China Entertainment 1997

Hong Kong, Peninsula Hotel

This is the third time Cao Xuan has come to Xiangjiang to film. Cao Xuan is really thinking about setting up a formal company in Xiangjiang and organizing some team members to facilitate filming in the future.

He finally figured out that Xiangjiang is a melting pot, and its history is very complicated. Many foreign movies with magical adaptations can be adapted into it, and the scale can be relatively relaxed.

Moreover, Xiangjiang has a certain influence internationally and can be exported overseas without too many barriers.

If nothing unexpected happens, some of the urban film and television shoots of Fanxing Film and Television may be shot in Xiangjiang. Having a relatively fixed company can save a lot of trouble.

Some people even suggested to Cao Xuan, hoping that he would fund the acquisition of Golden Harvest, ATV and even TVB. While opening up Fanxing’s media channels in Asia, there would also be a TV platform that could stably produce and export Chinese TV series.

However, Cao Xuan was very hesitant, so Jiahe was fine. Although the foundation was not high, fortunately the price was not expensive either. Although it was a bit troublesome, it was not a loss overall.

ATV and TVB are different. The price is high, there are many bad things, and there are all kinds of internal strife. They have advantages, but they are also thorns. Cao Xuan is personally not optimistic about them.

With this money, Cao Xuan might as well invest in Netflix and take the streaming media route.

However, Netflix is ​​facing a lot of pressure, and the amount of capital investment is not as large as usual. The most important thing is that it is difficult for Cao Xuan to get the control.

Of course, it's still a bit far to say this now. Netflix's transformation and trough period have not yet come, so investment is not something you can invest in.

Therefore, instead of worrying about Xiangjiang TV and Netflix, Cao Xuan is now more willing to put more effort into Marvel.

In 2006, Marvel was in the early stages of preparing to launch its movie strategy. Now it is raising money from Wall Street with copyrights. As a well-known investor, Cao Xuan is also willing to add fuel to the rise of Marvel.

However, Cao Xuan is not interested in the copyrights of those heroes. In other words, his goal is not just the copyrights, but Marvel's shares.

Cao Xuan doesn’t have a lot of cash on hand, but he can still get away with US$100-200 million, which is a bit tight. On the premise of not affecting the domestic layout, US$300 million is not impossible.

In addition, Warner Music Group is currently listed there. Thanks to the wonderful performance of Cao Xuan's "Legend" and another popular superstar under its banner, the market is very optimistic about Warner Music Group, and its market value has soared.

The 10% stake that Cao Xuan acquired for US$200 million has now increased by at least 80%, nearly doubling. If it goes public and cashes out, Cao Xuan is expected to receive US$300-400 million in cash.

Although Cao Xuan is more optimistic about the short-term future of Warner Music Group, if compared with Marvel, Cao Xuan would choose the latter without hesitation.

By selling some non-core industry shares, Cao Xuan can probably squeeze out nearly US$800 million in cash.

With such a huge sum of money, it’s hard to say whether to buy Marvel directly, but it will definitely stun Marvel.

Cao Xuan never wanted to control Marvel. Disney is the key to the rise of Marvel. He just wanted to control a part of the shares and then follow Disney to eat meat.

Before "Iron Man" was released, it was his best opportunity to operate. When "Iron Man" became popular, everyone knew the potential of Marvel, and Disney made a large-scale acquisition. It was too late for Cao Xuan to take advantage.

Cao Xuan never wanted to dominate the American entertainment industry.

He knows the future development of the situation better than anyone else. To put it bluntly, Cao Xuan has worked hard to build a kingdom in the United States.

Either kneel down and be like a dog and be scorned by the people of the country, or give up the country to your hands.

Cao Xuan couldn't kneel down, and he would be sick if the country was surrendered. Therefore, he would not take the lead and control a certain company easily. At most, he would share some shares and be a shareholder who was not big or small and had a certain say.

In this way, not only will deliberate targeting be counteracted to a certain extent, but it will also be easier to take off the gloves when the situation is wrong.

Therefore, Cao Xuan basically focuses on investment in the United States, and some of them have several layers of vests. The only company he fully controls is Mars Records, and he signed a Taylor.

For Cao Xuan, this Mars record is more interesting for playing tickets. It’s a small business, and there is no loss if it closes.

