Huayu Entertainment: Tianxian really wants to improve

Chapter 408 The King Who Wants to Make Peace

"Brother, I don't see anything special about this either."

Wang Zhonglei asked, puzzled, "In the past, there was no one they wouldn't dare to criticize. Why is it different this time?"

"Because this time we are facing Gu Bei, Linlang Entertainment, and the power of public opinion on Weibo."

Wang Zhongjun said with a hint of helplessness.

A few days ago, when public opinion was favorable, he was pleased that he had finally gained the upper hand over Gu Bei and thought that Huayi might have a chance to regain the upper hand in the future.

But now it seems that the reason they were able to outmaneuver Gu Bei before was because the public's opinion was on their side.

Once the headwinds started, the group of people around Huayi immediately ran away.

Even thinking about it more deeply,
The public opinion shift a few days ago might even have been intentional on Gu Bei's part.

First, draw public attention to a trivial casting controversy, and after dealing with other rumors, then focus on resolving the casting controversy.

After all, casting controversies have occurred in many films and television dramas, with some even deliberately using controversy to generate buzz.
Especially in the past few years when talent shows were popular, TV dramas and movies often used talent shows to increase their pre-release buzz.
Even if, like Rong Xinda's new Dream of the Red Chamber, all the contestants from the talent show are replaced, there's not much the audience can do; in the end, it all comes down to the final product.

"What's the difference?" Wang Zhonglei was still somewhat puzzled. "Aren't we always dealing with Gu Bei and Linlang Entertainment?"

"It's different. When things are going well, they'll rush forward with us. But once things turn against us, Huayi will be left to face Gu Bei and Linlang Entertainment all by itself."

Seeing that Wang Zhonglei still didn't understand what he meant, Wang Zhongjun decided to explain it clearly.

Due to the almost undisguised hostility between Gu Bei and Hua Yi over the past two years,
This led everyone to realize that as long as Huayi was abandoned,
Gu Bei will definitely keep a close eye on Hua Yi, and Hua Yi will also stand up to Gu Bei to the death.

This led to other forces abandoning Huayi without any hesitation.

After a pause, Wang Zhongjun suddenly asked, "Do you think... we should find someone to help us make peace with Gu Bei?"
Jack Ma is Huayi's largest individual investor, and he and Gu Bei are both from Hangzhou. Perhaps we have a way to sit down and have a proper talk with Gu Bei!

Wang Zhonglei was startled when he heard Wang Zhongjun's words.

He looked at Wang Zhongjun in surprise: "Brother, what's wrong with you...?"

Seeking peace is not in Wang Zhongjun's usual character.

Because of the living environment he grew up in a compound, coupled with his experience of serving in the army when he was young,

Wang Zhongjun possesses a strong elder brother demeanor: protective of his own, capable of handling matters, and absolutely uncompromising.

But today he actually heard that Wang Zhongjun wanted to make peace with Gu Bei!
This caused his image of Wang Zhongjun to crumble somewhat.

"Ugh!"

Wang Zhongjun saw the despair in Wang Zhonglei's eyes.

But he had actually thought about this issue long ago, otherwise he wouldn't have directly brought up Jack Ma's opinion as an intermediary.

Back when Huayi had just fallen out with Gu Bei, he didn't really care about Gu Bei. He was just a young, talented director. If Huayi couldn't win him over, he might as well destroy him.

But the attempt to destroy it ultimately failed.

On the contrary, Gu Bei and a group of domestic film and television companies made a fortune with Twilight, which made him extremely envious.
At that time, he already had the intention to seek peace with Gu Bei.

However, at the press conference for Linlang Entertainment, Gu Bei not only failed to accept his offer of leniency, but instead ridiculed him.

At this point, he felt that Gu Bei was not only a young and talented director, but also a talented producer, and that Linlang Entertainment might become a major rival of Huayi in the future.

This led to a period of complete confrontation between Huayi and Linlang Entertainment.
He clearly underestimated Gu Bei. In its second year of operation, Linlang Entertainment surpassed Huayi Brothers to become the highest-grossing film production company in mainland China in 2009.

Throughout the journey, he underestimated Gu Bei every time, causing him to miss the best time to suppress Gu Bei.

People in the industry now,

Anyone with eyes can see that.
Even though Huayi is currently larger, Linlang Entertainment clearly has a brighter future.
This time, when things were going well, everyone was with the group, but when things went wrong, Huayi was left alone, attracting the hatred of Linlang Entertainment.

