It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 1304: The top star officially fell from the altar!
"Have you heard? Alibaba Pictures and Penguin Pictures have taken over all the shares of "Fengshen Trilogy" from Jingxi Culture, which indirectly caused Jingxi Culture's stock price to fall to 3.71 per share, and the total market value has even dropped to 25 billion!
Tsk tsk, in less than half a month, the market value plummeted by 20 billion! This time Jingxi and Song Ge are completely finished, and there is no chance of turning things around. "

Even though Chen Fei had been receiving first-hand information, Wang Changtian still kept calling him every day to share the news.

If they have nothing to do, they will chat for a while.

Chen Fei laughed and said, "All the copies of Investiture of the Gods Trilogy have been sold. It seems that Jingxi's film and television business has come to an end from today."

However, although the film and television business has come to an end, Jingxi will definitely not go directly to bankruptcy, liquidation and closure like LeTV or Huayi.

One reason is that the amount involved in Jingxi is not large.

Although the fines imposed by the CSRC have cut a large chunk of their flesh, they have not caused any serious damage.

What's more, they also have tourism and cultural resources, so it is impossible for them to collapse.

Now that the film and television business has come to an end, the worst that can happen is that the transformation has failed and the company will go back to the tourism industry.

Song Ge...or rather, the previous chairman of Jingxi was still very smart. He left a way out for Jingxi so that the company would not collapse completely.

However, the company’s reputation is now facing a serious crisis, and it may be difficult to return to its peak.

In addition, there were fines for false transfer of investment share income rights in multiple projects such as "A Chinese Ghost Story" and "Palace of Song Dynasty". This wave is enough to make them pay the price.

Overall, under Song Ge's various outrageous operations, Jingxi Culture, which began its transformation in 14 and officially transformed into the pan-entertainment industry in 16, is completely finished today.

And the root of all this comes from his evil thoughts!
If he didn't target "Detective Chinatown 3", if he honestly did the promotion and publicity and competed fairly, Chen Fei wouldn't have bothered to mess with him.

He thought he was very clever and secretive, but he didn't expect that everything was under Fade's control and surveillance.

It's your own fault!
"Ugh!"

Inside the prison, Song Ge, wearing prison uniform, looked at the iron bars in front of him and couldn't help but sigh, his eyes full of regret.

In fact, up to now, he still didn't know that the person who sent him in was actually Chen Fei!
The object of his resentment had never changed.

Former vice chairman of Jingxi Culture——Lou Xiaoxi!

Up to now, he still believes that it was Lou Xiaoxi's reporting materials that caused him to be imprisoned.

He also believed that the reason for the sudden outbreak was that the China Securities Regulatory Commission, through Lou Xiaoxi's reporting materials, found out about Jingxi Culture and his various illegal operations in private, and then took advantage of his relaxed vigilance to catch them all in one fell swoop.

As for the others, he never doubted them at all.

After all, in his opinion, apart from this woman, no one else could know his secrets and illegal operations.

In fact, strictly speaking, Lou Xiaoxi can also be considered as one of the accomplices.

The CSRC has currently taken measures to ban her from the securities market and issued a relevant arrest warrant.

But she had fled abroad before the outbreak of the epidemic, and now her whereabouts are even more vague. No one can find her, and there is not even any news about her.

On the other hand, Song Ge still had a glimmer of hope, so he did not leave.

But this glimmer of expectation was completely shattered at this moment!
Fines and such are not really important, after all, it's only a few million.

The key is the 6-year prison sentence!
Six years later, the outside world has changed drastically. Even if he manages to get out successfully, what can he do then?

Whether Jingxi culture still exists by then is another matter.

"Come on, stop sighing. Just make the best of it. The verdict has come down. Do you still want to appeal and ask the court to change the verdict to not guilty? Wake up, Mr. Song."

The teasing coming from behind made Song Ge frown.

He turned around slowly and his eyes fell on Wang Zhonglei, who was wearing prison clothes and had a crew cut. His face instantly darkened.

This guy has been in prison for less than three years, but his appearance has changed dramatically.

His once round cheeks were sunken, his cheekbones were protruding, and he was so thin that he looked unrecognizable. His prison uniform hung loosely on his body like a rag hung on a bamboo pole.

Seeing Song Ge turning around and looking over, Wang Zhonglei slowly said, "Now that things have come to this, just accept your fate..."

His voice was hoarse as if it had been rubbed by sandpaper, and the corners of his mouth even pulled out a dark smile, "Anyway, you are not alone, don't you have me here to accompany you? We can still be companions."

Be a companion?
That’s 6 years!

Song Ge didn't know how he would survive this long and prolonged prison life.

"Mr. Wang, do you regret it?" Song Ge's voice was very muffled, as if it was squeezed out of his chest.

Wang Zhonglei grinned and gave a sad laugh, then shook his head slowly after a long while: "I never regretted doing those things, if I were to do it again, I would still do it.

I just lost, that's what happens to losers, I knew it was going to happen, so I have no regrets."

Lost?

Song Ge chewed on this word in his mouth, and suddenly smiled miserably.

