Chapter 556: Resurrection from the Dead in 1942
It’s actually possible to collaborate with JYP to create an idol group variety show.

But it was impossible to get Li Meijin to join the second one. Li Mingyang had mentioned it before, and Li Meijin directly said that she was only responsible for movies, and the TV station was managed by her brother’s people.

Everyone in Korea knows that the chairman of CJ is Lee Mi Jin’s younger brother, but no one has ever questioned Lee Mi Jin’s control over CJ.

Her younger brother is known as Korean Adou…he listens to his uncle and sister.

And my uncle also listens to my sister.

This seems to be a Goryeo tradition… The elder sisters are deeply trusted by their younger brothers, and they are all very capable. Next door there is a sister who is crazy about supporting her younger brother, and she is full of murderous aura! You can feel it through the screen!
No chance…

Li Mingyang vaguely felt that the three major TV stations had given up their bottom line and were selling copyrights. In addition to making money, they also wanted to suppress CJ and JTBC.

After all, when it comes to streaming media, limited channels are the first to bear the brunt.

There are many reasons why FBTV is what it is today, and Li Mei Jin’s connivance is the main reason.

CJ counterattacked FBTV… The scene was so beautiful and brutal that he couldn’t defeat Root and had no power to fight back.

CJ Group has more than a dozen limited companies of all sizes, with tens of thousands of direct employees alone, not to mention the non-staff members, which is difficult to estimate!

All of them are elite!

This is just a part of it, not including film companies, brokerage companies, advertising companies, production companies, medical beauty industry…

Knitting.

The greatest help that CJ has given is his indulgence. I am thankful that he has not been investigated. I am also counting on getting CJ’s film and television copyrights.

Third, to make a high-quality TV series, Zhang Wei has prepared the script, actors, and team, except for the director and money.

“Of these three options, only cooperation with JYP is feasible. The other two are out of the question.”

“Lee Mi Jin, you can take your time. Filming a high-quality Korean drama should be easy for you, right?”

“I don’t have time. The next movie is already in preparation.” Li Mingyang shook his head.

Zhang Wei was stunned. “You’ve already made two movies this year. Are you still going to make another one? Although CJ is nice to us, Li Meijin is essentially a chaebol. We can’t spoil her.”

“China and South Korea co-produced the film, and China and South Korea joined forces to win the Palme d’Or.”

“This… you should just make movies! Continue making gangster movies?”

“Although I won the Cannes Best Screenplay Award, it’s a thankless task for a gangster film to win the Palme d’Or. Forget it… You won’t understand even if I tell you.”

At this time, the butler brought a tray and two glasses of red wine to the two of them, the king of red wine, Romanee-Conti.

Li Bingbing sent two boxes, each box worth more than one million yuan, with 12 bottles in each box, and only one of the 12 bottles was authentically produced from Domaine de la Conti.

Li Mingyang took the wine glass and was about to taste it when a phone call came in from Wang Changtian.

“Hello, Mr. Wang.”

“There are two pieces of news, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to hear first?”

“Boss Wang, you are so idle that you have to do this. Listen first.”

“What are you doing? I’m so annoyed. Lawsuits keep coming one after another, and our reputation has been greatly reduced!” Wang Changtian complained, and said, “The good news is that the higher-ups support you in your bid for the Palme d’Or. Zuoshandiao is planning to increase the stakes for Hollywood and let them put pressure on Cannes. Spielberg has indeed received an invitation from the Cannes Art Director. He is invited almost every year, but this time he said he would consider it. In short, this time the opportunity is great.”

Li Mingyang shook the red wine glass and felt relieved.

The corner of the mouth is harder to press than the AK.

“Where’s the bad news?”

“The bad news is that 1942 can be filmed again!”

“Why can we still take pictures?!”

“He’s been protected…Zuoshandiao really doesn’t bother anyone.”

“I can’t understand…” Li Mingyang said this, and suddenly said: “Are you using my overseas winnings as an excuse?”

“The specific reasons are unknown…Huayi is involved in too many interests, and 1942 is something that the Beijing circle wants to film. It must be a combination of many factors!”

“Cao! I don’t accept it! Why should I shoot outside while they can shoot in China? Damn, they are not planning to send this movie to Cannes! They should prepare for both situations!”

Wang Changtian’s face changed. “It’s possible…very possible. It’s not just you and Feng Kuzi. It seems that Jia Zhangke is going to shoot a new movie soon.”

new movie?
Could it be that it was the film “Destiny” that was shortlisted for the main competition unit of Cannes?

