Chapter 635: The Battle of the Spring Festival Files
Beijing City, inside No. 8 Golden House.
Wei Jin was playing mahjong with three beauties from South Korea.
It was her first time participating in such a high-end poker game, and Krystal from the Function combination was visibly nervous.
Zheng Xiujing was born in 94. Although she is only 20 years old this year, she has debuted in the function industry for several years, and this is not the first time she has met Wei Jin.
The reason I mustered up the courage to follow along today was mainly because I followed my sister’s advice.
In my sister’s words: The blooming period of idol girl groups is too short, and if they want to continue in the entertainment industry, they have to curry favor with the big shots.
Zheng Xiujing, who has witnessed too many cases of her predecessors, deeply agrees with this.
Compared with the Korean chaebols who are greedy, have no moral principles, and even treat women as playthings, this handsome, talented, domineering and protective man who controls China's huge entertainment empire is undoubtedly a better choice.
Haven't you seen that since your sister followed this man, she has starred in many movies and TV series produced by the Korean branch of Shanhe Media, such as "The Heirs", "Haeundae", "Train to Busan", etc., and has already started to develop in the direction of an actress?
My sister has even begun to think about starting her own business, and this time she may have come here to ask this man to help her solve the obstacles to SM.
As for Yoona, although she does not have so many resources for movies and TV series, her identity as a regular guest on the Korean version of "Running Man" alone has supported her reputation as the most popular member of Girls' Generation.
Including the other members of Girls' Generation, they were all taken care of to varying degrees.
In comparison, in the function group, only the team leader Song Qian can enjoy some benefits because of her nationality.
However, it was just a small benefit, which made the other teammates envious to the point of their eyes turning red.
If I hadn't taken the lead tonight, the opportunity might have been given to someone else.
Thinking of this, Krystal Jung's hot body pressed even closer.
So in just a quarter of an hour, Wei Jin felt refreshed.
So he patted Lin Yuner's pretty face, which was already a little red, and said softly: "Yuner, you have worked hard."
Lin Yoona gently let Wei Jin go and smiled sweetly.
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it~"
"Oppa~~"
The annual meeting of Shanhe Media has ended, and there has been a lot of media coverage, all of which came to watch the live broadcast and the pictures of the white thighs.
But when it comes to playing with the most money, it has to be the Internet companies.
There is a game company in Shanghai that actually invited Hatano Yui, who is known as the "Dark Zhilin Sister".
That would be fine, the key is that the ultimate prize given to employees is the "right to use" Mr. Bodo for one night. This operation is explosive!
In addition to the annual meetings of various companies, before New Year’s Eve, many movies scheduled for the Spring Festival also entered the final stage of promotion.
The first to kick off the Spring Festival premiere was "The Man from Macau".
The invitation letter had already been submitted to the company through Bernard, but Wei Jin threw it directly into the trash can because he didn't want to have any intersection with the Xiang family of Hong Kong.
Instead of spending this much time, Wei Jin might as well work on time management. After all, he stood up those flowers at the annual meeting, so he should make some time to make up for it, right?
However, judging from the live broadcast reports on the Internet, the premiere of "The Man from Macau" was star-studded.
In addition to Hong Kong stars such as Andy Lau and Li Lianjie, almost all the mainland's top celebrities such as Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming and Chen Kun were also present.
The premiere brought together most of the top stars from both places.
What was even more surprising was that Long Wu, who had always stayed in Hong Kong, brought his family with him for the first time and made a high-profile appearance at the premiere in the mainland, and made a bold statement in front of the media:
"Since the year before last, China's box office market has surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest box office after North America, and last year's total box office revenue was close to 300 billion.
"The Man from Macau" is written and directed by the famous Chinese film director Wang Jing, and starring the returning God of Gamblers Chow Run-fat. Both Yu Dong and I believe that it will not be a problem for the movie to break 10 billion at the box office!
In the future, Huaxia Star will also contribute to the development of the Chinese-language film market, and we look forward to deeper and more frequent cooperation with major film and television companies, directors, actors and artists in the mainland."
It can be seen that the hot domestic market has made Long Wu unable to sit still.
There is no longer the arrogance of the Hong Kong circle in their words and deeds. The mainland is highly praised and it is obvious that they want to get a piece of the pie.
