During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 375: One against four
In the first half of this year's Lunar New Year season, without the involvement of other major directors, it was completely dominated by "The Secret of the Dragon" and "The Thirteen Hairpins".

Thanks to the novel's huge fan base and sophisticated special effects production, as well as the huge popularity of the heroine Liu Yifei, the performance of "The Secret of the Dragon" is quite strong.

The box office surged the next day, breaking through the 5470 million mark in a single day, with a revenue of million.

Entering the weekend, it seemed to usher in a big explosion, breaking through the 6260 million mark in a single day, with sales of 6090 million and million respectively.

After four days of its first weekend, "The Secret of the Dragon" grossed 2.27 million at the box office.

Although the Lunar New Year period is the most popular period, and the movie market can accommodate almost hundreds of millions in box office in a single day, "The Secret of the Dragon" has so dominated the market that "Thirteen Hairpins" has inevitably been affected.

From the 6 days after its release, it grossed 2.59 million, and now, after 10 days, the box office has only collected 3.61 million.

This means that including weekends, the box office of "Thirteen Hairpins" in four days barely exceeded 4 million.

More importantly, due to the subject matter, the single-day box office of "Thirteen Hairpins" has entered a bottleneck stage, barely maintaining above 20 million.

According to this trend, the box office of "Thirteen Hairpins" will most likely not be as good as "The Secret of the Dragon".

As the news spread, many agencies and actresses lamented that the project had been kept secret very well.

The two parties exchanged words with each other and then started to engage in public affairs in the media, which added a lot of laughter to this hot New Year's Eve event.

This is simply retarded. You have to know that even when Hollywood movies enter China, they have to come to pay homage to China Film and Television and distribute the high distribution profits to China.

As soon as the news came out, public opinion was in an uproar.

Although he has repeatedly concealed the box office situation in other markets, there are still media with powerful media who have found out the box office data of "Thirteen Hairpins" in North America and reported it.

More importantly, Zhang Weiping was seeking death on his own this time.

Xue Xiaolu then also announced the film’s casting situation to the media:

Chen Zhiming seemed more formal here, updating the news directly on the company's official Weibo to avoid any more media coming to block the door.

Banks are not charitable institutions. It may be difficult for Zhang Weiping to borrow money to make a movie this time.

That’s why Fatty Yu not only rejected “Thirteen Hairpins” from being released in Bernard’s theaters before, but now he is frequently ridiculing it in front of the media:
"The boss of a famous domestic film and television company, I won't name him, everyone knows him anyway. He has a very bad character. He typically sees small profits and forgets the righteousness. This time he encountered Waterloo. He borrowed a lot of money from the bank. I'm afraid he won't be able to continue... The company will all lose money.”

The film bureau's efficiency was beyond Wei Jin's expectations, and Xue Xiaolu's script was quickly reviewed and released.

This instantly reminded the industry of Wu Ershan's speech when "Thirteen Hairpins" was scheduled to be released for the Lunar New Year - he was confident of confronting Lao Mouzi.

It's a pity that Zhang Weiping forgot his duty when he saw small profits. When the film was released in the North American market, he did not seek cooperation with Jiang Zhiqiang, who was familiar with local business, but instead found a European distribution company.

"Director and screenwriter Xue Xiaolu: "Beijing Meets Seattle" is announced to have passed the review!"

The circle instantly remembered "33 Days of Love", and the media began to rush for interviews. They either went to Nortel to find Xue Xiaolu, or came to Sunward Media to find Chen Zhiming.

""Thirteen Hairpins" has encountered a cold winter at home and abroad. Loss has become inevitable. Xin Hua Mian may have fallen into a debt crisis."

You know, "The Golden Jacket", which was generally considered a bad movie in China at the time, had a box office of tens of millions in North America.

When he got the news from Hunter, Wei Jin called him "good guy, awesome!"
Although Jiang Zhiqiang is not ranked domestically, he has been doing overseas distribution for decades and has very strong connections. The films he has distributed in North America in these years, such as "Hero", "House of Flying Daggers", "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger", etc. I dare say it was a box office hit, which is at least remarkable.

It is said that when "Golden Armor" and "Scarcity" were released at the same time, Zhang Weiping signed a one-month monopoly agreement with the theater chain to directly arrange the film schedule of "Scarcity" to less than 20%, allowing Bernard to A huge loss.

The industry has just learned the news, and all the actors have been decided.

"Shanhe Media and Fiber Optic Pictures will jointly produce director Xue Xiaolu's new film: "Beijing Meets Seattle". Star Culture artist Yang Mi has been confirmed to star in the film's leading female role!"

