During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 404: Ending "The Return of the Great Sage"

Within one day, most of the stars involved expressed their opinions, and only four continued to play dead.

The stabbing leader Du Chun, the leader of the four protectors Li Chen, the trouble maker Yang Zi, and Zhou Xun's former rumored boyfriend Huang Jue.

In this incident, Du Chun is the most disgusting one, while the others at most took the wrong side and expressed their support online.

This guy is in a 24-hour confrontation with netizens, and his words are very certain. He is trying his best to kill his good brother, as if he is afraid that he will not die.

He is also the biggest beneficiary of this incident, having successfully taken over the Heilan Home brand endorsed by Yin Xiaotian.

Li Chen is always tough-talking and doesn't mention anything about the Stab Cult. But in a few years he's going to sue netizens. What a weirdo.

As for Yangzi, although he did not come out to apologize, Huang Shengyi posted on Weibo. Considering the relationship between the two, it can be said that he has given in.

As for the last one, I’m sorry, I’m really not sure about Wei and Jin because they are not well-known.

If we don't mention these four idiots, this matter seems to have been resolved satisfactorily.

But the entertainment industry is cruel. Although Yin Xiaotian is a victim and is in the right, once you lose, you lose, and the lost benefits cannot be recovered.

The most ridiculous thing is that because he has no background support, Yin Xiaotian has to stand up and magnanimously say that he will not pursue the matter anymore, otherwise he may face pressure from Huayi and lose more.

At this moment, the artists of Star Culture are extremely grateful to have a boss who protects his people. Although they can't walk around the circle with their heads held high, at least no one dares to use despicable tricks to frame them.

Many artists with weak backgrounds were thinking about running to Boss Wei, which was something the latter had not expected.
Wei Jin did not pay too much attention to the matter of the Stab Cult, as it was not worth it. He was currently meeting the director of "The Return of the Great Sage", Tian Xiaopeng.

Pretending to flip through the movie script and animation script, Wei Jin smiled slightly.

"Director Tian, ​​let's talk about your original intention of creating this work first."

The man with glasses, Tian Xiaopeng, was a little nervous. After he heard this, he sorted out his thoughts and answered.

"Mr. Wei, in 95, I served as the production supervisor of the animated film "Journey to the West". At that time, I had the idea of ​​bringing this story to the big screen, but it was not mature until 08."

Following Tian Xiaopeng's explanation, Wei Jin basically understood the whole story, and sighed in his heart, this is another person pursuing his dreams.

According to Tian Xiaopeng, the project has now reached the point where it is barely able to make ends meet.

When the project of "The Return of the Great Sage" was first launched, the production cost was estimated to be around 30 million yuan.

Tian Xiaopeng raised 10 million yuan on his own, and for the remaining part, because he had a good relationship with China Film, he found Han Sanping and asked for an investment of 10 million yuan.

Later, with the introduction of Han Sanping, they found Hengdian Film and Television Group and Ludong Film and Television, which each provided 5 million yuan in support.

At this point, the funds for filming the film have been secured, and Tian Xiaopeng started the project with great confidence.

Unfortunately, after the filming started, the progress was very slow, far exceeding Tian Xiaopeng's expectations.

It took two years, and only 40% of the production was completed, and the million start-up capital had already been spent.

Tian Xiaopeng had no choice but to find Wang Changtian and ask him to take over the optical fiber business.

Lao Wang was also quite decisive. When he heard that the film had been shot more than halfway, he immediately donated 10 million yuan.

But, it's of no use.

Ten million was spent in less than half a year, and there was not even a sign of the film being completed.

Later, Fiber Optic chose to withdraw, and Han Sanping was left with nothing to lose. He had no choice but to invest an additional 5 million.

At this point, the production cost of "The Return of the Great Sage" has directly reached 4500 million.

I thought I would be able to see the finished film soon. Even if the movie didn't make money, it would be better than cutting meat with a blunt knife like this. But Han Sanping was obviously disappointed.

In just half a year, Tian Xiaopeng had spent all his money, and the film was still 40% complete.

This time, Lao Han didn’t dare to invest anymore and told Tian Xiaopeng directly to find a way himself.

And just like that, the project came to a standstill.

Wei Jin knew that if he had not appeared, Tian Xiaopeng would have started begging for alms everywhere, so that the final number of investors in "The Return of the Great Sage" reached nearly a hundred, becoming a rare event in film history.

But Wei Jin was very curious, has Tian Xiaopeng ever thought about coming to Shanhe Media to seek investment?

When he raised this question, Tian Xiaopeng smiled bitterly.