Otherwise, with Cao Xuan's temperament, if he really wants to be a record company, he will definitely not be able to just sign Taylor, at least recruit four or five future popular singers, or even develop with the goal of counter-acquisition of Warner Music Group.

But Cao Xuan knew that this was impossible. Even if he bought Warner, he would be a hooligan and all his hard work of more than ten years would be wasted.

Therefore, in fact, whether it is investing or producing records abroad, Cao Xuan has only one purpose, to earn money, and then convert it into RMB to invest in domestic industries.

If American industries can appreciate in value, keep them; if they are not profitable, sell them; if they fail, then return them to China and continue to be boring entertainment bosses...

Marvel Cao Xuan plans to get involved, and is already in contact, and has even begun to privately acquire the shares of some small shareholders.

For Marvel, which is in urgent need of money, they are happy to approach a rich man with hundreds of millions in cash. Although some shareholders do not want to raise funds to dilute their shares, the conditions can be negotiated slowly.

"..."

Cao Xuan retracted his divergent thoughts. The acquisition was handled by his own professionals. He couldn't help much, so he should just keep filming.

"Hurricane Rescue" does not have many scenes in Xiangjiang. It mainly introduces the background at the beginning and allows the younger sister Liu Tianxian and Cao Xuan to meet each other, which foreshadows the rest of the story.

Wearing a pale white trench coat, Liu Tianxian is pretty and beautiful, making people feel good just looking at her.

On the other hand, Da Mimi, who plays the role of best friend, wears smoky makeup, messy dyed hair, and a riveted leather jacket, looking like a punk girl.

As the heroine, the sister needs the audience's empathy. Even if she is a little rebellious, it cannot be too much, so she needs a pig teammate to promote and help advance the plot.

In the setting of the movie, my sister’s trip abroad was instigated by this little girl’s best friend.

When they came to Xiangjiang, the elder brother learned that the two girls planned to travel to Japan alone, and he severely stopped them. The younger sister wanted to be obedient and compromise, but was finally brainwashed by this little girl's best friend.

After traveling to Japan, although the two of them were targeted early on, the younger sister was somewhat vigilant. Instead, the younger sister indulged in flirting with the handsome guy, and eventually the situation was discovered and she was kidnapped.

Not only is the character extremely unlikable, but the ending is tragic.

Because the heroine was beautiful and a virgin, she was kept by the gang for auction, and was even used as the final product, giving precious time to her brother's rescue.

My best friend was half disabled by taking drugs, and then sent to the underground red light district to work as a secret agent. Finally, she was found by her brother and died without saying a few words.

There are two versions of this section. The foreign one was directly blocked, and the domestic version was also blocked. However, in order to pass the review, we filmed an additional scene where the best friend is rescued and is quietly sent to the embassy for treatment. Then it will be reviewed according to the review standards. Select.

But no matter which version, this best friend is very miserable, especially compared to Liu Tianxian, she is simply a pure and innocent person.

Damimi was in a bad mood ever since she came to the set of "The Rescue". If she didn't have the courage, she would have wanted to throw down the script and leave.

This is too bullying!

Liu Tianxian was in a good mood. In fact, she had very few scenes as the heroine. She only had one scene at the beginning, a few scenes in the middle, and then she showed up in the final climax.

To put it bluntly, this movie is Cao Xuan's personal show. The heroine and villain are all tools to highlight Cao Xuan.

But happiness comes from comparison. No matter how "tool-like" she is as the heroine, she is still better than Da Mi Mi, the unjust supporting character.

Looking at Da Mimi with her fancy hair, Liu Tianxian was in a very happy mood and was kind enough to share his MP3 playlist with Da Mimi.

"Dark Sky"

"YeYeYeYe"

"Awakening Time"

Damimi smiled brightly and turned to share her playlist with Liu Tianxian.

"friend"

"did someone tell you"

"Wolf with goat's skin"

Liu Tianxian also picked up Chen Xiaochun's "You Will Be Cruel", and Damimi responded with Sun Yue's "I Wish You Peace". The two parties went back and forth, which was particularly warm and friendly.

Not far away, Cao Xuan glanced at the two little sisters who were "in love" and "talking and laughing" with confusion, and scratched his head in confusion.

No, why did he feel the familiar smell of the Shura Field? Could it be that the East and West Palaces have been living in harmony in the past two years, and his radar has failed.

"Sissi has a much more cheerful personality now and is more lively than in previous years."

