During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 757 Another Co-production on New Year's Eve?
Every Spring Festival, Jing Tian goes home to visit her parents, and Liu Yifei also goes back to Jiangcheng with her elderly mother to visit her grandmother.

Therefore, over the years, whether in North America or China, Wei Jin has always spent the Spring Festival with Zeng Li, Da Meiyuan, and the two little ones, Dudu and Wei Xu.

But today was slightly different because Liu Yan had given birth to a new member for the Wei family. As a result, there were even more people at the New Year's Eve dinner table in the Yanjiao villa in 2015.

In addition, this year is a little different because the New Year's Eve dinner is earlier, starting around 5:30 pm.

Wei Anguo and Wei Xingbang were going to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala filming location to watch the live broadcast.

In fact, every year the Spring Festival Gala production team sends tickets to leading companies in the industry, and Shanhe Media is no exception.

However, in the past, Wei Jin usually put it in the annual meeting lottery.

However, because the annual meeting was held earlier this year and the Chinese New Year was particularly late, the tickets were not delivered until Wei Jin had already gone abroad.

Considering his father and uncle's enthusiasm for the Spring Festival Gala, Wei Jin specially arranged for Chen Zhiming to select a few good seats and send them over, which indeed made the two elders very excited.

After dinner, Dad and Uncle both changed into relatively presentable clothes: Dad wore a tailored suit with a wool coat, and Uncle wore a Zhongshan suit under his down jacket.

In their words, if they were caught on camera, they would be appearing in front of the entire nation, and they couldn't afford to lose face.

Wei Jin let it go, since the two elders wouldn't get cold since they could just get into the carriage whenever they went out.

After giving a few words of advice on safety, Wei Jin instructed Lao Zhu to take them to the CCTV building, while he went back inside to play mahjong with the three beauties.

Don't overthink it, they really are playing mahjong, after all, the three little ones are still running around in the living room.

Speaking of which, the last time I played mahjong with three beauties was on an island in Australia, and Da Meiyuan lost quite a bit that day.

But tonight was different. Gao Yuanyuan, who held up the trophy, seemed to have a stroke of good luck. She won several big hands as soon as she sat down at the table, and her pretty face was full of joy.

At some point, Dudu turned on the TV, and the familiar background music from the Spring Festival Gala became the background music for the four of them building the Great Wall.

Perhaps due to declining ratings, the Spring Festival Gala production team is under great pressure. They are racking their brains to maintain positive energy while trying their best to please the audience.

From top to bottom, from old to young, they found the right stars for the audience, with the main theme of "idols accompanying you face-to-face during the New Year".

Andy Lau, who has been a superstar for over 30 years, appeared on the Spring Festival Gala for the fifth time; Lu Han, Kris Wu, and Chen Weiting, who have a huge influence among young people, were also among the invited artists.

And you know what? It worked pretty well. The online buzz, attention, and even the topic of discussion remained high.

If this year's Spring Festival Gala is a success, perhaps popular celebrities will become regular guests on the show in the future!

It's worth mentioning that, due to the immense popularity of "Happy Comedians" this year, several participating teams have received invitations from the show's production team.

However, even without watching, one can guess that Wei Jin's performance will definitely not be as good as that of "Happy Comedians".

It's not that all the works in variety shows are excellent, but after all, it's a competition, and the competitors are all top performers in their fields. The competition system is very brutal, and a single unsatisfactory joke could lead to the team's elimination.

This forced each team to be extremely cautious, and while they couldn't say they gave it their all, each work was at least above average.

Some of them even have highlights and punchlines that are enough to become classic representative works of their sketch comedy careers.

In contrast, the Spring Festival Gala has increasingly emphasized values ​​and positive energy in recent years, which can be described as putting handcuffs and shackles on itself.

In this situation, it's obvious which works are superior!
Perhaps because their two grandfathers weren't there, the little ones weren't very interested in the Spring Festival Gala. They played until after 10 p.m. and then all of them lost their energy and were taken to take a bath and go to bed by Gao Yuanyuan and the nanny.

Wei Jin, along with Zeng Li and Liu Yan, returned to their room to continue playing cards and discussing the true meaning of life.

Although Zeng Li and Liu Yan haven't collaborated much since the Cannes Film Festival, as people close to Wei Jin, they both know his preferences well and work together quite well.

At this moment, in the spacious bedroom, Zeng Li took the initiative, carefully holding the trophy; while Liu Yan turned around, offering tenderness from another angle.

As for Wei Jin, he was currently holding Liu Yan's innate spiritual treasure in one hand and a full moon in the other, battling the sacred beast White Tiger in the First Line of Heaven.

