The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 593 Why don’t you find someone else to squat with?

The evening of July 11.

The crew held a launch party at Tianjin Hongqi Restaurant and booked an entire floor.

People from all walks of life gathered together, including investors Qin Hong from Star Media and Han Sanping from China Film, who also came specially.

Everyone only knows Huayi Brothers, but they don’t know that Xingmei is actually two brothers.

The younger brother is called Qin Hong and the older brother is called Qin Hui. The two brothers are from a wealthy family and have connections and strong backgrounds.

Qin Hong controls Star Media, but Qin Hui has been hiding behind the scenes, pursuing the financial merger and acquisition route.

In the 90s, there were two most famous dens of money-spending in China: the Dongguan Prince Hotel in the south and the Beijing Paradise in the north.

The top-notch restaurant in Beijing, Tian Shang Ren Jian, was founded by Qin Hui.

It was so magnificent and luxurious, with abalone flying everywhere.

However, in 2005, Qin Hui was involved in a corruption case.

Thanks to his well-informed information, he transferred all his shares in "Heaven on Earth" in order to escape safely.

At this point, the brothers' career focus shifted to Star Media, which was established in 2001.

In addition, Lu Yuan also met other main creators of the crew.

Tong Dawei who plays Wang Yang, Du Juan who plays Cheng Dongqing's ex-girlfriend Su Mei, etc.

Tong Dawei was originally signed to Huayi, but later left with Wang Jinghua and became a first-line star with works such as "Jade Guanyin", "Struggle" and "Battle to Defend Marriage".

Du Juan, who plays Su Mei, was previously a model and has a plain face.

Chen Kexin saw her by chance in a fashion magazine and was attracted by her cool temperament. He felt that this was exactly the image of the perfect goddess in the minds of many men.

So I invited her without hesitation.

Perhaps because Chen Kexin has spent a long time in Europe and the United States, his aesthetic taste is different from that of Chinese people.

Lu Yuan was used to the classical and pretty looks of Liu Shishi, and was not attracted by Du Juan's face, which had small eyes and a flat nose, and he thought was a bit ugly.

I totally cannot understand Chen Kexin’s so-called first love face.

After everyone arrived, Han Sanping went on stage to speak first, talking about his expectations for the play and a lot more.

After that, Qin Hong, Chen Kexin and Lu Yuan followed.

Everything was ready, Chen Kexin waved his hand and started eating.

The dishes on the table were particularly rich. Lu Yuan, Huang Xiaoming and others sat together with the director and producer.

Chen Kexin introduced: "The crew specially selected this Hongqi Restaurant, which is said to be a time-honored brand in Tianjin. Come and try the carp, which is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and sweet and sour."

The others picked up their chopsticks.

“Yes, this tastes good.”

"This eight-treasure tofu is also very good. It tastes different from the one in Beijing."

"Really? Let me try it. Hmm. It's really good."

"Old Chen, come on, don't just greet us, go one way."

Qin Hong raised his glass to Chen Kexin, and the two of them were talking and laughing. If you didn’t know, you would think how much money Chen Kexin made for Star Media.

In fact, this is not the case. There are several films directed by Chen Kexin.

From the initial "If Love" and "Magic Couple", to the huge loss-making "Wuxia".

Star Media is almost always operating at a loss.

But they are happy with it and decided to continue the cooperation on "Partners" this time.

why?
There are only a few big directors in the film and television industry, and all the beautiful girls are taken.

Since Star Media is not going to cooperate with Peter Chan, is it betting on newcomers?
The sunk costs are too high. Now, Star Media is like a gambler with red eyes, hypnotizing itself that Chen Kexin’s next film will definitely make money.

Also, what should I do with the money in Heaven and Earth? !

Washing is healthier.

After Qin Hong drank two cups, he looked at Mr. Lu who was talking to Han Sanping and said, "Teacher Lu, please give me a name."

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.

Lu Yuan put down his chopsticks, raised his glass, and took a sip: "Boss Qin, I wish "The Banquet" a big hit."

Qin Hong was not angry when he saw that he only took a small sip.