Cao Xuan made a comment, and Liu Ma, the assistant who came here to take care of her daughter, agreed, not forgetting to flatter her.

"It's all thanks to you and Teacher Zeng who helped give Sissi a lot of support and encouragement. My child has made it this far. Thank you very much."

"You're welcome, let's not talk about our personal relationship. After all, we are employees of the company. Sissi is young, so she should help take care of her."

Mother Liu nodded, exchanged a few more polite greetings, and then casually mentioned: "I see online voting for the goddess of this year's Golden Eagle Festival has begun. Do you think Sissi can win the championship?"

Cao Xuan looked at Ma Liu, looking at her charming and intellectual face, a sentence suddenly popped into his mind.

"Madam, you probably don't want your daughter to..."

Bah bah!

Cao Xuan shook his head. Thanks to the hotel TV, he could actually receive Japanese late-night programs, which made him confused.

Empress Xigong is still pregnant with a baby.

People named Cao, please be a human being!

Cao Xuan swept those messy things aside, looked at the expectant Liu Ma, and made it clear directly.

"The company will support Sissi and Bingbing, but whoever succeeds will actually have to look at the ideas of the people in Hunan Province and Taiwan."

At Cao Xuan's suggestion, the Golden Eagle Festival was restructured in advance, with a cycle of two years, and the Golden Eagle Goddess was introduced as a gimmick.

Choosing a young, beautiful, and extremely popular new-generation actress to serve as the role is a good honor for the popular little girls.

The first Golden Eagle Goddess in 2004 was Hu Jing, who was still widely influential in TV dramas at that time. Of course, there is also a certain reason why Hunan Province and Taiwan returned the favor.

Two years passed by in a flash, and in 2006 it was time for the second Golden Eagle Goddess selection.

Although it is an online + telephone voting, the key is the operation of the Hunan Provincial Station. There are many ways to do it. Without some background support, it can't hold the place.

Currently, the four most popular actresses will basically not compete for the Golden Eagle Goddess.

Although the Golden Eagle Goddess has no set limitations, the Golden Eagle Award is a TV drama award, and it will definitely favor female stars in the TV field.

The four actresses have basically transformed into movie stars, and most of them have won mainstream film awards. They don't particularly value this golden eagle goddess.

Especially Hu Jing is the first Golden Eagle Goddess, and the second one is a bit like a junior to a certain extent. They are all four little actresses. No matter how powerful the Empress of the East Palace is, the others don't want to become juniors easily.

In addition to the four famous actresses, there is still a strong interest in other popular celebrities, especially the actresses who focus on TV series.

As a result, the competition is fierce, and those who are not top-notch people have no chance at all.

The most popular new era TV actress in the past two years is none other than Liu Tianxian. The only person who poses a threat to her may be Fan Xiaopang.

"Xiu Chun Knife 2", "Beauty's Scheming", and the recently aired "The Legend of the White-haired Witch" have made Fan Xiaopang's reputation high. Coupled with the addition of the name of Sister Fanxing, Liu Tianxian surpassed her This level is not easy.

It was precisely because of this that Liu Ma came to Cao Xuan to see if she could get Cao Xuan's support through the back door.

But Cao Xuan will definitely not accept the offer easily. Liu Tianxian is a company artist, and so is Fan Xiaopang.

Although Liu Tianxian is very popular, Fan Xiaopang has greater commercial value and is good at attracting money. In the past two years, she has been responsible for less than half of the income of the artist management department, and Fanxing's position as the first sister is stable.

The palms and backs of his hands were full of flesh. Even though Cao Xuan was partial to Liu Tianxian in his heart, he would never help, otherwise the other side would be disappointed.

If Liu's mother wants her daughter to rise to power, she must either defeat him head-on, or exchange resources with Fan Xiaopang's interests to make the other party withdraw.

The honor of Golden Eagle Goddess is more helpful to Liu Tianxian, and it can almost establish her status as the number one person in the new generation.

It also helps Fan Xiaopang, but not that much. Compared with the Golden Eagle Goddess, she values ​​​​the two soldiers of the Fourth Dan Dynasty more, consolidating and improving the position of the big flower, and further entering the film industry.

If Liu Tianxian is willing to pay a certain price, Fan Xiaopang may not mind taking the benefits and doing a smooth favor.

Cao Xuan didn't say it directly, but hinted at Liu Ma. Even if she didn't understand, he would definitely ask Empress Xigong later, and she would naturally know the answer.

