This man knows how to hype

Chapter 446: Anti-Egg Alliance, Failed Plan

What do people do when they hate someone so much?
Naturally, I can't wait to take revenge.

But what if one's own power is unable to achieve the purpose of revenge?
It's simple, find help.

As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, let alone someone who has the same experience as me.

Just as Xu Xiyu’s younger classmates at his alma mater were looking forward to the arrival of the “legendary senior”.

On the other hand, prominent figures who believed they had been harmed by Xu Xiyu gathered in a club in the capital.

Qi Xiangyang, the chairman of Donghai Media, poached Huaqing's employees, causing all of Huaqing's well-known directors and artists to jump ship.

There was Du Yuxiong, the boss of Taiwen Media, who had originally invested in "The Richest Man in Xihong City" but was squeezed out by Chen Peiduo. He could only drool over the box office of more than 30 billion yuan and kept regretting that the duck in his hand flew away.

One person who was pissed off to death by Xu Xiyu and Cheng Guangzu was Wu Youjin, the boss of Hong Kong Queen Entertainment.

There was also Mr. Mao Gaojun, who fell into Bu Zhaojie's trap and had to work very hard to escape.

In addition to them, there are some senior industry executives who have never dealt with Xu Xiyu, as well as Zhang Yujiao and Lu Ye who recently returned from Venice.

That’s right, Zhang Yujiao and Lu Ye shook hands and made peace.

To be precise, they were forced to shake hands and make peace. Some senior figures in the entertainment industry mediated between them and told them to stop fighting among themselves. If they continued fighting, the structure of the mainland entertainment industry would be completely broken.

The problem is coming.

What is the structure of the entertainment industry?

It was said a long time ago that there are many "mountains" in the domestic entertainment industry of Blue Star China, such as the famous Beijing circle, Shanghai circle, Northwest Gang, Northeast Gang, and "new capital" and the like.

Strictly speaking, Hua Qing was considered one of the "Beijing circle" before Xu Xiyu took over, and this was also how Ke Xinying introduced him when she first met him.

But after Xu Xiyu took over, he didn't pay any attention to it at all.

Those "investors", "famous directors", "famous actors" and "famous behind-the-scenes people" in the Beijing circle have been waiting and waiting, but Xu Xiyu has never come to "pay his respects" and take the initiative to integrate into this big family.

This made many people quite dissatisfied with Xu Xiyu.

People who are not in this industry may not understand why these people dare to be dissatisfied with the capital?

Is it a bit hard to tell the difference between the big and small kings?

But this is not the case, and the reasons behind it are somewhat complicated to explain.

To put it simply, if you want to do something, money alone is not enough, you also need talents in the industry to do it.

It’s just like the coal bosses in the past had money and could invest in others to make movies, but they didn’t have the ability to make them themselves. If they wanted to make money from movies, they needed to rely on outstanding film and television practitioners to achieve it.

Well, the problem is coming.

What is an excellent film and television practitioner?
For example, there are two choices on Earth now. One is "The Three-Body Problem" starring the successful Guo Fan team and a group of actors with strong box office appeal such as Wu Jing and Shen Teng.

One is the project "Arrival" starring Guo Ji's team and Shen Qi. Who will the investors choose?

What, you ask who Guo Ji and Shen Qi are, and what "Arrival" is?
No matter who he is, when this doubt arises in the investor's mind, he already knows who to choose and who has a greater chance of making money.

Capital is profit-seeking and risk-averse.

Due to the characteristics of entertainment products, the ways to reduce risks are very limited. Most of them rely on finding "famous directors", "famous actors" and "famous IPs" and then relying on channels and marketing to achieve it.

In this case, it should be the capital side that begs Guo, Wu and Shen, rather than Guo, Wu and Shen begging the capital side.

In short, in any industry, only a few people can be considered talented, and high-quality human resources are the key to supporting the industry.

It is precisely relying on the chains of "qualifications", "resources", "colleges" and "regions" that the high-quality human resources in the industry have gathered around certain seniors and formed "circles".

The leaders of these circles, relying on these human resources, have gained the ability to communicate with many high-level forces including Hu Ningtian. At the same time, some people have gained channels to communicate with overseas.

Their status, ability to influence the industry landscape, and attractiveness to a new generation of human resources arise from this, and form cycles and networks.

This is called the "pattern" of domestic entertainment.

Similarly, after enjoying the benefits brought by this pattern, they are also eager to maintain the status quo.

Not only are the seniors anxious, but some "rascals" who have limited abilities but have gained a status by hanging around in the circle do not want this pattern to be broken, because once it is broken, they will not be able to survive.

