During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 298: Dividends are eliminated early
The post-production of "Exploding Drummer" was very simple, with almost no special effects required, and the production was very smooth.

"Mr. Wei, the final stage of "Searching for the Dragon" is estimated to be about two months away."

Wei Jin nodded. This movie had nearly two thousand special effects shots and took six months. This was quite efficient.

“What about ‘The Tuner’ and ‘In the Snow’?”

Both dramas were completed at the end of last month. Wei Jin was filming on the set at the time, so he didn't pay much attention to them.

"The special effects part of "The Tuner" is relatively small, and it is expected to be completed within this month. "The Snow Swordsman" has just started the post-production process, and it is estimated to take about four months."

Wei Jin mentally estimated the production time of the next few movies. It seemed that the schedule should be considered as soon as possible.

"By the way, Mr. Wei, my colleague from "The Legend of White Snake" has returned."

When Wei Jin heard this, he remembered that the company still had a few external films, but "The Legend of White Snake" was filmed too fast. It only took a little more than a month to complete. How can a costume drama be so efficient? Is this a blockbuster that has the nerve to claim an investment of 200 million?

"Oh? I remember they chose the lowest gear?"

"Yes, the total cost is 30 million, but the customer has requested that we keep the price confidential."

Wei Jin shook his head when he heard this. Yangzi was really pretending to be fat, and he was so picky about women that he couldn't become a great person.

"Oh, since the customer has a request, we just need to cooperate. How is the fiber optic film?"

""Painting Wall" is small in size and can be completed in just two days."

"Okay, I understand. Let's notify the customer directly for acceptance when the time comes."
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As a listed company, especially one in the entertainment industry, Huayi's every move is sought after by the media, so face-saving is very important. Today's annual meeting was decorated in a particularly extravagant manner.

When Wei Jin came to the scene, he felt a little strange. After all, this was his first time to attend another company's annual meeting.

However, as an outsider, he only cares about shareholder dividends today. He wants to know how many shares Huayi can allocate to him.

"Old Wei, do you think your worth is as good as Hua Yi's?"

Zhou Xun walked over carelessly and poked Wei Jin with his elbow as a greeting.

"There are too many women, why don't we get some pocket money?"

After finally meeting someone he could chat with, Wei Jin started chatting with Zhou Xun.

"How is the situation of the crew now?"

Old Monster Xu had reported before that Li Lian appeared on the set on time the next morning. Although he didn't completely break his skin, he was afraid that there would be no chance of cooperation in the future.

"Hey, stop talking. After Li Lian came back, his aura was terribly low, but the filming progress is still good. You are so majestic this time, you are the Kung Fu Emperor."

The ultimatum issued by Wei Jin has spread in the circle, and Zhou Xun called it domineering.

"No matter who it is, there should be a spirit of contract."

Wei Jin pretended to be Bo Bi lightly. As long as he could stand up in theory, he really didn't need to give anyone face in the entertainment industry.

"But let me tell you, your emotional intelligence is too low. Look at Xiao Ming and Li Bingbing. Aren't they all revolving around the Wang brothers?"

Wei Jin pursed his lips to the side. These two people are indeed good people. Even if they left, their relationship with Hua Yi still remained very good.

Speaking of the joke with Huang Xiaoming, neither party took it seriously. The latter was also unwilling to be subordinated to others. He finally had the opportunity to stand on his own, so how could he work for Wei Jin?

"As you said, aren't I just trying to curry favor with my boss now?"

Zhou Xun rolled his eyes, and then whispered again.

"I plan to sell all my stocks in a few days and completely draw a clear line with Huayi. I really can't stand the behavior of those two brothers."

"Oh? Have you thought about it carefully? There is a high probability that it will continue to rise. You can wait for a higher price."

Zhou Xun shook his head: "No, I don't understand this either. It's all thanks to you that I earn so much now. People can't be too greedy."

"You think clearly."

Wei Jin nodded, and Zhou Xun finally understood that he would never be different in this life.

The two chatted together, and from time to time, familiar actors came over to say hello, including Wang Baoqiang, Zhang Hanyu, Feng Yuanzheng
Speaking of which, it is not without reason that Huayi is known as the boss of private entertainment companies. At least there are quite a lot of artists under this banner, covering the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and three places. At this moment, they are really in full swing.

After a while, it was time to draw the artist's prize. All the money was prepared, and the prizes ranged from a few thousand to hundreds of thousands, which really aroused the expectations of many people.

