During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 419 Too unfair
"The Heist" and "Ordinary Man" were released on the same day.

Although the investment in these two films is not large, the former is only 50 million, and the latter is only 30 million.

But the attention it received in the circle was not small at all, only because the release time was too awkward, and it was completely struggling to survive in the gap between a number of Hollywood blockbusters.

At the same time, the second Beijing International Film Festival also opened.

Wei Jin brought red carpet fan Jing Tian to attend the red carpet show.

Although there is no award ceremony at the Beijing Film Festival, the star-studded red carpet is in no way inferior to the three major European festivals.

A large number of domestic celebrities and artists appeared on the scene, and the flash cameras in the hands of the media on both sides of the red carpet never stopped.

With the arrival of the Hollywood camp, the atmosphere on the scene reached a climax.

A team of production companies headed by the Big Six in Hollywood, a group of world-renowned top directors headed by Cameron, and more than a dozen Hollywood crews represented by "The Avengers".

In addition, main members of the organizing committees of the three major European film festivals, including the Busan Film Festival, the Tokyo Film Festival and other international film festivals, were also present.

As the host city, all the senior officials from Beijing were present, including the heads of the Propaganda Department, the General Administration, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, Xi'an Film Group and other state-owned enterprises.

Among the private enterprises, the bosses of film and television companies such as Shanhe Media, Huayi Brothers, Fiber Optic, Bona, Star Media, and LeTV, as well as well-known directors in the circle, such as Zhang Yimou, Chen Shishi, Wu Ershan, and Feng Dapao, were all present.

What made Wei Jin a little strange was that even the director team from Taiwan came, but the only Hong Kong filmmakers were Xu Ke, Xu Anhua, Chen Jiashang and a few others, and the rest were not seen at the scene.

As if he saw Wei Jin's confusion, Han Sanping quietly explained that the leaders above were deliberately warning people not to do anything about it and did not call on those who still held on to the old idea that "Hong Kong circle is number one in the world."

Wei Jin was quite convinced by this explanation. After all, those directors in the Hong Kong circle basically had nothing to show for it.

After two hours of admission, the opening ceremony officially began.

After the big boss finished speaking, he handed the stage over to the famous director who had just wreaked havoc on the film market—the legendary truck driver from Hollywood, James Cameron.

Looking at the truck driver's high-spirited appearance on the stage, Wei Jin couldn't help but sigh that this guy was really amazing.

The movie "Titanic" directly penetrated the entire Chinese-language film market. It was really terrifying.

Cameron finished his speech and quickly handed the stage over to the award presenter.

In fact, the Beijing Film Festival does not have any awards, and the organizing committee only presents the title of Outstanding Contributor to Film in recognition of its importance - referring to those who have made important contributions to Chinese films in the past year.

The winners are Li Xuejian and Wei Jin, one old and one young, just like the inheritance.

Li Xuejian comes from a literary and artistic family. He has both qualifications and fame. He has also starred in many mainstream films. He can be said to be both virtuous and talented, and he deserves the award.

As the most prestigious director in China, Wei Jin has set many box office records for domestic films, brought domestic films into the 10 billion box office era, and last year regained the top spot occupied by "Avatar", so it is natural for him to win the award.

It is worth mentioning that this person is a cousin of Wei Jin’s mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang, and Tian Zhuangzhuang’s mother is Li Xuejian’s aunt.

So when Wei Jin came on stage, teacher Li Xuejian, who was nearly 60 years old, gave him a warm hug, not hiding the admiration in his eyes, as if passing on the torch.

Looking at Wei Jin standing on the stage and receiving applause from the crowd, Jing Tian, ​​who was sitting in the audience, smiled widely. This was her man.

After the opening ceremony, Wei Jin took Jing Tian to a private cafe.

As soon as they arrived, Hunter licked his big belly and stood up to greet them.

"Boss, long time no see, I missed you so much."

Looking at Hunter's increasingly huge body, Wei Jin couldn't help but give him a hug. It had been almost two years since they last saw each other, and he actually missed this guy a lot.

But even though they hadn't seen each other for a long time, Hunter's servile nature had not diminished at all. After hugging Wei Jin, he immediately turned to Jing Tian with a flattering smile.

"Oh, Sally, my dear boss lady, your beauty is more beautiful than the moonlight tonight, you are so charming"

No matter how many holes there are, flattery never wears out. Hunter's call of "boss lady" brought a huge smile to Jing Tian's face.

"Thank you, Hunter, I hope you have fun in the capital."

