"It's a big hit at the box office, congratulations."

At the celebration banquet for "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Wei Yang took the initiative to clink glasses with Stephen Chow. Wen Zhang, who was standing next to him, wanted to talk to him but was simply ignored by Boss Wei.

The newly crowned Mr. Billionaire Box Office had a look of shame and annoyance in his eyes, but he didn't dare to confront Wei Yang, so he could only leave in embarrassment.

To this day, no matter how gossipers comment on the two actors' achievements as actors, it is just a few idle chats after dinner.

Wei Yang’s current identity is that of a businessman + producer, with his identity as an actor coming second. Putting aside all the comprehensive conditions and making a single evaluation is a paradox.

No matter how awesome Wen Zhang is, he can beat Wei Yang up in his acting career, but when you see Wei Yang in reality, he is still a younger brother.

A couple of years ago, he still dared to make a few noises, but now Wei Yang is worth tens of billions, making a fortune every day, and with the support of the Shanghai circle, he is a well-known boss in the industry.

Wen Zhang may be crazy, but he is not really stupid...

Master Xing looked at Wen Zhang and said nothing. He had a good impression of Wen, but not enough to stand up for him. Besides, this was not a conflict in the first place.

Compared with the Hong Kong entertainment industry in its early years, Wei Yang's disregard is already very civilized and polite.

Twenty years ago in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, there was a conflict between two people with such different status.

In mild cases, the offender may be scolded and ridiculed with a cold face, or even lose face on the spot. In severe cases, the offender may be insulted or even beaten. In worse cases, the methods may be more cruel and violent.

When Hong Kong artists held a collective march and demonstration against gangsters at the beginning of the century, it was not just a show, but the result of decades of accumulated blood, tears and resentment.

Since he couldn't sort out the grudges, and there was no conflict at all, Master Stephen wouldn't speak rashly.

This person is undoubtedly talented, but his personality is introverted and gloomy, and often even gives people a feeling of indifference and selfishness.

Such people are not willing to meddle in other people's affairs, and in most cases are unwilling to communicate with others, especially people they are not familiar with. The reason they can chat with Wei Yang is mainly because Wei Yang is also an excellent creator.

When it comes to film creation, comedy design, and character creation, the two sides have enough common language.

Wei Yang catered to their interests and even talked about the lines in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons". Many people complained that the lines like "Once there was a feeling..." and "I will love you for ten thousand years" were plagiarized from old works or were just memes, but Wei Yang put forward his own opinion.

"The two times felt different. The first time was fake, and this time was real. The time was different, the mood was different, and the meaning and words I wanted to express were also different."

Mr. Xing's eyes lit up: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Wei Yang nodded and shook his head: "It's just my own speculation. I dare not say I understand. Later, I learned about your story and I have some ideas."

Mr. Xing suddenly realized, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said thank you.

Wei Yang accepted it calmly. Although his conversation with Stephen Chow was a bit tricky and somewhat imitated Chai Jing's interview with Stephen Chow in his previous life, he really understood some of the meanings of the movie.

As a professional screenwriter in his previous life, he naturally read the scripts of phenomenal movies such as "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and for various reasons, he began to dig deep into the stories behind it.

Compared to the half-true and half-false story of "A Chinese Odyssey", the "Tang Monk" in "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is Stephen Chow himself, and the Miss Duan is a real person, who was his first love, Luo Huijuan, who died of illness last year.

In the middle of the movie, Miss Duan expressed her love to Monk Tang, but was told "mental illness" in return. This is a true story that happened between the two.

There are so many details in all these, and the story of the two has become a permanent regret. The quality of the movie "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is not high or low, but Stephen Chow is very affectionate in the emotional line.

Boss Wei admits that his work style is not good, but that does not mean he is against pure love. He always respects some sincere feelings.

However, he is not here to flatter Stephen Chow's relationship today. Respect is respect, but he just wants to improve his favorability and get in touch with Stephen Chow.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" was mainly controlled by Huayi, but later they had a falling out with Stephen Chow over money.

This was not a fair act on Huayi's part. Judging from the evidence on the surface, the dividends were agreed upon, but Huayi made excuses and delayed signing, causing the contract to become invalid. Huayi saved 80 million yuan, but lost its reputation and moral integrity.

After suffering this loss, Stephen Chow decided not to work with Huayi anymore and turned to get closer to the capital in Shanghai.

The first two companies to cooperate are Guangxian and Lianrui. There is no need to say much about the former, and the latter is a company established this year.

This company is also a rising star in the film industry. It has produced and released many movies and is good at making a big profit with a small investment. Its starting capital came from riding on Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid".

