During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 360: The first Chinese-speaking person plans an invitation

In the movie market, the box office of "Thieves" affects the hearts of the industry every day.

On the 26th, "Rogue" grossed 1760 million in a single day, only 7440 million short of the record of "Avatar".

On the 27th, it closed at 1720 million, only missing 5720 million.

On the 28th, the Hollywood blockbuster "War for the Planet of the Apes" was released.

According to past practice, "Thieves", which is about to be released at this time, should have significantly reduced its film schedule.

But in fact, this did not happen. The film schedule was only reduced a little, so that on Friday, the box office of "Thieves" was still 1660 million.

In this regard, production companies in the industry are well aware that this is an intervention from above, with a very clear purpose, which is to continue the record of "Avatar".

"Wei Jin, it's the last three days. The extension key has been obtained, but Tong Bureau's intentions will not be announced for the time being. We will wait until the end of this weekend and see on the last day."

Wei Jin naturally understood the meaning of Han Sanping's words.

The current box office gap is only over 40 million. If it can win glory, no one will be willing to bow down, let alone the film bureau?

As long as the box office can exceed 30 million in two days this weekend, it means that it can definitely break the record, and there is no need to make off-market tricks.

"Okay, Director Han, I have no objection. Let's wait and celebrate."

To be honest, Wei Jin himself was surprised. The strength of this film exceeded his imagination.

However, thinking about the dominating schedule, super high film schedule and overwhelming publicity, Wei Jin took it for granted.

"Of course, no matter what, the celebration banquet will be held grandly, and you must be there when the time comes."

"Okay, I'll leave it to Director Han to worry about this."

After hanging up the phone, Wei Jin turned around and walked into the monitor.

After sitting down, Wei Jin looked around and saw that all groups were ready, then he picked up the loudspeaker and shouted.

"action."

What we filmed today was the little heroine’s last scene.

In the camera, Li Landi chatted with a group of girls of average size and smiled happily.

They put on makeup and nails together and share each other's joy
"Click."

Sitting behind the monitor, Wei Jin carefully checked the playback footage and finally nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay, this is over. The crew will take a ten-minute break to prepare for the next scene."

The staff of each team began to act quickly, and the actors stepped forward to send blessings.

"Xiao Di, congratulations on wrapping up!"

"thank you all."

Li Landi smiled sweetly and bowed politely to everyone.

Although we only got along with him for a few days, everyone loved this polite little actor very much.

Wei Jin also stepped forward and touched the little girl's head.

"Okay, I won't hold a wedding banquet for you. Brother Hua is still waiting for you to join the group, haha."

Listening to the director's teasing, everyone at the scene also laughed.

This little girl is really lucky. Not to mention her debut at such a young age, she is also in the big-budget movie "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" and it is a movie by the great director Wei Jin. She is really incomparable to others.

Farewells are always the norm for the crew. After seeing off the little girl, Wei Jin was ready to start the next scene, but looking at Jing Tian's new look, he couldn't help but make fun of her.

"Tiantian, with your blond hair, you look quite like a Western princess, haha"

Jing Tian lifted up his hair and took a look in disgust, then pursed his lips.

"I'm so used to it. Brother, please promise me to finish filming this part as soon as possible."

"I don't have the final say. It depends on your performance."

Jing Tian raised his face when he heard this, looking arrogant.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Wei Jin originally wanted to reach out and touch her head, but when he thought that his hair was messed up and he would have to waste time, he put his hand down again.

"Okay, let's see how you perform today."

After saying that, Wei Jin walked towards the monitor. He had already seen the field attendant waving.

"Attention all units, countdown to 30 seconds to prepare."

Within thirty seconds, all areas to be scanned by the camera were cleared and inspected again.

All staff present checked the areas they were responsible for and reported "ready" one after another.

Under the command of Wei Jin, the entire set was as clean and tidy as an army. Xu Yajun, who was watching from the sidelines, nodded frequently.

"action."

Entering the weekend, the box office results of "The Thief" did not disappoint Wei Jin and Han Sanping.

Withstanding the pressure of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", it grossed 3380 million at the box office in two days. It is certain to break the record of "Avatar"!
Now let’s see how big the new record will be.

Looking at the gorgeous data of "Thieves", Zhang Weiping finally made up his mind about something he had been hesitating about for a long time.

Picking up the phone, Zhang Weiping dialed.

After making the first call, a smile appeared on Zhang Weiping's face. When he was about to make a second call, a voice rang.

"Are you really going to do this?"

