During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 354 Small projects slap big projects in the face

Wei Jin didn't expect that Zhang Ziyi would become a joke again just after sleeping with Naza.

She previously won "Dangerous Liaisons" and revealed that she was paid 20 million for the film. She was so arrogant that she ridiculed Li Bingbing on Weibo for a while, saying that she was just the second female lead.

As a result, the slap in the face came too quickly. It turned out that her role was also the second female lead, and she only found out in the past two days.

More importantly, the producer actually asked her to act as a voice actor for Zhang Baizhi? How can this be.

Sure enough, Zhang Ziyi started to cause trouble. At the opening ceremony held by the crew, she stayed backstage and refused to attend.

When the crew came to persuade her, she went into a rage.

"My role is not full enough. The director must give me more roles, and it must be more than Zhang Baizhi's, otherwise I will never be on stage."

As a result of bad luck, this scene happened to be recorded by the reporter who went backstage to interview and posted it online.

As you can imagine, the result was ridicule on the Internet.

"The International Chapter is so domineering, so he bullied Zhang Baizhi. Now she is single. If she hadn't been divorced, she would be the Crown Princess of Hong Kong. Is she probably a different face?"

"It's hard to say. Didn't Fan Bingbing refuse to be a partner before?"

"Can it be the same? Zhang Ziyi has already signed the contract, so he insists on overpowering others."

To be honest, many big-name actors in the industry have asked directors to add scenes, but Wei Jin has never encountered this.

But if anyone dared to make this request in front of him, Wei Jin would decisively ask them to get out.

It's a pity that not all directors have the confidence of Wei Jin, at least the Korean director Xu Qinhao of "Dangerous Liaisons" does not.

No, Zhang Ziyi lost his temper, went missing again, and couldn't contact anyone directly. The director had no choice but to give in and agreed to the former's request.

Looking at the farce on the Internet, Wei Jin felt a little sympathy for this Korean colleague. He was afraid that he would be bullied in the future.——
Shanhe Building, in the chairman's office.

"Mr. Wei, are you looking for me?"

Guo Fan sat in front of Wei Jin and asked curiously.

"Well, how are you handling your graduation?"

Guo Fan is a graduate student in the Management Department of Nortel in 09 and will graduate next year.

Different from the directing department, the graduation process of Nortel School of Management is much more complicated, so although Wei Jin has some ideas, he still has to ask clearly. He can't delay people's graduation, right?

"Fortunately, I made preparations before going to North America this time. I brought all relevant information with me. Summit Entertainment also took good care of me. All the procedures that needed to be stamped were taken care of for me. Now I'm just waiting for next year's trip. Graduation defense completed”

Guo Fan answered 1511, and felt very lucky in his heart. Compared with his classmates at school, his "graduation work" was full of gold.

"So, you have plenty of time now?"

As soon as Wei Jin's words came out, Guo Fan had a vague suspicion in his heart, but he was not sure. Although he had signed the contract for a year, he was still a management student who had not graduated. But what if?
In the blink of an eye, countless thoughts appeared in Guo Fan's mind, and they finally merged into one sentence.

"Yes, Mr. Wei, I am basically just listening to classes at school and reading books."

Wei Jin nodded and stopped beating around the bush.

"Well, that's just right. Didn't you say before that you have a dream to be a director? I have a script here, and I plan to let you practice it first."

"Really?"

Wei Jin ignored the surprise on Guo Fan's face, put out his cigarette butt, and took out a bound document from the drawer.

Guo Fan took it over excitedly, and after flipping through a few pages carefully, he suddenly raised his head and asked:
"Mr. Wei, is this book science fiction?"

Then Guo Fan frowned a little. Although he likes science fiction very much, at his current level, he doesn't know if he can continue.

"It's hard to talk about it. This is just a soft science fiction. The post-production and a small number of special effects shots will be left to Shanhe Ink."

Seemingly sensing Guo Fan's thoughts, Wei Jin shook his head and explained.

"Just use it to practice. Of course, I won't give you too much in terms of funds, just 1000 million as the cap."

At this moment, Guo Fan was excited, touched, and worried at the same time. It was quite complex and contradictory.

I am excited because my dream will come true soon; I am touched because Wei Jin is so generous; and I am worried because I am afraid that I will not perform well and ruin Wei Jin's brand.

You know, Wei Jin's scripts are famous in the industry.

