China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 702. Shocking statement, the pay of our Chinese actors is too high
"Ayaka, go down a little further."

Cao Yu was lying on the bed, and the sexy model Hebei Caihua was giving him a massage with her graceful body covered with essential oils.

"Ah."

Kawakita Ayaka looked at her boss's broad back. Having been developed for a short time and having tasted the sweetness of it, she couldn't help but feel excited.

The soft and smooth touch on his back made Cao Yu stretch comfortably. Two girls in gauze clothes beside him hurriedly fed him a piece of fruit.

Kawakita Ayaka looked at the two girls and asked, "Mr. Cao, Saito Asuka has already accepted you as her goddaughter. Is she here today? I want to hear her sing."

"She has to attend an event and doesn't have time. I'll ask her to come next time."

Cao Yu turned his head, looked at Caihua's impressive figure, and said with a smile: "Why? You want to be a singer too?"

"I don't have that talent, it's good enough that I can be a model."

Hebei Caihua is very satisfied with her current life. She usually works as a model and occasionally plays small roles in film and television dramas to earn some money. With this man protecting her, she is much luckier than those girls who go into the adult industry to shoot romantic action movies for money.

"Perform well, learn some techniques to make men feel comfortable, and you will benefit from it."

Cao Yu was very satisfied to see that she had no ambitions.

However, Saito Asuka is a good singer indeed. The mixed-race girl has an amazing appearance and figure. After a few years of training, she can make some movies and make some money.

Just as he was thinking about it, his cell phone rang.

The girl next to her hurriedly handed over the phone.

"Kazuo Hirai? Maybe he found out that I poached Akimoto Yasushi, hehe..."

Cao Yu roughly guessed the purpose of Sony's president's call, smiled faintly, and pressed the answer button.

"Mr. Cao, I heard that Akimoto Yasushi went to your FNC, is it true?"

In fact, Kazuo Hirai has already confirmed this matter, and he also feels like he has been fooled and wants to hear Cao Yu's explanation.

Although the other party used a tone of confirmation, Cao Yu still heard that this was a accusation, and said with a smile: "Mr. Akimoto came to our FNC. He was reluctant to leave Nogizaka46. I advised him to think carefully before making a decision, but he insisted on coming, and I couldn't stop him."

"That's it."

Kazuo Hirai suffered a loss and now he is punching cotton.

Although he didn't believe Cao Yu's words at all, and knew that this Chinese man's purchase of Nogizaka46 was just a gimmick, probably just for Akimoto Yasushi, but he couldn't expose him directly.

This China is even more cunning than a fox.

However, Hirai Kazuo still wanted to find some benefits, so he said in a resentful tone: "Mr. Cao, this incident has caused me to be criticized in the company, and some directors are preparing to impeach me."

"sorry"

Cao Yu said this, but he didn't feel guilty at all.

Suddenly, an idea came to his mind, and he said with a smile: "How about this, I will buy some of your stocks in the next few days as compensation."

"How much?"

"Sell it for 300 million US dollars."

Cao Yucai is not foolish enough to do good deeds. Sony is making losses now and its stock price is not high. It is a good opportunity to buy at the bottom.

If you buy a batch now and wait two years, Sony will turn losses into profits and the stock price will definitely double, and you will definitely make a small profit.

Although this amount of money is not much for Cao Yu, a mountain is built up by pieces of stones, so earning two or three hundred million US dollars is not too little.

"Really?"

When Kazuo Hirai heard that Boss Cao wanted to buy Sony's stocks, he felt much more comfortable.

Cao Yu is now known as the most visionary investment genius in China. If he buys Sony shares, Sony's stock price will definitely rise.

In that case, just poach Yasushi Akimoto.

"Of course, we are friends."

Cao Yu said one thing and thought another. Anyway, he didn't feel any pressure at all as he was taking advantage of the Japs, just like these Japanese girls.

Hirai Kazuo also smiled and said, "Yes, we are friends."

Cao Yu hung up the phone and found that Caihua and the other three Japanese girls had indescribable surprise on their faces. He smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"nothing."

