Chapter 230: Phoenix Entertainment will cease to exist?
Song Lili came to Xu Ji this time and put himself in a very low position. In fact, it was a helpless move.
He is indeed different from when he was young.
Now he has more and more things to consider.
I can no longer put all my energy into one work as before.
The reason why I approached Xu Ji this time was actually for my company to survive.
Although he has paid off all the debts he once owed, his company is like a bottomless pit and has been losing money.
It seems that it won’t last long before it goes bankrupt.
He didn't know why, but each of the dramas he invested in was worse than the last.
But if it is a drama produced by other companies, it can become an unexpected hit.
In order for my company to survive this time, I can only rely on the rising new director Xu Ji.
The popularity of "Soldier Assault" gave him hope.
If you can get Xu Ji's script, it would be a military drama. Relying on the popularity of "Soldier Assault" and Xu Ji's own script, you can follow the trend of the drama without worrying about repaying the cost.
He originally thought it would not be that easy for Xu Ji to agree.
But I didn't expect that things would develop in a direction that I didn't expect.
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"Director Xu, you mean you plan to invest with our company?"
Seeing Xu Ji nodded, Song Lili fell into deep thought.
According to what Xu Ji just said, as the director and he as the screenwriter, their copyright shares are the same.
If it were someone else, Song Lili would definitely laugh at him.
But the person who said this was Xu Ji, and Song Lili was also hesitant. It was hard to say that Xu Ji's script was worth the same price as his director's salary.
And from the fact that Xu Ji took the initiative to join the investment, the other party must have considerable confidence in this drama.
"There is one more request."
"When it comes to casting for this drama, I hope Director Song can listen to me."
Xu Ji's next words almost made Song Lili lose his temper.
The previous ones were all fine, and it was not impossible for Song Lili to accept them.
But as a director, he cannot even decide on the most important matter such as casting, which is unacceptable to him.
Song Lili refrained from getting angry and asked:
"Director Xu, although you wrote the script, the director still has to make the decision on casting, right?"
Xu Ji’s attitude towards Song Ideal is actually understandable.
After all, no director would accept his casting rights being taken away.
But Xu Ji did not panic at all, but said:
"I want to use the original cast of Soldier Assault."
After Xu Ji finished speaking, Song Lili was stunned for a moment.
On the other hand, Chen Kang, who had not participated in the conversation, was a little excited.
Do you have another role to play?
"Original crew?"
Seeing the puzzled expression on the other side, Xu Ji explained: "This drama will be about war, which was actually part of my filming plan."
"It can be regarded as a brother drama of "Soldier Assault", so the character prototypes are also written based on actors."
After Xu Ji finished speaking, Song Lili immediately lost his opinion.
I wish you had said that earlier!
Song Lili naturally knows how popular "Soldier Assault" is.
It can be seen from Xu Ji's words that the quality of this drama is not inferior to "Soldier Assault".
Apparently it was a drama that Xu Ji originally planned to shoot but put it on hold due to filming.
"Is there a script?"
However, Chen Kang asked impatiently.
"It's on the computer in my car and I can send it out when I get back."
What Xu Ji said just now is not a lie, since "Soldier Assault" has been filmed.
Moreover, the actors are all ready-made, so there is no need to worry.
Naturally, that drama was put on the schedule early.
Xu Ji of the script was also written before.
Song Lili no longer hesitated at this time.
He always trusts his first feeling.
Although this made him suffer a lot, he still acted in the same style for so many years.
Xu Ji has proven that the other party is a genius from his debut to now.
And Song Lili has no other plans now.
Thirty million is the last money of his company and the last money of himself.
If he could get investment from Xu Ji, he would be happy to accept it.
"It's a pleasure to work with you, Director Xu."
Song Lili smiled and extended his right hand to Xu Ji.
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That night, both Song Lili and Chen Kang received the script from Xu Ji.
The two of them are very similar, and they stayed up all night because of this story called "My Captain, My Group".
Song Lili was even more grateful that Dang Si chose to agree to Xu Ji.
A drama like this might not only save his company.
It also allowed him to win the Grand Slam for Best Director of the three major film and television dramas.
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As for Xu Ji, he didn't actually care about this matter. After sending the script, he had no time to pay attention to it anymore.
His main focus now is still on the filming of "Wushuang".
