During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 534: Hungry Bai Bin's Hunting Trip
After more than a month of promotion, the crew of "One Man's Martial Arts" finally returned to Beijing.

Wei Jin took the time to arrange a dinner party to welcome Lu Yang and his group.

It can be seen that whether it is director Lu Yang, or Bai Bin, Bao Qiang, and Zhao Wenzhuo, they are all obviously physically tired, but they seem to be in good spirits.

After some greetings, everyone took their seats one after another. Bai Bin naturally sat next to Wei Jin. His eyes looked as if he wanted to eat him up right now, and his little hands were a little restless under the table.

Wei Jin gently stroked her beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings, and his soothing tone was obvious: There is only one night left tonight, don't be in a hurry.

Wei Jin then raised his glass towards everyone, "Everyone, thank you for your hard work. This is the end of the pre-release promotion. Take a break for two days. After the premiere, I will have to work hard again. This glass of wine is for everyone."

"Mr. Wei, you are too polite. This is what we should do."

Baoqiang and Zhao Wenzhuo stood up immediately, but their hands did not slow down at all. The wine glasses were one finger lower than Wei Jin's, and they drank it immediately after touching it.

Lu Yang, on the other hand, was too familiar with the situation and knew that Wei Jin didn't like to pay attention to these things, so he raised his glass from a distance to signal him and drank it too.

Putting down his glass, Lu Yang looked at the actors and said, "This cooperation is great. They are all great. If we have a chance in the future, let's continue to cooperate."

"Director Lu, I'll take it seriously. This cup will be my deposit, hehe."

Wang Baoqiang climbed up the pole and drank another cup without saying a word, which left Zhao Wenzhuo standing beside him dumbfounded. Is he a fool?

However, his reaction was not slow, and he immediately raised his glass to Lu Yang and said, "Director Lu, you can call me at any time."

Bai Bin seemed very reserved. She only had Wei Jin in her eyes at the moment, and she had even thought of various scenes for tonight in her mind.

Seeing Zhao Wenzhuo drinking so fast, she couldn't help but persuade him, "Brother Zhuo, drink less. If you get drunk later, you'll need Sister Lulu to pick you up again."

"Oh? Wen Zhuo can't drink much, right?"

Wei Jin felt a little strange because some of the martial artists he knew could drink quite well, such as the Little Wolf Warrior Wu Jing.

As if he had guessed Wei Jin's thoughts, Zhao Wenzhuo's slightly red face showed a hint of self-mockery, "Boss Wei, I really can't drink much. My friends gave me a nickname, Zhao Yizha. I can only drink one zha of beer. I made a fool of myself at the wrap-up party of Ying Huang."

"That's fine. It's just right. Let's drink less. We drink for the atmosphere."

Wei Jin set the tone, and at the rest of the dinner, not much wine was consumed, but both the host and the guests still had a great time.

After the welcoming banquet, everyone went home, and Wei Jin also took Bai Bin, whose face was flushed, to the Golden House.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he got in the car, Bai Bin couldn't hold back and squatted down on his own initiative, constantly groping with his slender hands.

"Xiaobai, why are you in such a hurry?"

Ignoring Wei Jin's teasing, Bai Bin finally met the friend he had missed for a long time with a pilgrimage-like mood.

Just smelling the familiar scent, Bai Bin felt as if he was about to suffocate, and his slender legs wrapped in black stockings involuntarily closed together.

Then she opened her alluring red lips and slowly lowered her snow-white swan neck, giving Wei Jin infinite tenderness and tolerance.

"Um~~~"

Feeling the enthusiastic service of the sexy and charming assistant, Wei Jin also used his skills to guide Xiaobai, just like when he was in North America.

"Um~~Boss~~"

Perhaps it had been empty for too long, and by the time the two arrived at the Golden House, Bai Bin had already gotten lost once.

"Xiaobai, why are you so useless? Why don't you have a good rest tonight?"

"Boss, it's all your fault. I haven't been intimate with you for 256 days, huh."

Speaking of this, Xiaobai felt a little aggrieved. Her sisters all had meat to eat, but she was the only one who had to endure more than eight months. God knows how she got through those days.

With this thought in mind, Bai Bin squatted down again and continued his unfinished work, but this time he was a little ferocious, as if he wanted to eat Wei Jin completely.

"Hiss~~~Xiaobai, don't be upset. I'll stay with you until the roadshow starts, okay?"

After hearing the assurance, Bai Bin's movements became gentler. Wei Jin couldn't help but reach out and touch her delicate and charming face, feeling a little emotional.

