China Entertainment’s Born Protagonist

Chapter 594 Jump Game

On the morning of May 5th, Zhang Nanyi, who returned to Yanjing, came to the company after a long absence.

In the office, he convened a meeting with Li Jie, Yan Yu, Zhang Yuxin, Li Dashan and others.

Liu Xiaoli has basically stopped working in the entertainment group, mainly because she is getting older but her body is getting younger and younger. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she took the initiative to retire and live a leisurely life like a wealthy woman.

The business of the entertainment group is managed by several senior executives such as Li Dashan.

Zhang Nanyi was making tea while listening to everyone report on the current situation of the group.

Li Qian took the lead and said: "Currently, the most active artists in the company are female stars such as Yang Mi, Dilraba Dilraba and Song Zuer, and male stars such as Wang Bao'er, Zhang Yi, Zhu Yawen and Zhang Ruoyun.

Since last year, we have also tried to cultivate traffic stars. By creating the 101 draft, we also made Yang Chaoyue famous.

It's just that many artists in the company have some complaints about this.

The newcomers who have already shown their prominence include female artists such as Zhao Jinmai, Meng Ziyi, Zhang Ruonan, Zhou Xi and Zhang Jingyi, and male artists such as Liu Haoran and Zhang Xincheng.

Generally speaking, the company's artist managers have gone through a low period and are now gradually beginning to develop steadily and for the better. "

In ten years, the personnel of Nanyi Entertainment has changed quite a lot.

The first is that Yang Tian really leaves.

She was planning to support Reba, but Reba turned around and fell into the arms of Zhang Nanyi, leaving Yang Tianzhen helpless. Moreover, in the company's internal competition, Li Chong was a steady player, not only good at cultivating artists, but also good at management.

After Liu Xiaoli retired, Yang Tianzhen did not compete with Li Chong for the position of Nanyi Entertainment CEO, so she chose to leave.

In 2014, Yang Tianzhen left Nanyi Entertainment with Zhao Liying, Chen Xiao and others who had become popular. He teamed up with Fan Bingbing and Lu Han, who had just returned to China, to establish Fanxing Entertainment Culture Co., Ltd.

Under her control, Fan Bingbing, Lu Han, Zhao Liying, Chen Xiao and others are now the most popular people in the Chinese entertainment industry.

And because Huayi no longer exists, Fan Bingbing was "inspired" by Zhang Nanyi and returned to the right path in time, so he has been enjoying a stable life without being punished.

In addition to Yang Tianzhen taking people away, some important people in the company also left.

Ning Hao left in 2012 and established his own company, taking Huang Bai with him.

After Wolf Warrior 2 was released, Wu Jing felt that her income was less, and she chose to leave.

Liu Yunlong also left the company with Yang Jian and established a new company to work alone.

Regarding the departure of these people, Zhang Nanyi knew some in advance and some afterward, but it didn't matter to him.

Everyone wants to make money. It is normal for capable people to reach a certain status and go out to work alone and seek greater benefits.

Zhang Nanyi and Liu Xiaoli are not in the company, so Li Cong alone cannot suppress Ning Hao and others.

And Zhang Nanyi is happy to do so. In recent years, not only entertainment companies, but also other companies, Zhang Nanyi has pursued a low-key and decentralized strategy in the general direction.

It would be better if there are more companies in the entertainment industry. Otherwise, Nanyi Entertainment Group will be the only one, which will inevitably lead to some troubles.

The wording used by Li Qian when reporting on her work was very accurate. She only talked about the most active artists in the company, and the word she used was "active", which refers to stars who are popular and active on the front line.

Because a large number of celebrities in the company are inactive because of Zhang Nanyi.

Zhang Nanyi nodded and said: "Thank you for your hard work, I still have the same old point of view. The company's training and management of artists must be in place, and communication must be in place to prevent the collapse of the house.

Since Yang Chaoyue is popular and other artists in the company have objections, they will not take the traffic route, but the orthodox training route and let their works speak for themselves.

