During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 514: Ninth in Film History and Third in the World, Only Children Make Choices
The heat of the Golden Globe Awards has not yet died down, and Wei Jin has once again become a hot topic at home and abroad.

40 days after its release, the global box office of "Gravity" exceeded 10 billion US dollars. Wei Jin officially fulfilled the slogan he shouted out and achieved the achievement of a top director.

This is also the ninth film in global film history to achieve a box office of 9 billion US dollars. The previous seven are "Jurassic Park", "Titanic", "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest", "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King", "The Dark Knight Rises", "Inception", "Avatar" and "The Avengers".

In fact, there will be many more movies that will reach the $10 billion mark through re-screening, but for now, there are only these nine.

Even after another 10 years, there will be less than 10 movies whose global box office revenue will exceed 50 billion US dollars. This value is too high.

Especially for a Chinese-language film to achieve this, it can be said to be a groundbreaking and terrifying achievement at the moment.

Less than thirty years old, ranked ninth in history, an absolute winner in life, a legend in the film industry, even if Wei Jin retires now, he is still worthy of being deified!
But netizens are still not satisfied. What’s the point of being ninth? They want to be number one.

Unfortunately, with the box office of "Avatar" exceeding 20 billion US dollars, it is basically impossible to overturn this huge mountain.

In this case, let's compare some comprehensive data.

There is a data expert who has compiled the total box office revenue of famous directors throughout the world during their careers. In the past, this kind of data had nothing to do with Chinese directors, and those who could be compared were all top Hollywood commercial directors.

But when the data came out, netizens were shocked.

Since Wei Jin made his debut in 03, the cumulative global box office of all the films he has shot has reached an astonishing 42 billion US dollars.

What a concept! It is close to 300 billion RMB, which is equivalent to the total box office in China for two years.

It is even more than the annual GDP of many county-level cities in China!
There are only two people whose performance ranks higher than Wei Jin, namely Spielberg and James Cameron. Even big names like Lucas and Nolan are ranked behind him.

Now I feel comfortable. Ranked third in the world, in ancient times, that would also be the third place in the imperial examination. It sounds much more comfortable than being ranked ninth in history.

What’s more crucial is that Wei Jin is just under 80 years old. At his current pace of making one or even two films a year, even if he continues to make Chinese-language films in the future, there is a great hope that he will break Spielberg’s global record of billion US dollars and become the number one in film history!

As a result, netizens were overjoyed, the media reported the event extensively, and even overseas media paid great attention to it.

As a result, Wei Jin received many interviews while filming on the set, and received many congratulatory calls.

In the evening, when Wei Jin and Huang Mengying were taking a shower, they received a call from Han Sanping, asking about the celebration banquet.

"Boss Han, I have to film a movie and do PR for the Oscars, so I don't have time to go back to China to attend the celebration party. You can notify Cheng Long and Zeng Li to attend, because I can't come anyway."

While speaking, Wei Jin patted Huang Mengying's pretty face. The latter immediately understood and lowered her head, and warmth instantly came over her.

"You kid, what the hell are you doing if you don't come? Besides, isn't the public relations handed over to Vice President La? Do you think I don't know?"

"Ahem, Vice President La has been dealing with filmmakers overseas for many years. He is very good at this kind of situation and even enjoys it. We should know how to use people well."

Wei Jin was also enjoying the moment, his young body in its early twenties was so tender that it looked like water.

"Okay, I'll just do it here."

"Well, Mr. Han, please feel free to do as you like. That's it for now. Bye."

Wei Jin didn't believe a word Han Sanping said. If Han didn't turn this into a summary meeting on such an occasion, he would be unworthy of his identity as a system worker.

But after hanging up the phone, Wei Jin just wanted to do it simply, so he reached out and patted the assistant who was still working hard.

"Mengying, today is a day worth celebrating. Are you ready?"

Huang Mengying raised her head slowly, stretched out her little snake and curled it up before leaving. Then she looked into Wei Jin's eyes with a healing smile.

