During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 625: When the Tree Falls, the Monkeys Scatter; The Weird Fairy

As the saying goes, good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone
Just two days after the failure of the bet, Xiaoma Pentium encountered another big incident - Chairman Li Ming suffered a sudden heart attack and rescue was ineffective.

At midnight on the 2nd, Xiaoma Pentium released the obituary.

By the time daybreak, the entire entertainment industry had already known about it, and everyone had only one thought in their mind - Xiao Ma was finished!
Because it was just a failure in the bet, with Xiao Ma's business level, the most he would suffer would be serious injuries, and he would be able to get through it in a few years by licking his wounds.

If you are lucky, you may even have the opportunity to seek an IPO and complete a gorgeous transformation.

But now that the founder has passed away, it is really a death sentence for Xiao Ma.

Because what Xiao Ma will face next will be a situation of collapse and even bankruptcy and liquidation.

The foreign debt bets that were lost, and other investment companies wanted to withdraw as the situation was not good.

The funding gap of this part, totaling up to 20 billion, will be the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Even if these capitals and investors do not put pressure on Xiao Ma, do not demand repayment, and do not withdraw.

It’s unknown how long it will take for Xiao Ma to recover and get back on track.

What's more, now that it has lost its backbone, has Pentium become a loose sand?

In particular, there are a large number of competitors in the industry who are eyeing and waiting to bite off a piece of meat from Xiao Ma.

However, death is the greatest thing. Companies in the industry, no matter they were enemies or friends in the past, are now posting condolences on Weibo.

Many filmmakers, producers, and celebrity artists who have been promoted or collaborated with Xiao Ma are also doing the same thing.

When Wei Jin arrived at the company, it was almost noon.

There was no other way. Huang Mengying, who hadn't eaten meat for more than three months, was asking for more last night. The dumpling wrappers were almost worn out, but she was still clamoring for more, and she ended up picking chrysanthemums until midnight.

At this time, Chen Zhiming had already expressed his condolences on Weibo on behalf of Shanhe Media.

“Boss Wei, some people are really too cruel. While people are still posting messages to mourn, they are already targeting Xiao Ma’s project.

I heard that it’s not just the planned ones, but even the projects that are about to start will not be spared.”

After hearing what Lao Chen said, Wei Jin sighed, "It's really cruel, but the business world is like a battlefield, so it's normal."

“Yes, the key is that Xiao Ma is a family business, and everyone is not optimistic about Xiao Ma’s future.

Because Zhong Lifang, who holds great power and has a great vision, is just an outsider. Li Ming has always supported her, but now he is afraid that he can no longer support her alone."

At this point, Chen Zhiming looked at Wei Jin, a little hesitant, but finally opened his mouth and said: "Boss Wei, should we contact her now?"

"Well, not for now, let's wait and see."

Wei Jin thought about it and rejected it.

Because through several previous contacts, Wei Jin could feel that Zhong Lifang was a person of temperament.

She particularly values ​​Li Ming's kindness in recognizing her and she will definitely not leave Xiaoma at this time, unless Xiaoma forces her to leave.

And this kind of thing may happen with a high probability after Li Ming's death. After all, it is really hard to describe the relatives of the Li family.

"By the way, President Wei, is it time to finalize the annual meeting?"

After hearing this, Wei Jin slapped his head and thought, indeed, this year's Spring Festival is at the end of this month, so arrangements must be made in advance.

"Okay, please set the date as soon as possible. Also, regarding bonuses and so on, let's follow last year's standards. We can also have girl groups, such as Girls' Generation, Function, and SISITER."

Wei Jin will definitely attend this year's annual meeting. Of course, his aesthetic taste must follow his own preferences. He can also cheer for Yoona and others at that time.

But Wei Jin never expected that these people's tastes have changed. They even want a boy band and specifically asked for EXO, which was the most popular group last year.

"What's going on? A boy band? Aren't you afraid of being disgusted by it?"

Wei Jin thought of the South Korean artist exchange meeting held by Huayi last year and looked disgusted.

To be honest, he really can't accept those sissy-style makeups, they are too eye-catching.

"Mr. Wei, didn't I tell you at the beginning of the year that employees wanted to bring their families?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Jin understood that this was most likely a request from the family members or girlfriends of the young men in the company. How could the science and engineering guys refuse?

Just thinking about the scene where the girlfriends and wives of the employees on the scene frantically called the Korean artists on the stage "husband", and the employees gritted their teeth but had to put on a smile, Wei Jin shook his head decisively.

"No, we only want the girl group, and the family members can come if they want."

A middle-aged man like Chen Zhiming naturally wouldn't like boy bands, so he nodded decisively.

