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Chapter 989 Conspiring for a 'ghost box office'? Big Bowl Entertainment debuts... "Hello, Li Huanying" plan!
"The overall screening schedule of "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" has dropped to 5%, and yesterday's new box office revenue was only 195 million. The box office potential is about to be exhausted..."

"The comedy film "Mr. Donkey" produced by Feiyue Films and Happy Twist, directed by Zhou Shen, and co-starred by Ren Suxi, Dali, and Aruna, was officially taken off the screen yesterday morning, with a total box office of 3.39 million yuan."

"At 10 o'clock this morning, the comedy and fantasy film "The Shameful Iron Fist", jointly produced by Happy Twist and Feiyue Films, directed by Song Yang, and starring Allen, Ma Li, Shen Teng, Tian Yu, and Chang Yuan, successfully held its opening ceremony in Beijing."

"China Film Group has once again announced the release schedule for Hollywood imported films. Among them, the action blockbuster "xXx: Return of Xander Cage" starring Zhen Zixuan will be released on February 2; "Kong: Skull Island" starring Jing Tian will be released on March 10..."

"At 9 a.m., the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued a document approving the application for the acquisition of Wanjia Culture Holdings' equity. From now on, the listed company Wanjia Culture will be officially suspended and enter the equity restructuring stage."

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As the time gets closer to the Lunar New Year holiday, the entertainment, film and television, financial and other circles are all gathering together to reveal various good news.

Only "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" is still gloomy.

Huayi has completely given up on this movie and even cut off the most basic publicity investment, and instead invested all its resources into "The Last Romance".

However, Feng Xiaogang found it difficult to accept this ending!

Because at the end of last year, the shell company he founded, Dongyang Mela, was acquired by Huayi for 10 billion in cash, and a bet agreement was signed.

The agreement requires Dongyang Mira to generate a net profit of no less than 2016 million yuan in 1.

And it doesn't stop there!
Before the filming of "I Am Not Madame Bovary" began, Yaolai Film and Television had already obtained a 5% investment share in the film with an agreement to guarantee a minimum box office of 20 million yuan.

When the film's box office is less than 5 million yuan, Yaolai Pictures will have to pay 2 million yuan in net box office revenue.

When the box office reaches the range of 5 million to 8 million yuan, the net profit will be enjoyed exclusively by Yaolai Pictures.

If the box office exceeds 8 million, Yaolai Pictures will receive 50% of the net box office revenue.

You know, Feng Xiaogang is a shareholder of Yaolai Pictures.

Therefore, as long as the box office of "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" can get higher and higher, he will be able to enjoy double benefits.

But if the results do not meet the requirements, he will not only have to pay the liquidated damages in the gambling agreement, but also have to compensate Yaolai Pictures for its losses.

Therefore, from the promotion period to the release period of "I Am Not Madame Bovary", he has been promoting it very hard, even using "East China Normal University" for marketing.

But now, as "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" was constantly suppressed by Wanda and its box office performance continued to decline, he has become like an ant on a hot pan, and started to get anxious!

Seeing that the box office results were definitely not going to go up, he was bound to lose money this time. How could he not be anxious?

"Director Wang, is there really no other solution on the company's side?"

With his last hope, Feng Xiaogang found Wang Zhongjun, hoping that he could help again.

However, facing this dilemma, not to mention Wang Zhongjun, even if the gods descended to earth, there would be no way out. After all, the box office can't just go up out of thin air...

"Alas!" After a long sigh, Wang Zhongjun said helplessly: "Director Feng, the group can only guarantee that "I Am Not Fan Jinlian" can have a significant harvest in the Golden Rooster Awards, but the box office... we can't do anything about it."

In an instant, Feng Xiaogang's expression changed again and again.

He was very dissatisfied with this reply, but he couldn't express his dissatisfaction to Wang Zhongjun.

"How about... we try to watch some?" Wang Zhonglei on the side suddenly muttered: "Didn't Wanda deliberately schedule the screenings at night? Then why don't we take this opportunity to create a 'ghost theater'?"

