Lu Yanhe asked: "But Sister Ziyan, why did Hong Qi tell me this at this time? Isn't he afraid that I will tell Li Zhibai and Yan Liang this news and let Lin Suyang and Zhou Ping'an know?"
Chen Ziyan asked with a smile: "Then why don't you think that he just wants to pass these words to Zhou Pingan and Lin Suyang through you?"
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
Chen Ziyan: "This is a conspiracy, the kind that is obvious. Why have we been talking about this matter for so long and waited until now to actually take action? Because Li Zhibai and Yan Liang have just renewed their contracts with the company. The negative side of this matter is The impact can be minimized.”
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.
"If Zhou Pingan and Lin Suyang don't accept it, then they will leave the company. Anyway, they can't take Li Zhibai and Yan Liang with them." Chen Ziyan said, "The timing is very critical at this time, so in this way, in order to keep their hands Compared with the things contained in it, such a conspiracy is not unacceptable.”
"Sister Ziyan, what if I don't tell Li Zhibai and Yan Liang these things?" Lu Yanhe asked, "Since I already know that Hong Qi wants to tell them through my mouth, and then let Zhou Pingan and Yan Liang know, Then if I don’t want to be involved, I just don’t say anything.”
"If you don't say it, these words will reach their ears openly. However, if these words come from the mouths of Li Zhibai and Yan Liang, it will save a lot of effort." Chen Ziyan said bluntly, "This person Hong Qi , he stays hidden most of the time and will not be involved in the company's specific business. However, once he starts to take action, he will rarely fail to achieve his goal. He will make everything clear and make people have no way out. Can escape.”
Lu Yanhe was surprised and confused.
"This seems to be different from the image I heard about him in Star Entertainment before."
"Maybe he enjoys being a lion who usually sleeps soundly, roars at critical moments and can dominate for a period of time." Chen Ziyan smiled.
"Okay." Lu Yanhe asked, "What if this is a conspiracy against Zhou Ping'an and Lin Suyang, but what about Ma Zhongquan and the others? They are vice presidents, can't they see that this is a conspiracy to divide them, and don't have the ability to change this situation? ?”
"Who is willing to refuse the opportunity to be the top leader, and who is willing to change?" Chen Ziyan smiled softly, "As for the company being weakened, who in his position would think that he can't turn the company back after taking over? What’s more, after Star Entertainment’s transformation, If Hong Qi doesn't transfer other business to Woodpecker Company to expand the territory around idol artists, Ma Zhongquan will liquidate it. As long as the actor's business is not linked to him, this business will no longer be beneficial to the company. It’s important and has nothing to do with him.”
Lu Yanhe nodded.
Chen Ziyan: "These internal matters within Star Entertainment really have nothing to do with you. This time Hong Qi must meet you and tell you this. The second thing is to ask you to be a consultant. He wants to see where there is room for further cooperation with you. To put it simply Said, he wants to see you face to face, rather than get to know you from the past or from my mouth.”
"What kind of cooperation does he want to carry out with me?" Lu Yanhe asked doubtfully.
"Star Entertainment is not the only one that wants to transform. Woodpecker, a company whose main business is acting as an agent, what kind of cooperation do you think it wants to do with you?" Chen Ziyan said, "Don't say you won't cooperate with them. Li Zhibai and Yan Liang's The actors are all in Woodpecker, and you will have to deal with them in the future, plus Ryu Ji-yin and Sunghae, who have a good relationship with you... Didn't you also arrange guest roles for them in "Legend of Sword and Fairy" later? "< br>
Lu Yanhe suddenly realized.
"Okay." He shrugged, "I didn't expect that Mr. Hong would suddenly become interested in me."
"He has always been interested in you, but he has never viewed you from the perspective of a strategic partner before." Chen Ziyan said, "He has always felt that your various actions in the company, including "Jump Up", It’s all thanks to me and my guidance, and I don’t blame you for these achievements.”
Lu Yanhe smiled.
"Sister Ziyan, do you have a good relationship with Hong Qi?"
"It's not bad, at least it's much better than the relationship with Ma Zhongquan and those people." Chen Ziyan said, "At any rate, we have known each other for so many years. In terms of work and morality, we still have a good personal relationship."
To be able to make Chen Ziyan say such things, it seems that the relationship is really good.
