During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 700: The continuous thundering of the villains is not worth planning with!

The premiere of "No One 2" ended successfully and is now waiting for its release on the 15th.

The crew members immediately started a new round of variety show promotions, and there are also a lot of roadshow schedules to follow, almost visiting one city every day.

There is no way. In the second half of the summer season, the level of competition is so intense that it is not enough to describe it. The word "tragic" is more appropriate.

Because on the 15th alone, nine movies were released.

These also include three imported films: "Pompeii", "Tom Yum Goong 2" and "Lord of the Jungle".

And next week, more than a dozen movies including "The Four", "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", and "A Bug's Life" will be released one after another.

In the second half of August, the film market is destined to become a meat grinder, and more than half of the domestic films will inevitably become cannon fodder.

If Lu Yang wants to break his personal record, he must try his best!
But no one in the circle expected that just when everyone was waiting for the bloody fight to begin, a piece of "rumor" that had not been officially confirmed caused huge controversy across the entire Internet!

A netizen posted a message revealing that due to reports from the public, a popular young actor followed in the footsteps of his "predecessors" and was arrested in Beijing!
In order to prove the authenticity of the news, the netizen also revealed many details.

For example, his family members participated in the arrest, and they and their colleagues conducted a surprise interrogation overnight, from a little after 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. They had already confirmed the facts and were just waiting for the official announcement.
As soon as this news came out, there was an uproar on the Internet!

Because compared to those "predecessors", although this person's background and connections may not be better, his fame is much greater.

Even though he lost his original masterpiece "Those Years" due to Wei Jin's interception, with the release of the "Tiny Times" trilogy, his number of fans cannot be underestimated, and can even be described as huge.

And the most important thing is that more than 80% of these fans are brainless fans.

Faced with the sudden revelation, these fans felt like they were hit in the ass and were all furious.

People are frantically posting photos and evidence on major portals, Weibo, Tianya, Zhihu and other social platforms.

Trying to prove that their "male god" and "brother" are not in Beijing recently, but are busy running announcements and traveling in other places.
However, what is eye-opening to people in the circle is that while netizens here are still desperately trying to clean up the situation, the agency over there is making a series of outrageous moves.

When facing media interviews, the agent said frankly: He is currently out of contact and cannot answer relevant questions for the time being.
To be honest, Wei Jin was shocked when he saw the reply.

Isn't this just a case of trying to cover up one's own guilt?
You know, as a public figure, how could he be out of touch for no reason?
Even if they really have lost contact, it would be better for the agency to refuse to answer than to give such unnecessary explanations.

This emergency public relations can only be described as stupid!

As expected, following this "stupid PR" response, more than 90% of people in the entire film and television industry have confirmed the authenticity of the netizens' revelations.

The reason is very simple, because there have been a series of sudden bankruptcies in a short period of time, and now is a very sensitive period.

Needless to say, everyone has the same answer: unfamiliar, not understood, not clear.

In contrast, the entire entertainment industry is silent, with a feeling of panic and impending storm.

But what is surprising is that Fatty Bernard seems to have really lost his mind and is so stubborn that it is unbelievable.

Under such circumstances, he still held a press conference for "The Sun Also Rises" and announced that the film will be released on November 11.

When faced with reporters' questions about Xu Zhu's role and subsequent review, he bluntly stated that not a single shot would be deleted.

To sum it up, just one word: courage!

After one night, the internet was in an uproar, but the authorities still remained silent.

And the bloodiest battle of the summer season has officially begun.

As the sequel to the hit martial arts film five years ago, and jointly produced by Shanhe Media, China Film, Fiber Optic, and Wanda, "No One 2" has a considerable advantage in terms of attention and screening rate.

Not to mention Shanhe Cinemas, Golden Harvest Cinemas and other companies, their screening schedules are basically above 35%.

Under the call of La Peikang and Ye Ning, the cinema chains under China Film Group and Wanda Film Group also provided strong support, with the basic screening ratio exceeding 30%.

Even those with slightly weaker relationships, such as Shanghai New Film Association and Dadi Cinemas, have promised more than 25%.

