Chapter 1056 Wang Ba is not a turtle (asking for monthly votes)

Although it is already February, according to the custom in some parts of China, the new year begins after the first day of the Lunar New Year.

This Spring Festival, the biggest topic besides the Spring Festival Gala itself is Heidou Video.

The winning bidder for this year’s CCTV Spring Festival Gala is Heidou Video.

One has money, the other has content.

The combination of Tencent and Tencent can really do whatever they want.

In addition, Tencent also got a share of the investment in the movie “Love Is Not Blind”. After all, this video website is not called Penguin Video, but Black Bean Video.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, four movies, “How Women Want to Be”, “Know What Women Want”, “The Magic Couple” and “No More Drinking, No More Smoking”, were released.

In addition, movies such as “The Happy Thing”, “Wulin Waijia” and “The Green Hornet” will also be released during the Spring Festival.

Surprisingly, the film with the highest box office during the seven days of the Spring Festival was “The Happy Celebration”.

The Happy Events series of films produced by Wong Jing have always been the representative of Hong Kong-style New Year films, especially the opening films “All’s Well, Ends Well” and “All’s Well, Ends Well 97”, which starred many superstars such as Stephen Chow, Zhang Guorong, and Zhang Manyu.

The liveliness and joy are meant to bring happiness to the audience during the Chinese New Year.

Unfortunately, the quality of this remake is very mediocre.

The Spring Festival period was a mess.

Black Bean Media did not release any strong movies during this year’s Spring Festival, which made movie fans very dissatisfied.

The main reason is that Hao Yun went to Hollywood.

Some netizens complained that he was enjoying himself so much that he didn’t want to leave.

Otherwise, if Black Bean Media had released two movies, everyone wouldn’t have suffered such a setback during the Spring Festival.

In fact, this is how the market works.

If everyone is bad, then movie fans can only accept it with a pinch of their nose, digging for gold in shit, and enjoying it with relish.

But the key is that with Heidou Media as a benchmark, other film companies must follow suit.

This Spring Festival, Heidou Media is no longer in the business, but their legend is still there.

In fact, Hao Yun also complained about his directors.

After the eighth day of the Lunar New Year holiday, he held a meeting.

First of all, it is to urge directors to make more films.

The second is to bring new directors who have received two “excellent” scores under Heidou Media.

Nine people in total received two excellent scores, including Bi Gan, Wen Muye, Xin Yukun, Zhang Dalei, Ding Ziguang, Li Ruijun, Guo Ke, Hao Jie and Huang Jin.

There were more than ten people in the young director program, and nine of them passed at once. The ratio is indeed a bit exaggerated.

Apart from the fact that these people are really capable, the main problem is that the company has too many scripts.

So we can only let these people come into the company to help with the work.

As for those who failed to get excellent grades, either there were some problems with their character or their level was not high enough.

Heidou Media already had directors such as Hao Yun, Ning Hao, Rao Xiaozhi, Lu Yang, Tian Xiaopeng, Guo Fan, Wu Jing, Jiaozi, Han Yan, and Cao Dun. Now with the addition of a large number of new members, it has suddenly become even stronger.

In the words of Hao Yun at the conference, half of the future of Chinese-language films lies in this.

With sunflower in hand, the world is mine…

Among the nine directors who joined Heidou Media, those who had confidence made films independently, and those who did not have confidence teamed up with others.

Anyway, we have to start working.

“I have a question. Can we remake some of the movies you made in Hollywood to practice, such as Source Code or Manchester by the Sea?”

The new member Wen Muye asked curiously.

“That’s fine. Whether it’s a Hollywood or domestic film, you can remake it however you want, but you have to consider the issue of effort and reward. If you make a movie and it has neither box office success nor word of mouth, then you have to think carefully about why you made it.”

Most of the new directors recruited after Hao Yun tend to be art film directors.

It’s not that Hao Yun can’t find a commercial film director.

