Chapter 18 Catfish and Sharks
After waiting for about ten minutes, Lin Susu found her according to the address given by Qin Mohan. There were still three people in the group, but the person who followed her changed, and they changed to a man and a woman. Chen Fang had seen her before, and was her bodyguard and assistant.
Let the follower sit together with Cheng Yue, Lin Susu sat opposite Chen Fang and Qin Mohan, and complained: "Why did you find such a remote bar? Such an old style is obviously chosen by Chen Fang."
"Well, that's right, it was his choice." Qin Mohan looked at Lin Susu and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that I married an old man. I really met someone bad." While saying that, he also avoided Chen Fang's hand that stretched over to scrape her nose.
"Stop, I'm not here to eat dog food." Before Chen Fang could speak, Lin Susu stopped the interaction between the two. After a long time of contact, Lin Susu knew clearly the virtues of the couple.
Before Chen Fang could say a word, Lin Susu retorted. She felt a little depressed and picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"What do you want to drink?" Megan, who led a few people in, stood quietly waiting for their instructions. Although she couldn't understand what they were saying, it seemed that this later Asian woman should be very familiar with Chen Fang and Qin Mohan.
Lin Susu didn't order this bar, so he looked directly at the cup of milk-like cocktail in front of Qin Mohan. Qin Mohan couldn't help but smile, and then said to Megan: "This is my friend. Just give her a glass of low-alcohol wine like me." After getting familiar with Lin Susu, Qin Mohan knew her drinking characteristics.
Lin Susu smiled at Qin Mohan and expressed her gratitude. She leaned on the sofa, looked at the bar in a comfortable position, and couldn't help but say, "This bar is really delicious, as seen in old American movies. I guess this is the purest bar."
"It's rare and strange." Chen Fang finally seized the opportunity to criticize her: "You go to Kentucky and the towns below Texas to take a look. They are all in this style. If you read it too much, you will know that this is the same as our small restaurants in China. Small business operations are rarely used for decoration."
"You think everyone is spending tens of millions of dollars in a bar like you, and you are just a rich man and nouveau riche."
Megan also gave Lin Susu a glass of creamy sweet wine and took a sip. It tasted good. The mellow creamy aroma disappeared without the greasy taste in the neutralization of the sweet wine. He stretched out a thumb to Qin Mohan.
"The two were the production managers of Boya Pictures and Lesi Pictures just now. They wanted to take the time to visit you and ask me if you have time to meet them." After saying this, Lin Susu curled her lips and smiled.
Since the guest list at Chen Fang’s wedding was circulated by the outside world, many people are now rumoring that Chen Fang is the godson recognized by Mrs. No. 1. Although this kind of post was deleted by the Internet surveillance just after it was posted, it has added to the mystery in him.
"No time." Chen Fang said angrily: "Han Xiao and the others will arrive tomorrow, and there will be a party the day after tomorrow."
When Lin Susu heard Chen Fang's words, his eyes lit up: "Wow, are you going to have a party? I want to attend too."
"Su Su, welcome to participate." Qin Mohan kicked Chen Fang under the table and said to Lin Susu with a smile: "Are you talking about the movie project with Matt Damon just now? Have you confirmed that you are going to Hollywood to develop?"
"The project has been confirmed. A magic drama led by Lesi has been directed by director Zhang Yimou. I happened to work with him before I collaborated with him, so I took this opportunity to collaborate once." Lin Susu asked Chen Fu in confusion: "This is the work of director Zhang Yimou, and it also requires cooperation from the legendary film company in Hollywood. Why do you refuse? Are you not optimistic about this video so much?"
"No, I don't think it's optimistic." Chen Fang said: "Mr. Zhong has already made it clear to Lesi that we can't get 30% of the investment and even 20% of the income. Not to mention Legend Pictures, even Universal Pictures."
Lin Susu said a little resentful: "Tsk, I think you are just too arrogant. Other domestic film and television companies produce films, either raising funds in society or finding several peers to invest together. Only your family rarely accepts foreign investment. Apart from Wanda, they basically do not accept other people's joint ventures. Aren't you afraid of eating alone and becoming a public enemy in the circle?"
Chen Fang thought it seemed to be true, but he still tried to argue: "Who said, "Monster Hunt" was just a collaboration with Ans?"
Lin Susu sneered: "I don't hesitate to expose you. "The Monster Hunt" was found by Mr. Jiang, okay?"
"Sister Susu, our project prospects are very good. Why do we need to share our profits with others in joint ventures?"
Qin Mohan's words left Lin Susu speechless. Lin Susu picked up the wine glass and was half full of stuff, almost choking. Alas, these people are perverts, especially Shen Fang. He became the richest man in China without saying a word. He actually invested in a film and television company and could be so perverted. It seems that they have not failed yet.