"Mr. Wei, can I do it?"

Looking at Guo Fan's look, Wei Jin was a little amused. This guy was a little timid, but Lu Yang dared to rush up to him and ask for his book and money.

"Don't worry, the cost of 10 million yuan can't be compensated for anything. What's more, which good director wouldn't pay for it? Ning Hao was almost the same at the beginning."

When Guo Fan heard this, he suddenly felt a little confident.

"Okay, I will definitely take the photo carefully. When the time comes, I will ask Mr. Wei to come over and give me guidance."

"Well, you go find Chen Xi. Send the script for review first, including the subsequent formation of the crew, and ask her for advice."

Guo Fan nodded. He was quite familiar with Chen Xi. After all, they had been together for several months. He also admired her very much. He learned a lot from her on the set of "Gravity".

"Okay, Mr. Wei, I'll leave first."

"Ah."

After bidding farewell to Guo Fan, Wei Jin opened the drawer and looked at another script.

I originally planned to let him film this, but considering that it was Guo Fan's first time directing, he still chose a safe script.

As for this one, let’s wait until the results come out this time.
It's mid-October, and "A League of Thieves" is performing extremely well in the movie market.

So far, after 14 days of release, the box office has exceeded 9 million, and the box office on weekdays has remained firmly above million.

The performance of "Painted Wall" is also pretty good. In the 21 days since its release, the box office has passed the 2 million mark, and the single-day box office is still to million.

Optical fiber press releases were issued one after another, all full of good news.

Looking back at "The Legend of White Snake", after the total box office reached 1.8 million, it almost stopped moving, and the single-day box office was already less than one million.

From ridiculing Fiber Optics before its release, to crushing "Painted Wall" after its release, to being tied later, and now being far behind.

Juli Yangzi and "The Legend of White Snake" perfectly staged a good show of "pretending to be struck by lightning", directly underwriting the biggest joke in the industry in the second half of the year. Perhaps due to the box office failure and the loss of Huang Shengyi's resources, Yangzi was already a little crazy and actually announced directly on Weibo:
"The sequel of "The Legend of White Snake" is about to start. We strive to start filming by the end of the year and release it next year. This drama has invited Li Lianlian to continue to participate.
This sequel, we will make it into a 3D version, which will definitely bring you a brand new experience. We at Juli Pictures are serious about making movies."

As soon as the news came out, it really attracted a lot of attention.

Unfortunately, before Yangzi could continue to perform, Li Lian's assistant stepped forward and slapped him in the face.

"We did not receive an invitation and we will definitely not participate. We had agreed to make a guest appearance, so we did not hesitate to adjust the filming time of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" just to give Ms. Cui Baozhu face.

But who would have thought that after joining the crew, the producer kept changing the script and adding scenes, so that the original three days of scenes turned into more than 20 days
In the end, after coordination, we also filmed for 10 days, which even delayed the filming progress of "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate". We deeply apologize for this and hope that the seven major producers will forgive us.

So this time, we will definitely not cooperate with Juli Pictures, and we will never cooperate in the future."

The core meaning of Assistant Li Lian was not only to refute Yangzi's words, but also to apologize to the seven major producers including Sunward Media.

I have to say that the timing was well chosen and the words were sincere. Wei Jin really couldn't fault it.

Netizens are also excited. Juli Yangzi is so shameless. He spends guest money to let people play the role of the male protagonist, and all of them are fighting scenes.

"No wonder, if it weren't for the intervention of the seven major producers, there would probably be more Fahai scenes in "The Legend of White Snake", right?"

"Tell me, why are so many of Fa Hai's ghostly and evil actions originally included in the script, but when the director was absent, the producers reused the actions over and over again? Tsk tsk."

It was as if Yangzi could not see the ridicule on the Internet at all. They even increased the hype on this matter and used it as a promotional selling point. They did not give Li Lian any face at all and mocked him for his arrogance. It was really eye-opening for the industry.

Looking at the gossip on the Internet, Wang Changtian felt happy.

This time, Yangzi no longer needed optical fiber to continue his attack, and Yangzi directly cut off his escape route.

Not only do we have to guard against white tickets, but we also have to always beware of Yangzi's backstabbing. Which big-name celebrities and companies would dare to cooperate with him?
Wei Jin's films have always been followed by many producers or directors in the industry.

such as.

