China Entertainment 1997

2012, mid-January

While "Eagle Eye" was still in theaters around the world, Cao Xuan finally finished filming "Rescue 3" and returned to the capital.

This year's Spring Festival is relatively early. January 22nd is New Year's Eve. It's only been more than a week, and the streets are already feeling a bit like the New Year. Cao Xuan was passing by a street corner in his car and heard his own "Gong Xi Fa Cai".

Hearing this song every year in places other than supermarkets and shopping malls means the New Year is coming.

Back home, Zeng Li and Cao Li had all gone on winter vacation. Hu Jing had also finished most of her work and was now busy with the finishing touches and the annual meeting.

Cao Xuan was lying comfortably under the edge of the courtyard corridor, with a little fat baby holding a pacifier sitting on his lap. He couldn't help but move the little thing in his son's crotchless pants and suggested to Ergong, who was doing yoga in the pavilion. road,

"After celebrating the New Year at home, let's go to the island for a few days."

"Has the island been built?"

Hu Jing sat cross-legged, looking forward to it: "It looks pretty from the renderings. I wonder how it will be in real life?"

"I watched the video, and it's similar to the renderings. I'll live there for a week or two this time, which is considered a trial stay. If there's anything inappropriate, I'll make corrections later."

"Let's go then. I bought it for a few hundred million, so I can't let it sit there."

Zeng Li voted in favor. In fact, she had never supported Cao Xuan's purchase of the island. When he bought the island, she also raised objections.

It’s not that it’s too expensive, but I feel that if you buy that island you won’t be able to live there for a month all year round. It has no use other than peace and freedom, and it’s a bit useless.

But Cao Xuan liked it, and Hu Jing also thought it would be good to build an island, so she didn't insist anymore.

It was just a few courtyard houses and villas in the capital, so I bought them.

You know, Zeng Li is responsible for taking care of the family's real estate at home, including houses, shops, office buildings, manors, land, etc. in other cities in the capital and even overseas.

The property company specially established for this purpose to manage these real estate properties is currently ranked high in the industry in the capital.

There are even rumors in the circle that there is a super rich woman in the capital, who has houses in buildings, villas in rows, and courtyards in alleys. The cumulative real estate in her hands is worth billions, and she is known as the "Queen of Towers in Beijing".

However, not many people in the circle knew who the person behind the building was. Later, the title spread to the Internet, which once triggered various speculations.

The one who said she was the boss of Gome, the one who said she was Boss Pan’s wife, and the other who said she was Mr. Wang’s mother, or the only daughter of a certain family.

The most outrageous thing is that some people claim it online and post brand-name bags, luxury cars and villas on Weibo every day, just like a female version of Wang Shaojun, developing into an Internet celebrity.

Zeng Li was also happy to keep a low profile, wishing that someone would take the title away. She just wanted to be an ordinary housekeeper.

"Okay, I'll talk to my parents later. Remember to pack your luggage these days. Buy whatever you need as soon as possible, and then let the plane transport it there first. The plane will have to be turned over at that time. It will be inconvenient to go there together."

"Okay, Grandma Xiao He and I will make a list tonight."

In terms of housework, the Empress of the West Palace has always been in charge. When she speaks, Hu Jing and Sun Lan, not to mention Cao Xuan, have to listen to her.

"Just let's go as a family, how about we meet some friends?"

"Forget it, it's the Chinese New Year for the first time. Let's go alone. If we have time in the summer, we can invite friends to go and have fun."

Hu Jing likes the excitement and wants to invite more people to go with her. Cao Xuan does not object. When she bought the island before, she also wanted to play with her friends, but she considered that the facilities on the island may not be enough to accommodate so many people at once, so she planned to go back. Say it again.

Thinking about the scenery on the island, Hu Jing sighed a little: "If the world really ends this year, our family will be reunited if we stay on the island."

"Bah, bah, bah, what are you thinking about every day?"

Zeng Li spat several times, hating Hu Jing's bad luck for finding something to say when she had nothing to say. Cao Xuan couldn't help but smile.