Looking at his old partner standing at the door, Zhang Weiping's eyes were bright.

"You should know that we are under great pressure to recoup our capital this time. Even a single point at the box office for a movie like "Thieves" costs tens of millions. I have to fight for it."

That's right, Zhang Weiping's idea is to increase the box office split ratio.

Zhang Weiping considers himself very experienced in this matter.

In 02, with the momentum of his portable blockbuster "Hero", he forced the theaters to increase the film studio's share ratio from 38% to 40%.

In 04, he repeated his old tricks and increased the 40% to 41% with "House of Flying Daggers".

"Golden Armor" in 05 once again increased the share ratio to 42%.

Although the General Administration later set a 43% rule, Zhang Weiping still felt that it was not enough and he wanted to go higher!
"But, after all, it is no longer 9 years ago."

"So what? I managed it by myself a few times before, but this time I brought in so many colleagues, I don't believe I can do it!"

Looking at Zhang Weiping who was already a little dazed, Lao Mouzi felt strange.

After the filming of "Thirteen Hairpins", the partners who were originally close partners already felt like strangers.

Shaking his head, Lao Mouzi stopped trying to persuade him and went straight to the point and explained his purpose.

"I came here this time to transfer Ni Ni's contract to mine."

Before Lao Mouzi finished speaking, Zhang Weiping stopped him. "Impossible, she is the heroine of "Thirteen Hairpins", the contract must be in Xinhua Mian, this matter is not negotiable!"

Zhang Weiping's face was full of anger and fierceness. He continued to speak forcefully without waiting for Lao Mouzi to speak.

"Besides, I think that Zhou Dongyu signed with you is basically just a free rein. It would be better to transfer to a company. After all, you don't have any experience in managing artists."

A flash of disappointment flashed across Lao Mouzi's tired face. He closed his eyes, recalling the more than ten years the two had supported each other, and sighed inwardly:
“Nothing will ever go back to the way it was before.”

Opening his eyes, Lao Mouzi shook his head and refused.

"Zhou Dongyu is doing well as he is now. He is going to school and taking on roles at the same time. Please don't interfere with my affairs."

"Okay, I won't interfere with you, but don't mention Ni Ni's matter anymore. Next, you should be busy promoting the movie."

Zhang Weiping directly issued an eviction order, but in his heart he was determined to find an opportunity to control all the girls in the company.
October has just passed, and the entire film industry has focused its attention on the media headlines.

""A League of Thieves" was released for 33 days, with a box office revenue of 13.86 billion, setting a new record for domestic movies and topping the Chinese movie box office rankings!"

"A new movie box office record has been set, "A League of Thieves", 13.86 billion!"

"The 3-month box office record in the mainland film market held by the Hollywood 20D science fiction blockbuster "Avatar" has been officially broken by "A League of Thieves"!"

"After more than five years, director Wei Jin moved to the Hollywood mountains for the second time and regained the top spot at the box office!"

"Will 13.86 billion be the upper limit for domestic films? I wonder how long this record will remain, and which director will be the one to break it again?"

"Director Wei Jin has become the well-deserved king of movies in the Chinese film industry!"

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The entire Internet was full of praise, and even the official website of the Film Bureau sent a separate text message for "Thieves".

Even the official media went out in person, led by the movie channel, and made a special report on the movies since Wei Jin's debut.

This report counts the domestic films that Wei Jin has directed since his debut.

In 2003, "Buried Alive" sold 3582 million;
In 2004, "Those Years" 1.18 million;
In 2005, "Painted Skin" earned 3.78 million;
In 2006, "Living Together" had 2.32 million; "Room" had 1.58 million;
In 2007, "Xiuchundao" sold 3.34 million;
In 2008, "The Martian" 6.68 million;
In 2009, "Super Body" earned 4.87 million;
In 2010, "Passengers" sold 10.16 billion;
In 2011, "Thieves" sold 13.86 billion!
In 8 years, 10 Chinese-language films have been released, and the current cumulative box office data is:

48.12 billion!
As soon as this number came out, he officially established his status as the first person in Chinese-language films in the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

Under the fierce fire, Wei Jin originally wanted to keep a low profile and huddled in the crew without going anywhere.

Naihe was invited to the premiere of "Mr. Tree" by Wang Baoqiang, and also received a call from Chief Jia, who is one of the film's producers and producers.

Wei Jin simply handed over some cutscenes to Lu Yang and came to attend the premiere.