On average, the screening rate of "No One 2" is as high as 32%, which is definitely ranked first during the same period.

Thanks to the extremely high screening schedule and the reputation of the previous work, as well as Lu Yang's attainments in martial arts films, "No Man's Land 2" also performed very well.

The box office revenue on the first day was 5864 million, and continued to rise as the weekend approached, remaining around million for two consecutive days.

After three days of the first weekend, "No One 2" raked in 1.93 million yuan in box office revenue, ranking first on this week's box office list.

The key is that the online reputation is also quite good, with a rating of 7.6 on Impression.com. I wouldn’t say it’s a hit, but at least it’s above average, and has great potential for follow-up.

According to the current situation, we cannot say that the box office performance of "No One 2" can break Lu Yang's personal record, but breaking 5 million is definitely a foregone conclusion.

In comparison, Xiying, as an old film studio, is powerless at this moment.

Even though Wei Jin has given some consideration, the screening of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" is only about 9%.

The box office performance after its release was, just as he had expected, simply hard to describe.

After three days of its first weekend, the box office of "Swordsman" was less than 1000 million, and its reputation was severely polarized.

People who like it think it is a good movie that is infinitely close to reality and is satirical to the extreme; while people who don’t like it think the comedy is too awkward and even a bit corny.

To put it bluntly, this film still requires some life experience to understand. But the audience is mostly young people, so it is naturally difficult to get high praise. The 5.8 rating on Impression.com is the best proof of this.

Judging from the first week's box office and word of mouth, this movie is destined to be taken off the screen in half a month at most.

With the release of many movies on the 15th, several movies that had been released previously were basically withdrawn.

Among them, Han Han's "See You Tomorrow" chose to be taken off the screen early after reaping the benefits of the last weekend, and the final box office report was 5.72 million.

Also taken off the screen is Golden Harvest's "Cold War 2" after a month of release.

However, in order to increase the stock price, Shi Nansheng took some measures in the last week, so that the final box office of the movie barely passed the 8 million mark, closing at 8.02 million.

As the highest-grossing film jointly produced by Golden Harvest and Ying Huang, the invitations to the celebration party of "Cold War 2" have already been sent throughout the industry.

As for "The White-Haired Witch" starring Fan Bingbing and Huang Xiaoming, it has been released for nearly three weeks and the box office has reached 3.66 million yuan. It is basically not going to run any further, with only two to three million yuan a day. There is no way, in the martial arts film series, it is obviously still no match for "No One 2", and the disadvantages of the same track are clearly revealed.

On the contrary, as an art film, "The Fault in Our Stars" has a very long potential because of its different subject matter.

It has been released for 17 days and the box office has exceeded 4 million yuan, with daily revenue remaining around 5 million yuan. It looks like the box office is likely to reach million yuan.

If it were a normal day, whether it was "Cold War 2" breaking 8 million or "Star Trek" breaking 4 million, it would be hot news worthy of media publicity and even attracting attention from people inside and outside the circle.

Not to mention how outraged people are online, just the Chinese film and television industry is already dead silent and as frightened as a cicada.

No one dared to show up at this time, for fear of being caught as an example.

The CEOs of film and television brokerage companies and major associations who had previously strongly opposed the ban were now completely desperate!

There is no way. In just half a month, four people were exposed, and each one was more famous and had more background than the other.

If we extend the time a little bit, starting from the end of June, in less than two months, six people have joined!
These continuous, unprepared and unbridled scandals have pushed the entire entertainment industry to the forefront.

Especially the two that just came out, they are absolutely amazing!
If the previous four cases can be explained by not attracting enough attention, then these two can be said to be committing crimes in defiance of the law.

No, committing crimes against the wind is not enough to describe the audacity of these two people. They don't care about the wind at all. They are completely fearless and lawless!
In the words of netizens, this is already "killing is not enough to appease the public anger"!

This time, even the Sixth Princess couldn't stand it anymore.

After the notice came out, the documentary "The Destruction of Opium at Humen" was played on the movie channel in a loop.

