Middle Age: A Leisurely Life in the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 442 "The Piano of Steel" Box Office Losses

"Dad, you'd better not let my mother hear this, and be careful sleeping on the sofa at night."

Zhang Yang was a little annoyed by his son's words, but he didn't dare to continue.

Zhang Haowei continued: "Dad, I think I'm fine like this. I go to work, watch videos and play games at home after get off work, and go fishing and drinking tea with my friends on weekends. It's too troublesome to socialize with girls."

Yu Dongqing was surprised when she heard that.

What happened to the child now?
Not even interested in dating.

Shouldn't it be?

Yu Dongqing suddenly thought of something, and looked at Zhang Yang with fearful eyes.

Zhang Haowei noticed the strangeness in Yu Dongqing's eyes.said laughingly:
"Uncle Yu, don't make wild guesses. My sexual orientation is normal, but I don't want to fall in love right now. If I think about it that day, I will take the initiative to find it."

"Brother Haowei, you haven't met the girl you like, have you?" It was Liu Zhiqi who spoke, and walked out of the bedroom holding Yu Tongtong's hand.

"Sister Xiaoqi, Tongtong." Zhang Haowei greeted him politely, and then said another sentence.

"maybe."

Compared to Zhang Haowei, Liu Zhiqi's personality is much more lively: "Uncle Zhang, Uncle Yu, many boys are like this now, they don't want to chase girls, they would rather play games online."

Times have really changed.
Yu Dongqing sighed in her heart.

At this time, the doorbell rang again, and it was the arrival of Du Hui's family, so everyone ended this topic.

In the afternoon, the four families sat around the big table in the living room, cooking mutton, drinking Wuliangye and beverages, and having a lively Chinese New Year.

When the wine was halfway through, Zhang Yang said with emotion: "When I was young, I was looking forward to the New Year. When I grow up, especially at our age, I am afraid of the New Year. This New Year will make me a year older."

Yu Dongqing laughed loudly after hearing this: "Zhang Yang, this is not like your style. Look at your movie road show some time ago. You went to Harbin and went to Guangzhou. You ran around in a hurry, and your energy was stronger than that of young people."

"Hey. To tell you the truth, I was really motivated at that time. I think filming "The Piano" is the most meaningful thing I have done this year!"

"The most meaningful thing is a loss." Liu Meirong, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but said.

She has always opposed this matter from the beginning to the end, but Zhang Yang is determined, and she can't help it. Now that her husband is showing off again, she can't help pouring cold water on it.

Zhang Yang was not annoyed and said.

"Loss? Some things are worth doing at a loss! Besides, the loss is less than expected."

"Mom, I think my dad did the right thing about this." Zhang Haowei, who was walking by and playing with his phone, said again.

"I watched it. I didn't quite understand some of the plots in the movie, but I was very moved. My grandparents' generation was not easy. Also, the song "Cheers to the Past" sung by Uncle Yu is really good. "

Ah?
"Do you like listening to this song?"

"Yeah, I like this kind of retro-style songs, and now the new song, I can't listen to it, is it called a song?!"

Yu Dongqing didn't say anything, and Liu Ziqi who was sitting opposite him gave him a dissatisfied look.

Well what does that mean.

Anyway, the girl group I belong to recently released several new songs in succession.
If the elders were not here, I would have to talk to you about this issue!
After eating, a few women went to clean up the dishes, Yu Tongtong and Liu Zhiqi went to her room to play games, and they insisted on dragging Zhang Haowei along, not forgetting Du Hui's three-year-old daughter.

The remaining four men went to Yu Dongqing's tea room to drink tea and chat.

The tea is of course Longjing. After drinking wine and eating some greasy meat, it is really comfortable to drink a cup of strong tea now.

"Zhang Yang, how is the release of the movie you made? Recently, there are too many things in school, so I didn't pay attention to it." It was Du Hui who spoke.

"Is it really going to be a loss?"

