China Entertainment 1997

Hengdian, the crew of "The Second Emperor"

Chen Hao, wearing two wool rolls on his head and wearing palace clothes, was playing with the palace maids.

The producer hurried over, stopped the filming, found the director, and took him aside to discuss.

The entire crew was a little confused and didn't know what was going on. They could only pause the filming and keep stretching their ears towards the producer and director, wanting to hear something.

The two of them were not too far away from the crew, and the wind was blowing in the right direction, so you could still get a rough idea if you listened carefully.

"It's been half a month since we started filming. Now if I change the heroine, who will bear the loss?"

The director danced with anger, and the producer persuaded him earnestly: "Of course I know that changing the heroine will be troublesome, but this is Mr. Huang's intention. Don't worry, Gao Yuanyuan will take over as the heroine, and it will not affect the filming."

"Gao Yuanyuan? Is it possible that she is stealing the role? That's not right, isn't she like Fanxing? Fanxing also has no shortage of dramas."

"Don't worry so much. What does the superior say? What should we do?"

The producer and director finished breathing, and then found Chen Hao, who had already heard the news and looked complicated, and spread his hands with a wry smile.

"Teacher Chen Hao, I'm really sorry. I was just following orders."

Chen Hao was still calm, but asked quietly: "Can I know who replaced me?"

The producer smiled and remained silent. Chen Hao took a deep breath and asked his assistant to go to the dressing room to change clothes. As soon as she left, "The Emperor's Second Uncle" immediately entered the melon-eating mode.

"what's the situation?"

"It's okay to be robbed of your role. This is nothing new."

"No, didn't you just say it was Gao Yuanyuan? She wouldn't have robbed Chen Hao."

"Who knows, isn't there a financial backer behind her? Don't vent her anger."

"The one who hollowed out Huayi is a ruthless character."

"There's something good to watch."

"..."

The crew members were all busy eating. On the other hand, they came to the dressing room and did a brief check. The assistant immediately guarded the door. Chen Hao took out his mobile phone. Before he could dial the number, the agent's call came first. .

"I just got a call. The producer of "Dunhuang" told me that your role is gone."

Chen Hao couldn't calm down this time. It could be said that this was an exception, or it was due to internal reasons within the crew. He changed roles twice in a row, especially in "The Great Dunhuang", which also had CCTV investment.

If you still don't realize that someone is deliberately targeting you, Chen Hao shouldn't hang out in the circle.

Chen Hao hung up the phone and immediately called Boss Wu from Chengtian. He called three times before he got through.

"There was something going on in the company just now. We took care of it. Is there something urgent?"

Chen Hao is very familiar with Boss Wu. Her position in Chengtian is equivalent to Hu Jing's position in Fanxing. Even through the phone, she immediately felt that Boss Wu's voice was full of exhaustion.

"What's wrong with you? Something happened."

"It doesn't matter. You can film with peace of mind. I'll go visit you in a few days."

"No need to ask, I was fired by the crew, and "Dunhuang" also informed me that the role is gone."

After Chen Hao finished speaking, there was silence on the other side of the phone for half a minute before Boss Wu's clenched teeth were heard.

"The person named Cao is really ruthless."

[Cao] ranks twenty-sixth among the 100 surnames. The total population of the country is nearly 5 million. It is barely a popular surname in China.

However, in the entertainment industry, when the surname "Cao" is mentioned, there is only one reference in most cases, and that is Cao Daguan, the international superstar and star boss.

Chen Hao's eyelids trembled slightly. She was still wondering just now, who was so capable that he could drive her away from the crew of "The Second Master" for half a month, and then take away her role on CCTV, and she was How could you offend such a man with such amazing skills?

It is now clear that Cao Xuan, who is a leader in the industry and has connections all over the entertainment industry, would have no trouble dealing with a second-tier actress like her.

Cao Xuan was not targeting her, but was targeting Boss Wu. She was just a fish in trouble.

"What should we do now."

Chen Hao didn't blame Boss Wu for offending Cao Xuan and hurting himself. He took a deep breath and just asked for a solution.

"..."

Boss Wu was silent for half a minute and sighed: "You should go back to the capital first. I will arrange for the driver to pick you up."

Chen Hao hung up the phone, changed his clothes, went back to the hotel to pack his things, left Hengdian with his assistant, booked a ticket and caught a flight back to the capital.

