Entertainment, I just like making movies

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"Haha, easy to talk about."

"I'm also looking forward to cooperating with Baidu."

Fang Ziheng looked excited on the surface, but in his heart he didn't believe Gong Yu's words at all.

Baidu asked him to make a movie!

These words are just deceiving primary school students!

Li Yanhong’s true thoughts are probably not the same as those of Alibaba and Teng Xun, who want to invest in Hengyu’s projects.

Fang Ziheng still remembers that in the previous life, iQiyi Pictures had been established for many years and had always worked alone, focusing on the development of independent original film and television dramas and online movies.

iQiyi has no interest at all in theatrical movies.

Li Yanhong didn't know what was wrong with her, but she actually wanted to make a theatrical movie with him. It was incredible.

Automatically filtering out Gong Yu's words, Fang Ziheng looked at him and Sun Zhong and sighed leisurely: "The era of Internet+ is coming. I hope that the participation of Tengxun, Baidu, and Alibaba can bring more vitality to the film and television industry, rather than leaving capital in transit. There are chicken feathers all over the place.”

"That's for sure!"

Sun Zhong and Gong Yu looked confident and high-spirited.

The two seemed to have encountered a scene where the entertainment industry was becoming more and more prosperous and the film and television industry was booming due to the addition of BAT.

It must be strange!

Fang Ziheng turned around and left, not wanting to talk to these two idiots.

These Internet people who joined the film and television industry halfway may still have a relatively pure mind at this time, thinking of imitating filmmakers, contributing to Chinese films, leading their platforms to create hit movies one after another, and stepping out of the The country has become famous in the overseas film market.

However, within two years, Sun Zhong and others would find that they could not make a difference in movies or the film and television industry.

The concepts of big data and Internet+ that they highly recommend are simply not feasible in the film industry.

Not only did it fail to contribute to Chinese-language films, it also made the market miserable and ugly.

At 7 p.m., the premiere ceremony officially begins.

Fang Ziheng did not come on stage, allowing Su Lun, Damimi, Zheng Kai and others to steal the spotlight.

Su Lun's fame and director status have been increasing day by day since she directed two blockbuster movies, "Youth Campus" and "Love Is Not Blind". She is called by the media the most talented young female director in Chinese films.

This title was originally given to Xu Cai.

Su Lun came from behind and was far superior to Xu Cairen in both age and directorial ability.

7:20.

The main creators finished chatting about interesting things during the filming, and the movie started to show.

Damimi came to Fang Ziheng in a flash, grabbed his arm tightly, and said with a smile: "How much do you think the box office of "The Ex-Raiders" can be?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on the box office performance on the first day tomorrow."

Fang Ziheng shook his head with a smile and waved to Su Lun behind him, asking her to sit next to him.

He didn't change much about the script of "The Story of My Ex". It was still the original comedy romance film, but the heroine was replaced by Da Mimi.

The rest of the leading actors, except Zheng Kai, have not been replaced, and the other actors have been replaced by artists from Hengyu Media.

Damimi, Luo Jin, Zheng Kai, Jiang Shuying.

Four people are paired up in the movie to play two couples, and the cast is no weaker than the original version.

Su Lun came to sit next to him and said nervously: "Director, I have a hunch that this movie will have a box office of 300 million at most."

"Don't worry, 300 million box office is already very good."

"The "Predecessor" series has three parts. The first part can reach 300 million, the second part can break 500 million, and by the time the third part arrives, it will skyrocket!"

Fang Ziheng patted Su Lun on the shoulder and said comfortingly.

Seriously, the movie was actually pretty good!

The wedding atmosphere between the groom and the bride's exes in the opening scene of the movie immediately caught the audience's attention, making people immersed in the plot, which was exciting and funny.

"The Story of My Ex" is a very close-to-life, down-to-earth film, with a good rhythm and atmosphere, and it arouses the audience's emotions at every moment.

The only drawback is that the production level is not high and it is a low-budget film.

Another audience is relatively small, and no matter how much you promote it, it is difficult to gain widespread resonance from the audience.

There's nothing we can do about it. The word 'ex' has not caused controversy yet. It will be after "Ex 1" that the word 'ex' will become popular among young men and women.

After 110 minutes, the movie came to an end.

Damimi and Luo Jin appear on the scene, and they meet face to face in a busy street.

"Hello ex-husband."

"Hello ex-wife."

The big screen dimmed and the theme song played.

Warm applause erupted in the screening hall. Judging from the audience's applause and regret, the premiere was a successful completion of the mission.

Fang Ziheng stood up, smiled and said to Damimi and Su Lun: "Don't worry about the announcement, you guys just run the propaganda."

"Understood, I will."

