During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 637: Yin and Yang, quite interesting
New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, and the noon sunshine is adding fuel to the entertainment industry.

On the morning of the 29th, "Nirvana in Fire" officially announced its cast list and even the start time, which was just after the Chinese New Year.

With the precedents of "East Palace" and "Joy of Life", people in the circle are quite optimistic about this ancient costume political drama.

In particular, this drama brings together two male gods in ancient costume drama, Hu Ge and Wang Kai, as well as Yan Danchen as the "Fairy Chang'e". Both fans of the original novel and passers-by have expressed great expectations online.

"Xiao Jin, why did you agree to let Wang Kai be Hu Ge's partner?"

While having lunch, Da Meiyuan was scrolling through the messages on her phone, feeling a little confused.

Generally speaking, artists of the same sex and of the same rank will try to avoid working together because there will inevitably be issues of ranking.

In "Chinese Paladin 3", Wang Kai played a supporting role to Hu Ge because there was a gap in their status at that time.

But after the three movies "The Sound of Wind", "Love Is Not Blind" and "The Suspect", Wang Kai has become a middle-aged male actor, second only to Qiao Zhenyu, Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming and others.

Especially after "Go Fighting", his lack of national popularity has been completely made up, and he is definitely in the first tier among male actors born in the 80s.

The fact that he and Huang Bai won the title of male god at this Weibo Night is the best proof of this.

In contrast, Hu Ge has been on a downward spiral over the years since "Chinese Paladin 3".

Apart from "A Thousand Mountains and Twilight Snow" and "Xuan-Yuan Sword", he has done almost nothing on the big screen, including "The Thieves", where he was just a supporting role in a ensemble drama, which did not bring much blessing to him.

So even though Hu Ge debuted earlier and won the "Four Little Fresh Meats" award earlier, I personally think that he is still inferior to Wang Kai, who is now at the peak of his career and is extremely popular.

"This was invited by Hou Hongliang through favors."

Wei Jin explained the origin of Wang Kai and Noon Sunshine.

After "Ugly Wudi", "The Message" and "Love Is Not Blind", Wang Kai was anxious to transform himself and took on a period drama "The Educated Youth".

At that time, I had a good relationship with director Zhang Xinjian, who came from Shanying.

After that, he never lost contact with Shanying, and even made a guest appearance in the movie "All Quiet in Peking" two years ago.

When Hou Hongliang was casting this time, he specially invited Wang Kai, hoping to take advantage of the latter's popularity and sell the feelings of "Chinese Paladin 3".

Of course, Hou Hongliang is also a good person. Wang Kai does not have as many roles as Hu Ge, but he gets a higher pay per episode, which can be regarded as an explanation to both internally and externally.

It is worth mentioning that at the annual meeting, Jiang Xueman handed the final cast list to Wei Jin, who exercised his power of final review and rejected an actor named Zhang from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

I remember Wei Jin in my previous life that this person went to Xiao Ri Zi to worship the "Fenkeng Shrine" and was banned, which led to the complete cutting of the role of "Young Lin Shu" in subsequent TV dramas.

Although the incident has not happened yet, Wei Jin would never give him a chance. He directly replaced him with a junior from Beijing Film Academy, which can be regarded as taking care of his alma mater.

In addition, the former assistant Huang Mengying, with Jiang Xuemeng's special care, got the role of the second female lead.

Zhou Yiwei, who joined the company diligently, also got a supporting role with a lot of lines.

As for the other roles, the company did not interfere, including Wu Lei who played Fei Liu, who was recommended by Zeng Li and successfully auditioned.

It has to be said that as an associate professor at the Central Academy of Drama, Zeng Li still has some reputation in the industry.

But at this moment, Zeng Li and Da Meiyuan were interrogating Wei Jin in unison: "What about this Yan Danchen?"

"Hey, ladies, I am a professor at Beijing Film Academy now, so it is normal for me to take care of actors who graduated from Beijing Film Academy."

Wei Jin remained calm and looked at his phone, then slapped his head.
"Oh, I have to leave now. Dad and uncle's flight is about to arrive."

Watching Wei Jin quickly walk out of the living room, Zeng Li and Gao Yuanyuan looked at each other and burst out laughing.

At this point, how can they control Wei and Jin? But it is quite interesting to see them play yin and yang from time to time.

Wei Jin didn't know what the two ladies were thinking. "Giving in" was just a general standard for family harmony.

After all, dad and uncle are coming, so they can’t cause any trouble, otherwise the two old guys will play a mixed doubles game and Boss Wei will have no choice but to accept the defeat.

With Lao Zhu's stable driving skills, Wei Jin headed all the way to the airport.

