During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 740: Miss Cai, a woman with a tingling scalp

In the film market, "Interstellar" started to reap unparalleled profits in the slightly unpopular November schedule.

After earning 1.03 million yuan on the first day, the single-day box office on the second and third days reached 1.1 million yuan consecutively; on the fourth day, there was a slight decline, closing at 1.01 million yuan.

It was not until the fifth day that the daily closing finally fell below the 9420 million yuan mark, closing at million.

After five days of its first weekend, Interstellar grossed 5.18 million!
This data makes colleagues in the mainland film industry feel uneasy.

Especially with the upcoming movies such as "The Fortune Is Best When a Woman Acts Like a Baby" and "The Crossing (Part 1)", the pressure is enormous!
However, compared to her peers in the industry, as the only Chinese actor in the film, Liu Shishi has been extremely happy these days and has been in a cheerful mood all day long on the crew.

Hengdian World Studios, the crew of "The Imperial Doctress".

After a scene was over, Liu Shishi took the phone from her assistant and started refreshing the comments on Weibo. This has almost become her daily routine.

"Senior Sister Shi, this drama has such a great reputation, and the ratings are still rising, almost surpassing Inception. Netizens also said that your role is no worse than that woman's."

Xiao Tao, the assistant and agent, said only nice things to make Liu Shishi's smile brighter and the fire in her heart burn brighter.

According to statistics from overseas media, the global box office of "Interstellar" has approached the 4 million US dollar mark, and its performance is no worse than that of "Inception" that year.

Compared to last year's "Loop of Death", it is much better than before, and surpassing it is just around the corner!

At this time, Liu Shishi was looking forward to "Interstellar" suppressing "Inception".

When the time comes, she wants to see how exciting the expressions on the two women's faces are!

To be honest, Liu Shishi and Wei Jin had known each other for seven or eight years, and she was well aware of the position those women held in his heart, and she had never thought of forcing him to abdicate.

But isn't this being forced into a corner? She can't afford to give in, or else she will always have to keep a low profile!
Compared with the high-spirited Liu Shishi, Miss Cai, who is also in the crew, can be said to have mixed feelings at this time.

The good news, of course, is that "Interstellar" has sold well and Liu Shishi's status has greatly increased. The quotes for related commercial endorsement contracts in the past few days have increased by 20%.

And the number was so large that it dazzled her, many of which were high-end endorsements that TV actors could hardly get.

Even the sugar man, although it has nothing to do with this drama, has reaped considerable benefits.

This can be seen from the fact that the number of production companies visiting the set has increased significantly in the past few days, and their attitude is different from before!
No wonder so many actors are trying their best to develop in the film industry. There is indeed a huge difference between the big screen and the small screen.

Miss Cai's worry came from the battle between Liu Shishi and Jing and Liu - obviously, Liu Shishi did not hide this matter from her best friend.

But according to Miss Cai's original idea, Liu Shishi could be favored by Wei Jin, surpass the two "little bitches" Yang Mi and Rouba, and give back some resources to Tang Ren.

But no one expected that Liu Shishi's methods were so clever that Wei Jin could not let her go, and now he was even going to challenge the "Jin Girl".

Miss Cai felt her scalp tingling when she thought of the call from Wei Jin that she and Hu Ge received a few days ago.

But as the producer of "The Imperial Doctress" and having accepted so many benefits from Boss Wei, she had no way of extricating herself.

I just hope that these three can exercise some restraint, otherwise if things get really bad, let’s not talk about whether Boss Wei will be in trouble, but Tang Man will definitely be in trouble!

"Hey, what's going on?"

Compared to Liu Shishi's joy and Miss Cai's complexity, Matt, who also starred in "Interstellar", was more indifferent.

Who made him play only the third male lead in the drama, and a villain at that?
At this moment, Matt, who was waiting for the flight at the airport with a group of Chinese actors, remained calm and composed in the face of Li Bingbing's congratulations.

"Thank you. But I envy you for being able to act in Wei's movie. It's a pity that we haven't been able to work together since "The Hunt", and I don't know if there will be another chance in the future."

While speaking, Matt thought of the script of "Joker", which he had heard his good friend Leonardo praise more than once.

Perhaps, after the filming of The Revenant is finished, I can have a good talk with Leon and get him to give the script to me?

Li Bingbing, who heard this, also showed a smug look on his face.

She was extremely glad for her original decision, otherwise, who knows who would have been the heroine of the 20 billion or even 25 billion box office movie.

It’s a pity that I wasn’t able to deepen my communication with Wei Jin that night. I’m afraid it will be difficult for us to have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future.

