During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 370 Mature woman deceives the master
The first-day box office of "The Legend of Hongmen Banquet" is out.

The first-day data of 2680 million is considered a good result.

So the Hong Kong media began to report it vigorously. After all, this movie has too much Hong Kong content, both from the director and the production team.

"The historical blockbuster "Legend of Hongmen Banquet" received 2680 million on its first day, a good start!"

"With 2680 million on the first day, "Hongmen Banquet" officially kicked off the Lunar New Year season, and the box office is expected to exceed 5 million!"

Although the mainland media did not exaggerate so much, they were unanimously optimistic.

After all, this is a weekday box office. According to this result, a single-day box office of 30 to 40 million on weekends is not a problem.

However, word-of-mouth reviews online are a bit hard to describe.

Book 16030913: "Oh my god, for a 2 million historical blockbuster, can Fu Hua Dao be more professional? Does Li Rengang like flying saucer hats so much? Is this a prop from "Seeing the Dragon and Disarming" and using it again?"

So I heard Xiao Lai: "Sure enough, director Xiangjiang's gangster movies never disappoint. The struggle for hegemony between Chu and Han suddenly turned into a fight in Causeway Bay. What a talent!"

Looking through the reviews on Impression.com, Yang Mi's face was filled with uncertainty. Although the box office figures were pretty good, the reputation seemed to be one-sided.

Guo Fan's drinking capacity is not bad, much better than Lu Yang's. He is worthy of being a graduate student who has been beaten by society.

Xu Pei: "When adapting history, you have to respect history. Isn't this all fictional history? The key point is that it's a mess and it's unfinished."

As an actor, maybe you won't feel anything wrong when filming, after all, the scenes are scattered.

Drifting Salted Duck Egg: "Honestly, Yang Mi has too few roles. She is just a flower vase character. Why would she star in such a bad movie?"

As one of the investors, Fiber Optic also sent Vice President of Administration Li Xiaoping to come to the platform in person.

Perhaps the director didn't call his name, or perhaps seeing Wei Jin present, Zhang Tianai actually mustered up the courage to perform.

As a screenwriter, Wei Jin naturally cannot avoid being interviewed.

This move directly made Wei Jin laugh.

"Your role is that of a nerdy programmer. During the actual filming, you should be a little dull and restrained, not too aggressive."

"Okay, you guys have almost read the script, and their respective roles in the movie are clear, so let's give it a try first."

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Today is the opening ceremony of "Ex Machina". Whether as a boss or a screenwriter, he has a reason to come and support Guo Fan, a new director.

Not to mention, Guo Fan deserves to have been to Hollywood with the crew. Faced with interviews with reporters, he did not have stage fright at all and could talk eloquently.

Zeng Jia could only offer words of comfort. In her opinion, this was indeed a possibility, such as in "The King's Feast".

Wei Jin didn't know what Yang Mi was thinking. After giving Rouba a stick education, he rushed to the China Film Digital Base.

"Director Wei, why did you write such a script?"

Zhang Luyi is a pretty good actor, he can play both good and evil, both good and bad, and he can do both in a decent manner.

After the normal process, Guo Fan dismissed the media and held a script reading meeting with the actors.

"Ex Machina, first scene, first shot, action."

"Mimi, don't worry. Isn't this just the first day? Maybe it's a competitor trying to smear me?"

She finally became an actress with a single box office of 4 million yuan. Looking at the trend of "33 Days of Love", she might even break 5 million yuan. Yang Mi started to cherish her feathers a little.

"Sister Jia, what should I do? Will it affect my appeal?"

Bad boy: "That's nonsense. It's so big that the costume can't even cover it. Why do you call it dull?"

However, Yang Mi did not agree very much with Zeng Jia's statement.

Guo Fan obviously didn't think that this role required any acting or storytelling skills, so he continued chatting with the three main actors.

Guo Fan continued: "Your character is a scheming robot, but don't be superficial. This is a science fiction suspense film. You have to make sure that the audience can't tell."

In the evening, Wei Jin treated the crew to a meal as usual.

"You? As a robot, you have an expressionless face. Just stay cool."

But looking at the comments now, Yang Mi felt that what the netizens said were reasonable and not malicious negative comments.

"As for Teacher Zhang, just act as you are and show off your rich temperament."

Contrary to Wei Jin's expectation, Han Jia Nu was able to adapt to such an occasion and frequently raised her glass to him at the wine table.

LzHHHH: "One thing to say is that Yang Mi's performance of Yu Ji was terrible and her performance was lackluster."

