Huayu after the system left

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Yanjing.

Inside a certain club.

A man who looked to be in his fifties suddenly overturned the table in front of him and then began to curse loudly.

"They've all rebelled! They've all rebelled! A bunch of ungrateful bastards! When I ask you to do something, you all make excuses and refuse. None of you will ever be allowed into my film crew again."

The atmosphere inside the room immediately became tense.

The rest of the people all looked angry but dared not speak out.

Ten seconds or so passed.

Only then did a middle-aged woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses speak up, "Director, I've done my best. I managed to get two actors to leave the 'Zhu Xian' production team, and I paid their breach of contract fees myself."

This statement came out.

The others then began to recount their "merits," all of which involved causing Zhou Yang various kinds of trouble.

After these people finished speaking...

The director calmed down, glanced around at everyone, and said with a sneer, "Don't think I don't know what you're up to. I'll put it this way: the entertainment industry can't be turned upside down."

That's all.

He got up and walked outside.

Wait until they leave.

The man with the gold-rimmed glasses spoke again, "Damn it, if you're so capable, go deal with Zhou Yang yourself. You caused this trouble because of your own greed. What kind of ability is it to take it out on us insignificant people?"

The others echoed this sentiment, praising screenwriter Wang for being right.

This person then began to complain, "Let me tell you, people in the cultural circle don't know that Zhou Yang is very difficult to deal with. So many people tried to use him as a tool, but ended up making a mess of themselves."

A recent example is those deputy editors-in-chief from XX newspaper who just returned to China. Go find out what's going on with them now. Rumor has it that Zhou Yang is behind it all. That guy has been quiet for two years, but he's gotten more and more petty.

"I know, it's said that one of them fled abroad to avoid trouble, but he got into a car accident that same day and is still in the ICU."

Many people gasped in shock.

Someone asked incredulously, "This is Zhou Yangqian's?"

The screenwriter, Wang, shook his head. "It was done by those who suffered losses. It's said that all the major media outlets have received warnings, telling them to keep their subordinates in check and not to provoke Zhou Yang for no reason."

"I see. No wonder when I went to the media before, hoping they would write about Zhou Yang's romantic affairs, I was turned away by every single one of them."

"Who would dare? Besides, the fee for such a romantic affair is so small. I don't know what our director was thinking. It's just that he didn't manage to get the rights to 'Zhu Xian'. Is it worth getting so worked up?"

Screenwriter Wang looked at him with a half-smile, "Old Wang, are you pretending to be stupid, or do you really not understand?"

Old Wang smiled shyly, "Please continue your conversation, everyone. I have some other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

Not just here.

Several other "big directors" have recently been furious with their protégés.

The reason is simply that those little tricks had no effect on the "Zhu Xian" production team.

They've already taken a deep dive into the enemy's territory, yet they can't even muster a decent counterattack.

The most important reason is quite simple.

The fact that these big directors' cronies didn't go all out is because Zhou Yang's actions didn't eradicate their roots, and in fact, they benefited greatly from it.

Just like.

Recently, screenwriters have clearly received more attention from many investors.

Although it's unclear whether Zhou Yang did it intentionally, it doesn't stop them from silently acknowledging his kindness. Not directly betraying him already leaves a lot of room for the director.

Over the years, they have been disgusted by those big directors and stars who, despite having little culture, insist on making decisions on their own.

In short, in one sentence.

The world has long suffered from big directors and big stars.

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The reason why Sun Zhonghuai, a very busy man, took time out of his busy schedule to go to Guizhou is because of this.

Besides the two stated purposes, he also wanted to personally confirm one thing: to investigate whether Zhou Yang had deliberately released those behind-the-scenes clips.

The answer was yes.

This young, great writer's action was not only deliberate, but also a precise counterattack with an exceptionally clear purpose.

They are perfectly aware of what is shown in the video.

A truly industrialized film and television production model.

It's not the kind of fake industrialization that's currently being touted by major capital firms; that's just a formulaic approach that will be rejected by the market after a few uses.

Once this model is implemented, the group that will actually suffer losses is very small; it's not just big directors or big stars, but rather their voices that are being weakened.

This leads to a decrease in the bargaining power of big brands in the face of capital.

Sun Zhonghuai knew this.

Many big stars nowadays bring their own screenwriters to the production team, wanting to stand out in the show themselves, and don't care about the fate of the entire project.

Just like.

One of the conditions for Zhou Xun to participate in "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace" was that she had to bring her own screenwriter.

Those movie stars who "descend to earth" to film TV series basically all have this condition.

As for film projects, they are often dominated by big directors or stars, with script changes being commonplace and the status of screenwriters declining.

Even if the director messes up the project, the screenwriters will be blamed.

So it's no wonder that major investors have been so excited lately; they've really been suffering from these big names for a long time.

After returning to Yanjing.

Sun Zhonghuai then secretly supported the originally weaker faction within Tencent Video.

They are preparing to take action against those powerful factions.

Because their defining characteristic is that they have vested interests with those big names, and they're playing a variation of the tactic of cultivating enemies to enhance their own prestige.

The reason why "Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace," which hasn't even started filming yet, was priced at a sky-high 1400 million yuan per episode is simply because the people involved in the complex negotiations have already agreed on a profit-sharing plan with the production company.

The higher the bid from Tencent Video, the more they earn.

How can you run a company well while dealing with this bunch of scoundrels?

We must strike hard.

Before this trip to Guizhou, Sun Zhonghuai had already received an excellent opportunity.

The completion time of "Zhu Xian" and "Wandering in the Wilderness".

Industry experts currently predict that the earliest possible date is the end of next year, and if they want to refine the process further, it may be even later, since post-production special effects are very complicated.

Sun Zhonghuai had previously thought the same way.

But now.

He asserted that the two projects would not be completed later than next summer at the latest.

If this time difference is used well, it can definitely yield very significant results.

Not only can it clear up some internal problems, but it can also use this opportunity to wreak havoc on its two biggest competitors, iQiyi and Youku.

Therefore.

After dealing with the stuff that was squeezed out.

Sun Zhonghuai immediately flew to Shanghai to meet with Brother Wang and began negotiations on the exclusive online broadcasting rights for "Zhu Xian" and "Wilderness Journey".

First, there were TV dramas.

Faced with an exorbitant price of 2000 million per episode.

He only hesitated for a moment before agreeing.

In exchange, the condition was that the project's progress be kept as secret as possible, and that no one should know how quickly the project was progressing.

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