"Boss, what do you think?"

"Hehe, it seems that Xiao Mengying is hungry."

Huang Mengying turned around gently after hearing this.

Wei Jin stood up and moved forward.

"~~Boss~~~"

Wei Jin never expected that while he was just discussing art with his assistant, another big event would happen in the country.

Led by Director Xie Fei, a large number of art film directors, including Lou Ye, Jiang Wen, Section Chief Jia and others, jointly submitted an application to the General Administration.

The application contained only one item, which was to replace the film censorship system with a film rating system.

They sent an open letter to the industry, calling on all directors and filmmakers to unite.

The incident had a huge impact, and even Wei Jin, who was filming in a low-key manner in North America, was affected.

Many mainland netizens left messages under Wei Jin's Weibo, hoping that he could join in and apply to the Film Bureau together.

After all, with Wei and Jin's current achievements, their words carry great weight.

In addition, many well-known directors, such as Zhang Yimou, Feng Dapao, Chen Shishi and others, have also been called out by netizens.

There were even many people in the industry who tagged Wei Jin on Weibo, and some even sent open letters directly to Shanhe Media.

But Wei Jin did not respond and chose to take a cold attitude.

After all these years, he has new thoughts on the censorship system.

Due to national conditions, cultural carriers such as movies and TV series must be under control. The so-called freedom of speech is insignificant in the face of stability.

Some things cannot be photographed, and there is no room for negotiation.

What really disgusted Wei Jin was that a group of old stubborn people abused their power in the name of censorship.

However, this situation has improved greatly after that censorship dispute.

In the future, as the market continues to grow, censorship will gradually give in and become more and more relaxed.

Moreover, Feng Dapao, Chen Shishi and others did not speak a word about this matter. Even Ning Hao, who had always had great resentment towards the review team, did not speak.

Why? Because everyone can see it clearly.

Those who are truly dissatisfied with censorship are those directors who cannot make commercial films, have failed in transformation, and have been walking on the edge of the censorship red line for years.

Believe it or not, if the censorship system is really relaxed, these people will be able to produce works that break the bottom line for you?
Just like the film rating system was briefly implemented in the 90s, what were the consequences?
All the fifth generation directors shoot marginal themes, such as bizarre, bloody, and perverted.
This group of people can film all kinds of subjects, both imaginable and unimaginable.

Instead, it makes the audience lose interest in the movie, causing the market to shrink.

In fact, the total box office revenue of the film market reached 90 billion in the early 10s, and the number remained unchanged in 2000, which may be due to this reason.

So there is a saying that goes, freedom with constraints is the real freedom.

Wei Jin did not pay much attention to the domestic turmoil and concentrated on shooting his new film.

The work and rest schedule in Hollywood is different, with strict requirements on the working hours of actors, no more than 10 hours a day, and they have to take weekends off.

So Wei Jin almost lived the life of an urban white-collar worker, working during the day and accompanying his beautiful wife and concubines at night. Two days passed in a flash, and he received a call from Leon, and the two sides agreed to meet at Dingfeng Entertainment.

After the crew had packed up, Wei Jin came to the company and saw Leon already sipping coffee in the office.

"Hey, brother, you're here so early, don't you have to run the PR?"

Leon put down the coffee in his hand and shrugged. "You know, the award season lasts a long time. If I attend cocktail parties every day, my body will not be able to bear it."

"Hahaha, you're right, those girls are not so easy to get rid of."

Wei Jin has to admit that Leo, who is almost forty, is still handsome and is definitely the first choice of hot girls at the party.

Without the golden finger, Leon would probably die young after partying every night.

"Wei, don't just talk about me. If you were to attend the cocktail party, I'm afraid you would be more popular than me. The world's youngest billion-dollar director, that's really amazing!"

Although he was teasing, Leon's tone was sincere.

He has been in the film industry for more than 20 years and has shot more than 20 films, but his box office results are still quite far behind those of Wei and Jin.