Now that he has Wei Yang, he will naturally not give up this piece of fat meat easily, and there is no need to look for a new company. He himself is the largest film and television capital in the Shanghai circle.

"The Mermaid" and "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" did not receive good reviews, but their box office revenue was billions of real money.

At worst, we can let Feicuixia step in, but the project cannot be given to others for nothing.

So today Wei Yang took the opportunity to attend the celebration banquet of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", ostensibly to congratulate, but actually to try to poach employees.

What he did just now was just laying the groundwork and leaving a good impression. When Huayi and Stephen Chow fall out, he will be the first one to come with money in hand to cooperate. Not only will the contract be clearly written in black and white, but they can also work together for Huayi.

Wei Yang was not the only one who had this idea. After a while, Lao Wang from Guangguang came over, and Fatty Yu from Bona also came over.

They didn’t know that Huayi and Stephen Chow would fall out, but they tried their best to find something. What if they could find it?

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is one of the only two Chinese-language movies that grossed over 1 billion yuan, so Stephen Chow naturally became a hot commodity.

Everyone is happy to make friends. Even if they cannot poach Huayi's employees, it would be good to come back and invest in it.

Normally, no one would be so anxious, and poaching people during someone else's celebration party would be no different from being a yellow-haired Huayi person. We still have to give face to the two Wang brothers.

As a result, when they saw Wei Yang and Stephen Chow having a pleasant conversation, several people became a little restless.

I'm afraid even Boss Wei doesn't know that he holds an extremely high position in the hearts of other bosses.

Putting aside the company's size and production capabilities, its vision is absolutely enviable.

The movie "Lost in Thailand" made hundreds of millions of real money, not to mention the influence and soft power on all sides. Every time Wang from Guangxian thinks about it, he can't help but slap himself.

So when he saw Wei Yang and Master Xing in contact, he was really afraid that Wei Yang had tricked the person away, so he hurried over to make contact by face recognition.

Fatty Yu had the same idea, but he was not targeting Stephen Chow entirely. Half of his intention was also directed at Wei Yang.

In his previous films "Famous" and "Lost in Thailand", Wei Yang worked with China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group and Guangguang Film Group, especially in terms of distribution.

These two films have proved the potential of Wei Yang and even Blue Whale. Bona started out as a distributor, so naturally it wants to cooperate more with Boss Wei.

Unable to snatch the market share from Shanghai Film Group, Wei Yang is now almost revealing his cards to Shanghai Film Group.

Everyone knows that the two parties have reached a tacit understanding. One side works hard to make money, while the other side acts as a backer and distributor. Even China Film can only get a piece of the pie, but it cannot avoid Shanghai Film.

Fatty Yu didn't think about competing with Shanghai Film Group. Putting aside its official background, Shanghai Film Group's United Cinemas chain ranks among the top three in the country, second only to Wanda and China Film Group, and Bona Film Group is not as important as it used to be.

But Shanghai Film Group cannot compete with it, so it’s hard to say about the lighting.

Of course, Fatty Yu also wanted to take a bite of this fat meat. His desire for Wei Yang was even greater than that of Stephen Chow.

After all, the latter is just one person and his output frequency is relatively slow, while Wei Yang has a mature company behind him and is quite productive. Even a fool knows who is more suitable for long-term cooperation.

Old Wang from Guangguang only realized it belatedly after seeing that Fatty Yu and Wei Yang were having a good chat.

They are not trying to poach Huayi but him?!

Wei Yang did not get entangled with the two of them. When the atmosphere of his conversation with Stephen Chow was disrupted, there was no need for him to stay. Besides, there were several bosses surrounding them, and Huayi was not stupid.

If the Wang brothers really change their minds and are afraid that Stephen Chow will be fooled, then if they give the 80 million to Stephen Chow, it will be difficult to poach his client.

So, Wei Yang exchanged contact information with Master Xing, and then pulled Fatty Yu aside to chat.

Fatty Yu was interested in him, and he was actually not averse to fat people.

He is involved in a lot of projects and has connections in both the Beijing and Hong Kong circles. Wei Yang Jade Shrimp has more and more funds, which Blue Whale cannot afford alone, and the Shanghai circle does not have that many high-quality resources.

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So while maintaining the basic base of the Shanghai circle, it would be a good idea to expand appropriately and contact the crews outside. What's more, Wei Yang now has Coral Entertainment and has many artists under him, so there is no harm in contacting Bonato.

Although Bona also has artist management business, it does not have many cards to play. The most famous ones are Huang Yi and Yuan Quan.

Of course, Zhang Hanyu, Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming and Li Bingbing are all small shareholders of Bona. These people are not considered to be Bona’s direct descendants, but more like a cooperation.

