Who are you calling powerful?

Boss Wei went to the appointment with Fatty Yu, and in the end, nearly 20 people came to the party.

Most of them were from the Film Association, and there were six vice chairmen alone, including Chen Daoming, Boss Wei's former rival, who also came to show his support.

Old Chen was very open-minded. He was a head lower in position and could not compete with him in strength, but he still put on airs and pretended to be powerful. Aren't you waiting for others to make things difficult for you?

With his status and qualifications, he didn't have to worry about being banned by Boss Wei and having no food to eat, but being targeted and tripped up would be enough, but the key was that there was no need for this. The two had no personal grudges, and he didn't have to be the chairman of the Film Association, so there was no need to confront him.

You can say he was scared or timid.

Whether it was his statement at the previous election meeting or taking the opportunity to come to the party to show his support, Chen Daoming was sending friendly signals to Wei Yang.

It can't even be said that he was sending signals. Except for the fact that he used more obscure words to save face, it was no different from directly joining Wei Yang.

Wei Yang accepted Lao Chen's overtures without hesitation. Whether in meetings or private gatherings, he showed great respect to him and gave him enough face in front of others.

However, from the division of labor planned by the Film Association, it can be seen that Boss Wei still guarded against Lao Chen and the other two senior vice presidents.

Most of the work they were responsible for was the kind of things that looked very respectable. They were praised on the surface, but they were basically empty talk and had very little real power.

In this way, even if they gave him face, they could not catch any handles, and they did not have to worry about being messed up.

Anyway, when Fatty Yu learned about the general division of labor plan, he felt that Wei Yang was really shady, and those in the Film Association who took him as a young man and bullied him were in big trouble.

In the end, Fatty Yu didn't know what those people were thinking.

Wei Yang didn't have much experience in the system before, but he did have management experience.

He was able to build several large commercial groups from scratch, and during this period, he also had a classic case of winning over the strong by defeating the weak and snatching PPTV from Suning. Even if he was not familiar with the system rules, he could easily defeat a group of half-baked people with the same literary and artistic attributes with only the most basic routines.

Because he understood these, Fatty Yu was very Buddhist about the affairs of the Film Association, and basically followed Wei Yang.

Compared with the Film Association, he was actually most concerned about Bona.

Last year, Bona did not participate in many projects. One was "Operation Red Sea" with Blue Whale, and the other was "Shadow" by Lao Mouzi, who cooperated with LeTV.

Although the movie "Shadow" also had many flaws, its overall reputation was still good, at least much better than the previous "The Great Wall".

But although the reputation was good, it didn't make money.

The cost of this movie was rumored to be more than 300 million yuan, but it was actually not that much, but it was not much different.

According to the calculation formula that the producer gets about one-third of the box office revenue, "Shadow" needs to have a box office of more than 900 million yuan to make a profit, but the actual box office of this movie was less than 700 million yuan.

Just based on the box office share, this project is definitely a loss-making project, but the good thing is that the director of this movie is Zhang Yimou.

Why is it said that famous directors are valuable? Because the halo of famous directors is not only used in box office, but also has great benefits in attracting advertisements and selling copyrights.

Although Zhang Yimou is a little out of date now, he is still a famous director ranked very high in China. Whether it is advertisers or platforms, everyone is willing to buy his account and the price given is much higher than that of normal projects.

With Zhang Yimou's backing, plus the good reputation in the future, it can also be operated. The project of "Shadow" is not a loss.

It's just that on paper, Bona has income from this project, but the amount is relatively meager, but considering Bona's investment, it actually lost money.

In addition, other projects last year were not very good, which made Bona's business look very bad, and Fatty Yu almost had high blood pressure.

Under pressure from all sides, Bona has made a big move this year and made a lot of moves, including "The Captain" and "Ip Man 4".

This is a big gamble, but if it fails, Fatty Yu won't have to worry about Jiang Shuying and the like. It's a relief for Peacock Princess not to run away.

This gathering is also to ask Boss Wei for his opinion, to put his mind at ease, and to play a pitiful role in advance to lay the groundwork.

If he really fails, he can ask Boss Wei for help, whether it's to participate in a project or to borrow money, he has to ask Boss Wei to help his old friend and give him a way out.

The place where Fatty Yu invited guests is a high-end club with complete functions, which can provide swimming, indoor golf, chess and cards, fitness, foot bath, audio-visual room, billiards, cigars and many other leisure and entertainment sports.

Normally, Wei Yang might play with things that young people like.

