Chapter 478: Tit for tat, just do it
Chen Yan had actually anticipated that someone would question or worry.
After all, they were facing the giant Xu brothers.
Even though Chen Yan's wealth was no less than theirs, every industry was its own battlefield. Especially the film and television industry, which had its own barriers that were different from other industries.
Therefore, it is normal for the people under the Xu brothers to be worried when facing the Xu brothers who have been deeply involved in the film and television industry for more than 20 years.
So, he glanced at the vice president and said, "Mr. Yuan, right? Tell me what you think."
The vice president nodded and said, "Although I respect Mr. Chen very much and believe in his vision, he is the Xu Brothers after all."
"They have produced too many excellent or popular film and television projects."
"Our company is a start-up and there is still a big gap compared to them."
"This time, they have made such a big splash again. Movie kings and queens have joined, billions of dollars have been invested, and it's a big IP and a big production."
"Most of our projects are unknown. Even if the quality is good, the most important thing for film and television projects besides quality is publicity and promotion."
"Because we don't have as many gimmicks as them, we are naturally at a disadvantage in publicity and promotion."
"If we confront them head-on, it will likely affect the performance of our work."
"If we stagger the dates, our results might be better."
"Plus, if the other party performs well, it will definitely squeeze our ratings and box office."
"So, I don't recommend that we confront them head-on."
I have to say that what the vice president said does make a lot of sense.
Chen Yan glanced at him, then looked around the office and asked, "What are your opinions?"
Most of the other executives in the office lowered their heads in silence or looked aside, as if they did not hear Chen Yan's question.
Obviously, they also support the vice president's ideas more in their hearts.
There is too much uncertainty in film and television projects, and no one knows whether the Xu brothers' projects will be of very good quality.
Once there is a masterpiece among them, the projects that collide with that work will easily fail.
The company is here to make profits, not to fight each other.
He roughly saw everyone's concerns and thoughts. Chen Yan nodded slightly, and then he said, "I almost know what everyone is thinking."
"But what I want to say is, if you think so, do people in the industry also think so?"
All the executives present nodded.
Obviously, this is everyone's normal thinking.
Chen Yan continued, "Then, if we face off head-on despite everyone's pessimism, we can defeat all of the Xu brothers' projects fairly."
"Will our company's status and influence in the industry immediately reach a new height?"
After hearing Chen Yan's words, someone immediately said, "This is too difficult..."
This time, Chen Yan said firmly, "It's not difficult."
He glanced at Yang Rou, and then said, "In the past few days, we have obtained the planning documents of these projects of Xu Brothers Film through some channels."
"After careful study, I can be 100% sure that their project will not succeed."
After hearing Chen Yan's words, everyone present couldn't help but look at each other.
Mr. Yuan, who first raised the question, said, "Mr. Chen, do you mean all the projects?"
Chen Yan tapped the table with his fingers and said, "It may be a bit arbitrary to say all. But at least the four projects I looked at will fail 100% of the time."
"Because their project types are roughly the same, I can basically conclude that this batch of projects is unlikely to achieve any results."
Even though Chen Yan has proven his vision many times.
However, faced with such a major event this time, the executives present were still hesitant and conflicted.
After all, the next projects of the [Chaoyang Project] are not small projects like "Love Is Not Blind", but large projects with investments of hundreds of millions or even millions of dollars.
If something unexpected happens to a project of this level, the company is likely to get stuck in a quagmire.
Just because Chen Yan judged that the other party would not succeed, he rashly went for a head-on confrontation, and the people present still did not dare to make this decision.
At this time, Yang Rou, who had not spoken since the beginning of the meeting, spoke.
She coughed lightly, and after everyone in the office turned their eyes to her, she said coldly, "I support Mr. Chen's opinion."
"I have also read the plans for those projects."
“It feels like it was done by an outsider.”
"Besides, I also have great faith in Mr. Chen's vision."
She said slowly, "Don't forget. Every one of the company's projects in the past two years, every hit project, was decided by President Chen himself."
Compared to Chen Yan, Yang Rou is actually the company's direct boss.
In the past two years, Chen Yan has almost been a hands-off manager, while Yang Rou is responsible for all aspects of the company.
In addition, she is very capable and can handle everything in an orderly manner no matter how many things she has to do. She also always leads by example and is the first person to arrive at work and the last to leave work every day.
Therefore, she is highly respected and has a very high prestige in the company.
So, seeing that Yang Rou came out to support, although the executives present were still worried, they could only nod in agreement.
In fact, as a major shareholder of the company, Chen Yan does not need to seek the opinions of his subordinates.
However, companies are made up of people.
All plans are executed step by step by people.
The efficiency of a plan that is forced through and a plan that is understood and implemented by subordinates are completely different.
After everyone present agreed to Chen Yan's "head-on" plan, everyone present started to plan the release time of the project together with Chen Yan and Yang Rou.
All four projects of the Xu brothers will be released in the near future.