"Yes, I will. I will stay here for several days this time. I have to taste the delicious Chinese food. Sally, do you have any good recommendations?"

"Yes, yes, I recommend Malatang and Beijing Roast Duck, and also."

Jing Tian listed several kinds of food in a row, and Hunter's eyes were almost shining.

Seeing that the two were chatting more and more excitedly, Wei Jin couldn't help but interrupt them.

"Hey, Hunter, let's talk business. How are The Hunger Games and A Quiet Place going?"

Speaking of this, Hunter became even more excited than before.

"Boss, you are amazing. These two movies are selling like crazy in North America."

Listening to Hunter's report, Wei Jin smiled, and Jing Tian beside him also showed admiration.

"The Hunger Games" lived up to its ratings and has been creating miracles at the box office since its release.

It broke 2 million in eight days, approached 2.5 million in ten days, and broke 17 million in 3 days, topping the global weekly box office chart for three consecutive weeks!
As of now, the North American box office has reached 3.58 million US dollars, the overseas box office has reached 2.61 million US dollars, and the cumulative box office has reached 6.19 million US dollars.

Although it has entered the routine processing stage, its box office revenue is still strong, and the final box office is expected to be around 7 million US dollars.

The production cost of this film is only 7500 million US dollars, and including the publicity and promotion costs, it is no more than 1.1 million US dollars. The net income from box office revenue alone exceeds 2 million US dollars. The subsequent DVD copyright and peripheral products can bring in tens of millions of US dollars in revenue each year. It is definitely a cash cow.

In addition, the performance of "A Quiet Place" is also very impressive.

Since its release on the 18th, it has earned 1900 million US dollars on the first day, setting a record for the first-day box office of a thriller. In the first five days of the weekend, it has earned more than 7000 million US dollars.

The key is that the word of mouth is quite good, with an IMDB score of 8.1. According to the prediction of North American professional organizations, the global box office potential of this film is as high as over 3 million US dollars. It is definitely a classic work with both box office and reputation.

"Very good, Hunter, your dividend this year is probably enough for you to buy a big house in Beverly Hills, haha."

In order to motivate employees, when Hunter took office as the president of Summit Entertainment, Wei Jin transferred 5% of the incentive shares. According to the current profitability of the company, the dividends are not a small amount.

"Boss, I'm looking forward to this too, haha"

After chatting about work for a while, Wei Jin took Jing Tian back to Dongshan Villa.

That night, Wei Jin was in a good mood, and the girl was also very gentle, so the three of them flew together and tasted the beauty to their heart's content.
As expected, the grand opening ceremony of the Beijing Film Festival became the entertainment headlines the next day.

At the same time, the first day box office figures of the two movies "The Robbery" and "Ordinary Man" were also released.

"Director Ning Hao's new film, The Golden Robbery, withstood the pressure from Hollywood blockbusters and grossed 1480 million on the first day, proving once again that domestic films have the power to compete!"

"The film "Pifu" starring and invested by Huang Xiaoming suffered a Waterloo on the first day of its release, closing at 138 million yuan, and the producer may have lost all his money." "So far in April, imported films account for more than 4% of the box office, while domestic films account for less than 80%"

The media reports have completely exposed the fig leaf of domestic films. Since March, except for "Whiplash", there has not been a single film with a box office of over 100 million yuan.

People in the industry are all making fun of themselves. No wonder the foreigners are so respectful to the film festival at this time. If the box office ratio is based on this, they would probably want to come and support the festival every day.

"Brother, I'm afraid Brother Xiaoming will lose a lot of money on this movie, right?"

After a night of nourishment, Jing Tian seemed to be dripping with water, like a lotus emerging from the water, very beautiful, but her tone was filled with regret.

"It is certain that he will suffer a loss, but it will not affect him at all. On the contrary, his gains should be considerable, and he will go further in the future."

From their previous meetings, Wei Jin knew that both Guangfa and Huang Xiaoming should have been prepared for the film's losses long ago, and they had even made the preparations when the project was launched.

"Okay, Tiantian, it's time for us to set off."

Wei Jin needs to attend a directors forum today, while Jing Tian is going to see the movie being screened.

"Well, I think Haruko should be here by now, but it's a pity that Ye Zi can't come back."

Wei Jin had to attend a formal event and couldn't accompany her the whole time, so Jing Tian made an appointment with her classmates and roommates early on. It was a pity that the funniest person in the dormitory was not there.

"'A Thousand Mountains and Twilight Snow' has just started filming, so Gao Ye is probably still a long way off. If you miss her, you can visit her after May Day."