As soon as these words came out, Feng Xiaogang's eyes suddenly lit up!
The term 'ghost show', as the name suggests, is a way to increase box office at night.

The specific operation is that the distributor spends its own money to book the theater in the early morning, purchases a large number of movie tickets, and then gives them away or sells them to the audience at a low price. While squeezing out other films in the same period, it also creates the illusion that the film has a high box office.

Once the image of a "blockbuster" is successfully created through this method, the movie will become a hit, and the viewing data and screening volume will increase significantly.

At the same time, as the box office of a film increases, the stock price of the film and television company behind it will also skyrocket!
But, as the old saying goes, "the wool comes from the sheep."

Although the movie box office is high, this kind of "ghost theater" will be extremely deceptive to the audience, and will cause malicious exclusion of good movies, and will also trigger a bubble of false prosperity in the film industry.

If the bubble continues to grow bigger and bigger, once it bursts, it will definitely deal a heavy blow to the film industry!
Therefore, this behavior has been clearly defined in the Film Industry Promotion Law, and the General Administration has been cracking down on it severely in recent years.

For example, last year's "Monster Hunt" was regarded as a "typical" and "negative example".

But even so, there are still many "audacious" film companies doing this, hoping that the General Administration will not discover their operations.

And Huayi is undoubtedly the leader among this group of daring people!

Wang Zhonglei started to engage in "yin-yang contracts" a long time ago, and now boosting the box office is simply child's play for him.

But at this time, Wang Zhongjun sternly stopped him from thinking this!

"Don't do this! The example of Monster Hunt 1 is still there, do you want I Am Not Fan Jinlian to be singled out by the General Administration?

If it were any other time, no one would notice if we did something wrong, but now Wanda is watching us, waiting for us to make a mistake. If we dare to do anything wrong, this movie will be ruined!"

In an instant, Feng Xiaogang and Wang Zhonglei completely stopped their activities.

As Wang Zhongjun said, they cannot afford the consequences of being discovered!
And if nothing unexpected happens, as long as they dare to do so, Wanda will definitely not show mercy and will definitely pounce on them and bite them hard!
"Director Feng..." Wang Zhonglei turned his head and looked at Feng Xiaogang helplessly. Everything was self-explanatory.

"Hey! I'm going to go check out the Youth training camp."

Feng Xiaogang sighed, turned around and left with a lonely look on his face.

Only the two Wang brothers were left in the office.

"How's The Wasted Time?"

"There is no clue yet, but we don't know what will happen after the film is released."

"Oh, let me think of a solution..."

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Unlike the gloomy situation at Huayi, everything is going smoothly at Feiyue Film and Television.

While filming "Dying to Survive" in the morning, Chen Fei received a call from Zhang Chen reporting that the filming of "The Shameful Iron Fist" was going smoothly.

"We have planned a three-month shooting schedule. We will start post-production as soon as the film is finished, and strive to release it during the National Day holiday next year..."

"Okay, if you have any difficulties, just contact Su Guohai directly. He will assist you throughout the process."

"Yeah, thank you for your support, Mr. Chen."

After a brief conversation, the two ended the call.

However, what surprised Chen Fei was that he had just finished saying Su Guohai's name when the phone rang.

"Hey? Speak of the devil and he will appear."

Mumbling something quietly, he pressed the connect button: "Hello? What's up?"

"Mr. Chen, just as you expected, Director Hu Mei has really sent over the project. The name of the movie is "A Dream of Red Mansions: A Perfect Match", and it's a trilogy! There are two more to come after this one..."

The more he listened, the more Chen Fei felt his scalp tingling!

"Hurry up! Let the review team find an excuse to push this project out. We must not let this pit fall into our hands."

"Okay! I'll arrange it right away."

"Remember to find a suitable reason and don't make it too ugly."

"Yeah, okay, don't worry."

After hanging up the phone, Fade Chen shook his head helplessly.

He really couldn't understand what this person was thinking. Wasn't it because of differences in ideas that her directorial rights were interrupted by the investors of the 10th version of "Dream of Red Mansions"?

