Chapter 924: The bottom line
The Academy Awards gave Meng Qingzhou a stumbling block, and Chen Jiashang didn't have much hope for the box office of "The Finale of the Four Famous Captures", but professional ethics must be discussed. The eldest son Wang invited him to Yanjing to prepare for publicity, so Director Chen could only respond;
"Mr. Wang, is the schedule set?"
The eldest son was angry. Chen Jiashang knew Meng Qingzhou's influence in the mainland, but he still cheated him in a fury with Wen Jun. Isn't this asking for death?
"I'm still thinking about it. Do you think it's appropriate to be on the National Day holiday or the New Year holiday?"
Chen Jiashang dared not say much. If Wan Chongshan targeted him, that schedule would be useless. He knew this very well;
"Mr. Wang, you are an expert in this regard, I really have no idea!"
Wang Changtian looked at Chen Jia coldly, and he was completely disinterested in these Hong Kong directors. He knew that Mingzhe would protect himself when something happened. What's the use of asking you?
"That's true, I'll consider this matter again. Director Chen, since this is the case, you don't have to suffer from publicity anymore. The company will make arrangements at that time."
Chen Jiashang knew that this should be the last cooperation between him and mainland film and television companies. Although the media said nothing, as long as people who have been in the circle for several years should know what this means;
There is no doubt that it was Wan Chongshan or Boss Meng who suppressed the news about the Golden Horse Awards through relationships. It was not that he refused to say it, but that he deliberately gave the outside world a signal. This matter has passed so don’t talk about it anymore;
But is this really the case?
Wang Changtian didn't think much about it. He couldn't have had a quarrel with Wan Chongshan for this movie, and he couldn't have let this matter affect his relationship with Lao Meng. Even if he had a loss, he would admit it;
With the market conditions in the past two years, it is not too difficult to make money back. Moreover, Wan Chongshan has sent an investment invitation from "Detective Chinatown". Even if he throws "The Finale of the Four Famous Captains" into the warehouse, he doesn't feel sorry for him!
At the Qilan Club in Yanjing, a Rolls-Royce Phantom stopped in front of the door. Meng Qingzhou, under the obsession of Xiaohu, met her request to come and disrupt the situation;
In fact, Meng Qingzhou has contacted Zhejiang Film and Television Group. The other party will send a special person to meet in the past two days to determine the investment amount and income ratio. He has not had time to tell Mimi about these news;
Jiang Ziqiang naturally couldn't expect Meng Qingzhou to bypass him. When he learned that this person was coming, he had no choice but to come out to greet him in person;
Although he is a boss this time, although there are many people who know about it in the circle, not many people are truly capable and willing. After all, there has never been a model of real CG in China before. Jiang Ziqiang himself cannot be sure whether the market will agree with it;
Since you need investment, why didn’t Wan Chongshan invite you?
This is the psychology of a big shop bullying customers and a big shop bullying. She has controlled this project for many years, and Jiang Ziqiang doesn’t want to be picked by someone to pick the fruit when he is about to lose his mind;
"Mr. Meng and Mr. Yang, it's rare to see two big masters coming, and Jiang is honored!"
Mimi pulled Qingzhou. Before he could react, she had already taken over the conversation: "Mr. Jiang has many people, Lao Meng and I come uninvited. You won't be surprised, right?"
Jiang Ziqiang smiled embarrassedly, bowed to the two of them, and the three of them entered the club together;
"Mimi, your temperament has to be changed. People are already in a state of turmoil, why bother to point it out!"
The little fox held the boat, looked up and whispered: "He doesn't give us face, do I have to worry about anything? Besides, when you travel with your boss Meng, how dare you weaken your reputation!"
When everyone present saw the male and female couple coming in, their expressions were a little strange. Uninvited guest!
Especially the two brothers of the Huang family, Meng Qingzhou notified them at the beginning of the month that Yipin Investment will gradually reduce its holdings in Huayi shares within one year until all of them are sold out;
In theory, with the current momentum of Huayi, it is best to hold the shares in your hands. They asked experts to know why Meng Qingzhou did this;
The expert's reply is very simple, and the profit-making cashing out shows that Meng Qingzhou did not have the idea of taking over Huayi. This is good news for the two brothers. If Meng Qingzhou, who is rich and powerful, really wants to take over Huayi, they have no chance of winning!
Meng Qingzhou holds 17.6% of Huayi's shares. Currently, Huayi's total market value is close to 50 billion, which is not far from the highest market value in my impression of 80 billion. With such a high return, of course I have to take it away. Should I keep it for the New Year?
