Chapter 57 Pure Love for a Man Starts Up
Two nights later, Li Mingyang took Wu Zhikui by plane and returned to Yanbei.
Sohu specially sent someone to pick up the plane at the airport. The person who greeted him was Dong Dapeng, the "Silk Man".
When Li Mingyang saw him, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
The subsequent development was indeed not as expected by Li Mingyang. Sohu guarded against him just as it guarded against thieves.
Sohu not only prepared a mature behind-the-scenes team, carefully planned all aspects of the shooting, but also prepared the script and actors.
The male protagonist is Dapeng, and the producer is also Dapeng. The crew’s funds are controlled by two financial officers from Sohu.
Any reimbursement by the crew requires an invoice.
From top to bottom, except for Li Mingyang, Wu Zhikui, and Qiao Shan, the rest of the crew are all employees of Sohu.
What a mess!
Of course, if he really wants to do it, it's not that he can't do it, but with such a stingy attitude, the total investment is probably not much...
The risk is high and the profit is low.
Li Mingyang just wanted to finish filming as soon as possible and get out of the way as soon as possible.
On December 5, the day "Pure Love for Men" was launched, Zhang Chaoyang held a grand launch ceremony at Sohu headquarters.
Hundreds of celebrities came to support, and senior executives of the other three major portals came to support.
Penguin's Lao Ma, NetEase's Ding Lei, and Sina's Lao Cao actually came to the scene in person.
As the godfather of the domestic Internet, Zhang Chaoyang’s face at this time is not ordinary!
The startup ceremony was more like a cocktail party, with real wine and Western-style buffet.
After the group photo is over.
A number of celebrities did not leave immediately, but were looking for opportunities and expanding their contacts at the scene.
Li Mingyang found a place to eat and drink.
It’s not that he doesn’t want to expand his network, it’s just that he has no chance.
Eighty percent of the celebrities present were from Huayi. Even those who were not from Huayi, they still stayed away from him.
As for the circles of Internet tycoons, Li Mingyang can reach out, but doing so will inevitably make Zhang Chaoyang suspicious.
Li Mingyang doesn’t want to cause trouble, so it’s better to have less contact.
The next day, the filming of "Pure Love for Men" officially started.
Each short story not only has guest stars from Huayi, but also celebrities from Hong Kong.
Almost zero pay...
I don’t know who compiled the short story, but it was quite interesting. Li Mingyang originally wanted to film it step by step, finish it early, and end it early.
However, the stars of Huayi did not cooperate at all. They were either uncomfortable here or uncomfortable there.
Either you have to leave for a while if you have something to do, and then you disappear.
Either take a mobile phone and chat on the phone for three or four hours.
I didn’t take him seriously at all.
Li Mingyang was mentally prepared for this, and on the surface everyone was peaceful.
The entertainment industry values peace, and without enough benefits, Li Mingyang does not want any more conflicts.
After all, this job belongs to Sohu, and he is a part-time worker.
The first day of shooting ended in bits and pieces, not a single story was completed.
After finishing the work, Li Mingyang found the producer Dong Dapeng and took him to a restaurant for dinner.
After three glasses of wine, Li Mingyang smiled and said: "Brother Dapeng! How many years have you been in Sohu."
"Li Dianyan is serious, just call me Dapeng. I I entered Sohu in 2004 and have been here for more than four years.”
Li Mingyang didn't know much about Dong Dapeng, and they had no contact with each other in his previous life. Li Mingyang used Baidu to collect some information about him these days.
This guy is now somewhat famous thanks to the show "Dapeng's Bar".
In order to pursue high ratings, he has done a lot of "immoral things" to attract traffic. He has exaggerated titles, mean jokes, irrelevant content, and caused trouble.
In short, he will do anything to get the upper hand.
Zhang Chaoyang made him a success, and he also made Sohu Video a success. It was a perfect match, and it was easy to get together and part ways.
"Mr. Zhang sent you to be the producer, he must be very fond of you."
"Director Li, you are joking, I am just a small boy, specially here to cooperate with you, The crew has the final say!" Dapeng said modestly.
"Although I am very young, I am not stupid. Mr. Zhang is trying to guard against me!"
Dapeng smiled guiltily and toasted Li Mingyang.
What Zhang Chaoyang wants is not just three short plays, but mass production to catch up with Youku and Tudou.
For this reason, Zhang Chaoyang specially sent Dapeng to steal the army.
The filming of Li Mingyang’s online drama is very simple, with various stitching, but the effect is surprisingly good. Sohu has tried to copy it, but the result is similar to Youku, and the loss is even more than Youku.
Zhang Chaoyang feels bad about losing money, but Sohu Video cannot engage in piracy. Self-made online dramas are the only way out for Sohu Video, and it must be rushed!
For Sohu Video, Zhang Chaoyang took the initiative to approach Li Mingyang several times, and the conditions he offered became higher and higher, which made him feel distressed.
When Li Mingyang was suppressed by Huayi and the filming of the movie was not going smoothly, he immediately asked Zhang Chaoyang for help.
Zhang Chaoyang agreed to help without even thinking about it.
The saying ‘Whether Sohu Video can rise depends entirely on Li Mingyang’. It wasn't Zhang Chaoyang who said it casually, but what he said from the bottom of his heart.
In order to understand which link caused the replication to fail.
Zhang Chaoyang personally selected within the company and formed a very mature behind-the-scenes team. In addition, he also sent his right-hand man Dapeng to steal the company.
How could Dapeng stand out in Sohu, where there are so many talents, and get the position of male protagonist and producer?
Because of the cooperation with Huayi, it was Dapeng who came up with the idea of using big stars to shoot online dramas.
Free prostitution was the idea of Dapeng and done by Zhang Chaoyang!
There is no interview yet on Weibo.
The entertainment websites of the four major portals are the main channels for external publicity in the entertainment industry.
Huayi really didn't dare to offend any of the four major sects, especially Zhang Chaoyang. It was too late to curry favor.
Li Mingyang chatted with Dapeng for more than an hour, and found that Dapeng was just a joke, and he was completely fooled.
Dapeng’s attitude represents Zhang Chaoyang’s attitude.
Sold him at the beginning...Lao Zhang was so unreasonable.
Thinking of this, Li Mingyang excused himself to go to the toilet and ran away.
Ten minutes later, when Dapeng saw that Li Mingyang still hadn't come back, he immediately knew that Li Mingyang had run away and he had to pay the bill. After glancing at the messy table, Dapeng went downstairs and came to the front desk: "Boss, the table upstairs is paying the bill! "
"A total of 1187."
"Eight dishes and a box of beer, why are you so expensive?"
"What are you talking about? The store has been open for five or six years, and the prices are clearly marked. I have never charged anyone for a penny. The young man who came with you just took a piece of cake from me! If you don’t believe me, you can ask him!”
Why should I give him money...
This sentence was not uttered after all, because the clerks in the store were all looking at him, and they would probably get beaten if he didn't pay.
Dapeng took out his wallet. There were only a few big bills but mostly change. After counting for a while, he finally found 1090.
"Boss, see if you can have less, I only have that much."
"When a grown man goes out to eat, he only brings this little money." The boss said sympathetically, "Forget it. That’s it.”
The speaker is unintentional, but the listener is intentional.
The boss's words deeply hurt Dapeng's self-esteem. When he thought that he couldn't even pay for a meal, although the meal was too expensive, he was also a celebrity after all. What had he been doing for so many years? How long will the hard days last?
(End of this chapter)