After this period of preparation, "Wushuang" is finally about to officially start filming.
International actor Wei Yifa also came to the mainland from Hong Kong and joined the crew of "Wushuang".
On Weibo, the news that Xu Ji is filming a movie suddenly became a hot search topic.
Although this matter is no longer a secret in the entertainment industry, basically everyone knows it.
But this is the first time that news about this revelation has appeared in front of ordinary netizens.
Immediately many Xuji fans became excited.
Yes, even though Xu Ji is scolded every day, there are still many people who really want to send Xu Ji blades.
But after watching Xu Ji's dramas one after another, everyone finally found that it was Xu Ji's dramas that left the most impression on them.
In addition, in "Soldier Assault", Xu Ji's sword attack was actually not that ruthless.
Xu Ji’s reputation is now much better than before.
There are also netizens who dare to admit that they are fans of Xu Ji.
"Xu Ji actually made a movie! I'm so looking forward to it [excited]"
"I just say that a talented director like Xu Ji cannot only make movies and TV dramas all the time."
"No, why do I feel like I'm going to fall over? There are not many film and television drama directors who can successfully switch careers by making movies!"
"Yes, I think it's better to concentrate on filming Fairy Sword III. You see, the fans have been shouting for so long, and Xu Ji really pretended not to hear them!"
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Netizens launched a heated discussion on Xu Ji's filming.
The number of people who are optimistic and not optimistic is evenly divided, but there are still many people who say that as long as Xu Ji's first movie is released, they will definitely go to the theater to support it.
Of course, this matter was not over yet. The next day, as an entertainment media released several photos, Xu Ji directly ranked first in the hot search.
Judging from the angle and quality of the photo, it is not difficult to tell that it was taken secretly.
But netizens recognized the person in the photo at a glance.
It turns out to be Wei Yifa, the international movie king and everyone’s childhood idol.
In addition, the artist is naturally the new director Xu Ji, who has made his debut two years ago.
So it was revealed that Wei Yifa was cast in Xu Ji's first movie.
With Wei Yifa, an evergreen who has been popular for decades, and Xu Ji, a newcomer who has only debuted for two years, the popularity cannot be low.
Even many people in the entertainment industry were obviously a little surprised when they saw the hot search.
Although they knew that Xu Ji was planning to make his first movie, they originally thought that the male lead this time would be Ji Yiyang or Ran Bai, two people from Tongji Entertainment.
Unexpectedly, Xu Ji invited Wei Yifa quietly.
For a time, many people who were not optimistic about Xu Ji's movie were shaken.
After all, Wei Yifa and Xu Ji have such box office appeal. It can be said to be half the success.
Xu Ji was a little surprised when he saw the hot search.
Wei Yifa seemed used to it, and even thought that Xu Ji directed and acted in this incident, just to warm up the movie in advance before shooting.
This kind of operation is not uncommon.
Only Xu Ji knew that the crew was secretly photographed by paparazzi.
But it is also understandable that he is different from before after all.
Being followed by dogs will probably become more common in the future.
However, regarding the confidentiality of the film and the filming locations of the crew, Xu Ji still asked the relevant person in charge to strictly check who comes in and out.
Especially these so-called paparazzi reporters.
If some photos were taken during the filming, it would definitely not be a good thing for a suspense drama like "Wushuang".
Fortunately, in the following time, those paparazzi seemed to have no intention of continuing with the official filming of the movie and disappeared quietly.
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Time has entered May, and Xu Ji's "Wushuang" has officially been filming for two weeks.
The process was extremely smooth, and it goes without saying that Wei Yifa, with his decades of acting experience and the numerous awards he has won, there is little need for director Xu Ji to worry too much about his acting skills.
As for the other character Wan Rongli, he lived up to the opportunity given to him by Xu Ji. His performance was exceptionally good, and he was never outdone even once when he played against Wei Yifa, an international actor.
Even Wei Yifa praised this little-known actor several times.
Of course, Xu Ji didn't like to pay attention to outside news when he was filming, so he didn't know that a big event was happening in the entertainment industry at this time.
The scope of this incident has even made artists throughout the entertainment industry feel uneasy.
Li Xingyao, the founder and current chairman of Phoenix Entertainment, passed away.
