During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 732: First experience of the Ring Expressway, considerate mother-in-law

On the last day of October, the celebration banquet for "Operation Mekong" hosted by three state-owned enterprises, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group and Xi'an Film Group, was held as scheduled in the auditorium.

In the words of La Peikang, the premiere was of such a high standard, so the celebration banquet must not be any worse.

The media has been reporting on this since the morning, because this is the first movie in the entire Chinese-language film industry to break the 20 billion box office, and it is also a mainstream film, so it is of great significance.

Just looking at "Operation Mekong", it has been released for more than a month, and the daily revenue is still maintained at more than 10 million. Countless colleagues in the industry are frightened, but also a little fortunate.

They are really afraid of this movie, it is going all the way to 3 billion.

Fortunately, Wei Jin finally left a way out for the industry!
"Based on the current situation, the final box office will probably be around 26 billion, which is a bit of a pity."

At the celebration banquet, Wang Changtian's tone was a little regretful, and Wei Jin also understood what he wanted to express.

Dominating the National Day box office sounds good, but the National Day box office is obviously not comparable to that of the Lunar New Year box office.

If it weren't for the suggestions from Golden Shield and the ministry, according to the ideas of the other producers, "Operation Mekong" would definitely be most appropriately released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Lao Wang thinks that if the market is different, maybe the box office will go up again?
But this matter is not as simple as Lao Wang thought. The National Day period does have a special significance for the "Mekong River Case".

This significance, to some extent, is more important than box office results.

What's more, without the support of the ministry, it would not have been possible to achieve this result even during the Lunar New Year holiday.

After all, the competition during the Lunar New Year holiday is even more intense.

So Wei Jin laughed and complained: "Come on, Brother Wang, Fiber Optic's stock price has risen so much recently, why are you still thinking about this little box office share?"

“That’s not a little bit.”

Lao Wang mumbled back, then said, "Hey, brother, do you think we should talk to the theater chain again next time?"

"What to talk about?"

"As for the share ratio, 47.5% is too low for you. We can aim for a higher one."

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These words immediately silenced Wei Jingan, who stood there in a daze.

"Good fellow, Brother Wang, the celebration party hasn't even started yet and you've already drunk too much. You're even a little drunk, right?"

Wei Jin came to his senses and retorted without any hesitation.

If he really dares to ask for this, not to mention other cinemas, even Wanda Ye Ning will have to stand on the opposite side. This is simply asking for too much!
"Hey, let's talk, it's not like you'll lose any weight."

"Go to hell, if you want to talk, go talk by yourself, don't drag me into this."

Wei Jin and Wang Changtian are just a microcosm of today's scene. Countless celebrities from the film and television circles are socializing everywhere at this moment.

Those who came to support the event this time were basically first-line actors and celebrities based in Beijing.

Those who didn't come either had scheduling problems, or were not invited and were not big enough.

Only on Tangren's side, because Jin Chen had a guest role, Miss Cai deliberately paused the filming of "The Legend of Qin" and brought newcomers Chen Yao, Jiang Jinfu and others to come and take part in it.

At this moment, Miss Cai was seen with her two assistants wandering around many production companies, seeking cooperation.

As for Jin Chen, she was following Chen Xi and the creative team to greet the guests.

The only difference is that unlike previous celebration banquets, where the main creative team was the core protagonist, today the limelight of the main cast was somewhat stolen by the crew of "Interstellar".

That’s right, the crew of “Interstellar”, who are currently promoting the film in Beijing, were invited to attend today’s celebration banquet.

This was proposed by Wanda and China Film Group, who said that it was to allow friends in Hollywood to experience the lively atmosphere in China.

In this regard, Nolan and others happily agreed. After all, participating in China's movie celebration party is indeed quite novel.

At this moment, Nolan, Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway and others were surrounded by Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Ziyi, Li Bingbing and others.

The people who talked with them the most were Zhang Ziyi and Li Bingbing. After all, both of them had worked in Hollywood and their English was indeed the best, at least better than Huang Xiaoming's "Nao Taitao".

However, today, Zhang Ziyi is obviously no match for Li Bingbing - because the latter has the halo of "20 billion box office heroine".

Even though the leading female role doesn’t have many scenes!

On the other hand, La Peikang is also the target of many production companies, actors and stars in the industry.

Not to mention his status as chairman of China Film Group and the second largest producer of "Operation Mekong", the big cake of "The Great Wall" alone is enough for these people to be eyeing.

After all, after so many days of auditions, maybe the role hasn’t been decided yet?

"Brother Hua is here."

At this time, someone shouted something, and many people at the scene noticed King Liu who had just walked in.

