Chapter 202 The Godfather and the Difficult Brothers
Chapter 202 Godfather and Brother Inseparable
The crew of "mit-21-team" is in full swing every day in Las Vegas. It is not a week since Flame Movie successfully acquired Artisan Company for 160 million yuan. When the industry is still guessing what Flame wants to do, the gossip newspaper "Daily Entertainment" suddenly published a gossip on the set "The Magical New Business Theory, the 28 Law is already a past tense!?"
According to insiders, the article revealed that from Joshua Alba, he learned from Joshua Alba that when talking about this acquisition case on the set a few days ago, Shenqiyang talked about a new business concept "long-tail theory". 80% of unpopular goods are equally important as 20% of mainstream products. The development strategy of Flame Film is also based on this theory implementation. It also said that now is not an era of "what can we give to customers," but "what customers ask us to give to them." The era of rule of the 28 law is gone forever.
He also talked about the IT industry and was very optimistic about Google's development prospects. It has discovered and executive long-tail theory, and even predicted that if Yahoo and Microsoft do not take action and directly acquire or launch new technologies, they will be defeated by Google in a few years?
"I gave Bill Gates, and Jerry Yang a Chinese idiom 'to-rear-a-tiger-is-to-court-calamit'. I also suggest that, first, buy Google directly immediately. If Larry Page refuses, he will eat it as soon as it is launched; second, cut off all business from Google." At the same time, he commented that Yahoo is unrealistic, Google knows the convenience features that young people and ordinary people really need, and even said, "I didn't choose to go to Stanford at the beginning, otherwise I'll see how I deal with Google hard. Why, because I love movies."
What is the long-tail theory? It is really feasible? The commentary of "Daily Entertainment" joked: "This year, Shenqiyang was obsessed with inventions. In addition to the popular Internet gangs, he launched an attack on business."
Many websites, including Yahoo, also reprinted this rumored news because although he did not go to Stanford, he has a certain weight in the IT industry as the owner of the most popular blog website blogger. However, he whipped out Yahoo and Microsoft's remarks that favored Google without any support. Only Larry Page was frightened and sweated.
"Shenqi Yang is actually a business genius. Maybe we should thank him for not going to Stanford at the beginning, otherwise we would have one more competitor and one better director now." Yahoo Entertainment commented on the rumor so jokingly.
Under the blue sky, on the Las Vegas Strip, the crew of "mit-21-team" was placing photography equipment, and the deputy director directed the extras' moves, near the green trees of the big fountain, Joshua was laughing with Alexis, and he nodded and smiled, "Yes, I like Dotia bread, I make it? Jesus, I can't do it!"
"Joshua Alba, come with me." As if a cold sound was coming out of gritting teeth, Wang Yang walked by with a gray face, his eyes filled with depression, and he was holding a rolled newspaper in his hand.
Alexis was a little scared by the director's anger. She had been filming for almost a month and she had never seen him curse, but now... Joshua was also very confused. He had known him for so long, but he rarely saw Yang's appearance of killing people, as if it was related to him. He said to Ale, "I'll go and see what's wrong. Yang seems to be in a bad mood." Joshua quickly followed him.
Ali looked at him behind Wang Yang, walking to a tree with no passers-by and crew, Natalie, who was rehearsing the show, also looked at Wang Yang, and saw that he smashed the newspaper in his hand on Joshua's chest, pointing at it furiously and saying something, like a powder barrel exploded.
"Look at what this is! Tell me what this is? What are you doing!?" Wang Yang clenched his fist and almost swung it at Joshua. Joshua rushed to follow the newspaper, opening it while asking, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" Wang Yang took a deep breath, but still couldn't suppress the anger and shouted, "What's wrong? Why do you want to tell the long-tail fucking out!? Tell the media?!"
"Didn't I say I want to keep it a secret?? What do you say to do!! Do you know that you betray me??" Hearing Wang Yang's gritting roar, a layer of cold sweat suddenly appeared on Joshua's forehead. He stared blankly at the small page of the newspaper "Miki Yang's New Business Theory". He read quickly speechlessly: "Uh..."
