Compared to movies, ordinary people probably prefer to eat melons.

With in-depth digging by many media outlets, today there is a scandal about Yang Hao and Da Mimi, tomorrow there is a scandal about Yang Hao and Liu Shishi, and the day after tomorrow there is a scandal about him and Liu Yifei. The rumored girlfriend is different every day.

They would also take screenshots and find some pictures in public showing themselves and female stars being relatively intimate. Then they would start with a picture and make up stories, writing a lot of half-true and half-false essays.

Anyone with a little bit of intelligence knows that these stories are fake, but the general public just likes to buy into them and many believe them to be true.

Under this rhythm, Yang Hao's nickname "Lucky Sheep" became more and more popular.

In other words, Yang Hao doesn't act much nowadays. Most of the time, he acts as a director and producer in the circle, staying behind the scenes. He is also considered a big shot in the entertainment industry and not the kind of actor who can be manipulated by others.

Otherwise, the title of "Lucky Sheep for Wife", which sounds a bit like a scumbag, would definitely be destroyed by this public opinion.

"Li Yitong, is Yang Hao the actor you most want to work with right now?"

"Naza, who is the male star you most want to work with in the entertainment industry right now?"

"Tangtang, at this moment, do you want to cooperate with Yang Hao?"

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The media will set the pace. When various young and big stars are interviewed, they are frequently asked whether Yang Hao is the artist they most want to work with.

If the star answers no, the reporter will write an article such as "The male artist that a certain star least wants to work with is Yang Hao". If they go a step further, they may even claim that a certain artist is unhappy with Yang Hao, and then stir up conflicts among fans.

If the answer is yes, then the Journalists' Day will write an article "A certain female star personally admitted that the male artist she most wants to work with is Yang Hao", and then hype up the scandal between her and Yang Hao.

No matter how the stars answer, they just want to take advantage of this popularity.

When it comes to riding on the popularity of others and making a living, media reporters are the best at it.
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As time goes by, the box office results of "The Witch" in other Asian countries are also released one after another.

Especially in South Korea, "The Witch" performed particularly well, with 101 million viewers in the first week and the cumulative box office reaching 4100 million yuan.

The island nation now has a serious aging population, and all the pressure is put on the younger generation. However, young people choose to lie down, become obsessed with paper figures, and become 2D otaku.

In this environment, the island country's live-action films are becoming increasingly sluggish. Nearly half of the top ten movies at the box office last year were animated films.

But even so, "The Witch" still achieved a box office of more than 5300 million yuan in the island country, which is a very impressive number.

Even in the economically underdeveloped Southeast Asia, "The Witch" achieved a box office of over 10 million.

"The Witch" is so popular that the CCTV news at 7 p.m. spent more than seconds talking about the current hot sales of "The Witch" overseas, and directly pointed out that this is a major success of China's overseas cultural exports.

"Congratulations, Yang Hao. Congratulations. 'The Witch' is a big hit at the box office." Ci Peikang laughed heartily and said congratulations on the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Ci, there's no need to be polite. You're calling me today, it's definitely not just to congratulate me, right?" Ci Peikang had called me to congratulate me a few days ago, and he's calling me again now, so he must have something important to say.

"Haha, you are such a shrewd kid, I can't hide anything from you."

"Okay, then I'll be frank. The Witch is so popular overseas, so you've already approved the Zhu Xian project. Many Hollywood companies have taken a fancy to this project and want the distribution rights for this film in North America."

After hearing what Ci Peikang said, Yang Hao realized that he had already proved himself to a number of Hollywood film and television companies with the movie "The Witch".

The next movie, "Zhu Xian", is also a big movie focusing on special effects, which is similar to "The Witch". They think it is profitable, so they flocked to it.

When I think about the overseas distribution of "The Witch", I had to beg and plead with everyone, and China Film Group took the lead and spent a lot of effort. After many twists and turns, it finally got the attention of Miramax and was able to be released in the United States.

Now, we don’t have to ask others for help, as they will come to us and ask for cooperation.

It turns out that in the entertainment industry, fame equals profit.

"Director Ci, there is still half a year before the filming of Zhu Xian starts. It's still a long time. Do you want to give them some time off?"

"Okay, I understand what you mean. It's better to let the other party sit out for a while. This will make it easier to discuss cooperation later."

Although from a negotiation perspective, it is understandable to leave the other party alone, Ci Peikang felt that Yang Hao was retaliating against the other party.

