During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 605: Almost lost after saturation bombing
"Nomadland" is about to be released, but there is no movement from Shanhe Media.

Not to mention the premiere, there wasn't even a press conference, which is really puzzling.

However, the doubts in the circle were soon explained, because the official Weibo of Shanhe Media announced the copyright transaction price of the film.

Also released together are documents officially filed with the Venice Film Festival, so their authenticity is beyond doubt!
As soon as the figure of 8480 million US dollars came out, the entire film and television industry was instantly boiling!
Whether it is a state-owned enterprise or a private enterprise; whether it is a production company or an entertainment company; or the actors and artists in the circle, they were all shocked.

The scale and speed of this kind of profit is simply indescribable. I have no other feelings except envy and jealousy.

No wonder they don’t need to advertise. The copyright transaction price alone is equivalent to more than 5 million RMB. What do they need that little box office revenue for?
But by this time, the Golden Lion Award, the Grand Slam, the Venice Film Festival, and the sky-high copyright.
The halos and gimmicks have made "Nomadland" a hot topic.

There is no publicity, but it is better than any publicity!
At this moment, the flattery, compliments and congratulations from people in the industry, as well as the expectations of netizens and audiences for the movie, have flooded the Weibo accounts of Wei Jin and Shanhe Media.

Of course, there are a small number of people who are sarcastic, which is inevitable.

But no matter what, "Nomadland" has become popular before it is released!

When filming "Nomadland", long journeys were a kind of enjoyment, and one could enjoy the scenery along the way;

Then filming "Operation Mekong" was really a torture.

It’s not because the filming is difficult, but because the conditions are too harsh, even more difficult than the simple crew when filming "The Martian".

I won't talk about staying in a tent, after all, this kind of tent is not bad, and it also has a special bathroom. As for the problem of poor sound insulation, Wei Jin can overcome it by firing a little more quietly.

The key is that there are too many mosquitoes in the mountains. After a few days, Wei Jin was covered with bites.

However, Wei Jin was not the worst person in the crew. The worst person was the chief photographer Dong Jinsong.

I was hit on the forehead by a blank bullet two days ago, and the swelling hasn't gone down yet, and today I was stung by a scorpion again.

"Boss, what kind of luck do you have?"

Wei Jin looked at Dong Jinsong's right hand, which was swollen like a pig's hoof, and made a joke.

"Boss Wei, I don't know either. This year is not my zodiac year. Why am I so unlucky?"

Dong Jinsong had a helpless look on his face, and next to him was a doctor from the crew who was cleaning his wounds, applying ice and medicine.

"How about finding a temple to worship at night?"

Although the Golden Triangle area is chaotic, the more chaotic the place is, the stronger the faith is. The density of temples here is very high, so Wei Jin's suggestion is quite feasible.

Before Dong Jinsong could say anything, a few more people walked in from outside the tent. They were the actors from the crew, including Zhang Hanyu, Liao Fan, Li Bingbing and others.

Zhang Hanyu asked with concern: "Boss Wei, is there anything wrong with Master Dong's hand?"

"It's not a big problem. Forest scorpions are not very poisonous. If an adult is stung and treated promptly, the sting will only last for two days with redness and swelling and some numbness. If it were a desert species, we would probably have to eat the boss's food."

Wei Jin repeated what the doctor had just said, which made Zhang Hanyu, Li Bingbing and others laugh.

But soon, Li Bingbing asked with a worried look on his face: "Master Dong's condition will not affect the filming, right?"

"Don't worry, it won't affect us. The boss will take a two-hour break and then start working."

It’s not that Wei Jin was unkind, but this mountain jungle war scene was very important and occupied a considerable portion of the finished film, about half an hour in length.

This involves a battle between the special operations forces, the armed gang of drug lord Naw Ka, and the private armed forces of the big boss behind Naw Ka.

Moreover, the Chinese action force was completely in a one-on-two situation, with many sacrifices, which was not easy to shoot.

If the delay continues, the crew's pre-planned transfer schedule will be disrupted.

You know, there will be several more literary dramas in Yunnan Province, and many places still need support from the local system.

As for why Li Bingbing was so worried, Wei Jin could understand it.

As a final judge for this year's Golden Horse Awards, she had to arrive in advance, and this had already been coordinated before filming began.

