During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 722: The Farewell Night of Master Liu
This September, the entertainment industry is really lively

The first-day results of "Operation Mekong" are still online, and several things have occurred that have attracted the attention of the circle.

In the morning, the official Weibo account of Heian Jingcheng released the latest news that the Golden Bear director will be placed in custody for education for up to six months after the 15-day administrative detention expires.

To be honest, no one in the circle expected that the punishment this time would be so severe that he would be placed in a detention center for half a year.

Because this administrative enforcement measure has been rarely enforced since its introduction, especially since the target of enforcement this time is the famous Golden Bear director!

But if you think about it, it seems understandable, but there are still relevant laws and regulations to support it!
This also made people in the circle feel the determination of the higher-ups to clean up the entertainment industry, and everyone's nerves seemed to be unconsciously tense.

In addition, many people sympathize with Xiying. After all, the director is a rare big director nowadays who is willing to give face to Xiying, and he was also a direct descendant of the studio.

However, before everyone had time to express their feelings, the Film Bureau announced two more pieces of news in the afternoon, which instantly diverted the attention of the industry.

The first is the news that the script of "Black Coal, Thin Ice" has been approved; the second is that "The Distinguished Citizen" has been nominated for this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

These two pieces of news, appearing alone, are not surprising.

After all, Shanhe Media has films that pass review almost every month, and it was not surprising that "The Distinguished Citizen" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

But the two pieces of news appeared together, giving people in the circle a completely different feeling, especially for some veteran directors!
Because according to the public information, "Black Coal, Thin Ice" is a literary film script by Wei Jin, and will be directed by Jin Yukun;

The latter is also a script from the Wei and Jin dynasties. Not only did it win the Special Jury Award at the Venice Film Festival, it will now represent the mainland in the competition for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film!
Considering that "Into the Dust", directed by Zhang Yimou and won the Cannes Jury Grand Prix, and "The Great Buddha", directed by Ning Hao and won the Berlin Silver Bear Award for Best Director, both had scripts provided by Wei Jin.

In other words, award-winning scripts that countless directors in the industry can only dream of but cannot achieve are almost easy for Wei Jin.

At this moment, countless veteran directors were in mixed feelings, and some even considered in their hearts, why not ask Wei Jin for help?

Unfortunately, they all knew that since they were not their own people, why would Wei Jin support them?

Compared to directors who are concerned about the script, producers in the industry are more concerned about this project. After all, the profits of Wei Jin's award-winning scripts are definitely no less than those of commercial films!

Look, it’s already the last day before the holiday, and Wang, the staunch ally from Fiber Optic, still called, even though he knew there was little hope.

But Lao Wang is very cunning. He kept playing the victim over the phone, saying that the stock price had been hit, and then that the third quarter was over and the profit was not optimistic.

In a word, he is just playing the victim in front of Wei Jin, the shareholder. But Wei Jin will not tolerate this old guy. There is no reason for him to help support Fiber Optic.

Besides, several of Fiber Optic’s movies sold well this year, including several projects that took advantage of Wei Jin’s popularity, and they all made a lot of money.

The old guy never tells the truth. Does he really think Wei Jin can't read financial statements?

As for the impact on stock prices, it’s not a big deal.

It will take at most a month for the stock price to return to normal range.

After all, stock investors are forgetful, and there are so many ways to divert attention and hype.

Most importantly, Shanhe Media’s award-winning films have never been open to foreign investment.

However, Lao Wang was not angry after being rejected. He just wanted to give it a try. After being rejected this time, the probability of being rejected for the next project would be lower.

It’s just like strengthening equipment in the game. Even if you fail this time, the probability of success next time shouldn’t be higher, right?
After chatting with Lao Wang for a while, talking about the promotion of "Operation Mekong", and even making an appointment to go to the full moon banquet of Xie Nan and Wu Jing's son on the 4th, Wei Jin hung up the phone.

Unexpectedly, just after I hung up the phone, the ringing started again.

Wei Jin was thinking that it was another colleague in the industry who came to seek cooperation, but when he saw the caller ID, a smile appeared on his face.

September is over in a blink of an eye, and the National Day holiday has officially arrived. The entire film market has been completely driven by "Operation Mekong".

"Operation Mekong, a mainstream commercial blockbuster directed by Wei Jin, once again earned 2.08 million yuan at the box office on the second day of its release, showing its momentum and dominating the schedule!"

"As Director Wei Jin said, 20 billion is really just the minimum!"

