During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 537 Want copyright? The price of being naughty
Shanhe Building, in the chairman's office.

"I haven't seen you for a few months. You look a lot plumper. Haha. Sit down."

Wei Jin smiled and invited Xu Zheng, who had obviously gained weight, to take a seat.

This guy is so proactive. He called me on the first day after returning to China, and then sent me WeChat greetings every now and then, fully demonstrating his ambition to get promoted.

However, Wei Jin had been busy with post-production editing and had no time to pay attention to him. Now that he had some free time, he agreed to meet with him.

"Boss Wei, I still say the same thing. Thank you for giving me the opportunity."

Xu Zheng's words seemed somewhat sincere. In the past few months, he had been treated as a guest of honor by major film and television companies. He had a lot of social events and had a lot of eating and drinking. This also strengthened his determination to become a director and even to have capital.

"Haha, no need to say more polite words, but..."

Wei Jin didn't have time to pay attention to Xu Zheng's flattery. He looked at him with a smile, "I heard that you have been very close to Ali's boss Ma recently?"

Xu Zheng adjusted his glasses on the bridge of his nose, with an unnatural look on his face. "Haha, Mr. Wei, you are joking. Mr. Ma is not a person of high status. I just happened to meet him and socialize with him."

Wei Jin was too lazy to expose her, and went straight to the point: "You came here today, so I guess you have some ideas for the sequel?"

"Yes, Mr. Wei, after a few months of thinking, I have some new feelings. I think comedy films don't have to be simply funny. They can add some meaningful things, some more profound things that can cause the audience to think deeply, such as..."

Bald Xu opened his mouth and spoke non-stop, excitedly expressing his thoughts, and then looked at Wei Jin expectantly: "Boss Wei, what do you think?"

“It’s a good idea, but I think”

Wei Jin first affirmed Xu Guangtou's idea, and then expressed his own views.

Generally speaking, comedy films can be divided into three categories.

The first type is purely funny, without any self-expression, just to make the audience laugh, without the need to use the brain to think about life.

Typical examples are Hong Kong's shitty and fart comedies, such as "The King of Comedy", "A Chinese Odyssey", etc.

The second type is to be funny while simply telling a truth.

For example, "Lost on Journey" is funny and tells a truth that the audience can understand at a glance: no matter how beautiful a mistress is, she is not as warm as a family; no matter how romantic wild flowers are, they are not as gentle and beautiful as domestic flowers. At the same time, the issue of withholding wages for migrant workers is mentioned.

The third type is to be funny while telling a complex story, which may be about life, family, love, kinship, etc.

For example, "Lost in Thailand" not only deals with complicated marital issues, but also uses a narrative method of time and space dislocation.

After the audience laughs, they will think about the story carefully and think that it is a good one. As for the principles of marriage and love, you can tell your story and the audience can listen if they want to, or not.

What Xu Zheng wants to do now is the third category, but his idea is too deliberate, as if he is trying to sublimate the theme for the sake of sublimation.

If I have to describe it, it's like a skit on the Spring Festival Gala, which has to have value, but also has a weird feel to it, giving it a weird feel.

"So, what I mean is, you can keep polishing it. There's no need to rush it anyway."

"This"

Xu Zheng was a little stuck for a moment, but he actually understood Wei Jin's intention, and worked meticulously to achieve both box office success and good reputation.

But Shanhe Media can be patient, but he cannot be.

After seeing the scenery at the top of the mountain, who would be willing to continue looking up at the foot of the mountain?

However, the copyright belongs to Shanhe Media, and Wei Jin has the final say on when the project will be launched. What can he do?
Copyright? Copyright!
An idea suddenly flashed through Xu Guang's mind, and he couldn't stop it.

"Then, Mr. Wei, do you think it is possible to transfer the copyright to me?"

"Ok?"

Wei Jin was startled, then he looked at Xu Zheng deeply. The latter seemed to have his mind opened up, and his fluent talking skills returned instantly.

"Mr. Wei, you see, you are not very optimistic about the current plan, but movies are all about making money. Sell the copyright to me and I will operate it. You can still get a large amount of copyright fees."

"Oh, how much is a large sum? This is not an ordinary copyright. You should know the weight of a billion box office."

Hearing this number, Xu Guangtou came back to his senses instantly and swallowed his saliva, "Boss Wei, I know it's not cheap, but if you are willing to transfer it, I will definitely give you my utmost sincerity."

Wei Jin understood that Xu Zheng had acted on impulse and he himself had not yet decided what price he could offer.

