Chinese Entertainment Intelligence King

Chapter 125: Seven Women Divided into Four Factions, "The Intrigues of the Seven Fairies"

Although Yan Li and Dong Xuan exposed their relationship in front of Huo Siyan, Wu Yue and others, they still kept a low profile in the crew afterwards.

These people know what is going on and won't say anything.

The only difference from before is that Dong Xuan has changed from a colleague to the "boss's wife", and Li Lin and Huo Siyan's attitude towards her has changed to a certain extent.

Especially Huo Siyan, who wanted to ease the relationship with Dong Xuan, called her "Sister Xuan" every day and no longer got close to Yan Li.

Unfortunately, she had left a very bad impression on Dong Xuan before.

Dong Xuan was already considering the overall situation by not urging Yan Li to change people. Expecting her and Huo Siyan to get along well was like wishful thinking.

With prejudice in her heart, Dong Xuan disliked Huo in every way. Even when he flattered her by calling her Sister Xuan, she felt that it implied that she was older.

Not to mention, among the seven fairies, Dong Xuan ranks third, and her actual age is also the third among the seven actresses.

Three of the female protagonists were born in the 70s.

The oldest is the second fairy Li Bingbing, born in 73. The sixth fairy Yang Xue ranks second, born in 78, and Dong Xuan, born in 79, is third.

The remaining four were born in the 80s. The eldest fairy Li Lin and the seventh fairy Huo Siyan were both born in 80, the former being a few months older. The fifth fairy Fan Xiaopang was born in 81.

The youngest of the four fairies is Jiang Xin, who was born in 83 according to the information, but the authenticity of this is debatable.

I am stuck in the 70s and 80s generation, and I am looking at a group of actresses who are younger than me, and some of them are thinking about Yan Li.

Although Dong Xuan was not too anxious or worried, she was still a little concerned.

Not to mention Huo Siyan, even Zhou Yiwei and Lin Jiachuan privately forbade Dong Xuan to call her Sister Xuan.

Lin Jiachuan had been with Yan Li for a long time and had become much smarter. He took the opportunity to change the way he addressed Zhou Yiwei and started calling her sister-in-law.

In fact, the title of sister-in-law was also used before, but Sister Xuan called her that more often, and no one paid much attention to it, and people could call her whatever they wanted.

But now Yan Li is on the rise and has become a hot commodity. As Yan Li's good brothers, Lin Jiachuan and others seem to have some special meaning in changing her name to sister-in-law.

Anyway, Dong Xuan was very happy and started to introduce potential partners to Lin Jiachuan and Zhou Yiwei.

Huo Siyan kept getting the cold shoulder and knew that she was not liked by Dong Xuan.

She is not without temper. Even if people hate her, she will still try to pick on them.

At first, she was afraid that Dong Xuan would harm her, but later, seeing that she didn't seem to have any intention of targeting her and the crew didn't seem to want to replace her, Huo Siyan gradually put her mind at ease, stopped pestering Dong Xuan, and kept her distance from her.

Dong and Huo were not on good terms, and Li Lin was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.

Knowing the situation of the two people, she didn't want to get close to Huo Siyan and offend Dong Xuan, nor did she want to curry favor with Dong Xuan and isolate Huo Siyan and add insult to injury.

So, Li Lin chose not to help either side.

Apart from filming and rehearsals, they handle their work in a businesslike manner and rarely have any private contact with either party.

Three fairies, three factions.

Fortunately, nowadays they are basically one-person plays, allowing them to slowly get into the character state. Otherwise, the performance of sisterly love in the play might be a bit awkward.

...

Time passed by little by little, and the filming of "The Seven Fairies" was gradually getting on track.

The year 2003 has become the past, and the new year 2004 has arrived.

Sina, NetEase, Sohu and many other media outlets have begun reviewing related entertainment in 2003.

The crew of "The Seven Fairies" still has a strong presence in the film.

For example, among the top ten influential figures in the entertainment industry in 2003, Liu Xiaoqing, who had been in and out of prison, was among them.

The scandal between Yan Li and Li Bingbing was also regarded by some media as an important entertainment romance in 2003.

There is also Dong Xuan. Guangdong Satellite TV broadcast "Snow Goddess Dragon" at the end of the year.

Compared to its mediocre debut on Chongqing Satellite TV, this drama actually made a comeback on Guangdong Satellite TV.

The ratings increased significantly, and at its peak it was among the top three among all the major satellite TV stations in the country during the same period.

Although many first-line satellite TV stations were preparing big dramas for the new year, which led to some slackness at the end of the year, being able to make it into the top three of the same period is still a very good result.

What is more worth mentioning is that the drama "Snow Goddess Dragon" has a very high local viewership rate in Guangdong Province, and has been ranked first in many regions of Guangdong Province during the same period, even some Hong Kong dramas are no match for it.

Taking advantage of this momentum, Yi'an Film and Television's marketing department has rushed to Guangdong Province to prepare for negotiations with some local channels and municipal stations.

It’s just a pity that no other satellite TV stations have made any comments.

A few who had ideas thought that the first-round price was high and the risk was great, so they planned to wait and then strive for the second-round broadcasting rights at a cheaper price.

