China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 693 Is Boss Cao really that nice? Director Feng is afraid

Chapter 693 Is Boss Cao really that nice? Director Feng is afraid

Although Yang Mi's parents compromised on their relationship, Cao Yu still felt embarrassed to stay for dinner.

The old couple will probably need some time to digest and calm down before they can truly accept this reality.

"Brother, I really didn't expect that my dad would agree to it like this."

"There's nothing we can do even if they disagree. You already have a child, you can't let the child be without a father? They can't do anything to us, but I really didn't expect our dad to be so good."

Hearing Cao Yu call him "our dad", Yang Mi felt even more pleased.

She leaned on Cao Yu, hugged his waist tightly, and smiled, "Of course, my father has loved me since I was a child. But, brother, what will our child be named when he is born?"

"You're quite impatient."

Cao Yu hugged the charming body whose temperature had risen after pregnancy: "If it's a girl, her nickname will be Xiao Nuomi. I'll think about her full name when I have time."

"I want a boy."

Yang Mi shook her head and said, "Even if it's a girl, she won't be called Little Nuomi, but Little Yumi. 'Yu' and 'Mi' are homophones of both our names."

"Well, whether it's a boy or a girl, both are called 'Little Corn'."

"Ah."

Yang Mi nodded happily, looking forward to becoming a mother in a year, and said with a smile: "Brother, can you really make me an international superstar? And the richest boss in the entertainment industry?"

"Follow me, of course."

Anyway, in a few years, when there are no more monsters in the entertainment industry, Cao Yu plans to retire.

At that time, most of the entertainment industry affairs were definitely handed over to Yang Mi and others.

And a career-oriented woman like Boss Yang is of course the focus of training.

When the two returned home, Liu Yifei was petting the cat and playing with the dog, and the TV was playing "Xuan-Yuan Sword", which had just aired some time ago.

Seeing Cao Yu coming back, she put down the cat in her hand and ran to Cao Yu: "Let me see, Uncle Yang didn't do anything to you, did he?"

As he spoke, he looked left and right at Cao Yu, as if looking for any injuries.

Yang Mi said dissatisfiedly: "Is my dad that scary?"

"Brother Cao Yu got you pregnant, but you still don't plan to get married. I've been worried all day."

As Liu Yifei spoke, she touched Cao Yu's chest muscles and asked doubtfully, "Are you really okay?"

"fine."

Cao Yu also touched Liu Yifei's face and said with a smile: "If your mother can accept it, so can Uncle Yang."

"Brother Cao Yu is still the best."

Liu Yifei smiled sweetly, and then said to Yang Mi: "Mi Mi, why don't you stay at home to take care of your pregnancy and accompany me recently? I will teach you my experience in raising children."

Yang Mi was not interested in any of this and shook her head, "I still have to work. I have two dramas to arrange recently. How can I have time to accompany you?"

"You're still like this even when you're pregnant, you workaholic!"

Liu Yifei muttered, touched Yang Mi's belly, and said proudly: "You can't be intimate in the first three months of pregnancy. Are you still sleeping with Brother Cao Yu tonight?"

"Of course, I also have..."

When Yang Mi said this, her face turned red.

Even if she is pregnant, she cannot let Xixi have her man all to herself.

Besides, as a good friend, I’m afraid you can’t handle it alone.

Although she is pregnant, Yang Mi's enthusiasm for work has not diminished at all.

The preparations for "Eastern Palace" and "Go Princess Go" are almost done and will start filming in a while.

After the hit of "Startling by Each Step", Feiyu's other TV series "Xuan-Yuan Sword" was aired in early October.

Although this film's influence is not as great as "Startling by Each Step", its ratings are also good during the same period. The main reason is that Liu Shishi is really popular recently.

In addition to Liu Shishi, this film also made Reba, who gave a stunning dance in "Shendu Dragon King", a hot new star in the entertainment industry.

"Feiyu's ability to create stars is really strong!"

Zhao Yanzi, who was recently banned and involved in lawsuits, is very jealous, but jealousy is useless.

Now she is being sued, and if she loses the case, she will likely face high compensation and a few days in jail.

By that time, my acting career would probably be completely hopeless.

The last time I was interested in the script "Tiger Mom and Cat Dad", the screenwriter went to Feiyu.

Yang Ying is even more depressed than Zhao Yanzi. Seeing how popular Reba is now, she really wants to make a voodoo doll to curse the woman who stole the limelight that originally belonged to her.