Chief Jia has been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival six times, he is a frequent visitor to Cannes!
“Do you know what the movie is called?”

“Wait for me for a moment. I’ll ask someone to check it out.”

A few minutes later, Wang Changtian called and said the movie was called A Touch of Sin and the actor was Jiang Wu.

Wang Changtian was asking Jiang Wu.

It really is destined!

Li Mingyang hung up the phone. Even the king of red wine couldn’t drink anymore.

Having three preparations is very much like Dongda University.

The most important battlefield for cultural strategy is film awards.

The honor and influence brought by a Palme d’Or is something that can be discussed at leaders’ roundtable meetings.

Just like football.

Cannes is always a must-go place!

In this era of transition from the old to the new, the personal and national impact brought by a Palme d’Or is absolutely unprecedented!
Just like Olympic medals, Olympic medals are hundreds every four years.

There are only four Palme d’Or winners in four years, and only five or six with multiple yolks.

Tian was destined to be an opponent, but that was all.

1942! That’s speechless!
After coming back to life and setting sail again, Li Mingyang felt something was not right.

In the previous life, 1942 was released in mainland China.

Feng Kuzi has made enough commercial films and wants to integrate into the mainstream.

Zuoshan Diao was fooling around, and he might really take his movie to Cannes. At worst, he could learn from Jiang Wen and be banned from directing for five years. He couldn’t be a director, but he could still be an actor!
Not only can you make money while doing it, but you can also leave your name in film history!
The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed. Li Mingyang felt terrible.

“What’s wrong?” Zhang Wei asked with concern.

“Zuoshandiao has made three preparations to win the Palme d’Or at Cannes, and I am just one of them.”

“Just destroy the other two hands.” Zhang Wei said concisely.

Li Mingyang didn’t answer.

The reason for his anger and irritability was that he had worked so hard to open the door to Cannes and created the conditions, but now he had to share it with others.

There are a total of 22 films in the main competition unit, and global films share the cake.

There are too many films from the three Dongda movies, and one of them is bound to fall behind, either going to other units or being eliminated directly.

If Spielberg really becomes the next Cannes chairman, and he himself is not shortlisted for the main competition unit, but 1942 is.

Zuoshandiao has plenty of ways to make Li Meijin compromise and use this relationship to create unprecedented conditions for winning the prize.

The more Li Mingyang thought about it, the more unlucky he felt.

But since it has already happened, there is no point in blaming this or that!
As long as Zuo Shandiao can be fair!

I must be the winner!
But…will he be fair in the end?

……

Yanbei, inside a club.

A group of Beijing bigwigs were in a luxurious box, toasting and laughing.

“This Li Houzi would never have thought that his winning an award in Cannes would give me an opportunity to escape.” Feng Kuazi laughed.

“Director Feng is really experienced and knows what the higher-ups want.”

“Director Feng really saved us! Come on, let’s give Director Feng a toast.”

Ding-ding-ding-ding-ding…

A group of bigwigs clinked glasses with Feng Kuazi.

Feng Kuazi took a big gulp of wine and said with a lingering feeling: “Li Houzi is so arrogant and will never understand that we are the backbone of the domestic film industry. It’s no use for one person to be powerful. Only a powerful circle can go further!”

“We don’t recognize you if you win an award abroad. It’s useless even if you win an Oscar.”

“The higher-ups won’t be stupid enough to put any effort into him. In the end, it will be me, and the Palme d’Or will only belong to me, Feng Kuzi, the Dugu Qiubai!”

“Director Feng has drunk too much.” Zhang Guoli patted Feng Kuazi’s shoulder and asked him to say a few words.

But Feng Kuazi, who had broken free from his restraints, could no longer control his mouth. “I’m not drunk. I’m sober! You know that?”

The good-tempered Zhang Guoli was retorted and smiled faintly, not arguing with Feng Kuazi.

“Fuck! What else does Chen Kaizi have besides Farewell My Concubine? What else does he have! I make art films, I can get box office success and awards, just wait and see, I will definitely win the Palme d’Or next year! No one can be my rival!”

Feng Kuazi was bragging, but others were murmuring in their hearts.

“Director Feng, can this 1942 really win an award at Cannes?”

“If I say there’s no problem, then there’s no problem.” Feng Kuazi said nonsense.

“What about the box office?”

“After winning the Palme d’Or, why worry about the box office? The box office will definitely be a bomb!”

