Xiangjiang old events [entertainment circle]

At this time, in the high-level conference room of Zhao's Studio, people with different opinions from the two sides are in a state of tense confrontation, as if a storm of change is faintly brewing.

What was different from them was Su Yun who was the center of the storm—she was sitting in the middle of the long conference table right now, with a calm and breezy attitude.

Seeing her unfazed look, the group of minority shareholders sitting on the right, headed by them, immediately slapped the table heavily: "Su Yun, what do you mean?!"

"What's the point, just participate in regular meetings." Su Yun sneered, and looked up at him, "As for my work performance, it seems that it's not your turn to take care of it, right?"

"You put it lightly. Who doesn't know that the interests of us shareholders are closely related to the interests of the Zhao family. Why can't we control you?!" Another small shareholder with white beard and hair blew his beard and stared angrily. The film "Winged Killer" took Zhao so much time and investment, and invited you to do the post-production without any suspicion, and the result?!"

"Not only did the box office only reach 3300 million U.S. dollars, but most of the media in the overseas market gave the film rave reviews, including famous American film critics Siskel and Albert...Zhao is here But he invested more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars! He also spent a lot of money to hire so many big-name stars!" The older minority shareholder became more and more excited, not only his people were persuading him, even Su Yun, who was watching coldly, was a little worried This old man will get angry at any time.

"Film production is something that makes money and loses money. It's too arbitrary to put all the faults on Su Yun alone." Zhao Liming couldn't understand these so-called "old ministers" the most. Not only is his thinking old-fashioned and ignorant of flexibility, but he also focuses on delaying his work. Over the years, several of his reform proposals have been boycotted by them for various reasons, so they have not been able to implement them.

The most frightening thing is that these people are especially good at relying on their elders to sell their elders. They usually sit in the conference room and use their mouths to point out the country, thinking that they are working hard for the company. He is quite proficient. To the newly invited employees to reform the company's business, they all look like the remnants of the former dynasty who dislike the new reformers, and they try to make things difficult for them every day.

They managed to make some achievements, and this group of old fellows swarmed up with the school of "steal if you have credit, and push if you have scapegoat", insisting that they have good leadership, which is why Zhao made a good job this time. score.

"That's right, where in the world would there be a business that only makes money but doesn't lose money?" Zhao Lizhong was younger and more energetic, and would only be more disgusted with these old courtiers and shareholders who were completely opposite to his style of painting, and immediately followed the elder brother's words Resented, "Shibo, why don't you introduce one or two for me to invest in?"

"I'm the best person to talk. Even if I ask someone to play mahjong with those aunts and aunts during the holidays, the winners will always be taken away, and the losers will be counted by me. It will definitely not be a mahjong game." Losing depends on other people's rascals."

The old courtiers and shareholders, who were used to being flattered by others, were furious with that sloppy attitude, "Sixth brother, how did you discipline your son? Young people don't respect their elders so much, isn't it going to turn upside down in the future?!"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, I don't even know how much I respect the old and love the young——Mary, don't you think so? I'm not only doing a film award ceremony recently, but also helping Po Leung Kuk, Donghua and the others We are holding a charity gala, and we are sure to invite a lot of big-name stars to come over to help with the charity performance and raise money for charity!" Po Leung Kuk and Tung Wah Group of Hospitals are well-established social service organizations and charity organizations in Xiangjiang, so what Zhao Lizhong said is justified .

"Don't get too excited, it's better to be low-key, otherwise some people will think that you don't respect them when you tell the truth." Su Yun responded smoothly.

"You're right, you still need to be low-key and humble to be a human being. If not, some people will dislike you—" Zhao Lizhong, a brat who is used to being pampered and cared for, rarely meets such a Those who were in the same voice as himself suddenly became more vigorous, and the last sentence of the speech was full of yin and yang of accusation.

"Li Zhong, how do you talk to your uncles?" Zhao Rifu, who was sitting in the middle seat on the left side of the conference table, frowned as he watched the two like-minded people singing in unison, and finally came out and shouted.

He certainly understands how uncomfortable these shareholders are for this investment loss, after all, it is such a large investment—and this is the third failure of Zhao's foreign investment.

Perhaps the Zhao family is really at odds with the sci-fi films that can eat the most money, make the most money, and have the greatest risks. For three consecutive large investments, it is obvious that they have found cooperation with a well-known overseas company and worked as a script actor. All the personnel have been carefully selected...the best but three times without exception, he vomited blood.

He was able to barely suppress the previous two investment failures. This time, it cost the most money and took the longest time. It is completely understandable that these small shareholders will get angry when they fail again.

But emotionally, it was understandable, but intellectually, they couldn't accept their attack at this time: just like I understood that Su Yun was not a saint who could succeed every time.

