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Chapter 698 No, Ye Ning is taking action
"In the Name of People has broken the ratings record again! The 45th episode of the show had a real-time peak rating of over 7 during its broadcast that night, setting a record in the history of domestic TV dramas in the past decade!
As the plot gets deeper and deeper, the drama will reach its finale this week. Some organizations predict that the drama is expected to break through the 8% viewership mark when it finally comes to an end, becoming the "21st century drama king" so far.

Almost no one could have predicted that this main-theme drama with anti-corruption as its theme and without any young handsome men or popular young actresses would become so popular today and directly upgraded to the level of the best drama.

"It would be fine if Mengying Media didn't interfere, but once they do, they will be the king of dramas!"

"No one dared to take over at the beginning. If the show couldn't be broadcast, they would lose tens of millions. That would be devastating. Only Mengying Media didn't take the loss of tens of millions seriously. They have strong ability to cover the loss."

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The outside world is still shocked by the ratings of "In the Name of People" and it is a nationwide discussion, while the industry is envious of Mengying Media. They know that Mengying Media almost filled all the funding gaps left by "In the Name of People" at that time.

"Director Li, Nie Mei from Mango TV invited us to dinner to express her gratitude. The place and time are set. We will..."

Li Lu said to Li Mu with a smile, and Li Mu could tell from the phone that Li Lu was in an unusually good mood.

But this is normal. Li Lu is now in great success. Media from all over the country are flocking to him, asking him to tell the behind-the-scenes stories and explain the creative process. The calls must be coming one after another.

I guess he has a lot of scripts.

"Oh, I'm afraid it's not just a thank you, I guess he also wants to know if there is a sequel."

As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire. Recently, the news about the sequel of "In the Name of People" has been circulating in a very realistic way.

"I guess they have such an idea, but, hey."

Speaking of this, Li Lu couldn't help but sigh.

"Forget it, one is enough. Some things are beyond our ability to solve. Just do your own thing."

Li Mu certainly knew the problem. His sudden popularity also made some people uneasy. Even the screenwriter Zhou Meisen received threats, hoping that he would pay attention to safety recently, especially when crossing the road.

Some lines in "In the Name of People" are indeed too explicit. Although this is very real, the impact is actually not very good.

"Director Li is more open-minded."

"It's not a question of whether or not to be open-minded. This series will most likely end here, and there won't be a second series. Maybe one day there will be a chance to shoot this type of TV series again, but it won't be a sequel to In the Name of People."

The arm is not as powerful as the thigh. It is enough to pass the censorship, be broadcast smoothly, and make a profit from the sales. As for thinking about the second part, let alone whether it can pass the censorship in the end, I am afraid that various problems will arise during the shooting period.

The evening of April 4th was the day when the finale of "In the Name of People" was held.

At home, several people have already sat in a row.

After Qi Tongwei fled to Guyingling, facing Hou Liangping's pursuit, he finally chose to commit suicide by shooting himself, ending his life.

A tragic character who wanted to be a little better than God in his life, not only did he fail to be better than God, but he also always lived under the deception of God, and finally returned to dust.

“This script is really well written.”

Everyone sighed.

I have to say, the idea is there.

"Recently everyone is saying that In the Name of People is going to have a sequel? Will it happen?"

Li's mother has seen a lot of news about this recently.

"No more filming. One is enough."

Li Mu smiled and said that he didn't want to explain the reason, but one movie was enough. If there were more, people would get tired of it. Now it's just right.

"Okay, I'll watch it again some other day. It's really a good drama. By the way, I heard that Wong Kar-wai is also going to make a TV series. What's it called?"

People of Li's mother's generation are quite familiar with Wong Kar-wai.

"Mom, it's called 'Flowering'!"

Liu Yifei took over.

"Yes, yes, yes, I don't know when "Fang Hua" will be released." Li's mother said slowly, "By the way, has Mengying Media invested? Wong Kar-wai can still invest."

“I can’t invest in a TV series whenever I want. I need others to give me a share. It’s not easy to get Wong Kar-wai’s film in my hands.

