During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 238 Filming and Box Office Revenue

Looking at Qiao Zhenyu who had finished setting his makeup, Wei Jin nodded with satisfaction.

"Not bad, Zhenyu, your figure is amazing."

Qiao Zhenyu, wearing a special vest, looks very energetic and handsome.

"Director Wei is joking. I'm only thirty-one years old. I still want to be famous for a few more years, haha."

Qiao Zhenyu has a shy personality, and he speaks like this because he has known Wei Jin for a long time.

"Yes, you are different from Datou. You still have to rely on your appearance to make a living. Body management is very necessary."

In the entertainment industry, although the competition among male actors is not as fierce as that among female artists, people in the same echelon as you can't stand it and start to get involved.

As one of the most popular actors born in the 70s in the Mainland, Qiao Zhenyu is competing against Huang Xiaoming and Chen Kun. He cannot let himself go, otherwise he will fall behind if he is not careful.

"Okay, let's get ready. Yesterday afternoon we just tried out the scene to get a feel for it, but now it's time to actually shoot it. Zhenyu, show your best."

Wei Jin repeatedly checked the images on the monitor, and Nazha's performance was better than he expected.

"This is passed, Naza, you are doing well, keep up the good work."

In the camera, the top of the dormant cabin slowly rises, and Qiao Zhenyu is awakened while lying inside.

Hearing Wei Jin's affirmation, Nazha immediately had a smile on his face and bowed in greeting.

"This is the 'Nuwa' starship, we are about to arrive at our new home."

"Thank you, Director Wei, and thank you, Brother Zhenyu."

""Passengers", first scene, first shot, action"

As soon as the scene turned, Naza was already standing in front of Qiao Zhenyu. Post-production special effects would make Naza into a virtual projection mode, but this had to be done on the spot.

On-site camera scheduling began, Qiao Zhenyu lay down in the dormant cabin, and Naza was waiting aside.

"Confused, right? This is normal. You just woke up from a 120-year hibernation."

With Wei Jin's order, the filming of "Passengers" officially began.

The eyes were full of confusion and hollowness, a bit like a computer that had been on standby for a long time and was restarting.

There is a very specific problem when shooting science fiction films, that is, many scenes need to be performed without physical objects, which makes the images on Wei Jin's monitor very awkward.

"Okay, Director Wei."

In the monitor, Naza was smiling, and a clear voice sounded at the right time.

"What? Where is this?"

"What do you mean?"

"Click."

The first wave of meteorite impact set in the script was completely dependent on post-production special effects production.

"Good morning, Mr. Wei, are you feeling okay?"

As a new actor, he definitely wouldn't be able to act with Qiao Zhenyu, but this kind of question-and-answer, fool-like performance was quite impressive.

Everyone in the crew laughed when they saw Naza's appearance. The little girl had a sweet mouth.
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Wei Jin did not expect that within two days of starting the machine, the first person to visit the team would be welcomed.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

At this time, Ning Hao had dark circles under his eyes, looking like he had been squeezed and was severely overdrawn.

"Hey, don't mention it. You'll know when you get older."

Ning Hao looked desperate. Two or three months of debt was compressed into just one or two weeks. Even a strong-willed person couldn't bear it.

Seeing this, Wei Jin could only sigh, "A woman is like a wolf at thirty and a tiger at forty. The ancients never deceived me."

"Are you ready for the later stage?"

"Well, it's done. It has been handed over to the film bureau. It will take a month at most to get the dragon mark. After that, I will go to Venice. Haha, I am very confident this time."

Ning Hao looked excited when talking about the new movie, as if he had already seen himself winning an award at Venice.

"Okay, I'll congratulate you in advance."

Wei Jin remembered that the movie seemed to be stuck for two or three years in his previous life, but it was not easy to dampen his enthusiasm now.

"By the way, since you're here, give me a guest appearance."

"Huh? What am I playing?"

Ning Hao was a little confused. He was caught as a young man?

"Someone will take Director Ning to change clothes. You don't even need to put on makeup. Your position is: a writer on the Internet."

Wei Jin shouted to the logistics staff, causing everyone to burst into laughter. The deep dark circles under his eyes and the look of being squeezed dry, aren't they the true appearance of a street writer?
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Time entered June, and "Painted Skin 6" was released, with a box office of only 2 million, breaking the performance of the previous film.

Originally, several major producers thought about delaying the release of the film and trying to break through 4 million, but unfortunately there were too many pirated copies and the daily box office was less than 20, so they had no choice but to give up.

When Han Sanping called Wei Jin, he seemed a little regretful. He thought that he had suffered a loss in the schedule after all, and the May Day schedule was too stretched.

Regarding this, Wei Jin was non-committal. The May 1st slot was a stretch, but there were almost no competitors. It was hard to say whether this result could be achieved in the other slots.

Not to mention the regrets of several major producers, the media is quite excited about it. After all, it is the second domestic film to have a box office of over 3 million, and relevant reports are overwhelming.

"Painted Skin 2, co-produced by Sunward Media, China Film, Fiber Optic, Bernard and Western Film, has a total box office of 3.83 million!" "Painted Skin 2 surpassed the performance of its predecessor and was promoted to second place in the domestic film box office list!"

"Wu Ershan - the new director with a box office of 300 million yuan."

