r18novel Chapter 80 Film and Television Projects
Chapter 80 Film and Television Projects
Li Zhengyi already had a plan on how to beat up his own family members.
He picked up his phone, opened his browser, and searched for recent news about the CJ Group.
After the funeral, with the eldest brother losing power, the power balance within the group clearly tilted towards the eldest princess.
Lee Ji-hye is now the de facto head of CJ Entertainment.
Her strategic focus has always been the cultural industry.
They invest in and do everything – film, music, variety shows.
Sure enough, just as he expected, CJ Entertainment's official website displayed a press release that had just been published last month, with the title reading:
CJ Entertainment releases its five-year strategic plan, "Culture Korean Wave 2019," aiming to create Asia's largest content production ecosystem.
This statement alone is enough to cause a stir in the entertainment industry for quite some time.
Below the news articles, statements from various talent agencies, directors, and actors were lined up neatly, like a group of concubines waiting in line to be chosen.
A representative from a mid-sized MMO entertainment company said, "CJ Entertainment's strategic plan is exciting, and we look forward to in-depth cooperation with CJ Entertainment."
A well-known director, Yoon Jae-gu, issued a statement through his studio saying, "CJ Entertainment's content production philosophy coincides with ours."
Kim Kang-woo, an actor who recently won an acting award, said in an interview, "It would be an honor for me to have the opportunity to participate in CJ Entertainment's projects."
Each person has their own unique way of licking.
They were equally skilled at licking.
Li Zhengyi was reviewing a document sent by Ding Wulang, concerning CJ Entertainment's recently approved film and television projects.
Although it's a project that hasn't been officially announced yet, it's not exactly a secret; many directors, screenwriters, and lead actors have already been cast.
The production team has also been confirmed.
CJ Entertainment can be considered the largest entertainment group on the peninsula.
It involves movies, TV series, music, etc.
More importantly, it controls half of the cinemas on the peninsula.
And the right to host major awards in film, television, music, and other fields.
Its M-net television station is the largest privately owned cable television station in the peninsula.
It is also the most influential music and entertainment television station on the peninsula.
Among the seven major conglomerates in the Korean Peninsula, CJ Group ranks last in terms of total market capitalization.
But when it comes to influence in the entertainment industry, CJ Group is second to none.
Even Samsung Group, Hyundai Group, LG Group, and others have invested in the entertainment industry.
The three major entertainment agencies, SM, YG, and JYP, all have shares held by major conglomerates.
But holding shares and having real influence are two different things.
Especially for artists, what they need are real projects, channels, awards, and resources that can make them more famous.
This is why Lee Woo-bin was overjoyed at the appointment of a mere deputy director of CJ Entertainment's business department.
Apart from a very few top-tier artists who have abundant resources and powerful backers, over 90% of the artists on the entire peninsula have to curry favor with him.
Therefore, when CJ Group made its strategic decision for the next five years to shift resources towards the cultural industry, the entire entertainment industry went crazy.
Faced with such an opponent, most people would have chickened out long ago.
But Li Zhengyi is clearly no ordinary person.
Instead of trying to avoid it, he was plotting how to target him.
Since you're all acting like cowards, thinking that ignoring me will solve everything.
There is only one way to deal with that.
attack!
attack!
attack!
But attacks also have targets.
CJ Entertainment has initiated many film and television projects.
So which one is the main focus?
It's actually quite easy to tell; just look at whose name is listed as the executive producer.
The name of that random passerby is irrelevant; it's just an ordinary project.
The executive producer is listed as Lee Ji-hye.
That's inevitable; it'll definitely be one of the main projects promoted by CJ Entertainment next year.
My eldest sister is an ambitious woman.
How ambitious are they?
Li Zhengyi didn't even need to think about her ruthless business decisions after she grew up.
The image that flashed through his mind instantly was of a few children playing in the old house's playroom when he was a child.
Back then, board games like Monopoly were popular.
Other kids are thinking about how to win, how to buy land, build houses, and collect tolls.
Li Zhihui, no.
Her primary goal has always been to become a banker.
Control all the money.
Even if it's just colorful toy banknotes.
She is responsible for issuing and receiving money and conducting transactions.
If the rules of the game don't explicitly define the role of the bank, she'll create her own rules, or even modify them to make herself the one in charge of the economy.
Once, when Lee Woo-bin was only 7 years old, he wanted to take the money himself, but she slapped his hand without hesitation, making a crisp sound.
"I set the rules, and I manage the money. If you want to play, you have to follow my rules."
Li Zhihui was just over ten years old at the time.
The desire to control power is almost an innate instinct in her.
This applies to games, and even more so to the struggle for control of family businesses when people grow up.
Therefore, she will definitely personally oversee the projects that CJ Entertainment is promoting next year.
Li Zhengyi gathered his thoughts and focused his gaze on the project's detailed information.
Lee Ji-hye served as executive producer for one TV series and one film.
The TV series is called "The Lovely Girl to Me".
According to the project description, it is a musical romance drama.
Of course, I don't know the script; it's confidential. But the male lead is Rain.
Rain.
My bias is Jung Ji-hoon.
A true Asian superstar.
In 2014, its popularity was still at its peak.
Regardless of the rest of the production, the male lead alone is enough to make this TV series stand out.
However, Li Zhengyi happened to know that the show had low ratings and mediocre reviews. While this couldn't be attributed to Rain's decline from his peak, it certainly contributed to it.
and so……
This is good news.
The movie is called "Asura".
Type: Criminal Action.
Production company: Sanai Pictures, the production company behind "New World", a top South Korean crime film production company.
Investors and global distributors: CJ E&M/CJ Entertainment.
The director is Kim Sung-soo.
A leading director of hard-boiled crime films set in the Korean Peninsula, whose representative works include "City of Sunrise," "Flu," and "The Warrior."
If the production quality is top-notch, then the cast is even more impressive.
The four main actors are all top-tier actors from the Korean Peninsula Film Festival.
Jung Woo-sung.
Huang Zhengmin.
Zhu Zhixun.
Guo Duyuan.
The first two, in particular, are among the highest-paid actors on the Korean Peninsula.
No gender prefix is needed.
In the Peninsula Film and Television Industry, male actors of the same caliber generally command higher salaries and have greater commercial value than female actors.
Compared to idols, they are two or three levels higher.
Especially now in 2014.
To put it bluntly, when Jung Woo-sung and Im Yoon-ah appear at the same commercial event, one is the absolute main star, while the other is at most a supporting role.
Even if the two are rumored to be dating, the general public would think that Yoona is marrying above her station.
So, how did this lavishly produced movie fare?
The answer was that I couldn't remember.
Li Zhengyi has a good memory, but he wouldn't specifically remember the box office figures for a movie.
It was a pirated copy I found online anyway. After watching it, who cares about the movie's box office performance on the peninsula?
But he was certain of one thing: he didn't like the movie.
It's nowhere near as classic as "New World".
If "The New World" is a 95 out of 100, then his vague memory of the movie is at most a 50 out of 100.
Failed.
That's right, it was a failing grade.
Given this, the box office performance is unlikely to be very good.