Chapter 534: Backdoor? The US Dollar Offensive Is Powerful! Wanda Has Done Something Big!

"Today, the official blog of Feiyue Film and Television announced that the casting of "The Murderer" has been officially completed. Song Laoer will be played by Zhang Songwen, and Dong Xiaofeng will be played by Zhang Yi..."

""Into the Dust" has announced that it has entered the preparatory period. The director will be Shen Ao, a new director from the Nortel Directing Department in 2005. Tian Zhuangzhuang will play the male lead Ma Youtie and also serve as a producer."

“The ‘New Literary Film Recovery’ plan launched by Pan-Asia Cinemas in conjunction with well-known directors such as Chen Fei, Jia Zhangke, Tian Zhuangzhuang, etc. has been officially launched, and the first batch of literary films has begun to be released in theaters.”

"According to the list, "No Man's Land", "Shoplifters", "Chinese Partners", etc. are all on the list."

"The pre-sale box office of "Journey to the West: The Return of the Monkey King" has exceeded 100 million, and the first domestic animated film produced by Feiyue Films is about to hit the market!"

…

As we approach late May, news about the entertainment industry is still abuzz online.

Looking around, news related to Chen Fei occupies a lot of space, attracting countless netizens to watch.

It seems that as long as he stays in the mainland for one more day, there will be a steady stream of news coming out.

The audition announcement for the heroine of "Into the Dust" has been sent out. This time, Tian Zhuangzhuang will personally select his partner.

However, many people still contacted Chen Fei and wanted him to "help" a little.

"Literary films depend on the acting skills and the suitability of the actors. This is not something I can just recommend someone to and successfully get a role. It mainly depends on the results of the audition..."

After a few simple explanations, Chen Fei hung up the phone.

Jiang Wenli and Gu Changwei are an interesting couple. They are obviously doing their own thing, but they still try their best to support each other in their careers.

No, Jiang Wenli wanted to play the role of "Cao Guiying", but because she was not familiar with Chen Fei, she hired Gu Changwei to act as a lobbyist.

Although the call came to Chen Fei, he did not answer the call.

If you want to win a role, then go to auditions. There is no point in doing all these things.

Chen Fei will never criticize a movie produced and starred by Tian Zhuangzhuang. He will only wait until the filming of the movie is completed to see the final effect.

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Until now, Chen Fei has never encountered anything that cannot be done with money.

For example, in the acquisition of Youku, under the "U.S. knife offensive", Youku, which was already listed on Nasdaq, had no intention of resisting at all.

As long as the money is available, everything will fall into place.

After receiving a call from Zhou Shouzi, Chen Fei set off directly from the company, met him, and went straight to Youku headquarters.

In the car, Zhou Shouzi briefly reported: "This acquisition cost approximately US$650 million. According to your wishes, we have completed an absolute controlling stake in Youku and retained a complete high-level system..."

"good."

Chen Fei nodded and briefly looked through Youku's internal information.

This company was founded by former Sohu president and chief operating officer Gu Yongqiang in November 2005. It was successfully launched in public beta on June 21, 2006.

The company's current partners include China Film, Disney, DreamWorks, 20th Century Fox, Lionsgate and many other top film production companies in the industry.

Since the completion of the merger with Tudou, Youku has become even more popular!

However, in Chen Fei's view, Youku has just passed its 12th birthday, and there is still a long way to go before adulthood.

And next, he will help Youku move more smoothly and steadily!

When he arrived at the door of Youku Company, through the car window, Chen Fei could see a group of Youku executives headed by Gu Yongqiang waiting outside the door of the company.

As soon as the car parked, Zhou Shouzi pushed the door open from the right and walked out, and took the initiative to block the door for Chen Fei.

The moment he got off the car, Chen Fei vaguely noticed that there seemed to be flash lights and the sound of camera shutters on both sides.

However, he didn't pay attention, but smiled and shook hands with Gu Yongqiang and others who came forward to greet them.

"Mr. Chen, welcome to Youku..."

Gu Yongqiang behaved very enthusiastically, as if he were a subordinate treating his boss.

To be honest, when Zhou Shouzi learned that the person who acquired Youku was actually Chen Fei, the boss of Feiyue Film and Television, he was already in a very excited state.

