During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 507: Professor Wei vs. Professor Zeng Case
The school's feedback came quickly. Before the holiday was over, the school office called and invited him to return to the school for an interview.

After some consideration, Wei Jin did not refuse and went to Beijing Film Academy in person on the first day after the holiday.

On the way, Wei Jin took some time to pay attention to the film market.

He noticed that several movies saw varying degrees of growth during the New Year's Day holiday.

Due to its comedy nature, Lost in Thailand's single-day box office remains stable, firmly maintaining at more than 6000 million, and its current box office has reached 3.48 million.

"Gravity" has been breaking box office records in the domestic film market, pushing the figure up to 16.12 billion.

"The Chinese Zodiac" performed well, and thanks to the holiday, the box office rose against the trend. As of now, the movie has been released for 13 days and the box office has reached 5.58 million.

Of course, there are negative examples, such as the movie "The Guillotines", which was a terrible failure and couldn't be saved even during the New Year's Day holiday.

After two weeks of release, the box office is still only over 2 million, and the theater chain has deleted the screening schedule today.

This also officially announced that another blockbuster movie failed during the Lunar New Year holiday.

However, Wang Jing's "The Great Shanghai" actually rebounded against the trend. In three days, it earned more than 1.3 million yuan at the box office, and the total box office has now exceeded million yuan.

However, losses are still inevitable, and it all depends on how much you lose in the end.

Netizens are joking that choice is really important.

With the same two movies released, Cheng Long raked in more than 20 billion yuan at the box office, which is even more terrifying than Ge You.

The combined box office of Huang Xiaoming's two films barely exceeded 2 million, which is a really ugly number.

Thinking of the hardworking Huang Xiaoming who shoots seven or eight movies a year, Wei Jin can only sigh:

"I'm afraid that only when "Partners" is released can the leader get rid of the label of box office poison."

“Warm congratulations to our outstanding graduate from the Directing Department, Wei Jin, for achieving another great box office success with his new film!”

Returning to school again and looking at the long red banner at the school gate, Wei Jin still felt a little ashamed even though it was writing his own grades.

Especially under the banner there was a movie poster, and there were several junior and senior students helping to distribute flyers, which made him even more confused. He had to ask the driver to stop and find out what was going on.

"Wow, who is this? The latest Maybach, so stylish."

"Are you stupid? You don't even recognize Brother Wei's car?"

Yang Caiyu complained, then watched the car slowly stop. Her eyes lit up, and she ran over to greet Wei Jin who had rolled down the window.

"Brother Wei, hello, I'm Yang Caiyu, a student in the 11th grade of the Performance Department."

Looking at the smiling girl who looked like Liu Xiaoli, Wei Jin smiled and said, "Hello, I want to ask, what are you doing here?"

"Gravity broke a record, and some media reporters came to interview us. We were chosen to do the reception and publicity work."

“So that’s how it is”

Wei Jin nodded. This should be some background interviews. Since the media couldn't find him, it made sense for them to come to the school.

"Brother Wei, you are amazing. I watched the movie twice. It was so shocking."

Yang Caiyu smiled, and the dimples on her face unconsciously appeared, and her big eyes were filled with undisguised admiration.

"Yes, yes, it's really beautiful. We all went to see it."

A few students who were still stunned on the side also reacted, gathered around, and nodded frequently like chicks pecking at rice.

Only in this way can we express our highest respect to Wei Jin, the great director and boss who has become the glory of Beijing Film Academy.

"Thank you for your support and hard work. I have something else to do so I will leave now. Bye."

Although Wei Jin is not a star, his identity as an internationally renowned director and the head of the largest entertainment group in China is more attractive to school students than celebrity artists in the circle.

The Maybach stopped for a while, and many students looked over here. Some brave ones even gathered around.

Wei Jin didn't want to be treated as a giant panda, so he could only tell the driver to drive to the school.

Watching Maybach leave, many students expressed regret.

“What a pity, I didn’t even have the chance to introduce myself.”

"Hey, what do you think Brother Wei is doing in school? Is he going to participate in the afternoon activities as well?"

"That's impossible. Senior Brother obviously doesn't know about this."

"Ah, Senior Brother looked at me several times just now. Does he have a crush on me?"

"Xu Xiaolu, do you have any shame? Senior brother is clearly looking at me"

Looking at the few friends in charge of publicity making a mess, Yang Caiyu showed disdain. With your looks, what are you daydreaming about?
In broad daylight, maybe even Senior Brother Wei would look down on me.