"Six movies including The Golden Age, Black & White 2, and Kuiba 3 will be released today to compete for the National Day holiday, but industry insiders generally predict the decline of the films."

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Wow, the National Day holiday hasn’t even started yet, and "Operation Mekong" has already achieved a cumulative box office of 4.11 million yuan.

This data is even more outrageous than that of the previous "Transformers 4"!
When the media reports came out, the smiles on the faces of several major producers could not be concealed, especially Mr. Deng of Xiying.

I was originally feeling sorry for Director Wang's decision to take me in, but now I can't care about that anymore.

Although he had already had a long vacation, President Deng still called his secretary and instructed, "Arrange the publicity department to intensify publicity efforts. Don't stop the promotion of major theaters. When the vacation is over, I will personally give them bonuses."

Although he knew that Xiying did not have much publicity advantage, Mr. Deng still hoped that Wei Jin could see his sincerity and think of the production company in his hometown when there were projects in the future.

"Understood, Mr. Deng."

Not only Mr. Deng and Xiying are taking action, but also China Film, Shanghai Film, Fiber Optic, Wanda, and even Golden Shield are taking action in different ways.

Especially on the Golden Shield side, the publicity efforts were so damn strong that they even pushed out a 30-second news broadcast on National Day.

As a result, the popularity of "Operation Mekong" exploded, and various announcements increased instantly.

The main creative team who are currently promoting the roadshow are also cheering crazily. Li Bingbing, the famous actress with the largest number of fans, posts a Weibo post every two to three hours on average, calling on her fans to watch the movie and show their support!
Familiar actors and directors in the circle also came to help and support the film, and various social media platforms were full of recommendations for "Operation Mekong".

With the support of various external forces, even though there were six movies released on National Day, the single-day box office of "Operation Mekong" did not decrease but increased, closing at 2.58 million!
In three days, the cumulative box office of "Operation Mekong" reached 6.69 million yuan, directly breaking the box office record of "The Martian" after its postponement that year, and successfully achieved a payback.

There is no one in the entire film and television industry who is not envious and jealous. It is really exaggerated!

At this moment, the producers of those films that were so stubborn as to release them are almost in tears.

Because more than 80% of the entire box office was eaten up by "Operation Mekong" alone!
It was at this time that the filming of "The Mermaid", which had an investment of 4 million yuan and attracted much attention from the industry, finally started.

"Jointly produced by Xinghui, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, and Shanhe Media, directed by Zhou Xingxing, and starring Deng Chao, Gulinaza, Zhang Yuqi and others, the sci-fi romance film "The Mermaid" was grandly launched in Shenzhen this morning!"

"After being kept secret for a long time, the male lead of "The Mermaid", Deng Chao, makes his debut!"

"At the press conference, Deng Chao and Naza worked in perfect harmony and joked to themselves: The joy of being a "star boy" no longer needs to be concealed!"

"The second female lead, Zhang Yuqi, kept silent throughout the whole process."

The Mermaid had just started filming, and Han Jianu, the assistant director, had called Wei Jin to convey Zhou Xingxing's invitation, but he declined because he had received a call from Liu Shishi, who had already arrived in Beijing.

After not seeing each other for nearly three months, there was no way Wei Jin could just leave Liu Shishi alone and go to Pengcheng again to support her, even though this was a project with an investment of 400 million yuan.

Besides, Liu Shishi’s schedule is very tight this time because the promotion of "Interstellar" is about to begin.

According to Warner's plan, starting from the 5th, Liu Shishi will begin global promotion with Nolan, Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and others.

It will start in North America and Europe, and finally begin promotion in Asia in late October, and then reach the mainland in early November.

In other words, Liu Shishi could only stay in the capital for two days and had to accompany her parents, so the only time left for the two of them to be together was a short night.

In this case, of course, beauty is more important than "The Mermaid".

At noon, after having lunch at the Yanjiao villa, Wei Jin played with his two children for a while.

At about three o'clock in the afternoon, Wei Jin walked out under Da Meiyuan's meaningful gaze.

I asked Lao Zhu to drive all the way to Xishan Villa, and I saw that all kinds of ingredients were already prepared in the restaurant.

That’s right, Wei Jin plans to cook himself tonight to give some good nourishment to Liu Shishi who is about to go on a long journey.

Unexpectedly, Wei Jin had just put on his apron and entered the kitchen when Liu Shishi also arrived. It was clearly a long time after the agreed time.

