During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 440: Loyalty is not necessarily a good thing

Wei Jin didn't expect that the first person to jump out and stab Chen Kexin in the back when he talked to Lu Yang about the split in the Hong Kong circle a few days ago was actually Chen Kexin.

To be honest, Chen Kexin has complicated feelings about Wei Jin.

This person started as a translator for Wu Baige's "Heroes Without Tears" crew in 83, and gradually entered the film and television industry.

In the early 90s, he directed his debut film "A Tale of Two Cities", which won the Best Film Award from the Hong Kong Directors Association and made him a little famous.

In 96, he produced and shot the love movie "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" starring Li Tianwang and Man Shen, which won the Best Picture Award at the Academy Awards and the Best Feature Film Award at the Golden Horse Awards. Chen Kexin also won the Best Director Award at the Academy Awards for the film and began to soar to fame.

The films he directed afterwards were also quite famous, such as "The Disciples" and "The Warlords".
From a professional perspective, this person is not lacking in talent, but he is greedy and shameless, and completely treats investors as ATMs.

But it is undeniable that he is a ruthless person who can bend and stretch.

Seeing the Hong Kong entertainment industry declining, he decided to jump ship and tried to cling to the thigh of China Film Corporation.

Perhaps Chen Kexin also knew that she had cheated Han Sanping too many times, and this cooperation showed great sincerity.

He placed the ready-made script directly in front of Han Sanping and said frankly that he would invest 7% and the remaining % would be given to China Film.

You know, when these guys in the Hong Kong circle form a group, they usually start working as soon as they have an idea. Moreover, these guys used to get something for nothing. They used investors' money to make movies, and not only did they take the share for free, they also pocketed the money for themselves. They are quite greedy.

This time there is a script and another 70% investment, which clearly shows that they are very optimistic about the project and allocating some of the funds to China Film is a disguised token of their allegiance.

When Wei Jin heard the outline of the script from Han Sanping, he gave his own suggestions.

"Director Han, you can invest."

"Oh? You like it too? Do you want to join us?"

"The script is good, but forget about the investment"

Wei Jin shook his head. The script of "The Partner" was indeed good, but just good. A 30% share was not enough for China Film Corporation, so he was too lazy to join in the fun.

More importantly, he didn't like Chen Kexin very much and was too lazy to deal with her.

"Okay then. Chen Kexin plans to use actors from the mainland for this role. If you have any ideas, please let me know."

"Oh? He played it so thoroughly?"

Wei Jin was really surprised this time.

By involving China Film Investment, Chen Kexin can still explain that she had to give in, but using only mainland actors means that she has completely drawn a line between herself and the Hong Kong industry.

"Hehe, he knows very well which is more important, the mainland or Hong Kong. Unless he wants to be like Wenjun and his gang and live on the island for the rest of his life, the smartest thing to do is to cut off his own retreat."

Wei Jin realized after a little thought that Chen Kexin had too many criminal records, and this was the only way she could integrate into the mainland as soon as possible.

I have to say that among those who have been in the entertainment industry for decades, none of them are simple.

While Wei Jin and Han Sanping were talking, the interviews on the stage had already ended and the movie had officially started playing.

Chen Jiashang's control over the script has always been a weak point, and he adapted a lot of things based on the original work, so that this "Four Famous Catchers" seems a bit out of place, and the transformation from martial arts to fantasy is too exaggerated.

"This Wuqing has been changed into a woman. Director Xiangjiang really has some ideas."

Listening to Huang Xiaoming's low muttering from the back row, Wei Jin suddenly remembered something and leaned over to Han Sanping's ear to ask.

"Boss Han, what's the situation with the movie 'Never Gone'?"

At the beginning of May, news came from the Film Bureau that "Never Say Die", starring Zhang Ziyi and Huang Xiaoming and produced by China Film, was banned.

You know, the Film Bureau hasn't banned any movies for a long time, and with the implementation of the China-US agreement, the standards should have been relaxed compared to before, which is really not right.

When the crew of "Great Shanghai" came to visit the set, Wei Jin also asked about it, but Huang Xiaoming was completely confused. I think Han Sanping should know more about it.

"Ah, female directors just have so many things to say and want to express everything."

Listening to Han Sanping's rambling complaints, Wei Jin couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!"

ZJ, ZZ, YSXT, they have taken all the things that should not be taken. Whose generals are they? They are so brave. It would be strange if they were not banned.

"Now what?"

"What can we do? Just put it off for a few years and see if we can make some major changes. Then we can think of a solution."

Speaking of Han Sanping, he also looked uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. In this movie, China Film only invested but did not participate in the filming.

