During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 565: Gold Shield's Share The early bird catches the worm
Golden Shield, full name Golden Shield Film and Television Cultural Center, is a public institution directly under the GA Department and one of the main propaganda and cultural bases.

It was started to be planned in 1993 and officially established in November 1994 with the approval of the higher authorities. It has the qualification of a public institution legal person and the Class A TV drama production qualification approved by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Although it does not have as great an influence in the entertainment industry as China Film, Golden Shield is definitely a very powerful unit.

At least in front of Mr. Guang, he should be much tougher.

However, thanks to Director Ma's arrangement, Wei Jin was treated very well here, even better than in the General Administration.

As soon as we arrived, a receptionist came over with a kind smile on his face.

"Mr. Wei, welcome, welcome. The director and others are waiting for you in the conference room. Please come this way."

"Thank you."

Following each other, Wei Jin and Huang Mengying walked towards the meeting room. Along the way, they saw many people in uniform coming in and out. They thought they were here to do business.

As soon as I entered the meeting room, I saw three middle-aged men standing up.

"Director Wei, we meet again. To be honest, I was shocked when I received the call from Director Ma. I didn't expect you to be so efficient, haha."

"Director Zhong, this is not fast. It has been more than half a year. I have to keep in mind the things that the leaders have told me to do."

Wei Jin smiled and shook hands with the leader, Director Zhong, whom he had met at the project launch meeting for "Police Story 2013". He also nodded to the other two.

After some greetings, everyone sat down and Director Zhong spoke first.

"Director Wei, although there is no problem with the subject matter, we still need to take a look at the script. We need to leave a backup for the follow-up. Is that ok?"

"Of course, I came here today to let the experienced old comrades check it, haha."

Wei Jin responded with a smile and gestured to Huang Mengying, who immediately put the file bag on the table and pushed it over.

The two people beside Director Zhong immediately opened it and looked through it quickly.

At this moment, the staff also served tea, and Wei Jin was not polite and tasted it with the teacup.

I have to say that the tea produced in these government agencies is quite good, only slightly worse than that of Han Sanping.

While his subordinates were browsing the script, Director Zhong also started chatting with Wei Jin.

"Mr. Wei, Golden Shield's main business is in TV dramas. If your company has related needs in the future, we can also cooperate."

Director Zhong's sudden change of address made his meaning very clear.

If you want to find relevant units to endorse TV dramas and movies with mainstream themes, the best choices are Golden Shield and Bayi Film Studio.

Although the situations of the two units are similar, administrative functions always come first, and it doesn't matter whether they make money or not.

But if there is an opportunity to make money, why would Jindun miss it? After all, the TV series produced by Shanhe Media have a very good reputation.

"No problem, Director Zhong, if you need anything, I will definitely not be polite. After all, our private enterprises also need guidance from big brothers like Golden Shield, haha."

Wei Jin certainly would not refuse this subtle gesture of goodwill, and his emotional intelligence was immediately raised. After all, there will be many criminal investigation or military and police-themed TV dramas in the future.

The two of them were chatting happily, but it did not affect the people reading the script next to them at all. They were flipping through the pages quite quickly.

After about twenty minutes, the script of "Operation Mekong" was closed.

"Director, the script is great. It not only restores the authenticity of the incident, but also has a strong sense of drama. It is also very positive. There is no problem with it."

Director Zhong understood his subordinate's subtext and looked at Wei Jin.

"Director Wei, Golden Shield has always done its best in film investment, because we are different from other state-owned and private enterprises, and the funding review is very strict. Especially for mainstream films, the pressure to recoup the investment is usually very high."

Wei Jin was a little stunned after hearing this, thinking that Jindun didn't pay the most for it, and was about to explain when Director Zhong changed the subject.

"However, Director Wei's films are different. They have always been the best projects in the industry, and Gravity has set a box office record. We are also very confident, so I would like to ask, what is the budget this time, and how much can Golden Shield participate?"

Wow, this technique of first criticizing and then praising is so perfect that even the Wei and Jin dynasties were so proud of it.

After calming down, Wei Jin replied, "Director Zhong, the budget is probably just over 2 million, and no more than 2.5 million. If you want more details, you'll probably have to wait for a while."

