During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 751: The random matchmaking is on the highway again!
In the film market, despite huge word-of-mouth controversy, "One Step Away" still earned 7430 million at the box office the next day, ranking first in the Lunar New Year box office.

In second place is "Charlotte's Troubles", which is still in its third week of release, with daily revenue of 3860 million and a total box office of 11.43 billion.

This figure is only a little over 200 million away from the top domestic comedy film "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

The gap between this and "Nobody", the low-budget comedy that set the best box office record at the beginning of the year, is less than 80 million!
Judging from the current situation, it is a foregone conclusion that "Charlotte's Troubles" will surpass the latter, and it is also highly likely that it will break the record of the former!

In comparison, the situation for "The Crossing (Part 1)" and the youth film "So Young" is not very optimistic.

The latter is relatively good. After half a month of release, the box office has exceeded 500 million, and the daily revenue is still maintained at around 7 or 8 million.

Although it may be difficult to break 600 million, at least he can make a lot of money and let Xiao Ma breathe a sigh of relief.

The former is really miserable!

In nearly 20 days, not only did the box office of "The Crossing (Part )" fail to surpass the million mark, its daily revenue has fallen below !

This result cannot even be matched by the movie "The Fortune Is Best When a Woman Acts Like a Baby" starring Huang Xiaoming. The latter is about to be withdrawn from theaters, but it still has a daily revenue of over one million, and the total box office has reached 2.28 million!
Needless to say, with a one-month release period, The Crossing (Part 1) will definitely not be able to finish!
As time enters late December, the second half of the Lunar New Year holiday season begins, and the war becomes increasingly intense.

The promotion of the upcoming movie has entered the countdown.

The premieres of Gu Changwei's "Micro Love" and Xu Ke's "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy" are coming soon, and invitations have already been widely sent out in the industry.

However, this Saturday, neither the performance of several movies nor the upcoming premieres were the focus of the industry.

Because everyone in the industry is attracted by the news coming from Berlin!

"The 65th Berlin International Film Festival announced the shortlist on its official website today!"

"This year's Berlin International Film Festival will open on February 2 and last for 5 days."

"After six years, director Wei Jin has been shortlisted for the Berlin International Film Festival's main competition unit with his film Vanishing Lover for the third time. Let's wait and see whether he can achieve another success!"

"Director Jiang Wen's film, One Step Away, has also been shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Berlin International Film Festival and will compete head-on with Director Wei Jin!"

"As both are great Chinese-language directors, regardless of victory or defeat, the chances of Chinese-language filmmakers winning the trophy have greatly increased!"

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The news from the Berlin Film Festival swept through the entire Chinese-language film industry like a hurricane, and even the online insults against "One Step Away" were suppressed.

Because this is the second time after "Mei Lanfang" and "The Hunt" that two great Chinese directors will compete on the same stage at the Berlin International Film Festival. It's such a gimmick!

Not surprisingly, this kind of hot news is always the focus of media attention.

As soon as the news came out, Shanhe Media and Buyi Lehu Pictures were blocked by the influx of media.

Because it was the weekend, Wei Jin was recuperating in his villa in Yanjiao and was unable to be interviewed immediately, but he saw Jiang Wen's speech on his mobile phone first.

As Wei Jin expected, the confident Jiang Wen would never bow his head, especially since "One Step Away" was shortlisted for the main competition unit!
When asked about the reputation of "One Step Away" during an interview, Jiang Wen did not say it explicitly: "If the audience does not understand it, that is their own problem";
But he directly said: I don’t really care if the audience doesn’t understand or accept this movie, because I never thought that everyone can understand me!

Wow, he is worthy of being Jiang Wen, he still has the same personality after all these years.

And unlike Feng Dapao who just talks big, Jiang Wen really ignores the audience and is indeed an idealist at heart!
When asked if he had the confidence to fight against Wei Jin head-on, Jiang Wen made a bold statement:

“Wei Jin’s script is indeed good, but One Step Away is also my masterpiece. It is still unknown who will win. I am looking forward to a head-on collision with Vanishing Girl!”

Da Meiyuan, who was basking in the sun in the garden with Wei Jin, was a little puzzled when she saw the news.

"Even though 'One Step Away' was criticized so badly, how can he still be so confident?"

To be honest, Da Meiyu thinks she is artistic enough and her artistic aesthetics are not bad, but she still cannot appreciate "One Step Away".