Wei Jin was not surprised by this.

But now, "Thirteen Hairpins" is performing quite well in China, and its online reputation is also quite good, but the box office situation is so bad.

"Zhang Yimou once again failed in the North American market. "Thirteen Hairpins" was released for 10 days, and the North American box office was less than US dollars, setting a new personal record."

Who is Zhang Weiping? Even publishing companies want to be independent, which can be said to be self-destruction.

Perhaps Zhang Weiping offended too many people and was destined to have such a disaster.

"The North American box office is too low, which may affect the results of the Golden Globe Awards."

"The first male lead: Yu Hewei; the first female lead: Yang Mi; the second female lead: Hai Qing."

Although he didn't name him by name, who in the circle didn't know that he was talking about Zhang Weiping? The latter is very angry, how can he be used to the fat man? He turned around and broke the news to the media.

Zhang Weiping has never failed to win at the overseas box office of Lao Mouzi's films. This overseas distribution actually kicked Xin Hua Mian's long-term partner Jiang Zhiqiang away and directly signed a distribution agreement with a British film company.

"This film will be written and directed by me, and casting has ended."

In terms of subject matter, war historical films such as "Thirteen Hairpins" are destined to be unlikely to be favored by overseas audiences.

After all, when it comes to war movies, there are too many classic movies around the world, and "Thirteen Hairpins" will definitely not be ranked, let alone a domestic war movie.

For a time, the industry felt that the tastes of audiences in overseas markets were really difficult to grasp.

As the saying goes, blessings never come in pairs, and misfortunes never come alone.

You know, the North American box office is so poor, which means that it is difficult to sell the overseas copyright of "Thirteen Hairpins" at a good price.

Xue Xiaolu didn’t hide anything:

"When it comes to character, I think the chairman of a certain listed group company has no say at all. After all, he has no character to speak of. It is rare in the industry for someone like him to abandon his wife who is a loser as soon as he becomes prosperous. As the old saying goes. He is good, he is a Zhongshan wolf, he will be rampant when he succeeds, this is how to describe this kind of person."

At this moment, many colleagues in the industry jumped out to badmouth. It is true that Zhang Weiping has offended too many people over the years. In the past, he relied on Lao Mouzi to win the battle. Everyone dared to be angry but dared not speak out. Now they have caught the opportunity and still Don't you decisively beat up the drowned dog?
Bernard Yu, Fatty, was the most active among them. He and Zhang Weiping had already formed a feud.

I don’t know if it’s because I’m really under too much pressure. I even want to save money on overseas issuance.

"Why is it Yang Mi again? She is almost becoming Xue Xiaolu's number one female queen."

"That's right, "Hongmen Banquet" is so bad, why should we choose her and not even give everyone a chance?"

"Hey, another one on the thigh."

I don’t blame the actresses in the industry for being sour. It was really the shock that "33 Days of Love" brought to everyone.

This is how Wang Kai secured his first-line position, and Yang Mi's net worth skyrocketed as a result.

What about "Beijing Meets Seattle" this time?

The cast of "Wu-Tang". Seeing that the movie characters were completely finalized, Yang Mi and Zeng Jia were truly relieved.

"Congratulations, this movie is not over yet, the heroine of the next movie has been arranged."

Zhao Wenzhuo smiled and congratulated Yang Mi, but also sighed in his heart, it is different to have a big company behind him.

"Thank you, Brother Zhuo. I saw you were also talking about your next drama two days ago. How is the situation?"

Although the contact time is not long, Zhao Wenzhuo is the senior, and she has received a lot of attention in the fighting scenes of this drama, so the relationship is still quite good.

"Well, things are going well. We've almost reached an agreement. We'll sign the contract in a few days."

"Congratulations to Brother Zhuo."

"Haha, we are happy together"

Beijing, Yanjiao villa.

Wei Jin and several assistants started the team building work at the end of the year.

After all, the new assistant has been on the job for two months, but has not yet integrated into the assistant army. Wei Jin feels it is necessary to deepen the relationship between their sisters.

At this time, Wei Jin was lying on the huge water bed, with his whole body in a large shape. Bai Bin was working hard underneath him, and on his left and right thighs, Wang Zixuan and Liu Yan were using innate spiritual treasures to massage him.

In front of Wei Jin's chest was Huang Mengying, who was participating in the assistant team building for the first time, a bit awkwardly imitating the posture of his predecessors.

"Mengying, hold your hands steady and stick them tight. If you feel the wear is severe, you can add some oil."

