China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 694 Attack
"Various data show that the TV series In the Name of People is the TV series with the highest big data since its premiere this year, and it has broken many records.

On Sina Weibo, the topic of "In the Name of the People" has been discussed over 60 times, with a reading volume of 1.2 million. The actual number of viewers of the first episode on the first day of broadcast, including online platforms, has reached 3.5 million, and these figures are still rising."

"Who says mainstream dramas are not good? After the premiere of In the Name of People, it has won the love of audiences from all walks of life with overwhelming force. Its ratings and click-through rates topped all major rankings, and netizens almost unanimously gave thumbs up to this mainstream drama."

"In the Name of People" seemed to have turned on a cheat code, and it completely set off a wave of nationwide discussion on the Internet.

Major portals and print media have released headlines one after another, and almost simultaneously occupied the top news positions on the front page of the four major portals and other websites.

Print media reported the related news in full-page articles, and many self-media opinion leaders even took the initiative to recommend it as headlines. Sina Entertainment and China Media Group both exclusively published headlines exclaiming that the data of "In the Name of People" was astonishing.

"Phew, I won the bet this time."

Nie Mei was so happy when she saw the data from these days.

With the current situation, it may break the TV drama record that has been dormant for ten years.

At the same time, Li Mu, Li Lu, Fan Ziwen, Li Xuezheng and several leading actors Lu Yi, Zhang Fengyi, Xu Yajun, Wu Gang, Zhao Ziqi and others gathered in the hotel to celebrate.

"Let's toast to Director Li Lu. Director Li Lu has really worked hard this time."

Li Xuezheng suggested that this time "In the Name of People" can be said to have gained both money and fame. It not only completed the task perfectly, but also earned a large sum of money for Golden Shield.

"I feel so ashamed!"

Li Lu laughed very happily. This TV series could be regarded as a new peak in his life.

"We have to thank Director Li here. If Director Li hadn't been willing to help the crew at a critical moment, there might not be this TV series."

Li Lu and the main creators raised their glasses and clinked them with Li Mu.

"Others say Director Li has a good vision. At the beginning, all the investors withdrew one after another. I remember that more than 50 companies withdrew, but Director Li invested directly."

Li Xuezheng is still recalling the original situation. Fortunately, Li Mu invested in it, otherwise "In the Name of People" would not have been so successful.

“Director Li has a good memory. At the beginning, more than 80 companies did withdraw. Director Li’s vision is impeccable. We all planned to make 2.2% profit. We sold it for million yuan, but Director Li kept raising the price. Mango TV finally took the gamble.

Now thinking back, I almost lost a lot of money. The head of CCTV came to me a few days ago and said he regretted it."

"Hahaha"

Fan Ziwen was very happy. As the Film and Television Center of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, they naturally hoped that it would be broadcast on CCTV. However, CCTV did not like it and the offer price was pitifully low, which led to the Mango TV incident.

This is truly a win-win situation.

“No, no, Mengying Media only contributed a little money, and In the Name of People is the result of the joint efforts of the crew.

Didn't China Daily say that our drama doesn't have any 'fresh meat' to boost ratings, but it does have some veteran actors who hold up the show. Cheers to the crew!"

"Yeah!"

"The veteran actors in our crew can carry a big drama. Thank you all."

Everyone has gained fame and fortune. Investors have made money and actors have gained fame in the industry. It is a win-win situation.

"Hahaha, speaking of which, Mr. Wu Gang's emoticons have been ruined by netizens.

'There are wives who are cheating on him, subordinates who are hiding things from him, debts left by his ex, and colleagues who are stepping on him from both sides', netizens are all talented! "

"Don't bow your head, GDP will drop!"

Naturally, everyone talked about these interesting things while eating, and now all kinds of lines and emoticons of veteran actors are emerging in an endless stream.

Of course, what best reflects the characteristics of the current era is naturally the expressions of the characters in the play.

Emojis are a form of secondary communication for social purposes.

In the era of mobile Internet, one of the criteria for judging whether something is popular enough is to see whether there are emoticons.

"It's all because of netizens who like him. To be honest, I quite like the role of Li Dakang. It's a good role. If there are good roles in the future, the two directors should remember me. The salary is easy to talk about. My salary is not high."

While Wu Gang was talking, he also promoted himself.

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The industry is really numb to this wave. The ratings of "In the Name of People" have been rising steadily, breaking 2, 3, and 4, which seem to be telling the industry that this April belongs to "In the Name of People".

The most annoyed are the investors who withdrew their capital in the first place, who are now quite jealous.

Even more jealous than when it was sold to Mango TV for 3.5 million.

The arrival of April brings a touch of vitality to the film and television industry.

今年3月内地电影票房约31.9亿元人民币，相比去年3月37.5亿元的成绩还有5亿多的差距，可谓是相当惨淡。

Even the release of several popular imported films such as "Logan", "Kong: Skull Island", "A Dog's Purpose", and "Beauty and the Beast" failed to save the film and television industry.

April is still dominated by the imported film "Fast and Furious 8".

"Fast and Furious 2015", which was released in April 4, created a box office miracle of nearly 7 billion yuan, ranking third on the mainland's total box office list and was also the best-selling imported film in the mainland.