Especially the invitation for cooperation issued at the end, which clearly revealed that the Xiang family was not short of money, and it was a bit like spending a large sum of money to buy a horse's bones.
But is the reason why Hua Xia Xing cannot integrate into the mainland because of money?
Obviously not!
Although the mainland market is getting bigger and bigger, there are also more and more people eating it. Long Wu is an outsider. How could the mainland film industry allow him to come in and grab a piece of the pie?
After all, xenophobia is the norm everywhere!
Especially since there is already the precedent of Yinghuang, the mainland film industry will definitely not sit idly by and watch a second Hong Kong company come in openly!
But no matter what, the combination of Wang Jing and Zhou Runfa still makes the industry generally optimistic about "The Man from Macau" and the popularity is still high.
Immediately afterwards, the premieres of "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" and "Ex-Files" also arrived as scheduled.
The former has an investment of 500 million yuan and has the participation of Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok and others. Although the producer is not well-known in the industry, the premiere was still quite grand.
When asked by reporters about box office expectations, the producer admitted that the pressure was great.
However, he later stated that part of the cost had been recovered through overseas copyrights and in-film advertising, and that as long as the box office performance could exceed 9 million, the film would be able to break even.
Lead actors Zhen Zidan and Chow Run-fat both expressed confidence that the movie box office would definitely be more than 9 million!
On the other hand, the drama "Ex-Files" was invested only 999 million yuan. Not only did the producers Huayi and Lehua Entertainment show a calm attitude, but even the main creative team did not feel any pressure, and the premiere was quite joyful. However, I don't know if it was hype, but one of the leading actors, Yao Xingtong, actually received roses from her ex-boyfriend at the premiere.
Although the person did not show up, the card expressed a request for reconciliation.
For a time, the topic of "ex" was quite hot.
As the Spring Festival approaches, Liu Yifei's schedule is very tight. After she finishes her work, she has to return to Jiangcheng to spend the New Year with her grandmother.
But on the day of the premiere of "Nobody", she still took out time to support her good friend Shu Chang.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Wei Jin took Liu Yifei, who had packed up, to the premiere.
The scale of this premiere was not large, and it was held at the Shanhe Cinemas flagship store in Beijing.
On the one hand, the cost of the film is limited, and the publicity and promotion expenses must be spent wisely; on the other hand, Ning Hao himself is not particularly fond of large occasions.
But even so, the reputation of director Ning Hao and screenwriter Wei Jin is still loud enough, and many people in the industry come to show their support.
In addition to the artists from Star Culture, the Xu Guangtou couple, the Deng Chao couple, Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying, Huang Bai, Wang Baoqiang, Zhou Xun and others, almost all the first-line artists in Beijing were present.
In addition, a large number of producers and directors in the industry, such as Chen Hong, Zhang Yimou, Lu Yang, Guo Fan, and Jia Kechang, also gave face.
Including major giants in the industry, such as Huayi, Fiber Optic, Wanda, Star Media, LeTV and other companies, even if the top executives did not come, they all sent people to attend.
Therefore, the starlight on the red carpet was not dim, and was even dazzling, making the media reporters who came to collect information very busy.
When Wei Jin appeared with Liu Yifei, the reporters were like sharks smelling blood, and their flashlights never stopped flashing.
After cooperating with the media to take photos, Wei Jin refused to answer questions and walked directly into the venue with the little girl.
There was still more than half an hour before the premiere started. Socializing was the theme and almost everyone was walking around.
Ning Hao is no exception. He takes the main creative team - a bunch of misfits - to show off their faces everywhere.
Zhong Lifang, the company's executive vice president, also made her first public appearance in the industry, greeting the guests with an intellectual smile on her face.
However, her former employer, , one of the producers of this drama, did not have any heavyweights present today and only sent a department manager.
There are rumors in the circle that Li Ming's widow has officially taken power during this period and is discussing plans with China Construction Bank Culture and other shareholders.
Wei Jin noticed that Chen Jianbin's lover, Jiang Qinqin, with whom he had worked on "The Tuner", was also present.
I have to say, some women smell better the older they get.
Of course, they are still far inferior to the older sisters who have been nurtured by the Wei and Jin dynasties for a long time.
"Director Wei, Yifei."