Feng Kuazi’s words were getting more and more outrageous, so Wang Dajun quickly stepped in to smooth things over. “Everyone knows what it’s like to compete for awards abroad. We have already formulated a direction. Films competing for awards abroad and films released domestically are two different things. In China, we will definitely cater to the market and aim for a box office of at least 1 billion!”

Huayi has already sold all of the box office revenue from 1942 to help several of the film and television companies present here that have used shell companies to boost their performance, listing, and stock prices.

The box office revenue is just a small profit, the real big money is in the stock market!
When the others heard this, they burst into laughter.

He flattered Feng Kuazi again and made him feel proud.

Zhang Guoli leaned back in his chair, a smile on his face, but he despised the gang in his heart. But for the sake of money, he could only smile.

……

Macau, MGM five-star entertainment hotel.

American cigar room.

The prominent figures in Hong Kong circles sat in a circle, tasting the cigars in their hands.

At this time, the heavy double doors were pushed open, and Jiang Zhiqiang from Anle and Huang Baiming from Tianma walked into the cigar room.

Jiang Zhiqiang and Huang Baiming shook hands and greeted everyone one by one.

“It’s too late, it’s too late.”

“There’s a traffic jam on the road. Haha, even this Mercedes can get stuck in traffic.”

After the two of them sat down happily, the leaders of Hong Kong’s five major film companies gathered together for a rare occasion.

This group of people controls 70% of Hong Kong’s cinema market share!

The development of Hong Kong films has reaped the benefits of the times, and at the same time, a group of very powerful bigwigs have indeed emerged to support half of the Chinese-speaking world.

In the 50s, Shaw Brothers Film Company dominated Hong Kong with its film assembly line, a one-stop model from production to sales, which resulted in a large number of films and quick returns.

But soon it was replaced by another company, Golden Harvest.

Golden Harvest Film Company introduced Hollywood’s computer special effects, tried real-life street scenes, pursued realism, and defined special professions such as action director, art director, editing, special effects, and special effects makeup, making Hong Kong films more professional.

In addition, Golden Harvest launched an “independent production” investment model in Hong Kong. This model separated “production” and “investment”, making Hong Kong films more prosperous and attracting many investors from outside the industry.

For example, Taiwan, Xiaorizi, Bangzi…

For example, a community.

Thus, a very special type of film was formed – the gangster film!

The rice is washed very quickly.

Because they were based on real people, real events, and real emotions, many classic gangster movies emerged.

In the 90s, Hong Kong films reached their peak, sweeping the Asian market, fighting back and forth with Hollywood, and even gaining the upper hand!

Later, as a large number of top talents went to Hollywood and the mainland relaxed restrictions on films, Korean films revived and Xiao Ri Jue began to take a commercial route.

Hong Kong films began to decline from then on.

However, it is still the dominant force in Asia, second only to Hollywood in balancing artistry and commerciality.

The fundamental reason for the decline of Hong Kong films is that the local box office is increasingly unable to bear the high salaries of stars and is too dependent on overseas.

Once the overseas market collapsed, all products suffered a complete defeat.

In the later period, the pay of the Four Heavenly Kings, Jackie Chan, Li Lianjie, and Chow Yun-fat was often tens of millions.

Many Hong Kong film bosses who believed in box office appeal were badly cheated.

It was because Golden Harvest invested in Jackie Chan’s Thunderbolt that it was later acquired by Orange Sky.

The investment in Thunderbolt that year was as high as 2 million.

In 95, Thunderbolt ranked second in Hong Kong with a box office of 4500 million.

The box office in Japan was 3.34 million yen, the box office in mainland China was 6500 million, the box office in Taiwan was 8500 million, the box office in the United States was less than 2000 million, and the global box office exceeded million US dollars.

Based on the exchange rate and box office share at the time, “Thunderbolt” suffered a loss of 100 million yuan. The money Golden Harvest earned from “Rumble in the Bronx” had not even warmed up yet, so they had to use it to fill the hole left by “Thunderbolt”.

Despite Jackie Chan’s influence, the subsequent disc revenue of “Thunderbolt” will definitely make money for Golden Harvest.

However, the battle line of disc revenue was too long. By the time “Thunderbolt” started to make money, Zou Wenhuai was completely disappointed and Golden Harvest was sold to Orange Sky Entertainment.

A generation of overlord is gone!
Shaw Brothers stopped production, Golden Harvest collapsed, and Inspur went out of business.

Hong Kong’s five major film companies have become the backbone of Hong Kong.

