During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 724: Rejection of the Queen and the Maid

Compared to the wedding a few months ago, today's full moon banquet only invites relatives and friends, the scope is smaller, and the number of people is naturally smaller.

After Wei Jin and Jing Tian handed over their gifts, they were arranged to sit at the main table with Xie Nan, Wang Changtian, Yu Qian and others.

As for gifts, red envelopes and the like are too tacky.

Considering that he had previously given a pure gold longevity lock to the fat boy in Ning Hao's family, and his senior brother liked it very much, Wei Jin simply didn't bother and did it the same way this time.

It has to be said that the Chinese have an innate preference for precious metals. Xie Nan and his wife were also very satisfied, and Wu Jing even drank three glasses of Wei Jin in a row.

If Xie Nan hadn't stopped him, this kid would have gotten carried away again and been knocked down by Wei Jin.

After three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere at the table became more familiar and everyone started chatting about everything under the sun.

Since most of them are people from the entertainment industry, they inevitably talk about related topics.

What Wei Jin didn't expect was that "Operation Mekong", which dominated the National Day box office, was not the focus of everyone's discussion.

Whether it was Xie Nan or several of her good sisters, including Jing Tian, ​​they were all talking about "Go Go Squid!" which had just been launched on Tudou Video.

Even Yu Qian, who was a crosstalk artist, was able to join in a few words, obviously paying attention.

"No, Mr. Yu, do you also watch this youth campus-themed web drama?"

As soon as Wei Jin said this, Jing Tian, ​​Xie Nan and other girls who were still discussing stopped and looked at Yu Qian, obviously very curious.

Although he was only five years older than Wu Jing, he looked very old, and no one would doubt it if he said he was fifteen years older.

So in the eyes of everyone, Yu Qian seems to belong to the older generation, but how could he like this kind of subject matter?

"Haha, this is indeed what young people like to watch, but I am a graduate of the Chinese Opera Academy after all, so I don't need to reminisce about the past, hahaha."

Yu Qian laughed and then looked at Wei Jin, "Mr. Wei, this drama has the potential to be a big hit. Have you considered making a sequel?"

"Well, when this drama was planned, it was intended to be a series, and the sequel will probably be launched soon."

Wei Jin did not hide anything and gave a clear answer. It was not a secret anyway.

But what I didn’t expect was that Yu Qian half-jokingly said that if it was appropriate, he could be given a guest role in the sequel to satisfy his acting craving.

Of course, Wei Jin agreed to this.

After all, although Yu Qian is a crosstalk actor, he has appeared in many film and television dramas and his acting skills are quite good. He can easily play a guest role as a university teacher.

However, Wei Jin estimated that the claim of being addicted to acting was most likely a cover-up, and Yu Qian was probably paving the way for Xiao Guo to enter the circle.

After all, this type of campus-themed drama favors newcomers the most, and if Xiao Guo could be brought to the crew to play a role or something, it would definitely be beneficial to the latter.

I can only say that it is a blessing for Xiao Guo to have such a master.
On Da Meiyu's birthday, the entire entertainment industry experienced an unprecedented shock.

"Operation Mekong," a blockbuster film based on real events and directed by Wei Jin, broke the 6 billion yuan box office in 10 days, closing at 10.46 billion yuan, setting a new record for the fastest domestic film to break the 10 billion yuan box office!"

"Thus, the tenth Chinese-language film to break 10 billion box office has officially been born!"

"Operation Mekong's single-day box office still exceeds 20 million yuan. It will be easy to regain the top spot and even break billion yuan!"

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All major portals, entertainment media, Weibo and other social software are flooded with reports related to "Operation Mekong".

The entire production industry and all film companies are not only envious, but also feel mixed emotions.

Although this result was foreseen a long time ago.

But when "Operation Mekong" took only six days to rave about 10 billion, people in the industry still couldn't accept it, or felt aggrieved and powerless.

"From this year's Spring Festival to now, Shanhe Media has released movies almost every month, and all of them are profitable. All the money in Made's domestic film market has been taken away by the surname Wei."

"The combined box office of Shanhe Media's movies this year is almost 10 billion yuan, and they are still trying to enter the Lunar New Year box office. It's really ugly."

Compared to all the bitterness and even complaints in the circle, La Peikang can be said to be extremely happy at the moment.

Although China Film’s share is not high this time because there are too many producers involved in this project, the profit is certainly not as high as that of the global hit "Gravity".

