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December is a good month for movie fans all over the world, because whether it is the Christmas schedule in North America or the Lunar New Year file in China, it will start to make efforts in this month, and some blockbuster movies will also start to be released this month, so that movie fans around the world can Before the new year comes, let's relax!
In this year's Lunar New Year file in China, the RB director Abe Ichiro's masterpiece "Sengoku Wind and Cloud" has finally confirmed the release date, and there are no pigeons for all RB fans, and this movie will be released simultaneously in Asia on December 3. The blockbuster will compete head-on with blockbusters such as "Old Paoer", "Ip Man [-]", "Neur Knife and Flying Cat" which will be released at the same time in China!

RB media has paved the way for this film in China early on, and made public opinion advocacy, as if they want RB film to conquer the Chinese film market!
However, for Chinese movie fans, this long-delayed RB blockbuster has already exhausted everyone's patience, and RB's Warring States is really not very attractive to Chinese movie fans.

Fans who like war movies are nothing more than a few elements. One is the love of war scenes. They like to watch the epic duel scenes of ancient wars. However, for the country of China, war has always been distant and intimate. .

In the long history of 5000 years, the Chinese people have developed war into a science, and military strategists have won wonderful wars that shocked the world for the people on this land to win the opportunity to stand at the top of the world. Thousands of battles, hundreds of thousands, millions of decisive battles, the blood of the Chinese people has a sense of familiarity with war since birth.

We never liked war, but we never dreaded war!
In today's peaceful life, directors, actors, and wonderful movies have made the new generation of Chinese people see the heroism and tragedy of their ancestors' wars. Weapon battles, whether it is scale, strategy, or unexpected legend, China's war epics have everything.

Therefore, Abe Ichiro's "Warring States", the so-called tens of thousands of war scenes exposed, or the wonderful stories of the generals' wits, are really not of much interest to Chinese movie fans.

People who have watched "Battle of Changping" are no longer shocked by the cruel scenes of other movies that killed less than 40 people!

People who have watched "The Champion" are no longer interested in the story of the young general defending his family and defending his country in other movies!
People who have watched "Qin Shihuang" can hardly worship the overlord who sweeps the world in other movies!
The Chinese people are really too familiar with the war stories of cold weapons, he is too familiar!Therefore, even if RB's domestic fans of this "Warring States" are like an epic blockbuster, Chinese movie fans are not interested. But he didn't bother to pay attention at all.

For movie fans who like war dramas, another attractive element is the worship of the ancients and heroes of the past, such as the famous champion Hou-Huo Qubing, the Warring States Killing God-Bai Qi, and a generation of poets-Li Bai , poet sage-Du Fu, etc., there are too many geniuses in the history of China that people admire and fascinate.

But this is based on liking and understanding of the national culture. Regarding RB's Warring States culture, although RB has exported a lot of its own culture to the world, especially Asia, through the developed animation elements, but compared to China's huge The history of RB, the culture of RB really has a lot of limitations for Chinese movie fans, especially those who like RB culture most are almost all anime fans, and most of these anime fans are otaku, otaku Therefore, the number of people who really like RB culture and go to the cinema to watch the movie is really very limited.

If the movie made by Abe Ichiro is an anime version, maybe more Chinese fans will be interested. As for the live-action version, except for RB's own media, there are really few people who are optimistic about the box office of this movie in China. !
Even several blockbuster films of Huaxia were released during the promotional period. When asked by reporters about the RB movie "Warring States", which was released at the same time, they all looked like blessings. It seemed very generous and friendly, but everyone watched it. After coming out, several big names in Huaxia didn't pay attention to this RB movie at all.

And the subsequent box office results also confirmed everyone's predictions!
"Warring States" won the championship in RB in the first week of its release, but it only ranked third in the weekly box office in China. The seven-day box office performance in a week is not as good as half of the box office of "Old Paoer" in three days on weekends , it can be seen that Chinese movie fans dislike this movie.

Then, in the second week, the third week, and the fourth week, the box office performance of this RB blockbuster fell all the way, and finally fell out of the top ten directly, becoming the first big-budget film to be eliminated in the Huaxia Film Market!