There are many old comrades today, so Wei Yang appears more in calligraphy, teahouses, Chinese courtyards and other places. When Fatty Yu found him, he was practicing calligraphy with an old predecessor who had joined the calligraphy association.

Some hobbies will appear unconsciously when you are old, such as drinking tea, fishing, listening to opera, etc.

Wei Yang has lived two lives, and actually knows a little bit about these hobbies for old age.

For example, fishing, which he often goes now, is a habit left over from his middle-aged life in his previous life, and drinking tea is also half of it.

As for calligraphy, Wei Yang has a certain interest, but he is mainly too lazy to practice. He often pretends to be elegant when he is interested, and throws it aside after a while when he gets tired of it.

In his previous life, he pretended to be elegant, at most bought two copybooks, got a few brushes to play with, and the ink was simply the kind of industrial ink, and he never touched the inkstone.

In this life, he has a little money, even if it is a whim, he has bought a lot of good things.

Even if Wei Yang didn't practice calligraphy later, when he saw any good-looking inkstones, brushes, ink sticks, etc., he bought them home and put them in his study for collection and decoration.

He also collected many scattered copybooks from famous writers. Although most of them were from contemporary times and the Republic of China, their total value exceeded seven figures.

So although his calligraphy is average, Wei Yang can chat with these people. After all, he does know a little bit and is proficient in stationery.

The most important thing is that Boss Wei is having fun talking. He will give you inkstones worth tens of thousands of yuan, Hui ink equal to the price of gold, and calligraphy and calligraphy by a certain famous calligrapher directly.

Everyone hates RMB players, but it’s another thing for RMB players to give you good equipment.

"Mr. Fan, please don't be polite. My bad calligraphy is not worthy of these good inks. If you write two good calligraphy for me later, I will make a profit."

Smiling Mimi sent the old man away, and Fatty Yu glanced at Wei Yang curiously.

"Mr. Wei, I remember I haven't introduced him to you yet. How did you know that Mr. Fan's son works at the propaganda outlet?"

"Yeah?"

Wei Yang, who was reading the words, raised his head with a somewhat "astonished" expression: "Is there still such an inside story? Oh, I just use words to make friends. I think I can chat with the old man, and Mr. Fan won't misunderstand anything."

Fatty Yu then "suddenly understood" and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if there is a misunderstanding between gentlemen, as long as you explain it clearly."

"That's fine."

Wei Yang nodded, then said no more and continued writing according to Mr. Fan's instructions just now.

Fatty Yu polished off his ink for him, and by the way, he made some insinuations about Bona's movie plans for next year.

"What the hell are you thinking about? Apart from that, "Ip Man 4" and "Captain of China" are extremely profitable projects. These two projects alone will be stable for Bona next year. Besides, aren't you still investing with us? "My Motherland and Me" and "Flying Life"?

It can be seen that the repeated defeats last year were a big blow to Fatty.

In fact, although the cold winter of film and television was completely caused by masks, there were already clues before masks.

Especially last year, when Huayi and Feng Pants exploded, many entertainment companies and artists were trembling with fear. Except for a few companies, many listed film and television companies have seen their stocks shrink due to this. In addition, with the rise of major platforms, many TV dramas have become the mainstay. The development of small and medium-sized film and television companies in China is difficult.

If someone looks through earlier news, they will find that people have already started shouting "film and television winter" since 2018.

It’s just that the market as a whole is improving, so most people don’t take it seriously.

Even if the development is not smooth, it is thought that it is entering a temporary off-season, and it is normal for the market to have ups and downs, or it is beginning to reach a certain bottleneck period in development, and it will be fine if it gets over it.

Even the more pessimistic group only thought that it had reached its peak and then slowly declined.

There is nothing wrong with this inference. Under normal circumstances, even if it falls from its peak in 2019 and enters the cold winter of film and television, it will get colder bit by bit.

But unexpectedly, a three-year-old mask came and immediately caused a super instant cooling.

From the hot weather at the beginning of autumn to the icy and snowy Sanjiu, many people froze to death without even having a chance to warm themselves up.

Fatty Yu is relatively pessimistic, but not desperate, otherwise he wouldn't have invested so much money.

But nervousness is unavoidable, worrying about gains and losses, and even starting to plan for the worst outcome and ask Boss Wei to take care of it.

After being enlightened by Wei Yang, Fatty Yu felt much better, but he still asked reluctantly.

"What about "Chasing the Dragon 3"?"

"Although I have a good relationship with Director Wang, it turns out that when he chooses to rest on his laurels, it means that the project has entered a countdown."