"I will endure it and wait for the best opportunity."

Although she was jealous, Yang Ying calmed down and spent a few days studying her acting skills for the first time.

Yanjing, Feiyu Entertainment.

"Boss Cao, the filming of The Legend of the Condor Heroes has been completed."

“I thought it would be the end of the year.”

When Cao Yu heard the report from his secretary, instead of being happy, he felt that the filming was finished a little too early.

The 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is a classic and the memory of a generation, but it has been adapted too many times, and many people born in the 90s have never seen it.

Although the 97 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was also well filmed, Cao Yu always felt that it was a little lacking, especially the character Mu Nianci, who was extremely ugly.

Although the 03 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was filmed with great care, it was completely ruined by the male and female protagonists.

Boss Cao, a martial arts fan, must make the most classic version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

He invested a huge amount of money in this film and the cast is also quite luxurious.

In addition to Hu Ge, Li Yitong, Liu Shishi and others, there are also actors such as Xu Jing and Hong Kong's Michael Miu.

In addition to these, we also had to adhere to the original work and shoot real scenes in the grassland, Peach Blossom Island, Taihu Lake, and Huashan Mountain.

Cao Yu believes that after the broadcast of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", it will definitely become a hit again.

He did this to guide other entertainment companies to put their money into production and not just hire big-name actors.

No matter how big the actors are, if they don't take the film seriously, they will only produce garbage.

"The others?"

"Three Lives, Three Worlds, A Servant of Two Masters and The Legend of Lu Zhen are in post-production, and the crew of Nirvana in Fire is ready and is expected to start filming in late November."

"it is good."

After listening to the secretary's report, Cao Yu nodded and asked, "How is Xiaotian doing recently?"

"pretty good."

Secretary Xiao Sun didn't know why the boss asked this and thought he had some ideas about Zhang Xiaotian.

"It's okay, go and do your work."

Cao Yu waved his hand and asked the secretary to leave.

Ever since he said he was going to the obstetrics and gynecology department last time, Zhang Xiaotian has indeed become much colder towards him. Cao Yu doesn't know if this girl is planning to leave.

However, there is no sign of this at the moment.

He picked up the document on the table, which showed the box office performance of Wolf Warrior 2.

Although the box office performance declined a lot after the National Day, it still broke the record of "Mulan" with a score of 3.4 billion.

Records are meant to be broken anyway.

Cao Yu remembered that before his rebirth, "Wolf Warrior 2" had a box office of billion.

It’s a pity that it’s been released for more than four years now. Although the development of cinema chains is faster than before, it is still difficult to achieve this result.

However, it shouldn't be a problem to get more than 4 billion when the painting is done.

He picked up the phone on the desk, dialed a number, and said to Zhang Xiaotian: "Please arrange a flight for me to Korea in three days."

"Okay Mr. Cao."

On the phone, Zhang Xiaotian's voice no longer had the original concern, but was rather dull, like an ordinary subordinate speaking to his superior.

After the hit of Wolf Warrior 2, there is usually not much to do in November and December. Cao Yu happened to go to South Korea to inspect the filming progress of Parasite.

After that, I will go to Japan to learn about the debut of DREAM GIRLS and see if those little Japanese girls have grown up.

The next day, Boss Cao was handling company matters when he suddenly received a call from Wang Sicong.

"Brother Cao, are you in the company? I want to come see you and talk about something."

"I am here."

"I'll be there in half an hour then."

As a result, within half an hour, Wang Sicong came with a beautiful woman.

Although the girl is very pretty, she has a face that looks like an internet celebrity. Apart from her figure, she has no other special features.

"Brother Cao, congratulations, the speed at which you make money is truly terrifying, maybe you can break 10 billion at the box office this year."

Wang Sicong started with a wave of flattery before introducing her: "This is my girlfriend, Xiaoyi."

"Hello."

Cao Yu thought that this guy brought the woman here so that he could praise her, so he just nodded casually.

Unexpectedly, Wang Sicong did not mention this at all, but said: "Brother Cao, Feng Xiaogang came to our Wanda this morning and wanted us to help him release "I Am Not Madame Bovary". What do you think?"

"Feng Xiaogang is looking for you?"

Cao Yu was stunned. Director Feng's behavior was very strange. He knew that he had a good relationship with Wanda, but he actually found them?
Was this done on purpose, to test the waters and show goodwill?
If Wanda readily agreed, did that mean she no longer had any hostility towards him?
He had long planned to destroy Feng Xiaogang, and now the chance had come, hadn't he? He thought for a moment and said to Wang Sicong, "Ask your father to tell Feng Xiaogang that Universal Pictures can help him distribute the film "Pan Jinlian."

