During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 348 Yang Mi’s surprise

Zeng Jia was very efficient. In two days, he clarified several projects of Meiya.

But she seemed a little hesitant at the moment. After thinking for a while, Zeng Jia decided to leave the choice to Yang Mi.

"Mimi, there's good news and there's bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?"

Yang Mi is impatient and would not play such a childish game with Zeng Jia.

"Sister Jia, please stop showing off."

"The good news is that the male lead of the movie has been confirmed as Zhao Wenzhuo, but the female lead has not yet been decided. They are very willing to have you join."

Speaking of this, Zeng Jia felt a little emotional. In the past, when she was honored, Meiya was not so easy to talk to. Despite their past friendship, it was impossible to provide film resources, but now it is completely different.

Of course, this also includes the reason why Yang Mi is so popular.

"What about the bad news?"

After the film schedule was cut, it received almost no box office these days, and the final revenue was 4000 million. The producer's loss was at least million, which can be said to be a loss of money.

"The bad news is that the production cost of the movie was only 2000 million."

"We cannot turn a blind eye to the anxious waiting of movie fans. This will greatly hurt the enthusiasm of the audience. "The Legend of White Snake" cost 2.4 million. It will definitely be worth the money in the hands of the audience and ensure that every fan who enters the theater will enjoy the movie. happy."

"If you join, they are willing to give you the same price as "Hongmen Banquet", 200 million."

But that's normal. "The Legend of White Snake" can be regarded as a Hong Kong movie.

As soon as the news came out, the industry was abuzz. The last one to do this was "Mei Lanfang". The purpose was simply to make the first-day box office better. After all, the better the first-day results, the more convincing the publicity would be.

After all, whether it is the director, the production team, or the cast, more than 80% of them are from Hong Kong. If this is not a Hong Kong movie, what is?
If it hadn't been for the "Painting on the Wall" produced by Optical Fiber, many mainland celebrities would have turned around to help support the show.

It's just that the industry didn't expect that Yangzi would make another wave of sexy moves before it was released in two days.

The short, big and tight movie "Da Wu Sheng" was miserable.

After talking about business, Wei Jin was about to hang up, but Lao Wang actually had something else to do.

"In response to the strong demand from the audience, the release time of "The Legend of White Snake" will be moved forward 6 hours, that is, at 21 pm on the 6st!"

Unlike Huayi and Gaodagen, who were sad, Han Sanping was probably in a good mood.

Hearing this, Yang Mi frowned. Backed by Shanhe Media and supported by Wei Jin, she was no longer Xiaokarami. She now looked down on movies with such low production costs.

"In terms of salary, how much are they willing to pay?"

"How long will the filming take?"

"Brother Wei, that's interesting, haha."

With an investment of 7000 million, the movie box office was not very good to begin with, yet it dared to offend a mountain eagle.

It is worth mentioning that most of the "gangsters" in "Painting on the Wall" are related people from the Mainland, while "The Legend of White Snake" is actually composed of mostly directors and stars from Hong Kong.

"The Legend of White Snake" and "The Painted Wall" are about to be released. Major theaters have begun intensive film schedules, and the first shot of the National Day release is about to begin.

Even across the phone, Wei Jin could feel Lao Wang's joy. You must know that there are still several Hollywood blockbusters still in theaters, including "Norwegian Wood", a literary film adapted from a famous Japanese novel.

Huayi's "Global Love" invested 2000 million, and the final box office revenue was more than 5000 million, which is barely a return on investment.

This promise from Wei and Jin can be regarded as giving "Painting Wall" a head start.

Many industry insiders and celebrities have helped promote the event on Weibo.

"Source Code" was released for more than 20 days, with a box office of 1.26 million, and the box office in a single day was more than one million.

Compared with the buyout price of 300 million US dollars, China Film will make at least to million dollars this time, which can be said to be a huge profit.

It can only be said that the reputation of Fiber Optic Pharaoh is still much greater than that of the fledgling Juli Pictures.

Only that time, Poet Chen was scolded thoroughly, and Yangzi was no exception.

Talking about Cao Cao, Cao Cao arrived, and Lao Wang called.

"Okay, Sister Jia, help me get on."
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Time has entered late September, and two movies released at the beginning of the month have been released ahead of schedule.

"Brother Wei, you have to give me more consideration in the theater arrangement of "Painted Wall"."

"Director Xiangjiang is very fast. According to their shooting plan, it will be completed in about a month."

