Chapter 731 Celebration Banquet

In a courtyard in Beijing, Sun Daohao sat under a poplar tree, holding a piece of watermelon in his left hand and a cattail leaf fan in his right hand, fanning himself while eating watermelon.

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At this time, the mobile phone on the table next to him suddenly rang. Sun Daohao picked up the phone and put it to his ear and answered the call.

While answering the call and eating watermelon, his expression remained unchanged. Two minutes later, Sun Daohao hung up the phone.

It was not the first time he received such a call, telling him how much the final total box office of "The Garland Under the Mountain" was.

The reason why everyone called him was because of an incident a few days ago.

Speaking of this, we have to talk about one of Sun Daohao's representative works. He is the director of the movie "The Ruins", that is, before "The Garland Under the Mountain" appeared, he was the first movie director in the history of Chinese box office.

A week ago, the box office of "The Garland Under the Mountain" exceeded "The Ruins" and became the first in the history of Chinese box office.

Sun Daohao was naturally aware of this. At that time, he also sent a message in his circle of friends, saying that when "The Garland Under the Mountain" was removed from the shelves, please let friends know how much the movie finally grossed.

Some people outside may think that the box office of "The Garland Under the Mountain" exceeded "The Ruins". As the director of "The Ruins", Sun Daohao must be unhappy, but in fact, Sun Daohao did not have any negative emotions. Instead, he was somewhat happy.

Sun Daohao is a director of the same level as Zhang Baihao and Shen Chenglin, and they are all top directors in the Chinese film industry.

Ten years ago, Sun Daohao made "The Ruins", which pushed him to a supreme position. Even Zhang Baihao, Shen Chenglin and others could not compare with him.

In the past ten years, the status of "The Ruins" has been unshakable.

And because of the dazzling achievements of "The Ruins", even though Sun Daohao has not made many movies in the past ten years, his position is still extremely stable.

As the No. 1 film director in the history of Chinese box office, Sun Daohao is under great pressure. In addition, no film has surpassed "Ruins" in terms of box office in the past ten years, which just illustrates a problem - Chinese films are gradually falling into an embarrassing situation of lack of successors.

Seven or eight years ago, Sun Daohao was still proud of "Ruins", but four or five years ago, he began to feel a little anxious, and he has been in a heavy mood in the past two years.

At Sun Daohao's current position, he no longer has much ambition. He thought about impacting the international entertainment industry when he was young, but now he is old and has no energy or brains.

In China, he has already stood at the top, so what he hopes more now is that a stronger director will appear in the Chinese film industry to lead Chinese films to a higher level.

Tan Yue gave him hope. Sun Daohao had also watched Tan Yue's first film, Wolf Warrior 2, and had studied it repeatedly. He thought the film was great, with a strong commercial element, but it was a little lacking in storytelling. If Wolf Warrior 2 had a richer story and a more attractive plot, the box office would definitely be higher.

If Sun Daohao still had a condescending and commentary attitude towards Wolf Warrior 2, then he was completely equal to The Wreath Under the Mountain.

Sun Daohao had studied The Wreath Under the Mountain carefully. As early as the third or fourth day of the film's release, he watched The Wreath Under the Mountain twice.

At that time, he had a strong premonition that the box office of this film must be very high, and it could be among the top three in the history of Chinese film box office. If there were some good opportunities, it could even surpass his own The Ruins in terms of box office.

In two months, everything was finally revealed.

The Wreath Under the Mountain surpassed The Ruins in terms of box office.

Sun Daohao was very happy about this situation, otherwise he would not sit in the yard and eat watermelon so leisurely.

You know, usually he is either reading a script or on the way to find a script.

"The Garland under the Mountain" topped the Chinese box office history, which really relieved a lot of pressure for him in Sun Daohao's opinion.

With the title of the first box office, Sun Daohao felt a lot of torment, and felt that life was a bit depressed in the past ten years.

Now "Ruins" has become the second in the Chinese box office history, and Sun Daohao feels much more relaxed.

He was thinking whether the next movie he was shooting would be able to surpass "The Garland under the Mountain" and regain the first place in the Chinese box office history.

