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Chapter 227 Little Ma is the real expert in business warfare [Please subscribe]

Early in the morning of September 8th, in the compound of a police station in Shanghai.

When Wen Zhang arrived in his car at the underground parking lot, he saw Deng Chao and Jiang Wu smoking in the public area outside the car.

Also, there are Zhang Zhijian and Zou Zhaolong.

Wen Zhang quickly parked the car, got out, and ran over to greet everyone.

After taking a quick look around, Wenzhang smiled and said, "Brother Chao, you're here for a cameo too?"

Today's project is (Lucy), and it involves Li Wenyu's performance.

This is the first time filming has been done in Shanghai.

The scene begins with Lao Li playing a policeman who receives the first phone call from the female lead inside the police station.

It is said that a team from the Peninsula was illegally carrying prohibited drugs through the airports of Shanghai, Beijing, and Guangzhou.

Record this team's information.

Then they contacted the police in Beijing and Guangzhou to arrest people, including picking up the female lead from her flight.

Then there's the airport hospital, and a series of car chases and high-speed chases at other hospitals.

Li Wenyu plays a police captain.

A group of colleagues are in the office, and different police officers from other cities also appear on camera.

These scenes require a large number of extras or cameo appearances by actors.

At this stage, it's all about the stars in the Time System vying to play supporting roles.

Old Li is not just an ordinary media group leader like Old Wang of Huayi Brothers.

He is also the richest man in mainland China and the uncrowned king of the private sector in the Chinese film industry.

Deng Chao smiled and lit a cigarette. "It's a rare opportunity to be a guest star on the boss's project. We're all the same. In front of President Li, who are the big shots or small shots?"

Zhang Zhijian also joked with a smile, "Even Brother Wu has an Emmy nomination in the United States. He's not in a hurry to go there to accept the award but wants to play a minor role. We naturally have more time in the mainland."

Old Zhang hasn't yet gained widespread recognition through his role as the Junior Grand Secretary in "Ming Dynasty 1566".

However, the immense popularity of "Reply 1988" made him, like Wen Zhang, a sensation.

At the peak of its viewership ratings during its premiere in 1988, Jeon Ji-hyun still chose the family portrait.

Five people paid 15 million yuan to become brand ambassadors for the BMW 7 Series.

Zhang Zhijian, He Qing, Wang Luodan, and Guo Jingfei each earned 125 million yuan before tax after filming.

He only became famous at the age of 50, but he actually has a very peaceful mindset.

He was much more mature than Wen Zhang, who was in his early twenties.

Of course, even ordinary main characters like Wen Zhang and Wang Chuanjun in 1988.

Current fees for film and television production, advertising endorsements, commercial performances, etc.

He's already catching up to traditional leading men like Lu Yi and Tong Dawei.

Before Lao Li officially started filming, the story focuses on his colleagues at the Shanghai police station, ranging from their early 20s to Lao Zhang, who is 50 years old. The main theme is the complex relationships among the police officers across different age groups.

As the group was still chatting and laughing, two more vans pulled up.

Afterwards, the young actresses, including Liu Shishi, Liu Yifei, Huang Shengyi, and Yang Mi, all dressed in tight-fitting black suits and trousers like Gao Yuanyuan in "John Wick," got off the bus.

The filming schedule for this police station had been coordinated long ago.

A group of actors came here, and there were other people guarding the inner parking lot from the outside.

Otherwise, Deng Chao and the others wouldn't be able to chat so casually in public.

When Deng Chao jogged over to greet him.

Wen Zhang was dumbfounded. "Brother Wu, are they all just cameos? I'm dizzy. I always feel like Sister Gao's Speed ​​series has brought out a strange trend."

In the past, the female celebrity circle was just a display of pretty faces.

Or, like Man Yu and Gong Li, various acting talents have achieved legendary status.

But now, with Liu Shishi and others wearing suits, they instantly exude a strong sense of pressure.

It immediately brings to mind the unparalleled mowing feeling of Da Meiyuan in (John Wick).

Today, September 8th, is a Thursday, and John Wick 2 is in its sixth week of release in mainland China.