Instead, he reached a certain level and began to look at the entire industry from the perspective of a “helmsman”, and began to consider the balance between culture and business.

The blind pursuit of commercialism will lead to a distorted film market.

But he is not a rule maker yet, and he still shoulders the responsibility of leading everyone to make a living, so he is required to ensure a certain degree of commerciality.

Moreover, art that is too highbrow and difficult to understand is not conducive to cultural dissemination.

Wen Muye is a newcomer among this group who is able to strike a balance between art and business, so Hao Yun strongly supports him in remaking his own films to gain practice.

This is a very steady path.

“I have a question. We are really slow in making animations. Can we expand the scale of the studio? We may suffer a huge loss in the early stage, but if we do well in the follow-up, we will definitely be able to help the company make money.”

The talking dumpling is a very special creature.

He does not belong to the old school of directors at Heidou Media, nor does he belong to the new school of directors.

He was the person who was pulled into the animation studio by Tian Xiaopeng to do the work.

Later, he met Hao Yun, and because of mature animation works such as “Hit, Hit a Big Watermelon”, he also gained a foothold in the company as an animation director.

“Is Frozen not finished yet?” asked Hao Yun.

“It’s still too early, probably by the end of this year.” Jiaozi and Tian Xiaopeng looked at each other. They enjoyed learning at Disney, but it was actually quite frustrating that an animated film took nearly two years to make.

This was even after Hao Yun provided the script, part of the script, and completed the soundtrack for “Frozen”.

Otherwise, it would take at least three years for the early preparations, mid-production, and later promotion and distribution to take shape.

“Brother Qiang…” Hao Yun looked at Shi Xiaoqiang.

“Ah?” Shi Xiaoqiang was actually distracted.

“Brother Qiang, we are in a meeting. You are the president of the company. Is it really okay for you to be distracted like this?” Hao Yun would not scold him. After all, he had to leave enough dignity for the president.

“Excuse me, what were we talking about?” Shi Xiaoqiang listened to Jiaozi’s retelling and answered without hesitation, “Please give me an industry analysis report and future work plan. If there is no problem, it will be no problem whether it is expanding the scale of the studio or needing funds.”

Heidou Media has a very healthy cash flow and banks are happy to lend them money.

The management styles of Wu Laoliu and Shi Xiaoqiang are both conservative but more radical.

The biggest contributor to the current success of Heidou Media is of course Hao Yun, but the management of Wu Laoliu and Shi Xiaoqiang also played an indispensable role.

Wu Laoliu has a good overall view and is very ambitious.

Shi Xiaoqiang has strong execution ability and his methods are very decisive.

“Brother Qiang, are you in love?” It was the first time that Hao Yun encountered Shi Xiaoqiang distracted during a meeting, and he couldn’t help but suspect in this direction.

“How is that possible!” Shi Xiaoqiang denied without hesitation.

“Some people say that when two people care about each other, it’s called love; when one person thinks about it by himself, it’s called being a jerk. Which one do you belong to, Brother Qiang?”

Shi Xiaoqiang would not be sarcastic about Hao Yun in public, but Hao Yun is not as principled as he is.

Brother Qiang is finally going to fall in love, so he quickly starts to be sarcastic.

“I…Hurry up and have a meeting!”

Shi Xiaoqiang wanted to refute, but finally gave up.

Don’t argue with a fool, otherwise you won’t know who the fool is.

“Isn’t it that I’m in love but I just didn’t catch up? You brought this upon yourself, so why are you crying out in pain? If you want to blame someone, blame yourself. You have the ability to fall in love with others, but you don’t have the ability to make others like you.” Hao Yun said again.

The atmosphere at the meeting suddenly became a lot more relaxed.

The boss came up with an attitude of accusing everyone, which put everyone under a lot of pressure.

“Pay attention to the occasion!” Shi Xiaoqiang argued feebly.