Are you holding a grudge against me just because of this?
Revenge is okay, but you have to be absolutely sure.

Coming up with this "Dream of Red Mansions Trilogy" now is undoubtedly pushing oneself into the fire pit!
"Brother Chen Fei, have you finished your call? Come over here and lie on the bed quickly. Your role is about to be finished."

Han Jianu's voice calling from a distance interrupted Chen Fei's thoughts.

"Oh, I'm here." He answered, handed the phone to his assistant, and walked straight to the set. The crew had been shooting for almost a month, and the character he played, "Lv Shouyi", had evolved from wanting to live at the beginning to being completely heartbroken after the farewell dinner.

In just one year, he went from being a terminally ill patient who could still follow Cheng Yong around to a dying person lying on a hospital bed, connected to an oxygen tube, unable to get out of bed.

Inside the ward, the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant, which formed a sharp contrast with the occasional bird calls coming from outside the window, further highlighting the silence and depression in the room.

"Lao Lu? Lao Lu?"

"Ok?"

The call sounded in his ears, and Lu Shouyi responded unconsciously and opened his weak eyelids.

The moment Cheng Yong's figure appeared in his eyes, in order to cover up the pain and struggle in his heart, he forcefully pushed away the cup of water handed to him by his wife and forced a smile: "Your haircut looks pretty neat, doesn't it?"

Cheng Yong, played by Qin Hao, sat beside the hospital bed and looked at Lu Shouyi, his eyes revealing a deep guilt and self-blame.

He tried to comfort Lu Shouyi, but his words revealed a sense of powerlessness: "You are so brave? You dare to commit suicide?"

The white sheets set off Lu Shouyi's pale face. His thin body was almost completely covered by the sheets. Only his eyes, still sparkling with vitality, revealed his persistence and desire for life.

On the bedside table, a peeled orange lay quietly, as if it was the last tenderness and hope that Lu Shouyi left to the world.

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His voice was weak but clear. He tried to force out a smile and said to Cheng Yong who was sitting beside the bed, "Would you like to have an orange?"

Although this sentence is simple, it is full of profound meaning. It is not only an optimistic attitude towards life, but also an unspoken gratitude and trust to Cheng Yong.

Because when the two first met, Lu Shouyi gave him an orange that symbolized "hope".

Cheng Yong felt mixed emotions at this moment, and his eyes were full of guilt.

He asked softly, "How did it become like this?"

A faint beam of light shone through the gap in the curtains and fell on Lu Shouyi's face, adding a touch of softness to his slightly haggard appearance.

But light comes quickly and disperses even faster!
Lu Shouyi's breath gradually became weaker, and his eyes began to blur. "There is no medicine, that's it..."

At this moment, Cheng Yong didn't dare to look him in the eye, his expression was full of guilt...

"Come on, the patient in bed two has been cleaned up. Family members, please leave."

As the nurse's voice sounded, Cheng Yong stood up and walked out of the ward.

The last scene that appeared in his eyes was Lu Shouyi biting a towel in his mouth, signaling him to leave quickly.

The camera quickly shifted to outside the ward.

Qin Hao and Liu Yifei sat on a chair respectively, with a beam of light shining between them, as if it was an eternal partition!

Suddenly, screams of pain were heard.

Lu Shouyi's wife had a look of indifference on her face, as if she was no longer surprised by what happened in the ward.

On the other hand, Cheng Yong's face was full of entanglement, pain, and reluctance...

This was the last time the two met, and it was also the key node when Lu Shouyi helped Cheng Yong transform from a drug dealer into a "drug god"!

The departure of this character was originally just a reflection of the millions of leukemia patients, but it had the greatest impact on Cheng Yong!

The bold decision in his heart began to turn into a seed, fell to the ground and sprouted!
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At the same time, when the filming of "Dying to Survive" was going smoothly, the news release about the start of filming of "Shameful Iron Fist" attracted a lot of attention and heated discussion in the film and television industry.

After the adapted sketch "Charlotte's Troubles" became a huge hit at the box office, and the adapted drama "Duds" also achieved profitability, all subsequent actions of Happy Twist have been closely watched by the entire sketch, variety show and drama circles.