"Don't worry, it won't be the end of the world."

"How did you know that the rumors outside are so evil?"

Hu Jing asked curiously. Since last year, there have been rumors on the Internet that December 21 this year will be the end of the world. There are many people in China who believe it, and the same is true abroad.

Some people on the crew of "Rescue 3" discussed it. When Cao Xuan was promoting "Eagle Eye", some reporters also asked this question.

Cao Xuan's answer at that time was exactly the same as his answer to Hu Jing now: "If there really was an end of the world, I would have been dead for eleven years."

He was talking about the widely rumored doomsday of the new century in 1999, which caused panic around the world, but turned out to be nothing.

It is only the beginning of ten years now, and everyone seems to have lost their memory, forgetting the scam of the past. Doomsday theories have begun to spread again.

Sure enough, the only lesson humanity has learned from history is to never learn any lessons.

"It's different this time. I heard the Mayan predictions about this are very accurate."

Hu Jing still persisted, but Cao Xuan sneered: "Back then, they were jointly deduced by great prophets. Besides, if the Mayans are so awesome, they will not die."

Cao Xuan himself is materialistic, but he is not a complete atheist. Sometimes he worships when it is time to do so, but mostly for the sake of peace of mind, he will not rely on these metaphysics for everything.

Under normal circumstances, even if Cao Xuan didn't believe in the apocalypse, he wouldn't utter wild words and would be more or less prepared.

But the key is that he has a golden finger and knows that this stuff is complete nonsense.

In fact, there are not many true believers in the apocalypse, especially as materialism is more prevalent in China and religious beliefs are not as strong as overseas, so they regard it more as a social carnival, advocating a break from work, a holiday, or a pre-apocalypse event. brave.

Of course, normal people will confess their feelings or do something they didn’t dare to do before.

There are also some fools who take advantage of the "doomsday" to break the law and commit crimes. Then they can only go to jail and scold the Mayans for cheating people.

What’s even more interesting is that some people believe in prophecies, so they think about squandering all their money before the end. It’s okay to just spend their savings. Some people sell their houses, and some even borrow money.

But when the time comes, the doomsday has not come, and the feeling that all the money has been spent and people are still alive is better than the doomsday coming...

Cao Xuan Golden Finger remembered a piece of news. It seemed that a man believed in the end of the world. He sold his house in the third ring road of Beijing and used the money to travel around the world.

I won’t talk about other aspects, but let’s talk about that house. It was only about 1.6 million in 2012. If it is kept until after 2020, the value will increase at least 3 to 5 times.

One word, miserable!

So in other respects, Cao Xuan may still be vague. He regards this Mayan prophecy as a joke.

To believe this, he might as well believe Wang Toutiao...

………

After resting at home for two days, Cao Xuan attended Fanxing's annual meeting this year.

The venue is still at Fanxing Building, but what is different from the past is that this year’s annual meeting has some employees from Penguin Star Video and QQ Star Music.

Even Penguin, which holds shares in the two companies, also came to watch the ceremony in person, led by Chairman Xiao Ma.

"Congratulations, Brother Ma. I see that in the annual Forbes rich list just released, you are firmly in the top three."

In the first half of 2010, the Internet market as a whole shrank, causing Penguin's market value to drop a bit.

However, it started to pick up again in the second half of the year. The benefits of Weibo and the newly emerged WeChat allowed Penguin's market value to successfully exceed 55 billion US dollars, surpassing the second-ranked Baidu by nearly 10 billion US dollars, firmly occupying the top spot in China's Internet .

Ma has almost 14%+ shares in Penguin. According to Penguin’s market value, his net worth is about 49 billion+ in RMB.

In the 2011 annual Forbes rankings, he was second only to Boss Liang of Sany Group and Li Yanhong of Baidu.

Of course, this is the list for the second half of the year. Li Yanhong, who was listed on Baidu in the first half of the year, also became the richest man in the mainland. Even because of his popularity, many people gave priority to promoting him.

This is also the third richest man in mainland China born in the Internet field after NetEase Director Ding and Penguin Ma Ge.

