During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 668: False Cases in the Entertainment Industry
I still remember that a few months ago, countless film critics blasted Feng Dapao's "Private Tailor", and the latter mocked him as "ungrateful" and "ungrateful".

Although the statement is a bit vulgar, it is undeniable that every time a movie directed by a big director is released, it is a carnival for film critics - because it is a rare opportunity for them to show their faces.

Just look at Zhang Yimou’s film “Coming Home” which has just been released and the first day box office hasn’t even come out yet, and a group of film critics have already started to find fault with it impatiently.

The bigger the director, the more he will be criticized by them.

Zhang Yimou was accused of running out of ideas and being unable to step out of his comfort zone, and was even compared to "Into the Dust".

To be frank, the fact that the latter won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival is the best proof.

"These people are just too bored. They don't even realize what era we are in. Why are they still pursuing elite culture?"

After lunch, Wei Jin browsed the news online for a while, feeling a little disdainful.

"Boss, it's the same in every industry. Look at the big Vs on Weibo, who give advice all day long, as if they know everything."

Chen Xi on the side also echoed the words, but then added: "But nowadays, the audience still has their own judgment. Boss, you see, the reviews on Impression Online are quite good."

As he spoke, Chen Xi handed the phone to Wei Jin. He took it and swiped it twice, and it was indeed true.

Although the ratings have not come out yet, many viewers and movie fans have given positive reviews.

"As expected of Zhang Yimou and Gong Li, Coming Home still has the same flavor after so many years, and is still so touching."

“When it comes to tear-jerking movies, it has to be Director Zhang. Just like his original To Live, it’s powerless, depressing, and hopeless.”

"Gong Li's acting is absolutely amazing. She can make people cry without even realizing it. She deserves the title of 'Gong Queen'!"

"Tiantian's performance is really good and she has made great progress"

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Judging from this situation, Wei Jin’s score should not be low.

Coupled with the screening rate of nearly 30%, the first-day box office of "The Return" may exceed his previous judgment.

"Eh?"

Putting down the phone, Wei Jin looked around and asked with some confusion: "Where is Sister Yuanyuan?"

Assistant Bao Tianqi took over the conversation: "Boss, he was here just now, but it seems he took a phone call and left."

"Okay, let's eat and take a break. We have a lot of work to do in the afternoon."

"Okay, Boss (Director Wei)."

After giving some instructions, Wei Jin came to the nanny car to rest, but before he could close his eyes, the car door was hurriedly opened by Gao Yuanyuan.

"Xiao Jin."

"Sister Yuanyuan, this is a film crew, what do you want to do in broad daylight?"

Gao Yuanyuan ignored Wei Jin's teasing and said simply, "Xiao Jin, something happened to Haibai."

"Ok?"

The more Wei Jin listened, the more he frowned, "Sister Yuanyuan, this ticket warehouse was arrested, and they contacted you too?"

"Xiao Jin, he is not that kind of person."

Ever since their collaboration on "Let's Get Married", Gao Yuanyuan and Huang Haibai have always had a good relationship.

She knew very well that Huang Haibai might not be very smart and his emotional intelligence was not very high, but he was definitely a very upright person.

In all these years since his debut, he has never had any scandals and would never do such a thing.

"I heard from his girlfriend that someone was trying to trick him."

After listening to Gao Yuanyuan's explanation, Wei Jin roughly understood the whole story.

Huang Haibai was a student in the 01 undergraduate class of the Performance Department of the Beijing Film Academy, but he actually started acting very early.

He made his debut in "The Passionate Years" in 01, and began to emerge in the circle with the subsequent "Fortune Star Pig Bajie".

The 07 drama "The Bund" made him famous overnight.

His collaboration with Gao Yuanyuan in "Let's Get Married" in 08 made him a national-level actor and his popularity skyrocketed.

The subsequent hit dramas such as "The Good Times of Wife" and "The Unforgettable Number" allowed him to prove himself in multiple fields.

After these years of development, Huang Haibai is definitely one of the most popular male actors among the Mesozoic generation, just in terms of the small screen.

As the saying goes, "Fame brings trouble." An investor was attracted by his influence and invited him to cooperate.

Unfortunately, after getting in touch with the project, Huang Haibai found that the play was unreliable and there was a high probability that there were some shady operations going on, so he politely declined.

But the investor did not give up and contacted Huang Haibai several more times, offering higher prices each time, but Huang Haibai still did not agree.

Just last night, Huang Haibai accepted a dinner invitation from this boss, and something went wrong afterwards.

It would be a bit insulting to say there is nothing fishy about this.

"Xiao Jin, if you can, please help him."

"Sister Yuanyuan, don't worry. Does that mean he was arrested last night and received the notice this morning?"

