China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 757. The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, creating another heroine drama for Xiao Tiantian

Kuaishou, the earliest short video platform in China, was launched more than half a year earlier than the now popular Douyin.

Although after the emergence of Douyin, the number of Kuaishou users has also increased significantly.

However, under the influence of Boss Cao, Douyin has been developing better and better, while Kuaishou has lost a large number of users, and now has less than 50 million users.

But even with such a scale, founder Cheng Yixiao still believes that short video platforms and Kuaishou still have great prospects.

Douyin cannot dominate the market alone, all it lacks is an opportunity.

With this idea in mind, he chose to reject the olive branch that Ali extended to him last year.

But unexpectedly, Douyin’s boss Cao Yu, who was unethical, actually went on stage to sing at Girls’ Generation’s concert, resulting in Kuaishou losing millions of users.

This made Cheng Yixiao speechless.

Boss Cao, you are a billionaire, why do you still play like this?

Even if you live a casual life, you don't sing in commercial concerts, right?

If you sing a few more times, won’t Kuaishou be beaten to death?

At this moment, Cheng Yixiao felt powerless about the development of Kuaishou. He didn't know what method he could use to make this platform develop well?

Rather than watching it being worn away bit by bit, it's better to sell it.

So this time he took the initiative to contact Ma Yun.

Ma Yun had previously wanted to buy Kuaishou so that he could compete with Feiyu’s Douyin.

But when Cheng Yixiao contacted him, he already knew the situation of Kuaishou.

"Boss Cheng, how much do you want to pay?"

Ma Yun planned to pick up a bargain. If the price was right, he would buy it. If not, he would make it himself.

Taobao has a lot of users anyway, so there is no need to be taken advantage of.

"Just as Mr. Ma said before, it's 500 million."

Cheng Yixiao naturally wanted to sell it for more money. After all, Kuaishou was the first to try it out, and it also had 50 million users, so it was definitely worth the price.

"hehe."

Ma Yun smiled faintly at the offer: "Forget it, I can develop a platform myself, and it won't cost that much."

After hanging up the phone, he sneered: "Five hundred million? How dare you ask that? I have DingTalk, Tudou, and hundreds of millions of Taobao users. Do I really need to spend so much money to buy Kuaishou, which is almost defeated by Douyin?"

Besides, although the number of Huabei users has not increased much, Ali’s stock price has still risen by more than ten points during this period.

Now that you have money, it is better to start your own platform instead of acquiring a platform that is struggling to survive and is suppressed by Douyin.

After being ruthlessly rejected, Cheng Yixiao lamented that life is unpredictable.

At first, Ali offered 500 million yuan, but now that he has agreed to this price, the other party doesn't want it anymore.

He was stunned for a while, and finally said helplessly: "I won't sell it! I will conduct another round of financing. As long as I have the money, I don't believe that I can't develop!"

……

In that vivid night, Cao Yu set his own record in combat.

Although One Dragon and Nine Phoenixes had endless fun, he inevitably felt a little weak in the legs the next day. Fortunately, he had nothing to do the next day, so he rested in the hotel.

Girls' Generation also knows that the president worked hard last night, and is already ready to head to Shenzhen to prepare for the next concert at the end of the month.

Cao Yu rested in Hong Kong for two days and asked Zhang Jingying to come over. He went to the hospital for a comprehensive check-up and stayed with her for a few days before he recovered.

If you don’t get enough rest, how can you fight against the Japanese when you go to Japan?

In mid-March, the smoke of China's Spring Festival box office war slowly settled.

"Sewing Machine Band", which was invested with 60 million yuan, took the top spot with a box office of 1.1 billion yuan. Jackie Chan's "Dragon Blade" ranked second with 800 million yuan, and "Wolf Totem" ranked third with 600 million yuan.

"One Step Away", which was previously favored by industry insiders, although the film received a lot of negative reviews, still earned nearly 500 million yuan at the box office thanks to Ge You's box office appeal.

Other movies released in the same period basically all lost money.

However, what Cao Yu did not expect was that "One Step Away" was actually nominated for the Golden Bear Award in the main competition unit of the 65th Berlin Film Festival.

Sure enough, the crazier the movie, the more foreigners like it.

Of course, Cao Yu no longer needs to use awards to prove Feiyu's strength.

A good movie is one that makes the film well made, tells a good story, and makes the audience happy. Don't try to fool the audience; that's it.