Everyone in the circle knows that Lu Yuan is not good at drinking.

Besides, the other party is different from Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei, and is of the same class as him.

Whether this movie can make a profit or not depends on him.

Thanks to the hot sales of "Unknown's Battlegrounds" and "Lost in Thailand", Lu Yuan's current salary is close to 2000 million.

This time, he agreed to perform for 1600 million yuan out of consideration for Han Sanping.

"Ji Yan, I'll lend you Ji Yan."

Qin Hong laughed and said, "It's a pity. If New World hadn't had Wanda's investment, our advantage would have been even greater.

But it doesn’t matter. At the end of the month, 1942 and The Banquet will be released at the same time. Wang Zhonglei and I have agreed that we will advance and retreat together. At worst, we can’t release them during the Lunar New Year this year.”

"Boss Qin, you are awesome!" Lu Yuan echoed, and Huang Xiaoming and others also followed suit.

Han Sanping on the side interjected, "It won't be impossible to release it during the Lunar New Year. I have already communicated with the theaters under the Southern Shinkansen and Shanghai United theater chains. We have a lot of theaters. Besides, the Film Bureau will issue a document in a few days."

He is very confident.

It is not a good idea for the theaters and distributors to remain in a stalemate, so the Film Bureau has to step in to mediate.

Lu Yuan picked up a piece of carp and thought to himself that the revenue sharing among theaters was a historical issue. It was just a ball that was kicked back and forth back then, and now it is difficult to reverse the situation.

But when it comes to interests, will theaters definitely pay attention to their superiors?

not necessarily.

But Han Sanping is indeed a mountain eagle.

The cinema chains in which China Film has a stake are complex and intertwined. He can directly put pressure on the cinemas bypassing the cinema chain management, and no one objects. This shows his means.

The few of them continued chatting.

"The essence of this revenue split is that the quality of domestic films is not good enough."

Qin Hong is a man of temperament, the kind of person who always speaks his mind.

After drinking a little, he talked a lot about his insights into the industry. For example, in his opinion, distribution is secondary, and the key is to grasp the two ends of content production and theaters.

He also joked that if Star Media and Huayi joined forces, they would basically be "invincible".

They even take the initiative to talk about the unspoken rules of the entertainment industry.

Because they had to shoot a movie the next day, the opening party ended before 10 o'clock, and the group drove back to the hotel.

Yuanfang Media holds a 20% stake in this drama, so they sent Chen Zhixi over as the producer. She arrived late and just happened to catch the banquet.

"boom!"

"Ding ding ding."

Chen Zhixi closed the car door and was about to say something when she heard Lu Yuan's phone ringing, and she immediately stopped talking.

About two minutes later, Lu Yuan ended the call. Based on the fragments of conversation she heard, she asked, "Is that Mr. Lu?"

She was referring to Lu Jing.

"Correct."

Chen Zhixi asked again: "Is Mr. Lu coming back from Korea soon?"

"She plans to take the team to Japan." Lu Yuan rolled down the car window and looked at the night scene with flashing neon lights on the street.

"Japan?"

"After winning SBS's "Running Man" and KBS's "Two Days and One Night", she plans to win MBC's ace variety show "Infinite Challenge" as well.

But MBC had previously sold "Dad! Where Are We Going?" to Hunan Satellite TV, and wanted to wait and see how it would be received after it was aired, so they didn't agree.

This is in line with business logic. Chen Zhixi wondered: "Why did Mr. Lu go to Japan?"

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Because that girl said that this Korean variety show was actually copied from Japan. Since Korea won't sell it, then it has to go to Japan. The Japanese variety show was launched ten years ago and is not very popular now, so the licensing price is relatively low."

Chen Zhixi blinked, a little surprised, but thinking about it carefully, it made sense.

"By the way, what did you want to say when you got in the car just now?" Lu Yuan asked.

Chen Zhixi took out a bill from his pocket. The words "Red Flag Restaurant" were printed on the corner of the ticket, indicating that the meal cost 40 yuan.

