On the day of the welcoming banquet, the news that Tao Mu kicked out the investor in order to protect the actress in the crew quickly spread throughout the crew. Many staff members not only had a good impression of Tao Mu, the investor father, but also secretly gossiped whether Tao Mu was really like the weasel said, that he loved Hu Ning and would be a hero to save the beauty.
However, the Beijing Film Academy students who were familiar with Tao Mu did not misunderstand. In their eyes, Tao Mu is such a brave, capable and protective person. As long as you are with Tao Mu, you will feel safe.
Many classmates are waiting secretly. After Tao Mu opens a celebrity studio, if they want to recruit artists, they will sign contracts directly with Tao Mu's studio. By then, not only will you have movies to shoot, money to earn, and publicity resources, but you won’t have to worry about some unspoken rules in the circle.
They believed that with Tao Mu's temper, he would never get involved in such dirty things.
As for whether they can get good scripts and good roles after signing with Tao Mu's studio, some students are not worried - just because Tao Mu was able to invest 9 million in "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood" when he was just a freshman, and also recommended so many roles to everyone, students with discerning eyes can see that Tao Mu will definitely take the path of "doing it yourself to have enough food and clothing" in the future. Then he invested in TV series and movies and made himself the protagonist, but a movie or TV series cannot have only one protagonist. They signed with Tao Mu's studio, which at least guaranteed them the usual supporting roles.
Thinking of this, these students became more active when facing Tao Mu. Under the leadership of the three roommates and the entire crew of actors, especially the older seniors, Amway Feixun.com.
Old actors like Zhan Bin, who are over 40 years old, usually spend their time filming movies and dramas, growing flowers, raising dogs, and taking care of children, and they really know nothing about the entertainment methods of young people. Even the mobile phones they use are those old-fashioned ones. They don’t even have a computer at home, let alone register on Feixun.com.
"What's the benefit of registering this thing?"
Zhan Bin took Wen Bao's mobile phone and browsed the Feixun website with great interest under the guidance of the child. You haven't told me yet, this website looks fancy, but the content is quite rich. It has all kinds of entertainment gossip, social hot topics and international news, and the website called Danmu.com also has many old movies and TV series. This old stuff that was aired on TV and then taken off the air is actually available on this website. You can watch it online.
Wen Bao winked at Zhan Bin, glanced around furtively, and said in a low voice: "Registered users exceeding 100 million can watch Tao Mu dancing in women's clothing."
"What?" Zhan Bin was shocked. What kind of operation is this?
Wen Bao repeated the bet that Tao Mu made with netizens in front of Teacher Zhan: "...Now there are more than 99.7 million registered users."
Zhan Bin was immediately happy. After yesterday's welcoming banquet, he had a particularly good impression of Tao Mu. I was also happy to join in the fun: "Okay. I'll ask someone to buy me a computer later, and you can register an account for me!"
Wen Bao immediately responded, "I can register an account for you right now. Teacher Zhan, please tell me your mobile phone number!"
At the same time, the same thing was happening in every corner of the crew. Use your mobile phone account to register a FeiXin account, and then use the FeiXin account to directly log in to Danmu.com to browse various movies and TV series. The older generation of actors are not interested in the entertainment model of Feixun.com. They usually go back to the hotel to rest after work. When they are bored, they watch old movies and TV series to kill time.
Just when Tao Mu's classmates were frantically recommending Feixun.com to the entire crew, Li Xiaoheng finally arrived.
Last night, when Tao Mu personally agreed to Li Xiaoheng's request to fly to H Town for a field trip, someone originally wanted to fly over overnight. But Li Xiaoheng changed his mind and took into account that Tao Mu had just joined the crew of "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood" and needed to get in touch with the director and other actors, and he needed to have a good rest. If he rushed over that night, Tao Mu would definitely not be able to rest well in order to entertain him.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaoheng had to suppress his impatience and wait patiently until the next morning to take the early flight.
It was almost noon when we arrived at the crew. Li Xiaoheng, who came to visit the set, happened to treat everyone to lunch. He called Tao Mu in advance and asked the crew not to order lunch boxes, and asked his assistant to call the store to order takeout.
After arriving at the crew, Li Xiaoheng, a friend who came to visit the investors, was immediately warmly welcomed by the crew members.
"Your visit has saved our crew a meal." Tao Mu picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork with pineapple, which was sour and sweet, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and quite delicious.
