"Oh? Which celebrities have come to see you?" Chen Mubai asked with a smile.
"Yes..." Tao Yaoyao took out his business cards and there were quite a few.
Chen Mubai saw some familiar names, and he felt a little emotional that he has now become a director who cannot be ignored.
Winners of the Golden Lion Award and Oscar winners are both internationally renowned awards and the most valuable awards.
There are many other awards that are not popular, and I have won 6-7 international A-type film festival awards. However, the reputation of those film festivals is not great, and their relative popularity is not that high.
Basically, Chen Mubai himself was not present. The invitations sent by the film festivals were all from the rest of the crew. He was busy filming his works, so he had no time to spare.
"If you are a celebrity, you can discuss it in detail. If you are someone who wants to invest, don't bother with it. I will reject it unanimously when the time comes."
Tao Yaoyao was not surprised: "Let me tell you, Thomas hopes to play the leading role in your new work "The Walking Dead"..."
This was a decision made at the beginning. It was a difficult decision, and it was considered a fool's decision by American Capital.
However, he discussed this matter with Tao Qingchao and Ma Dong and firmly refused to accept capital injection from outside capital.
To a certain extent, they now represent Chinese enterprises and are the face of China, so they do not want other capital injections.
However, in this way, all opponents will be pushed into the opposite direction, and many of their subsequent actions will be in trouble, and their works will also be sniped.
The reason why celebrities can be accepted is because the enemies they are about to face will definitely adopt certain strategies against them, including pressure from public opinion, publicity, exposure, popularity...
At this time, the addition of one more star will give the work more exposure. Without affecting the work, Chen Mubai can separate some roles to increase the impact of the work, and also want to reduce some of the pressure he faces.
Local stars still have appeal. Just like Thomas, whom Tao Yaoyao mentioned, is a well-known actor who has appeared in many works, but mainly in supporting roles.
This time, he set his sights on Chen Mubai and wanted to play the leading role.
Considering his status, it is definitely enough to play the leading role. It depends on whether Chen Mubai is willing to give the role. If so, the two parties can reach a cooperation.
"This kind of group drama has many protagonists. I can give him both male and female roles. I will tell Bruce Lee the specific situation and ask him to discuss the details with the actors."
"As for those banquets and dinner invitations, I'm not interested. I might as well have a candlelight dinner with you."
Chen Mubai looked at Tao Yaoyao with admiration and asked. She was wearing a long black dress, her hair was tied up high, her makeup was decent, her slender white neck was raised high like a white swan, she was beautiful and generous.
“When will your song be released?”
Tao Yaoyao replied: "Sister Qin said there is no rush. Your album is still selling. If you release it when the popularity is lower, it will also help the popularity of your songs rebound, or wait for your new work to come out."
The recording of the two songs by Chen Mubai and Tao Yaoyao has been completed, but they have not been released yet.
Chen Mubai's album sales are still booming, and Tao Yaoyao's song was also written by Chen Mubai. As long as the popularity drops and the song is released, if the song becomes popular, everyone will see that the song's creator is still Chen Mubai, which will trigger a new round of discussion.
It can even drive album sales. Any topic about Chen Mubai will cause a rebound in album sales.
But this is a long-term matter. With the quality and influence of this album, I'm afraid someone will buy it for a long time.
"Sister Qin, have you arranged your itinerary?"
"Um."
"Pay attention to safety on weekdays. Once I reject these people's requests, I'm afraid they will attack instantly. This is both a threat and a warning to me, and you may also be implicated." Chen Mubai warned.
"I know, you too."
Tao Yaoyao held Chen Mubai's hand with one hand, then opened her palm and clasped her fingers tightly, still a little nervous.
Although Tao Qingchao has tightened security issues, when it comes to this kind of struggle, there is no guarantee of what the other party will do. If something goes wrong, Tao Yaoyao will be frightened.
...
"Hi Chen!"
"Hi."
"..."
In Mubai Entertainment, Chen Mubai once again met with people who wanted to invest in their company's equity.
"It's a pity that I can't make the decision." Chen Mubai rejected the other party's proposal.
Obviously, the other party was already prepared. Although his expression was unhappy, he did not immediately turn his back.
Someone in the company that he left before had already revealed Chen Mubai's decision, so the people who came to visit him later were mentally prepared and just wanted to persuade Chen Mubai.
"Without our help, the enemies you face will snipe like crazy, and more people will join the battle."
The visitor shrugged: "This is not alarmist. After all, you are Chinese, and they will not allow a Chinese to grab food in their territory, so your best choice is to cooperate with us. We can help you fight,
I think you need to think about it carefully."
"It's still a long time, I think you can think about it for a while before making a decision."
The man continued: "Your film "The Old Corpse" has a very high box office revenue. In addition, during this period, many people on the Internet are discussing what you said and the work you announced. Many companies are already filming zombie and supernatural works."
"So, you are facing many competitors and the competitive pressure is very high. If you don't have allies to help you at this juncture, I'm afraid your new drama will encounter a waterloo. Once this happens, your subsequent works will be affected."
"Compared to our cooperation, it will be greater than the benefits you will lose in the future. I think your eyes should not be obsessed with the immediate benefits, but look at the future market environment."
The production cost of "The Old Corpse in the Mountain Village" was very low and the box office was very high. Then several of Chen Mubai's subsequent works are related to this genre.
On the day his work was announced, many netizens discussed and paid attention to it. When "The Old Corpse" became popular, many people watched other ghost movies on the Mubai video website, and "The Walking Dead" attracted much attention.
