Chapter 569 Pan-Strike Alliance (6K monthly ticket required)
“So that’s how it is,” Chen Linfeng suddenly realized, “Taking someone’s money is like killing their parents. I understand now. No wonder those people wanted to do this to me behind my back.”

Sister Mei nodded, “Yes, that’s it.”

“Hey, wait,” Chen Linfeng suddenly realized something was wrong, “I remember there is a policy that states that for co-productions, at least one of the male and female leads must be a mainland actor.”

The Four Dans and Two Bings benefited from this rule, so they became popular all over the country that year.

Therefore, the mainland actors in those years were rather miserable. The leading female role was given to a mainland actor, and the leading male role had no chance.

Zheng Zhihao said, “This rule no longer exists.”

As the person in charge of the company’s daily work, he is relatively familiar with official policies.

Chen Linfeng thought for a moment, “In this case, that’s no wonder.”

It must be in this context that the rise of Tianting Banquet and the emergence of young Taiwanese actors from time to time have occurred.

He now completely understood why the other party disliked him, and he also completely understood their way of doing things.

Then the subsequent revenge plan must target their weak points.

It is better to unify internal thoughts first.

Chen Linfeng said, “They are just taking advantage of loopholes, which goes against the general trend of history. They should just be taking advantage secretly.

I didn’t expect that they would dare to provoke us and want to block the growth of the new generation of Chinese directors. I think we need to give them a heavy blow. “

Sister Mei said without hesitation, “That’s the way it should be. Otherwise, if outsiders see that we don’t fight back, ten of them will come up and try to scam us.”

This has always been her attitude: repaying kindness with kindness, and an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth if there is any grudge against her.

Zheng Zhihao also followed suit and said, “If you do something wrong, you should be punished. Now the matter is settled outside, but the industry is still watching. We can’t just accept it like this.”

“Okay, as long as everyone has the same attitude.”

Chen Linfeng nodded, “The other party is not just one or two people, so we still need to be strategic in dealing with them.”

“Mr. Chen is wise.” Zheng Zhihao blurted out.

This touched the heart of his heart. The other party was a confluence of Hong Kong and Taiwan capital, as well as directors and producers, and under them were a group of Hong Kong and Taiwan actors forming a community of interests.

If we really want to put all our efforts into this, not to mention whether it will be easy to achieve, it will attract the attention of the higher-ups, and we will definitely be ordered to stop. This is something that can be guessed without much thought.

What leaders value most is stability and harmony.

Chen Linfeng naturally knew this very well.

“The other side’s entire camp can actually be split up. First of all, we can ignore the downstream actors this time.

In other words, as long as the upper-level capital and those biased directors and producers stop doing anything, these actors will naturally decline.”

Without capital behind them, these Taiwanese artists simply cannot survive in the mainland.

Sister Mei nodded, “That’s right. These actors don’t have high status, but they are numerous and have a loud voice. However, they are not the driving force behind this incident. It’s better to ignore them.”

“The second is the Hong Kong and Taiwan capital. To deal with them, we need to both fight and pull.

Among these people, some have direct interests involved. They either directly manage the corresponding actors, or have interest transactions and cooperative relationships with the agency.

For them, a heavy blow is needed.

Of course, apart from that, it’s just the capital to pay. They don’t have too many concepts and ideas, as long as they can make money.

There may be some preference for local actors from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but to say that I will definitely use some or not use others is a joke.

They are just like our coal bosses in mainland China. They do not interfere in the project itself and are like financial backers.

We should ignore this group of people, and we can even win them over after suppressing the previous group of people.”

Chen Linfeng paused and continued, “The next step is to talk about those four specific people.”

Wu Yusen, Zhu Yanping, Cai Songlin, Chen Guofu.

“Among these, the first two are the most annoying, but the last two are actually the most important.”

Zheng Zhihao understood instantly that the producer was indeed the key person to connect capital and communicate between the upper and lower levels.