The global film market is in full swing, and after Ning Sheng sent "Rage Rescue" to China and North America for review, he returned to the studio by himself, began to summarize this year's work, and then prepared for the new year's work. Make plans!

Other jobs are handled by the company's manager. The studio has been open for so many years. It can be said that the poorest employees have cars and houses in Kyoto, and some of them get more bonuses. Their total assets are almost tens of millions. Therefore, there is no problem with the work arrangement, and everyone is absolutely very positive.

Because to be honest, since the three of Ning Tong finished filming the TV series and turned to the big screen, the work of the studio has been reduced by more than half, and the rest is to participate in investing in a few works of other companies, or Ning Sheng to open a new play, everyone helps , but in terms of working hours, Xingtong Studio can be said to be the private company with the shortest average working hours and the highest benefits in all of China.

Every year, the media ranks Xingtong Studio as the number one company in China that they most want to enter!
And those employees in the studio, who post company welfare photos, travel photos, holiday photos at home, etc. in the circle of friends every year, are definitely the most envious and hated objects of other office workers!

For this reason, many people tried their best to join the studio, but Ning Cheng's studio is so big, and the current work is basically for Ning Cheng alone, there is really no need to recruit new employees, even in the According to many professional CEOs, this studio can streamline five or six positions!

Of course, Ning Sheng has never considered this aspect. Anyway, the annual income of the studio, excluding all costs, expenses, and net profit has never been lower than [-] million. Ning Sheng really doesn't care about giving employees more bonuses. of.

After the manager had finished speaking to the ordinary employees, and under the watchful eyes of Ning Sheng and others, after summarizing the work tasks for this year, Ning Sheng nodded and asked the manager to confirm and announce the amount of this year's year-end bonus, all the employees cheered and left work.

However, Ning Sheng, Sister Lin, several senior executives of the company, and Ning Tong all stayed.

NLZ's group and individual record contracts have always been with Huijie Records, but their film and television contracts and brokerage contracts have always been with Xingtong Studio, but now, Ning Sheng thinks it's time for them to separate out and develop independently!

"--After the new year, Ning Tong, the youngest of the three of you, will be 25. Now you have reached the peak of your musical development. In the future, apart from releasing an album every few years and maintaining the influence of the group , that is, your own development, solo records, singles you can talk to Huijie Records by yourself, or you can write them yourself, this is your own control, and then the film and television work, after you split out, you will become a Studio, music can also be attached to Huijie Records, and film and television can be contacted by yourself. Sister Lin will only be the manager of your group in the future, responsible for the activities and work of your group. You can find another one for your personal affairs and work. A separate agent is in charge. With your current status, you can slowly choose a suitable one, or you can also promote the assistants around you. In short, starting from next year, Xingtong Studio will only be responsible for my personal work content , the work of the three of you is handed over to your own newly established studio-"

Ning Cheng's decision was actually discussed with the three of Ning Tong several times before. Now the careers of the three of them can be said to be in the top range in Asia, but they continue to hang under Xingtong's studio. It's okay, but Shishi and Yingbao are not Ning Tong after all, and there is still a layer of relationship with Ning Cheng, and now the studio helps them take over jobs, accepts endorsements for them, and so on.

Of course, some people say that since you are not short of that little money, why not waive the commission?
This is a commercial company, not a personal toy, nor is it a charity event. If everything can be done without following the rules, will other employees in the company have other ideas, and can they still work with peace of mind?What will other companies in the same industry think?
Besides, they were hung under the studio at the beginning, so that the three of them could act together, and for group activities, they could also arrange their personal itineraries reasonably.

Now the three of them will have very few group activities and more individual schedules. It is not good for their respective development to keep pulling them together. What's more, although the relationship between the three of them is very good now and there is no conflict, But Ning Cheng himself was born in a group, and he deeply knows that the relationship between people is always changeable, it is best to leave a gap for everyone at the most beautiful time, so as to make this relationship last longer.