On the way, Chen Hao also contacted his agent to inquire about the situation.

After Wang Jinhua came to Chengtian, she still retained the same model as Huayi. Chen Hao was one of the few artists directly under the jurisdiction of Chengtian, and his agent also had some status in the company. In addition, Chen Hao still had the halo of being a half-proprietress. Learned a lot of inside information.

Through the conversation with his agent, Chen Hao realized that the matter was far more serious than he imagined.

Boss Cao has been deeply involved in the film and television industry for several years, and has the most powerful connections in the industry. He wants to take action to deal with the newly established Chengtian, but Boss Wu has no power to fight back.

Not to mention there is Hua Yi who hates Cheng Tian deeply.

Chengtian has just been established, and its main development directions are film and television, artist management and music.

Boss Wu is very ambitious and does not have too many plans for TV series. He goes straight to the film industry and has approached several projects.

Then Fanxing made a few phone calls, and these projects were scrapped.

If it is in the field of TV dramas, although Fanxing has a wide network of contacts, he will not completely ban him. After all, there are hundreds of TV stations in the country, large and small, and Cao Xuan will not be able to say that everyone will listen to him. If he wants to ban Chengtian, he will have to make a lot of exchanges. Benefit.

But when it comes to movies, Cao Xuan, who owns the top three theater chains in China, can kill the future of a theater chain movie with just one sentence.

Of course, Chengtian's movies can also be released through television and other channels. These channels are so mixed that Cao Xuan cannot completely block them, but don't even think about making money.

The most important thing is that Fanxing is clearly targeting Chengtian. Other film and television companies, directors, and actors will never risk offending Fanxing by cooperating with Chengtian now.

Moreover, what Fanxing is doing now is not to disturb Huang Chengtian's projects, but to poach Chengtian artists.

Because Chen Hao was a "direct descendant" of Boss Wu, he was not solicited but was directly targeted. Most of the other artists under Chengtian were solicited by Fanxing.

No one has officially announced their departure yet, it's all because of Wang Jinhua's old feelings over the years.

But artists also look at their future, and many things cannot be based on emotions.

At that time, they and Wang Jinhua left Huayi because Huayi did not value them, so they believed that Wang Jinhua would help them find a good home.

But now, Fanxing has taken action against Chengtian, and the new boss who had previously vowed to be defeated was completely defeated.

Let's put it this way, if Fanxing hadn't wanted to recruit them and mainly targeted Boss Wu, artists like Wang Jinhua would have been suppressed to a certain extent.

Although they have an old friendship with Cao Xuan, when things have reached this level, Cao Xuan cannot sheath his sword. Even if the friendship is ruined, Cheng Tian will be beaten to the bottom.

So the situation now is very simple, either they will be recruited, or they will be regarded as Chengtian's hardcore and attack indiscriminately.

Xia Yu, Hu Jun and other artists or newcomers who have good relations with Cao Xuan have ambiguous attitudes.

Not to mention Kwan Chi-lam, Anita Yuen and other Hong Kong and Taiwan artists, they cooperate with Wang Jinhua just to find a backer, and their relationship has not reached the level of living and dying together.

Even old friends like Chen Daoming, although they firmly sided with Wang Jinhua, still criticized Boss Wu.

After all, in the final analysis, Boss Wu first poached Fanxing and then angered Cao Xuan.

Now, because Wang Jinhua joined the prestigious Chengtian Entertainment, the three major sectors of film and television and artist management are in danger.

In terms of music, because it has not started yet and mainly relies on connections in Japan, the damage is not serious.

But don't forget, Cao Xuan is the number one person in the Chinese music industry. His reputation and connections in the music industry are also very terrifying. And because he is a shareholder of Warner Music Group, he can fully mobilize the resources of Warner Asia.

The first Chinese-speaking person + the first record company in China, even if Chengtian survives, Chengtian's development in domestic music will be limited.

Chen Hao reviewed the situation himself, and the first thing he said when he returned to Chengtian and saw Boss Wu was——

"Admit defeat, you can't fight him."

Of course, Boss Wu knew that defeat was certain, but he recalled the high-spiritedness that almost destroyed Huayi before.

As a result, in just a few days, he fell from the clouds and became a lost dog. He still more or less did not believe in reality.