Unexpectedly, something bad happened. Director Tong got angry with him, which was rare. It was so annoying.

"Just keep this to yourself, don't spread it around."

"Don't worry, Mr. Han, I know."

When the more than 100-minute movie came to an end, there was applause from the audience. It was obvious that everyone still gave face to Fiber Optic.

Next, the main creators took the stage again to be interviewed by the media.

As expected, the topic of box office cannot be avoided.

"In terms of investment scale, cast, and post-production special effects, The Four is better than Painted Skin. I believe it will have a new breakthrough at the box office."

Chen Jiashang shouted slogans passionately on the stage. He tried his best to express himself in this movie. He enjoyed filming it very much, but he also hoped for a good result.

Perhaps because of the ban on Huang Qiu Sheng, or perhaps because the leading female characters are both artists from Star Culture, or perhaps because their box office predictions in recent years have been very accurate, the media also turned the topic to Wei Jin.

Although he had a vague impression of the film and couldn't remember what its box office was in its previous life, Wei Jin still made a rough estimate.

"I agree with Director Chen's statement, let's guarantee 2.5 million at the minimum and aim for 3 million."

After the premiere, it's time for the banquet as usual. This is a regular social part of the industry and is essential.

Jing Tian still followed the old rules and went to chat with Xie Nan, while Wei Jin was pulled aside by Lao Wang to talk about film scheduling.

"The Four" is Fiber Optic's largest investment in recent years. Not only does it have to deal with the pressure of "Pacific Rim", it also has to compete with "Da Wu Dang" at the same time, and will have to compete with "Storm" later. Lao Wang is really worried.

"Don't worry, Brother Wang, I will say hello."

Now that Shanhe Cinemas is pursuing a listing, its operations must be more standardized. Wei Jin dare not say that it will give the same high screening schedule as it did for "Painted Skin", but according to the investment scale of "The Four", it will be absolutely no problem to increase the screening schedule by a few points on the basis of conventional screening schedules.

"Okay, brother, you are being righteous, haha."

Lao Wang was in a good mood after getting the promise. He drank two more cups, then pulled Wei Jin aside to have a long chat. He looked like he wanted to burn yellow paper, chop off a chicken's head, and become sworn brothers with him.

After more than an hour of socializing, Wei Jin brought Jing Tian back to Dongshan Villa. After entering the house, he couldn't help but ask.

"What were you and Xie Nan talking about? Why did you talk for so long?"

Jing Tian kicked off her high heels and replied: "Complain to me about Brother Jing"

"Huh? Just because of what happened before?" In order to write the script, Wu Jing went to the army to experience life. He and Xie Nan were rarely together. When he came back from vacation at the beginning of last month, perhaps they couldn't help themselves and kissed passionately in the car, which happened to be photographed by the paparazzi.

As a last resort, the two had to make their relationship public.

Wu Jing even posted a Weibo post expressing his shame for the training given by his military instructors and that he didn't even know he was being followed.

Wei Jin was filming on the set at the time and gave him a thumbs up, but Xie Nan wouldn’t complain about it to this point, right?
"Not entirely. It's mainly because Brother Jing doesn't understand girls. He rarely calls me in the army. When he sends me WeChat messages, he just asks, 'Have you eaten?', 'Have you slept?', 'Do you miss me?' It makes Sister Nan speechless."

"Hahaha, he's really a straight man, so funny"

After laughing at her, Wei Jin reached out and put his arms around the girl's slender waist. The silky cheongsam felt very comfortable to the touch.

"Tiantian, now you know how good I am, right?"

Wei Jin is not bragging, he thinks he is doing very well in terms of time management.

Even when he was filming on the set, he would take time every night to send messages to several women, chat about interesting things in work and life, and express his longing for them.

He even chooses gifts for the women wherever he goes.

After all, if you want to enjoy the blessing of having many wives, you have to show attitude and provide emotional value to women.

Of course, compared with the four queens, the other flowers received much less care.

Unexpectedly, Wei Jin's expression of his feelings caused Jing Tian to roll his eyes, "Brother, Jing Ge doesn't understand girls, you understand too well."

Wei Jin blocked the girl's mouth in time and decisively stopped the topic.

Even though Wu Jing has no romantic potential, he is still far superior to him in terms of being loyal. Isn't this uncomfortable?
After secretly cursing himself for being stupid, Wei Jin focused his attention on the delicate body in front of him. Through the silk cheongsam, the two armies began to go their separate ways.

The left general climbed up along the girl's flat belly, trying to grasp the big orange; the right general moved down from the soft side of the waist to the back, covering the perky buttocks.

