Chapter 191 The dormant bosses and conflicts
Liu Zhou naturally had no idea of ​​the waves his casual invitation had caused among that group of people.

The reason why he invited Huang Bo was not because of his fame in his previous life, but more out of overall considerations for the company.

For Liu Zhou, the actor's fame is not the first factor he considers, whether in his previous life or now.

The reason why he invited Huang Bo was not only because the company needed an actor with his unique characteristics, but also because he was Ning Hao's good friend.

The characteristics Liu Zhou mentioned do not refer to his appearance, but to his traits.

There is no doubt that he is not handsome, but even so, he can become one of the few actors in the mainland who can carry the box office alone in the entertainment industry because of his unique qualities.

In addition, since Ning Hao chose to stay in Jiahe, Liu Zhou would also help him find a good partner.

Except for "The Golden Robbery", all of Ning Hao's early works were collaborations with Huang Bo.

The two of them really complement each other.

Huang Bo is undoubtedly a good actor with excellent acting skills. He is also relatively humble and has high emotional intelligence.

If he joins Golden Harvest, it will be a very good addition to the cast of actors under Golden Harvest.

Of course, it doesn’t matter if he refuses. Liu Zhou has been a big shot in the circle for several years now, and he no longer has any filter for some big stars in his previous life.

In Liu Zhou's current view, your refusal is your loss.

As for Huang Bo's invitation today, I just went with the flow and didn't take it too seriously.

After separating from a few people, Liu Zhou came to Han Shanping.

Whenever there is a gathering in the film and television industry, Han Shanping will always be the focus.

There is no way, China Film Group is too powerful now.

Even though Golden Harvest was quite powerful at that time, it still needed to ask China Film for help when its movies were released.

Because China Film Group has the most cinema resources in the country.

If you want to get more screens and more screenings, you need to establish a good relationship with China Film.

Fortunately, Liu Zhou has always had a good relationship with China Film Group, and he has an even closer relationship with Han Shanping.

Therefore, whether in terms of publicity and promotion before or in terms of scheduling now, Golden Harvest’s films have received relatively good treatment.

But even the best relationships need to be maintained, not to mention that Han Shanping is about to be promoted to the head of China Film.

At this time, there were many people sitting around him, all of them were bigwigs in the circle.

There is Boss Yang of Emperor Entertainment Group, Big Dog of Pony.com, Wang Changtian of Light Media, Yu Dong of Bona Media and Wu Kebo of Cheng Tian.

Liu Zhou knew the first two people before, and he had just greeted the last two people.

Liu Zhou Yi came over and several people stood up with a smile.

Liu Zhou didn't dare to act arrogantly, so he quickly stepped forward, greeted a few people and then sat down with them.

"Mr. Liu, you really have the Midas Touch. I never thought a Hong Kong film could achieve such a high box office in the mainland."

"Mr. Li is right. Mr. Liu's achievements have given me confidence in Hong Kong films again." Boss Yang said with a smile.

Afterwards, several other people also started to flatter Liu Zhou.

Although I know that what they say are just polite words, these people are not ordinary people, they are all bigwigs in the circle.

Listening to the compliments from these big guys, even Liu Zhou at this time couldn't help but feel a little complacent.

But he would not be so confused by a few simple compliments. He would also say:

"Boss Yang, you don't have to envy me. Cheng Long is in your company. Didn't the movie "Myth" he starred in last year also achieve very good results?"

"Brother Dagou, you must be making a lot of money from making TV series. The popularity of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is so great that even I am jealous."

"The Myth" was released during last year's summer vacation and earned more than 90 million yuan at the box office, almost breaking 100 million yuan, but the movie did well at the overseas box office and the copyright sold like hot cakes.

"Wulin Waijia" is a TV series that was broadcast at the beginning of this year. No one expected that such a sitcom that was previously filmed with tight funding would become so popular.

It can be said to be a TV series that is discussed by the whole nation.

And what a coincidence! The finale of this TV series happened to be on New Year's Eve, and its ratings even directly beat the Spring Festival Gala.

There are only two TV series that can compete with the Spring Festival Gala in terms of ratings, one is "Wulin Waijia" and the other is "Feng Yun" from a few years ago.

But the influence of "Wulin Waijia" is much greater than that of "Feng Yun".

It can be said to be the first TV series in the mainland to be fully operated.

Not only was there a movie later, but there was also a game comic with the same name.

But they were all done rather lazily, so they didn't cause any splash.

Liu Zhou was so busy filming at the time that he forgot about the TV series until he saw the discussion about it online.

