During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 47 "Stone" is scheduled to be released

Wei Jin hadn't been to the company for a long time, and he had a backlog of documents. He had sorted through some of them, and some of them needed to be reported in person by the person in charge. Just as he was thinking about which department to call over first, there was a knock on the door, and Li Na took the lead. Huang Bai and Ning Hao came in.

"Old Wei, have you been here long enough? Why, are you so happy in America that you don't miss your childhood?"

Before Huang Bai even sat down, he started teasing his boss.

"You are a dog that can't spit out ivory. It seems that the new movie won't need you."

Wei Jin also laughed and cursed when he heard this.

As Wei Jin's status increased, people around him became more and more respectful to him and became less close to him. Only Huang Bai still regarded him as a friend as always. In this regard, Ning Hao was inferior to him.

"Don't bother me, Mr. Wei, I'm a loyal employee. You point to the east and don't point to the west."

When Huang Bai heard that Wei Jin had a new movie, he felt very itchy. This time he collaborated with Ning Hao on "Crazy Stone", not to mention how exciting it was. He found that he still liked acting more than singing.

"Junior brother, do you have plans for your new movie?"

Ning Hao, who was sitting and watching the two bickering, was curious and interjected.

"Well, the script has been completed. If you two didn't call me, I might have gone to China Film Studio by now."

Wei Jin briefly explained that in fact, he had not yet decided how much share he would give China Film.

"Instead of talking about me, let's talk about your project first. What are your thoughts?"

"I don't know much about schedules, announcements, etc., so I came to you for advice."

Although Ning Hao has made a few movies, he really has no experience in things other than movies.

"Well, in the afternoon you and I will go to China Film and Television and ask Mr. Han to help us find out which schedule is suitable. We also need to talk about the announcement."

Wei Jin couldn't think of any movies to be released this year for a while, so he simply decided on new projects and schedules in the afternoon.

"By the way, senior brother, how do you feel about filming this time? Is it convenient for our company's crew to use?"

"Well, it's not bad. It's pretty easy to use. I feel like I've basically gotten used to it."

Ning Hao recalled the process of cooperating with the company's crew and replied:
  "How did you feel about going to North America this time? Did you really shoot two movies in two months?"

Seeing that Huang Bai couldn't get a word in, he took the initiative to talk about Wei and Jin's affairs in North America.

"It's okay. They are indeed more professional than us at the moment. They are preparing two movies at the same time and shooting one after another. The efficiency is quite high."

Wei Jin then explained the Hollywood production process:
  Hollywood is centered on producers. Producers launch projects for the purpose of commercial production profit through market research, excavation of scripts, and research on audience preferences, looking for directors suitable for the type and style of the movie, and then pitching the project to the actors. The union initiated invitations to find suitable actors, and eventually formed the film crew.

The producer has absolute rights, and the director is just a shooting tool. He strictly follows the shooting process and shot scripts to complete the work. In the end, the director does not even have the right to edit the film.

In this case, because the producer has already made a project market estimate at the beginning of the project, all members of the crew are more like workers on the assembly line. The natural lower limit of the produced movie is guaranteed, but the upper limit is generally not guaranteed. Gao, you will find that most of the classic Hollywood movies are directed by the director.

In China, the director is the center, and the producer is more like the butler of the crew. The effect of the film depends entirely on the director's subjective performance.

In this case, if the director has a flash of inspiration, it may become a legendary classic; if the director lets himself go, it may become an epic-level bad movie, because the director does not understand the market and what he pursues is self-expression.

Therefore, the films produced by the director-centered system have a low enough lower limit and a high enough upper limit.

The difference between the two is simply the difference between handicrafts and assembly line products. There is no question of which one is better, but purely from a purely efficiency perspective, the producer-centered system is higher.

After listening to Wei Jin's explanation, Ning Hao understood somewhat, looking thoughtful.

"Old Huang, what about you? I heard that you suffered a lot this time?"

"Hey, don't mention it. I held in the scene in the sewer so hard that I almost vomited. You don't know. I'll tell you."

When Huang Bai mentioned his shooting experience, he felt sad and excited at the same time. Then he thought of something:
  "Hey, by the way, have you really prepared a role for me in your new project?"

"Don't worry, I won't forget you, but this is a supporting role and the role won't be too much, so be mentally prepared."

Wei Jin immediately explained so that Huang Bai would not have to think too much. After all, he was an artist of his own company.

"Hey, there are no supporting roles or anything like that. Being able to work with Director Yin Xiong is a big deal."

Huang Bai doesn't mind how many roles he plays, he just wants to get addicted to acting. His image is the main thing, and no one else is looking for him to film at the moment.

"By the way, how's your new album going?"

Seeing the benefits of the Color Ring Ring Era in just a few years, before Wei Jin went to North America, he wrote a few more Color Ring Songs and gave them to Huang Bai. He didn't pay much attention to them afterwards, so he asked this question.

