During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 545: The new uniforms of the assistants who missed the release date (please subscribe)
The post-production of "Live" was completed in the early part of this month, and it was not until today that the finished film passed the North American rating of PG-13.

Warner and Summit Entertainment announced the release date of the movie as soon as possible.

Immediately afterwards, China Film announced the domestic release schedule.

"The US-China co-produced sci-fi blockbuster "The Killing Cycle", which has an investment of 1.7 million US dollars and is led by Tom Cruise and Jing Tian, ​​will be released simultaneously around the world on December 12!"

Shanhe Media and Wanda Films followed suit and forwarded the message.

As Wei Jin had expected, as soon as the news came out, the film industry could really be described as excited.

Everyone knows that as the largest and most popular period in the country, the Lunar New Year box office revenue is very considerable, and a large number of domestic commercial films will be released at this time.

Especially from mid-December to mid-January, it can be said to be the most exciting period of the Lunar New Year period.

China Film Corporation's behavior is like letting a ferocious beast in, the kind that eats people without leaving any bones behind.

"Damn, no wonder Shanhe Media didn't have any movies released in December. I thought Wei Jin had changed his ways. It turns out he had already made plans. The same goes for Zuoshandiao. He's about to retire, but he still won't stop. What do you want to do?"

Wang Zhongjun was cursing in the office, feeling that he was being targeted by Han Sanping.

Previously, considering that there were no blockbusters scheduled for the Lunar New Year period, Huayi announced that "Private Customization" would be aimed at the Lunar New Year period, intending to seize the initiative and scare off competitors.

Even the specific date has been chosen within the company, which is the 19th.

But who would have thought that China Film Corporation would play such a trick?
"grass!"

It's not just Huayi. Many production companies in the industry can't accept it. After all, Pacific Rim, which is also written by Wei Jin, raked in more than 15 billion yuan at the box office during last year's summer vacation.

If it is the Lunar New Year period, how much will "The Killing" eat up? Is there room for other movies to survive?
There were even film production companies that went directly to China Film Corporation to protest, but in the end they all left in disgrace.

After all, according to the policy, co-productions enjoy all the same treatment as domestic films, not to mention that domestic capital accounts for half of the investment in "Live of Death".

Han Sanping's actions are completely blameless. Even if he reports it to the General Administration, it cannot change the established fact that "Slaughter Cycle" will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The media prefer this kind of excitement, and related reports come out one after another.

"The Sino-US co-produced sci-fi blockbuster "The Killing" will be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. Let's wait and see whether it can surpass the performance of last year's "Pacific Rim"!"

Han Sanping called Wei Jin specially, expressing his great concern about the performance of his last co-production film.

"Director Han, we have made 2D and 3D versions this time. The visual effects are pretty good. I can't say it will catch up with Pacific Rim, but it should do well during the Lunar New Year holiday."

Wei Jin didn't dare to make any guarantees. Although Jing Tian had joined the show and the release date had been changed, there had been too many visual effects blockbusters in the past two years and it was unclear whether the audience would buy into it.

But what is certain is that it will be much better than the original time and space, and it is absolutely impossible to make a loss.

There was a lot of noise in the circle, and many people even called Wei Jin, implying that they hoped he would go to China Film Group to coordinate.

Wei Jin was speechless. What a joke! Shanhe Media had a 20% share of the market. Of course he supported the Lunar New Year release.

Ignoring these idiots, Wei Jin focused all his attention on the new film.

After all, it was his first time playing the leading male role, and Wei Jin didn't want to make a mistake. If he had to keep making NGs on the set, wouldn't his reputation be ruined? How could he continue to be a good husband in the future?
However, working in isolation is not a solution. After much deliberation, Wei Jin found Liu Tianchi and Zhang Songwen to discuss role positioning and performance methods.

Liu Tianchi is a senior acting teacher at the Central Academy of Drama. Although he rarely appears on the screen, he has a wealth of theoretical knowledge.

These theories are very helpful for "imitationists" like Wei Jin who have no performance experience and rely entirely on the impressions in their minds.

Zhang Songwen is a late bloomer. His acting skills cannot be said to be explosive, but he is really good at teaching students.

Zhang Songwen's understanding of the characters in the script is particularly unique. Coupled with his natural affinity and slow and popular explanations, it is easy for students to listen.

Jing Tian learned a lot from him when he first debuted. Artists in the company including Nazha, Liu Yifei, and Ni Ni have also taken classes with him, and he even served as the acting teacher for the crew many times.

To be honest, Zhang Songwen almost single-handedly promoted the improvement of acting skills in the three major hell copies of domestic entertainment. I don't know how many pairs of audiences' eyes he saved. His merits are immeasurable.

