Chapter 190 Confrontation, Chaos of Light
“Try to release it before the big earthquake. Far Cry is only a movie with an investment of 8 million. How can it compare to a big earthquake with an investment of hundreds of millions.” Li Mingyang took the cocktail handed by the waiter, took a sip, and frowned slightly, "This wine is really terrible."
"Haha, Director Li knows wine?" Chen Daoming said with a smile.
“I don’t quite understand. My request is very simple, as long as it tastes good.”
“Then what kind of wine tastes good.”
"I follow the crowd. If young people like it, I usually like it. If young people don't like it, I usually won't like it."
"Haha, the market for young people is very broad."< br>
Smart people have already heard that the two of them were not talking about wine, but about the earthquake.
It was only then that Wu Zhikui heard that Li Mingyang and Kangxi were talking about the earthquake.
Xu Fan gritted his teeth and disliked the young man in front of him very much.
If it had been anyone else who dared to accuse Sang and Huai like that, she would have been slapped on the ear, but the person in front of her was Li Mingyang, who could make Hua Yi fly into pieces.
And the biggest financial backer is still sitting next to Li Mingyang, which makes it impossible to get rid of him.
Criticize...
Just what you want!
Everyone in the industry is waiting for Feng Pengtong to have a passionate confrontation with Li Mingyang, but she doesn’t want to be the trigger.
"Director Li, what are your expectations for Far Cry's box office." Wang Dajun said with a smile.
“As long as we can get our money back.”
“With Director Li’s reputation, the box office can’t reach 100 million!” Wang Dajun said sarcastically.
Li Mingyang chuckled, "One hundred million is not enough! It's two hundred and three hundred million anyway, Mr. Wang, don't you think so?"
Wang Dajun adjusted his glasses, " Then I’ll wait and see if Director Li achieves another great success... No! No! It seems that the box office of this movie has nothing to do with you. You are neither the director nor the lead actor. It’s all about the selling of women, haha! Play steadily and focus on three things about women when making movies, no matter how vulgar it is!”
"Not as good as the brothel brothers." Li Mingyang said directly.
Everyone present was shocked.
Although it is true, saying this is tantamount to breaking one's face directly.
“What’s going on with this cocktail? Has the bartender changed?” Cai Chongxin vented his anger on the waiter, then turned around and laughed again: “I personally think that when you go out, just ask for Wealth does not mean grudges. Cooperation will benefit both sides, while fighting will bring harm to both parties. Chairman Ma
I hope everyone can make money together. ”
"Mr. Cai is absolutely right, that's exactly what I mean." Wang Dajun immediately expressed his stance, stood up very humbly, and bent down to toast Li Mingyang.
No matter how powerful Li Mingyang is, he is just a newcomer who has just entered the industry.
Wang Dajun is the chairman of Huayi Brothers, the leader in domestic entertainment, film and television, and has a very high status in the industry.
Wang Dajun toasted so humbly and lowered his body so low that Cai Chongxin was stunned on the spot.
Li Mingyang had seen too much and had no reaction. He stood up with a smile and said, "I just made a slip of the tongue. Haha, I made a slip of the tongue. Mr. Wang won't mind, right?"
"This is all slander from those villains. Why would I care? I did it, you can do whatever you want."
Slander.
“I think so too, are the things in the industry really a big deal?” Li Mingyang drank the cocktail in his hand.
Li Mingyang and Wang Dajun unanimously turned their cups down and smiled at each other.
Knowing each other well, reconciliation is impossible!
The year-end box office war.
Related to the investment intentions of China Film and Internet Capital.
Huayi can only win, not lose.
You can’t even win small, you must win big!
……
Leave the clubhouse.
Li Mingyang looked back at the club, thinking that something was wrong with Wang Dajun's attitude. He seemed not to know that he was locked in the film industry.
He took out his mobile phone and called Wang Changtian, but he couldn't get through. When he returned to the hotel suite, Wang Changtian called.
When he learned that Li Mingyang went to Ali and met Wang Dajun and others, Wang Changtian was surprised and said: "Why did you go to Ali?"
"I was invited again and again, but I didn't go. It’s not good!” Li Mingyang said doubtfully: “I met Wang Dajun today, and I feel like he doesn’t know that he is locked in the film industry.”
"They have already taken the land, but they haven't figured out what happened yet... You don't need to worry about this matter. There are many people who want to do Huayi..." Wang Changtian changed the subject and said: "I saw Jack Ma. ?"
