Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 178 The right to speak in the future
Mr. Li tried to contact Cao Yang.

Because he had never dealt with Cao Yang before, he contacted Cheng Jianye through his connections, who was seen by the outside world as Cao Yang's external contact.

When Cheng Jianye heard that it was the CEO of Baidu, he thought it was okay and he was very calm.

There are a lot of CEOs out there lining up to invite him to dinner, just to get a ride in Director Cao's car and to invest in Director Cao's movies.

Does the CEO of Baidu also want to invest in Director Cao’s movie?
Of course, it is impossible for Mr. Li to directly ask for some pictures of the movie.

"The company launched a new section called Tieba, and someone created a Cao Yang forum in it, which is very popular. Someone in the company wants to upload some pictures in the forum to promote "Despicable Milk" and wants to ask Director Cao for his opinion."

Cheng Jianye was puzzled. It sounded like a good thing. Why did he still need Director Cao's opinion?

Then I realized that there might be some mystery behind this picture.

Cheng Jianye knew that Director Cao personally edited the film "Despicable Milk", but Mr. Li from Baidu probably didn't know about it yet.

"It's like this, Mr. Li. If this movie is released in China, Director Cao is worried that some of the content will have a bad impact, so he personally cut out some shots. You understand, so the pictures you want may not be found in the movie when it is released."

Mr. Li’s first reaction was joy. These are the parts that were cut from the movies released in China. They are in my forum!

This shit isn't going to explode yet!
What a great opportunity!

Mr. Li suppressed his excitement and was determined to convince Cheng Jianye.

"Director Cheng, the pictures will be uploaded under a private name. Cao Yang Bar will definitely go viral by then. This will be a great publicity for Director Cao and the movie as well. Don't you agree?"

"With Director Cao's current reputation, doesn't he need any special publicity?"

Cheng Jianye's words silenced General Li.

Yes, Cao Yang has now become the number one Chinese director, winning numerous awards, especially after winning the Oscar. He is even more successful in Hollywood, is friends with many people, and has a huge influence in the United States.

The higher-ups also attach great importance to Cao Yang, and he is now considered a business card of the country.

After thinking about it, Mr. Li really felt that Cao Yang did not seem to need a small tool like Tieba for promotion.

Mr. Li was so confused that he couldn't find anything that could impress the other party.

"Director Cheng, although Director Cao doesn't need publicity, sometimes we can find a way to deal with some rumors and negative news."

This is all Mr. Li can think of.

Cheng Jianye felt that what Mr. Li said made sense, and that publicity would also be good for the movie.

"How about this, Mr. Li, I'll ask Director Cao for his opinion and I'll give you a reply as soon as possible."

Cheng Jianye told Cao Yang the whole story.

When Cao Yang heard this, he was immediately excited.

To be honest, people have not yet realized the power of the Internet. They just regard it as an emerging thing. It is not certain how much they take it seriously.

But Cao Yang knows how important it is to have a voice on the Internet.

A film company doesn’t have to be big, or even non-existent; it only needs a studio.

But there were a few things he had to get involved in.

The first is the cinema chain. This is now in its infancy and it is easy to get involved.

In particular, the "Interim Provisions on Foreign Investment in Cinemas" jointly promulgated by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, the Ministry of Commerce, and the Ministry of Culture came into effect on January 1 this year.

On January 1, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television issued a notice on "Several Opinions on Accelerating the Development of the Film Industry."

All these indicate that cinema chains can now allow large-scale private entry.

Cao Yang plans to acquire several cinema chains and integrate them. This is one of the voices in the future. With this, no one in the circle dares to offend him easily.

The second is the right to speak on the Internet.

He has no idea about this thing.

Of course Cao Yang knows that in the future the right to speak on the Internet will be dispersed among several companies, such as Baidu, Weibo, communication software, and short videos in the future.

But you can't enter these whenever you want. You need to enter at the right time.

Cao Yang remembers that before Baidu went public, it had its third round of financing this year.

But their goal this time is to bring investors of different values ​​to the further development of Baidu.

To put it bluntly, this is a strategic financing, which is intended to effectively increase Baidu's brand awareness before its listing and to have more "story" to tell when it goes public.

Cao Yang feels that if "Despicable Milk" can sell well in North America, it will further enhance his influence, and even with intentional publicity, it can increase the sales of "Cao Yang's Fantasy Journey".

Will it be able to become Baidu’s “story” by then?

Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, based on what Mr. Li said, if we can properly deal with some fabricated negative news, we can cooperate.

Cao Yang told Cheng Jianye that he could give him the pictures, but they had to be processed and not too clear.

In addition, it must be sent privately and must not have any contact with the official.

"Shocking news! A clip from a movie that won an Oscar..."

In the "Caoyang Bar", someone posted an eye-catching post, which contained a few screenshots from movies. Just a few pictures.

This person also said that there are many more pictures, and he doesn’t know whether you like to see them or not. It depends on the level of your support.

"Holy crap, is this Depp's butt? I'm not seeing things, this is the butt of the new Oscar winner. It's pretty sexy."

"Who is this chick that Depp is holding on the third leg? She seems to be wearing no clothes."

"The one upstairs, look down, she is indeed not wearing any clothes..."

"Fuck, this is so fucking explicit, what kind of movie is this?"

"It was released in Caoyang, and it's an Oscar-winning movie. Can you guess what movie it is?"

"Is this a clip from 'Dirty Milk'? This movie is quite explicit."

"The guy upstairs, remember the big ship back then? Ruth's headlights were also very nice."

"Don't be surprised. It's normal for Hollywood art films to be a bit more explicit."

"OP, please update soon, I want to see it."

"By the way, is the movie coming out? Just based on Depp's shaking ass, I'm going to buy a ticket right now."

"The above is superficial. Even without these, it is still worth watching the best Hollywood film."

……

For a time, "Caoyang Bar" became popular again, and many people were attracted to it.

The person who posted this was so mean that only members can see it...

Then just register, it doesn’t cost any money anyway.

The Internet is still under very loose control now. If you pay a little attention, you can find a lot of "wonderful" clips and short movies online.

But then again, watching ordinary people is definitely more attractive than watching big stars in a movie that won an Oscar for Best Picture.

There is always a celebrity effect.

As long as ordinary people hear about some "gate" of a celebrity, they will try every means to search for it, let alone this is a big Hollywood star.

For a time, the "Caoyang Bar" became a huge hit, and "Despicable Milk" became everyone's most anticipated movie. Many friends who had originally planned to wait for pirated copies gritted their teeth and went to the cinema.

The domestic censorship scissors are probably going to be criticized again.

They were a bit wronged this time.

However, Cao Yang was able to understand the feelings of his friends and left a little bit of fleeting benefits in the movie.

(End of this chapter)