During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 661 Although I have money, I have lost the joy of struggle

As expected, the opening ceremony of the Beijing Film Festival completely dominated the headlines of the entertainment pages.

Fan Bingbing's stunning look on the red carpet also became a hot topic on Weibo.

The announcement of the 4 million-budget production of "The Lion Falls from the Sky" also caused quite a stir in the industry.

Of course, if we talk about shocking things, it is the photo of Wei Jin being the center of attention in the National Grand Theatre, which directly made countless fans and moviegoers climax!
The next week will be a grand film festival, with many films that have not yet been released being screened here in advance.

To this end, the organizing committee specially arranged thirty theaters to screen the films in rotation.

As for the rampant piracy in China, will the film source be leaked? There is no need to worry about this.

This year's film festival uses a real-name system. Those who can enter are either insiders or members of the media. They are all wearing shoes. Who dares to go against the wind? Do you still want to mix?

Although Wei Jin is unwilling to participate in official activities, it does not mean that he cannot come to watch the movie.

In particular, there are not only movies that are promoted in advance, but also many movies that cannot enter domestic theaters.

So early in the morning, Wei Jin took Zeng Li to the screening area to look for their favorite movies.

Zeng Li, a mother, is very emotional and fell in love with the Korean drama "Hope", which was adapted from real events, at first sight.

After this drama was released in South Korea in October last year, it attracted nationwide attention.

It attracted 270 million viewers in its first week and won the Best Picture and Best Supporting Actor awards at the Blue Dragon Awards at the end of the year.

Unfortunately, Wei Jin had never seen the complete version of this play in his previous life, and the producers were not short of investment, so they did not keep up.

Arriving at the screening room of "Hope", Wei Jin and Zeng Li were stunned.

They deliberately chose to go on stage in the morning, so there weren't many people there, but they all knew each other.

"Mr. Wei, Ms. Zeng, this is such a coincidence."

Chief Jia greeted Wei Jin and the other person, and Li Yang, the director of "Blind Mountain", also nodded in response.

Including Wei Jin’s fellow villagers, Gu Changwei, Wang Quanan, and Wang Xiaoshuai who had worked with Gao Yuanyuan were also there.

Wow, they are all domestic directors famous for their realistic themes.

In addition, there are also professional actors and film critics from some domestic drama clubs and people's art theatres.

"It's a coincidence."

Wei Jin took Sister Li’s hand, walked over and found a suitable place to sit down.

"It's said that this play is a favorite for this year's Tiantan Award. Everyone come and review it."

Gu Changwei explained, and then sighed: "To be honest, there are indeed many things worth learning from Korean movies in this area."

"The audit standards are different, that's normal."

"Yeah, too."

A few people were chatting and the movie started playing soon.

Although he had read some commentaries in his previous life, Wei Jin had to admit that this "Hope" was really good and had a very profound core.

Especially since it is adapted from a real case, it makes people feel depressing!
The sentimental Zeng Li held Wei Jin's hand a little too tightly.

But as I said just now, this kind of subject matter will definitely not pass the review in China, even if Wei Jin is the one doing it!
“Wei’s company has produced many realistic works, including Ocean Paradise, Dear, and Lost and Love, which are all good works.

Of course, the movie "Room" that you and Ms. Zeng worked on was even more exciting. But it's been seven or eight years, have you ever thought about making another one?"

After the film ended, when leaving the exhibition hall, Chief Jia's topic eased Zeng Li's mood a little.

Come to think of it, it’s true.

Since "Room", the Chinese-language films shot by Wei Jin, even the art-house films "Whiplash" and "The Fault in Our Stars", have nothing to do with realistic themes.

At this moment, several works naturally emerged in Wei Jin's mind and he nodded.

"Will do."

Perhaps even the organizing committee did not expect that the limelight would be completely stolen on only the third day of the film festival.

A piece of news from across the ocean caused the entire film and television industry to become agitated. The first listed company in the domestic social media field was born!
"Weibo officially landed on Nasdaq yesterday and rang the bell for listing!"

"At the beginning of the trading day, Weibo's stock price fell below the issue price of $17, starting at $16.7"

"Weibo has great momentum. When the market closed at 9 a.m. Beijing time and 20.24 p.m. New York time, the stock price closed at $24.48, with a peak of $."

"On the first day of listing, Weibo's stock price rose by more than 19%. By the close of trading, its market value was 42 billion US dollars, equivalent to about 260 billion yuan!"

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Compared with the listing of Shanhe Cinemas, the impact of Weibo's listing was even more shocking. After all, the two have completely different weights in the entertainment industry!

In just half an hour, the film and television circles, the entertainment circle, and even the Internet had completely exploded.

Under Wei Jin's Weibo, the number of comments is increasing at a rate of hundreds per minute, and news from all major sections are also being reported.