The earliest one is "Xiayang Fu", which is scheduled to be released next month.
The latest one is "Love O2O", which was released four months later.
Two other projects were interspersed in between.
Chen Yan's meaning is very simple, adjust the launch time of the [Chaoyang Plan] project. Each one is directly targeted.
The projects of the Chaoyang Project will be broadcast on the same date as the other party's broadcast.
The projects of the Chaoyang Project will start broadcasting at the same time as the other party starts broadcasting.
Originally, when the executives present heard that Chen Yan wanted to confront them head-on, they thought that Chen Yan just wanted to release the films at roughly the same time.
As a result, when they heard Chen Yan's direct competition, they all looked at each other in bewilderment.
In all these years, when has there ever been such a ruthless person in the entertainment industry?
This is a complete break, it means they are going to hit you on the head.
For a moment, they became even more worried.
Because...if we win, it will be fine.
If I lose the fight.
Then...how will Morning Dew Pictures survive in the industry in the future?
This is such a huge loss of face.
Thinking of this, they all looked at Chen Yan who was in the lead.
They really wanted to pry open Chen Yan's head to see what was inside.
How confident do you have to be to dare to confront the Xu brothers like this?
At this time, Yang Rou, who had been sitting next to Chen Yan, saw Chen Yan's direct and domineering plan, and her beautiful eyes were filled with tears.
Who doesn't like a strong man?
After all, confident men are the most handsome.
Especially, this handsome and confident man faced his enemies with strength.
This made Yang Rou feel that her heartbeat seemed to speed up a lot.
Of course, this is not love, but being completely infected by the passion.
After making the plan, Chen Yan encouraged everyone present again and then adjourned the meeting.
After the meeting, Chen Yan left the office on his own.
After Chen Yan left, no one else in the office moved.
Some executives couldn't help but look at Yang Rou, and then asked tentatively, "Boss Yang, are we really going to do this so hard?"
Yang Rou's eyes were still following Chen Yan's back.
Hearing their question, Yang Rou couldn't help but smile. Then she nodded and said coldly and firmly, "Just do as Mr. Chen said."
All the executives present couldn't help but wail in their hearts.
They found that they had forgotten that their boss Yang had always been a fan of Chen Yan. No matter what task Chen Yan assigned, she was the first one to support him and was the most determined one.
What can they do when they see Yang Rou also joining Chen Yan in going crazy?
I can only do as the two bosses ask.
So, next, the entire Chenlu Pictures started to connect with Song Chuang like a machine that had been started, and the two sides contacted various satellite TV stations, platforms and theaters together.
Generally speaking, the schedules of major satellite TV stations, platforms, and theaters are determined long in advance.
But that's the "general case".
Facing bigwigs like Yang Rou and Song Chuang who have many connections in the industry,
Facing Morning Dew Pictures, the most popular company in the industry in the past two years,
Facing the stunning performance at the preview of Morning Dew Films,
Facing the "pure profit sharing" model proposed by Chen Yan,
All major TV stations and platforms are interested.
So, a week later, Morning Dew Pictures held a press conference.
Lu Man, the nominal boss of Chenlu Pictures, returned to Qindao from his busy schedule to attend the press conference.
At the press conference, Lu Man faced the camera and reporters and announced the release dates of several projects one by one.
The entertainment reporters who were originally invited didn't think there was anything wrong with this matter.
But when someone discovered the trick, soon the entire venue got the release date of the Xu brothers' project.
Upon comparison, everyone was surprised to find that all the schedules were the same, exactly the same.
If the names of the film and television series were not different, they would even think they had picked up the wrong one.
Immediately, a reporter raised his hand to ask a question.
"Hello, Ms. Lu Man, I want to ask, is the time for our project really correct? Why is it exactly the same as that of Xu Brothers Pictures?"
Long before the press conference, Chen Yan and Yang Rou had conducted targeted "training" on Lu Man.
So, Lu Man smiled slightly: She was beautiful, and with this smile, she was like a hundred flowers blooming.
"Excuse me, reporter. I don't understand what you mean by exactly the same."
"All of our projects are the result of consultations with various satellite TV stations, platforms, and cinema chains."
"We chose these dates simply because they are very good."
After hearing what Lu Man said, no one present believed it.
After all, this matter is completely obvious.
No matter how coincidental it is, it is impossible for the release dates of the four series to overlap completely.
Moreover, even the broadcast time is exactly the same every day. It would be too fake to say that this is a coincidence!
However, Lu Man had been strictly "trained" by Chen Yan and Yang Rou after all, so no matter how the reporters asked or probed, his answers were always kept secret.
She kept repeating the same thing over and over again: We chose the date for no other purpose than because the day is good.
As a result, this small press conference caused a lot of discussion in a small circle afterwards.
Those reporters would not really think it was a coincidence just because Lu Man said he did not intentionally crash the car.
After they returned, they used "Chenlu Pictures Faces Head-on Confrontation with Xu Brothers" as the title and published it without hesitation.
