During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 414 Uncle is awesome, sister-in-law is so happy

On the 3rd, Gao Yuanyuan took Wei Jin to buy movie tickets for "Titanic 3D".

Of course, in order to avoid trouble, the two went to the private cinema of Shanhe Cinema.

While walking in the corridor, Wei Jin saw a poster and made a sarcastic remark.

"Sister Yuanyuan, do you want to watch this later?"

What Wei Jin was pointing at was the movie "Lost on Journey" starring Fatty Guo.

This movie is clearly trying to copy the "Lost" series, but the 200 million box office on the first day shows that without the two core members, Xu Guangtou and Wang Baoqiang, the rest of the cast simply can't pull it off.

"Hey, why do you keep bringing this up? I'll just listen to you from now on, okay?"

Gao Yuanyuan also had a look of disgust on her face. She checked the reputation of the movie yesterday and saw that it had a 4.0 rating on Impression.net, which was almost at the bottom. Netizens were also scolding her, and she didn't want to continue to be poisoned.

"Hehe, it's right to listen to me."

The two of them entered the theater laughing and joking, and the movie started soon after they chose their seats.

Da Meiyuan was very emotional and completely immersed in the plot, occasionally exclaiming at the shock of the 3D effect. This huge ship from 15 years ago seemed to be about to rush out of the screen.

Wei Jin was more concerned about the technology of Cameron's team.

Cameron is indeed a technology fanatic. He led a team of more than 300 people, spent more than two years and spent 2 million US dollars to remake a 1800D movie produced 15 years ago into a 2D blockbuster through technical means that is not inferior to the real thing.

You know, conversion and real shooting are two different concepts. Cameron's team needs to draw the outline of each picture of the movie frame by frame, build a three-dimensional mesh model of each object, and then add viewpoint information to obtain its depth mapping.

This movie is more than three hours long, with more than 60 seconds of effective footage, which translates to more than frames.

Capturing the depth information in each picture frame by frame is a daunting amount of work.

The key is that the final film quality is so good, and the visual effects are even more shocking than many current real-life 3D blockbusters, which makes Wei Jin have to admire it.

As expected, when the plot reached its climax, Gao Yuanyuan had already leaned on Wei Jin's shoulder and began to sob.

When Rose and Jack passed away, Wei Jin felt that his clothes were all wet.

The movie ended, but Gao Yuanyuan was still restless and seemed still immersed in the touching love. She raised her head and was about to talk to Wei Jin about her feelings, but saw that the latter still had a smile on his face, and she suddenly became angry.

"Xiao Jin, aren't you touched? You're still smiling."

Gao Yuanyuan has fair skin, and her eyes are red at the moment. She is so excited that her face looks even more rosy, which is very beautiful.

"Sister Yuanyuan, I want to be moved too, but when I see Jack, I think of Leon now, and it's hard to put myself in his shoes."

Gao Yuanyuan was stunned when she heard this, and the image of the fat middle-aged uncle with a stubble on his face that she saw at Matt Damon's house appeared in her mind. She laughed out loud, like a blooming flower, but then she pouted her lips.

"How annoying! You ruined my mood by saying that."

"You can't blame me for this. Besides, this guy is so extravagant and recently got a new Victoria's Secret girlfriend. How can he be as affectionate as in the movies?"

"You still say, you don't."

Wei Jin decisively covered the beauty's red lips. He was different from Leon. The latter was fickle, but he wanted everything, but he was a little more philanthropic.

The next day, the first day box office figures for Titanic 3D came out.

The entire film industry was in an uproar, especially the producers whose films were released in April, who were facing a formidable enemy.

"After 15 years, Titanic 3D was remade and released, grossing 7400 million on the first day!"

"The first-day attendance rate of the big ship from across the ocean was astonishing, reaching 95%. Tickets for the 3D and IMAX theaters were hard to come by. The theater chain said it would increase the number of screenings at the same time!"