The three of them shook their heads, but were thinking, three hundred million US dollars, how much money is that?

The chairman bought Sony stocks and acquired Nogizaka46. Was it just for this girl named Saito Asuka?
Then she is so lucky.

Two days later, Cao Yu left Japan and went to the United States.

But just a few days after he arrived, China called and invited him to return to attend an important meeting of the Film Association.

And I can't be absent from this meeting.

Cao Yu knew that the Film Association would elect a new chairman and vice chairman this year, so he could only quickly deal with the affairs in the United States and return to China in mid-December.

The person who came to the airport to pick up the boss was Zhang Xiaotian.

In the car, Cao Yu leaned back in his seat and asked casually, "Xiao Zhang, is there anything big happening in the domestic entertainment industry recently?"

Zhang Xiaotian looked at his boss, who was beaming with joy. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Zhao Yanzi was fined and detained for a few days. Moreover, as a bad artist, all her works were removed from the shelves."

"Oh"

This matter had been anticipated by her. With a big capitalist like herself fanning the flames, it was only a matter of time before she was completely banned.

"anything else?"

"Also, the movie "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" directed by Brother Chen Kai has canceled its Spring Festival release plan and will be released next summer."

"Brother Chen Kai"

Cao Yu wanted to laugh. Director Chen Kai was very well-informed. He probably heard that he was going to become the vice chairman of the Film Association, so he even changed the release date of the movie.

Zhang Xiaotian continued, "I Am Not Madame Bovary, directed by Feng Xiaogang, was released yesterday and grossed 80 million yuan on its first day."

"Oh, it's quite high."

This result surprised Cao Yu a little.

Although he and Feng Xiaogang had a gambling agreement, Cao Yu was confident that he would not lose.

It seems that Feng Xiaogang has also heard that there are too many blockbusters during the Lunar New Year period, so in order to avoid the spotlight, he released his film a week earlier.

You should know that around Christmas this year, Hollywood will have "Transformers 4" and "Avengers 2" released in succession, followed by Feiyu Group's "Charlotte's Troubles".

Feng Xiaogang must have been afraid of losing, so he released "Pan Jinlian" a week in advance, intending to get some box office revenue first.

Cao Yu smiled and asked, "How is the reputation of the film?"

"It's average. The audience doesn't like the circle image, but the song is nice."

"Well, what else?"

"Wang Feng confessed his love for Zhang Ziyi at his concert on November 11th, hoping to grab the headlines, but was snatched away by Hengtai's victory."

"Hengta won the championship?"

Cao Yu had no interest in the news about the confession of love to Zhang Ziyi, but he was surprised to hear that Hengtai won the championship.

He didn't expect that with the investment from Ma Yun and the addition of international coach Lippi, Hengtai would actually defeat Yanjing Huanyu and win the championship this time?
Lippi is still really awesome.

But wait until my Douyin comes out, and then you’ll see how I beat you.

Cao Yu was thinking about the news of Hengtai winning the championship, while Zhang Xiaotian was thinking about Wang Feng.

Wang Feng just got divorced in the first half of the year, and in the second half of the year he proposed to someone else at lightning speed. This speed is too fast.

Is this love in the entertainment industry?
But who is the woman who got pregnant by her boss?
Zhang Xiaotian never figured this out.

Cao Yu hesitated for a while whether to let Yang Shuxue hire a good foreign coach next year. After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. It is better not to get too involved in domestic football.

After a while, Zhang Xiaotian asked, "Any other news?"

"That Lin Zhiying seems to have developed a health product that can reverse aging, and it's selling like hot cakes."

"He shows up again?"

Cao Yu was a little surprised at that time. After Lin Zhiying was tricked by him last time, she hadn't produced any works for a long time.

Are you short of money and want to sell medicine to make some money?
Cao Yu was very angry. Why don’t you sell this fake medicine in Taiwan?
"It seems that Douyin is imminent."

Weibo has a lot of users now, but after all, most of them are young people. Douyin will be the key to traffic in the future.