After a day, Wei Jin felt that he had benefited a lot and expressed his gratitude to the two teachers with a positive attitude.

"Mr. Wei, you are too polite. You have a good understanding and are more talented than many actors who graduated from professional schools. If you apply for the acting department, you will definitely win the title of Best Actor, haha."

Liu Tianchi smiled and praised him. He was very satisfied with Wei Jin's attitude, and even more satisfied with his current life.

"Teacher Liu is right. Mr. Wei is the director and screenwriter. He has his own understanding of the role. We are just checking for omissions and providing some possibilities for other directions for your reference."

Zhang Songwen is also very humble and never takes credit for himself.

In the past few years since signing with Shanhe Media, he has worked his way up from an unknown extra to becoming a popular and powerful actor, something he never dared to dream of.

All this is thanks to the discerning eyes of the man in front of me.

"Anyway, I still want to thank both teachers for their hard work. I'll treat you tonight."

Liu Tianchi and Zhang Songwen looked at each other and nodded immediately.

"Okay, thank you, President Wei."

The 66th Cannes Film Festival has closed.

There was overwhelming coverage on the Internet, in the circle, and on major portals.

"The Cannes Film Festival has concluded, Chinese-language films have shown their brilliance, and the two works shortlisted for the main competition unit have both won awards"

"Since To Live in 1994, Director Zhang Yimou has won the Grand Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival again with Into the Dust!"

"Art veteran Chief Jia won the Best Screenplay Award at the Cannes Film Festival for his film A Touch of Sin!"

"The great director Zhang Yimou missed out on the Palme d'Or, and his journey to the Grand Slam is not yet complete!"

"Director Zhang Yimou said: Although I am old, my heart is still young, and I will continue to work hard towards the Grand Slam in the future!"

"Cannes Best Actress Zeng Li lost to French actress Berenice Bejo and failed to defend her title again!"

"On the red carpet of the closing ceremony, Bao Qiang hugged and kissed his wife, and the couple showed great affection"

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Although it failed to achieve a Grand Slam, the Jury Award was still a very impressive result, so Shanhe Media was the first to send out congratulations on its official website.

The Beijing Film Academy also used its traditional skills to hang up a red banner.

It’s just that the Central Academy of Drama is a bit embarrassed because the prepared banners cannot be used.

Wei Jin called Sister Li specifically, intending to comfort her, but unexpectedly, the elder sister's mental state was much better than he had imagined.

In her words, if I get it, I'm lucky, if I lose it, it's my fate.

This free and easy spirit is worthy of the eldest lady.

As for Zhang Yimou, he was not frustrated at all. After all, he had been almost out of touch with the top three European film companies for nearly 10 years. This time, he won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes with the script of Wei Jin. What else could he not be satisfied with?
The post-production of "The Four 2" was completed two days ago, and Shanhe Ink Painting notified the client of the acceptance.

But I didn’t expect that Lao Wang would call personally and want to come over with Deng Chao to discuss the new project.

Wei Jin thought about it and thought that Deng Chao must have known that Shanhe Media was planning to enter the market and was afraid that something unexpected might happen, so he wanted to secure the profits as soon as possible, so he nodded in agreement.

While waiting in the office, Wei Jin felt a little emotional.

Ever since Sun Li gave birth to a child, Deng Chao has been regarded as a model worker, with almost no rest time throughout the year.

The "Four" series was just completed before the Spring Festival, and then immediately joined the crew of Cao Baoping's new play - the suspense crime film "Burning Sun" adapted from the novel "Sunspots" by Cao's wife, the famous female screenwriter Jiao Huajing in the industry.

Speaking of which, Mr. Cao and his wife are considered a well-known couple in the industry. One is responsible for writing scripts and the other is responsible for directing movies, similar to Ning Hao and his wife.

The original plan was to seek investment from Wei Jin for this film "The Sun Also Rises", but unfortunately, he was filming in Hollywood at the time, and it was Chinese New Year, so Mr. Cao was too embarrassed to ask for it. Somehow Bernard got to know the news and took advantage of the opportunity.

The drama stars Deng Chao, Wang Luodan, Duan Yihong and others. It started filming after the Spring Festival and was just completed in the middle of this month.

Deng Chao just finished filming "Running Man" and started recording again. Now he is busy with a new project. It's really awesome.

But to be honest, Teacher Cao is more awesome. Even at such an old age, he just finished the post-production of "Dear" before the Spring Festival and started shooting a new film again.

"The Sun Also Rises" has just finished filming, and it is said that he has started to tinker with the script for a young girl that he had written before, and his work is no less than that of Zhang Yimou.

Wei Jin was thinking about finding a few more scripts so that Teacher Cao could play the role of a tool.