Li Xiaoheng smiled slightly, peeling shrimp for Tao Mu and said, "If you agree, let alone one meal, I'm willing to pay for your meals for a lifetime."
Tao Mu paused with his chopsticks and picked up another piece of lotus root: "After dinner, I'll introduce you to Director Zhou and other members of the production team, and then you can take a look at the script--"
"No need. Just tell me how much you need me to invest." Li Xiaoheng smiled warmly and put the peeled shrimp into Tao Mu's bowl.
"Since you trust me so much, why do you still come here for a field investigation?" Tao Mu frowned. He didn't like Li Xiaoheng's style of mixing public and private affairs.
"It's because I trust your vision. Besides, I'm a financial professional, and I don't know much about filming TV series. Since I'm not a professional, of course I have to trust the advice of professionals." Li Xiaoheng smiled at Tao Mu: "At least I believe that you won't harm me."
Tao Mu felt like he was about to be wrapped by a sponge. He felt powerless to punch out, yet was about to suffocate.
"Boss Li," Tao Mu frowned fiercely: "During working hours, can you please not do this?"
"I thought that meal time was something we could discuss privately." A trace of loneliness flashed across Li Xiaoheng's face. He stared at Tao Mu tenderly and apologized in a gentle voice: "I apologize if I made you feel uncomfortable."
Li Xiaoheng changed the subject and said, "Actually, last night, I asked someone to find out about Zhou Hong. This director has a good reputation in the industry, and several of the leading actors are veteran actors who often star in anti-Japanese war dramas. Although this TV series is not very popular in the industry because of the script and character settings. But I think that with such a reliable crew and male lead, at least the ratings can be maintained. "
"And I really believe in your investment vision. If you really think highly of this TV series, I don't believe it will lose money."
This is the important reason why Li Xiaoheng finally agreed to invest in this TV series - although he is very rich, those who are in the investment industry are superstitious. At no time will I deliberately make a losing investment. I’m afraid of destroying the feng shui.
This is more reliable. Tao Mu took a look at Li Xiaoheng and knew that his partner was definitely not the love-brained guy in idol dramas.
"Since you have already done some preliminary research on this TV series, the rest will be easy." Tao Mu said directly: "The previous investor invested a total of three million. Now the crew only has a gap of three million. But I personally suggest that if you are confident in this TV series, you can add another two million. You will definitely not lose money."
When the crew finishes post-production and prepares for broadcast, Tao Mu can also mention Xiao Heng Capital when promoting the TV series. He is committed to making Xiaoheng Capital an internet celebrity in the venture capital field. It would be best if all companies in need of financing could think of Xiaoheng Capital first. Therefore, both extremely high national popularity and a positive image are necessary.
Investing in this TV series, which is about to become a classic milestone in anti-Japanese war dramas, and bundling its image with the TV series to a certain extent is the best marketing method.
Just like in later generations, many audiences will develop a liking for an actor because of a role. No matter how pretentious the actor is, everyone can be relatively tolerant of him because of the classic role he played. What's more, with Li Xiaoheng's shrewdness and character, Tao Mu believed that Xiaoheng Capital would not do anything disappointing. As long as the corporate image is established, everything else will be easy.
Living a new life, no one can understand the truth that "good reputation is equivalent to money" more deeply than Tao Mu.
Tao Mu discussed the matter at hand, and his businesslike attitude made it impossible for Li Xiaoheng to talk about personal matters. Someone then gave up on using small talk to enhance relationships and started discussing work seriously.
There was actually not much to talk about regarding the investment in the crew. Li Xiaoheng had made up his mind to invest five million, and the remaining specific matters would of course be discussed with Zhou Hong by lawyers and negotiation experts. The negotiation team hired by Xiaoheng Capital are all top global negotiation experts who have experienced the changing international situation. They are even more cruel and ruthless than the weak, pitiful and helpless Lawyer Zhou.
So Zhou Hong once again felt the charm and lethality of capitalists waving money. After signing the contract again, Zhou Hong collapsed on the sofa, powerless, as if his body had been hollowed out.
Li Xiaoheng stayed in H Town for another three days under the pretext of inspecting the crew. On the afternoon of the next day, Long Tianao from Xiaxing Entertainment and Luo Xi from Longteng Entertainment flew over to visit Tao Mu on set. It is worth mentioning that another investor in The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood is Longteng Entertainment.
Because Zhou Hong was invited by Longteng Entertainment to film several TV series. Everyone has a sense of incense and worship. This time Zhou Hong insisted on filming "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood", although Longteng Entertainment was not optimistic about this drama. But out of consideration for Director Zhou, he also invested two million. And a male actor from the company was stuffed into the crew to play the second male lead.
