Chapter 384 Platter Harvest, Farewell to Time Travel

After Su Zhe's interview, it caused huge waves both inside and outside the circle.

Even the reaction within the circle was greater than outside the circle.

Netizens just discussed it for a while, then lost interest and were attracted by other news.

——The verbal exchanges between top-notch celebrities and famous directors are no more attractive than the sexy news about third-rate celebrities.

But to those in the industry, sexy news is nothing. They have known about it for a long time, and there are too many such cases.

But the conflict between two powerful figures, Su Zhe and Zhai Xiaowen, is much more important, and may even affect their careers and futures.

——If two people are cautious, then if they star in one person's work, they will lose the opportunity in the other person's work.

Are those two people being cautious?
In this regard, facing the temptation, Su Zhe said openly:
"I don't know about Director Zhai, but people tend to be extreme when they get older, especially old people like him who have high self-esteem and have achieved a lot, usually have poor appetite."

"But I'm different. I'm young and generous. How can I be petty? Even if I don't use the actors he praises, I will definitely consider my business ability, which is very fair."

But Su Zhe's performance made the partners afraid to think too much. Even if he didn't go to the company every day, he didn't lose control of the company.

They are both petty!

He wants to sue Watermelon Jam.

"The advantage is that the box office share is about 4 million. After excluding your 3 million salary and a small amount of costs, Long Aotian still has million in income, and he has also settled the relationship with China Film."

But for Su Zhe, it is his lowest record, not even comparable to the previous life's "My Hometown and Me" (28 billion).

After all, Zhai Xiaowen is a director, not a streamer. He has no habit of raising an army of trolls to fight public opinion wars. Besides, he is old and not good at using new media.

But internally, Yan Xiling and Zhang Hongwei conducted reviews respectively:

And then, Zhai Xiaowen did something that almost made Su Zhe laugh out loud——

"Su Zhe, everyone in the circle is talking nonsense, how can you be so petty? You are obviously very magnanimous." Yan Xiling said, "Zhai Xiaowen is really clueless. If it were someone else, he would have been exposed long ago. As soon as the public opinion hyped him up, he would be embarrassed. .”

Instead of sending a lawyer's letter to scare people, they went directly to court to sue. A subpoena was first sent to Xiaopozhan, asking for Xiguajiang's true identity before suing him.

Fans also congratulated him in the comments:
[Ajiang, why did this incredible wealth fall on your head? How much heat can this get? 】

"What's more..." Su Zhe smiled and said jokingly, "Zhai Xiaowen can only be incompetent and furious, and he has done no harm to me, so why bother to kill them all?"

Yan Xiling looked at him in amazement and admired in her heart.

Su Zhe laughed so hard that he was afraid that Xiguajiang would give in and wanted to contact him.

Zhang Hongwei smiled, thought for a while, and added:
"But I became enemies with Zhai Xiaowen."

After more than ten noisy days, the total box office of "China and Me" exceeded 2 billion.

Then Zhai Xiaowen withdrew the lawsuit, probably because he was persuaded.

This group of older generation insiders have not received training in public relations management. If they really follow the current critical requirements and use a magnifying glass to find problems, they will definitely be embarrassed.

"And through the endorsement of Huaying, your 100 million salary has almost become a consensus. For stars, salary is status. If you have the highest salary, no star will dare to stand in front of you."

Some celebrities are immature and can easily fail in business. On the surface, everyone praises them, but in fact, they want to defraud them of money.

But after the holidays, the single-day box office has dropped to less than 10 million, and it is estimated that it will eventually reach around 22.3 billion.

This is a very good box office result, especially for a major theme film.

Insiders understand:

[Don’t be afraid, I want to watch the courtroom drama! 】

So when China Film was celebrating, Su Zhe acted very low-key and didn't even repost the poster that exceeded 2 billion.

"I made 4 million in less than a month. I built relationships and established my status. I haven't lost my reputation... Is it pure profit?"

"The disadvantage is that the ratings and box office are both new lows. Fortunately, you cut it in time and it is not connected with the other four short films, so it has no impact on your box office appeal."

"Even because of the sharp comparison between your work and other short films, the recognition of 'Su Zhe's production must be a masterpiece' is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people."

After all, after excluding the same "Ma Liang", the quality of the remaining four short films in my hometown far exceeds "Me and China".

Su Zhe has this ability, but he complained directly. It was enough to retaliate directly when facing interviews, but he had no intention of using public opinion to undermine Zhai Xiaowen.

There is no high-profile battle report (statistics on hot searches, box office, word-of-mouth, etc.) like before.

Su Zhe concluded:

Defamation, insult to reputation, infringement, etc.

