Chapter 921: A Thousand Lis Eruption!

"The box office has exceeded 100 million for three consecutive weeks, and "Once Upon a Time: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" has become a sequel movie box office legend!"

"Breaking 100 million in the third week, 'Huang Feihong' said with a smile: The master gave us red envelopes!"

"Four hundred and forty million in three days, "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" is expected to break the record of "Gate of Life and Death" with 700 million!"

"The box office of "Golden TV" plummeted by more than 50% in the next week, experts: it will be difficult to exceed 300 million!"

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Zhou Yanghua threw down the newspaper a little irritably, crossed his hands, and leaned on the boss chair.

After a while, he sat up straight suddenly, reached out to pick up the phone on the desk, and dialed a few numbers, but before he finished dialing the number, he thought for a while, and hung up the phone again.

Get up, walk a few steps, go back and pick up the phone again, press 0, and said directly: "Help me connect to the theater line."

"Okay, Chairman."

The busy tone sounded, and three seconds later, a sweet female voice sounded on the other end of the phone, "Hello, General Manager's Office of Oriental Cinemas."

Zhou Yanghua said: "I'm Zhou Yanghua, Xiong Chengchao hasn't come to work yet?"

"Uh..." The other end of the phone was stunned for a moment, and then said in a sweeter voice: "Yes, Chairman, Mr. Xiong may have gone out to relax. His mobile phone is also turned off. Do you want me to contact his family?" A moment? Maybe..."

"No."

Before she could finish speaking, Zhou Yanghua put down the phone directly.

worry.

angry.

There is a faint worry.

Picking up the weekly business report sent over from the theater on the table, he took another look.

This number is really ugly.

Since "Once Upon a Time: A Man Should Be Self-Reliant" was not uploaded, in the past two weeks, the main movie of Oriental Cinemas has been "Golden Terrace".

However, last week's operating income should have been 27 million, and last week was even worse, only 19 million.

According to the practice of previous years, even when all theaters have money to make in summer, the advantage of the large number of movie theaters located in the high-end consumer circle of Oriental Cinemas is not so obvious, and they still have to get money from the entire market. About one-sixth to one-seventh of the market share.

But last week, it was 8.6%, and last week, it was 8.1%.

If I remember correctly, this should be the lowest point of the Oriental Cinemas in the past ten years.

Horse's!

"Once Upon a Time"!

well……

But the biggest problem is, who knew that "Golden Terrace" would be like this?

Who can believe that Qin Wei would also throw himself into the street?

That's Qin Wei!

Qin Wei also took 700 million last year!

A sense of powerlessness struck, and Zhou Yanghua suddenly felt exhausted physically and mentally.

It seems that... everything has become a little different from before. The feeling that everything is under control and that I can always make the most accurate and wise judgments is gone.

After thinking for a long time, he sighed again dejectedly.

He took out his mobile phone, thought for a long time, and finally ruthlessly, gritted his teeth, and dialed a number.

The phone connects.

"Hello, Jay Chou!"

"Yihua, are you busy?"

"Hey, what can I do, just tell me if you have anything to do."

"Hehe, it's like this. Our company has two films in preparation recently. The cost is not too high, but I'm quite optimistic about them. Look at this, I want to ask you to send me two people."

"Okay!" The voice on the other end of the phone was full of surprises, "Hey, thank you so much!"

Zhou Yanghua laughed loudly, "Uh... And ha, there is something I need to ask you to run around and make peace with."

"You say."

"That's right, the idea of ​​their subordinates is to invite that little Swallow and Ziwei from Minghu Lake, and also, they have a lot of TV drama stars in recent years, so the subordinates want to send an invitation or something. Isn't that Our two families are a bit unhappy, why don't you run away?"

"Yo!"

Du Yihua on the opposite side, that's all.

But the meaning is extremely complicated.

I have only heard that actors and managers go around toasting and begging for roles. Unless they want to invite super big names, there are really few people who turn around and beg for actors.

What's more, Dongfang Media Group is a one-stop company from production to distribution to theaters. It is a well-known leader and flagship in the domestic film circle. They have always been domineering in their treatment of actors.

this is one.