“You help him publish it?”

Wang Sicong didn’t understand for a moment why Mr. Cao did this?

Doesn’t he have a feud with Feng Xiaogang?
Moreover, the circular image in this movie looks very weird, so it is sure that the box office will not be good.

"Just tell me the truth. I have plans."

Cao Yu was in no hurry to tell others about the plan, so he changed the subject and asked, "What are you busy with recently?"

"I just messed around and started an investment company, investing in some movies and stuff. I can't compare with Brother Cao."

As he said this, he glanced at the internet celebrity ostentatiously, as if to say, see, Boss Cao and I have such a good relationship.

This little internet celebrity seemed very reserved as soon as she came in.

Comparing themselves with each other, Wang Sicong, the second-generation rich man, has a much stronger aura than Cao Yu, the first-generation rich man.

After chatting for a while, Wang Sicong asked Cao Yu about live streaming: "Brother Cao, when are you going to do live streaming? I have been looking for a suitable live streaming platform for some time. I recently found one and I plan to buy it."

"Forget it, don't buy it."

Cao Yu will launch Douyin before next Spring Festival. If you buy a live streaming platform now, you will be courting death.

"Brother Cao, why?"

Wang Sicong was very confused. Why did Cao Yu keep preventing him from setting up a live streaming platform?

Is he going to do it?
Still don’t think highly of live streaming?
Cao Yu noticed the doubt in Wang Sicong's eyes, as well as the internet celebrity next to him, and said with a smile: "If you have a lot of money, just do it. If you regret it later, don't say I didn't warn you."

Having said this, he was too lazy to explain. This guy had a lot of money, so let him do what he wanted.

If you don't make some name for yourself, how will you be able to get attention when you criticize others in the future?

……

Hengdian.

"What? Mr. Cao really wants to see me?"

When Feng Xiaogang heard that Boss Cao was willing to distribute his new movie, he was so excited that he rubbed his hands.

Although he and Brother Chen Kai had said that they would work together to target Boss Cao, times have changed and Feiyu's annual box office is approaching 10 billion.

Now Boss Cao is the number one boss in the entertainment industry. Who can compare with him in terms of resources and capital?
What anti-Cao Yu alliance is all shit in the face of money and interests.

in principle?

does not exist.

The way to go is to be able to bend and stretch.

If Universal Pictures can help distribute this movie, wouldn’t the box office be stable?
He immediately forgot the agreement he had made with Brother Chen Kai and felt that the decision to invite the Feiyu singer to sing the theme song was absolutely wise.

He immediately booked a flight to Yanjing, fearing that Boss Cao would go back on his word.

"There are so many beautiful women in Feiyu Entertainment. Boss Cao is so lucky."

This was Feng Xiaogang's first time at Feiyu Entertainment. As soon as he entered, he was dazzled by the beauties coming and going.

"Director Feng, please follow me."

Feng Xiaogang, who was in charge of reception, was Zhang Xiaotian, and she brought him to the reception room.

"Boss Cao is amazing. Even the former milk tea girl has become his secretary."

Feng Xiaogang doesn't know what to say now except envy.

I followed Zhang Xiaotian to the reception room. Just as I picked up the tea and had no time to take a sip, Cao Yu walked in.

"Director Feng, welcome. What do you think of our Feiyu?"

Cao Yu took one look at the other person's mottled face and didn't want to look at it anymore.

"Feiyu's strength is indeed amazing, many times greater than Huayi's back then."

Feng Xiaogang complimented Feiyu Entertainment and said, "Mr. Cao, congratulations. Wolf Warrior 2 is about to reach billion. It is true that the waves behind push the waves ahead."

"I don't want to beat a wave like Director Feng to death on the beach."

"Haha, if Mr. Cao really wants to take the photo, I can only bear with it."

Today, although Feng Xiaogang has set up his own studio, he is still a director after all. Even when faced with ridicule from capital tycoon Boss Cao, he dares not refute.

"How can I kill a senior like Director Feng?"

Cao Yu smiled faintly, and then said: "I wonder when Director Feng's "I Am Not Madame Bovary" will be released. Can I see a clip of the movie? As long as it's good, Huanyu can help you distribute it."

"It is tentatively scheduled for the Lunar New Year."