Given the current momentum
If Huayi doesn't seek reconciliation with Linlang Entertainment, it will continue down a dark path.
So, in the future, it will probably be the time when Linlang Entertainment blacklists Huayi!

However, at this moment, Wang Zhonglei seemed to still have a sense of pride and rivalry. Everyone was just trying to make money, and eliminating Linlang Entertainment wouldn't make Huayi much more money.

Wang Zhongjun began earnestly, "Xiao Lei..."

Wang Zhonglei interrupted him: "Brother, I understand. If necessary, I can go and apologize to Gu Bei in person!"

Seeing Wang Zhonglei's disheartened appearance,

Wang Zhongjun opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything, only saying, "That's good!"

"What about Xiaogang's movies during the Lunar New Year season?"

Wang Zhonglei seemed to realize something and asked.

"We're seeking peace, not admitting defeat. We can't possibly give up all our schedules to Linlang Entertainment, can we?"

This time, Wang Zhongjun was much tougher.
After all, this is Feng Xiaogang, who created the Chinese New Year film season in mainland China.
As long as Feng Xiaogang doesn't make the movies he wants to make,

So Feng Xiaogang's comedies can still easily dominate the Lunar New Year film season!
……

In the business vehicle,

Ji Lingling suddenly asked, "Did you just check Weibo?"

Zhang Ziyi glanced at the script in her hand and casually replied, "No, what's wrong? What news has broken this time?"

"At dawn, Cannes announced that Gravity had been selected for Cannes and would be the opening film. Liu Yifei is going to Cannes to compete this time."

As Ji Lingling spoke, she carefully observed Zhang Ziyi's expression.

Having suffered three major setbacks at the beginning of the year, Zhang Ziyi's business plummeted. Fortunately, she still had her previous network of contacts and resources, and continued to negotiate various projects, at least preventing her from ending up with no acting opportunities.

But as her agent, she knew that gravity had always been a knot in Zhang Ziyi's heart.

The fact that Zhang Ziyi didn't make it to the offline audition for "Gravity" was the trigger for the falling out between her and Linlang Entertainment.

Then, in the three-part incident that began with the ink-splashing incident, Zhang Ziyi personally called Liu Yifei for help, but in the end, she was unable to suppress the matter as she wished.

Even after Liu Yifei's identity was revealed a few days ago, and Ji Lingling advised her to try and build a relationship with Liu Yifei, she didn't do so.

"That's their skill. The other director we met this time, Director Gu, might also be able to help us compete in the film festival, right?"

Zhang Ziyi's expression didn't change much as she shook the script of "My Favorite" in her hand.

The blow from the triple gates began to temper her ever-ambitious and upward-striving spirit.

“What I mean is, you can take this opportunity to smooth things over with Director Gu and Liu Yifei,” Ji Lingling stated bluntly. “I asked them for help before, but they didn’t choose to help me!”

Zhang Ziyi immediately retorted.

"At least they didn't intend to harm you."

Ji Lingling frowned, her tone becoming more serious, "Otherwise, given your 'slip of the tongue' back then, if Liu Yifei were to repeat it this time, your situation would likely be even worse!"
Let's get our perspective straight. Director Gu went to such lengths for Liu Yifei this time because their interests are aligned. The fact that Director Gu didn't actively help you is entirely up to his own choice!

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ziyi remained silent for a long time.

After a pause, she finally spoke, "What should I do?"

Ji Lingling began to offer her advice: "We still have a very perfect relationship with Linlang Entertainment, right? This movie did help Linlang Entertainment make a lot of money. Let's start repairing our relationship with Linlang Entertainment from this project."

"It wasn't just a rumor circulating in the industry before; Director Jin was collaborating with Fan Bingbing, and it was a project with Linlang Entertainment," Zhang Ziyi said, frowning.

"You are the perfect female lead. If there is a sequel, you will definitely be the best choice."

Ji Lingling pointed this out, "If you go and talk to Linlang Entertainment, you might be able to snatch the project back from Fan Bingbing and get revenge for the way she targeted you during the Perfect World promotion!"

"let me see!"

……

Hengdian.

"Mimi's here!"

Yu Zheng was sitting in the coffee shop when Yang Mi walked in. He greeted her warmly, "You've seen the success of 'Beauty's Rival in Palace,' right? I told you before that this drama would definitely be a hit!"

"Thank you so much, Teacher Yu! Beauty's Rival in Palace has brought me a lot of popularity!"

