During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 699: Office Party Let the Bullets Fly for a While
There are a lot of new things in the entertainment industry. After just one night of romance, the news headlines are replaced, which is very abrupt.

A paparazzi broke the gossip about Xu Cairen and Wu Yifan, saying that when they were on the set, the two behaved intimately and went into a hotel together.

As soon as the news came out, Wu Yifan's fans couldn't accept it. The two are 16 years apart, which is a huge generation gap!
But this is definitely not the fault of "my brother", so countless fans denounced Xu Cairen, calling her an old cow eating young grass, using hidden rules, and being shameless.
Some rational viewers also said that this was obviously hype for the movie "Somewhere Only We Know".

Others speculated that the Beijing circle was behind the scenes trying to divert the audience's attention and reduce the heat of the recent frequent scandals.

Only the two parties involved know the specific situation, or maybe it's both?

However, there have been frequent scandals in the entertainment industry during this period, which seems to have affected the popularity of the entire film market.

At the end of the new week, several movies didn't make much money.

As expected by the industry, Han Han's film "See You Tomorrow" completely lost its box office potential after 18 days of release, with daily revenue of less than one million, and is about to be withdrawn from theaters.

However, the current box office performance of 5.63 million clearly tells the industry that Bernardo has made a huge profit!
As a director, Han Han has basically established his foothold in the film industry because of the good reputation of his films. He is treated much better than Guo Xiaosi at the beginning.

And Golden Harvest's "Cold War 2" has also been slowing down after entering its fourth box office week.

At the end of the new week, "Cold War 2" only earned 7400 million yuan at the box office, and the total box office reached 7.58 million yuan.

Although there is only one week left for the film to be released, with the current daily revenue of seven or eight million, it should not be a problem for the total box office to exceed 800 million.

Speaking of which, this may be the highest-grossing movie produced by Golden Harvest in recent years.

As for the several new movies released this month, except for the animated movie "Dragon Nest", which was withdrawn early with a total box office of less than 60 million, the remaining "The Bride with White Hair" and "Star Luck" performed relatively well.

Among them, "The White-Haired Witch" was released for 11 days and its box office exceeded 3 million yuan, closing at 3.06 million yuan.

With its current daily revenue of tens of millions, it should not be a problem to break 4 million, which can basically recover the publicity and production costs.

The total box office of "Star Luck", which was released a day later, also exceeded the 3 million mark, closing at 3.22 million. It is only one step away from breaking the record of "Coming Home".

It was at this time that Xiying's film "The True Story of Jianghu Swordsmanship" held its premiere in Beijing.

At the invitation of Xiying President Deng, Wei Jin took time out to attend the premiere.

To be honest, the development of Xiying has not been very good in recent years.

Although there were many celebrities and media at the huge premiere ceremony, the real big shot in the circle was only Wei Jin.

"It's not that we don't want to change, nor that we haven't tried hard, but we are really limited by our geographical location and there are no film and television resources at all."

As a fellow townsman and a colleague in the same industry, Mr. Deng did not hide anything from Wei Jin and spoke many truths.

Wei Jin also agreed with this, but had no idea how to respond because it was not something that could be changed by human power.

Perhaps this is also the important reason why Mr. Deng is willing to hold the "Golden Film Awards" in Chang'an.

Fortunately, Mr. Deng just complained and then talked about the movie with Wei Jin.

"We put a lot of effort into the script, lines, and filming of this play. You always have a unique vision. What do you think?"

"It's a good movie, and it does a great job of using history to satirize the present." Wei Jin gave an objective evaluation.

This movie is really good, but it's just too advanced.

To be honest, Wei Jin even felt that if the producer was not Xiying, this film would have a hard time passing the review.

Because the lines are so sharp, every sentence is a satire on today's society.

"Hahaha, I feel relieved when you say that."

Director Deng had a bright smile on his face, and the director and actors beside him were also very satisfied. This was the evaluation from the great director Wei Jin.

But Wei Jin, as the person involved, couldn't say much, because even if the movie was good, it might not necessarily have good box office.