After completing the acquisition of Tudou, Youku's current market share is already very high.

He is currently negotiating with Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. and other companies, preparing to reach cooperation with them and introduce their movies and series.

But he never expected that at this critical moment, Chen Fei would come to join in the fun.

Spending huge sums of money to acquire Youku, and retaining his professional and personal shareholdings as CEO, requiring him to continue to be at the helm...

There is only one thought in his mind now.

If Youku can reach in-depth cooperation with Feiyue Film and Television and Walton Pictures, what kind of status will Youku eventually achieve?

Number one in the country?

Absolutely stable!

Funds and resources are what Chen Fei lacks the most, and Youku can provide a platform to undertake these things, which can be said to be the best of both worlds.

Arriving at the conference room, under the leadership of Gu Yongqiang, all senior executives of Youku were in place and started the first internal high-level meeting after the acquisition.

By this time, everyone already knew that the helm of Youku had officially changed to Chen Fei.

However, even though they had been mentally prepared before, many people still felt a little dazed when they saw the young man sitting in the main seat.

It was fine that the company changed its leader, but the one who changed was a big boss from the resource side!

This is going to be a big deal!

"From today on, Feiyue Films, Walt Disney Studios, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, DreamWorks, Hulu, Netflix, SBS, CJ, ShouBox, Golden Harvest, Yinghuang, Media Asia and other companies' film and television resources will all be open to Youku to carry out in-depth cooperation..."

If you don't make a sound, you will be amazing!

Chen Fei's words directly triggered a heated discussion in the conference room!

Since its inception, Youku has never eaten so "full".

Sure enough, only being favored by the big boss from the resource side is one of the important prerequisites for the vigorous development of the film and television playback platform!

Chen Fei naturally doesn't need to worry about the details of the cooperation. His main purpose of coming here today is to make a familiar face and show how thick his "thighs" are!

His goal was simple, which was to make Youku the undisputed No.1 in the industry.

IQiyi, Tencent, Mango TV, etc., all could only drink the soup he left.

After the meeting, Chen Fei and Zhou Shouzi followed Gu Yongqiang to his office and had a chat about the company's future development.

"The video software for mobile phones can be launched."

The first sentence Chen Fei said made Gu Yongqiang stunned.

After a moment, he subconsciously retorted: "Now... is it necessary?"

"What phone does Mr. Gu use?"

"Apple."

Gu Yongqiang raised the brand new 4s in his hand, which he spent 6599 to get, which is several times more expensive than these domestic mobile phones in China!

"So what do you think of this phone?"

Hearing this, Gu Yongqiang's face became much more serious, and he said solemnly: "It is no exaggeration to say that this is an epoch-making product!"

Chen Fei suddenly remembered the surge in the Apple shares he held, and couldn't help but chuckled:

"Mr. Gu can do a simple survey on the 'speed of popularization of smart phones' next. Believe me, you will be shocked and speechless!

The traffic loss of 3G network is certainly a major flaw, but the arrival of 4G network can definitely change this flaw of traffic loss.

With the opening of regional networks, watching dramas, movies, mobile online games... these will definitely be popular all over the country.

The first person to pick the grapes is qualified to judge whether it is sweet or sour, and market share is always the focus of our attention.

The computer side is important, but it is also very important to seize the opportunity of the mobile side..."

Chen Fei picked up some things to say and talked Gu Yongqiang directly.

After a long pause, he murmured: "So, the mobile side is the new trend of future development?"

"Yes!"

Chen Fei nodded heavily, with a strong affirmation in his eyes.

Gu Yongqiang was the ruthless man who led Youku to fight through the siege and defeated Tudou, the big brother, so he naturally had this foresight.

He quickly made a decision and shook his fist resolutely, saying: "Let's do it! No matter what, the first person to eat crabs will not be too bad."

...

After leaving Youku, on the way back, Chen Fei specifically asked Zhou Shouzi about the development of "Kuaishou" and "ByteDance".

He has invested in both companies and is the second largest shareholder after the founder.

"Good development, excellent prospects."

Zhou Shouzi was concise and clearly expressed what Chen Fei wanted to hear most.