It's not that he hasn't seen the finished product of "Blade Runner". Even someone like himself, who has read countless films, thinks it is a rare good film after watching it. From the script story to the film production, it has reached the highest level so far. The standard has even surpassed the highest level of the current era... As for why the box office hit the street, to be honest, I am somewhat puzzled.

"It's very simple, this film is indeed beyond the highest level of the current era." Faced with Zhao Rifu's inquiry, Su Yun briefly stated her conclusion, "It's not bad, but it's great—— —So much so that in the current era, I still can’t understand it, and I don’t deserve it.”

"Just like Stanley Kubrick's "1968 A Space Odyssey" in 2001, this movie called "Blade Runner 2019" transcends its era and can only be recognized by the world. misunderstood."

"So, this film will not be re-recognized by people as 'great' until 2019?" A sneer came from the right immediately.

"It doesn't take so long." Su Yun smiled calmly, "I believe and can guarantee that within ten years at the latest, people's evaluation of it will undergo a complete change, and this film will also be completely changed. It will become the best and most representative sci-fi movie in the 80s."

This is really not her nonsense. After a few years, the audience and many film critics who once gave negative comments on this film will change their previous criticisms and praise this film instead.

In addition to the quality of the film itself being excellent enough to become a symbol of the times, Su Yun herself filled it with "private goods" based on the memories of later generations, those "private goods" hidden in the details about various things in the future world. The accuracy of the "prediction" will also pass with the passage of time, which will amaze audiences old and new who have seen fantasy turned into reality.

What this movie and she need is time; but these people in front of them can't wait to engrave the words "quick success and instant benefit" on the most conspicuous place on their faces.

"It's a good thing that you have this ambition, and I also recognize the quality of this movie." Regarding the quality of "Blade Runner", judging from Zhao Rifu's vision for many years, it is undoubtedly an excellent level, "However, You seem to be overly pursuing the quality of the movie, and forgetting the key points you should have paid attention to."

But the problem is that this film, which is not easy to win awards, but cannot turn its quality into profit, is indeed a major failure for Zhao, who has always paid more attention to the commercial value of films.

What's more, Su Yun's next film is "The Rooftop Postman", which is going to be used for awards - this is another film that won't make much money even if it succeeds.

It has to be said that Su Yun probably grew older in the past few years, but gradually lost her previous sensitivity to film commercial success. She joined Zhao's several films, each with a few Part of the taste of the core of literary and artistic thought is mixed in commercial films.

If this method of mixing the two is done well, it will make a lot of money in "Brewster's Billions", which makes people jealous; if it is not done well, it will lose money to "Blade Runner 2019", which shocked the industry.

It's a good thing that Su Yun has this attitude of wanting to do it with both hands, but it has delayed the current business: she can say this now, and she has already thought of it in the process of making the film.

But for the "quality" of the film, she gave up the fundamental requirement of her job as a film production consultant: making money.

Although he, the top person in charge, is also responsible for failing to discover the problem in time, but Su Yun's practice of concealing the truth even though she has already discovered the problem, if she really wants to expose it, she will definitely be punished with a light suspension. If it is serious, it will be punished by the investigation of relevant departments.

Zhao Liming, who was in the midst of the storm, glanced at his father's calm face, then at Su Yun's understatement as if everything really had nothing to do with her, and was entangled in his heart: During this period of confrontation, , He naturally thought of what his father thought of.

Su Yun is indeed responsible for the ending of this box office failure, but Zhao's internal coordination is enough to watch her make a few more typical commercial films to make up for it. If the shareholders make trouble and drive people away , not only is it too unfeeling, it is also not beneficial to Su Yun and the Zhao family.

Since Zhao Liming can think of it, Zhao Rifu certainly can't think of it, but what he thinks is more: Nianzai Su Yun has indeed worked hard in the Zhao family these years, and has made a lot of money for the Zhao family. Money—although it is not enough to compensate this time, it is at least equal to each other, reducing most of Zhao's original losses.

No matter from the perspective of talents or the long-term development of the Zhao family, Zhao Rifu felt that she should be protected once.

And why these shareholders are suddenly so targeting Su Yun, who usually doesn't have much contact with them at all, is itself a suspicious point that needs to be guarded against.

Keeping Su Yun is not only for the long-term development of the Zhao family, but also for the sake of seeing clearly what kind of thoughts these former companions have now.

Thinking of this, Zhao Rifu once again turned his attention to the opposite shareholders, "So, what are your thoughts on Su Yun's problem this time?"

"Of course people who do something wrong can't stay." The old courtiers and shareholders said one after another, "And it's not just this time that she made a mistake. I heard from a cable that Su Yun is not only cooperating with game companies in Dongying, I also engaged in the film and television business, rather than just participating in TV dramas!"

