During my years at China Entertainment

Chapter 566: Do it, we must do it, do it as soon as possible!
On the last day of July, "Time Traveler" held its premiere, and the media coverage has not stopped since the afternoon.

There is no way. As the undisputed overlord of domestic entertainment, every work produced by Shanhe Media, no matter how much the production cost is, has attracted much attention in the industry.

Especially since this year, there have been hit works released every month.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" closed at 13.45 billion;
"Seattle", closed at 6.02 million;
"Left Ear", closed at 4.82 million;
"One Man's Martial Arts" grossed 6.11 million yuan;
"Dragon King of the Gods" hasn't even been released yet, but it's already grossed over 7 million yuan.

Even if we don't count "The Witch" produced by Golden Harvest, the total box office is close to 40 billion, almost accounting for one-third of the total domestic box office in the first half of the year.

If we exclude imported films, it can be said that Shanhe Media has taken over 60% of the box office revenue of domestic films, and the entire film production industry is jealous.

Now another movie is about to be released, and it is during the summer vacation and the Chinese Valentine's Day, which are both big seasons. People in the industry have mixed feelings about how much box office this movie can achieve.

Even though Guo Fan's box office performance is the worst among Shanhe Media's contracted directors, he still feels the pressure when it comes to films released in the same period!

However, despite the competition among everyone, today's premiere scene can still be described as crowded.

At this moment, Guo Fan led the main creators of the crew, frequently moving among the guests and greeting them.

Huang Xiaoming, who had just been slapped in the face two days ago, was now walking in the crowd with Yang Ying and was completely caught.

Jin Yimeng, who was rejected by Fan Bingbing, took Li Zhiting from the "One Night Surprise" crew and Tang Wei, who replaced her, to entertain many representatives of theater chains. After all, the film's release is just around the corner.

Wang Jinhua took Dong Zijian with her to meet "uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters" everywhere, and she was quite good at handling things.

Even Guo Xiaosi brought the "Tiny Times" crew to the scene, but people in the circle obviously didn't like him. But this guy was thick-skinned enough and still mixed in the crowd.

"Brother, this guy is really actively integrating into the circle, haha."

Hearing the sarcasm in Lao Wang's words, Wei Jin didn't say much.

Anyone who has sent an invitation to the premiere to Shanhe Media may participate or not, but the company will reciprocate by sending one in return.

Therefore, Guo Xiaosi came here today as a guest, and as the organizer, he couldn't say anything sarcastic.

After chatting with Lao Wang for a while, the premiere officially began.

At the invitation of the host, Guo Fan took the microphone and took the main creative team to the stage.

The scene soon became quiet, and the guests and audience all sat in their seats, looking forward.

"As everyone knows, "Time Traveler" is my second film, and it is still a soft science fiction script provided by President Wei. So you don't have to worry about the story, it will definitely not be bad."

Wei Jin raised his eyebrows at Guo Fan's words. Wow, this guy is now starting to flatter people?

But think about it, this guy was the one who used PPT to make big promises in his previous life and directly fooled Wu Jing into bringing money to join the crew of "The Wandering Earth". Maybe his nature is beginning to be liberated?

On the stage, many creators were still sharing the fun and embarrassing things that happened during the filming, and Bai Yu was teased a lot.

However, Wei Jin noticed that his eyes occasionally fell on the back row, and he guessed that the junior sister from Beijing Film Academy should have come over.

After half an hour of jokes, the lights dimmed and the main movie finally began playing.

The "Butterfly Effect" is an enduring theme in the field of science fiction. The 04 film "The Butterfly Effect" brought this theme to its peak.

In particular, the film's profound reflections on life choices, destiny, and free will are regarded as a literary and artistic masterpiece among science fiction films.

But Wei Jin believes that although "Time Traveler" does not focus on pain, regret and obsession, its simple and profound story is also very good.

From the moment the old father told his son that the men in the family possessed the superpower to travel through time and space and change reality, many things were already destined.

"Oh my god, he is indeed a top screenwriter. Wei Jin's setting is really awesome. This is the first time I've seen the butterfly effect causing changes in fertilized eggs."

"Accompanying my old father, saving my sister, any decision I make will affect the living. This ability is amazing, but the price is hard to fathom."

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More and more discussions broke out at the scene, proving that everyone was attracted by the story and resonated with the emotions it expressed.