When Yu Dong and Xinghui's Lao Qin saw them coming in, they waved from afar. Lao Meng had no intention of greeting others and walked over;
"Little fox, you can talk less later, don't worry, there will definitely be a portion of the fragrance of flowers!"
"You two are not right. They came here without invitation. They are bullying!" Yu Dong asked the two to sit down, handed Lao Meng a cigarette, and said jokingly;
"Mr. Yu and Mr. Qin are interested in "Monster Hunt"?"
Xiaohu cares about whether anyone robs her. As for bullying, it depends on what it says;
Qin Hui looked at Mimi in surprise and pointed at Meng Qingzhou: "Mr. Yang, didn't Lao Meng tell you?"
Although the news in the entertainment industry spread very quickly, some important information is not easy for ordinary people to find out. However, bosses like Yu Dong and Qin Hui naturally have their own channels. They will know about Meng Qingzhou contacting Zhejiang Film and Television Group today;
"Hmm? Mr. Qin, what do you mean?"
"Hey, you two are having fun with us. Lao Meng has done everything to cut off the firewood from the pot. You are still in the dark. I said Lao Meng, you are here to have a free meal, right?"
The little fox turned around and glared at Qingzhou fiercely. She would not say much in such an occasion, and would punish him well after returning home;
"I came here for other things. Do you know about Lao Yu and Tian Xiaopeng's "The Return of the Great Sage"?"
"How come I don't know about this? I also know that Weiying Times is coming to find you. Why, aren't you interested?"
Yu Dong's Bona Film Company is a full-industry chain film group company with a core development behavior and expanding to the upstream and downstream. He has always been very close to industry information;
Compared with Wanchongshan, Huayi, Light, LeTV, and Wanda, they mainly feature independent development projects, which means that most of the about 15 films released in a year are independent development projects and enjoy copyright and distribution rights;
Secondly, he can make big movies, such as "Taking Tiger Mountain in Strategy" and "Macau Storm" gathering movies, and his peers in the industry rarely have this ability;
Yu Dongai uses Hong Kong directors, which is well known in the film and television industry because of its mature industrial system, cost control ability and stable performance;
Bona has set up cinemas nationwide, and currently there are about 40, which are not as good as Wanchongshan and Wanda, but it has many advantages over the other three.
On the other hand, Bona is too low-key in the capital market and has low brand recognition; the investment and financing actions are not obvious, and it starts late;
"I asked Mr. Xia, who was from Weiying, to come here just to ask about the specific situation. If you two believe me, let's talk together!"
Do you believe in Meng Qingzhou?
It’s still necessary to ask, at least Yu Dong has made up his mind to get involved!
Qin Hui was a little hesitant. He had no confidence in domestic cartoons, not to mention that he had been working on projects for many years. However, for Lao Meng, he was willing to offer some things, just as giving favors;
"As long as you say Boss Meng, how much is it, we Xinghui will follow you!"
In 2012, American DreamWorks Animation Studio, Magic City Oriental Media Group, Chinese Cultural Industry Investment Fund and Magic City Lianhe Investment Co., Ltd. jointly established the film production company Oriental DreamWorks.
The Sino-US co-produced animation film "Kung Fu Panda 3" jointly produced by Oriental DreamWorks and DreamWorks Animation has achieved global box office revenue of over US$500 million and a box office of over RMB 1 billion in mainland China. This commercial success has become an important milestone in the development of Chinese animation;
But unfortunately, no one in the mainland is optimistic about purely animated movies;
Especially after the domestic animated film "Kuiba" was frustrated, the market prospects continued to be underestimated by many people, and major film and television companies almost completely gave up their investment in this area;
"Lao Meng, did Weiying say how much investment is needed? Penguin, Wanda's family has a great business, so we don't need this little money!"
At this time, Yu Dong had completely left "The Monster Hunt" behind his mind and was thinking about "The Return of the Great Sage";
"Weiying is an independent calculation. No matter how rich Brother Ma and Wang Wanda are, it has nothing to do with them. Otherwise, I wouldn't have found me. I asked someone to ask. Tian Xiaopeng got 30 million in the first phase of the investment, and now he has no money. How much does it take? When Mr. Xia comes, you will know!"
"It's too much trouble to do animation. I've made several movies with that kung fu!" Qin Hui said with complaints;
Lao Qin's words are exactly what many film and television company bosses think, and there is another point that Hollywood's annual cartoons are not seen as high as the box office in China;
Some people always say that the gap between Chinese and American cartoons is ridiculously large, and there is nothing wrong with this!
The first thing is the money. Look at the big fish and begonia always say it is going to be out, but the middle of the way said hello I don’t have money, do you remember the Calabash? Have you noticed that its seven brothers look exactly the same? The director at that time said that he didn’t have that much time, energy and money.