"No, Cai Chongxin received him."
"Ali's God of Wealth, this man is not simple...What did he tell you?"
" What else can we do? It’s just a cliché, peace is the most important thing.”
“Nonsense, Alibaba hopes that we will fight Huayi as fiercely as possible. I will go to Shenzhen tomorrow to meet another boss Ma. , he doesn’t want to wait.”
"It's hard to get his money."
"I don't plan to take his money, I'm going to get sponsorship!"
"Haha!"
"I said Are you thinking about Youku shares? Listen to me, let go of the 0.8, anyway, it’s guaranteed to be 1 point, no matter what, you won’t lose.” Laogu repurchases and withdraws shares in a flash.
But Li Mingyang was unwilling. He wanted to wait for Alibaba to acquire it.
1.8% of Youku shares.
Deduct 20% personal tax for individual shareholders, as well as stamp duty.
I got nearly 600 million!
The contract Li Mingyang signed with Lao Gu is different from Wang Changtian.
Laogu does not plan to repurchase all the shares in Li Mingyang's hands, but only 0.8%, leaving 1%.
As a major contributor to the listing, if Li Mingyang cashes out everything and runs away, Youku’s share price will definitely plummet.
Lao Gu neither wants Li Mingyang to get too many shares, nor does he want Li Mingyang to cash out completely.
1% is the number he thinks is the most reasonable.
During the additional issuance, shareholders have the right to follow-up investment and maintain the share ratio.
Of course, you can also choose to give up, so that your equity will be diluted.
Youku will definitely issue many more shares. If Li Mingyang wants
to maintain the current share ratio, he will definitely have to spend money.
Youku is a large company with a market value of US$3 billion. If you want to pursue investment to maintain it, you will need at least US$30 million as a base.
Although he has made a lot of money in the past two years, he borrowed even more money.
He couldn't afford thirty million dollars.
So he set his sights on Ali, who would acquire Youku in the future.
“Although we have launched so many profitable projects for Youku, Youku is still losing money... I don’t think Lao Gu can persist.” “Gu Yongqiang doesn’t understand video websites at all. He is just a capital gambler, waiting for a price, Youku will be sold sooner or later."
Wang Changtian took a sip of tea and continued: "You have too little contact with Lao Gu. , once Youku is successfully listed, that guy will show his true colors. He will not allow you to take such a high share, and you can’t beat him.”
"It's not easy to get so many shares... Lao Gu doesn't dare to go too far. If I take out the money, he can still refuse to let me invest. At worst, he will hold my shares on his behalf and I will not participate in the management."< br>
Wang Changtian smiled, “Youku has been burning and making money since its establishment. It is almost going public. Laogu’s shares are still above 40%, and directors and management hold more than 51% of the shares. . As for Tudou, Wang Wei has almost fallen below 10%.”
“Laogu Capital is doing so well, and apart from the management, all other shareholders of Youku are foreign investors, and we are the only ones. An outsider. If Lao Gu joins forces with foreign investors to do something in the U.S. stock market, they will make you lose as much as you invest."
Li Mingyang hesitated. Foreign investors do not follow the rules and play a roundabout game. Rules can make him spit out his shares.
"I'll think about it again." Li Mingyang said.
"Yeah, but remember, don't use Alibaba's money to maintain Youku's shares. I feel that the last destination for Youku is Alibaba..."
Wang Changtian is quite awesome...you can see this.
Of course, even if he wasn’t awesome, Li Mingyang wouldn’t choose light.
Wang Changtian's ruthlessness is exactly what he needs.
The two of them work together like a duck in water.
It’s just that… Rays is actually a family business.
There are too many relatives of the emperor, but they are all quite capable.
Wang Changtian was also quite speechless.
He actually doesn’t like having so many relatives in the company.
The disadvantages of family businesses are that in the early stages of starting a business, they focus on one area. Once they become bigger and stronger, various hidden dangers will arise.
It is difficult for outsiders to integrate.
For example, Zhang Zhao, the president who founded Enlight Pictures.
Zhang Zhao is considered a veteran filmmaker. He joined the Shanghai Film Group in his early years and later joined the Viewpoint Communication Company under SCIO as the vice president.
Later he joined Enlight Media and later founded Enlight Pictures.
In 2011, Zhang Zhao left Enlight Pictures and founded LeTV Pictures, serving as CEO and executive director. His works as a producer include Zhang Yimou's "Return", "The Great Wall" and "Shadow", Guo Jingming's "Little Times" series, etc.
