The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 192 Even if you die, you must lead your own death (4K)

"Damn it, it turns out that rumors are not just rumors!"

After Wang Wei and the others returned to the company, they told about the news that CTS had revealed both openly and secretly, which immediately caused Zhou Lin to exclaim.

"Rumour? What rumour?"

Wang Wei and the others were a little confused.

"Actually, it's not really a rumor, it's just that, now many people outside call us Dunhuang China Entertainment's sixth largest film company, and some people are even betting which giant we will squeeze out of the top five first..."

By the way, because of "The Silence of the Lambs", Zhou Lin is regarded as a strong contender for the best photography of the next Tianma Awards, and he is more popular in the circle, and the scope of "hunting beauty" has become wider.

This brought another impact - this guy is almost the most well-informed person in Dunhuang, no, he has explained all kinds of gossip about Dunhuang outside in one breath.

You know, in the Chinese entertainment industry, secrets and rumors are like light and shadow that are inseparable, and many facts will be presented in the form of rumors.But the hardest part is that you never know the truth behind those rumors.

Sometimes the more plausible the answer is, the less credible it is. Instead, the scariest rumors turn out to be true, but sometimes the opposite is true.

How to distinguish the truth from rumors is an impossible task for most people in the circle, and they don't really care that much, and most of the time they just want to have fun.

But for everyone in Dunhuang, CTV's unusual actions, combined with some "rumors" in the circle, are largely one step closer to the truth.

"This is probably the problem. Dunhuang is too popular, and the trees want to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop." Wang Wei said with a stern look in his eyes.

Whether it is the Chinese entertainment circle or Hollywood, it is a circle controlled by giants. They can cooperate and compete with each other, but they will never allow new entrants to rush to the same level.

After all, the Big Five film companies can be reduced to become the Big Four, or even the Big Three, but they are absolutely unwilling to become the Big Six.

Once a new and powerful challenger emerges, they will join forces to suppress it.

In a way, this is the same situation as the big rogue clubs of the United Nations, er, the Security Council.

If Wang Wei was sitting in the position of the top five, it would be too glaring to see a "sixth big" stalking behind him every day.

The most beautiful time is often the most dangerous time. The ancients did not deceive me.

"We, have we really reached the point where we are going to be suppressed by the five alliances?"

The worst conjecture has been confirmed from several aspects, Lao Wang is surprised and... happy.

"Surprised" is easy to understand, and "joyed" is because it proves that he has finally led Dunhuang back to its prosperous period - after all, if Dunhuang is a mess, the Big Five will definitely not bother to take a look.

Others just want to give him a blank stare.

What kind of momentum is Dunhuang now? Doesn't he know it in his heart?

Let’s put it this way, let’s look at the most intuitive box office revenue share—the number of films produced by Dunhuang this year is less than one-third of that of any of the top five, but its box office revenue exceeds three of the top five film companies.

And if we look at the return on investment of the film business, Dunhuang has dominated the list for three consecutive years, and they are all such exaggerated return multiples that I don't know how to describe it.

No wonder there are so many rumors in the circle - if Dunhuang is allowed to continue to rush forward, who dares to say that it will not squeeze out so and so among the top five?

This is why no one in Dunhuang suspects that CTV is bluffing to acquire Dunhuang. After all, hints and rumors can be deceiving, but data cannot.

Moreover, the five follow-up trends will definitely reveal more clues.

"If I'm not mistaken, the other four of the Big Five will come to contact us soon, wanting to incorporate us into their banner." Xu Daoxing said in a deep voice.

"Old Xu, you know the Big Five very well." Zhou Lin looked sideways.

"It's about the same. The five major forces suppress new forces. There are so many tricks back and forth, nothing new." Xu Daoxing shook his head.

As a rare "old man" who has completely experienced the whole process of Dunhuang being suppressed by the United Nations - tenacious resistance - struggling to survive - and regaining its glory, Xu Daoxing is no stranger to this topic.

"First of all, of course, recruit security. This is the most direct and most effective method, whether it is a stock exchange or spending money, as long as the opponent becomes one of our own, that is hello, hello, hello, everyone."

"If you don't eat the toast, then you will be fined." Lao Xu thought about it, "The five major siege and suppression new forces have various methods, but in the final analysis, there are only a few directions, either they are tampering with the production , or suppress it on the publicity channel..."