It can also expose more news for everyone to see.

……

The Film Association’s meeting would not start until two days later. Cao Yu returned to Yanjing and went to see Yang Mi first.

"You're already showing your pregnancy, Mimi, when are you going to Hong Kong?"

Cao Yu gently stroked Yang Mi's slightly bulging belly and discussed the matter of having a child.

"The filming of "Eastern Palace" and "Go Princess Go" has not been completed yet, I can't leave."

Yang Mi also knew that if she didn't leave, she would be in trouble if the paparazzi photographed her being pregnant.

However, Feiyu's TV series and movies have very high shooting requirements and must not fool the audience. Therefore, the shooting time is relatively long and only half of it has been shot so far. Cao Yu said: "I will help you arrange the TV series. After the New Year, I will send you to Hong Kong."

"Then you have to stay with me for a while."

"no problem."

Cao Yu naturally agreed to this request.

In the past two days, he watched the finished parts of the two films and felt that they were very good, at least more refined than the originals.

The performances of the female lead Nazha and the male lead Xiao Zhan in "East Palace" are also remarkable.

"This film, with two beautiful women, is sure to be a hit."

Cao Yu is very much looking forward to these two films.

Most importantly, whether Yang Mi can stand on her own in the future depends on the broadcast performance of these two films.

On December 20th, the box office figures of "I Am Not Madame Bovary" from the previous day came out, and as expected, the box office had dropped a lot, to only over 60 million.

The audience said that they went to the cinema to see the big screen, but in your case, half of the screen was black and there was no feeling at all.

Facing the audience's doubts, although Feng Xiaogang did not say anything, he was actually more anxious than anyone else.

He now only hopes that the box office can reach 500 million before December 24th, so that it will be possible to exceed 800 million and win the bet with Cao Yu.

Is it possible to achieve?
Feng Xiaogang, who was full of confidence before the release, is now really not sure.

"Teacher Feng, we should leave now. The Film Association meeting is about to begin."

Feng Xiaogang was still thinking about the box office when his assistant came in and reminded him.

"Let's go."

He is also a member of the Film Association and has voting rights at this meeting.

The two of them quickly arrived at the venue, where many familiar faces had already arrived.

The Film Association has a large number of members, including directors, actors, screenwriters, entertainment company owners and other film professionals, who together number more than 5,000.

However, those who can attend the meeting this time are member representatives and people holding positions.

When everyone saw Feng Xiaogang, only a few actors stood up to greet him, while most people didn't move at all.

"The entertainment industry is so fickle. When I came before, everyone was polite to me, but now they ignore me."

Although he sighed in his heart, Feng Xiaogang still walked over with a calm face and shook hands with a group of senior bosses.

At this moment, there was a commotion at the door, and then Cao Yu walked in with Feiyu's directors and actors including Zhang Yimou, Ning Hao, and Sun Li.

When everyone present saw Boss Cao and his group, they all stood up and came over to say hello, leaving Feng Xiaogang alone.

"so I."

Feng Xiaogang really wanted to blurt out something in his mind, but thinking of the influence that Boss Cao had now, he hurried over to greet him.

"Mr. Cao, welcome, welcome."

"Mr. Cao looks younger and younger."

"Congratulations to Mr. Cao on the box office success. What other movies are planned for next year?"

Everyone shook hands with Cao Yu one by one, and Brother Chen Kai, who had arrived earlier, came over.

"Hello, Mr. Cao. Long time no see."

Brother Chen Kai just stretched out his hand but was gently pushed aside by Cao Yu, who then started to greet veteran actors such as Chen Daoming and Li Xuejian.

"Teacher Chen, we are going to shoot Joy of Life 2 next year. Do you have time?"

"Yes, of course. Feiyu's works must have time."

Chen Daoming gave an outstanding performance in "Joy of Life", and he perfectly presented the image of a deep-minded emperor to the audience.

With such a good role, people are naturally willing to play it.

Cao Yu said to Li Xuejian again: "Teacher Li, are you feeling well?"

Next to him, Brother Chen Kai felt very disappointed.