“Alas, the people you meet by chance are all married to other people, and the people who are troubled by love are all single people. Everyone here should work hard to solve family problems, but don’t let it affect your work. I require at least two movies to be released in the first half of the year. Have you confirmed the release dates?” Hao Yun asked. “Flash Girl is scheduled to be released on May Day.” Han Yan answered first.

He is a prolific director at Heidou Media.

“Flash Girl” and “The Accountant” have been filmed but not released yet, but “Love Is Not Blind” is about to start filming.

“You haven’t changed your name yet?” Hao Yun was surprised.

“No need to change it. Just promote it well. I really can’t think of a good one. I’m really too busy.” Han Yan didn’t care.

“Anything else?” Hao Yun looked at the others.

“Can’t your film ‘Fireworks in the Daytime’ premiere at the Berlin Film Festival?” Shi Xiaoqiang asked.

“It’s too late. I can only consider Cannes or Berlin next year.” Hao Yun subconsciously ruled out Venice because he would be a judge in Venice this year.

You can’t play football and referee at the same time.

If that were really possible, the Chinese national football team would have dominated the world long ago.

A tyrant, not a turtle.

“Then it’s ‘The Burning Sun’. Teacher Gao Qunshu has already finished the film. He couldn’t make it here, so he started working on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, which is really a bit early.”

As a worker, Shi Xiaoqiang complained bluntly about the holiday system, saying that everyone should be able to celebrate the Lantern Festival.

“Lost in Thailand may be released in the second half of the year. We are currently negotiating with Siam and need to secure some publicity funds. After all, our film will bring them a lot of tourism promotion effects.”

Rao Xiaozhi also has a movie that has not been released.

“‘No Man’s Land’ will be released in the second half of the year. Since it can be released, I won’t delay it. I am also preparing to shoot a new movie and I won’t be lazy…” Ning Hao added a movie.

“Okay, everyone, pay attention. We must have our movies released during the 2012 Spring Festival, at least two. You guys can decide.” Hao Yun directly put forward his request.

Generally, a film company releases three or four films a year.

This result is quite good.

Huayi Brothers is just at this level, and the return on their movies is far lower than that of Heidou Media.

But don’t forget, there are so many scripts in the script library, and the company now has 18 directors besides Hao Yun.

Eighteen directors release four movies a year, one of which was shot the year before last. I’m afraid people will laugh at me if I tell them about it.

The next step is to discuss what to shoot this year.

Some people choose the script on the spot, and if they are not sure about the filming, they will recruit others to form a team. Others bring out the script themselves in the hope of getting the company’s recognition and investment.

The company has a dedicated team to evaluate these projects, including the commercial and artistic potential of the scripts, the director’s ability, and the project funding…

Then we will hold an investment promotion conference next month, inviting film companies from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong to cooperate.

The current Heidou Media has continued some of Hao Yun’s behavioral patterns during his entrepreneurial process, but has also undergone scientific and reasonable upgrades.

Now Hao Yun doesn’t need to rush to have dinner together with various investors to discuss investment.

Everyone is scrambling for Heidou Media’s projects.

If you want, you must be able to provide some assistance to the project.

Moreover, Heidou Media has also regulated a series of things that affect the quality of the film, such as actors’ pay and behind-the-scenes treatment.

“Should we develop more in the field of TV series? If we want to practice, it’s also good to practice with TV series, such as “The Longest Day in Chang’an”. If I hadn’t already finished the script of “Blade of the Assassin” and everything was ready and waiting to start filming, I would have wanted to make a movie-style costume TV series.”

Lu Yang said with some regret.

“Yes, TV dramas are pretty good too. The one being broadcasted now, “Palace”, is very popular.” Wu Jing has acted in many TV dramas and is still acting in TV dramas now. He has no prejudice against TV dramas.

“That kind of stuff…” Lu Yang was a little disdainful.

In his opinion, this TV series is just so-so.

The plot is old-fashioned and vulgar, the palace fighting and power struggles are played out like child’s play, and just a few words can shake people’s hearts and shock the government and the public.