"Okay, three girl groups, I'll contact the branch office right away."

In a blink of an eye, the New Year's Day holiday is over.

In the film market, "Private Tailor", which has been released for 22 days, took advantage of the peak of the New Year's Day holiday and broke the 6 million yuan box office threshold in one fell swoop, closing at 6.08 million yuan.

However, at this point in its release, the box office potential has been basically exhausted, with the daily figure having dropped to five or six million.

Everyone in the industry has a hunch that, let alone breaking the 7 million mark, it is still unclear whether "Private Tailor" can surpass the performance of "Earthquake" when the extension key is denied.

But no matter what, this result is much less exaggerated than that of "The Great Earthquake", so Feng Dapao himself is quite happy.

At the Huabiao Awards ceremony a few days ago, he was even more Versailles.

He said frankly that he felt very confused about the fact that the movies he made casually sold well but the movies he made seriously didn't.
Compared to Feng Dapao's Versailles, the "New Police Story 2013" directed by Wanda seems very low-key.

It even seemed to have no presence during the Lunar New Year holiday, but the box office was still very strong.

The one-month release period is almost over, and the daily revenue is still three or four hundred, and the total box office has reached 5.88 million.

Of course, looking at the Lunar New Year box office, "Live" is undoubtedly the most outstanding performance.

It's only been 15 days since the film was released, but the total domestic box office has already exceeded 8 million, closing at 8.26 million, and the daily box office still remains at a high level of million.

Although the probability of breaking 15 billion is extremely small, achieving the 10 billion goal is a foregone conclusion.

In addition, the film's global box office performance is also very good, and has now reached 4.76 million US dollars.

To be honest, this result has exceeded Wei Jin's previous expectations, but considering the competition in the North American Lunar New Year box office this year, it is not difficult to understand.

In the North American market in December 13, the competition was not fierce. Apart from "The Wolf of Wall Street" and "The Hobbit 12", there were almost no competitors.

Especially the latter, produced by Warner, the release date was adjusted from early December to the end of December, which is equivalent to giving "Slaughter Cycle" half a month of harvest period.

As for the subsequent competition issues, Wei Jin doesn't really care, because the current global box office alone has already achieved profitability.

Taking into account the subsequent box office, DVD and peripheral revenue, the producer's profit is not small. It is definitely a model among co-production films.

At least, it is incomparable to the Sino-British co-production "Prehistoric Monsters", which was invested by China Film Group with an investment of 1200 million US dollars.

The Lunar New Year holiday was combined with the New Year holiday. After three days, the box office of "Prehistoric Monsters" was less than 10 million. How can this be possible? It is bound to lose a lot!
Even Han Sanping himself couldn't help but laugh at himself when he called Wei Jin:

"No wonder you didn't even come to the premiere that night. Did you guess it a long time ago?"

"Ahem, Mr. Han, some things don't need to be said out loud."

Wei Jin joked that the real reason, of course, was that he had sex with Fan Bingbing.

"By the way, Mr. Han, you called me specially to come and make a self-criticism, right?" "Get lost, you are becoming more and more disrespectful."

"Hahaha, Mr. Han, don't be angry, it was just a joke."

Wei Jin was in a good mood, occasionally teasing Old Han, and was also happy. Then he heard Han Sanping speak.

"I have something I can't make up my mind about. Can you help me with some advice?"

"Well, Mr. Han, you say."

"La Peikang and I have discussed the possibility of buying Xiao Ma's share of The Crossing. What do you think?"

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Upon hearing this, Wei Jin was completely speechless.

Why doesn’t Xiao Ma have so many high-quality assets but instead sets his sights on "The Crossing"?
How long has La Peikang been in office? Is he going to follow in Han Sanping's footsteps? Could this be the tradition of China Film Academy?

Isn't the position of Chairman of China Film Group Corporation extremely poisonous?
"Hello, Wei Jin?"

"Well, Mr. Han, I'm here. Listen to my advice. If possible, if someone wants the shares in China Film, just sell them. We're not looking to make money, we just want to break even."

Han Sanping frowned on the other end of the phone, "Do you really not think highly of this project?"

"Well, let me put it this way, Mr. Han, why don't you wait and see if Huayi and LeTV will grab this market share? To put it bluntly, you are the only one who regards The Crossing as a treasure.

I advised you not to invest at the beginning, but you didn't listen. Now the project is stumbling, and you are still optimistic about it? Don't use "Red Cliff" as an example, doesn't it have the Japanese market to back it up? What about "The Crossing"?
Do you really believe that Wu Baige can create an Eastern "Titanic"? Can he be compared with Cameron, or can Zhang Ziyi and Takeshi Kaneshiro be compared with Leonardo DiCaprio and Winslet? "

Wei Jin finished his barrage in one breath, and Han Sanping on the other end of the phone fell into a long silence.