In her opinion, those posts praising and interpreting things on the Internet are just like Chinese teachers analyzing Lu Xun's articles. They all rely on imagination and self-satisfaction!
"This is Jiang Wen. If he wasn't confident, he wouldn't be him. But I'm also looking forward to meeting him."

To be honest, I have faced off against several big domestic directors, including Zhang Yimou, Chen Shishi, Feng Dapao, and Wei Jin, but I have never met Jiang Wen.

Although this is not a box office battle, it is still worth looking forward to.

"I don't think I'll be lonely on this trip to Berlin, haha."

The next day, Gu Changwei's "Micro Love" took the lead in sounding the clarion call for the second half of the Lunar New Year holiday and held its premiere in Beijing.

Although he had some conflicts with the Wang brothers, Gu Changwei had strongly supported the "Golden Film Award" before. Besides, they were from the same hometown in Northwest China, and the couple had warmly invited him, so Wei Jin had to show his support.

However, we must admit that Huayi really takes this drama seriously.

A low-budget comedy romance film actually set its premiere location at the National Convention Center, a standard that is in no way inferior to the big productions in the industry.

Out of respect for Huayi as a listed company, even though it is near the end of the year and the artists' schedules are very busy, there are still many first-line stars who come to show their support.

Including Huang Xiaoming, who was currently filming for the TV series "Fall in Love with You", he also took a special leave to come back to support his woman.

When Wei Jin arrived at the scene, he saw Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying moving among the guests, with business smiles on their faces.

Huang Xiaoming is worthy of being a well-known "business genius" in the industry. He keeps his eyes and ears open and spotted the tall Wei Jin from afar. He immediately brought Yang Ying over to say hello.

It’s just a pity that someone got there first.

"Brother Wei, long time no see. Congratulations on being nominated for the Berlin Film Festival again!"

Looking at Ma Sichun, who had her ponytail standing up and was wearing sportswear and looked full of energy, and Jiang Wenli, who was smiling, Wei Jin immediately responded with a smile:

"Sister Wenli, Xiao Ma, it's been a long time since we last met."

As the director's wife, Jiang Wenli was also half the owner of the place today. Her appearance temporarily blocked the crowd from moving closer to Wei Jin.

But Jiang Wenli was a little dissatisfied when she heard Wei Jin's name. "Wei Jin, just call her Si Chun. Calling her Xiao Ma or something like that is too formal, isn't it?"

Ma Sichun, who was following Jiang Wenli, also pouted and said, "That's right, Brother Wei, if you call me like that, people will think I'm a man." Perhaps Ma Sichun also knew that her name was a little difficult to call and could easily be misunderstood, so she added, "Or, Brother Wei, you can call me by my nickname Huahua."

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This made Wei Jin Gan silent. He thought, why call her Huahua when there are so many other names to call her.

"Well, I'll just call you Sichun. How are you doing lately?"

Without waiting for Ma Sichun to respond, Jiang Wenli spoke first, "Haha, thanks to you, it's not bad.

After The Left Ear, she became famous and received some acting offers, but I didn’t let her take any. She has been training on the drama stage for more than a year.”

"Sister Wenli, your arrangement is very good. After all, Sichun is not from a professional background. She still needs to lay a solid foundation in basic skills so that she can go far in the future."

"Isn't that right? That's what your elder brother Gu said. By the way, he's busy today, so please forgive me if he didn't treat us well enough."

"Sister Wenli is too polite, how could it be?"

Women are like that, they will chat endlessly, but Wei Jin was also happy to talk to Jiang Wenli. At least he didn't have to deal with all those pretty girls.

But Wei Jin soon regretted it. From what he heard from Jiang Wenli's words, it seemed like she was trying to match him up with Ma Sichun.

Honestly speaking, Wei Jin couldn't understand Jiang Wenli's train of thought. She was totally matching people up at random.

His romantic affairs are well known in the industry, but he has to push his own niece into this fire pit?

Or is he so confident that Ma Sichun will be able to conquer himself in the future?

What a joke! Even Jiang Wenli herself can’t control Gu Changwei, let alone a love-brained person like Ma Sichun. How can she control the wandering Wei Jin?
I guess Wei Jin sold her out, and she even helped count the money with a smile!
However, although Wei is a playful person, it does not mean that he is not picky about food. Ma Sichun's appearance is average and her figure is nothing special. He really doesn't like her.

Even though Ma Sichun's eyes were full of admiration, as if as long as he nodded, she would be sent to the bridal chamber tonight, Wei Jin could only decline politely and talk about other things.