Now, the filming of "The Shameful Iron Fist" has started smoothly, which undoubtedly makes many colleagues in the industry envious!
At this time, in the conference room of the newly established Dawan Entertainment Culture Media Company, Jia Ling was convening a meeting with a group of Dawan Entertainment's contracted artists.

Although Jia Ling herself was responsible for presiding over the meeting, the speaker was Sun Jibin, chief content officer of Dawan Entertainment.

"We specifically conducted research on Happy Twist's previous work "Charlotte's Troubles", the hit "Mr. Donkey", and the currently filming "The Shameful Iron Fist", and finally came to a rather unexpected conclusion!

That is: comedy theme + comedian + mature skit or drama adaptation, there is a great possibility that it can be adapted into a movie and achieve box office profitability! "

After saying this, Sun Jibin sat down.

At this time, Jia Ling spoke up: "Xiao Fei told me some time ago that since Happy Twist can adapt the skit into a movie, why can't we at Big Shot Entertainment do the same?
We are all doing comedy, and our skits are more popular than theirs, which means our audience and popularity are definitely larger than theirs..."

After hearing these words, Zhang Xiaofei, Xu Juncong, He Huan, Bu Yu and others who participated in the meeting all had their eyes brightened.

"Sister Ling? So you have made up your mind?"

"That's right!" Jia Ling nodded heavily: "Next, we will also adapt the sketch into an IP, explore its commercial value, and try to catch up with Happy Twist's progress!"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaofei couldn't wait to ask, "Sister Ling, which script should we adapt first?"

“It’s the movie ‘Hello, Li Huanying’!”

Jia Ling's tone was firm as she explained in detail: "This story has both funny and tearful moments, and it has also been recognized and endorsed by countless audiences on the stage of Happy Comedians, so it is very suitable for adaptation."

Sun Jibin added: "After our research, we found that this story is indeed in line with the style of the current film market."

As the two of them sang in unison, everyone in the conference room became excited for a moment.

Sketch actors are also actors, and as an actor, who doesn’t have the idea of ​​acting in a movie?

Just like a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier, an actor who doesn't want to be on the big screen will definitely not be a good actor.

“It’s a really good story.”

"It has magical and comedic elements, as well as profound connotations. It's perfect for the big screen."

"So, we can act in a movie too?"

Everyone was talking at once, their excitement evident in their words.

But at this time, Zhang Guanghui, an investor of Dawan Entertainment, raised a question: "But our company doesn't seem to have any experience in making movies, right?"

Jia Ling smiled softly: "This is easy. We can find a professional agency. As long as the story is well written and profitable, why worry about not being able to make a movie?"

"Oh? What Mr. Jia meant by this... Could it be that you already have a suitable partner?"

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, Jia Ling nodded heavily: "That's right! I have already communicated with Song Ge and Chairman Song of Jingxi Culture. He will help us film this story."

Song Ge???

When Zhang Guanghui heard the name, he was stunned.

As a member of the investment community, how could he not understand Song Ge's temperament?
"Boss Jia? But this Song Ge..."

"Brother Zhang, I know what you want to say." Jia Ling interrupted, "I also know the details and past of Jingxi Culture, but after all, this is our first time making a movie, so we naturally want to focus on profit, right?

Mr. Song is well-known in the circle for his box office profits, and no movie that has come out of his hands has ever failed.

As long as this cooperation is a complete success, then next time we will naturally have the corresponding experience, right?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Guanghui fell silent.

After all, as an investor, his goal is naturally to make a profit. The only thing that bothers him is that Song Ge is too bold and something might go wrong.

But since Jia Ling has made up his mind, there is no need for him to say anything more.

After all, Jia Ling does have a lot of connections in the film and television industry, and may be able to suppress Song Ge.

"Since President Jia has made up his mind, then let's do this."

“Okay!” Jia Ling smiled slightly: “Then it’s settled. The next goal is - Hello, Li Huanying! I hope we can work together to make Dawan Entertainment shine in the film and television industry!”

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