At this time, a greeting sounded, and Wei Jin followed the sound. It turned out to be Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying. He couldn't help but joked, "Brother Xiaoming, congratulations on the opening of the new store. Thank you for coming to support us despite your busy schedule. Hahahaha."
Sometimes Wei Jin had to admit that Huang Xiaoming did have a good business acumen.
Even though it has already been promoted to capital in the circle, it is still constantly expanding its business scope and trying to enter other fields.
On the day of the company's annual meeting, the hot pot restaurant "Hot One" co-invested by Huang Xiaoming, Li Bingbing, Ren Quan and others officially opened for business. Many first-line stars and big names in the circle were invited, and it was very lively.
Huang Xiaoming and other founders directly stated in front of the media that they would subsequently roll out chain stores across the country in an effort to create a brand effect, and even did not rule out the possibility of financing and listing.
"Boss Wei, you're joking. It's just a minor incident."
Huang Xiaoming said modestly, then handed the cards to the two of them and invited them, "Boss Wei, Yifei, if you have time, please come. I can't guarantee the taste, but please rest assured about the ingredients."
"Okay, Yifei really likes hot pot, we will definitely try it if we have a chance."
"Well, there's definitely a chance."
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Huang Xiaoming, it was almost time, so staff came over to greet the guests and many guests took their seats one after another.
Wei Jin also took Liu Yifei to sit in the first row, waiting to watch the show.
But Wei Jin didn't expect that before he could even sit down, Ning Hao would cue him onto the stage.
The reason is quite legitimate. Wei Jin is both the producer and the screenwriter. Shouldn't he go on stage?
So, amid the cheers of the audience, Wei Jin mixed into the main creative team and was interviewed on stage.
"Boss Wei, you scheduled the release date of Nobody for the Spring Festival early on, but now the competition is so fierce, The Man from Macau and Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven have both claimed a box office of 10 billion yuan. Do you feel any pressure?"
"You should ask them this question."
The reporter started to stir up trouble as soon as he came up, and Wei Jin didn't hesitate. After taking the microphone, he looked sharp.
"The work of Shanhe Media is on the same schedule, so they are the ones who should be worried!"
(End of this chapter)
Beijing City, inside No. 8 Golden House.
Wei Jin was playing mahjong with three beauties from South Korea.
It was her first time participating in such a high-end poker game, and Krystal from the Function combination was visibly nervous.
Zheng Xiujing was born in 94. Although she is only 20 years old this year, she has debuted in the function industry for several years, and this is not the first time she has met Wei Jin.
The reason I mustered up the courage to follow along today was mainly because I followed my sister’s advice.
In my sister’s words: The blooming period of idol girl groups is too short, and if they want to continue in the entertainment industry, they have to curry favor with the big shots.
Zheng Xiujing, who has witnessed too many cases of her predecessors, deeply agrees with this.
Compared with the Korean chaebols who are greedy, have no moral principles, and even treat women as playthings, this handsome, talented, domineering and protective man who controls China's huge entertainment empire is undoubtedly a better choice.
Haven't you seen that since your sister followed this man, she has starred in many movies and TV series produced by the Korean branch of Shanhe Media, such as "The Heirs", "Haeundae", "Train to Busan", etc., and has already started to develop in the direction of an actress?
My sister has even begun to think about starting her own business, and this time she may have come here to ask this man to help her solve the obstacles to SM.
As for Yoona, although she does not have so many resources for movies and TV series, her identity as a regular guest on the Korean version of "Running Man" alone has supported her reputation as the most popular member of Girls' Generation.
Including the other members of Girls' Generation, they were all taken care of to varying degrees.
In comparison, in the function group, only the team leader Song Qian can enjoy some benefits because of her nationality.
However, it was just a small benefit, which made the other teammates envious to the point of their eyes turning red.
If I hadn't taken the lead tonight, the opportunity might have been given to someone else.
Thinking of this, Krystal Jung's hot body pressed even closer.
So in just a quarter of an hour, Wei Jin felt refreshed.
So he patted Lin Yuner's pretty face, which was already a little red, and said softly: "Yuner, you have worked hard."
Lin Yoona gently let Wei Jin go and smiled sweetly.
"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it~"
"Oppa~~"
The annual meeting of Shanhe Media has ended, and there has been a lot of media coverage, all of which came to watch the live broadcast and the pictures of the white thighs.
