed by Zhang Yimou, was finally completed and its release date is scheduled for Valentine's Day next year.

Two days later, it snowed in Hengdian, a rare occasion. Taking advantage of this rare snow scene, the filming of "Startling by Each Step" started.

Amid the snowflakes that filled the sky, Liu Shishi's outfit astounded everyone present.

"Liu Shishi is really beautiful now, and her acting skills are much better than before. At least she can smile now, and her smile is natural."

On the set, Cao Yu was quite satisfied with Liu Shishi's scene in the snow.

In addition to attending the opening ceremony of this drama, his visit also marks the start of filming of "Swordsman" at Xiangshan Film and Television City in two days.

In addition, he also has to go to Shanghai to learn about the casting of "Tiny Times".

This movie will be released during next summer vacation, so the schedule is quite tight.

After finishing these things, he must go to Korea. "Descendants of the Sun" will be broadcast after New Year's Day, and he also wants to go and watch it.

By the way, I sent Qiduo back to Seoul after attending the New Year’s Eve party and helped them prepare their second album.

As for the lawsuits with LV and Prada, let them continue. The more serious the lawsuit, the better it will be for Feiyu Entertainment.

Cao Yu was thinking about his plans and schedule before the Spring Festival when his secretary came over and said, "Boss Cao, Huayi's boss Wang wants to see you. He's already outside the crew."

"Wang Zhongjun?"

Cao Yu was startled. Why did Wang Zhongjun suddenly come to Hengdian? Was it because Ma Yun wanted to reduce her stake in Huayi?
But since people are here, it’s okay to meet them.

Soon, Wang Zhongjun came to the crew with a smile on his face.

"Mr. Cao, I happened to have something to do in Hengdian these two days. I heard that you were here too, so I wanted to come over and talk to you."

He did not lie. Wang Zhongjun came to Hengdian to learn about the preparations for "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame". He heard that Cao Yu was also in Hengdian, so he came over to discuss cooperation.

The movie "LOVE" produced by Huayi only achieved a box office of 33 million. Although it did make some money, it was completely different from "Love Is Not Blind" produced in the same period.

Originally, he wanted to get more benefits if his company's movies performed well, but now it seems that he can only beg Boss Cao to help him.

Cao Yu stood up and shook his hand. "What a coincidence! I'm going to Shanghai and I'm here to attend the opening ceremony of our new drama."

"Haha, Mr. Cao is really busy, but first of all, congratulations on the box office success of Love Is Not Blind..."

Wang Zhongjun was planning his speech in his mind, but his eyes were looking towards the set. When he saw Liu Shishi's outfit, he envied her and said, "Boss Cao, your company's actresses are really good. Is this Miaoyu from Dream of the Red Chamber?"

"Yes, it's her."

Putting aside other things, Liu Shishi's figure and appearance are considered top-notch in the entertainment industry. How could she not be good-looking?
Wang Zhongjun said with a smile: "Boss Cao, sometimes I really admire you. When it comes to training actors, Huayi is sometimes really ashamed of itself."

"If you are willing, I can share this training system with you."

Cao Yu had no intention of hiding this aspect. If Chinese entertainment companies were willing to work hard to cultivate actors' acting skills, it would definitely be a good thing and would also prevent the emergence of "fresh meat".

Unexpectedly, Wang Zhongjun was not interested: "We don't have Mr. Cao's ability, we can't learn it."

Cao Yu did not force it. After all, the cost of training actors is indeed very high, and many companies are reluctant to spend the money. They believe in the principle of "take what is available".

The two chatted for a while, and Cao Yu noticed that Wang Zhongjun looked worried, so he asked, "Boss Wang, why do you look so worried?"

"Hey,"

Wang Zhongjun sighed and said, "Boss Cao, I'm sure you know about Ma Yun's reduction of Huayi's shares, right?"

"Yeah, I know, what's wrong?"

"Ma Yun is such a dishonest person. I didn't see that before, but I still want to thank you for your Youduoduo to deal with Taobao. I hope that one day, you can eat Ali!"

When talking about Ma Yun, Wang Zhongjun's face was full of anger.

Huayi is now in its most difficult time, and Ma Yun's reduction of shares will undoubtedly make things worse for Huayi. Therefore, he wants to arouse Cao Yu's hatred of the enemy and then continue to deal with Ma Yun.

Cao Yu didn't buy it and said with a smile: "Eat Ali? I haven't thought about this. After all, he is a veteran in the e-commerce industry."

"Mr. Cao is too modest. Your strength is obvious to everyone. You dare to challenge a company like Louis Vuitton this time. I admire you."

Wang Zhongjun complimented him, then changed the subject: "But Mr. Cao, I remember that you and Ma Yun didn't get along well before, so why are you willing to sell the script of "Palace 2" to them this time?"

Cao Yu smiled and said, "Haha, there are no eternal enemies in the business world, just like us."

"Right."

Wang Zhongjun smiled awkwardly and agreed with this statement.

In the past, Huayi and Feiyu were in a hostile relationship, but now the two bosses can sit together and chat.

So, he immediately followed Cao Yu's topic and said, "Boss Cao, since you can give Ma Yun a script, why don't you help us get a good script too? I want to see Ma Yun regret it."

