During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 273: Fighting the Moonlight Script
After two days of auditions, the final cast list for "Thieves" came out.

Li Tianwang, Liang Jiahui, Zhang Yi, Wu Jing, Hu Ge, Zhang Hanyu, Clara, Wang Ou, Hui Yinghong.

As for the other supporting roles, Chen Xi will be responsible for the arrangements.

After years of hard work and continuous study in Hollywood, the team of Sunward Media has achieved the ultimate in refined management.

Location survey, costumes and props, decomposition of shooting tasks, planning of the shooting process, etc. were all carried out in an orderly manner at the beginning of the project.

In other words, when Wei Jin selected the actors, the project could be started immediately. This is the U-shaped structure of Hollywood movies.

With the contract in hand, Zhang Yi walked out of the office with light steps.

As if remembering something, Zhang Yi took out his mobile phone and made a call.

"Hey, Datou, I got the role, haha."

Zhang Yi and Lei Datou failed to compete with Lei Datou for the male lead in "The Robbery". Unexpectedly, he turned around and got the role in Wei Jin. How can he show off?
"Congratulations then. Even though you are not the leading male lead, Mr. Wei's movie is still worth looking forward to."

In view of this, Han Sanping proposed that "The Thief" also hold a launch conference. At any rate, the investment is more than 100 million. Wei Jin is an Oscar-winning director, and his appearance cannot be inferior to that of Lao Mouzi and Chen Shi.

Thinking of this, Miss Cai planned to go to the theater for a tour, but Liu Shishi was still a little unsafe by herself.

However, this time Miss Mou doesn't seem to be very smart, giving people a sense of stupidity. She even needs to be taught step by step by the old Mouzi.

Ning Hao's movies are always like this. The preparation time is very long, but the key shooting progress is not fast.

"Yeah, too."

After the first day of release, the media didn't even have the nerve to announce the first-day box office data. They just said in general terms that the first-day box office was less than 60.

On the other side, Ms. Cai was really surprised that Hu Ge was selected.

Today's film promotion methods are different from those in the past. At the beginning of the project, a large-scale publicity is required, and during the filming process, some clips must be released from time to time to attract attention.

The filming cost of this movie is actually not high. Although the setting spans the mainland and Hong Kong, it does not require going to Hong Kong for actual filming.

The performance was quite violent, with a box office of 6000 million in the first three days of the weekend.

In this way, Sunward Media, which has strong film production capabilities, is particularly important to Ms. Cai.

As an agent, Zeng Jia earns a share of the artist's share. What she cares about is how much money the artist can earn.

Looking at the text messages on his phone, Yang Mi was a little disappointed. Wei Jin's movies were really hard to watch.

How to keep Wei Jin and Tang Ren in love is even more important than Tang Ren's own TV series project.

"The Orphan of Zhao" is even more awesome. Not only did Poet Chen and his family go into battle, they also spent a huge sum of 1.2 million to build a city.

Yang Mi has a tenacious personality and quickly figured out that what is more important now is to secure his position as a celebrity and increase his popularity.

"Sister Jia, where are we going next?"

"Rogue" announced the final character and production information to the outside world.

Sugar Man has produced many low-budget movies in recent years. Although they have basically made money, there is almost no bonus for Hu Ge.

For example, "Three Smiles: The Talented Man and the Beautiful Lady" directed by Little Black Fatty was directly reduced to cannon fodder.

The reason for such high costs is mainly spent on actors' and directors' salaries. After all, it is a three-party investment, and Wei Jin will not treat himself badly.

This time the actors' salary was only 4000 million, but Wei Jin's director and screenwriter were paid as much as 5000 million.

After a little Versailles talk about her leading actor, Lei Jiayin complained with some distress:

""Happy Camp"."

No, several high-profile films have followed this operation, including the location stills of "The Hawthorn Tree" and the final makeup photos of "The Orphan of Zhao".

This means that Brother Tang Ren is likely to start his own business after his contract expires. After all, it is too common for artists in the entertainment industry to open studios.

"With Mr. Wei's speed, I'm afraid you will start filming soon. I don't know how long it will take to wait."

"Then there's no other way. It's better to cooperate with Mr. Wei. Maybe I've finished the project and you haven't started yet, then you'll be at a big loss, haha."

截止5月9号，《绣春刀2》上映11天，国内累计票房2.1亿。

At that time, through post-production editing and splicing, combined with special effects, the effect will be fully achieved.

