During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 802 The "Big and Little Fairy" Plan Fails, But the Five Beauties of "Ode to Joy" Are Really Gathered

"The urban romance film 'Finding Mr. Right 2,' exclusively produced by Shanhe Media, directed by Xue Xiaolu, and starring Yang Mi, Yu Hewei, and Kara Hui, grossed 88.6 million yuan on its opening day."

"The youth-themed film 'Gardenia in Blossom,' directed by He Jiong and starring popular young actor Li Yifeng, 'Zhang Yimou's girl' Zhou Dongyu, and 'Sugar Man' actor Jiang Jinfu, grossed 7120 million yuan on its opening day, but received poor reviews."

"Directed by Guo Jingming and starring Yang Mi, Amber Kuo, and Chen Xuedong, the youth-themed film series 'Tiny Times 4' saw its box office revenue halved after its opening day gross of 1.02 million yuan, only reaching 6470 million yuan, resulting in a collapse in its reputation."

"Seattle 2" topped the July summer box office charts, surpassing "Tiny Times 4" and "Forever Young" on its opening day!

"Chen Kaige's film 'Monk Comes Down the Mountain' has grossed 210 million yuan in its first week of release, with daily box office revenue falling below 20 million yuan. According to theater sources, the film's screening rate will be reduced by 50% this week."

"The movie 'I Am Somebody' has grossed 2086 million yuan in its first week of release, with a screening rate of less than 5%, and is expected to be taken off the screens soon."

"The movie 'Hollywood Adventures' grossed 2.83 million yuan in 12 days of release and was pulled from theaters early, failing to recoup its costs."

"Bad Genius has grossed 11.73 billion yuan in 22 days since its release, with daily revenue still in the tens of millions, and it is expected to reach 12 billion yuan!"

After a night of revelry, the results of several films were announced by the media, with "Seattle 2" being the most eye-catching.

The fact that it managed to gross 8860 million yuan despite facing pressure from several other films undoubtedly proves one thing—

In short: This movie sequel is really strong!

Moreover, compared to other films released at the same time, Seattle 2 received quite good reviews.

An urban romance film, surprisingly, achieved a score of 7.7 on Impression.com, second only to "Bad Genius" which is nearing the end of its run!
According to market rules, as long as a film's reputation doesn't collapse midway through its run, its total box office will be at least 10 times its opening day performance.

Even if the competitors are not strong, a 20-fold increase is possible.

In other words, Seattle 2 will likely gross at least 8 million yuan, and it's highly probable that it will break 10 billion yuan.

Of course, 15 billion is out of the question. With "Monster Hunt" and "Jian Bing Man" set to be released in a few days, screenings will definitely be affected.

But precisely because of this, Xue Xiaolu and the main creators were like they were on steroids, determined to take advantage of these few days to rake in the box office!
Compared to the excitement of the "Seattle 2" creators, Wei Jin seemed calm, because this was something he had anticipated.

Right now, he's at the Xishan Villa with Liu Yifei, catching up on "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer".

Yeah, I was in such a high mood last night that I couldn't stop myself, and I completely missed the plot.

"By the way, Yifei, I haven't asked you yet, what exactly happened? You weren't like this before?"

On the living room sofa, Wei Jin put his arm around the little girl's waist and asked her with some curiosity.

Compared to Jing Tian and Gao Yuanyuan's jealousy and tantrums, Liu Yifei and Zeng Li are much more easygoing and have rarely interfered in his affairs.

Last night's sudden outburst was indeed somewhat unexpected by Wei Jin.

Although the situation was calmed down after a night of hard work, it's better to guide than to block; we need to find the root of the problem.

"Oh? Can't people get jealous?"

Liu Yifei glared at Wei Jin, then continued staring at the computer screen. After a long while, the girl finally gave an explanation in a leisurely manner.

"Go check my Weibo yourself."

Wei Jin quickly picked up his phone and scrolled through Liu Yifei's Weibo comments before he understood the crux of the problem.

It turns out that it was all caused by the fans.

The series "Wu Xin: The Monster Killer" performed quite well after its premiere, with over 60 million views on its first day of release.

While it may not be as popular as "The Journey of Flower," it is comparable to last year's "Swords of Legends."

This achievement brought great joy to the fans, as it was Liu Shishi's first production as a producer.

Because of the "Little Liu Tianxian" label over the years, Liu Shishi's fans and Tianxian's fans have always been at odds and have frequent conflicts.

In the past, whether it was box office performance, TV ratings, or even commercial endorsements, Liu Shishi was completely suppressed by Liu Yifei, and the little lions were powerless to resist.

This time, Liu Shishi moved behind the scenes as a producer and achieved success. Some extreme fans seized the opportunity to launch a direct attack and ridicule her.

