The group was kicked out, and low presence means they are bad?

Zixiaoge Hotel is located in a skyscraper in the core area of ​​Beijing's CBD.

The height of the 68th floor is high enough to overlook most of the scenes in the capital.

Especially the design of the panoramic glass floor-to-ceiling windows. Looking down at night, the capital city appears in your field of vision like a luminous pearl.

In such a location, you can enjoy the scenery while eating, and it feels like you can have whatever you want in the world.

In the luxuriously decorated private room, the black marble floor reflects the light of the crystal chandelier, and on the wall near the dining table hang some abstract paintings.

"Is this the Zixiao Pavilion Hotel? It's just a place to eat, but it's decorated like an art gallery."

Mei Jie, who stepped into this place for the first time, looked around and couldn't help but utter some words of admiration.

"I can only say that the display is very impressive." Zheng Wei's eyes lit up. This was also her first time to come to this place.

Their eyes fell from the paintings on the wall, and were attracted by the huge dining table in the center of the room.

"A table like this... can't it seat thirty people?"

"Besides, I'm afraid you can only take the food on the table once. If you miss it, there will probably be no more next time, right?"

"How can we chat while eating at this table? Does everyone have to chat with a little bee?"

"Isn't it necessary to make a video call when toasting?"

Many people in the field were whispering.

It was obvious that this was almost the first time for most of them to eat in such a setting.

Amid the lively discussion, everyone sat down peacefully.

Because today, after the roadshow of "Dying to Survive", everyone came here directly.

So Bai Xingjian was still wearing his gray suit, but his tie was now loose, and his hair, which had been neatly combed, now looked a little curly.

However, against the backdrop of Bai Xingjian's tough features, his majesty remains undiminished.

Before the meal started, Bai Xingjian stood up from his seat with a glass of champagne in his hand.

Before he could open his mouth to speak, everyone in the field stood up, raised their glasses, and looked at him.

Everyone has been in the entertainment industry for so long, so naturally they are familiar with the ways of the world.

After all, Bai Xingjian’s identity was there. Even he stood up. Who else in the field would dare to continue sitting?

As for Bai Xingjian himself, he used to hate these social conventions, especially that damn drinking culture.

But now looking at the scene on the field, Bai Xingjian couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, revealing a slightly shy smile.

Bai Xingjian glanced at everyone at the table and said sincerely:

"Everyone, today's roadshow went very well. Everyone was in great shape. This is a good start for the national roadshow of "Dying to Survive"."

Bai Xingjian raised the glass in his hand a little higher and continued, "I would like to toast to everyone first. I hope that everyone can maintain the state they are in today in the days ahead. Secondly, I also hope that the box office of our film 'Dying to Survive' can continue to perform well every day, or even surpass yesterday's performance!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Xingjian raised his glass and drank the champagne in it.

Feng Shiqi took the wine glass from his hand attentively, and then Mei Jie beside him slowly poured the champagne back into it.

Mei Jie complained as she poured the wine: "Although we are drinking champagne, opening champagne at halftime is not suitable for us at Phoenix Pictures."

After hearing this, Feng Shiqi couldn't help but smile: "That's true. After all, it's not the first or second time that Jian has opened champagne in advance."

Her smile seemed to brighten up the entire private room.

Everyone in the field, whose attention was originally focused on Bai Xingjian, couldn't help but look at Feng Shiqi and were attracted by her smile.

Although Feng Shiqi did not play any role in the movie "Dying to Survive", she also participated in today's roadshow.

After all, she is the boss lady of Phoenix Pictures, and is also someone that many "Dying to Survive" viewers want to see offline.

So Feng Shiqi also wore a formal suit when attending the roadshow event of "I Am Not a God of Medicine" today.

And it matches Bai Xingjian's gray suit quite well, but the color is darker, it is a dark gray suit.

Because they were already sitting at the table and the meal was about to start, Feng Shiqi unbuttoned two buttons of his shirt to make it easier to eat.

Through it, you can vaguely see some delicate collarbones, as white as snow.