“Well, that’s something you can consider.”

Led by veteran driver Zhu Wei, the two chatted and laughed all the way and soon arrived at the scene.

Sure enough, I saw Kan Qingzi already waiting for Jing Tian.

"Brother, I'm going to play now."

"Well, have fun."

After saying goodbye to Jing Tian, ​​Wei Jin walked in the designated direction. After taking two steps, he saw Ning Hao with dark circles under his eyes waving at him not far ahead.

"Brother, you were also dragged here?"

"Of course not. The Heist had just been released and I was so worried. But they called me in the middle of the night and forced me to come."

Ning Hao started to complain, and Wei Jin could only comfort him, "Don't be too anxious, there will be no problem in getting your money back, it just depends on how much you make."

Wei Jin's words were not entirely consolation. At least in the half month before the release of "The Avengers", "The Heist" should still have some time to develop.

"I hope so"

As the two talked, they walked towards the conference room, and soon a staff member came to greet them.

"Fuck, why is this bitch still here? Isn't this too low class?"

Before arriving at the place, Ning Hao couldn't help but complain. He saw Lu Chuan holding Qin Lan's hand and talking with a group of people not far away.

"Junior brother, you said Qin Lan is quite good-looking, how could you be so blind as to fall for this girl?"

"Everyone has their own preferences. If you are unhappy, why don't you go and poach someone?"

"What kind of stupid idea is that? I'm afraid your sister will kill me."

"Hahaha"

After some laughter, the two entered the conference room, and instantly many greetings were heard.

Lao Mouzi, Chen Shishi, Jia Kechang, Xu Ke, Gu Changwei, Feng Dapao, Wang Quanan, Wu Ershan
After a round of greetings, Wei Jin and Ning Hao sat down in the second row next to Zhang Yimou, with Feng Dapao sitting diagonally in front of them.

Speaking of which, this guy has had a bad year. After the filming of "1942" was completed, he was still expressing his feelings on Weibo, but then he was mocked by netizens as "Always", which made him so angry that he started cursing.

Look, even vitiligo has become more serious.

The forum began soon, but Wei Jin did not expect that the host was actually the poet Chen. He was truly a Palme d'Or winner who had enjoyed the honor for more than ten years.

As if he had seen through Wei Jin's thoughts, Ning Hao smiled softly.

"Hehe, Junior Brother, if you are willing, I think the authorities will definitely be happy for you to exchange with him, haha."

"Forget it, I don't have the time for that."

While we were chatting and joking, the topic of today's forum appeared on the LED, which was film technology?
"That's it. I'll just watch the Cameron show today."

This is Wei Jin's true thought, and I believe no one present would object to it. The truck driver's skills are absolutely top-notch in the world.

Sure enough, poet Chen quickly introduced the guest speaker with a lot of compliments in his words, but Wei Jin still liked the great poet's unruly appearance.

I have to say that Cameron really has something, and a lot of the content he shared is forward-looking and practical.

Many directors at the scene, including Wei Jin, listened very carefully. After all, when it comes to 3D, Cameron has really gone a long way.

Among them, Xu Laoguai was the most extreme, and he would occasionally think divergently and raise some questions.

After more than an hour of sharing, applause broke out at the scene, and then the media interview session began.

But as soon as the question came out, Wei Jin felt like laughing.

The reporter was so funny that he actually asked: "Do you think Chinese films lack technology or content?"

"There is no shortage of either. In fact, in my opinion, Chinese films are first-rate, especially with outstanding filmmakers like Wei Jin, who have achieved great results in both awards and box office. I am very much looking forward to the stunning release of his Gravity."

I have to say that this old friend has a high EQ. He actually praised Wei Jin, but his next words did not give him much face.

"But I think that the restriction on the development of Chinese films may be the restrictions on the filming of some special themes, such as Ghost Rider, which is allowed to be imported and screened in the Chinese market, but Chinese directors are not allowed to shoot it."

As soon as Cameron said this, the audience began to talk.

The censorship system has always been a pain for Chinese filmmakers. Many well-known directors have been stuck in censorship, but when it was brought up by a foreigner, everyone felt ashamed.

"That is, foreigners can talk about it, but if you change someone, you have to be verbally educated on the pros and cons."

Ning Hao couldn't help but complain in a low voice that there was still no news about his "No Man's Land" at the moment.

Wei Jin, Lao Mouzi, Feng Dapao and other people standing by also laughed helplessly. What they said was the fact. The censorship of imported films and domestic films is completely different. It's so unfair!

(End of this chapter)