During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 206: Dragon Crossing the River and Tokyo Characteristics

After the filming of the Xiangjiang scene ended, Wei Jin stayed for two days. Firstly, Jingtian needed a rest, and secondly, he also wanted to check on Jiahe.

Thanks to the launch of the "October Siege" project, Golden Harvest finally took a breath of relief in the stock market. Later, it was reported that the rights to several movies were purchased by Summit Entertainment in North America, which greatly stimulated the stock price.

So far, Jiahe's stock price is 70% higher than when Wei Jin took over, which shows how sluggish it was back then.

Still in the retro teahouse, Boss Zou took the initiative to invite me.

I don’t know whether it’s because his retirement life is too leisurely or because he sees Jiahe regaining its vitality. Boss Zou’s condition is much better than before.

"Wei Sheng, your plan is right. I made the right choice. Only with Jiahe in your hands can we find a way out."

At present, several plans for Jiahe have been launched, and this old company has indeed changed from its previous lifelessness.

In terms of theater chains, Golden Harvest originally had about 15% market share in Xiangjiang, which was far inferior to the Broadway theater chain and the UA theater chain of Liji Group. Moreover, the equipment was relatively old and there was no IMAX at all.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties took over, the theater chain has not been expanded. After all, the Xiangjiang film market is only so big, and the annual box office is only 10 billion. There is no need to continue to expand.

However, the internal equipment has been updated. Jiahe currently has a total of 7 theaters with less than 30 screens. It does not cost much, but it can greatly enhance the confidence of investors.

In terms of movies, Wei Jin has also given out several scripts, such as "Chill", "Detective", "Chasing the Dragon", "Wushuang", etc. I believe that as the project progresses, Jiahe will once again become famous.

"Mr. Zou, this is my promise, not to mention that Jiahe is now my property. This is what we should do."

Wei Jin didn't believe that Boss Zou asked him out just to compliment him. He paused and asked:

"But, what's the reason for your date with me this time?"

"Huanya and Yule, please ask me, an old man, to help you. We hope to meet you."

Although he and Lin Jianyue were not on good terms, they were both hanging out in Xiangjiang, and Boss Zou did not refuse the message.

"Oh? Lin Jianyue and Jiang Zhiqiang?"

Wei Jin knew it. After being in the entertainment industry for many years, he had some understanding of all the forces.

Since entering the new century, the old established film companies in Hong Kong such as Golden Harvest and China Star have gradually declined, followed by several new emerging forces, the most prominent of which are Yinghuang, Huanya and Eucalyptus.

The rise of Uniasia is inseparable from the joining of the rich man Lin Jianyue. In 2000, under the introduction of Cheng Long, he joined Uniasia. The following year, he acquired most of the shares held by founder Zhong Zaisi and became the leader of Uniasia. doorman.

Relying on his wealth, Huanya has successively produced several movies in just two or three years, including "Infernal Affairs", "Initial D", "The Big Deal" and so on.

At one point, he even launched an acquisition of Jiahe in the stock market, which forced Boss Zou to bring in Li Huagua to help resist the "barbarians at the door."

This person has excellent vision and courage. In recent years, he is no longer limited to the small pond of Xiangjiang. After moving north, he collaborated with Huayi in films such as "A World Without Thieves", "The Banquet", "Assembly", and others. Many of the co-productions also have the shadow of Uniasia behind them.

Eucalyptus was originally engaged in overseas distribution. With the great success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", it has a special liking for costume blockbusters, such as "Hero", "The Golden Jacket", "House of Flying Daggers", "Huo Yuanjia" ", "Lust, Caution", etc. all have investment from Eucalyptus.

Boss Jiang Zhiqiang has a special liking for great directors and has an outstanding vision. He has not missed the works of Li An and Lao Mouzi, including "Monster Hunt", which later earned more than 20 billion in box office.

Wei Jin, as a top commercial director in the Mainland and in charge of the flourishing Shanhe Media, currently has a close relationship with Yinghuang. It is not difficult to guess what the two companies are planning.

"Mr. Zou, please reply to them. The time is not right. See you again when you have a chance."

Wei Jin didn't want to deal with these people at all, not to mention the character of these two people. He had Jiahe as his base in Xiangjiang, and Yinghuang as his ally. His relationship with Yindu institutions was not bad, so it was hard to cooperate. Go to these two houses.

From the current point of view, these two families are enemies rather than friends, and there is a great competitive relationship. In addition, when they develop in the mainland, they will have to have a fight sooner or later, so there is no need to meet.