"I wonder if the producers should pay more attention to the life of the crew. How can the crew eat so lavishly at the opening banquet? How much kickbacks must they have taken? Chen Kexin has a criminal record. When filming "Wu Xia", Takeshi Kaneshiro was wearing antiques and his hat cost $6000."

As the name suggests, the living producer is in charge of the living expenses of the actors in the crew. All the cast and crew members have to get money from the living producer for their daily life, food, drink, housing and transportation.

A film crew can have thousands or hundreds of people. When filming outside, they have to stay in hotels, eat, and take cars.

All of these are done by people hired by the Life Producer, and some units that contract the crew's food, accommodation, and transportation will naturally give kickbacks to the Life Producer.

The daily life of big-name actors is written in the contract before they join the crew, so the producers usually do it, but other actors are not so lucky.

Therefore, life producers usually have two accounts in their hands, one is the real account and the other is the fake account.

Show the real accounts to yourself and give the fake accounts to investors.

A great producer can easily earn millions by making a movie.

This is the logic behind the 2011 film "Wuxia".

Director, producer, props, from top to bottom, you take a little, he takes a little, and the investors keep adding more.

In fact, this is also a common situation among domestic film crews, whether in Hong Kong or the mainland.

Lu Yuan said: "Just keep an eye on it. If you have any questions, tell Han Xiaoli directly. Unlike Xingmei, it's not that easy to get money from China Film."

Han Xiaoli is the producer sent by China Film Group.

"Okay." Chen Zhixi agreed.

Not long after, the hotel came into view.

Just as Lu Yuan was about to get off, he noticed through the car window that Huang Xiaoming was standing in front of a van, talking about something with a tall and thin man wearing a baseball cap.

When the car got closer, I realized it was a reporter. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an acquaintance.

"From Fengyun Studio." Chen Zhixi also recognized the other party at this time.

Huang Xiaoming heard the noise, turned his head, looked at Lu Yuan, shrugged his shoulders, and everything was said without words.

Well, it’s about Li Feier and Yang Ying again.

Zhuo Wei noticed Lu Yuan and immediately put on a flattering smile. He bent over and greeted him politely: "Teacher Lu, what a coincidence. Long time no see."

"Long time no see. What have you been busy with? Is there any big news recently?" Lu Yuan also replied in a friendly manner.

He doesn't hate the paparazzi community.

Everything has two sides. Artists need paparazzi to help expose them. When paparazzi occasionally leak some information, it can give people in the shady entertainment industry a sense of crisis, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

But the premise is, don’t spread rumors for the sake of traffic.

"Well, hanging around, the circle is peaceful, I can hardly make ends meet."

Zhuo Wei kept a very humble attitude and did not dare to act rashly in front of this gentleman.

A few years ago, rumors were spread that he was secretly married and had a child, but he didn't take it seriously and called the police directly.

He was also taken in by the police for questioning and became a disgrace to the paparazzi community.

Who is he? He is a man who is determined to become the king of paparazzi. He has leaked photos of Liu Xiaoqing's life after she was released from prison, spread rumors about Jiang Wen, had his door blocked by Dou Wei, and had his car burned.

When she entered the police station, it was the first time for a young lady to ride in a sedan chair.

It's not that I haven't thought about making up some dirt on him and retaliating, but my strength doesn't allow it.

Lu Yuan became the God of Wealth for all major TV stations thanks to several hit TV series, dominating both big and small screens. The combination of interests behind him was so terrifying that he dared not even have any ideas.

Fengxing Studio has been working closely with Nandu Entertainment.

Southern Television Station repeatedly warned him that if he dared to do anything tricky, he would be sent to jail.

Damn the spoon, he was scared to death.

The less people know, the more inexplicable courage they have.

Not everyone can mess with the entertainment industry.

Even if he really captured something and posted it online, all major TV stations, film and television companies, and companies endorsed by Lu Yuan would work together to suppress it.

As long as Lu Yuan does not commit any crime and as long as his value remains, domestic paparazzi will not be able to bring him down at all.

Besides, this guy has a good reputation in the circle and is well-known among journalists.

