Chapter 79: First, you lose of your own strength, killing the enemy is not important

After almost settling the company's affairs, Lin Yicheng went to several banks including ICBC, CCB and ABC.

loan!

With the ever-appreciating shares of Tencent as collateral, Lin Yicheng was able to obtain the loan very smoothly, and he borrowed out 10 small goals in one go!

Then, a hired acquisition team will immediately go out to discuss acquisition matters with some cinemas and theater chains.

Lin Yicheng had only one requirement for this acquisition.

The main areas are Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong and Shaanxi.

If you can buy the land together, then buy the land together. If not, then buy the entire property on the floor where the cinema is located.

Originally, he had no intention of getting involved in the cinema industry so early. After all, it was an asset-intensive business that required a lot of capital and put a lot of pressure on him.

With "Red River" about to be released, it is not too much to prepare for this battle with Zhang Yimou.

What's more crucial is that this time China Film Group is willing to work with him to attack "Curse of the Golden Flower", and of course they have their own interests and purposes involved.

But it also made Lin Yicheng more vigilant again. He was unwilling and unable to continue cooperating with China Film.

When the Chinese filmmakers get used to eating meat with him, and suddenly there is nothing to eat, how will they react?
There are some things that Lin Yicheng has to guard against.

Owning his own cinema chain will allow Lin Yicheng to be more at ease in the future and give him more confidence to part ways with China Film.

Of course, in the next few years, China Film Group will be a giant, and during this period, he will also be a close partner of China Film Group.

It just so happens that real estate prices are not high now, so if you buy a cinema in advance, you will make a lot of money in the future.

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After arranging some matters and politely declining the request of senior Yao Di to visit him, Lin Yicheng, along with Ji Jie and Wang Liming, plunged into the China Film Base and began the post-production of "Man Jiang Hong".

Although he is concentrating on the post-production, it does not mean that Lin Yicheng no longer pays attention to things in the outside world.

In July, Zhang Baimao, a famous troll in the national server, came online.

Just like in the original time and space, they fired at Zhou Runfa.

In front of many media outlets, Zhang Baimao listed Zhou Runfa's many crimes.

For example, "According to Hollywood standards, he received a sky-high salary of 4000 million."

"He acted like a big shot on the set and demanded a separate luxury RV for his wife, Fatso, to come and visit him on set," and "he changed the script and gave himself more scenes."

"Not professional, unwilling to attend the crew's promotion", "bad character, speaks nonsense", "will never cooperate again"...

It's just a white hat, so it's naturally not very attractive to the media.

But this time it involves top superstars from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and all the media reported on it for a while.

In addition, all the negative news about Zhou Runfa that was circulating in various forums and discussion groups at the beginning of the year just happened to match what Zhang Baimao said!
Zhou Runfa's reputation was greatly affected and his popularity with the audience dropped significantly.

Especially for those who grew up watching Hong Kong movies, when the filter was broken and they learned that they had been kept in the dark, disappointment turned into anger, and too many people turned from fans of Chow Yun Fat to haters.

Of course, the contribution of Grand Commander Zhao Feiyu is indispensable here.

Although affected by the public intellectuals incident, "Man Jiang Hong" has received countless exposures and has already gained the first-mover advantage in terms of publicity.

However, Lin Yicheng will not let go of any possibility that may weaken the enemy, so it is better to pursue the enemy with all the remaining courage.

……

The media are taking advantage of the popularity, netizens are watching the show, and industry insiders are just waiting to see the show.

In recent years, Zhang Baimao's arrogant attitude of "I have the whole world under my control" has made too many people dislike him.

This time, there is an internal conflict! This is really welcome news and great joy!

It's a pity that there was no internal conflict between the two Zhangs. If that were the case, there would be loud drums and firecrackers. Many people in the circle even joked that he was worthy of being one of the two Zhangs, and his spirit was different from others.

As the saying goes, "Kill one thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of your own." Look at their pattern, it's so big. Let's not talk about whether to kill the enemy or not, it's not important.