The reasons why they have become the top five are that they have many similarities, such as foreign capital support, support from China Film Group, and abundant overseas resources.

Anle and CJ are partners and have close ties with Hollywood.

Yinghuang and Tianma are very mixed.

Behind Media Asia is Alibaba.

Macau is the only place in the world.

Jiang Wen made 13 of 0 suggestions and Li Mingyang hit three consecutive goals, resulting in the forced cancellation of Yinghuang Film and Television Cultural Village.

Everyone present lost a lot of money!

Especially Yinghuang.

Now the higher-ups are helping Li Mingyang win the Palme d’Or, if he succeeds.

Li Mingyang had no scruples at all. After returning to China, he would definitely take revenge on everyone!
The Beijing and Hong Kong circles joined forces to force Li Mingyang to go abroad.

The Beijing circle has deep roots and an official background, so it is difficult for Li Mingyang to take revenge!

The first choice is definitely the Hong Kong circle!

Hello, I’m good, and everyone is good, win-win cooperation is impossible.

Li Mingyang had no such concept in his mind. If he was willing to shake hands and make peace, he would have done it long ago!

He would rather compete and waste money with Penguin and iQiyi in Korea than cooperate with them.

Penguin and iQiyi had no choice but to fight him!

“Before we talk about this, let me first tell you what I think. You all know that CJ and I have a good relationship, so I’ll just consider the 80 million as a bet loss.” Jiang Zhiqiang said directly.

“Boss Jiang has said it all, so I’ll tell you what I think too. Li Mingyang will also be involved in my Ip Man 3. If you want my company to cooperate with you in whatever you do, then the company will definitely cooperate. But if you want me to stand up myself, then forget it.”

Huang Baiming and Jiang Zhiqiang had already discussed it on the way here, and neither of them wanted to get involved.

They have a pretty good relationship with Li Mingyang.

I only participated when I was crazy.

If Li Mingyang wants to target someone, he will target Longtou and Yinghuang. What does it have to do with them?

Yinghuang didn’t want to go against Li Mingyang.

But the damage caused by Li Mingyang is too great. If we don’t confront him, where will we save our face and how will we convince others in the future!

Who in the mainland film and television circles will take the Hong Kong circle seriously? It will be even more difficult to survive in the future.

“What are you saying? It will make others think that we are not united.”

“Unity… is a joke. If we were united, Jiang Wen wouldn’t have gotten 13 out of 0.”

“If you want to unite, you should clean up those people first. They are a bunch of losers. They changed the auditing company and waxed the seals. Damn! They are playing dirty tricks!”

“Have you found out who they are?”

“They burned all the tickets. How can we check? When we asked, they all said Jiang Wen.”

“No save file?”

“Burn them together.”

“We must give an explanation for this matter and find some scapegoats.”

“You think you are a fool!”

“In fact…if we all voted for Jiang Wen, then at least 60% of the people voted for other people, basically we have to account for to people…”

“Don’t mention this terrible thing. My hotel is inspected every day and the power is cut off. If this continues, I won’t be able to do business anymore.”

“You are still under investigation. The hotel I was building was forced to be kicked out. I don’t know when the money I invested will be returned to me.”

Everyone complained about their losses, and the scene immediately became chaotic.

Huang Baiming and Jiang Zhiqiang looked at each other with a smile, stood up and shook hands with the leader to say goodbye.

After more than ten minutes, everyone finished complaining.

Finally, they got down to business. Emperor Entertainment Group intended to go to Korea to regain its position and take advantage of the battle between Li Mingyang and iQiyi and Penguin to attack Li Mingyang from both sides.

This approach has been well received.

Even if all the people in the mainland were added together, they could not defeat a single ray of light.

It can be seen from the lawsuits. The biased fights are simply unbearable to watch. The lawsuits are not fought in Hong Kong at all, but all dragged to Shanghai.

They have always been the ones who took up legal weapons to “defend their rights”.

I didn’t expect that I would be taught a lesson by suing Guangxian.

The high-priced red circle lawyers are like trash.

Therefore, the best place to deal with Li Mingyang is in Korea.

The rapid development of Korean films is inseparable from the help of Hong Kong films. The cooperation between the two sides started earlier than in the mainland.

Because they entered the market early, many bigwigs have many industries in Korea.

The gray industry is the most involved.

The scale of that is not the small-scale fight like Li Mingyang’s, but the scale that can really compete with the local Korean chaebols.

Many of the Chinese gangs in Korea came from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Whitewashed multinational corporation.

(End of this chapter)