Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 271 A TV series, a movie

The lively New Year's Eve celebrations left many film and television company executives feeling frustrated.

They all received bad news, and it has already appeared on Weibo.

As an Oscar-winning director, Chen Shouzhe's every move captivates their attention.

Last year, the box office revenue of the films produced and participated in by the film company was close to 20 billion yuan. Based on a profit margin of 20%, that's 4 billion yuan in revenue.

The company made some adjustments at the end of the year, and although it didn't affect the box office of the movie "The Lost Tomb," it at least created a buzz.

That would be a restriction on tomb raiding movies, at least enough to make the higher-ups consider it and let a few so-called experts discuss it.

This would easily restrict such films. Originally, intellectual property rights could only be held by film studios. Once this line is cut off, it's equivalent to cutting off one of Chen's sources of income.

Believe it or not, some archaeological experts have spoken out these days, saying that tomb raiding movies have affected the protection of cultural relics, causing ancestors who were originally buried underground and undisturbed to be excavated.

There's not much to say about this, because there really are idiots who went to raid tombs after reading the novels and watching the movies.

Chen Shouzhe couldn't explain this kind of thing either. If someone really did it, what could he do? Everyone knew it was illegal, but people still did it. He couldn't just put a knife to everyone's throat and ask them not to rob tombs.

If that were truly possible, what would be the point of laws?

I hope that Yunnan Insect Valley can be released smoothly. Chen Shou has already submitted the application, and it will be released in April. It can't be delayed any longer. If the political climate changes by then, the only way to release it will be on an online platform.

If it can be shown in theaters, it definitely will be shown in theaters; releasing it online will save a lot of money.

Besides, if pushed too far, he'll have other ways to deal with it.

We'll see who dies first then.

We finally saw a glimmer of hope, and managed to destroy Chen Shouzhe's big IP. If Chen Shouzhe were allowed to continue developing it, who could afford to produce a movie with a box office of 2 billion yuan every year?

Before they could even celebrate the New Year, Chen Shouzhe dealt them another blow.

The Investiture of the Gods has been published.

New book, new IP.

Moreover, it shares the same mythological system as Journey to the West.

Although the book hasn't been released yet, it's obviously coming soon. Once it's confirmed, Chen Shouzhe might really be going to pull out all the stops and release Journey to the West.

While most people across the country take a holiday for New Year's Day, the film and television industry definitely doesn't.

The busier it is during holidays, the better, which is also true for the service industry.

Everyone is speculating about Chen Shouzhe's new book.

Happy New Year! Sending my greetings to friends all over the country. I received many messages from readers this morning. It's confirmed that "Investiture of the Gods" will be released during the New Year holiday, and we will also begin preparations for a TV series, which is expected to start filming after the New Year. As for the movie, we'll have to wait a bit, but there are already plans for a new movie...

The accompanying picture is of a black stone.

Stone.

Needless to say, it must be a stone monkey.

Upon seeing Chen Shou's Weibo post early in the morning, people in the film and television industry were stunned.

The monkeys really came.

After much anticipation, Chen Shou's biggest IP project has finally been launched.

Inside Alibaba Pictures, Zhang Qiang sat at his desk without saying a word, while the people sitting opposite him were all senior executives of Alibaba Pictures.

Although Alibaba's entertainment plan is sound, they underestimated the complexity of the film and television industry.

They believed that the magic formula for certain victory had limited effectiveness.

They certainly wouldn't care about the money in the film and television industry, but they don't like the feeling of being suppressed by others. When has Alibaba ever been suppressed like this? In any industry, they have to kneel and submit.

Only in the film and television industry, despite pouring so much money into it, the final results are still more bark than bite.

"It's pretty much confirmed. He is indeed going to develop Journey to the West, and filming is expected to begin after the new year."

“Such a big IP has been sitting idle for years. If they were to develop it in the Year of the Monkey… I really don’t know what they were thinking.” Zhang Qiang frowned.

16 was the Year of the Monkey, and Alibaba's eagerness to acquire the copyright to Journey to the West in 15 was preparation for 16.

16 was the Year of the Monkey! Journey to the West is just a story about a monkey. He pursued Journey to the West back then in preparation for the Year of the Monkey.

As a result, Chen Shouzhe didn't give him any chance, so he had to settle for second best and made a film called "The Ferryman". The result was a complete flop.

It's been 18 years now, and they're still developing Journey to the West? He thinks Chen Shouzhe's brain is fried, how could they delay developing it until now?

Last year, Alibaba also fueled the fire surrounding the Ghost Blows Out the Light incident. After all, Alibaba is one of the major shareholders of Weibo, so it naturally has the ability to add fuel to the fire.

Chen Shouzhe's big IP was ruined, but now there's another one, "Investiture of the Gods." He really wants to see what's going on in Chen Shouzhe's head.

For some reason, he had a feeling that Chen Shouzhe would follow the old path of Journey to the West, first developing a TV series, and then turning it into a movie.

The TV series "Journey to the West" is still very popular. Every summer, CCTV will re-air it and it attracts a lot of viewers. Even Hunan TV is helpless, as their summer blockbusters can only barely match the popularity of "Journey to the West".

Men and children like monkeys, while women and girls like mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.

This led to a contest between two major battalions.

As expected, Chen Shouzhe's phone was bombarded with calls.

Even Chen Shouzhe was surprised that the first person to call was him.

"You didn't need to call me, did you?" Chen Shou put the phone to his ear and picked up a piece of green vegetable for his daughter with his chopsticks.

The little girl took it and held it in her mouth, chewing and swallowing quickly, just like a little rabbit.

"You won't even give me this small chance?" Ye Ning said with a wry smile on the other end of the phone.

"Nonsense, take it or leave it, how about coming to my company?" Chen Shou said.

"Zhong Lifan quit?" Ye Ning asked in surprise.

"You're overthinking it. How could you not do it? You're the kind of person who would just leave without a word. Guo Fan doesn't have time for Xiao Xiaomeng anymore; he's going to be a full-time director now. Xiao Xiaomeng needs someone to keep an eye on things, and I think you're quite suitable," Chen Shou said with a smile.

"Never mind then. Since there's no chance, I won't bother you anymore. Happy New Year," Ye Ning said.

"Haha, Happy New Year! Come visit sometime," Chen Shouzhe nodded.

"Okay." Ye Ning hung up the phone.

He had just hung up when the phone rang again. This time, Chen Shou hung up immediately. It was Wang Changtian's call; there was no need to answer.

Immediately after, Yang Mi called. Chen Shou glanced at the woman beside him, but still answered the phone, and even put it on speakerphone.

"Where are you now?"

"It's Mom." Chen Caiyu's ears perked up immediately. She had almost finished eating and stared at Chen Shouzhe with wide eyes.

"Corn fern".

"Mother."

Chen Shouzhe didn't say anything, but handed the phone to his daughter so that they could chat. Yang Mi was quite patient and chatted with her daughter the whole time without getting impatient. She listened patiently to what the little girl had played, where she had gone, what she had eaten, and so on.

Then, changing the subject, she asked what clothes to buy, saying she wanted a dress for the New Year. Yang Mi kept agreeing, and Chen Shou found it quite amusing to see her anxious yet obliged to accompany her daughter.

(End of this chapter)