Anyone with a little sensitivity knows that this time there will be no more concessions.

"Idiots, idiots, a bunch of idiots!"

In Huayi's office, Wang Zhonglei was so angry that he smashed the teacup and was completely furious.

Holy shit, so many people are trying so hard to get favorable conditions, but these two idiots don't take it seriously at all and are doing their best to hold us back!
Now, not only has he gotten himself into trouble, but his dad’s reputation has also been completely ruined, and the media in Hong Kong and Taiwan are all scolding him.

The key point is that Huayi’s stock price has been affected again. It’s simply a sudden disaster!
There is no shortage of tricks and strategies!

"Okay, being angry won't help. Is everything going well with The Lion Falls from the Sky?"

Compared to Wang Zhonglei's anger, Wang Zhongjun saw it very clearly. The outcome would be almost the same whether these two guys were there or not. It was just a matter of pushing the process forward.

He is now more worried about the situation of the crew. After all, it is a project with an investment of 4 million yuan. It would be terrible if the male lead had health problems because of this incident.

"The crew is doing fine."

Speaking of business, Wang Zhonglei took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then added:
"The original plan was to wrap up filming at the end of this month. There aren't many shots left, so we'll be able to finish filming soon."

"They are both the same this time, at least half a year to start, and depending on the situation, I'm afraid they will have to move behind the scenes in the future."

As he spoke, Wang Zhongjun was also quickly organizing his thoughts.

I have to say, he is worthy of being the head of Huayi. He really found the favorable points for the company in such an unfavorable environment!
"Zhong Lei, remember, give them more opportunities in our subsequent projects. This is a good way to win over Z and C in the long term."

"Brother, you better be careful."

Wang Zhonglei is a flower but not stupid. He immediately understood what he meant and gave a thumbs up.

Originally, Z said that after the bet with Huayi was over, he wanted to enjoy his retirement or do behind-the-scenes work.

Now, we have reason to persuade him to keep working hard. At least we should pave a way out for the unfilial son, right?

By the same token, the other person also needs to increase the frequency of filming.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door and the secretary walked in.

"Director Wang, President Wang, it's time to notify you of the meeting."

Not only the Huayi Brothers, but all those who had previously participated in the industry conference received the notice, and Wei Jin was no exception.

From what La Peikang said on the phone, this time there are also companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

"Xiao Jin, this should be the last time, will there be any results?"

Seeing Wei Jin hang up the phone, Da Meiyuan, who had been browsing the news all day, came over immediately, and the cool hem of her skirt brought up gusts of fragrant breeze.

Turning around and hugging the beauty's slender waist, Wei Jin nodded, "Well, public opinion has fermented to this point, there must be a result, otherwise it will become a joke, right?"

Moreover, Wei Jin had a premonition that the intensity of this attack might be greater than he had imagined.

"Alas, big brother will never be able to hold his head up high in the circle again. I guess even his voice will become softer. He is an anti-drug ambassador. It's really embarrassing to have such a son."

Da Meiyu's tone was somewhat emotional. She had met that boy in Hong Kong when they were working together on "Baby Project".

I never thought that it already has a history of eight years. Maybe I was infected with it at that time.

"So, Sister Yuanyuan, we have to pay attention to Xu'er's education. Especially you, you have to pay more attention to it."

Wei Jin just habitually complained about Da Meiyuan's laissez-faire attitude, but the latter became unhappy and reached out to touch his chest, her beautiful eyes widening as she spoke in anger.

"How dare you say that? Your son is not yours. How much time do you spend with him? You just spend your time drinking and partying outside."

The series of complaints left Wei Jin with no way to refute. After thinking to himself that it was stupid, he could only use the old method and squatted down to pick up Da Meiyuan by the waist.

"Hey, what are you doing in broad daylight?"

The big beautiful round ball was hanging in the air, with its white legs waving.

"Ah."

After saying this, Wei Jin walked towards the bedroom resolutely.

Of course, in order to take care of Da Meiyuan's feelings, Wei Jin deliberately drew the curtains.
(End of this chapter)