The reason why the idea of ​​letting mainland actors carry the sedan chair for Wu Yusen and Zhu Yanping was possible to realize was that the producer behind the scenes helped to make the connections.

He asked tentatively, “So, we focus on Cai and Chen?”

Chen Linfeng gritted his teeth and said, “Fight Wu Yusen and Zhu Yanping openly, and deal with the other two secretly. Don’t let them go.”

He’s finally going all out this time.

The core goal is to break up their alliance, and the key individuals and the most important companies must pay the price.

Chen Linfeng, who was ready to do a great job, did not rush into it.

There’s no need to go it alone, get some help first.

The first person to be approached was Han Shanping.

Just as in the other alliance, the producer who connects the upper and lower levels is the most crucial, Han Shanping is also a person who connects the upper and lower levels.

“Boss Han, we’ve found the person who did this behind the scenes a few days ago.”

“Found it? Who is it?”

Han Shanping was shocked. It was such a quick move. He thought it might take a long time before he could catch the person behind the scenes through gossip.

“They are a bunch of losers from the south. They are incapable of direct competition and can only resort to underhand tactics.”

Chen Linfeng told everything he had found out.

“Oh, I knew it.”

Han Shanping’s face darkened. He had guessed long ago that companies of all sizes in the mainland were initially suppressed by companies from Hong Kong and Taiwan. Later, with the rise of Xiao Chen, they continued to be suppressed. I guess they have long been accustomed to it and will not cause any trouble.

Only that group of people are of average ability and like to make trouble.

“Xiao Chen, what are you going to do?”

“Needless to say, we must fight back,” Chen Linfeng said decisively. “Boss Han, these people simply cannot stand the rise of the Chinese film industry. They are targeting the new generation of directors, and they don’t want China to have a mechanism to bring out new talents.”

Chen Linfeng’s words were like a poke in Han Shanping’s lungs.

Afterwards, he immediately got angry after hearing this. “They are dreaming. Their own glorious era is over, so they can’t stand seeing the mainland doing well? How can they stop the development of China’s film industry?”

Although he was angry, he was an official after all, and controlling his emotions was commonplace.

“Xiao Chen, I said earlier that you can fight back, but it’s best not to hit too many people. I suggest you focus on a small number of key people.”

“Boss Han is amazing. We thought the same after our discussion.”

Chen Linfeng praised him, and then said, “The main targets are Wu Yusen and Zhu Yanping, as well as Xuezhe Company and Gongfu Pictures.”

There is no need to say much about Wu Yusen and Zhu Yanping. The two companies were founded by Cai Songlin and Chen Guofu respectively. What they like most is to use mainland actors as cushions for newcomers from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Han Shanping didn’t pay much attention to the last two companies, as the first two names were too eye-catching.

“These two directors are famous directors. How are you going to deal with them?”

“If you want to completely ban them, I definitely can’t do it,” Chen Linfeng said honestly, “After all, they are all famous directors, and some of them have capital that wants to get in on the fun.”

“But since they look down on our people, they can forget about coming to the mainland to make money. In the future, Maoyan will give special ‘care’ to any film they direct or produce in terms of scheduling. I hope you can help with this, Mr. Han.”

Unless they don’t use Maoyan for distribution at all, but this is simply impossible.

Without online ticket sales, at least half of the audience will be lost, not to mention the impact on screening schedules.

Maoyan has now occupied the vast majority of the market for online movie ticket purchases.

In the past, there was a competitor called Taopiaopiao, but now Maoyan is the only dominant player.

There is no need to talk about the promotion and marketing. It would be unbearable if Maoyan changed the position of the movie posters within the app, or simply did not provide any promotional space.

What’s more, after occupying the mainstream position in the market, Maoyan can indirectly influence the theater scheduling.

This can be considered a reversal of the host and guest roles in a certain sense.

In the past, in order to maintain Maoyan’s objectivity and neutrality, Chen Linfeng had never used this trick even when facing strong opponents.

