China Entertainment: I just want to give my child a home

Chapter 392 A Farce (Please Subscribe!)

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"Congratulations to 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons' for achieving 12.1 billion yuan at the mainland box office, and congratulations to Stephen Chow for becoming the third director in my country to enter the 10 billion yuan box office club."

"Zhou Xingchi's movie is off the screen, and Lu Yang's "Lost in Hong Kong" is seamlessly connected."

"Lost in Hong Kong, another blockbuster with a box office of over 10 billion is about to be born."

“After being suppressed by Private Order for a week, Police Story 2013 finally regained the daily crown, but unfortunately there is a giant crocodile waiting for them ahead.”

"The official website of "The Man from Macau" announced that due to technical reasons, the release date originally scheduled for January 1 will be postponed to January 5 during the Spring Festival..."

"The first round of rehearsals for the Spring Festival Gala has already begun, and the sketch king Zhao Benshan has not signed up for two consecutive sessions."

"The third Weibo Night will be held on January 1th. The online voting channel has been opened. Please vote for your favorite stars."

"It is reported that the script "Dying to Survive" submitted by Dongcheng Pictures was rejected."

Chen Dong looked at this last trending search and couldn't help but mutter, "This news is already outdated, but it can still be on the trending search. How idle are the netizens these days?"

At this time, Liu Yifei walked in and talked to him about the result of Chen Dong's previous topic of planning to take their whole family on vacation abroad.

"The child's grandparents said they had to manage the foundation, so they didn't go with us."

"What kind of excuse is this? Will the Foundation be unable to function without them?"

As Chen Dong was speaking, he was about to take out his cell phone to persuade his parents again, but Liu Yifei stopped him.

"Hubby, forget it. I think my parents really don't want to travel."

Chen Dong was persuaded by his wife and asked his mother-in-law for her opinion.

"My mom will definitely go with us, otherwise if anything happens to us, there won't be anyone to take care of the child."

"So that's what you were planning." Chen Dong hugged his wife into his arms and patted her on the butt.

Liu Yifei retorted coquettishly: "That's not what I said, it's what my mother said."

"Oh, that's indeed thoughtful of my mother-in-law."

"Let me go, you sycophant. Where are you putting your hands in the broad daylight?"

"Hiss, it hurts, let go, honey, please let go, I was wrong."

"Humph, let's see if you dare to act like a hooligan in broad daylight."

"You are being unreasonable. How can it be considered as hooliganism if I hug my wife?"

Chen Dong was not convinced, but Liu Yifei did not continue to argue with him. She fixed her eyes on the screen in front of her and changed the subject in time.

"Lost in Hong Kong is released today. How is the response?"

“It’s OK, with mixed reviews, but generally more positive reviews.”

"Ah? Then the reputation of this movie is not as good as the previous two movies?"

"It's a little bit worse."

“I saw some media saying that the box office of Lost in Hong Kong might not reach the level of Lost in Thailand…”

“It’s hard to say. If they were released at the same time, they would definitely not be as good. But the movie market is better now, and the first two films have accumulated a larger audience base, so I think even if they are worse, they won’t be that far behind.”

Liu Yifei was convinced by Chen Dong's words and nodded: "That's right."

That night, many people were keeping an eye on the first day box office of "Lost in Hong Kong", and it finally came out after midnight.

"How many?"

"Director Chen, 1.12 million."

"Fuck, so many!"

Even though Chen Dong had a hunch that the first-day box office of "Lost in Hong Kong" would not be low, he did not expect it to exceed 1.12 million yuan, and it was million yuan at that.

This is the benefit of having an audience base.

No, there is a huge audience base.

At the same time, at Ning Hao's house, the couple had not gone to bed yet, and Ning Hao was also asking about the first day box office of "Lost in Hong Kong".

Ask Chen Dong.

However, Chen Dong hesitated on the phone whether to tell him.

"Director Ning, why don't you just not know about this? I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep tonight."

"Don't waste your time. Tell me now. If you don't tell me, I won't be able to sleep."

Faced with Ning Hao's urging, Chen Dong had no choice but to put aside his good intentions and relayed to him the first-day performance of "Lost in Hong Kong" that he had just received.

"How much? 1.12 million? Did I hear that correctly? Or did you report it wrong?"

"Yes, it is 1.12 million."

"Oh my god... why is it so tall?!"

"It's a bit high, but if you think about it carefully, it's normal. After all, Lost in Hong Kong has a mass base."

