During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 401: Charming Yu Mo, graceful Ni Ni
In the film market, "6.37 Again" was taken off the screen and the final box office revenue was reported to be million yuan.

As a movie produced with a small or medium budget, its box office has crushed most of the domestic commercial blockbusters.

As the leading actress, Liu Yifei's value and pay skyrocketed again.

Wei Jin doesn’t pay much attention to endorsements, but he is very clear about movie pay.

From 3 million during "October Besieged", it rose to 10 million through "Inception", and the "Mojin: The Last Dragon" a few years ago raised his salary to a sky-high price of 15 million.

At this point, Liu Yifei's pay had skyrocketed to 2000 million.

You know, how many years has Zhang Ziyi been in the industry? She was offered 1200 million for a special script like "Dangerous Liaisons", and her usual offer to the public was only million.

Zeng Li is the first mainland actress to win the Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award and the first Chinese actress to be nominated for an Oscar, but her external remuneration was only 200 million US dollars.

Although Jing Tian has the global hit "Lucy" and "Now You See Me" series, his salary is about 300 million US dollars because he has produced fewer works in the past two years.

Not to mention Gao Yuanyuan. Although "Passengers" was a big hit, people in the circle didn't believe that she was the one who carried the box office. So her pay was the lowest among the four queens, only 1000 million, which is probably the same as Zhou Xun, Fan Bingbing and others.

As for other female stars, even Yang Mi, who has become the fastest-growing star in recent years, only saw her pay increase to 500 million.

Therefore, Liu Yifei's pay is definitely among the top few among all domestic female stars, and even most female stars don't even have the idea of ​​pursuing it.

Ning Hao brought the crew of "The Great Buddha" back to the capital. They returned with great honor and everyone in the group was smiling.

"Brother, congratulations!"

Wei Jin gave Ning Hao a big hug in the reception room.

"Hahaha, it still has to be your script. I've decided that I will hold on to you tightly from now on, haha."

Ning Hao really felt that winning without any effort was a great feeling.

"No Man's Land" has been worked on for several years but has not produced any results, but "The Big Buddha" just won the Silver Bear Award for Best Director with ease. Who can I complain to?
After reminiscing about the past with Ning Hao, Wei Jin looked at the two leading actors in the film.

I have to say that Ning Hao really likes to use acquaintances. This time he even used actors from "Racing" - Wei Jin's fellow villager Wang Shuangbao and special actor Baduo, the two who played the killers.

But although these two are not well-known, their acting skills are really great, and their performance in "The Great Buddha" is quite eye-catching.

After a few people reminisced about the past, Ning Hao talked about something.

"Junior brother, I don't plan to release this movie. I don't want to see the faces of those bird people, but..."

Ning Hao looked at the leading actors while speaking, and Wei Jin understood immediately.

During the filming of "The Great Buddha", because the prospects were unclear, Ning Hao used the old tradition again and squeezed the actors beyond recognition.

Now that it has won the award and the copyright has been sold for 810 million US dollars, after deducting the production costs and public relations fees, Shanhe Media has made a profit of at least 500 million US dollars, so some compensation must be given.

So Wei Jin waved his hand and expressed his position immediately.

"Brother, everyone, don't worry, there will be a celebration banquet, and red envelopes are even more indispensable."

"Hehe, Junior Brother, you are generous."

"Thank you, Mr. Wei!"

The celebration parties for "20 Again" and "The Great Buddha" were held together.

The entire film industry didn't expect that Wei Jin would do such a cool thing, but you have to say, it really saves a lot of trouble.

The scale of this celebration banquet was not large, but there were still many people who came to show their support, especially media reporters.

"Director Ning Hao, don't you feel sorry that 'The Great Buddha' won't be released in theaters?"

As soon as the reporter's words came out, many people in the circle who came to show their support looked at Ning Hao curiously. It must be hard for him to feel good that his first award-winning film cannot be released, right?
"I don't regret it. If the best parts of the film are cut for the sake of release, I think it would go against the original intention of filming."

Having said that, Ning Hao paused for a moment, and looking at the regretful expressions on the faces of many people in the industry around him, he continued to add.

"However, I have already communicated with the school leaders of Beijing Film Academy, and will hold a small-scale screening in the small auditorium of Beijing Film Academy. Friends who are interested can come and watch it. In addition, the film will also be screened in Hong Kong and Taiwan at an appropriate time."

This is a compromise solution discussed by Wei Jin and Ning Hao. As long as the films do not enter mainland theaters, the censorship will not be able to control them.

