The first few questions seemed relatively peaceful because Li Yuan could provide evidence and there was nothing to find fault with.
However, such a peaceful scene made Li Yuan even more puzzled - are you Hong Kong paparazzi too full? Are you traveling all the way to the capital just for these problems?
In fact, those reporters were also wondering, how could they write the first question so lightly? We came here to make big news!
However, despite being puzzled, these reporters also felt a sense of novelty. Because Li Yuan was so relaxed that he did not feel cautious and nervous at all when facing the media.
In fact, they don't know that being interviewed is constantly evolving.
Needless to say, official spokespersons have their own set of very mature response standards.
In private interviews, it was also the same official talk at first, for fear of saying a wrong word. Later it got a little better, but the same serious diplomatic language was used, making everyone look like an official spokesperson.
But in the era of new Internet media, we are not afraid that you will say the wrong thing, but we are afraid that no one will pay attention to you. To put it harshly, even anti-fans are also fans!
As long as your personality is intact, it doesn't matter what you want to say. No one will care about you if you let yourself go. Because those fans who like you like to see that. If you want to listen to diplomatic rhetoric, don't you go
Watch "Xinwen Lianbo?"
But having said that, the personality has become the most important part. If the personality collapses, the public figure will be dead to society.
In other words, if you make other mistakes, you can still apologize and recover. But after the persona collapses, you can’t even sell the goods during the live broadcast!
And what is Li Yuan’s character?
Grassroots counterattack, technical elite, love to think, adventure and take risks, not afraid of the suppression of authority, not afraid of worldly vision...
Just this kind of character? Is there anything else that Li Yuan doesn't dare to say or do?
Taking a step back, even if you say something wrong or do something wrong, you can still throw back a sentence - we young people just dare to take responsibility! What does it matter if we are wrong? It is none of your business?
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, the leader of the reporters, Brother De, took the initiative to ask: "Brother Yuan, I heard that you and Miss Huang founded the Yuanverse Film Company together?"
Li Yuan smiled and nodded: "Now it's called the Film and Television Group. If there are good projects, we will also produce some high-quality TV series."
"Are your thirty projects real?"
"Of course it's true. But let me correct you, this is our three-year plan."
"Wow! You guys are so busy with so many projects? Don't blame me for being blunt. Could it be that because of the pursuit of quantity, you ended up just filling the numbers?"
"We hope that every work we create is of high quality. Otherwise, I, as an art director, will be very embarrassed."
During the chuckle, Brother De suddenly asked: "Brother Yuan, we also heard that you are very optimistic about the future of the film and television industry. Especially our Hong Kong movies, according to you, will soon enter the cold winter period! But you
Why do you want to engage in thirty projects? Isn’t this very contradictory? Or can you tell us quietly, do you have other ulterior motives?”
There was a burst of laughter all around.
Li Yuan finally realized that this was the purpose of these paparazzi?
It seems that that speech did cause some trouble. In fact, the brother was just doing it for fun? It seems... it seems... he really didn't think much about the consequences.
Sure enough! I was so happy for a while, the whole family crematorium!
But when facing people in the film and television industry, Li Yuan still has to be reasonable. But when facing these unscrupulous paparazzi? Then just talk nonsense and say what they want to hear!
"Haha. There is no ulterior motive. If I really want to say one, it is - boring!"
"Boring?" Brother De and the others were shocked, and then felt waves of excitement.
Li Yuan smiled and said: "Look at me, I am young and rich, and I suddenly got a windfall. And as you know, I am a software engineer by profession, writing books, doing business, etc. are all my hobbies.
But there is no Internet in the Mainland now? I have all kinds of means, but I can’t use them? Do you think it’s boring or not?”
"I'm sorry to ask, how did you become a software engineer?" Another reporter on the side interjected, "Brother Yuan, didn't you never go to college?"
Li Yuan glanced sideways: "Of course I am self-taught. When I was studying, I had such hobbies. Later, I passed the soft exam in the mainland, which is officially certified! I also participated in the development of a program and obtained
It has been widely praised by users and has also won certificates from the Ministry of Public Security, b and your Hong Kong police.”