Honestly speaking, Wei Jin felt somewhat guilty when hearing the girl speaking numbers with both zeros and integers, but that's how the entertainment industry is, and popular young actresses hardly ever have a day off.

All Wei Jin could do was to make good use of the time they were together to fill her gap, so he gently patted Xiao Bai's charming face and said softly, "Okay, Xiao Bai, let the boss treat you well from now on."

After getting the signal, Bai Bin gently let go of Wei Jin. Without doing anything extra, he just turned around and lay down on the sofa.

Wei Jin reached out and lifted the hem of her skirt, only then did he notice that somewhere wrapped in black silk, there were already traces of crystal.

Without any more hesitation, with a "swish" sound, Wei Jin untied Xiaobai's restraints.

"Oh~~Boss~~"

The much-anticipated "So Young" has its premiere.

Although he didn't like Zhao Yanzi very much, he still had to give face to Fiber Optic's movie, so Wei Jin arranged for Chen Zhiming to represent the company and go to show his support.

I have to say that Fiber Optic’s publicity and promotion resources are really good. Wei Jin was busy editing at the company, and when he went online during his breaks, he was able to see the live broadcast of the premiere.

However, as an actor-turned-director, there are only a few directors in the industry who support Zhao Yanzi, and most of them are from Hong Kong.

In other words, if Fiber Optic was not the main controller, there would be even fewer guests going to support the event, including Huang Xiaoming and other members of the Beijing Film Academy, and members of Wang Fei's second grade class.

"A Man's Martial Arts", which was released a day later, is always an unavoidable topic.

However, perhaps due to the huge sales of "Left Ear" and its recent popularity, Zhao Yanzi appeared more confident this time.

"The fan base of So Young is huge. I believe we can beat all our competitors at the box office!"

"But the drawbacks of fan films are also obvious. Can So Young guarantee that its reputation will not collapse?"

Zhao Yanzi obviously had an idea for this question in mind.

"The fan groups of So Young and Left Ear are different. Our target group will be more rational, just like Twilight and The Hunger Games, which were both adapted from best-selling books, but the reputations were completely different."

Okay, this wave of stealing concepts successfully fooled the media, but think about it carefully, is it really like this?

Perhaps it was because Lao Wang had good connections, the premiere of "So Young" was generally well covered by media reporters.

The next day, "One Man's Martial Arts" also had its premiere.

People in the industry are joking that the media has been very busy these past two days, as the two most anticipated movies during the May Day holiday not only have close release dates, but also close premieres.

However, unlike "So Young", "A Man's Martial Arts" was written by Wei Jin and directed by Lu Yang, and has attracted more attention in the industry.

Moreover, Zhao Wenzhuo and Wang Baoqiang are both well-known actors in the industry, and Bai Bin’s four little beauties are still very popular.

Therefore, there are even more big-name guests coming to support the event today. Industry giants, such as China Film, Wanda, Huayi, Optical Fiber, Star Media, Bona, Yinghuang, etc., are almost all present. Even if they are not the top leaders, they are definitely the second-in-command.

In addition, well-known directors in the industry, including Jiang Wen, Wu Ershan, Xu Ke, Zhang Yimou, Ning Hao and others, were also present.

As for celebrity artists, there are even more of them, and there are countless first- and second-tier ones in the circle.

As one of the producers, Boss Yang of Yinghuang came to the stage in person today. When he saw Wei Jin, he apologized to the people around him and walked over, still followed by the beautiful mature woman Huo Wenxi.

"Mr. Wei, long time no see."

"Director Yang, long time no see."

Wei Jin responded with a smile, then looked at Huo Wenxi, "Sister Mani, I haven't seen you for a few months. You look even more radiant than before."

"Mr. Wei is really good at talking. I am almost old and ugly. How can I compare with a young girl? Haha."

Huo Wenxi covered his mouth and smiled, he said modestly but was a little proud inside.

"By the way, Mr. Wei, are you considering releasing The Raid 2 in the second half of the year?"

This year, Yinghuang has reduced its investment scale. Apart from the two dramas produced by Golden Harvest and the upcoming drama, there is only "Private Tailor" co-produced with Huayi, and a low-budget "The Magic Police" controlled internally by the company.

Overall, the profit situation is not optimistic, and Boss Yang is a little anxious.

But Wei Jin had his own considerations and shook his head: "Director Yang, the previous film was going well, so we still need to choose a suitable schedule. This year is indeed a bit rushed, so let's see if there is a good schedule early next year."

Upon hearing this, Boss Yang recalled the information released by China Film Group a few days ago, and could only sigh that "The Raid 2" was not given enough priority.

"Okay, then I'll listen to President Wei."

