During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 561 Project Launch: Master and Disciple Glory Together
Sometimes we have to admit that once the boss gives the order, the efficiency of the administrative department is incredibly high.

The selection of the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Horse took less than a week, and the candidate was finalized.

"Director Feng Xiaogang has officially signed a contract with CCTV and will be the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Horse!"

"Huayi's share price surged in response."

Wei Jin could imagine from watching the news that there would be many actors from Huayi appearing on the stage of this year's Spring Festival Gala.

But it's normal. After all, he has become the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala, so shouldn't Huayi Brothers arrange for one of their own to appear on the show?
Even Wei Jin could imagine that during this period of time, one would have to use connections in the circle just to stand on that stage.

After all, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Spring Festival Gala has declined, it is definitely the best stage for artists to refresh their national popularity.

After sighing, Wei Jin turned his attention to the film market.

Another week has passed, and the situation of the summer season has changed a lot.

The performance of Xu Ke's "Dragon King of the Divine Capital" was very strong.

In just 10 days, the box office has exceeded 4 million, and the current daily box office still maintains a high level of million, with considerable potential.

And that movie "Man of Tai Chi" really made Han Sanping pay the tuition. After three days of the first weekend, the box office was less than 10 million. What the hell is this?

However, the movie "Blind Detective" has experienced a reversal thanks to its score of 7.2 on Impression.com. It has been released for 11 days and the box office has reached 1.5 million yuan.

King Liu appeals to audiences and fans online almost every day, urging them to give movies more time and not miss a good movie.

But it seems that the effect is not great, and the daily box office barely maintains at 7 or 8 million.

"Boss, the front desk notified us that Mr. Zhang and Director Yan from Happy Twist have arrived."

Assistant Huang Mengying's voice pulled Wei Jin back from the phone screen.

"Okay, bring them here."

Happy Twist was very concerned about the drama "Charlotte's Troubles" and made an appointment some time ago. Unfortunately, Wei Jin was busy with post-production, so they were notified to wait a while.

Now that the post-production work is finished, it’s time to start.

Soon, Wei Jin met Zhang Cheng, one of the founders of Happy Twist, in the office.

Zhang Cheng was wearing a T-shirt, short-sleeved shirt, jeans, glasses, and shoulder-length hair, which gave him an artistic vibe.

The way of conversation was also somewhat literary. Uncommon words such as "I", "long time no see", "fascinated" etc. kept popping out of his mouth, which sounded a bit strange.

However, there are all kinds of people in the world, which was not uncommon in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

After the greetings, the guests took their seats. Wei Jin did not exchange excessive pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"You two should know that there are some differences between stage plays and movies. I wonder what changes have been made to the script?"

Hearing this, Yan Fei took out the information from his briefcase and handed it over with both hands.

"Boss Wei, you are an expert, please correct me."

At the same time, he was explaining, "Boss Wei, the story lines of the main characters in the stage play are very rich, so this time we mainly adjusted the roles of the supporting characters."

While listening, Wei Jin flipped through the script and saw that even a detailed budget had been made at the end.

A few minutes later, Wei Jin closed the document and nodded.

"Mr. Zhang, Director Yan, there is no problem with the script, we can follow this. But as for the budget, 2000 million is too little, let's make it 3000 million."

Zhang Cheng is the founder after all, so he was able to remain calm. But Yan Fei became excited and his face turned unusually red.

Before coming, they were worried that they would be picked and chosen, but they didn't expect it to be so easy. This is pure trust.

Taking the two people's reactions into consideration, Wei Jin calmly asked about the role arrangements.

"Boss Wei, the original cast is definitely the best for stage play adaptation, after all, they have much more experience."

When Yan Fei said this, he felt the boss next to him poking him, and he immediately reacted and changed his words:

"But professional actors will definitely be fine. I wonder what arrangements you have made, Mr. Wei?"

"It's not a big deal. Just leave the role of the second female lead Qiuya to me. For the other roles, you can just follow your original cast. By the way, if Shen Teng is worried, ask him to lose some weight."

"Well, that's no problem. I will definitely urge him to lose weight."

"Well, then, we can start the preliminary preparations. The company will arrange a relevant team to assist you. Is Director Yan okay with that?"

Yan Fei quickly put down his hand and said, "Boss Wei, what are you talking about? We have no experience. We would be more than happy to have your company's help, haha."