"Don't worry about it. I don't believe that his surname Cao can cover the sky with one hand."

"Of course he can't cover the sky, but he can cover you."

Normally, Chen Hao wouldn't speak like this, but now that the situation was critical, she couldn't care about anything else.

"I'm pretty good with Zeng Li at school. At least I can talk to her. I'm going to beg her and ask her to ask Cao Xuan out. Whether it's a big deal or a small matter, please lower your attitude and take it again. If he shows some sincerity, he may not have to kill them all."

Boss Wu was more or less persuaded, but he still couldn't lose face.

"Kill them all? If I'm in a hurry, I'll expose the bad things about him, and everyone will die. Let's see how rampant he can be."

"Then we really won't stop until we die."

Zhuang Liqi, general manager of Chengtian, walked into the office with a sullen face, half reminding and half warning: "With a few people poached, he can create such a big disturbance. If it is really exposed, Cao Xuan will spend a lot of money to kill us."

"Note, I'm not talking about Cheng Tian, ​​but the two of us."

Zhuang Liqi was a producer at Shanghai Film Studio, and later served as the CEO of the Magic City Branch, a subsidiary of CCTV. Qiong Yao's "Love in the Rain" is one of the projects he led, and he has many connections in the industry and the government.

Boss Wu has been doing business in Japan for many years and is familiar with entertainment operations. He can also attract a lot of Japanese funds, but if he wants to do business in China, he still needs an experienced person.

So Boss Wu pulled Zhuang Liqi to cooperate. Although Boss Wu is the absolute majority shareholder of Chengtian, Zhuang Liqi is also one of the founders.

Zhuang Liqi, who has been in China for a long time, understands Cao Xuan's strength better. He is very afraid that Boss Wu will do something stupid if his brain gets hot, and he will really be unable to recover.

"Do you think Cao Xuan only has one Star? He owns Box Game, he owns a lot of shares in Penguin, and the combined value of other industries is probably close to 10 billion, or even more.

The most important thing is that he not only has many upper-class connections in the capital and Shandong Province, but is also a cultural symbol of the country.

Who doesn't have a few women like him, men who are unmarried and women who are unmarried? Do you think that exposing this matter to the outside world can ruin him, not to mention that he is already a famous prodigal son.

The film and television city in Hebei Province has a multi-billion investment plan, involving the development of cultural tourism in the suburbs of Beijing and Hebei Province. The Tomorrow Charity Fund has donated nearly 100 hope primary schools, which are registered with it.

There is also Fanxing, which is now protected by a certain bureau and relies on it to drive the film and television market.

Don't say you can't touch him, if you really destroy him, there will be no need for Cao Xuan to pay a bonus, there will be others to help him get revenge. "

The more Zhuang Liqi talked, the angrier he became. He was more responsible for film and television in Chengtian. He only knew that Boss Wu had cheated on Huayi, but he didn't know that he had also provoked Fanxing. Otherwise, he would have stopped him somewhat.

Of course, this was a bit of an afterthought. Poaching was nothing new. If he knew about it, he might not stop it.

But the key point is that no one expected Cao Xuan to react so violently.

In other words, Chengtian went too far in poaching Huayi, which made Fanxing break out in a cold sweat afterwards, so he naturally attacked more ruthlessly.

"Then what do you think we should do?"

Boss Wu was more or less calmed by Zhuang Liqi's words and stopped talking about the fish dying and the net breaking. Otherwise, the fish on both sides would definitely die, but the net might not be broken.

"I apologize first. I have already sent the message through my friend. Chen Hao will try his best to reveal the intention of reconciliation."

Boss Wu's face turned green and red, but he knew it was not time to be impulsive. He nodded and was about to speak when the phone on his desk rang.

He picked up the phone and answered it. Half a minute later, he hung up the phone with a gloomy look on his face.

"It's over, I've become a chicken."

"chicken?"

Chen Hao and Zhuang Liqi were stunned. Zhuang Liqi was the first to react. He immediately took out his mobile phone and made two calls. Then he looked as depressed as Boss Wu.

"TM Wang Jinhua actually rebelled!"

………

As mentioned before, Orange Genius has just been established and many projects have not yet started. Fanxing can suppress it, but it cannot hurt Boss Wu.

What we really want to do to Chengtian is to poach these artists who have just joined Chengtian.

