Chapter 456: The eight major film companies must be defeated head-on
The Spring Festival Gala is being rehearsed in an orderly manner here.
On the other hand, the post-production of "Detective Chinatown", which is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival, is basically coming to an end.
Pang Er felt a little exhausted mentally and physically at this time.
After all, his style is that of a director who strives for perfection and likes to delve into all kinds of details.
This time, due to time constraints, I was forced to speed up my pace.
It's okay to be tired, but it's mainly because I can't accept it in my heart.
It's like obsessive-compulsive disorder when you see the building blocks that have been messed up and always want to organize them into something you are satisfied with.
But these are not the key.
The problem was that even though time had sped up a lot, he didn't delve into the details anymore.
But in the end, the quality of the finished film didn’t suffer much.
On the contrary, it has improved.
This made him feel that his previous actions seemed a bit useless.
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At the same time, in the current film and television drama market, after "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has dominated the charts for nearly a month, it has finally reached its finale.
The three major video platforms breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.
This finally made everyone feel a little more relaxed.
Otherwise, with such an unreasonable drama, it would really have a huge impact on the three major platforms.
During this period, all three major platforms tried to launch new dramas.
But without exception, no matter how good the announcement is, there will hardly be too many viewers.
Especially some of the idol dramas that were originally most likely to produce results have almost no market at all.
Previously, the audience for Tongji Entertainment’s dramas was mainly male.
Some of the idol dramas that we put online still have room for survival.
But "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is different. Its audience is basically female.
And it was so popular that it almost sold out most of the audience.
Even though the show itself has been updated to a later stage, there are still a large number of viewers waiting to catch up on updates.
As for some other new dramas, no one is interested at all.
In the words of some viewers, after watching "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and then watching other idol dramas, they will feel as if their IQ has been insulted.
A typical example of good money driving out bad money.
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"Are you sure that what Tongji Entertainment said is that it plans to broadcast it after the year?"
Chi Jiang looked at his assistant with some confusion and asked.
"What Sister Man told me is that Tongji will have a holiday during the Spring Festival, so this "Wulin Gaiden" can only be broadcast after the new year."
Hearing such an answer, Chi Jiang sighed with emotion.
"In any case, Tongji Entertainment is extremely benevolent and righteous in its cooperation with us."
Logically speaking, the cooperation between their G station and Tongji will expire in April.
Basically it ends soon after the New Year.
Under such circumstances, there is a high probability that the new drama will be aired when the cooperation is about to end.
This is very uneconomical for Tongji Entertainment.
But it is still decided like this, which means that regardless of whether the contract can be renewed successfully in the future, the other party must be thinking about the old relationship with the G station.
Speaking of which, Youman also came out of G, although the other party will definitely not consider it from their perspective now.
Instead, the interests of Tongji Entertainment will be considered first.
But even so, Youman still remembers that he was from Station G back then.
This made Chi Jiang, the old leader, feel a little touched for a while.
Of course, he actually didn't know it was true, and this was purely self-inflicted.
The main reason for this decision is that both Youman and Xu Ji feel that when "Wulin Gaiden" will be broadcast will not have much impact.
Even if it is launched on Station G before the end of the contract, it will still not prevent the drama from receiving copyright fees and shares.
As for subsequent contract negotiations, in fact, even if we do not cooperate with Station G, the additional shares or benefits we can get will not be much.
Compared with this small amount of money, Youman prefers that "Wulin Gaiden" can be broadcast earlier. After all, there are many other dramas waiting to be broadcast in the future.
It has been pressing for a while, so there is no need to delay it any longer.
This will also allow Tongji Entertainment to withdraw funds in a more timely manner.
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"But this time the show is actually a sitcom, which is a bit surprising."
It seems that the types of dramas produced by Tongji Entertainment have become more and more extensive.
From the original suspense, martial arts and other niche dramas.
Now to the palace battles and sitcoms now, I have really dabbled in all kinds.