It has to be said that Bao Qiang is quite popular in the industry. When Wei Jin arrived at the premiere venue, the Nortel Auditorium, a large number of industry insiders came to support him.

"Director Wei, congratulations on regaining the box office record."

A large number of congratulations filled Wei Jin's ears, and he could only smile and nod.

Seeing Huayi's Wang Zhonglei, Wei Jin remembered the news he had seen a few days ago.

Huayi signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Busan with uam, an alliance of six major Korean brokerage companies.

Many Korean artists were signed on the spot, all of which are well-known boy groups and girl groups, and contracts for many more artists are also being signed in the future.

This means that the film and television cultural exchanges between China and South Korea have entered the honeymoon period. In the future, a large number of Korean idols and celebrities will use Huayi as a springboard to enter the mainland market to make money.

By then, these domestic idol stars will probably be hung up and beaten.

However, thinking of Wang Zhonglei's dual-plug nature, a very absurd picture emerged in Wei Jin's mind. How many of the girly boy bands in Korea can escape his clutches?
A sudden voice sounded, interrupting Wei Jin's thoughts.

"Director Wei, congratulations. If you make a new movie in the future, if you need anything, please feel free to call me."

The visitor is Ren Zhonglun, and Shanghai Film Studio is also the producer of this film.

However, Wei Jin was a little reluctant to accept these words, but this time about "The Thief", he really wanted to express his gratitude, so he could only smile and nod.

"You're welcome, Mr. Ren. Thank you very much this time. I will definitely cooperate with you if you have the opportunity in the future."

Ren Zhonglun was overjoyed to receive the promise from Wei and Jin. As long as there was cooperation, it would be a good start.

You know, China Film seems to be going smoothly and proudly in the domestic film market, but aside from its cooperation with Shanhe Media, its performance in the film market during the rest of the time is not much better than that of Shanghai Film.

Now that Shanghai Film and Wei Jin are on the line, he may not have the opportunity to slap the mountain eagle in the face in the future when he takes over Zhonglun.

After some pleasantries, Wei Jin came to his place.

It was also a coincidence that there happened to be two acquaintances sitting on the left and right, one was Teacher Zhou from the 02 Performance Department with whom he had his graduation photo, and the other was Teacher Wang Jinsong whom he had worked with before.

"Congratulations, Wei Jin."

"Thank you, Teacher Zhou. They are all well-trained by the school."

Wei Jin looked humble, but Wang Jinsong on the side looked at him in surprise, as if he was just pretending to be a kid.

Soon the movie started.

I have to say that Bao Qiang's performance in this film is a classic.

Whether it is the state of mental illness or the posture of smoking, there is a return to nature charm.

Glancing at the acting teacher next to him, Wei Jin shook his head.

Nortel's current atmosphere is getting worse and worse. The acting skills of those so-called actors with professional backgrounds are simply inferior compared to Bao Qiang, a wild actor.

"Teacher Wang, what do you think?"

"It's very good. His performance is very expressive and spiritual. A few scenes are even qualified to be included in the teaching film of the acting department. I will ask the school to contact him later."

Wei Jin nodded. Wang Jinsong really wanted to change the current situation of Nortel. Unfortunately, it was difficult to reverse the situation. It would be difficult for just a few people to make a comeback.

When the movie ended, Wang Baoqiang came over with his characteristic honest smile.

Along the way, no matter which Nortel teacher he met, he took the initiative to say hello and had a very upright attitude.

"Director Wei, thank you for coming to support us. What do you think of my performance?"

"Very good. Just now, Teacher Wang said that some of your shots should be included in Nortel textbooks."

When Wang Baoqiang heard this, he looked surprised and immediately bowed to Wang Jinsong to thank him.

"Baoqiang, do you have any problem with your schedule in the first half of next year?"

Wei Jin patted Bao Qiang on the shoulder and said, feeling a little helpless.

I thought that with the help of a tool man, I could start the project earlier, but I didn't expect that what I said before was too harsh, which made Xu Zheng feel uneasy, and he attached great importance to the split shots. It's been a month, and he's still thinking about it.

Wei Jin estimates that "囧囧" will not be filmed until spring.

The soul of this movie is undoubtedly the three leading actors. It is reasonable to set a strong schedule in advance.

"No, if Director Wei needs it, just say it, the schedule will definitely be fine."

With a trademark smile on his face, Wang Baoqiang agreed immediately.

Are you kidding me? Wei Jin invited him personally. Didn't the people around him look at him and his eyes turned red?
"Well, that's good. The company will contact you later."

(End of this chapter)