During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 745: The Dark Horse Strikes Back
As time enters December, "Operation Mekong", which has been active on the big screen since before National Day, has come to a successful conclusion!

As the first film in the history of Chinese-language films to earn 25 billion yuan at the box office, the media and the industry gave it due respect, namely, it made the front-page headlines of film, television and entertainment news!
“Directed by Wei Jin, shot by Oscar-winning cinematographer Dong Jinsong, starring Li Bingbing, Zhang Hanyu, Liao Fan, Song Yi and others.

Operation Mekong, a mainstream commercial film adapted from a real case, was released for 61 days, with a total box office of 25.68 billion yuan, and was successfully released! "

"The new domestic film box office record has taken another big step forward, set at 25.68 billion!"

"According to the gambling agreement with the cinema chain, the seven producers, Shanhe Media, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Xi'an Film Group, Golden Shield, Wanda and Fiber Optic, enjoyed a 47.5% share of the box office, with a total shareable box office of 11.18 billion yuan."

The film industry has finally seen the final profits of "Operation Mekong", which is the most profitable film in the domestic film market since the millennium!
Even "Gravity", which sold 10 billion US dollars worldwide that year, was far less profitable in China.

Everyone in the entire film production industry is envious and jealous, because the profit of this single film has exceeded the net profit of countless listed companies for several years.

At this moment, Xiying, one of the producers, was in jubilation from top to bottom.

"Okay, okay, I can finally have a good New Year this year. When I go to Beijing for a meeting, I don't have to look at the faces of those two old bosses, Changying and Xiangying, anymore. Hahahahaha"

Secretary Xiao Zuo heard Mr. Deng's hearty laughter from a distance. He smiled but also understood him very well.

Over the years, Xiying, as a state-owned film studio, has been declining and is almost ranked last among the eight major film studios.

Since the beginning of this year, no movie has made a profit. As the chairman of the board, Mr. Deng is under tremendous pressure.

Now, the sky is clearing up after the rain!
Because even though Xiying’s share in “Operation Mekong” is only 10%, this part of the profit is really enough for the group to give an explanation to all parties!

“It’s not easy for Mr. Deng either.”

After sighing, Xiao Zuo calmed down, put on a professional smile, knocked on the office door, bowed and asked:

"Director Deng, the city has notified us that a meeting will be held to discuss the venue of the Golden Film Awards. The meeting will be held the day after tomorrow afternoon. Who do you think should be arranged to attend?"

After hearing this, Director Deng thought about it and did not give a direct answer. Instead, he asked, "Take a look at my schedule. Do you have any important arrangements for that day?"

"The day after tomorrow afternoon, there will be a youth director forum hosted by the district, and you will need to speak."

As a secretary, Xiao Zuo remembers the leader's itinerary by heart and can recite it fluently.

But then, he looked surprised and asked, "Mr. Deng, what do you want?"

"Well, you reply to the city government and I will attend in person the day after tomorrow. As for the forum, you send the speech to Vice President Chen and ask him to do it for me."

Mr. Deng knew very well that compared with Central Film Studio and Shanghai Film Studio, Xi'an Film Studio, which was located in a remote area, had no advantage at all.

The only area where I can contribute is the Golden Film Award, which is highly valued in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Therefore, he must attach enough importance to it and treat it as an important annual event of the group in order to show his sincerity.

If this continues, Xiying will have a chance to squeeze into Shanhe Media's circle of core allies, and the profits and political achievements brought by co-productions will also be considerable!
Secretary Xiao Zuo understood this point immediately, so he responded respectfully, "Okay, Director Deng, I'll go right away."

"Well, let's go."

Wei Jin didn't know that Director Deng was so worried. He was reviewing Yu Feihong's script, "Go Away! Tumor King".

This original comic was adapted from the real experience of the writer. No one knows where Lao Chen found it, but it somehow ended up in the company's reserve copyright library.

Speaking of which, influenced by the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Lao Chen has been a bit crazy in acquiring copyrights in the industry over the years.

If Shanhe Media wasn't such a big company, they really wouldn't be able to stop him from doing this!
Fortunately, the copyright prices on the market vary. Unless a work has the potential to become a hit right from the start of its release, the copyright prices for niche works are generally not high.

In particular, people in the industry all know that Shanhe Media is very good at adaptation, and many writers are willing to cooperate with the group, even if the price is lower.

After all, being able to have a work adapted for the big and small screens can maximize profits for writers, and the copyright price is secondary in comparison.

The content of "Go Away Tumor" is actually not new, and is similar to "The Fault in Our Stars".