Perhaps because so many people were returning home for the Spring Festival, the huge city of Beijing seemed a little empty and the traffic conditions were unusually good. When I arrived at the airport, my flight had not yet landed.

While waiting, Wei Jin checked the news for a while, and sure enough, the headlines had changed again.

Pony.com published a "Letter to the Film and Television Industry" on its official website and Weibo, completely confirming the previous rumors.

With the support of her aunt and sister-in-law, Li Ming's widow settled the matter with China Construction Bank Culture and other shareholders, buying Xiao Ma precious breathing time.

In this announcement, Xiao Ma clearly stated: Everything in the company is back on track, all film and television businesses are not affected in any way and are operating as usual.

To be honest, this result was not unexpected to Wei Jin. As a bank account manager in his previous life, he had seen too many customers who could not pay back their debts.

The more money a debtor owes, the less the creditor wants him to "die", and he will even try every possible means to help him tide over the difficulties.

Only those that really cannot be saved will reach the point of "bankruptcy liquidation".

As for Xiao Ma, it is obvious that he has not reached this point yet.

However, after a series of changes such as "failure to go public", "death of the founder", "Zhong Lifang's dismissal", and "power struggle among executives", Xiaoma has completely become a second-rate film and television company.

Even the leadership of Xiaoma Pentium realized this and, for the first time, tagged all the leading film and television companies in the industry on Weibo.

In addition to sending New Year's greetings, it also expresses the hope that we can help each other and cooperate more in the future.

Unfortunately, the entertainment industry is very realistic. Up to now, no leading company in the industry has paid attention to Xiao Ma.

Because falling behind means falling behind, and the possibility of the pony catching up again is very slim, almost zero.

The status of both parties is no longer equal, so naturally they are too lazy to bother with each other.

"Boss, uncle and the others are here."

Old Zhu's voice brought Wei Jin back from his emotion.

When he opened the car door, he saw Old Wei, who was still elegant and increasingly handsome, and his uncle, who had gray hair but was in good spirits.

"Dad, uncle."

Wei Jinchao walked forward quickly, took the luggage and handed it to Lao Zhu.

"Xiao Jin, are Dudu and Xu'er okay?"

It is said that grandparents are closer than grandchildren, and Wei Anguo and Wei Xingbang asked about their grandchildren as soon as they met.

"Everything is fine. Xu'er is almost 26 pounds now, a big fat boy. Dudu is also very obedient, just keeps asking when grandpa and great-grandpa will come."

"Okay, okay, as long as I'm healthy, that's all."

Wei Jin's words made my father and uncle smile so much that they nodded continuously.

"Let's go back quickly. I can't wait to hug them." "Okay, Lao Zhu, drive."

On New Year's Eve, "The Killing" reached the end of its box office and was taken off the screen, with the final box office revenue coming in at 13.22 billion yuan.

Although it failed to break the co-production record of "Pacific Rim", it was definitely a very impressive result, ranking third in the 2013 box office rankings, second only to "Big Shot" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

Especially in terms of overseas box office performance, "Incarnation" is even more amazing than "Pacific Rim", and its total box office is approaching the 6 million mark.

Although we have entered the stage of routine treatment, we are still receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars in revenue every day, so perhaps we can break through this barrier.

However, Wei Jin did not pay too much attention to this. After all, he had made money and achieved his goal of supporting Jing Tian.

However, Han Sanping called specifically to discuss the celebration banquet. After some consideration, Wei Jin chose to refuse.

After all, it’s the New Year, and there’s no need to cause trouble for the industry.

Perhaps because he has retired, Old Han did not insist on this, but there was a hint of regret in his words.

After chatting with Old Han for a while, Wei Jin came to the kitchen and started preparing tonight's New Year's Eve dinner. Zeng Li also came over to help.

Da Meiyuan also wanted to join in, but was rejected by Wei Jin and Zeng Li.

If we let her do it, we won’t be able to have the New Year’s Eve dinner tonight!

Without Da Meiyuan to cause trouble, Wei Jin and Zeng Li worked together very well, and just at half past six, a sumptuous dinner was ready.

In addition to the authentic Qin Province dishes prepared by Wei and Jin, such as gourd chicken, roasted three fresh dishes, Ziyang steamed pot, sea cucumber and pig's trotter, fermented meat, milk soup pot fish and so on.

Zeng Li also cooked several Hubei dishes, including pork ribs and lotus root soup, stir-fried bacon with red cabbage, and steamed Wuchang fish.

The meal time was extremely warm and cozy.

After eating the New Year’s Eve dinner, with the Spring Festival Gala playing in the background, three generations of the Wei family and their two daughters-in-law watched the Gala together.

Wei Jin himself is not interested in it, because there are many ways of entertainment nowadays, mobile games are also popular now, and there are too many games to play.

