Entertainment: Starting from joining Kugou Video

Chapter 99 Getting Involved in Alibaba Pictures

Tang Lou, of course, accepted Yang Mi's enthusiasm entirely.

"Mr. Tang, you're really amazing. This time I invested in Xiaohongshu with you and made several small fortunes in no time."

Yang Mi worked very hard, going up and down the stairs while looking down at the Tang Building with great admiration.

Tang Lou was quite satisfied with Yang Mi; he was sensible, ambitious, and capable.

"I'll bring you along again if there are suitable investment opportunities in the future."

Following Tang Lou, Yang Mi has undergone some changes and is no longer satisfied with simply being an actress and appearing on variety shows.

She wanted to join Tanglou in becoming a capital entity, so that she could start her own company and sign some artists.

After all, she's getting older, and she can't keep fighting on the front lines forever.

Moreover, female artists have a much shorter prime time than male actors. Once they get older, their status becomes fixed, and suitable roles become scarce, leading to fierce competition. They are unlikely to take on roles with few scenes.

Tang Lou admired Yang Mi quite a bit, and thought he was intelligent.

"Mr. Tang, your recent 'Roast Conference' is a huge hit. Do you think I could be on an episode too?"

Yang Mi herself isn't particularly fond of this talk show format, but now that the show is produced by Tanglou, things are different.

She wants to collaborate more with Tang Lou, as her own status and the controversies surrounding her make her a perfect fit for the show.

My participation is actually a way of supporting "Roast Conference".

Tang Lou was very pleased with Yang Mi's suggestion. With Yang Mi's popularity and fan base, she could easily be the main guest.

In her previous life, Yang Mi didn't record this program, which means that in this life she values ​​herself.

Tang Lou immediately agreed, and the two of them switched positions.

The two are now very familiar with each other and have adapted to each other's preferences.

Unlike Dilraba's preference for a slow and leisurely pace, Yang Mi prefers a more direct and energetic style, which may be related to her experience and age.

For two consecutive minutes, the two did not speak, but were simply absorbed in their own thoughts...

"Mr. Tang, you're currently producing the second web series in the Mist Theater series. Do you have any suitable scripts for me to work on, or even Dilraba Dilmurat as the female lead?"

Yang Mi is under a lot of pressure lately. If Jiaxing Media wants to stabilize its stock price, these top artists must work tirelessly to produce results, which requires a lot of project opportunities.

Clearly, Tanglou is a very important asset.

Tang Lou did not directly respond to Yang Mi's request, still maintaining a clear distinction between public and private matters.

Today's date with Yang Mi was just a friendly greeting between friends; he didn't want to get too much involved.

"I will definitely come to you if I find a suitable role."

"Don't keep asking if there are any roles available. I don't like it."

Tang Lou coldly grabbed Yang Mi's chin, looking at her with some displeasure.

Yang Mi nodded obediently: "Okay, I won't do it again next time."

Yang Mi peeled off the small umbrella from Tang Lou's clothes and sensibly threw it away.

After finishing her workout, Yang Mi rinsed off before coming out again.

When she came out, Tang Lou had already left.

Looking at the empty room, Yang Mi felt a sense of loss. A man like Tang Lou was destined to be someone she couldn't hold onto.

Perhaps, in a few years, it will be a pipe dream for Yang Mi to even want to have anything happen with Tang Lou.

Yang Mi had learned that Tanglou had recently signed three young girls: Yang Chaoyue, Zhou Jieqiong, and Tian Xiwei, all of whom were pure and beautiful.

"That bastard, I wonder how many he's already ruined."

However, she was already used to such things in the entertainment industry.

It's already quite rare for someone like Tang Lou to attract attention without any coercion, simply through his talent and personal charm.

Just like Teacher Chen back then, his interactions with those female celebrities were all consensual.

Yang Mi still cherished every moment with Tang Lou.

"I wonder how the next project in the tenement building will perform."

"Kiwi has completely fallen behind now, but Tencent Video still has enough funds to buy a large number of top-tier dramas. Although its self-produced dramas can't match the reputation of KuMiao, they are still not inferior overall."

Yang Mi smoked another cigarette, cleaned up the battlefield, and then disguised himself and left the room.

The renewed success of "Roast Conference" has led to another increase in the number of members on KuMiao, and the value of the entire platform continues to rise.

The excellent performance in the first half of this year has prompted Alibaba Group to issue the latest appointment notice.

Shen Yan, former president of the Hangzhou branch of Coolcat, has been officially selected for the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group and the Industry Development Committee.

Shen Yan has taken the most important step in his career, truly stepping into the top tier of Alibaba's Digital Media and Entertainment Group!

This is also a reward for Shen Yan's outstanding achievements in leading KuMiao, and it also shows that Shen Yan is being groomed as a key leader for Alibaba's Digital Media and Entertainment Group.

Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group has a total of eight departments, including Alibaba Pictures in addition to Youku.

Alibaba Pictures was formed in 2014 through Alibaba Group's acquisition of Hong Kong-based China Media Capital, essentially following the same pattern as Kugou Music.

However, Alibaba Pictures' operations have not been very good in the past few years since its establishment.

Up to this year, due to strategic investments, the company has been operating at a loss, with each business segment basically in the stage of spending money to buy market share.

The situation regarding film investment is even more complicated, with recent films all operating at a loss.

This also greatly displeased the Alibaba Digital Media and Entertainment Group.

Originally, the departments below were all equally incompetent, and none of them could really criticize the others.

However, under Shen Yan's leadership, KuMiao Video has made rapid progress in the past two years, becoming a leading video platform and its profits in the first half of this year have increased several times over.

Moreover, under Tanglou's operation, it now has several top-rated variety shows as its core, and its online drama series, Mist Theater, has received good reviews. Therefore, the loyalty of its members is very high, and the user activity is the highest among all video platforms.

In comparison, the leadership team of the Digital Media and Entertainment Group hopes that Alibaba Pictures can learn from the KuMiao team.

At the same time, the top management also proposed a brand-new strategic plan in order to cultivate core talents.

That is, a brand new company called Cool Entertainment was jointly established by Cool Video and Alibaba Pictures. Both departments selected some elite talents to integrate them.

This new company co-invests in and produces film projects, variety shows, TV dramas, and collaborates on the commercialization of intellectual property.

Within this Cool Entertainment, the leadership team of Alibaba Digital Media & Entertainment Group is also preparing to bring together talent from Alibaba Pictures and Coolcat, enabling them to cross-manage and lead joint businesses.

One of the key talents being cultivated this time is Tanglou from Cool Cat.