my gilded age

Chapter 326 The Lunar New Year War is the first match, you will die!

In October, as insiders thought, the box office was still stagnant.

However, it is very different on the surface. Some articles have already appeared on the market.

"With the carnival of movie fans, this year's Lunar New Year festival will be the strongest in history."

"Nearly [-] great films are gathered in the Lunar New Year festival!"

"Starting from next month, it has already entered the Lunar New Year period, so movie fans should prepare their wallets."

These manuscripts cannot be said to have ulterior motives. After all, this is also reality. Starting from November, the competition for the Lunar New Year slot has already begun.

But does everyone agree?
In Beijing, at Huayi Company, a reporter was asking to verify this matter.

"Mr. Wang, many people have been saying recently that the Lunar New Year holiday has been greatly advanced this year. Is this true?"

"That's the question, of course it is. This year's competition is definitely the most intense!"

"Mr. Wang, as the largest private film and television company in China, Huayi's current actions..."

"Needless to say, I have prepared many blockbusters for the Lunar New Year this year, including "Parasite" starring Fang Binbin and Zhang Jiahui, and "Assembly", the director Feng Xiaogang's work that has many well-known movie stars, plus the following During the Spring Festival, "Kung Fu King", which we collaborated with Hollywood on, will also meet the audience..."

When these strings of film titles came out of Wang Zhonglei's mouth, the reporter was very happy. It can be seen that this trip was not in vain. This year's Lunar New Year film is definitely very interesting.

However, after the reporters were sent away and the Wang brothers closed the door, there was another issue.

"Brother, right now many navy forces are pushing to advance the Lunar New Year holiday. What do you mean by this?"

"What else can it mean? There are too many movies. What you are probably trying to say is that this is the work of a famous star who has three movies under his belt?"

"Obviously."

"But this is also good for us."

The brothers had noticed some details before. The Lunar New Year film schedule hadn’t been released yet, so someone posted an article to test it out. Later, many companies and even theaters said that this year’s Lunar New Year film is the longest and the earliest.

In the film and television industry, we also need the spirit of Wang Po selling melons, and the most important thing is to be able to praise and directly say that our melons are good, which is quite unsightly. But like now, if we emphasize how good the Lunar New Year is, then we Chinese filmmakers will What kind of difficulties will we face, how difficult it will be, and how fierce the competition will be.

What will movie fans think after seeing such news?
It's a good way, not a word is about selling movie tickets, but the atmosphere of the whole market is heightened.

Since so many companies are talking about this, and the Wang brothers can also benefit from it, why not do it.As the boss of a domestic private entertainment company, do you want to go against everyone?

Therefore, even if you know that there is something fishy about this matter, you will still take the bus, and you must take it seriously.

However, their methods were prepared early.

"Brother, how will Red Star and the others respond?"

"Well, I don't know about this either. But, if we brothers don't mess with him once, we'll really be upset!"

"That's right! What the hell did that Chibi film? The ending was so depressing."

"Yes! Let that girl die as soon as possible!"

As the two brothers were talking, they started talking about the "Red Cliff War" again. Come to think of it, the ending of this TV series caused a certain amount of harm to the two brothers, and they actually hold grudges to this day.

Of course, this is definitely not the main reason. The Wang brothers have decided to kill Bai Shiqiu a long time ago. It is a life-and-death drama in the mall.

In the next November, Hua Yi will play "Parasite", but how exactly will he fight?

……

Wudaokou, HD District, Beijing.

There are many famous schools here. Some people joke that every street sweeper has a master's degree.Of course, the joke cannot be true, but it does illustrate some problems.

But wouldn’t it be great to open a cinema in such a place?
"We would like to invite the famous movie stars Mr. Bai Shiqiu, Miss Qianqian and Mr. Yu Dong, the president of Bona... to cut the ribbon for our cinema!"

It was very festive, with a bright red carpet and bright red flower baskets. Sister Jingwei was the host and announced the ribbon cutting under a big plaque.