King Liu, who has a high emotional intelligence, greeted everyone with a smile and walked towards Wei Jin and Wang Changtian.

"Mr. Wang, congratulations. Director Wei, congratulations to you too, you've become a 20 billion-dollar director, haha."

"Thank you, Brother Hua, for your support."

Wei Jin smiled and replied, then asked meaningfully, "Brother Hua, have you been staying in the capital for the past two days?"

Wang Changtian didn't understand what it meant, but Liu Tianwang reacted quickly, nodded, and there was a hint of joy on his face.

Seeing this, Wei Jin roughly understood that King Liu should be in contact with China Film Group these days, and the result should be finalized.

Wei Jin wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start. After all, in the eyes of ordinary people, "The Great Wall" is indeed a very high-quality resource.

Well, if it rains, let it rain. If my mother wants to get married, let her get married.

The celebration banquet is about to begin. The seven major producers will appear on stage one by one, followed by the main creative team. Everyone's face is filled with smiles.

For the producers, with a net profit of around 10 billion, each company can get at least 1 million. Compared with the initial investment of less than million, it is definitely a huge profit!
For actors such as Zhang Hanyu, Li Bingbing, Liao Fan, and Song Yi, starring in the first domestic movie to break 20 billion yuan in box office is definitely something they can brag about for decades.

Even during the release of the movie, their business quotations have increased to varying degrees. Who wouldn't be happy?

At this moment, looking at Wei Jin standing in the C position in front and being interviewed by the media with a group of bigwigs, Song Yi felt that he was about to have a brain orgasm. This man was really too good.

Unfortunately, when Song Yi looked down at the "Interstellar" crew and saw Liu Shishi laughing and talking with Anne Hathaway and others, a trace of shame appeared on his face again.

Not to mention competing with those girls from Jin, even compared with the popular young actress Liu Shishi, she is far behind.

Looks like I'll miss it again tonight.
Wei Jin had no idea that Song Yi's brain could think so much in a flash. At this moment, he was sharing the cause and effect of this play.

"When I first heard that Mr. Han was going to retire, after so many years of cooperation, I thought that he should retire in a dignified manner. It just so happened that the GA department also wanted to cooperate, so this "Operation Mekong" came about."

As Wei Jin explained, many people at the scene had complicated thoughts. Looking at Han Sanping who was surrounded by Han Jianu, Yu Pangzi and others in the crowd, their eyes were full of envy.

The same was true for several major producers standing on the stage. None of them would think that there could be such a relationship as that between Wei and Jin.

Han Sanping, who was called out, couldn't hide the smile on his face.

He worked as the general manager, vice chairman and chairman of China Film Corporation for more than ten years, during which time he discovered and supported countless young directors.

But what he was most proud of was that when Wei and Jin were still very "weak", they firmly supported and protected him!
But at this moment, a whisper from his sweetheart almost broke his defense.

"Dad, don't you think Senior Brother Wei is really handsome? Why didn't you introduce him to me earlier?"

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Han Sanping's smile faded, his wrinkled face twitched slightly, and then he glared at his daughter fiercely. "After dinner, you should hurry back to Pengcheng. An assistant director should act like an assistant director, don't be so careless all day long."

Han Jianu rolled her eyes at Old Han and said, "I'm just asking, why are you so nervous?"

"It's not even possible to ask!"

Just as the Han father and daughter were bickering, the heads of the seven major production companies on the stage raised hammers together and smashed the ice sculpture representing the box office performance [X]. The atmosphere on the scene reached a climax.

Afterwards, the seven major producers announced at the same time that they would give out 2000 million as red envelopes to all the main creators of the crew.

Including the journalist friends who came today, everyone has a share.

Amidst cheers and excitement, the celebration party for "Operation Mekong" officially began!
"After today, Operation Mekong is basically over. Wei Jin, what are your plans next?"

At the main table, La Peikang picked up his wine glass and clinked it with Wei Jin, sounding somewhat impatient.

There is no way. Although co-productions represent political achievements, mainstream commercial blockbusters like "Operation Mekong" are no worse.

Moreover, compared to "The Great Wall", whose prospects are still unclear and there are many variables, "Operation Mekong" has actually helped China Film Group achieve a net profit of 200 million!

This is the first time that La Peikang has seen such a large profit from a single investment since he took office!

As La Peikang said this, the eyes of the two chairmen of the state-owned enterprises, Shanghai Film Ren Zhonglun and Xi'an Film Deng, began to shine.

This is the first time for the former to participate in a Wei Jin project, and the latter is their first collaboration eight years after Painted Skin, but they are both very satisfied with the results.

