During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 293 Promise to cut off the project with ultimatum
At the celebration banquet, socializing and entertainment are always indispensable.

Wei Jin is naturally the centerpiece today. Several major producers are surrounding him with smiles on their faces, especially Fiber Optic Lao Wang.

The investment of 3200 million yuan resulted in a net profit of 6000 million yuan, which is the largest single profit of Fiber Optic this year. It finally filled the pit of "Fist of Fury". Wang Changtian felt that the decision to send Liu Yan to Shanhe Media was absolutely right. .

During the banquet, people kept coming to toast, and in this regard, Wei and Jin were all welcome.

After a while, Wang Zhonglei came over with a wine glass.

"Mr. Wei, congratulations."

Wang Zhonglei's tone was a little sad. With such a big piece of meat, Hua Yi was not able to take a bite, which was a bit of a loss.

"Thank you, and I also want to thank Huayi for letting me make a fortune, haha."

A few days ago, Huayi took advantage of the fact that "Passengers" exceeded one billion, and announced its share of winning "The Secret of the Dragon". The capital market immediately responded, with three consecutive daily limit increases, allowing Wei Jin to make a lot of money. Pen, of course, I want to express my gratitude.

"So Mr. Wei, this kind of cooperation is really a win-win situation for both parties. Please give me a chance for new projects next year."

"It's too early to talk about this now. Let's talk about it when the project is approved, haha."

To be polite, Wei Jin did not make a promise. The capital market is following the trend, but the movie box office still depends on production, promotion, and theaters. Huayi has no advantages in these three aspects, so it is naturally not the first choice for cooperation. Target.

"Okay, please take care of Mr. Wei when the time comes."

Seeing that Wei Jin didn't leak anything, Wang Zhonglei's heart sank, but thinking about Huayi's recent big moves, he didn't value movie profits that much.

"By the way, Mr. Wei, I would like to invite you to participate in the group's annual meeting this year. There will be announcements about shareholder dividends then."

"Oh? Is this going to be a dividend? Cash?" Wei Jin deliberately teased.

"Haha, Mr. Wei is joking. Huayi is taking great strides forward and forging ahead. We will not distribute cash dividends for the time being. We are prepared to distribute dividends to shareholders in the form of additional shares."

"No, let me know in advance when the time comes. I will attend if the time is right."

"In addition, I also hope that Mr. Wei will not sell stocks in the short term. Huayi's stock price still has a lot of room to rise."

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

Wei Jin nodded. The current price of Huayi's stock is only about 40, which is far from his psychological price. It is impossible to sell it now. At least we have to wait until "If You Are the One 2" is released, right?

The leaders of the space agency were also very happy today. They chatted with Wei Jin for a long time and encouraged him to make more similar science fiction films in the future to show the strength of the aviation industry of the great power. Then they became concerned about his new film next year.

"Bureau Chen, next year's new project is still a space science fiction film, but it's more of a disaster film, so it won't be able to be shot in real life. But in terms of parameters, Director Chen may be able to help."

Most of the shots in "Gravity" are computer special effects and CG synthesis, which involve some equipment parameters and require the cooperation of the space agency. The most important thing is that the Tiangong-1 in the script has not been launched yet.

"As long as the confidentiality regulations are not violated, there is no problem in principle. You can come over and discuss the details at that time."

For the leader of the space agency to speak to this point is equivalent to making a promise. Wei Jin was naturally in a good mood, and considering the previous extension of the key, he took the initiative to raise his glass and drank it all.

"Thank you Bureau Chen for your strong support. I respect you."
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After a lot of excitement, Wei Jin helped Gao Yuanyuan back to Zeng Li. Da Meiyuan was already a little unsteady on her feet.

There is no way, as a heroine with a box office of one billion, she is destined to be the object of congratulations in the circle tonight, and there is nothing Wei Jin can do in this situation.

But mature sisters are good at taking care of people. Sister Li knew that the two of them were having a social gathering tonight, so she had prepared honey water in advance and even put bath water in the bathtub.

"Sister Li, you are so kind, mua"

Taking the still warm honey water, Wei Jin drank it all in one gulp, then hugged Zeng Li and kissed her.

