noveldepot Chapter 61 Alibaba Shows Goodwill to Tencent by Feeding Them
Chapter 61 Alibaba Shows Goodwill to Tencent by Feeding Them
Later, Tencent approached him to act in "Three Fields" alongside Wu Qian, which brought him back into the spotlight. Otherwise, who knows where his career would have ended up?
Gu Yi looked at the loyal dog character in the script,
Suddenly a sentence popped up.
"If I don't act, I'll switch to investing."
Do you think Alibaba will agree?
"What are you thinking about?"
Li Xiang's eyes widened.
"Alibaba's offer of this resource as a gesture of goodwill, besides being disgusting to Tencent, is more about their interest in your 20 million followers and their desire to exploit you."
"You want to get involved in the investment even if you're not going to act? Isn't that taking advantage of me? You're openly disrespecting me. Are you really not going to work with me again?"
Gu Yi fell silent.
This is industry practice.
It's not our own project.
If you want to be seated at the table, you'll only be eligible if you're extremely famous and someone specially arranges a table for you.
Moreover, while collaborating with Tencent is a collaboration, if Tencent were the only company involved, I would be completely tied down.
As for taking away his friend Zhang Bingbing's opportunity, he could only apologize in his heart. He couldn't just let the opportunity pass him by, could he?
When you're out there,
There are five main things.
treachery,
Betraying brothers
Betraying one's own people
framing
Take care of your sister-in-law.
When an opportunity comes, seize it.
Everyone looks out for themselves!
"When will you turn it on?"
Gu Yi stopped thinking about it.
"The project was approved in 2017, and they said filming would start in the second half of next year. It's still under discussion," Li Xiang said after thinking for a moment.
"We can accept it, but studio shooting is definitely out of the question. However, you should still tell them that we will also invest money to move in and change it to outdoor location shooting, and ask them for a budget."
Gu Yi was resolute.
Since simple investment is not feasible, let's just invest money and get in.
Since the benefits aren't as great as those from the female lead, we need to make the money back elsewhere, otherwise we'll have wasted a resource.
Top celebrities only want to make money off their fans, but as someone with a small amount of capital, he definitely wants to make money off everyone.
"It would be best to postpone it until after September, so that Xiao Zhang and I can finish filming that movie and then seamlessly connect."
"no problem."
Li Xiang nodded in agreement, then frowned and added.
"But we're out of money."
"It's not like we're giving it to you now; there are still more than half a year to go."
Gu Yi retorted.
"Alright."
Li Xiang had no objections.
"But your break is really too long. You've basically got everything scheduled for summer vacation and National Day. Will you have enough time?"
"Then let's make a short film."
Gu Yi blurted it out.
"A short film?"
Li Xiang raised an eyebrow.
"right."
A glint flashed in Gu Yi's eyes.
"Next year marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, so making a short film on the theme of the War of Resistance Against Japan would be a perfect fit."
"We have indeed received news that CCTV will be soliciting related short films at the end of next year, but that's at the end of the year."
Li Xiang thought about the recent news.
"No need to wait until the end of the year, May Fourth is fine."
Gu Yi pondered.
I came up with the script myself.
"You?"
Li Xiang looked incredulous.
Su Xiaoxiao was also surprised.
"Brother Yi, you actually have this skill?"
"Let's give it a try first. I have time anyway, and I didn't just apply to the Beijing Film Academy to become an actor."
He had a plan in mind.
Among the most popular short films from the original timeline, "Escape from the British Museum" is one of them.
But, well, the Palace Museum has one piece, and I have one; the Palace Museum doesn't have a cover, but I do.
Museums in various provinces have a lot of problems.
Many things are borrowed with a simple IOU, and then they just disappear.
Let's forget about it.
It also doesn't fit the theme of the War of Resistance against Japan.
On the contrary, the short film about Lugou Bridge made by the Jianbing Guozai team, which used a small detail to illustrate a larger point, became a huge hit during the May Day holiday that year, with more than 10 billion views.
With the resources of fiber optics, a team could produce a short film like this in just half a month.
"Alright."
Just finished speaking,
Li Xiang's phone rang.
He is the person in charge of the "Tong Yi" brand.
After hanging up the phone,
Li Xiang asked earnestly.
"Tongyi says their instant noodle sales have skyrocketed and they want to give us 50 yuan as a thank you. They also want to sign a short-term agency agreement with us for 3 million yuan over 300 months. What do you think?"
Gu Yi shook his head immediately.
"I can't take the money."
"First, we agreed that all the money would be donated, but once we took the money, we broke the rules."
"Secondly, e-sports fans and music fans do not have purchasing power. Current sales are supported by public opinion, and accepting endorsements is just depleting their own resources."
"Once the movie is released and the work has established itself, we can talk about bigger deals. When the brand's sales explode, will we still have to worry about finding endorsements?"
Most importantly, the "poke" that you step on is hard to accept!
When it comes out,
Even I might not be able to handle it!!!
"Too!"
Li Xiang nodded.
"Will you accept the variety show offer?"
"I won't answer. I don't have time. You need to take care of Xiaotian's matter first."
Gu Yi refused outright.
"We also need to hurry up with acquiring songs. Last month, I received 300 million from one song. If we release the album a month earlier, earning 1000 million wouldn't be a problem."
Su Xiaoxiao and Lao Zhou were speechless after hearing their conversation.
When to make money
Is it really as simple as he makes it sound?
"There's news about the song. Seeing that Teng Xun wasn't very helpful this time, President Han arranged for two OST resources to be provided."
Li Xiang had a smile on his face.
Han Zhijie hadn't expected Gu Yi to be so powerful; his fan base suddenly surged from 500 million to 2000 million. This was truly a lucky break.
However, they had no idea that fiber optics also used Tencent as a backer to extort money from Alibaba.
Of course, even if I knew, it wouldn't matter; I'd only be happier.
"What show is it?"
Gu Yi was somewhat surprised.
"The first one is 'Go Go Squid!' starring Yang Zi and Li Xian. The lyrics and music are already done, just waiting for you to sing it."
"The first one is the theme song for 'Douluo Continent,' starring Xiao Zhan and Wu Xuanyi. However, you'll need to write this song yourself."
Li Xiang took back the tablet, opened the lyrics, and pushed it in front of him.
"Douluo Continent is an S+ level project, and filming will start this month, so there's no rush. What do you think about taking the role?"
Gu Yi glanced at the screen, stopped at the words "unknown", and nodded decisively.
"I accepted it."
Li Xiang was stunned.
"No longer considering it?"
He didn't expect Gu Yi to agree so readily, because many singers who can sing may not necessarily write songs, and inspiration is rare to begin with.
"This is Tencent's first time providing resources, so we need to do it well so that we can cooperate in the future. I've also read Douluo Continent and already have some ideas."
Gu Yi smiled, the melody of "Breaking the Cocoon" already appearing in his mind. It was not only the theme song, but also a reflection of himself.
Rise from the ashes!
Emerging from the cocoon like a butterfly!
That's so nice!!!
"Alright, President Han has invited you to the Tencent Video All Star Awards again at the end of the month. He probably wants to take advantage of your popularity."
Li Xiang continued.
"No time."
Gu Yi waved his hand.
"My schedule is already full for the next year. Tell them that I will record the song 'Nameless' into the album and ask them for permission."
"No problem, 'The Nameless' is indeed suitable, just like you when you're an unknown player in a game."
Li Xiang expressed his agreement.