During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 422: Challenging the Record of Art Films

Beijing, Xishan Villa.

"Let's meow like a cat, meow, meow, meow, meow, let's act like a baby in front of you, oh, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow."

In the huge room, Liu Yifei's clear singing voice rang out, waking up the two people who had been fighting all night.

"Oh, who is it, so early?"

Liu Yifei loves to sleep in. After being woken up, she was extremely irritable. She turned over, pulled the quilt over, and buried her head in it.

"I don't know. Let me take a look."

Wei Jin shook his head and looked at the time on the wall. It was almost ten o'clock. Last night was really crazy.

Looking at the caller ID, Wei Jin had some guesses in his mind.

"Hello, Director Yang?"

"Boss Wei, the box office is booming. SPL 2 grossed 3680 million on its first day. It's booming."

Boss Yang, who was always gentle and refined, spoke in a loud voice, revealing his joy that was hard to conceal.

He has every reason to be happy. In the film "SPL 2", Ying Hua holds a 6% investment share.

Last year, Yinghuang spent 5 million yuan to produce several movies in a row, but all of them failed. Even the stock price fell a lot. Now it can finally hold its head high.

Boss Yang has made up his mind that he must not get off the Wei Jin ship no matter what, and he will be doomed if he follows it without thinking.

As for the Hong Kong circle, what the hell is that? If you want to die, stay away from it.
After arguing with Boss Yang for a while, Wei Jin lost his sleepiness and picked up his phone to log into Impression.com. Compared to the first-day box office, he cared more about word of mouth.

And Wei Jin was not surprised by this result. After all, to be able to get an average screening share of 25% when there are so many Hollywood blockbusters, isn't it well deserved?

However, when he saw the score of 7.8 on Impression Online, Wei Jin felt relieved. Even though it was released several years in advance, the audience still bought into it, as evidenced by the large number of positive reviews.

"It's been a while since I've seen such a fierce fight scene in a Chinese-language movie. It's exciting!"

"Zhang Jing is so handsome. Did you give the director money?"

"Qi Sha, Po Jun, Tan Lang, the three stars gather to kill Po Lang, my fate is in my own hands!"

"The cold weapon fighting is so beautiful, I especially like Wu Jing, it's so exciting, when will "The Raid 2" be released!!!"

"Wen Yongshan is so beautiful, how can I sleep with her?"

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Although there are some criticisms, most of the reviews are very fair, especially for the several action scenes, which received high praise from the audience. It seems that people still like violence in their bones.

However, Wei Jin also discovered that many movie fans went to the cinema to watch the movie "SPL" because of the movie that year.

You know, the movie "SPL" back then was too bloody and wasn't even released in mainland China, but it still has so many fans.

It has to be said that Hong Kong films from their glorious period have left behind quite a few classics.

After sighing, Wei Jin continued to read.

Compared to the impressive performance of "SPL 2", "Killing" directed by Guan Hu and starring Huang Bo was too miserable. It only took in 231 million on the first day and was completely buried in the ground.

Shaking his head, Wei Jin turned to look beside him, only to see that the little girl had opened her eyes, but she had an expression that showed she had lost all hope in life.

"what happened?"

As he spoke, Wei Jin lay down, put his hands through the pillow, rested them under the girl's swan neck, and held her tight in his arms.

"I was woken up and couldn't fall asleep."

Liu Yifei pressed her forehead against Wei Jin's chin, rubbed it, raised her head and spoke with a pout.

"It's almost time. It's past ten o'clock. Let's get up and have breakfast."

"No, just hold me for ten more minutes, no, half an hour."

Liu Yifei was like an octopus, with her hands hooked around Wei Jin's neck, one of her long beautiful legs straddling his waist, and her head buried deeply in the man's chest.

Wei Jin reached out and rubbed her head for a while, and suddenly remembered something.

"Yifei, speaking of my cell phone ringtone, when did you change it?"

Liu Yifei raised her head and blinked her big eyes, "Hehe, I changed it last night, doesn't it sound good, brother?"

Although she was still without makeup, the girl had fair skin and beautiful looks, and was naturally beautiful. At this moment, she was like a lotus emerging from the water, extremely charming. Combined with her playful expression, Wei Jin was very excited.

He slid his hand down from the top of his head all the way to his buttocks, and Wei Jin's mouth curled up in a playful manner.

"Yifei, I want to hear you sing live now, okay?"