One thing that is difficult here is that many artists were brought up by Wang Jinhua, and the two sides have a deep relationship.

I have said before that Wang Jinhua, regardless of other aspects, is absolutely very good to her artists, and the artists trust and appreciate her very much.

Fan Xiaopang left Huayi and still visited her home during the holidays. Whenever she mentioned Sister Hua in public, she always spoke highly of her.

Li Bingbing stayed in Huayi and repeatedly expressed his regret to Sister Hua in interviews, and repeatedly mentioned their sisters' gratitude to Sister Hua.

If forced to choose, they may not be loyal to Wang Jinhua, but no one dares to be an ungrateful rebel easily.

Especially in the entertainment industry, reputation is very important. Many artists like Wang Jinhua are also known for their kindness and loyalty. Under such circumstances, abandoning Sister Hua and joining Fanxing would not be justified by reputation or conscience.

This is why Fanxing and Cao Xuan personally took action. Although it had some influence, no artist has publicly defected to them.

At this point, Cao Xuan understood the key point.

If he can deal with Wang Jinhua, he can hollow out Chengtian in one fell swoop. If he can't deal with this flower lady, at least in a short period of time, Fanxing will not be able to dig out important artists.

So, Cao Xuan made an appointment with Wang Jinhua through Fan Xiaopang and Xia Yu.

The conversation was very simple, just one thing. His subsidiary Guolan Entertainment wanted to cooperate with Wang Jinhua to open a brokerage company. The two parties would split 30/70, with Wang Jinhua taking the majority.

After the company is established, her artists will have priority in enjoying the film and television resources of Fanxing and Guolan series.

In other words, Wang Jinhua was transferred from Chengtian to Fanxing, but it was an independent company in name and retained great autonomy.

Wang Jinhua, the flower girl, seems to be very domineering. She has a large amount of artist resources at her disposal, including some of the biggest names in A-list and Hong Kong and Taiwan.

But there is one fatal flaw in particular, that is, there are no stable film and television resources.

Back then, she brought people to Huayi just to watch Zhonghuayi's film and television resources. As a result, Huayi didn't pay attention to her people at all.

At this time, Chengtian extended an olive branch and promised a series of conditions, and then she was allowed to lead people to switch to Chengtian.

But Chengtian is just a new company. Although Boss Wu has a lot of funds and contacts in Japan, it is still unknown whether he can get the company off the ground.

In comparison, the Fanxing and Guolan series are different.

As a leader in the industry, Fanxing has a wide range of variety shows, movies, and TV series. It steadily outputs high-quality hits every year and has a large amount of high-quality resources at its disposal.

Guolan Entertainment, on the other hand, has attracted a large number of film and television companies to form a network of relationships and alliances. Even if it cannot take advantage of Fanxing's high-quality resources, Guolan Entertainment's second- and third-rate resources will ensure that actors will never be short of acting.

If Wang Jinhua launches a strategic cooperation with Fanxing \u0026 Guolan, it will be a leap forward for both her own career and her artists.

But the crux of the matter is that she just switched jobs from Huayi, and now she is switching jobs from Chengtian. Wouldn't it mean that she has become a domestic slave with three surnames, "Wang Fengxian".

Wang Jinhua couldn't turn a blind eye to fame, and it was too big for her to make a decision easily, so she was very hesitant about Cao Xuan's recruitment.

But Cao Xuan was very calm about this. Lu Bu voted for Dong Zhuo for Red Rabbit and Wang Yun for Diao Chan.

As long as the bargaining chips are sufficient, reputation is just an external thing. What's more, Wang Jinhua can't maintain a "harmless" persona by emptying out Huayi.

Take refuge in the stars and your future will be bright.

If you stick to Chengtian, you will not only win suppression, but there is a high chance that your artists will be incited to rebel.

This was actually not a very difficult choice. Cao Xuan gave Wang Jin a day to think about it.

After Wang Jinhua returned, she immediately contacted the artists for a meeting. Although everyone said that this would put Sister Hua in a bad position, no one refused to join Fanxing.

Seeing the attitude of the artists, Wang Jinhua knew for sure that although joining Fanxing was like becoming Lu Bu, it was still considered a big deal.

But if she wants to defend Chengtian to the death, she is still Lu Fengxian, just Lu Bu of Baimenlou...