Wang Yang pressed his temple, let out a long sigh, and said, "When did I say that Yahoo will perish in less than 5 years? He said that he wanted to deal with Google? Damn it! Even if I have that ability, I don't have that interest!! Fuck it!" He spoke louder and louder, and yelled again: "But do you know that Flame Movies and blogger have business dealings with Yahoo and Google, and there will be a lot of strategic cooperation in the future. You are making the situation very embarrassing now!!"
"Oh..." Joshua put down the newspaper, looked at the furious Wang Yang, and said helplessly: "I'm sorry... I don't know why this happened... I didn't tell the media! I remembered that I chatted with Ali and told her that day, because she was also very interested, and I said it was confidential... Damn!" He grabbed his hair irritatedly and said anxiously: "Who is so unscrupulous and sold it to the gossip newspaper! He also said it was me! It must not Ali, she has no reason to do this..."
"Hahaha! Of course, there is no reason for Ali to do this." Wang Yang suddenly stopped laughing, grabbed Joshua's collar, and said angrily: "But if she told her friends, she should keep it confidential; her friends told her friends again, and then a group of friends should keep it confidential! But someone wants to sell it." He twisted and pushed hard, and said with a breath: "So do you know how terrible virus marketing is!?"
Joshua took a quick step back and said with a confused look on his face: "Yang, I'm really sorry, I messed up!"
"It's not Google, Yahoo, do you know that the development policy of Flame Movie has been said like this... It is possible at any time to let other big companies react, and then they seize the resources of the film library with us and seize the market..." Wang Yang shouted so hard that he supported his waist with his left hand and pinched his nose with his right hand, saying, "Do you know why Flame is not listed? First, he is not short of money, and second, he is to avoid snipers such as Carl Icahn. We must develop safely and in a low-key manner!!"
Wang Yang glanced at Alexis over there, then glared at Joshua slightly, and gradually shouted: "Yoshu, you know that a good producer is all about films and markets, and has nothing to do with personal affairs! Why are there so many third-rate and fourth-rate producers? Because they can't keep their mouths, because they don't think about the overall situation, do they just tell everything casually? Are you hooked up by a hot girl in a bar, and you tell the investor and the director that the heroine is her? Who cares about you, you can't even be a third-rate producer, and you're going to get out soon!!"
Joshua wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, dared not look at Wang Yang's angry eyes, and said softly: "I know, I haven't said that..."
"Have you watched "The Godfather"? Don't let women influence your thinking!" Wang Yang roared again, lit his temples, and said, "Here!! To joke in front of women and to satisfy their interests..." He spoke slowly, his anger disappeared halfway, and he also said softer and softer: "Just say everything... In order to make women happy, let someone who has no sense of camera and is not an actor at all participate in the audition..."
Seeing him suddenly stop, his expression gradually calmed down, like a gunpowder barrel was poured down by a basin of cold water. Joshua blinked in confusion and said stunned: "Continue?"
"Um." Wang Yang looked at the crew members who looked over there, Natalie with a expressionless face, and Ali with some concern... He scratched his head, suddenly laughed softly, hit Joshua's shoulder, and said self-deprecatingly: "Sorry, Joshua, in fact, I have a responsibility, this mistake was first made by me." Joshua was still stunned and dumbfounded: "Is that true?" Wang Yang nodded: "Yes."
The source of this virus transmission chain was spoken from his mouth, and it was also to satisfy women's interests. The more he talked, the more he became more and more interested...
Wang Yang sighed, and Joshua told Alexis about his mentality, which was the same as he told Natalie that Rachel was the same, but Ale told others again. He did not suspect that Natalie or Rachel had spread it, they were not such boring people; he did not blame Alexis, when the first-hand secret was regarded as the second-hand, it would become the third-hand because it was despised.
"Joshua." Wang Yang looked at the tall young man in front of him with a frustrated expression. Over the past month, Joshua has been diligent in his job and has made no mistakes. A few years ago, everyone was still young children... People have to go through some things and slowly mature. Whether it is him or Joshua, there are many ways to go.
He put his shoulder on Joshua and smiled calmly, "I did something wrong, and you did something wrong. When someone tells you a secret, you must keep it secret and keep your promise."
"Yes!" Joshua nodded solemnly, but was still in a low mood and said with a frown: "I know it was my fault. Every time I look at Ali, I don't remember anything, but I will never do it in the future! You scolded me to wake me up." At the beginning, he flashed the idea that the other two women would say it, but he thought it was not. The fact was that he told Ali, and when he said it, he only said "Don't say it everywhere."