But you have to know that mainstream commercial films cannot simply focus on profits. The meaning behind it is the most important thing for La Peikang within the system!
Even if he benefited from Han Sanping's help, no matter what, these were projects he participated in and supported after taking office, which are definitely political achievements!

Now La Peikang finally understood why Han Sanping, who was so strong-willed, would obey Wei Jin's every word and trust him without a second thought.

This feeling of being carried away directly is so fucking great!

But when he thought about the unpleasantness he had with Wei Jin because of the matter with those old guys, La Peikang felt a little regretful.

From their daily interactions, he felt that Wei Jin's impartiality was quite different from Han Sanping's feelings of acquaintance since their humble beginnings.

“I hope this time, The Great Wall can repair some of the relationship.”

Wei Jin naturally didn't know what La Peikang was thinking. At this moment, he received a call from Director Ma of the Propaganda Bureau of the GA Ministry.

Wow, the person on the other end of the line burst into praise as soon as the call was connected. Director Ma said that the leaders of the department were very satisfied that the box office of "Operation Mekong" had exceeded 10 billion three years after the "Mekong River Case".

In particular, the leader who was in charge of the case at the time was not stingy with his praise.

Director Ma even hinted that this leader might soon take a further step, giving Wei Jin more time to move around.

But although Wei Jin seemed flattered on the surface, he didn't care in his heart.

If he remembered correctly, this person would fall from power due to some incident in a few years, so there was no need to burn incense and worship Buddha now.

What's more, with his current status as one of the world's top directors, he can be regarded as a national business card. As long as he doesn't seek death, this kind of dispensable background doesn't matter.

After chatting with Director Ma for a while, Wei Jin realized that the department's support for the film had not actually started yet, because the National Day holiday is the busiest time for the police system.

After the subsequent holidays are over and various units start to adjust their holidays, they will organize movie viewings one after another, so that the box office that dropped sharply during the holidays can be stabilized.

I have to say that the leader’s considerations are comprehensive!

After having lunch at the Yanjiao villa at noon, Wei Jin took the script and set off for China Film Studio half an hour in advance.

Perhaps the project has not been finalized yet. Given the chairman of China Film Group's usual style of being ambitious, he did not disclose the news to the public. When Wei Jin arrived at China Film Group, it was surprisingly deserted, completely different from the usual bustle.

However, La Peikang's secretary was there to greet him in the lobby, presumably to show respect to the Hollywood producers.

However, when he saw Wei Jin, the secretary was very nice and greeted him with a smile.

"Boss Wei, you are finally here. Boss La has been waiting for you for a while, haha."

"Oh? It would be a sin to make Mr. La wait for me. Haha, I'll go over first." "Okay, then I won't see you off."

"It's okay, just do your thing, I'm familiar with this place."

After saying hello, Wei Jin came to La Peikang's office as if he was familiar with the place. He saw the latter writing something at his desk, exactly the same as Han Sanping at the beginning.

I have to say that the position of Chairman of China Film Group Corporation is indeed a high-ranking and powerful one, but it is also really busy.

However, what surprised Wei Jin was that when La Peikang saw him come in, he actually stood up and made him a cup of tea. This was quite a high standard of treatment.

"My goodness, Mr. La, I can't handle your enthusiasm."

"Hahaha, it's as it should be. Our great hero, Operation Mekong, is so proud of us. When we discuss the script with Legendary and Universal later, we will be more confident, right?"

At this point, La Peikang showed some anticipation, "Can you give me your opinion on the script?"

"That's a must, No."

As he spoke, Wei Jin handed over the script, and La Peikang took it and began to read it carefully.

Speaking of which, although I have known La Peikang for almost two years, this is the first time that Wei Jin has handed a script to him for review.

About five minutes later, La Peikang closed the script and exclaimed in admiration.

"The script is very good. He travels thousands of miles alone into the enemy camp, surrounded by enemies on all sides, yet still shows the might of the Han Dynasty."

Listening to the lengthy praise, Wei Jin felt a little proud in his heart. This script was truly his own original work, and all his experience over the years had not been in vain.

Even without the blessing of his past life memories, Wei Jin believed that he could produce works of above-average quality.

But soon, La Peikang changed the subject and said, "But Wei Jin, don't foreign actors have too few roles in your script?"

La Peikang was embarrassed to explain it in detail, but in the scripts of the Wei and Jin dynasties, foreign actors either played the double-dealing ministers of a small country in the Western Regions, or played the vicious local horse bandits. None of them were positive characters.

"Boss La, since Legendary and Universal want to get a piece of the Chinese market, they will have to compromise and make concessions. Moreover, with Great Wall as the core, the real selling point is naturally that we are Chinese."

