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Chapter 86 The whole city is watching the football match

However, Lin Yu felt that Xiao Ou was becoming more and more like a professional manager, so he would not touch the position of general manager of Xingguang. Moreover, after spending so much time together, Lin Yu trusted her completely, because loyalty was always his top priority.

Therefore, Lin Yu plans to entrust the acquisition of film and television copyrights to Xiao Ou, especially television drama copyrights.

The film and television rights to a series of wildly popular works, such as "Empresses in the Palace," "Joy of Life," "Nirvana in Fire," "The Journey of Flower," and "Scarlet Heart," must be held tightly in our hands. If the original work is available, we should buy it directly and for a longer period. If it is not available, we should wait until it is released before making any decisions.

But he definitely won't film it now, because even popular dramas only cost a few thousand yuan per episode. For example, "Soldiers Sortie" was so popular, but its online rights only sold for 3000 yuan per episode.

But by 2009, the price would have risen to around 10,000 yuan per episode, and by 2010 it would have risen to 30,000 to 40,000 yuan per episode. Popular dramas were already costing over 100,000 yuan. Historically, in 2011/2012, the price was 300,000 to 400,000 yuan per episode, and popular dramas even reached over a million yuan. In two more years, it would be two to three million yuan per episode!

Especially during the period when online traffic skyrocketed, coupled with the entry of various large capital firms, the online copyright prices of hit dramas increased several times over every year. Around 16, the online copyright of a TV series could even sell for a sky-high price of seven or eight million per episode.

Moreover, in a few years, online video will take off, and with the government continuously increasing its efforts to combat piracy, the crackdown on piracy will intensify, and the price of film and television copyrights will officially enter a period of soaring prices.

That would be the right time for Lin Yu to make his move, but he can start filming now, one film a year or one film every two years, as long as he holds the copyright first.

Furthermore, Lin Yu has no intention of actively expanding Starlight's team in the TV drama field, because Sugarman is a ready-made hot commodity. Rather than letting others poach its talent later, Lin Yu might as well acquire it now.

Not to mention that Tangren's current situation is not very good, and Cai Yinong is a bit emotional. The lead actor of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was lost halfway through filming, but she still insisted on waiting for Hu Ge. Although Lin Yu cannot say that she is wrong, it is obviously unqualified for a company boss.

However, Lin Yu would not personally go to talk to Cai Yinong. He simply gave Xiao Ou an instruction: try to get more than 51% of the shares of Sugar Man before discussing anything else.

If this really works out, Lin Yu will consider giving the sugar figurine a boost to prevent it from remaining in a half-dead state, which would lead to it being constantly poached and left with nothing to do even when it's almost completely drained.

After handing over all the details, Lin Yu began to focus on choosing a location for the company. Buying a building with ten or twenty floors was still relatively cost-effective. With renovations, it should be possible to manage around 200 million yuan. After all, the real estate industry had not yet officially begun to boom, so it could be considered an early investment.

Meanwhile, the entertainment industry is buzzing with excitement. After all, "The Martian" has been three years in the making. Although director Chen's "The Promise" was also three years in the making, moviegoers have not lost faith in this film. After all, the director of this film is Lin Yu, a director who has never disappointed the audience.

Not to mention the film companies that invested in it, they are also promoting it vigorously. As the release date of "The Martian" approaches, the movie's promotional posters are plastered all over the streets and alleys in China, and many celebrities are vying to speak out in support of it. This level of promotion can only be described as unprecedented.

There were also various interview programs and variety shows. Several of the main cast members of "The Martian" appeared on them, and even Lin Yu was pulled into several program interviews.

Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower" is almost over. It did well at the box office, making over 200 million yuan, but compared to the investment, it was a disaster. The reviews were also a bit of a flop, with most of the criticism directed at it.

"I only remembered the pairs of hemispheres!"

"Oh my god! I came to see a movie, not a football game!"

"What on earth did they film? It's all incest!"

"Sigh... Zhang Yimou is getting worse and worse, making all sorts of messy stuff."

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As the online criticism intensified, Zhang Weiping, restless and unable to sit still, began to make accusations everywhere, criticizing this and that.

Even Chow Yun-fat couldn't escape the criticism, with people saying he was too demanding and that it affected the filming process.

Chow Yun-fat also admitted that he was following his usual requirements. Although it was a bit exaggerated, why didn't you say that when you were filming? This is a matter of mutual consent, so how can you blame me now?

Watching Zhang Weiping running around everywhere, those in the know weren't interested at all, because most people in the industry understood what kind of person he was! They just treated it as a show.

However, overseas reports on "Curse of the Golden Flower" are mostly positive. As the first Chinese film to achieve a true "global simultaneous" release, it has attracted widespread coverage from mainstream American media since its release in the United States on December 21, 2006.

The four major U.S. print media outlets, including Time magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, have all shown unprecedented enthusiasm for the film.

American film critics and media professionals have generally praised the film as an "epic," a "grand dramatic spectacle," and "visually stunning."

Despite the praise from overseas audiences for "Curse of the Golden Flower," its box office performance did not see a significant increase.

"Curse of the Golden Flower": 2.91 million RMB in mainland China, and a total global box office of 7856 million USD. Calculated at the RMB to USD exchange rate, that's roughly 600 million RMB. The overseas box office was only around 300 million USD. With an investment of 45 million USD, the box office was only 7856 million USD. A huge flop! It's even worse than "House of Flying Daggers" before it.

Although "House of Flying Daggers" only grossed 150 million yuan in mainland China, its total box office reached 840 million yuan, and its overseas box office was nearly 700 million yuan. With an investment of 100 million yuan, the box office was more than eight times the cost, which completely crushed "Curse of the Golden Flower".

Moreover, Zhang Weiping got a little carried away by the huge success of Zhang Yimou's first two films overseas, and he didn't accept external investment for "Curse of the Golden Flower," so Lin Yu still expressed understanding for his current antics.

Time passed day by day, and the release date of "The Martian" was getting closer and closer. However, Lao Han was still hesitant about the release date of "Twilight" in China, wondering whether he should take advantage of the popularity of Lin Yu's "The Martian".