(⊙?⊙)(⊙?⊙)(⊙?⊙)……
Regarding this point, Li Yuan did not lie. Since he passed the Haizhi system, and the Hong Kong police cracked a series of super large-scale projects worth more than 4 billion U.S. dollars, what is the point of issuing a certificate to Li Yuan? Including
The Hong Kong police also pinched their noses and gave one.
In fact, not only Li Yuan has one, but all the listed members of the project team have one, including Luo Changfeng. To be honest, if the police in other countries can break the big eucalyptus again in the future, they might give a few more.
There is no economic benefit at all. The computer earns a lot of money, and Huang Jiaojiao, the agent, also makes a lot of money. Even Liu Pei got...a bonus of 3,000 yuan. Ahem. It's Li Yuan.
Not a penny?
Oh! I was also given a third-class merit award, so it’s not like I got nothing.
However, even so, Brother De and the others were stunned. Let’s not talk about other things, even B has a certificate? No, no, there is also the Hong Kong police!
After being stunned for a while, Brother De asked hesitantly with an expression of disbelief: "Brother Yuan, there are rumors outside that you are scolded from top to bottom in our Hong Kong police station, known as the invincible God of War? Will the police issue you a certificate?"
You give me a certificate? They won't be so mean, right? Is there such a thing?"
"Well..." Li Yuan chuckled, "That's when I gave you a training session for the Hong Kong police. You should know that when you encounter a group of stupid students, the teacher will be very angry! Isn't that what the teacher should teach the students? If not
Nowadays, people who care about human rights want to punish them corporally."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ah? You still want to do it?"
"Nonsense! You can't beat the main force?"
The reporters burst into laughter. Anyway, the news is here.
"Oh, I seem to be off topic." A reporter's words caused the whole room to burst into laughter again, "Brother Yuan, you opened a film and television company just because you are bored?"
"That's right! Without the Internet, many things wouldn't be possible, so you just take the time to make a few movies for fun?"
"Are you kidding me? When was it so easy to make a movie?"
"What's so difficult about making a movie?" Li Yuan said with a fussed expression, "By the way, I'm ready to be a director myself. My debut film is about to start shooting, and friends from the media are welcome to promote it."
"Ah?" Brother De and the others looked at each other, but they didn't expect Li Yuan to be serious. "I wonder what kind of film you want to make? Can you tell us the name?"
"Two big golden guns!"
“Pfft——!” The reporters almost burst out laughing. This name sounds very informal at first sight, as if it has the kind of invincibility...
"..."
…
For this trip to Beijing, the paparazzi returned with a full load.
When these people returned to Hong Kong, another wave of sensational headlines immediately appeared:
"Why make movies? I'm just bored
"Controversial writer tries his hand at the screen for the first time. Is this a provocation? Or a joke?"
"What's so difficult about making a movie? Brother Yuan is making nonsense again!"
"Brother Yuan launched a challenge, and he challenged the entire police force alone!"
…
The people of Hong Kong suddenly became happy, this familiar formula is back, huh? Anyway, each of these reports is more horrifying than the last. As for the facts clarified by Li Yuan? They were either mentioned in passing, or they did not exist at all!
By this time, the mainstream public opinion and people in Hong Kong were shouting and criticizing.
Not that excited anymore. Pick that star! You are shameless and invincible! That brother Yuan still wants to make a movie and become a director? I give you the middle finger! Go to the street!
Having said that, many teenagers think it is cool. They also want such wanton behavior, and also want such crazy coolness!
Brother Yuan, you are our idol!
However, such a voice would never appear in the mainstream media. Therefore, it did not attract the slightest attention at all.
What’s interesting is that in the midst of everyone shouting and shouting, a breath of fresh air still appeared - "Miss Liu Meili once again confessed affectionately that she will never change her admiration for Brother Yuan until death!"
To be honest, in his previous life, Li Yuan had never heard of Miss Liu Meili. She was probably a short-lived flash in the entertainment industry. But he never expected that Miss Liu Meili is still alive and kicking now? And she can always
Are you in the newspaper and do you often receive small notices?
