Regardless of whether the domestic entertainment industry approved of Jiangnan's recent actions, the facts were laid bare.
Jiangnan had indeed collaborated with the Japanese company Nivi Entertainment, and Nivi Entertainment's promotional copy even featured Tingyu, who had recently been hailed as the pride of domestic entertainment.
For a time, many felt a mixed bag of emotions.
Guangnian Entertainment.
Li Hongyi smiled and dialed a number, "Haha, Chairman Qi, are you interested in a collaboration?"
"What collaboration?" Qi Shenghua replied.
Li Hongyi took a cigar from his drawer and brought it to his nose, inhaling deeply.
He felt refreshed and paused before speaking, "Your Ding Sheng Entertainment's internet trolls are very powerful. This might be the only chance to bring down Tingyu and Jiangnan. I think our two major companies should continue to cooperate."
Xinghui Entertainment was developing too rapidly, both in music and film and television, its growth was staggering.
This pace put significant pressure on Li Hongyi. He felt that if he didn't do something, Guangnian Entertainment's dominant position in the domestic film and television sector would be in danger.
As the oldest entertainment company in the domestic industry, Guangnian Entertainment had once encompassed the entire entertainment circle. However, when Lin Chaoyang's Huang Chao Entertainment rose, they forcefully seized Guangnian's music sector. Now, only the film and television sector remained. With Xinghui Entertainment having Jiangnan, who was making moves in the film and television sector, Li Hongyi was naturally very anxious.
"Forget it."
To his surprise, Qi Shenghua on the other end of the line simply replied with two words.
"Why?" Li Hongyi was somewhat bewildered.
This shouldn't be happening. Xinghui was arguably their biggest enemy, even surpassing Lin Chaoyang's Huang Chao Entertainment.
Huang Chao Entertainment had long since settled into its established position. While there was competition in their business areas, they mostly operated independently.
But Xinghui Entertainment was different. This small company from Shuangqing City was already attempting to access global platforms. Although Li Hongyi considered this move to be overestimating their capabilities, it undeniably made him uneasy.
If Xinghui truly succeeded, the combination of Jiangnan and Tingyu would be unrivaled in domestic music and film and television.
"Tingyu has already grown strong, and Jiangnan doesn't have much impact on us at Ding Sheng. Why should I take risks with you?" Qi Shenghua replied.
Ding Sheng Entertainment's main business was in music. However, with Tingyu's growth, targeting him now would be suicidal. As for Jiangnan, Ding Sheng had previously wanted to transform with the help of Guangnian Entertainment, but the transformation failed. This meant Jiangnan had little impact on Ding Sheng Entertainment.
In this situation, Ding Sheng Entertainment was struggling to protect itself and was naturally unwilling to stir up more trouble.
"Hmph, I thought you would be a good ally. I didn't expect you to be such a coward," Li Hongyi snorted coldly. He and Qi Shenghua were old friends.
He couldn't believe that the other party refused to cooperate with him on such a great opportunity.
"Do I, Qi Shenghua, look like someone who would shield you with my own body?" Qi Shenghua's tone also turned cold.
"There's no point in saying more. Your Ding Sheng Entertainment won't last much longer either," Li Hongyi said, then hung up the phone.
He had initially thought this would be a great collaboration.
He hadn't expected Qi Shenghua to back down so easily.
However, while Qi Shenghua didn't need to worry about Xinghui, Li Hongyi did. Their music business had already vanished with the rise of Huang Chao Entertainment, and the current rise of Xinghui gave him a sense of déjà vu. He feared that if he didn't stop Xinghui's continued development, Guangnian Entertainment's dominant position in domestic film and television would also be threatened.
...
Overseas.
Inside the internal group chat for the Jin Ya Film Festival.
Representatives from several countries were chatting happily.
Although they were all in a competitive relationship this time, based on past results, the top three positions were generally held by the United Kingdom, India, and Korea.
This was because they took each film festival very seriously, even starting preparations and filming months in advance. The works participating in the festival were meticulously prepared boutique films.
Furthermore, they would cast actors with high international recognition.
"Nivi Entertainment from Japan has brought in a foreign aid this time?"
"They invited them, but did they fully utilize them? China doesn't even dare to participate in the film festival. Inviting their production team is no different from Nivi Entertainment filming it themselves."
"Don't underestimate Jiangnan. Everyone knows 'Journey to the West,' it's very popular across the Blue Star."
"@Morita Yui, say something. It must have taken a lot of effort to invite Jiangnan and Tingyu this time, right?"
"Setting aside Jiangnan, inviting Tingyu indeed required great cost, especially since Tingyu has high recognition on the Blue Star."
"That's impressive. With Tingyu's endorsement, the top three should be stable. Unfortunately, the production team is a bit lacking."
As Japan's publicity spread, everyone's attention naturally turned to Japan.
Based on past experience, when Japan performed on its own, it occasionally achieved good results and entered the top three. However, in recent years, they had been at the bottom.
This time, they had invited Jiangnan as foreign aid, but the other countries did not pay much attention.
After all, China, where Jiangnan was from, didn't even have the courage to participate. What good results could they achieve?
The only one they found noteworthy was Tingyu, who was responsible for the music production.
Given the popularity of Tingyu, the strongest dark horse of the Music King, it was possible that the film could enter the top three of the film festival solely based on his influence.
...
Nivi Entertainment.
Morita Yui, wearing a sexy nightgown, sat by the window, gazing at the night view outside, swirling her wine glass.
"Once Mr. Su Yu achieves a good ranking at the film festival, my position as chairman will be secure," she said with a smile to her sister, Morita Yumi, who was opposite her.
"Hmph, Mr. Su Yu is not only helping you but also me. The anime theme song should be out in a few days, right? As long as this project is done well, the chairman's position will still be mine."
Morita Yumi turned her head away and snorted coldly.
However, because her voice was gentle, it lacked any aggressive tone.
It was quite alluring. If the person opposite her were a man, they would surely think she was being coy.
"Then let's wait and see who the position ultimately belongs to. Once I win him over, let alone being the Nivi chairman, I can elevate Nivi to global prominence." Morita Yui lightly sipped her wine, her eyes full of allure.
Now, she was very confident in Su Yu's commercial value. If this person continued to grow, not only the Chinese entertainment industry but also the world would know his name. She even fantasized about what it would be like when Su Yu eventually stood at the pinnacle of global culture and entertainment.
"Heh, if you want to throw yourself at Mr. Su Yu, do you think he'll be willing?" Morita Yumi directly struck a blow.
Her sore spot was touched, and the smile on Morita Yui's face disappeared. "As if Mr. Su Yu would be willing to have you throw yourself at him."
Whenever the topic of Su Yu arose, these two sisters would start to attack each other.
It seemed as if only by doing so could they find common ground with each other.