During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 659 Uncle, It's a Bit Itchy

In Shanhe Media, in the chairman's office, Wei Jin was browsing industry information with great interest.

It has to be said that the Hong Kong entertainment industry is really becoming more and more decadent. Last night's Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony barely made any splash.

The mainland media was so sad that they didn't even bother to give it an entertainment section and only sent out a few text messages.

As expected, "The Grandmaster", nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, is the undisputed winner of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards.

It won 12 major awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor.

Many netizens joked that this was not the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, but a commendation ceremony for "The Grandmaster".

Many people in the circle also joked that Zhang Jin, who married into the Hong Kong circle, was finally treated as one of their own and won the Best Supporting Actor award.

On the other hand, people in the industry were quite supportive of Nick Cheung winning the Best Actor award again with "SPL" because his performance was indeed good.

Of course, this is also because there are indeed too few entries, and the Academy Awards has completely become a product of the Hong Kong circle.

Even the chairman of the jury, Chen Jiashang, openly mocked himself: Today's Academy Awards are like kindergarten kids playing house, there are no surprises and you can tell the whole thing at a glance.

Looking back to the past, Hong Kong films were so glorious, but now they are just a mess.

Of course, this is definitely a good thing for the Wei and Jin dynasties, but the glorious era in our memories can never be returned.

"dong dong dong~~"

There was a knock on the door, pulling Wei Jin back from the decades of glory of Hong Kong films.

"Boss, Director Jiang is here."

"Please come in."

Jiang Xueman walked in with a smile that was hard to conceal on her face.

"Mr. Wei, the first round broadcasting rights of Red Sorghum were bought by Capital TV, Dragon TV, Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV, and Shandong TV. The profits are very good."

While speaking, Jiang Xueman handed over a detailed list. Wei Jin took it and read it carefully.

The production cost of "Red Sorghum" was as high as 1.2 million yuan, mainly because the heroine Zhou Xun was very expensive, she alone received million yuan.

There was no other way. After all, she was the queen of three major film awards, and it was her first time to "come down to earth" to film a TV series. Even though her studio was affiliated with Shanhe Media, and she had a good personal relationship with Wei Jin, and even took the initiative to ask for a reduction in her pay, it absolutely could not be reduced.

Since her pay for TV dramas has been reduced at Shanhe Media, will her pay be reduced or not when other big directors or big companies approach her in the future?
If the price is lowered, it will affect Zhou Xun's future market quotation; if it is not lowered, it will offend people!
Just make it a business matter and take the offer of 50 per episode.

Anyway, at least 30% of the 30 million yuan salary must go to Shanhe Media.

As for the other actors, they are basically priced very low.

However, even such a high production cost seems insignificant compared to the price of a single episode.

Relying on the influence of the original work that won the Nobel Prize in Literature, and produced by Shanhe Media, directed by Zheng Xiaolong, and with a luxurious cast, the first round broadcast rights of "Red Sorghum" are priced at 520 million per episode.

The first round broadcast rights of the 3.12-episode TV series were sold at a sky-high price of million!

It is no wonder that Hairun, which is deeply rooted in the field of TV dramas, is now seeking to go public. The profits are simply too high and the risks are lower.

"Very good, Director Jiang, thank you for your hard work."

Wei Jin was very satisfied with the result, and then he became concerned about the situation of "Day and Night Chase".

This drama is the company's first real attempt to test the waters on the online broadcasting platform, and it will be of great reference value for future projects.

"Mr. Wei, the post-production of this drama has just been completed, and several video websites, including Tudou, LeTV, Youku, and iQiyi, have very interesting ideas."

At this point, Jiang Xueman paused, stretched out her hand to smooth her loose hair, and then added: "But Tudou wants an exclusive, and I haven't responded yet."

"Well, business is business. It's not impossible to give Tudou an exclusive, but they have to show sincerity."

Wei Jin knew what Jiang Xuemeng meant and expressed his attitude.