The box office of 7400 million on the first day and the extremely high attendance rate, what does this mean?
This means that the box office potential of this movie is heading directly towards 10 billion, and it is entirely possible that it will be a hit throughout April. If it can be postponed, it may even continue to reap the rewards in May!
In comparison, all other movies currently in theaters suffered.

Let’s not talk about “Ex Machina”, which has been released for nearly 20 days and grossed 7700 million at the box office. It has already come to an end, but the single-day box office was cut below one million.

On the contrary, the art film "Whiplash", perhaps because its audience was more clear, did not have such a big impact. It earned 4 million in box office revenue in four days after its release, and maintained more than 8100 million per day.

Other domestic films such as "Eat Drink Man Woman 2" and "Love in a Puff" almost became cannon fodder.

The former is starred by Huayi "Princess" Huo Siyan, and is obviously following the trend of "Eat Drink Man Woman" directed by Li An in 94.

But it is obvious that the audience did not buy it. The box office was less than one million on the first day and less than three million after one week. Now that it encountered a big ship, it was completely defeated.

The latter is a romance film produced by Media Asia and starring Yu Wenle and Miriam Yeung.

The online reputation is pretty good, but the box office is not that strong, with over 600 million on the first day and over million in five days, but the daily box office has dropped below million.

Even "The Fast and the Furious", another Hollywood blockbuster starring Jason Statham, was cut short by the big ship.

At this moment, with the highly anticipated movies such as "The Heist", "The Man from Nowhere", "The Killing", and "SPL 2", the pressure is very high.

Boss Yang called specifically.

"Boss Wei, this Titanic is too strong. There are also Miami, New York, and Ghost Rider 2 coming up. These are all blockbusters. Can our SPL 2 stand up to them?"

It's no wonder that Boss Yang is anxious. Ying Huang accounts for 6% of the investment in this film, and they are counting on it to have a good start this year.

"Relax, Mr. Yang. SPL 2 and the big ship have almost no overlap. As for other films, it's hard to say now. Our biggest rival is actually The Avengers in May."

Wei Jin could only offer comfort over the phone. There was no other way. With the conclusion of the China-US agreement, this would become the norm and most film companies would have to survive in the cracks.

According to statistics from industry organizations, in the first quarter of domestic movie box office data, except for "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and "20 Again" which stood out from the crowd, all the top box office movies were Hollywood blockbusters.

Movies like "Mission Impossible 4", "John Carter", "Sherlock 2" and so on have directly defeated a number of domestic films.

The days ahead will become increasingly difficult.

"By the way, Director Yang, is Ying Huang really not going to participate in this year's Academy Awards?"

Wei Jin remembered the news he saw two days ago and couldn't help but ask for confirmation.

Before the annual Hong Kong Film Awards, the organizers would gather all the nominated candidates together for a group photo, which was also a tacit way of saying that they would be there on the day of the awards ceremony. But in the photo released this year, the nominated candidates for Ying Huang were all absent.

"Let the Bullets Fly" was nominated for 13 awards. Jiang Wen and Ge You, as Best Actor nominees, were absent, while Liu Jialing, as Best Actress nominee, was absent.

Xie Feng, who was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for "The New Shaolin Temple", was still absent.

"I won't participate anymore. Let those people have fun on their own."

Wei Jin was overjoyed when he received a positive answer. This was a great thing for him as he was determined to establish a new award.

But Wei Jin was a little worried. Given the nature of the Academy Awards, it would be troublesome if they gave in to Ying Huang.

With this in mind, Wei Jin decided to put some eye drops on the Academy Awards.

"Director Yang, your choice is very wise. In the future, our two companies can strengthen cooperation, haha."

"Oh?"

Boss Yang on the other end of the phone was obviously a little surprised, but he quickly reacted.

"Then I will wait for good news from President Wei."

"Don't worry, I will this time!"