In fact, Wei Jin received a call from Li An two days ago, because this year is the 50th anniversary of the Golden Horse Awards, and the latter hopes that he can attend the opening ceremony red carpet.

Unfortunately, the crew was too busy, so how could he attend the opening ceremony? He could only attend on the day of the awards ceremony.

"Director Wei, after we finish filming this long scene, it's almost time for us to wrap up, right?"

"Yeah, almost. We'll probably be able to wrap up by the end of this month or early next month at the latest."

Filming started in mid-October and wrapped up in late November or early December, which was faster than expected, but it is understandable.

Other crews shoot slowly, either because of problems with the director, who changes the script from time to time to find inspiration and pursue a flash of inspiration; or because of problems with the actors, who frequently overlap with other projects and ask for leave.

This is especially true for those films that took four to five months, or even more than half a year to shoot.

But in the Wei and Jin crew, these problems do not exist at all.

As long as the storyboards are strictly followed, the main factors that limit the shooting speed are the actors' conditions and some unexpected situations.

As for actors overlapping roles, that was simply impossible to happen in the Wei and Jin crew.

No matter how big of a name an actor is, once he joins a crew, he has to stay there permanently, unless you have finished filming your part or you are willing to offend Wei Jin.

As a result, the shooting speed of Wei Jin was naturally very fast.

Especially this time, Wei Jin and Lin Chaoxian cooperated with each other, complementing each other's strengths, and it was a dual-threaded operation, so it was even faster.

On the 15th, "Nomadland" was released.

To be honest, Wei Jin didn't have any expectations for the box office for this movie that tells a North American story.

But perhaps because the popularity in the early stages was high enough, theaters actually gave considerable support, with the first-day screening share reaching 18%.

Although these data may not seem impressive, you should know that several Hollywood blockbusters are currently in theaters.

This number of screenings is even higher than that of "Dear", which has already reached its third week.

Coupled with the support of a large number of celebrities and even netizens and movie fans, "Nomadland" showed considerable box office potential on the first day, closing at 1840 million!
The online ratings are also pretty good, with an Impression.com score of 8.3.

Although it is not as good as "Room", "The Hunt" and "Whiplash", overall it is still a very high score.

Including the comments from netizens, they are very respectful and most of them are very objective.

“It’s not the freshness of being on the road all the time, but the loneliness and healing of walking in the wilderness. When I watched it, I was in a trance for a while. This is the modern nomadism of the North American West, and it is also the spiritual scene of the Chinese West.”

“Although the arrow of the body points forward, the arrow of the soul points to the past. How those who are left behind will get along with the rest of their lives is a question worth thinking about.”

"Although there are many fragmented shots and no clear main plot, the great thing is that these fragmented shots can form a very strong, free and easy, lonely and melancholy emotion. Wei Jin is really great, and Mrs. Coen's performance is also very delicate. The Golden Lion Award is well deserved."

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Of course, this movie is indeed more literary and artistic in nature, and many netizens said that they could hardly understand it and found it boring.

In the evening, Wei Jin received a call from Hunter, reporting the performance of the North American premiere of "Nomadland".

The first day of the film sold 300 tickets, and the box office closed at more than 280 million US dollars, which is considered to be average. The main reason is that the potential was not obvious before the release, and Summit Entertainment did not blindly pursue the number of openings. However, according to the current situation, it is certain that the scale of subsequent releases will be expanded.

This kind of operation is not uncommon in Hollywood independent films or niche markets.

Although the movie did not make high box office revenue, it had a good reputation among Oscar judges and its IMDB score reached 8.2 points, so the purpose of its release was achieved.

However, the movie "Dallas Buyers Club" which was released at the beginning of the month was more popular with the audience. It has been released for two weeks and the box office has reached nearly 40 million US dollars.

Although this result is not explosive compared to other commercial films, it is definitely a big profit with a production cost of 5 million US dollars.

At least, the public relations expenses for two films should be enough.

"Okay, Hunter, you continue to follow up on the prize-winning matters."

Both films are pure English films, so the process of competing for Oscars is much simpler. In addition, with a public relations team, Wei Jin doesn't have to worry too much.

"Understood, boss."

As soon as Wei Jin hung up the phone, a hot body came up to him. It was obvious that it was Liu Yan.

But at this moment, her voice was trembling a little, "Boss, I got it, I got it!"

"Really? Is the measurement accurate?"