"It doesn't matter. This rough range is enough. What about the share?"

To be honest, Wei Jin had a plan for this problem from the beginning. After all, Golden Shield was not a profit-making unit, so a 5% share would be enough.

But now it seems that Golden Shield doesn’t want to be a background board?
But after thinking about it, Wei Jin understood the reason.

Most of the producers who came here in the past were commissioned films, and most of them suffered losses.

Even if Golden Shield is not aiming to make a profit, it will not rush to be a sucker and naturally is unwilling to take a larger share.

Now that he is here, of course he has to be more proactive. Understanding this, Wei Jin made adjustments.

"There should be quite a few producers this time, at least five or six. If Shanhe Media wants to guarantee the main control, how about Golden Shield taking 10%?"

"10%?"

Director Zhong frowned slightly, but after a moment's hesitation, his brows soon relaxed.

"Okay, this share is suitable. Let's do as Director Wei says."

After finalizing the share, the two sides discussed some details.

However, the specific agreement will have to wait until the project is launched and all producers sign it together.

As for the outside world, the premiere of the movie "Youth" was held several days in advance.

Although the investment in the film was less than five million, the red carpet guest lineup at its premiere was comparable to that of a blockbuster.

Chen Daoming, Hu Jun, Liu Jialing, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Yuan Quan, Xia Yu.
Even Zhu Yawen, who was currently filming for Red Sorghum, took a special leave to come back and attend the premiere.

There were dozens of first-line celebrity artists, which dazzled the media at the scene, and the flashes of light almost never stopped.

Shanhe Media had received the invitation a long time ago, but Wei Jin had no reason to support a newcomer, so he just asked Lao Chen to arrange an administrator to go over for socializing, which was also a way to give face to Wang Jinhua.

At this moment, he is having dinner with the main creative team of "Time Traveler".

After half a month of roadshows, everyone in the crew looked a little tired, but they were still somewhat excited as the movie was about to be released.

Of course, maybe it's also anxiety.

"In a few days, it will be up to you. Lu Yang is a director with a salary of 6 million yuan."

Wei Jin was eating while chatting with Guo Fan. "Boss Wei, I feel really stressed when you say that."

Guo Fan smiled bitterly. Among all the contracted directors of Shanhe Media, except for Wen Muye, a pure newcomer, he was the only one who had not yet entered the billion-yuan club.

Although he was listed as the assistant director of "Gravity", the credits were not his after all.

Wei Jin could also see that Guo Fan was under a lot of pressure, and that everyone in the crew seemed to have no confidence, so he cheered them up.

"What do you think of the script? How was the movie?"

"The script is very good, and Director Guo shot it very well. We have all seen the finished film."

Bai Yu said with a smile that he had joined the company for several years and already knew Wei Jin's temper. He was no longer as cautious as before.

"Yes, Xiaobai is right, the movie is very good, and I played myself in the film, haha."

Sun Yizhou is a rather outgoing person, and he made a self-deprecating remark at this moment.

Others including Song Yi, Reyiza, Deng Jiajia, Li Xinru and others also followed suit.

"What about you?"

Being watched by Wei Jin, Guo Fan nodded solemnly, "Boss Wei, the script is great, and I am also filming it very hard. Time Traveler is definitely a good movie, but..."

"No buts."

Wei Jin waved his hand and interrupted him directly: "Don't think that Lu Yang has reached the 6 million club first, and even Lin Yufen has reached the 4 million club. But I think the performance of Time Traveler will definitely not be worse than the previous two."

Seeing that everyone seemed a little unconvinced, Wei Jin gave his own reasons.

"This summer, you should have seen what it means to rely on peers to set off your movies. Think about it, what kind of rotten fish and shrimp are the movies of the same period? Ah? Where will the audience go if not to watch our movies?"

To be honest, the original version of "Time Traveler" has a very good reputation, but it is hard for Wei Jin to judge how much box office the Chinese version can achieve.

But compared to movies of the same period, it is definitely miles ahead.