Needless to say, there is a newly opened cinema, and since there are Bai Shiqiu, Qianqian and Yu Dong, it must be the cinema that Lao Bai, San Ye and Yu Dong explored.

The big signboard is very eye-catching, and the most special thing is the three big letters on it, ZHB.

By the way, our theater chain is called ZHB theater chain. As for what ZHB means... China Film, Red Star, and Bona are the initials.

Even if I really called him this name, I couldn't help it. This name was really embarrassing. He once suppressed Lao Bai, and he wanted to just call him Orz Cinema.At that time, Na Yudong thought that the spelling of this letter was very creative and it would be a good idea to use it. However, Qianqian stopped him, thus preventing a tragedy from happening.

In any case, our own theater chain at Red Star is up. Of course, this is actually the third one. The first one was opened in Bai Shiqiu’s hometown. Because of the cost, it is relatively cheap, so it can be used The experiment was carried out and the result was a great success.

Our own cinemas can screen Red Star's own films. Bai Shiqiu's celebrity effect is very strong in his hometown, and many of the films in Red Star Film and Television are from the Northeast.

The second one opened in Harbin, and the third one arrived in the capital, choosing Haidian, which is relatively cheaper.

This time for the ribbon cutting, Bai Shiqiu of course pulled the hero, Comrade Xiao Wan, over. When she saw this theater, she felt so happy, and her eyes were crescent when she smiled.

Then cut it, everyone...

Three, two, one!

Click, and at the same time, the salute sounded, and ZHB's first cinema in Beijing was opened for business.

For such a ribbon-cutting ceremony, there are definitely not only kind-hearted onlookers.

"Bai Shiqiu, can you tell me about some of your famous movies for the Lunar New Year?"

"Of course. First of all, we have prepared our works with the most serious attitude this year. The first one to meet you will be "The Third Man". This is the masterpiece of Brother Cheng Er. It is an honor for me to be able to star in it. …”

It has to be said that Bai Shiqiu's ability to deal with reporters has improved.

Red Star Pictures currently has 4 films in production, "The Third Man" in November, "Tough Guy" in early December, and then "Assembly", and the film for Qian Qian will be scheduled for next year, during the Spring Festival. It will be released at the end.

It's quite good. In such a schedule, all four films can be released, and they all have a certain schedule, which is very respectable.

However, reporters noticed something else.

"Bai Shiqiu, why have you become so fat now?"

"Yes, I have a double chin." "Didn't you keep your mouth shut?"

Bai Shiqiu hasn't been seen for a while, except for being photographed with Mu Xiaomi before, and this time when she appeared, her double chin was obvious.

Qianqian came to help at this time, "Because of filming, Lao Bai needs to gain weight for these few movies, I can't even recognize him, haha..."

When Qianqian said this, the reporters were naturally attracted to her. Moreover, they also talked about what kind of drama it was. Of course, they mentioned the two movies, one of which was "The Third Man" and the other one. Well, of course it’s the movie that the two of them collaborated on.

It's a good opportunity to promote it.

As for Bai Shiqiu, I didn’t say that. I also explained, "I need to gain weight for filming. I am trying to lose weight, but losing weight, as everyone knows, is really not easy..."

He was a little embarrassed when he said it, which naturally aroused everyone's resonance.

Yes, it is indeed not easy to lose weight. Many reporters also talked about it. Various weight loss experiences came together at this ribbon-cutting ceremony. Girls from Jingwei also joined in to chat.

Yu Dong watched from the side, and said to himself, Lao Bai is really good, no matter what, he can give you something to talk about.

The topic of weight loss is almost eternal, and Bai Shiqiu's weight loss plan this time, he estimates, will take half a year. It cannot be the kind of crazy dieting or taking weight loss pills, which is very harmful to the body, and rebounds quickly.