Yang Chaoyue will first take on some variety shows to maintain his popularity, and then start acting after he has developed his professional skills. "

With the capital and strength of Nanyi Entertainment, it is very easy to cultivate traffic stars. However, the company is influenced by Zhang Nanyi's style and focuses on business capabilities and work quality, which excludes traffic stars.

For capital, traffic stars are the best. They are easy to make money, have no talent, are easy to control, and are products that can be mass-produced.

So the company gave it a try last year.

But popular artists are disgusting. Not only do passers-by dislike them, but other artists in the company will also have opinions.

I worked hard to develop my business skills, but as a result, a popular artist who knew nothing became more popular than me, and the company's resources were given to him, which would make anyone unhappy.

In essence, traffic and quality are mutually exclusive. It is difficult for a company to have both, and there is no need to take the traffic route and ruin the company's reputation.

Affected by Zhang Nanyi, Yang Mi and Dilraba Dilraba, who were popular in the company at this time, also had strong business capabilities.

Li Feng replied respectfully: "Okay, I will communicate with Yang Chaoyue. The company's style does not match that of traffic stars."

After the artist manager finished speaking, Yan Yu began to introduce the theater business: "In 2018, the total number of cinemas in my country exceeded 1, and the total number of screens also exceeded 6.

Our team’s research believes that the current number of cinemas and screens is in danger of oversupply.

Therefore, starting from last year, Yili Cinema Line stopped its expansion and began to delve into the management and operation of the theater chain.

In 2018, the total national movie box office was 610 billion yuan, and Yili Cinema achieved a box office of 103 billion yuan, with a market share of 16.88%, 21 billion yuan ahead of the second place Wanda Film.

In the first half of this year, Alibaba Entertainment and Wanda Film joined forces. Alibaba Entertainment invested 47 billion yuan in Wanda Film. Wanda Film will continue to expand against the trend, and the competition pressure from theater chains is relatively high.

As for the e-ticketing software, it still ranks first with a market share of 27%, but its market share is declining. Maoyan, Taopiaopiao, Wanda Movie App and other software are also catching up..."

The competition in the cinema business is indeed fierce, but the overall operation of Yili Cinema is quite good.

So Zhang Nanyi didn't say anything.

On the Daju.com side, the former president Wang Xin was removed due to corruption issues. Now Zhang Nanyi’s cousin Zhang Yuxin is in charge.

Her introduction was relatively simple: "Daju.com currently accounts for about 40% of the market, ranking first in the market. Its main competitors are iQiyi, Youku, and Mango TV, especially iQiyi, which has successively launched Chinese state-owned hip-hop, Qi Pa Shuo and other variety shows are very popular and have strong momentum."

After the three ladies finished speaking, Li Dashan said: "Last year, the company produced movies such as Operation Red Sea and Detective Chinatown 2, which had good box office and reputation. The key projects being filmed this year include Detective Chinatown 3, The Championship, etc.

Upcoming movies include Heroes of Fire, Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings, etc. "

Li Dashan took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang, your reply should be the return of the king that everyone has been waiting for.

Would you like to attend the Shanghai Magnolia TV Festival on June 6th? It’s a good time to show up.

He also helped me support the show by the way. This was my first time as the chairman of the jury. "

Li Dashan followed Zhang Nan, and now he is also a big shot in the film and television industry. He is a well-known film and television drama producer and serves as the chairman of the jury of Magnolia, which is more than enough.

When Zhang Nanyi heard this, he said in a nonchalant manner: "This year's Magnolia, are there any TV series from our company that have been shortlisted?"

Li Dashan was suddenly embarrassed. Ever since Zhang Nanyi took a break, Nanyi Culture has become worse and worse in the field of TV dramas.

One reason is that after Zhang Jizong finished filming Journey to the West, which was of acceptable quality, he began to let himself go without Zhang Nanyi's restraint, and made three more martial arts films: The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword, The Sword of Blue Blood, and The Journey of the Knight. The quality is hard to describe, and the reputation is And the ratings are average.

He then struggled with two more TV series before he had to admit that without his nephew's help, he was out of touch with the times.

Since last year, Zhang Jizong has chosen to take a rest.

Another reason is that the route is wobbly.