Feeling the same regret as Li Bingbing was poet Chen, who was sitting in the VIP waiting room with his eyes closed, acting like a great director.

Although he won a big project like "The Great Wall" and helped his son along the way, there was not much joy on his face.

Because he never expected that even after he had made such a big concession, La Peikang's attitude was still so firm. Perhaps the scenes of Prince Long in "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain" really have to be deleted?

No, he will never give up until the last moment!
At this time, poet Chen heard the familiar and respectful voice of his assistant, "Director Chen, the boarding gate is open. Vice President Meng notified us that we can set off."

"Well, let's go."

After responding calmly, poet Chen stood up and strode forward, with his assistant following closely, pushing the suitcase.

At noon, the news that the crew of "The Great Wall" was heading to Hollywood appeared in the news reports. Along with a lot of film and television information, it attracted the attention of many people in the industry.

"The crew of the Sino-US co-production "The Great Wall" set off for Hollywood today. The main creative team appeared at the airport, with many security personnel!"

"Produced by LeTV Pictures and adapted from the hit TV series of the same name, the film version of "Silent Separation" has officially been approved. Huang Xiaoming and Tang Yan will play the male and female protagonists, and Tong Dawei, Yang Ying and others will also star in the film."

"The 51st Golden Horse Awards kicked off today. Many celebrities from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau appeared on the red carpet, and the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall was shining with stars!"

"Jury chairman Chen Chong said that this year is a small year for the film festival. Although the number of participating films is small, the quality is high. All jury members will maintain their usual fair and impartial attitude."

"Co-produced by Shanhe Media and Dengfeng International, directed by Wu Jing, and starring Wu Jing, Yu Nan, Ni Dahong and others, the military-themed film "Wolf Warrior" has completed post-production and was submitted to the Film Bureau for review today."

"Following Nirvana in Fire, Noon Sunshine and Shanhe Media have teamed up again to create a high-quality spy drama. The details are unknown and need to be further understood."

"Shanhe Media announced that the new film by the newly-crowned billionaire director Jin Yukun, the crime suspense romance film "Black Coal, Thin Ice" written by Wei Jin, is officially open for casting. The specific roles available for audition are as follows."

A film is submitted for review, a TV series is approved, and a film is cast.

Several news reports about Shanhe Media have made many colleagues in the industry feel uncomfortable.

If you count them carefully, Shanhe Media will release quite a lot of movies next year, no less than this year.

Moreover, many of them are directed by well-known directors in the industry!

I just don’t know when the release dates for these movies will be finalized, so everyone can stay away from them.

Compared to production companies, actors in the industry are obviously more concerned about projects. A TV series or a movie are both rare resources in the industry.

The production team of the former is Noon Sunshine. The hit "Parents' Love" in the first half of the year and the recently popular "All Quiet in Peking" have allowed many actors in the industry to see the level of this production company which was born out of Shanying.

As for the latter, Kim Yu-kun, although not very famous in the industry, he is also a director who won awards at the Busan Film Festival and has box office revenue of over 100 million yuan.

In addition, the scripts written by screenwriters from the Wei and Jin dynasties are also very attractive to the actors.

It was only when many people looked through all the available audition roles and still couldn't find the leading female role that everyone realized that this was actually another internal selection.
I don’t know how many young actresses are secretly complaining about this, and I don’t know which slut has such good luck this time.

What a pity! Why doesn’t Boss Wei give us a chance?

"Ah sneeze~~A sneeze~"

Yang Mi, who was being talked about, sneezed several times in succession while sitting in the RV, which attracted Zeng Jia's extreme attention.

"Mimi, are you okay? How about postponing the interview tonight?"

Although making money is important, the current Mixing Entertainment is entirely supported by Yang Mi. If her health collapses, it will be a loss.

Zeng Jia could still tell the difference between one meal being full and every meal being full.

"No, the air conditioner is probably turned too low, it's okay."

As Yang Mi spoke, she picked up a shawl beside her and wrapped it around herself, then added, "This time, my senior brother has issued a strict order that I must stay with the crew the entire time. I must complete all the signed contracts before the crew starts filming."

Hearing this, Zeng Jia didn't know what to say, so she suggested, "Mi Mi, do you think it's possible to get A Guang and Xiao Li into the crew this time?"

"Well, forget it."

Yang Mi thought about it and shook his head. "It's okay for TV series, there are plenty of supporting roles, but for movies, don't make it difficult for me."