Why can't he keep the secret?! He was disappointed with himself by making things messy! But at the same time, he really made up his mind to be an excellent producer and an excellent person!
Looking at Wang Yang who was completely angry, Joshua's eyes gradually became firmer and he asked, "What should I do now? What consequences do I need to bear?"
"Do your job well! Keep going, don't respond to this." Wang Yang smiled, very happy to see that he was not timid. In fact, when Mark Slunt told the news on his phone some morning, they had already talked. The situation was not that serious. What he was angry about was Joshua telling the media about this.
Wang Yang said: "Flame has bought art craftsmen. We already have more than 8,500 movies, which is the largest number of film libraries in all Hollywood companies. Universal has the largest number of film companies in the largest number of film companies. No one can touch our film library." He shrugged and smiled: "And our operating system and channels are basically mature. Even Universal has begun to pay attention to long-tail business, which has little impact on us."
The focus of the long-tail theory is operation. The film library is the foundation, but it is not possible to make money after purchasing it back and put it in the warehouse, otherwise the art craftsman will not go bankrupt. The strategy of Flame Movie is not to exile and self-inflict, but to re-package and launch those movies, such as "weekend family comedy package", "bloody horror movie collection", etc., so that movie fans and audiences can clearly see when choosing films and can always find what they want.
"Really? You didn't comfort me?" Joshua looked puzzled, but if the disaster was not that big, he would naturally be very grateful.
"I need to comfort your sister, she doesn't know yet; but she doesn't need to comfort you." Wang Yang smiled and picked up the newspaper that fell to the ground, and said while folding it up: "In fact, we are developing the family entertainment market and seizing the market share of those big companies. They have high capital and high vision, but they will still pursue high costs and Oscars. In fact, what we should worry most is that companies such as Dimen and Miramax have also joined the ranks of film collection. You know, the opponent standing in front of you is the one who fights you close."
There are many 8,500 movies, but it is far from enough, because the more small commodities there are, the greater the power of the long tail. Only when the flame's library has 10,000, 20,000, and 30,000 movies can the goal of 50%:50%.
The acquisition of art craftsman is a crucial move for flames, but it will not stop because of this. Flame is already looking for the next prey and purchasing the copyright of the movie.
"The worst situation now is that there are more competitors to acquire. We already have a Lion Gate." Wang Yang looked at the newspaper in his hand again, and the words on it were full of quips. He smiled and said, "Does anyone believe in the long-tail theory? I hope they think this is a false news."
This kind of gossip, which is not a scandal, does not account for many pages, and does not attract much attention; and there is no picture or evidence, it can only be regarded as a rumor, just like someone saying "Paris Hilton was in the bathroom and scolded Drew Barrymore in the mirror." The difference is that the latter is more attractive.
"Yang, the newspaper is a bit distorted, but..." Joshua said seriously with a full face of thought: "It is still a long-tail theory, it seems to make sense. It cannot be made up by just one person, and it..."
"Whatever, don't worry!" Wang Yang looked at his eyes and said seriously: "Don't do this again, you, I am all." Joshua nodded seriously, and Wang Yang also nodded, turned around and saw Alexis over there. He suddenly thought of something and said: "Brother, there is another sentence in "The Godfather" that a man who does not take care of his family is not a man at all."
Wang Yang smiled and said, "I have another understanding, a woman who can control your thinking and change your mind, your mother, your wife, and your daughter." Joshua immediately laughed: "I will add another sister, you know that I have taken good care of my family since I was a child."
"It seems that we are not godfathers." Wang Yang thought of the angry curse just now, and didn't know if it hurt this guy's heart, so he stretched out his right hand to Joshua and said, "Friendship can build a solid line of defense. I hope this matter will not destroy our friendship." Joshua reached out and held it tightly with him, and smiled and said, "How could it be? Brother, I'm very happy if you are willing to accept my apology."
"Thank you very much for not rejecting my friendship." Wang Yang held his hand and pulled it. The two of them touched their shoulders hard. Wang Yang patted Joshua's back and smiled encouragedly: "My man, great people are not great when they are born, but they show their greatness in their growth process. We have just set out on the road."
Alexis, who was paying attention to the development of the situation in the distance, saw that they were fine and smiled as if they were relieved. Natalie smiled and withdrew her gaze, and the crew members continued to concentrate on their work.