On April 29, at the No. 1 Hospital in Beijing, Li Xingyao passed away late at night at the age of 81 after battling lung cancer for more than a year.
There are really too many people paying attention to Li Xingyao, and the news that he was admitted to the hospital came out early.
Although it was later broken by the person who appeared in the company.
But many people still know that Li Xingyao is just at the end of his game.
It is rumored that Li Xingyao's two sons rushed to the headquarters of Phoenix Entertainment one after another after meeting their father for the last time in Beijing. The future heir of Phoenix Entertainment is a mystery. It is said that in Li Xingyao's will, the two sons inherited
The equity is the same.
Which of the two sons of the Li family will become the next heir to Phoenix Entertainment has become a matter of concern to countless people in the entertainment industry.
Phoenix Entertainment's industry covers a wide range, and its business dealings are spread across many companies in the entertainment industry.
If something happens to Phoenix Entertainment, it is not an exaggeration to say that it will affect half of the entertainment industry.
The resources that were originally in the hands of the other party will definitely be redistributed because the person in charge has changed.
In addition, the three major companies, Tianhua and Tianwu, cannot miss such a good opportunity and will definitely take action.
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"I really didn't expect that this person would leave so suddenly."
Ji Yeming was full of emotion at this time.
He and Li Xingyao have been rivals for most of their lives, and they have never gotten any advantage from each other. The two have never been friends, and they have not even met many times.
But when I heard the news of the other party's death, I still felt a little emotional.
"Has the time for the funeral been determined?"
Ji Yeming asked.
Liu Sanlang on the side looked a little hesitant.
Then he said: "Dong Ji, why don't we go to the funeral?"
"The current Phoenix Entertainment is in chaos. If you go there, unnecessary misunderstandings may arise."
When Ji Yeming heard this, he thought for a moment and nodded.
Although I don’t have any other ideas, I just want to give myself, an old man who has been my rival for half my life, a final break.
But his identity is too sensitive, and it is indeed not suitable to appear at Li Xingyao's funeral.
"But you said, he is really good at calculations all his life. How come he didn't see the situation clearly at the end?"
Liu Sanlang was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding what this meant, so he tentatively asked:
"Mr. Ji, what do you mean?"
Ji Yeming: "His will."
"You can clearly determine your heir, why do you divide the shares equally?"
"Although this is indeed fair to the two juniors of the Li family, Phoenix Entertainment also loses its final opportunity to consolidate its military morale!"
Liu Sanlang knew that what Ji Yeming said was right.
The biggest reason why everyone in Phoenix Entertainment is panicking now is that everyone knows that Li Xingyao's two sons are probably going to compete for ownership of the company.
If you resolutely give all the shares to one person, the other person may be very dissatisfied, but he won’t be able to make much trouble.
But dividing the shares will completely plunge Phoenix Entertainment into the turmoil of power struggles.
Moreover, there are definitely not a few people at the top of Phoenix Entertainment who have hidden evil intentions.
According to the current situation, Phoenix Entertainment, one of the three major companies, may really fail or even cease to exist in the future.
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As Ji Yeming guessed, although Phoenix Entertainment is still operating normally, the entire company has actually become turbulent.
As a gold medal manager, Zheng Yuzhen has no mood to care about her only artist Yu Feifei during this period.
After this change in Phoenix Entertainment, not to mention Yu Feifei, even whether she can stay is a question.
"Sister Zheng, will there be any problems in the company?"
"Who do you think will get the management rights in the end?"
Yu Feifei is in a good mood.
Since she appeared on the Spring Festival Gala, although she has not completely taken off, her career has been booming.
Now Yu Feifei does not pursue staying under the big tree of Phoenix Entertainment. With her popularity, there are still people rushing to join some small companies.
But Yu Feifei still wants to continue to follow Zheng Yuzhen.
Zheng Yuzhen shook her head and said she didn't know either.
Although she is a veteran-level agent in the company, the level involved this time is actually too high.
Not to mention him, even some senior officials couldn't see the situation clearly.
"The chairman's two sons are said to have been quarreling for two days."
"Oh, Mr. Li obviously just left, why did he..."
Zheng Yuzhen still has a sense of identity with Li Xingyao, the chairman of the board. Seeing the other party's two sons become like this, she can't help but feel very emotional for a while.