In fact, there was a grand Chen Tianqiao in the original time and space, but his luck was taken away by Boss Cao, and he did not realize his dream of becoming the richest man.

For many people, Ma Ge has become synonymous with wealth and is regarded as one of the richest people in China and the boss among the bosses.

However, the mainland's top rich man just rolled his eyes when faced with Cao Xuan's teasing.

"The first three are nothing. In front of you, they are still part-time workers."

Brother Xiao Ma has seen the world, and the rich list only deceives ordinary people. There are too many people in China who hide their secrets.

Even Hurun, which also ranked the list, later admitted that less than half of the rich people revealed in the rich list. If there are 3,000 people on the list, then there are at least 4,000 invisible rich people hiding under the water.

The rich people on the list are not because they are rich, but because they are famous, and most of their wealth is publicly displayed.

As a good friend and senior partner, Xiao Ma knows Cao Xuan's net worth. It is not an exaggeration for him to call himself a worker in front of Boss Cao.

"Hey, shareholders, they are all shareholders."

Boss Cao laughed happily, hugged Brother Ma and sat down at the table. By the way, he introduced several new executives under his company. As for the old people, most of them knew each other.

Brother Xiao Ma has a good temper, but he doesn't talk to strangers very much. After saying hello, he mainly chats with Cao Xuan and Hu Jing.

Whether in the entertainment industry or in the workplace, the three of them are also the center of the entire annual meeting, and many people are secretly paying attention to the three of them.

Seeing the three of them talking and laughing, and chatting very enthusiastically, many people thought they were talking about a big cooperation worth billions, but in fact the three of them were talking about babies.

Brother Xiao Ma gave birth to a son a few years ago, who is about the same age as Cao Li.

A rich man like him, who lives in a privileged position, rarely talks about these things with his subordinates or outsiders who are not close to him. Rich men who are qualified and familiar enough to chat with each other are often older and cannot talk together.

Only Cao Xuan, the child is about the same age as him, their happiness and troubles are relatively similar, and their relationship is close, so they don't worry about being leaked.

So the two fathers didn't chat for a few words before the topic turned to their children. At first they complained that the children were difficult to manage, but later they started to show off.

"My daughter got a certificate at the end of the semester and was a model in her studies. The teacher praised her for being smart every day."

"My son is the squad leader. He has developed management skills since he was a child. He will be a good candidate for running a business in the future."

"My daughter can also do handicrafts and won first place in kindergarten."

"My son does his filial piety homework and washes my feet when he comes home."

"..."

The two are competing here, and Hu Jing next to them doesn't even notice. The two of them are almost 70 years old together, with a joint fortune of hundreds of billions. Now they are here to compare whose children got more little red flowers in the kindergarten. They are so naive. So childish.

However, Cao Xuan and the two don't feel naive at all. At their point, it doesn't matter how much property they have. Billions and tens of billions are just numbers.

It is something to be proud of if future generations have a bright future.

Cao Xuan also made an appointment with Xiao Ma Ge to go to his house for a while to see his daughter’s certificates - [Pacemaker in Class 3 of Jingshi University Kindergarten in the second semester of 2011] and [First Place in the Handicraft Competition of Jingshi University Kindergarten/Paper-cutting Star] .

He had the two certificates specially framed and hung in the most conspicuous place in his honor room. Their status is higher than his Grammy trophy.

If the Grammy organizing committee knew that one day their trophy would not be as good as a kindergarten paper-cutting competition, they would probably vomit blood...

Brother Xiao Ma bothered him so much that he thought about going home to be a chicken once. Xia Tian would get a few certificates and come over to show off with Cao Xuan.

The two were chatting below, and the joint annual meeting of Fanxing + other companies also officially started. The process was very simple, lottery + commendation + performance.

In terms of ostentation and bonuses, Fanxing may not necessarily be the best among companies.

But when it comes to performances, the other people tied together are not enough for one hand of Fanxing.

Just kidding, what does Fanxing do? It is a leading group in China’s entertainment industry.