"Oh, you're right. I shouldn't have asked. Now I'm so jealous that I can't sleep."

"Haha, it doesn't matter if I can't sleep. It's a good opportunity to have a baby with Sister Na."

"..."

Zhou Xingchi's daily routine is regular when he is not filming.

But when he learned the next day that "Lost in Hong Kong" had achieved 1.12 million on its first day, he remained silent for a long time.

There is no doubt that after last night's fermentation, at least half of the hot searches on major media websites this morning were reporting on "Lost in Hong Kong" and its first-day box office of 1.12 million yuan.

This is a record, the highest first-day box office record, and at this moment, even the reputation of "Lost in Hong Kong" was improved by its gorgeous data.

Of course, this is because people just follow the crowd. For example, if everyone around you says that this movie is good, you will be influenced to some extent and think that this movie is good, even if you are not actually its target audience.

However, this is an inflated illusion. Once the popularity of "Lost in Hong Kong" dies down, the reputation of this movie will definitely drop again, and it may even cause a certain backlash.

However, seeing that the daily box office of "Lost in Hong Kong" is getting higher day by day, who cares about the backlash?

It's not as devastating as the one in "Spring in the Mountain and Rich Residence".

It is undeniable that this will have a certain impact on the subsequent series.

But the problem is, it is still unclear whether there will be a fourth part.

Lu Yang's face is really full of smiles these days. Many companies have extended olive branches to him, including Huayi, Chengtian, Tianyu, and even Internet cross-border giants such as Alibaba.

Although Lu Yang has been in the limelight recently and feels a bit like he is floating in the air, he is still clear-headed. He knows that at least half of his current achievements are due to Dongcheng Pictures, and the company has never treated him unfairly and is one of the giants in the industry. If he wants to change jobs, he must be crazy.

Guangtou Xu actually acted quite quickly. Chen Dong received the investment book of "Hypnotist" on the third day after having dinner with him.

However, because he is the lead actor of "Lost in Hong Kong", he has been traveling with Lu Yang on roadshows these days and has not come to Dongcheng to continue discussing investment matters.

However, the script of "Dying to Survive" has passed the review, and Wen Muye and Han Jianuo have acted quite quickly. They have completed most of the preliminary preparations for the film, and now they can actually start looking for actors.

The daily box office of "Lost in Hong Kong" reached its highest value on the fourth day, reaching 1.38 million yuan, fell below 1 million yuan on the sixth day, and exceeded 10 billion yuan on the ninth day, setting a new record again.

However, by this time, the reputation of "Lost in Hong Kong" had been mixed due to many negative reviews.

So starting from the second week, the daily box office began to drop sharply.

Last week, many media outlets looked at the performance of "Lost in Hong Kong" and thought that the film had a chance to hit the 20 billion box office.

But judging from the current trend, the discount will have to be 10%, no, 20%.

There is nothing that can be done about it. After all, the reputation of "Lost in Hong Kong" is reflected by real fans, and Chen Dong would not hire internet trolls to brush up the reviews.

Not to mention the effect of doing so, he can't afford to lose face.

Chen Dong is still the award presenter at this year's Weibo Night. There's nothing he can do about it, since he is the second largest shareholder of Weibo.

However, they did not receive the award this year. This was a special request from Chen Dong. After all, there was no point in receiving the award every year, and one had to leave some opportunities for others.

At the Weibo Night, those sitting around Chen Dong were either bigwigs in the same industry or bosses from other industries, especially those in the Internet industry. These guys are now eyeing the entertainment industry covetously. They used to have to pretend, but now they don’t even pretend. They make it clear that they are going to come down and clean up the mess, and their attitude is extremely arrogant.

Alibaba is being criticized specifically here. Over the past year, Alibaba has been making massive acquisitions and investments in the entertainment industry, including three music platforms, two film and television companies, a cinema chain, and a video platform.

This has caused many traditional film and television companies to panic and feel uneasy.

Of course, Chen Dong is not affected. He has previously developed Weibo and invested in Tengxun. This is so that when the traditional film and television industry is hit by the Internet, he can have the confidence to stand aside and remain unmoved no matter what happens.

Therefore, Chen Dong completely avoided attending any of the Internet + Entertainment Speech Summits held by Alibaba recently.

Mainly because the weather was too cold, Chen Dong felt that instead of going out to listen to others bragging, it would be better to stay at home and spend more time with his children.