“That’s great, let’s go check it out then.”

"Well, Ning Hao is quite thoughtful, but he is too lazy to bother with the old guys."

"We've made a lot of money from the copyright, so it doesn't matter whether it's released or not."

Many people in the audience began to whisper. This kind of operation is still very rare.

Then the celebration banquet officially began.

When the 6.37 digital ice sculpture of "Back to 810" was smashed by Wei Jin and Liu Yifei with a small hammer; and the digital ice sculpture of "Big Buddha" was smashed by Ning Hao and his wife together, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly became heated.

Afterwards, Wei Jin distributed red envelopes to the main creators of the two films.

The production cost of the movie "20 Again" does not exceed 25 million yuan, and including publicity and promotion, it is roughly around 50 million yuan.

But the domestic box office revenue alone was as high as 2.51 million, including 8000 million from patch ads and product placements, and 1200 million US dollars from overseas copyrights, the cumulative revenue exceeded 4 million!
So Wei Jin was not stingy and gave the entire five million to the entire crew.

Although the profits of "The Great Buddha" were not that high, it still gave two million as a red envelope to the crew.

The atmosphere of the entire celebration banquet reached its climax the moment the red envelopes were received.

After the excitement died down, Wei Jin took Liu Yifei back to the villa.

From the moment she got in the car, the girl kept talking to him about her art exams in the past few days, all the way until they got home.

The number of people taking art exams this year is unprecedentedly high, so the dean Wang Jinsong, who is in charge of the art exams, is also quite strict.

A few people who used technological means to enhance their faces were eliminated on the spot by Wang Jinsong.

For this reason, many parents brought reporters to surround the school, claiming that Beijing Film Academy discriminated against candidates who had plastic surgery.

"Oh? What did the school say?" Hearing this, Wei Jin became interested.

"Brother, you don't know how domineering Teacher Wang is. He said in front of the reporters that natural beauty is unsurpassed. In his opinion, he cannot accept candidates who have plastic surgery, unless he is no longer in Beijing Film Academy."

Wei Jin nodded. Wang Jinsong was indeed very strict and responsible, but unfortunately he could not handle everything alone in the school and there were some things that were beyond his control.

"Have you seen any seedlings you like these days?"

"No, there are quite a few famous candidates, such as Little Fan Bingbing, Little Gong Li, Little Zhang Ziyi. Oh, yes, there are also several Little Liu Yifeis, they all made me laugh to death, but after watching them, they are just like that."

Wei Jin nodded. Every year when there are art exams, there will always be media hype. As time goes by, this kind of situation will become more and more common.

Because most of the art exam candidates are pretty enough in appearance, but they don’t have any special features.

To be in the entertainment industry, it is not enough to just be beautiful, you also have to have characteristics so that the audience can remember you and like you.

For example, Zhao Liying is definitely not a top beauty in terms of looks, and her figure is even more ordinary, but she has a kind of affinity and is very popular with passers-by.

How can you make others think you have characteristics? Of course, you can hype up the characteristics of famous female stars. Package yourself as "Little Liu Yifei" or "Little Zhang Ziyi", and you will have both popularity and a good first impression, right?
"By the way, brother, I saw a girl at school who looked a bit like my mother when she was young."

"Arts candidate?"

"No, it seems to be level 11."

After hearing this, Wei Jin roughly knew who it was. It should be the female artist known as "Liu Erfei".

Wei Jin had eaten a lot of gossip about this guy and Chen Jinfei in his previous life.

"By the way, is your art exam work over?"

"Well, but my notice has also arrived. It will start next week. I think it will take several months this time. There are too many things piled up."

Seeing the little girl looking a little distressed, Wei Jin held her hips with both hands.

"Then let me help you relax tonight."

As if thinking of another period of emptiness, Liu Yifei's pretty face flushed and she nodded slightly.

"Well, brother, you love me."

Ning Hao seemed to be very concerned about the new script. After only one day's rest, he took the initiative to come to Wei Jin.

"Junior brother, where is the prepared script you mentioned?"

Ning Hao, still wearing the big gold chain, sat on the reception sofa with a swagger, looking like a second-rate guy.

"Here, take a look, which one do you like?"

Wei Jin took out the script that he had prepared long ago from the drawer, walked around the desk and handed it to him, then picked up the tea that he had just brewed and started to sip it.

"'Nobody'? 'Famous'? They're both pretty interesting names."