Many capitals have begun to rush to produce this type of works, including movies and TV shows. Some people in Japan have purchased IPs of some classic horror movies and novels as adaptations.
There are many fans of horror, gore, and thriller movies, and he is also a model of using small things to make a big difference.
Chen Mubai said regretfully: "I also want to cooperate with you, but not by investing in the company's equity. If you are willing to cooperate, we can talk about cooperation in works."
"Whether it's casting or investment, we are willing to cooperate. It's just that you want too much and I can't agree to it."
Chen Mubai spread his hands and said helplessly: "You also know that you are not the only one who is eyeing us. If every company asked for the same treatment, then our company would not be what it is now. The result of the dilution of equity is not mine.
The results that the people behind would like to see.”
"So, the extent of my decision is limited to this. You can go back and discuss whether you can accept what I said."
The man stood up with a stern expression and said, "I will report it to the superiors."
After saying that, he left Mubai Entertainment. He knew that continuing to talk would be a waste of time. Chen Mubai was determined, and they also knew that the two capitals behind him were two behemoths!
Mubai Entertainment is indeed not short of funds and is willing to cede the interests of the works to them, but this is not what they want.
Although the two capitals are very strong, this is America, and strong dragons cannot overwhelm local snakes. No matter how strong they are, they are still in China and have nothing to do with America.
Chen Mubai has received many lobbyists these days, but none of them can impress him.
The other party also knows his determination, so the fight is about to begin.
Many companies have officially announced the direction of their new works, mostly in the supernatural field, and even well-known stars have appeared.
This is a blatant sniper operation, and I hope Chen Mubai will be informed.
Due to the sudden change in the capital behind them, some celebrities who had made deals had to cancel their cooperation with Chen Mubai.
Those people also began to put pressure on Chen Mubai in public opinion. Various "scandal" news about Chen Mubai emerged one after another, which aroused resentment among some netizens to a certain extent.
It is easy to spread rumors, but difficult to clarify.
The impact of these remarks was not small. There were also some problems with the sales volume of the album and Chen Mubai's own reputation. Qin Qiu released Tao Yaoyao's new song to cover up these news with this popularity.
Sure enough, as soon as Tao Yaoyao's new song came out, it really aroused great enthusiasm, covering up the news that was targeting Chen Mubai.
Netizens began to discuss these two songs one after another.
Tao Yaoyao himself also frequently appeared on hot searches as the song became popular.
"hello, it's me"
"i was wondering if after all these years you'd like to meet"
“to go over everything”
“they say that time’s supposed to heal ya but i ain’t done much healing”
"..."
This song "Hello" only has a simple and plain beginning, but everyone has already heard the deep emotions from it. Tao Yaoyao's clean and clear voice conquered the audience again.
"It sounds great!"
"Tao Yaoyao's voice is so ethereal. After listening to her songs, I feel like my soul has been purified."
"Yeah, I feel like I'm standing on the endless ice, with the vast white blue sky above my head, and the silent and empty silver-white mountains and rivers around me. The whole world is in my mind, and I'm walking alone among this beautiful scenery.
middle."
"It seems that Tao Yaoyao is angry. There are so many blackmails against Chen Mubai on the Internet, which are obviously false. He released a new song just to prove it to his boyfriend!"
"The songs written by Chen Mubai are indeed very good. Whether he sings them himself or writes them for Tao Yaoyao to sing, they are all very nice. I like them~"
The two new songs are very popular and of very high quality. They are loved and recognized by everyone. They have also restored Chen Mubai's reputation a lot. Many people will defend him after seeing the gossipy news about Chen Mubai.
Under this situation, Chen Mubai's new work started shooting, which once again attracted attention. After all, Tao Yaoyao is also one of them.
Her new work will definitely attract a lot of attention due to the popularity of her songs.
The exposure in the media is not bad. Mubai Entertainment is not alone. There are still some capitals that have become his allies. They have participated in the investment and production of Mubai Entertainment's works.
Not all companies are big capital and focus on equity.
There are still some forces with less capital who are willing to make friends with Chen Mubai, and it would be nice to get a share of the work. There are also forces who are persuaded by Chen Mubai.
However, there are only a few of them, and the number and strength of their opponents are too strong, so they appear to be declining.
After all, there are far more opponents than allies. The other parties still work together to spread rumors. Their clarification efforts are not as fast as the spread. This time, Tao Yaoyao's action has made Chen Mubai more popular. Coupled with their clarification, it has made Chen Mubai more popular.
The situation has been improved a lot.
Next, it’s time to watch the real competition, the quality of the works!
Several of Mubai Entertainment's productions will encounter powerful opponents. Once defeated, they will fall into the previous situation again, and even be laughed at.
But if the opponent is suppressed, the popularity of Mubai Entertainment will rise again, and the discussion, popularity, and influence of the work will explode in full!
Chen Mubai's situation at that time would have been better than it is now. After all, in front of the public, his works are the basis for speaking and what the audience (netizens) pay the most attention to.
As for news, scandals, etc., they are just seasoning!
If the work is good, these are just after-dinner pastimes, but if the work is not good and you still engage in these things, you will be criticized. It is indeed a very double standard thing.
...
The filming schedule for "Prison Break 2" has been put forward and is still being prepared.
The first season is over. In the end, everyone escaped from the prison together, but it also left a lot of suspense.
Countless viewers are eagerly awaiting the return of the second season. Everyone is very excited about the final prison break, and the exciting plot arouses everyone's emotions.