After a long while, Han Sanping seemed to have accepted his fate and spoke in a gloomy tone.

"It's too late now. We can't sell it. Given the nature of China Film Group, no matter what the price is, it will be suspected of losing state-owned assets."

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After hearing this, Wei Jin was completely speechless and decided to accept defeat.

Sometimes even Wei Jin had to admire Wu Jing for his strong ability to take action. As long as there was something he wanted to do, he would be willing to do it and do it without any ambiguity.

This was how we filmed "Wolf Warrior". With just an idea in mind, I was able to stay in the army for several months, experience life, and polish the script.

There are very few people in the circle who can do this.

Nowadays, things like marriage are also carried out in a hurry. Wei Jin had only given him advice for a few days, and this old man took action directly and won Xie Nan.

The couple posted their wedding photos on Weibo, showing off their love for each other.

"I met you by accident, I fell in love with you by accident, I married you by accident, I will treat you with care for the rest of my life!"

Wu Jing's Weibo post directly tagged Xie Nan, who promptly retweeted it with the following comment:

"This is the best ID photo I've ever taken~ Thank you so many people who love me, him and us, we got our marriage certificate!"

As the news came out, the circle suddenly became lively, with countless netizens and people in the circle sending their blessings.

"Brother Jing is smiling so silly! So happy! 1314"

"Another celebrity couple is born in the entertainment industry. Congratulations."

"Let's spend 1314 together. Remember to be happy. Really happy."

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Wei Jin clicked the like button on Weibo and sent his blessings. At this time, his assistant Bao Tianqi knocked on the door.

"Boss, Director Zhang is here."

"Okay, please invite him in."

Soon, Wei Jin saw Lao Mouzi, who was old but in good mental state, walking in.

"Boss Wei, you're looking for me?"

"Director Zhang, please sit down. I asked you to come here today because I want to discuss something with you."

"Mr. Wei, please speak."

"Is such that."

After "The Raid" and "SPL 2", Wu Jing has become a representative figure among the middle-aged male actors in China, with a high fame and popularity.

He and Fiber Optic host Xie Nan officially announced their marriage, and the popularity of the event remained high, so the media naturally would not miss it.

During the interview, Wu Jing talked about his love and proposal details, and mentioned Wei Jin's help to him.

However, this slightly flattering action caused Wei Jin to suffer, because when he came to the Xishan Villa to date Liu Yifei at night, the girl acted in a weird manner.

"Brother, was it you who gave Brother Jing the idea?"

"Brother, no wonder so many girls like you, you are really amazing."

"Brother, what kind of girl do you think I am? If you want to propose to me, how should I do it?"

"elder brother."

Wei Jin's mind was full of "chuckles", and he had to change the subject: "Yi Fei, didn't you say before that you wanted to work with Director Zhang?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes when she heard this, but her interest was indeed aroused, and she followed up with the question:
"Brother, is Director Zhang going to start a new project? Is it an art film?"

"That's not the case. It's the second part of Ghost Blows Out the Light. Director Wu Ershan is busy with other projects, and the sequel will be directed by Director Zhang."

The process of persuading Zhang Yimou was a little simpler than Wei Jin had imagined.

After all, although Zhang Yimou has won many awards and honors, his current box office record is still held by "The Flowers of War".

A result of over 5 million yuan cannot be said to be bad, but seeing that Guo Fan, Lu Yang, and even Cao Baoping, Xue Xiaolu and others have entered the 6 million yuan director club, he certainly wants to go a step further.

With the support of "Mojin: The Last Dragon", the box office of the second film will not be less than 10 billion. Even if it is suspected of plagiarizing others, it still has considerable appeal.

"That's it"

Although it was not the art film she had been expecting, Liu Yifei was still very happy that her long-cherished wish had come true. She immediately asked, "When exactly will the filming start?"

“There’s no rush for this. I guess we’ll have to wait until Coming Home participates in the Cannes Film Festival. Anyway, we’re still working on the script.”

At this point, Wei Jin acted like a good kid, "I've already specifically told the screenwriters that you need to have more roles."

Wei Jin's words touched the girl's heart. Maybe this man was not loyal enough, but he was the best to her.

Well, I have long stopped expecting those illusory things, so why add trouble to myself?

Thinking of this, Liu Yifei decided to cherish the time they spent together, so she sat astride Wei Jin, put her arms around his neck, kissed him with her red lips, and exhaled a sweet breath.

"Brother, I want it~~"

"Okay, baby, brother will love you now."

(End of this chapter)