In this case, the two hours seemed to pass so quickly that after the movie ended, everyone still felt a little reluctant to leave.

It was not until Guo Fan brought the main creative team onto the stage again that the audience suddenly burst into thunderous applause.

"I felt relieved when I heard everyone's belated applause. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to get through this mission, haha."

Guo Fan's joke attracted the attention of the media, and a reporter immediately asked questions.

"Director Guo, so, President Wei has given you a task?"

"Should we let President Wei answer this question himself?"

"Boss Wei, please come on stage and give us a speech."

"Mr. Wei."

There was a burst of commotion at the scene, but Wei Jin didn't mind. As a screenwriter, what was wrong with saying a few words?
The media are excited because they won’t have to interview the king of predictions alone later.

"It's not really a mission. I just asked them to win the championship in August and crush other movies of the same period, hahahaha"

Even though Wei Jin was laughing, these words instantly made the scene agitated. Doesn't this seem like he was totally disregarding other movies?

The actors and creators of the films produced at the same time who were present all had helpless smiles on their faces.

Today is their home game, and they have no chance to refute this, so the truth will have to be seen in the box office.

“What about the specific box office target?”

This time Guo Fan was unequivocal: "I will never be the last in the company. I must at least break 5 million, and more..."

At this point, Guo Fan looked at the "big brother" sitting in the third row of the audience, with a gleam in his eyes, "Try to surpass Lu Yang!"

"Hahaha"

There was laughter at the scene, and Wei Jin was also happy. He was happy to see the healthy competition among the directors of the company.

It was a lively time at the cocktail party. Wei Jin was still the core of the circle, and many people came with clear purposes.

"Mr. Wei, if you are free, please come and attend the premiere of One Night Surprise."

Although it was the first time they met, Jin Yimeng, in a red dress with big wavy hair, picked up the red wine glass and drank it in one gulp, looking very generous, worthy of being from Heilongjiang Province.

On the other hand, Aarif Lee and Tang Wei, who were following her, were much more reserved and were extremely respectful in their words.

To be honest, Tang Wei's appearance is not considered beautiful in the entertainment industry, but she is very attractive. Unfortunately, it is not Wei Jin's type.

As for the premiere, Wei Jin declined of course. What a joke, different movies are released every day, and unless they are close friends, he will not be able to attend the rest, otherwise he will have nothing to do every day.

Including Jin Yimeng, they just came here to try their luck.

After a few polite greetings, Jin Yimeng and her group left, and Huang Xiaoming came over again.

However, he did not come to invite to the premiere, but to chat with Wei Jin about "The Legend of Yue Fei".

"Mr. Wei, thank you to your company's screenwriting department for making this drama such a success."

The TV series has been aired for more than half, and its peak viewership ratings exceeded 3. It is definitely Huang Xiaoming's best work in recent years. The key is that the word of mouth is also very good, which is worth his investment in it for 0 pay.

"It's all thanks to Brother Xiao Ming for his hard work, haha."

To be honest, Wei Jin absolutely recognizes Huang Xiaoming's level of professionalism.

In the early stages of promotion for this drama, Huang Xiaoming was the most diligent, even more hardworking than Liu Shishi. He almost missed all the premiere ceremonies arranged by several TV stations.

However, she was unable to participate in the subsequent second and third rounds of promotions because she joined the crew of "The Crossing", so the entire burden fell on Liu Shishi.

Speaking of which, it has been a while since I last saw the little girl. Wei Jin still misses her soft and delicate body.

“The premiere of “Time Traveler” was star-studded with distinguished guests!”

"Great director Wei Jin predicts: The movie will dominate the summer season in August!"

"Internal competition within the Shanhe Group - Director Guo Fan bluntly stated: The box office target is to guarantee 500 million yuan, and the sword is aimed at Director Lu Yang!"

"A Time Traveler is a sci-fi movie that you can't miss this summer. It tells the story of growing up, family affection and love."

The premiere of "Time Traveler" ended, and there were many media reports about it, but unfortunately it failed to occupy the headlines on the first day of August.

Because the Palme d'Or director Chen Shishi has caused trouble again.

As early as when the project of "The Orphan of Zhao" was launched and the casting was started, there were rumors in the industry that poet Chen's team would adapt "The Great Tang Ghost Banquet in the Sea of ​​Sand".

Afterwards, Chen Hong also publicly stated that poet Chen has devoted all his energy to the project "Sand Sea and Empty Gate".

