During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 544 Newcomer, New Project Wei Jin Wants Student Clothes

Shanhe Building, in the chairman's office.

Wei Jin was enjoying the service of his assistant Huang Mengying while browsing industry information.

In just three days, the box office of "Chinese Partners" directly exceeded the 1.16 million yuan mark, closing at million yuan.

And relying on good word of mouth, the daily box office is getting higher and higher.

However, despite being such a big-selling movie, there is a lot of negative news online.

First, the three main actors, Huang Xiaoming, Qiao Zhenyu, and Tong Dawei, were discussed and compared by many media.

Qiao Zhenyu is fine. Since his debut, most of his resources have been provided by Shanhe Media, and his personal image has also been well maintained.

As for Huang Xiaoming and Tong Dawei, there are a lot of gossips and scandals, including when the two fought for resources and when they publicly showed off their affection. The internet is full of lively news.

Afterwards, director Chen Kexin was criticized by the Hong Kong media.

This film itself was a token of his loyalty to China Film Group. If it had lost money, the Hong Kong circle probably wouldn't have said anything. But now anyone with a discerning eye can see that compared to the production cost of 70 million, this film is definitely a huge profit.

In addition, "Partners" almost entirely uses mainland actors from the leading role to the supporting role, so the Hong Kong media's comments are quite unpleasant.

Things like "fawning on the mainland" and "being soft-hearted in order to make money" etc., they are just short of labeling Chen Kexin as a "Hong Kong traitor".

In this regard, no one, neither Chen Kexin himself, his wife, nor other investors, responded.

After all, the decline of the Hong Kong entertainment industry is an indisputable fact. Barking a few times doesn’t cost any money, as long as it doesn’t interfere with making money.

Even the mainland media and netizens were too lazy to pay attention this time.

From this point, we can also see that the desolation of the Hong Kong circle is clearly revealed!
Wei Jin was just about to continue reading the news when he felt a chill underneath his body. He looked down and saw that Huang Mengying had let him go. Her big eyes were full of spring and she was as charming as silk.

"Boss~~"

"Haha, Mengying seems anxious. Well, I have something else to do later, so I'll feed you first."

After saying this, Wei Jin pulled the girl up from under him, held her in his arms with a little force with both hands, and strode towards the rest room in the office.
More than an hour later, Wei Jin returned to the office after tidying up with the help of Huang Mengying, who was in high spirits.

Just after I sat down, I heard a knock on the door.

"Enter."

"Senior brother, are you looking for me?"

Wen Muye, who was wearing glasses and looked a little gentle, pushed the door open and asked curiously.

"Well, sit down first."

After inviting Wen Mu to take a seat, Wei Jin continued, "If I remember correctly, you will graduate next year, right?"

"Yes, I applied in 10 and was in Grade 11 when I enrolled."

Wei Jin nodded. Wen Mu was not a graduate of a professional art school. It seemed that he had used his connections to confirm Tian Zhuangzhuang as his tutor before applying for the exam, and then took part in the art exam.

"Have you thought about your graduation project yet?"

"Not yet, but I have an idea and I plan to expand it."

At this point, Wen Mu suddenly reacted, and said with a little excitement, "Brother, what do you mean?"

Wei Jin smiled and said, "Well, it's what you think. I told you to direct a feature film two years ago, but the timing was never right. I heard from Chen Xi that you've been doing well in several crews, so now's the time."

As he spoke, Wei Jin took out a bound document from the drawer and handed it over.

Last year, Cao Baoping directed "Dear", and Wen Mu learned from it. It would be appropriate to give the remaining "Lost and Love" to him.

Wen Mu was also a little nervous at the moment as he looked at the big words on the script cover.

"Brother, this."

Understanding his unfinished subtext, Wei Jin smiled and comforted him:
"Don't worry, you have no problem with your ability. As for whether you can help those families, it is not just your business. Just do what you can do."

At this moment, Wen Mu felt excited, touched, and worried, which was quite complicated and contradictory.

But after taking a deep breath, all the complexity turned into determination.

"Brother, don't worry, I will do my best and will never let you down."

Seeing Wen Mu's serious expression, Wei Jin found it a little funny. The directors in the company all had their own personalities.

"Well, don't worry about the project. Learn the script thoroughly. If you have any questions later, you can contact Chen Xi."

To be honest, the box office and reputation of the previous drama "Lost and Love" were not particularly good, at least it was far worse than "Dear" of the same genre.