Wei Jin chose to shoot the landmark exteriors in real life, but the main plot was shot inland, just around the capital.

On May 5, the Marvel blockbuster "Iron Man 7", which cost US$2 million to create, was officially launched in China.

The Wei and Jin Dynasties can only admire this aspect. Poet Chen seems to have a special interest in infrastructure. Back then, "Jing Ke Assassinated the Emperor of Qin" spent a lot of money to build the city. The subsequent "The Promise" and "Mei Lanfang" both spent a lot of money on construction. It is really infrastructure. Madman.

Inevitably, the film schedule of "Xiu Chun Dao 2" was squeezed, and the upward momentum of the box office was suppressed.

"Mimi, don't think so much. "Xiu Chun Knife 2" will soon exceed 2 million, and there are several programs waiting for you to appear. In my opinion, it's a good thing that you didn't choose it. There aren't many scenes anyway."

China Film and CJ also agreed with this figure. After all, it was less than 800 million US dollars, which was already a discount for Wei Jin.

Due to the strong performance of "Iron Man 2" and "Spring Knife 2", there is almost no room for survival of movies released at the same time.

"Oscar director Wei Jin's new film has a strong cast and an investment cost of 1.8 million."

Ms. Cai knew in her heart that Hu Ge would move to the big screen sooner or later, but Sugar Man could not devote the resources to train him.

In fact, this is the real situation of domestic directors. When shooting, most directors like to pursue that flash of inspiration, and often modify the script or change the shooting plan, so that the original two-month shooting task may be completed three or four times. I couldn’t finish filming in a month.

Wei Jin thought about it for a while and realized that this was also the case. This film had a relatively large cast and it was a commercial film, so it wanted momentum.

The movie was released for 3 days, and the cumulative box office was less than 200 million. It is basically a total loss.

This result was not beyond Wei Jin's expectations. He could think of it with his toes. Who would love to see a dark, fat, short and ugly Tang Bohu?
The unsatisfactory box office can be said to be due to film scheduling issues, but the online reputation is also a mess, which shows the quality of the movie, and many netizens are ridiculing it.

Mo Kexin: "Can cats and dogs be made into movies? There are people who dance two-parter, and there are people who talk about cross talk. They are all terrible movies."

Ximen Chuixue__: "I suggest you raise the threshold for the director industry. How about getting a certificate?"

Yu Yu returns to Xi: "Second the proposal +1."

The audience's aesthetic taste is improving. Even if Lao Mouzi makes a bad movie, he will be ridiculed by the crowd, let alone the little black fat guy who crosses the border?
This has also made many people clearly realize that although the domestic box office market has expanded, the film industry is still a high-risk industry, and not everyone can come in and make money.

However, the suggestions from netizens made Wei Jin somewhat tempted, and he thought about making suggestions to his superiors.

If doctors treat patients' physical pain, then directors bring spiritual satisfaction to the audience. Why can they work without a certificate?
Perhaps because of the confirmation of the Korean actor, CJ was very satisfied with this cooperation. Not only that the investment funds were received in advance, but also the copyright price of "Xiu Chun Dao 2" was increased to 600 million US dollars.

Wei Jin was very satisfied with this price. You must know that even the first film he directed personally, the original price was only 500 million US dollars.

There is also news from Japan's Toho that they are willing to pay US$300 million to introduce "Xiu Chun Dao 2", which Wei Jin certainly accepted. The cost of this movie is only 6000 million, and there is still a lot of moisture. The copyright price alone has already made a lot of money.
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Han Sanping is very efficient. The launch conference of "Thieves" was held in the auditorium of China Film.

With a production cost of 1.8 million, a strong cast, and Wei Jin's self-writing and directing, each of them is news material pursued by the media, so this press conference was really crowded.

A large number of media reporters, industry peers, and celebrity artists gathered together.

When Wei Jin appeared at the scene, there were already quite a few guests.

"How long is the expected shooting time this time?"

Before the press conference started, Han Sanping and Wei Jin started chatting.

"About a month and a half."

"No wonder everyone calls you the quick shooter. You are so efficient."

The results of "Xiu Chun Dao 2" made Han Sanping feel happy, and his mood was obviously much better during this period.

"Director Han, don't say this carelessly. Be careful, I will sue you for slander."

After making a complaint, Wei Jin began to explain.

"Actually, when we discussed the investment share with you, the crew had already started preparations. In one month, all the preparations that need to be done are in place, and the actual shooting time does not take too long."

"The Hollywood production model is really efficient, but it's a pity that domestic film crews are unwilling to learn it."