Looking at the man's expression and cooperating with his movements, Liu Yifei knew what he meant by "singing live" and couldn't help but spit.

"Brother, you are so mean."

Before he finished speaking, Wei Jin turned over and covered the girl's red lips, and a wonderful morning exercise began.
The Beijing International Film Festival has ended. Cameron, who was treated as a guest of honor by the organizers, gave no face at all when he left, once again opening the scars of the domestic film industry.

“I hope the Chinese government can relax restrictions on filming and not curb the creative inspiration of filmmakers.”

The participants politely thanked Cameron for his speech and did not take it seriously at all. It would be a miracle if the higher-ups would listen to such an issue that has been going on for so many years.

At the same time, China Film announced a new batch of release lists, which made the media excited.

Huayi's "Tai Chi from Zero" is scheduled to be released on September 9;
"Dangerous Liaisons" starring Zhang Ziyi is scheduled to be released on September 9;
The film "Double Exposure" in which Fan Bingbing quit and was eventually replaced by Huo Siyan is scheduled to be released on September 9;
In the eyes of people in the industry, this is a direct challenge to Wei Jin's "The Girl at the Bottom".

"There will be something exciting to watch during this National Day holiday"

Beijing, Huayi Headquarters.

"Zhonglei, are you sure this time?"

The release date for this release is entirely decided by Wang Zhonglei. Wang Zhongjun is a little unsure at the moment, after all, Wei Jin's movies are too intimidating.

"Brother, are you sure? We have no way out. Do we have any other options for the rest of the schedule? Do the math yourself. There's Tai Chi 2, Xiao Gang's , and Cheng Long's Chinese Zodiac. Are we going to have to fight ourselves?"

Wang Zhongjun nodded. There are only so many popular schedules, and Shanhe Media has movies released almost every month. They can't let their own movies fight each other just because they don't dare to compete, right?
"Okay, I'll listen to you this time. But for "The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs", can we borrow some momentum from "Gravity"? "

"Well, Cheng Long is expected to wrap up filming in mid-May, and the post-production is expected to take more than two months. It will be released in the second half of the Lunar New Year holiday, just in time for it. It can be considered a good thing that guy did." "In this case, 11 can only be released in mid-to-late November."

Wang Zhongjun did not mention the Spring Festival period. The subject matter of this movie is too bitter. Although many scenes that may cause discomfort to the audience have been deleted in order to pass the review, it is still inappropriate to release it during the Spring Festival.

"Well, then let's put Tai Chi 2 in late October, so that it will be back-to-back with the first and second parts. I hope it will do well."

Wang Zhongjun nodded, "That's the only way."

After leaving the office, Wang Zhonglei's face turned serious. What he did not confess to his brother was that the release dates of several films this time were the result of his private collusion with the producers.

He just wanted to give it a try, even if he didn't get good results, he had to suppress Wei Jin's arrogance, otherwise Huayi would always be inferior to Shanhe in the future!
Honestly speaking, Wei Jin doesn’t care about the schedule dispute at all. It is inevitable as the domestic film industry becomes more and more prosperous.

Even Shanhe Media’s own movie is about to start a fight, so how can they care about other people?

Besides, he was fully confident in the films produced by the company and was not afraid at all, so Wang Zhonglei's enthusiasm was just a waste of time, just like winking at a blind man.

At this moment, Wei Jin felt a little emotional as he looked at Wu Ershan, who was sitting opposite him with a frighteningly high hairline.

Wu Ershan has very few works, and there are not many movies that suit his style. "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is considered the best series.

However, it is better for a series to settle down before filming, otherwise the audience will easily get tired. This also led to the fact that Wu Ershan could not find any suitable script for several months.

Fortunately, Wu Ershan has not been blinded by fame and fortune, and decided to break out of his comfort zone and challenge new directions.

However, seeing that Wei Jin had not responded yet, Wu Ershan felt a little uneasy and couldn't help asking, "Boss Wei, what do you think of my idea?"

"Oh, that's great. It's a good thing that you're willing to seek a breakthrough. This script is also good and worth a try."

Wu Ershan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. Although he was already a studio director, if Wei Jin did not support him, it would mean that he would either have to bear the production costs himself or seek external investment.

Although with his current fame, he would not be short of investors, but without Wei Jin's nod, Wu Ershan still felt a little guilty. After all, it was a brand new attempt, it could even be called a transitional work, and now there was finally a good result.

Then he looked at Wei Jin, "Boss Wei, I will make the storyboard first, and you can give me some pointers when the time comes?"

