During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 612: The sisters are addicted to playing cards

Beijing, inside the villa in Yanjiao.

On the snow-white bed, a card game is going on. The participants are Wei Jin and the two ladies Zeng Li and Gao Yuanyuan.

As the saying goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage. After not seeing each other for more than a month, the two mature older sisters are full of energy and fighting spirit.

Gao Yuanyuan, who has always been strong-willed, was the first player to play. However, even though she had done her best to prepare, her card skills were still inferior to Wei Jin's.

The gentle and virtuous Sister Li was also immersed in the card game, but even in this situation, Zeng Li did not forget to assist her good sister.

Obviously, Zeng Li hopes that this card game can be more harmonious and beautiful.

After the clouds and rain stopped, Zeng Li and Da Meiyuan, with seductive blushes on their faces, leaned on Wei Jin's arms, one on the left and one on the right, and chatted with each other.

At this moment, the phone Wei Jin placed on the bedside suddenly rang.

"Hello, Hunter?"

"Boss, I hope I don't disturb you?"

Wei Jin looked around at the two beauties whose faces were still flushed, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "No, is there anything urgent?"

"It's not an emergency. Something happened with James' Fast and Furious 7. Paul Walker died in a car accident."

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Even Wei and Jin were speechless. It seems that some things are really destined by heaven and cannot be avoided by human power.

"So what about the project now? Is James free?"

"That's the problem. Although the project has been suspended, James has already accepted other film contracts. Our plan for The Conjuring 3 will not be until the second half of next year at the earliest. His schedule is really too full."

"Then let's go for the second half of the year, there's also A Quiet Place 2 and Fifty Shades of Grey."

Wei Jin is not surprised by this. Since taking over the "Fast and Furious" series, James Wan has been promoted to the ranks of big directors, so it is normal for him to be in high demand.

"By the way, how's the situation with The Hunger Games 2?"

This drama was released in late November, but unfortunately Wei Jin was busy with the final work of the movie and didn't have time to pay attention to it.

"Boss, it's very good, no worse than the first one"

Even through the phone, Wei Jin could feel Hunter's excitement and joy, and of course, he felt the same way.

With the support of the previous work and Summit Entertainment's perfect distribution channels over the years, the cinema chain was very powerful, with the movie opening in 4437 theaters on the first day.

It swept the box office on the first day of its release, earning $7075 million. In the first three days of the weekend, the box office reached $1.66 million, directly topping the global championship that week and breaking the first-week box office record previously held by "Twilight 3", setting a new record!
The second box office week has not yet ended, but the global box office has reached 3.38 million US dollars.

Although the IMDB score is only 7.4, which is slightly worse than the first one, but according to the current trend, the global box office may even exceed the previous one.

Apart from that, the other films such as "Dallas Buyers Club" and "Nomadland" also performed well.

After four weeks of release, the former has already grossed 6884 million U.S. dollars. Even after entering regular operation and without more box office revenue, the profit is at least around million U.S. dollars.

The latter's box office potential was also released as the number of theaters opened increased.

It has been two weeks since its release and the box office has reached about 2600 million US dollars. It is expected that the final figure will be around 3500 million US dollars.

Although it is not that good compared to the revenue of hundreds of millions, a small amount is still meat.

"Very good, Hunter, it looks like this year's profits won't be too bad. You can have a happy Christmas, Mr. President."

"Of course, this is all due to the boss's good leadership."

"Okay, stop flattering me and pay more attention to public relations."

Obviously, the two beauties who had recovered wanted it again. After all, how could a woman in her thirties who had been single for more than a month possibly have just one meal?

Hunter on the other end of the phone was still expressing his sincerity.

"Don't worry, boss. I go to various cocktail parties with the PR company almost every day. I will definitely get things done."

"You better take it easy, don't die in the belly of a Hollywood girl."

Wei Jin pursed his lips. How could he not know what Hunter was thinking? "Okay, if there's nothing else, let's just leave it at that for now."

"Xiao Jin, are you asking for too much from me and Sister Li?"

As soon as Wei Jin hung up the phone, Da Meiyuan came up to him and whispered sweetly in his ear.

"Haha, how could that be? I'm just worried that my two sisters can't handle it."

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Just as December began, a major event happened in the film industry.

After the Film Association changed its leadership, Li Xuejian officially became the chairman of the association and Tang Guoqiang was the honorary chairman.

Twelve people, including Wang Xingdong, Yin Li, Feng Xiaogang, Cheng Long, Zhang Huijun, Zhang Hongsen, Chen Kaige, Ming Zhenjiang, Xi Meijuan, Huang Jianxin, Kang Jianmin and Pan Hong, were elected as the new vice chairmen.

To be honest, this matter has little to do with Wei Jin, but my mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang called me specifically.

"Wei Jin, I think you can change your mind. Starting a new business will be too much of a hindrance. We should just cut off the source of the trouble and reform the Golden Rooster Awards. Maybe it will be easier."

After listening to Tian Zhuangzhuang's idea, Wei Jin admitted that it made sense.

At least among them, Li Xuejian, Feng Dapao, Cheng Long, Dean Zhang Huijun, and even poet Chen can be regarded as his helpers.

But after some consideration, Wei Jin shook his head and refused.

“Teacher, you should know that although the Golden Rooster Awards was initiated by the Film Association, it is actually still controlled by the literary and art circles, especially the judges, most of whom are not from the industry.

In addition, there are also many conflicts within the Film Association. I don’t think that Mr. Li will be able to make much change after he takes office. Moreover, the Film Association has always had insufficient influence outside. If it really wants to reform, the resistance may not be small.”

"Of course I know this truth, but everything is difficult at the beginning."