"Yes, Xiao Jin is right. Sister Li is so kind. Let us love you tonight, mua, mua, mua."

Gao Yuanyuan got drunk, held Zeng Li's face and kissed her.

"Okay, Yuanyuan, you are drunk. Come and have a rest with me."

While talking, Zeng Li put his arm under Gao Yuanyuan's armpit, preparing to help her rest.

"Who said I was drunk? Why did I rest so early? Good times and beautiful scenery, three nights and three nights. Sister Li, just follow me, haha."

Seeing Gao Yuanyuan letting herself go, Wei Jin and Zeng Li looked at each other helplessly.

After a lot of effort, the two of them got Gao Yuanyuan to the bed, and Da Meiyuan looked like she wanted to get up and stay up all night.

"Xiao Jin, you go take a shower first. I'll get some hot water for Yuanyuan to wipe."

"Well, Sister Li, thank you for your hard work."

Wei Jin was very touched by Zeng Li's generosity. He hugged the beauty for a while and was about to take a shower when suddenly his cell phone rang in his pocket.

Wei Jin was a little surprised when he saw the caller ID. Why was Jiangsu Province calling so late at night?
"Director Zhou?"

"Mr. Wei, congratulations. It's a big hit at the box office. That's it."

Wei Jin frowned as he listened to the narrative on the phone.

"Director Zhou, I will reply to you as soon as possible. Well, that's it. Goodbye."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin fell into deep thought. Although he knew that the variety show had a lifespan, he did not expect it to come so soon.

"What's wrong, Xiao Jin?"

After finishing Gao Yuanyuan's work, Zeng Li came out of the room and saw Wei Jin still sitting on the sofa, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Nothing, it's company business matters"

Wei Jin didn't want to say more, so he stood up and put his arms around Zeng Li's slim waist.

"Sister Yuanyuan, are you asleep?"

"Well, after being crazy for a while, I fell asleep."

"Since Sister Yuanyuan is asleep, then Sister Li, let's live the world of two people tonight."

While talking, Wei Jin was already undressing and undressing the beautiful lady thoughtfully, and his intention of playing in the water was clearly revealed.

"Um"

How can a eldest sister in her thirties refuse a strong and bad brother? Take the initiative to take off the constraints on your body and show off your curvy figure.

Wei Jin squatted down, and a princess picked up Zeng Li from the waist, striding towards the bathroom——
In the early morning, a ray of sunlight penetrates the floor-to-ceiling glass, awakening the biological clock that has been formed for a long time in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Opening his eyes and feeling the body heat of the two beauties beside him, Wei Jin had some aftertaste.

Grabbing a magic weapon in one hand, Wei Jin was planning to do morning exercises when the phone rang again.

In order not to wake up the two beauties, Wei Jin quietly got out of bed and went to the study to answer the phone.

"Director Xu?"

"Mr. Wei, there was something wrong with the filming of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate"."

A few minutes later, Wei Jin hung up the phone with a sullen look on his face.

He really didn't expect that Juli Pictures was really desperate. They agreed to invite Li Lian to make a guest appearance, but they still haven't let him go after more than ten days.

Li Lian was also a little confused. Is Cui Baozhu's favor more important, or is the face of the seven major investors here more important?
Because one person adjusts the shooting plan? Li Lianlian really thinks his face is too great?
But before Wei Jin could use his methods, a strange phone call came again.

"Hey?"

"Mr. Wei, I'm Cui Baozhu. That's right. Can you please coordinate Li Lian's schedule with us?"

Before the other end of the phone could continue talking, Wei Jin interrupted directly.

"Ms. Cui, I don't care what your filming plans are. Li Lian's contract with "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" has been signed a long time ago. You tell him that if he doesn't return to the set tomorrow, our contract will be void."

As if waiting for the other person to digest, Wei Jin paused before continuing to speak.

"Also, a word of advice, if "The Legend of White Snake" still wants to be released in the mainland, whether it is you or Yangzi, it is best not to stop it."

On the other side, the crew of "The Legend of White Snake".

After hanging up the phone, Cui Baozhu's face was filled with uncertainty. In all her years in Hong Kong, no one had ever been so disrespectful to her. "Sister Baozhu, how are you?"