If you ignore me today, I will make you out of my league tomorrow. Ci Peikang thinks this is probably Yang Hao's mentality.

"Mr. Ci, please help keep an eye on the overseas box office of The Witch and make sure they settle the accounts quickly."

Yang Hao has always heard that Hollywood film and television companies are black-hearted. If there is no deterrent effect, they can easily tamper with the accounts and make them lose money. Even the capital giants on Wall Street cannot beat them.

Only now he has China Film as his backer, and China Film is in charge of the right to introduce imported films, which can hold the opponent's lifeline in his hands. Otherwise, Yang Hao would not dare to cooperate with them so confidently.

"Yang Hao, I will keep an eye on the box office revenue sharing. Don't worry about it. They won't dare to play any tricks."

The Chinese film market is now quite prosperous, with annual box office revenue not much different from that of the United States. Hollywood film and television companies attach great importance to the Chinese market. As long as they are sane, they will not tamper with films endorsed by China Film Corporation.

"Thank you very much, Mr. Ci." Yang Hao was in a very good mood after hearing Ci Peikang's assurance.

"If you really want to thank me, then make sure you film Zhu Xian with all your heart."

After chatting with Yang Hao for a while about matters related to the movie "The Witch", Ci Peikang hung up the phone.

After hanging up the phone, Ci Peikang sat in his office chair with his eyes closed and thought.

Now, he finally understood why Han Sanpin was so fond of Yang Hao. This kid was truly an unparalleled talent. Not only was he able to call the shots in the domestic film industry, but now he was even showing off in front of people abroad.

A movie has a global box office of over 2 billion in its first week. Once "The Witch" is officially released, maybe its box office will be able to enter the top 100 of the global box office history list, right?

Thinking of this, Ci Peikang hurriedly searched carefully in the filing cabinet next to his desk.

"Found it!" After getting the file he wanted, Ci Peikang's eyes revealed excitement.

When I saw that the 1997th place in the global box office ranking was "Star Wars" released in 7.75 with $6.4 million, and the current exchange rate of the US dollar is 49.6, converted into RMB, it would take about billion to surpass the other. There is a chance, it seems like there is a real chance.

Ci Peikang was extremely excited when he thought that there was actually a Chinese movie that could make it into the top 100 in the global film history rankings.

But then he remembered that this was a movie released in the United States in 1997, and Ci Peikang felt ashamed.

This was a movie from 1997, 18 years ago. Even so, no Chinese movie has been able to break its record.

What does this mean?
This means that China lags far behind other countries in both economy and culture, and has much to catch up with.
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The plot of the movie "The Witch" was actually changed a lot by Yang Hao, who added the Chinese flying sword element. The reason for adding the flying sword element was that Yang Hao intended to try to bring some grand fairy tale novels to the big screen using the system.

Now it seems that this magical modification has a good effect and is very popular with the public, especially in North America. When these foreigners saw the Chinese Flying Sword for the first time, they were stunned by the special effects.

The reason why it has such a big impact is not only the power of the system's cash back, but also because it happened at a good time.

Since 2010, Qidian’s novels have begun to go overseas and have been translated into more than countries around the world.

Novels such as "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality", "Panlong", "Douluo Dalu", "Xian Ni", etc. have received tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of hits overseas.

There are at least several million foreigners who have read Chinese novels.

Some foreigners even successfully quit drug addiction by reading novels.

It is precisely because of these novels that many foreigners have been influenced by the Chinese fairy-tale culture, which is why the modified "Witch" has an audience base.
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Yang Hao and Meng Ziyi did not stay in the United States for too long. "The Witch" was a global hit this time, so they had to travel to more than just the United States. They also had to visit island countries, South Korea, and even some small countries in Southeast Asia. Yang Hao would take Meng Ziyi on a tour.

This kind of fan meeting is very necessary, otherwise some people will definitely say that they are just showing off their talents to the country where the movie has the highest box office, which will affect the movie's reputation.

"I'm so tired, boss." After another tiring day of roadshow, Meng Ziyi threw herself into Yang Hao's arms and complained as soon as she returned to the hotel.

"But boss, I have received a lot of endorsements from top international luxury brands recently?" Meng Ziyi was just complaining about being tired, but within a few seconds she was showing off proudly.

"I'm awesome, boss! I should be the first artist in the company to receive a top luxury endorsement, right?"