Looking at the depressed Lin Susu, Qin Mohan smiled and changed the topic: "Sister Susu, this is my first time in Los Angeles. We will throw Chen Fang away tomorrow. Let's go shopping."
"Well, I'll take you around. Let's go shopping on Beverly Street. I'll take you to shop. We buy more than a dozen of Hermes bags, which makes him feel distressed."
"Sister Susu, it seems that this goal is difficult, and his cards are all unlimited."
"You~" Lin Susu was held back by Qin Mohan's words again, and dried the remaining half glass of wine before she could go on.
Separated from Lin Susu, Chen Fang and Qin Mohan lost interest in Los Angeles, where the debauchery nightlife had just begun, and walked slowly back to the hotel along the Avenue of Stars.
After washing up, Qin Mohan lay in Shen Fang's arms and asked, "Is what Sister Su Su just said true? Now many companies in the circle have joined forces to deal with us?"
"There are signs like this, but don't worry, this is a good thing." Chen Fang said: "In 12 years, because the country was preparing to open up the overseas film batch market in 2013, major domestic film and television companies were in a state of grief and were all pessimistic."
"Know the 'catfish effect'." Chen Fang said: "I was going to use Wild Fox Film and Television as a catfish put into the pond to muddle the water to stimulate domestic film and television companies' reform and innovation. Later, I met Director Niu, and the new film support plan he proposed made me feel that I should discover new forces in the domestic film and television industry. I didn't expect that I have become the leader in the domestic film and television industry now. Am I too outstanding?"
Qin Mohan lowered his head and took a bite in his chest: "It's also the 'catfish effect'. I think the wild fox has become a shark, which has caused panic among several other companies."
This is also good, the shark's deterrence is greater. As the domestic film market gradually regains vitality, the Wild Fox Company has also grown into a giant, which can also stimulate the reform and innovation of various film and television companies.
China began to enter the blockbuster era since it entered two thousand years. It was a coincidence that this blockbuster era was also started by Zhang Yimou. Although countless people complained about his plot in the film "Hero", it is undeniable that he made money. Then there were Chen Kaige's "Wuji", Feng Gangpao's "Night Banquet", and finally Wu Baige's "Red Cliff". Unfortunately, the latter didn't make much money, and Wu Baige even lost in shame and ran back to Hollywood. A few years later, he took another project of "Taiping Wheel" to continue to fool him, and then cheated Boya and Huayi. Therefore, various companies began to shrink their money in the cold winter of domestic film and television in 2013 to control the investment in the film.
The success of a series of small-cost films such as "Thirty-Three Days of Love", "Lost in Thailand", and "To Youth" has allowed domestic film and television companies to see another direction of making money. Just as they were preparing to make big efforts in the investment and production of small-cost films, the "science fiction film production plan" of Wild Fox Company came in the circle. In order to fight the invasion of Hollywood film and television, Wild Fox Company is preparing to open its own science fiction film universe. Among them, the film and television planning and the film and television plan will last from 2016 to 2026. In these ten years, Wild Fox Company will produce no less than ten science fiction films, striving to create China's own science fiction film universe.
The release of this plan made countless netizens excited and made suggestions. Some websites set up voting windows to let netizens vote, ask netizens to suggest filming, and then summarize it for Wild Fox Company. Although there are also some people who are not good at it, before the first video came out, everyone still had a wait-and-see attitude, but this continuous popularity still made various old film and television companies unable to sleep or eat.
Wild Fox Company has a "Guomao Tiangong Special Effects Company" that has a shareholding as technical support. This company has become the fourth largest special effects company in the world, and is based on China and understands the preferences of Chinese audiences better. With their strong alliance, Wild Fox Company's plan is very likely to be successful. If Wild Fox Company is allowed to develop, the domestic film and television market will be further widened by Wild Fox Company in the future. This is untolerable for several time-honored film and television companies. So at this time they targeted Internet companies with strong capital.
2014 was the most important year for Internet companies to erode the film and television industry. After the success of Wild Fox Company, Ali, Tencent, Lesi, and Qiandu ended one after another. At this time, several old-fashioned film and television companies that were impacted began to raise funds and expand their capital share. In order to fight against Wild Fox Company's "science fiction film production plan", several time-honored film and television companies started a new round of blockbuster era.
"The Great Wall", which has invested more than 400 million yuan, is one of them. A first-class director, a first-class production team, and a first-class cast. This plan was praised by domestic entertainment media as soon as it was launched. Only a few people noticed that among these companies involved in the production, Wild Fox Film and Television were missing. "The Legend of the Gods" released by Boya, Huayi Brothers and Xiangjiang Huaxing, there was no Wild Fox Film and Television. Therefore, many domestic film and television practitioners began to spread rumors that many companies were fighting Wild Fox Film and Television.
Chapter completed!