"Leon, you are being modest. If you hadn't been striving for awards in recent years, your box office performance wouldn't necessarily be worse than mine, haha."

Leon shrugged: "Aren't you also trying to win the prize?"

"Forehead"

It's hard to say about Wei and Jin. You are a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Are you sure you want to compete with me, a guy with a lot of hangers-on?

After thinking about it, Wei Jin decided not to hurt him, so he opened the drawer, took out the script and handed it over.

"Take a look first. These two scripts are prepared for you."

"Okay, let me appreciate it first to see if it can compare to "The Hunt."

After Leonardo took the script, he leaned back on the sofa comfortably and began to read it carefully.

The office suddenly became quiet, with only the occasional sound of turning pages.

Wei Jin didn't bother him and started browsing the domestic news.

The farce involving filmmakers and directors here in China ended very quickly.

In less than three days, the General Administration issued a reply with very clear meaning.

"Taking into account the current development status of the domestic film industry, the rating system is too idealistic and is not more suitable for the development of the industry than the censorship system. In the future, it may be considered appropriately and timely under the discussion of experts."

At the moment, there are a lot of related discussions in the circle and on the Internet.

"The efficiency is quite high this time. It seems that it has attracted attention."

"What the hell, look at what you're talking about, the future, I'm afraid it may not be realized in more than ten years."

"Alas, the big directors didn't get involved. Did they not think it would be a good idea from the beginning?"

"Of course, all great directors can make commercial films, and they're not stupid enough to stick to it."

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Although people in the circle did not hold high hopes at the beginning, this announcement still disappointed many people and it really dampened their enthusiasm.

The crisp sound of the spoon stirring the coffee cup drew Wei Jin's attention away from the computer screen.

I saw that Leon had already roughly read the script and picked up the coffee.

"Would you like a change?"

"Need not."

After Leon put down his coffee cup, he said with some emotion: "Mental breakdown leads to crime, and the theme of exploring revenge, human nature and survival, both scripts are good, Wei, you have given me a difficult problem."

"Thanks for the compliment, but maybe you can listen to my arrangements first before making a decision."

Leon raised an eyebrow: “Oh?”

“I plan to direct the Joker script myself, but I may have to wait a few more years.”

Leon understood what Wei Jin meant and couldn't help but be a little surprised: "So, you won't be directing The Revenant?"

"Yes, the filming conditions for this script are too unfriendly. I can't bear this hardship."

The filming of "The Revenant" was so troublesome. Who the hell could stand staying in the primeval forest for nearly half a year?

"Who are you going to let direct it? When will it start?"

"How's Alejandro?"

Leonardo was very familiar with famous Hollywood directors and quickly responded: "Is it the Mexican director who directed "Babel"?"

"Yes. In fact, after I bought the copyright of the novel, he has already contacted me and talked with Hunter about the creative concept. I think he will live up to the script. Besides, if you agree, it will probably start this year."

This person was the original director who made Leon win the Oscar for Best Actor, so Wei Jin certainly thought it was appropriate.

However, Leon had never worked together before, so he was a little hesitant and was still weighing the levels of the two.

After a long while, Leon had the answer in his mind.

"Okay, then let's do this script, but I have to meet him."

"Of course, this is as it should be. In addition, we may need to discuss the investment share later."

"Don't worry about this. I have another idea. Please listen to it first."

Without waiting for Wei Jin to answer, Leonardo said, "We originally agreed to work together. Since you are not directing this script, if the time is right in the end, I also hope to work with you on Joker."

Wei Jin was amused, "Haha, Leon, you want both?"

Leonardo spread his hands and said, "Well, children only make choices. Adults should choose both."

"Hahaha, okay, I promise you, when Joker starts, if you have time, you will be the top priority, how about it?"

"Very good, my brother. It's getting late. Do you want to go with me to enjoy the scenery of North America tonight?"

"0.0"

(End of this chapter)