……

The roadshow of "Lost in Hong Kong" has ended the day before yesterday, but yesterday was Weibo Night, so Xu Zheng scheduled today to come to Dongcheng Pictures to discuss investment again.

Xu Zheng hadn't arrived yet. Chen Dong went to the office and thought about it. He decided to call Wen Muye first to ask him about his thoughts on the role of Lu Yong. After all, he was the director.

"Director Chen, you are looking for me."

Chen Dong asked Wen Muye to sit down and asked, "Muye, how far have you prepared for "Dying to Survive"?"

"I just finished drawing the storyboard, and Han Jianu is helping to set up the crew and calculate the investment budget."

Chen Dong nodded. He didn't ask about the shot split or the budget of the film. Instead, he got straight to the point: "How did you design the image of the character Lu Yong?"

Wen Muye was slightly stunned, and roughly guessed what Chen Dong meant, so he truthfully described the image of Lu Yong's character in his mind.

The prototype of the reference is definitely Lu Yong himself in real life, but Wen Muye has made some "secondary creations" in the details such as personality and dress.

After listening to his description, Chen Dong felt that Xu Guangtou could fit the description, but he still kept it a secret and asked, "Do you have an actor you like in mind?"

Wen Muye knew that Chen Dong must have a candidate in mind, but he still told him the actor he had in mind: "Yes, I plan to ask Xu Zheng to play the role."

Chen Dong was startled.

His feelings coincided with his thoughts.

Wen Muye saw Chen Dong paused and asked, "Who is Director Chen going to recommend to me?"

Chen Dong came back to his senses and smiled, "Same as you."

So he told Wen Muye that Guangtou Xu would come to the company to solicit investment later, and asked Wen Muye to cooperate with him in acting out a play.

"No problem, I like this job."

This time, Guangtou Xu did not bring his wife, but brought Chen Zhendao, a driver, an assistant and a lawyer.

For Xu Zheng, today he could not only get investment, but also pick up a leading actor for free. It was simply a stroke of luck. After hearing what Chen Dong said, he agreed on the spot.

Not only did Chen Dong's prepared scripts go unused, but Wen Muye, the supporting actor, also had no place to use his skills.

Thinking back carefully, there was nothing wrong with Guangtou Xu agreeing. It would have been strange if he had refused.

As for the two movies, which one to shoot first would naturally be "Dying to Survive".

As the end of the year approaches, there are more and more meetings. Although Chen Dong tries to postpone them as much as possible, he is still either in a meeting or on the way to a meeting every day.

Today is his own company's turn to hold its annual meeting, plus an early celebration meeting for "Lost in Hong Kong". Although no celebrities were specially invited to attend, many close friends also came. The problem is that everyone has a few close friends, so in the end it was quite lively.

Amidst the joyous New Year atmosphere, a farce occurred.

Huayi defaulted on Stephen Chow’s 80 million box office bet!
In a fit of rage, Zhou Xingchi directly posted the gambling agreement they had signed via email.

The attempt was to use public opinion to prevent Huayi from embezzling the 8000 million.

However, the two brothers of Huayi were not the kind of people who cared about this bit of face. They insisted that there was no contract signed and the bet was invalid, and they directly responded to Zhou Xingchi online.

Although most netizens stand on Zhou Xingchi's side, they think that the two Huayi brothers' move of crossing the river and destroying the bridge is unethical.

But they had to admit that if Huayi insisted on defaulting on this unsigned bet, Zhou Xingchi would most likely not be able to get back the 8000 million.

"The main reason is that 8000 million is too much. If it weren't for such a large amount, the two brothers from Huayi wouldn't have cheated like this."

Chen Dong and his wife were also following the online battle between Zhou Xingchi and Hua Yi brothers, and when they saw the exciting parts, they couldn't help but make a comment or two.

Liu Yifei also echoed: "With this incident, Huayi has completely offended Zhou Xingchi."

"It's mainly because Zhou Xingchi doesn't have any connections in the mainland or in Hong Kong, otherwise Huayi wouldn't dare to bully him like this."

After a pause, Chen Dong added, "By the way, this bet leaves such a big handle for people, which is also the key."

"Hubby, if it were you, what would you do?"

"Why do you women always like to ask such hypothetical questions?"

"Hey, come on, tell me."

"I'll do it with you."

"what?"

"I said, you and I..."

"Wow, wait a minute, I haven't showered yet."

(End of this chapter)