Now, in order to fight back, he is not reluctant to use this powerful weapon.

Han Shanping naturally understood Maoyan’s current market position.

He felt a bit complicated, as this was basically equivalent to being banned.

If the mainland channels are closed, the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets alone cannot support a big-budget movie.

The two have little appeal in the Southeast Asian market, otherwise why would they bother to focus on the mainland market?

After a long time, maybe this person will never be found.

Thinking back to the past, he had also worked with Wu Yusen.

We are all friends.

But who told you to offend Xiao Chen? You even wanted to attack the director class led by Xiao Chen.

Don’t you know that my daughter is also in this class?
I don’t have a friend like you!
“Okay, I’ll listen to you. If you do something wrong, you should be punished.”

Chen Linfeng added, “Boss Han, not only can I schedule the film, but I’ll also have to trouble you to help explain to the leaders later that I have no intention of disrupting the overall situation, but the other party has gone too far, and I have to ask them to restrain themselves.”

“I understand. If the leader asks, I will explain it to you.”

When he tells the leader about what those people did, he will feel absolutely justified.

“It has to be President Han. He is one of us.”

Chen Linfeng felt relieved, thinking that all his efforts to make money with Huaying in the past were not in vain.

After Han Shanping, he called the heads of Wanda, Star Media and other cinema chains.

He didn’t say too much to them, just explained who was behind the attack on him some time ago, and then told them his attitude.

Maoyan can certainly use the method of forcing theaters to obey its orders, but doing so is somewhat ugly after all.

It is better to communicate by phone. It is best for everyone to take the initiative so as not to hurt the relationship.

Sure enough, Zeng Maojun agreed decisively.

We still have to give face to Mr. Chen, especially since the pros and cons of this matter are easy to identify.

He had dinner with friends two days ago and heard people talking about this.

Xingmei agreed very readily.

On both sides of the scale, there are two old guys, Wu Yusen and Zhu Yanping, and on the other side is Director Chen. Is there anything else that needs to be considered?
Multiple-choice questions that all primary school students can do.

Cinemas alone are not enough; distributors also have a huge influence on cinemas.

Next, Chen Linfeng contacted Wang Zhongjun of Huayi, Wang Changtian of Guangxian, and Yu Dong of Bona.

These companies are often both distributors and production companies.

When facing them, Chen Linfeng spoke more tactfully.

“Brother, I have been wronged, and I must return the favor. I don’t want any accidental injuries, so for the next period of time, it’s best not to cooperate with Wu, Zhu, Cai, and Chen. If one family member fights another, it won’t be a good look.”

Yes, Chen Linfeng’s speech to these companies also included those companies from Taiwan and the producers who served as the liaison.

He has a purpose.

Chen Guofu had worked at Huayi for a few years before, and it was obvious that the conflict between them was quite serious.

Mr. Wang of Huayi was very positive.

Is there such a good thing?
I was just about to hit Chen Guofu. “I hate that guy’s behavior too. He’s always trying to get a bunch of unknown actors from Taiwan to come in. We can’t even train enough of our own people, and yet we’re still relying on them for food. It’s totally incomprehensible.”

Huayi and the Beijing circle are almost two sides of the same coin. Huayi always praises stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan, which makes the Beijing circle very dissatisfied.

Wang Zhongjun was extremely angry about the plan to have Zhao Youting play the leading role in the second part of the Dragon King of Shendu.

Liu Dehua in the first film still has some box office appeal, but who is Zhao Youting? Isn’t that nonsense?

Now that the two sides are at odds, Xiao Chen has to take action, which is rare, so he has to help save the situation.

Guangguang is also easy to talk to, and most of the artists under their company are mainland actors.

If Hong Kong and Taiwan artists vacate their space in the market, it will be good for them.

“Director Chen, go ahead and do it. I will definitely not hold you back.”