The generals on the left and right were both veterans of the battlefield. They would gather and disperse the five vanguards under their command from time to time, making the enemy suffer a lot with their tricks.

Wei Jin's two-pronged approach soon made the girl's breathing heavy, her beautiful eyes tightly closed, and her long eyelashes trembled from time to time.

The lips parted for a long time.

The beauty opened her eyes, looked at the handsome face so close to her, felt each other's breath, and a blush appeared on her delicate face.

Looking at the spring in Jing Tian's eyes, Wei Jin's mouth curled up, then he hugged the girl around the waist and walked towards the bedroom.

That night, Wei Jin practiced hard, worked tirelessly, and even taught the little girl tirelessly, finally letting the little girl know that sometimes, being single-minded is not necessarily a good thing.
The next morning, Wei Jin arrived at Shanhe Shuimo Painting refreshed, and Lu Yang had already started working here.

Seeing Wei Jin coming, Lu Yang greeted him and then talked to him about yesterday's premiere.

Lu Yang is different from traditional martial arts directors. He likes those with unique styles.

In "A Man's Martial Arts World", he likes the villain Feng Yuxiu more than the righteous Xiahou Wu.

This movie by Chen Jiashang was quite to his taste. Even the ruthless transformation into a woman that was complained about by Huang Xiaoming was deeply liked by Lu Yang.

"By the way, Senior Brother, are you going to the premiere of The Great Wudang?"

"Not going."

Wei Jin shook his head. Although he had received the invitation letter and one of the leading actors, Yang Mi, was also an artist of the company, he had no relationship with the producer. He would rather focus on time management than on that.

"you want to go?"

"Well, Yang Mi and Zhao Wenzhuo have both invited me, and I'm also quite interested in Republic of China martial arts films."

"Oh, are you going to combine the strengths of hundreds of schools and become a master of your generation?"

"Hahaha, brother, you still understand me."

Looking at Lu Yang's expectant expression, Wei Jin smiled without saying anything.

He didn't have much impression of the movie "Da Wudang", and thought it didn't make much of a splash. He just hoped that Lu Yang would be stronger after watching the movie.

But it’s hard to say. Lu Yang’s way of thinking is a little different from that of ordinary people. Maybe he really likes this?
Just as Wei Jin and Lu Yang were chatting, Xue Xiaolu arrived.

"Wei Jin, have you been waiting for a long time? I sent you the finished film of Beijing Meets Seattle. Oh, Lu Yang is here too?"

Before Wei Jin could reply, Lu Yang spread his hands and said, "Teacher Xue, although I am not big, you can see me, right?"

"You kid, who told you to wear this? Anyone who sees you will think you are a company employee."

Wei Jin complained angrily that this guy was wearing a T-shirt, shorts and sandals, which was comfortable, but he didn't look like a big director at all.

Xue Xiaolu on the side also smiled with his hands covering his mouth, obviously agreeing with Wei Jin's words.

The world in which only Lu Yang was injured was achieved.

After reminiscing about the past, Xue Xiaolu extended an invitation, "Two great directors, please come to the screening room and help correct me?"

Wei Jin and Lu Yang looked at each other and smiled, "Okay, I just want to see the level of the only female director with a salary of 5 million in China, haha."

Obviously, all three were joking.

All the way to the screening room, the three people became four, and Lin Yufen also joined in. After all, Xue Xiaolu is the number one female director in the country.

After watching the two-hour film, Lin Yufen had to admit that this film had a wider audience than "Left Ear".

In addition, Xue Xiaolu wrote and directed the film himself, so his level is indeed much better than hers.

"Wei Jin, how is it?"

"Very good. Although there are some problems with the three views, the box office is definitely worth looking forward to."

Wei Jin praised him, and then asked, "Teacher Xue, the schedule is too tight this year. I suggest putting it next year. What do you think?"

"Yeah, I thought so too. How about putting it in February or March next year? I'm too lazy to go to the popular schedule."

Xue Xiaolu is no longer a novice in the film industry. In fact, films about female themes do not have high requirements for release dates. Moreover, with a production cost of 30 million, one cannot demand a better release date.

"How about we put it in February, when Valentine's Day happens to be here?"

Listening to Lin Yufen's suggestion, Xue Xiaolu's eyes lit up.

"This is a good suggestion, very appropriate for the situation."

"Okay, Teacher Xue dominated Singles' Day last year, and I'm afraid he will dominate Valentine's Day next year, haha."

"Haha, I'd like to thank you all for your good wishes."

(End of this chapter)