Tian Zhuangzhuang's tone was somewhat pessimistic, but Wei Jin was full of enthusiasm. "Teacher, it is precisely because the beginning is difficult that no one has ever done it. But after the beginning, the rest is just a matter of packing lightly and traveling on smoothly!"

"Well, it's up to you. When you need me, just give me a call. I'm old enough to still be of some use."

Wei Jin was somewhat moved by Tian Zhuangzhuang's old voice. In fact, he already had a plan, and after this busy period, he would start to implement it step by step.

"Thank you, teacher. I will."

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After the two-day weekend, Wei Jin escaped from his comfortable life and returned to the company to start the post-production work of "Operation Mekong".

As for the outside world, the box office data of two highly anticipated domestic films in the first half of the Lunar New Year holiday have also come out.

"The Suspect" has earned 10 million in 4.55 days since its release, and its daily box office is extremely stable, with more than million every day!

Judging from the current box office trends, even if the upcoming Lunar New Year movies are released one after another, the final box office of "The Suspect" will most likely exceed 6 million.

"The Four 2" grossed 2682 million on its first day, 3546 million on Saturday, and 3352 million on Sunday.

After three days of release, the film grossed 9580 million in its first weekend.

Although this result seems pretty good, it should be noted that it was achieved on the basis of an average of about 29% of the screenings given by theaters.

Compared to the original 32% screening schedule, which earned "The Suspect" over million yuan in a single day box office, the difference is almost half.

This can also be seen from the cinema attendance rate.

Especially in terms of word of mouth online, "The Four 2" is hard to describe. Its Impression Network score is only 6 points, which is even worse than the first part.

Even though Fiber Optic has tried its best to get positive reviews, it is still difficult to cover up the audience's complaints.

"Except for the special effects, there is basically no highlight. It completely inherits the boredom, dullness, random lyrics and bad acting of the previous film."

"Although I've seen the first movie, I was still shocked by Deng Chao's transformation. Sure enough, it will shock me again after it has shocked me once."

"The lines are really eye-catching. Xiu Bo's line: 'Do you need furniture at home? Do you want me to make you a bed?' I was so shocked."

"Is the director a TV drama director? What a ridiculous plot, especially the ending. Pay me back!"

"I've been watching it for an hour, and I can't bear it any longer! I'm ready to leave!"

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There is a hunch in the industry that the box office of "The Four 2" has already entered a stage of rapid growth, and after exhausting its burning potential, it is time for it to come to an end.

Fortunately, although the investment cost of this drama is not small, the second and third parts were shot in parallel, which saved a lot of money, so there will definitely be no problem in making a profit.

At the same time, the promotion of several upcoming films has entered a fever pitch and is in full swing.

Especially "New Police Story 2013", which is worthy of being a work led by the GA department, the publicity efforts are beyond imagination.

The relevant departments have personally stepped up to promote the film, and no one knows how many press conferences have been held. In two days, the final premiere will be held, and then it will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday!

Of course, the co-produced blockbuster "Reincarnation", which cost 1.7 million yuan, is also covered in various reports.

After the one-minute trailer was released, the number of clicks and reposts exploded, which earned the audience's expectations.

But no one expected that at this time, Feng Dapao's movie "Private Tailor" would encounter some minor problems.

At noon in the cafeteria, Wei Jin heard Chen Zhiming talking about this.

"The General Administration has temporarily reviewed and postponed the premiere from the 8th to the 11th. Huayi Brothers said it would not affect the release on the 13th, but I don't know if it's reliable."

“What’s the reason for the review?”

Wei Jin was a little confused. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problems with this kind of comedy.

And not to mention the relationship between Huayi Brothers and censorship, Feng Dapao is still the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala and the newly elected vice chairman of the Film Association. He should have some status, right?

"I heard that the character played by Fan Wei had too explicit lines and involved a lot of sensitive content."

"Sensitive content? That should be the screenwriter's fault."

Wei Jin suddenly realized that the character of Fan Wei in the movie was a leader's driver who dreamed of becoming an "honest official."

Given Wang Shuo's personality, I'm afraid that a lot of real-life officialdom content was reflected in the original script, or that he touched on people and things that shouldn't have been touched.

It's no wonder that the reputation of "Personal Tailor" in the previous life was so bad. It turned out that not only was it launched in a hurry, but it was also cut several times.
"By the way, Lao Chen, how is the film and television city project going?"

Negotiations with the local government had already been agreed before National Day. In addition to Baiyangdian, 2500 mu of land near the new district was approved.

The entire project covers an area of ​​2800 acres, and the land transfer fee alone is as high as 20 billion.

In addition, the incorporation of the original Baiyangdian Film and Television City also cost nearly 200 million yuan.

According to Chen Zhiming's plan, this is just the beginning. In the next few years, Shanhe Media will invest tens of billions of dollars in the project.

However, Wei Jin was filming a movie during the construction of the project and did not pay much attention to it, so he asked this question.

"Boss Wei, the work of three connections and one leveling has been completed, and the first phase of the construction of the 500-acre ancient costume film and television city has begun. This part is expected to be put into use the year after next."

Wei Jin nodded. Although Shanhe Media had money, it would still be a financial strain to launch several building complexes at the same time. What was more important was that it was unnecessary.

Including the largest Hengdian Film and Television City in China, it was not built and put into use overnight. Circular development is the right way to go.

"Okay, please pay more attention to this part and make sure the quality of the project is well controlled."

Professional matters should be left to professionals, and the Wei and Jin dynasties were quite willing to delegate power in this regard.

"Don't worry, Mr. Wei, I'll keep an eye on it."

(End of this chapter)