Of course, too. When Chen Ziyan left Star Entertainment and founded Shihuo, Hong Qi still had a stake in it. When Chen Ziyan was in Star Entertainment, she did not have any executive position, but she had invisible and unshakable privileges in Star Entertainment. Hong Qi's instruction and tacit approval must have been behind this.
Lu Yanhe actually had no special impression of Hong Qi. The only few times we had dealt with him before were when he was commended for his bravery. As a company representative, he attended the commendation ceremony. More often than not, as Chen Ziyan said, he is in a state of invisibility in Star Entertainment.
On the contrary, the previous contract with Star Entertainment expired. Lu Yanhe originally thought that Star Entertainment would quarrel with him. Unexpectedly, nothing happened and everything ended smoothly.
Chen Ziyan’s evaluation is: “That’s because your impression of the top executives of Star Entertainment mainly comes from Zhou Ping’an and Ma Zhongquan. They are the kind of people who have no attitude and can do whatever it takes, but not everyone is like this.”
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The reactions of Li Zhibai and Yan Liang were surprisingly consistent.
"Then just tell them." Li Zhibai said, "I told you that it was a conspiracy."
Lu Yanhe: "Will this affect your relationship with your agent? If this comes from your mouth, then you have to express your attitude to them clearly."
Li Zhibai: "Brother Su Yang will not let me make this choice. He is a very smart man. Moreover, even if I am willing to support him unconditionally, my contract is with Star Entertainment. It is really the worst." Even if he breaks up with the company, I can’t leave.”
Yan Liang: "Zhou Ping'an is actually joining forces with Lin Suyang. They want to put pressure on the company together and retain their right to bring artists across companies within the group. According to what you told us, the company doesn't actually require them to choose a side. It's just up to them to be decentralized. What do you think? In fact, it is a good thing for the company to do this. In the past, one person managed all our businesses, but now different businesses are managed by more professional people. We told them this, which is a good thing for us. An attitude.”
Indeed, Star Entertainment’s approach is definitely more beneficial to artists.
There will be a more professional team to serve them.
"However, the three of us have dramas to appear next. Please pay attention and don't let this matter affect your drama promotion." Lu Yanhe reminded.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Liang sighed.
"What's wrong?" Lu Yanhe asked.
"Stop talking, I've already been affected. Previously, Zhou Pingan asked Ma Zhongquan for a marketing fund for my drama promotion period, but Ma Zhongquan refused." Yan Liang said, "But who will be the CEO of Woodpecker Company now? No one knows yet.”
"Then there is still someone in charge of this business, right? Is there no one in charge anymore?"
"Deputy General Xu Zhouji is in charge for the time being. However, he used to be in charge of finance and doesn't understand our business, so he doesn't dare to sign casually." Yan Liang said, "Zhou Ping'an said he would get this done before starting the drama promotion. However, judging from the current situation, Zhou Ping'an may not have enough time to take care of his own affairs."
Lu Yanhe: ""Liu Guang Yin" is a drama starring you and Zhang Lan. Doesn't Zhang Lan also approve publicity funds?"
"I don't know about this, but Zhang Lan doesn't have such worries. Her agent will take her alone." Yan Liang said, "Such adjustments by the company will not have a substantial impact on them. Her There will be no shortage of publicity funds." Lu Yanhe: "She won't be short of money, and you shouldn't be short of it either. Ma Zhongquan won't approve it, Xu Zhouji won't sign it, and Zhou will not be short of it. If Ping An can't take care of it, then you can go find Hong Qi yourself. Now, whether it's Star Entertainment or Woodpecker, he is in charge. You are now a customer who can bring tens of millions of revenue to the company every year. If they are in your drama Even if you can’t support it when you announce it, according to the contract you renewed with them, don’t they have breached the contract?”
Yan Liang nodded.
Li Zhibai also said: "That's what I mean. If you are embarrassed to look for it, I will help you look for it. My "Fake Death" is also about to be released. If they don't provide me with the necessary support as stipulated in the contract, Then just cancel the appointment.”
Li Zhibai's temper rose again.
Lu Yanhe nodded, "No matter how they adjust their own management, they cannot affect your affairs."
"It's true. They want to share the rights of agents and deny us the treatment we should have. That cooperation is nonsense." Li Zhibai said speechlessly. As he spoke, he also said that he was getting angry, and his face was full of anger.
"Don't get excited just by talking." Yan Liang patted Li Zhibai on the shoulder.
Lu Yanhe: "Don't be angry."
Li Zhibai took a long breath.