But the Huayi brothers are really too powerful in what they do. Those who get the grand prizes are all popular artists, and those who get thousands of dollars in consolation prizes are all little transparent artists.

There was even a fat-faced artist who didn't get anything. Wang Zhongjun sent her a consolation red envelope worth 1,000 yuan.

Wei Jin also recognized that the bun-faced man was the famous Zhao Xiaodao.

"Tsk tsk."

Hearing Wei Jin's mocking voice, Zhou Xun also spoke in agreement.

"So, Lao Wei, this is another reason why I don't want to stay here."

Seeing Zhou Xun feeling a little emotional, Wei Jin joked:
"Hey, Mr. Zhou, are you trying to hit me? Well, at this year's company annual meeting, it seems I have to send you a big red envelope, haha."

Zhou Xun also hit the snake and put it on the stick, saying:

"Oh, that's a good feeling. Thank you Boss Wei for being so generous, haha."

After some banter between the two, Huayi's internal celebration came to an end, and the highlight of the night was here.

"Everyone knows that when the company went public, only internal artists were eligible for allotment of shares. Now, with the listing of Huayi, they have become millionaires or even billionaires. In the future, everyone here will also be. "

Wang Zhongjun knows how to control his subordinates very well. None of the artists who have joined Huayi in the past two years have received allotment of shares. Why don't we draw a big pie first and stabilize it?
Then Wang Zhongjun began to allocate additional shares to star shareholders one by one, with an additional issuance ratio of 15%.

The 1000 million shares held by Wei Jin turned into 1150 million shares, and the stocks of Jing Tian and the other four women were the same. Millions of shares were added out of thin air, but this was of no use. The stock price would fall tomorrow.

But many young artists in the audience were very envious. Those named for allotment of shares were all big names in the industry.

These people knew to some extent that they were afraid that they would not be able to qualify for the next allotment of shares. Some smart people had already noticed Wei Jin present.

"Maybe after the contract expires, going to Star Culture is also a good choice."
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Shanhe Building, in the chairman's office.

"Director Wang, I really just want to earn some hard-earned money from your movie."

Wei Jin picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and joked that the special effects of "Painting Wall" were completed, but he did not expect that Wang Changtian would personally bring Chen Jiashang over for acceptance.

"Brother Wei, I appreciate my sympathy. You will be able to use the optical fiber TV station resources in the future, so just ask."

Wang Changtian also knew that he had taken advantage and made a promise, but he also knew in his heart that with the current size of Shanhe Media, fiber optic resources may not necessarily have much advantage. "Mr. Wei, is it convenient to go take a look now?"

Chen Jiashang on the side watched the two people start to reminisce about old times and couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, Zixuan, accompany Director Chen to Shanhe Ink Painting for acceptance."

Wei Jin gave instructions to his assistant, and then turned to Wang Changtian.

"Director Wang, are you going to follow me? Or are you just going to chat with me for a while?"

Naturally, it was impossible for Wei Jin to personally accompany such a small matter such as acceptance, but when Wang Changtian came, he could not refuse to receive him, so he asked the other party's plans out loud.

"Forget it, I won't go. Director Chen, you go and have a look."

"Okay, Director Wang."

As Chen Jia Shang left, Wei Jin and Wang Changtian began to chat. They were both CEOs of film and television companies, and the topic soon turned to the recent film market.

"I didn't expect Jiang Wen to be so powerful, but Yinghuang picked it up this time."

Wang Changtian sounded a little emotional. "Let the Bullets Fly" had a box office of 7800 million in two days of release. As far as he knew, this was still a case of insufficient copies, otherwise the box office would have been even higher, which is really scary.

The most important thing is that the reputation is also good. Looking at this trend, the guaranteed target of 500 million is really promising. With the investment and promotion of this movie, Emperor probably accounts for more than 70% of the share, which is definitely a huge profit.

"That's because Boss Yang has a good vision and is still willing to continue investing after losing so much. How many people can do this?"

The Wei and Jin Dynasties did not take it seriously. Many people only saw thieves eating meat and did not see thieves being beaten.

"That's true, but why do you think Poet Chen is such a waste? He fell down before Jiang Wen could take action."

Wang Changtian seemed to be remembering the time when Poet Chen called to ban Liu Yan, and Wang Changtian's tone was a bit mocking.

The industry thought that this year's Lunar New Year film would be a competition between the three major directors Chen, Feng and Jiang. However, before "Let the Bullets Fly" was released, "The Orphan of Zhao" was unable to make a dent in the box office.