In mid-March, in Mr. Cao's manor in Kyoto, Japan, birds were singing, flowers were blooming, green trees were swaying, and the cherry blossoms on the branches were about to bloom.

Under the garden corridor, five beautiful girls dressed in Tang Dynasty ladies' costumes were elegantly brewing tea. Their technique was skillful and it was obvious that they had received professional training.

If others saw this situation, they would think that the girls were just tea ladies or maids or something.

But those who know them know that these two are now very popular stars in the Japanese entertainment industry, Nozomi Sasaki and Kasumi Arimura.

Sitting opposite Cao Yu was the boss of Dongbao.

"Mr. Cao, you really enjoy it better than I do."

Dongbao boss Shimatani Norisaka looked around the courtyard, which had been renovated by boss Cao to have a Tang Dynasty style, as well as several girls in Tang Dynasty costumes, and felt that boss Cao really knew how to live.

He also regretted his mistake in only giving a woman to Hua Xia but not a house, allowing Toei to take the lead and give him a yard like this.

If I give it as a gift again, there will be no meaning.

"Mr. Shimatani, why do we make money? It's just for these."

Cao Yu laughed: "I have to thank Mr. Shimatani for sending me this beautiful lady. I like her very much."

Shimatani Nounari glanced at the girls and said with a smile, "How about Hamabe Minami? Why didn't I see him today?"

“Very smooth.”

Cao Yu still hasn't had time to get to know the girl "Meibo", but based on his experience, she must be good.

"Very smooth?"

Shimatani finished the two words and felt that they were indeed concise and to the point. He immediately said with admiration: "Next year we will have a new Dongbao Cinderella selection. Cao Jun will have the opportunity to help with the tasting then."

"Easy to say."

Appreciating beautiful women is Cao Yu’s favorite.

The two chatted for a while, and Shimatani Nobuyoshi said, "Shochiku Films is cooperating with your country's famous director Chen Kai. It's ambitious. Do you want our two companies to also cooperate on a Chinese film?"

Today, China's cinema chain is booming, and its market size has long surpassed that of Japan.

Moreover, every Feiyu movie has such a high box office, so Dongbao naturally wants to make more money in China.

Cao Yu naturally knew what the other party was thinking.

However, the Sino-Japanese co-productions, from "The Promise" to "Red Cliff" and Zhang Ziyi's "Cat God", all failed at the box office.

Even the "Legend of the Demon Cat", which has not yet been filmed, has beautiful pictures, but unfortunately the story is empty and the filming is weird.

Therefore, he has no interest in Sino-Japanese co-productions.

If the film is not well made and Feiyu Entertainment's brand is ruined, it will be a loss.

After taking a sip of tea and pondering for a moment, he said, "I don't have any good movie scripts recently, but I do have an idea for a TV series, and we can make it together."

"What TV show?"

If there is no movie, they can first co-produce a TV series, which Shimatani can accept.

Cao Yu said: "A TV series about the Tang Dynasty, called "The Glory of Tang Dynasty", which tells the story of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang and the Anshi Rebellion."

This drama is starred by Jing Tian. Although the rating is not very high, it is actually acceptable, at least there is no water plot.

Although there are many minor problems, such as the costumes and props are not refined enough, the war scenes are very frivolous, and the power struggles are not good enough.

But this is not a problem. As long as the money is in place and Feiyu produces the show, it will definitely be able to make it better.

In addition to "The Glory of Tang Dynasty", Cao Yu has another historical drama about the Tang Dynasty in his mind, which is "The Longest Day in Chang'an".

The show was urgently stopped before it was aired due to the producer's outrageous behavior, in which the broadcasting rights were first sold to CCTV and then to an online platform.

This operation is also speechless.

When Shimatani Noriaki heard the title of the drama "The Glory of Tang Dynasty", the Japanese people's deep-rooted admiration and yearning for the Tang Dynasty immediately rose from the bottom of their hearts.

He immediately decided: "That sounds great. How much are you willing to invest?"

Seeing that the other party was tricked by the title of the play, Cao Yu put down his teacup and said, "This is a historical drama with many grand war scenes. It also has to restore many prosperous scenes of the Tang Dynasty. The investment is expected to be 50 million US dollars."

"Fortunately."

When he heard that it only cost 50 million, Shimatani Nengcheng finally felt relieved.

Although it is a bit too much, but considering Feiyu Entertainment's previous pursuit of excellence, this investment is acceptable.

After that, he proposed to use Japanese actors.