"Boss Wei, I have really been here."

Listening to Tian Xiaopeng's explanation, Wei Jin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It turns out that the team of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" had contacted us as early as when "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was broadcast online.

As expected, the little-known Tian Xiaopeng team was directly rejected.

Although he was speechless, Wei Jin understood after thinking about it for a while.

From a risk perspective, there are currently no successful examples of animated films in China, and the investment in "The Return of the Great Sage" is not small. Considering their own profits and losses, the animation production department's refusal is quite reasonable.

After all, not everyone has the foresight like the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Fortunately, "The Return of the Great Sage" finally ended up in the hands of Shanhe Media.

However, this incident also reminded Wei Jin that he could ignore the foreign investment, but he needed to review the rejected list again to avoid missing out on any good ones.

Putting aside his complicated thoughts, Wei Jin looked at Tian Xiaopeng.

"Director Tian, ​​how much money are you short of right now?"

"Boss Wei, the film is currently 60% complete, and it can be completed with a maximum of million."

Upon hearing this, Wei Jin tapped his index finger on the desk and fell into thought.

Investment is definitely necessary. Although "The Return of the Great Sage" is an animated film, the box office of nearly 10 billion is no joke. The profit is huge.

The problem now is that there are already several investors. If Shanhe Media only enters the market with 30 million, its share will not be large, which does not conform to Wei Jin's idea.

Just as Tian Xiaopeng held his breath and waited for the verdict, Wei Jin spoke.

"Director Tian, ​​please listen to my plan."

Two hours later, assistant Huang Mengying was a little puzzled when she saw Tian Xiaopeng leaving the office with a happy look on his face.

"Boss, he only needs 3000 million, why did you invest 6500 million?"

Faced with the assistant's doubts, Wei Jin smiled without saying anything. Instead, he pulled her to sit on his lap and played with her beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings and her breasts that were almost bursting through her slim shirt.

As for this investment, Wei Jin is certainly not a stupid person with a lot of money.

On the one hand, there are flaws in the production of "The Return of the Great Sage". After all, in order to show the results to other producers, Tian Xiaopeng's team must have rushed the work, so Wei Jin hopes to increase investment to make the flawed parts perfect.

On the other hand, the special effects will be handed over to Shanhe Shuimo, striving to make "The Return of the Great Sage" a milestone in domestic animated films.

The most important thing is that through this investment method, Shanhe Media directly became the largest investor, accounting for more than 60%.

As for whether other investors would worry about not getting their money back, Wei Jin hoped that they would get scared and withdraw from the project. Wei Jin also planned to include the subsequent publicity and promotion costs into the investment costs and increase the proportion as much as possible.

After all, this movie, despite its bumpy production in the previous life and without any publicity, was able to achieve a box office of nearly 10 billion.

Now it is under the control of Shanhe Media, with the special effects support of Shanhe Ink Painting, sufficient production funds, and strong publicity and theater support.

Wei Jin believes that the box office will definitely reach new heights, and the higher the share, the better.

But this plan is not something that can be told to outsiders.

Wei Jin collected his thoughts and looked at his assistant, whose face was flushed and eyes were full of love. He reached out and pinched her pretty face, and the latter immediately understood.

Huang Mengying stood up and leaned forward slightly. She stretched out her index finger and slowly slid it down Wei Jin's chest to his dantian.

Feeling the boss's heat, she slowly squatted down.

While feeling the assistant's tenderness, Wei Jin browsed through movie information.

"Qian Xuesen" and "A Simple Life" were both released.

To be honest, Xiying was really attentive and put a lot of effort into the production of "Qian Xuesen", otherwise the previous "suspected leak" incident would not have happened.

The movie is really great and very textured, and it perfectly interprets a great man's feelings for his country and family.

The film has received very good reviews both online and from industry insiders.

But some movies are really hard to make a profit. Even though Wei Jin helped promote it on Weibo, the box office of "Qian Xuesen" on the first day was only less than 80.

In comparison, the performance of "A Simple Life" was much more impressive, earning 1480 million in box office revenue on the first day in mainland China.

The film was released simultaneously in Hong Kong and also performed well at the box office, grossing 410 million Hong Kong dollars on the first day.

This achievement is quite rare for an art film. After all, Zhang Yimou's "The Hawthorn Tree" only achieved this result.

Wei Jin paid special attention to "The Traces of the Pirates", which was shortlisted for the Venice Horizons section last year and was directed by Xu Haofeng, his teacher at the Beijing Film Academy.