But no matter what, the small explosion of "Snow Goddess Dragon" on Guangdong Satellite TV has also increased the fame of Dong Xuan and Qiao Zhenyu.

Dong Xuan was also listed by several media outlets as one of the top ten newcomers in the entertainment industry in 2003.

This honor is still of some value.

Those who are on par with her include Liu Tianxian from "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils", Gao Yuanyuan from "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber", Tong Dawei and Sun Li from "Jade Guanyin", etc.

They were all newcomers or unknown people who became famous overnight in 2003.

Anyway, Yan Li was quite jealous. If the roles he played, such as Wu Tian and Song Dian, were spread to the top 100 newcomers, it would be difficult for him to be included.

Putting aside the crew of "The Seven Fairies", "Conquer", which was hailed as the dark horse of 2003, also attracted a lot of attention in the year-end review.

The ratings ranked among the top ten in the national satellite TV annual ratings in 2003.

It won the annual ratings championship for three satellite TV stations in Hebei Province, Tianjin, and Chongqing, as well as the third place in the annual ratings for Beijing Satellite TV.

The program was rebroadcasted on satellite TV more than 20 times throughout the year, and more than 50 times on terrestrial channels and county and city stations.

There is also the DVD market, where the sales of genuine copies exceeded 10+, and the sales of pirated copies are said to be in the millions. It is one of the best-selling TV series on DVD in 2003, perhaps even the best.

In 2003, due to the SARS epidemic, the film and television market was booming, and the giant platform of CCTV made some dramas successful.

These data and performances don’t guarantee that “Conquer” will secure its place among the top ten TV dramas of the year, but it is definitely a strong contender.

Yi An Film and Television holds the trump card of "Conquer", and has performed well in "Snow Goddess Dragon". It has also invested in and produced many film and television works, and has begun to accumulate some momentum in the industry.

However, compared to these inventories, what Yan Li attaches the most importance to is the annual [Annual Intelligence].

There are still ten pieces of information, and they are still full of information and value.

It includes the story of Li Bingbing and his sister leaving Huayi to start their own company, Wanda's layout of cinema chains to force the film industry to make concessions, an inventory of popular TV dramas in 2010, the digital special effects technology related to Hong Kong special effects company Visual Gravity, and Wang Ou's personal resume as of 2020...

Although it seemed that he was hitting the nail on the head, he had long since learned to dig deep into the details to analyze Yan Li, and he still managed to extract a lot of useful information.

The information about the Li Bingbing sisters' escape was mixed with some information about Huayi's future development and internal struggles.

For example, he saw the names of Fan Xiaopang, Zhou Gongzi, Huang Xiaoming and others, as well as works such as "A World Without Thieves", "The Message", and "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame", including operations such as Huayi's listing, celebrity shareholders, and the introduction of capital.

If you want to survive in this circle, you will inevitably have to deal with Huayi in the future, so it is best to make some preparations in advance.

An inventory of popular TV dramas and movies in 2010, which includes almost all the well-known movies and TV dramas of that year.

Although most of them were just names, with a brief introduction and the director and starring actors, it was enough for Yan Li to find his target, activate the system function, and then conduct relevant interception. As for Wang Ou's future resume, its value was not particularly great.

However, it made Yan Li more confident that she was worth training, and he would be more willing to invest resources in her in the future. He also had a deeper understanding and judgment of Wang Ou's characteristics and development.

Speaking of which, Yan Li was really a little surprised. He didn't expect that a little model he picked up casually would turn out to be a future star.

In addition to his career experience, Wang Ou’s scandals and black materials are also included in the information.

Yan Li was very calm. After all, this Wang Ou was not the same "Wang Ou", and he was well aware of Wang Ou's character.

However, when he saw the [Night Light Script], he still couldn't hold it in anymore.

I was studying the script late at night, and I loved listening to his lectures. I was a little too passionate about acting...

Among all the annual intelligence this time, what Yan Li paid most attention to was Wanda’s layout of theaters and the special effects technology.

Yan Li has always felt that as producers and distributors, they are just employees in the film and television industry chain, and the platforms and terminals are the real "bosses".

Seeing Wanda’s layout, Yan Li’s ideas were vaguely in line with his.

In the next few years, the ceiling of the film industry will not be high. The risk of producing and investing in movies is high and it is easy to lose money. It is better to set up theaters and seize the terminal market.

Commercial real estate + cinema, high value preservation and huge future prospects.

Moreover, if you can have a place in the cinema market, you can directly reap the benefits when the film market starts to prosper, and you can also force the producers to enhance your voice in the industry, etc.

However, although the idea of first releasing theaters and then movies is good, investing in theaters is much more expensive than investing in movies, and there are more channels and links that need to be opened up.

Therefore, although the cake is tempting, it is not something that can be shared just by one piece.

As for the special effects technology of the Hong Kong special effects company, to be honest, Yan Li didn't understand it.

But it feels pretty cool, and it's probably a very impressive skill.

Film and television works cannot do without the help of special effects. It is definitely a good thing if there is a special effects team or company with mature and superior technology.

