Chapter 274 NBA All-Star Mahjong Competition

Wang Yi shook his head and said, "It's useless. Once a huge interest group and network is formed around Zhongqiu Film and Television, it will be very easy for Yang Xue to continue to ban us, because it will be difficult for us to obtain good resources from the entertainment industry.

Therefore, if we don’t change our relationship with Zhongqiu Film and Television, we will be marginalized in the future, and we won’t be able to keep the artists we have promoted.”

Cai Yinong felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her heart, so heavy that she could hardly breathe.

Having said this, he glanced at Cai Yinong and said in a gentle tone:

"The important thing is that we actually have no conflicts with Zhongqiu Film and Television. It's just that the ban on Liu Yifei angered Yang Xue."

"The same goes for Huayi." Lin Guoli said.

Wang Yi said: "Our situation is different from Huayi. The Wang brothers are very ambitious. Huayi is also a representative of the Beijing circle, and Zhongqiu Film and Television belongs to the Beijing Film Academy. Both parties are in the Beijing entertainment circle, so their competition is inevitable. There can't be two tigers in one mountain.

Our company is based in Shanghai and Shanghai Theatre Academy, so the competition with Zhongqiu Film and Television is not that great. There are so many film and television companies in the entertainment industry across the country. As long as this conflict is resolved, Zhongqiu Film and Television will definitely not go out of its way to make things difficult for us.

Look at how many film and television companies Yang Xue has invited today. They are all here for cooperation. We should get on this train now, instead of standing in front of it and getting hit by it."

Lin Guoli nodded and said, "It should be said that Huayi is determined to become the leader of the Chinese entertainment industry, and Zhongqiu Film and Television is definitely the same. They both want to be number one, so their potential conflicts are irreconcilable.

We at Tangren don’t have such ambitions, and we only produce TV series, so I think it’s unnecessary to create a conflict with Zhongqiu Film and Television over this matter and affect the development of the company.”

"Okay, I also think it's not worth it, so let's settle it."

Cai Yinong had actually been thinking about this question, and said, "How about the company invite Liu Yifei to star in Chinese Paladin 2?"

"What if she agrees?" Wang Yi said.

Cai Yinong was stunned and smiled bitterly. Yes, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" has not been aired yet. Who knows whether "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2" will be filmed?

Lin Guoli said, "I think it's okay, but don't say it too harshly. Liu Xiaoli will definitely understand that we are just showing goodwill."

Wang Yi thought about it and agreed.

The pressure was too great. Since Cai Yinong had made the decision, and she was a very decisive and forceful woman, she immediately contacted Liu Xiaoli.

Liu Xiaoli was very surprised when she received the call.

She has no other ideas in the entertainment industry. As long as others don't set their sights on her daughter, that's fine. She won't offend anyone on her own initiative.

"Boss Cai, there is no plan for Chinese Paladin 2 yet, right? Why don't we discuss it later?"

She could tell that Tangren was just being nice and didn't really want to invite Xixi to film The Legend of Sword and Fairy 2, which was still nowhere to be found.

"Okay, Sister Liu, please help pass on a message to President Yang, telling him that we at Tangren also hope to have in-depth cooperation with Zhongqiu Film and Television."

"Okay, okay. I'll let Xixi call Yangxue. Yangxue will have an idea."

After a few more pleasantries, the call ended.

Cai Yinong put down his phone and said, "Liu Xiaoli's attitude is okay, but I don't know what Yang Xue will think about it."

"There shouldn't be any problem. She can invite so many film and television companies to cooperate with her, so she must be very ambitious." Lin Guoli said.

Wang Yi said thoughtfully: "This time, from film and television investment to theater investment, plus the Journey to the West film, the total investment is 1.6 to 1.7 billion RMB, nearly 200 million US dollars. Yang Xue's investment is very large and her courage is also very great."

"The Chinese entertainment industry is about to produce a giant figure." Wang Yi said.

After Yang Xue received Liu Yifei's film, she did not think much about it and said, "It is indeed possible for Tangren to reconcile, but empty words will not do.

Xixi, the Tang people’s ban on you is real, so if you want to reconcile now, you must show real sincerity. "

Yang Xue's words were quickly passed back to the Tang people, and Cai Yinong and the other two were not surprised.

As a company manager, if Yang Xue unconditionally agrees to the settlement and plays the role of a good person, then Zhongqiu Film and Television will probably be ruined by her.

In the end, Tangren agreed that Zhongqiu Film and Television would be the preferred investor for future TV series produced by Tangren. In addition, Tangren agreed to give Liu Yifei another female lead role and first-line standard contract treatment.

The first condition has both advantages and disadvantages for Tangren. The advantage is that with the funds from Zhongqiu Film and Television, Tangren can also produce more dramas.

The downside is that this condition also limits Tangren’s choices. Tangren’s future development will undoubtedly be affected by Zhongqiu Film and Television, and may even be swallowed up by Zhongqiu Film and Television.

Considering the pressure he was facing now, Cai Yinong had no choice but to agree for the time being.