Li Lian regrets a little now. He probably offended someone this time.

"This Mr. Wei is very powerful. He told you to return to the set tomorrow."

As Cui Baozhu explained, a look of panic appeared on Huang Shengyi's face. She was very aware of the power of Wei and Jin. The fate of Lu Chuan and Zhang Weiping was not far away.

If you really offend this great god and prevent your first movie from being released, then it will really be more of a loss than a gain.

"Hey, Sister Baozhu, I told you a long time ago that the producer over there can't afford to offend me, and now it's like this."

Li Lian was really speechless. He had planned to leave two days ago, but he couldn't bear Cui Baozhu's persistent begging. This Juli Pictures is really unreliable. It's obviously a guest appearance, what a fucking script. Almost changed to the male lead.

"I have to go back, Sister Baozhu. You can find out how powerful Wei Jin is in Xiangjiang. He does what he says. What's more, I was the one who was wronged first. I just hope he won't blame you for this movie. Bar."

"But what about my part? I can't shoot it halfway and then change it, right?"

"There have been a lot of fight scenes these days. If you edit it, it's almost enough. Just adjust the script. That's it. I'm leaving first."

Li Lian called his assistant and team and hurried to the airport, leaving only Huang Shengyi and Cui Baozhu messy in the wind——
Wei Jin ignored Yao Mozi from the crew of "The Legend of White Snake" and had already given an ultimatum. It was up to them to choose.

When he arrived at the company, Wei Jin remembered the phone call from Director Taizhou of Suzhou Province last night and asked his assistant.

"Zixuan, inform the variety show department that there will be a meeting in two hours."

Regarding the variety show, he has already made a decision in his mind.

"Okay, boss."

After Wang Zixuan left, Wei Jin browsed the information on the Internet and saw a lot of interesting things.

The Hundred Flowers Awards held some time ago canceled the screenwriting award, which triggered collective protests from all screenwriters, including those in the industry.

As the winner of the Academy Award for Best Screenplay, Wei Jin also expressed his support on Weibo.

After so many days of turmoil, the association finally took a step back under the pressure of public opinion and promised to apply for the restoration of this award. It is really not easy.

But one thing to say is that the status of screenwriters in China is really low. Many screenwriters are so unsatisfied that they go to write novels on major websites. This is really speechless.

Among all the information, Wei Jin saw the news of "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven".

This 3D magical movie, which claims to have an investment of million, has released final makeup photos, and the cast is quite luxurious.

Zhen Zizi, Zhou Runfa, Guo Fucheng, He Rundong, Chen Qiaoen, Chen Huilin
It has to be said that the Hong Kong circle is still courageous. This film project was approved before the release of "Passengers". At that time, the upper limit of the domestic film market was less than 7 million box office. With an investment of 5 million, I don't know how they considered returning it. Ben's.

Looking at the Monkey King makeup photos of Zhen Zhuan, Wei Jin felt a little sad. The first time they collaborated was in "Painted Skin", and at that time, he didn't realize how crazy this person was.

But with the popularity of the "Ip Man" series, this person became famous, but also faded.

"Jinyiwei" and "Fist of Fury" were a wake-up call for him. If he still can't see himself clearly, he may be in trouble next time.

While thinking, assistant Zixuan knocked on the door and came in.

"Boss, it's time, the variety show department has arrived."

"Um"
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"Mr. Wei."

"Hello, Mr. Wei."

In the conference room, everyone stood up with respect in their tone. Not to mention that Wei Jin was the chairman of the group, but his endless variety show ideas were worthy of the admiration of these variety show enthusiasts.

"Hello everyone."

Wei Jin greeted everyone with a smile and always had a good attitude towards his employees.

"Everyone, please don't be restrained and sit down. We will have a simple meeting today to talk about some things."

In fact, Wei Jin rarely interferes with matters in the variety show department. If this time it was not related to the abolition of a variety show, he would not come forward.

"Since "If You Are the One" was launched in December 08, the current average ratings have dropped to 12%, and the average viewing share has also dropped to 2.28%. This program has passed its peak period."

Wei Jin took a sip from the teacup handed over by his secretary and continued.

"I decided to sell the copyright directly to Jiangsu Province and Taiwan after finishing it this year."