Just by looking at the disguised appearance of the little girl and the food in her hands, Wei Jin knew that she had the same idea.

"Haha, we are in sync with each other."

Wei Jin took the ingredients from the girl with a smile, took a look and found that they were all his favorite dishes.

When Liu Shishi saw Wei Jin wearing an apron, she was stunned for a moment before she reacted and a look of surprise appeared on her face.

"Brother, are you going to cook?"

"Of course, Master, you've been working so hard lately, I have to reward you well."

"Wow, that's great. I haven't eaten the food you cooked yet."

At this point, Liu Shishi paused, blushing and adding, "That time doesn't count."

"Haha, I knew you would bring this up. Well, today we're going to prepare fried prawns. How's that? Are you feeling hungry?"

It was when Wei Jin met Liu Shishi’s parents in Hong Kong last time that he learned that this girl loved to eat this dish.

But because she had to maintain her figure, she seldom had a good meal throughout the year. After all, Taozi was a simple but not stupid girl, and she was very strict about her diet on weekdays.

Since they were going on a long journey this time, Wei Jin simply let her fulfill her wish.

Sure enough, Liu Shishi, whose taste buds were precisely hit, swallowed her saliva immediately, her face full of anticipation.

But soon, this anticipation turned into touching. What did it mean that this man could remember her preferences and cook for her?
It means that all my efforts over the years are worth it!
"Shishi, what are you still standing there for? Come and help me so we can have dinner early."

"Oh, good."

Liu Shishi came to her senses and gladly accepted the task. She really enjoyed the interaction between the young couple.

During the meeting, in addition to chatting about their recent work and life, they also discussed the operation of Tangren's current project.

I learned from Liu Shishi that the filming of "The Wind and Cloud Eleven" was completed as early as last month, and the preliminary preparations for "The Imperial Doctress" are also basically complete.

Just to accommodate her schedule, Tangren started another project - "The Legend of Qin".

The original intention of this drama was mainly to promote Jiang Jinfu and Sun Yizhou, the latter of whom signed a contract with Tangren in early 14.

In fact, this was also due to Wei Jin. When they met in North America for the recording of the first season of "Flowers and Youth", Sun Yizhou actually tested his attitude, but unfortunately did not get a response.

In the end, I don’t know how Miss Cai fooled the guy, but she signed him anyway.

But sometimes Wei Jin didn’t know what Miss Cai was thinking. She wanted to promote newcomers, but was also particularly afraid that the project would fail.

Even though Hu Ge was unwilling to act in this drama and Liu Shishi's schedule was not suitable, the drama still invited Lu Yi and Michelle Chen to play the male and female protagonists.

The former is easy to understand, as it can both give newcomers a boost and give an explanation to the TV station, which can be considered a form of insurance.

But if they chose the latter, the Wei and Jin dynasties would be truly incomprehensible.

This Taiwanese female star has no outstanding works at all. It would be better to let Jin Chen and Chen Yao take the role instead of her.

As the saying goes, work is easier when men and women work together. With the concerted efforts of the two, a dinner that was not rich but very tasty was soon prepared.

Fried prawns, wolfberry leaf and pork liver soup, pork ribs with potatoes, and braised eggplant are all their favorite dishes.

Perhaps because she knew that the next step would be physical work, Liu Shishi, who rarely ate staple foods, actually added half a bowl of rice.

After eating and drinking, the battlefield quickly moved from the restaurant to the bathroom.

After a simple wash, the two snuggled in the bathtub, feeling each other's heartbeats.

However, this atmosphere was soon broken by Wei Jin, who was seen making bubbles of shower gel with his hands and moving them all over Liu Shishi's fair and tender body, which was full of youthful vitality.

I have to say, shower gel and smooth skin go really well together, the feeling is indescribable.

Liu Shishi, who was being served by Wei Jin, could not withstand such teasing. Her face was already flushed and her breathing became heavier.

There is no way. Liu Shishi, born in 87, is already 27 years old this year. She has been single for more than three months. How can she bear it?
Wei Jin had to admit that Liu Shishi was definitely the most gentle.
After a few minutes of warm-up, Wei Jin reached out and pulled the girl up.

"Shishi, are you ready? Now it's your brother's turn to love you."

A trace of desire appeared on Liu Shishi's rosy face, and then she said shyly:
"Yeah~~Brother, love me~~"

"All right, my darling."

(End of this chapter)