Honestly speaking, Wei Jin could understand Xu Zheng's eagerness. A director with only one hit work would not be able to gain a foothold in the circle.

But the "Lost" series is not a panacea. You can't just keep changing the map and continue filming.

The most profound or best-received film is still "Lost in Journey". Even "Lost in Thailand", which had a much better box office, actually just happened to be in good times.

If Wei Jin really wants to make a sequel, he hopes to polish it carefully and live up to this IP.

However, selling out the copyright provided him with another solution.

For a moment, the office fell silent, leaving only the sound of Wei Jin's fingers tapping on the table, each tap sounding like it was hitting Xu Zheng's barren head.

Just when Xu Guangtou's heart was beginning to feel a little overwhelmed, Wei Jin's voice rang out.

"Okay, I agree with this in principle."

Without waiting for Xu Zheng to answer, Wei Jin looked at him with a half-smile and continued, "However, I hope you are sincere enough, because you only have one chance."

"Okay, Mr. Wei, I will give you a quote as soon as possible, and I will definitely satisfy you."

"Boss Wei, what happened to Xu Zheng? Just now in the corridor, I heard him muttering something about copyright, capital, circles, and class. He was so mysterious that he didn't even seem to notice me saying hello."

Jiang Xueman, who was dressed in professional attire, started complaining to Wei Jin as soon as she entered the office.

She believed that she had known Xu Zheng for many years. They didn't have a very good relationship, but at least they could nod to each other when they met, right? Was this person so arrogant after becoming famous?
"Haha, it's nothing, don't worry about him, have you dealt with it?"

Seeing that Wei Jin did not explain, Jiang Xueman did not pursue the matter any further and immediately began to report on her work.

In the middle of this month, "Longling Mystery Cave" came to an end.

The peak ratings exceeded 4, the peak audience share reached 14.83, the average ratings also remained at around 3.3, and the average audience share exceeded 10.

This result is slightly worse than that of "The Lost Tomb" a few years ago, but in this era, it is definitely a super hit.

One can even say that it has already secured this year's ratings championship.

As a result, the second and third round broadcasting rights were scrambled for by many TV stations, and eight local TV stations sold them for a total of 8 million yuan, which was no less expensive than the first round premiere rights.

Taking into account the online copyright, the total price of a single episode of this TV series is as high as 770 million.

All in all, the drama has achieved a cumulative revenue of 1.85 million yuan, plus advertising placements and so on. Even after deducting the production and publicity costs, the net profit is at least over 1.3 million yuan, which is really a huge profit.

In addition, the casting for "Love O2O" has been completed.

In addition to the previously decided female lead, the male lead was given to the company's artist Li Xian, and the rest of the roles were basically played by the company's actors.

It is worth mentioning that, perhaps because of the friendship forged during the filming of "The Girl at the Bottom", Bai Yu and Li Xian have a particularly good relationship. The former took the initiative to mention playing the second male lead and wanted to work together again. In this regard, neither director Su Lun nor producer Jiang Xueman refused, and Wei Jin certainly had no objection.

“When will it start?”

“It is expected to be mid-May.”

"it is good."

Wei Jin nodded, and then became concerned about the situation of "Red Sorghum".

"Boss Wei, the auditions are over, but Director Zheng Xiaolong is still considering the specific roles. We'll probably have a result after the holidays."

"Okay, let's do this first."

A private club in Beijing.

The flickering candlelight revealed the superior silhouettes of Wei Jin and Jing Tian.

The melodious violin serenade of Beethoven sounds so gentle and soft.

What is inconsistent with the high-end environment is that on the dining table covered with a white tablecloth is a bowl of steaming hot spicy hot pot.

Wei Jin held his chin with his hand, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, admiring Jing Tian eating opposite him.

I still remember when the two of them first met, the little girl showed good upbringing. She ate in small bites and paid special attention to her image.

Until now, the two of them are no longer distinguishable from each other, and the little girl never tries to hide her embarrassment in front of Wei Jin.

For example, at this moment, Jing Tian was eating spicy hot pot which was full of high-tech content. Fine beads of sweat appeared on her cheeks and forehead, and her little snake appeared from time to time, just like a Husky that was scorched by the summer heat.

"I told you not to order something so spicy. Are you stupid now?"

Seeing the teasing smile on Wei Jin's face, Jing Tian took the drink he handed over and took a sip, then tucked a few strands of her hair behind her ears and said calmly, "It's OK, just so-so."

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Wei Jin smiled and shook his head, too lazy to expose her. He just handed over the tissue and said, "Wipe it off. Your lips are red from the burning."