"I just want to explore what kind of choices a robot will make after it possesses human intelligence."

A lot of media came to the scene. After all, it was the director newly signed by Shanhe Media, and Wei Jin provided the script, so the attention was actually not low.

Guo Fan watched the progress of the crew's arrangements, imitated Wei and Jin's sense of ritual, picked up the loudspeaker and shouted.

Wei Jin listened on the side, nodding and smiling from time to time.

It has to be said that the directors of Shanhe Media are of the same line, and almost all of them have learned Wei Jin’s method.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore, let's look at it later."

The two chatted for a while, and the power-on ceremony soon began.

"Director Guo, what about me?"

After drinking three drinks with her in a row, Wei Jin looked at Han Jianu's already blushing face with a joking look on his face.

"Didn't your father tell you that I can never get drunk even if I drink a thousand cups?"

"I said it, but I don't believe it."

Han Jianu regretted it now. Her throat was burning, her stomach was churning, and she had to be ridiculed by her senior brother.

"Okay, don't drink tonight, lest your old man accuse me of bullying children when you go back."

As soon as she heard this, Han Jianu stopped doing it.

"What? I'm already 25."

As he continued to raise his glass, Wei Jin immediately pretended to be unhappy.

"If you don't obey me, I will send you back."

Sure enough, Wei Jin's threats were effective. Han Jianu put down her wine glass angrily and ate her food.

This move aroused good-natured laughter from everyone at the table, and Wei Jin also smiled. It must be said that Lao Han's status in the family is quite high.

After the interlude, the rest of the crew began to move around, and Zhang Tianai took the initiative to bring up his wine glass and come over to toast.

"Brother Wei, I'd like to toast you. Thank you for signing me into the company and giving me the opportunity to be the second female lead. Otherwise, I still don't know where I can play a small role."

While he was talking, he just raised his head and became silent after one or two Maotai.

Although this was not the first time he saw this girl drinking, Wei Jin was still surprised, and everyone in the box also cheered.

"Tianai, you're wrong. It's true that I signed you into the company, but I didn't have any involvement in the casting this time. I'm afraid you're toasting the wrong person with this glass of wine, haha."

Hearing this, Zhang Tianai's face, which was already flushed from drinking, became even redder. Fortunately, she always thought it was Wei Jin's appreciation and support.

However, her psychological quality was quite good and she immediately smiled at Wei Jin. "Then I have to thank you for signing me."

After saying that, he used the small steel cannon in front of Wei Jin to fill a glass of wine for himself, turned around and raised the glass to Guo Fan beside him.

"Director Guo, thank you for choosing me. I will definitely perform well next."

Without waiting for Guo Fan to answer, he was stunned and the scene was filled with applause.

When the dinner was over, everyone dispersed.

"Sister Qian, won't you go back with me?"

Zhang Tianai shouted to Wan Qian before leaving. The two of them were currently living in the artist's apartment, so logically they should go back together.

"No, I have something else to do."

Wan Qian waved her hand and walked towards the parking lot.

"Huh? It seems like she didn't drive here."

With curiosity, Zhang Tianai kept looking in Wan Qian's direction.

Although they were far away, Zhang Tianai vaguely saw Wan Qian getting into a black Mercedes-Benz, and an idea came to his mind.

Wan Qian had no time to pay attention to Zhang Tianai's speculation. She had been empty for several months.

As soon as she got into the car, she took the initiative to crouch down.

With the mood of a pilgrimage, Wan Qian finally met the friend she had longed for for a long time, and offered her infinite tenderness and tolerance in person.

Feeling the mature woman's enthusiastic service, Wei Jin also used his skills to respond.

Perhaps it had been empty for too long. By the time the two arrived at the Golden House, Wan Qian had already lost it once.

"Why don't you just take a good rest, we have to shoot tomorrow."

"No, I don't want it"

Wan Qian didn't appreciate Wei Jin's kindness. She finally came across the opportunity, so how could she miss it.

Taking the initiative to squat down, Wan Qian continued her unfinished work.

A few minutes later, when Wan Qian saw that the camera position had been adjusted, she turned around and lay on the sofa, lifting up her long skirt, revealing her buttocks wrapped in black stockings.

Seeing that the woman was determined, Wei Jin no longer hesitated and pressed forward.

"Oh~~~"

Soon, rhythmic applause, accompanied by cheers and shouts, sounded in the golden room, like a grand symphony.