With the guest appearances of in-house artists and some celebrities who want to impress themselves as guest performers, the annual program lineup is even better than the Spring Festival Gala.

At last year's annual meeting, based on internal employee voting, Fanxing also specially sent a greeting to the Korean side, and Girls' Generation came to perform two songs for free.

This year's internal voting was mainly about Liu Tianxian and Mimi singing together, and Cao Xuan also personally hacked the two of them into making phone calls.

Therefore, at this annual meeting, Damimi and Liu Tianxian took the stage at the same time for the first time and sang their representative songs "Providence of Love" and "The World Is So Big to Meet You".

Although the tacit understanding between the two is not very good, there is not much interaction on the stage, and there is even a certain awkward atmosphere.

Just seeing the two of them on the same stage was enough to make the employees happy. The cheers and screams never stopped, and the flashlights were online throughout the whole process.

The photo was posted online and within an hour it was on the hot search list, and netizens were all excited about it.

[Oh my god, with two people on the same stage, is the end of the world really going to happen? 】

[What should I do if I get goosebumps and feel embarrassed and happy at the same time]

[Suddenly found that the two of them are a good match, honey T fairy P]

[I object, the contrast is more interesting, I recommend XianTmiP]

[Haha, I remember someone asked before when we can see Xianmi on the same stage. Some people said that even the Spring Festival Gala is not possible. Now it seems that the Starry Annual Party is the number one party in the entertainment industry]

[I broke the news that I am an employee of Fanxing, and the two of them were able to share the stage only because of internal voting]

[I have also heard that every year at the Fanxing Annual Meeting, there is an internal voting among employees for the artist they most want to see. As long as it becomes the highest vote, Cao Xuan will try his best to do it]

[It started after the 10th Anniversary Charity Gala of Stars in 2007. This year, it has been held for the fourth time. The first one was Cao Xuan himself, the second one was Liu Tianwang, the third one was Girls’ Generation, and the fourth one was Xianmi. 】

[I want to see Xiao Zhou and Cai Yilin sing a duet, is that okay? 】

[I vote for Zhang Shaohan and Fan Qiqi]

[Teacher Chen and Chef Xie must have noodles. If possible, please add Zhang Yunv and Wang Fei]

[The above is a bit disgusting. How can I invite them when they are enemies? To be realistic, I still want to see Zhao Benshan and Fan Wei perform a sketch]

[Little Fatty Hei and Master Cao Jin said that cross talk is also good]

[Is there a possibility that Cao Xuan can get Brother Ma to sing a song too?]

[I want to see Brother Ma sing "QQ Love" (broken sound!!!)]

[You treat Cao Xuan like a little devil, right? But I like it, please increase your efforts]

[No matter how excited you are, it’s useless. Become an employee of Fanxing first and have the right to vote.]

[In order to have fun on the spot, I decided to submit my resume immediately]

【……】

This year's annual meeting went very smoothly. The employees had a lot of fun and received rich prizes. From time to time, they could even get autographs and photos taken with celebrities. The satisfaction level was overwhelming.

After the annual meeting, it’s basically time for the annual vacation.

Some departments have even gone on holiday, and a few key departments still have the final finishing work, which will start after a day or two.

Cao Xuan took an extra day to hold a mid-year meeting with senior executives in the morning, and then had heart-to-heart talks with several key artists in the company.

In particular, Xian, Mi, Huang Bo, Hu Ge, Chen Yao, Gu Miaomiao, Zhao Xiaodao and others are likely to be the mainstays in the next two or three years, and Cao Xuan does not want anything to happen to them.

During this period, he talked a lot with high-risk individuals such as Hu Ge and Damimi, and Cao Xuan hoped that they would calm down a little.

He even hinted that they could have a serious relationship, but they should never mess around, let alone break the law.

At least before this book is finished, there must be no more accidents...

Boss Cao was scared just thinking about it. He was just one step away from signing a top-notch person. When the news came out, he would be on the hook.

Therefore, for some important roles in the follow-up films such as "Flower Thousand Bones" and "The Legend of the Ancient Sword", Cao Xuan plans to use the new stars discovered internally. The risk is too great for those stinky fish and shrimps from the original time and space.