"Oh my god, Shanhe Technology holds 26.64% of the shares, which is more than a quarter. Boss Wei's assets have increased by another 11.18 billion US dollars!"

"Today's exchange rate is close to 1:6.2. Boss Wei's net worth has skyrocketed by another billion. He's almost worth an optical fiber!"

"Boss Wei, I need your support. I'm good at work and not clingy. I'm light and soft and easy to push down."

"Same request, gender doesn't need to be so rigid."

"I'm really curious about how much Boss Wei is worth. Can Forbes be more accurate?"

"You can calculate it yourself. Tudou's market value is 136 billion US dollars, Golden Harvest's market value is 118 billion, Shanhe Cinema's market value is 427 billion, Huayi, Optical Fiber, Meitao Entertainment. There are also many industries invested by Sky Capital. Ah, I can't calculate it all."

"An insider revealed that Jindong had financial difficulties a few years ago and asked KingSky Capital to invest a lot of money. Now Jindong will be listed soon, and its size is at least several times that of Weibo."

"Now I understand why the Jin girls never quarrel. There is too much wealth. Whoever quits is an idiot!"

"Damn it, I just realized it now. No wonder Boss Wei has the final say. He is the second largest shareholder of Weibo and can ban anyone he wants."

"I envy Boss Wei's 1,642nd day."

In addition to the envy of netizens, many acquaintances in the circle also left collective messages, either congratulating or teasing.

"Congratulations to Mr. Wei for his great fortune."

"Hey, why do I feel so bad watching Old Wei getting rich?"

"Mr. Zhou, you don't have to say what's on your mind in public, hahaha."

"Boss, I am your loyal servant, offering my loyalty to you!"

"Boss, I want to buy a Ferrari"

"No, Boss, that message just now was not sent by me, you damn bitch, Nazar"

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"Brother Wei, congratulations, you really have a great eye."

On the phone, Wang Changtian's tone was full of emotion.

Among the three Weibo companies, no one was optimistic about Sina. After all, it had no advantages compared with the other two.

Who would have thought that in just a few years, Penguin and Sohu would fall behind and lose!
Now that it's listed, its market value is as high as 42 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to three or four optical fibers. Who can I complain to?
"Brother Wang, please stop complimenting me. My ears are almost callused from all the compliments today. It's just a minor incident." Although he sounded a bit Versailles, Wei Jin was indeed very calm.

According to the assessment of Cao Guowei's team, Weibo's expected goal is to have a market value of US$80 billion by the time of the first day of trading, which is one-third of Twitter's.

Unfortunately, affected by the overall U.S. stock market environment and the two-tier equity structure, on the first day of listing, only half of the expected target was achieved.

Of course, Weibo’s current market value is not bad and it has great potential for future growth.

After all, after the three companies merged into one, Weibo has the support of China's 13 billion population, and the market is huge!

However, even if Weibo reaches its peak market value in its previous life, with a valuation approaching 30 billion US dollars, it will not make much difference to Wei Jin.

Because he had already made up his mind that this part of the shares would never be cashed out. After all, in the entertainment industry, having the right to speak is the most important thing.

So the value is really just a number on paper.

"Brother, I heard that Ali is in contact with Youku, do you think it is possible for Fiber Optic to join?"

"Ok?"

The question suddenly raised by Lao Wang made Wei Jin a little confused. Investment decisions and the like were not his responsibility.

"Brother, what made you think of this?"

"I think this way. Didn't the authorities say last year that they would clear all obstacles to piracy in the film and television industry within a year?
I think once the authorities really start to implement this, video websites will take off, but there are only a few months left.”

"Brother, you and I can think of this, how could Ali and Youku not know?"

"I know. I think it's a win-win situation. You see, GuangDong has production experience, Ali has traffic resources, and Youku has copyright and customer platform. Add them together."

"Hey, Brother Wang, how about adding them together? Add them together to form a closed loop? Do we need to bring Wanda in as well?"

After Wei Jin interrupted Lao Wang, he continued to explain: "Let me tell you this, although Youku has a large market share now, once Ali really enters the market, Gu Yongqiang will definitely be kicked out.

Think about the recently launched Entertainment Bao. Do you think this is a cooperative attitude of Ali? What they want is not the project, but the right to speak, the right to set prices, and even the right to have the final say in the industry!"

To be honest, what Wei Jin said was a bit harsh and excessive.

But after so many years of getting along, Wei Jin and Lao Wang have a very good relationship. He will give advice if he can, but whether he listens or not is his own business.

Fortunately, Lao Wang is not a very strong-willed person, but he is more receptive to advice. After weighing the pros and cons for a while, he gave up the idea.

"You're right. From what I've seen over the past few days, it seems like they just want to take advantage of the situation to make some quick money. They're definitely not on the same page as us."