"Ah."

"Okay, I'll make a call."

As he spoke, Wei Jin took out his cell phone and called Lao Chen, arranging for the company's legal team to contact him.

Of course Wei Jin had heard of this matter in his previous life, but he was not aware of the twists and turns involved and needed to understand it better.

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin hugged Da Meiyuan in his arms, "Okay, Sister Yuanyuan, the next step is to wait for news, take a rest first."

Looking at Wei Jin's calm eyes, Da Meiyuan nodded gently, "Yeah."

Shanhe Media’s legal team is no joke.

In recent years, due to the issue of game plagiarism, it has been fighting back and forth with Penguin's "Nanshan Pizza Hut", and is known as the "Mountain and River Tumbler".

This group of people has considerable power in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, and there is rarely anything they cannot handle when they take action.

In the evening, Wei Jin received a call from Lao Chen, who had applied for administrative reconsideration on behalf of Huang Haibai, and the latter had also come out.

"Boss Wei, it's a good thing we got there in time, otherwise Huang Haibai would have admitted it himself, and that would have been troublesome."

Listening to Lao Chen's slightly emotional words, Wei Jin had a deeper understanding of the incident.

The whistleblower was not a Chaoyang resident, but Huang Haibai’s driver, and the hotel room was also booked by the driver.

What’s even more amazing is that even the mobile phone used to contact the technician and make payments was Huang Haibai’s.

It was obvious that the driver had been bribed and cooperated in the scheme.

But the person behind this was someone Wei Jin had never expected.

"So, the so-called investors are just people who are pushed to the front, and the real move is Dong?"

"Well, after Ali acquired Huaxia Culture, he doesn't play a big role now. I guess he wants to start a business again and do some projects. Who knows if Huang Haibai will not get the point?"

Chen Zhiming on the other end of the phone explained that he knew everything about the industry, and then he became a little proud:

"But after hearing that our legal department stepped in, the boss contacted me directly, saying that a flood had washed away the Dragon King Temple and it was all a misunderstanding."

"hehe."

Wei Jin smiled and expressed his disdain, but in his heart he could understand why Huang Haibai decisively "confessed" in his previous life.

Although Dong is not a top boss in the industry compared to companies such as Shanhe Media, Huayi, and Optical Fiber, as the founder of Peking University Huayi, he has been working in the industry for many years and is the chairman of Huaxia Culture. He has a lot of connections in the media and entertainment finance circles.

There are even rumors that this person is the white glove of the "Minsheng Group".

This kind of power is definitely not something that an actor like Huang Haibai can contend with. Even the agency behind him probably wants to keep things quiet.

In this situation, perhaps the best approach for Huang Haibai is to simply admit defeat and surrender and lose half.

But now that Wei and Jin have intervened, the course of events will definitely be completely different.

However, the driver will most likely be pushed out to take the blame, after all, he cannot escape the charge of malicious false accusation.

But he doesn't lose out either, as there is a high probability that the boss will give him a generous amount of hush money.

"By the way, Mr. Wei, there is one more thing. In the afternoon, the company received a notice to attend the conference, signed by the Copyright Bureau, the Cyberspace Administration of China, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, and the Ministry of Public Security."

When Wei Jin heard this series of department names, he was immediately shocked.

"What's the specific situation?"

"No, they just informed us to attend the meeting at the end of this month. I asked around and found out that it's not just us, all the big companies in the industry have received it. It's said that Internet companies will also attend."

When he heard about the Internet, Wei Jin instantly thought of the previous Kuaibo incident. After all, it had been more than half a month.

"Okay, I understand. I definitely can't leave here, so you can go there on behalf of the company when the time comes."

Even if he could get away, Wei Jin didn't want to attend such meetings unless he was called upon. He would just listen to the leader's speeches anyway.

"Okay, I'll go then."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin turned around and saw Da Meiyuan, who had just finished taking a shower, also answering the phone. He thought she must be the person involved.

Sure enough, after seeing Wei Jin finished his work, Da Meiyuan said a few more words and then handed the phone over. Her meaning was very clear.

"Hey?"

"Mr. Wei, thank you so much."

Huang Haibai's voice on the other end of the phone was full of gratitude. If it weren't for Wei Jin, his career might have really been ruined.

At this moment, he was extremely grateful that he had maintained a good relationship with Gao Yuanyuan over the years.

"It's okay, just focus on filming."

Wei Jin had nothing to talk about with him, and his help was only out of great beauty's request and a rare sense of justice.

If you don't encounter such a thing, it's fine. But if you do encounter it, and you happen to have the ability, you will naturally take care of such unjust, false and wrong cases.