Although they are both her own companies, Shanhe Media is her biological son. Jiang Xueman is loyal to her identity and position, there is nothing wrong with that!
As for Tudou's idea, Wei Jin could also understand it. Exclusive online broadcasting and the previous satellite + online broadcasting are not the same concept.

Exclusive online broadcasting can bring huge traffic to video platforms. This is especially true when it has been clearly stated that piracy must be cracked down on!

"By the way, Director Jiang, how is the matter of The Journey of Flower going?"

"Boss Wei, I was just about to report to you. The website took the lead, the original author apologized, and we have already negotiated compensation with those authors."

Speaking of this, Jiang Xueman's face looked a little heavy.

After the casting was completed, it was revealed that the original novel of "The Journey of Flower" was suspected of plagiarism.

Fortunately, the novel circle is relatively closed, and the company dealt with public opinion in a timely manner, so no major trouble was caused. Otherwise, the project might have had to be suspended.

Even so, it took a lot of effort to get this done.

"That's fine, as long as the trouble is solved. But this also reminds us that some work needs to be done in advance."

"Mr. Wei is right. This time it was my negligence."

Although Jiang Xueman felt deeply wronged, she still took the responsibility. She knew very well that this was the responsibility she should bear in her position.

"Well, I'll be more careful next time. Go and get busy first."

"Okay, Mr. Wei."

Seeing that Jiang Xueman was still in a bad mood, Wei Jin shook his head. It was really troublesome for women to manage their emotions.

He actually didn't mean to criticize or blame anyone, because plagiarism is indeed difficult to determine.

For example, Yu Zheng, a well-known plagiarist in the circle, once made shocking public remarks.

He claimed that as long as the content copied did not exceed 20%, it would be fine. For example, if the other party's 20-episode script was expanded to 100 episodes, even the court would find it difficult to pursue it. The same principle applies to novels. How to judge the same plot?

When Shanhe Media collects adapted scripts, it is impossible for them to be strict enough to compare color palettes, and who knows which book the author plagiarized or borrowed from?
For example, this time, the original novel of "The Journey of Flower" should have been very popular, but no one has revealed this for so long.

If the novel was not going to be adapted into a film or TV series, perhaps those "plagiarized" authors would still not choose to complain to the website.

Because complaining is useless, the platform will protect it. Who made this book profitable while the one that was plagiarized flopped?
Only Shanhe Media cares about its reputation so it would handle the matter in this way. Otherwise, in most cases, it would not respond.

All I can say is that each line has its own rules.

Wei Jin was quite surprised to receive La Peikang's call. After all, what had happened before was not pleasant.

However, Wei Jin had to admit that as a veteran who had worked in the system for many years, there was no grudge in La Peikang's words.

However, the purpose of the call left Wei Jin speechless.

At the second Beijing International Film Festival two years ago, Wei Jin was invited to attend the opening ceremony and the "Chinese and Foreign Directors Forum", which were the only two events he attended.

I attended the opening ceremony because the relevant leaders of the Beijing government specifically instructed that there were awards to be received;
The so-called forum was also forcefully organized by the leaders, who brought together well-known domestic directors and put them on the same stage with the Hollywood camp, in an attempt to elevate the status of the Beijing International Film Festival.

However, the outside reviews of that film festival were not very good, and could even be described as a mess.

Through this event, Cameron has secured the special effects production business of many domestic production companies for the next few years.

Poet Chen has been showing off by hosting various forums.

Feng Dapao talked a lot about the issue of piracy and directly fired criticism on the spot, so he was forcibly asked to leave the stage.

However, people like Section Chief Jia and Wang Xiaoshuai have been angrily denouncing censorship on Weibo for trying to please foreigners, saying it is too hypocritical!

So during the Spring Festival, the organizing committee found Wei Jin and hoped that he would serve as the chairman of the jury, but he declined the offer on the grounds that he was preparing for a new film.