But now, five years later, the announcement issued by Chen Hong was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Because the Tangcheng Film and Television Base could not be completed as scheduled, the filming of the "Sand Sea and Empty Gate" project was temporarily shelved. After careful consideration, Director Chen decided to formally launch and prepare for the Republic of China fantasy martial arts film "The Taoist Goes Down the Mountain", and the casting work officially began."

As soon as the news came out, it instantly made headlines.

After all, compared to the casting of the new film by the Palme d’Or director, what is a premiere?

At this moment, filmmakers in the industry, celebrity artists in the circle, and netizens on the Internet are all discussing it hotly.

But Wei Jin didn't expect that this wave of excitement would actually give Chen Zhiming new ideas.

"Old Chen, do you mean that we should also build a film and television city? Like poet Chen?" Wei Jin was a little surprised.

Every time Chen Shishi made a movie, he would build a large building. He didn't quite understand it before, but later he gradually figured out the routine.

Regardless of whether the movie makes money or not, the project will definitely make money, because the profit point lies in the newly established film and television base or film and television city.

After all, as a big director, local governments are always eager to provide land, funds, and even various policy preferences to pay for it.

Of course, the local government is not stupid either. With the influence of a great director, the film and television base left behind after the filming can indeed drive local economic development in the long run and even become a famous business card.

The Qin Palace and Zhao's Orphan City, which were originally built by poet Chen, have now been expanded into the film and television city project and are still in use.

Just by following this method of operation, Wei Jin felt that he didn't even need to shoot his movie, as the infrastructure construction would take several years.

For example, this Tangcheng Film and Television Base has been under construction for more than three years and it’s still not completed. How many movies has it shot?

Chen Zhiming knew that Wei Jin had misunderstood, and immediately explained:

"No, Mr. Wei. What I mean is that we build a large-scale film and television base, with ancient, modern, retro, Republican-era and other styles of buildings, which is more comprehensive than Hengdian and Xiangshan."

"Huh? What made you think of this?"

Wei Jin has never wanted to touch cultural and tourism projects because they would always be distorted.

After all, compared to content creation, real estate makes money too quickly, and the entire company from top to bottom may be trapped in it.

Just like Huayi now, it basically doesn’t pay much attention to its core business.

Moreover, even if the film and television city becomes popular, the subsequent expansion and development will also be very troublesome. You may encounter disgusting things like someone snatching your land away and then selling it to you at a high price.

Therefore, he has never thought about this aspect on Shanhe Media's side, but Qingtian Capital has invested in many related industries.

"Boss Wei, the main reason is that our company has sufficient cash flow. Even though we have been building a staff building and purchasing commercial real estate in recent years, we still have sufficient funds on the books.

And I think that the film and television city base, on the one hand, can meet our own needs, after all, there are many projects every year; on the other hand, it can also be regarded as a complete ecological chain of our entertainment industry."

Chen Zhiming became more and more excited as he described his grand vision.

Wei Jin also admitted that what Lao Chen said made some sense, but he did not expect that he even had preliminary intentions about the place.

"Baiyangdian?"

"Yes, President Wei, I have thought about it carefully. Our focus must be in Beijing. The base cannot be far away. There is already Huairou Film and Television City in the northeast of Beijing. We can only develop to the south.

The Baiyangdian area has the best location, being only a hundred kilometers away from Beijing, with convenient transportation. It borders Tianjin to the east, the provincial capital Shitou City to the southwest, and Shandong Province to the south, directly facing the entire north's economic powerhouse.

"If we can create a few big projects and run them for a while, and establish a good reputation, the film and television city will be able to make a living from tourists from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei and Shandong alone."

Chen Zhiming has clear ideas and his analysis is very logical.

At this moment, Wei Jin suddenly realized that Lao Chen might be wasting his talent by staying in Shanhe Media, as his talents might all be in real estate.

Although I have never been to Baiyangdian in my previous life, I know that it is not far from the future new district and can basically be reached by just walking.

There is no need to say more about how great the value of the new district is.

If it is planned well and the film and television city is expanded towards the new district, even if the final development is not very good, the land alone will be worth a lot of money.

"Old Chen, there's no need to say more. We must do it, and do it as soon as possible! I fully support you in doing it!"

"Okay! Mr. Wei, I'll go make a plan right away!"

(End of this chapter)