The summer movie season is over, and data for the first three days of the sixth week has not yet been compiled and released.

But in its fifth week, John Wick 2 still grossed 7300 million at the box office, and it's expected to explode over the weekend.

In contrast, the hangover only cost 3500 million.

This means that Fast & Furious 2 has accumulated 4.47 million in mainland China, and The Hangover has accumulated 3.41 million.

The former has climbed to third place in the history of mainland Chinese films, while the latter is still trying to surpass the record of 3.6 million yuan set by the giant ship.

Moreover, John Wick 2 has already grossed $9500 million in its first five weeks in the United States.

In its sixth week, there's a strong chance the film will gross over $100 million.

Jeon Ji-hyun plays the most formidable female villain in a South Korean gang.

His henchmen, a mix of men and women, were mostly thugs in black suits.

As Jiang Wu followed along, he said with a wry smile, "I heard that Sister Quan has two female henchmen. With so many people showing up together, most of them are probably just there for the fun of it."

"This 'Rapid Storm' is really too fierce, and this is only the second part."

His beekeeping business in Europe and the United States only has more than 18 million dollars.

The second film was a complete disaster.

Wen Zhang was in a daze for a few seconds before chasing after him and whispering, "Is it possible that before the bosses rose to prominence, it was easier for female actresses to get leading or second leading roles in the Hong Kong entertainment circle?"

"It has become ten times more difficult for mainland actors to rise to the top. Any male model can easily make the most popular actors play supporting roles."

"Is this also the case for Chinese people trying to break into Hollywood? Is it easier for leading actresses to rise to the top?"

Jiang Wu, “…”

He suddenly realized that what Wenzhang said made a lot of sense.

…………

About the same time.

Li Wenyu was also chatting and exchanging pleasantries with the police station leaders, along with Pang Bing.

Old Li expressed his gratitude to the Municipal Bureau for its help, and there were also some university leaders present.

Chen Dingming ultimately chose Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and he expressed his gratitude to the university's leadership.

Old Li flew back to Shanghai the day before yesterday and spent the night attending dinner parties. He also had a dinner party yesterday.

Filming officially started today, and the most difficult scene to film is the car chase.

However, all sorts of stunt teams and racing experts from Hong Kong Island and the mainland gathered here.

Many of the scenes depicting the Battle of Shanghai were filmed without special effects.

Filming can be done very quickly even when suspended by steel wires or wires.

After exchanging pleasantries, Li Wenyu went to change his clothes. The scene in the plainclothes captain's office was handled very easily.

At the same time.

Assistant directors were also waiting at the airports in Beijing and Guangzhou.

Or, to put it another way, once everything is arranged and coordinated with the airport, the plane will be put into operation.

The day's shooting is over.

Old Li got into the RV and headed to the hotel. Looking at Liu Shishi, dressed in a black suit and trousers, exuding an air of elite action heroine, he chuckled and asked, "You (the hearing girl) are done filming?"

Filming for "The Hearing" will begin on July 20th. Even after the initial release of "John Wick 2," Xiao Liu took a few days off.

But since August 19, it has been more than half a month since work resumed.

In movies where dialogue plays a dominant role, the acting skills keep up very quickly.

Liu Shishi nodded, "Filming will wrap up in three to five days at most, which won't interfere with my cameo performance."

The next moment, Xiao Shishi couldn't help but chuckle, "I feel something's not right, when we're competing to play the role of Quan Zhixian's elite female fighter."

"Even if he's the cold type, he can still kill a group of people with just one look at Sister Xin."

"You also need to express various emotions such as panic, shock, and disbelief."

"My acting skills and Sister Shuying's are far superior to those of senior students like Liu Yifei and Jiang Yiyan, aren't they?"

"Did they study nothing for three years in college?"

When she said these words, Liu Shishi wanted to do more than just laugh.

His face practically screamed that he wanted to praise her and that she was amazing.

Old Li, “…”

Well, he decided not to rush into discouraging Xiao Liu.

Ah Xin, who was driving, nodded in agreement, "Putting everything else aside, when it comes to eye acting and facial expressions, those guys are still stuck at the level of trying to widen their eyes."