Indeed, as Wang Zhonglei said, he himself is also a loser.

As for the emotion of regret, it does not exist at all.

If he were to do it again, he would only be more cautious, more covert, and less ostentatious, rather than not doing it!

"By the way, why didn't I see Director Wang after I came in?"

After calming down, Song Ge returned to his bunk and asked curiously about Wang Zhongjun's situation.

He vaguely remembered that in 19, the police reported that Wang Zhongjun was arrested after nearly a year on the run.

But apart from that notice, there was no other news.

Song Ge originally thought that the two brothers were together, but he had not seen Wang Zhongjun for several days after coming here, which was very strange.

"My brother has some health problems. He is currently applying for medical parole. He is in the hospital undergoing surgery."

Wang Zhonglei gave a simple explanation, but the doubts in his heart could not be dispelled.

He was arrested in the second half of 18. Wang Zhongjun, who was in Singapore at the time, asked someone to pass on a message, saying that they wanted to find a way to operate abroad to reduce his sentence.

But at the beginning of 19, Wang Zhongjun was arrested on the spot at a cocktail party!

Even until the day he was arrested, Wang Zhongjun was completely confused.

He hid so well and never revealed his whereabouts to the outside world. He hid for more than half a year before he dared to show up.

But how did the police find out?
Could it be that someone has been watching him, waiting for him to reveal a flaw?
Who on earth has so much free time?
Chen Fei: My balls don’t hurt, but my stomach hurts a little from laughing.

On the 23rd, with the official end of production of "The Story of Yanxi Palace" starring Zhang Ziyi, the urban anti-spy TV series "Eye of the Storm", directed by Yu Bo, who played the role of Tong Bo in "Water Moon Cave", and starring Yang Mi and Zhang Binbin, officially landed on Dragon TV and Zhejiang Satellite TV, and was broadcast simultaneously on iQiyi and Tencent Video.

The drama focuses on the national security front in the contemporary urban context, telling the story of national security personnel represented by An Jing and Ma Shang, who work hard to crack technology theft cases and protect the country's rare resources and important scientific research technologies from being stolen.

Before it was officially launched, the promotion of this drama was amazing!

Planning began in 2010, and the script writing took 9 years and five revisions. In February 19, the entire script passed the review of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television and the National Security Film and Television Center, and was approved for project establishment and filming.

Even the chief producer is Gao Chen, a gold medal producer in the industry.

In Gao Chen's words, "The emergence of Eye of the Storm fills the gap in users' cognition, and helps them understand that the national security cause is to protect national security, and the work of the National Security Bureau is counter-terrorism, counter-espionage and political protection.

Moreover, under these big concepts, Eye of the Storm also has a more in-depth and detailed portrayal of the national security cause, so you can look forward to it..."

With multiple gimmicks, the show has attracted a lot of curiosity and popularity among viewers. However, after it was officially launched, many viewers criticized Yang Mi's lines, expressions, and performances, saying she had a "paralyzed face" and a "dough voice"!
Of course, this was not the key to Chen Fei's laughter.

What really made him nervous was that he had no idea which company was responsible for the promotion of this drama. It was so unreliable.

On the first day of the series' release, before the first episode had even finished airing, a large number of five-star reviews appeared on major rating websites.

It would be fine if it was just a short review, but all that popped up were long reviews!
What is this concept?
It's just like playing!

"Pfft, these film critics have probably already watched the show in advance, why are they still giving away spoilers?"

Looking at the long reviews about "Eye of the Storm" posted online, not only did Chen Fei have a smile on his face, even Jiang Xuerou, who came to report on his work, couldn't help but smile.

The content of the long review actually revealed Yang Mi's performance and plot in the last few episodes. If you didn't know, you would think these people had turned on the "super super super super advance on demand".

This marketing is terrible!
"Okay, forget about "Eye of the Storm". It has nothing to do with us anyway." Chen Fei put away his smile and asked about the broadcast status of "The Son-in-Law".

Jiang Xuerou immediately replied: "From the current broadcast situation, the data is very stable, there are no problems, and there are no mistakes in marketing and publicity. The first hit drama of 2021 can be regarded as freshly released."

When she said this, her face was full of smiles.

The better the performance of "The Son-in-Law", the more outstanding her performance will be, and the higher the benefits she can enjoy at Feiyu Film and Television will be. This is undoubtedly a good thing.

"A hit drama? Haha, good, that's great. I'll ask the finance department to give your entire team double the bonus this month."

Chen Fei smiled with satisfaction, completely ignoring the fact that he had just distributed new year's red envelopes not long ago.

If you achieve results, you will naturally be rewarded.

After all, how can a horse run fast if it doesn't eat grass?
At the same time, just as Chen Fei was having a great conversation with Jiang Xueruo about the release date of "The Snowy Swordsman" and the preparations for "Strange Stories of the Tang Dynasty", on the other side, Yang Mi was already furious!

"Which group is responsible for the release? Why? The year has passed, are they still asleep? Why did they make such a stupid mistake?"

The more she scolded, the angrier Yang Mi became!