While Huang Mengying was daydreaming, she had already led Lao Wang and Deng Chao in, knocking on the door.

After some pleasantries, the host and the guest sat down and started talking about business.

"Boss Wei, please take a look at the script first. This time, Lao Yu is adapting his own comedy play. He happens to be busy today, so I apologize on his behalf."

"It's okay. If the eggs are delicious, I can't still find a hen, right? Haha."

Wei Jin took the script handed over by Deng Chao and made a joke with a smile.

The Old Yu mentioned by Deng Chao is Yu Baimei, who was the screenwriter of the movie "Crazy Party" released last year.

Come to think of it, Yu Baimei is a fellow villager of Wei Jin, and they had met once at a gathering of the Northwest circle.

As expected, the script in my hand was indeed the movie "Breakup Guru".

There is an unwritten rule in the film industry that comedies are relatively less risky and less likely to lose money, especially for new directors, as they help them build their reputation.

Whether it is Lao Zhao or cross-border directors such as Xiao Hei Pangzi, almost all of them choose comedy as their entry point, which is evident from this.

Of course, the premise is to do a good job of cost control and not to produce shoddy products. The script is also crucial.

"Boss Wei, I will direct and act in this play, and Lao Yu will also be credited as co-director."

Seeing Wei Jin reading the script seriously, Deng Chao was also explaining it, including the specific shooting ideas and shooting locations. He said a lot, as if he was afraid that Wei Jin would not be optimistic.

In fact, how could Wei Jin not know about this play? It had good box office but poor word of mouth.

However, given Wei Jin's current status, saying that the script is not good would not only make it difficult for Lao Wang to do his job, but might also end Deng Chao's dream of becoming a director. This is really unnecessary, as Shanhe Media is not in control anyway.

So after closing the script, Wei Jin asked directly:
"What's the budget?"

"Forehead"

Deng Chao didn't expect Wei Jin to be so direct, so he was stunned for a moment, then looked at Wang Changtian, and then replied: "The minimum guarantee is 30 million, which is already the most economical."

"Oh, the money that needs to be spent still needs to be spent. Don't always think about saving. Make the budget more generous. Let's add 10 million. What do you think, Mr. Wang?"

"Brother said add, then add."

Hearing this, Deng Chao instantly became excited, and his face flushed unnaturally.

"Brother, how about half for each of us?"

This cooperation was initiated by Wang Changtian, and he had no reason to let Wei Jin take the initiative.

"Thank you for your kindness, 40% is enough."

"it is good."

The investment was not large anyway, so Lao Wang did not hesitate and decided on it in a few words.

"Thank you for your support, President Wei and Director Wang. I'll host you tonight. Please come and enjoy the show."

Wang Changtian looked at Wei Jin, obviously waiting for the latter's reply.

"Okay, then let's call Liu Yan. It just so happens that Brother Chao and Director Wang are old acquaintances."

"OK."

After the dinner, everyone went home, and Wei Jin took Liu Yan back to his villa in Yanjiao.

But I didn't expect that Liu Yan had prepared a surprise for me.

Inside the room, another assistant, Wang Zixuan, had already put on the red battle robe of Mai Shiranui from "The King of Fighters".

The talent seemed to jump out of a palm-wide piece of cloth, and the temptation was instantly maximized, which was totally incomparable to that of a young girl like Nazar.

To the extent that Wei Jin became excited on the spot. He sat on the sofa holding Wang Zixuan, then lowered his head, and his big hands explored around restlessly.

"Um~~Boss~~"

From last year's National Day to now, Wang Zixuan hasn't played cards for more than half a year. How could she, who is in her thirties, resist and start singing on the spot?

A pair of slender legs were almost completely exposed, and they were unconsciously brought together, and the whole person seemed to be as soft as bones.

When Wei Jin raised his head, he saw that Wang Zixuan's face was flushed and her eyes were seductive.

What surprised him even more was that Liu Yan had also changed into a new outfit, and she was still the sexy character in "The King of Fighters" - Sharmi.

"Little White Tiger, I want to see tonight if your legs are as strong as Charmi's, haha."

Looking at the surprise on Wei Jin's face, Liu Yan was very satisfied. It was worth it that she asked Wang Zixuan to prepare it during the dinner. This should have been a program for the annual meeting.

I saw Liu Yan walking towards me with cat steps, with a charming look on her face, just like a character in the game.

"Hmph, now I'll let you taste my power."

After saying that, Liu Yan stood on the sofa and pressed Wei Jin's head hard into his ultra-short hip skirt, then crossed her legs as if to suffocate him, fully demonstrating Sharmi's superb soft skills.

With a long and satisfied sigh, tonight's KOF fighting match officially began.
(End of this chapter)