China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 649 647. Shock! Chinese sci-fi film "Gravity" is released

Feiyu Entertainment’s year-end gala has always been very lively in recent years.

If you want to see singing and dancing, there are Feiyu Dance Company, Qiduo Group, and some actors who have studied dance, such as Mao Xiaotong and Liu Shishi, all of whom are very good.

If you want to listen to songs, Zhang Liangying, Zhang Jie, Zhang Bichen, Xu Shangao and others are all talented singers. Even the boss can sing as well as talented singers.

Skits, sounds, Jia Ling, Zhang Xiaofei, Huang Bo, any one of them can stand out on their own.

Even popular stars such as Liu Yifei, Yang Mi, Zhao Liying and others took the stage to perform.

This star lineup is comparable to the Spring Festival Gala.

However, only the employees of Feiyu Group have the opportunity to enjoy such a wonderful performance.

Of course, the most exciting moment is when Boss Cao gives out year-end bonuses to everyone.

This year, "Love Is Not Blind", "Wolf Warrior" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" all grossed over 33 billion yuan.

Although "So Young" and "Knife of the Assassin" have not been released yet, judging from the current situation, even if they cannot break 1 billion, they will definitely have no problem making more than 800 million.

In terms of TV dramas, they are blossoming in all aspects. The already aired "Beauty's Rival in Palace", "The Empress of China", and the currently popular "Joy of Life" are all hits.

Even the urban drama "Those Affairs Between Husband and Wife", although not as popular as some costume dramas, has made the beautiful Li Xiaoyu a goddess in the hearts of many people.

In addition to these, variety shows are also flourishing. The self-produced "I Am an Actor" has become a stage for celebrities to show their faces and acting skills.

In addition, the influence and ratings of the shows "If You Are the One", "I Am a Singer", "The Voice of China", "Running Man" and "Youth Never Dies", which were co-produced with other stations, have always been high.

Although entertainment companies cannot make money as fast as Feie Video and Meituan, they can still generate billions of profits every year.

Therefore, Boss Cao is quite generous in giving out bonuses.

Directors who perform well all start with a salary of millions, and actors start with tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands.

Who doesn’t love such a boss?

This year's party, Wang Zhongjun brothers were invited as guests.

"Boss Cao, you are amazing. Feiyu Entertainment has prospered under your management. On the other hand, Huayi, hey..."

Wang Zhongjun watched the performance on the stage, feeling only helplessness and envy.

Although Huayi is not as good as Feiyu Entertainment now, it is better than others and is still pretty good compared to some small companies.

"It will be fine in the future."

Cao Yu smiled modestly and asked, "How is the preparation for "Personal Customization" going?"

"Mr. Cao, I was just about to talk to you about this."

Speaking of this movie, Wang Zhongjun looked unhappy: "Director Feng Xiaogang doesn't want to take this role. Do you have any good directors to recommend?"

"why?"

"Who knows? Maybe he feels it has some similarities to his Party A and Party B."

Wang Zhongjun naturally couldn't say that Feng Xiaogang had any problem with Boss Cao, so he had to find an excuse to deal with it casually.

"Since he doesn't want to answer."

Cao Yu remembered that "1942" was about to be taken off the screen, with a box office of only over million yuan and a loss of million yuan. He understood Wang Zhongjun's feelings at the moment.

He pondered for a moment and said, "I'll find the director. Without Zhang the butcher, we can still eat the hairy pig."

"Brother Cao, I feel relieved with these words."

Wang Zhongjun felt relieved and even changed his way of addressing him from Mr. Cao to “brother”.

The director that Boss Cao found may not be as famous as Feng Xiaogang, but as long as the film can be made well and make money, that's fine.

Cao Yu was thinking in his mind that Ning Hao would be very busy next year and Xu Zheng didn't have time either. It seemed that he could only find the director of "Charlotte's Troubles" and then dig up the company by the way.

As long as the money is in place, why worry about not being able to do it?

Moreover, during the filming, Jia Ling can also learn in the crew and cultivate a talent for the future.

Midway through the party, he went backstage and found Jia Ling.

"Xiao Jia, your troupe has been doing very well in the past two years. Are you interested in becoming a director?"

"Director? Can I do it?"

Jia Ling was shocked. He hadn't acted in many plays, so how could he really be a director? Would his boss lie to him?

"You are very talented, especially in drama. I have always been optimistic about you. I will talk to the Beijing Film Academy this year and ask you to study directing and develop in this direction in the future."

"CEO Cao."

