During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 604: Wei Jin is questioned and very angry

Wei Jin didn't expect that Xu Yongjia had quite a few ideas. He actually wanted Zeng Li to play the leading female role in "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

"Mr. Wei, Zeng Li's performance in "The Hidden" was quite good. She can definitely handle this role."

On the phone, Xu praised Zeng Li generously, as if this role was tailor-made for her.

"Director Xu, let's change someone."

Wei Jin did not give any further explanation and simply refused.

To be honest, although "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" is a main-theme police and gangster film, apart from the men's scenes, the role of the wife of the leading female character, Zuo Shandiao, also has quite a lot of scenes, which is worthy of Zeng Li's status.

Especially in the original novel, the female bandit Hu Die Mi, from a rural girl to the wife of a bandit leader, has a full character arc and is quite a highlight.

To a certain extent, the plot of this play is driven by Qinglian's encounters and experiences.

In professional terms, this character is the highlight of the entire play.

However, this character has quite a few large-scale scenes in the play, such as wearing a torn cheongsam and being tied to the bed and whipped.

Perhaps in the eyes of a director like Xu Ke, or most actors in the industry, this is a dedication to art.

But for the Wei and Jin dynasties, this was unacceptable.

He could have some fun in private, but how could he let his woman, the mother of his children, play such a sensational role?

However, Wei Jin also knew that this was not what Old Monster Xu really meant, so he did not argue with him too much and simply changed the subject.

"Director Xu, how is the crew's preparation going?"

"Boss Wei, the filming team has already gone to Northeast China for a field trip. If there are no problems, we can audition and decide on the cast. We will try to start filming within the next month."

As the saying goes, food and fodder must be sent before the army moves. "Lin Hai Xue Yuan" itself is a story that takes place in Northeast China, so it would be best if it was shot in real life.

But winter in Northeast China is no joke. The temperature right now is already more than ten degrees below zero, so I have to try whether the shooting equipment can operate normally.

Moreover, this test cannot be completed in a day or two, and it is necessary to test whether it can run for a long time.

If that doesn't work, the whole plan will have to be readjusted.

"Okay, let's wait for the news. You can also use this time to roughly draw up a list.

Once we get some news from the crew and confirm the filming schedule, we will use the invitation system to audition, and then we’ll see if it’s a good fit.”

Since the big boss had spoken, Old Monster Xu naturally had no other ideas and nodded in agreement immediately.

"Okay, Mr. Wei."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin returned to the room and saw Liu Yan curled up on the bed with a laptop in her arms.

Without even asking, Wei Jin knew that Liu Yan was watching "Joy of Life".

After all, there are two of her good comrades here, so they must support her, right?
The drama was officially broadcast on Shanghai Satellite TV, Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV and Jiangsu Satellite TV at the beginning of the month.

According to feedback from the company, the ratings were quite good, with the premiere ratings as high as 2.42 and an audience share of 13.9%.

After the show started airing, the ratings skyrocketed. In just one week, the peak ratings exceeded 3, reaching 3.36, ranking first in the same period.

To be honest, Wei Jin was not surprised at this result at all.

Not to mention the cast and production costs, the reputation that Shanhe Media has built over the years and the extremely high popularity of the original novel on the Internet are enough to make this achievement worthwhile.

Moreover, over the years of online film and television adaptations, the level of screenwriters has become more and more sophisticated, and they can accurately grasp the audience's preferences.

Therefore, both book fans and drama viewers are quite satisfied with the plot, as evidenced by the high rating of 8.9 on Impression.com.

This score even surpassed that of "The Snowy Swordsman" and is catching up with the Zhenhua Trilogy.

Although the ratings may decrease over time, it means that the subsequent ratings will definitely increase!
There is no doubt that "Joy of Life" is definitely a strong contender for the annual ratings champion!
"Boss, Zixuan has finally become famous."

There was a hint of happiness for her bestie in Liu Yan's tone. After all, the four assistants had developed a pretty good relationship over the years.

Not sisters, but better than sisters!
"Ah."

Wei Jin grasped the huge situation and nodded in agreement.

Although Wang Zixuan has already starred in two movies, the way movies and TV series spread an actor's fame is different.

Especially Si Lili in "Joy of Life". Although she is only a supporting role, the character arc is very full and very eye-catching.

Wang Zixuan has only appeared in a few episodes so far, but her Weibo fans have already skyrocketed.