Jiang Wenli has been in the industry for decades. Seeing that Wei Jin didn't respond, she decisively ended the topic and brought up "Go Away, Tumor King" instead.

After the script of this play was approved, Yu Feihong is still thinking about the storyboard script, and the casting has not yet started.

The implication of Jiang Wenli's words was very clear. If there was a suitable role, she hoped Wei Jin would give her more consideration.

It must be said that this kind of subject matter is indeed very suitable for Ma Sichun. Considering that he had just "rejected" her, Wei Jin agreed.

However, Wei Jin also said in advance that the final decision on the casting lies in the hands of the director, and whether Ma Sichun can get the role depends on her own performance.

Jiang Wenli was very satisfied with this answer. She pulled Ma Sichun aside to thank her again, but the latter did not show much joy on her face.

Obviously, the girl was still depressed by the attitude Wei Jin had just revealed.

But the Wei and Jin dynasties could do nothing to help. They couldn't be so noble as to sacrifice themselves for others, right?
If this is true, with so many female celebrities in the entertainment industry having feelings for him, Wei Jin can't be so noble!
After a period of socializing, the premiere began.

Perhaps because of her background as a young model from Hong Kong, Yang Ying seemed to have a lot of fun on stage.

When asked by the host, "How does it feel to film a kissing scene with Chen He?", she said that Chen He didn't dare to stick out his tongue and she didn't feel much.

Chen He on the stage was confused. After interrupting with a "Zeng Xiaoxian-style" smirk, he said in an exaggerated manner in the direction of Huang Xiaoming: He doesn't dare to do that to Xu Wenqiang's woman!
In comparison, Zhang Luyi, who was invited to play the second male lead this time, appears to be much calmer.

When asked about the difference between working with Gu Changwei and Wei Jin, he said that both were well-known directors with their own styles, but he learned a lot and benefited a lot from them.
After a set of routine procedures, the main film began to play.

To be honest, as Gu Changwei's transitional work, Wei Jin didn't actually have too many expectations.

Especially since the female lead is played by Yang Ying, the already low expectations are pushed to the lowest point!

But perhaps it was precisely this extremely low expectation that made him discover the highlight of this play.

To be honest, "Micro Love" is not very advanced in terms of artistry or photography skills.

Including in terms of narrative structure, there are obvious signs of splicing, and some plot twists are a bit abrupt.

However, as Gu Changwei's first commercial film, Wei Jin felt it was qualified because the story was told clearly!

Wei Jin also thinks that the performances of Yang Ying and Chen He are quite satisfactory and quite suitable for this subject matter.

Therefore, when the film came to an end and the media asked about his opinion on the box office, even though he had never seen this movie in his previous life, Wei Jin predicted that the box office would be 2 million.

Gu Changwei on the stage cast a grateful look towards Wei Jin, and so did the main creative team.

Because this judgment of Wei and Jin alone is worth a lot of publicity. The appeal of the No. 1 Chinese-speaking person is so terrifying!
After the premiere of "Micro Love" ended, media reports quickly appeared in entertainment news, and the movie was only scheduled to be released in 3 days.

Many celebrities who came to support the event did not leave Beijing, as they had to attend the premiere of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy".

Among them is Yang Ying’s good friend, Wen Yongshan.

However, the "No. 1 Danse in Hong Kong", who had just been interviewed on the spot and congratulated the film on its box office success, and seemed very graceful, was now sitting in the back seat of a black Maybach, biting her red lips and accepting instruction from the great director Wei Jin.

If her fans saw this, they would probably be heartbroken - because most of her fans are male flesh fans.

The reason why he didn't go to the Golden House was because the two older sisters had jointly warned Wei Jin before he went out that he must go home tonight.

Apparently, the four queens seemed to have reached a tacit understanding to gradually blow away the romanticism of the Wei and Jin dynasties!

Considering what had just happened with Liu Shishi, Wei Jin didn't want to overly stimulate the sensitive nerves of the older sisters, otherwise it would not be fun in the future.

Therefore, after Wen Yongshan's repeated invitation, Wei Jin asked Lao Zhu to drive the car onto the ring road. After all, the last experience with Song Yi was quite good.

Facts have proved that even Wen Yongshan, who was born as a young model in Hong Kong, can hardly handle the new version of the game.

After all, the cars coming and going outside the window, plus the cars slowing down and speeding up from time to time, are so exciting.
(End of this chapter)