Before a new drama is broadcast, review control and publicity are routine work processes that need to be prepared in advance and should be properly implemented early on.

But the current situation is like child's play!
After only one episode was aired, a large number of five-star reviews appeared, and the number of long reviews increased by hundreds.

What's going on?

It is clearly telling the outside world that Jiaxing is trying to give good reviews to "Eye of the Storm"!
Die-hard fans may not take it seriously, but opponents may have already started mocking them secretly.

There are also many netizens online who have flocked to the long review section to start complaining, and their words are full of sarcasm about the act of "paying for long reviews."

How could Yang Mi remain indifferent?
Obviously the quality of this drama is quite good, even though her lines and performance are a bit unsatisfactory and cannot compare with those veteran actors.

But while there are disadvantages, there are advantages as well!
At least the theme of "national security" is exciting enough, the pace is quite fast, and the whole story background is well organized without any major mistakes.

In this era when movies and TV shows are starting to compete to see who is worse, this is actually enough.

Just broadcast it in an orderly manner and follow the process.

But now, because of the issue of "paying for long reviews", a large number of doubts have directly emerged. Isn't this just asking for trouble for no reason?
"Calm down first. I will severely criticize the publicity and promotion team and order them to make corrections immediately..."

Although Zeng Jia looked solemn, he still retained some rationality.

After all, she was the one who took the lead in the publicity and promotion work. Now that something went wrong, she cannot escape the blame.

However, as the chairman of Jiaxing, she has room for maneuver. She only needs to find a few subordinates who have poor work ability to "take action" and then she can shift the responsibility.

Then, she turned to comfort Yang Mi: "Don't be too angry, go and take care of the new variety show and the new drama first, I will take care of this."

In her eyes, why should Yang Mi interfere in such matters?

As a tool, it is enough to do your job well and work hard to make money for the company.

Unexpectedly, Yang Mi suddenly said, "I heard from the subordinates that the manager in charge of publicity doesn't seem to be very capable? Has he had several conflicts with the materials department?"

In an instant, Zeng Jia's expression changed slightly.

The manager of the publicity department is her younger brother, who was forced into the company by her. His ability and level are indeed incomparable to those of the professionals.

It was a fact, and she couldn't argue with it.

But the key issue now is that Yang Mi never asked about these things before, so why did she suddenly change her attitude and start paying attention to the company's internal affairs?
Zeng Jia felt a little uneasy, but she said calmly, "I'll take care of it."

"Well, that's good. Let's solve these small problems as soon as possible so as not to affect the overall situation."

After saying that, Yang Mi turned and left.

She has already taken on three dramas, "Fox Spirit Matchmaker: Yuehong Chapter", "Thank You Doctor" and "The 80/20 Law of Love", and will be busy with the follow-up.

It’s just a pity that she still can’t find any film projects.

In fact, this situation does not only happen to her, but also to many popular stars and actors. The film market in recent years has obviously become less welcoming to them.

People prefer to watch veteran actors or the younger generation of actors with great acting skills. As for those traffic stars, their ability to carry the box office is indeed worrying.

The same is true for Yang Mi.

Although she belongs to the category of 85 flowers, she has one foot in the traffic circle. In addition, her acting skills are not particularly good, so it is difficult for her to enter the film market.

Looking at her leaving back, Zeng Jia's expression changed slightly and his mind became active.

Ever since Jiaxing confirmed that it could not transfer from the New Third Board to the A-share market, Yang Mi's condition gradually became unusual.

This made Zeng Jia gradually feel a sense of foreboding.

Jiaxing can do without anyone, but it cannot do without Yang Mi, the pillar of support!

If she left, Jiaxing would undoubtedly be left with only an empty shell, and this was definitely a scene that Zeng Jia did not want to see.

"It seems like we need to find a way to get her to renew her agency contract as soon as possible..."

Zeng Jia muttered to herself, and began to think about her next plan.

……

Time flies, and before we knew it, it is already the end of February.

With the end of the Lantern Festival, the New Year of 2021 has come to an end.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, five new films were released in the film market, including both Hollywood blockbusters and new Chinese-language films. However, all of them ended up with dismal box office results on the first day.

At the same time, "Rock Solid", which was released during the Lunar New Year holiday, also reached the end of its key extension.

The film finally completed with a box office of 36.69 billion, which not only broke Zhang Yimou's personal box office record, but also helped him officially join the "30 billion movie box office club", leaving a strong mark in the domestic film market.

With Wang Changtian's arrangement, the celebration banquet was naturally a lively one.

Just as everyone was toasting each other, the media suddenly exposed the punishment notice against Zheng Shuang.

You know, Jingxi Culture had already fallen into crisis due to tax issues, and now as a participant, she naturally cannot escape the law.

At this point, the first top star in the Chinese film and television industry since entering the traffic era has fallen from the altar!

At the premiere of "Solid as a Rock", Chen Fei raised his glass and clinked it with Wang Changtian's. He murmured with a deep and complicated look in his eyes, "She will definitely not be the last one..."

(End of this chapter)