The comeback two years later is obviously highly anticipated by movie fans. Secondly, the live-action comic adaptation movie "Ghost in the Shell" starring "Black Widow" is also highly anticipated.

Compared with "Fast and Furious 8", Li Mu is more concerned about "Ghost in the Shell" at this time, because this is likely to be the last straw that breaks the camel's back for Tencent and other shareholders of Weying Times.

You should know that in the past few years since obtaining financing, Weying Times, led by Lin Ning, has been immersed in various investments: establishing film and television companies, fund organizations, or participating in various small and medium-sized cultural companies, with nearly 20 investment cases.

It has expanded in all directions, and its involvement in fields including performances, sports events, film production and distribution has also led to the establishment of a fund of over 40 billion yuan for investment.

However, in terms of film investment, several films in which Weying Times participated in 2016, such as "The Lost Tomb" (guaranteed 10 billion yuan) and "Railroad Tigers" (guaranteed 10 billion yuan), all ended in failure.

In terms of overseas investment, Weying Times participated in the investment of "Ghost in the Shell" through its China-Hong Kong joint venture company Weying Galaxy, and will thus receive 10% of the global box office revenue.

Radical and adventurous, this is probably the summary of the micro-film era in recent years.

"Mr. Wang, please contact Tencent after the Qingming Festival. After all, they are still shareholders of your company, so it will be easier for them to talk to you."

Li Mu laughed with Wang Changtian on the phone.

Tencent also bet on Light Media, which was actually an important part of the development of Maoyan and Weying.

Of course, the most crucial point is that Tao Piaopiao is closing in step with the market and is only a step away from surpassing Maoyan.

"It seems that Director Li is not optimistic about the upcoming blockbuster Ghost in the Shell. This is a big IP!"

"It's better to be prepared. Besides, the first week's results in North America will be out in a few days. We can find out whether it is a donkey or a horse by sneaking out and taking a look."

Li Mu said nonchalantly, "Ghost in the Shell" is indeed a big IP. This original comic is regarded as a masterpiece by fans and has a Douban score of 9 points.

It is also regarded as the pinnacle of Japanese animation, and fans' pursuit of this film has even reached the point of "If I don't think you are qualified, I won't let you watch it."

However, comics are comics and real people are real people, and this movie is terrible.

"Okay, leave it to me. I haven't had dinner with the shareholders for a long time. This is a good opportunity."

Wang Changtian took on the task. For Maoyan, this matter is also the future development focus of Enlight Pictures and its priority is higher than anything else.

Everyone can see that the Internet ticketing platform is an important part of the future film and television industry landscape, otherwise major film and television companies would not have invested in it.

Maoyan is the only one supported by Light Media and Mengying Media, while the rest are a large group. It is okay in the short term, but there will definitely be flaws in the long term.

The merger with Weying Times will fill this shortcoming and also expand the influence of Mengying Media and Guangguang Media in the industry.

After finishing my work and returning home, dinner was already ready.

The little bun can now eat some soft food and finely chopped vegetables.

"Okay, okay, this is your bowl, mommy won't move."

Liu Yifei originally wanted to feed the little bun, but the little bun was very protective of his cute little bowl and held it tightly in his hands.

"It can be seen that the little bun wants to eat by himself. What a pity, he is still too small. He will be able to eat by himself when he grows up."

Everyone laughed and joked.

After dinner, the family began to return to their recent normal: watching TV series.

If it weren’t for the fact that "In the Name of People" is a magical drama, it would appeal to all three generations.

Li Mu looked at the TV series and felt a little sad.

Now everyone still supports Hou Liangping very much, but later on, the reputation of the characters in the play completely reverses.

In the words of netizens later, the most hypocritical people in this drama are Hou Liangping and his wife, and only two farmers' sons died in the whole drama.
At the same time, the Hollywood blockbuster "Ghost in the Shell" which was about to be released in China was not well received in North America, with a box office of only 1867 million US dollars in the first week, far below expectations.

You have to know that this is a movie with a production cost of 1.8 million US dollars, plus the global publicity and promotion costs, which is as high as 2.5 million US dollars. It is definitely an A-level production.

This result is unacceptable.

Lin Ning already felt the pressure at this time, coming from various internal shareholders.

"damn it!"

Lin Ning's face did not look good. He had not expected that such an IP would achieve almost complete failure in North America.

"Fortunately, there is still the domestic market."

Lin Ning also breathed a sigh of relief at this time.

There are many cases where Hollywood blockbusters have been poorly received in North America, but have "come back to life" in China, a big box office country.

The sequels "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" and "Resident Evil: The Final Chapter", which were released in February this year, received poor reviews from foreign media and online, and only earned $4485 million and $2684 million in North America respectively.

However, when it came to China, it was as if it was a cheat code, and each of them raked in 11 billion yuan in the mainland market, becoming a "billion-dollar blockbuster".
"Director Li, have you seen the recent actions of Microfilm Times?

They seem to have invested a lot of resources in Ghost in the Shell, and it seems they are preparing to make a comeback in China."

Wang Changtian has been closely following the actions of Microfilm Times these days. He can be said to be unable to hide any movement, let alone the large amount of publicity and promotion.

"I see, let's wait and see what happens!"

(End of this chapter)