Phrases like "You're given a chance but you're useless," "A lazy bum," "Can't be helped," and "Red Star Village will collapse sooner or later" are used to describe this situation.
Honestly, it's a bit much. She may be a fairy who's lazy, but who does it bother?

Of course, it's not uncommon for fans to make enemies for their idols in the entertainment industry. Aren't there those who clamor to be enemies with the whole world?
But whether Liu Shishi tacitly approved, tested, or even indulged in this is hard to say.

Even so, Wei Jin truly felt wronged. What did this have to do with him?

"How can it not be related? Were you the one who orchestrated the project?"

The celestial being was a bit unreasonable, and Wei Jin helplessly spread his hands.

"Okay, if that's how you put it, then after you finish 'Shoplifters,' I'll get you a few TV series to produce, and you can be a producer too?"

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes dramatically, raised her head arrogantly, and said, "I don't want to plagiarize others, hmph!"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

Hearing Wei Jin's words, Liu Yifei's lips curled up slightly, and her big, dark eyes darted around a few times. "Then may I say something?"

"Yes, I'll agree to anything I can."

Liu Yifei turned her head and said in an unusually serious tone, "Then you must promise that under no circumstances will you allow me to be with her."

"Ok?"

Good heavens, Wei Jin was both amused and exasperated by these words. He reached out and cupped the girl's pretty face, looking completely innocent.

"Yifei, aren't you overthinking this? Didn't you and Tiantian meet by chance, and you both agreed to it?"

"Then dare you say you really didn't have that thought?"

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Of course, Wei Jin wouldn't dare to say that there were celestial beauties, both great and small; just thinking about it was exciting and would definitely be attractive to him.

But everything should be based on logic. Jing and Liu have almost traumatized Liu Shishi. How much ability does Boss Wei have to bring the two Lius together?

Let's not even mention Liu Yifei and Liu Xian; even among the three beauties of the Legend of Sword and Fairy series, Wei Xiaobao would have a hard time getting them together, the hatred between them is too great.

With this in mind, Wei Jin could only nod. "Yifei, I promise you, but you have to promise not to do this again."

"Mmmmm~"

Having achieved her goal, Liu Yifei immediately smiled, then touched her lower abdomen and playfully clung to Wei Jin's arm.

"Brother, hurry up and make lunch, I'm starving!"

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Good heavens, Zhang Wuji's mother was right after all; the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive.

Her acting skills are so good, even Wei Jin would want to give Liu Yifei an award. Wow!
According to outsiders, the Sino-US co-production "The Great Wall," which cost $1.5 million, has finally wrapped up filming after more than three months.

Legendary Pictures, Universal Pictures, and China Film Group held a grand wrap-up press conference for the film. After keeping a low profile for many days, Chen Shiren faced the media for the first time, but no one expected the first question to be so sharp.

"What do you have to say about 'Monk Comes Down the Mountain,' which had an investment cost of 2 million yuan but whose box office performance and word-of-mouth were far from ideal?"
After all, you also proclaimed a 10 billion yuan box office target before the movie's release, but now that target seems far off.

Goodness, following Liu Yan 10 years ago, Poet Chen is facing this embarrassing problem again.

This time, however, Chen Shiren did not throw down the microphone in a fit of anger and storm off as he had before.

But his answer only made him seem more pretentious and condescending.

"I was indeed surprised by the film's success; I can also calmly accept the criticism and doubts."

As for box office revenue, I can only say that treating movies as a tool for making money is an insult to art and the most despicable act—I would never do that!

As expected of Chen the Poet, these words are practically a direct attack on all the directors of commercially successful films that have achieved high box office returns!
The reporter didn't let him off the hook and continued to press, "So, you're saying you don't care about the box office of 'The Great Wall'? You completely disregard the $1.5 million investment?"

This made the three production companies uneasy, so they immediately changed the subject, giving Chen Shiren no room to speak.

"The Great Wall adopts a producer-centric system, with a professional Hollywood team overseeing the entire process. We have also conducted global research on its box office performance, and it will not be less than 10 billion US dollars."

Compared to the production company's announcement of a $10 billion box office target and the early release date of "The Great Wall" for next year's Lunar New Year holiday, Chen Shiren's remarks quickly went viral.

But this time, not a single major director in the industry stood up to refute him.

Firstly, it's pointless, and secondly, Poet Chen is indeed anxious, so there's no need for everyone to add fuel to the fire.

What's amusing is that while Chen Shiren was declaring he didn't care about box office numbers in the afternoon, he started putting on a strong show in the evening.

A long love letter on Weibo, titled "To You," went viral instantly after it was published.