………

Tired, Cao Xuan sent Damimi and others away, sat on the sofa and rubbed his eyes to rest. There was a knock on the door and Hu Ya came in.

"Vice President Ding from the Film and Television Department is looking for you."

"come in."

Ding Ying, whose hair was getting bald, walked into the office, and Cao Xuan pointed at the water dispenser.

"So pour it yourself, and I won't call you."

Ding Ying is also a veteran who has been with Cao Xuan for many years. He is not so hierarchical in private. He ran over and made two cups of tea and handed it to Cao Xuan for advice.

"If you have anything to say in the future, let Vice President Jiang explain it to you. Please bother talking to them specifically."

"Sister Jiang is a talkative person, but they know what they are thinking. If I come forward to beat them, they dare not not listen."

Jiang Yue's qualifications and abilities are fine, but she is a bit hard-spoken and soft-hearted. This is not necessarily a bad thing, and it is easier to gain the trust of artists, but sometimes it is necessary for a blackface to come out and scare people.

In the past, you could even find them in the artist management department, but now as Liu Tianxian, Damimi, and Hu Ge become more and more popular, they are all top-notch outside.

Therefore, Fanxing Company can suppress them less and less, and even if it can, they may not be willing to offend others.

Therefore, among all the stars, Cao Xuan and Hu Jing are currently the most suitable for this job.

Only the two of them can give a lecture with a straight face. This group of people can listen to it honestly and have the best warning and beating effect.

Although they are just entertainers, this group of people is currently popular, and their joint implicit value can exceed that of a high-quality listed company, which can still make Cao Xuan's voice tired.

"Tell me what you want from me."

Cao Xuan didn't want to talk anymore, so when he asked about business, Ding Ying didn't hide anything and went straight to the point.

"Actually, it's not a big deal, but it's quite special, so I want to ask your opinion."

Ding Ying talked about his troubles. It was really not a big deal. The reason was because of "Longmen Escort", the companion piece of "Wulin Gaiden".

"Wulin Gaiden" can also be regarded as a representative work in Fanxing, which has many masterpieces. Not only did it bring out two popular stars, Da Mimi and Guo Zhenni, but the Tongfu Inn in Fanxing Film and Television City ranks among the top three tourist attractions in the base every year.

Fanxing actually wanted to make a sequel to such a hit film and television work, but due to various reasons, it never succeeded and only made a movie version.

The statistics of "Wulin Gaiden" are quite impressive, with a box office of more than 200 million. Last year, it ranked in the top 15 at the box office. Considering the cost, it can be regarded as a model of making a big difference with a small amount.

This movie also allows people to see the "gold content" of the "Wulin Gaiden" brand.

However, this movie has a bad reputation. In addition, it is difficult for the leading actors such as Damimi and Guo Zhenni to play supporting roles in such a low-budget movie. The remuneration may also cause dissatisfaction among others, so Fanxing has no plans to film it again.

The Fanxing family has a great cause, so it doesn't matter if they give up this project, but it's different for others.

Cai Shen, the screenwriter of "Wulin Gaiden", is preparing to create a companion piece "Dragon Gate Escort". The script has been written and he plans to seek investment from Fanxing.

Fanxing recognized Caishen's talent and was willing to invest in "Longmen Escort", but now there was a disagreement.

Fanxing planned to let Shang Jing, the director of "Wulin Gaiden", be the director, but Caishen disagreed.

"According to our understanding, the relationship between Caishen and Shang Jing is not harmonious. The main reason is that Caishen wants to step out from behind the scenes and become the supervisor and producer of new dramas, while Shang Jing thinks that Caishen likes to mess around and does not want him to interfere in the actual filming. "

This was said a bit euphemistically, but Cao Xuan could hear the meaning.

When he was filming "Wulin Gaiden", he had heard that the God of Wealth was unconstrained and liked to let himself go, but was pulled back by Shang Jing.