In this situation, Xu Xiyu is quite conspicuous!

In the eyes of the people of Blue Star, when he first took over Huaqing, he was just a new "coal boss", or even a not very wealthy coal boss.

According to industry experience, if he wants to make progress at this time, he must make friends with his predecessors and thereby obtain high-quality "human resource" support.

But he ignored the seniors and found a bunch of unknown people to make movies and TV series. And he made money from every movie.

This is simply incomprehensible and unacceptable.

What was even more unacceptable to them was that, even though Xu Xiyu had invested in other companies, he made it clear that he didn't want to bother with his seniors, and the seniors didn't even want to order him around.

He wants to set up his own business!
Is this okay? !
The entertainment industry is so small. If you, Xu Xiyu, successfully establish your own business, everyone will gather around you and follow you.

What are we, the seniors from the original sect, still doing?
Can we still enjoy the benefits by staying in the original “pattern”?
More importantly, do we still have the right to interpret "entertainment aesthetics"?

Can we still set the standards for this industry?

These are all quite fatal, as they are digging up the roots of these predecessors.

Therefore, taking advantage of the opportunity when Zhang Yujiao and Lu Ye were in Venice and unable to take care of themselves due to Xu Xiyu's treatment, the seniors in the circles of the two most powerful regions, Beijing and Shanghai, reached a consensus.

In order to make Xu Xiyu surrender, the film project returned to the Beijing circle and the TV series returned to the Shanghai circle, and the industry structure continued to be maintained.

However, based on everyone's perception of Xu Xiyu in recent years, everyone thinks that he will never give in. Therefore, before Xu Xiyu truly becomes a giant, we should first give him a beating and then make him give in.

This behavior is privately called "铩羽".

Xu Xiyu soon found out about this matter. It was Du Yuxiong, the "insider" of the "Anti-Egg Alliance" who told him.

Of course, Du Yuxiong’s ability to become a traitor was actually tacitly approved by the Anti-Egg Alliance.

Letting Du Yuxiong reveal the news to Xu Xiyu is a blatant threat and a big stick.

If you, Xu Xiyu, are sensible, you should not wait for everyone to take action, but "surrender with courtesy and still retain your title of nobility."

When Xu Xiyu told this to his lover and partner Yang Xueqing in Beijing.

Yang Xueqing's first reaction was: "What the hell, a ruined alliance? A plan to return empty-handed? Do they still want to win? Who's going to give them a damn name?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Xiyu was immediately happy.

Moreover, he couldn't stop having fun. He had been feeling a little stressed at first, but after hearing what Yang Xueqing said, he suddenly felt no pressure at all.

Seeing him happy, Yang Xueqing curled her lips again and said, "What a bunch of old idiots, they act so capable, they can just enjoy their retirement in peace, but they still fail, let me see one of them fail!"

"Hahahaha, actually, I've already fought with them once." Xu Xiyu held back his laughter.

"When?" Yang Xueqing was stunned when she heard that.

"When I was in Venice," Xu Xiyu replied. In fact, he had already realized this when he was chatting with Nancy Walton in Venice.

In a market dominated by stock and with decreasing incremental growth, one's own rise will inevitably be accompanied by a decrease in the interests of others.

Although I have consciously taken some companies to play, this is far from enough.

Some people want to be a "grandson" for 10 years first, then a "son" for 10 years, and finally let them decide whether to let them take the position.

Instead of riding directly on top of everyone's heads like now.

This has nothing to do with personal emotions; it is an inevitable struggle between new forces and old forces.

Thinking of this, he continued: “Lu Ye does not represent himself, but a kind of film and television aesthetics belonging to the old forces. They are used to gaining overseas influence by shooting the dark side.

This kind of influence is what many practitioners, especially actors, pursue. But this time, "Night Without Dawn" lost, and it was a big defeat."

People are path-dependent and their abilities are limited.

Just like Zhang Yimou and his gang of famous directors on Earth can’t make science fiction films, Lu Yeqi and his group of people can’t make other types of films.

When the types of movies they are familiar with don't work and the market for new types of movies is expanding, it means that their influence is slowly disappearing and even their careers are coming to an end.

Again, those who have enjoyed the dividends cannot accept this.

Yang Xueqing was sure she could understand this, so she asked with some concern: "Then what should we do?"

Hearing this, Xu Xiyu stood up and walked to the window.

Looking at the scenery in the distance, he turned his back to Yang Xueqing and said calmly, "Let's fight head-on, with real swords and guns. It doesn't matter how long it takes. If he wins, he will be the number one in the domestic entertainment industry and his surname will be Xu!"

"What if I lose?"

"I won't lose."

(End of this chapter)