It must be said that Chen is truly a "great poet." In this long article, he wrote a long love letter to all the main actors, reviewing the entire creative process and feelings of "Monk Comes Down the Mountain".

The entire piece not only quotes many poems but also uses a lot of elegant and ornate language to vividly depict each actor.

In his writing, the characteristics of each actor and their performance in the film were praised to the fullest extent, including the martial arts director of the crew.

Her confession to Chen Hong, in particular, gave people goosebumps and made them cringe.

"From the time I first became a producer in 02, you have been constantly urging me: Don't have any distractions. When making a film, you should throw yourself into the furnace like a piece of stubborn iron, melting away all the dross and eliminating all the arrogance, so that creativity can flow freely and be forged into brilliance. I have tried it time and time again, and I don't know if 'Monk Comes Down the Mountain' has achieved this."

For twenty years, you've been by my side like a shadow, sharing countless catastrophic misfortunes with me, yet I've never once thanked you. That night, holding my bruised face, a single tear fell from your eye, and I understood what true unwavering loyalty meant.

Admittedly, although this long article was cheesy, it was quite effective in promoting the message.

The next day, the daily revenue of "The Taoist Priest Comes Down the Mountain" actually revived and soared to 30 million.

Unfortunately, with the weekend over, the number of movie screenings has been reduced again, and it's clearly unlikely that the downward trend can be reversed.

"If you ask me, it was 'The Great Wall' that held Chen Shiren back. If it had happened earlier, the box office would have been at least tens or hundreds of millions more, hahaha."

In the office, Ning Hao brought up Chen the poet's feat with a touch of sarcasm.

Wei Jin smiled and put down the storyboard for "Mr. Donkey," then joked:
"Senior brother, if you really think that way, you can do something like that when 'Making a Name for Yourself' is released. I won't be jealous."

"No way. Not to mention whether I can write it or not, if I really dare to write it like that, and your Sister Na thinks I have feelings for Fan Bingbing, wouldn't she tear me apart?"

"Hahaha"

Wei Jin was truly amused this time, laughing so hard he could hardly breathe. Ning Hao's status in the family was truly unparalleled.

After laughing for a while, Wei Jin and Ning Hao got down to business.

"Senior, there are no problems with the storyboard. Has the budget been finalized?"

"Well, excluding actors' salaries, it's around 20 million. The company and your sister Na are already handling the preliminary preparations."

I estimate it should be around the end of this month. I plan to conduct a small-scale, invitation-only audition in a few days, and try to finalize it before National Day.

Upon hearing the last sentence, Wei Jin realized, "Are you planning to go to Berlin next year?"

"Well, I think Berlin is more suitable for this kind of absurd realistic comedy."

Wei Jin acknowledged that Ning Hao's judgment made sense, so he nodded and said, "Alright, then let's go with your pace."

"Okay, then I'll be going now."

"it is good."

Not long after Ning Hao left, there was another knock on the office door. Wei Jin looked up and was pleasantly surprised.

"Ziyi, what brings you here? School hasn't started yet."

Wearing a pure white high-waisted T-shirt and super short hot pants, Meng Ziyi looked youthful and beautiful, with a charming smile.

"Senior, you forgot? I'm joining the cast of 'Ode to Joy'."

Upon hearing this, Wei Jin realized that Meng Ziyi had won the role of Xiao Xiao in the opera through audition.

Admittedly, Meng Ziyi's acting skills are certainly not as good as Wang Ziwen's in the original version, but she is actually quite suitable for the role of a quirky rich second-generation.

More importantly, if this film is to be made into a series, it would be best to use our own actors.

At least the scheduling is easier to coordinate, and it avoids the situation of having to replace the actor that happened in the previous life.

"So, you've come to say goodbye?"

As they spoke, Wei Jin had already pulled the girl into his arms, greedily inhaling her fragrance.

"Yeah, I miss you. I'm going to Shanghai to film for a few months this time~~"

Meng Ziyi nodded shyly, her soft voice revealing a deep longing.

Wei Jin could understand this, after all, girls of this age are often so infatuated, just like Jing Tian and Nazha.

Speaking of which, it's been almost three months since I last got intimate with this girl, and I really miss it.

"Okay, wait for me a bit, I'll keep you company tonight."

Meng Ziyi bit her red lips and whispered, "Senior brother, I want it right now~~"

"Hmm? This office, aren't you afraid?"

"Why would I be afraid of my senior's office? Besides, I've already told Sister Tianqi that no one will come."

After speaking, without waiting for Wei Jin's response, Meng Ziyi squatted down.

"Hmm~"

Feeling the girl's gentleness, Wei Jin's mind drifted to the scene of the five beauties from "Ode to Joy" playing cards together—just thinking about it made him excited!
(End of this chapter)