Wei Jin turned around and hugged her plump waist and confirmed.

Honestly speaking, if there was no more news, Wei Jin would start to suspect that Liu Yan had some health problems that had not been diagnosed.

Because he had been carrying out saturation bombing these days, if every shell hit the target, at least a kindergarten class would be destroyed.

"Well, I tested it three times, and it should be fine."

Liu Yan was fully prepared this time with the crew and she even brought so many pregnancy test sticks.

When she found that her period had not come, she started testing, but pregnancy test sticks are not very timely. Today, she finally got good news.

However, seeing that Liu Yan was somewhat excited, Wei Jin quickly held her in his arms and comforted her: "Okay, you are pregnant now, don't get excited."

"Well, I know."

Liu Yan quickly got into the role and reached out to touch her belly, as if she was feeling the growth of life.

"By the way, Li Bingbing's role here will end tomorrow. You should go with her then. The conditions here are too bad."

Wei Jin said his arrangements, "Also, I'll let Xiao Ding go back with you, it's safer this way."

Xiao Ding is one of the bodyguards who came with him this time. He has followed Wei Jin for four or five years and is a very honest and hardworking veteran.

"Well, okay, I'll do as you say."

Liu Yan nodded obediently, and then snuggled into Wei Jin's arms, "Boss, do you think the baby in this belly is a son or a daughter?"

"How would I know? But I like both boys and girls."

"Hmm~"

Liu Yan knew that Wei Jin was not lying, and the two children in the family were treated the same.

She even felt that this man seemed to like girls more.

"To be honest, the whole twin thing and boy-girl thing is pretty good."

Wei Jin touched his chin with some anticipation, but was met with a cold stare from Liu Yan.

"It's not that easy. I saw online that it seems to be genetic. There's no precedent in my family."

"Well, I'm just saying."

Wei Jin held the big orange and smiled.

Feeling the warmth coming from his palm, Liu Yan took the initiative to adjust his posture and suggested: "Boss, do you want Jin Chen to come over tonight?"

Song Yi has had her period these days, so if she wants to sleep with Jin Chen, who has been lingering in the crew, it would be more suitable. However, Wei Jin gave up.

"Forget it, I'll keep you company tonight."

Liu Yan felt a little touched when she heard this, but then she felt the heat coming from under her thin trousers and she smiled charmingly.

"Boss, let me help you."

After saying this, Liu Yan lowered her head and began to undress with her delicate hands.

Wei Jin felt helpless when he saw this, as that was just his instinctive reaction.

But now that things have come to this, how can he refuse? He can only enjoy Liu Yan's smoothness and softness.
After a night of fun, we continued filming the next day.

Today's scenes mainly take place in the cave, where members of the special operations team hunt down the drug lord Nuo Ka and then clash with a third-party force that arrives.

At this moment, in the surveillance camera footage, Li Bingbing and Zhou Yiwei, who played Nezha, were obviously confused by the sudden appearance of the grenade.

The latter reacted quickly, rushed forward with his helmet in hand, and died heroically.

Then Li Bingbing opened fire at full force and killed the enemy directly.

"Click."

With Wei Jin's order, the scenes of several actors were completed.

After lunch at noon, the crew arranged a vehicle to take them away. After all, they were in a foreign country, so they still had to pay attention to safety.

As for Liu Yan going along, no one else in the crew asked much, only Song Yi looked thoughtful.

Wei Jin didn't have time to pay attention to the little girl's speculation, he continued with his shooting task.

In the afternoon scenes, the protagonist is the dog named "Xiaotian".

It turns out that this police dog is very smart. The trainer just gave it a few simple gestures and it performed very well.

It was not afraid of the explosion happening around it at all, it is worthy of being a trained dog.

On the contrary, Zhang Hanyu, due to lack of physical strength after several days of filming, fell down while running in the minefield and had to NG one shot.

There was no other way. In this scene, Zhang Hanyu was carrying a load of 20 kilograms, and it was a little difficult for him to maintain balance while running.

The next step was to shoot according to the development of the plot. The boss team behind the drug lord caught up and several of his minions were blown to pieces.

This scene is a bit bloody and needs to be completed in post-production. Wei Jin has already told the special effects team to make sure it is realistic.

As for the question of the trial, Wei Jin hoped that those old guys would not open their eyes, so that they would have fun watching it.
(End of this chapter)