"Loss is for sure, it's just that there are more losses than losses." Zhang Yang smiled bitterly: "The attendance rate and film scheduling rate reported from various places are not ideal. It will be the Chinese New Year soon. When the Spring Festival movie is released, then It's even worse."

"I estimate that at least 300 million will be lost."

Du Hui was taken aback.

300 million is not a small number.

"It's all thanks to Dongqing, who helped me stand on the platform, called his fans to watch on Weibo, and wrote the song "Cheers to the Past". Many netizens left messages and went to the cinema because of that song." Zhang Yang finally said .

"Literary films are like this, and now this film made by Mingmei may suffer losses." Yu Dongqing comforted: "However, Douban's score is quite high, 8.6 points, it can be said to be an excellent film."

Yu Dongqing also went to the cinema to watch it.

Compared with "The Piano of Steel" filmed in the original time and space, the color of this drama filmed by Li Fen has been weakened, but the details are more in place.

As a female director, I pay more attention to the delicate performance of the characters, and the warmth is stronger.

After hearing Yu Dongqing's words, Zhang Yang said with a smile: "Douban's score is indeed quite high. Li Fen has received an official invitation from the Sydney International Film Festival. She plans to participate in the film and has been approved."

"Zhang Yang, I will definitely win the award, congratulations." Liu Yimin interjected.

"Perhaps. In fact, it doesn't really matter to me whether I go to foreign film festivals or not, and whether I win an award. I don't need foreigners to comment on this history."

Zhang Yang said: "It's just that Li Fen is interested, so let her go."

"Hey, there is one more thing." Zhang Yang suddenly thought of something, and said to Yu Dongqing, "Dongqing, do you know which "Anyang Baby" that Zhang Dongsheng made?"

"Of course I know." Yu Dongqing said with a smile, "If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have written this script. I didn't expect people to dislike it."

"I heard from a friend that the "Anyang Baby" he made was not approved and was exhibited at the Chicago International Film Festival in the United States without permission. Although it won the award, it violated the relevant state regulations. He can no longer make movies within three years."

"Oh? Is this news accurate?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"It's absolutely true. I even called Li Wan specifically to ask about it. He said it was true. On the phone, he even scolded Wang Dongsheng for not listening to him. Well, he even lost his job now."

Hey.
Yu Dongqing let out a long sigh.

After everyone went home, in the living room, Yu Dongqing talked about what Zhang Yang said just now.

Mingmei was also surprised.

"Brother Wang has been blocked? How could this happen?"

"Hey, luckily it's not long, only three years." Yu Dongqing said, "I guess he won't have a good time this year."

In a very ordinary restaurant in Dongzhimen, Yanjing, the dishes on the table were in a mess, and the two men were smoking cigarettes, talking to each other.

It was Li Wan and Wang Dongsheng.

"Dongsheng, what are you going to do?" Li Wan asked.

"What can I do?" Wang Dongsheng raised his head and smiled miserably.

"Now I can't even shoot movies, what else can I do?"

"That's fine, you take a rest." Li Wan comforted, "You're not young anymore, you should find a girl to start a family, huh?"

"I'm poor now, which girl is willing to marry me?" Wang Dongsheng asked back.

Li Wanchang sighed, thought for a while, took out a check from his pocket, and handed it to the other party.

"This is a transfer check. I opened it with my studio account, 50, here it is. I can't afford a house in Yanjing, but at least I can rent a decent house. I'll settle down first and find a girl to live a good life. It's up to you Skills, even if you can’t be a director, you can do screenwriting, post-production, etc.”

"Thank you." Wang Dongsheng took it over: "Brother Li, I will pay you back when I have money."

"I'll go first, your sister-in-law is still waiting for me to go back to my hometown for the New Year." Li Wanshun put out the cigarette in his hand, stood up and walked a few steps, then suddenly turned around and looked at Wang Dongsheng:
"It doesn't matter if you're still there, but if I know you're taking the money to make a film, be careful I'll find someone to break your leg!"

After he finished speaking, he turned and left.

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