"Shishi has made tremendous progress." Old Li has checked Liu Yifei's acting skills (56/100).

This is the result of three years of hard work by four major production teams at the Beijing Film Academy.

These actors put in a lot of effort to get into character, which is why they delivered a performance that was passable and didn't pull the audience out of the story.

It's like each time Wang Yuyan, Xiaolongnu, and Zhao Ling'er are enhanced by filters.

On the contrary, Liu Yifei's skills in martial arts routines and dance required for action scenes are close to the 7s.

He couldn't be bothered to discourage Shishi, who was at the peak of her career.

I just felt a pang of sadness in my heart, thinking that if Liu Yifei wanted to compete for various big roles based on her acting skills, she might have to sit on the sidelines for more than two years.

The female fighter selected by the production team to be Quan Zhixian's subordinate.

It's Liu Shishi and Yang Mi.

Yang Mi was the first among the young actresses to approach 7, but unfortunately, she suffered from the aftereffects of plastic surgery.

This caused her acting skills to fluctuate and bounce around 60.

Li Wenyu remarked, "Then let's give (the hearing girl) a shot at the National Day film festival in mainland China."

Liu Shishi laughed, "Jackie Chan's (The Myth) is also a National Day release, a seven-day holiday, and Yang Mi and I, two different leading ladies, are going to fight?"

"If I had an art-house film that was vying for awards, and it could beat out The Myth, I bet Uncle Jackie would be crying his eyes out."

The original film, The Myth, grossed 9700 million at the box office.

The main reason is that Jackie Chan's transformation was unsuccessful. His period drama role was a huge challenge to the "little superhero police" that had emerged from countless modern urban films.

Moreover, there are too many literary scenes in the mythology.

The current box office capacity in the mainland market is many times higher than that of 2005, so breaking 100 million yuan is not difficult.

But it's hard to say whether Myth can surpass (The Hearing Girl) at the box office.

It's not just because Liu Shishi is taking on a major project for the first time since "Ghostly Encounters".

It comes with a huge fan base and a strong online following.

Furthermore, it's because of the heartwarming, family-friendly comedic films that resonate with audiences in this era.

This is far from the era of toxic motivational quotes sweeping across the internet.

There really is a market for genuine inspirational quotes!
…………

Starting August 9th.

Filming of the storyline for (Lucy) in mainland China is progressing smoothly.

The Hangover series has also gradually been pulled from theaters worldwide.

It ultimately grossed $2.95 million at the US box office.

It beat (The Chronicles of Narnia 1) to become the second highest-grossing film in the United States in 05.

The total global amount, excluding the United States and China, is $2.07 million.

3.82 million RMB from mainland China, plus 8200 million HKD from Hong Kong.

The total amount is equivalent to 4.7 million RMB = 5800 million USD.

That's $5.6 million worldwide!

Aside from the nearly 6000 million contributed by China, the US itself contributed an additional 2000 million dollars.

It was a low-budget box office miracle in 2005.

Warner Bros. Pictures and Mtime Media joined forces to hold final celebration banquets in Los Angeles and Beijing respectively on September 18th.

The United States is celebrating $5.6 million.

Beijing, China, is celebrating surpassing 45 billion RMB.

The phenomenal box office success of a single film has once again shocked the Chinese film industry.

To date, Tencent's market capitalization has not yet reached HK$300 billion, and Weibo's has not reached HK$500 billion.

If a movie has such a phenomenal box office performance, what about the DVD rental and sales revenue over the next ten years?
There are also streaming media playback rights, etc.

In addition, there's the script for the movie (The Hangover 2) that's currently in development!
At a celebratory banquet held at a grand hotel in Beijing that evening, not to mention the entertainment industry...

Many real estate and coal bosses, as well as pig farmer and Pony Ma.

Most of the newly appointed heads of major and minor internet companies, such as Zhou Hongyi and Lei Jun, were present.

Because of its contract with Warner Bros., Shooting Heroes is entitled to more than 15% of the after-tax global box office revenue.

The final box office revenue of The Flowing Time exceeded 6 million RMB!