Nanyi Culture has always adhered to the line of high-quality products. The so-called "Nanyi products must be high-quality products."

After Zhang Nanyi took a break, Nanyi Culture produced several high-quality TV series. The quality was very good, but they were not well-received and the market feedback was average. The ratings and broadcast rates are not ideal, and it feels like the song is highbrow.

In fact, this is also a normal phenomenon. Some dramas are of good quality but not many people watch them.

Except for cheaters like Zhang Nanyi, it is impossible for normal companies to have all hits, such as the period drama "Dajiang Dahe" broadcast by Noon Sunshine last year. The quality is good, but the ratings are relatively average.

As long as the company continues to adhere to the high-quality product line, there will always be hits.

However, Li Dashan and others saw that the ratings of Mango TV's thunder dramas were getting higher and higher, and they began to sway. Finally, they chose to move closer to the market, and also filmed some dramas with bloody plots, but the bloody plots were not thorough. It's so awkward, and the drama produced is very awkward.

The company's last drama with relatively good ratings was the 2016 drama "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossom" starring Yang Mi.

In the past two years, Nanyi Culture has been relatively sluggish in the TV drama market.

This is also the reason why Magnolia asked Li Dashan to be the chairman of the jury, because he has not had any good TV works recently, and his stance is relatively neutral.

Fortunately, in the film market, Nanyi Culture still produces some hits every year, which can maintain the company's image and respectability.

But generally speaking, Nanyi Culture has so many excellent IPs but no good content output. The work of Li Dashan and others is not very competent.

So Zhang Nan gave him a nod.

In comparison, Three Foxes is much better. It has been able to steadily produce relatively good animated films in recent years. Nezha: The Devil Boy Comes to the World will be released this year.

Three Foxes Special Effects Company is also doing well, because 3D and special effects have become irreversible market rules. Whether domestic or foreign, a large number of movies require special effects production every year, and Three Foxes Special Effects Company has a lot of orders.

Many foreign movies will choose to cooperate with Three Foxes special effects company because the price of Three Foxes is relatively low and the quality is top-notch.

Seeing that Li Dashan was a little embarrassed, Zhang Yuxin came to the rescue and said: "This year's Magnolia, the company's variety shows "The Forbidden City" and "The Voice" have both been shortlisted for the best variety show award.

The TV series "Qing Yu Nian" was also completed some time ago. According to the post-production progress, it is expected to be launched on Daju.com by the end of the year. "

Daju.com has also formed its own film and television drama production team in recent years. Qing Yu Nian was produced by the production team of Daju.com and has nothing to do with Nanyi Culture.

Zhang Yuxin continued: "For this Magnolia Award, we, Daju.com, are the official partner and will broadcast the entire event live. If Mr. Zhang has time, I suggest you go and participate.

We also focus on pushing and pushing to build momentum for your comeback. "

In the company, Zhang Yuxin is very measured and calls Zhang Nanyi "Mr. Zhang".

Zhang Nanyi thought for a while and said, "Okay, Magnolia, I'll go over there, Dashan, I'll write a script in the next few days, and you can assemble a crew."

Zhang Nan nodded at Li Dashan, not blaming him.

Zhang Nanyi knows Li Dashan's advantages. He is the most suitable person to be the second-in-command. He has strong execution ability and does a good job in all aspects. However, sitting in the position of the boss, he is not good at decision-making.

However, Li Dashan has been with me for so many years and has been loyal and hard-working. It is emotionally unreasonable for the boss of Nanyi Culture not to let him do it.

Besides, in some positions, ability comes second and loyalty comes first.

Hearing Zhang Nanyi's words, Li Dashan looked excited and said, "No problem. Do you want to announce to the outside world that you have finished your rest?"

Zhang Nanyi took a sip of tea and said, "Let's wait until I finish writing the script."

After ten years of rest, Zhang Nanyi's first drama came back, so naturally he shouldn't be too hasty.

In fact, he has many big IPs to choose from. Nanyi Copyright holds the rights to film and television adaptations of The Three-Body Problem, Ghost Blowing the Lamp, Tomb Raiders, and Zhu Xian.