Yang Mi also responded enthusiastically to the evidence.
A while ago, she played the second female lead in "Beauty's Rival in Palace," which premiered on a local TV station and became quite popular, making her a minor internet sensation.

As local TV stations across the country gradually begin airing the show, it's estimated that "Beauty's Rival in Palace" will continue to bring her popularity, which is quite important for Yang Mi, who is currently eager to become famous.

"So this time I still chose a palace drama, and it's the very popular Qing Dynasty time-travel genre!"

Yu Zheng smiled and said to Yang Mi, "Have you heard of Scarlet Heart? It's Linlang Entertainment's biggest project after Chinese Paladin 3, and it's going to be broadcast on TV this summer."

Upon hearing the name Linlang Entertainment, Yang Mi immediately fell silent.

However, Yu Zheng did not notice the change in her expression.

Instead, he continued to boast incessantly about his good taste:

"I had my eye on this novel before, but I lost out to Linlang Entertainment in the copyright battle."
However, the projects that Linlang Entertainment values ​​most are those with their top star, Shu Chang, as the female lead and Huang Xiaoming as the male lead. You can just wait until the summer season to watch it; there shouldn't be any major problems.

at this time,
Yu Zhengcai noticed the unusual silence on the table; Yang Mi seemed to have not spoken for a long time.

He looked at Yang Mi, who was lost in thought, and asked, "Mi Mi, what's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, I just thought about the news this morning."

Yang Mi snapped out of his daze and forced a smile.

When she woke up this morning, she wasn't ready yet. She was eating breakfast while browsing Weibo and then she came across the Cannes post.

At that moment, Yang Mi felt her vision go black for a moment, wondering if it was because of low blood sugar in the morning.

But the news about Liu Yifei lately made her feel that she was getting further and further away from the other person.

Back when they were both newcomers,
In the same production team of The Return of the Condor Heroes
She's a supporting actress, while Liu Yifei is already the lead actress.

At that time, she thought that if she pursued him for two years, she would be able to stand side by side with him.

but,

Less than two years later,

Liu Yifei starred in Hollywood blockbusters alongside big names like Jackie Chan and Jet Li.
Last year, she came across a scam video and got excited about it for a long time.

The distance between the two people is getting further and further apart!

Last year, she wanted to join Linlang Entertainment.

Even if she can't get the same treatment as Liu Yifei at Linlang Entertainment, as long as she pulls herself together and drags Shu Chang down, getting the best resources at Linlang Entertainment shouldn't be a problem.

Unfortunately, Gu Bei resolutely refused, shattering her dream in an instant.

But the real blow came this year.
The distance between her and Liu Yifei had been growing ever wider over time, and then Liu Yifei ascended to become the boss of Rose Pictures, making the distance between them so great that she couldn't even dream of it.

This morning's news dealt another heavy blow to her already numb heart.

Cannes,

Does she have any hope of going to war in her lifetime?
"Cannes news!" Yu Zheng thought of the Weibo post from this morning and said with a laugh, "What does that kind of thing have to do with us?"

"Yes, it's okay!"

Yang Mi looked dazed for a moment.

Almost every actor dreams of walking the red carpet at Cannes.
Even if you don't win any awards, at least you can improve your status and get more and better endorsements. How could that not be relevant?
After a pause,
Yang Mi rallied his spirits.
She looked at Yu Zheng across from her with eyes full of ambition: "Teacher Yu, do you think this drama can make me famous?"

what?
Yu Zheng looked at Yang Mi opposite him with some doubt.

I haven't even decided whether I want to use you yet!
However, when they met Yang Mi's gaze, which was full of ambition,

He felt that there seemed to be no problem using the other person, at least the other person was very dedicated in Beauty's Rival in Palace, a dedication that he did not see in other actors.

So he said with certainty, "It will be a hit, it will definitely be a hit!"

"Teacher Yu, please give me this role. I really want to act right now!"

Yang Mi is now obsessed with becoming famous.

Even if he can't be ranked alongside Liu Yifei,
But at the very least, the distance between the two people should be reduced to the same level as before.

Even if she doesn't join Linlang Entertainment, she still needs to become famous; she can't be worse off than during her Condor Heroes days!
However, it was only then that Yang Mi realized: "By the way, what's the name of our show?"

So you don't even know the name of the show, all you're thinking about is how to become popular!

Yu Zheng wanted to roll his eyes.
But he still spoke up, saying, "The Palace Locks the Heart Jade!"

(End of this chapter)