Therefore, audiences who are interested in the film and television industry and many industry practitioners have seen the news.
At first, these viewers and practitioners thought that it was some unscrupulous self-media that was spreading rumors.
As a result, after reading the report and checking it out themselves, they were surprised to find that everything was true!
The broadcasting times of several dramas produced by Morning Dew Pictures are exactly the same as those produced by Xu Brothers Pictures!
Not even a minute is different!
If you say this was a car crash, that would be a lie!
This must be intentional!
The entertainment and film and television circles are the places where news spreads the fastest and most widely.
So , it didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the entire circle.
Two companies. One is a wealthy family that has dominated the entertainment industry for 20 years, and the other is a new upstart that has been gaining momentum in the past two years.
They all announced their "10 billion film and television plan" at the same time.
The confrontation between these two giants immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Many groups are discussing this there.
"Have you heard? Morning Dew Pictures is going head-to-head with the Xu brothers."
"I heard about it. This is too tough. Where do they get the confidence from?"
"Yeah yeah."
When it comes to a showdown between the two, people in the circle generally prefer the Xu brothers.
"I feel like Morning Dew Pictures is just throwing an egg against a rock."
"Yes. I think so too. Just look at the comparison between the two companies. One has been in business for 20 years, and the other has been in business for more than two years. One's projects are all big IPs, and they have hired many movie kings and movie queens. The other's projects are all original, with no reputation, and the most famous actor is Lu Man."
"Yeah. How can this be compared?"
"agree."
"agree."
In addition to such one-sided comments, even more rational practitioners are not optimistic about Morning Dew Pictures' head-on approach.
"In fact, I'm not optimistic about the films made by the Xu brothers. But... they are the Xu brothers after all. They are very good at turning decay into magic. The chances of them making a hit or a good film are still quite high."
"Morning Dew Pictures also produces many good films, but after all, it is less well-known. If we directly collide with them like this, it is likely to affect their performance."
The influence of the Xu brothers in the circle is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Until they are defeated head-on, most people will have more confidence in them.
This is also human nature.
Among them, some occasional comments supporting Morning Dew Pictures were drowned out in the vast sea of comments and disappeared.
In addition to the discussion, everyone also began to look forward to the head-to-head competition between Chemalu Pictures and the Xu brothers on their first project.
After all, it has become difficult to come across such a big drama in recent years.
The first showdown is between an international film queen and one of the top three female film queens in the industry, who starred in her first small-screen work, "Xia Yang Fu", against a young actress under Lu Man's star studio, who starred in "Hua Qian Gu", in which Lu Man made a guest appearance.
Ever since Sister Meili had the idea of opening a new agency, she has poached some trainees and some actors with good potential from various companies.
Then, she set her sights on the [Chaoyang Project]. She wanted to arrange for her company's actors to appear in the [Chaoyang Project] to improve their reputation.
Faced with such a request, Chen Yan would certainly not refuse.
So, he asked Meili to give him a list of key actors and began to test them one by one.
As a result... after a test, he found that there was an actress who was particularly suitable for the heroine of "Flower of the Shallow Bone". It even increased the ratings of "Flower of the Shallow Bone".
Therefore, Chen Yan simply chose this actor as the protagonist and Lu Man as the supporting role.
This is what is called leading the small with the big.
So, this TV series came into being.
From the cast to the investment to the production company, the two works are almost one-sidedly crushing.
Therefore, almost everyone in the circle is supporting "Xiayang Fu" unanimously.
Many people even opened small gambling tables for entertainment purposes in private, allowing everyone to bet on who would be better to watch.
The result...more than 80% of people are optimistic about "Xiayang Fu".
This made the 80% of people, while having fun, also try to figure out who was the stubborn one who was more optimistic about "Flower Shallow Bone".
Time passes day by day in everyone's expectation.
Just when everyone was looking forward to this showdown.
Suddenly, an unexpected news ignited the entire film and television industry.
...The release date of "Xia Yang Fu" has been changed!
After learning the news, people in the circle who were paying attention to this matter were a little confused.
I almost thought I read the wrong movie title.
After they found out that they were not mistaken, they became even more confused.
The release date of "Xia Yang Fu" has been changed? Shouldn't it be "Hua Qian Gu" that has been changed?
An international film queen who ranks among the top three in the industry, a production company that has dominated the industry for twenty years, are actually avoiding an unknown little girl and the edge of a newly established company?
Everyone was a little confused.
Many people wanted to find out what had happened and asked the Xu brothers and the satellite TV station that would broadcast the program to make the decision.
However, no matter how they inquired, they could not find any results.
Because the answers they all received were the same: they were not avoiding each other, they simply felt that the schedule was not good.
Everyone who got the news cursed in their hearts, "What a lie!"
"Chen Yan and Lu Man fooled us before. You guys fooled us like this too!"
"Do you think we are easy to fool?"