But Wong Kar-wai is notoriously slow, so it may take a long time for you to watch this TV series."

"That's true, he's slow at filming movies and TV series!"

Mother Li nodded. She was certainly aware of this.

Tonight's finale was a mixture of joy and tears.

The good news is that Chen Hai has woken up, all corrupt officials have been punished, the Xindafeng Company is operating smoothly, and the poetry collection of "Contemporary Du Fu" Zheng Xipo has been published.

Sadly, the old prosecutor Chen Yanshi, who was dedicated to serving the people, passed away.

Especially when he learned the sad news of Chen Yanshi's death, Zheng Xipo trembled silently and beat his chest and cried heartbreakingly. His acting skills really earned the tears of the audience in front of the screen late at night.

For example, Liu Yifei and Li's mother.

"What a great performance!"

"When I heard the news of Mr. Chen's death, Zheng Xipo's reaction made me cry. It was like Boya smashing his zither to thank Ziqi. His acting was amazing!"

"Teacher Li's explosive acting pushed Zheng Xipo's mixed feelings from joy to sorrow to the extreme."

The hot searches that night were almost all about the finale of In the Name of People. For a time, comments, interviews, and promotional reports surrounding the drama were overwhelming.

According to data released by CCTV-Sofres (CSM), the show ended perfectly with a single episode rating of over 8, setting a record for the highest ratings for domestic TV dramas in the past 10 years.

In the television circle, the drama "The King" has just ended, and in the film circle, this year's May Day golden time slot has also arrived.

Four domestic films were released simultaneously to compete with each other, including the suspense and mystery film "The Great Hypnotist", the large-scale Hong Kong film "Shock Wave", the romantic comedies "Love in the Buff" and "Love in the Buff".

But what is unexpected is that the first-day performance of the four movies is not as good as "Fast & Furious 8", which has been released for more than half a month.

Among the four major domestic films, the one with the best box office on the first day of May 4700st was "Shock Wave", but it only earned million.

"Fast & Furious 4" was released on April 14. After surpassing "Fast & Furious 8" and setting a new box office record for the series, it still earned 7 million on May 5800st, which was indeed a big blow to the industry.

"It's a bit surprising!" "There's nothing explosive about these movies. By the way, we're going to Thailand in a few days. Should we take our little one with us?"

Li Mu picked up the invitation on the stage. It was Zhou Yang's wedding invitation. It had been agreed that Liu Yifei would be the bridesmaid.

"Forget it. We'll only stay for one night anyway."

Liu Yifei thought about it and decided not to take the child with her, as it would be troublesome to bring the child with her.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, aren't we going to Cannes later this month? When you apply for a private jet route, apply for an extra round trip."

Seeing Li Mu's puzzled look, Liu Yifei couldn't help but explain:

"We will have to stay in Cannes for nearly two weeks this time. If the little one doesn't see us for a long time, he will definitely make a fuss. Let's apply for an extra round trip and ask mom to bring him over for two days."

“That’s quite thoughtful.”

Li Mu gave a thumbs up, he hadn't thought of this.

At this time, Huayi's distribution company Huaying Tianxia finally made new moves. It had been put in a very passive position by Wanda in the theater chain before, and it seemed that it had finally found a solution other than controlling the theaters.

Liu Ge, who was in charge of distribution at Bona Film Group and is now the general manager of China Film Group, announced eight films at once: "Dangal", "The Master", and "Youth".
You should know that the five major shareholders of Huaying Tianxia are all well-known in the industry.

最大股东华艺兄弟电影发行占股51%，叶咛控股公司兄弟鼎立占股20%，其他股东还包括上影（占股12%）、大地时创（占股12%）、微影时代（5%）。

Backed by resources from five parties and gathering the "upstream, midstream and downstream" forces of the film industry, its shareholders include both Internet platforms and cinema channels. In addition to the policy resources of the Shanghai Film State-owned Company, it also brought in Liu Ge, a veteran distributor. Its ambition to look at the entire industry is self-evident.