It was just that Sun Daohao hesitated at this time. If it were someone else, he would definitely want to get this title, but Sun Daohao had been carrying this yoke for too long, and he suddenly didn't want his new movie to surpass "The Garland under the Mountain".

Sun Daohao threw the watermelon peel into the trash can, took a tissue from the table and wiped his hands, then picked up the palm leaf fan and blew the wind while thinking about things.

After thinking for a while, he shook his head. It was useless to think about these things. The performance of "The Garland under the Mountain" was very impressive. Although he was very confident in his new movie, it would be very difficult to say that the box office could exceed "The Garland under the Mountain".

Then there is no need to think about it. Let's take it one step at a time. If the box office really exceeds "The Garland under the Mountain", then let it exceed it. This is also good. It will put pressure and spur Tan Yue to better devote his energy to filming the movie.

If a young man lacks training and goes through ups and downs, he will not go far in the future. Tan Yue is very talented, and Sun Daohao hopes that he can make full use of his talent, go as far as possible, and support the Chinese film industry.

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Bright Entertainment Company Building.

The company has been discussing one thing in the past two days. Mr. Tan plans to hold a celebration banquet for "Wreaths Under the Mountain". The entire crew will attend, and the location is set to be at the Tianling Hotel in the city center.

In the past, whether it was a TV series or a movie, as long as it achieved good results, a celebration banquet would be held. This time, the box office of "Garland Under the Mountain" directly topped the national film box office history, with a box office of more than 7 billion. Holding a celebration party is inevitable.

It's just that everyone will inevitably feel envious. After all, it is the Tianling Hotel. It is a top luxury five-star hotel that can be ranked among the top five or even the top three in the entire capital.

Moreover, the performance of "Garland Under the Mountain" is so good, the rewards given to each crew member must be very large, maybe someone can get a bonus equivalent to a year's salary.

"Oh, I really regret it. Why didn't I take the initiative to sign up to join the crew of "Wreaths Under the Mountain"?"

"This is not a question of whether you regret it or not. The filming of "Garland Under the Mountain" and "Wolf Warrior 2" were different. When filming "Wolf Warrior 2" before, Mr. Tan always recruited crews from the film department and other departments. But this time it was different. The filming of "Garland Under the Mountain" was too secretive. I didn't even know that the filming had already started. "

"Yes, yes. During that time, I asked why I couldn't see Mr. Tan. Usually, Mr. Tan would come early and leave late. Later I found out that Mr. Tan had already gone to Tiannan Province to film "Under the Mountains" at that time. Garland”.

"Xiao Ma from Group 5 of the film department can probably get a bonus of more than 300,000 yuan. I really envy him."

"Tsk, tsk, if you follow Mr. Tan, you won't be hungry. It's a pity, I work in the public relations department. I applied several times to be transferred to the TV drama department and the film department, but I didn't get transferred."

"Hey, don't be so modest. Your public relations department is very rich."

"I'm really envious. Some people have been to Tianling Hotel several times, but I have never been to Tianling Hotel once."

"Who wouldn't be? I heard that a meal at Tianling Hotel costs several thousand yuan, or even tens of thousands. My salary is not enough at all. If I want to have a meal there, I can only dream of going with the company. I had a big meal inside, but I never had the chance.”

"I have to pay special attention to when Mr. Tan's next movie will start shooting, and try to be transferred to his crew then."

"Lao Li, why would you be transferred to the crew if you are in charge of repairing the recording studio? If you are transferred to the crew, you can still build a recording studio for the crew."

President's Office, in Tan Yue's office.

He sat behind his desk and read the report on "Wreaths Under the Mountain."

Tan Yue was very satisfied with the box office results of "Garland Under the Mountain". When the film was removed from the shelves, Tan Yue notified all the crew members of "Garland Under the Mountain" to come to the Tianling Hotel for a dinner. A celebration party.

Although Tan Yue asked all the staff to be present as much as possible, after all, it has been a long time since the crew finished filming. During such a long time, many people were not in the capital. Some people accepted other scripts and were destined not to come to the celebration banquet. .