"Don't worry, Mr. Wang, I can guarantee that before the release of "Thieves", it will not be less than 30%. How about it? Is it interesting enough?"

Looking at the news on the Internet, Wei Jin is increasingly looking forward to the head-to-head confrontation between "Painted Wall" and "White Snake".

But Yangzi is not ashamed, but proud.

Juli Pictures co-distributed Fang Bernard, announced.

After pondering for a while, Yang Mi became concerned about the core issue.

A large number of companies in the industry began to ridicule, and Optical Fiber even expressed its stance directly through its official Weibo:
"Only if you don't have confidence in the movie will you engage in such petty tricks. It's embarrassing and not a good thing on the stage."

But after all, it is a movie resource, not to mention the female lead. The balance in Yang Mi's heart has gradually tilted.

This unabashed stance clearly exposed the contradiction between Hong Kong filmmakers and mainland filmmakers, and netizens praised it as wonderful.

Wei Jin estimated that it would be difficult for anyone to invest in Aodagen in the future.

Yang Mi nodded, the price was quite sincere, but when she thought about the three months of "Hongmen Banquet", she felt it was not worth it. With her current worth, running several events would cost more than this amount.

"Brother Wei, it's like this."

After listening to Lao Wang's narration, Wei Jin fell into silence.

He did not expect that Wang Changtian would eventually choose to join the "Tongque Terrace" project.

"Brother Wei, this project has an investment of more than 100 million, and I only invested more than 10 million. This is to give Changying face. After all, he is also the original big brother."

Wei Jin understood what Lao Wang meant, and human relations were nothing more than this.

Changying, the full name of Changchun Film Studio, was one of the eight state-owned film studios.

Since the reform of theater chains, the film market has begun to follow the path of market and commercial films.

The original eight major studios either transformed or went bankrupt. Old-established studios such as Xiying, Changying, and Shanghai Film have almost become rental units. The actor team is gone, and the director team is also gone.

In 99, Changying began to reform and established Changying Group based on the original studio.

By selling off the old factory area to revitalize assets, Changying Century City was built on the outskirts of Changchun, a large-scale tourism and entertainment city. Its main business has changed from film production to a cultural tourism group. But as an old film studio, Changying is definitely not willing to decline like this. Especially the strong rise of China Film and Shanghai Film in recent years has made Changying even more eager to make achievements in the film market.

Raising such a large amount of funds this time must be an attempt to revive the company.

It's just that the thinking of the old studio is still at play. Changying wants to train its own directors, so it is a bit bold to hand over such a large project to a newcomer with connections.

However, Wei Jin was just a shareholder of Optical Fiber, and he didn't bother to say more about what Wang Changtian decided.

"Okay, Director Wang, I understand, is there anything else?"

"Hey, Brother Wei, there is something really wrong. That's it. As for actors, they hope Liu Yifei."

"No way, I won't agree."

Before Wang Changtian could finish speaking, Wei Jin interrupted him. Are you kidding? He had finally won over Liu Yifei. How could he allow her to participate in such a project that was destined to be a bust? Changying's abacus was too good. .

"Brother, don't worry. The salary is not a problem. How about 1500 million?"

"Director Wang, it's not about the salary. You should know that top actresses need to cherish their feathers."

Wang Changtian on the other end of the phone was silent. He understood what Wei Jin meant, and then retreated and did the next best thing.

"What about Yang Mi from your company?"

In Lao Wang's view, Yang Mi is currently popular, with "Xiu Chun Knife 3" having a box office of 2 million, and he also starred in the historical blockbuster "Hongmen Banquet". He is indeed a very suitable candidate. Although he is not as good as Liu Yifei, he should be right. The movie will also provide some blessings.

"Ok?"

Wei Jin was stunned by Wang Changtian's thinking. He was about to refuse, but then he remembered Yang Mi's resentful eyes that night.

No matter what, my resources are limited, and I really can't take care of everyone around me. Although I am not optimistic about this movie, at least it is the leading female role in a production worth hundreds of millions, and it can be regarded as a top resource in the industry.

Even if the box office fails in the end, the blame cannot be passed on to the female lead, but she still has to make it clear to Yang Mi. How she chooses it is her business.

"I have no objection here, but I still have to see what she thinks."

"Okay, brother Wei, I'll wait for your reply, but you have to do it as soon as possible. It is estimated that the phone will be turned on after the National Day, so..."