But when it comes to playing with the most money, it has to be the Internet companies.
There is a game company in Shanghai that actually invited Hatano Yui, who is known as the "Dark Zhilin Sister".
That would be fine, the key is that the ultimate prize given to employees is the "right to use" Mr. Bodo for one night. This operation is explosive!
In addition to the annual meetings of various companies, before New Year’s Eve, many movies scheduled for the Spring Festival also entered the final stage of promotion.
The first to kick off the Spring Festival premiere was "The Man from Macau".
The invitation letter had already been submitted to the company through Bernard, but Wei Jin threw it directly into the trash can because he didn't want to have any intersection with the Xiang family of Hong Kong.
Instead of spending this much time, Wei Jin might as well work on time management. After all, he stood up those flowers at the annual meeting, so he should make some time to make up for it, right?
However, judging from the live broadcast reports on the Internet, the premiere of "The Man from Macau" was star-studded.
In addition to Hong Kong stars such as Andy Lau and Li Lianjie, almost all the mainland's top celebrities such as Zhang Ziyi, Huang Xiaoming and Chen Kun were also present.
The premiere brought together most of the top stars from both places.
What was even more surprising was that Long Wu, who had always stayed in Hong Kong, brought his family with him for the first time and made a high-profile appearance at the premiere in the mainland, and made a bold statement in front of the media:
"Since the year before last, China's box office market has surpassed Japan to become the world's second largest box office after North America, and last year's total box office revenue was close to 300 billion.
"The Man from Macau" is written and directed by the famous Chinese film director Wang Jing, and starring the returning God of Gamblers Chow Run-fat. Both Yu Dong and I believe that it will not be a problem for the movie to break 10 billion at the box office!
In the future, Huaxia Star will also contribute to the development of the Chinese-language film market, and we look forward to deeper and more frequent cooperation with major film and television companies, directors, actors and artists in the mainland."
It can be seen that the hot domestic market has made Long Wu unable to sit still.
There is no longer the arrogance of the Hong Kong circle in their words and deeds. The mainland is highly praised and it is obvious that they want to get a piece of the pie.
Especially the invitation for cooperation issued at the end, which clearly revealed that the Xiang family was not short of money, and it was a bit like spending a large sum of money to buy a horse's bones.
But is the reason why Hua Xia Xing cannot integrate into the mainland because of money?
Obviously not!
Although the mainland market is getting bigger and bigger, there are also more and more people eating it. Long Wu is an outsider. How could the mainland film industry allow him to come in and grab a piece of the pie?
After all, xenophobia is the norm everywhere!
Especially since there is already the precedent of Yinghuang, the mainland film industry will definitely not sit idly by and watch a second Hong Kong company come in openly!
But no matter what, the combination of Wang Jing and Zhou Runfa still makes the industry generally optimistic about "The Man from Macau" and the popularity is still high.
Immediately afterwards, the premieres of "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" and "Ex-Files" also arrived as scheduled.
The former has an investment of 500 million yuan and has the participation of Chow Yun-fat, Aaron Kwok and others. Although the producer is not well-known in the industry, the premiere was still quite grand.
When asked by reporters about box office expectations, the producer admitted that the pressure was great.
However, he later stated that part of the cost had been recovered through overseas copyrights and in-film advertising, and that as long as the box office performance could exceed 9 million, the film would be able to break even.
Lead actors Zhen Zidan and Chow Run-fat both expressed confidence that the movie box office would definitely be more than 9 million!
On the other hand, the drama "Ex-Files" was invested only 999 million yuan. Not only did the producers Huayi and Lehua Entertainment show a calm attitude, but even the main creative team did not feel any pressure, and the premiere was quite joyful. However, I don't know if it was hype, but one of the leading actors, Yao Xingtong, actually received roses from her ex-boyfriend at the premiere.
Although the person did not show up, the card expressed a request for reconciliation.
For a time, the topic of "ex" was quite hot.
As the Spring Festival approaches, Liu Yifei's schedule is very tight. After she finishes her work, she has to return to Jiangcheng to spend the New Year with her grandmother.
But on the day of the premiere of "Nobody", she still took out time to support her good friend Shu Chang.
Around four o'clock in the afternoon, Wei Jin took Liu Yifei, who had packed up, to the premiere.
