During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 683: Mrs. Lu openly criticizes Taro for being unfilial. Boss Wei stands up and kicks
"This morning, Star Shine announced that after Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons, director Stephen Chow's latest film project, The Mermaid, has officially been approved!"

"According to public information, the movie "The Mermaid" will be jointly produced by Xinghui, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, and Shanhe Media. Director Zhou Xingxing will write and direct it, and the total investment of the project is expected to be 400 million!"

"It is reported that the casting for the leading female role 'Mermaid' will be open to the whole country for a three-month audition. All major art schools, agencies, and celebrity studios are welcome to sign up and participate. The remaining roles will also be open to the film and television industry for open auditions."

"China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, and Shanhe Media jointly issued an announcement confirming the approval of the "The Mermaid" project."

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A series of news were announced on the last day of June, causing the entire entertainment industry to boil!

It is no exaggeration to say that since "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" raked in 13.45 billion yuan at the mainland box office, Stephen Chow is definitely one of the top directors in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong!
Even compared to Wu Ershan, Ning Hao, Xu Ke and other members of the 10 billion director club, Zhou Xingxing, who has countless childhood classic filters, is even better in box office appeal!
If we really talk about it, perhaps it is second only to the Wei and Jin Dynasties!

Therefore, the Mermaid project is definitely a very tempting cake for the industry. Countless production companies want to get a piece of it.

Unfortunately, the entry of two major state-owned enterprises, China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group, as well as the leading private enterprise Shanhe Media, has left all companies helpless. What can they do?

In comparison, the celebrities in the film and television industry are extremely excited.

Zhou Xingxing's project, 400 million yuan investment, Shanhe Media, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group join, open casting
All of this will stack up the BUFF of "Mermaid"!
Countless entertainment companies, brokerage firms, celebrity studios and even the actors and stars themselves, regardless of whether they have connections or whether their connections are strong enough, all took action.

As we all know, in any project that Zhou Xingxing is in, even if he is just a supporting role, he can perform very well.

And if you are lucky enough to become the male or female lead, then you will soar to the sky!

Especially the heroine, the title of "Star Girl" is really well deserved.

If handled properly, her future career may not be smooth, but at least she will start out as a second-tier actress!

Even many big names in the circle are eyeing the leading female role for the sake of their juniors or out of personal connections!

However, according to the content of the announcement, the selection of "Star Girls" this time is not limited to newcomers, even some famous female stars have the opportunity.

In this case, the competition will be extremely fierce!

At this point, the competition is not just about audition performance, but comprehensive strength such as connections, resources, and relationships.

However, China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group have always ignored these matters, while Star Overseas refused to be interviewed and kept the role and even the script extremely confidential.

Companies, actors, celebrities and other people in the circle can only turn their attention to Shanhe Media.

Throughout the entire day, the phones of Chen Zhiming, Zhong Lifang, Chen Xi, Jiang Xueman and others, as well as the company's landline, were almost blown up.

Wei Jin actually received quite a few calls, but because he was concentrating on the later stage, most of the calls were answered by Bao Tianqi, who had just returned from graduation.

Including the women around Wei Jin, they were also the targets of everyone's inquiries.

Unfortunately, these people are destined to return disappointed.

Apart from the fact that they had previously promised not to interfere with casting and even signed relevant agreements, it is impossible for Shanhe Media to go back on its word;

As far as the project itself is concerned, Zhou's comedy has its own style and there is no need to interfere.

It has just entered July, and Hairun, which was listed through a backdoor listing of Shenke Shares, has officially resumed trading!
At this point, the mainland film and television industry has one more listed company!
However, as a company that was once well-known in the industry, Hairun has not developed well in recent years. It can even be described as down and out, with almost no outstanding works.

In the fiercely competitive entertainment industry, having no works basically means falling behind.

This can be seen from the fact that Hairun’s total profit in the past three years is less than 2 million, which is not even as much as that of a first-line star.

This is reflected in the stock market, where investors have a serious lack of confidence. After Hairun resumed trading, the share price barely increased, and its market value at the close was less than 26 billion.