It also tells the story of terminally ill patients fighting against the disease in the last moments of their lives.

Of course, in terms of content and depth, it is more of a light comedy and not as heavy as "Star Luck".

However, as a practice work for Yu Feihong, Wei Jin felt that it was sufficient, so he waved his hand and called the assistant.

"Tianqi, there's nothing wrong with the script. Let's arrange for the script department to send it for review."

In Wei Jin's view, this kind of subject matter would have no problem passing the review and did not require any special attention.

"Okay, boss."

Danai's assistant Bao Tianqi bowed in response, took the script and was about to leave, but Wei Jin stopped her again.

"Forget it, I'll go with you and we'll go directly to the premiere later."

The premiere that Wei Jin mentioned was naturally "Charlotte's Troubles". As Yan Fei and Peng Damo's first movie, he, as the producer, naturally had to go to the stage to show his support.

"Ok."

Compared to the grand fanfare of "The Crossing (Part 1)", the premiere of "Charlotte's Troubles" was relatively simple, and was held at the flagship store of Shanhe Cinemas in Beijing.

However, despite the low-key event, there were many big stars who came to support the event.

After all, Shanhe Media has a special position in the industry. Even if it is a low-budget comedy with a mediocre creative cast, face still needs to be given.

In addition, because of Wang Zixuan's relationship, almost all the artists under Star Culture who were in Beijing were present.

In particular, several sisters from the assistant corps, Liu Yan, Huang Mengying, and Chen Yuqi, were also present.

Only Bai Bin was unable to attend the event because he left for Australia with the recording crew of "Flowers and Youth" two days ago.

When Wei Jin brought Bao Tianqi into the venue, they saw many artists from Star Culture surrounding Liu Yan and others, chatting lively.

"Boss, do you want to come with me?"

As a member of the assistant corps, Bao Tianqi naturally had to mingle with her good sisters, but she still extended an invitation before leaving.

"Forget it, go ahead, I'll chat with Director Wang for a while."

It is said that three women make a play. There are nearly ten of them now, and they are all related to him. Wei Jin would never get close to them.

Shaking his head, he walked straight towards Wang Changtian and Ye Ning who came to show their support.

"What are you two talking about, old men?"

"Brother, Mr. Ye and I were talking about those top Korean groups. Tell me, why are the fans so obedient now?"

After hearing this, Wei Jin instantly realized that Lao Wang was still talking about the "Battle of Myeongryang".

The Koreans have tried their best to keep this movie at the top of the Korean box office.

Top groups such as Girls' Generation, EXO, and Function, which have huge fan bases in the mainland, have called on their fans on Weibo to go to the cinema to support them.

It’s true, the effect is quite good. In the past two days, the box office of “Myeongryang” has been on the rise, and the daily revenue is almost breaking 10 million.

Of course, Wei Jin heard from Yoona privately that this was a request received by the company and was not the artist's original intention.

"Well, it's just like that actually. The fan culture in Korea developed earlier and is better, and the fans are very loyal, so this is the effect. But it's almost over." Wei Jin explained briefly but didn't take it to heart. After all, those who went to the cinema to show support were still a small group of people, and it wouldn't last long.

However, Wei Jin estimated that after this incident, the value of top traffic stars will probably increase again.

After chatting for a while, the premiere officially began.

Without any fancy moves, the main creative team went straight on stage to be interviewed.

However, in this kind of occasion, status is really important.

As Wei Jin's former assistant, she has starred in the hit TV series "Joy of Life" and has several film works on hand. Wang Zixuan is much more popular than the Mahua team, and the media's main questions are focused on her.

But the main creative members of Happy Twist did not feel left out. After all, they were all from the same crew and it would help increase exposure for the movie.

What's more, they are confident that after today, everything will be different.

Therefore, whether it was director Yan Fei, Peng Damo, or Shen Teng, Mary, Allen and others, they all seemed very excited when they were interviewed.

“I am very grateful to President Wei for giving us this opportunity to bring this stage play to the big screen and providing so many resources. This is not easy for us.

Although the competition in the Lunar New Year period is fierce, we are very confident about "Charlotte's Troubles". Happy Twist will definitely make everyone happy in the next 100 minutes!"

Although there weren't many fancy words, it was this sincerity that made the guests on the scene more excited.

Soon, the lights on the scene dimmed, the dragon logo appeared on the screen, and the story began.

The plot of "Charlotte's Troubles" is not complicated. It tells the story of Charlotte attending the wedding of her goddess during her school days, pretending to be socially dead on the spot, and then going back to the past to make up for the regrets in her life.