Wei Jin didn't expect that the school would make such a big fuss just for an interview.

The vice president, the vice secretary, and the vice president of the School of Performing Arts are all senior officials.

It can be seen that the school is very sincere. Wei Jin did not hesitate and after thinking for a while, he asked about the teaching arrangements.

"You don't have to worry about that. Your professional title will be affiliated with the college, not a secondary college like the directing department or acting department. This way, you will have fewer courses."

"That is to say, it does not involve professional courses, only electives or large classes, right?"

"Yes, you can choose from these courses. You can decide the start time and number of classes yourself. It won't interfere with your career. In addition, if you have any other things in the industry, the school will try its best to help you."

After the vice president said this, Wei Jin had no reason to refuse, and immediately nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it."

After hearing Wei Jin's answer, smiles appeared on the faces of several school leaders present. After so many years of hard work, they finally got it.

"Then let's complete the formalities during this period. Get the position and title in place before the Spring Festival. You can start your new position next semester, Professor Wei."

Wei Jin was shocked when he heard this. When did the school become so efficient?
"Dean, there's no need to be so anxious. I'm going to North America soon, and I'll only have a limited amount of time in China in the first half of the year. It's best to arrange it for the next term."

"It's okay. You don't have to worry about the formalities. Just prepare the materials. As for the courses, they will be available from level 13 as you wish."

Several leaders looked like they were ready to take the risk, fearing that he would go back on his word. This made Wei Jin feel a little amused, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, I'll listen to the dean."

After finalizing the important matters, Wei Jin accompanied the school leaders for a meal, during which they talked about this year's art examinations.

Last month, the three major universities announced this year's admission brochures. Tens of thousands of candidates have flocked to Beijing, but the situation is not optimistic.

The Central Academy of Drama announced that although the new campus has been built, in order to ensure the quality of teaching, the Performance Department will not expand its enrollment and will still have two classes with no more than 50 students.

Although Beijing Film Academy has repeatedly expanded its enrollment, even including the vocational classes, there are only 105 places. Compared with the huge army of art exam takers, the places of the two schools combined are not even a drop in the bucket.

During this period, many people in the circle who have children, relatives and friends have taken action, building relationships and looking for ways everywhere. After all, the money in the entertainment industry is too easy to make.

However, Wei Jin did not expect that the school leaders would directly ask him if he had any "promising talents" that could be directly recommended to the school.

This may sound a bit naked, but it makes sense if you think about it.

As a top director of Beijing Film Academy, Wei Jin's treatment will definitely not be lower than that of Zhang Yimou. Zhou Dongyu was directly selected by the school, so he will naturally be no exception.

This kind of interconnectedness of interpersonal relationships, nepotism, and interest relations has become the norm in the industry.

"Dean, you know me. I don't like to hire new people, and I rarely pay attention to brokerage business, so I don't have any ideas for the time being."

"Okay, before the art exam, you can tell the school about your ideas. The school absolutely believes in your vision, haha."

"Xiao Jin, congratulations. From now on I have to call you Professor Wei, haha."

Perhaps it was the educational philosophy of the Central Academy of Drama that Zeng Li has always had an inexplicable obsession with the establishment of a career. Otherwise, she would not have taken the exam for the establishment of a career right after graduation in her previous life. In this life, even though she has become very popular, she chose to teach and educate people.

So when Sister Li heard the news from Wei Jin, her face was filled with surprise.

The beautiful woman had just finished bathing. Her skin was so tender and tender, and her body exuded an alluring fragrance that Wei Jin was really overwhelmed. He couldn't help but put his arms around the beautiful woman's slender waist and pulled her forward with force, and the two of them stuck together.

At the same time, his hands were moving back and forth on the silky pajamas, and a hint of teasing appeared at the corners of his mouth:
"Hehe, Mr. Zeng has been teaching for so many years and is still an associate professor. How could Wei be so worthy to be a professor right after arriving here? I am really ashamed."

"Snapped!"

Zeng Li knocked away Wei Jin's hand that was doing something naughty on his chest and rolled her eyes in annoyance:
"I'm talking about serious matters. How can you be a role model for others if you act like this?"

"Hey, Mr. Zeng, what you said is wrong. There is an old saying: Food and sex are human nature. How can the relationship between husband and wife not be a serious matter?"

After he finished speaking, without waiting for Zeng Li to say more, Wei Jin hugged her around the waist and strode towards the bedroom.