The second condition doesn’t matter. As an investor, Zhongqiu Film and Television can naturally influence the choice of the female lead. Besides, Liu Yifei is the person Tangren wanted to sign.

At this time, Zhang Yimou received a call from Zhang Ziyi.

"Ziyi?"

"Director Zhang, you kept it a secret so well!"

"Hehe, you mean the Bone Realm?"

"Director Zhang, do I have a chance?"

"Ziyi, this movie is being prepared according to the Hollywood model. There is a dedicated casting director, and even Director Yang Jie was invited to be a casting consultant. Several important female roles need to go through auditions."

"As long as there is no internal appointment, there will be no problem, Director Zhang, I believe in my ability."

At Zhongqiu Film and Television, Lin Xue, manager of the artist department, came in to report that she had just received a call from Zhou Xun.

He said, "Boss Yang, Zhou Xun called herself. Her contract ends in February next year, and she hopes to join Zhongqiu Film and Television."

Yang Xue nodded and said, "Manager Lin, please tell her that Zhongqiu Film and Television needs an actor like her to join us and we welcome her very much.

However, the female role in the Bone World has not been decided yet, please invite her to participate in the audition, I believe in her ability. "

After Zhou Xun received Lin Xue's reply, he was not disappointed.

Even if this movie doesn't have a chance, with the strength of Zhongqiu Film and Television, there will definitely be big productions in the future.

……

The year began in 2005. At nine o'clock in the morning on January 1, the NBA announced the opening of the 1 All-Star voting channel and also released the latest MVP rankings.

He Zhongqiu ranks first in the MVP rankings, and is first in the league in both personal data and team record.

场均35分钟，32.5分12.8篮板2.3助攻1.8抢断3.4盖帽1.6失误2.8犯规。

The shooting percentage is 56.4% and the free throw percentage is 85.1%.

The restricted area offense accounted for 52%, of which the basket accounted for 33%, with a hit rate of 77.5%, and close two-point shots accounted for 19%, with a hit rate of 52.5%.

Mid-range shots accounted for 48%, of which mid-range two-pointers accounted for 26% with a hit rate of 53.1%, and long two-pointers accounted for 22% with a hit rate of 49.2%.

This data shows both strong offensive ability in the basket and strong mid-range shooting ability.

Magic Johnson praised in an interview: "More than 50% of the mid-range shots were made by Michael Jordan, the God of Basketball, at his peak.

We all know that the mid-range shot is God's weapon, and now Wolverine has completely mastered this God's weapon.

Barkley praised in an interview: "When Wolverine moves to the mid-range shooting area, he will have a mismatch advantage that others will not have.

This makes his bank shots almost always in small open positions, which is one of the reasons why his mid-range shots are so accurate. "Duncan also accepted an interview with the media. When the reporter asked him who was better at bank shots, him or Wolverine, he said:
"If it was during the regular season last season, I would have said it was mine, but starting in the playoffs, I think it was his."

"If we meet in the finals, how will you defend him?" the reporter asked.

Duncan showed a very cautious expression on his face, and after thinking for a while, he said: "My personal defensive ability, plus the coordination of defensive tactics, this is the only way.

In fact, we all know that no one can really defend his offense, and no one can really defend a superstar. "

Jordan was interviewed in Chicago and said: "Wolverine's rebound shot is very difficult to defend, even if he is in the restricted area, even in the lowest hit rate near the two-point area, his rebound is also very accurate.

Judging from the data, his rebounding is more accurate and more difficult to defend than Tim Duncan's.

He has top rebounding skills, first-class offensive skills, top physical fitness, and terrifying confrontation ability. These combined are the reasons why his rebounding is difficult to defend. "

The reporter asked: "Michael, Wolverine's finishing technique is very monotonous, only hitting the backboard, do you think it is possible to defend against this weakness?"

Jordan shook his head and said, “I think all the coaches knew he only rebounded, but he won a championship in his second season, so it wasn’t a weakness that was easy to target.

He can hit the rebound with both hands, and his final shot is very fast, which can be said to be the fastest shooting speed in history.

If you want to defend him, I think even Garnett and Duncan, who are currently on the court, can't defend him alone. You have to double-team him to limit him."

He Zhongqiu called Daley and said, "Luo Sihua, I want to organize a mahjong competition at the All-Stars in the evening. What do you think?"

Daley was startled, thought for a moment and said, "Sure. Anyway, I have nothing to do tonight and it won't affect the All-Stars. Wolverine, I support your idea."

"OK, then I'll prepare the mahjong and the table, and you prepare the prizes?" He Zhongqiu said with a smile.

"OK, I'll report to President Stern right away," Daly said.

When David Stern found out about this, he felt that this was a really good activity. It was better for everyone to play mahjong together than to let those energetic guys do some messy things.

Afterwards, Daly began planning the first NBA All-Star Mahjong Tournament, and Stern also specially approved $500,000 for the event funding.

That afternoon, the Postman suffered a recurrence of an old knee injury during a relaxation activity and will miss at least two weeks of the game.

In the evening, rookie Varejao started at power forward and performed mediocrely, and the other players were also mediocre. The Knicks lost at home to the Nets, whose strength had obviously declined.