Han Sanping has some regrets, but he also knows that this is a phenomenon that is difficult to change. After all, China is a director-centered system. If we really follow the Hollywood production model, the director will have very little room for performance, which is unacceptable to most directors.

"Take your time, train more young directors, and the concept will eventually change."

After chatting for a while, the press conference began.

Wei Jin took the stage and gave a brief introduction to the script, and then answered many reporters' questions. Unexpectedly, there were still reporters who wanted to dig up big news.

"Director Wei, may I ask why you joined Korean investors in this cooperation?"

Regarding the introduction of Korean capital this time, Wei Jin had long known that it might cause dissatisfaction among peers in the industry.

"Perhaps everyone here doesn't know that Sunward Media also has subsidiaries in South Korea and cooperates very closely with SM Entertainment and CJ Entertainment.

"20 Again" is a Korean film produced through the cooperation of several parties, including "The Heirs", which is popular all over Korea, and was also co-produced by us, so the introduction of Korean capital is not out of the ordinary. Is this an answer that you are satisfied with? Yet? "

Looking at the somewhat dull reporters in the audience, Wei Jin continued to add.

"This cooperation is also to explore a new model of co-production and prepare for the comprehensive export of Chinese culture."
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Reception time.

"Director Wei, I respect you."

Wang Ou was very excited about getting the role in Wei Jin's movie this time, and drank all the wine in his glass.

Perhaps because he drank too fast, a blush appeared on Wang Ou's face, and there was a bit of charm in his eyes.

"I wonder if Director Wei has time tonight to give me, a newcomer to the film industry, a talk about drama?"

Good guy, are you planning to have a "Moonlight Script" with yourself?

But how could Wei Jin let go of the meat that was delivered to his door? This woman was tall and well-proportioned. Although not too big, with her long legs, she was definitely a perfect frame.

"Well, it's rare that you are so thoughtful. Movies and TV series are indeed different. I need to have a good communication with you."

After giving Zhu Wei's phone number to Wang Ou, Wei Jin ignored him.

This woman also knew how to behave appropriately. After the toast, she left Shi Shiran without any entanglement.

"Old Wei, thank you this time."

Suddenly, Mr. Zhou came out of nowhere and startled Wei Jin.

There was no way, Young Master Zhou was so petite that Wei Jin couldn't even see her without lowering his head.

"Hey, without my recommendation, this role will most likely be yours."

Wei Jin didn't take any credit. It was Zhou Xun's role to begin with, so this time he was able to take advantage of her.

"That's different."

Although Zhou Xun was very confident in himself, the fact that such a large-scale production was able to be finalized was undoubtedly the credit of Wei Jin.

"By the way, it's about the studio."

"I said, why are you in such a hurry? Why are you so anxious to be exploited by me?"

"Yes, it's a pity that you don't like me, otherwise I would still want to warm the bed, just like the actress just now."

"Ahem, don't talk nonsense, I'm just pursuing progress."

"Tsk, tsk, scumbag"
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After the dinner, Zhu Wei drove the boss and the progressive female star to the golden house.

Zhu Wei didn't think there was any problem with his boss's romantic behavior. It was just a matter of mutual consent. The boss never did anything against her wishes.

On the other side, Wang Ou's dress automatically slipped off as soon as he entered the room.

Wei Jin could tell that this woman had also made careful preparations. Otherwise, could the T-back underneath her be just daily wear?
Kneeling at the feet of Wei Jin, Wang Ou started warm-up exercises for the man.

"Well, the basic skills are good, but the performance level is not rich enough and needs to be deepened."

Wei Jin enjoyed the performance and guided the actress based on his own feelings.

"Well, that's much better. You know, only in-depth interpretation can bring the ultimate shock to the audience."

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Wang Ou is performing harder and harder, and she can only express her gratitude to the director in this way.

Wei Jin nodded with satisfaction. This woman had a good understanding and was a very talented person.

"Well, it's very good. The trial scene is almost over. Now it's time for actual shooting. This is a long shot, so you have to be mentally prepared."

When Wang Ou heard this, she stood up and lay down on the dining table. She had rehearsed this scene in her mind many times, and her movements were very standard.

"Director, I'm ready."

Wei Jin touched the thong. It seemed that the actress was indeed ready and it was time to have sex.

"The temptation of a female star, the first scene, the first shot, action."

As the camera position was adjusted, Wei Jin and Wang Ou officially started having sex.
(End of this chapter)