"There is no need to intervene in the operation and development of the company. Let Zhang Yiming and Cheng Yixiao do it themselves. Just ensure our interests and voice."

"Okay, Mr. Chen, I understand."

"By the way, there is one more thing you need to do." Chen Fei suddenly remembered something he had decided before, and immediately ordered: "I still have about 40 million shares of Huayi stock. Please help me find someone willing to take over and sell them all to me."

"Okay."

Zhou Shouzi did not deliberately ask the reason. Since the boss has spoken, just do it as ordered.

To be honest, he actually admires Chen Fei!

Because so far, no industry or enterprise invested by Chen Fei has lost money.

As for industrial enterprises such as CATL, although the initial investment and sunk costs are large, the future prospects are very bright, and the investment will inevitably produce huge returns!

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The fact that Chen Fei appeared at the Youku headquarters was inevitably announced online by the media.

In the Internet age, if there is any major news, it is generally impossible to hide it.

"According to internal information, Director Chen Fei has become the largest shareholder of Youku, and companies such as Feiyue Film and Television, Golden Harvest, and Walton Pictures will reach a strategic cooperation with Youku..."

The news report quickly swept the film and television industry, the media industry, Internet platforms and various video websites.

Neither party hid this matter, and listed companies such as Youku also need to disclose share changes.

When the news was confirmed, it directly triggered a heated discussion in the industry!

You know, Feiyue Film and Television, Golden Harvest, and Walton Pictures are currently large companies in the film and television industry, and the latter once surpassed the existence of the six major Hollywood companies!

For video websites, they are resource producers. They have money, resources, and channel relationships. The cooperation between the two parties can be said to be a perfect match!

“As a producer, Feiyue Film and Television is in the upper reaches, the growing publicity and distribution department is in the middle, and Pan-Asia Cinemas is in the lower reaches. Coupled with Youku, the Internet video platform, all the business and functions of the film and television industry have been integrated. That’s it, what does he want to do?”

Many people had doubts in their minds, but the final conclusion they came to made them feel frightened!

"Industrial closed loop, ecological layout, and even... forming a monopoly!?"

The media swarmed in and blocked the door of Feiyue Film and Television Company.

Chen Fei originally didn't want to speak out on this matter. After all, he was not the kind of person who particularly liked to do things in a high-profile manner.

But at this time, there was no need to hide it, so he simply admitted it openly.

"Yes, I have indeed become Youku's largest shareholder..."

The news was confirmed, and for a while, all industries related to film and television were not calm.

The media even rushed to report:

"Director Chen Fei accepted an interview and stated that he has completed direct control of Youku and will vigorously support Youku's development in the future."

"It is reported that the acquisition cost is as high as US$700 million!"

"Except for Feiyue Film and Television, all film and television companies and film and television copyrights related to Chen Fei will all reach cooperation agreements with Youku to support it to go further and higher!"

There were many people watching the fun in the circle, but there were also many people who made things difficult.

"Feiyue Film and Television has formed a closed loop in the industry! It is suspected of monopolistic behavior! We must not allow it to develop like this..."

One big hat after another was put on Chen Fei, and the meaning couldn't be more obvious.

Many companies have the mentality that they don't want to see others monopolize, but they also want to monopolize themselves.

Under such circumstances, the cooperation between Chen Fei and Youku has naturally become a thorn in the eyes and flesh of many people.

However, these remarks did not cause any waves at all, because the cooperation between the two parties has just begun, and no one knows what will happen next?

If he was investigated and boycotted just because he said "suspected monopoly", wouldn't Chen Fei have been in the industry in vain for so many years?

At the same time, many acquaintances called and asked if they could become shareholders or form a partnership.

To this, his first reaction was to refuse.

The future development prospects are very good, and he himself has the strength and confidence to hold on. There is no need to bring in outsiders and cause new twists and turns.

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On this side, the cooperation between Chen Fei and Youku is still receiving media and news attention, but on the other side, Wanda suddenly made a big move!

Foreign media took the lead in reporting it, and after it was reprinted by mainland media, it immediately made the front pages of major news websites.

"Wanda spent US$3.1 billion to acquire the North American AMC Cinema Group and said it would assume all its debts."

"The US$3.1 billion can be divided into two parts, including 100% of 2C's shares and US$500 million for operations."