[Congratulations to Big Watermelon, this year’s Top 100 winner will be yours. 】

But this series of farce has also increased the attention of "China and Me". Although it has mixed reviews, it has also maintained its box office.

If you don't pay attention to things, you will have great consequences. Even if you are successful now, it will be hard to say in the future.

Su Zhe waved his hand:
"Now we are reasonable. I complained when I counterattacked, and no one thought that I disrespected the elders. But if I do things too aggressively, everyone in the circle is not a fool, and the seniors will inevitably die."

But apart from being "small-minded" and "keeping a small book", the two of them had no major conflicts.

In the video, Xiguajiang’s fat face almost burst out laughing.

Unexpectedly, Xiguajiang responded faster than him, and directly released a video, announcing that he would never apologize, resolutely defend his right to comment on his works, and will continue to upload the progress of his response.

Su Zhe spread his hands:
"More profitable."

Both of them couldn't help but laugh.

In fact, in addition to these gains, the system also responds.

In the professional achievement column, Su Zhe won the "King of Comedy" result, but "Ma Liang" is just a short film after all, and the progress is only 1%.

The rewards are also very weird and have nothing to do with comedy——

[Thermal Weapon Mastery].

What the hell kind of reward is this?

Su Zhe has a net worth of several billion, but he has no plans to live on the battlefield as a mercenary. What would he do with this reward?
Some people like to play with guns. For example, the father of a certain rogue software likes live ammunition shooting, but Su Zhe is only interested in another kind of shooting.

Wait until he is no longer able to do what he wants, then develop other hobbies.

But when he took a closer look, he discovered a surprise.

The system actually subdivided the [King of Comedy (1%)]——

[Skit (8%)] Reward: Gun Fighting (Elementary)

[Variety Show (12%)] Reward: Use of Land Combat Vehicles (Basic)
[Sitcom (0%)] Reward: Use of marine combat vehicles (not available yet)
[Comedy Movie (0.5%)] Reward: Use of Flying Combat Vehicles (Elementary)
So, he can fly a fighter jet now? And he also understood the meaning of [Gun Fighting]. It turned out that it was not only guns, but also included all individual combat weapons.

As long as he masters all these, he will become the king of modern warfare, proficient in all human weapons——

It's useless.

He doesn't plan to start three wars.

Su Zhe scratched his head and thought to himself:

"No matter what, I have many skills that are not overwhelming, and driving, sailing, and flying airplanes are quite useful. Individual weapons are also interesting. It's a pity that I gave out all the sketches..."

They have been rehearsing for so long, and he would be too unworthy to come back.

While Su Zhe was thinking silently, Yan Xiling reminded:
"Huaying invites you to a celebration banquet, and Zhai Xiaowen will also attend. Do you want to go?"

"It's not me who's embarrassed, why don't you go?" Su Zhe agreed easily.

So, at the celebration banquet held by Huaying, reporters saw Su Zhe, who was smiling brightly, and Zhai Xiaowen, who was looking depressed, smashing the 20 billion ice sculpture with a hammer.

Huaying is not biased. According to the official caliber, Su Zhe and Zhai Xiaowen have always been listed as the biggest contributors.

At the dinner, Huaying also invited the two of them to shoot the main theme movie - they did not dare to let the two collaborate.

Zhai Xiaowen agreed happily. Su Zhe hesitated for a moment and felt a little moved:
"I will seriously consider it and see if there is any inspiration. If I shoot it, I will definitely cooperate with Huaying."

Most of the main theme films must cooperate with China Film Group to pass the censorship, and even need the support of a truly powerful department. Otherwise, no matter how famous or wealthy Su Zhe is, there is nothing he can do.

Except for "Wolf Warriors", this is a fictional story that does not involve history, so it is not difficult to pass the review. But the real money-making "Wolf Warrior 2" is different. Even Huaying couldn't do anything about it in the beginning, unless...

In short, it all depends on chance and connections. Su Zhe’s biggest idea right now is to make the “Detective Chinatown” series a success.

So after the celebration party for "China and Me", Su Zhe went to see the finished film of "Tang Detective", including the promotion, release plan, etc., and felt very satisfied.

And "Chinese Song and Dance" is about to enter the knockout round after a month of auditions.

When it comes to the knockout round, Su Zhe has to record the show. According to Du Kang, the schedule is very tight and he needs to follow up and teach some contestants.

Then it would be too late for him to join the cast to film a new drama. In addition, he already had a lot of work this year and took some time off from his busy schedule, so he did not consider new dramas.

But he was not idle either. He participated in several variety shows, cheered up his friends, accumulated some contacts, and maintained a certain degree of exposure.

As for the next season of "Let's Time Travel", Lu Xiaomin is already preparing, but Su Zhe has decided to withdraw.

