During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 502: Old Wei comes to Beijing to stabilize the harem
This year's Lunar New Year box office was jokingly called the doomsday box office by the media because there were so many movies released in the last ten days of 2012.

Star Cinema actress Tan Hong teamed up with the wealthy and powerful Media Asia boss Lin, and brought in Huaying to form the Hong Kong film team for "The Guillotine", and took the lead in rising up and launching a sniper attack on "Gravity".

This drama is known as a passionate youth costume martial arts 3D movie. It is produced by Chen Kexin and directed by Liu Weiqiang. It has a luxurious lineup with the participation of Huang Xiaoming, Li Yuchun, Ruan Jingtian, Wen Zhang, Jing Bo Ran, Yu Wenle and others.

The publicity before the release was also done very well, even going so far as to hype up the news that Ruan Jingtian had her nipples exposed.

Unfortunately, the movie was so bad that on the first day of its release, the box office was less than 800 million.

The key point is that the online reputation of the film also collapsed. The initial score was only 5.6 points, which was not even as good as the 1975 version. Major film review websites were filled with a lot of complaints.

"It's really too bad to be worse. Damn, I'm furious and mad."

"The last time I saw such a bad movie in the cinema was "The Heroines of Yang's Family", so funny"

"Damn, are you looking at Chun Ge and Zhi Ming?"

"You call this 3D? And the effect is even better than Avatar? Do you have any shame? It becomes 2D when you take off the glasses, with no double vision at all. It's real naked-eye 3D?"

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Everyone in the industry knows that with this first-day box office and word of mouth, "The Guillotine" will definitely lose more than half of its $1500 million production cost.

At this point, another Lunar New Year blockbuster has become the victim of "Gravity".

Wei Jin felt a little distressed when he thought of Huang Xiaoming dragging his "broken body" to promote the product.

I wanted to call him to comfort him, but then I recalled how Huang Xiaoming missed out on the filming of "20 Again" because of "The Guillotines".

After thinking it over again and again, Wei Jin decided not to rub salt into other people's wounds.

After calming down, Wei Jin went to the airport in person. Comrade Lao Wei's flight was about to land.

Originally Liu Yifei was planning to come along, but after much consideration Wei Jin decided to decline.

The old man hadn't seen Dudu for a long time, so he wanted to go back to his villa in Yanjiao first and not let the little girl get involved.

Soon, Wei Jin saw his father walking out of the airport, still looking elegant and friendly.

Even because of his university teaching career, his scholarly temperament has become more and more strong. He is definitely a handsome old man. In a few years, Comrade Lao Wei can even become an internet celebrity on his own media.

"Dad, you've had a hard time on the road."

Wei Jin took the luggage first and handed it to the driver.

"Humph, the journey isn't tiring, but if I have to make two more trips, I'm afraid my heart won't be able to take it."

Although he had prepared himself mentally, Wei Xingbang couldn't help but scold his son when he saw him.

"Hey, Dad, what did you say? There won't be a next time."

"Should? You mean you still can't control yourself now?"

Wei Xingbang's eyes narrowed, making Wei Jin feel guilty, so he quickly changed the subject:

"Dad, let's get in the car. Dudu knows you're coming and is so happy. She asked you to pick her up from kindergarten after school."

Speaking of his granddaughter, Old Wei's face really looked much better, with a kind smile on his face: "Well, Dudu is still less troublesome, and is much more obedient than you. Let's go."

Along the way, Comrade Lao Wei asked Wei Jin many questions, but most of them were about family. He no longer had to worry about his son's career.

"By the way, Dad, how is uncle's health?"

Uncle Wei Anbang has always treated him as his own son, so Wei Jin also called his uncle this time, but the old man was not in good health, so he was unable to make the trip.

"It's nothing serious, but my legs and feet are a bit unsteady, so it's not very convenient to travel far."

At this point, Wei Xingbang sighed: "Son, your uncle has lived a lonely life, so you should go back to visit him more often when you have time."

Thinking of his uncle's old face, Wei Jin nodded silently.

"Okay, I will."

Huang Xiaoming was very strong. Although "The Guillotines" did not perform well, he did not fall down.

Dragging his leg in a plaster cast and wearing a pair of large sunglasses, he stubbornly sat in a wheelchair and personally went to the stage to promote "Great Shanghai" together with two generations of Xu Wenqiang, Zhou Runfa.

Unfortunately, Wang Jing has a very high upper limit, as he was able to produce classics like "God of Gamblers", but his lower limit is also very low, and his performance in "The Great Shanghai" was extremely poor.

The production cost was 1.4 million, but the box office on the first day was only 1300 million.