"You've wandered here like that?"

Lu Yuan joked, patted his shoulder and said, "My senior brother just drank a lot of wine. He doesn't drink much to begin with, and he must be very dizzy now. Seize the opportunity and ask him some questions. Maybe there will be some big news."

"Hey, you Lu Yuan, do you still think of me as your senior brother?" Huang Xiaoming was so angry that he wanted to punch him.

Seeing this, Zhuo Wei could only smile and plan to leave.

At this moment, Chen Zhixi suddenly coughed, attracting everyone's attention.

Lu Yuan didn't look back, but he vaguely guessed something.

Sure enough, Chen Zhixi said, "Mr. Zhuo, Brother Xiao Ming is not afraid of his own shadow, why don't you go and wait for Dong Jie?"

Pan Yuemin was too cowardly to dare to break that layer of paper. However, as a friend, she still had some sense of loyalty. She couldn't stand it and wanted to help the other party get out of it.

"Dong Jie?"

Zhuo Wei's eyes wandered back and forth between Lu Yuan and Chen Zhixi, then he nodded and said, "Okay, I just had this idea recently, I'll give it a try."

Chen Zhixi said: "I took the photo. I'll buy you a drink."

Lu Yuan glanced at her and said nothing.

Early the next morning.

The crew held a low-key opening ceremony in front of the Tianjin Second Workers' Cultural Palace.

Peter Chan did not plan to hold a press conference because the title of the film had not yet been decided.

After the worship ceremony, Lu Yuan went to the dressing room to put on makeup.

The stylist of "Chinese Partners" is Wu Lilu, who has worked with Chen Kexin for many years.

Before shooting each new film, she would communicate with Chen Kexin many times on the character's appearance, and she also knew that Huang Xiaoming liked the role of Cheng Dongqing.

Huang Xiaoming said that he was originally a country bumpkin and had no confidence, so he just stood at the back and worked hard silently, and finally succeeded, and he got along very well with Cheng Dongqing.

She was not sure whether Huang Xiaoming and Cheng Dongqing were compatible.

But she thought that at first glance, Lu Yuan was not suitable either.

Lu Yuan doesn't talk much in public, and he can't be said to be intimidating without even getting angry, but his aura is so strong that he really does have a domineering air.

The story of "Chinese Partners" takes place in the 1970s and 1980s.

The biggest difference between Lu Yuan and the characters of Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei is that Cheng Dongqing comes from the countryside.

In order to highlight his "rural temperament", Wu Lilu arranged a set of sportswear for him.

She thought that wearing sportswear would make him look more lively, and would make people think that he was a simple-minded person on the surface, but actually a little eccentric and resilient inside.

She was disappointed because Lu Yuan was so handsome.

The word "earth" has nothing to do with him no matter how you look at it.

Perhaps the role of Meng Xiaojun is more suitable for him.

Wu Lilu muttered in her heart, and said, "Teacher Lu, do you think this will work?"

Lu Yuan looked at himself in the mirror. He was wearing glasses from the 1980s with very thick lenses, an old-fashioned sky blue sweatshirt with a baggy vest underneath.

"Give me the bag."

"Here it is." Zheng Qian handed over an old military green canvas bag.

Lu Yuan slung it over his shoulder.

Wu Lilu watched silently, still looking very handsome.

Then she noticed that Lu Yuan tucked the old man's shirt into his trouser waist and pulled the waistband very high.

Then, a quite magical scene happened.

Lu Yuan didn't do anything. No, she was not sure. He seemed to just adjust a few subtle expressions.

The smile on his face disappeared at some point, and his shoulders hunched slightly.

The most important thing is his eyes, which are no longer so firm. When he looks into her eyes, he will subconsciously avoid her.

The whole person's temperament changed drastically in an instant.

Cowardly, unconfident, and inexperienced.

Then he laughed, from the bottom of his heart, with a little bit of awkwardness and restraint, showing a pure and simple taste.

As a rural student, he saw the prosperity of a big city for the first time.

"Classmate, please make way!"

(End of this chapter)