"The overseas box office of "Painted Skin 2" will be announced by China Film Group."

The box office of 3.83 million has made all industry peers envious, and this does not include overseas box office and copyright transactions.

Although I believe that if Wei Jin directs it, the box office will definitely be higher, but Han Sanping is still very satisfied. After all, it is only an investment of 6000 million, and the profit is too great.

"How about Southeast Asia?"

"There is news from Jiahe that the total box office in several regions should exceed US$4000 million."

Hearing this number, Han Sanping was very satisfied. Under the leadership of Wei and Jin, Jiahe's distribution capabilities were getting stronger and stronger, and the Nanyang region was almost flat.

"Yes, according to this data, it is no less than the profit from selling the copyright."

Although Golden Harvest has to take a large amount of distribution fees for this kind of overseas distribution, basically the producer can get at least one-third, which is more than 1200 million US dollars.

Including the North American copyright of 500 million US dollars, the Korean copyright of 200 million US dollars and the Japanese copyright of 300 million US dollars, the total is 2200 million US dollars, far more profitable than the first one.

Thinking of this, Han Sanping felt great resentment towards Poet Chen. Because of this idiot, period films are no longer popular abroad. You must know that "Painted Skin" sold for 4 million US dollars in North America 800 years ago.

"Confirm with Jiahe again. If the data is correct, let's publish it. Let the industry know that the era of domestic blockbusters is coming!"
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On the set of "Passengers", Wei Jin looked at the picture on the monitor.

The first part of this movie is almost a one-man show for the male protagonist, which is a test of Qiao Zhenyu's skills.

In the camera, Qiao Zhenyu, as the protagonist, really thought he was reaching his destination and was in a very happy mood.

Under the guidance of artificial intelligence, start washing, dressing up, and preparing to participate in skills training to adapt to life in your new home.

"Hey, this is over, let's take a rest first."

Wei Jin greeted Qiao Zhenyu.

"Zhenyu, the next scene requires you to show the process from gradually losing control of your emotions to an emotional explosion after you realize something is wrong. You need to find your state first."

Not far away, Lei Jiayin and Gao Yuanyuan started chatting. The two had always had a good relationship.

"Sister Yuanyuan, hasn't it been your part yet? Why do you come here every day?"

Of course, Gao Yuanyuan couldn't tell directly that she came to keep an eye on Wei Jin, fearing that he would attack the little girl, but she couldn't help but laugh when she looked at Lei Jiayin's appearance.

"If I didn't come over, how could I see you like this, haha"

At this time, Lei Jiayin's upper body was wearing a serious suit and tie, and when it came to his lower body, it turned into the color of a green screen.

"Hey, what's the deal? My lower body will be used for special effects. Do you know that kind of mechanical leg? A top-notch intelligent bionic robot, do you understand?"

"I understand, of course I understand. It means that I am no longer a human being. Fortunately, I am still only half a body."

Gao Yuanyuan was so familiar with Lei Jiayin that she completely revealed another side of her.

"Sister Yuanyuan, this is called dedication to art."

Lei Jiayin knew the relationship between the sister in front of her and her boss, so she was very careful with her words, but Gao Yuanyuan rolled her eyes.

"Cut~~"

After some fun and play, the filming started again.

In the monitor, Naza, who played the role of artificial intelligence, recounted what happened with a smile, but the message conveyed was extremely cold:

"It has been about thirty years since we left the Earth, and we will arrive at our new home in ninety years and five weeks."

At this time, Qiao Zhenyu's face turned pale, his voice trembled, and his emotions began to gradually collapse.

His legs staggered and he almost fell down. His eyes were so wide that the bloodshot eyes were clearly visible under the camera.

The subsequent muttering revealed a feeling of deathly silence:

"It's too early. I woke up too early."

"Click."

Although he had shouted stop, he never shouted. The actors watching the scene became nervous. They felt that Qiao Zhenyu had already performed very well.

"Well, the details are in place, Zhenyu, not bad."

Wei Jin's voice sounded like the sound of nature to the actors on the scene. Qiao Zhenyu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words. This state does not happen all the time.

"Okay, that's it for today's shooting. Remember to be on time tomorrow."
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China Film Group is very efficient, and the gorgeous data of "Painted Skin 2" has completely spread in the entertainment industry.

The domestic box office is 3.83 million US dollars, the Southeast Asian box office is 4000 million US dollars, and the overseas copyright accumulation is 1000 million US dollars.

Looking at this series of numbers, the industry can't help but calculate the revenue of this movie.

Domestically, the box office that the producer can share is about 1.55 million, and the overseas box office is about 1200 million U.S. dollars. Adding in the copyright of 1000 million U.S. dollars, and in addition to the patch advertising, etc., the total revenue of the producer is definitely more than 3 million.

All the film companies in the industry are jealous. The cost is 6000 million, the income is more than 4 million, and the net profit is more than times.

They believe that this movie will definitely appear in the film bureau's year-end summary report.

After getting jealous, I just thought about it. In addition to Wei Jin's script and the blessing of the previous work, director Wu Ershan also performed well. For a time, Wu Ershan's status in the industry soared.

Many companies in the industry have regarded him as a commercial director on the same level as Feng Dapao, and they have extended their olive branches to him, and he is even more loyal than before.

(End of this chapter)