After "Xiu Chun Dao", Li Rengang followed suit with "Jinyiwei";
After "The Martian", Fatty Wang followed suit with "Future Cop";
After "Painted Skin", Chen Jiashang followed suit with "Painted Wall";
But no one in the industry expected that following the trend would be so efficient this time.

"Thieves" is still in theaters, and an ensemble treasure hunt film has actually been announced and is about to start filming.

"The 2.2D treasure-hunting action blockbuster, "Tianji·Fuchun Mountain Dwelling", led by Paige Taihe and invested by China Film, Movie Channel, Media Asia and other parties, with a production cost of up to 3 million, has been officially approved!

The film will star Liu Tianwang, and will be joined by well-known actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, including Tong Dawei, Zhang Jingchu, Lin Zhilin, Siqin Gaowa, etc., and will officially start filming at the end of October."

I have to say that the producer chose a good time.

Taking advantage of the popularity of "Thieves", this movie has attracted huge attention even before it started shooting, and there is a lot of discussion on the Internet.

"Wow, I'm so looking forward to it. Liu Tianwang missed "Thieves", but this film has a larger investment scale and a better production team. It is also a 3D blockbuster. Ten years of fans are waiting on their knees for the release!"

"It's a follow-up movie, and it's undoubtedly a bad movie. Not everyone can master the theme of group portraits and treasure hunts."

"Second, this director Sun Jianjun is the boss of Fangpai Getaihe. He has no works, so he is just fooling around?"

"Not necessarily. If several major companies jointly participate and the production team is good enough, it doesn't matter who the director is, even if it is a dog."

Looking at the information on the Internet, Wei Jin shook his head and smiled bitterly.

As for the position of director, it is important to say it is important. If it is not important, then it is indeed not important. It depends on the specific situation.

But what is the situation with Sun Jianjun? The boss of Peg Taihe becomes the director himself? Another one with pursuits and dreams?

Wei Jin was very impressed by this work. The Douban score of 3 points is a record low. It is estimated that it will be difficult for any movie to break this record in the next few years.

Thinking of this, Wei and Jin couldn't help but mourn for King Liu Tianwang and Han Sanping.

"I'm really fooled every time, Dangdang is different."

While I was sighing, the phone rang.

"Damn it, people from Shu really can't remember it."

Han Sanping was just thinking about it when his call came.

As soon as Wei Jin picked up the phone, Han Sanping's hearty laughter came from the other end of the phone.

"Wei Jin, have you seen the news? I told you that I personally made the decision this time, with an investment of 75 million."

Listening to Han Sanping's proud chatter, Wei Jin no longer knew what to say.

What's more, "after experts' verification, the box office will definitely not be bad", doesn't this guy know that the experts are all scammers?

"Hello? Are you still listening?"

"Oh, oh, yes, Director Han, you continue."

"It's like this. The special effects haven't been decided yet. I suggested Shanhe Ink Painting to do it. The other producers have no objections. What do you say?"

Wei Jin was a little moved when he heard this. Such a project would bring in at least tens of millions of profits, and the old man Han Sanping could still handle it.

However, after what happened with "The Legend of White Snake", he still has to carefully screen the special effects clients who come to his door. He does not plan to accept a super bad movie like "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" that has left its name in history.

It's just that this kind of kindness has to be declined politely.

"Director Han, thank you. However, Shanhe Ink has been busy with the special effects of "Gravity" and "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" recently. Both the equipment and employees have reached their limit and cannot take on other work. So, with good intentions, I appreciate it”

"That's it, forget it, but there are many supporting female characters in this movie. If you have any ideas, remember to tell me."

"Okay, I won't be polite to you if necessary."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin looked down at his new assistant, who had been serving him for a long time, and nodded with satisfaction.

In just half a month, Huang Mengying has adapted to her identity very well. She no longer resists office play and even seems to be addicted to it.

"Mengying, thank you for your hard work, get up quickly."

When Huang Mengying heard this, she was not in a hurry, but gently cleaned it up before slowly getting up and taking the initiative to lift up the lower edge of her hip-covering skirt.

Wei Jin noticed that perhaps for the convenience of office games, Huang Mengying was not wearing a one-piece black stockings today, but a pair of long stockings that only reached the top of her thighs, making her white and tender buttocks even more beautiful.

……

Wei Jin no longer hesitated, stretched out his hand, moved forward and started today's exercise.
(End of this chapter)