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

"Honey, what are you doing?"

"Go online."

"Oh, is there any big news today?"

"Yes, and it's big news. Honey, let me read it to you, 'A certain first-line male star Piao Cang was arrested by the police on the spot.'"

Piao Cang was arrested... a top male star... in 2004, with so many clues, Chen Dong quickly found out who it was - Zhu Bajie, the Zhu Bajie in "Spring Day".

Wait, honey, there's something wrong with your eyes?

"Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I will still go to vote?"

"Not now."

"I won't do that again." At this point, Chen Dong raised three fingers and swore, "I will never reconcile with gambling and reading."

Liu Yifei took a while to react before realizing the loophole in Chen Dong's words and glared at him fiercely.

"You missed a word."

"Is there something missing?" Chen Dong looked innocent.

"not enough."

Seeing his wife's determined eyes, Chen Dong knew he couldn't escape, so he added the word "yellow" to his oath.

But just after he made the oath, his wife told him about the day to pay public grain. Chen Dong felt that maybe he made the oath a little too early.
Oh, no curse oath, that's fine.

There are quite a few celebrities getting married in June, including Gao Yuanyuan and a man named Zhao, Qi Wei and a man named Han, and originally there were Jay Chou and Kun Ling, but because they took on "The Legend of Nuwa", they postponed their wedding to October.

"Zhou Dong, you guys can actually postpone such a big thing as getting married. I feel ashamed. Actually, you can finish the wedding first and then come back to film."

"It's okay, Director Chen. This has nothing to do with you. On the contrary, we are all very grateful that you allowed us to star in this great work, The Legend of Nuwa, before we get engaged. I think this will be the best wedding anniversary gift for us."

"Haha, if that's the case, then you have to invite me to sit at the head table at your wedding, right?" Chen Dong said half-jokingly.

Zhou Jielun patted his chest seriously and said, "This is a must. You and Yifei must come at that time."

"No problem, I agree on behalf of my wife."

……

While Chen Dong was concentrating on filming, the world outside finally changed.

To be precise, with the removal and banning of a large number of pirated platforms, led by Qvod, the Internet companies that had been eyeing the industry covetously are like wolves that have broken free from their shackles. Previously, they only dared to wander around the sheepfold of the traditional film and television industry, but now, they have rushed in directly.

It is said that the business world is like a battlefield. It is foreseeable that what will await the traditional film and television industry next is bound to be a bloody massacre.

"Internet companies are coming on strong, but Director Chen doesn't seem to be worried at all."

Without waiting for Chen Dong to reply, Zhang Yimou found the answer on his own: "I almost forgot that Director Chen is also the second largest shareholder of Weibo. Does that mean you have actually been in... their camp for a long time?"

Chen Dong smiled and said, "I don't agree with Director Zhang's statement of 'their camp'."

"How should I describe it?"

"You can change to a winner. I am used to standing on the side of the winner."

Zhang Yimou sighed and asked knowingly, "Director Chen, do you think the traditional film and television industry will definitely lose this time?"

"Isn't this obvious? In fact, you and I both know it."

"Yes, this is the general trend... I just didn't expect that the higher-ups would really support them, and judging by the intensity of their efforts this time, they are determined to completely stamp out piracy."

“Actually, this is also a good thing for us directors.”

Chen Dong continued, "At least we don't have to worry about pirated copies of our movies appearing online right after they're released."

"That's true..."

Recently, Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, Sohu... including Mango TV, which also has an app, have been very active on the Internet. Competition has always been popular in the Internet industry, and now the entertainment industry has become a new battlefield for them. They are either hoarding copyrights or acquiring traditional film and television companies or platforms that still have value!
Especially Jack Ma of Alibaba, he has good eloquence and has recently held several offline communication summits.

However, it is more appropriate to describe it as a summit than a lecture, because in fact, most of the people who went there sat in the audience and listened to Jack Ma's lecture on the stage. The content of the course was that the popularization of the Internet, entertainment, and IP are the future.

Even though Chen Dong was filming on the set, he actually received an invitation letter from Alibaba.

"They should have known you weren't going, so why bother?"

Liu Yifei was playing with the invitation letter sent by Alibaba. She knew that her husband did not quite agree with Alibaba's philosophy. Not to mention that he was filming on the set and could not leave, even if he was not filming, she believed that Chen Dong would find a reason to decline.