"Yes, I'm not angry." Li Zhibai nodded. He couldn't hold it back and let out a slow breath. "I suddenly regret it now. Why did I renew my contract with Star Entertainment?"
Lu Yanhe: "The brokerage companies in this world are all the same, unless you go out and do it by yourself, but if you go out and do it by yourself and have to worry about everything, it's not a good thing. Do you know how many problems this company in Linghe has given me now?" Do you want to do it or worry about it? ”
Yan Liang: "But you still have the initiative in your own hands. I envy this. If I hadn't accumulated enough now, and I wasn't like Yan He who could write scripts and do projects by myself, I would have wanted to start it myself." A studio, even if it’s a bit harder, doesn’t have to be just a Party B like it is now.”
Lu Yanhe: "It's okay. If you are willing, you can definitely open your own studio if you accumulate a few more years."
Yan Liang nodded.
Li Zhibai said: "If you are willing to do it, take me with you. I don't want to do it myself, but I can give you a start."
Yan Liang smiled and nodded.
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Yuming, Lingyang.
Chen Siqi holds a tablet in his hand and is sitting in the conference room, listening to a report on the International Film Critics Film Festival to be held at the end of the month.
"We have made adjustments and modifications to the itinerary and related arrangements based on the previous opinions. The Yuxi Hot Spring Hotel in Hangu has agreed to our quotation, with a total of forty-two rooms."
Chen Siqi nodded.
After everyone went over the details of the itinerary, including the small details of airport pick-up and drop-off, Chen Siqi did not let go, demanding that these invited film critics must receive "warm, enthusiastic but not luxurious" service.
This is a perception.
"Everyone must remember the positioning of our film festival. It is a gathering of a small private circle. It is a warm, comfortable and relaxing film festival."
Everyone nodded.
"In terms of movies, the "Hometown" trilogy directed by Peter Umbridge has never been discussed." He Sui, who is in charge of screening films at the film festival, reported, "Except for this trilogy, all other target films have already been obtained. Authorized, a commercial screening can be held, and we will open pre-sale by next week at the latest, otherwise it is difficult to predict the future situation, we will have a post-screening public discussion."
Chen Siqi said: "If we really can't talk about Peter Umbridge's "Hometown" trilogy, we'll give up. What are our alternative films?"
"We want to try to win "Paradise" which won the award at this year's Joseon Film Festival. It is one of the most watched films at this year's Joseon Film Festival. If it can be screened at our film festival and discussed by film critics, It will make our film festival more valuable," He Sui said, "But this may require the editor-in-chief you and Brother Lu to take action. This film has not been released to the public yet, and they should be interested in showing it in a film festival like ours. More cautious.”
Chen Siqi nodded: "The distribution rights of "Paradise" in China have been won by Longyan Pictures. Let's communicate and try our best to win. If we really can't win, are there any alternatives?"
He Sui said: "There are still a few movies to choose from, but they are all old movies. Although they are classics, classic movies already account for one-half of the movies we are showing this time. I think there are still a few fresh ones. , topical and discussed films that attract the attention of current audiences can better reflect the diversity of our film selections. ”
Chen Siqi nodded.
She agrees with He Sui's point of view.
Since the essence of "discussion" and "research" is to be highlighted in this film festival, the first thing to be discussed should be "discussable". Classics are "discussable", and so are their "topics".
After the meeting, Linyu pulled Bai Yu and Zhou Mukai to stop Chen Siqi.
Chen Siqi was stunned.
At present, the three of them are the main content editors of "Jump Up" magazine. Chen Siqi didn't know what Linyu suddenly asked her to do.
"Is there an emergency with the magazine?" she asked.
"No." Lin Yu smiled and shook her head, "We have an idea, an idea about this film festival. We want to make a special issue of "Jump Up" specifically for the content of this film festival."
"Huh?" Chen Siqi was stunned.
"The theme of our film festival this time is to discuss movies. Although film critics have many opportunities to express their comments on a certain movie in public, there must be more content. In fact, there is no way to show them all on camera. "It's shown in this book," Linyu said, "Of course, the reason why I wrote this book was not that I wanted to. I want to make a supplementary record for the film festival, but I think this topic selection can enable this book to be distributed and sold in countries all over the world. Famous film critics from all over the world can sit together to express their opinions and discuss some films. , those who really love movies will not miss this book.”
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The overtime work is still not over yet. Fortunately, I wrote a little bit at noon.
That's it for today.
See you tomorrow~(End of this chapter)