Moreover, the conflicts are simple and full of loopholes.

“It’s just an analogy. I can’t watch that TV show either.”

Wu Jing is currently acting in a TV series about special forces. He has gradually found his feeling and plans to start working on “Wolf Warrior 1”.

“If you don’t like it, make something better than it. Don’t just criticize it blindly. There really could be more TV series. Directors who make movies could also practice their craft and earn some pocket money occasionally.”

Hao Yun had no interest in Qing Dynasty palace dramas, and he had no interest in the so-called Qing Dynasty.

So since his debut, he has never played that kind of thing.

“I will communicate with Noon Sunshine to see if we can ask them to hire a few more directors and learn from our model.”

Heidou Media divested its TV drama production business and used this business to jointly establish Noon Sunshine with Kong Sheng, Hou Hongliang and others, and occupied a considerable proportion of this company.

According to the agreement between Hao Yun, Kong Sheng and others, they did not interfere with the operation of Noon Sunshine.

At most, we can use the Noon Sunshine platform to shoot TV series.

However, Heidou Media is now a large company with great influence in the industry. If it really wants to make decisions for Noon Sunshine, Kong Sheng and others will not be able to ignore it.

Facts have proved that Heidou Media’s model is indeed feasible.

After the conference, another year’s work began. Hao Yun took An Xiaoxi, Zhang Jingying and Yao Beina to attend the Grammy Awards first.

There were a lot of people going this time.

However, it was not just Hao Yun who was nominated. Zhang Jingying was also nominated by getting an English song from Hao Yun, but she has no hope of winning the award for the time being.

Zhang Liangying’s overseas record contract was also signed with Universal Music.

Universal received rich rewards from Hao Yun, but unfortunately Hao Yun was not focused on being a singer, so they thought of promoting Zhang Liangying to give it a try.

As for Yao Beina, she just came to join in the fun.

Perhaps it’s because Hao Yun is no longer the same person he used to be, and coupled with the fact that he has been doing a lot of marketing recently, the Grammy Awards actually gave him six nominations this time.

To use the comments of some foreign netizens – these netizens probably oppose the Grammy Award being given to a Chinese – they say that the Grammy Award is like a heroic woman who kept her chastity for many years, only to be raped once, twice, and now for the third time by Hao Yun.

From being reluctant at the beginning to enjoying it now.

In fact, the Grammy Award really made Hao Yun happy this time.

Best production of the year!
Best Pop Singer!
Best rock song!
Half of the six nominations were hit, and there is also a super award for Best Production of the Year with the “annual” label.

If it weren’t for Adele and the incredible album “21”, Hao Yun might have achieved even higher results.

With Adele sweeping most of the heavyweight awards, Hao Yun doesn’t stand out too much.

However, considering his Chinese identity, this award ceremony is still full of controversy.

When delivering his acceptance speech for the Best Production of the Year, Hao Yun said frankly:

“In fact, the new album ‘Hao Zai Lai’ released last year is not the work I am most satisfied with. I just didn’t expect it to be so popular. Not only did its sales far exceed the previous albums, but it also won me the Best Production of the Year award…”

Hao Yun is not the kind of person who takes advantage of others.

His previous album, which contained both “Shape of You” and “See You Again”, was truly his favorite album, but he unfortunately missed out on the big prize.

The three awards brought Hao Yun generous rewards.

The fixed attributes further enhance his singing ability, and when he performs on stage, he can definitely compete with perverts like Adele.

When rewarding songs, temporary attributes are also given.

As for the most important song awards, two English songs and one Spanish song were given.

They are “Stay With Me”, “Thinking Out Loud” and “Despacito” respectively.

The Grammys are not a precursor to the Oscars, but the fact that someone who received multiple Oscar nominations actually won the Grammy Awards caused a huge sensation.

Hao Yun has become a household name in both the music and film circles.

Paramount didn’t need to spend any effort to market Hao Yun’s award-winning momentum into a hot spot.

(End of this chapter)