But this thing is not something Yan Li can just take out as he pleases. Not to mention that the source is difficult to explain, it is also uncertain what level of technology it has reached.

The most important thing is that it costs money to maintain a special effects team!
Because "The Seven Fairies" required a lot of special effects, Yan Li dealt with several special effects companies.

My goodness, they really spend money like water. The key is that they spend more than they earn. They haven't opened a store for three years. Business is slow and it's hard to quote a price.

If you quote a high price, customers will easily leave. If you quote a low price, the equipment and staff’s skills will be mixed, and you may even lose money.

No matter how much money you spend on investing in a cinema chain, at least you have the cinema and land or real estate, so the loss will not be too much.

Investing in a special effects company is like burning money, which may be like throwing money into a bonfire.

Yan Li hesitated for a while, and decided to seal up this information. This was not something he could think about right now. He would deal with it later when he had enough capital.

After sorting the information into categories, Yan Li took stock of his own financial situation.

Various film and television, industrial and stock investments cannot be touched. After deducting the cost of buying a house and various expenses, enough money must be left for pocket money and to maintain the company's operations.

Without affecting any other parties, Yan Li could only squeeze out 18 million in cash at most.

This amount of money is fine for small business, but if you want to do something big, it will be difficult even to get in the door.

It seems that we have to wait for the big bull market in 2005. By the way, we can also place a big bet on this year's European Cup as mentioned in the monthly intelligence.

Out of caution, Yan Li has always gambled on football for fun.

But he is short of money now, and since this European Cup is a dark horse, the opportunity is rare, so he wants to make an exception and take a gamble.

If he makes money, he will have a lot more money in his hands, which will be of great benefit whether it is for company development and other investment layout, or for preparing for the bull market in 2005.

Yan Li is not a person who likes to gamble, but when he really sits at the gambling table, he has the courage to place a bet.

It's not like I'll lose everything. If I really fail, I can just start over again...

...

When Yan Li sorted out and digested the [Annual Intelligence] and started some liaison operations.

There is finally a new person in "The Seven Fairies".

In early January, Yang Xue was the first to join the group. After noticing a strange atmosphere among the fairies, she hesitated for a moment and began to approach Dong Xuan.

Her choice is not surprising!
Li Lin joined the crew on her own, and she was confident enough to just want to film peacefully and didn't want to get involved in any disputes.

But Yang Xue joined the group through Yan Li's approach, and she owed him a favor. She also knew about Shuang Bing's hype and knew Dong Xuan's identity. Moreover, she was from the Beijing Film Academy and was from the same school as Dong Xuan.

In terms of emotion, reason and situation, Yang Xue would choose to stand on Dong Xuan's side.

A few days later, Jiang Xin, who joined the group, also chose to play with Dong Xuan.

She didn't know much, and her choice was simply to seek profit and avoid harm, and to hang out with the people who were more numerous.

Dong, Jiang, and Yang formed a group, Li Lin remained neutral, and Huo Siyan was subtly excluded and isolated.

At this time, Fan Xiaopang and Liu Xiaoqing joined the group one after another.

Huo Siyan immediately went to hug Liu Xiaoqing's thigh. She didn't expect Liu to help her or anything, as long as he could protect her.

Throughout the entire "The Seven Fairies", only Liu Xiaoqing's status can intimidate Dong Xuan, who has a special identity and form a group with her.

With Liu Xiaoqing's level, Huo Siyan's little thoughts certainly could not be hidden from her, but she was still at a low point in her life at the time and was a little emotional.

So even though he knew that he had other intentions, he still felt a little sympathy when he saw Huo Siyan's pitiful appearance and acquiesced to Huo's actions.

Liu Xiaoqing's qualifications, connections and vision are top-notch in the mainland entertainment industry.

Even though she has fallen, she is still standing firm. She doesn't even take the fledgling Yan Li seriously, let alone Dong Xuan.

However, Fan Xiaopang was not as powerful as Liu Xiaoqing. After observing the situation, he chose to play with Li Lin.

She didn't want to offend Dong Xuan, but she also couldn't bring herself to be Dong's follower, so she teamed up with Li Lin, advocating that if no one offends me, I won't offend anyone else.

There is one Queen Mother + six fairies, a total of seven people, divided into three factions, and each faction has its own thoughts.

Yan Li is now very curious about what choice Li Bingbing will make after joining the group.

She and Fan Xiaopang don't get along, and they want to hype up the hostility, so she will definitely not join.

Even Fan Xiaopang is not convinced by Dong Xuan's qualifications and fame, not to mention Li Bingbing, who is older and more famous.

Playing with Liu Xiaoqing was not her style, and she had no need to offend Dong Xuan either.

Therefore, Yan Li analyzed Li Bingbing's personality and felt that he might be unique.

As the most popular among the Seven Fairies, Li Bingbing probably has the confidence to work alone, as no one dares to recruit her except for Fan Xiaopang's hype needs.

Tsk, seven fairies, four camps.

Yan Li even wanted to change the script and even the name, from "The Joyful Seven Fairies" to "The Scheming Seven Fairies"...

(End of this chapter)