A competition between a visiting professor at Beijing Film Academy and an associate professor at the Central Academy of Drama has begun
Although the teaching quality of the Central Academy of Drama is good, it is ultimately not as famous as the Beijing Film Academy. Associate Professor Zeng eventually succumbed to Professor Wei's teaching and cried several times one night.

The next morning, Wei Jin went out feeling refreshed, ready to attend the launch conference of "New Police Story 2013".

This was the first time Wei Jin met all the actors. He didn't expect that in addition to the main actors, there was also a familiar face among the supporting roles.

"I started out as an action actor, and I have always had a fondness for actors who have real kung fu skills."

Cheng Long was about to help introduce him, but Wei Jin interrupted him with a smile, "Brother, there's no need to introduce this person. I know him. I worked with Lu Yang on "No One" three years ago."

The person Cheng Long was going to introduce was Wu Yue, a national Wuying-level athlete like Li Lianjie and Zhao Wenzhuo.

"Oh?"

Cheng Long was slightly stunned. He was not familiar with the low-budget productions in the mainland, and Lu Yang was not yet famous at that time.

"That's right. I have to thank President Wei for giving me the opportunity. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to develop over the years. I'm really ashamed, haha."

Listening to Wu Yue's self-deprecation, Wei Jin also felt a little emotional.

The original "No One" could not be said to be a blockbuster, but it was at least a movie with a box office of over 100 million yuan. However, it failed to allow Wu Yue to make a breakthrough in the film industry.

On the contrary, it was only last year when he went back to film the TV series "Journey to the West" that he gained some popularity, which is really a pity.

"It doesn't matter. There are fewer and fewer action actors who can fight now. There will be opportunities for you to stand out."

At this point, Wei Jin paused and shared the company's internal news: "If nothing unexpected happens, Director Lu Yang will start No Man's Land 2 in the second half of next year. Teacher Wu Yue, please save the time."

Wu Yue showed obvious surprise on his face, and bowed quickly: "Thank you, President Wei, thank you"

"You're welcome. If I want to write about you, just thank Director Lu Yang, haha."

As he spoke, Wei Jin couldn't help laughing.

If Wu Yue wants to thank anyone, she really has to thank Lu Yang. It's because he has too few works and the company doesn't have many scripts suitable for him. After a few months of idleness, this guy took out "Arrogant" and asked the screenwriter department to work on a sequel.

"By the way, remember to keep it a secret first."

"Okay, I understand. Thank you, Mr. Wei."

After chatting with Cheng Long for a while, the press conference began.

Normally speaking, as a newcomer in the film industry, Gao Ye’s status is much lower than that of Cheng Long and Lei Jiayin, and he should not have much room to perform in such occasions.

But she is lucky. "A Thousand Mountains and Twilight Snow" is on the air these days, so the topic given to her by the media is second only to Jackie Chan.

But this is no wonder. With Hu Ge joining the show, the ratings for the first broadcast were quite good, reaching 1.47%, and the audience share was close to 10%.

It has only been aired for 4 days and the ratings are almost climbing to 2%. I wouldn’t say it’s a hit, but it’s definitely a masterpiece.

Since New Year's Day, Wei Jin has received several calls from Miss Cai, all of which were to express gratitude.

In this regard, Wei Jin could only say that she had no sincerity. Doesn't the beauty trap work now?

On the stage, Gao Ye was still answering reporters' questions.

This girl is quite experienced. She didn't talk too much about "A Thousand Mountains and Twilight Snow", but said that it was her first time participating in a big-budget movie and she needed to learn more from her predecessors.
I wouldn't say that this speech is flawless, but at least it is noteworthy.

"Boss Wei, to be honest, I was a little worried when you asked her to be the heroine. Now it seems that I was worrying for nothing, hahahaha."

Ye Ning half-jokingly, half-seriously recounted his own mental journey, and Wei Jin didn't mind, after all, it was an investment of real money.

After the press conference, the man in the white shirt named Ma from the publicity department of the GA department brought up the old stories of Wei and Jin again.

There is no way. The performance of "Gravity" is really enviable. As the person in charge of publicity, he naturally wants to gain some political achievements.

"Director Ma, I do have an idea, but I don't know if the timing is right."

"Oh? What's the specific situation? Tell me first."

"Last year, no, the big case on National Day the year before last, is it possible to rewrite it now?"

Director Ma thought about it for a moment and understood what Wei Jin meant. After pondering for a while, he gave the answer.

"In principle, the case has already been sentenced, so there shouldn't be much of a problem. But to be safe, let's wait until after the execution. By then, it will be easier to collect the materials we need."

Wei Jin himself was not in a hurry and nodded immediately.

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)