"Well, that's the truth, but brother, please don't think I talk too much."

"How can that be possible? You are a shareholder of Fiber Optic. The development of the company still depends on you to keep an eye on it."

Wei Jin felt extremely comforted by Lao Wang's words, but he almost broke down in the next second.

"By the way, brother, let me tell you that Xu Zheng and I have already discussed it and put our company's Bao Beier in the role of Lost in Hong Kong."

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Wei Jin sometimes wondered if Bao Beier was Lao Wang's illegitimate son, or if he had blocked a bullet for him? This is a bit exaggerated.

Well, I'll just take my share of the box office revenue honestly and not worry about the rest.

For two consecutive days, the enthusiasm for Weibo's listing remained unabated until the weekend, when the storm gradually subsided.

At this time, there were only a few days left before the May Day holiday, but China Film Group suddenly released "The Amazing Spider-Man 2".

Fortunately, the time was set on May 5th, and the short holiday has ended, so it has little impact on several domestic films.

Including the subsequent "The Return", it was also staggered by more than ten days, and also had no impact.

It can be seen that China Film Group is still trying its best to gain living space for domestic films and its own people.

But there is one problem that cannot be avoided: China Film Group can arrange one or two imported films, but can it arrange more than ten or twenty?

Domestic films enjoyed dividends in the first half of the year, but those in the second half will suffer.

However, these are things that the leaders should be worried about and have nothing to do with Wei Jin. He ordered Lao Zhu to drive to Beijing Film Academy to prepare for his second class.

After this class, Wei Jin will not teach again for the next month. He will have to wait until the filming of "Vanishing Girl" is completed before he can teach the last class of this semester.

In late April, Beijing Film Academy has entered the graduation season, and there are scattered brokerage firms and film and television companies on campus.

When Wei Jin came out of the parking lot of the directing department and headed towards the tiered classroom, he saw a long line in front of a classroom.

He couldn't help but lean over and asked, "Which company is this? It's quite grand."

"Modu Sugar Man, the notification came a few days ago, and the interview started at 8 o'clock this morning. There are so many people.

Brother, you are late. I heard that Chairman Cai came in person."

At this point, the last man in line, the talkative man with a crew cut, turned his head and recognized Wei Jin, and immediately couldn't help but get excited:
"Brother Wei Wei, no, hello, Teacher Wei."

"Shh, don't disturb everyone." Wei Jin gestured, "I wish you a successful signing."

After saying that, Wei Jin walked towards his classroom. Turning back, he seemed to see a familiar figure.
The second lesson of Wei and Jin also did not cover any serious content.

I just talked to the students for a long time about the industry rules and let them know the cruelty of this industry.

However, Wei Jin did not expect that in the final question-and-answer session, he would be asked by students about his net worth.

However, the student who asked the question soon regretted it. Wei Jin sighed heavily and said, "Actually, I don't care how much money I have. I'm really not interested in money right now.

Maybe you have also seen some news online. So, tell me, does it make any difference to me whether I earn 1 million or 10 billion? It is just a question of whether to have a small goal or a big goal.

There was silence in the classroom, and many senior students who were about to graduate felt very upset.

Yes, the entertainment industry is very profitable at the moment.

But even if they spend their entire lives, they might not be able to accomplish the big goal that Wei Jin mentioned. This is really a huge blow to morale!

Why do you have to be mean-mouthed?

Wei Jin on the stage looked at the student who asked the question in silence and regret, and thought it was not exciting enough, so he continued to attack frantically.

“Don’t think that 10 billion is a lot, but when you are worth this much, you will find that money, at a certain level, is just a number and will only become a burden and worry to you.

I often reflect on myself, why do I have to make so much money? As a result, I have no motivation to work hard now. Sometimes I even want to lose some money, but it’s useless. No matter what I do, I make money, and I make more and more.

Do you know? Sometimes I envy you because you can enjoy the fruits of your hard work and the pleasure of struggle. I am not like you. No matter how much money I make, I will never be happy. I just feel like my heart is like a dead water, without any waves.

If I could have the chance to do it again, I would honestly be a director in my next life and never start a business, because there is no fun in striving anymore."

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Wow!!!!
Damn capitalists, die for me!!!
Kill kill kill kill kill!!!

Zhang Yishan, who was sitting in the first row, stood up suddenly. Wei Jin instinctively stepped back slightly, looking alert. Many male classmates at the scene looked at Zhang Yishan with excitement and admiration.

Brother, the day to rid the people of harm has come! If you take action, you will be a hero of the Beijing Film Academy!

Under the gaze of most of the class, Zhang Yishan's face turned red. Finally, he coughed lightly and said something.

"Teacher Wei, I need to go to the bathroom."

Countless people secretly cursed in their hearts: What a waste! ! ! !
(End of this chapter)