The reason I paid attention to it last year was because I had some foreign feelings in North America.

But people of my dad and uncle’s generation still have a special filter for the Spring Festival Gala, as if the year would be incomplete if they don’t watch the Gala on New Year’s Eve.

However, after watching only a few shows, everyone at the scene was moved to tears by Wang Zhengliang's song "Where Has the Time Gone".

Even Wei Jin couldn't help but sigh. It has been eleven years since he came into this world, but he has actually spent very little time with the two old men.

The same is true for Zeng Li and Da Meiyuan, who are suffering from age anxiety. They not only lament their own aging, but also feel sad about the separation of their loved ones.

Fortunately, they have taken on fewer acting jobs in the past two years, so they have enough time to spend with their parents and children.

As for my father and uncle, they were even more sad, obviously thinking of their parents who had passed away long ago.

Wei Jin also took this opportunity to once again propose that the two old people settle down in the capital.

Sister Li and Da Meiyu also joined in to persuade them, and even Dudu started to act coquettishly and cutely.

Unfortunately, the two old men were indeed stubborn and still refused.

In their words, they have lived in Qin Province for their entire lives and all their interpersonal relationships are there, so they simply cannot stay in the capital.

It is enough to come and see the Wei Jin family every summer and winter vacation.

Seeing this, Wei Jin did not try to persuade them any further. He just quietly put down his phone which was replying to messages, and watched the show seriously with the two old men, as if this could reduce the guilt in his heart a little bit.

"The King of Sad Songs" Huang Bo returned to his original career after many years and sang a song "My Requirements Are Not High", with a decent performance.

However, it was Shen Teng and Mary's "Should I Help You?" that brought the Spring Festival Gala back to a happy and joyful atmosphere.

Even the uncle couldn't help but praise him: "In the past two years, this 'very mean' young man has performed a pretty good skit. The rest are unbearable to watch."

"Brother, I'm the school hunk, my name is Shen Teng, have you forgotten?"

Dad obviously still remembered what Jing Tian had said about science during the Spring Festival Gala two years ago. He couldn't help but correct him, and then he sighed:
"But the current Spring Festival Gala is really boring. Chen Peisi and Zhao Benshan performed so well in the past. Why don't they perform anymore?"

This made Wei Jin, Da Meiyuan and Zeng Li, who are in the entertainment industry, feel a little uncomfortable.

Because the former was "banned", and the latter was forced away by the "interference in creation" of the Spring Festival Gala again and again.

However, Gao Yuanyuan's favorite, the little black fat boy, ended up destroying himself this year.

The program had clearly already been passed, but it was cancelled because of his previous inappropriate remarks.

Speaking of which, this matter can be traced back to the August incident several years ago.

Although Lao Guo gave in and survived the storm, he still felt resentful in his heart.

At the end of last year, that old enemy passed away due to illness. The next day, Fatty Guo posted the Double Happiness symbol and a couplet on Weibo.

"Once the last days of winter are gone, the sun rises brightly in the morning. Three cups of tearful wine are poured into the sky. Where are the twisted intestines now? I finally believe in the spirit of retribution in the world."

This Weibo post shocked the industry.

It is said that when a person dies, all debts are wiped out and the dead are the greatest. Fatty Guo's behavior is really despicable. Public opinion was aroused and the impact was extremely bad.

Although the little black fat man has been deeply tied to major TV stations due to his development in recent years, he has not been banned.

However, due to the huge time impact, the Spring Festival Gala program team finally cancelled it temporarily with the general reason of being "inappropriate".

Even Feng Dapao, who had always been optimistic about him and supported him all the way, was unable to save him.

All I can say is that public figures should be careful with what they say and do.

Speaking of which, although Feng Dapao was the chief director of this year's Spring Festival Gala and many people with connections were stuffed in, many artists related to Shanhe Media also made appearances.

In addition to Huang Bai who performed previously, Wang Xiaomin, Yao Beina and others are also among the performers.

Wang Xiaomin, who has a sweet appearance, sang a song called "Standing on the High Hill" and her singing skills were really good.

Yao Beina sang a song called "Heaven Shines Over China" which was majestic and magnificent.

But when it comes to this year's Spring Festival Gala, the most eye-catching person is Xiao Caiqi, the newly signed actress of Tangren.

She has a sweet appearance, wears a wide robe and plain skirt, and has long hair like a waterfall.

I just stood in the corner of the stage, turning around and around without stopping for four hours.

Even Dudu, who was only four years old, exclaimed it was incredible.

As the clock struck midnight, Teacher Li Guyi led many singers to perform "Unforgettable Tonight", and the new year has arrived.
(End of this chapter)