Wang Jinhua is a decisive person. Due to Fanxing's pressure at that time, she and Chengtian had not actually completed all the merger procedures. Although they would pay some liquidated damages, they were not completely bound.

Therefore, she called Boss Wu and announced to the public that she was leaving Chengtian again and jointly established [Shiba Guolan Cultural Agency] with Guolan Entertainment, officially becoming an independent company.

People who eat melons are dumbfounded by the twists and turns in the past two days.

And dedicated insiders quickly broke the news in Tianya and other places to sort out what happened.

In addition to Wang Jinhua's fond mention of the nickname "Three Surnamed House Slave Wang Fengxian", the biggest issue is——

Cao Xuan not only recruited Wang Jinhua and a large number of artists, not only used Chengtian to flex his muscles, but also quietly weakened his main competitor Huayi.

Is all this an accident, or did Cao Xuan do it deliberately?

Many people have conspiracy theories, thinking that Cao Xuan does not want to offend Huayi, and then he does not want to bear the reputation of actively poaching people.

So he planned to let Chengtian poach Huayi first and Fanxing at the same time. He poached Wang Jinhua under his banner as a victim to retaliate. Chengtian and Wang Jinhua lost their bad reputations, but Cao Xuan was still a pure and innocent white lotus.

There are also people who hold objections and think this is an accident.

After all, Wang Jinhua is not a tool person. She followed Cao Xuan's orders and even lost her reputation, acting like an entertainment industry version of "house slave with three surnames".

Moreover, since Cao Xuan went back to poach Chengtian and there were rumors that he was suppressing him, he still had a "notorious reputation" and he became the final beneficiary. Huayi could not be without ideas.

To say that Cao Xuan went through such a big circle in order to maintain his reputation is really unnecessary and too petty. If Cao Xuan is so hesitant, he will not make his business so big.

Both sides hold different opinions, but they all agree on one thing, that is, the two Huayi brothers suffered a loss of blood.

This is indeed the case. The Wang brothers were vomiting blood when they heard the news. They saw it more clearly than outsiders and knew that it was just an accident.

I hate Cao Xuan, but he really didn't target Huayi, and even attacked Chengtian, which indirectly helped them vent their bad breath.

But let them pretend that nothing happened. Wang Jinhua and more than a dozen people are now considered Cao Xuan's subordinates. They thought of catching up with Fanxing before, but now it's better. Huayi fell and Fanxing was full.

The Wang brothers became angrier as they thought about it. They did not dare to attack Cao Fanxing, but they could attack Cheng Tian.

They don't have the ability to completely suppress Cheng Tian, ​​but they have the ability to throw some dirty water and disgust Boss Wu, and they are very good at it.

As a result, scandals related to Chengtian and Boss Wu were flying everywhere, and Boss Wu, who had not yet recovered from Wang Jinhua's departure, was once again in dire straits.

In addition to the Wang brothers, there are two other people who have mixed feelings about this matter.

That is sisters Li Bingbing and Li Xue.

To be honest, the two of them have wanted to join Fanxing for more than a day or two. Especially since Fan Xiaopang has been getting more and more film and television resources and commercial exposure in the past two years, and has been chasing the four little actresses, Li Bingbing wants to join Fanxing even more.

However, Cao Xuan was concerned that there were too many female artists in his family and there was no need to sign another Li Bingbing, so he never relented.

Before Wang Jinhua switched to Chengtian, she also attracted Li Bingbing. The two sisters discussed it for a long time, and finally decided to stay in Huayi, which would gain more attention from Huayi.

Unexpectedly, troubles arose, and the confused Wang Jinhua turned to Fanxing again.

If only for this, Li Bingbing wouldn't have any regrets. He would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. If Huayi focuses on cultivation, his future may not be too far behind Fanxing.

However, because Wang Jinhua left, Huayi's artist management business collapsed, and it also focused on artists from other companies.

The first one was Young Master Zhou, who was about to terminate his contract with Rong Xinda.

Mr. Zhou is one of the four most popular actresses and is famous for her acting skills. If she wants to come to Huayi, it's hard to say who the first sister of Huayi will be.

Therefore, both sisters felt a little regretful. If they had known this, perhaps running away with Wang Jinhua would be the best choice. At least Fanxingxing's resources are far better than Huayi...

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