After chatting with Boss Yang for a while, the premiere soon began.

Today's premiere was without any fancy moves. After the creators simply shared some interesting stories from the filming process, they went straight to playing the main film.

After the Wei and Jin dynasty adaptation, the characters of this play became more fully fleshed out and the plot logic became more smoothly organized.

In particular, Feng Yuxiu, played by Wang Baoqiang, shocked the audience and guests at the scene with his flesh-and-blood fighting scenes and crazy acting skills.

"Bao Qiang's acting is amazing. Before his wife died, he was able to control the devil in his heart. After his wife died, he completely turned into a devil. It exploded!"

"Zhao Wenzhuo is also very fierce, his movements are clean and neat, and he is not at all inferior."

"Am I the only one who noticed that Bai Bin is very smooth? Especially the corners of her mouth, which are naturally raised, so tempting."

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Many directors and audiences at the scene were discussing the film. During the nearly two-hour film, few people left their seats, which was a high level of affirmation for a film.

As the lights came on, the film ended and the audience burst into thunderous applause.

When it comes to the press interview session, box office is always the core topic of the premiere.

Lu Yang was a very funny guy. He held the microphone and looked at Wei Jin.

"My senior brother didn't attend the previous premiere of Saving Mr. Wu, and as a result, the box office failed to reach 4 million. This time he was there, and I thought, at least the box office should double, right?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was an uproar at the scene. My goodness, wouldn’t it be more than 700 million if it doubled? Are you so sure?
The media handed the microphone to Wei Jin, after all, the latter's amazing predictions had come true many times.

However, this is an adaptation of the Wei and Jin dynasties, so there is no reference answer to how much the box office will be.

After some consideration, Wei Jin half-jokingly said: "We can strive to double it. If we want to guarantee a minimum, let's say 5 million. It may not be too high. I hope Director Lu can continue to improve in the next one."

Wei Jin gave a ladder and Lu Yang came down with it.

"Okay, I believe in your judgment, so let's guarantee 5 million at the minimum and strive for 7 million!"

During the cocktail party, people were toasting each other.

Many celebrities and artists came to Wei Jin to say hello and become familiar with him.

After a while, Ning Hao also came over with a wine glass.

Wei Jin originally thought that he was here to discuss the promotion of "No Man's Land", after all, the film was only a little over a month away from release.

It was just that no one expected that Ning Hao, who had always had a low output, would have a new idea before "No Man's Land" and "Nobody" were released. This surprised Wei Jin.

"Brother, you are very efficient, right?"

"Hehe, it was also an accident. I got the inspiration when I accompanied Xiaojun on a trip during the Spring Festival."

The Xiaojun that Ning Hao mentioned was whose full name was Yue Xiaojun, someone Wei Jin knew.

This is a talented player who changed career path lately. Before entering the industry, he set up stalls, sold small commodities, and also dealt in office equipment in Zhongguancun.

By chance, he studied at the Central Academy of Drama and later met Ning Hao, and the two hit it off and became partners.

When filming "Stone", although Wei Jin gave a good budget, it was Ning Hao's first time to make a production worth several million. In order to save money, he asked Yue Xiaojun to play Dao Ge's younger brother.

He is the guest actor who said the classic quote in the movie, "How could you do such a thing? Are you worthy of your brother and me?"

Because this sentence contains so much information, it is still a very popular meme on the Internet.

Including the later "Racing", Yue Xiaojun also participated in the screenwriting work and was considered to be Ning Hao's close friend.

But Ning Hao's explanation made Wei Jin even more confused.

"Why don't you stay at home with your wife and children and go traveling with a grown man? Sister Na agrees?"

Ning Hao sighed, leaned over and explained, "Xiaojun is divorced. He drank at my house during the Spring Festival. A grown man cried so hard. Your sister Na couldn't bear to see it, so she asked me to take him out to relax."

After listening to Ning Hao's explanation, Wei Jin realized that the two of them had traveled all the way from the capital to Beihai, not only to enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way, but also to look for the girl, and as a result, they actually came up with an inspiration.

If nothing unexpected happens, this should be the movie "My Lucky Star" which is known as the "Journey of Hunting for Beauty".

"Brother, you really do believe that art comes from life."

Wei Jin's tone was somewhat emotional, and then he clinked glasses with Ning Hao, "That's a good idea. Is the script complete?"

Ning Hao nodded: "I have a rough draft, and Xiaojun is still refining it. It will probably take about half a month. I plan to start after No Man's Land is released, and try to finish it before Nobody's Release."

"Okay, when the script comes out, we can discuss it in detail."

"it is good."

(End of this chapter)