"Okay, but let's arrange for someone to submit the script for review first."

As he spoke, Wei Jin pushed the script on the table over, and on the cover there were a few big words - "The Devotion of Suspect X".

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."

After sending Wu Ershan away, Wei Jin fell into deep thought.

"The Devotion of Suspect X" is a suspense novel by Keigo Higashino. The plot is very exciting. After being adapted by the editorial department, the script can be called excellent.

Wu Ershan is good at direction of the picture, but his control over the story plot is very weak. Shooting this kind of feature film will be of great help to him.

As for whether the film can be made well, Wei Jin is not worried at all. After all, the original story is too exciting. As long as Wu Ershan does not let himself go and he keeps a close eye on it, there will be no problem in making a profit.

After all, if Su Youpeng, a half-baked director, can make a profit, there is no reason why Wu Ershan should lose money, right?

"Whiplash" has finished its one-month run and is now off the screen, with major portals and media outlets reporting extensively on it.

"The art film "Whiplash," directed by Wei Jin and starring Beijing Film Academy Vice President Wang Jinsong and Chinese opera actors Bai Yu and Liu Yifei, is officially released today!"

"One month after the release of the movie Whiplash, the total box office revenue reached 2.68 million, creating a miracle!"

"Whiplash has pushed the box office record of domestic art films forward by 1 million yuan. Who can break the record of 2.68 million yuan in the future?"

Not only the media are reporting on it, many production companies, celebrity artists, and film and television practitioners in the industry are also posting congratulatory messages.

"Whiplash" has indeed created a miracle. After all, it achieved this result among a number of Hollywood blockbusters, and its value is truly extraordinary.

"It's very difficult for an art film to get this kind of box office. Director Wei Jin's appeal is unquestionable. If it were released at a different time, it might have exceeded 3 million. What a pity."

When Lao Mouzi was interviewed, his face was full of regret.

"This is probably the most successful art film in China so far, with both awards and box office success, a miracle that cannot be replicated!"

Almost all art film directors look envious, as it is difficult for their films to achieve such a balance.

With the movie selling well at the box office, there naturally had to be a celebration banquet, and during the May Day holiday, Wei Jin gathered all the crew members together to celebrate.

The total cost of the movie "Whiplash", excluding Wei Jin's director's salary, even including the publicity and promotion, does not exceed 30 million.

But the domestic box office alone achieved a revenue of more than 1.05 million yuan. Taking into account overseas copyrights and miscellaneous advertising revenue, the net profit was at least over 2.5 million yuan, which is definitely a huge profit.

So Wei Jin was not stingy and directly took out 300 million as a red envelope for the crew.

Among them, the two leading actors, Wang Jinsong and Bai Yu, each received a red envelope of 500,000 yuan, and everyone in the crew, from the producer and executive director to the stage staff, also received one.

Looking at the number on the check, Wang Jinsong quickly stopped and said, "Wei Jin, this is too much. The pay is enough."

"Teacher Wang, the box office is a big hit, so we need to give you a red envelope. You can't break the rules. Please accept it, otherwise..."

Wang Jinsong looked around the scene and saw that the atmosphere was already heating up. If he refused, it would probably spoil everyone's fun.

"Okay, then, thank you."

Wei Jin smiled and shook his head, asking everyone to take a seat, and soon the table became lively.

"Mr. Wei, thank you for your training and respect for me. I did it."

Bai Yu held the wine glass and spoke sincerely, then drank it right away.

He knew very well that getting the opportunity to star in two Wei and Jin movies before graduating was a blessing from his previous life, and there were countless people in the school who envied him.

"This is your own effort. You can't prop up a piece of rotten mud. Just work hard."

Wei Jin patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him. He was quite admiring of Bai Yu.

According to Zhang Xu's report, this kid turned down many notices and concentrated on studying at the Central Academy of Drama. He also spent the rest of his time honing his acting skills at the company's training center.

Although it is a bit of a loss for the artist's agency, this attitude towards the profession is definitely worthy of recognition.

Afterwards many people came to toast him. Although Wei Jin did not drink, he encouraged them one by one. After the celebration banquet, both the host and the guests were very happy.

After the dinner, Liu Yifei took Wei Jin back to the Xishan Villa.

As soon as he entered the room, the little girl couldn't wait to give him a sweet kiss. They were about to separate, so shouldn't they hurry?
So that night, the two of them fought almost all night long.
(End of this chapter)