This man knows how to hype

Chapter 402: Almost Caught a Cockroach

Time flies, and it is already late July.

At this time, "Infernal Affairs" has entered the public release period. The box office on the first day reached 2.79 million yuan, and the total box office has exceeded 20 billion yuan, and is moving towards the 30 billion yuan mark.

Capital is inert.

This inertia is reflected in the path dependence of the way profits are made.

For example, why do investors in the entertainment industry like to promote traffic? Because this is a proven way to make money.

The "product" does not require acting skills or professional skills, it only needs a relatively good appearance, and everything else depends on packaging.

This is much easier than cultivating an artist who has acting skills, skills and good looks.

Therefore, when everyone saw that Xu Xiyu had created several hit projects in just two or three years, they could no longer suppress their inner impulse.

A lot of investors and actors are trying their best to get involved in Xu Xiyu's project and share a piece of the pie. His project is now becoming a "money-making path" for the domestic entertainment industry.

under these circumstances.

Cheng Guangzu's days also became busy.

The reason why he was busy was simple. After the meeting with Xu Xiyu that night, he, who always insisted on "making a fortune in silence", suddenly became high-profile.

From time to time he would tell the story of his investment in "Infernal Affairs" and the huge profits he made.

Of course, in order to avoid looking too pretentious, he would always use "Wu Youjin" as a negative example.

In this way, in the eyes of others, he was avenging Wu Youjin for his previous sarcasm towards him.

It's just that in the process of revenge, an idea was conveyed to others.

That is, Xu Xiyu hopes to cooperate with more people because he wants to expand his influence in the entire Chinese entertainment industry, so he also attaches great importance to his peers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

With his tireless promotion, many investors and actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan were so excited that they wanted to find Xu Xiyu to sign a contract right now.

This is especially true for Taiwanese investors and artists. Hong Kong at least has the support of the motherland and is open to the world. However, due to some well-known problems in Taiwan, investors and artists are having a harder and harder time and are increasingly marginalized.

Therefore, they were particularly eager to open up the situation through Xu Xiyu. But when they used their connections to contact Qiao Shuangshuang, who was mainly responsible for film and television investment in Huaqing, and even Xu Xiyu's assistant Shan Xinbao.

The response I always get is something like “We’re really sorry, we don’t have any considerations in this regard for now, and we look forward to future cooperation.”

This kind of reply made some people worried.

These people were so worried that their eyes turned to Cheng Guangzu.

They were thinking, since you, Cheng Guangzu, had such a pleasant cooperation with Xu Xiyu, and we heard that you are going to work together on "Infernal Affairs 2", if you could introduce us to communicate directly with Xu Xiyu, wouldn't some things be possible?
Based on this situation, Cheng Guangzu is either socializing or on the way to socializing every day.

At this time, on a yacht in the waters of Hong Kong.

Cheng Guangzu, who was wearing sunglasses and only beach shorts, held a glass of red wine, looked out at the blue sea and said, "Everyone, I don't have to flatter Mr. Xu.

Think about it, who is the person with the most box office appeal in mainland China? It's not a director or an actor, but him as the screenwriter and chairman.

Wow, this is simply a wonder! The five words "box office appeal" have never been associated with these two identities. Especially the identity of chairman, in mainland China, some CEOs of technology companies have fans.

Consumers may buy the products of this CEO, but no one will become a fan of the CEO of an entertainment company and buy tickets for him. Xu Sheng is the first one! "

"Brother Zu, we know what you said, and we all admire Mr. Xu very much. So, isn't that why we hope you can make some introductions?" As soon as he finished speaking, a woman came up to him and said.

This woman is Xiao Linyuan, a Taiwanese actress who used to be quite famous but is no longer popular. She is also a shareholder of Baodao Chunyi Media Culture, abbreviated as "Baoyi Culture".

Opposite the two of them sat a man, who was the boss of Baoyi Culture, named Lai Jianming.

Lai Jianming picked up Xiao Linyuan's words and continued, "Yes, Brother Zu, I recently heard someone say that President Xu has several other projects besides Infernal Affairs 2, and Hua Qing doesn't even have enough actors now."

Hearing what the two said, Cheng Guangzu laughed and said, "You heard it right. It seems that they are really not enough now, and they are not enough for all age groups.

However, his projects are high-quality resources, and mainland actors are very envious. No matter how you try to squeeze in, it will probably not be easy. "

As soon as these words came out, Xiao Linyuan and Lai Jianming couldn't help but look at each other.

They didn't think Cheng Guangzu was talking nonsense. Just like "poor people can't get loans, rich people are chased to give them", good projects are not always accessible even if you have money.

So Xiao Linyuan pressed closer to him and said, "It must be difficult for us, but we still have you, right?"

Feeling his arm sinking into a soft and elastic ravine, Cheng Guangzu deliberately shook his head: "You two, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that someone has walked ahead of you."

As soon as these words came out, Lai Jianming immediately asked tentatively: "Are you talking about Du Yuxiong?"

"Yes, Taiwen invested in Hua Qing's "The Richest Man in Xihong City". I think Mr. Xu had a pleasant cooperation with him. I guess he will keep him with him in the future." Cheng Guangzu nodded.

"Brother Zu, I'm not saying bad things about others behind their backs, but Du Yuxiong is unreliable! Not only him, but also Yu Xingde from their company. He wants to change his name to Inoue Xingde. It's very risky to cooperate with them..."