This data is much worse than that of old companies such as Huayi, Bona, Fiber Optic, and Huace, and it is even worse than that of Meitao Entertainment, which also went public through a backdoor listing.

While the industry is sighing, it is also once again reminded that backdoor listing is ultimately just a shortcut. Even in today's extremely prosperous film and television industry, if you want to attract capital, you still have to have real results.

But no matter what, Hairun's resumption of trading is something worth celebrating for Deng Chao and Sun Li.

From now on, the couple will not only be actors, but also directors and investors, and their status in the circle will be further improved!
As expected, since the news spread in the morning, many celebrities in the circle and even some producers and directors have expressed their congratulations on Weibo.

But no one expected that at this critical moment, someone would come out to ruin the fun!
This person is the father of Lu Tailang, who was retired from the General Administration last year and is still not at peace even though he is over 70 years old. He directly called out to Deng Chao and his wife on Weibo:

"Deng Chao, I just can't understand why a young movie star like you, who has no shortage of fame or money, would do such a despicable and mean thing?

If "Tiny Times" was despised by everyone with a conscience at home and abroad, then the thing you filmed would make any normal person feel disgusted.

Sun Li, why don't you just stop caring about Deng Chao? Who is he insulting by playing with movies like this? Is this the prosperity that domestic films want? "

As soon as the news came out, the Internet was in an uproar.

To be honest, it is normal for movies to accept criticism from the outside world, including Wei Jin's films, which have been criticized by film critics.

But Lu Tianming's behavior of bypassing the content of the movie and making blatant personal attacks is really disgusting.

Many netizens kindly reminded him that it was just a comedy movie and it was just for fun, and there was no need to make a big deal out of it.

Unfortunately, this old man might have really been forced to retire, and he was very unhappy. He directly retorted: "Happy? It's a disgusting thing, and you are happy eating it?"

Good man, this statement really stirred up a hornet's nest, and a large number of netizens directly criticized him on Weibo:

"You are a senior screenwriter after all, can't you tell the difference between literary criticism and personal attacks?"

"He's senior at all! He's just an old fellow who takes advantage of his age and doesn't respect his elders."

“‘The Breakup Master’ is at least several blocks ahead of ‘Nanjing’”

Facing the siege of netizens, Old Man Lu was not at all timid. He always stood on the moral high ground, saying frankly that he knew Sun Li, felt sad for her, and felt sad for domestic films.
The couple Deng Chao and Sun Li, who were involved in the incident, remained silent throughout.

Because it is really hard to respond to this matter. Humbly accepting criticism? That is not only a slap in the face of the producers Fiber Optic and Shanhe Media, but also self-destructive.

Want to fight back? The old man is over 70 years old. If he gets into trouble, he won’t be able to get away with it.

In addition, although the old guy has retired, he still has a wide network of contacts in the circle. Plus, he has a son who is a director. Even if Deng Chao and his wife have already risen in capital, there is no need to offend him.

Those people in the circle who had just congratulated Deng Chao and his wife on Weibo were now silent, obviously not wanting to be involved in the cause and effect.

But Wei Jin and Fiber Optic Old Wang are not easy to get along with. They will not tolerate such old guys who are always spewing shit.

First, Lao Wang made a strong statement on the official Weibo account of Fiber Optic: Everyone has their own preferences, and we welcome everyone's comments on the film, but we will never accept such vile behavior of personally attacking the director without any bottom line or quality.
Wei Jin was even more outrageous. He directly notified the Weibo backend, causing Old Man Lu to be banned for a month.

Fifteen minutes later, netizens were shocked to find that Old Man Lu no longer fought back, so they started to make all kinds of sarcastic remarks.

"Congratulations to Mr. Lu for being banned from speaking for a month!"

"You brainless idiot, it's fine if you just criticize the movie, but you have to make personal attacks, you deserve it!"

"You old man are just confused. Do you think Weibo should rank you based on seniority?"

"You don't learn your lesson. Didn't you notice that Shanhe Media is one of the producers? You've hit a wall now, right?"

"Boss Wei's move was really fast, accurate, and ruthless, but this is a reasonable and legal ban, there's nothing wrong with it!"

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In addition to the sarcasm, some netizens also wanted to watch the fun and left messages on Lu Chuan's Weibo, asking him to go to the battle in place of his father.