After two months of preparation, "Shendu Dragon King" is about to start filming.

At the request of China Film Group and Fiber Optic, "Shendu Dragon King" held a launch conference in Beijing, and also announced the cast for the first time.

When they saw that the leading female role was Ni Ni, many female stars who came to support the event felt jealous.

Although Ni Ni was born as a "Mou Girl", she has only been with Shanhe Media for a short time. Why is she chosen as the female lead in a blockbuster with a budget of nearly 200 million? Even Fan Bingbing plays a supporting role for her?

To be honest, even Fan Bingbing herself was a little unhappy, but it was a series after all, and unless she didn't act in it, according to the script, she would be the second female lead.

As for forcing the role of Wu Zetian to become the female lead? Not to mention the pressure from Wei Jin, even Xu Ke, the billion-dollar director, was not something she could easily control.

But let it go, it didn't seem like Fan Bingbing's style, so after the launch conference, he pestered Wei Jin to go to the Golden House.

As soon as he entered the room, Fan Bingbing came up to him, stretched out his slender fingers, and kept circling Wei Jin's chest.

"Uncle, you can't forget about your sister-in-law just because you have a new love~~~"

For a moment, the house was filled with applause, cheers and shouts, as if it were a lively football game.

After the clouds and rain stopped, Fan Bingbing remembered something.

"Uncle, DMG sent me an invitation, saying they want to cooperate with Disney on "Iron Man 3". What do you think?"

"Ok?"

Wei Jin frowned when he heard this. He felt that this matter was not that simple.

Although DMG Media Group has been established for many years, its main business is concentrated in the fields of advertising, public relations, media, events, interactive marketing, etc. It is only in the past two years that it has begun to get involved in media, entertainment, artist management, entertainment marketing, film and other businesses.

Given their size, they are probably far from being able to reach Disney.

Even if Disney really wants to make "Iron Man 3" a co-production, it seems that DMG should not be the first choice partner.

There must be something fishy here!

Then, Wei Jin thought of a possibility.

"I guess they also let you participate in the investment?"

"how do you know?"

"If that's the case, that would explain it."

Wei Jin shook his head and then expressed his guess.

These Hollywood companies are really fucking awesome. They are really good at getting something for nothing.

Using mature and popular IP, they deceived domestic investors who wanted to expand overseas and obtained a large amount of domestic investment funds.

Then it enjoyed the treatment of a co-production and gained access to the huge domestic film market.

Finally, we only need to share the profits in Asia and even in China with mainland companies.

Even in the end, the so-called co-production was just a Chinese actor showing up, or Chinese people could only be seen in the version released in China, which was referred to as the special edition.

They make the biggest profit with the smallest cost, they are worthy of being Jews!
However, this method can only be used on relatively weak or eager film and television companies.

Obviously, in Disney's view, DMG is such a "partner" that can be manipulated.

After listening to Wei Jin's explanation, Fan Bingbing suddenly lost interest. He spent money and effort, but in the end got nothing in return. It was like a blind man lighting a lamp - a waste of wax.

Then Fan Bingbing's beautiful eyes turned, and she lay on Wei Jin's chest, pressing his breasts against his.

"Good uncle, you see, everyone has been on hiatus for a long time, is there a movie suitable for me?"

Wei Jin held the big orange in one hand and rubbed the plump and round buttocks with the other.

"Well, I'll arrange it for you after Pacific Rim comes out."

After getting Wei Jin's clear promise, Fan Bingbing was overjoyed. She really didn't expect it to be so easy, and her face was as beautiful as a flower.

"Uncle, you are so nice~~"

After throwing a coquettish glance, Fan Bingbing's beautiful red lips pressed against Wei Jin's chest, moving all the way down, finally wrapping the man gently.

"Well sister-in-law, let me fill you up tonight."

Wei Jin kept his word and worked tirelessly that night, filling Fan Bingbing's room once again after more than two months.
(End of this chapter)