With the three major elements of film content, Internet distribution and cinema channels, Huaying Tianxia can be said to be "in its prime from birth".

"Huayi is trying to get rid of its shortcomings in distribution and resolve the problem of being constrained by Wanda."

Wang Changtian sighed, this is considered a big move. This kind of line is not easy to pull, and it must have involved paying corresponding resources or conditions openly or secretly.

"Whether he can get rid of it depends on the performance of 'Dangal' this time.

By the way, Lao Yu has no objection, but he poached his distribution general. It seems that the project of "Dangal" can be given to Huaying. I heard that people also gave face to Liu Ge. "

"How could Old Yu not have an opinion? His opinion is very strong.

If Liu Ge had not left, this film would definitely have been produced by Bona Film Group. The earliest importer of the film was Peacock Mountain Pictures, which had helped Indian films such as 3 Idiots and My God enter the Chinese market.

The people in this company had some connections with Liu Ge, so they gave him face and packaged the domestic distribution rights of ten "batch films" to Huaying."

"After spending so much money, there should be some effect. This is probably going to be a tough battle."

Li Mu knew that Huaying spent nearly 1500 million on marketing and distribution for this movie, hoping to make a comeback.

"I think it's difficult. Wanda is the leading company in the cinema market right now, and it occupies too much of the box office. Even if the company has a box office of 1 billion, it can only take 700 million or 800 million if they don't schedule the film."

Wang Changtian is still sighing, mainly because the influence of the cinema chains is indeed huge, but now Guangguang has no way to intervene in this area. Fortunately, Mengying Media can rank among the top five in the cinema chain, which is also quite good.

"By the way, Director Li, didn't Ye Ning ask Meng Ying for more screenings?"

Just as Li Mu was about to answer Wang Changtian's question, Ye Ning called on his mobile phone.

"Speak of the devil, and he will appear. Ye Ning called, I hung up first."

Li Mu smiled and immediately answered the phone.

"Mr. Ye."

"Director Li, I came here this time to ask you for a favor."

Ye Ning seemed exhausted as well. There had been too many things going on in Huaying Tianxia recently, and he was also the chairman of Huaying, which made him very stressed out.

"Mr. Ye, you want to talk about the movie Dangal, right? No problem. How many screenings has Dadi Cinema given it?"

Li Mu asked with a smile, it was okay to do this favor, and this movie did make money for the theater chain.

"Dadi Cinema currently has a 15.3% screening schedule!"

"Okay, then Mengying will give about 15%. I will ask the person in charge to arrange the specific number of theaters."

Ye Ning also smiled at this moment despite her tired face, "Thank you so much, Director Li. I'll treat you to a meal after I'm done with this busy period."

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Li Mu said calmly that human relationships are built step by step in this way.

Moreover, he is still optimistic about Ye Ning. Perhaps one day Mengying Media will also need a professional manager like Ye Ning.

After finishing the conversation with Ye Ning, Li Mu sent a message directly to Liu Weijuan. Naturally, he didn't need to worry about specific matters such as scheduling the films.

At this time, people in the industry are all watching how many screenings Wanda has scheduled for this movie distributed by Huaying.

Especially Yu Dong, who was sneering at this moment. Huayi had finally created a grudge against him by poaching his people this time.

If Huayi fails in the end, he definitely wouldn't mind adding insult to injury.

Just one day before Li Mu set off for Koh Samui, Thailand, the screening data of major theaters finally came out.

After Li Mu took a look, he burst out laughing.

"what happened?"

When Liu Yifei saw Li Mu suddenly laugh, she leaned over to take a look.

“Isn’t this the Indian version of Dangal?

Hey, why does Wanda only give 0.2% of the screening time, with only 355 shows in 37 cinemas across the country?

This movie seems to have made box office history in India."

Liu Yifei took a quick glance and immediately noticed the last place in the screening share, because it was too obvious. The rest of the theaters gave it roughly between 10% and 20%.

Apparently, Wanda Cinema Line, the leading cinema chain, is still adopting the "torture" of scheduling almost no screenings for Huayi films.

(End of this chapter)