Regarding this, Cao Yu only agreed to let him play supporting roles, and roles like the Tang envoy, the Japanese maid, the Japanese assassin, etc. could be given up.

According to the rules of the film and television industry, contracts are usually signed after the script is ready. However, Dongbao was worried that something might happen, so he agreed to sign the contract within two days.

Afterwards, the two chatted about the release dates of "Shin Godzilla" and the Japanese version of "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

Of these two films, "Shin Godzilla" can be released worldwide, while the Japanese version "Those Years" will only be released in Japan.

After talking about these, Cao Yu asked: "How is the film and television theme park going?"

"The land has been approved. I am helping you with the relocation of the residents. Construction will start in the middle of the year. By then, you can also include The Glory of Tang Dynasty in the theme park."

Shimatani is quite concerned about the fact that they can become a couple, after all, there are many anime theme parks in Toei in the theme park.

This can also be considered a form of publicity. If the theme park is successful, it may be promoted all over the world, which is also a form of publicity for Toho.

Hearing that construction could start in the middle of the year, Cao Yu was quite satisfied with the speed.

As long as we move fast, we can build the city in two years. By then, it will be in Asia and maybe we can compete with Disney.

After seeing off Shimatani Nounari, Cao Yu said to the girls, "Change clothes. I want to take a hot spring bath."

"The servant serves the master"

Although these girls' Chinese is not fluent yet, they can already communicate in daily life.

The hot springs are best when the peach blossoms are in full bloom. Cao Yu lay comfortably in the spring water, drinking tea, enjoying the attentive service of several girls, and making a phone call to the company.

The script of the drama "The Glory of Tang Dynasty" was adapted from a novel called "The Legend of Pearls in the Biography of Tang Dynasty Concubines".

The title sounds like a serious drama, and although there are some court struggles and power struggles, it is a love drama with a strong female lead.

It's a good drama to promote Xiao Tiantian, but the best drama for men is "The Longest Day in Chang'an".

He asked the company to find the original novel and finish the script as soon as possible, adding more intrigues to the love story. By then, he wouldn't dare say it could be comparable to "The Legend of Zhen Huan", but it could still be compared with "The Legend of Lu Zhen".

Zhao Liying and Jing Tian are as dear to me as the palms and backs of my hands.

This year, if Zhao Liying is given the role of "Knowing Your Destiny", it will definitely be a big hit, and Xiao Tiantian will not suffer any loss.

It’s just that Yang Guifei in this drama is played by Zeng Li. Although she is very beautiful, she is not round enough. Fan Erbing or Yin Tao can make a cameo appearance.

After finishing the call, Cao Yu just stretched comfortably when the phone rang again.

Seeing that it was Cai Chongxin calling, he hurriedly asked, "Mr. Cai, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Cao, I just got the news that Kuaishou wants to sell the platform to Ali, but Ma Yun didn't accept it, so they announced that they will conduct a B round of financing. However, the industry is not optimistic about this platform. Do you think we should invest a little?"

"Of course I should vote! Your suggestion is very good."

Cao Yu was really surprised that Ma Yun actually refused to acquire Kuaishou?
This operation is even more confusing.

Since Kuaishou wants to raise funds, Feiyu Group must not only invest, but also lead the investment.

With Douyin and then investing in Kuaishou, even if there are more short video platforms in the future, it will be invincible.

I guess Mr. Ma will regret this to death in the future.

There is nothing wrong with traffic itself, and the traffic era cannot be stopped. The best way is to take control of the traffic in your own hands.

The next day, Cao Yu went to Dongbao and signed a contract to co-produce the drama "The Glory of Tang Dynasty", with Feiyu accounting for 60% of the investment and Dongbao accounting for 40%.

After signing the contract, I watched the content of "Shin Godzilla" again.

For the script of this movie, Cao Yu made some changes to the original version, explaining that the monster Godzilla was caused by biological mutations caused by nuclear waste water pollution in the ocean.

At the same time, after being attacked, the monster can repair itself in the nuclear waste water, replenish energy and evolve.

In this script, Boss Cao just satirizes Fukushima.

The plot also restores Xiao Zi's helplessness towards her American father abandoning her.

But Cao Yu requires that the special effects of this movie must be on par with the Hollywood disaster blockbuster "The Day After Tomorrow". Putting aside the plot, it will definitely give the audience a visual feast.

As for whether I will reflect on my daily life.
Cao Yu doesn't think so.

As for the second part of "Slam Dunk" that the audience has been looking forward to, it is almost completed and will be released worldwide in the second half of the year.