Although the movie scored 6.7 points, which is not low, but with the classic "The Bund" before it, audience expectations were too high, and this "The Great Shanghai" is difficult to satisfy people, and most of the online reviews are negative.

"Why does Huang Xiaoming look like Lin Feng? Chow Yun-fat's voice is still Huang Xiaoming. It's so shocking. I always feel that the plot is not very coherent. It's simply Young and Dangerous in Shanghai."

"The opening plot is as fast as an airplane, and the reversal at the end is as weak as a paper airplane. Wang Jing's narrative level has seriously declined."

"There are too many plots, too many shots, too many characters, the whole movie, even before the song by the God of Songs at the end, left me with no impression, it was so disappointing."

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Huang Xiaoming fell down again, but the one who was more sad should be Fatty Bernard.

At the beginning, this guy made a high-profile statement in front of the media, claiming that "The Great Shanghai" and "The Grandmaster" would definitely take in at least 10 billion yuan at the box office during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Now it seems that "The Great Shanghai" can no longer be relied upon, and all the burden has been placed on "The Grandmaster".

At this moment, everyone in the industry is focusing on the "Chinese Zodiac" which was just released today.

Whether he can withstand the pressure of "Gravity" depends on Cheng Long.

Wei Jin did not pay much attention to the situation of the film market. He brought Wei Xingbang and Liu Yifei and her daughter to meet them.

The place we had dinner was a private restaurant in Beijing. On the one hand, the food tasted better, and on the other hand, it was very private.

After meeting, Wei and Jin began to introduce each other.

Liu Xiaoli was somewhat surprised by the scholarly aura of Wei Xingbang. If it weren't for the similar faces of the two, she would have suspected that Wei Jin had just found a random actor to play the cameo role.

Old Wei was a little surprised that his future in-laws were so young and beautiful. If his son hadn't told him, he would have thought that the two were sisters.

After some greetings, Liu Yifei presented the gift she had prepared with a sweet smile on her face.

This is a Qing Dynasty agarwood pen holder with a round carving of a mountain search. Although it is a miscellaneous item in the antique business, it is more in line with Wei Xingbang's identity and is relatively easy to preserve. Although Wei Xingbang is an amateur, he also knows the value of this item, which is at least several hundred thousand yuan, and he is really embarrassed to accept it.

Liu Xiaoli said, "Teacher Wei, we are all family, so please don't be so formal."

"This is not appropriate, it's too expensive." Wei Xingbang still shook his head.

Seeing this, Wei Jin could only smile and say, "Dad, Auntie is right. Sooner or later, we will be a family. You should accept Yifei's gift. She is a wealthy woman, haha."

"Well, then. I came here in a hurry this time and I didn't prepare anything."

Things had come to this point, and the little girl's big eyes were full of sincerity, so Wei Xingbang couldn't refuse, but he still wiped the beads off his hand and handed it over.

"Yifei, this string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads has been with me for many years. I'm giving it to you."

Although there was a flash of joy in the little girl's eyes, she was afraid that it was the old man's favorite thing, so she had to look at Wei Jin. After the latter nodded, she took it with both hands and smiled sweetly.

"Thank you uncle."

Seeing this, Wei Xingbang had an even better impression of the girl.

Because it was the first time we met, everyone was very restrained in their conversation.

However, Wei Jin has to admit that although Liu Xiaoli has done many outrageous things, she still has a certain level of interpersonal skills after so many years of working in society.

At this moment, Liu Xiaoli was chatting with Lao Wei about some interesting things that happened in the entertainment industry over the years, which made the teacher very interested. After all, Wei Jin would not chat with him about such trivial matters.

Liu Yifei's behavior was also very decent. She did not interrupt the adults when they were talking. She just sat quietly by the side, listening carefully and eating slowly. When she was occasionally asked a question, the little girl maintained her ladylike demeanor.

Comrade Old Wei was also very friendly after he started talking. During the meal, he talked a lot about Wei Jin's childhood, such as being naughty and chasing chickens and dogs, which made Liu Xiaoli and her daughter cover their mouths to laugh.

Afterwards, they talked about the gifts and some experiences in the antique circle, which made Liu Xiaoli and her daughter say that it was an eye-opener.

The meal time was extremely warm and joyful.

Before leaving, Liu Xiaoli suggested: "Teacher Wei, it's a rare opportunity for you to come to Beijing, and tomorrow is the weekend, how about letting Yifei accompany you around?"

Liu Yifei immediately responded, "Yes, uncle, my brother and I will accompany you to Panjiayuan. There are many old items there. I will also learn from you how to identify them."