After mumbling something, Ning Hao flipped through the pages quietly.

Taking advantage of this time, Wei Jin started to check the news online.

The Oscar awards ceremony is about to begin, and there are various cocktail parties in Hollywood, one after another.

There are many related reports in China, but Wei Jin didn't expect to see a guy named Hunter.

But as soon as I saw Li Bingbing and Zhang Ziyi beside him, I understood why he was in the domestic news.

The former was because "Resident Evil 5" was invited to attend this year's red carpet, and the latter was one of the thousands of judges for this year's Oscars.

"Damn, this guy is really living a comfortable life."

Wei Jin couldn't help but complain. This guy was hugging women on both sides in the photo, and the two big stars were also smiling. There was no trace of the arrogant and cold look he had in China.

When it comes to having fun, it has to be Hollywood!

After some complaints, Wei Jin heard Ning Hao put down the notebook.

"Have you chosen?"

"Junior brother, you really gave me a difficult question. I like both of them."

Looking at the two scripts on the table, Ning Hao looked conflicted.

Wei Jin is understandable. "The Unknown" is a multi-line narrative with black humor, which fits Ning Hao's style very well.

"To Be Famous" is a suspense comedy with a distinct postmodern style. It tells the story through meta-cinema, parody, deconstruction, irony, collage and other methods. For Ning Hao at this stage, it should feel quite novel.

"If you like them, keep them all. Choose one to start filming this year, and shoot the rest whenever you want."

Ning Hao's eyes lit up. Only children make choices, so of course adults have to choose one.

"Okay, then I'll start with this "Nobody" and get my style back, haha."

Wei Jin shrugged and said it was no problem.

"Okay, take the script back and study it first. There's no rush. You can spend more time on Lost in Thailand."

"Okay, after the Beijing Film Academy screening is over, I will go to the crew and take a vacation. You don't know, I'm almost sick of being with your sister Na every day during this period."

Ning Hao began to complain about his trip to Berlin during this period.

One moment he looked at a North American actress for a second longer and was scolded; the next moment his wife severely criticized his outfit on the red carpet.
This made Wei Jin feel sad. Would the four queens be like this in the future?
In the golden house No. 5, Wei Jin looked at Ni Ni wearing the "Yu Mo" cheongsam, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Have you really thought it through?"

Honestly speaking, Wei Jin was really surprised when he received the call from this girl. After all, he had the care of Zhang Yimou and the company had plenty of resources. There was no need to be so anxious, right?

"Boss Wei, I've thought it through. Please give me a chance. I will be very obedient."

Ni Ni's tone was firm, with a determination to fight to the end.

To be honest, she is not a woman who does not love herself. If possible, she also hopes to stay in the circle cleanly.

What prompted her to make this decision was her experience at the Berlin Film Festival.

As we all know, the red carpet of film festivals is the first choice for many female stars to show their style.

Ni Ni was also looking forward to the Berlin red carpet this time, but unfortunately due to her status, even with the company's arrangement, she still couldn't get the haute couture dress she wanted.

This also resulted in the dress Ni Ni wore on the red carpet not being well-fitting, and the other one she wore at the subsequent cocktail party was also equally inappropriate.

As a result, a good opportunity to showcase oneself turned into a scene of embarrassment, and he was often ridiculed by the media.

The reason is that Ni Ni’s status is not high enough, so the brand can only let others choose first before it is her turn!
This kind of thing is actually not uncommon in the circle, but Ni Ni doesn't want to continue like this.

She wants to be famous, she wants the whole world to know, her name is Ni Ni!

Thinking of this, Ni Ni didn't wait for Wei Jin to take any action, but took the initiative to move closer, with an inexplicable smile on her face, and stretched out her slender fingers to lightly press on the man's chest.

"Handsome boy, do you like your sister?"

Ni Ni didn't know how to please men, but she quickly changed her identity and began to play the prostitute "Yu Mo".

"Hehe, that depends on what methods the young lady has."

Looking at the graceful Ni Ni, Wei Jin reached out and held her in his arms, rubbing her round and perky buttocks through her cheongsam.

He actually quite likes this tune. Obedient, tsundere, coquettish, and cool can all bring different experiences.

"Haha, handsome boy, I promise to make you happy tonight."

Ni Ni opened her red lips and kissed Wei Jin's chin, while her hands were not idle either, helping the man to untie his restraints.

I kissed her neck, chest, and abdominal muscles.
(End of this chapter)