At that time, the God of Wealth was unknown, and it didn't matter whether the director listened to me or not. But now that he has become famous, he is not willing to just be a screenwriter who listens to the director, but wants to be the boss himself.

From this aspect, there is nothing wrong with it. Who doesn’t want to climb up and be the boss? But the key is whether the God of Wealth has the ability to be the boss.

Cao Xuan feels that this point is open to discussion.

After the success of "Wulin Gaiden" back then, many people focused their praise on the screenwriter Caishen.

He is said to be a genius screenwriter. He has appeared in various interviews or variety shows in "Wulin Gaiden".

This is very rare in the film and television industry. In most cases, no one even cares about the director, let alone the screenwriter.

The God of Wealth was able to receive this treatment because, on the one hand, the quality of the script was really good and his talent was unstoppable. In addition, he was a well-known writer on the Internet at the time and had his own traffic.

The most important thing is that the blog era had already emerged at that time, and many public intellectuals and cultural celebrities appeared on the Internet, of which he was considered a representative.

Therefore, "Wulin Gaiden" became a hit at that time, and the one who benefited the most, apart from the several leading actors, was the screenwriter Caishen.

However, many people have unanimously ignored the existence of director Shang Jing, thinking that the success of "Wulin Gaiden" was attributed to the God of Wealth, and Shang Jing was just lucky enough to get a good script.

But this is not the case, Shang Jing is a very capable comedy director.

Perhaps his other works are not as outstanding as "Wulin Gaiden", but there is a very noteworthy phenomenon, that is, the quality scores are not bad.

So for Shang Jing and Caishen, the latter increases the upper limit, while the former guarantees the lower limit.

Without the script of God of Wealth, Shang Jinghui may perform mediocrely, but it won't be too bad.

But without Shang Jing to control the crew, the God of Cai can only rely on his own imagination, that is, it is a ghost episode, with bright spots and loopholes, and the quality of the performance is extremely unstable.

The original "Dragon Gate Escort" is the best example. Without Shang Jing to help control the crew and perfect the details, the TV series has many good things and many flaws if it depends on the God of Wealth's temperament.

In a sense, the two are a golden partner, both are indispensable.

So Cao Xuan's meaning was very simple: "Tell him that either Shang Jing will direct it, or he will rewrite the script himself."

The copyright of "Wulin Gaiden" belongs to Fanxing. If Fanxing disagrees, the sister chapter will no longer exist.

"Would it hurt him too much to say this?"

Ding Ying had a good personal relationship with the God of Wealth, and although he didn't quite support the latter's approach, he didn't expect such a stalemate.

"It hurts so much..."

Cao Xuan coughed, swallowed these words, and glanced at Ding Ying.

"Then what should we do? We listen to whatever he says? Just kick him when the meritorious director says? Who begs whom?"

"You're right, I was wrong."

Ding Ying knew that he was talking too much, so he quickly expressed his attitude, then turned and left.

Looking at his figure, Cao Xuan shook his head and couldn't help but reflect on whether he was too kind to some creators in order to prioritize the quality of his works.

So much so that senior executives are relatively "soft" and sometimes make habitual compromises.

The vice president of Tangtang Group can't even manipulate a screenwriter. Under normal circumstances, with the size of Fanxing, he can negotiate ridiculous terms.

Whoever the stars say is the director is the director.

be opposed to? You are opposed to holding it back, otherwise your project will be ruined. If you take it to other companies, no one will dare to invest.

But if you think about it carefully, there are advantages to this. Bullying customers in a store is more likely to make people feel discouraged. Although it is a bit soft, it is easier to gain the trust and devotion of creative people, and it can also bring a good atmosphere to the entire circle.

If Fanxing takes the lead in engaging in black-hearted capital and other companies follow suit, what's the difference between it and the internal entertainment company of Original Time and Space?

Besides, Fanxing is not really soft, softness is just an appearance and an attitude.

If any fool really thinks that Fanxing is easy to bully, wants to seek death, and jumps around to provoke him, the end will be very tragic.

A good person is fine if he doesn't get angry, but when he gets angry, the world will fall apart. This is true for people, and so is the company...