Wei Jin could also understand their eagerness. This play brought both fame and fortune to all the producers, so he naturally looked forward to the next collaboration.

"I have some ideas for the new project, but the script is still under consideration. It is expected to be finalized before the end of the year."

With Wei Jin's current status, he is destined to be unable to manage low-budget movies except for plays starring women.

In addition, as the chairman of the group, he also has to weaken his director attribute as much as possible and cannot personally handle every project.

Therefore, many high-profit series scripts may be handed over to company directors to run, and he will only shoot some real blockbusters.

Wei Jin has not yet decided which specific script it will be.

As for the already written "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen", Wei Jin will not shoot it in the short term.

After all, "The Great Wall" has not yet started, and if he really makes this movie, it would be a slap in the face.

However, La Peikang and others at the table were very satisfied with Wei Jin's efficiency, and there was anticipation in their eyes.

I just don’t know how much the investment will be this time?

"Brother, what took you so long to come back?"

In the Xishan villa, Liu Shishi, who had already washed up and changed into cute pajamas, squatted down like a young wife to change Wei Jin's shoes, and asked curiously.

After the celebration banquet, various social activities are naturally inevitable.

As one of the leading actors in "Interstellar" and a popular young actress in China, Liu Shishi is naturally a sought-after figure in the circle.

So the two of them had made an appointment beforehand to just meet up again at night, which also avoided the risk of being secretly photographed.

But Liu Shishi didn’t expect that she would have to wait so long. It’s almost ten o’clock, right?

"Well, nothing much. I just had a chat with Mr. Wang of Fiber Optics for a while."

Wei Jin decisively brought out Lao Wang as a shield. In fact, he and Lao Wang only chatted for more than ten minutes, and the latter also had his eyes on his new film.

And most of the time, he was entangled with Song Yi.

This girl was not as brave as the others and did not dare to block him in the bathroom, so she used a stupid method and waited in the underground garage early.

After all, Wei Jin only has a few cars, and almost all the artists in the company can memorize the license plate numbers.

Considering that it had been a long time since he had experienced the tenderness of this man with excellent physique, Wei Jin simply let Lao Zhu drive around on the ring road.

What's more, the running vehicle and the ultimate physique are inexplicably compatible, allowing Wei Jin to develop a new way of playing.

To the extent that Wei Jin was in high spirits, he actually walked around for more than an hour.

After all, the boss didn't call for a stop, so Lao Zhu could only go around in circles.

Finally, after nearly two hours, Song Yi, who was already exhausted, was sent home.

Of course, Song Yi was also very satisfied when he returned home.

Because I came with nothing and left with a full load, and also with a TV drama contract, so hasn't the purpose been achieved?
On the contrary, Jin Chen, who was usually more enthusiastic, was perhaps suppressed by "the company's number one lady" Liu Shishi tonight. She was very restrained throughout the whole process and did not tease Wei Jin.

"That's it"

Liu Shishi did not doubt it either. She turned around and brought a bowl of Tremella soup to Wei Jin, and said, "Brother, you drank a lot tonight, sober up quickly."

"Well, Master is really considerate."

Wei Jin took the warm Tremella soup, praised it, and then drank it all.

I didn’t expect the taste to be so good, comparable to the cooking of my older sister Zeng Li.

But soon, Wei Jin reacted, "Shishi, you don't have time to do this, right? Who did it? Did you hire a nanny?"

Liu Shishi bit her red lips, hesitated for a moment, and explained: "Brother, my mother did it."

"Hmm? Auntie is here?"

Wei Jin quickly withdrew his big hands that were wreaking havoc on the girl's buttocks and searched around.

He looked just like a little yellow-haired kid who was caught in the act.

"No, she has gone back."

Liu Shishi was a little nervous at this moment. After all, her mother had been here, which meant that she already knew about her relationship with Wei Jin.

However, this did not obtain the consent of Wei and Jin.

Wei Jin felt relieved when he heard this. As long as they didn't meet face to face, it would be fine.

But he had no objection to Liu Shishi's family knowing about this. After all, how could such a thing be kept secret for long?

Just looking at the cautious girl, Wei Jin suddenly felt a little distressed. What did the sins he committed have to do with her?

So Wei Jin gently held her in his arms and asked in a gentle voice: "Shishi, did Auntie say anything?"

A hint of shyness appeared on Liu Shishi's calm and pretty face: "Mom said, be careful"

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Wow, this mother-in-law is so considerate. It seems like there won’t be any trouble.

Wei Jin, who had relaxed, returned to his original nature. He reached out and lifted the girl's chin with a playful smile on his face.

"Shishi, how about you listen to your aunt and wear a condom tonight?"

"don't want."

(End of this chapter)