However, perhaps because she hadn't played cards for a while, Liu Yan wasn't in a good mood today. In just over ten minutes, she was already in tears.

Seeing that they were about to lose the game, Liu Yan disregarded the presence of the "first wife" beside her, lightly bit Wei Jin, and gave a signal.

"Hehe, it seems Little White Tiger can't wait any longer. You can go first tonight then."

Wei Jin wiped the traces from the corner of his mouth, then patted Sister Li's head, "Sister Li, don't worry."

"Woooooo~~"

Wei Jin understood; there was no rush, after all, there was still plenty of time tonight.

Meanwhile, Liu Yan had already completed the pre-production preparations, arrived at the director's designated position, and entered character mode, raising her beautiful buttocks high.

Reaching out to grasp the innate spiritual treasure, and slightly adjusting the actress's posture, Director Wei shouldered the telephoto lens of the camera and stepped forward.

"Oh~~"

As the actress recited her familiar lines with great emotion, filming officially began for the New Year's Eve scene.
After a night of passion, the Lunar Year of the Horse has officially ended, and the brand new Year of the Sheep has arrived.

In the film market, there are films such as "Breakup Buddies," "Wolf Totem," "Dragon Blade," "From Vegas to Macau II," "Triumph in the Skies," and "Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal."
Several well-known domestic blockbusters, after a long period of preparation and preparation, finally hit theaters nationwide on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

The fiercest competition of the year, during the Spring Festival film season, has officially begun.

Countless industry peers are paying close attention to the box office performance on the first day of the Lunar New Year, as it will represent the overall box office potential of this Spring Festival film season!

But no one expected that at this moment, Juli Pictures would pull off another big project.

"Warmest congratulations to our artist Huang Shengyi! Following the invitation to the Academy Awards, he has been invited again to star alongside Tom Hanks in the Sino-US co-production 'The Bombing,' playing the male and female leads."

Ms. Huang Shengyi and her team have departed for Hollywood today, hoping to witness Director Tian Zhuangzhuang lift the Oscar trophy at the Dolby Theatre.

With the release of this announcement, not only industry insiders, but even the media felt it was somewhat unreal!
Even if it's just the Oscars red carpet, aside from official invitations which are hard to verify, there are always various channels to get an invitation.

But a Sino-US co-production starring international superstar Tom Hanks? Are you kidding me?!
It's worth noting that, to date, only three young mainland Chinese actresses—Jing Tian, ​​Liu Yifei, and Fan Bingbing—have been cast as leading ladies in Hollywood co-productions.

Even Liu Shishi, despite having Wei Jin's support, only played the second female lead alongside Anne Hathaway.

Strictly speaking, Fan Bingbing's Pacific Rim series didn't have any big-name stars, so why is she in yellow?!

"No, was she really that famous before? That she's still getting offers from Hollywood now?"

While browsing news online, Yang Ying, a member of the cast and crew of "My Sunshine," asked a question that was both funny and absurd.

Of course, Yang Ying cannot be entirely blamed for this, because by the time she truly entered the mainland and began her rapid development, Huang Shengyi had already fallen from grace, and the two had no connection whatsoever.

Even Yang Ying's rapid rise to fame was partly due to the benefits she received from Huang Shengyi's downfall. "Baby, what do you think? She was a hot starlet back then, one of the four most popular actresses. To be honest, she became famous much earlier than me."

Huang Xiaoming explained that although he debuted early and has many works, such as "The Emperor of Han Dynasty" and "Princess Pearl III", they are well-known to the audience.

But his true rise to fame began with Zhang Dahuzi's "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

Compared to Huang Shengyi, a junior from Beijing Film Academy who took off from "Kung Fu Hustle," he was indeed a bit later.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Tangtang."

Tang Yan, who was mentioned by Huang Xiaoming, also showed a helpless smile and nodded to Yang Ying.

"Yeah, when she was at the peak of her popularity, I had just debuted and was just a nobody, haha."

Tang Yan had something else she didn't say: even today, she couldn't compare to Huang Shengyi at her peak.

"She just followed the wrong person, otherwise, tsk tsk tsk."

Huang Xiaoming, who has extremely high emotional intelligence, made a rare comment: he truly looked down on Yang Zi, saying that he couldn't even protect his own woman and was a complete waste!
"But now, is she coming back again?"

Yang Ying's words made Tang Yan frown. She believed that this was something no actress in the industry wanted to see.

"That's hard to say. Yangzi is a braggart; there's not a single word about this project."

Yang Ying and Tang Yan both widened their eyes at the same time. "No way, you can't be serious. You can't just brag about something like this?"