Comrade Lao Wei looked embarrassed. He had arranged to accompany Dudu during the day and meet Da Meiyu's parents in the evening, but as an honest man he really didn't know how to refuse.

"Auntie, Yifei, my dad has arranged to meet his comrades in Beijing tomorrow. It's really not a coincidence. Let's talk about it later when we have the chance."

Although he was not happy with Wei Jin's lies, Wei Xingbang still nodded and agreed, "Yes, that's right. I have some plans for tomorrow. Let's do it next time."

Perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, Wei Xingbang added to Liu Yifei with a smile.

"As for identifying old items, Yifei, I am just a half-baked amateur, and I dare not mislead others, haha."

"Uncle, you are too modest. I have benefited a lot from listening to you talk today."

"Haha, little girl, you are so sweet. If you have the chance, come to my house and I will make you something delicious."

"Yeah, thank you, uncle."

After waving goodbye to the mother and daughter, Wei Jin took his father to the villa in Yanjiao.

On the way back, Wei Xingbang was silent for a long time before he said to Wei Jin:

"Son, Dad knows that the entertainment industry is no different from other industries. You are now successful in your career and face many temptations, but you must have a bottom line. This girl is pretty good today. Dad doesn't ask you to be single-minded, but at least don't let her down."

"Dad, don't worry. I brought it to you, so I must have known what was going on."

"Well, you just understand. A loud drum doesn't need a heavy hammer."

Perhaps it was the blessing of the weekend, or perhaps it was the appeal that Brother Cheng Long has accumulated over the years, or perhaps it was the tailwind brought by the rapid success of "Gravity", but "Zodiac" performed extremely well at the box office on its first day of release.

With a first-day revenue of 4880 million, it successfully took over the single-day championship title from Gravity, bringing a bit of surprise to its peers in the industry during this Lunar New Year holiday.

However, the film's reputation online is rather average, with an Impression.net score of only 7 points. As the number of moviegoers increases, this score is expected to drop further.

Wei Jin estimated that it would be a bit difficult for Jackie Chan to realize his 10 billion dream, because Lost in Thailand would be released in less than a week.

During this period, Xu Guangtou, Huang Bo and Bao Qiang have frequently participated in various popular variety shows. This level of publicity can even be said to be a bit of a luxury for a low-budget production of 30 million yuan.

But the results may be even more impressive than in the previous life. By then, it would be a bit embarrassing if the eldest brother was suppressed and beaten.

However, with the release of "Chinese Zodiac", "Gravity" swept the market and its dominance was broken, with the single-day box office falling to around 4000 million.

Wei Jin was mentally prepared for this. After all, no movie can remain popular for a long time, and being able to attract huge traffic for half a month is already quite good.

Han Sanping was a little unhappy and cursed at Wei Jin on the phone, because this basically blocked the path of "Gravity" to hit 20 billion.

After comforting Old Han over the phone for a while, Wei Jin and Old Wei started playing with Dudu again.

During the day today, we will enjoy parent-child time. Who says Old Wei and Little Wei are the oldest?

In the evening, Wei Jin and his father met Gao Yuanyuan's parents with gifts.

Taking into account that the two elderly people are relatively old and in poor health, Wei Jin chose a hotel near the family compound of Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation for dinner this time.

Unlike Liu Xiaoli, who was still in the dating stage, the Gao family had already caused a death, so Comrade Wei felt a little embarrassed after the meeting.

God have mercy on him, a university teacher from a scholarly family, actually encountered such a thing. The key point is that this is not the first time. If he was not the only child in the Wei family, he would have killed him.

"Brother Gao, sister-in-law, don't worry. If this brat dares to bully Yuanyuan and the baby in her belly in the future, I will break his legs first and then sever the father-son relationship with him."

Comrade Lao Wei made a lot of promises in a row, as if this would make him feel less guilty. Wei Jin also smiled apologetically. Without Da Meiyuan present, he was really afraid that Gao's father would say something unpleasant.

It was okay for him to suffer a little injustice, but Wei Jin really couldn't accept his old father being criticized.

Fortunately, Gao's father and mother are both intellectuals, or perhaps things have come to this point and they can only accept it, so the emotions of the two elderly people are relatively stable.

I even felt a little favorable towards the fact that the father and son Wei Jin personally hosted the banquet.

So throughout the dinner, not only was everyone having a great time and feeling at home, but the atmosphere was also harmonious.

At this point, the second phase of harem construction in the Wei and Jin Dynasties came to an end.

Next, we need to consider how to make them love each other and even sleep together.
(End of this chapter)