On her shoulders, which were accentuated by the blazer and made her curves beautiful, her jet-black hair cascaded like a waterfall, slightly curled and emitting a silky luster under the light.

Coupled with her bright facial features, Feng Shiqi seems to have countless charms, making people obsessed and unable to take their eyes off her.

Some of the people present focused their attention on Feng Shiqi and even forgot what Bai Xingjian was talking about.

When I came to my senses, the crisp sound of wine glasses clinking could be heard in the venue.

“Cheers to the audience!”

"Cheers to 'Dying to Survive'!"

“Dying to Survive is a box office success!”

"cheers!"

"cheers!!!"

……

After the formal remarks, tonight’s celebration banquet officially kicked off.

The waiters brought the dishes to the table one by one.

Because it was a celebratory banquet, the dishes were naturally extra rich.

Moreover, on this very large dining table, each dish is prepared for one person, so when everyone saw the dazzling array of dishes in front of them, they couldn't help but widen their eyes.

The bright red steamed Australian lobster has just come out of the oven, still with curls of steam. Through the steam, you can almost smell the natural fragrance of the Australian lobster. Paired with shredded ginger and green onions, it looks delicious.

The abalone stewed with shark's fin has a clear broth with a golden glow.

The abalone is rosy and chewy, with full meat, and the shark fins are as thin as silver threads, seemingly melting in your mouth.

The next dish to be served was the king crab.

At this point, the surprise in the hearts of many people at the dinner table could no longer be described in words.

"Oh my god, I quickly took out my phone to take a few pictures. I feel like this meal tonight is worth half a month's salary for me."

"Is this the strength of Phoenix Pictures? It's all seafood feast!"

"Eat, eat, eat! Eat!"

"With such a location and such food, I feel like I have no regrets in my life!" "No regrets in my life? This is just the beginning. Follow Mr. Bai, our good days are still to come!"

"That's it!"

On the huge dining table, many people were eating and sighing.

Although the main creative team of "Dying to Survive" is mostly composed of celebrities, there are still some ordinary people.

The dishes they had tonight were actually the first time in their lives.

"Boss Bai, what do you think the box office of our film 'Dying to Survive' will be today?"

After three rounds of drinking, Zhao Hongcai, the director of "Dying to Survive", asked Bai Xingjian with a flushed face.

As soon as these words were spoken, many people in the field turned their eyes over.

Although Bai Xingjian was very happy tonight, he didn't drink much, so he was still very clear-headed.

In response to Zhao Hongcai's question, he smiled and said, "The guaranteed minimum should be 500 million. Of course, there is a good chance that it will exceed the box office on the premiere day."

Zhao Hongcai smiled and nodded, "It turns out that great minds think alike. Mr. Bai and I have exactly the same idea."

"Are our CEO Bai and Director Zhao so confident? Today is not the premiere day, and they dare to say that the guaranteed box office of "Dying to Survive" is 500 million."

"This statement is not groundless! You have to know that during this May Day holiday, even the flow of tourists to domestic tourist areas was affected by this movie, so today's guaranteed box office of 500 million is actually not a particularly exaggerated thing."

"Hahaha, I just hope that the box office of 'Dying to Survive' gets higher and higher every day. If so, I feel like we can have a few more feasts like this!"

“Great minds think alike!!!”

The meal lasted until nearly 10:30 in the evening.

That is, before the dinner was over, the data on the Maoyan platform was updated again.

"Dying to Survive" grossed 8.55 million yuan today.

When seeing this data, almost everyone present burst into cheers.

Tonight may be another sleepless night for them.

……

"It's only been out for two days, and it's already grossed nearly 16 billion?"

"The movie 'Dying to Survive' is really quite interesting!"

"This little fellow Bai Xingjian is indeed very capable!"

Beijing.

In a single-family villa that combines Chinese and Western styles.

Qiu Zongyu looked at some data related to "Dying to Survive" and couldn't help but sigh a few words.

"And these data are solid, without any water mixed in."

A clear female voice was heard. It was Qiu Weirui.