"Old man, I understand, Wei Sheng, you are right. Xiangjiang is too small to accommodate so many real dragons."
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Wei Jin's reply of refusing to meet soon caused a storm in the Hong Kong circle. After all, in Hong Kong, it is rare for people to dare not give face to Uni Asia and Eucalyptus at the same time. It is like a fierce dragon crossing the river.

"Director Lin, it seems that our plan has failed. This guy is really out of touch."

Jiang Zhiqiang looked about fifty years old, with an elegant face and a bit short stature. Although he was rejected by Wei Jin, there was no anger on his face at all.

"It's normal. Wei and Jin hold the Golden Harvest and form an alliance with Ying and Huang, so they can go sideways in Xiangjiang.

Not to mention in the Mainland, he has a close relationship with China Film Group, and the Huayi brothers are not enough to look at in front of him. They are young and frivolous, and they should be like this. "

Lin Jianyue wears gold-rimmed glasses, has a stout figure, and looks harmless, but his clenched hands show that he is not calm.

"Mr. Jiang, since he refused, we should make plans. After all, Jiahe's production in Xiangjiang is limited, so it does not pose a threat. The key is the mainland. Shanhe Media's production is not small. This year, five movies have been approved. In the future, we Can we still have soup?”

"I don't understand what you're saying. The question is who will step up to compete in the ring? Huayi Brothers? The kings and kings are all cowards. The newly crowned Zhang Weiping is also scared. You can't count on Cheng Tian, ​​right? "

Jiang Zhiqiang took a closer look and found that there was no one in the mainland who could compete with Wei and Jin.

In fact, they don't necessarily want to go against Wei Jin, they just want to seek cooperation, but if you think about it, you know, what do Huanya and Yule have to offer that is worthy of Wei Jin's exchange?

After thinking about it, Lin Jianyue also felt that there is no good way at the moment. What can you do if people don't cooperate? Snipe him? I'm afraid I'm thinking about shit.

"Let's leave it like this for the time being. He will eventually have to compete with those companies in the future, and we will make further calculations when the time comes."
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"Ip Man 2" has been released, with a box office of 2.38 million in the mainland, 4800 million in Hong Kong, and 2.1 million in Southeast Asia.

The celebration banquet this time was very large, and many guests from all walks of life came.

"Boss, is it true that Mr. Wei won't come over?"

Huo Wenxi looked at the scene. Most of the artists who could be named by Ying Huang were here at this time.

If Wei and Jin come here, they will look familiar to each other. Maybe there will be any opportunities in the future?

"He has already taken the crew to Tokyo for filming, hey."

Boss Yang felt a little emotional that he didn't know the news earlier this time, otherwise he would have invested no matter what.

However, Wei Jin did not cooperate with the other two companies, which made Boss Yang relieved.

"By the way, what did Jiang Wen ask you for before?"

"It's like this. Director Jiang said he was working on a script and asked us if we wanted to invest. It's a commercial film, but the script hasn't been perfected yet."

"Go and reply to him. There's no problem with the investment. He's eaten as much as he can."

"Boss, should you be careful? You lost a lot in the last movie."

Huo Wenxi reminded her that she thought investment was okay, but it could spread risks.

"You just can't see clearly. China is a director-centered system. Investing in movies means investing in people. I am optimistic about Jiang Wen."

Boss Yang’s tone is unquestionable, and he has adhered to this philosophy throughout his investment journey.

"I understand, boss, I'll contact him when I get back."

Huo Wenxi nodded thoughtfully, maybe this is really the case in the film industry.

"By the way, did Danny really say that?" Boss Yang's tone was a little cold as he looked at Zhen Feng, who was so proud and chatting around.

"Boss, it's true. He wants a salary of 30 million for the next film."

The two consecutive films have achieved great success, and Ying Huang certainly wants to start the third one.

But what Huo Wenxi didn't expect was that the lead actor Zhen Zhuan actually opened his mouth.

"He knows what you say, 1000 million, this is my bottom line, and it is also the last time you bargain with me."

Including distribution fees for this movie, Ying Huang can earn at least 8000 million, which is definitely the most profitable series currently on hand.

As the leading actor, Zhen Zhuzhu asked for a higher salary. Boss Yang could accept it, but asking for 30 million yuan was a slap in his face.

"Okay, boss."

Although the boss did not say anything about the consequences of disagreement, Huo Wenxi could already imagine it.
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After the dinner, Zhen Zhuang came to the car with a gloomy expression.

The assistant on the side saw this and asked hurriedly:

"Brother Danny, sister Mani, don't you agree?"