"Okay, so be it."

As Wei Jin said, the promotional preheating for "Reincarnation of Killing" has begun, and the promotional posters have crossed the ocean and appeared on the Internet.

On the huge poster, there are only Jing Tian and Tom Cruise, the absolute core.

The background of the poster is the wreckage of fighter jets scattered all over the sky, coupled with the broken mechas on the two main creators, giving people a feeling of doomsday.

At the bottom of the poster is the name of the movie, the producers, and the time the movie will be released.

There is no need for the producers to say hello, the media and the Internet will report it spontaneously.

The industry has once again been reminded that this giant crocodile from the abyss will be arriving during the Lunar New Year holiday!
With the example of "Pacific Rim" in the past, the industry has a clear judgment on this movie. Perhaps with the support of the three major Chinese producers, it will dominate the entire Lunar New Year box office, and no one dares to challenge it!

However, no one expected that at this time, three more movies announced their release dates.

"The action crime film "New Police Story 2013", jointly produced by Wanda Films, China Film Group, and Shanhe Media, starring Cheng Long, Lei Jiayin, Gao Ye and others, is scheduled to be released on December 12."

"Directed by Chen Jiashang, the second installment of the Four Famous Detectives series, starring four young actors, will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday on November 11."

"The comedy film "Personal Tailor", produced by Huayi, written by Wang Shuo, directed by Feng Xiaogang, and starring many big stars such as Ge You, Fan Wei, Song Dandan, Bai Baihe, Li Xiaolu, and Zheng Kai, is scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday and will be released on December 12."

Although the three films all chose to stagger the release date of "The Killing", they were all scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday, which still made the media and the film and television industry collectively excited.
If we count them carefully, there are already several big productions that can be counted during the entire Lunar New Year period, which is really lively.

The movie "Tiny Times" has completely died out after 20 days of release.

Even after several appeals to fans and moviegoers to contribute to the box office, "Tiny Times" still failed to cross the 5 million mark, and was even worse than "Left Ear".

"As of yesterday, the total box office of Tiny Times was 4.52 million yuan, with a single-day box office of less than 1 yuan. Its potential has been exhausted and it was withdrawn from the theaters early."

"The box office of Tiny Times is far from what was expected, and fans say it is the result of suppression."

"Guo Jingming cried and complained that he was ostracized and bullied by the industry, and called on relevant departments to rectify the market atmosphere. He also said that he and the main creative team will meet with fans and moviegoers for "Tiny Times 8: The Age of Youth" on the 2th of next month. See you there!" To be honest, this result was within Wei Jin's expectations.

After all, with the advent of the Internet age, especially after the listing of Impression.com, the reputation of a movie always comes first.

Haven’t you seen that even the best actors like Zhang Yimou and Chen Shishi’s movies with bad reputations still don’t sell well at the box office?

"Tiny Times" has been able to survive until now thanks to the support of its die-hard fans. At least 80% of the box office revenue was contributed by young girls in their twenties.

However, precisely because of this, "Tiny Times" is destined to go down in film history, and it will be recorded with negative labels such as "indecent and corrupt" and "shattering all world views".

But one thing is undeniable, this movie allowed Guo Xiaosi to gain a firm foothold in the film industry, because he made money for the producers, and even many production companies were jealous.

It is foreseeable that there will be more and more movies like this that will attract fans in the future.

"Boss Wei, Guo Xiaosi is still encouraging himself to learn from you. He said that "Those Years" was also criticized a lot."

Wei Jin was unhappy when he heard what Lao Chen said.

"Is this the same thing? It's not the same thing at all."

The reason why "Those Years" was released was mainly because it was released during the Lunar New Year period, competing with Feng Dapao and Zhou Xingxing, which touched the nerves of many old guys.

The points of criticism are all about Wei Jin overestimating his own abilities, which has little to do with the movie.

"So, Guo Xiaosi was scolded by netizens again, and many directors in the circle also accused him of fraud."

Talking about this, Chen Zhiming couldn't help laughing, but Wei Jin didn't know what to say.

After all, given his current status and Guo Xiaosi's humble attitude, it would be a bit embarrassing to argue with him about his words.

"Okay, let Guo Fan teach him a lesson this time."

Wei Jin has high hopes for this movie, and there is no problem that it can beat the second part of "Tiny Times".