This night, Wan Qian had an extremely fulfilling life.
The next day, Wei Jin immersed himself in the post-editing work of "Bottom Girl".

The post-production of this film is very simple, and Wei Jin plans to complete it within a week.

A morning passed, and Wei Jin took advantage of his break to pay attention to the movie market for a while.

The second-day box office of "Hongmen Banquet" is out.

The number of 2120 million is shocking.

You know, unless it is a specific day, the box office on the first day is generally not as good as the box office on the second day. After all, it takes time for word-of-mouth to ferment.

However, the sudden drop of 500 million in "A Banquet at Hongmen" basically means that the film's reputation has collapsed.

Wei Jin flipped through the reviews on Impression.com and found that it was indeed the case.

A large number of negative reviews and ridicules have not only flooded Impression.com, but even the official Weibo of "Hongmen Banquet" has been flooded.

To be honest, Wei Jin felt that these netizens' comments were too sharp.

Tongtong's Machine Gun: "The historical film directed by Xiangjiang is so brainless. As a history novice, I can't help but complain. When Qin Shihuang was assassinated, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang hadn't even revolted yet. Who the hell? Xiang Yu’s title?”

What is the name of the GP: "Is the plot about biting off the little finger serious? It always feels like a plot in Liu Bei's novel."

Kenjiseija: "Such a good lineup is simply wasted. Li Rengang, you better not come out to cause trouble for historical themes."

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Looking at this situation, Wei Jin shook his head. According to this trend, investors can't even say whether the box office can exceed the production cost, let alone the return of capital.

At noon, Wei Jin had lunch as usual in the company's canteen, took a nap, and was about to go to Shanhe Ink to do post-production work when Chen Zhiming walked in.

"Mr. Wei, LeTV has sent an invitation. Boss Jia wants to invite producers and directors in the industry to attend their investment party."

"Oh? What exactly is the investment?"

Wei Jin had just woken up and was still a little confused.

"It is said to be for the entertainment industry. LeTV will provide funds and channels, and directors and producers will provide projects. Both parties will cooperate."

"Haha, isn't this just asking for cooperation? This is a fancy investment party, so just refuse it."

Wei Jin shook his head. He didn't want to deal with Boss Jia, a master of deception.

"Okay, I see."

Thanks to Chen Zhiming’s good-natured statement, Sunward Media is now in a league of its own, let alone LeTV. Other companies in the industry have to provide equivalent resources if they want to cooperate. What does LeTV have?
LeTV is just an empty shell at the moment, and it doesn’t matter what you want!

The only people in the industry who really want to flatter others are the directors in Xiangjiang who are short of money, or those from the Mainland who want to become directors, that is, a group of actors and artists who want to take the capital road.

It is completely different from Shanhe Media, so there is really no need to deal with it.

However, it was rare to see Wei Jin in the office, so Chen Zhiming took the time to report on his work.

Wei Jin was smoking and listening, nodding from time to time.

During the more than a month of filming, he had almost no involvement in the company's affairs. It seems that it is running very well so far.

The post-production of "East Palace" has been completed some time ago, and the company organized a viewing party on the TV station.

The competition this time was quite fierce, with the price of a single episode soaring from 180 million to 300 million, and it was finally won by the four TV stations of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Huizhou TV.

The production cost of this drama was 8000 million yuan, with a total of 50 episodes. The first-round broadcast rights alone made a direct profit of 7000 million yuan.

Including the later second and third rounds as well as online broadcast rights, Wei Jin conservatively estimates that the profit will be at least 2 million.

"By the way, Lao Chen, how are the preparations for those two dramas going?"

Seeing the TV drama market becoming more and more prosperous, Wei Jin, who rarely asked about the situation of TV dramas, couldn't help but become interested in the company's new projects.

"Director Jiang is still making preparations. As you know, the early stage of these two dramas will be relatively long. According to her estimate, it will take about half a month."

Wei Jin nodded when he heard this. This time he started "Celebrating More Than Years" and "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: Longling Cave".

The former is a large-scale costume drama, and it takes a long time just to complete the costumes and scenery. Although the latter is a modern drama, neither the construction of real scenes nor the special effects models can be completed overnight.

The long preparation time was expected by Wei and Jin.

"Well, the first priority for our drama is not efficiency, but quality. The more solid the preliminary work, the less trouble there will be later. Tell her, don't be anxious and take your time."

"Understood, Mr. Wei."

After sending Chen Zhiming away, Wei Jin went to Shanhe Ink Painting and continued to dive into the later work.
(End of this chapter)