"Wanda has completed the deployment of global theater chains and has officially surpassed the pan-Asian theater chain. It has transformed from being neck-and-neck to being the best..."

Looking at the news on the Internet, Chen Fei silently gave a thumbs up for Wanda's generous move.

But he wasn't too envious or anything.

After acquiring Golden Harvest and taking over Pan-Asia Cinemas earlier, he actually had the idea of ​​acquiring AMC together, but ultimately rejected the plan.

Although AMC is the largest theater chain in North America, its bloated system and complicated debt structure give Chen Fei a headache.

Rather than buying it, it’s better to do it yourself.

Although Pan-Asia Cinemas' market share in North America is not as large as AMC's, the cinema's projection equipment and infrastructure far exceed that of the latter.

If it develops step by step, it may not be much worse than AMC in the future.

There have been heated discussions online about Wanda's acquisition of AMC, and there is even an illusion in the industry that the development of the domestic film industry seems to have spread to Hollywood.

However, after turning around and looking back at the box office results of domestic films, everyone's excitement suddenly sank to the bottom.

Throughout the month of May, with the exception of "Xiu Chun Knife 2", all other domestic films were overwhelmed by imported films!

When "Everyone" was released, the box office was only over 30 million. Although movies such as "Books with My Wife" and "One Flew Over the Home" have been released for more than half a month, the box office did not even exceed 10 million.

As for "Shadow Lover", which had high hopes, despite the participation of Zhang Baizhi and Jing Tian, ​​the box office was still very bleak.

This movie, which was completed a long time ago, did not bring full harvest to the three production companies of DMG, Magic Movies, and Butterfly Era. Instead, it became the straw that broke the camel's back.

The three companies announced on the same day that they would tentatively finalize film and television investment projects.

As the heroine, Zhang Baizhi was greatly affected.

After divorcing Nicholas Tse, this former crown princess in Hong Kong's entertainment industry hit rock bottom.

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May is coming to an end and June is coming, which also means that the three-month summer vacation is coming.

More and more domestic films have announced their schedules.

Chen Kaige's "Search" and Liang Baijian's "The Secret Code of Wudang" were announced to be released on July 6, and will compete with "The Four" on July 1.

However, many people's attention is focused on the cast of these three movies.

"The Great Wudang" and "The Four" are both starred by Yang Mi, and the crew of "Search" even reportedly kicked Yang Mi out of the crew at the beginning of filming.

Now these three movies appear in the same schedule, which seems like Yang Mi is trying to block Chen Kaige.

Yang Mi's fan club "Bees" has already started to clamor online:

"This time, we must avenge the insults we suffered in the past!"

"Brothers and sisters, let's let Chen Kai, the old fat guy, see how powerful our "Bees" are!"

"But I also like Gao Yuanyuan, what should I do?"

"Kick that guy upstairs out of the "Bees", only Mi Mi's fans deserve to stay here."

"Support "The Four"! Boycott "Search"!"

Looking at the fans who supported her on Weibo, Yang Mi couldn't help but smile sweetly.

In terms of popularity, she is now much higher than Gao Yuanyuan, and can be called the first person under the four Dan and Shuang Bing!

However, thinking of the seating arrangement at the charity gala last night, the smile on Yang Mi's face suddenly disappeared a lot.

The organizer actually arranged her to sit with Liu Shishi, Tang Yan, Shu Chang, Huang Shengyi and others, obviously putting them in the same level.

On the other hand, Liu Yifei, who is also one of the four young actresses, sat with Zhou Xun, Zhang Ziyi, and Fan Bingbing, as if she was on par with the four actresses and two Bings.

What made her even more angry was that the media reported that "the 'four young actresses' should be re-ranked. Liu Yifei is no longer suitable to be in the same team as Yang Mi and others. Her current status has surpassed all the female stars in the mainland..."

"One day, I can..."

Yang Mi was mumbling in her mouth when the phone rang suddenly.

She subconsciously turned her head to look, and saw the name "Guo Jingming" clearly marked on the caller ID.

"Tiny Times" seems to be pretty good..."

She muttered to herself, pressed the answer button, and started chatting with Guo Jingming about the script again.

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