The important thing is to achieve the effect of injuring oneself 800 times first. Who knows, the enemy will be scared away by his self-destructive style of fighting?
They had been secretly planning on the Internet since the beginning of the year, and then called on the media to launch a concentrated attack, delivering a fatal blow to Zhou Runfa!
Wow, I admire Zhang Baimao's scheming and forbearance.

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It was just that Zhang Baimao was unaware of the teasing from others, otherwise he would have been so angry that he would have vomited blood.

It was true that he criticized Zhou Runfa in the media, but the smear campaign on the Internet had nothing to do with him.

It was only after he criticized Zhou Runfa that he found out that there was already a lot of negative news about Zhou Runfa on the Internet. What's more infuriating is that the negative news was almost the same as what he said.

Who would believe it if he said this was not arranged by him?
By the way, why did Zhang Baimao attack Zhou Runfa?
Being angry at Zhou Runfa's behavior is one aspect, but that is not the key point.

He is a businessman. As long as there is profit, he would kowtow to Zhou Runfa.

The key point is that China Film refused to help distribute "Curse of the Golden Flower".

Last year, the incident of "A Solo Journey of Thousand Miles" made Zhang Baimao realize that China Film Group Corporation was dissatisfied with him.

Therefore, although China Film Corporation was not allowed to participate in the investment of "Curse of the Golden Flower", he was willing to give part of the distribution to China Film Corporation.

You are not allowed to eat the meat, but you can drink the soup.

In Zhang Baimao's opinion, he had already shown goodwill to China Film Group, and the other party should be eager to accept this benefit.

The result surprised him. After further inquiries, he found out that Lin Yicheng's "Man Jiang Hong" would also be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. This film was invested by China Film Group!
It is very obvious that China Film has already taken sides. Not only will he not get help from China Film, but he will also face attacks from the other side.

What should we do at this time? How can we increase the exposure of "Curse of the Golden Flower"?
After thinking about it, forget it, I'll just use the old method and start criticizing!
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Starting from "Hero", Zhang Baimao would criticize every movie before it was released, and the effect was always very good. It has become his specialty and his trump card.

Of course, it doesn’t matter that as a result, Zhang Yimou was disliked by the media and excluded by his peers.

So who are you going to criticize this time?

Criticizing Lin Yicheng?
No! It’s only been a few days since the “public intellectual incident”, and Lin Yicheng is gaining momentum and is being watched by the higher-ups. Isn’t criticizing him just going against the higher-ups?
His name is Zhang Baimao, not Zhang Baichi!

Besides, even if he wanted to criticize Lin Yicheng, he didn't know what to criticize, because he didn't find any black spots on him.

Criticizing the cinema?
Yes, in the past he could "ride a horse chasing the wind, holding a large double-edged halberd" to intimidate theaters and force them to increase their share of the profits.

But it won’t work this time. If you don’t give a copy to theaters, they still have the option of "Man Jiang Hong".

Be hard when you need to be hard, and be soft when you need to be soft.

Zhang Baimao knew that this time not only could he not criticize the cinema chains, but he also had to make friends with them.

Criticizing the audit?
The General Administration didn't hold you back this time. They didn't reject your script, nor did they block your film from being released. You really can't blame them for that.

After searching around, I found that outsiders couldn't criticize me anymore.

Then we can only shift our focus and look for it among our own people.

Lao Mouzi certainly cannot be criticized, and then the actress Gong Li cannot be criticized either. Lao Mouzi invited Gong Li this time just to fulfill her dream of becoming an empress.

Gong Li is the apple of Zhang Yimou's eye, and she is like a "reverse scale" to him. To criticize her is to slap Zhang Yimou in the face in public.

He invited Jay Chou and the working process was quite pleasant. He was also very dedicated and would not use a body double if possible. He did not have the airs of a pop star at all.

Liu Ye neither made any mistakes nor offended him, and his status is too low, so there is no point in criticizing him.

Who is left?
It's you! Zhou Runfa! Come out here!

(End of this chapter)