"it is good."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin called Zhang Xu and then stopped paying attention to the matter.

On the other side, after receiving the notice from Zhang Xu, Yang Mi was filled with huge surprises.

"Senior brother really still has me in his heart."

Seeing the smile on Yang Mi's lips, Zeng Jia shook her head. With that man's achievements, it would be hard for a woman not to be tempted. She just hoped she wouldn't fall too deep into it.

"Mimi, what do you think about Mr. Wei's words?"

"What else should I consider? If the box office is good, it will support me. If the box office is bad, it has nothing to do with me. It's a big production worth 1 million, and I still partner with Zhou Yunfa. What reason do I have to refuse?"

Yang Mi replied nonchalantly that in the primitive accumulation stage, we must rely on quantity to win.

Besides, although Wei Jin has always had a good vision, the filming of the movie has not started yet, so who can say for sure about the box office? Is it possible that he can still foresee the future?

"Sister Jia, can we coordinate the scenes in "Wudang"?"

"Okay, they will start shooting around the end of November. They will compress your role a little. It is estimated that you can join the team again in mid-December. If "Tongque Terrace" takes more than two months, you should have no problem wrapping it up."

Yang Mi nodded. More than two months should be enough. Previously, "Hongmen Banquet" was said to be more than three months, but her scenes could not be filmed for that long.

"That's good"
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In the office, Wei Jin is busy drawing the scenes of "The Bottom Girl".

As for the promotion of "Thieves", Wei Jin did not participate this time. After all, with his current status, it is indeed not suitable to follow the road show for promotion.

But even so, Wei Jin is not worried at all about the box office of "Thieves".

First of all, the overseas copyright of the movie has already made a profit, and no matter how big the box office is, it is pure profit.

Secondly, there are so many actors in this movie, whether it is publicity or road shows, they are completely able to withstand it, and they can even be divided into two groups.

Finally, after so many years of building reputation, Wei Jin believes that his movie is definitely the highest priority choice in the hearts of the audience.

Therefore, the top priority must be "Bottom Girl". After all, it is Jing Tian's new work after three years. Wei Jin also hopes to bring her the best blessing.

After working all morning, Wei Jin stretched out, lit a cigarette, and took advantage of his break to read some information on the Internet.

One piece of news caught him by surprise.

The gift film "Revolution of 1911" initiated by Shanghai Film Industry Corporation was about to be released in a few days, but was actually stopped by the Film Bureau.

The reason given is that major historical themes are not suitable for overly explicit passionate scenes.

As soon as this news came out, the Internet was now in chaos, with many netizens who were originally not interested in the movie asking for resources.

It also made Wei Jin dumbfounded. It reminded him of the time when "Lust, Caution" had not yet been released, and company employees came to him to get the CD. It was exactly the same. It seemed that LSP was the greatest productivity in the film market.

However, SIPG responded quickly. Ren Zhonglun personally stated that he would delete this scene and promised that it would not affect the film's normal release time.

Wei Jin picked up the phone and called Brother Cheng Long with some gossip, and the reply he got was absolutely honest.

"It's true. When we were filming that scene, there were too many people on the crew. Li Bingbing and I couldn't let go. We even drank half a catty of liquor before we went into battle."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin said it was wonderful. You must know that the eldest brother has a lot of fun. This time he couldn't even let him go on the set. You can imagine how passionate he was.

The eldest brother even expressed some regret that he had not kept a backup before, and this scene would become the swan song.

However, what Wei Jin admires the most is Shanghai Film Group Corporation. It actually made a gift film like this. During the critical review, he almost got through, but there was no one left.

Netizens were very unhappy when they couldn't find the resource online and complained one after another.

"Could it be that someone deliberately reported it?"

"Who would be so boring? I think it's mostly competition among peers. Didn't "Revolution of 1911" claim to surpass "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" and "The Founding of the Party"? Could it be the underworld of China Film and Television?"

"It's hard to say, but I think it's possible."

Looking at the comments on the Internet, Wei Jin felt that maybe Lao Hantou really took action.

You know, he and Ren Zhonglun have been in love with each other for many years.

Withdrawing his gaze, Wei Jin continued busy dividing the shots, and time flew by.

When it was almost time to get off work, he received a call from Yang Mi. Wei Jin did not refuse this time. After all, this woman had been vacant for almost half a year, and she still had to keep her shape.
(End of this chapter)