But some reporters did not forget important things and asked: "By the way, I heard that Huayi also has a movie to be released in November called "Parasite". This... Looking at some introductions, it seems to be similar to Your "The Third Man" is somewhat similar."

Here we go, the question finally comes.

Qianqian looked at Lao Bai, and she had long wanted to ask, what are you going to do, Lao Bai?
Bai Shiqiu is still smiling. He is now fat and looks cute when he smiles. "I can't say much about this kind of thing, but I only dare to say one thing. I also participated in the screenwriting of our Red Star's "The Third Man". I and we The entire team is absolutely responsible for our work.”

As soon as these words came out, all the reporters understood that Bai Shiqiu was saying that he was not copying, and conversely, Huayi was copying.

Of course, it is not fully stated, it all depends on understanding.

After the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the reporters all went back to write their articles, and everyone else went to do what they were supposed to do. Only Bai Shiqiu and Qianqian were left. They were in the car, and they didn't get out of the car when they got home to the garage.

"Old White."

"Qianqian, just say what you want to say."

"Okay, can I say that I'm jealous of Gao Yuanyuan?"

"Huh? That's not necessary."

"Honestly, did you and Gao Yuanyuan rekindle their old relationship while filming?"

"How is that possible? Your husband, I..."

"Look, I'm scaring you, hehehe..."

It must be said that Bai Shiqiu really broke out in a sweat.

Qianqian looked at her man, "This time it's Gao Yuanyuan versus Fang Binbin."

"Hahaha... Qianqian, you are really good at grasping the key points." Bai Shiqiu really smiled.

Qianqian also laughed, but suddenly said, "I'm not allowed to fight because I'm not pretty enough for them?"

"Ahem..." Bai Shiqiu choked and coughed.

Qianqian's smile deepened, but her movements became more agile, and she directly turned Lao Bai's face over and said, "Love me."

Then he kissed her hard.

Bai Shiqiu was a little frightened, but he responded immediately. At this time, he could fully feel that Qianqian's heart was empty...

Only love her.

SUV, lots of space.

After a long time...

"Old Bai, what do you think of losing weight like this?"

"This...is this the legendary way of losing weight with your life, right?"

"Hahaha... dead old white man, stinky old white man..."

Then, the car creaked again.

……

During the time when Bai Shiqiu and Qianqian were studying the weight loss plan, many things were going on step by step.

Both "The Third Man" and "Parasite" are holding some movie viewing parties, for theaters and reporters, but as they continue to do so, Huayi suddenly gets into trouble.

"Regarding the plagiarism of our film "Parasite" in the movie "The Third Man", we at Huayi Company hereby strongly condemn it and hope that Red Star Film and Television will stop the egregious infringement!"

"As for the evidence of plagiarism, so far we have found as many as 17 similarities!"

"Now I would like to invite the director of the film, He Ping, to speak."

This was a press conference from Huayi. It issued a strong condemnation and talked about the plagiarism of "Parasite" by Red Star Film and Television's "The Third Man". This time it became lively.

"The script of "Parasite" is my original work! I am really sad! Someone is plagiarizing so shamelessly!..."

He Ping, a well-known domestic film director, received rave reviews for his "Swordsman in Double Flag Town" back then, and in recent years, his "Heaven and Earth Heroes" has also gathered big names.Currently, in Huayizhong, his status is like that of a guest guest.

This time "Parasite" was another masterpiece produced by He Ping many years later, but it turned out that it had been plagiarized by "The Third Man".

Of course it must be strongly condemned, and He commented on it.

"We reserve the right to resort to law! We hope that Red Star Film and Television will pull back from the cliff!"

Hearing this, the reporters went crazy. Everyone knew that this year's Lunar New Year battle had already started, and the opening was so exciting...

　thanks for your support!Thank you!
　　Sorry, the medicine Hei Che took seems to make me sleepy, and I have been sleeping until now. Sincerely... Then, Chapter 2 should be done as early as possible. Thank you very much.

　　
　
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