As a result, Lu Chuan acted as if she were dead and pretended not to see anything, which disappointed netizens, who mocked "Taro for being unfilial."

It can be regarded as adding a touch of humor to the entertainment industry in the second half of the year.
Wei Jin did not take the ugly behavior of Lu Chuan and his son to heart.

At this moment, he was whipping Yang Caiyu severely in the Golden House.

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Wei Jin knew very well the woman's intention. Maybe she came for his body, but more importantly, she must have tasted the sweetness, because the TV series "Day and Night Chase" was being exclusively broadcast on Tudou Video.

Although it is a web drama, "Day and Night Chase" has achieved quite a hit!

Since its launch in late June, it has exceeded 6 million views within 4 hours of its launch.

In 12 hours, the number of views successfully exceeded 5000 million, far exceeding all types of online dramas in the same period.

It’s even more exaggerated than "Soul Ferry", which was launched by iQiyi and PPS in the first half of the year and is known as the "domestic conscience drama"!

As of now, "Day and Night" has been online for 12 days, and the plot has been played for more than half, but the cumulative number of views has exceeded 10 billion, and it is showing a trend of catching up with "Love OO".

In particular, the online reputation is extremely high, with almost unanimous praise, and nearly 10 viewers gave it positive reviews, with the Impression.com rating as high as 9.1 points!
You know, since the launch of Impression Network, there are very few dramas that can rank above 9 points.

Such as "The Ming Dynasty 1566", the 86 version of "Journey to the West", the 87 version of "A Dream of Red Mansions", "Ledger", etc., without exception, they are all super classic masterpieces handed down from generation to generation!

It is incredible that "Day and Night" can achieve this achievement today!

Even the People's Daily and many mainstream media outlets have been generous in praising the drama, calling it "a breakthrough for domestic web dramas."

To the extent that even overseas film producers have taken a fancy to the reputation and popularity of "Day and Night Chase" and are in contact with Shanhe Media to prepare to introduce the film to their own countries.

In addition, "Day and Night" has also been highly discussed online and has long been at the top of the popularity list.

As the only broadcasting platform, Tudou is making a lot of money. In just ten days, the number of registered users increased by more than 200 million.

When Wang Wei called Wei Jin, he said without reservation that the price of 1.8 million was totally worth it!

After all, these more than two million users were most likely snatched from competitors.

As long as the subsequent output of works can keep up, Wang Wei has great confidence that he can keep them all!
All of the above data show that "Day and Night Chase" is definitely a rare phenomenal work, and there is no doubt that it is a blessing for the actors.

As the leading male role who plays two characters and a total of four roles, Pan Yueming benefited greatly from this wave of traffic.

Since the show was broadcast, it has been on the top ten of Baidu's search rankings several times, and its Weibo index has risen by more than 10 million.

As the leading female role, Yang Caiyu, although not that outstanding, also received great support.

In just less than two weeks, Yang Caiyu's Weibo followers soared to three million, and her Baidu search index quadrupled.

She almost jumped directly from an unknown newcomer in the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy to a quasi-second-tier actress.

As far as Wei Jin knows, Yang Caiyu has already signed several endorsement advertisements and commercial announcements. Even the Beijing Film Academy is considering whether to allow her to continue her studies directly.

Yang Caiyu, who has enjoyed flowers and applause, and even witnessed the warmth and coldness of human nature in the circle, naturally wants to maintain her exposure.

After all, the competition in the entertainment industry is too fierce. Without a continuous output of works, once the popularity wears off, you will be lost in the crowd.

Such examples can be found everywhere in the circle.

To achieve this, Yang Caiyu, who does not have a strong background, naturally has to work hard on Boss Wei.

Half an hour later, she had to beg for mercy with tears in her eyes: "Teacher Wei, I can't take it anymore."

"Is that so?"

Wei Jin stopped and took a look. It was indeed almost time to drain the cylinder, so he comforted her: "Rest for a while and go to the bathroom later. We will try something new tonight."

At this moment, Yang Caiyu didn’t know whether she should say MMP or not. Will it really be okay if we play like this?

(End of this chapter)