"script?"

Cao Yu really wanted to say, can I give you a good script?

Moreover, I gave Ma Yun the script originally to trick her. Do you want me to trick you too?

Wang Zhongjun saw that Boss Cao was smiling and thought there was hope, so he quickly added, "It would be best if it's a comedy script. After all, Director Feng is good at comedy."

Since November, Huayi has started promoting its big drama "1942" this year, but the response has been mediocre, not even as good as Feiyu's youth romance drama "So Young".

Therefore, Wang Zhongjun has always wanted Feng Xiaogang to return to his old comedy style. After all, last year's "If You Are the One 2" did make money.

It’s not that Huayi doesn’t have other scripts, but it’s really hard to say whether other people’s scripts can make money after being filmed.

Hearing that Wang Zhongjun had a lot of requests, Cao Yu frowned and said, "Boss Wang, I know your situation is not easy, but the script cannot be changed just by saying so."

"I understand…"

Wang Zhongjun could only smile and say, "Boss Cao, but Ma Yun is making things difficult for Huayi right now. As long as you can give us a good script, Huayi will follow Boss Cao's lead in the entertainment industry."

"let me see…"

Cao Yu has several comedies in his hands, such as "Charlotte's Troubles" and "Detective Chinatown 3", which are all hits. How can he give them to Huayi?

However, he was still somewhat tempted by the fact that he was the only one who could follow his lead. If he took over the old-established company Huayi, who could compete with him in the entertainment industry in the future?

Besides, Huayi will have two chances to revive in the next few years, and he wants to take advantage of these two opportunities.

He is really not a good man now.
Under Wang Zhongjun's expectant gaze, he raised his head and said, "I originally only prepared two comedy films, and the company has already approved the project. Now that President Wang suddenly asked me this, I can't think of anything for a while."

"but."

Wang Zhongjun was feeling disappointed, but when he heard the word "but", hope returned to him: "Boss Cao, if you have any ideas, just tell me directly."

"I remember that you had planned to shoot a movie called "Nobles" a few years ago, but Director Feng gave up because he was not satisfied with the script. How about you give me the script and I will help you polish it?"

""noble"?"

When Wang Zhongjun heard the name, he seemed to have some impression of it.

But no matter what the script is, as long as Mr. Cao polishes it, can it be bad?

Wang Zhongjun immediately said, "I'll have someone look for the script and send it to you as soon as possible. But is Boss Cao interested in investing a little? We can discuss the proportion."

"Investment is no problem. Just keep a few of the characters for us when the time comes."

After hearing what Cao Yu said, Wang Zhongjun finally put his worries to rest.

As long as Feiyu is willing to invest, it means that he will definitely take it seriously and will not fool himself. As for keeping a few roles, this request is even more no problem.

With Boss Cao's promise, Wang Zhongjun left in a hurry.

Not only did he get the script done, but he also restored his relationship with Boss Cao. It turns out there is always a way out.

As for why Boss Cao finally asked Huayi to let Chen Xiao go, he had to ask for help from others and had to let him go.

Besides, Chen Xiao is not the company's most popular actor, so just let him go.

After seeing Wang Zhongjun off, the morning scenes of "Startling by Each Step" were completed and the process went smoothly.

Liu Shishi changed her clothes and was about to go to eat when she saw Cao Yu sitting alone under the eaves, holding a tablet and looking at something very seriously.

The snow on the ground has not melted yet, and under the reflection of the white snow, there is a charm unique to mature men.

"Actually, the boss is really good-looking."

It is said that serious men are the most handsome. Cao Yu's appearance made Liu Shishi a little dazed.

Men like beautiful women and girls like handsome men, especially Cao Yu, who has a different kind of aura, and that special aura is his talent.

Another thing is that the boss dared to compete with foreign luxury brands during this period, which made Liu Shishi admire her boss even more.

Liu Shishi hesitated for a moment and did not go to the dining area. Instead, she poured a cup of hot tea and gently came to Cao Yu.

"Mr. Cao, it's cold, drink some hot tea."

"?"

Cao Yu raised his head and found that the person coming was Liu Shishi, and he couldn't help but feel curious.

Why did this girl suddenly care about me?

"Thank you, I'll drink it later."

He just nodded casually to express his gratitude and continued to read the script of "Nobles" sent by Huayi.

Liu Shishi placed the tea on the stool next to Cao Yu, glanced at the tablet, and found that the boss seemed to be reading a script.

"No wonder the boss can write so many good scripts. He really works harder than most people."

Liu Shishi secretly admired him, pursed her lips, and asked, "Boss, how was my performance this morning? Did I make any progress?"

"It's pretty good, a lot of progress, and the lines are much clearer now."

Cao Yu said, and raised his head again: "Shishi, aren't you going to eat? The food will get cold soon."

"Oh."

Liu Shishi suddenly felt lost, thinking that her boss was going to drive her away.

I wrote a short biography of the character Ruoxi and wanted to discuss it with you, but you didn't even want to talk to me.
She took a few steps and turned back quietly, and found that the boss was still looking down at the script. Liu Shishi felt lost.

She didn't even have lunch that day.
(End of this chapter)