Jing Tian was not polite either. After wiping, her lips were so red that people couldn't help but want to take a bite.

Suddenly, Wei Jin's cell phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, he raised his eyebrows.

A few minutes later, seeing the smile on Wei Jin's face, Jing Tian was slightly curious, "What's wrong, brother?"

"Nothing, someone is inviting me to dinner the day after tomorrow, come with me."

The little girl didn't ask any more questions and nodded obediently: "Well, okay."

The place where they were going to have dinner tonight was not far from Dongshan Villa, so Wei Jin and Jing Tian were not in a hurry. They just took a walk all the way home to digest their food.

Lao Zhu and the female bodyguard were hanging not far behind him.

On the one hand, it is to protect safety, and on the other hand, it is to deal with paparazzi who may appear occasionally.

Although with Wei Jin's current status, there are very few paparazzi following him, but there are still some young people who want to become famous and powerful.

However, such people usually don't survive more than two episodes. After all, the resources and connections that Wei Jin can mobilize are simply not on the same level. Often, before the news spreads, it has already been discovered by the company's public opinion monitoring system and directly suppressed through various authorities.

Along the way, Jing Tian held Wei Jin's arm and shared their recent work and life.

"By the way, brother, I went back to the company this afternoon. Uncle Lu received a very good invitation. Can you give me some advice?"

"Oh? What's the content?"

Wei Jin was not surprised. Although with his support, Xingguang Canlan was basically an empty shell, but with Jing Tian's status, he often received invitations from the industry.

Jing Tian usually wouldn't consider any small productions, and would only ask Wei Jin for his opinion if she was interested.

"It is said that Wang Jing is going to restart the God of Gamblers series."

When Wei Jin heard this, he probably knew what it was. It should be the movie "The Man from Macau".

Although the play has not yet turned out as expected, Shi Nansheng mentioned this project at the previous celebration banquet.

The president of Macau's Suncity Entertainment, Hua Zong, brought in Fatty Bernardo Yu, who has close ties with the Hong Kong circle, and joined hands with Wang Jing to plan a big move.

This drama is said to have an investment of 100 million yuan, and it plans to bring in Zhou Runfa to continue the glory of God of Gamblers.

The reason why Shi Nansheng knew about this project was not because the other party wanted to get Golden Harvest to invest, but to coordinate Zhou Runfa's schedule.

After all, "Cold War 2" will start shooting in the second half of the year, which may conflict with "The Man from Macau".

But Wei Jin didn't expect that they would actually set their sights on Jing Tian, ​​so he pinched the girl's hand and explained:
"Tiantian, this project is too obviously a rehash of an old story. Even if the box office is good, the final word of mouth will probably be shabby. It won't do you any good."

"Is that so? I thought it would be good for Wang Jing and Zhou Runfa to work together again. Okay, I'll send a message to Uncle Lu."

Jing Tian trusted Wei Jin's judgment very much. Without any hesitation, he took out his mobile phone and sent a WeChat message to Lu Zheng.

After all, she is now the Golden Horse Film Queen and an internationally renowned actress, so she must take good care of her reputation.

Strolling along the way, the two soon returned to Dongshan Villa, and a long-awaited reunion was about to begin.

But Wei Jin didn't expect that he almost flipped over.
In the spacious villa at Dongshan Villa, Wei Jin, who had already finished washing up, was teaching Jing Tian a lesson.

It was a real lesson. Jing Tian was seen supporting himself against the wall with his hands and his legs raised high in a split position.

As Wei Jin continued to play cards, red clouds appeared on the girl's delicate face. Her forehead and temples were covered with fine beads of sweat. Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her supporting legs had begun to tremble.

There was no other way. Although she had been exercising since she was a child and had a good foundation in dancing, she had to maintain this posture for half an hour and lost a few points. Jing Tian could no longer hold on and had to beg for mercy.

"Brother, I can't stand anymore."

"Humph, who told you to be disobedient while taking a shower just now? I told you not to eat it, but you still ate it. It's so spicy that it's killing me."

As Wei Jin spoke, he did not slow down his card-playing efforts at all.

"I was wrong. I was just curious. I will never do it again~~"

"Do you really know that you were wrong?"

"Really~~Brother~~"

"Okay, I'll let you off this time."

After all, Wei Jin felt sorry for the girl, so he slowly lowered her raised legs and carried the girl to the bed.

But he quickly suppressed it again. After all, his anger had subsided, but he was still very angry.

That night, Jing Tian's three roads were filled, which was a huge price she paid for her mischief.
(End of this chapter)