25 wins and 5 losses, still first in the league.

At around ten o'clock in the morning on the 2nd, He Zhongqiu received a call from Zhang Yimou in China, discussing film issues with him.

The two chatted for about twenty minutes, and the phone bill cost a lot of money.

In terms of production costs, he meant that the film would cost at least 80 million U.S. dollars to produce.

He doesn't take any salary himself, but he takes the dividends from the global box office. After deducting other people's salaries, he can guarantee a production cost of at least 70 million US dollars, of which 40 to 50 million US dollars can be guaranteed for special effects.

The production cost of $7000 million would require at least $1.5 million of investment to achieve the same level of production in Hollywood. If the film's pay is taken into account, it would even require $ million of production cost.

A Hollywood production with a budget of over 100 million dollars requires at least two first-line stars, not counting the box office share. The pay of these two people alone is at least 30 to 40 million. Together with the pay of the director and others, it accounts for half of the total production cost.

When Forrest Gump was being filmed, the production cost overspent, so Hanks changed his salary to the global box office, and starred in the film for free, and finally completed the filming successfully.

He eventually shared $4000 million in global box office dividends, which, considering inflation today, would definitely be worth over $ million.

On January 1, the Knicks lost to the in-form Kings at home, with a record of 4 wins and 25 losses.

After the game, the team rushed to Miami overnight and will challenge the Heat back-to-back tomorrow night.

In China, the crew of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" was very simple and looked like a makeshift troupe.

"Big Mouth, you and Yang Xue are classmates. You have such a good relationship, why don't you join Zhongqiu Film and Television?" Yan Ni asked curiously during the break.

"Don't call me a big mouth!"

Yao Dazui said irritably.

"Haha..." Everyone else laughed.

Yao Dazui said in a very depressed tone: "Didn't I join the China Television Agency last year?"

"You're so unlucky that you couldn't hug such a thick thigh!" Shayi couldn't help laughing.

"Stop talking, I'm fed up now."

Yao Dazui knew that Yang Xue didn't like her and she couldn't get close to her.

The drama "Wulin Wai Zhuan" had no funding at the beginning. In order to get this opportunity, she went to find Yang Xue, but Yang Xue rejected her at that time.

However, a few days later, Yang Xue suddenly contacted Alliance Pictures again and was willing to invest 5 million in the film. Together with the 7 million from Alliance Pictures, the total production cost was 12 million, and the filming of the film could begin.

She had just graduated and had not filmed any movies yet. Her pay was originally only a pitiful one thousand per episode, but considering that she had brought in five million in investment, it was raised to two thousand per episode.

Only she herself knew that Yang Xue invested in this play not because of her, but she just didn't dare to say it out loud.

In the current crew, Yan Ni and Sha Yifanmin are considered the most famous actors in the crew, but they only make 2,000 yuan per episode. As for the chief screenwriter Lin Caishen, he only gets 800 yuan per episode.

"These idiots at Zhongqiu Film and Television don't know shit. They are completely blind."

At Wang Su's home, he was annoyed because the script he submitted to Zhongqiu Film and Television was rejected. He felt embarrassed and started cursing in front of Xu Jinglei.

"You shouldn't have submitted the article." Xu Jinglei said unhappily.

"Don't I need money?"

Wang Su was also depressed, but he didn't have the courage to say it out loud.

"Director Feng too, why did he invest in Zhongqiu Film and Television?" Xu Jinglei said with some complaint.

She was also depressed. Although she was in the Beijing circle, she was also a Beijing Film Academy student. Zhongqiu Film and Television invited so many people from Beijing Film Academy, but did not invite her and never contacted her. Yang Xue was a little too much.

But she couldn't really blame Yang Xue. Although the three major circles in the Yanjing film and television industry were not clearly divided, they were all mixed up.

She did graduate from Beijing Film Academy, but has always been hanging around in Beijing circles. She doesn't have much contact or cooperation with Beijing Film Academy and Beijing Film Academy, and has long since left the Beijing Film Academy circle.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, soldiers from all over the world flocked to the city of Yanjing and established one large compound after another.

These compounds were small worlds one after another, isolated from the rest of the people in Yanjing, and soon formed different classes.

The core of the Beijing circle is the disciples of the big courtyards, who naturally look down on others. These others include not only outsiders but also Yanjing natives.

Of course, since the founding of the country, the local natives of Yanjing have looked down on the disciples of the academy. Anyway, both sides look down on each other and fight all day long.

Xu Jinglei was not from a wealthy family, but after he got into the Beijing circle, he became very successful with the help of people like Wang Su, so naturally he disdained to associate with other circles.

Feng Xiaogang can be considered as a half-disciple of the academy, and he became successful after he clung to Wang Su's thigh. Huayi is a force in the Beijing circle, but now it has invested in Zhongqiu Film and Television. In her opinion, this is a betrayal.

But she knew in her heart that she was envious and jealous because she had no chance to get a share of the profits from the Zhongqiu Film and Television Company.

(End of this chapter)