"Cough cough!" Before Xiao Linyuan could finish her words, she was interrupted by Lai Jianming's violent cough.

The reason why he did this was not because he was afraid of Du Yuxiong, but because he knew that Du Yuxiong was introduced to Xu Xiyu by Cheng Guangzu. Now, saying that Du Yuxiong was unreliable in front of Cheng Guangzu, wasn't this a slap in his face?

Xiao Linyuan also reacted immediately, and took Cheng Guangzu's arm and said softly: "Brother Zu, please don't misunderstand me. What I mean is that compared to the people of Taiwen, we definitely respect you and President Xu more."

“I know you don’t mean that, but the objective situation is that there are too many people in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong who want to cooperate with him, and he himself is not short of money.

Even if I introduce you to him and he gives me a favor, what good will you get? What's the point?" Cheng Guangzu said meaningfully.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Linyuan immediately said, "Brother Zu, we are not greedy. Even a small thing is still meat. You don't know that without the mainland market, our lives would be very difficult. Mainland artists are very exclusive and don't give us any room to survive."

"Yes, we are not afraid of you laughing at us. The production costs in mainland China are now in the billions. Over here... well, let's not talk about it. You are familiar with Mr. Xu. Do you know what he has... um?" Lai Jianming did not finish his words.

But his meaning was clear.

I just want to ask Cheng Guangzu if there is any way to please Xu Xiyu.

But Cheng Guangzu would never say it directly. He just pretended to be helpless, spread his hands and said, "I'm not refusing. I really don't have it. Money, women, fame, resources, he has everything."

"..." These words left Xiao Linyuan speechless.

"..." Lai Jianming was speechless. He suddenly felt that Xu Xiyu was a bit of a coward as he didn't even bite his tongue.

Seeing that the two were speechless, Cheng Guangzu laughed and said, "However, since you have found me, it would be unreasonable for me not to help you.

So, I will try my best to convince Mr. Xu to take one of you on Infernal Affairs 2. Besides that, I will also help you with other projects. Anyway, I will introduce you to Mr. Xu first, so that we can get to know each other better. "

"Really?!" Xiao Linyuan said in surprise.

"When have I ever said anything empty?" Cheng Guangzu laughed.

Then he added: "But, let me say this in advance, you won't get the lion's share. To be honest, there are many people looking for me, and I can't just agree to you guys."

"That's enough, we are not greedy." Lai Jianming quickly expressed his opinion, even a mosquito leg depends on what kind of mosquito it is.

For a "mosquito" like "Infernal Affairs", its current share of the box office has reached 6.6 million, and it is still rising. Even a small fraction of it would be a big deal.

Even though people on the internet say that celebrities make 208 million yuan a day, not everyone can earn that much.

This is especially true for Taiwan's entertainment practitioners. Except for the top artists who are still active in mainland China, the others may not be able to earn 208 million a day, let alone that much in a month or even half a year.

Again, don't let the Internet make you lose your concept of money. You should know that the "sky-high price" in Xu Xiyu's hometown is known as the "sky-high price" and this "sky-high price" refers to hundreds of thousands.

Xiao Linyuan obviously had a good idea of ​​money. She was about to lie in Cheng Guangzu's arms, and her voice became more and more disgusting: "Brother Zu, you are so nice. I knew I would find the right person. When will you take us to see Mr. Xu?"

"Not now. Mr. Xu's new project will be launched soon, so he will probably be busy for a while." Cheng Guangzu shook his head.

"New project launched? What new project?" Lai and Xiao asked in unison.

"It's the 'New Paradise: Wangxian', a sci-fi TV series. He is holding his breath now. Last time, 'Beginning' was plotted against and could not be released publicly. He plans to use this to save face.

Speaking of this, if you are interested, you can help promote it, so that when you mention it in the future, people will also owe you a favor, right?" Cheng Guangzu deliberately mentioned it.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Linyuan and Lai Jianming glanced at each other inconspicuously.

Taiwan has a very powerful industry.

That's the navy.

If they want to help push it forward, they can really do something practical.

Thinking of this, Lai Jianming immediately expressed his opinion: "Brother Zu, I just said that we admire Mr. Xu very much. We will definitely help promote his new work. This is what we fans should do."

After saying this, he suddenly covered his stomach and said, "Ouch, I shouldn't have drunk cold drinks, Brother Zu, I'm sorry, I'm going to go to the bathroom, you guys chat."

After saying that, he ran away quickly.

Xiao Linyuan, who had already rested her head on Cheng Guangzu's legs, had a dazed look in her eyes.

She was confused, but Cheng Guangzu was not.

He has had conversations like the one just now with many people in Hong Kong and Taiwan in recent days.

I will just wait until "New Paradise·Wangxian" is finished and achieves some results, and then stimulate them. By then, I will help Xu Xiyu talk to them in advance.

When the talks were almost over, they turned around and rejected all cooperation with the excuse that "Du Yuxiong did not keep his promises."

I've even thought of the words to say.

That is, "Mr. Xu is afraid. He is not short of money and could have done the project himself. The reason he brought everyone with him is to build good relationships with his peers.

But his peers have stabbed him in the back again and again, and he feels that he is not looking for cooperation, but for trouble. So, he is not accepting cooperation now and plans to do it himself. You should blame them, not him. "

　I won’t update today because I can’t write. I’ll start the next three updates tomorrow. Please forgive me.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)