However, this time Luo Xi came to visit the set not for her own artists. Instead, he wanted to discuss with Tao Mu's Feixun.com about jointly hosting a talent show again.
Speaking of which, the "National School Beauty and Campus Prince Selection Contest" previously held by Feixun.com ultimately benefited not only Feixun.com, but also its two partners, Longteng Entertainment and Xiaxing Entertainment.
The shareholders and senior managers of the two companies were originally questioning whether Long Tianao and Luo Xi's use of company resources to help Feixun.com was not in the interests of the company. Especially at the stage when Tao Mu was exposed by his adoptive parents, everyone was blaming Long Tianao and Luo Xi's decision for damaging the company's image.
For a time, public opinion was boiling with anger, and Long Tianao and Luo Xi were almost pointed at and called spendthrifts. As a result, Feixun.com held an advertising bidding conference, and when the highest bid price of 80 million was announced, everyone fell silent.
Because according to this standard, Xiaxing Entertainment and Longteng Entertainment, which served as the title sponsors of the talent show "National School Beauty and School Prince Selection Contest", made the greatest profit. Compared with 80 million, is it a big deal to be scolded by others? What's more, the adoptive parents' revelation was soon proven to be a false accusation. Now we have both the dignity and face. When the talent show was over, all the contestants with a little popularity were picked up by the two companies. Compared with the 80 million yuan worth of sponsorship fees, these players are sustainable, high-quality and low-cost human resources.
Now, the shareholders and senior executives of the two companies are even happier. He then began to flatter Long Tianao and Luo Xi for their wise decision-making.
Long Tianao has a dandy temperament and doesn't bother to deal with those spineless people in the company. Anyway, the largest shareholder of Xiaxing Entertainment is their Long family. What he says is what he keeps. If others were dissatisfied, they could either go to his uncle to protest or keep it to themselves. Just hold it in until you die.
In comparison, Luo Xi's mood was much more complicated. The reason why she was willing to help Tao Mu in the first place was nothing more than to win over Tao Mu and repay a favor. In the end, not only was the favor not repaid, but I owed more and more. Luo Xi and Long Tianao naturally have different ideas and situations. Long Tianao was simply helping a friend. It didn't matter whether he made a profit or a loss. He just wanted to have fun. But Luo Xi and Tao Mu are partners. Since we are partners, it should be a win-win situation. If only one side bears the benefits, this cooperation model will definitely not last long.
What's more, Xiaxing Entertainment and Longteng Entertainment have tasted the sweetness of hosting talent shows, so how could they just stop there? So, on the tenth day of the first lunar month, the two companies urged Long Tianao and Luo Xi to visit H Town in the name of New Year's greetings, and by the way, discuss with Tao Mu about continuing to cooperate on the talent show "National Male God and Goddess".
——In fact, it was when the school beauties and school hunks were being selected. Because a large number of people from society followed suit and participated, Tao Mu asked Feixun.com to make several lists. One is the school belle and the other is the male god and goddess. Now that the selection of national school beauties and school hunks has been completed, everyone will naturally turn their attention to the male and female gods.
And given the different number of participants and the different targets, the selection of male gods and goddesses is actually more popular than that of school beauties and school hunks, with a larger scope and greater influence. Therefore, Xiaxing Entertainment and Longteng Entertainment also want to gather the top 16 contestants in the country to shoot an idol drama after the "National Male God and Goddess" selection competition is over. Let all the contestants debut directly by taking advantage of the popularity.
Of course, these plans must be fully cooperated with Tao Mu and his Feixun.com - although after seeing the popularity of the talent show, a certain social platform has also actively contacted other entertainment companies, wanting to cooperate in this area. However, shareholders and senior executives of Xiaxing Entertainment and Longteng Entertainment all agreed that compared to a certain platform, Tao Mu and his Feixun.com, who were popular topics in their own right and often stirred up bloody storms in the circle, were more reliable.
So under such circumstances, Long Tianao and Luo Xi flew to H Town to visit the set, carrying everyone's expectations.
At this moment, Li Xiaoheng, who was also visiting the crew, didn't know about it yet. This cooperation among the three companies will change the business direction of Xiaoheng Capital for the next decade.
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Tao Mu: Someone is too annoying, find him a career that he can run for the rest of his life, so that he will be too busy to take care of me︿(￣︶￣)︿
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