Less than two weeks after its release, the box office revenue was 1.7 million, and the single-day box office fell below million. Poet Chen has been announced to be out of the game early.

With the release of "Let the Bullets Fly", the single-day box office of "The Orphan of Zhao" fell below 10. The theater even unilaterally released the movie, literally pressing Poet Chen's face to the ground and rubbing it. A director who was unilaterally released was named Lu Chuan.

"Hey, didn't you read what the netizens said? Poet Chen has exhausted his talents. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to turn around."

Thinking of Poet Chen's tragic situation, Wei Jin also laughed a little. "The Orphan of Zhao" should be the biggest Waterloo that Poet Chen has ever encountered.

The most important thing is that Wei Jin remembers clearly that until 2023, Poet Chen never got up again. How could he be so miserable?

Looking at the domestic film market, this has never happened to a major director. Within half a month, the potential of the film was exhausted, the reputation was lost, and Poet Chen was once again nailed to the pillar of shame.

In comparison, whether it is "Now You See Me 2" or "Big Bang", their performance is much better than "The Orphan of Zhao".

The former has been released for three weeks, and the box office has exceeded 3 million. Although it is not as good as its predecessor, it is impressive enough for a purely imported film.

The latter was released for two weeks and the box office reached 1.5 million, which really fulfilled Zhao Jiaban's expected goal.

"But Poet Chen's mental quality is pretty good. He's been scolded so badly, but he still has the heart to write a new script, hehe."

"Normally, the demeanor of a great director still needs to be maintained. Poet Chen needs to be strong throughout his life."

"But I feel that his "Sand Sea Empty Gate" may hit the streets again."

"Hey, Mr. Wang, your feeling is probably correct."

"Ha ha."
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Wei Jin was busy with the later stages of "Exploding Drummer", and time passed very quickly, and it was late December in the blink of an eye.

News came from Chen Xi that "Pacific Rim" has finished shooting in Hong Kong, and the crew is about to move to Hollywood.

"Then according to this plan, wouldn't the crew have to spend the New Year in North America?"

"Yes, Zhang Yi is still asking you to give out Spring Festival red envelopes."

"Tell him to go to bed early, he will be there in his dreams, haha."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin gathered his thoughts. The post-production of "Exploding Drummer" has been completed. He is currently working on the film to check for omissions and fill in the gaps.

One morning passed, Wei Jin stretched his body and said to the staff in the editing room:

"It's no problem. I'll arrange for someone to send it for review this afternoon."

"Okay, Mr. Wei."

Waving his hand, Wei Jin went straight to the office, turned on the computer and started browsing online consultations. He was busy editing these days and had no time to watch the excitement.

The media is very efficient. Chen Xi reported on his work in the morning, and by now the news about "Pacific Rim" had appeared online.

""Pacific Rim" has completed location shooting, and the crew will move to Warner Studio to complete the shooting of special effects shots."

After two months, this large-scale Sino-US co-production has once again entered the public eye, and it also comes with a final makeup photo of all the main creators.

In the photos, Zhang Yi and the Chinese faces in the group portraits all look determined.

Only Fan Bingbing, although she tried hard to look brave and fearless, was dressed in a mecha and had a curvy figure. People always had the urge to hold her down and teach her a lesson. She was really a woman who brought disaster to the country and the people.

At this time, Wei Jin would not wrong himself and invite Zixuan, who obediently squatted under the desk and began to warm up.

Soon Wei Jin saw the latest movie information.

Perhaps because the results of "Let the Bullets Fly" were so good, Jiang Wen got a little carried away and actually blasted the entire film industry in front of the media.

"In my opinion, more than half of the domestic filmmakers' aesthetics are not as good as those of ordinary audiences. They just think about making movies every day? What about making a fool of themselves?"

As soon as these words came out, people in the industry were in a panic. Now that you, Jiang Wen, have achieved results, are you going to start destroying the jobs of your colleagues? A large number of filmmakers and association members jumped out to accuse Jiang Wen of being arrogant and arrogant.

That's not all. Boss Yang seems to have taken the initiative and actually invested in Lu Chuan's "The King's Feast", accounting for 70% of the key investment share.

Wei Jin shook his head. Lu Chuan didn't have any experience in making period films. Boss Yang's investment was probably going to go to waste again.

Just as he was about to continue browsing, Wei Jin noticed that he had been bitten. When he lowered his head, he saw that his assistant was looking at him with a rosy face.

"Boss, I want it."

"Come, stand still, I'll feed you until you're full."

Soon, cheerful singing and applause filled the office
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