"If she herself has other plans to compete with her peers, instead of doing her best in the work of "Blade Runner", she is secretly stumbling, so everything makes sense..."

"It's ridiculous. I also set up a future dream studio in the United States and participated in the investment of many companies. If I insist, most of them can cause business conflicts with Zhao." Su Yun clicked, " I was invited to join as a 'foreign aid', if I don't have enough strength, how can I be worthy of this position?"

"Besides, do you think that I, a small studio that focuses on post-production special effects and has only produced a few popular TV dramas, can compete with Zhao's?"

"If you want to develop into a big company like Zhao's, I believe that compared to a newcomer like me, you old-timers who have accompanied Zhao's success will have a better understanding of the joints."

Faced with Su Yun's cheekiness of saying that the reasons that could have been used to frame her as a proof of strength were the reasons that could have been used to frame her as a proof of strength, several shareholders who were already sure of winning in their hearts were stunned and speechless.

But if they can't seize the opportunity to get Su Yun away from the Zhao family today, Jianing's plan might produce changes that they don't want to see...

In particular, Su Yun and Zhao Liying still have contacts in Dongying. If Su Yun continues to develop like this, Zhao Liying will be brought back to Xiangjiang because of this—then, Zhao Rifu will never give up on the Zhao family!

Recalling that when they secretly discussed the share transfer with Jianing at that time, Jianing had to occupy the dominant position, the shareholders with different thoughts gritted their teeth and became cruel, and they simply planned to tear their skins apart.

"In short, we don't support Su Yun, a so-called production consultant who seems to have double-mindedness, to stay in the Zhao family!" The old courtiers and shareholders stood up one after another to express their attitudes, "If your Zhao family insists on If we want to cover her up, we will apply for a detailed investigation!"

"You can eat things indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately—why do you apply for a detailed investigation?" This kind of detailed investigation is nothing more than inviting the commercial crime department of the police to come over. At that time, Su Yun will be taken away by the police regardless of whether she is guilty or not. It would definitely damage the reputation and maybe even be scribbled by reporters, Zhao Liming was really angry immediately.

"Just because of Su Yun, who is a film production consultant, her serious dereliction of duty this time caused the Zhao Corporation to suffer a huge loss of funds..." The old courtiers and shareholders were not to be outdone, "We are not like the Li family who are easy to bully , either, give us a real reason for the mistake, or—let the police judge justice!"

"You guys are going too far!" Zhao Lizhong's eyes were red with anger, "What do you mean? Mrs. Li also participates in the TV station's Taiwan celebration every year. If it's true, will the Li family still associate with the Zhao family?!"

Lijia and the Zhao family co-founded TBB TV station back then. Later, due to the soaring land prices due to economic development, the Lijia family's business focus changed, and the key business was put back to the real estate industry, which was the best in the past.

Because the focus of the family business shifted from the film and television industry back to the real estate industry, the Li family later revised their cooperative relationship with the Zhao family and took a step back, allowing the Zhao family to monopolize the power of the TV station.

But because of this, many malicious media wrote false news that Zhaojiakeng harmed the Li family, and secretly used tricks to catalyze the internal conflicts of the Li family, just to seize the TV station's supervisory power.

"Whether the rumors are true or not, you know it in your own mind. You were able to drive away your collaborators who were evenly matched with you back then, and now you don't care about driving away us old officials who fought for your Zhao family..." The old man with white beard and hair Once again, the small shareholders took advantage of their age and put on a face of loyal ministers when they faced a dead dog, "Your uncle came to Xiangjiang from Nanyang to start a company, and he was sent away by his colleagues on the first day of opening. Two fires to celebrate, but in the end, we old courtiers did our best to rebuild the company that was burned..."

"We were useful and rich back then, so we were allocated some shares of the Zhao family. Now that your Zhao family is the dominant family, it's time for us outsiders to 'resign and give way'!"

"However, nephew, as an elder, I still have to tell you at the end, if you do everything too badly, then no one will help you anymore..."

The words are high-sounding, but every word and every word is sowing discord.

"Who is useful and who is not, who can help and who can't, I can still see clearly with my old eyes..." Zhao Rifu looked at them and sighed deeply, "Old Chen, we were all together back then. Why do you have to do this for a life-threatening friendship?"

Hearing his father's words, Zhao Liming's mood became more complicated: even at this point, his father was still nostalgic.

And these people relied on this old relationship to become more and more arrogant.

"Anyway, your Zhao family doesn't care about us old courtiers anymore, so we have nothing to do to you, and you don't care who we sell our shares to!" The old courtiers and shareholders replied one after another, "Of course! , we will not directly sell the resources in our hands to the opponent like Zhao Laoer, but if we meet a suitable price, we will naturally sell..."