"Hey, Mimi, what are you thinking about? I'm talking about the drama produced by Noon Sunshine. Director Zhang said that the casting will start next month. It just so happens that they don't have any announcements recently, so why not give it a try?"

Yang Mi looked at Zeng Jia meaningfully. Although the latter said nice things, why not give it a try?
But to put it bluntly, I still want to get some experience in Wei Jin, because I have tasted the sweetness of "The Journey of Flower".

But looking at Liu Shishi's fierce momentum now, Yang Mi knew in his heart that this was the explosive consequence of "not fighting" for many years.

If you want to maintain your relationship with Wei Jin, besides being obedient and sensible in bed, you must also cause him as little trouble as possible, so that his favor can last forever.

So she shook her head and said, "Jia Jie, you can try Director Zhang or even Director Jiang's approach, but I won't bother my senior brother."

Zeng Jia was a little disappointed when she heard this, but she didn't force it and nodded.

"Okay, then I'll call Director Zhang tonight."

Compared to Jiang Xueman, who is also a woman, Zeng Jia obviously thinks Zhang Xu is easier to talk to.

Yang Mi had no objection to this. He just leaned back in his seat a little tiredly and responded.

"Well, it's up to you."

With the arrival of a new day, the whole circle became restless.

As Wei Jin had guessed before, Pony.com was completely finished.

Because China Construction Bank Culture has officially filed a lawsuit and arbitration with the court, requiring Xiaoma Pentium to immediately repurchase shares at a premium in accordance with the gambling agreement.

The funds required to repurchase these shares are as high as more than 600 million yuan, and it must be in cash.

It’s easy to guess that with their toes, how can Pentium, which is now on the decline, come up with such a large sum of money?

Even if the company is sold as a whole, it is unlikely to reach half the price!

All I can say is “It’s your own fault that you suffer the consequences”!
The foolish Li sisters succeeded in usurping the throne and became the chairman and general manager as they wished, maintaining the pure "bloodline" of the Xiaoma family business, but also destroyed the foundation that Li Dagou had worked hard for twenty years.

In just half a month, Xiaoma's situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and it is now facing insolvency and bankruptcy liquidation.

At this moment, countless colleagues in the industry have been wielding their butcher knives, ready to cut a piece of fat from Xiao Ma's body.

But Wei Jin never expected that Zhong Lifang actually had the same idea!
"Boss Wei, let's talk business. Xiao Ma's downfall is inevitable, but some of its high-quality copyrights, including the priority investment rights for many overseas projects that Boss Li and I agreed upon, can still bring us a lot of benefits, including..."

In the office, as if she noticed the difference in Wei Jin's eyes, Zhong Lifang smoothed her hair and explained in detail.

Wei Jin agreed with this statement.

Without mentioning the special effects business or film projects, just looking at the TV series business, Xiao Ma did do well in the past, and even made his fortune from it.

Such as "Militiaman Ge Erdan", "Sweet Honey", "My Brother is Shunliu", "The Sky of History", "I am a Special Forces Soldier", "Dragon Gate Escort Agency".
It covers a variety of themes such as military, period, love, etc., all of which are high-quality copyrights.

Shanhe Media can just buy it back first and then relicense it to Tudou to supplement the latter’s copyright library!
In addition, the movie "Fleeting Time" which has not been released yet, although the word of mouth is not very good, the box office is really good. Even if it is bought at a premium, it can still make a small profit.

Considering the interests alone, Zhong Lifang's suggestion is indeed feasible, but after looking at her, Wei Jin became a little hesitant.

"Is it appropriate for you to come forward for the talk?"

Zhong Lifang, the vice president, is in charge of overseas investment. She is the direct person in charge of this business.

"Boss Wei, maybe it would be most appropriate for me to come forward."

Zhong Lifang smiled slightly, with a nostalgic look in her eyes, "They should know that at least compared to my peers, I, the former general manager of Xiao Ma, will not be so ruthless."

After hearing this, Wei Jin already understood Zhong Lifang's thoughts: when Xiao Ma fell, she wanted to have a share of the profits, but she also hoped that the related debts could be paid off as much as possible.

Because it is said that Li Dagou's family has signed a joint liability agreement, and they cannot be exempted from liability by bankruptcy liquidation.

Although this move may harm the interests of the company, Wei Jin appreciates such affectionate and righteous people more than cold-blooded and cruel workers in the workplace.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. I'll give you the greatest authority to see Xiao Ma off for the last time."

Zhong Lifang nodded gratefully, "Thank you, President Wei. Please rest assured that I will never harm the interests of the company."

"Well, let's go."

(End of this chapter)