As mentioned before, one of Fatty Wang's old habits is to make a popular project, and then start to risk his life around this project to rest on his laurels.

Not to mention, the "Macau Storm" series was ruined by him personally, and "Chasing the Dragon", the IP that helped him restore his reputation, sent him back into the abyss step by step.

Fatty Yu is a little disappointed. "Chasing the Dragon 2" plus many of the movies listed above, only "Captain of China" and "Chasing the Dragon 2" are really produced by Bona.

Although Bona also participated in "Ip Man 4" a lot, the first producer and controlling company was Huang Baiming's Oriental Pictures.

"My Motherland and Me" was spearheaded by China Film Group Corporation Shanghai Film and Television Corporation and Blue Whale. Bona only participated in one joint production and was only responsible for investment, with almost no say.

It was he who helped bring Blue Whale to invest in "Flying Life". The biggest investors in the film are Blue Whale and Bona.

As a result, director Han Han gained the recognition and support of Blue Whale and his voice increased significantly, which resulted in Bona having limited control over the project.

Therefore, in Fatty's heart, he most hopes that "Captain of China" and "Chasing the Dragon 2" will become big hits, which will benefit Bona the most.

Now one of them was directly sentenced to death by Boss Wei, and Fatty Yu's mood that had just improved fell again.

What made him feel even worse was that Wei Yang later reviewed several movies, and his evaluation of "Flying Life" was obviously better than "Ip Man 2", which he valued more.

"After so many years of filming the "Ip Man" series, we can actually see that the base is just that big."

"Unless the quality of the fourth part is particularly good or something breaks the circle, the upper limit is set. The third part the year before last was less than 800 million, and the fourth part was over 1 billion? Or a little more?"

"I don't particularly like Han Han, but I never deny his talent. His debut and the previous film "Riding the Wind and Breaking the Waves" have proven his appeal in terms of box office."

"Racing themes are his comfort zone, and with Shen Teng, who is now very popular, 1.5 billion should not be a problem. If he is lucky, 2 billion+ is not impossible."

Wei Yang's analysis is not entirely God's eye. Because of the butterfly effect, the box office of many movies fluctuates.

So now when analyzing the box office, Wei Yang will refer to the data of his previous life, but will also combine it with reality, and verify the two phases. The data is extremely accurate.

This is also why Fatty Yu asked him to analyze and trust him. He had been shown too much before and had already been in awe.

"This is a bit troublesome..."

Fat Yu had a headache, and Wei Yang couldn't help laughing. He knew what the other party was worried about, and it was related to him.

As mentioned above, Bona is one of Han Han's financial sponsors. Later, in order to get close to Blue Whale, Fatty Yu returned the favor and brought Han Han and Blue Whale together, and successfully reached a cooperation in the project of "Flying Life".

As a result, this cooperation went wrong!

Blue Whale's professionalism is not at the same level as Bona. As a producer, they manage what they should manage and don't manage what they shouldn't manage. They cooperate in all aspects and can even provide Han Han with various creative, production, and post-production support.

Originally, Han Han and Bona had a pleasant cooperation, but now compared with Blue Whale, the gap is immediately apparent.

It happened that at this time, the Bona team and Han Han had a disagreement on some things about "Flying Life".

As mentioned above, Han Han won the support of Blue Whale, and his voice increased, which made Bona's control over the project decline because of this incident.

Although Bona and Han Han did not fall out later under the mediation of Blue Whale, some conflicts still occurred.

It is said that a senior executive of Bona also scolded Han Han privately, saying that he was ungrateful, licking the thigh of the new master (Blue Whale) and then biting the old master, and he would have to be dealt with sooner or later.

Now, Fatty Yu is counting on Han Han to make money and become famous, and to continue cooperation in the future, so he has to be coaxed.

Today's Bona is not the behemoth it was in the past life, and Fatty Yu, the vice chairman of the Film Association, has benefited from Boss Wei.

If Han Han can show box office performance, there are many people willing to be his backers. Even Blue Whale may not approve of Bona targeting Han Han, a profitable partner, so unless they don't care about anything and tear their faces apart, the best way is to turn hostility into friendship.

Fatty Yu is also a master who can take it or leave it, and immediately called Han Han to come to the party.

With Boss Wei here to help mediate, he will find an opportunity to say a few soft words to ease the conflict.

Wei Yang readily agreed. As a boss and partner, he should help mediate if there is a problem, and eat melons and watch the fun by the way...