This kind of plot is actually not uncommon in the film industry. Both "The Butterfly Effect" and "Time Traveler" have similar plots.

But the characteristic of Happy Twist's routine is that it is full of jokes, and they are not the kind of jokes that are forced together. Instead, they are naturally integrated into the plot and can make the audience laugh unconsciously.

Wei Jin has to admit here that Shen Teng’s acting skills are indeed good.

Even though there are still some traces of stage play performance, it is still quite brilliant, and he completely brings to life that kind of middle-aged man with a bit of a reckless temperament!

Watching Charlotte going back to the past, cheating all the way, pursuing beautiful, rich and pretty girls, beating up the sons of officials, and stealing the show, the audience also put themselves in the picture and felt extremely comfortable.

Yin Zheng, who played the villain Yuan Hua, also provided the audience with a lot of laughs.

"Hello, is this Qiuya? I'm Yuanhua, I want to ask, which university did you apply to?"

“Don’t call me again, I’m afraid Charlotte will misunderstand!”

Qiuya's answer made Yuan Hua on the other end of the phone dumbfounded. Unable to bear the blow, he fell to his knees.

"No! Qiu Ya!"

"Snowflakes are flying, the north wind is howling~~~~"

As the BGM of "Yi Jian Mei" sounded, snow began to fall in Yuan Hua's world, and bursts of laughter could be heard at the scene.

And when Montagut suddenly appeared and shyly put the school uniform on Yuan Hua, the scene was immediately plunged into a sea of ​​joy.

Wei Jin had watched this play many times in his previous life, but he still couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw this classic scene.

"Brother, this Yuan Hua's acting is pretty good. He didn't seem to be from Mahua when he was introduced just now?"

Although Old Fiber Optic Wang is old, he couldn't help laughing at the plot and couldn't help but come over and ask in a low voice.

"Ah."

Wei Jin nodded. He did not interfere with the selection at the beginning, but during the audition, Yan Fei and Peng Damo still chose Yin Zheng. It was indeed his destined role.

"What do you think about signing him up to Fiber Optic?"

Wei Jin glanced at Lao Wang and said, "Brother, your idea is good, but it's a little late."

Zhang Xu has been in contact with Yuan Hua, no, Yin Zheng, because with the separation of artist management after the new year, the company is in urgent need of fresh blood.

People like Yin Zheng, who have their own destiny and can last for a long time, naturally would not escape the eyes of the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Besides, his acting skills are really good, and the company needs this kind of talent.

As for whether Yin Zheng will join Shanhe Media, this question is not within Wei Jin's consideration. With the company's resources, few people in the industry can resist.

Lao Wang was not disappointed after hearing this and continued watching the movie. Anyway, he was just trying his best to see whether there was a result or not.

What follows next is as funny as ever.

Especially when Xia Luo achieved success but felt deep inner emptiness and started looking for his childhood sweetheart Ma Dongmei again, the classic scene made the audience burst into laughter.

"What kind of plum is Ma?"

"Ma Dongmei."

"What Dongmei?"

"Ma Dongmei!"

"What kind of plum is this?"

"Okay, sir, you can cool down first."

"okay."

And when this old man who seemed to have Alzheimer's disease had a basin of cold water poured on his head and suddenly started cursing Ma Dongmei, the audience burst into laughter again.

But as I was laughing, I started to cry again as the plot took a turn.

At this time, Ma Dongmei already had a new family, and Xia Luo's former goddess, now Qiu Ya, also had an affair with Yuan Hua.

Devastated, Charlotte indulged in alcohol and sex, refused to face reality, and unfortunately contracted AIDS.

The final blow to his life was caused by his good friend and classmate Zhang Yang, who was actually having an affair with his mother.

"Luo'er, let's talk about our own affairs from now on. I'll call you brother and you call me dad."

Charlotte was struck by lightning and wanted to tear Zhang Yang apart, but his mother was still protecting him.

When the sentence "Don't treat your Uncle Zhang like this" came out, the scene burst into laughter again.

Just as Mahua said before, the audience was really happy during these 100 minutes, with a burst of laughter almost every three to five minutes.

Wang Changtian, who watched the entire movie, had a hunch that even in the fiercely competitive Lunar New Year period, "Charlotte's Troubles" would probably perform a miracle of dark horse counterattack, just like "Lost in Thailand" did back then!
Sure enough, when the film ended and the media asked about the box office expectations, Wang Changtian saw Wei Jin, who stood tall and straight, making a domineering statement.

"For this movie, I think it has the potential to become the dominant box office this year, and the box office target is guaranteed to be 10 billion!"

(End of this chapter)