So, if you go out and mess around, you will have to pay it back sooner or later!
A certain Yuan brother has now become someone else’s wealth code!
…
Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it’s March when spring flowers are blooming.
Li Yuan finally completed the data supplement and revision work for the first three volumes of "The Rise of Great Powers" and sent the manuscript to Hong Kong. He picked up Huang Jiaojiao on the way and the two of them went to the United States together.
This trip to the United States was mainly to purchase the copyrights of some overseas movies.
For next year's Yequan Cinema, Metaverse is planning to take part of the movie, acquire part of it locally in Hong Kong, and then buy part of it in Hollywood.
According to the current development situation of Yequan Cinema, there will still be no problem if it persists for another two or three years. Therefore, it still needs 50 to 100 movie copyrights.
Of course, the more important reason is that the eldest lady wants to come to the world for two people and enjoy this vacation trip...
On the flight to the United States, Huang Jiaojiao took a fashion magazine and flipped through it, still complaining: "Xiao Yuanzi, just take a good vacation, you have to be distracted by running around in those messy companies.
?”
"That's not a messy company. That's Blockbuster." Li Yuan explained with a smile.
"I've never heard of it. Is this company famous? What movies have they made?"
"Not a movie company. They're a video rental company. The largest video rental company in North America."
"They rent the video tapes? Do they have the copyright? Are you mistaken?"
"Haha. You will know when the time comes."
Many people may be unfamiliar with the company Blockbuster. In fact, this is not surprising, because around 20102, this company had gone bankrupt. Ahem!
But in this era, it is a giant company in the video rental market. It has more than 50 million members and more than 9,000 stores across North America.
Box office revenue generally only accounts for about half of Hollywood's movie revenue, and the other half needs to come from the peripheral and video rental markets. In other words, at this time, Blockbuster already occupies the largest share of Hollywood's movie landscape.
An important position.
Of course, when people later talked about Blockbuster, they almost always used it as a negative example of Netflix. Was it because Netflix came from behind and pushed this giant into bankruptcy?
Therefore, Li Yuan is quite familiar with Blockbuster just because he has studied the success of Netflix in detail.
Speaking of the reasons for Blockbuster's bankruptcy, it was simply that it stayed in its comfort zone for too long and was unwilling to give up its once-splendid store model. Later, it failed to embrace the video-on-demand model in time.
But here, Li Yuan will definitely not go to Blockbuster. What he is interested in is Blockbuster's huge film library. At its peak, Blockbuster's film library had more than 20,000 movies and TV series.
copyright!
It should have been introduced before that if it is an ambitious film company, its film library will never be sold out. Just like Jiahe’s boss Zou sold the film library, it means that he has decided to withdraw from the world. Sure enough, later even Jiahe’s shares
All sold out.
There is also the famous Hollywood director Lucas. When he sold the rights to "Star Wars" to Disney, it means that he has officially retired from acting.
Therefore, even though Blockbuster’s film library is quite large, most of the copyrights are incomplete. They only have the rental and sale copyrights of video tapes and derivative copyrights, and some are limited to North America. The main copyrights are still in
in the hands of film companies.
However, big stores bully customers. Movie companies like Hollywood Seven can withstand it, but those small companies may not be able to withstand it.
There are still many small and medium-sized independent film companies in Hollywood. They may sell all the copyrights. There is no guarantee that they will survive until the next movie, so it is better to make money first.
There are also some movies and TV series outside North America. Both parties were also afraid of trouble, so they simply bought them out. Some even bought out global video rentals and derivative copyrights.
For most film companies outside of North America, the United States actually equals the whole world. Other markets are ignored. Besides, only Hollywood has a very complete global distribution system. They can only rely on companies like Blockbuster.
Go and sell.
Of course, almost no one pays attention to this "derivative copyright" now. It's just a few words in the contract that seem to have strict terms, and lawyers can just show off.
However, no one thought that this humble derivative copyright would include the most important and largest video-on-demand market in the future...