According to the original script synopsis, regardless of whether the plot is shocking or not, its core is still that foreigners come to China to save the world and pick up girls.

Although Chinese actors have a lot of roles, the core of the film still comes from Hollywood actors. Can this be called "The Great Wall"?
“That’s what they say, but I’m afraid it’s not easy for them to accept it.”

Wei Jin shrugged and didn't force it. "It's okay, let's talk first. It's something we both want anyway."

"That's true."

La Peikang nodded slowly, but the worry in his heart could not be wiped away.
As La Pecon had expected, Hollywood producers were completely unacceptable to the script that had been drastically revised during the Wei and Jin dynasties.

The atmosphere in the small conference room was a bit depressing. After reading the script, the person from Legendary Pictures spoke first with a sullen face.

"Wei, I admit that you are very famous and have a great track record, which is why we chose you as our first choice for director and why we are willing to come and discuss this in detail. However, this is not a reason for you to modify the script recklessly.

You know, this is a taboo in Hollywood. What's more, your script does not show any sincerity for Sino-US co-production. You are being dictatorial and disregarding the basis of cooperation between the two sides."

Although he couldn't understand what the foreigner was saying in his rapid-fire speech, La Peikang's face didn't look good anymore.

Wei Jin understood what he heard and was about to retort, but someone from Global Times came out to smooth things over.

"Wei, please understand Thomas's anger, because this script was made based on the global market, not just for the Chinese market."

This sounds nice, but Wei Jin scoffed at it. Isn't it because they have their eyes on the US$300 million Chinese market? Otherwise, why would they come here to work on a co-production project?
At this time, the other party continued, "Please believe that Hollywood has a complete industrial system. We have rich global market experience, a top production team, and a screenwriter team that takes into account global audiences.

According to our market research, The Great Wall is a potential commercial blockbuster with a value of US$10 billion. If you accept the script, you will have another brilliant achievement on your resume."

Listening to the other party's big plan, Wei Jin interrupted him directly, "I'm sorry, Augustus, I think I should have a say in co-productions. The scripts of the co-productions that have been successful in China are all written by me."

"Yes, it is, but obviously, this script is completely different."

Wei Jin nodded. He admitted that the script itself was not intended for co-production, at least it would be difficult to be accepted in Western countries.

"So, are you sure there's no point in talking?"

Augustus, the head of Universal, shook his head and said, "Wei, unfortunately, if you insist on using your own script, we can only make this decision."

"alright."

Wei Jin shrugged and looked at La Peikang. "Mr. La, I have made my attitude clear a long time ago, and their opinions are also very clear. It seems that I am not destined to be with The Great Wall. So, I will not bother you anymore."

After saying this, Wei Jin stood up, nodded to a few people, and walked directly to the door of the meeting room.

"Wei and Jin."

Hearing the apology in La Peikang's tone, Wei Jin turned around and smiled.

"It's okay, Mr. La. It's something we both want, so there's always time for it."

What happens next has nothing to do with the Wei and Jin dynasties.

After leaving China Film Studio, he went straight back to his villa in Yanjiao and began to prepare for Da Meiyu's birthday dinner.

Although he had previously joked that the capital had no special dishes, Wei Jin still cooked a sumptuous dinner for the queen himself.

As expected, the one who ate the most was the little greedy cat Dudu, whose little belly was so round.

So much so that when she was blowing out the candles and eating the cake, the little girl had a bitter look on her face, which made everyone laugh.

After a lively night, Wei Jin finally finished taking care of the two little ones at around nine o'clock.

When I arrived at the bedroom, I saw that the two older sisters had already prepared their shows.

Today’s birthday girl, Gao Yuanyuan, changed into a black transparent ultra-short suspender nightgown, which made her fair and delicate skin look even more dazzling.

The ultra-short hem of the nightgown does not serve any purpose other than adding a touch of color to the plump buttocks.

Moving your eyes downward, you will see a pair of slender legs intertwined and half-wrapped in highly translucent black stockings, full of temptation.

There is no doubt that Gao Yuanyuan at this moment is full of the charm of a mature woman, and her whole body is releasing signals of joy.

As the supporting role tonight, the eldest sister Zeng Li was even more amazing. She actually changed into a maid outfit.

Wei Jin swallowed and walked quickly to the bed.

"Have you two sisters been waiting for a long time?"

"Humph, you dare to make me wait for so long? Now accept your punishment."

(End of this chapter)