On the Bona side, Yu Dong was a little hesitant because he had a good relationship with Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The list mentioned by Chen Linfeng includes his partners.

In response to this, Chen Linfeng acted very tough.

“Mr. Yu, most of the theaters are on my side now. Huaying, Huayi, and Guangguang have all made their decisions. Do you want to stand on the other side alone?”

Yu Dong immediately backed off, “Of course not, I’m just thinking about how to cut ties with them.”

“Just Director Chen, are you sure it’s just the two or three companies you mentioned, and there aren’t more involved, right?”

He was still worried that the impact would be too widespread.

“Of course, we only target those few. Movies like The Man from Macau are not included in the scope. You can rest assured.”

“The Man from Macau” is a typical representative of the post-Hong Kong film era.

It looks like a movie that promotes Hong Kong stars, but the underlying logic is different.

Chen Linfeng is pleased to see Hong Kong filmmakers continue to work hard on the subjects they are good at.

He has no prejudice against normal filming behavior.

“That’s good,” Yu Dong breathed a sigh of relief. He felt relieved now.

The Hong Kong filmmakers he recruited were one of the important avenues of development for the company, so they did not want to be affected.

In fact, he was just being overly suspicious.

The idea of ​​those rubbish is to get mainland capital to provide them with money to train new talents from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

However, which legitimate film and television company doesn’t have its own people? They can’t even train their own people, so how can they be willing to make wedding dresses for others?

Therefore, it is often difficult for the two to cooperate together.

Just look at the movies released by Tian Ting Yan in the past two years, most of them were funded by other domestic distribution companies.

Of course, the situation is constantly changing.

With the invasion of Internet capital, Hong Kong and Taiwan capital are also merging with mainland film and television companies.

In later generations, Huayi will also become one of the driving forces behind the Heavenly Banquet.

Chen Linfeng analyzed that it is highly likely that the Beijing circle is gradually failing, and Huayi has begun to embrace the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles.

Wang Zhongjun’s words sound nice, but in fact he is the most shameless one.

Of course, the situation is different now. Feng Xiaogang’s “1942” did not lose money, and Chen Kaige also plans to collaborate with Chen Linfeng on the script and then make a historical film, which looks very promising.

Therefore, the Beijing circle can still cheer up a bit or two.

Wang Zhongjun also showed his strong character.

This is another reason why the Hong Kong and Taiwan capital represented by Wu and Zhu hate Chen Linfeng.

You are really blocking us from making money everywhere!
Everything develops for a reason.

……

After this, there is another key core, which is Maoyan.

Without this most important handle, the people in front, except for a few people like Han Shanping, would not be so kind as to help.

Chen Linfeng specifically instructed Xu Wu to keep an eye on several enemies and to snipe them whenever a movie related to them was released.

“We don’t care about those who are only related to it. We must stop the ones who have a larger investment. We should catch the big ones and let the small ones go. Do you understand?”

“Understand.”

“Also, once we start, you don’t need to hide the information too much. Explain the situation clearly. Do you understand?”

“clear.”

Xu Wuzhen finally understood that he couldn’t ban anyone openly, but the news had to get out and reach the key people.

It would be best to let everyone in the country who likes to invest in film and television know that if they follow those few people, they can’t make money. They have offended Mr. Chen and are just tying themselves up in knots.

“Boss Chen, how about you focus on the ones at the Heavenly Court Banquet?
I think these are signs. Once we defeat them, the opponent’s momentum will drop immediately.”

Xu Wu is even more arrogant than his boss. If he had seen Maoyan’s development in the past two years, he would not have any worries about those jumping clowns.

“Um, that’s fine too.”

Chen Linfeng thought about it and decided to just mow the grass and catch rabbits. He was free anyway.

Having learned the lesson from Cat’s Eye in the previous life.

Maoyan now has many shareholders, and several of the major cinema companies in the country have joined in.

Everyone has the same interests.

So don’t worry too much about any trouble or competitors taking advantage of the situation.