Well, then China does not have that good script technology yet.
There are few people in China who are willing to contribute to animation;
It’s not that there are no people, but that there are really few people. It’s really time-consuming to do animation, and there is basically no reward in the early stage. In this era, no one wants to have a house or a car first, and it will take until later.
Do you remember the big fuss in Tiangong decades ago? Why is the earliest version called a classic? The excellent workmanship, the fine picture, the musical characters, etc., making it incomparable?
Why?
Because at that time, the most powerful painters basically went to QWQ, and the country strongly supported it! There is still money! The best ones are all gathered together, how could they not do it well?
After all, it was Jiang Ziqiang's place. Before Mr. Xia arrived, Lao Yu suggested that he would just say a few perfunctory words, at least he had to let Jiang Ziqiang have a clear idea;
"I won't go. If he doesn't receive the news, it's hard for me to say that I'll go there. You two can help me go to Tantan."
"Qingzhou, will the producers of "The Return of the Great Sage" and "The Monster Hunt" have a little too many? Do you think you can buy all the projects?"
Seeing that Lao Meng was very optimistic about these two projects, Boss Yang, who was more determined, had a unique mind again;
"Yes, with my strength, we can buy the project, but we will not cooperate with our two companies in the future. Are you stupid? You can say all these words. I really doubt whether you are pregnant!"
There is no saying that domestic movies are "stable to make money". Most of them are losses, and any type is there. Only a few are making money, and a few make big money, such as gambling.
The reason is that Chinese movies cannot cater to the audience's demand for movies, and can only rely on other methods to coax and trick the audience into the cinema, which is very unreliable;
There are two kinds of psychology of viewers watching movies: one is to see you "what happened" and people are in trouble, and then I want to see what you are doing and how to solve it. This is a bit like watching the streets, and the more fierce the noise, the more you like to watch. There is no censorship in the United States, and film companies specifically deal with the audience, killing, setting fires, attacks and explosions, natural disasters and man-made disasters, urban destruction, and the end of the world. All those that can be done are put into practice.
One is to see something you have never seen before, such as fantasy, magic, legend, etc., so American filmmakers create according to these rules, cater to the needs of the audience, have enough confidence and have great grasp.
"Hmph, I don't believe you bought it. Who dares to say anything? Didn't Huayi do that a few years ago?"
Knowing the angry words Xiaohu said, Meng Qingzhou poured her half a glass of red wine from the table, "Okay, don't you just want Hua Zixiang to go public? I'll help you with this matter!"
Our boss Yang is not a person who is jealous of money. After following Meng Qingzhou, he has seen a lot of money and his eyelids are not that shallow. Now he is thinking about it, in addition to having a child at the age, there is also the fact that Hua Zixiang is going public;
"Oh, it was done a few years ago, but now it's not easy to deal with. Mr. Bona Yu said that he regrets going public in the United States, and it's not easy to come back now!"
The only wrong step Yu Dong has taken in recent years is to go public on Nasdaq, which has not played any role in the company's development, except for boasting in the media for a while, without any gain;
"The matter is man-made. When the national policies are relaxed, I will find a way out. Hua Zixiang has made great profits in recent years. I suggest you ask Tang Lijun to hire a professional accounting firm to sort out your finances well. Preparing for listing in the future will save a lot of trouble!"
The vixen loves to listen to these words, and she is not an unreasonable person. She just likes to tease him in front of Lao Meng, especially when he looks like he coaxes herself, she is so fascinated by all kinds of things;
"Jiang Ziqiang is here, Lao Meng!"
As soon as Mimi looked up, she saw Yu Dong bringing Jiang Ziqiang over;
"Mr. Meng, don't tell me in advance if you have a good thing. Do you want to give me a surprise?"
Even though she knew that Meng Qingzhou had brought her a nest, she could not tell Jiang Ziqiang's depression at all. Even the little fox had to admit that he was much worse than these old foxes;
"If you have a better partner, I will definitely support you, Mr. Jiang. It's just that the Blue Starry Sky contacted me, it's hard to shirk it. Don't mind!"
Meng Qingzhou also talked lies with his eyes open. Everyone can’t help but see who will first!
Jiang Ziqiang made a haha and randomly toasted Lao Meng. The drinks are no longer meaningful now. Fortunately, no one has consulted him for a discussion on cooperation. Jiang Ziqiang took the opportunity to sit here for a while and also had an excuse to perfunctorily treat others;
"Hehe, seeing you two are fighting each other, I thought it was going to break up!"
"How is it possible? He knows what the situation is. If you delay time, I will not be in a hurry when the movie will be released!"
If you have money and power, you are the master!
Chapter completed!