Su Lun took a breath and heard the meaning of Fang Ziheng's words.

She had heard before that in addition to Hengyu Media Group, there were several companies helping to promote and distribute "The Story of the Ex", treating the movie as an annual romantic comedy.

After the premiere, Hengyu Media held a dinner at a nearby hotel.

Fang Ziheng stood up and supported "Strategy of the Ex", saying that it is an excellent love movie worth savoring.

Finally, he took Cao Wei to a small conference room in the hotel.

As soon as he entered the door, he said straight to the point: "Mr. Cao, from the bottom of my heart, I very much welcome Sina's investment.

But one thing I have to say in advance is that Tudou Video is currently developing well. It is a good thing to have external financial support, but I would like to see Sina's boost to Tudou. "

He told Cao Wei clearly that if Sina invested in Tudou just to wait for the price to rise, then forget it and not cooperate.

If there is any business dealings, please show it to me quickly so that I can see Sina’s sincerity.

"Don't worry, Director Fang, Sina will definitely come with sincerity."

As soon as he heard this, Cao Wei smiled, looking confident and confident.

"Director Fang, Hengyu Media Group is the third largest shareholder of Sina Weibo. You should have received the strategic report presented to shareholders by Weibo. Under my leadership, Weibo has established a strong presence in movies, TV series, songs, entertainment 'Video homepage' product for hot words such as the forefront.

Through the link on the video homepage, Weibo users can jump to any video network with just one click. "

"Originally, some executives proposed to use this 'video homepage' to collect advertising fees and sell it to major video websites. I did not agree. I prefer to cooperate in depth with a certain video website."

Cao Wei took out a document from his briefcase and handed it to Fang Ziheng while talking.

According to what he said, the link created by Weibo will accumulate huge traffic. Whichever video website the link jumps to will receive continuous traffic blessings.

Fang Ziheng read the document carefully, then opened Weibo on his mobile phone and tried it himself.

He was moved!

The conditions offered by Cao Wei were indeed generous, and he couldn't refuse even if he wanted to.

At present, most of the traffic of video websites comes from searches, and a small amount comes from major forums, communities and other platforms.

The homepage link provided by Weibo is more direct than search. Once the link is on Tudou Video, it has a huge advantage. It is equivalent to giving wings to Tudou Video and taking Tudou to develop into a large platform.

After understanding this, Fang Ziheng smiled with satisfaction and said to Cao Wei: "Mr. Cao, I agree in principle with Sina's investment in Tudou. Can you tell me your requirements?"

Sina offers such excellent conditions, it is impossible not to have other requirements.

Cooperation is mutual, and Sina must have taken a fancy to a certain advantage of Tudou Video.

"Director Fang, Sina has only one request!"

Cao Wei's face lit up and he spoke again: "I'm dissatisfied with you for saying that Weibo has developed so fast since it was launched that Sina has not prepared enough servers, and it often gets paralyzed when breaking news comes."

"Sina hopes to hand over all internal video storage to Tudou Video for maintenance."

"Not only that, the videos shared by users on Weibo will also be open to Tudou. Tudou must use resources to help promote it, so that Weibo can charge a certain percentage of the advertising share!"

Tsk tsk

Advertising share!

Sina is really a thief.

Once we cooperate, we can not only save a lot of video maintenance and broadband costs every year, but also share videos and earn a share of advertising.

Sina itself earns nothing and only contributes a small amount of traffic to Weibo.

What a calculation!

Fang Ziheng held his hands and smiled, having to admire the talent who came up with this plan.

"Cooperation is possible, but Tudou will give up at most 10% of its shares. The specific price will be discussed in detail by Sina at Tudou headquarters, so I will not get involved."

Fang Ziheng thought for a while, then spoke in a solemn voice, formally making the decision to invite Sina into the game.

Cao Wei was very happy and thanked him.

The two finalized their verbal cooperation, and the subsequent negotiations were left to the people below.

Tudou's current market value is rising again and again. Even if it only has 10% of the shares, it will be worth more than one billion yuan.

As Tudou's major shareholder, Fang Ziheng could not sell the shares held by Hengyu alone, and would definitely have to ask other shareholders to share the share.

Fortunately, because the stock price has risen, many original shareholders have long wanted to cash out, but they have been delayed by the lock-up period.

This time Sina entered the game and gave some original shareholders opportunities.

After seeing off Cao Wei, Fang Ziheng called Andy and asked her to take the strategic investment department to Tudou.

"Yes, let's start first."

"Well, try to acquire as many original shares as possible. There is no need to lower the price. Just negotiate based on the current market value."

"Yes, no matter how Tudou's shareholders change, we Hengyu must absolutely control this video website!"