Jia Ling had long regarded Cao Yu as his benefactor. Now that he didn't seem to be lying, he blushed with excitement.

Because of her appearance and figure, she has always had a hard time in the entertainment industry where there are so many beautiful women.

Until I met Mr. Cao, I not only had my own theater, but I could also be a director.

She seemed to see a bright road in her eyes, and the bright light on this road was the person in front of her.

Cao Yu patted Jia Ling on the shoulder and said, "Don't be so excited. Success requires one percent talent and ninety-nine percent hard work."

"Mr. Cao, I will definitely live up to your expectations and work hard to repay your kindness."

If kowtow was not popular nowadays, Jia Ling would really like to kowtow to Cao Yu.

"Haha, I don't need any reward. As long as you do a good job, I will be happy for you."

"CEO Cao…"

Such heartwarming encouragement moved Jia Ling so much that he almost cried.

It’s a pity that I’m not pretty enough, otherwise I would really marry him. Now I can only work hard and not let my boss down.

"Don't cry, or I'll have to comfort you..."

After making a joke and making Jia Ling laugh, Cao Yu was just about to return to the performance venue when Li Yan, who was dressed in a theatrical costume, came towards him.

"Mr. Cao, what a coincidence?"

When Li Yu saw Cao Yu, she thought of what those gossiping girls had said, and her heart was beating even faster. However, she still stepped forward and said, "After the party is over, Mr. Cao, are you free?"

At this time, Li Wei was still wearing a theatrical costume, looking pretty and charming. Her recent role as the Chicken Leg Girl was very popular, making this girl look even more attractive.

"What's up?"

Cao Yu also felt that this girl had changed a lot recently, so he turned around and asked.

"Actually, there's nothing to do. I just want to go for a walk with Mr. Cao."

"I'll wait for you after the party."

Cao Yu did not refuse the chicken leg girl’s invitation this time.

Li Wei liked him, he had known it for a long time. Besides, since he was already a big capitalist and financial sponsor in the entertainment industry, it might feel better to let himself go.

Back in his seat, Cao Yu was no longer focused on the performance.

After chatting for a while with the Wang Zhongjun brothers, he made an excuse and left.

Li Xi, who was not far away, saw Cao Yu stand up, look at him, then stood up and followed him out.

The party was held at the Huanyu Golf Resort Hotel. Cao Yu walked to the golf course, took a deep breath, and suddenly smelled a faint fragrance in the air.

He turned around and saw Li Xi who had come up behind him.

"No, no, let me take a good look at our chicken leg girl."

Since she followed him, Cao Yu walked up to Li Xi and gently held her cheek, looking at the girl carefully.

Li Wei cannot be considered a stunning beauty, but she has the pure and lovely nature of a girl next door.

Looking at her quiet oval face, it is hard to imagine that she has also played a charming woman like Tian Xiao'e.

"Actually I don't like eating chicken drumsticks. During the filming, I almost vomited from eating them."

Li Xi blushed when he was looked at, and blinked at Cao Yu with a hint of mischief.

“That’s called dedication.”

Cao Yu laughed and asked, "You asked me out for a walk, what do you want to talk about?"

"I"

Li Wei also reached out his hand, put his arm around Cao Yu's waist, looked into his eyes, and said word by word: "I want you to take advantage of me!"

"Haha, unspoken rules are not good, unspoken rules are wrong, but I am still willing to use them on you."

Cao Yu really didn't expect that Li Xi, a girl who looked graceful, could actually have such a direct and generous side. He smiled and said, "However, even if I have taken advantage of you, you still have to practice your acting skills."

"I listen to you."

"So nice."

Cao Yu took the opportunity to kiss Li Xi's slightly cold lips.

Although he had prepared himself mentally when he came out, Li Xi's body still tensed up involuntarily when he was kissed.

"You said you were going to be taken advantage of by me, and you're still so nervous? Relax, yes, that's it."

As Cao Yu said this, he hugged the girl in his arms and deeply kissed the girl's mouth that was eating the chicken leg again.

When the two separated, Li Xi's face was already red and his body was a little weak.

"Come on, to the room."

"Yeah." When Li Xi heard about going to the room, his heart trembled, but he still followed Cao Yu with weak legs to the suite upstairs.

Entering the room, Cao Yu took off his coat and suddenly asked, "Nuuu, can you act charming?"

"charming?"

Li Wei was stunned and didn't understand what his boss meant for a moment.

I entered the entertainment industry and have always been pursuing the pure route. Why does my boss want to know whether I can be charming or not?
"I want to film White Deer Plain in two years. How about you playing Tian Xiao'e?"