However, the main reason lies in the form of expression. As a road movie, "Lost and Love" naturally has worse dramatic conflicts.

However, this time the script was written by the screenwriting department, and many details have been optimized. It is also controlled by Shanhe Media and there is no cost pressure. Wei Jin believes that the result will definitely be different.

News came back from Cannes that the premiere of Into the Dust was a great success, and the local media reports were almost all positive.

In the three program guides "Screen", "The Hollywood Reporter" and "French Cinema", "Into the Dust" scored an average of 3.3 points.

You should know that the full score of the Cannes program brochure is 4 points, and generally more than 3 points is considered a high score.

For example, Director Jia’s film “A Touch of Sin” just reached 3 points.

The 3.3 points of "Into the Dust" are already the second among the dozen or so films currently released in the main competition unit, second only to "Blue Is the Warmest Color" with 3.6 points.

There is no way, this "Adele" is a same-sex romance film, and the subject matter has too many advantages.

But even so, the media and people in the industry can almost judge that "Hidden in the Dust" will definitely not be a failure.

Even according to the Cannes Film Festival's consistent principle of "the hottest must win", the probability of winning the final Palme d'Or is not low.

It is worth mentioning that Matt Damon’s “Behind the Candelabra” was also shortlisted for the main competition unit.

However, as a gay-themed movie, it was obviously not very popular with the local media, with an average program score of only 2.8 points. Matt's chances of winning an award were a bit low.

At the same time, there is constant news in the country.

After 26 days of release, Zhao Yanzi's "So Young" really reached the 6 million yuan threshold, closing at 6.02 million yuan.

As previously touted by the media, Zhao Yanzi surpassed Xue Xiaolu and became the number one female director in the Chinese-language film industry.

As his alma mater, Beijing Film Academy sent his blessings immediately and once again placed his resume at the top of the school's official website.

Many celebrity artists in the circle also began to flatter him, after all, adding icing on the cake is a common feature of the entertainment industry.

Especially such a female director is so friendly to the actresses in the circle.

For a time, Zhao Yanzi seemed to have completely become a top commercial director, and was in the limelight.

But now, Lu Yang is not nervous at all, because the total box office of "A Man's Martial Arts" has quietly reached 5.92 million, and the single-day box office is still 6 to million. There are still five days before the movie is released, and it is certain to break million, and there is even hope that it will surpass "Youth".

These days, Bai Bin, Zhao Wenzhuo and others have been shouting on Weibo, and even Bao Qiang, who is still in Cannes attending the Film Festival, did not forget to shout a few words.

Xu Zheng finally persuaded Ali and brought the legal department to the company to sign the agreement.

There are no secrets in the entertainment industry. An agreement signed in the morning might leak out in the afternoon.

"Brother, is this true? Did you really sell the copyright to Xu Zheng?"

Wang Changtian called immediately to verify, with a hint of surprise in his tone.

"Well, the company has a lot of projects and is too busy to handle them all. Xu Zheng himself has other ideas, so it's better to sell it. But it's not a one-time buyout, and the price is not cheap."

Wei Jin did not hide anything and immediately told Lao Wang the details.

"Brother, you really don't suffer any loss at all."

"Haha, brother, just tell me if it's worth the price, right?"

"It's worth it, of course it's worth it, the box office is 10 billion"

Lao Wang's tone was quite lamenting. Looking at the domestic situation, how many movies have grossed over 10 billion yuan?
Although Fiber Optic is a large company, its total annual profit is only 200 to 300 million, which is not as much as the revenue from a movie like this.

Listening to Wang Changtian's sigh, Wei Jin also had some vague guesses in his mind.

Sure enough, Lao Wang on the other end of the phone changed the subject and said, "Brother, can I get a share in Fiber Optic?"

"Brother, you'll have to talk to Xu Zheng about this, but I think Ali is also happy to see Fiber Optic join the game. After all, you're the issuer, so you have some advantages."

"Okay, I'll go find him now."

Lao Wang acted decisively and immediately hung up the phone and went to find Xu Zheng.

Wei Jin received a lot of calls, even from Zhang Zhao of LeTV.

However, contrary to Wei Jin's expectations, the call was not to verify the news, but because the caller was interested in the box office sharing contract for the sequel in his hand.

I have to say that LeTV has a good idea. When Ali has already taken the lead, LeTV will not be able to gain much benefit by entering the game again. On the contrary, the profit-sharing contract with Wei Jin has a lot of room for maneuver.