Chen Dong continued playing the card game on the computer and replied without even looking up: "That's not an invitation letter, it's clearly an attitude."

"manner?"

"Yes, you can think about it from your perspective. If I know you don't have time, but I still send you a bouquet of flowers and ask you out for dinner, and you refuse, ok, that's fine. Next time when you are free, I will send you a bouquet of flowers and ask you out for dinner. Will the flowers I sent you last time affect your decision this time?"

"will not."

"Uh, why?"

"Because your analogy is totally inappropriate."

Chen Dong touched the back of his head, which was a little itchy. He thought and said, "It seems inappropriate, but the principle is the same. It's enough if you understand what I mean."

"No, what I mean is, if the person who sends me flowers is someone I like, then even if I'm not free the first time, I will still say I am free. If it's someone I don't like, then even if I'm free the second time, I will still say I'm not free."

Chen Dong was slightly stunned, then gave Liu Yifei a thumbs up and said, "Congratulations, you not only understood the superficial meaning, but also grasped the essence."

At this time, Liu Yifei turned the topic back to the invitation card, "So even if Alibaba sends you this kind of summit invitation next time, you will still refuse it, right?"

"Yes, honey, you are very smart."

"Don't say that, I just understand you."

……

When June was almost over, the filming of "The Legend of Nuwa" was actually halfway completed!
This can be said to be more than half a month ahead of the initial shooting plan made by Chen Dong's director team.

Of course, Chen Dong also knew that the reason why it was so smooth was inseparable from the experienced Lao Mouzi and the young and capable Cheng Er;
It is inseparable from his team of directors, all of whom were "fed" by Chen Dong through one movie after another. Even Zhang Yimou has expressed his envy for him having such a professional team more than once.
It also depends on the dedicated actors, such as the heroine Liu Yifei, who discusses the script with the director almost every night...

Well, in short, in short, the reason why this movie was shot so quickly is inseparable from everyone's efforts.

"Congratulations to director Yimou for his film Coming Home, which grossed 2.7 million yuan."

"Hey, Director Chen, please stop humiliating me. My total box office this month is not as good as Transformers 4's one-day performance."

Zhang Yimou's "Coming Home" was officially taken off the theaters yesterday, with the final total box office of 2.7 million.

In fact, this data is not bad, after all, it is just an artistic film.

But everything is afraid of comparison. Yesterday was also the day when "Transformers 4" landed in China.

The key point is that its first-day box office reached 2.81 million. Needless to say, this data once again shocked the Chinese people.

Also including director Zhang Yimou.

"Can your "Detective Chinatown" stop this "Demon from Beyond"?"

"If they really were to be released at the same time, we would definitely be unable to stop them. However, there is still a month between them. Furthermore, I think it is highly unlikely that the extraterritorial demon you mentioned will be able to apply for a postponement key. Otherwise, the movies in this summer season will be in tatters."

"So, you also think that your "Detective Chinatown" can't beat them?"

"Of course I can't beat him. He's already got 4, and I'm only 1."

"What if the higher-ups continue to support you? Just like in Interstellar."

"Well...if the support is strong enough, I think there is still hope, but how is that possible? My father is just a small police officer and he has resigned now."

Lao Mouzi thought about it and nodded in agreement: "That makes sense!"

But at this moment, Chen Dong had already developed fantasies about the above because of the other party's words.

So after receiving Lao Mouzi's affirmation, he actually felt a little disappointed...

At this moment, Cheng Er, who had a low presence, interrupted and said, "If I were the leader, maybe I would put my hope on the movie we are shooting now."

'That makes so much sense!'

This completely shattered all of Chen Dong's fantasies.

……

Zhou Xingchi likes to spend three years honing his skills.

But this time, only half a year had passed since his last play "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and he couldn't wait to bring his new movie script.

The name is "Mermaid".

This seems unusual.

It was indeed because of the stimulation from the two Huayi brothers that the action was so quick this time.

In the crew of "The Legend of Nüwa", the actress in the scene currently being filmed has NGed eight times. This is the ninth time, but it still does not meet Chen Dong's requirements. Even though he does not want to lose his temper, he can hardly bear it anymore.

But as soon as he shouted "cut", his wife's assistant rushed up to him.

"Director Chen, Director Chen, there's a call for you..."