With the reputation of "Tiny Times" collapsing like this, the box office of the second part will definitely be greatly affected, and the fan effect cannot be maintained for a long time.

Besides, how much money can those main fans who are students in junior high and high school have? Can they support watching the movie repeatedly? Do they all have a mine at home?
As for "A Romantic Affair", there is even less to worry about.

The ending was determined when Yang Ying was chosen to play the leading female role.

To be honest, Wei Jin admires Huayi and the Advanced Mathematics Group for daring to use Yang Ying. Even ten Huang Xiaomings would not be able to lead her.

The rest of the movies like "Mad 2" and "Youth" are what the hell. Wei Jin has no impression of them at all.

Compared with these bad movies, even if "Time Traveler" only scores 80 points, the audience can still see the effect of 90 points.

"So, you don't have to worry at all. Didn't Guo Xiaosi say he wanted to be the overlord in August? Just keep an eye on him and take him down!"

Wei Jin's words, which were full of domineering and logic, made the group of young actors excited.

Even the somewhat shy Song Yi raised his glass with a red face, "Mr. Wei has an outstanding vision in the industry. I believe in your judgment. We will definitely become the overlord in August."

"Yes, yes, we will definitely be the overlord of August!"

Everyone responded, and Guo Fan also gained confidence.

The movies produced by Shanhe Media will definitely not be lower than those of its competitors in the same period in terms of screening schedule, so what does he have to be afraid of?

Just do it!

In this way, a welcoming banquet was turned into a swearing-in ceremony by Wei Jin.

It has to be said that Wang Jinhua spared no effort to promote her son, and no one knows how much money she gave to the media.

The next day, all the related reports on the Internet were praising the new generation actor born in the 90s.

Yes, at the Shanghai Film Festival some time ago, Dong Zijian won the Best Actor award in the Film Channel's Media Awards, but all the limelight was stolen by Guo Xiaosi. But it's not an exaggeration to call him the best actor.

But some media actually called him the "Prince of the Entertainment Industry", which is a bit exaggerated.

Netizens also expressed their dissatisfaction in various ways. Not to mention Wang Jinhua’s son, even the second generation of those senior directors cannot live up to this title.

But no matter what, the popularity of "Youth" has been hyped up.

But at this moment, a piece of news from the other side of the ocean instantly diverted the attention of the entire network.

"Hollywood news: Universal Pictures has officially announced that the new generation Chinese actor Zhu Yilong will join "Fast and Furious 7" and will play the third male role. The film will start shooting in early September."

As soon as the news came out, the circle was in an uproar.

You know, "Fast and Furious" is a global best-selling series, which is on par with superhero movies.

Including "Fast and Furious 6", which is still being shown in China, earning to million yuan in box office every day.

Especially the seventh film, which is an official production worth 1.6 million US dollars. Even if he is only the third male lead, it is definitely an unimaginable good resource.

Zhu Yilong was also very sensible and posted a message on Weibo immediately.

“I would like to thank the company for its cultivation, Mr. Wei and Director Zhang for their recognition and recommendation, and the fans for their support. In the future, I will maintain a humble attitude, constantly improve myself, and bring you better works!”

Although Zhu Yilong does not have many works, the role of Lin Yang in "Hello, Old Time" has indeed accumulated a large number of fans for him, otherwise last year's top four young actors would not have just lost narrowly.

So the internet is quite lively at the moment. His fans, the "xiaolongbaos", are all so happy that they are almost setting off firecrackers.

In comparison, male actors of the same age are simply envious and jealous to the point of going crazy.

"After Warner and Disney, now even Universal's projects can be recommended by Director Wei? What about other companies?"

"Star Culture's artists are so lucky, aren't they?"

Many actors and agencies have this feeling, and thus have some unrealistic ideas, especially actresses.

After all, they may not be able to get the leading female role, but they are not picky about the second or third female roles.

As the saying goes, the early bird catches the worm. While some people are still excited, the Taiwanese female star Zhang Junning has already started to take action.

To be honest, Zhang Junning herself didn't expect that she would get a response to tonight's phone invitation so quickly.

But at this moment, she didn't have the time to delve into the reasons behind this, because this man was too powerful.

(End of this chapter)