With the influence of the "Lost" series and Boss Jia's ability to draw PPTs, this contract will definitely allow LeTV to do a lot of good things.

However, Wei Jin and this group of people don't see eye to eye, so he can only decline the offer.

Although I am not optimistic about the future of the "囧" series, why make it so complicated when it is just a profit-making contract?
Jing Tian has been busy with announcements in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region these days and just came back in the afternoon. Wei Jin specially accompanied her for dinner.

However, after the lesson from last time, Wei Jin would never agree to eat spicy hot pot, which made the little girl laugh secretly.

All the way back to Dongshan Villa, Wei Jin thought that the war was about to begin, but he didn't expect that the little girl would quickly turn on the TV and tune to a channel.

After confirming the TV screen, Jing Tian patted her proud chest.

"Yeah, perfect timing."

At this time, "The Best of Us" was playing on TV.

"Tiantian, are you following this drama too?"

"Of course, I have to support the TV series starring Haruko. I've been watching it these days. Brother, shall we watch it together?"

"it is good."

Wei Jin readily followed suit, hugged the sweet and soft little girl, and sank into the sofa.

"Brother, you don't know how popular this drama is. We've been discussing it in our class group recently. Many classmates envy Haruko."

Wei Jin nodded. What Jing Tian said was absolutely true.

Perhaps because of the huge success of "Hello, Old Time", "The Best of Us" became a hit as soon as it was aired, with the first broadcast ratings reaching 1.5%.

Subsequently, driven by the plot, the ratings rose steadily. Now, less than a week after the broadcast, the ratings have reached 2.4%, and the market share has exceeded 15.9%, which is even more exaggerated than the previous work.

More importantly, the TV series has received explosive reviews, with more than 8.9 people rating it on Impression.com and a score of .

With the ratings established by hundreds of thousands of people, even if the ratings drop in the future, they will definitely not be lower than 8.5.

Just like "Hello, Old Times", a year has passed and the rating remains at 8.6 points.

There is no doubt that with such word-of-mouth support, the subsequent ratings will definitely go higher and higher, and there is even a high possibility that it will compete for the top three ratings of the year.

As the heroine, Kan Qingzi, although the character Geng Geng she played was not very likable because she did not have overly distinctive characteristics, she still received great support and her popularity among the public soared.

According to Zhang Xu's report, in just a few short days, the number and prices of Kan Qingzi's business announcements and endorsements soared by at least 30%.

It is worth mentioning that because of her image in the drama, Xinhua Wenxuan Bookstore actually sent an invitation, hoping that Kan Qingzi would serve as the brand ambassador.

However, she is currently busy promoting her TV series, and the two parties have not signed an agreement yet.

Of course, when it comes down to it, the male lead Cheng Yi receives more support.

Although Yu Huai’s character is not as perfect as Lin Yang in the previous work, it is this more down-to-earth campus boy that makes the audience feel more real.

During this period, his Weibo fans skyrocketed to millions, most of whom were young female fans. He jumped from an unknown actor to a quasi-second-tier male star.

This one play alone is absolutely worthy of his determination to join Star Culture.

At least as of now, among the 08 class of the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama, no one is doing better than him.

As for the future, haha, with the support of Starry Sky Culture, his classmates may never catch up with him.

"You know what? I didn't think so before, but I didn't expect Haruko to look so good in her school uniform."

Jing Tian held his chin with his hand, looked at the styling in the play, and commented.

"I don't agree with this. My Tiantian looks good in her school uniform."

Wei Jin smiled and praised. He still remembered the nights when "Girl at the Bottom" was promoted. Although Jing Tian in a student outfit could not compare to her perfect cheongsam look, she also had her own unique flavor.

With this in mind, Wei Jin held the girl tighter in his arms and said softly, "Tiantian, how about changing into that outfit tonight?"

Jing Tian rolled his eyes at him, said nothing, and continued to stare at the screen.

Wei Jin didn't care, but his hands became more and more restless. Sometimes he climbed Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, and sometimes he explored Jiuzhaigou and Huanglong.

About half an hour later, the TV show ended. Jing Tian's pretty face was already flushed, and she bit her red lips to send a signal.

However, the offensive and defensive situations are different now. How could Wei and Jin let it go so easily?

In the end, Jing Tian changed into a student uniform, allowing Wei Jin to become a professor ahead of time.
(End of this chapter)