"Tian Xiao'e? Is that the role played by Zhang Yuqi?"

Although the live-action version of "White Deer Plain" has not been released yet, it is about to be wrapped up. Many people in the company have seen Zhang Yuqi's stills. It is said that she is in love with the director and they are probably going to get married soon.

"That's Tian Xiao'e. How is it? Are you confident?"

"Can I?"

"You let me take advantage of you today, which shows that you have this talent."

Cao Yu said, picking up Li Yan and putting him on the bed: "But I need to help you open up your Ren and Du meridians first."

……

After the year-end party, the Spring Festival is about to come.

This year, Cao Yu had no plans to go abroad for vacation during the Spring Festival. Instead, he sent Li Xi back to Shanghai first and played with her for two days. After that, he took Li Xiaoxi, Liu Yifei, and their two children back to the northwest to celebrate the New Year.

Although some of his artists participated in CCTV's Spring Festival Gala and other local Spring Festival Galas, Cao Yu knew that there was nothing to watch in this year's Spring Festival Gala.

Sure enough, after the Spring Festival Gala, there were a lot of negative reviews online.

Instead, a program called "A Bite of China" which was launched during the Chinese New Year became an instant hit after it was broadcast.

Food is the most important thing for people. This kind of food program can not only stimulate everyone's taste buds, but also let the audience see the traditional Chinese food culture.

What’s more, after the show became popular, Cao Yu was surprised that Meituan’s takeaway orders actually increased by 30%, which he had not expected.

Because the Spring Festival Gala was so bad and there was no Uncle Benshan, the audience's expectations for the Gala began to decrease, and the audience turned their attention to movies and TV series.

The ratings of "Joy of Life" have remained stable at 7.2%, and when the online broadcast volume reached its peak, it could reach million viewers watching simultaneously.

Of course, the movie market during the Spring Festival is hotter than in previous years.

The box office of "So Young" and "Knife of the Assassin" rebounded during the Spring Festival.

When these two movies were taken off the screen, "Knife of the Assassin" grossed 9.5 million yuan and "So Young" grossed 8.2 million yuan.

At the same time, China's first true science fiction blockbuster, "Gravity", was finally released two days before the Spring Festival.

This film cost 1.2 billion yuan to make, breaking the Chinese film investment record. It also invited James, the director of "Avatar", to serve as technical director. Just these two points made the audience willing to go to the cinema.

Even at the premiere, Han Sanping from China Film Group personally endorsed the film.

Thanks to strong publicity and the fact that it happened to be during the Spring Festival holiday, the movie grossed 160 million yuan on the first day of its release, breaking the record for Chinese films.

After watching this film, the audience was shocked by the spectacular scenes of outer space, and they all exclaimed that China could also make space science fiction films.

The whole movie not only has realistic special effects, but is also thrilling. The audience is always nervous about whether the protagonist can return to Earth.

The powerful 3D effect makes every audience member who enters the cinema feel as if they are in space.

The movie was highly praised online, saying it was a major step forward for Chinese films.

"Boss Cao is simply amazing. How could he write such a script and make such a movie?"

"Chinese science fiction films are finally on the rise! Thanks to Boss Cao!"

"Why didn't this movie come out earlier? Maybe it could win an Oscar for Chinese films."

"The movie was so good, especially at the end, when the Chinese spaceship brought the protagonist back to Earth. I was so excited that I wanted to cry."

"Some people have always said that China can't make science fiction films. Now they've been slapped in the face, right?"

"An investment of 1.2 billion, perhaps only Feiyu has the strength to do so..."

……

There are almost no negative reviews for "Gravity" on Douban and the Internet. Despite this situation, the box office of this movie continued to rise, exceeding 500 million in just three days.

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, Cao Yu, his family and his son and daughter were visiting the revolutionary base in northern Shaanxi when Han Sanping called.

"Xiao Cao, you are amazing! The box office is really a hit!"

At the beginning, Cao Yu proposed to invest more than 1 billion yuan in "Gravity", and Han Sanping was very worried that he would not be able to recover the cost.

Especially since the filming and production took more than two years, he almost doubted his original decision.

But now it seems that it is only a matter of time before the box office in China exceeds 1.5 billion. After a while, when the film is released in other countries as well, not only can the cost be recovered, but maybe even a profit can be made.

Cao Yu laughed on the phone and said, "Thanks to the reputation of China Film, the box office is so good."