Websites such as Qidian and Jinjiang are all owned by Nanyi Entertainment Group, so don’t have too many film and television IPs.

It's just that Zhang Nanyi still wants to make a TV series written by himself first.

He actually already has an idea for the script. It is his own original script, called Jump Game, and its English name is Transition Game.

Although it is said to be original, it is actually stitched together. The script of this show borrows some ideas from The Hunger Games, Battle Royale, and Squidward, especially Squidward.

Because no one plays the squid game in China, Zhang Nanyi wrote about the leap game.

The background of the story is set in 2520, when human society is highly developed. Machines and AI intelligence have replaced human labor. The wealthy class who have mastered machines and AI intelligence also have absolute force, and therefore control almost all social resources.

If the poor want to achieve a class jump, there is only one way, which is to participate in the jump game designated by the rich.

There are various types of jump games, which are developed according to the preferences of local wealthy people.

But the general rules are that thousands of poor people participate, and a few winners are finally selected and rewarded with wealth and status.

In Jiangzuo City, Huazhou, there is a rich man who particularly likes some ancient children's games, such as marbles, cockfighting, rock-paper-scissors, water floats, goat jumping, sandbag throwing and other games.

In this city, many ambitious poor people are practicing these games, hoping to win the jump game and become the best among people.

Our protagonist, named Zhang Qingguo, came from Blue Star five hundred years ago. He accidentally traveled to the future society and was forced to be involved in this bloody and cruel jump game.

In the game, he met several partners and gradually revealed the truth behind the leap game...

When Zhang Nanyi makes a TV series, he naturally has to capture hot topics and elements, such as artificial intelligence, future society, and class solidification, plus the battle royale mode and childlike but bloody games. Together, these elements make it difficult to make a TV series. Not hot.

After chatting with everyone in the company for a while and explaining some things to Li Dashan, Zhang Nanyi returned home.

He went into his study and started writing a script.

Zhang Nanyi's work efficiency is very high. In a state of concentration, he writes the script very quickly. In just one week, he completed the script of the Leap Game.

Very Tian and Naza also finished reading the script.

Zhang Nanyi asked: "Which one of you wants to play the heroine?"

Zhang Nanyi's dramas naturally give priority to Very Sweet and Naza, and the sisters in the family are getting older, such as Gao Yuanyuan, Yang Rong, Yan Danchen, Dong Xuan and others, and they don't want to come back.

There are rich ladies who have free time to do it, but they don't want to film anymore.

Shu Chang said: "I don't act, but I suggest that Sissi be played as the heroine. The second and third female leads don't fit the image of Tiantian and Naza, so we need to choose someone else."

After hearing Shu Chang's words, Jing Tian and Na Zha did not refute. After reading the script, they knew that the heroine An Rufeng was tailor-made for Liu Yifei by Zhang Nanyi.

An Rufeng looks cold and fairy-like on the outside, but is more boyish on the inside, sometimes cold and sometimes soft and cute. She is independent in spirit and yearns for freedom. This is Liu Yifei's personality, and her name is An Rufeng.

Liu Yifei kissed Zhang Nan and said with a smile: "Thank you, husband. I like the role of An Rufeng very much."

Zhang Nanyi rubbed Liu Yifei's head and said: "You will act in this drama, and I will also act in "My Online Dating Boyfriend is a Superstar" with Na Zha, and film the second part of Pacific Rim with Jing Tian."

Shu Chang smiled and said, "I knew my husband had made all the arrangements."

Nazha said: "Uncle, I am already 28 years old. Would it be inappropriate to play a female high school student again?"

Zhang Nanyi shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter. Change the background to a university and put on some makeup. Your pricks will be so tender that you can pinch water. It won't feel out of place to play a female college student."

In this way, Zhang Nanyi's comeback work was finalized. He will film Jump Game first, and then "My Online Dating Boyfriend is a Superstar" and Pacific Rim Part 2.

After Zhang Nanyi returned, Nanyi Culture and the entire Nanyi Entertainment Group began to operate at high speed again.

(End of this chapter)