According to Zhang Xu's report, some smart brands have already contacted her for commercial endorsements, hoping to grab a bargain.

How could Zhang Xu agree to this? He had to wait until the TV series was finished and its influence spread to the maximum.

"When 'Charlotte's Troubles' is released next year, Zixuan will be able to secure her position as a second-tier actress."

The filming of this drama was completed during the National Day holiday and is currently in the post-production stage. It is estimated that we will be able to see the finished film when Wei Jin finishes filming and returns to Beijing.

"Boss, are you so optimistic about this low-budget comedy?"

Liu Yan was a little confused. As far as she knew, this crew, from the director to the actors, was a makeshift team.

The only thing worth praising is that the performance in the theater version was well received by the audience, but it is still unknown what the ending will be when it is adapted into a movie.

After all, over the years, many stage plays have been adapted into big screens, but none of them have made any splash.

"Of course, this drama is in no way inferior to Lost in Thailand. It will definitely become Zixuan's masterpiece."

In the past, when Happy Twist was in charge, "Charlotte's Troubles" was able to earn over a billion at the box office. Now that it is controlled by Shanhe Media and all kinds of resources are fully utilized, the results will definitely be better.

"but."

"But what?"

"Snapped!"

Wei Jin slapped Liu Yan's butt, then squeezed it hard, with a teasing look on his face.

"But you actually dared to question the boss's judgment. It made me very angry."

Liu Yan smiled charmingly, "It seems that the boss is really angry. He needs to vent his anger."

After all these years of getting along, the women around him have already known Wei Jin's hobbies very well.

So he decisively patted Liu Yan's pretty face, and the latter immediately understood and turned away obediently, leaving only the snow-white full moon swaying in front of Wei Jin's eyes.

Since the military training at Beijing Film Academy in 02, Wei Jin has not worn camouflage uniform for 11 years.

But today, he changed into camouflage.

Because in the next few days, we need to shoot the mountain combat scenes in "Operation Mekong".

Many professionals will participate in this scene, including special police from border defense and Yunnan Provincial Public Security System, and the scene is very grand. Many professional and genuine things will be used, including police drones, reconnaissance robots, special military dogs, etc., all of which are coordinated and prepared by Golden Shield.

"Everyone, please be careful. Even though they are using blank bullets, it still hurts. Try to stay away from the filming scene, especially you guys who are in charge of the camera."

Chen Xi and Lin Chao were busy assigning tasks to the crew members and reminding them of safety, while Wei Jin was also explaining the play to the non-professional actors in front of him.

“Everyone, when facing the Boy Scouts, you should show hesitation, after all, in your eyes, these are just children under 15 years old.

But this hesitation can only last for a moment, because this is a battlefield, and we can only do as the lines say, ‘try’ not to hurt them.”

This scene is to showcase the military and police, and the humanitarian aura must be highlighted, but these professionals are unlikely to have experienced such a situation, so they must be explained clearly.

Because actors can give specific reactions according to the director's requirements, while real police officers are unable to perform some details.

So much so that in many movies, even if the real actors are police officers and soldiers, many viewers will feel that the acting skills of these extras are really poor.

"The actors are in place."

"The lights are in place."

“Photography in place.”

"The props are in place."

"Aerial drones are in place."

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The reports from the intercom were transmitted to Wei Jin, and he subconsciously glanced at the German Shepherd with its tongue sticking out.

I have to say that the preferred breed of military and police dogs is indeed very smart and has not made any noise since arriving at the scene.

Just thinking about the organization of this dog, Wei Jin could understand that not all dogs could eat public food.

Even many people live worse than this dog.

Retracting his thoughts, Wei Jin picked up the intercom and said, "All units, get ready. Countdown in 30 seconds."

"action!"

While Wei and Jin were busy with mountain scenes, the film market was also undergoing changes.

The entire month of November is jokingly called Hollywood Movie Month by the film industry.

In just thirty days, seven or eight imported films were released, all of which were well-known works in the industry.

"Escape Plan", "Hotel Transylvania", "Thor 2", "Red 2", "Nomadland".
It is foreseeable that quite a few domestic films will become cannon fodder amid the infighting and fighting among these films.

However, the vast majority of film producers have no objection to this arrangement by China Film.

Because according to the agreement signed last year, there is a minimum limit on the number of imported films each year. If these films are not released in November, they will have to be released in December.