Otherwise, Liu Zhou would have snatched away this TV series.

If this TV series belonged to Golden Harvest, Liu Zhou would definitely be able to maximize its value.

Finally, this TV series was noticed by Xiaoma Pentium, which was a co-producer and also made a lot of money.

It was also through this collaboration that Ning Caishen joined Pony.com and later made another movie called "Dragon Gate Escort Agency".

Although its ratings and influence cannot be compared with "Wulin Waijia", its ratings are also very good.

Although Pony.com is missing Zhong Lifang, Big Dog is very capable, so it is developing very well now.

Afterwards, a few of them sat there and chatted.

With Han Shanping's introduction, Liu Zhou also formally met the two giants of the mainland entertainment industry in later generations, Yu Dong of Bona and Wang Changtian of Guangguang.

However, the two of them seemed to look at Liu Zhou with a bit of resentment in their eyes, which made him feel a little numb and confused.

It wasn't until the two of them talked about it jokingly that Liu Zhou understood what was going on.

This year, Light Media officially prepared to enter the film industry and established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Light Media Pictures.

But Lao Wang suddenly found that it was difficult to find a person to lead the company, and Zhang Zhao, whom he had originally favored, was poached by Liu Zhou.

Especially when he saw that Zhang Zhao was doing very well in Jiahe, he felt a little annoyed.

For Bona, Liu Zhou's impact was even greater.

Bona started out as a distributor, but at that time there were not many films in mainland China that needed to be distributed by a private distribution company like Bona.

So he turned his attention to Hong Kong films.

In recent years, Bona has established a firm foothold in the industry by relying on the distribution of Hong Kong films in mainland China.

But now that Liu Zhou has acquired Golden Harvest and quickly built a distribution network in the mainland, the distribution of Hong Kong films is no longer exclusive to Bona.

This will definitely have a significant impact on Bona’s business.

However, Yu Dong had already begun to expand the company's business scope.

He clearly saw that he would never be able to grow big by just doing distribution in the mainland, and that he had to get involved in upstream production.

He planned to enter the film production field two years ago, and introduced the investment of Poly Group two years ago, which greatly increased his strength. Since last year, Bona has officially participated in the film production field, mainly in the form of co-production between the mainland and Hong Kong.

Therefore, Liu Zhou's acquisition of Golden Harvest will have some impact on Bona, but it is not particularly big, otherwise he would not have mentioned it here jokingly.

If it really concerns core interests, do you think he can still be nice to Liu Zhou?

However, Liu Zhou expects that his relationship with Yu Dong will not be very harmonious in the future, because Golden Harvest Films' Hong Kong branch will also increase its investment in production starting this year.

Currently, Bona mainly cooperates with Hong Kong directors, and conflicts of interest between the two parties are inevitable.

As for Light Media, Liu Zhou feels that there is room for cooperation between the two parties.

Guangguang has cooperated with most domestic TV stations and has nearly a hundred entertainment programs. Its publicity capabilities may even be unmatched by China Film.

This is also the reason why Light Media was able to quickly become a giant in the film and television industry. It can be said that it has powerful publicity and promotion capabilities.

Although Golden Harvest has also established its own publicity and promotion system, it is obviously incomparable to that of Light Media.

Future movies will pay more attention to and rely more on publicity, and may then need to cooperate with Light Media.

"Boss Liu, is there a chance you can work with us? We have plenty of funding, but we lack an excellent director like Boss Liu."

After hearing what Wu Kebo said, the expression on Liu Zhou's face became a little colder.

Do you think I'm just a small director?

Not only does he speak so arrogantly, his tone is also a bit condescending!

It makes people feel uncomfortable just listening to it.

Moreover, Liu Zhou also looked down on Wu Kebo.

Cheng Tian is indeed wealthy because he has the support of Avex Group behind him. In his previous life, the big production "Red Cliff" was invested jointly by Cheng Tian and China Film.

You may be rich, but you can't break the rules.

It is extremely unkind to secretly poach Wang Jinghua and a large number of her artists.

Although Liu Zhou and Hua Yi did not get along, he looked down upon Wu Kebo's behavior even more.

Not only that, Ning Hao has become very famous in the circle during this period, and the person who has been trying the hardest to poach him is Wu Kebo.

So Liu Zhou didn't even bother to pretend towards this person.

"I don't lack money for making movies. Even if Golden Harvest doesn't have money, the people sitting here will probably rush to give me money, haha."