——These are all the tears and losses that Dunhuang shed.

Production restrictions are mainly due to poaching - after the old man passed away, Dunhuang was poached by the Big Five to poach a group of directors and producers who cooperated well, which directly caused Dunhuang's production level to drop a step.

After Lao Wang took over, he invested in film production several times in a row. It is hard to say that there is no such factor.

but--

Lao Xu took a look at Wang Wei and thought: Even if the Five Bigs encircled and suppressed them again this time, the trick of poaching people is basically useless.

——There is a producer with Wang Wei's bug, and ordinary directors can produce relatively high-quality content, and the China entertainment industry has never lacked ordinary directors, but Wang Wei cannot be poached.

As for the publicity and distribution channels, Dunhuang suffered countless losses.

In the era of being suppressed by the five alliances, it is not that Dunhuang has not produced blockbuster films, but because of the narrow promotion channels, even if it makes money, the income is not substantial; this also leads to Dunhuang lacking sufficient financial and material resources to create a certain number of blockbuster IPs... Finally , unless every work performs well, once there is a major mistake or continued sluggishness, it will immediately face a financial crisis.

Up to now, the publicity and distribution channels have always been a flaw in Dunhuang, but the times have changed, and the situation is also a bit different.

At least, because of the rise of the Internet, Dunhuang can't be regarded as incapable of fighting back through media channels.

It was also at this time that they realized how far-sighted Wang Wei's early layout on the Internet was!

"Of course, once the Big Five turn their backs, our disadvantages in publicity and distribution channels will still be irreparable for a while, and we will suffer a lot." Old Xu paused, and asked solemnly, "So, should we insist on Dunhuang’s previous independent road, or should we consider taking a new road of cooperation?”

"This is..."

Lao Wang hesitated a little.

He understood what Lao Xu meant——

The previous road in Dunhuang, and the so-called "new road", are actually only one in essence——

Do you want to challenge the old order!
Because as long as they want to challenge the Big Five's dominance over China's entertainment industry, Dunhuang will never be able to stop the Big Five's coveting and targeting.

Unless Dunhuang is in a slump and people think you are not a threat, just like the half-dead Dunhuang two or three years ago; or if Dunhuang has the same ability as the five majors, then the five majors will recognize it.

Old Wang was still thinking, but Wang Wei could see it clearly. He shook his head and said, "This is not a question of whether to challenge the old order, nor is it a matter of mission, but the existence of Dunhuang itself is a challenge."

Just like a big eastern country in another time and space, in the eyes of western countries, the threat is not what she does or does not do, but that even her existence is wrong.

"You mean, even if we agree to a share swap, Dunhuang will still be split up!?"

Shen Zhenyi immediately understood what Wang Wei meant.

"How fresh, can you really believe the other party's promise of 'owning the dominance'?"

Wang Wei pursed his lips and said, "For example, if Dunhuang joins the CTS system, should the distribution network be split up? For sure, there is no saying that one system has two distribution networks."

"And as long as there is no distribution network of its own, Dunhuang will not have any independence at all. By then, it will be too late for Dunhuang to regret it. After all, it is easy to split up a distribution network and difficult to establish."

Old Wang thought for a while, then shook his head, "Maintaining independence is Dunhuang's last stubbornness, which cannot be discussed."

More than ten years ago, when Dunhuang was at its peak, the old man did not let it lose its independence;
A few years ago, when Dunhuang was at its worst, Lao Wang did not let it lose its independence;
Now that Dunhuang has risen again, if independence is buried in their hands, the old man will probably jump out and scold him for being unfilial.

"Even if it is death, you must lead your own death."

——The Old Man's Chicken Soup Quotations.jpg.

Old Xu Wenyan said no more.

However, Shen Zhenyi thought deeply: "Is there no possibility of division among the five major families? Although based on a common ruling position, they can jointly suppress challengers, but the other four families really hope to see one of them take Dunhuang into their arms, so that The strength has increased?"

After all, in the world of adults, how can there be so many partners who treat each other with sincerity and don't care about their interests?

"You're right!"

Wang Wei nodded,

"You said, if Dunhuang opens up the investment share of film lists, will it be able to differentiate the top five?"