"Yinghuang is too stingy. He is only willing to give 10 million and send him off as a beggar?"

The difference between Yinghuang's quotation and his current worth was too big. Zhen Zhuan was a little angry. He asked himself that it was enough.

When filming "Ip Man 1", he only received a salary of 200 million. Later, Boss Yang gave him a red envelope of million, and he accepted it.

But this time the box office was higher, and his salary only increased to 500 million. According to the contract, the next film would be up to 800 million, which he couldn't accept.

"Brother Danny, what should we do now? Do we agree?"

"What else can I do if I don't agree? Hold off for now?"

"The copyright belongs to Mr. Wei, maybe."

The assistant's words made Zhen Zhuan's eyes light up.
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Wei Jin, who was in Tokyo, naturally didn't know about the conflict between Yinghuang and Zhenzhuan.

For the shooting in Tokyo, long-term publisher Fang Dongbao is in charge, so Wei Jin doesn’t have to worry too much.

The filming process went very smoothly, and within a few days, the scenes here were almost complete.

Just waiting for the last actor to arrive and complete his role, the film can be declared finished.

This time I play the role of Hu Ge, the Chinese boyfriend who the heroine met in Tokyo and died in front of the hotel.

Wei Jin could also give an explanation to Miss Cai. After all, he had eaten Master Liu for such a long time.

Wei Jin originally planned to let Liu Shishi play the role of the heroine's roommate, but considering that there would be a lot of scenes opposite Jing Tian, ​​there was no need to forcefully create a Shura field, and other female characters had no role, so he gave up.

As for the role of the heroine's boyfriend, relatively speaking, there are only a few minutes of footage, and the shooting scenes are relatively concentrated, so it will not delay Hu Ge too much time, so it is a good choice.

"Mr. Wei, you have remembered me."

As soon as they met, Hu Ge gave Wei Jin a hug.

"Hello Miss Jingtian, we are really destined. We met last time in Shanghai. This time we are playing boyfriend and girlfriend. More importantly, my name is Jingtian in "Sword and Sword III", haha "

Hu Ge greeted Jing Tian with some familiarity, but his humor made the little girl laugh. Li Xiaoyao was so funny.

After some pleasantries, several people returned to the hotel.

That night, Wei Jin took Hu Ge to shoot the scene in the nightclub. There were no requirements, just getting high. The filming went very smoothly.

On the way back, Hu Ge kept complaining that Wei and Jin were not human beings, and did not even give him time to rest. He was simply squeezing the labor force.
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Early the next morning, Wei Jin took the crew to the hotel that had been arranged in advance.

"Attention all units, scene 92, first shot, action"

In the screen of the monitor, Jing Tian and Hu Ge were standing at the door of the hotel, and the two of them repeatedly pulled over who would deliver the box.

"What are you going to do?"

"I have to go home. I have an exam next Monday. I also have to take a shower and then read. Is that okay?"

As the conversation between the two progresses, the shooting lenses and angles are constantly switching.

The two of them used Chinese in this scene. Throughout the movie, English dialogue was not used very much. That is, English was only used when talking to the drug lord and some of his underlings in Tokyo.

This large scene seemed to last only a few minutes, but it was divided into more than a dozen shots during the shooting, and it took more than half a day to complete.

As the camera switched, Hugo was shot and lying on the hotel glass.

"click"

Wei Jin looked at the scene in the camera, thought about it carefully, nodded, and then picked up the loudspeaker.

"I announce that "Super Body" is officially finished."

In fact, only the shooting in Tokyo has been completed so far, but the assistant director has been arranged to shoot the remaining fragmentary footage before coming to Tokyo. This is completely reasonable.

"Great."
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That night, under Dongbao's arrangement, Wei Jin and the crew held a simple closing banquet.

After the banquet was over, the person in charge of Dongbao specially communicated with Wei Jin in Japanese. Seeing Wei Jin shaking his head, the other party was a little disappointed.

On the way back to the hotel, Hu Ge asked abruptly:

"Director Wei, what did that little notebook tell you just now?"

Jing Tian was also a little curious because everyone had communicated in English before.

"He asked me if I wanted to arrange something with Tokyo characteristics, but I refused."

Wei Jin took Jing Tian's hand, put it to his mouth and kissed it, his intention to take credit was obvious.

Jing Tian was also very satisfied after hearing this, thinking about what benefits he could give the man at night.

Only Hu Ge, after reacting, let out a wailing cry:

"Director Wei, why don't you ask me for my opinion?"

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