Everyone present was a smart person and they could tell immediately that Liu Zhou was not interested in Wu Kebo.

To be honest, the other people didn't really think much of his behavior.

The most important thing in any circle is rules. People who are in a higher position in the circle pay more attention to rules and will instinctively reject those who break the rules.

"That's right. If Director Liu makes a new film, I will invest in it no matter how much!" Boss Yang said first.

"Count me in, Guangguang has made some money in the past few years."

When Wu Kebo heard Liu Zhou's words, his expression became a little unnatural. Now seeing that several people did not give him any face at all, his face couldn't help but darken.

Liu Zhou didn't care whether his face was dark or not, and he didn't pay any attention to him afterwards, and continued to chat and laugh with the other people.

Other people in the banquet hall looked at the people chatting enthusiastically. Some were envious, some wanted to go over but didn't dare to, and some were very calm, such as Xiang Huaqiang and his wife.

"Alan, now you see Liu Zhou's influence in the mainland, right?"

Mrs. Chen couldn't help but nodded and said:

"I saw it. I didn't expect that a young man like Liu Zhou could be so sharp."

"So there's no harm in being on good terms with him."

Xiang Huaqiang took a glass of red wine and said to Mrs. Chen:

"Let's go, let's also visit these big guys in the mainland. Boss Yang is already many steps ahead of us."

After saying that, the two of them went towards the small circle.

As time passed, this grand banquet was about to end and some guests were preparing to leave.

As the host, Liu Zhou also had to fulfill his duties as a good host, and some important guests needed to be seen off personally by him.

Liu Zhou had just seen Xiang Huaqiang and his wife off when he turned around and saw Wu Kebo again, with a few beautiful women following him.

"Mr. Liu, I don't know what misunderstanding there is between us, but I really want to cooperate with you."

"Boss Wu, let's talk about cooperation later. Now is not the time to discuss things."

Although Wu Kebo knew that Liu Zhou was trying to refuse, he couldn't say anything more, so he said:
"Okay, Mr. Liu, let me introduce them to you. These are all artists from our company. If you have a suitable role, you can look for them. I guarantee you will be satisfied with their professional abilities."

After saying this, he turned to the women and said:
"Why don't you say hello to Mr. Liu?"

Liu Zhou then turned his attention to these people, but only one of them looked familiar, being the representative of the naive and innocent girls of later generations. He thought that this was the legendary Seven Princesses of Chengtian.

Liu Zhou listened to several people greeting each other in unison and felt as if he was in a KTV in his previous life.

This made Liu Zhou look down on Wu Kebo even more, as he was learning bad things in a book that was written about good things but not good things.

Make yourself look like a male pimp.

"Boss Wu, you are pimping!"

These words really spoke to his heart. Liu Zhouyi turned around and saw the Wang brothers coming towards him.

Seeing that the people coming were the two brothers, Liu Zhou immediately remained silent.

"When it comes to pimping, Mr. Wang is a veteran. Besides, I am only trying to get resources for my artists. Otherwise, I am worried that some companies will not be able to keep their own artists, which would be a huge loss of face."

Wang Zhonglei, who was younger and more energetic, was immediately furious when he heard what Wu Kebo said. He was about to retort, but when he saw his elder brother waving his hand, he held his anger back and his face turned a little red.

It has been almost a year since Wang Jinghua ran away. Wang Zhongjun is no longer as upset about it as he was at the beginning. Facing Wu Kebo's ridicule, his expression remains calm:

“If the old doesn’t go, the new won’t come. Some garbage has to be cleared away, otherwise how can the company stay vibrant?

But I heard that Mr. Wu likes to pick up trash, and he picks up everything that Huayi doesn’t want, and treats it like a treasure.”

"Boss Wang, please stop being so stubborn. I don't know who was so angry that he bit everywhere like a mad dog."

Wu Kebo had fallen out with the Wang brothers a long time ago, so he was not polite at all when he spoke to them.

"Boss Wu, you don't have to show off your verbal skills here. You can't survive in the entertainment industry just by talking.

I want to see how far Mr. Wu can develop the company, with so many artists under his wing. I don’t want it to be difficult to move forward!"

Wang Zhongjun deliberately added emphasis to the last four words, and the threat was obvious.

"Boss Wang, you still think it's the last century. No one in the entertainment industry can cover up everything. We can wait and see in the future."

After saying that, Wu Kebo took his people away.

At this time, Wang Zhongjun took a deep breath, calmed himself down a little, and then turned to Liu Zhou, who had been silent just now.

(End of this chapter)