"By the way, how is the promotion of "Time Traveler" going?"

"Well, everything is going according to plan. Guo Fan has already led the crew to record a variety show. This time he is trying hard to enter the billion-dollar club."

"Tsk tsk, his dream is too small"

Wei Jin shook his head, hoping that Guo Fan’s confidence would be built up after this time.

"How are the premiere arrangements going?"

"Well, the invitations have been sent out, and it's set for the 31st."

"Row."

As August draws closer and the summer season is drawing to a close, the upcoming movies are starting to get promoted frantically.

The film "Time Traveler" directed by Guo Fan has attracted much attention in the industry, simply because it was the script written by Wei Jin himself.

This movie will also be the first to be released in August, and has recently appeared on various variety shows.

Next came popular domestic films such as "A Romantic Affair" and "Tiny Times 2" starring Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying.

I have to say that Huang Xiaoming really spares no effort to promote his girlfriend. There is still half a month left, and he posts a Weibo almost every day to help promote her.

As for Yang Mi, perhaps because he was so badly betrayed by the first part of "Tiny Times", he remained silent this time.

Including the other main actors of "Tiny Times", they all seemed to have disappeared, leaving only Guo Xiaosi jumping around.

However, compared to these popular films, the low-budget "Youth" attracted more attention from netizens.

Because many well-known actors and first-line stars in the circle are posting on Weibo to help promote and advertise this movie.

This is extremely puzzling. It's not a big production, the director is unknown, and the leading actor is someone no one has ever heard of. Why are there so many celebrities to support it?

Soon, some knowledgeable netizens came out to explain the situation.

"Who is the male lead Dong Zijian? He is the son of Wang Jinhua, the top agent in the domestic entertainment industry. His father is the actor who played Wu Lang Bagua Gun in Kung Fu."

"Oh my god, he's a second-generation celebrity."

"Awesome! He debuted as the leading actor, and he also has the actress Qin Hailu to act with him. The configuration is perfect. I have to admit it!"

"It's so unfair. Many actors who graduated from professional schools can't even get a minor role."

"Brother, what are you thinking? Their ancestors have worked hard for decades, and you want to make up for the gap with just ten years of hard study?"

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Looking at the discussions online, Wei Jin had to admit that there was no such thing as fairness in the entertainment industry, and there could not be absolute fairness in any circle.

Moreover, Wang Jinhua's influence in the domestic entertainment industry is actually not that great. This time, she must have mobilized all her connections to pave the way for her son's debut work.

I can only say, how pitiful are the parents in the world!
Just as many films were getting ready to be released, the Venice Film Festival officially announced the first list of films shortlisted for the main competition unit.

"Nomadland" and "The Distinguished Citizen" are on the list!
As soon as the news came out, the entire film industry was in an uproar. The fact that both the master and the apprentice were nominated at the same time was definitely a rare event in the Chinese-language film industry in many years.

"The realistic English film "Nomadland" directed by Wei Jin has been selected for the main competition unit of the Venice International Film Festival"

"After the regrettable defeat of Whiplash, Director Wei Jin once again launched a charge towards the Venice Golden Lion and the three major European Grand Slams!"

"Whether Director Jiang Wen can help Director Wei Jin achieve the Grand Slam as a judge, we will wait and see!"

"After "Searching" was shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, Tian Zhuangzhuang, director of the directing department of Beijing Film Academy, was shortlisted for the Venice Film Festival again with the Wei and Jin Dynasty play "Outstanding Citizen"."

“This Venice Film Festival may see the grand occasion of the master and apprentice shining together!”

Compared with Wei and Jin, there are much fewer reports on Tianzhuangzhuang, and most of the reports are about students. After all, the media also knows who has more traffic.

However, for Wei Jin, it was a more joyful thing that his mentor was shortlisted, and he called to congratulate him as soon as possible.

"Wei Jin, I have to thank you. This script may be the closest I've ever been to winning an award."

Even through the phone, Wei Jin could feel the joy of his mentor. Directors of their era were indeed very obsessed with awards.

"Teacher, rest assured, there will be good results this time."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin came to Liu Yifei.

As the leading lady of the Venice Film Festival, shouldn't she celebrate properly?
So that night, Wei Jin felt the charm of the subdued fairy again.
(End of this chapter)