Hearing that they also talked about Xiangjiang Zhao's internal seizure of power, now Zhao Rifu will feel sorry: "My second brother set the wrong direction and dragged the company back. If we still follow his way , it is simply impossible to have the glory of the Zhao family in those years..."

"I know, all of you blame me for not being able to keep Liying, and the Zhao family has had no successors for a long time..."

"I can't blame you. After all, Zhao Liying is only your nephew. Who would leave the family property to the nephew next door instead of his own son?" Someone immediately said something strange.

"How many times have I said that Liying chose to leave back then, and if he wanted to come back, I would definitely keep him as the general manager of the Zhao Corporation..." Zhao Rifu sneered as he recalled the past. "Okay, in the final analysis, all you have done today is to help Chen Congying from Jianing acquire the Zhao family. Don't think I don't know anything!"

"Your Zhao family is the big boss, and it's not easy for us small ones to do things over you—" the old courtiers and shareholders played their emotional cards again, "Sixth brother, the current market conditions in the film and television industry are not good. Our brothers have not had a good time in recent years..."

"But the real estate industry is different. It's not like you haven't seen the development of Jianing in the past few years. In just a few years, a business empire has been formed, which is even more powerful than our so-called film and television empire of Zhao's - Lijia will choose to leave back then. The film and television industry has rejoined the real estate industry, and your second brother also chose to join the real estate industry after leaving the Zhao family... All these prove that the times are different now, and people will yearn for the side that can make a lot of money."

"If Liying is still here, she will also think that cooperation with Jianing is the right way..."

"Who said I would send Mrs. Zhao out?" Before the voice of the old courtier who persuaded the shareholders had finished, Zhao Liying's hurried figure had already opened the door of the meeting room.

Facing everyone's shocked expressions, Zhao Liying took a breath, and then continued: "Sorry, I'm a little late because I have to deal with some matters at Dongpu."

"You, how could you?!" The old courtier and shareholder who persuaded him turned pale with shock.

"As early as a few years ago, Ms. Su Yun and I have started to cooperate in the film and television business in Dongying, so I haven't come back these years, but everyone has misunderstood." Zhao Liying smiled lightly, "However, although I What I am doing now is the business of Dongying, but I still have 5% of the shares in Zhao, but it still allows me a little room to speak."

"I will absolutely not agree to Jianing's cooperation invitation this time."

"Do you know if the cooperation with Jianing can be successful, how far the Zhao family can rise in the future?!" Someone couldn't help shouting.

"Of course I know the benefits of this cooperation invitation are great, but I still support the family's traditional business." Zhao Liying replied calmly, and then walked in front of Zhao Rifu.

Without words, the two uncles and nephews who used to work together just looked at each other, and they knew the deep meaning in each other's eyes: these small shareholders and Jianing tried every means to get the contract signed, and there must be problems.

Interrupted by Zhao Liying, the original topic could no longer continue.

However, thinking of Zhao Liying's previous words, the old courtiers and shareholders had no choice but to turn their attention back to Su Yun: "Then let's talk about Zhao's current losses... However, Su Yun still has another company in Dongying that conducts film and television business Why don't we know about it?"

"Are we the only ones who don't know, or does everyone in the Zhao family...don't know?"

As long as Su Yun, the spoiler, is taken out first, even if Zhao Liying comes back, they can surely persuade the Zhao family to sign the contract.

Zhao Liying has been away from Xiangjiang for so many years, and she will definitely not be able to do the work of Xiangjiang Films for a while when she comes back. Therefore, the only person in the Zhao family who may turn the current situation around is really only Su Yun, a foreign aid who can open up overseas markets.

However, even if the film and television industry can earn foreign exchange, the investment and income are far inferior to the real estate industry, not to mention the risk is still high-Su Yun has not had a glorious history of substantial losses in filming for so many years, is it because of this "Silver Wing" The failure of "Killer" directly means the death of a thousand years of Taoism?

And this, in addition to allowing them to achieve the best excuse to drive Su Yun away, it also reminded them that the Xiangjiang film and television industry, which has been impacted by Hollywood blockbusters, is not as messy as it used to be. up.

Then, Jianing, a big ship with gold mines, had a rare chance to let them board, so they must not lose this hard-won ticket because of other people and things.

Seeing that they were clearly claiming that Su Yun had another heart, although Zhao Liming was both annoyed and puzzled, but also because of the unknown inside information, he could only quietly wait for Su Yun or Zhao Liying to come forward and explain .

Su Yun took a step forward, and when she was about to speak, several figures walked into the meeting room again, and the leader was Huang Misheng, who was supported by the two sisters of the Zhao family.

"This question, I think, should be answered by me."