Looking at Meng Zi holding her head high, looking as if asking for Yang Hao's praise, Yang Hao really thought that Sister Meng's arrogant look at this time was so cute.

It’s no wonder that although Meng Ziyi joined Yang Hao’s company later, she seems to have the best development now, especially the role of "The Witch", which made her have fans all over the world, which made her directly noticed by many top luxury brands.

"Baby, you are amazing. What reward do you want?" Yang Hao still dotes on his woman, so he just follows what she said.

Hearing what Yang Hao said, Meng Ziyi moved closer to Yang Hao, wrapped her long legs around Yang Hao's waist, put her arms around the back of Yang Hao's neck, and pressed her tall breasts against Yang Hao's chest. Waves of extremely seductive and elegant fragrance emanated from each other's body.

"Honey, I want you to reward me with a few hundred million, okay?" Meng Ziyi's breath was as sweet as orchid, and her soft and charming voice seemed to stir up Yang Hao's anger.

"Little devil!" Yang Hao has always been the one playing tricks on others, but today it seems like the situation is going against his will. Yang Hao will never allow a hen to crow at dawn, so he directly suppresses Meng Ziyi with his backhand.

"Baby, do you know what I, the boss, am best at playing?" Yang Hao's nose was pressed against Meng Ziyi's, and he stared into each other's inky eyes and spoke word by word.

"What's your favorite thing to do?"

"Boss, I'm the best at playing dirty." Yang Hao emphasized the word "dirty" and his tone was very ambiguous.

As Yang Hao's movements became more intense, Meng Ziyi couldn't help but let out a moan and gradually lost herself under Yang Hao.
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"Really? Douyin is about to be officially launched?" After finishing the battle with Meng Ziyi, it was still early, and Yang Hao received a call from Zhang Yiming himself.

"Mr. Yang, you are also one of the company's directors. The day after tomorrow, we will announce the launch of Douyin. Will you come to the company?"

Yang Hao has a considerable stake in Douyin. Although the voting rights are held by Zhang Yiming on his behalf, Yang Hao still has a seat on the board of directors.

For a major decision like the launch of a heavyweight app like Douyin, which concerns the future of the company, Zhang Yiming is obliged to inform Yang Hao in advance.

"Mr. Zhang, I won't go to the company. I told you earlier that I would hold the voting rights on my behalf. Please make the full decision for me. I trust you completely."

After hearing Yang Hao's words, Zhang Yiming felt very happy and his favorable impression of Yang Hao deepened.

"Mr. Yang, I have something to inform you. ByteDance will be the title sponsor of this year's Spring Festival Gala to promote the Douyin app. Are any of Mr. Yang's artists interested in being the promotion ambassadors for the Douyin app?"

Zhang Yiming's words shocked Yang Hao. In his previous life, Douyin was scheduled to be the sponsor of the Spring Festival Gala in 2021. He didn't expect that with his intervention, this matter would be advanced so much.

But then I thought about it again, it makes sense. Douyin app was launched nearly a year earlier than in the previous life, and its biggest competitor, Kuaishou, has not yet gained traffic. There is no need to advance step by step and develop slowly like in the previous life. It can directly strike hard and surpass Kuaishou.

Although the Spring Festival Gala is getting worse every year, there is absolutely no other program that can compare to it in terms of traffic. As long as Douyin app can grasp this wave of traffic, it will have no pressure to surpass Kuaishou directly.

"Okay, tell me which celebrity you like and I'll help you contact them." Yang Hao agreed immediately when Zhang Yiming asked his celebrities to help promote the company.

"Ok, thank you very much, Mr. Yang."

After hanging up the phone with Zhang Yiming, Yang Hao was still very excited.

It’s coming! A trillion-level app is finally coming!

"Boss, did you receive any endorsement just now?" The call with Zhang Yiming just now was not avoided by Meng Ziyi. She heard everything.

Douyin app is launched, she doesn’t understand this thing.

But she understood the words "sponsoring the Spring Festival Gala" and "endorsement and promotion".

"Boss, please take me with you for this endorsement promotion!" Meng Ziyi hugged Yang Hao's arms and said coquettishly.

Meng Ziyi is not stupid. Douyin is going to sponsor the Spring Festival Gala. This level of endorsement and promotion is a big exposure even for her.

"Bring it, bring it, definitely bring it."

"Boss, you are so nice!" (End of this chapter)