Before he was recognized as "Mr. Su," a popular variety show that he had the final say was an important means of accumulating contacts and improving his status.

Many artists and companies wanted to be on the show, so they naturally owed him a small favor. Although it was not a big deal, it also allowed him to accumulate a certain amount of popularity.

But things are different now. His company is so big that there is no need for such small favors. Giving someone a role is a lot more favor than the last variety show.

And as his status grows, fewer and fewer people in the circle dare to joke with him.

This isn't even something he can decide. No matter how open-minded he is and doesn't hold grudges, others just don't dare. What can he do? Force the other person to complain about you?

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to produce a good variety show - think about it, would you laugh if you participated in team building with the leader?

If the guests and the audience cannot laugh, no matter how awesome the boss is, it will be a disservice to the program.

So he simply quit so that we could get together and part ways.

Anyway, Long Aotian still has a share of "Cross Time" (Long Aotian, Mango and Penguin share the copyright), which can generate certain profits and influence. It is enough for Mary Sue's artists to have a stable channel for variety show exposure.

Although Lu Xiaomin was a little reluctant to give up, she accepted Su Zhe's withdrawal. She just advised him not to make it public yet and invited him to record the first episode of the third season of "Time Travel".

From a utilitarian point of view, this can create a lot of hype, trick the audience into crying, and give the third season a good start;
From an emotional perspective——

"Brother, the time-travelling family also wants to say goodbye to you formally. We want to get together normally, but we all have our own schedules, so it's very difficult. We can only get together when we are filming the show."

Su Zhe also felt very emotional when he heard Lu Xiaomin's words.

In many variety shows, members leave very suddenly. They were still there in the last season, but in the next season they either actively or passively leave the show without saying goodbye.

This is normal. In fact, most people are just colleagues. Do you need to say goodbye when you change jobs?
But the members of the Time Travel Family were all personally selected by Su Zhe. I can’t say how deep the relationship is (after all, they didn’t get along for that long), but at least they got along well.

Although he decided to leave, he did feel a little emotional:

"Well, listen to my sister."

After hanging up the phone, Su Zhe couldn't help but turn on Penguin and watch the first two seasons of "Time Travel". This straight man couldn't help but feel sentimental for a while.

And just when he fell into a rare mood, Cheng Yongjun came to see him.

It was at the concert that he was accidentally injured by Su Zhe, but he was a blessing in disguise. Su Zhe compensated him by playing the role of a "little Shenyang" singer.

While Su Zhe was busy making movies, he had been busy rehearsing sketches. He was also bet on by some producers in advance because of his upcoming appearance in Su Zhe's sketch in the Spring Festival Gala, and he filmed supporting roles in some movies and TV series.

This kind of luck is never lacking in the industry - it was obviously just a small production, but because the actors in the play suddenly became popular, it was immediately sold at a high price, and the returns exceeded expectations.

So of course there is no shortage of investors betting in advance. Since Cheng Yongjun can star in Su Zhe's skit, bet that he will become popular. If it's popular, you'll make a lot of money; if it's not popular, you'll lose a little bit of remuneration.

Moreover, Cheng Yongjun is also a versatile and versatile character who makes full use of the psychology of investors, and his life is very smooth these days.

But Su Zhe felt that he had lost money. Neither the investors nor himself could have imagined how popular he would be after the Spring Festival Gala.

The astute investor has made a lot of money, and he may regret that he has less money.

So when Cheng Yongjun came to visit and put down the gifts, Su Zhe couldn't help but ask:

"Didn't Sister Yan arrange an agent for you? Did she make a career plan for you? Don't accept some roles randomly, so as not to affect the arrangements for Huo Hou."

Cheng Yongjun did not answer directly. He first introduced to Su Zhe that the gifts he brought were all local products grown in his hometown. Some of the agricultural products were grown by his parents themselves, without any pesticides or chemical fertilizers.

Su Zhe vaguely heard that the conditions at his family were not good, and his parents were still working in farming. He couldn't help but sigh and understood:

If you are afraid of being poor, when you encounter an opportunity, you will naturally want to take advantage of it.

Let’s make money first. The scariest thing in the industry is not that “people will still be there without money” but that “people will be in trouble without making money.”

Compared with future career plans, current income is obviously more important.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to talk to you. If you are really short of money, I will pay you one million from the company first, and then pay it back when you make money. If you don't make money, it will be given to you."

Su Zhe sighed in his heart and casually mentioned that he was not worried at all that he would not be able to pay back 100 million after playing "Little Shenyang".

That was an insult to him.

After he finished speaking, Cheng Yongjun was stunned, and a trace of guilt suddenly appeared on his smiling face.

(End of this chapter)

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