It’s not that I don’t want to contribute, it’s mainly because the entry threshold for the Beijing International Film Festival is too low, there are too many works, and it’s too time-consuming.

In the end, this task fell on Wu Baige.

Including the invitation letters he had received earlier, Wei Jin also planned to let Lao Chen and Zhong Lifang represent him.

Unexpectedly, as the film festival was about to open, the leaders still didn't want to let him go.

"Boss La, my movie is about to start shooting, I really can't leave."

"Don't talk nonsense to me. I don't believe it's such a coincidence. Must it be turned on on the opening day? Or does it only work if Director Tong calls?"

"Hey, Mr. La, that's too much. I just don't have that much time."

"Don't worry, you won't be asked to participate in other activities this time. But after all, you are one of the three grand slam directors in Europe, and you have won several Oscars. It should be okay for you to show up at the opening ceremony and communicate with foreign filmmakers, right?"

"That's right, that's no problem."

Now that things have come to this, Wei Jin could only agree, although his reputation is also a burden.

In the film market, King Liu conquered the audience with his acting skills.

In just 18 days, the box office of "Lost and Love" exceeded 3 million yuan, and the daily revenue remained at to million yuan.

As a director, Wen Muye, although suspected of taking advantage of the subject matter, has since become famous and has become another rising star.

Beijing Film Academy followed its fine tradition and placed Wen Muye's resume at the top of its official website homepage for extensive publicity.

The two great directors under my mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang also became famous in the Beijing Film Academy.

However, compared to the joy of his alma mater, Wei Jin learned a piece of gossip from the beautiful Zeng Li, an associate professor at the Central Academy of Drama.

It is said that the leader of the Central Academy of Drama was in a bad mood today and got angry in the group. It was obviously due to envy and jealousy. Unfortunately, everyone could only sigh in despair.

At this time, there are only ten days left until the May Day holiday.

Several movies including "My Sweetheart", "Rebirth: The Ice Gate", "Hypnotist", and "The Raid 2" have already been building momentum for their premieres in a few days.

But the headlines in the film and television industry are not about these movies and the upcoming May Day holiday, but about the completion and release date of another movie!

"Jointly produced by China Film Group, Pony.com, Huayi, LeTV, Youzu and others, and directed by Wu Baige, the film The Crossing held a wrap-up press conference in Beijing this morning."

"Director Wu Baige and leading actors Jin Chengwu, Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming, Song Hye Kyo and others attended the wrap-up press conference and announced on the spot: The Crossing (Part 12) is officially scheduled to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday and will be released on December 2."

"Director Wu Baige is full of confidence in the box office, and frankly said that The Crossing, the Titanic of the East, is an epic disaster romance blockbuster, and the total box office is expected to surpass Gravity and break the 20 billion mark."

To be honest, this news made Wei Jin laugh.

Regardless of the ability of Hong Kong directors, this kind of publicity method of shocking the audience is something he can easily come up with.

On this point, our mainland colleagues should really learn well. Except for Feng Dapao, the others are still too shameless!
However, this makes this year's Lunar New Year box office even more lively, with "One Step Away", "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy", and "The Crossing".
They are all great directors.

Wei Jin remembers the movie "The Best Fortune Comes from Being a Coquettish Woman" starring Huang Xiaoming and Zhou Gongzi, which seemed to be also aimed at the Lunar New Year holiday season.

It seems that everyone regards "Charlotte's Troubles" as a soft persimmon.

"Well, the more intense the competition, the more satisfying it is to win."

If we talk about who is the most hyped star in China, Fan Bingbing is definitely the undisputed number one.

Wherever there is a red carpet, she will definitely be there.

So, the day before the opening of the Beijing International Film Festival, she rushed back to Beijing and made an appointment with Wei Jin for a friendly match.

Fan Bingbing, who has been promoted to capital, has a stronger career attribute and dresses more dashingly than before.

But what remains unchanged is the alluring charm.

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