Feng Xiaogang did not hide it either, because Feiyu's film "Charlotte's Troubles" was also announced to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

As he spoke, he took out a mobile hard drive, connected it to the computer in the reception room, and the movie images were projected onto the screen.

Although the movie is not a full movie, the picture is indeed in a circular style. Although it is novel, it inevitably looks a bit awkward.

Although Fan Erbing's dress is rustic in the movie, it still can't hide her outstanding appearance.

From Cao Yu's perspective, this film is not a bad one. It seems to be a ridiculous farce about a lower-class woman fighting for her "dignity" and proving her "innocence", but it is actually a satire on the officialdom.

This shows that Liu Zhenyun's script is of some quality.

It’s just that Feng Xiaogang wanted both art and box office success, which resulted in the film losing a lot of its tension and shock to human nature.

"It seems that Mr. Cao is very satisfied."

Feng Xiaogang, who was standing by, was also secretly observing Cao Yu's expression. Seeing him nodding continuously, he felt a little proud.

He felt that what he shot was art and film, much better than comedies like "Lost in Thailand" and "Lost in Thailand".

Soon, after more than half an hour of wonderful clips were played, Feng Xiaogang deliberately said, "Please give me more advice, Mr. Cao."

“It was a great shot.”

Cao Yu nodded and smiled: "However, this circular image may affect the audience's perception."

Feng Xiaogang hurriedly explained: "Mr. Cao, this is to bring something unique to the audience, and it is more in line with our oriental aesthetics."

"What Director Feng said seems to make some sense."

Seeing the other party's confidence, Cao Yu asked with a smile, "What do you think the box office of this movie will be?"

Feng Xiaogang knew that the critical moment had arrived and could not help but ponder.

Domestic cinema chains are developing rapidly today. Large cinema chains such as Huanyu, Wanda, and Bona have more than doubled in size compared to five years ago, with more than one thousand screens in each chain.

Especially Huanyu and China Film, the number of screens even exceeds 1,500.

With this scale, Feng Xiaogang is still very confident that his film can achieve good results.

The main competitor is "Charlotte's Troubles", starring a group of unknown small actors.

Thinking of this, he tentatively said a number: "I think it is at least 800 million."

"Eight hundred million?"

Cao Yu shook his head slightly: "I think 500 million or 600 million is about right."

When Feng Xiaogang heard this number, he felt as if his tail was stepped on and almost vomited.

Five or six hundred million? This is totally disrespectful to my level!

But thinking of Boss Cao's current terrifying strength, he could only smile and said, "Boss Cao, you just watched the movie. This movie is realistic and humorous. I think 800 million is my minimum. In fact, my goal is 1 billion."

"Haha, Director Feng is really confident."

Seeing that Feng Xiaogang was getting a little anxious because of him, Cao Yu laughed and finally said, "How about we sign a bet agreement?"

Feng Xiaogang was startled: "A bet?"

In the film industry, betting is a very normal thing, and the most common one is the guaranteed bet.

The so-called guaranteed minimum bet means that before the movie is released, the two parties predetermine a box office figure, and the distributor pays the agreed box office share to the producer in one lump sum in advance.

In this way, even if the box office does not reach this number, the distributor will bear the loss.

But if it exceeds, the issuer can earn more.

Feng Xiaogang thought that if Cao Yu wanted to cooperate in this way, he would definitely make money, so he asked happily, "Boss Cao, how much do you want the guaranteed box office to be?"

Even if the minimum is 600 million, I won’t lose anything.

Of course, it would be best if we could negotiate down to 800 million.

Unexpectedly, Cao Yu smiled and said, "I'm not talking about a guaranteed bet, but another form of bet."

"What form?"

"Since Director Feng is optimistic about his film, let's agree that if the Baoding box office reaches 41 million, I can give you 43% of the profit. For the part exceeding million, I will give you % of the profit."

Cao Yu looked at Feng Xiaogang with a smile on his face and offered a more tempting condition: "In addition, I can invest 500 million in your company."

This time, Feng Xiaogang almost laughed out loud.

As expected, the guaranteed minimum is 41 million, and the share of % is quite high for a movie. This means that I have earned more than million yuan in one go.

Excluding the investment of more than 60 million, the net profit can still be 180 million.

If it really exceeds 600 million, the share ratio will be even higher.

Moreover, Boss Cao wants to invest in himself?
But is Boss Cao really such a good person?
Will there be a trap?

(End of this chapter)

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