“It’s been a great year.”

After finishing the three movies in Japan, Cao Yu completed his main mission this time.

The remaining thing is to check out the theme park, take the Japanese girls on vacation, and take a few photo albums for the little girls.

At the end of March, most of the cherry blossoms in Japan were in bloom. Cao Yu took his secretary Gao Yala and several beauties to Osaka.

Toho did help a lot in the construction of the theme park.

The area originally planned for 600 acres was directly applied for 1,000 acres, and the location is surrounded by mountains on both sides with excellent scenery.

It's the perfect place to build a film and television theme park.

"President, this place is so big."

Kanna Hashimoto, who came with them, looked very cute in a beautiful JK outfit, which was exactly the outfit she wore when she starred in "Those Years".

"It is indeed very big. Once the park is built, you can be its spokesperson for a while."

Kanna Hashimoto is getting more and more beautiful now, and her performance in "Those Years" is very good. Her future is promising.

Minami Hamabe who was standing by also said, "I want to be the president, too."

Cao Yu had no intention of rejecting this pretty Japanese girl: "Then you better behave yourself."

"I certainly will."

Minami Hamabe glanced at Kanna Hashimoto and immediately grabbed Cao Yu's hand, as if she had seized the opportunity to surpass Kanna Hashimoto.

Cao Yu had seen the boldness of the Japanese girl before, so he unceremoniously put the girl's hand to his mouth and kissed her: "I'm looking forward to it."

After visiting the place and discussing the design plan with the person in charge of the project, Cao Yu returned to the hotel with a few girls.

He has a meeting the next day to confirm the investment budget and will stay in Osaka tonight.

As soon as they entered the room, Hamabe Minami was afraid that Cao Yu would be snatched away by someone, so she took the lead and said, "President, I'll go back and take a shower first, and wait for you in the room later."

"Is this really the first time little girl you have to face?"

Cao Yu looked at the little girl who walked into the bedroom and felt that the customs in Japan were indeed different.

Then he said to Hashimoto Kanna and Saito Asuka, "You should take a shower too. Minami might not be able to handle it for a while."

"We don't care about her!"

Hashimoto had already sensed Hamabe Minami's hostility towards him at the last beauty pageant, and that night he wanted to see this girl make a fool of herself and then have her ask him for help.

"No matter what, just wait for me next door."

After Cao Yu finished speaking, he went to take a shower and came to the room. Sure enough, Hamabe Minami was already waiting on the bed in her pajamas.

Soon, Cao Yu found that his evaluation of this girl was correct, she was really very pretty.

Although the soundproofing of the high-end hotel is good, Kanna Hashimoto who was in the bedroom next door could still clearly hear the scream of "flax fall".

She and Saito Asuka put their ears against the wall, and although they looked calm, they were actually unable to bear the torture of the noise.

Is it so exciting to eavesdrop on the sound from behind the wall?

Less than half an hour later, I heard Hamabe Minami's cry for help from next door: "Kanna-chan, Asuka-chan, help me, please save me..."

"Ha ha…"

Kanna Hashimoto finally became proud and said to Saito Asuka: "Little girl, you know how powerful I am now, do you want to go?"

"Go, or you'll die."

Saito Asuka knew how powerful this Chinese godfather was, and after listening to him for so long, he had long wanted to go next door.

Kanna Hashimoto playfully grabbed an ally on the front line and said, "Don't worry, wait a little longer, three minutes..."

But within three minutes, they heard the girls next door crying, "Please come quickly, help me..."

Then Cao Yu also shouted: "The guy next door, come here quickly, do you want to die?"

The two were startled and rushed over to support...

……

The next day, the three maids were unable to get out of bed, so Cao Yu had to take the others with him to deal with the next matters.

Cao Yu was busy in Osaka for a week, and the design and budget of the theme park were finalized.

He wants to turn this place into a check-in destination for young Japanese people in the future, and design many places suitable for shooting short videos.

The short video industry is Feiyu’s biggest layout in Japan.

After finishing this busy period, Cao Yu called Tiffany of Miguo and asked her how the recording of "Shape of You" was going.

Tiffany had been missing this Chinese man for a long time, and when she received the call, she said excitedly: "It's ready, come soon, I miss you."

"I'll be there the day after tomorrow. Take a shower and wait for me."

Cao Yu arranged a flight to the United States. Whether the number of Tok Tik users on Miguo could exceed 50% depends on Tiffany's performance.

(End of this chapter)