Wei Yang didn't intend to let the people from Blue Whale and Coral replace them. The two parties could still reach a cooperation and then discuss the shares of specific projects.

Fatty Yu even wanted Wei Yang to invest in the company, but Wei Yang declined. Cooperation was cooperation, but he didn't want to be tied to Bona.

After chatting with Fatty Yu, Wei Yang felt a little hungry. Just as he was about to find something to eat, he ran into the light coming towards him.

Lao Wang looked a little resentful: "Is this a hookup?"

"Why do you make me feel like you've abandoned me after having had sex with me, Brother Wang? You can't make enough money by doing business with just one or two companies. Cooperation and development are the only way to go."

Boss Wang of Guangguang was not really angry. This kind of situation was too common. If they had a quarrel over this, Wei Yang would have been the first to turn against him when he tried to poach Stephen Chow.

Although Bona's participation may cause damage to Guangxian's interests, it may also make the pie bigger and make everyone rich together.

Boss Wang doesn't have such vision, so he should just give up. The main reason he's looking for Wei Yang is another matter.

"A Sino-Korean co-production?"

"…The higher-ups are already promoting this project. I heard that it was the propaganda department that was behind it, and China Film Group is also involved. I won't talk about the general policy, but Sino-Korean co-productions are equivalent to domestic productions, and are not subject to import restrictions in both countries…"

Boss Wang came from the system and was much more informed about some of the relationships at the top. Wei Yang was not surprised because this trend had been circulating for a long time.

As early as the year before last, some Korean directors had already tried their hand at the industry. Da Mimi's "Far Cry" was directed by a Korean director.

The so-called Sino-Korean co-production means that South Korean actors and directors have set their sights on the Chinese market, while China values ​​the professional ability and enthusiasm of South Korean directors, teams and actors.

At the same time, the cooperation between the two sides can share the financial pressure, spread each other's influence, and both go abroad.

From a broad perspective, there are still certain benefits.

However, Wei Yang was not too interested in this project. Firstly, he had enough money, secondly, he had enough professional skills, thirdly, he had enough actors, and fourthly, he did not think highly of the Korean market.

As a result, there is naturally little interest in Sino-Korean co-productions, and some even resist it.

Because his main business advantage coincided with that of this group of people, he felt like his cake was being snatched away.

What makes this project a little tempting to Wei Yang is that some sensitive subjects can be filmed in South Korea, but the plot and ideology will not pass the review and cannot be released domestically.

But he was quite curious about why Lao Wang told him this for no apparent reason.

“Any projects?”

"Are you going to do the new My Sassy Girl? You are chosen as the male lead and you can pick any female lead, Son Ye-jin, Lim Yoona, Jun Ji-hyun..."

It was still Wei Yang's familiar pimping tone, but I understood why he was so enthusiastic.

Thanks to several hit dramas, Wei Yang is quite famous in South Korea.

His influence in China is equivalent to that of TVXQ and Girls' Generation, or even more powerful. After all, "My Love from the Star" was a sensation in East Asia, and his other dramas can compete with local hit dramas on Korean websites, earning him the title of "King of Chinese Dramas."

In other words, with Wei Yang and a well-known Korean actress, there is no need to worry about the Korean market and the domestic market is guaranteed.

This Sino-Korean co-production was tailor-made for him!

But Wei Yang is really not interested. To put it bluntly, isn't it still relying on his traffic? The majority of the market is also in China. Is it worth going through so much trouble?

Wei Yang doesn't really have any obsession with becoming an international superstar, he just wants to make money.

Wei Yang is already very satisfied with being able to tap into the huge Chinese market. For him, going abroad is something that is naturally a good thing, but he will not pursue it deliberately.

“Isn’t this a waste?”

It's a pity for Boss Wang. He was a natural born superstar, but his talent and business ability were more important. He became less and less interested in his acting career, and his face was wasted.

"Don't worry, go back and ask if there are any good scripts over there. If there is a good story, maybe I will agree to it."

Wei Yang said a few perfunctory words and walked to the corner with Boss Wang in his arm.

"It just so happens that I have something to tell you. I'm looking for someone to set up a movie ticketing website, and I want to sync some theater resources with yours."

"Ticketing website? I remember Meituan seems to have one?"

"Not anymore. His team has been recruited by me and renamed Hualuo. You will know later that Meituan, Penguin and Baidu have all cooperated with us."

"Flower snail?"

Lao Wang tasted it and found that it was indeed the work of Wei Yang, but he was very curious about how Wei Yang recruited the people from Meituan.

Boss Wei smiled innocently: "I may not have told you before, but I own a small amount of shares in Meituan."

(End of this chapter)