In June 2019, Zhang Zhao resigned as chairman and CEO of Lechuang Entertainment.
After leaving Lechuang Entertainment for a short transition period at Fosun Film and Television, Zhang Zhaoyu founded Jupin Pictures.
Unfortunately, he passed away not long after completing the Series A financing.
The founding of Enlight Pictures was once Zhang Zhao's "highlight moment". "Underground Distribution" created the "Light Speed" that attracted attention in the industry, and also accelerated the commercialization of Chinese film genres.
In the four years since the company was founded, Enlight Pictures has produced and distributed more than 20 commercial films, maintaining a 100% growth rate for four consecutive years.
With more than 20 years of experience in the industry, Zhang Zhao has worked with many creators and creative institutions as a producer, producer, producer, and distributor. He has participated in the production and distribution of more than 100 films, with a total box office of more than 15 billion yuan.
Called "the standard bearer of the Renaissance of the Chinese film industry" by Hollywood media.
Light can develop to this day.
We don’t make blockbusters or build theater chains. We rely on distribution, marketing, and local networks to win.
It’s all Zhang Zhao’s plan.
Before leaving Yanbei for Zhoushan, Zhang Zhao took the initiative to talk to him.
The two talked very late. When they left, he said that he would probably leave the light and hoped to have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.
As one of the pioneers of domestic films.
He is a person who keeps pace with the times.
In his eyes, box office is the foundation of domestic movies.
The market decides everything.
He has a saying that Li Mingyang likes very much.
“Disney and Netflix are both companies with a market value of one trillion yuan. As the industry adjusts and is reorganized using a new framework, in ten to fifteen years, a trillion-dollar entertainment company will definitely be born in the Chinese market . ”
For movies, he is not bound by genre, and there is no distinction between good and bad. He only focuses on the market.
Zhang Zhao is good at creating branding and serialization of movies, and both Little Times and Bears are his handiwork.
In addition to his outstanding personal abilities, his loyalty is also the only thing Li Mingyang has seen at the capital level...
When LeTV was in trouble.
Creditors have been blocking the downstairs of LeTV Building all day long. Except for the legal person Jia Yueting, all the seven main people in charge of LeTV's ecosystem have also left.
Only LeTV Pictures managed to support it like a "blood transfusion truck", and Zhang Zhao was given the title of "Savior" and "LeTV Night Watchman".
In December 2014, Jia Yueting was stranded overseas, and LeTV fell into crisis for the first time and was suspended for a long time.
LeTV Pictures passively announced that it will merge and reorganize with LeTV.com and start injecting LeTV into LeTV within the next year. The day after the news was announced, LeTV’s share price hit the daily limit.
In order to increase the confidence of investors, LeTV Pictures has been betting on its performance for three years.
This bet is naturally a joke.
LeTV’s biggest risk is Jia Yueting himself.
In November 2016, he took the initiative and admitted that LeTV’s capital chain was broken, thus opening Pandora’s box.
In January 2017, Sun Hongbin, known as the "White Knight", announced that he would inject 16.8 billion into LeTV and acquire high-quality assets such as LeTV.com, LeTV Pictures, and LeTV Zhixin. Although people were full of doubts about the deal at the time, on the surface, it seemed that LeTV had a chance to renew its life.
Actually...
Before the acquisition was completed, Jia Yueting asked Zhang Zhao to provide LeTV with 300 million yuan of fire support.
Sun Hongbin kept sending messages to Zhang Zhao, trying to stop him from borrowing money.
At 3 o'clock in the morning in April 2017, after smoking more than 60 cigarettes, Zhang Zhao finally made a choice and loaned 300 million yuan to Jia Yueting.
This 300 million yuan is the last money on the books of LeTV Pictures.
From the thunderstorm to the 300 million, LeTV has drawn a total of 1.7 billion yuan from LeTV Pictures.
LeTV Pictures’ valuation was forced to drop from 9.8 billion to 3 billion.
This loyalty made Lao Sun angry to death, but in the end he let Zhang Zhao leave Lechuang Entertainment with dignity.
Be able and capable, be faithful and faithful.
However, for such people, the light cannot stay.
Although Li Mingyang and Wang Changtian talked about everything, he never asked about Zhang Zhao.
Because of the answer.
In his previous life, his ex-girlfriend once told him.
Wang Changtian was able to endure it and his merits surpassed his master, but the emperor's relatives couldn't bear it.
……
(End of this chapter)