The reason why Cao Yu dared to invest so much in the movie "Gravity" is, on the one hand, that the movie was well made, and secondly, it was for the development of Chinese science fiction films.

Another reason is that Feiyu Entertainment has continuously launched good movies in recent years. The domestic cinema chain has developed very well in the past two years. The total number of screens of large and small cinema chains such as China Film, Huanyu, Bona, and Oscar exceeds 2015, which has surpassed the level in before Cao Yu was reborn.

In addition to China, Toei in Japan, Universal in the United States, CJ Entertainment in South Korea, and more than 60 countries including Europe and Southeast Asia have introduced this film.

This is also the first time that a Chinese science fiction film is released worldwide. As long as the publicity is in place, it should not be a problem for this film to earn 300 to 400 million US dollars at the global box office.

There will be no loss, it just depends on how much you earn.

"You are quite modest. In fact, it is mainly because of your and James' reputation. If China Film Group really had a good reputation, "Legend of the White Snake" would not have lost so much money."

Han Sanping knew very well that China Film was just an investor, and the audience was willing to pay mainly because of the reputation of Mr. Cao.

Not to mention anything else, the recent movie "The Blade of the Assassin", the TV series "Joy of Life" and "Descendants of the Sun", and the documentary "A Bite of China", which one has nothing to do with Cao Yu?
In fact, China Film Group has almost taken over Feiyu’s reputation.

Cao Yu smiled and said, "In front of Mr. Han, I have to be more humble."

"You're still so good at talking."

Han Sanping laughed at Cao Yu's compliment and said, "Xiao Cao, my daughter graduated from Beijing Film Academy last year. Please take care of her in the future. If you have any good scripts, you can let her try to participate."

"Of course that's no problem. I'm worried that the company has too many films and not enough directors."

"Haha, then please take good care of this girl in the future, Xiao Cao."

The two of them said Happy New Year and hung up the phone.

Li Xiaoyu, who was standing by, saw Cao Yu laughing secretly and asked curiously, "Honey, what are you laughing about?"

Cao Yu said: "Director Han plans to have her daughter come to our company for training."

"Isn't he planning to introduce his daughter to you?"

Li Xiaoyu immediately became alert. She was now very afraid that Cao Yu would really be forced to marry by a woman one day.

Although he had never met Han Sanping's daughter, she was a good match for Cao Yu...

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Cao Yu say, "Don't worry, Miss Xiaoyu, I will definitely not have anything with Mr. Han's daughter. I can guarantee it."

"Just don't abandon us, mother and daughter."

"I can't wait to love you, my princess."

"I'm not that crazy person."

"It shows that my little sister acted well. You, the villain, have become the audience's favorite character."

……

As the first science fiction film in China and with excellent word of mouth, the box office of "Gravity" continues to increase.

In just one Spring Festival Golden Week, it grossed over 1 billion, breaking all the records of Chinese films one after another.

At the end of January, the film was released in other parts of the world.

Although foreigners are not very optimistic about this Chinese science fiction film, most people are attracted by James's reputation and want to see what it is like.

After entering the cinema, I found that the movie was really good.

Although Sun Li is not stunning, for foreigners, acting skills are more important than appearance.

Mainly, China can actually make science fiction films?
Although the global box office on the first day was only over 18 million US dollars, with the promotion on Facebook and Feie Video, as well as good word of mouth, the box office on the second day reached 30 million.

After watching this film, the boss of Dongbao became more confident in cooperating with Cao Yu.

Since Boss Cao can make China make such a science fiction film, why can't he make Japan make a better disaster film?

Yanjing.

Feng Xiaogang has been very depressed during this period and has not had a good year.

Huayi lost more than 100 million yuan on "1942", which caused the two Mr. Wangs to have a fierce fight with Cao Yu recently.

But he was also a veteran in Huayi, and he thought Wang Zhongjun would ask him to direct "Private Tailor" in the near future. But a month had passed and he hadn't come to him at all.

"It seems that Cao the thief has given President Wang another bowl of magic potion. He is going to abandon me."

Thinking about the success of Mr. Cao's several films recently, he was helpless.

"Forget it, it's time to leave Huayi and find my own way out. I don't believe that I can't make a name for myself in the entertainment industry with just these three names, Feng Xiaogang."

Feng Xiaogang secretly decided that if he couldn't be accommodated here, he would find another place that would accommodate him.

He planned to wait until after the Chinese New Year, and if Mr. Wang still didn't come to find him, he would start selling Huayi's shares and then set up his own company, so that the two Mr. Wangs would regret it in the future.

(End of this chapter)