The scale of this premiere was not large, and it was held at the Shanhe Cinemas flagship store in Beijing.
On the one hand, the cost of the film is limited, and the publicity and promotion expenses must be spent wisely; on the other hand, Ning Hao himself is not particularly fond of large occasions.
But even so, the reputation of director Ning Hao and screenwriter Wei Jin is still loud enough, and many people in the industry come to show their support.
In addition to the artists from Star Culture, the Xu Guangtou couple, the Deng Chao couple, Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying, Huang Bai, Wang Baoqiang, Zhou Xun and others, almost all the first-line artists in Beijing were present.
In addition, a large number of producers and directors in the industry, such as Chen Hong, Zhang Yimou, Lu Yang, Guo Fan, and Jia Kechang, also gave face.
Including major giants in the industry, such as Huayi, Fiber Optic, Wanda, Star Media, LeTV and other companies, even if the top executives did not come, they all sent people to attend.
Therefore, the starlight on the red carpet was not dim, and was even dazzling, making the media reporters who came to collect information very busy.
When Wei Jin appeared with Liu Yifei, the reporters were like sharks smelling blood, and their flashlights never stopped flashing.
After cooperating with the media to take photos, Wei Jin refused to answer questions and walked directly into the venue with the little girl.
There was still more than half an hour before the premiere started. Socializing was the theme and almost everyone was walking around.
Ning Hao is no exception. He takes the main creative team - a bunch of misfits - to show off their faces everywhere.
Zhong Lifang, the company's executive vice president, also made her first public appearance in the industry, greeting the guests with an intellectual smile on her face.
However, her former employer, , one of the producers of this drama, did not have any heavyweights present today and only sent a department manager.
There are rumors in the circle that Li Ming's widow has officially taken power during this period and is discussing plans with China Construction Bank Culture and other shareholders.
Wei Jin noticed that Chen Jianbin's lover, Jiang Qinqin, with whom he had worked on "The Tuner", was also present.
I have to say, some women smell better the older they get.
Of course, they are still far inferior to the older sisters who have been nurtured by the Wei and Jin dynasties for a long time.
"Director Wei, Yifei."
At this time, a greeting sounded, and Wei Jin followed the sound. It turned out to be Huang Xiaoming and Yang Ying. He couldn't help but joked, "Brother Xiaoming, congratulations on the opening of the new store. Thank you for coming to support us despite your busy schedule. Hahahaha."
Sometimes Wei Jin had to admit that Huang Xiaoming did have a good business acumen.
Even though it has already been promoted to capital in the circle, it is still constantly expanding its business scope and trying to enter other fields.
On the day of the company's annual meeting, the hot pot restaurant "Hot One" co-invested by Huang Xiaoming, Li Bingbing, Ren Quan and others officially opened for business. Many first-line stars and big names in the circle were invited, and it was very lively.
Huang Xiaoming and other founders directly stated in front of the media that they would subsequently roll out chain stores across the country in an effort to create a brand effect, and even did not rule out the possibility of financing and listing.
"Boss Wei, you're joking. It's just a minor incident."
Huang Xiaoming said modestly, then handed the cards to the two of them and invited them, "Boss Wei, Yifei, if you have time, please come. I can't guarantee the taste, but please rest assured about the ingredients."
"Okay, Yifei really likes hot pot, we will definitely try it if we have a chance."
"Well, there's definitely a chance."
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Huang Xiaoming, it was almost time, so staff came over to greet the guests and many guests took their seats one after another.
Wei Jin also took Liu Yifei to sit in the first row, waiting to watch the show.
But Wei Jin didn't expect that before he could even sit down, Ning Hao would cue him onto the stage.
The reason is quite legitimate. Wei Jin is both the producer and the screenwriter. Shouldn't he go on stage?
So, amid the cheers of the audience, Wei Jin mixed into the main creative team and was interviewed on stage.
"Boss Wei, you scheduled the release date of Nobody for the Spring Festival early on, but now the competition is so fierce, The Man from Macau and Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven have both claimed a box office of 10 billion yuan. Do you feel any pressure?"
"You should ask them this question."
The reporter started to stir up trouble as soon as he came up, and Wei Jin didn't hesitate. After taking the microphone, he looked sharp.
"The work of Shanhe Media is on the same schedule, so they are the ones who should be worried!"
(End of this chapter)