"Let's wait for the Oscars red carpet. Domestic reporters will definitely interview Tom Hanks, then we'll know."

"Yeah, that's true."

As Wei Jin had predicted, after several years of influence, many viewers have developed the good habit of going to the cinema during the Spring Festival.

Even on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is no exception.

Young people, in particular, would rather go to the cinema to watch a movie than stay at home dealing with their relatives' nagging about marriage and salary.

Moreover, many families, especially young families with children, go to the movies together.

After all, people are bored at home on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the kids can't sit still. But it's hard to find a good place to go out and play. It's cold outside, and indoor activities are ridiculously expensive. Plus, it's difficult for parents and kids to agree on many things.

In comparison, watching movies is a very cost-effective option; as long as the movie is well-chosen, both parents and children can be satisfied.

Therefore, watching movies with the whole family during the Spring Festival has gradually become a national consensus.

In this context, the potential of the Spring Festival film season was fully unleashed, shining with unparalleled brilliance.

According to media statistics, the box office revenue of the film market on the first day of the Lunar New Year exceeded 4 million yuan!
Undoubtedly, as a comedy, "Breakup Buddies" has a natural advantage, grossing 1.2 million yuan on its opening day.

With nearly a third of the total market capitalization, it's truly unrivaled!
Following closely behind was Jackie Chan's "Dragon Blade," which came in second with a first-day gross of 9800 million.

In third place was Fatty Wong's "From Vegas to Macau II", which grossed 61 million at the box office.

Apart from these three films, the performance of the rest of the movies was, to put it mildly, disappointing.

The well-known Sino-French co-production, "Wolf Totem," which even sparked discussions about censorship in China at the Berlin Film Festival.

Even with Oscar-winning director Jean Annaud and popular Chinese actor Feng Shaofeng, the film only grossed less than 30 million yuan on its opening day.

However, because the final cut was uncut and contained a lot of criticism of the wrong policies during this special period, it received pretty good reviews online.

If the screening rate picks up, it may be possible to achieve a comeback.

The much-hyped Hong Kong film "Triumph in the Skies," despite the participation of actors like Louis Koo and Ng Chun-yu, performed only moderately well, grossing just over 20 million on its opening day.

Unfortunately, over the years, Hong Kong directors have been fixated on rehashing old ideas, and mainland audiences aren't stupid; they've become increasingly uninterested.

Of course, these are not the worst of all.

The worst case was "Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal", which had an investment cost of 2 million yuan.

Although the box office exceeded 50 million on the first day, the word-of-mouth collapsed directly. On the first day of its release, the rating on Impression.com was only 4.4 points!
Based on this rating, it's definitely hopeless for "Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal" to recoup its costs.

Sure enough, Lao Wang, the second largest producer of the film, complained to Wei Jin during a Chinese New Year greeting phone call.

"Brother, what's going on here? Bao Dehao is an Oscar winner, how can his level be so bad?"

"Brother Wang, he's only the best cinematographer, not the best director. Besides, the script is so bad, don't even mention him. Even if I were in charge, I couldn't save it. I just don't understand your reason for investing."

Wei Jin didn't bother with Lao Wang's fragile ego and spoke his mind frankly.

Honestly, the only redeeming feature of this drama is its stunning special effects; the plot is absolutely awful, a complete waste of Chen Kun and Li Bingbing's acting skills.

"Hey, I was just thinking of getting more big projects to boost the company's stock price, and also to give Bao Beier a shout-out."

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Hearing this, Wei Jin was speechless. Had Old Wang been bewitched? Did he really treat Bao Beier like his own son?
"Brother, it looks like the stock price is going to drop again after the Spring Festival. You've got to help your older brother out!"

Good heavens, so Old Wang was waiting for him here. But after all, he was a staunch ally. Wei Jin pondered for a moment and then nodded.

"I'm not considering my new film, but Yan Fei and Peng Damo have a new project with my script. It's expected to start after the new year, and Fiber Optics will get a stake in it then."

Old Wang was slightly disappointed to hear that it wasn't a project from the Wei and Jin dynasties.

But after "Goodbye Mr. Loser", Yan Fei and Peng Damo have proven themselves in the industry, and it's a script from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. What's there to hesitate about? Just go for it!

"Thanks, bro. Let's get together sometime."

"Okay, brother, you can arrange it."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin went inside from the balcony and chatted with Da Meiyuan's parents again.

Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, so it's only right to take the kids to visit the mother-in-law's family.

However, Wei Jin thought that he should take the opportunity to accompany Sister Li back to her hometown for a visit, since he should treat everyone equally.

As for Jing Tian and Liu Yifei, let's talk about them after the two girls have their babies.
(End of this chapter)