As for asking for advice? He was already in his forties, and his worldview had long been formed, so Wei Jin was too lazy to speak.

After all, people cannot teach people, but things can teach people in one go.

"Xiao Jin, thank you."

After hanging up the phone, Da Meiyuan's hot body came close to him. Wei Jin put his arms around the beauty's slender waist, "Sister Yuanyuan, where is your sincerity?"

Da Meiyuan pouted and patted Wei Jin lightly, "It's annoying. You think about this all day long."

"Sister Yuanyuan, don't blame me. Who told you to dress like this?"

Wei Jin slightly tightened his hands around her slender waist, and the two of them pressed closer. Feeling the beauty's delicate body, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he leaned close to her ear and added: "Don't you know how charming you are?"

What Wei Jin said was really true. Da Meiyuan, who had just taken a bath, changed into black silk pajamas, looking both pure and sexy.

Mixed with the fragrance of shower gel, the temptation is absolutely maximum.

"There's really nothing I can do about you."

Da Meiyuan also felt Wei Jin's eagerness to move, and after sighing, she slowly squatted down.
In the film market, thanks to the gimmick of Zhang Yimou and Gong Li working together again, as well as the super luxurious cast, "Coming Home" performed quite well after its release.

The first-day result of 2689 million directly broke the first-day record for art films previously held by "Whiplash", announcing the strong return of Zhang Yimou!
The key is that the online reputation is also very good, with an Impression Network score of 8.1, which is higher than the original "Hidden in the Dust".

All in all, this is definitely Zhang Yimou's best-received movie in recent years.

This also means that the subsequent box office potential of "The Return" is definitely not low.

Some media even predicted that the film would most likely break the box office record for art films.

And the most embarrassing thing happened. Those people who found fault before were now collectively attacked.

Audiences and movie fans don’t care what kind of film critic you are or what agency you work for, they will just scold you if they catch you.

However, whether it was the fun on the Internet or Huang Haibai's affairs, for Wei Jin, they were just small episodes after dinner.

His work focus is still on the filming of "Gone Girl".

After the weekend, Yu Feihong, who had been in the crew for a week, finally got her part.

Speaking of which, this is the first time Wei Jin has worked with Yu Feihong, but the latter's acting skills are indeed quite good.

In today's scene, after Da Meiyuan "ran away from home", she happened to meet a society girl played by Yu Feihong in a small town. The latter was the neighbor of this small hotel.

In order to conceal her identity, Da Meiyu deliberately made friends with her, and after getting along with each other, the two became friends.

In the camera, Yu Feihong and Da Meiyuan were sitting in a small hotel room watching TV, each holding a drink in their hands and crossing their legs.

At this time, the news of Gao Xiyun's disappearance was broadcast on TV, but Yu Feihong did not recognize the person who was so close to her.

But after being in society for many years, Yu Feihong saw through the essence of the marriage between the heroine Gao Xiyun and her husband Shen He.

"Isn't this just a spoiled daughter marrying a cheating bastard? This woman is probably not as good as the outside world says."

After saying that, Yu Feihong got up to go to the bathroom, while the sinister Da Meiyuan spat into the former's drink.

"Click, this one's passed, get ready to transition."

As it turned out, the media's prediction was correct. After entering the weekend, the box office of "The Return" set a new record.

After three days of the first weekend, the box office exceeded 100 million yuan, which was even stronger than that of "Whiplash".

With the release of "Coming Home", several previous May Day films have also withdrawn from the market one after another.

After reaping the profits from the last weekend, Fiber Optic's film "You Are the One" announced that it would be withdrawn early because the daily revenue was less than 10.

However, the total box office result of 4.28 million yuan clearly tells the entire industry a truth: making youth films is about making money!
Wanda's "Hypnotist" also chose to be withdrawn from theaters early, and the final box office revenue was 2.58 million.

With an investment of 40 million, Wanda has taken the first step in developing new directors.

At present, among the four domestic films in the May Day period, only "The Raid 2" is still holding on.

But at this point, the film’s potential has been largely exhausted.

At the end of the new week, "The Raid 2" earned less than 5.32 million yuan, and the total box office closed at million yuan.

Although there is still a week left in its release, with the current daily revenue of 2 to 6 million, it is basically hopeless for "The Raid " to break million at the box office.

On the contrary, "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" is extremely powerful.

It’s only been released for half a month, and the box office has already exceeded the 5 million mark, closing at 5.35 million, surpassing the rest!

As mid-May is coming to an end, "X-Men: Days of Future Past" which will be released in the second half of the month and "Overheard 3" at the end of the month are also looking eagerly.

The promotion of the two films has also reached the final critical moment.

For a time, the film market was filled with smoke!

(End of this chapter)