Early morning on the 15th.

"Predecessor Strategy" officially launched in the mainland market.

Summer vacation has just ended, and the students have not spent all the money in their pockets. Although the movie is niche, it still scored 21 million at the box office on the first day.

Sina Weibo: "The Story of the Ex, directed by Su Lun and starring Damimi, Luo Jin, Zheng Kai, and Jiang Shuying, shines brightly, leading the film market in mid-July with a first-day box office of 21 million!"

Tengxun Entertainment: "The summer season ushered in a craze for domestic low-cost productions! After Xu Zheng's "The Hypnotist", another low-cost film showed its popularity. "The Ex-Raiders" had a box office of 21 million on the first day, and there was no pressure to win. The box office champion on the day it was placed.”

Sohu Entertainment: "There can be a pure friendship between men and women, as long as one of them refuses to tell the truth and the other pretends to be stupid until the end!"

"The editor was lucky enough to attend the premiere and watch "The Ex". The movie was much funnier than I expected. Let's not talk about the connotative word "ex". The structure of the movie alone made the editor sincerely happy.

Director Su Lun used the most common narrative technique to put a comedy-romance film right in front of everyone, leading the audience to think about it as if they were seeing themselves in real life through the movie. "

Hengyu Media official website: "If Rosie appears in your life, please cherish it!"

"On July 15th, 2012, Rosie loved someone for 14 years. After 14 years of waiting and 14 years of being startled, at her own wedding, she finally let go!"

""Ex", if you are well, I will definitely live a better life than you!"

In a short period of time, the word "ex" has become a hot search topic.

The box office trend of "Predecessor Raiders" is also as predicted, with more than 20 million for three consecutive days.

No explosion, no diving, stable and orderly!

………

In the hotel.

A ray of sunlight shines through.

Fang Ziheng felt slightly relieved after reading the movie reviews and movie reports.

The follow-up of the film should be stable. With so many distributors and the help of investors Teng Xun and Alibaba, Hengyu hardly needs to worry about the promotion and distribution.

I believe that Ali will not get dizzy and continue to block the "Predecessor Strategy" regardless.

Fang Ziheng put down his cell phone, lifted up the soft quilt, and slapped the white patch of snow in front of him: "Get up, Su Lun and the others are waiting for you downstairs."

"Oops, annoying, let me sleep a little longer."

Damimi grumbled and rubbed her butt dissatisfiedly.

"Hey, where did your majestic energy go last night?"

"I'm too tired. I'm not going to promote this morning. I want to sleep."

Da Mimi was indifferent and pulled the quilt over her head.

Fang Ziheng looked at the time and got into bed.

Sleeping, he liked this.

Then keep sleeping!

………

Alibaba Pictures Group.

In a luxuriously decorated small conference room.

Five people, Zhang Qiang, Zhang Wei, Zhao Yanzi, Dong Ping, and Gu Yong, sat on both sides of the conference table. A multimedia projection was hung on the white wall at the front.

The content on it is half the movie review of "The Ex-Raiders" and the other half is the box office data table of the past few days.

21 million on the first day.

25 million on the second day, 26 million on the third day, 24.5 million on the fourth day, and 23.8 million on the fifth day.

It exceeded 100 million in five days, with a total box office of 120 million.

Everyone knows that this is not a blockbuster movie!

Judging from the display and box office trends, the box office will usher in the first wave of diving next week, with the total box office exceeding 300 million at most.

The question now facing Alibaba’s senior management is whether to continue taking action.

If he takes action, he will definitely win the battle and suppress Hengyu's arrogance.

If you don't take any action, let "The Ex-Raiders" go first, and wait for Hengyu's subsequent projects to be released and vigorously block them.

Two plans were placed in front of everyone in Ali.

Zhang Qiang withdrew his gaze from the multimedia screen, looked at the four people on the left and right, and said leisurely: "Everyone, what do you think?"

"Of course, keep taking action!"

Dong Ping lightly hammered the table and said coldly: "This is an excellent opportunity. "The Ex-Raiders" does not have the potential to be a big hit. As long as it is a little more rhythmic, let alone knocking Fang Ziheng down and giving him a 'gangster's talent'" Hat is a breeze.”

"I don't have an opinion!"

Zhao Yanzi smiled faintly and watched from the sidelines, still treating her as her mascot.

She is a smart person and knows what she wants. The first reason for investing in Alibaba is to find a backer, and the second is to make money.

She is now preparing for her first directorial project in her life, and she must not offend anyone at such a moment.

If Hengyu Media knew that she, Zhao Yanzi, was involved in blocking their film project, they would definitely come back with revenge and block the film directed by her.