In order to ensure a smooth performance during the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival periods, it is only natural to sacrifice the car to save the driver.

This can be regarded as Han Sanping's last contribution to the film industry during his tenure.

It turns out that this operation is indeed useful.

The movie "Escape Plan" was released on the 4th and earned 1.24 million yuan in box office in just one week.

"Thor 8", which was released on the 2th, was even more powerful, earning 1.26 million in three days.

Everyone in the industry knows that if they really want to change to a better release date, they don't know how much of a piece of meat they will have to grab in the film market.

At this moment, a large number of production companies are worried, not knowing whether China Film Group will be able to maintain Han Sanping's strength starting from next year.

And with the diversion of several Hollywood blockbusters, the box office momentum of "Dear" was inevitably affected.

After ten days of release and after strongly crossing the 10 million mark, it only earned 5 million yuan in the box office after a week, barely retaining its title of box office champion this week.

As of now, "Dear" has been released for 17 days and the box office has been reported to be 6.59 million yuan, but the single-day box office has dropped below million yuan.

The film sold out so quickly on its first day, in addition to the fierce competition, another reason was that the film was too tear-jerking, and almost no audience chose to go to the theaters for a second viewing.

At the same time, two other films produced by Shanhe Media, "The Outstanding Citizen" and "The Big Shot", were also taken off the screen.

Although the former had not yet ended its screening period, its daily revenue had only been tens of thousands, so there was no need to continue. The final box office revenue was 1.89 million.

Although the latter still had more than one million per day, the extension period had expired and it had to be withdrawn from theaters, with the final box office set at 15.22 billion.

Although the Lunar New Year movie season has not started yet, people in the industry and even the media have already conceded that "Big Shot" will be the number one domestic film in 2013.

Normally, if a movie is a big hit, a celebration party is a must.

However, mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang declined the company's arrangement because of his low-key personality.

In his words, he has already had enough of the limelight and he doesn't want to cause trouble for his old friends anymore.

Wei Jin did not force it, and thought about finding an opportunity to give a red envelope to the main creators of the crew later.

In comparison, China Film Group and Wanda were much more high-profile. The invitations to the celebration banquet for "Big Shot" were sent throughout the industry early on.

The celebration venue was set at the Royal Hotel, and an entire floor was booked.

There is no way around it. Although "Big Shot" is not the highest-grossing film in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, due to its production costs, it is definitely among the top three in terms of profitability.

Although China Film and Wanda only participate in the box office sharing in the Chinese region, this part alone is close to 7 million.

Taking into account the costs of patch ads and embedded ads, the revenue in China alone is as high as 8.5 million.

After deducting the publicity and promotion expenses of 8000 million and the production costs of 1.2 million, the investment of 1.6 million by China Film and Wanda Film Group returned more than 520 million, with a profit margin of more than %, which was a simple win.

Of course, the one that earns the most is definitely Shanhe Media.

Because apart from the Chinese region, the overseas box office performance was also quite impressive, reaching 8620 million US dollars.

Especially in South Korea, "Big Shot" achieved a dazzling record of 560 million moviegoers, equivalent to a box office of nearly million US dollars, accounting for more than one-third of the overseas box office.

Domestic media are all lamenting that Wei Jin's appeal in Korea is even greater than that of most local directors.

But in fact, it is not that Wei Jin has a strong appeal, but that the cooperation with Xijie over the years has been very pleasant.

You know, although CJ Entertainment is only one of the four major distributors in South Korea, behind it is the Samsung Lee family, which is rich enough to rival a country, so its power is naturally extraordinary.

The publicity and recommendation efforts of "Big Shot" in South Korea were almost maximized, which led to this result.

Coupled with the US$1480 million sale of global copyright in Venice, the play "Big Shot" brought at least nearly 6 million in net profit to Shanhe Media, which is a huge profit!
Therefore, Wei Jin was not stingy. After discussing with Wanda China Film, he waved his hand and directly gave the crew a red envelope of 20 million yuan.

However, although he did not attend the celebration banquet, Wei Jin also arranged an open-air barbecue with the crew as a celebration.

The crew's base consisted of more than twenty camouflage tents. All the crew members gathered in twos and threes, chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere of a picnic was quite strong.

For a moment, it seemed that the fatigue brought by the intense filming these days was swept away.
(End of this chapter)