"Why take the call? I'm busy."

The young assistant is actually a relative of Liu Yifei's maternal side, and can be considered as a distant cousin of hers. She has a somewhat weak personality, and having just stepped out of the ivory tower, her psychological endurance is not as good as those professionally trained star actors, so she was directly scared to tears by Chen Dong's shout.

But Chen Dong was not targeting her, and he didn't notice that he had scared the young assistant to tears.

Instead, it was Zhang Yimou who discovered it first, and it was he who reminded Chen Dong.

"I'm sorry, sister. I didn't mean to target you just now."

"It's okay...it's okay."

Seeing that the young assistant was at a loss because of his apology, Chen Dong simply suppressed his anger and did not have the patience to comfort her for the time being.

He just forced a smile and said, "By the way, you just said there was a call from me? Who called?"

Director Chen didn't care why his cell phone was with this young assistant, because he knew without any guessing that it must have been given to her by his wife for safekeeping.

"Yes, yes, yes..." The assistant was so nervous that he even started to stutter. The more he stuttered, the more nervous he became.

Seeing the young assistant like this, Chen Dong sighed in his heart. Strangely, after this sigh, his anger disappeared and his tone became gentler: "Don't be anxious, sister, talk slowly." After saying that, he took a bottle of water from the staff next to him, unscrewed the cap and handed it to the other party.

"It's Director Zhou Xingchi."

Chen Dong, who finally got the result from the assistant, was not interested in shooting the tenth time right away. Instead, he went to the director's lounge and answered the phone.

The content of Zhou Xingchi's phone call to Chen Dong was actually very simple, so simple that it only required one sentence: "Director Chen, I am preparing to shoot "The Mermaid". I wonder if you are interested in investing?"

"Of course we have to have one. A phone call from Stephen Chow is a guarantee of box office success. Only a fool would refuse such a business that allows you to make money without doing anything."

Since Zhou Xingchi had such a good thing and really thought of him, Chen Dong, then of course he, Chen Dong, wouldn't mind flattering the other party a little on the phone.

This is called reciprocity!
Undoubtedly, Chen Dong's words were very useful to Zhou Xingchi, so much so that he originally only left Chen Dong 10% of the investment share, but he said: "How much share does Director Chen want?"

"The more the better, I can handle any amount." Since they were at the 'negotiation table', Chen Dong certainly wouldn't be modest with Zhou Xingchi.

There was silence for a while, and then he suddenly asked another question: "I want to know first, does Director Chen's Dongcheng Pictures have any publicity and distribution business?"

“There is only movie promotion at the moment.”

In fact, according to Chen Dong's current financial resources, he is capable of allowing Dongcheng Pictures to engage in distribution business at the same time. However, having the ability does not necessarily mean that he must do it. After all, distribution is actually based on theaters, and Chen Dong does not want to open such a big shop.

Well, at least not yet.

On the other end of the phone, Zhou Xingchi was silent for a while after hearing that Chen Dong's Dongcheng Pictures had no distribution business, and then said: "Director Chen, since you don't have a distribution business, I can only give you a 15% investment share. Do you think you can accept it?"

Chen Dong actually didn't expect Zhou Xingchi to be so direct. If he was not a reborn person, he would only know the name of a movie until now.

Well, this just shows Zhou Xingchi’s confidence and his absolute confidence in his next movie.

"Okay, I accept. What are the conditions? Is there a premium?"

To be honest, this kind of business came right to his doorstep and was almost a sure win, so Chen Dong felt a little guilty about taking it.

"No premium is required, but Director Chen needs to be responsible for the film's promotion in mainland China. Is this condition OK with Director Chen?"

“Free publicity?”

"No, according to the market price."

Now Chen Dong was really confused.

what the hell?

Is this Zhou Xingchi fake?

Chen Dong felt that if he didn't figure it out, he would probably be distracted during the filming, so before hanging up the phone, he couldn't help but ask directly: "Director Zhou, can you tell me why you want to... arrange it this way? In fact, it would be more cost-effective for you to sell your investment at a premium, or simply use it to exchange for resources."

After saying this, Chen Dong thought the other party would think for a long time, but he didn't expect that he received the answer in just one second.

Zhou Xingchi’s answer is actually very simple: “I want to make friends with Director Chen!” (End of this chapter)