Qiu Weirui was wearing an oversized cotton shirt today, with the collar slightly open, revealing her slender neck with graceful lines like a swan.

When chatting with Qiu Zongyu, the corners of her mouth were always slightly raised, revealing a touch of girlish playfulness.

"It's easy to make money in this circle. No wonder so many people want to get their children into it."

As if he had thought of something, Qiu Zongyu sighed.

Qiu Weirui blinked and said with a smile: "After all, this is a good way to cover up. Otherwise, it will be difficult to explain the source of those large amounts of funds."

"It's rotten. All I can say is that it's rotten."

Qiu Zongyu closed his eyes, as if he was recalling something.

Qiu Weirui nodded, "This circle is indeed rotten to the core, and there is no hope of change. I can only say that Bai Xingjian is a breath of fresh air in it."

When talking about Bai Xingjian, Qiu Zongyu opened his eyes again and said, "How is his IP amusement park going? Is there anything impressive?"

"Except for the Squidward Games IP amusement park which has been officially completed, it seems that The Truman Show will take some time to build." Qiu Weirui said slowly.

Although Ye Xuan and Bai Xingjian are the main persons in charge of this project, Qiu Weirui has been following up on it, so he is quite familiar with it.

"Is there nothing new?" Qiu Zongyu frowned.

Isn't this exactly the same as what he heard some time ago?

Noticing Grandpa's expression, Qiu Weirui blinked and said in a slightly embarrassed manner to defend Bai Xingjian:
"During this period, Bai Xingjian has been working on his new movie, so he hasn't paid much attention to the amusement park project. And as you know, Grandpa, IP is not something that can be built out of thin air. Bai Xingjian's behavior of directly building IP without observing the market at all is actually a very high risk."

Until now, Qiu Weirui still thinks that Bai Xingjian’s creation of “The Truman Show” IP amusement park was a bad move.

Especially since this IP seems to be an American IP.

Qiu Weirui found it a little difficult to understand. Bai Xingjian obviously had such a good creative talent, so why couldn't he create some local cultural IPs first?
However, even though he didn't understand, Qiu Weirui didn't ask Bai Xingjian any further questions.

After all, everyone has their own way of thinking, and forced intervention may backfire.

Hearing what Qiu Weirui said, Qiu Zongyu nodded thoughtfully.

Then a rare smile appeared on his lips, and he said, "Bai Xingjian is really talented in the film industry. I Am Not a Medicine God seems to be his second film, right? It is said that this film has a high probability of breaking the domestic box office record? And he can also become the youngest director in the country with a box office of 10 billion yuan?"

Although Bai Xingjian is only credited as a screenwriter in every film and television drama produced by Phoenix Pictures, in the eyes of many people, there is basically no big difference between Bai Xingjian as a screenwriter and a director.

Even the relevant actors have the same idea, and they even believe that Bai Xingjian is the director rather than the screenwriter.

After all, how could a screenwriter be on the set, directing the storyboards, and guiding the actors’ performances, emotions, and lines every day?
Bai Xingjian's professionalism is even better than that of the director, isn't it?
"Based on the influence of the movie 'Dying to Survive' and the current box office trend, this is basically a done deal."

When mentioning this topic, Qiu Weirui's eyes would occasionally flash with brilliance while he was speaking.

She had met many different kinds of people in this circle, but Qiu Weirui had never met anyone with such outstanding talent as Bai Xingjian.

After only two years in the industry, he has won many laurels in the film and television circles. Using the word "genius" to describe Bai Xingjian may show our true strength.

……

"Ah, sneeze, sneeze..."

Bai Xingjian, who had just gotten into the nanny car, sneezed several times in succession.

Feng Shiqi, who was sitting next to him, said in a teasing tone, "It seems that many people are discussing our Ah Jian again tonight."

Hearing this, Bai Xingjian couldn't help but shook his head and laughed for a while before saying, "It's not just about me. Isn't the movie "Dying to Survive" what everyone is most concerned about? I'm sure everyone is looking forward to how high the box office of our movie will reach?" (End of this chapter)