Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 371 The King and Queen Stepped into the Pit Again: Gravity Ends Filming

"Brother, how about we dig up her dirty laundry from a few years ago and rehash it?"

Wang Zhonglei said indignantly, "If we can't handle Gu Bei, are we sure we can't handle a minor celebrity like Liu Yifei?"

Looking at Wang Zhonglei, who was filled with indignation, Wang Zhongjun's expression revealed a hint of disappointment.

He shook his head, rejecting Wang Zhonglei's opinion: "There's no need. Look at Liu Yifei's current collaborators: Chen Kaige, Gu Bei, and Wang Jiawei, all of whom are great directors."

This doesn't even include Western films; she has no shortage of film offers. Even if we relentlessly smear her, we can't stop her from getting roles; it will only waste our money.

After a pause,

Wang Zhongjun said earnestly, "When two armies clash, supplies must come first!"

We have a long-term battle to fight with Gu Bei's Linlang Entertainment, so we must cherish our funds and not waste them on these trivial matters!

"Brother, we have nearly a billion in cash on hand right now, why are we afraid of Gu Bei's Linlang Entertainment?"

After the company went public, Wang Zhonglei became somewhat arrogant, thinking, "Next year, when Xiaogang returns to the Lunar New Year film season, the Chinese film market will still belong to Huayi Brothers!"

"hehe!"

Wang Zhongjun sneered.
He poured cold water on Wang Zhonglei's enthusiasm: "Have you forgotten Gu Bei's Western films? The Artist, Stars, and Twilight combined grossed over 10 billion at the box office. Do you think you have the financial resources to compete with Gu Bei?"

They can afford to invest in something like "Gravity," but if we invest in a film like this, we could bankrupt Huayi Brothers!

Wang Zhonglei immediately deflated.

Although the outside world doesn't know what percentage of this deal Gu Bei made,

However, given the current level of support Rose Pictures is giving Gu Bei...
There's no doubt that Gu Bei is definitely richer than the two brothers!

The arrogance that Huayi had gained after its listing was quickly tempered by the cold, hard numbers, which made Wang Zhonglei, who was on the verge of becoming complacent, immediately behave himself.

He said helplessly to Wang Zhongjun, "Brother, I was wrong!"

After a pause, Wang Zhonglei thought carefully for a moment: "Fortunately, Gu Bei can't support Linlang Entertainment alone. We can use our familiarity with the Chinese film market to slowly wear down Linlang Entertainment!"

"This is right!"

Wang Zhongjun nodded with satisfaction.

With Wang Zhonglei in charge of Huayi's film department, he was able to act freely and use the newly raised 900 million yuan to do something more profitable than movies.

"By the way, bro, I have a business opportunity for you to check it out!"

Wang Zhonglei suddenly thought of something, "Chen Jinfei suddenly approached me, wanting to acquire Huayi's film and television internet copyrights. Do you think we should sell them to him?"

"Chen Jinfei, isn't that Liu Yifei's godfather?"

Wang Zhongjun immediately became alert.

"That's what I thought at first too, so I didn't pay much attention to him and just sent him away."

Wang Zhonglei saw Wang Zhongjun's expression and knew that he had thought of his own thoughts at the time. "Later, I asked around and found out that Chen Jinfei and Gu Bei were not familiar with each other at all."

He even bragged at the dinner party that he could invite Gu Bei over.

As a result, after making a phone call, Gu Bei hung up on me after only two sentences!

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongjun scoffed.

Upon hearing this, most of his doubts were dispelled.

However, he still harbored a lingering doubt, after all, internet copyright is something that even dogs don't want anymore.

You can watch pirated content freely on platforms like Youku and Tudou.

If DVDs can't even sell, where will anyone buy internet film and television copyrights?

He asked, "What do you think Chen Jinfei will use our internet film and television copyrights for?"

"Maybe someone pointed him in the right direction to make money!"

Wang Zhonglei casually remarked, "Just like that CEO Jia from LeEco, wasn't he also acquiring internet film and television copyrights everywhere? If he weren't so stingy, I would have sold the internet film and television copyrights to him a couple of years ago!"
A few days ago, Mr. Jia came by. He wanted to do something about simultaneous broadcasting on TV and the internet with our TV department, saying that the data for the TV show "Give Me a Cigarette" with Zhao Baogang a couple of years ago was quite good.