Moreover, every drama is very popular, and most of them can even become blockbuster dramas.
Are there any types of scripts that Xu Ji is not good at?
If some other film and television companies had made a sitcom, it would still be seventy or eighty episodes long.
Chi Jiang will most likely think that the other party is here to cheat money.
After all, sitcoms were once brilliant, but now they are no longer popular, and they have not even appeared in a long time.
But if it was Tongji Entertainment, Chi Jiang didn't think there was any problem at all.
We have even begun to feel that in the future direction of the market, sitcoms are likely to be the most popular type of TV series.
Including now, with the popularity of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", in just over a month, film and television companies on the market have already approved countless palace dramas.
There is even a saying now that Tongji Entertainment is the trend of the market.
Although Chi Jiang felt that this statement was a bit exaggerated, it seemed to be true and he could not find any reason to refute it.
Fortunately, at least so far, every trend-setting drama has been broadcast on their G station.
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In the United States, the filming of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has been completed for some time.
Post-production work is currently underway.
Of course, Martin did not relax at all.
The last family gathering made him feel irritable and at the same time made him more determined to prove himself.
He actually doesn't have much desire for the so-called inheritance of Paige.
I even feel that it is too boring to argue with my so-called big brother.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before, he never thought that he would be able to inherit Paige.
In fact, many of Paiqi's senior executives now believe that he is qualified.
There were even some people who came forward to support him in his fight for inheritance.
But Martin himself couldn't muster any interest.
Compared with Tongji Entertainment, the projects he is responsible for can achieve impressive results, which gives him the greatest sense of accomplishment.
On the contrary, even if the so-called Paige inheritance was fought over, Martin didn't feel like it was anything to be proud of.
Paige was able to become the current Eight Major Pictures because of the hard work of his father Wesker.
It has little to do with him personally.
But others don't think so.
Compared with Martin, his brother Caiden originally had a good reputation, but now everyone feels that Caiden cannot lead Paige Pictures to continue to glory.
Not to mention that during the many years that Caiden worked at Paige, he didn’t have many outstanding achievements.
It's not even as good as Martin's previous movie "Saw".
And in fact, everyone knows how much water is involved in most of the results.
Kaiden is like an ordinary person who follows the rules. There is nothing wrong with being a small leader, but being in charge of such a large company makes many senior executives uneasy.
On the contrary, Martin, who seemed like a second-rate guy before, now seems much more reliable.
According to some veterans of Paige Pictures, the current Martin has the demeanor of the young Wesker.
As for Caiden, he has absolutely no resemblance to his father.
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The main reason for this change was because last time Wesker promised to let Caden take charge of a huge investment project.
The project had already been approved, and after Kaiden joined, no one paid much attention to it.
I just thought that the other party came in to try to improve my performance.
But I didn't expect that the person in charge of the other party would really start to take responsibility.
Overturned a bunch of ideas and plans originally made by film producers and directors, and started directing on my own.
Naturally, this was criticized by many people.
The key is the other party's identity, they really can't say anything more.
Even if the movie fails at the end, the ones who lose money will still be the Mason family. Even Wesker, the boss, didn't say anything, and they couldn't say anything.
But the director couldn't accept it. Originally, the producer was considered a professional and he still trusted him as a well-known director.
After replacing Kaiden, it seemed like there was suddenly an extra thing to worry about.
So I quarreled with Kaiden four or five times in three days, and finally said directly that I didn't want to shoot anymore.
I won’t shoot even if I pay liquidated damages, I can’t stand Kaiden.
Originally, when things were going here, everyone thought that Wesker, the boss, would show up.
But unexpectedly, this time Wesker really seemed to be planning to let go completely and let Caiden take charge alone.
In the end, Kaiden directly changed the original director and even the actors.
This also caused a lot of dissatisfaction among Paiqi's senior management.
Compared with Caiden, some people who had previously helped on the set of "Pirates of the Caribbean" were full of praise when they mentioned Martin.
Including business capabilities and your own professionalism in movies.