These days, his support for Liu Tianxian has aroused strong protests from the East Palace Party, and even the royalists are complaining. Cao Xuan feels that he should level the bowl and let Liu Tianxian suffer the hardship himself.

Otherwise, in two years' time, if Damimi is successfully upgraded, Liu Tianxian may only be able to rely on his thick blood to resist defense, but he will have no ability to fight back...

………

After chatting, the scene was set up, director Lin Chaoxian greeted the filming, and Cao Xuan acted with Liu Tianxian and Damimi.

"I don't agree. It's too dangerous for you two girls to go to Japan, Chen Qian. This world is not as beautiful as the textbooks. There are all kinds of dangers in reality."

"Brother, this is too alarmist."

Liu Tianxian pouted and retorted, while Da Mimi looked even more disdainful: "Your brother is such a bitch, no wonder he doesn't have a girlfriend at such an old age."

"..."

According to the setting of the movie, the male protagonist Chen Jun is a retired mercenary who was tired of everything on the battlefield, so he retired and came to work for a security company in Hong Kong.

His half-sister and best friend were planning to travel after graduating from high school, and just in time the great singer Avril Lavigne came to hold a concert in Hong Kong. As a fan of Avril Lavigne, the first stop of his trip was in Hong Kong.

As an older brother, Chen Jun entertained this younger sister. Although he disliked this naughty and cute younger sister on the surface, he still liked him in his heart.

He also asked for a signed photo of Avril Lavigne as a favor to protect his employer, intending to give it as a birthday present to his sister in the near future.

As a result, at this time, he learned that the two of his sisters had finished their concert and were preparing to travel to Japan, so he immediately stopped it.

With him helping to watch over them in Xiangjiang, safety is guaranteed, but it would be too unsafe for the two girls to go elsewhere alone.

Faced with her brother's dissuasion, her sister was not convinced. This time she traveled abroad because she had had enough of her parents' discipline in the college entrance examination, so she went on a rebellious trip. In addition, she had an uneasy best friend who caused trouble. There's no stopping it.

Even though my parents finally moved out, my best friend was deceived because she pretended to have a Japanese cousin to take care of her.

The male protagonist also relaxed his vigilance slightly because of this. He still had a job and could not accompany him, so he asked his sister to talk on the phone every day to ensure the smooth flow of information.

There are certain adaptations here from the original version. After all, the original version is about the daughter, and this version is about the brother, so the lines and ideas are somewhat different.

If the original version is about a father's love like a mountain, Cao Xuan's version is more about a sister-protecting maniac who pays attention to family affection.

Various details in the movie show that the relationship between the male protagonist and his father seems to be bad, but in fact, he values ​​​​family affection very much.

Although she looks cold on the surface, she actually cares about and dotes on this little sister, so she takes her touring Hong Kong, signs autographs for celebrities, and pays special attention to safety.

Therefore, when he learned that something happened to his sister, he became furious and even went to Japan to investigate and rescue her in person.

Different from the father-daughter setting, the weight of brother and sister is still a little different, so the family relationship must be well shaped and foreshadowed to promote the plot and ensure a highlight of the movie.

"Taken" not only has hearty fighting, but also a certain amount of warmth to make the movie more complete.

There weren't many scenes in Xiangjiang. After a few days of filming, everyone moved to Japan and waited for Avril Lavigne to come to Xiangjiang to hold a concert and re-shoot the plot related to the concert.

Yes, Avril Lavigne's concert is real, and that's why Cao Xuan contacted his god-sister to make a guest appearance.

Otherwise, he originally wanted to find a few domestic singers, but with Avril Lavigne, he would definitely choose the latter. After all, Avril Lavigne is a top international star, and it would be considered an Easter egg in the movie.

It is worth mentioning that Cao Xuan is also a guest performer at Avril Lavigne's concert, and the two will sing the song "We Don't Talk Anymore".

In other words, Cao Xuan was busy singing as a guest that day. As soon as he finished singing and got off the stage, he had to immediately change into bodyguard clothes and watch the camera filming. He was working two jobs at the same time.

well…

Life is not easy, the king sighs!

When I came to Japan, I gave priority to filming the scenes of Da Mi Mi. There were only a few scenes in total. There was no need to stay here all the time. After finishing the filming in one go, I could go back to China and go to Xiangjiang to reshoot when the time came.