In his opinion, the situation of "Record of Swordsmanship" is really embarrassing.

To be honest, it is understandable that Xiying chose to withdraw its film in June because there were so many Hollywood blockbusters.

But choosing mid-August is actually not a wise time.

Because even though there aren't any big, eye-catching productions, the competition is really fierce.

In this week alone, seven or eight movies will be released, including the Hollywood animated film "How to Train Your Dragon 2" and Lu Yang's "No One 2".

How can "Record of Jianghu Swordsmanship" compete without a lineup, publicity, or screening schedule?
However, Mr. Deng understood this logic. The movie was still playing, so he talked to Wei Jin about the screening schedule.

Wei Jin also promised to arrange as many as possible, but he could only guarantee the first three days, and the subsequent results would depend on the results.

There is no way. Shanhe Cinemas is a listed company and has its own considerations. He cannot interfere too much.

In response, Mr. Deng expressed his understanding and expressed his gratitude repeatedly.

As the movie ended, a few specially marked big words appeared in the subtitles - Thank you Teacher Wu Ma, rest in peace!
At this point, the former Yan Chixia, Zhong Kui, and Wu Daozi have completely become their swan songs!
As expected, just one day later, "The Fault in Our Stars" successfully broke the box office record of "Coming Home", and it received a lot of coverage in the media.

Every day from now on will be a new record for art films.

However, this is not today's headline, because Bernard and Fatty have contributed another hot news to the circle.

More than two months later, Fatty Bernard was sued by his ex-wife again.

The cause of the incident was very simple. Not only did this guy not pay child support, he also took his anger out on the woman because of the previous lawsuit and fired her from her position as theater manager of Polybona Cinemas.

Now the woman, who lost her only job, can no longer tolerate this and has a falling out with him.

She asked the court to redivide the marital property before the divorce, which included a large number of Berna's original shares, accounting for a considerable proportion.

As soon as the news came out, not only was the entire entertainment industry watching the fun, but there was also a lot of discussion on the Internet, all mocking the fat man for not doing his job.

"Boss, what do you think he is thinking? Isn't he afraid of affecting the stock price?"

Chen Yuqi, the young assistant who had just returned from the filming of "The Journey of Flower", sat in Wei Jin's arms and fed him freshly washed strawberries. She glanced at the news online and had a puzzled look on her face.

"Shh, who knows what this fat guy is thinking, maybe he is just throwing in the towel."

After licking the woman's slender jade fingers and eating the strawberry, Wei Jin guessed casually. Because Bernard's stock is really weird, several movies are selling well, but the stock price just can't go up, and it has been falling for half a month.

"Okay, let's not discuss this. Have you missed me after being on the set for so long?"

As Wei Jin spoke, his hands wandered restlessly over the little assistant's slender waist and long legs.

The weather in Beijing is hot in August. Chen Yuqi is wearing cool clothes today, a high-waist T-shirt with a short skirt and black stockings, which feels quite good.

"Yes, very much~"

Facing Wei Jin's harassment, Chen Yuqi couldn't help but clamp her legs together, bit her red lips, and looked shy.

No wonder, the filming of "The Journey of Flower" started in early May, and the little girl hasn't eaten meat for more than three months.

This is the first time she has been without a job for such a long time since she started working as an assistant.

"Oh? Where? Here?"

"Hmm~ The boss is annoying~~"

Just some superficial advice made the little assistant feel coquettish. After throwing Wei Jin a wink, her little hand became restless.

"It seems our little cutie can't wait any longer, hehe."

As he spoke, Wei Jin leaned back in the boss chair with his hands clasped over his head. He exerted force with his feet and the space in front of him was vacated.

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The next day, "No One 2" had its premiere.

But no one expected that with the support of four major producers, Shanhe Media, China Film, Fiber Optic and Wanda, this premiere would actually be a bit "shabby".

Apart from the first- and second-tier celebrity artists and second-tier companies in the circle, not a single CEO from the leading companies in the circle, such as Huayi, Bona, and Star Media, came.

Obviously, this is an expression of dissatisfaction. Who can blame the four major producers for supporting the ban?