But his offers were really stingy; the price was low and the timeframe was long. I couldn't even be bothered to negotiate with him!

"That is indeed a possibility!"

Wang Zhongjun stubbed out his cigarette in the ashtray and nodded in agreement. "I remember when Chen Jinfei was at his peak, he served two terms as a committee member?"

"The committee member recommended by the Youth Federation just stepped down last year." Wang Zhonglei had obviously done some research and answered the question immediately.

"It seems there's some trick to it."

Wang Zhongjun was slightly surprised.

He originally thought that such entrepreneurs would be promoted by the Chamber of Commerce, but he didn't expect it to be the work of the Youth Federation, which greatly reduced the prestige of the position.

The so-called All-China Youth Federation is an organization that the general public doesn't know much about.

In addition, the main members of the All-China Youth Federation are teenagers, and it is impossible for teenagers to serve as committee members. Therefore, many of the people promoted by the All-China Youth Federation are people with connections, and these people have a great overlap with the arts and culture circles.

Take, for example, Engineer Feng, who was also a graduate of the 9th and 10th cohorts. Besides being a well-known crosstalk performer, he also comes from a distinguished family.

There are also painters, singers, and the like.

"Of course, their company has a lot of revenue every year and doesn't need to expand. I don't know where the money goes." Wang Zhonglei sneered.

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhongjun began to ponder the matter again.

The fact that someone is buying these internet film and television copyrights means they must have a way to make money.

If it's someone outside the circle or an insignificant person...
Huayi could sell it to him first, and then use some tricks to take it back when they make money, making a profit from both sides without any problem.

But if they were to do business with Chen Jinfei and sell the property, they wouldn't be able to use any underhanded tactics.

After all, Huayi has its own people, and so do other companies.

He was afraid of selling at a loss.

But the year is almost over.
Huayi Brothers will not be releasing any films during this year's Lunar New Year film season.

The financial report for the first half of the year was already squeezed out of paper, so it's impossible for the first annual financial report after the company went public to show a huge loss, right?
"Brother, he's not as stingy as Boss Jia."
The ten-year internet film and television copyright agreement came with a licensing fee of one million.
It just requires us to give them the master tape to copy; it only takes a little effort!

Seeing that Wang Zhongjun was still hesitating, Wang Zhonglei told him the price Chen Jinfei had quoted, which was several times higher than the price given by Jia Yueting, the CEO of LeEco.

"I'll go talk to him!"

Wang Zhongjun finally relented.

There was no way around it; Feng Xiaogang's 1942 had created a huge hole for Huayi!
The company claimed an investment of 200 million yuan, but the actual investment amount was 120 million yuan. However, the box office revenue barely exceeded 200 million yuan, and Huayi Brothers only recovered less than 100 million yuan.

Even though Huayi's artist management and TV drama departments have made decent profits this year, they still can't make up for such a large shortfall.

Now there is this extra income.

This will also provide additional support for Huayi's financial report this year.

The key is,

Even if the transaction amount for this internet film and television copyright is relatively small,

Wang Zhongjun can also claim that this is the development of a new channel for copyright operation.
This is another positive development, and it can also boost Huayi's stock price.

"All right!"

Wang Zhonglei hesitated for a moment, but still handed the matter over to Wang Zhongjun.

At least until this dazzling video is released,
The two bosses, Mr. and Mrs. Wang, were still unaware that they had fallen into a trap.

China Film Digital Base.

"Cut!"

"not bad!"

Gu Bei poked his head out and praised Liu Yifei, who was performing in the LCD studio, "But you need to be a little careful,"
In this scene, when you cry, your tears will float away because there is no gravity.

"Storyboard, bring me the storyboard!"

"here!"

Guo Fan handed his storyboard, which was practically worn out from being read so many times, to Liu Yifei. "Senior sister, I feel that your acting skills have improved a lot since you came back from Taiwan."
She truly deserves to be Beijing Film Academy's first Golden Horse Award-winning actress!

"Thank you!"

Liu Yifei felt a little embarrassed by Guo Fan's praise.

Praising someone once or twice is fine, but if it's brought up all the time, it feels like being publicly executed.

