Chapter 153 To change the world, first change yourself
"Lost in Thailand" was released for one month, and its box office was fixed at 1.5 billion, breaking the box office record of domestic films and entering the top two in the domestic total box office list, second only to the Hollywood blockbuster "Pandora" five years ago.
After the figure of 1.5 billion came out, it quickly became the headlines of major media. For a time, entertainment gossip, data analysts, film critics, entertainment companies, ordinary netizens and other people from all walks of life began to pay attention to this matter. Online and offline discussions became popular, and "Lost in Thailand" is also a rare box office topic that surpasses the movie itself.
After the box office of the movie came out, there were people who were good at calculating income for Ning Qingzhou and his company. According to the current proportion of the film company and the theater, Ning Qingzhou's Qingzhou Culture will divide about 650 million of the 1.5 billion yuan, including the previous "Thirty-Three Days of Love Break", "Lost in the Road", and the three movies invested by Qingzhou Culture made nearly 100 million yuan!
Unlike the booming development of Qingzhou Culture, there are still some companies in the industry that are gradually unable to operate and facing bankruptcy. Some of these companies have been established shortly after they wanted to make a fortune while the film and television industry is rising, but in the end they did not make money. Some have been operating for many years. However, due to various reasons, they have accumulated weakness and have to declare bankruptcy. The most rumor of Zhonghan Group is currently rumored to go bankrupt.
Since the Han Dynasty, the entertainment overlord, died in name only more than 20 years ago, Zhonghan, led by Yuan Benchu, took every step and finally established another *******. Although it cannot be compared with the Han Dynasty in its heyday, it was ranked among the best in the industry in its original era and once surpassed Jian'an, and there was no need to say more about the Dongwu culture.
However, in the subsequent confrontation with Jian'an for more than ten years, the company gradually developed problems such as nepotism, irregularity in the tail, over-the-counter, and bloated institutions. The helmsman of the group no longer made a wise decision and felt complacent and satisfied. So in the cold war with Jian'an, he slowly fell into a disadvantage. Until the Xu Ziyuan incident occurred, the Zhonghan Empire had begun to show the afterglow of the setting sun, and various contradictions were intensively detonated, and the building would collapse.
However, the so-called centipede worm will not be stiff. Although Zhonghan has many problems, it is obviously not a matter of time to remove the list from the industry.
Then in April 2015, Yuan Benchu was unable to continue to serve as chairman of Zhonghan due to physical reasons, and officially retired from the group. His third son Yuan Xianfu was temporarily in charge of the group affairs. This decision instantly intensified the internal conflicts between the Yuan brothers, so the already shaky Zhonghan Group staged a drama of brothers seizing power.
By this time, even outsiders had seen that the Zhonghan Group was beyond help.
In May, Yuan Xiansi, the eldest son of the Yuan family, who was unwilling to let the power fall into the hands of his third brother, brazenly colluded with the Jian'an Group and prepared to join forces with the Cao family to regain the power of Zhonghan. However, the Jian'an Group, which is full of thoughts and like a wolf, is so skillful and cunning. When the Yuan brothers fought both sides, they used their same tricks again, first helped Yuan Xiansi kill Yuan Xianfu, and then undermined Yuan Xiansi, opened up the management team before Zhonghan, and then parachuteed it into a management team, almost swallowing Zhonghan alive.
In today's cultural industry, only Jian'an Group has such devastating strength. This business war will inevitably provide a typical case for business school students.
At the end of May 2010, Yuan Benchu left with great reluctance and regret. Zhonghan Group eventually fell into the palm of Jian'an Group.
"I failed and didn't know where to start with my help."
The early summer wind blew across the Huangpu River. In a building standing against the river, three men sat by the window. They were drinking tea and chatting. The youngest man held the teacup, said a word, and looked out the window slightly. "Zhonghan was broken from the inside, and this god is hard to save." The tall and handsome man sitting aside with the young man sighed.
The same cool and confident man opposite continued: "Where is Yuan Xiansi so easy to find Cao Mengde to help? It is obviously the olive branch that Cao Mengde took the initiative to hand over. First watch the fire across the bank, then reap the benefits of the fisherman. Cao Mengde is worthy of the name of Cao thief."