The accompanying effects include Huang Xiaoming's soaring film and television fees, skyrocketing commercial endorsements, and exorbitant salaries for commercial performances, making him a veritable goldmine.

Does Warner Bros. want to break the contract? Anyway, there's Hangover Part II and Hangover Part III.

Then there's the Dallas Buyers Club, and the Wolf of Wall Street, and so on.

You don't want to watch a running gold mine collapse.

It's best to fulfill the agreement as agreed.

Are they using tactics like delaying payments for years to avoid paying their debts?

Mtime Media's partnerships extend beyond Warner Bros. Pictures to include Columbia Pictures.

More importantly, Li's status and influence in the Chinese film and television industry mean that if you do this, Li will be unable to get those two major studios' films into mainland China.

Or what if they collude with cinema chains and refuse to give you screen time?
Li Wenyu himself didn't run a cinema chain, but his sister and brother-in-law did, even if there were only 15.

However, Guo Mingjie and Li Wenxiang, by leveraging the influence of the richest man in mainland China, wielded considerable influence within the Henan Provincial Cinema Alliance.

One province isn't enough? Let's expand outwards.

Under various circumstances, when Lao Li and Warner Bros. were discussing the revenue sharing of 600-700 million RMB in box office revenue worldwide...

Warner, on the surface, is still quite willing to talk and reason.

This Mid-Autumn Festival celebration banquet has garnered widespread attention online.

When Lao Li and Pang Bing were toasting each other by Xiao Ma and others, the man in red exclaimed, "President Ding, will NetEase's total revenue reach 20 billion this year?"

"This refers to gross revenue and total revenue."

"I just realized that Mr. Li's movie generated 600 to 700 million yuan in box office revenue."

"Putting aside his hangover, he also has John Wick 2, which grossed over 3 million US dollars. There are too many gold mines in the film industry."

The pig farmer also raised his glass and clinked glasses with Lao Li.

After drinking more than half a glass, he laughed and said, "My gaming division's revenue this year has increased by more than 60% compared to last year."

"I was originally thinking of finding an opportunity to get together so I could take the opportunity to complain about how you lost a lot of money during your clearance sale in 04."

"Now……"

The current global box office performance of the "Hangover" and "John Wick" series by the pig farmer.

I have absolutely nothing to say.

This is way more profitable than any game on a pig farm!
Old Li chatted briefly with the group, and then, while Pig Farmer Brother and Zhou Hongyi went to take photos with the celebrities.

Just as he was about to leave with Fatty Bing, Little Ma coughed and gave him a look.

Fat Bing smiled politely, nodded, let go of Old Li's arm, and left.

Pony continued to ask the waiter for more drinks. After filling his glass, he asked curiously, "Mr. Li, your and Zhou Hongyi's attempt to take down Baidu Robin failed."

"I won't say any more, we're on the same side."

"Have you noticed the huge potential in online payment and e-commerce platforms? How about we poach some of Jack's Alipay ground sales team from Hangzhou?"

Old Li was speechless.

He supports the "Red-Clad Brother" taking down Baidu, but he doesn't want incidents like Wei Zexi to happen frequently.

The Putian medical group pays Baidu billions of yuan in advertising fees every year, and Robin Li accepts it without a second thought.

Those hospitals have swindled countless people out of their money every year through fraudulent means.

Jack Ma also has some major pitfalls; when he's on a roll, he wants to turn the end of the internet into lending.

After he clinked glasses with Little Ma, he chuckled and said, "Pony, you don't have the confidence to beat Jack?"

When Pony Ma was drinking, he bluntly said, "Isn't poaching the most basic form of business warfare?"

Li Wenyu gave Little Ma a thumbs up and complained, "Last time, Jack even came to us under the guise of finding a time-sharing project (The Legend of the White Snake)."

"I just hope that you and his e-commerce and online payment platforms will compete healthily, and not go too far."

In which year did Pony Ma (Ma Huateng, founder of Tencent) decide to give employees Penguin coins to replace the salary system?

In this dimension, he and the guy in red definitely can't fight.

What might happen between Lei Jun and the man in red—a fight—would turn into a dinner party or something similar.

We all need to stay grounded.

(End of this chapter)