Chapter 264 The Luckiest Lucky Person
Not to mention anything else, just some of the stars, directors, etc. who are discussing cooperation with Xu Pictures began to hesitate whether to continue the cooperation during the negotiations.
It would be fine if the Xu brothers offered generous conditions. They would not be so fickle.
However, Xu's Film Group has been active in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years and is not doing charity.
They have reached the top of the industry just to eat meat and to exploit!
Therefore, the income of people who work with them is often not high, and may even be lower than the market price.
At the beginning, the Xu brothers' approach was resisted, and many people in the circle who worked with them thought it was completely unreasonable.
However, the Xu brothers gave a reasonable explanation for their actions: although their conditions were not favorable, their success rate was high!
Even if the TV shows and movies they produce are not blockbusters, they almost never lose money.
If you work with them on a few projects, brush up your credentials, and then look for other companies to work with, won’t your value increase? Won’t your income increase?
This is sacrificing the present in exchange for the future! Isn't this unreasonable?
This indirect exploitation brought huge profits to the Xu brothers in the past decade.
But all of this is built on the Xu brothers' huge influence and invincible record in the film and television industry.
As a result, the Xu brothers had previously made a big fuss to ban Morning Dew Pictures. But Morning Dew Pictures was not affected at all, and even released a hit movie, earning hundreds of millions of dollars with tears and blood. All the people who had worked in this film crew had their net worth doubled or tripled.
This immediately had a certain impact on the Xu brothers' status in the circle.
And now, Morning Dew Pictures has stepped forward directly, spending millions on publicity and millions on banquets, and held a celebration banquet with the highest standards in the industry.
All the well-known companies in the industry went to support them.
This inevitably makes people feel that Xu Brothers Pictures has lost its original dominance. Such a company can no longer add a halo to its partners.
Therefore, those who originally wanted to cooperate with the Xu brothers began to hesitate.
The project was obstructed, their reputation in the circle declined, and their prestige decreased , which made the Xu brothers more worried.
All the companies in the circle went to support Chenlu Pictures, which made the Xu brothers feel a strong sense of crisis.
Although these things do not have much impact on them now.
But people's hearts and minds are against it. Sometimes, a thousand-mile dam is destroyed by such a small and insignificant hole...
So, on the night of the banquet, Director Zhang and the three Xu brothers held an internal meeting in the president's office.
Even Xu Zhaorong, who was always calm and composed, looked solemn this time.
After all, Morning Dew Pictures has been developing too fast during this period, and... many things have exceeded his expectations.
Yang Rou joined, Song Chuang joined, the movie was a big hit, Lu Man became the Dior brand ambassador, tens of millions of artist promotion resources, Haitian Yise Manor, representing the Zhao Group, convened a celebration party for so many senior executives in the industry...
This series of events made Xu Zhaorong feel a strong sense of crisis.
So during the meeting, he sat behind his boss's desk, smoking one cigarette after another.
His younger brother, Xu Zhaoqing, was discussing with Director Zhang.
At this point, Xu Zhaoqing was already a little discouraged. He said to Director Zhang hesitantly, "Old Zhang, how about... we take the initiative to make peace with them?"
Hearing Xu Zhaoqing's words, Director Zhang, who had a hot temper, directly objected, "What's the point of making peace now?"
"Everyone in the industry now thinks the company is failing, and if we negotiate a settlement, it will only confirm this."
"By then, we will become even more powerful on the outside but weak on the inside."
“How will the project be carried out in the future?”
“How do we negotiate the price?”
Xu Zhaoqing looked embarrassed, "But the other party is really aggressive now."
"It's not like we have any serious grudges against each other."
"Take a step back and the world will be wider."
Director Zhang stopped talking and sat aside with a sullen face.
Seeing Director Zhang's attitude, Xu Zhaoqing had no choice.
Although the company is called Xu Brothers Pictures, Director Zhang is also one of the shareholders with a lot of say.
The domestic entertainment industry is director-centered, and a good director can bring a large company to life.
After all, film is a highly profitable industry. A good director can continuously produce profitable films and bring huge profits to the company.
You can also bring in new people, new directors, and new artists. As long as you have a hit, it is easy to bring out a popular first- or second-tier artist.
These are the resources that a top director can bring.
Therefore, Director Zhang’s status in the company is very high, no less than that of the second boss.
After all, there are many bosses in the film and television industry, but there are only a few big directors.
Moreover, among these directors, only one or two are willing to sign long-term contracts with film and television companies.