After all, three people have three thoughts, and they can't all be the same. It's like Shishi is more lazy, likes to enjoy life, and is not so active in work, while Yingbao is highly motivated and always wants to take advantage of her youth. Just because they are popular, they can take on more work, but Ning Tong is in a state of uncertainty, thinking that it will be another time, so it is better to give them a separate space earlier, so as to avoid conflicts in the future.

The three of Ning Tong had discussed with each other many times before this, as well as with their family members, and the three of them had also talked with Ning Cheng alone. Of course, compared to the conversation between Yingbao and Shishi, Ning Tong was simply going through the motions Yes, I ate and drank in Ning Cheng's office, then waved goodbye after playing games for a while!

Therefore, although the three of Ning Tong are a little apprehensive about going out to set up their own studios, they are like grown-up children leaving home for the first time, with expectations, excitement, and always worrying, but Ning Cheng assured them However, at any time, when there is a need, when you need help, or if you want to talk to someone, give advice or something, he is always welcome!
Thus, it was decided that the three members of NLZ would open their own studios.There will be a special person in charge of the specific arrangements, and Ning Cheng will just ask Sister Lin to watch over it.

After announcing this matter and letting the people in the studio do a good job of dividing up the work, the meeting was completely adjourned. Ning Cheng took Ning Tong, the three of them, and Sister Lin to the Royal Hotel for a meal, congratulating them on their personal work in advance. The room will open next year.

Just after Ning Sheng finished working in the studio, Wang Qiang finally called Ning Sheng again. This time he invited Ning Cheng directly to his brother-in-law's company, which is the building of Letian Film and Television.

After Ning Cheng arrived, not only Wang Qiang was there, but Mr. Liu from Lotte Film and Television was also there. We were all acquaintances. Ning Cheng was not polite, and asked directly, "How is it? The shooting plan you made, and those sub-shots show me!"

Wang Qiang handed the things to Ning Cheng with a worried expression on his face, then watched Ning Cheng frown as he turned the pages, and then hesitated for a long time. When Ning Cheng closed the notebook and was about to speak, he preemptively said, "Director Ning, I know that my current directing ability is not enough, do you think you can help me?"

Mr. Liu also said on the side, "Xiao Sheng, you know Wang Qiang, you brought him into this circle with your own hands, he is a stubborn bull, he likes this script very much, so he really wants to shoot it, but during this period , you asked him to make the shooting plan and split shots, so he knew how complicated and difficult it is to make a movie. You see, if this is the case, you will be the director of this movie, and Wang Qiang will continue to be the assistant director for you. You can teach me more What do you think of him?"

Ning Sheng put the notebook on the table, he smiled at Mr. Liu, and then said to Wang Qiang, "I won't take over other people's movies, and I also have my own job, how about it."

He stopped Mr. Liu who was about to speak, and said to Wang Qiang, "If you really want to make this movie yourself, then find a good assistant director, or if you are capable, ask your brother-in-law to find you a great director My name is, you are the assistant director, but you are the director on the set. You can ask him if you don’t understand anything. In short, it’s not easy to make a good movie, but if you want to make a good story, then put down your airs, Learn more from those who are capable, you must have your first work, you can try it first, as long as there is someone who is capable enough to help you look at it."

Wang Qiang looked at Ning Sheng and said, "I believe in you the most, why don't you come here, just like you said, as long as you have a name, I will shoot, and I will ask you if you have any questions, what do you think?"

Ning Sheng shook his head and said, "It takes a lot of energy to make a good movie. I really don't have time. Mr. Liu, a big boss like you, should not be difficult to find a reliable director."

Mr. Liu also saw that Ning Sheng really wouldn't take on this movie, so he nodded and said, "I see, I will arrange a strong backing for Wang Qiang, then you, a great director, have to help too. Comments, haven't you read the script? Let's help Wang Qiang improve it."

Ning Cheng didn't talk nonsense, he directly compared his days with the original version, and then revised some of the not-so-good content. Of course, it's up to the other party to use it or not. Ning Cheng can just mention his own opinion!

(End of this chapter)