As soon as this statement came out, whispers began in the conference room.

Chen Tao, the team leader in charge of the "If You Are the One" project team, stood up immediately, with a bit of nervousness and confusion on his face:
"Mr. Wei, although the ratings of this project are lower than other variety shows in the company, the characteristics of weekly broadcasts throughout the year and the extensive social discussions make it very topical."

Speaking of this, Chen Tao was also a little helpless. A variety show with an average ratings of over 2 is really not low.

But other variety shows produced by Naihe Company are so eye-catching. The average ratings in the first two seasons have exceeded 6, and even almost exceeded 10 at their peak. Although this season has declined, they have remained above 5, which can be called national level variety show.

"Run" is not far behind, with an average ratings of over 5, and at its peak, it directly exceeded 7. Even the slightly inferior "The Masked Singer" has an average ratings of over 3. Occasionally, there will be ratings hits, and even Can break 4, these are phenomenal variety shows.

In comparison, the ratings of "If You Are the One" are indeed a bit underwhelming.

However, as the leader of this project, he still has to fight for the interests of his group.

"Furthermore, "If You Are the One" also provided a lot of revenue to the company last year. Even if the ratings drop this year, it will still earn at least tens of millions. Isn't it a pity to sell it like this?"

"What you say makes sense, but have you ever thought about how much revenue this program will continue to bring if it continues to be delayed?"

Wei Jin was not angry because his decision was contradicted by his subordinates. On the contrary, he was very happy, which meant that the road of communication was smooth.

"I don't know if you have noticed that Jiangsu and Zhejiang Satellite TV has launched a similar dating variety show, and several other TV stations have similar plans."

There is really nothing Wei Jin can do about plagiarism. The threshold for this type of dating show is too low and almost all depends on creativity.

As for creativity, there is no copyright. Or should we start a lawsuit with other TV stations? Totally not worth it.

"It is conceivable that the competition in the future will be fierce. This is one. The other is because the social discussion is too high and there are already some bad voices in public opinion."

As if giving the people at the scene time to react, Wei Jin paused before continuing to speak.

"Whether it is a further decline in ratings amid fierce competition or the risk of being ordered to make corrections, it is not a good choice for the group."

Wei Jin's words made Chen Tao think. The company's variety show income is linked to ratings. A decline in ratings means a decrease in income. This is the second one. If the relevant departments are really ordered to make rectifications, it will be equivalent to destroying the golden letter of Shanhe Media. Signboard, the loss to the group is immeasurable.

"Mr. Wei, I wonder how much the Suzhou Province is asking for it?"

"There are no negotiations yet, but according to my estimation, their psychological price should be 100 million."

"Okay, I'm fine."

Chen Tao was persuaded, or defeated by the interests.

Each department of Shanhe Media gets commission based on the department's revenue, and each project team separately gets a commission based on the group's revenue.

Since the income of "If You Are the One" will become less and less, the group's income will also decrease accordingly.

If Jiangsu TV Station is willing to spend a lot of money to buy it out, then it can simply take the huge bonus and lead the team to devote their energy to new variety shows.

"Don't worry, your team will not be idle. After the remaining issues of "If You Are the One" are finished, you will lead the team and be responsible for the "I Am a Singer" project together with Vice President Zhang. Are there any problems?"

Wei Jin said to Chen Tao that in more than a month, Zhang Yipei led the planning team to perfect the "Singer" project, and it was time to start it.

"No, there's no problem. Thank you, Mr. Wei."

Chen Tao stood up in a hurry and looked at Wei Jin with grateful eyes. Why don't you catch the pie falling from the sky quickly?

The leaders of the other variety show project teams also looked at Chen Tao with envy. The copyright of "If You Are the One" was sold well, and he immediately took over a new variety show. This guy is very lucky.

Wei Jin usually does not interfere with the project allocation of the variety show department. The reason why Chen Tao was appointed to be in charge this time was because he felt that cutting off a variety show that was still profitable would have some impact on the performance of his group, so he wanted to take advantage of the situation to support him.

"Okay, that's it for today's meeting. Vice President Zhang, please start it as soon as possible. The Mango Channel can't wait, haha."

"Okay, Mr. Wei."

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