"Hi! I've wanted to say it a long time ago. As long as we change the attitude of eating alone in Dunhuang, the pressure will definitely not be so great." Zhou Lin agreed, "Aren't most movies in the circle in the form of a large number of investors-it's all on our own If it succeeds, the benefits will be great, but the risks and cost pressures will also be great!"

Although, since Dunhuang had such a perverted existence as Wang Wei, let alone never failed, even made a lot of money.

——This requires not only strong ability and abnormal market sense, but also strong luck against the sky.

But as long as you are a serious businessman, you can't completely pin your hopes on the illusory and strong luck.

Moreover, Dunhuang's current stalls are very large, because it is entirely produced with its own funds, and the capital chain is actually quite tight.

Originally, this was not a problem, because after all, Dunhuang made a lot of money for several consecutive films, and even if the money was paid back slowly, it could afford to run several tens of millions of projects at the same time.

It's just that, if it is encircled and suppressed by the five major parties at the same time, due to the disadvantages of the publicity and distribution channels, it is easy to cause the film to fail to fully explode its market potential at the hottest stage.

And if a large amount of money is missing, once the project does not shrink, it may face the danger of breaking the capital chain later.

You must know that there are not a few companies with assets of hundreds of millions or even billions that go bankrupt because of a gap in the capital chain of tens of millions or even millions.

At this time, let’s not talk about financial assistance from “overseas donors”—their current loose financing conditions are because the situation in Dunhuang is very good, and they are asking Dunhuang to take them to make money;
Once Dunhuang is faced with a bad situation, it's no wonder they don't open their mouths and ask for more stringent conditions!

This is not only the greed of human nature, but also the nature of businessmen.

Considering the stability of the capital chain, even Lao Wang, who wished to eat alone forever, couldn't help but nod.

Speaking of which, isn't what he is best at using other people's money to make his own movies?
Wang Wei does not reject this either.

He doesn't have to eat alone.

Whether to invest in one movie and get all the profits, or invest in two movies and get part of the profits, there is no absolute question of which one is better.

However, just because he doesn't eat alone, doesn't mean that the five majors don't eat alone.

"It's still a question of dominance. Everyone knows that the Big Five have always liked to eat alone for such film projects as popular movies and sequels of popular movies."

Wang Wei said cautiously: "A single movie is okay, but if it is a series of movies, it is actually conceivable that the Big Five want to kick us out of the sequel, make a wholly-owned production and eat alone. There is a lot of shit in it. , but it’s no less than a share swap.”

The others looked at each other in blank dismay, but had to admit that Wang Wei was right.

At least, they have seen a lot of things in the circle that should be a win-win situation, but in the end there is no winner.

——Whether it is a person or the world, it is often unreasonable.

However, these are things for the future.

Now Dunhuang does not know whether it can use the strategy of "sharing investment rights" to divide the five major "encirclement and suppression".

Just when several people were expressing their opinions and gradually perfecting Dunhuang's coping strategy, Lao Wang's cell phone rang.

He looked at the number and exchanged glances with everyone, "He is an old acquaintance of China Media Group."

——The second "Recruitment" is here!

"...Hello, Mr. Zhao, do you want to talk to me about deepening the cooperation between the two companies? It just so happens that I also have this idea, okay, let's make an appointment for a specific time..."

When he put down the phone, his eyes were a little complicated.

If there was still a trace of luck before, it is basically certain now——

The five major parties have reached a certain consensus on restricting Dunhuang.

Now, it was the "toast" before the "fine wine", but it was also the "toast" that Dunhuang didn't want to drink!
The situation is not grim, but Wang Wei is inexplicably melancholy.

Yes, not fear, but melancholy.

——At first, I wanted to develop insignificantly first, and waited until the Internet era fully came, and Dunhuang staged a gorgeous "30 years in Hedong, 30 years in Hexi"...

Unexpectedly, with too much force, Wu Da's eyes were attracted early.

Alas, change happens faster than planned.

Blame this broken system!
Wang Wei distractedly glanced at the system that he had left unattended for a while, and then "saw" a pile of accumulated treasure chests shining——

Here's The Silence Of The Lambs' reward for breaking countless records!

Well, Tongzi is still a bit fragrant - with these rewards, if the top five is not a man, it is inevitable that he will not be a man.

As the saying goes, come on, hurt each other!

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(End of this chapter)