So seeing that Director Zhang insisted, Xu Zhaoqing had no choice but to look at his brother.
Xu Zhaorong, who had been sitting in the boss chair smoking and not saying anything since the meeting began, spoke up when he saw that the two had broken down in the conversation.
As soon as he opened his mouth, he set the tone for the matter, "There is no way to make peace now."
He looked at his brother and said, "The conflict now is no longer the small conflict it once was."
"If we just banned Lu Man, it would be very easy to resolve. But we later publicly banned their company and poached their executives , which made it impossible to make peace."
"Besides, don't forget that Yang Rou is still there. That woman holds a grudge very well."
"She won't miss the opportunity to stab us."
"As long as she is still in Morning Dew Pictures, we will not feel at ease even if Morning Dew Pictures and we have a truce."
Xu Zhaoqing's eyes lit up and he said, "What if we go talk to Chen Yan and ask him to take Yang Rou..."
Xu Zhaoqing stopped talking halfway.
Because he also realized that his ideas were unreliable: it was them, not Chen Yan, who were at a disadvantage.
How could Chen Yan pay a price just to make a truce with them?
What's more, if you put yourself in Chen Yan's shoes, he would not fire the president of his own company just to satisfy his enemy.
Isn’t this what Emperor Gaozong of Song is like?
Perhaps he realized there was no way out, so Xu Zhaoqing stopped talking.
So, for a moment, the atmosphere in the entire office became quiet...
Surrounded by smoke.
The three bosses were confused: they were obviously the big shots in the industry, their companies were obviously among the top three companies in the industry, and their companies' market value and their own wealth were obviously much higher than Chen Yan's. Why did they always feel like they were being pushed into a corner?
Is this an illusion...?
…
Just as the Xu brothers were doubting their lives and the entertainment industry was discussing Morning Dew Pictures, the banquet was gradually coming to an end.
As the host of the banquet, Chen Yan walked onto the stage in front of everyone, patted the microphone, and said, "Our dinner will soon be over."
"Here, on behalf of Morning Dew Pictures, I would like to thank everyone for coming here again, and I sincerely hope that everyone will have a good time in Qindao these days."
"If there is any inadequacy in our hospitality, I hope you will forgive us."
After saying the polite words, Chen Yan changed the subject and started talking about business. "As our dinner is about to end, I would like to say a few words off topic."
“We at Morning Dew Pictures were founded very recently, but we have strong funding and we love working with people.”
He looked around at everyone and said,
"Besides, I'm not greedy. As long as the project can help Manman, I'm willing to invest."
"I don't want the leadership of the project, nor do I want the authority over production."
"Even if I invest more money and take a smaller proportion, it's fine."
As he spoke, Chen Yan looked at Lu Man affectionately and said, "As long as this project is good and can help Lu Man's career move to a higher level, it's fine."
Listening to Chen Yan's words and following his gaze, the guests couldn't help but look at Lu Man.
Lu Man was dressed very beautifully today, wearing a high-end dress specially prepared by Dior, which clearly outlined her beautiful figure. She was a beauty who came to the mortal world.
With a slender waist, long legs, tall breasts and a beautiful face, she enchants the world like a fairy in mythology.
However, in the eyes of these profit-driven senior executives, she is not a woman, but a... lucky person.
No one present knew Chen Yan's wealth.
But judging from the fact that Chen Yan had no shortage of money and was spending it like a gambler, they knew that Chen Yan must be very rich.
So how much capital can he claim to have?
Several hundred million? More than a billion?
Those present felt that it was at least this amount.
And this money was invested just to support the woman in front of him.
If she isn't the luckiest person, then what is she?
With this much money, even a pig will become an internet celebrity pig!
Although they all had different thoughts in their minds, the guests present immediately knew how to get along well with Chen Yan: just praise Lu Man.
Therefore, they could not help but make a secret decision in their hearts that after returning, they would give an order to the people in the company: unless it is absolutely necessary, they are not allowed to offend Lu Man, this woman.
This woman has a powerful backer now!
After Chen Yan finished his speech, the banquet soon ended.
Chen Yan made very thoughtful arrangements for these executives and bigwigs. Not only did he arrange special cars for pick-up and drop-off, but these cars and hotels will also remain available for their use in the next few days.
They can travel, play and vacation on Qindao by themselves until they go back to work.
Of course, this is not just to make these guests feel Chen Yan’s importance and wealth.
It was also to give Meilijie and Song Chuang time to conduct private transactions with them...
Don’t forget, the main purpose of this banquet is to win prizes!