However, the main creative staff of the crew will not be left behind, because most of these people are contracted artists of Bright Entertainment Company, and many of them are focusing on Tan Yue and want to participate in Tan Yue's next movie.

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Three days later, it was time to hold a celebration party for the crew of "Wreaths Under the Mountain".

Tianling Hotel.

Tan Yue drove his car with Ma Guoliang, Zhou Can, and Zhang Wenhua to the parking lot downstairs of Tianling Hotel.

The sky was getting dark, and among the crew, they arrived relatively late, while many staff members arrived early to visit the Tianling Hotel.

Tan Yue and his party of four are all well-known public figures. Everyone put on masks and sunglasses, got out of the car and walked towards the interior of the hotel.

This is quite a sight. Four young men with great figures and sunglasses walked into the Tianling Hotel like a beautiful scenery, attracting the attention of many passers-by.

Tianling Hotel, in the Peony Hall.

The crew of "Wreaths Under the Mountain" sat down according to their positions, and soon the food was served in an orderly manner. As one of the top five-star hotels in Beijing, the Tianling Hotel is particularly famous for its food.

Dish after dish of food was placed on the dining table, and it was all delicious and delicious, making people's mouths full of food.

Along with the food, wine is brought, including white wine, beer, rice wine, and red wine. Tianling Hotel provides them all, and guests can choose which wine to drink according to their needs.

The crew of "Wreaths Under the Mountain" come from all over the country, and there are people who like to drink whatever kind of wine they like.

Tan Yue sat at a table with Ma Guoliang, Zhang Wenhua, Xin Zhi, Jiao Cheng and other creative staff.

At the beginning, no one from other tables came to toast, it was the people at this table who toasted each other.

The first protagonist of this celebration banquet must be Tan Yue, who is the screenwriter and director of "The Garland Under the Mountain" and the soul of the entire crew. In addition to Tan Yue, the second protagonist of this celebration banquet is Ma Guoliang. With this movie, Ma Guoliang has become the most popular actor at the moment and ranks at the top of the list of first-line public figures.

Brilliant Entertainment has developed very well in recent years, and a large number of famous actors have emerged.

Before, Ma Guoliang was not outstanding in it, but with "Wulin Wai Zhuan" and "The Garland Under the Mountain", Ma Guoliang gradually had the momentum to become the representative artist of Brilliant Entertainment.

After everyone toasted Tan Yue, they went to toast Ma Guoliang. Ma Guoliang's personality is relatively dull and introverted, but that is normal. Once he drinks, he will become a chatterbox.

One reason why everyone respects Ma Guoliang so much is Ma Guoliang's current status, and another reason is Ma Guoliang's focus on acting. He devotes his whole body and mind to how to improve his acting skills and how to act in the movie well.

This kind of concentration is rare in the entertainment industry. Everyone present here often deals with Ma Guoliang and admires his spirit.

When Ma Guoliang first came in, he just sat at the table without saying a word.

But after drinking some wine, his mouth began to chatter, drinking with people one by one, and finally he looked at Tan Yue.

"I want to toast this glass of wine to our respected Mr. Tan. I want to thank Mr. Tan. If it weren't for Mr. Tan, I would still be a supporting actor, at most playing supporting roles in some TV dramas, and I might slowly fade out of the entertainment industry in a few years."

"Thank you Mr. Tan for giving me an opportunity to slowly start walking on the right path, and I am now because of Mr. Tan."

"Without Mr. Tan, there would be no me today. This glass of wine is for you, Mr. Tan."

After Ma Guoliang finished speaking, he raised the wine glass in his hand, put it to his mouth and drank it all, then turned the wine glass down and poured it down. After not a drop of it fell out, he put the wine glass on the table.

Tan Yue couldn't help but smile. He felt that Ma Guoliang was showing off his drinking capacity, not thanking him.

Tan Yue also picked up the wine glass in front of him and drank it all in one breath.

The others at the table cheered. Ma Guoliang's words were very good and realistic. There is no shortage of actors with good acting skills but poor development in the entertainment industry.

How many old actors who once had profound acting skills can no longer get roles.