He didn’t want to lose too much furniture just to kill a cockroach.

Even though the thugs have been gathered, Chen Linfeng is not in a hurry to take action.

Chinese people always pay attention to having a legitimate reason when doing things.

As a victim, it is natural for Chen Linfeng to seek revenge.

In addition, justice and integrity are also very important.

He approached the Film Association again. Coincidentally, the association’s chairman Li Xuejian and honorary chairman Tang Guoqiang were both his people.

He himself was even still serving as a deputy there, but he seldom showed up in public, and he had almost forgotten about it.

But obviously, it was impossible for others to ignore him.

Chen Linfeng approached Li Xuejian, hoping that the association would introduce corresponding initiatives to correct the current chaos in the industry.

He wrote it right away and sent the picture over.

There is a lot of content in it, and the core point is that some actors are not worthy of their positions.

Some people also mentioned that when the Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television capital was strong in the early years, mainland artists could still star in the corresponding films. Now that the mainland industry has developed, it is not as good as before.

This is not good, very bad!

Chen Linfeng knows how to put his personal stuff in seemingly unimportant places.

But Li Xuejian is obviously not stupid.

“Xiao Chen, your proposal is well written, but it seems a little off to me. Are you targeting certain people, specifically targeting them?”

“Teacher Li is really accurate.”

Chen Linfeng did not hide anything and recounted in detail what had happened recently.

These veteran artists don’t pay much attention to things happening on the Internet.

Li Xuejian had never heard of it before.

Now that I know about this, I am extremely angry.

“They didn’t strive for excellence. Now that we are doing well and working hard, they are unwilling to do so. Is there anyone who does things this way?”

Without further ado, Li Xuejian prepared to convene the presidium to discuss relevant matters.

At this time, the composition of the Film Association was revealed, most of whom were mainland film and television bosses.

Even if someone saw through the trick in the proposal, no one took it seriously. Everyone was eager to actually do it.

People who have experienced the early heyday of the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles are very supportive of Director Chen taking on them.

Everything was ready, and Chen Linfeng contacted Sister Mei again.

“So, is there any explanation from above?”

Sister Mei has temporarily suspended the negotiations with Disney these days, which is a good opportunity to give them some comfort.

She made a special trip back to China and personally visited the Film Bureau, the Cultural Bureau, the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and other relevant departments, just to negotiate the situation in advance.

“Many leaders are very supportive of you being bullied,” Sister Mei paused and held back her laughter. “They think that some people are being unfair, and it’s only natural for us to react.”

“There is no more specific information. Some people even reminded us not to make it too big, as it would have a bad impact.”

“That’s enough.”

As an official, I don’t think he would make it very clear, as long as there is no strong opposition.

“Well, the leaders still value you very much.”

Sister Mei felt that it was very difficult for her to make such an implicit statement when she met with many leaders this time.

Under normal circumstances, you have to try to smooth things over and then stop it immediately.

After all, it is the nature of officials to maintain stability.

The current situation is rather abnormal.

In fact, this is easy to understand. Xiaofeng is promoting the value of united front work outside.

Not to mention the comparison with most of the Hong Kong and Taiwan circles, just talking about a small number of people in it, their importance is incomparable.

For those leaders, if Xiao Chen wants to do something extraordinary, he can still report it in advance.

This is such an honor.

It turns out that one’s own children are the best.

Sister Mei’s narration put him completely at ease.

“Okay, everything is ready, let’s get started.”

On August 8, Chen Linfeng responded to the previous public opinion incident on Weibo for the first time.

In his response, he explained his efforts in teaching students over the past four years, as evidenced by various video footage from the crew.

This shows that the saying of “eating empty salaries” is wrong.

Although the public no longer cares about this, it still needs to be mentioned.

And as an introduction, the response mentioned that someone was behind the scenes and it was an intentional attack and slander.

“For this, I will make a certain counterattack!”

(End of this chapter)