Three of them have actually put it into practice, which has offended people.

If these celebrity artists and small companies were not eligible to take sides, I'm afraid many of them would not want to come, right?
But Wei Jin didn't care. There were a lot of media present anyway, and the purpose of the premiere was achieved.

Before the ceremony began, the four major producers got together to talk about the latest situation.

"The statements made by the three of you have pushed the situation forward. The propaganda department has already gotten involved, and this time they are definitely serious.

But you also know that once there are too many people participating in any meeting, it will be difficult to reach a consensus, and the current plan is still at a stalemate.

Many of the top leaders of the associations, as well as some old guys, are against your one-size-fits-all approach and want to seek more relaxed conditions."

As La Peikang was the head of China Film Corporation, he was naturally indispensable to the internal meetings of the General Administration, and he immediately explained the situation to Wei, Jin and the other two.

"Okay, as long as the authorities take an attitude, it's fine. I'm just afraid that if the three of us make such a big fuss, it will end up being a joke."

After listening to this, Wang Changtian breathed a sigh of relief. Although he did not regret standing with Wei and Jin, it would naturally be better if there was official support.

Wei Jin is quite confident about this. He has the impression that there will be a few more surprises this year. At worst, he can just let the bullets fly for a while.

Today's premiere was not fancy. After the host Xiao Sa opened the show, he invited the main creative team to the stage.

As the director, Lu Yang shared a lot of the hardships he encountered during the filming process, and the big scenes left a deep impression on him.

As the male protagonist, Wu Yue especially thanked Wei Jin and Lu Yang for their care, and said that he would be there whenever they called in the future.

But the most exciting speech was given by the young heroine Zhao Jinmai.

Zhao Jinmai, who just turned 12 this year, looks like a porcelain doll on the stage, very cute.

The girl was not at all stage-shy on stage and revealed a lot of embarrassing things that happened to the director and actors during the filming of this men's drama, which caused the audience to burst into laughter.

After the main creative team finished speaking, the main feature of the movie began playing.

The show started with what Lu Yang called a large-scale war scene, which captured the attention of the guests.

The dynasty background of the "No One in Despair" series is set in the middle and late Tang Dynasty. The major battle that caused the male protagonist to go blind was the Battle of Sui Yang during the "Anshi Rebellion".

In order to film this battle, Lu Yang mobilized two thousand extras and three hundred war horses, and it took a week to complete the filming.

In the later stage, CG special effects were used to create a scene of confrontation and melee among tens of thousands of people.

"Brother, your 60 million production cost was really all spent wisely."

Looking at the realistic effects on the screen and listening to the exclamations from the back row, Wang Changtian was filled with emotion.

"Well, the cast is weak, so we can only spend some time on the plot and scenes. It's not like my brother's "The Four", hahahaha."

Hearing this, Lao Wang was speechless. The plot of "The Four" was really lame, and it was all supported by the actors.

To be honest, after comparing the finished products of the two films, Lao Wang regretted putting "The Four" in the summer schedule, because there is a high probability that it will be beaten.

Fortunately, the investment share of optical fiber in this drama is not small, so it will not be a loss after all.

As the lights came on, the 100-minute film came to an end, and the audience burst into thunderous applause.

When it comes to the press interview session, box office is always an unavoidable topic at the premiere.

"Five years ago, 'No One' made me enter the billion-dollar director club. This sequel has a more exciting plot, better fighting scenes, bigger scenes, and more careful filming. I believe that the box office will allow me to go one step further!"

Wow, Lu Yang is really brave.

Although it was not stated explicitly, the implication was that the film wanted to surpass "A Man's Martial Arts" and directly enter the 7 million director club.

Some media have already handed the microphone to Wei Jin, after all, the latter's amazing predictions have come true many times.

But there is no reference answer this time. After thinking it over, Wei Jin could only half-jokingly say:
"Okay, Director Lu is so confident, I'll trust him for once. Of course, if we don't achieve our goal, then we'll just deduct our share and bonus."

"Hahaha"

(End of this chapter)