Unfortunately, although this movie has good reputation, its box office is not ideal. It has been released for a week and the total box office has not yet exceeded one million. The theater chain’s screening share is less than 1%, so it is destined not to complete the release period.

After sighing, Wei Jin patted his assistant's pretty face, and the latter gently released him, stood up, and posed seductively with her boss.

"Oh~~~"

"Hmm~"

As two deep voices sounded, the music party in the office began
Lao Mouzi is quite efficient. It has been more than a month since he got the script and he has finally understood it thoroughly.

Perhaps because he had just joined Shanhe Media, Zhang Yimou actually brought over the storyboard script he had prepared.

"Boss Wei, you are the screenwriter, please take a look at my writing to see if it fits your vision."

To be honest, this is the movie that best suits Zhang Yimou in Wei Jin's mind. It is a very realistic film.

This story is unfortunate, the characters are suffering, and the ending is sad, but this is reality.

"Director Zhang, it's very good and profound. This is the flavor of the script."

In just a few minutes, Wei Jin finished reading the storyboard script. If this kind of subject matter was given to Zhang Yimou, there would be absolutely no problem.

Even the construction of some scenes and the use of shots are better than the finished film in Wei Jin's mind.

"I wonder what Director Zhang thinks about the actors?"

"As for the male actors, what do you think of He Bing?"

Wei Jin thought about it and nodded. He Bing was born in 68, and his age was almost the same as the male protagonist in the script.

Secondly, He Bing came from the People's Art Theatre, so there is absolutely no problem with his acting skills. Last year, he co-starred with Chen Daoming in the drama "The Sadness of Comedy", which broke the 60-year box office record of the People's Art Theatre. The media reported it for a while at the time.

"I think it's quite suitable, but I need to think about it more. What about other roles?"

"I would like to invite Gong Li to play the leading female role, but she has some personal matters and it is not convenient for her."

Seeing Zhang Yimou's regretful expression, Wei Jin was secretly delighted. If Gong Li was really called in, he would not know what to say. After all, Gong Li was really suitable for the role.

However, seeing that Lao Mouzi had no idea, Wei Jin spoke up.

"Director Zhang, what do you think of Zeng Li?"

After thinking about Wei Jin's suggestion again and again, Lao Mouzi finally nodded in agreement.

This is not necessarily to give face to Wei Jin. Zeng Li is indeed suitable for this role. Whether it is the rural woman in "The Hidden Corner" or the imprisoned mother in "The Room", they are actually somewhat inclined to this type of role.

As expected, when Wei Jin told Zeng Li the news, the latter was extremely surprised, and the two of them were extremely gentle when they were making love at night.

After the tenderness, Zeng Li remembered something.

"By the way, Xiao Jin, Yin Xiaotian asked someone to get my phone number and wanted to thank you. Do you want to call him back?"

Not many people have Wei Jin's private phone number, and these people will not easily give the phone number to others without Wei Jin's consent.

Therefore, if you want to contact Wei Jin, it is a common practice to start with the people around him.

Yin Xiaotian happened to be a student of the 94 class of the Central Academy of Drama, and was considered Zeng Li's senior. It did not seem strange for him to pass on the message through such a relationship in the school.

After thinking about it, Wei Jin took Zeng Li's phone, looked up the number and dialed it.

"Boss Wei, thank you so much."

Even through the phone, Wei Jin could feel Yin Xiaotian's sincerity.

No wonder, for Wei Jin, this was just a piece of cake, but for Yin Xiaotian, it was a great favor.

Although he has lost his endorsements and acting contracts, he is still a talented actor. As long as he is not targeted in the future, he will make a comeback sooner or later.

What's more, he was able to see that group of people come forward to apologize in person. The more wronged Yin Xiaotian had felt before, the more grateful he was to Wei Jin now.

"Well, you're welcome."

After comforting her, Wei Jin hung up the phone and didn't take the matter to heart.

Firstly, Wei Jin and he had no friendship, and this action was only because he couldn't stand it.

Secondly, Yin Xiaotian is a person who can take it and let it go, or it can be said that reality forces him to let it go.

Wei Jin remembered that he had also seen Yin and Du complete a century-long reconciliation on a variety show after ten years.

From a practical point of view, Wei Jin can understand that, after all, if you want to get into this line of work, you have to admit defeat if you don’t have a background, but that doesn’t mean he likes this approach.

After all, Wei Jin helped him out. If he turned around and reconciled with the other party, it would make people feel a little uncomfortable.

Wei Jin simply didn't talk to him any more, just discussing the matter at hand. How the situation would develop later was not of any concern to him.
(End of this chapter)