As the eldest sister, Liu Yan would give advice to the newbie Huang Mengying from time to time. Although the latter was pretty and blushing, she obeyed the instructions very obediently.

The four charming bodies with different styles, but all quite promising, made Wei Jin extremely swollen, and soon Xiaobai felt that the working environment was becoming more and more difficult.

"Who comes first tonight?"

Facing the boss's inquiry, the four assistants looked at each other, and finally it was the eldest sister, Liu Yan, who spoke.

"Let Zixuan and Xiaobai come first, they will join the group soon."

Wei Jin nodded when he heard this. The preliminary preparations for "Celebrating More Than Years" and "Longling Mysterious Cave" have been completed and will be launched soon.

"Celebrating More Than Years" is an imaginary historical drama with many characters. Except for the male lead, which is played by Chen Xiao, the female characters are almost all artists of the company.

Wang Zixuan was a former assistant in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and she was born in a serious Chinese opera class. In addition, she had practiced martial arts since she was a child, and she successfully won the role of Manager Li in "Celebrating More Than Years".

Bai Bin's costume appearance has always been very charming, and this time he successfully won the role of Fan Ruoruo.

It is worth mentioning that Wei Jin, who rarely interferes in the company's casting, has chosen Li Xiaoran to play the role of the eldest princess this time. She is so charming in the original version that it is unforgettable.

In addition, because "Longling Labyrinth" is a series, the creative team still uses the lineup of the previous one.

"Okay, then Liu Yan, just make out with Mengying first. I'll take care of Zixuan and Xiaobai first, and I'll come to care for you later."

As soon as Wei Jin finished speaking, Bai Bin lay down on the water bed, and Wang Zixuan lay on top of her in tacit understanding, sticking together like this.

Wei Jin didn't say much and started today's game. Soon the sound of three people playing Landlord could be heard in the room.

Huang Mengying on the side watched the three people fighting the Landlord with her own eyes, and couldn't help but fantasize in her mind, what would she do if she was in a card position? The legs began to tighten unconsciously.

"Don't worry Mengying, you can serve it in a while. Now let's practice it first."

Liu Yan began to teach the newcomer how to play cards, focusing on the latter's buttocks.

"Ah~~Sister Liu Yan, you are like this"

When Liu Yan's hand slid to a certain place, Huang Mengying couldn't help but hum.

"Haha, you are quite conservative. It seems that the boss has not taught you this yet."

Although what Liu Yan said was unclear, Huang Mengying understood instantly with his current posture, her pretty face turned red with embarrassment, but she was also a little curious.

"Huh? Is this fun?"

"You have to try this yourself to know. Anyway, I think it's pretty good, let me tell you."

The two people here are exchanging their experiences, and the three-person card game over there is about to come to an end.

Although the offensive was not focused enough, Wang Zixuan and Bai Bin had neglected to practice, and their card skills were a bit rusty. Secondly, Wei Jin was not only superb in card skills, but also very powerful, and played cards very fast, so the two assistants did not expect that After persisting for so long, he soon surrendered.

Wei Jin relied on his good physical fitness and did not keep bullets, so he sent hundreds of millions of funds to Wang Zixuan. After all, she was a little older, so taking more care of her would not be a bad thing.

"Little White Tiger, Mengying, it's your turn next, are you ready?"

While talking, Wei Jin ended the card game, but soon he noticed a warmth. It turned out that Liu Yan had already started shuffling the cards.

"Hmm~~~Not bad"

Seeing how sensible Liu Yan was, Wei Jin patted her head as an encouragement, and then looked at the new assistant.

"Mengying, you should learn more from your sisters."

Huang Mengying was a little shy. She had never experienced playing cards together, so she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Boss, I will do it."

Wei Jin didn't say much. While mastering the big orange, he walked on the oiled and smooth thighs. He believed that the new assistant would get used to it if he got used to it a few times.

A few minutes of shuffling time passed. Under Wei Jin's encouraging eyes, Huang Mengying imitated Bai Bin and lay down on the water bed.

Soon, she felt a huge sense of oppression - coming from Liu Yan.

Huang Mengying believed that any woman in her position would be ashamed of herself. Liu Yan's advantage was so great that it was no wonder that he could securely occupy the position of assistant eldest sister.

But soon, Huang Mengying had no time to think about it, because a new card game had begun, and she had to devote herself to it.

This night, Huang Mengying and three seniors took turns playing against their boss. They learned a lot of new knowledge and their poker skills were greatly improved.

That night, Wei Jin used almost all his poker skills and power, and finally convinced the four assistants.

This night, Wei Jin's relationship with his assistants became even closer.
(End of this chapter)