It’s okay for Hengyu to lose a movie, but she, Zhao Yanzi, can’t afford to lose it!

Zhang Qiang, the president of Alibaba Pictures, also had the same idea as Zhao Yanzi. He also thought it was inappropriate to take action.

Hengyu is not someone to be trifled with!

As soon as Alibaba blocked their movie, a scandal broke out in Youku Video, causing the stock price to plummet.

It's hard to say that Hengyu wasn't behind this.

But it’s no use!

In this conference room, no one listened to what he said.

Gu Yong and Zhang Wei are the real helmsmen of Alibaba Pictures Group. Together with Deng Kangming, the three of them work together to easily eclipse Zhang Qiang.

As the chief financial officer, Zhang Wei knows big data operations very well. She calculated it in her mind and said to Gu Yong: "I know what you are thinking. Don't worry, it won't cost much to stop it this time."

"But I have to remind you that there are several distributors of "The Ex-Raiders", including Polywand Cinema, Wanda Cinema, Hengdian Cinema, Jinyi Zhujiang Cinema, and Hengyu Media. There are six distributors in total. square."

"No, it's the Eight Families, and us Ali and Teng Xun!"

Gu Yong sneered, his expression was obscure, and there was a strong unwillingness in his eyes.

The box office performance of "Raiders of the Expedition" may seem tepid, but the capital behind it was more than any other movie released at the same time.

It's not a hit at the box office. It's a matter of subject matter. The movie itself is definitely a money-making project.

As far as Gu Yong knows, the Taobao platform has already launched the promotion of "Predecessor Strategy".

Teng Xun Pictures, which was recently established by Teng Xun, also treated "Strategy of the Ex" as their first theatrical movie and helped promote it at 8 o'clock last night.

Several theater chains participating in the distribution immediately placed promotional posters for "The Story of the Ex" in the most conspicuous positions at the entrances of their cinemas.

So far, among all investors and distributors, Alibaba Pictures Group has not participated in the promotion.

Even if he is crazy, he does not dare to fight against the general trend. At this time, he launches a blockade against "Predecessor Strategy".

As for Dong Ping, who made the noise just now, he is just a cultural businessman. If he were not still useful to the big boss, they would have kicked him out of Alibaba Pictures.

"Steady hands!"

"The "Predecessor Raiders" company also has a share, and we don't need to risk the world's disapproval."

After understanding the key, Gu Yong nodded towards Zhang Wei, and then said to Zhang Qiang: "President, I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."

With that said, Gu Yong stood up and walked out of the conference room with a depressed look.

Gu Yong is sure that in addition to Tengxun and Baidu, Hengyu Media must also be involved in the negative news about Youku's financial crisis.

He couldn't move lightly, and he didn't dare to retaliate in time and go back. He could only find his place later.

"Everyone, since this is not a good time to block Hengyu Media, we might as well be generous and take the initiative to help promote "The Ex-Raiders" and let the public know that we, Alibaba, are also one of the investors of the movie!"

Zhang Qiang clapped his hands, controlled the rhythm of the meeting, and exercised his rights as president.

Just when investors such as Tengxun and Alibaba, as well as theater distributors, were fully promoting "The Ex-Raiders".

Fang Ziheng returned to Tianque City and once again entered into the busy filming of "The Great Wall".

Three-quarters of the filming for "The Great Wall" has been completed, leaving only two large-scale war scenes.

A siege by alien beasts.

The entire army of the Tang Dynasty attacked and went straight to the lair of the alien beasts.

July 25th.

When the troops assisting in the filming arrived, Fang Ziheng took the film's creators to greet them outside Tianque City, where they met old friends they had not seen for a long time.

Officer Ning, Ning Ruoyi!

Standing in front of the team in a straight military uniform, he looks heroic and unrivaled.

Fang Ziheng stepped forward quickly, took Ning Ruoyi's little hand with both hands, shook it twice, grinned and said, "Long time no see, Officer Ning, I'm glad to meet you again."

"Director Fang's style is still the same. He is living a good life."

Ning Ruoyi pursed her lips, her eyes were clear and deep, and she looked at Fang Ziheng carefully, subconsciously exerting some strength on the hand being held.

This guy was so cowardly that he dared to tease her in person after not seeing her for a year.

Hiss~

Fang Ziheng took a breath, and his ring finger was suddenly pinched hard, which hurt him to death.

He quickly returned to his seriousness and honestly invited Ning Ruoyi into the city.

"get off!"

Following Ning Ruoyi's order, the awnings of dozens of military vehicles behind her were suddenly lifted.

Thousands of soldiers quickly got out of the car and stood in neat formation.

These thousand warriors are the troupe of elite cavalrymen of the Tang Dynasty.