The three of them chatted for a while, and then for a brief silence, the handsome man took a sip of tea and asked the young man: "Mr. Ning, you specially invited Mr. Kong and me to come here this time, not just to drink tea and talk about Zhonghan's problems, right?"
The young man is Ning Qingzhou, while the tall and handsome man is Kong Ming of Taoyuan brothers, and Xiaosha brother is Zhou Gongjin of Dongwu. No one can imagine that in a tea room on the Bund, three heavyweights in the entertainment industry are leisurely drinking tea.
Ning Qingzhou nodded with a smile and said, "Of course not."
Kong Ming and Zhou Gongjin looked at him together.
"To form an alliance." Ning Qingzhou spoke out bluntly.
Zhou Gongjin and Kong Ming looked at each other, and the former said, "What do you mean?"
Ning Qingzhou said: "What will be the next step after Jian'an takes over Zhonghan?"
Zhou Gongjin and Kong Ming were both smart people, and they knew the elegance when they heard the strings. When they heard Ning Qingzhou’s question, they all said frankly: “I don’t need to talk about this to us. It has always been Cao Mengde’s long-cherished wish to build a ********** like the Han Dynasty back then.”
Ning Qingzhou smiled and nodded.
"Mr. Ning means..."
"All of our companies are far from Jian'an now, but we are connected, cooperate sincerely, communicate with each other, and no matter how much their strength is, there is no more way."
Kong Ming and Zhou Gongjin were silent for a while, and then almost asked at the same time: "Secret Agreement?"
Ning Qingzhou nodded calmly.
The so-called secret agreement is similar to an alliance contract of mutual assistance between countries, which only elevates the alliance to the level of contract and has legal binding effect.
"I have no problem here, I'm just waiting for your news."
Zhou Kong and the others nodded slightly, thinking.
After a while, Kong Ming asked: "What do you think Jian'an will do next?"
Ning Qingzhou did not answer immediately. He thought for a while and said, "The key point should be in Dongwu, because Dongwu's current strength is second only to Jian'an. According to Jian'an's style, it will probably continue to advance from strong to weak."
"What are you fighting with us?" Zhou Gongjin asked with his eyebrows.
Ning Qingzhou really thought about this question for a long time. Even after the Chibi Forum became the largest entertainment forum in the country, Ning Qingzhou did not think about the way of the Battle of Chibi.
"The inner unity of the Eastern Wu is the people's will, so it is impossible for them to use the same trick again." Ning Qingzhou paused for a moment and continued: "The strongest thing in the Eastern Wu is to fight public opinion wars and communicate with new media the most. Therefore, if Jian'an starts from this aspect, it will also have the best effect."
"You mean Jian'an is preparing to fight a public opinion war with us?"
Ning Qingzhou nodded and said, "This is my guess, you need to pay special attention to this."
Zhou Gongjin smiled and said, "To be honest, Mr. Ning, it's not that I, Zhou Gongjin, is proud. If Jian'an wants to play this unexpectedly, they will definitely regret it. In fact, everything unexpected in this regard is not unexpected to me."
Ning Qingzhou couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this is the so-called irreversible history, because history is ultimately the heart of the people, the will of the people, and the general trend. These things are difficult to learn from history books. The book only talks about time, place, characters and events, but it does not talk about people's hearts.
Ning Qingzhou intends to gather Zhou Gongjin and Kong Ming together to inform the possibility of the Battle of Chibi in advance, but in their opinion, these things are within a controllable range.
The result of this party was not as expected by Ning Qingzhou as a whole. He realized that some things were not allowed to change, so he might as well let it go. The most important thing now is to change himself.
Countless facts have proved that only by changing oneself can one change the surroundings, and only by changing the surroundings can one change the world. This is the reason why you want to change the world and first change yourself.
As long as Qingzhou culture grows to a sufficient level and has enough weight and voice, the entertainment industry in this world will never be dominated by any one. This is the fundamental.
When the three left the tea room, Jian'an Group had just finished a small meeting. The meeting was attended by Jian'an Chairman Cao Mengde, Jian'an General Manager Cao Zihuan, Director Xun Wenruo, Chairman's Special Assistant Guo Fengxiao, and General Manager's Special Assistant Sima Zhongda.
Chapter completed!