She looked at the panel.
This was the panel that had already been updated when I won the Best Actress award at the Golden Horse Awards.
At that time, all her attention was focused on sharing the joy of winning the award with Gu Bei and giving her acceptance speech. She didn't pay much attention to the panel update until later.

[The Comeback Project: Golden Horse Awards]

[Her comeback achievement: Winning the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress]

[A triumphant review: After so many years of hard work in the entertainment industry, you finally won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actress at the age of 38 on your first nomination! Congratulations!]

[Counterattack Reward: Acting Point +2]

The personal panel has also been updated to the latest data:

[Host: Liu Yifei]

[Age: 38 years old]

【Counterattack Points: Damaged】

[Physique: 95]

【Acting Skills: 87】

【Singing skill: 69】

[Entertainment Treasure Lottery Chance: 0]

His acting points directly broke through the 85-point limit and entered 87 points.

Although it's only an improvement of two points
However, it's clear that Liu Yifei's understanding of the character is more profound.
This also allows her to immerse herself in the role more easily.

Liu Yifei looked at the storyboard drawn by Gu Bei, which already showed the trajectory of the tears.

After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Director Gu, then I'll try to act out crying, but without actually making any tearful expressions."

After a pause,
She then said to Gu Bei, "In that case, I feel that the character's inner world should also change accordingly. She should be the one who understands this change the most."

So I'll try to add another scene where the female lead tries hard not to cry.

But in the end, in a moment of despair, he couldn't help but shed tears in space.

what do you think? "

"You can give it a try!"

Gu Bei thought for a moment and gave Liu Yifei some room to improvise.

The footage they are currently filming is from the International Space Station, and it also echoes the footage that Gu Bei and Liu Yifei filmed earlier at Lugu Lake in Yunnan Province.

Liu Yifei cried this time because she accidentally made contact with people in the Arctic through the International Space Station.

However, due to the language barrier between the Arctic people, the protagonist's last chance to hear human voices disappeared after a period of incomprehensible communication.

In the three-part storyline
This is the darkest hour.
From this moment on, the female protagonist is completely isolated from human society, and she must complete her mission to return to Earth through her own efforts.

Meanwhile, the St. Christopher card from the International Space Station also appeared during this final call.

The towering giant image that Liu Yifei created after climbing ashore at Lugu Lake was inspired by the image of St. Christopher.

Therefore, the emotional buildup in this section is very important.
Just like Gu Bei knew before when he was in Whiplash,

The characters' personalities are best revealed through their own choices under such high-pressure plot conditions.

Gu Bei's script already included the darkest moments before the events and the subsequent choices.

However, this middle section reveals the character's most fundamental personality traits.
This necessitates requiring actors to embody it.

After all, only actors know the extent to which they are capable of portraying such subtle emotional nuances.
Even director Gu Bei couldn't replace Liu Yifei in directing her.

Unless, like Wong Kar-wai, Gu Bei makes Liu Yifei perform dozens of times and then chooses the one that best meets his requirements.

"Director Gu, I'm ready!"

Liu Yifei gave Gu Bei an OK sign.

"Very good, all groups, get ready, let's begin!"

"Action!"

"I know everyone dies eventually, everyone knows that, but when I face all of this, I'm still afraid!"

Liu Yifei was completely consumed by despair.
She tried hard to hold back her tears because she knew that crying in space was a dangerous thing.

But the despair of being completely cut off from human society and left all alone in space easily shattered all her inner defenses.

Lonely,

A profound sense of loneliness, accompanied by a feeling of despair.
It rose in the hearts of all the onlookers.
At this moment, Liu Yifei's performance drew everyone into that desperate situation.

"Cut!"

"Perfect!"

Gu Bei said with delight.

I didn't expect Liu Yifei to adjust so quickly. She was just cut because of a silly mistake, but she was able to show such rich emotional layers and infectiousness the second time.

"Clap clap clap!"

The others started clapping too.

They looked at Gu Bei expectantly, hoping he would utter that word.

"Save one more!"

Gu Bei looked at everyone and said with a smile.

"what--"

Everyone was disappointed, thinking that Gu Bei was going to say that filming was over!
"This is the last one. Once everyone finishes this one, we can wrap up filming!" Seeing the disappointed looks on everyone's faces, Gu Bei finally gave them the answer they had been waiting for.

"Alas--"

Everyone immediately got excited and began preparing for the last one.

(End of this chapter)