He usually likes to take advantage of others in the entertainment industry, but he didn't expect to be ignored this time. However, he could do nothing but smile.

Someone leaked inside information that Cao Yu will be a candidate for vice chairman of the association today.

Considering Cao Yu’s contribution to Chinese films, this is a foregone conclusion.

Soon, the meeting officially began.

This year's meeting will not only elect a vice-chairman, but also a new chairman.

After the Propaganda Department leader gave a speech and the previous chairman spoke, voting officially began.

"Should I vote for Cao Yu?"

Feng Xiaogang looked at the ballot in his hand and felt conflicted.

Although he and Cao Yu seemed to have reconciled, deep down, he still didn't want this person to be too powerful.

"What if my vote can make him lose the election?"

Feng Xiaogang hesitated for a moment, but still secretly wrote a name.

Brother Chen Kai, although he was just ignored by this "thief Cao", he felt that his vote would probably not have any effect.

In order to prevent Cao Yu from winning an Oscar, he never voted for Cao Yu, but that didn't stop Cao Yu from winning eight golden statues and becoming the first person in China.

He thought about it, wrote Cao Yu's name on the ballot, and then glanced at director Zhang Yimou beside him.

"Director Zhang, what are your plans for next year?"

Brother Chen Kai deliberately asked Zhang Yimou a question, but inadvertently revealed his name on the ballot, wanting the other party to see it.

“No plans yet.”

After all, Zhang Yimou had carried machines for Brother Chen Kai before, so he was familiar with the situation. He responded with a smile, and sure enough, when he saw Cao Yu's name, he just smiled slightly.

Xiao Cao is so popular that even Brother Chen Kai voted for him.

Soon, the voting ended and it was time to announce the results.

"Cao Yu, one vote."

"Cao Yu, two votes"

"Three votes, four votes, five votes."

Cao Yu's name appeared on most of the ballots, which made the two people who were counting the votes feel that Boss Cao's popularity had increased.

"Feng Xiaogang, one vote."

Suddenly, when everyone heard this name, they were stunned for a moment, and then they all looked at Feng Xiaogang. They probably guessed who cast this vote.

"Shameful."

Feng Xiaogang really wanted to find a hole to crawl into, because this was an anonymous vote and he was voting for himself.

But now he couldn't take the ballot back, so he could only lower his head in embarrassment, and a little bit of pink appeared on his originally fair face.

Although Feng Xiaogang did not vote for Cao Yu, Cao Yu was eventually elected with 82 votes out of 100 representatives.

This is the first time in the history of the Film Association.

This number of votes is higher than that of all previous chairman elections.

"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have been a bad guy. I hope Boss Cao won't bear a grudge."

Feng Xiaogang regretted his decision so much that his intestines turned green. He secretly looked at Cao Yu and found that he was not even looking at him.

Soon, other vice-chairmen and chairmen were also elected.

Veteran actor Li Xuejian was successfully elected as chairman, which is well deserved.

After the vote, the vice-chairman spoke on behalf of the group. Cao Yu received the most votes, so it was natural for him to go on stage and speak.

Fortunately, Cao Yu was already familiar with this kind of thing, and he did have something to say here today.

When I got on stage, I warmed up my voice first.

"Thank you for trusting me and allowing me to contribute to China's film industry."

Cao Yu glanced at the audience, said a few clichés, and then made a statement that shocked everyone: "I think the pay of our Chinese actors is too high!"

As expected, as soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue immediately began to buzz with discussions.

Everyone in the world is benefiting.

Boss Cao has just become the vice chairman of the Film Association. Is this going to destroy everyone’s jobs?
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Cao Yu.

Although it is said that a new official will start with three things, what you said is not fire, but gunpowder. Do you want to set off a fire in the entertainment industry?
When Brother Chen Kai heard this, he was secretly overjoyed.

You bastard, you bastard, have you become so proud of yourself just because you became the vice chairman? You are affecting everyone's income like this, and you will become the target of public criticism and be scolded.

Just wait for you.

(End of this chapter)