When Joshua heard that his way of speaking was very different from usual, he couldn't help but ask, "It's "The Godfather" again?" Wang Yang let go of him, shrugged and smiled, "Or what do you think? It's so classic." After that, he walked towards the camera.
"Godfather..." Joshua touched his head. Although the matter had come to an end, he still had to figure it out. He thought about walking towards Alexis, and Ale also walked up towards him: "Joshua, what's wrong? Miraculous Yang is so fierce." Joshua breathed, explained the newspaper clearly, and asked, "Did you tell others?"
"Oh my God! I didn't know it would be so serious..." Alexis covered his mouth with his hands, his face full of surprise and apologies, and said anxiously: "I'm sorry, a phone call with my friend two days ago, we happened to talk about Miracle Yang, and then talked about interesting news, and I said this... I thought you meant to tell your close friends, but I told her that you told not to talk everywhere... I'm sorry!"
Joshua waved his hand and said very self-deprecatingly: "It's nothing, actually I have the greatest responsibility. This mistake was first made by me." Ali said very blamingly: "I am such an idiot..." Joshua looked at her and said seriously: "Ali, I did something wrong, and you did something wrong. When someone tells you a secret, you have to keep your promise. But we didn't do it..."
"Hey, Vale, let's take a look." When he came to the set up camera, Wang Yang and Vale Fist and others greeted him, then leaned down and looked at the viewfinder with their eyes narrowed. They had already put down the long tail in their hearts, and had worked all day. After looking at this position, he took out a separate director's viewfinder and walked to another angle on the side of the road to see the sense of the picture.
At this time, he heard a laugh and asked, "What happened? You scolded Joshua so hard that you were about to cry." Wang Yang put down the viewfinder, looked at Natalie who came to beside him, and smiled and said, "It's nothing, the long-tail theory I told you about has been leaked, and I have become a haunted business genius." As he said that, he took out the paper from his pocket in the morning and asked someone to buy it specifically, but now it is rolled into a ball of paper, and said, "Look at it."
"What..." Natalie took it, opened the flat ground and looked at it for a few times, and then laughed and said, "It's so bad, I told the media!" Wang Yang responded while taking the view, "Aren't you? Why?" Natalie looked at him and whispered, "What do you think? My plan is that you had a falling out with Joshua because of this matter, and then there was a crack in your relationship with Jessica... I'm a Harvard student."
Wang Yang smiled and ignored her words. Natalie kept paying attention to his expression and eyes without any suspicion. She immediately smiled in her heart. In fact, she was really a little worried just now. If she suspected that she was doing this, she would be very disappointed and sad. Fortunately, the fact is that she was thinking too much.
" Raising a tiger is a disaster..." Without any worries, Natalie read the newspaper text with interest and translated the idiom in Chinese. The more she read it, the more interesting she felt, and laughed: "Business wizard! You look very arrogant. Here I have taught Bill Gates a lesson, 'If you don't solve Google now, I promise that they will regret it in less than five years. Then Google will kick Gates in the ass.' Haha!"
In order to attract attention, gossip newspapers naturally do not report it in a normal way, but instead portray magical Yang as a guide to the image of "I only love movies and don't bother to enter the IT world, but once I enter it, it will be bloody." Internet boss Yahoo is not far from death. Bill Gates is waiting to beat his chest and stamp his feet in the future, and he should kill Google immediately! These are all the key reporting targets. The youngest billionaire teaches the world's richest man a lesson, which is also a big gossip.
"I'll wait a few years later to see if it's right!" Natalie rolled up the newspaper with a smile. Wang Yang put down the viewfinder, looked at her, and said with a smile: "I don't know if the newspapers are, but I know you will be the Best Actress in the Oscar."
"Yes, you said it when you were 14 years old." Natalie shrugged and said, "I said it too, brother, you will be the best director of the Oscar!"
The two of them couldn't help laughing a few times, vaguely remembering that during the filming of "Juno", they had said similar things. Wang Yang smiled and patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't say it's impossible, there's nothing impossible, so we will be." As he said that, he walked towards the camera and Natalie followed behind with a smile.
"But actually, the Oscars are no big deal, I prefer the box office."
"Then you don't want it, I want it."
Chapter completed!