Wei Jin also wrote five songs for this album, namely:
  "Damn gentle"

"Autumn will not return"

"Don't Hurt Me Again"

"Angel Wings"

"Wolf Loves Sheep"

Wei Jin has racked his brains to come up with this, and I guess there won't be such a hit in the future. “The recording was completed in March, and the company helped me release it last month. The market response was pretty good.”

Speaking of the popularity of the new album, Huang Bai was a little happy, and then he felt a little emotional:
  "Hey, I really don't know how you have such a brain and can write such good songs."

Huang Bai now has 11 popular ring-tone songs in his hand. It would be no exaggeration to call him the king of ring-tones, and he is quite famous in the music circle.

Wei Jin is even more extraordinary. The songs written and composed by him are all high-quality, and they are all hits. Many famous singers have begun to invite Wei Jin to sing, and the company receives calls in this regard every day.

"But the songs you write are all about bitterness. With your looks, you can't go through so many emotional hardships. As a result, I really can't win the title of the King of Bitterness Singer."

"What? You can't write without experience. Do you know that there is a kind of person who is born with knowledge?"

"Bah, you said you were fat and you still breathed."

While talking and laughing, the time soon came to noon, and the three of them had lunch together.

In the afternoon, Wei Jin and Ning Hao came to China Film and Television and went straight to Han Sanping's office.

"Mr. Han, long time no see, you are looking better and better."

The last time Wei Jin and Han Sanping met was at the celebration banquet of "Those Years". At first glance, they seemed a bit cordial.

"Hey, you kid, I haven't seen you for several months. I heard you went to North America to shoot a movie? How is it? What do you think?"

Han Sanping did not meet Wei Jin, knowing that this was his temper.

Wei Jin then broke down the explanation he had with Ning Hao that morning, and Han Sanping also expressed emotion:
  "So, there is still a big gap between us and Hollywood, at least in terms of film industrialization, there is a clear gap."

This has also been Han Sanping's long-standing philosophy, to make blockbusters and large-scale productions. Only in this way can we gradually catch up with Hollywood and improve the domestic film industry. In comparison, domestic films are more like family-style handicraft workshops, while Hollywood films are standardized factories.

"By the way, what are you going to do when you two come together?"

Wei Jin briefly introduced the situation of "Stone" and expressed his intention to ask China Film to distribute it on its behalf.

"Well, let's watch the finished film first."

Han Sanping also had a resolute and resolute temper, so he dragged the two of them to the screening room.

Wei Jin has been back for so long, and this is the first time he has seen the finished film. While watching it, he compared it with the pictures in his mind. It felt pretty good. It seems that the investment has been expanded, and many of Ning Hao's ideas also popped up. Generally speaking, More interesting than the previous film.

"Mr. Han, junior brother, what do you think?"

Ning Hao felt a little unsure. Although he believed that the script was well written and he was confident in his shooting skills, Ning Hao did not fully grasp the market and did not know whether the audience would buy it.

"Well, the multi-line narrative technique and black humor are a bit interesting."

Han Sanping commented from the perspective of the film, but he couldn't say what the market expected. After all, this is a project invested by Wei Jin.

"It's very good. I think it has a good start, the schedule is right, and if the publicity and distribution work is in place, there is hope that it will reach 6000 million."

Wei Jin is indeed very optimistic about "Stone", which is a qualified commercial comedy.

"Are you so optimistic? This cast is not very attractive."

Han Sanping was a little surprised, thinking that Wei Jin was flattering him because of his connections, so he clicked on the cast.

"The cast and crew are all fake. How was the cast of Big Brother Cheng's movie last year? How was the box office?"

Wei Jin is talking about "New Police Story", which was released during the National Day holiday last year. Big Brother starred in it, and many Hong Kong stars such as Xie Feng, Wu Azu, and Asa joined in. The box office result was 3835 million, and he rushed to his grandma's house.

Wei Jin has always been disgusted with the current practices of some domestic film and television companies, which include big productions, big casts, best actor and actress franchises, etc. If the story is not told well, even if you ask God to act, it will be rubbish.

"Don't be superstitious about the cast. A strong cast can only mean that it is easier to attract audiences to the cinema. However, the only way to attract audiences is to rely on the cast. The key is to tell a good story."

Hearing this, Han Sanping and Ning Hao were both touched. In fact, Wei Jin's remarks were completely inconsistent with the current mainstream views.

"Xuanfa has been accepted by China Film and Television. You guys can take a look at the schedule before making a decision."

Han Sanping then handed the schedule to Wei Jin.

"Well, let's just say July 7th, senior brother, what do you think?"

Wei Jin flipped through the schedule. The current domestic schedules are National Day and Lunar New Year, but there are too many competitors, so it might as well be during the summer.

"Well, I have no objection. I just listen to you."

Ning Hao also knew nothing about this aspect, so he simply let Wei Jin make the decision, since he was an investor anyway.

Just like that, "Crazy Stone" is officially scheduled to be released on July 7th.

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(End of this chapter)