On the other hand, Liu Tianxian, although his role is not many, is rather sporadic, and involves more plots, so he probably has to accompany the crew to complete the filming.

But it's normal. After all, she is the heroine. She gets paid and receives exposure bonus, so she has to cooperate with the filming.

After "Painted Skin", the female leads in Cao Xuan's films have become much more popular, let alone films that hit Hollywood.

Liu Tianxian succeeded in taking the position, but I don't know how many female stars were envious and jealous behind him, so it didn't matter if he delayed some schedules.

If she didn't want to, Damimi would have wanted to kick her over and play the role herself. She could film it for a year...

………

Although he and Da Mimi fought openly and secretly on a daily basis, Liu Tianxian was still a little lonely when Da Mimi was really gone.

Liu's mother returned to China to join forces with Liu Tianxian's management team to operate the Golden Eagle Goddess.

When she didn't have a role, she could only stay on the set with her assistant, watching Cao Xuan beat up Chang Wei and Laifu... No, it was Wu Jing.

Both of them are villains, and their characters are Chinese leaders and elite thugs of Japanese gangs.

Initially, Cao Xuan actually wanted to set Wu Jing as an Interpol police officer, the kind of decent guy who helps but doesn't agree with the protagonist's actions.

Later, I found that this would coincide with the positioning of the embassy, ​​so I decided to turn Wu Jing into a villain, while at the same time highlighting the setting of the male protagonist as a lone hero.

Chang Wei is a mini-boss who is Chinese, can speak English, and is ruthless. Wu Jing is the guarding boss, a bodyguard and thug of the gang boss. He appears in the final battle and almost ensnares Cao Xuan.

The setting does not say whether he is Japanese or Chinese. He has a cold face and extremely high fighting ability. He has almost no lines and just does it.

In addition, there are several villains who are all Japanese actors. After all, it is a Japanese gangster and mainly Japanese. Cao Xuan found several actors who are good at villains through Dongbao.

His appearance and temperament are no worse than those of Sun Honglei and the Four Evil Men of Xiangjiang, and his vicious look is enough to get him a two-year sentence.

When Cao Xuan chatted with them, he also specifically encouraged them to go to China for development. Hengdian and Zaoshi Fanxing Republic of China Film and Television Base lacked such talents.

Many Japanese officers in anti-war dramas look too upright, and the audience has a poor sense of empathy, so we have to look for such tragic and outrageous ones to arouse the audience's anger and better engage in the plot.

Not to mention this group of Japanese actors, all of whom can speak Japanese, not only have the right image, but also have strong professional advantages.

Cao Xuan got a headache when he saw the Japanese in the Anti-Japanese War dramas whose Mandarin was better than the translators. The impression was so bad that he was particularly troubled by the drama.

The Japs must be "original" and authentic......

While beating up Chang Wei and Wu Jing, and fooling the Japanese actors, Cao Xuan was too bored to watch Liu Tianxian, so he recommended a new drama to her.

This drama is this year's hit, and its ratings are said to be higher than "Wulin Gaiden". It will also open a dedicated TV drama universe in the future, making it one of the longest-running TV dramas in China.

That is - "Country Love".

Compared with the stinky and long bloody plots of the later ones, the first part of "Country Love" is of extremely high quality and can be called the ceiling of Chinese local dramas.

Liu Tianxian grew up in a wealthy family and had little experience. In fact, he should watch such relatively realistic film and television works to broaden his horizons. Otherwise, if he plays a village girl in the future, he will be like a princess in trouble.

Of course, the better way is to throw Liu Tianxian to the countryside or the bottom of society to experience the life of ordinary people for a few months.

Then try those in-depth roles, otherwise just stick to costumes and normal roles.

But let's not talk about whether Liu's mother will fight Cao Xuan if she does this. Cao Xuan really can't imagine what it would be like for Liu Tianxian to go to the countryside, so he might as well watch the TV series, which is better than nothing.

Seeing Liu Tianxian bewilderedly looking at life in the northeastern countryside, asking questions from time to time, and looking confused, Cao Xuan thought that she had probably been insulated from the bottom roles in her life...

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ps: Let me explain, the author of the book I recommended yesterday is not a girl. I made a mistake. It was a girl who specially joined the group to ask for chapter recommendations for her boyfriend.

Damn, I’m so envious…