He is completely unlike the prodigal son that everyone remembered before.
This made many senior executives think about calling Martin back to the company.
At least it's better than Kaiden.
If Paige really leaves Kaiden in charge, it might be completely over by then.
No one knows how many years Wesker, who looks very strong, can hold on.
After all, he is now in his sixties.
Even if he can live for another twenty years, he is already old, and if he wants to completely manage the entire Pai Qi, he may not be able to do so.
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"Mr. Martin, are you sure you want to wait for Paige's movie to be released together?"
"Although the time may be similar, it would be a little bit deliberately to release it at the same time..."
At this time, the director of "Pirates of the Caribbean" looked at Martin with confusion.
I feel that the other party's idea is indeed a bit outrageous.
"Are you not confident in our movie?"
Martin asked rhetorically.
The director just shook his head at this time.
"How can it be?"
"I'm not exaggerating. The movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" will not lose to any other movie of the same period."
“Whether it’s box office or word-of-mouth!”
The director's words reveal confidence.
This confidence comes from the movie's wonderful script and investment regardless of cost.
Combining these two together makes it unlikely that you will encounter an opponent.
No matter what, it is impossible to be crushed.
"but......"
"That's Paige Pictures, you're not Mr. Wesker's..."
What's strange about the director is that even though he knows that this movie was invested by Tongji.
Even his current contract is under Tongji Entertainment.
But Martin is Paige's son-in-law after all, and he deliberately targets his own company.
No matter how you look at it, it feels like a filial piety.
Martin explained calmly:
"This is the effect I want."
"Otherwise, there are still people who think that our Tongji Entertainment is really Paiqi's puppet company."
"Paiqi is Paiqi, and Tongji Entertainment is Tongji Entertainment."
This is actually what Martin has always been dissatisfied with.
Although there was no explanation on the surface, it seemed that he didn't care.
But every time he heard that Martin's current achievements were all due to Paige, he couldn't accept it.
In addition, his dear eldest brother was in charge of Paiqi's big investment project this time, so he had no reason to let go of such an opportunity.
"Of course, the main reason is that we just happened to meet each other."
"We, Tongji, need to make a name for ourselves in America."
"In this case, we must defeat the film projects of the eight major film studios head-on."
"The investment amount for Paiqi's movie this time is similar to ours, so it's just right for surgery."
Martin added.
Tongji Entertainment's previous "Saw" performed very well at the box office despite word-of-mouth reviews.
Even "Coco" also attracted a lot of people's attention.
But Tongji's reputation has not yet spread throughout the United States.
Many people even think that the company Martin works for is actually Paige Pictures.
This made Martin feel that he had not done his job well as the person in charge.
So of course he would not let go of this opportunity.
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"Mr. Wesker, this is the fourth senior executive to express dissatisfaction with Caiden this month."
The assistant's words made Wesker, the chairman of Paige, sigh.
How could he not know that with Kaiden's current ability, he actually couldn't be responsible for such a large project.
But if you don't let the other party try it, then this guy will definitely still be dissatisfied.
That’s why I was firm in my decision at that time.
Wesker's assistant is an old man who has been with him for more than 20 years. Although he only has the position of assistant, his status in Paiqi is not weaker than that of some department managers, or even higher.
At the same time, he also knows the entire Paige very well, and is one of the few people who can understand the thoughts of Chairman Wesker.
"Even if we let Master Kaiden train, will the cost be too high?"
The assistant spoke hesitantly.
In the past, he would not question Wesker's decisions.
But this time it is no small matter, the investment of 160 million US dollars is not a small amount.
Even for Paiqi, who has a big family and a big business, it is enough to break the bones.
When it comes to cost, Wesker is obviously a little bit worried.
But he still answered bravely: "This money is worth it for Paige's future."
After the assistant heard this, he finally stopped talking.
He knew the other party's intention, which was to allow Kaiden to completely give up his peek at Paige's inheritance after the project suffered losses.