Movies and TV dramas have a natural boundary between style and celebrity. When TV drama actors become popular, they often want to try movies. This is no problem. Some people succeed and enter the film industry smoothly, while others fail, so just go back obediently Continue to act in TV dramas, but even if the most popular small-screen stars star in a movie, their future and money are difficult to predict, and the risk is very high.

This is two.

Little Swallow and Ziwei are of course very popular. They probably have no shortage of movie appointments, but until now, the third part is about to start broadcasting. It is said to be the last one. That is to say, the bonus of the "Princess Returning Pearl" series will come That's it, but they still haven't heard what movie roles Minghu Culture has accepted for them.

Obviously, Minghu Culture also treats this matter very seriously.

Ordinary small companies and small directors, they probably would rather let it go than accept it casually.

This is three.

But now, Zhou Yanghua, who has always been a tiger in the movie circle, came to beg him in such a low voice, and the purpose was to invite two TV stars to act in their movie project?

hehe!

The word "Yo" came out, showing Du Yihua's inner surprise, but in the flash of her thoughts, she quickly cleared her thoughts, and without the slightest hesitation, she smiled and said, "Dr. Zhou, so you are this Meaning! It seems that the role given to our company is considered to be the leader?"

Zhou Yanghua smiled wryly, "Hey, with your mouth, how can you call it a boss!"

On the other side of the phone, Du Yihua pondered briefly and changed his tone, "Dr. Zhou, it's not that I don't help, you think too highly of me. Minghu Culture, you know, everything from Li Qian to Qi Jie is very difficult." People who deal with them! Besides, I don't have any friendship with them that can be said!"

Zhou Yanghua was silent for a moment, and said: "You arrange the candidates, a heroine, plus an important male supporting role!"

After finishing speaking, he said: "Yihua, others don't know, but I know, you will always find a way! Help!"

Du Yihua didn't speak for a moment, then she suddenly said: "Is it because the theater can't stand it?"

Zhou Yanghua laughed subconsciously when he heard the words, "Theatrical chain? What could be wrong with the theater chain! Yes, the profit and revenue may be a little worse than in previous years, but you know that Oriental Media has a strong family background. It's all trivial matters! I mainly think that it's better for everyone to hang out in this circle, to see each other when they look up, and to make money together, than to fight against each other all day, and everyone to fight coldly, right?"

On the other side of the phone, Du Yihua seemed to let out a chuckle.

It made Zhou Yanghua subconsciously feel uncomfortable, and his face felt slightly hot.

"I'll try!" she said, "No guarantee of success!"

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After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yanghua put down the phone and felt a little more at ease. After thinking about it, he picked up the phone on the table again and wanted to dial, but in the end, he asked the secretary to help him get to the general manager's office.

When Zong Chengze on the other end picked up the phone, he said: "Xiong Chengchao is throwing a temper tantrum. I really don't have the heart to persuade him anymore. This guy has a very single mind! You can find a way to contact him for me, and persuade him Persuasion, persuade the person to come back first, that guy dares to resign directly if he commits a crime! He will not give me face!"

"Hey, hey, good chairman, don't worry, I'll do it right away!"

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In the cafe.

After hanging up the phone, Du Yihua smiled and shook the phone at the person opposite.

"This is your boss."

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Seeing the roof of the familiar villa from a distance, Ming Xiaojing turned lightly and turned towards the path.

Drive directly into the yard and get out of the car.

The sun is so big that it feels like it can dry people out in a few seconds.

She walked quickly up the steps and rang the doorbell.

It was the nanny who came to open the door. She knew Ming Xiaojing very well, so she took the initiative to find slippers for her. Then, Qin Wei's wife saw that it was Ming Xiaojing, so she greeted her, "Xiaojing? Why are you here?"

Ming Xiaojing smiled and said, "Hi sister-in-law, I'll come and see Director Qin."

Qin Wei's wife sighed, pointed to the back garden, and said, "I'm competing with myself! I didn't eat much, I just kept drinking tea!"

Ming Xiaojing pursed her lips and smiled, "Then I'll go and have a look."

Behind Qin Wei's big villa, there is a very exquisite small garden. Although it is not comparable to the luxurious manor-style villas of Li Qian and Wang Jinglu, but in this era of soaring housing prices, there is such a piece of land covering an area of ​​nearly 100 square meters. The garden is already a symbol of the rich.

This house, this garden, and its owner were once the towers of Chinese movies.

Ming Xiaojing pushed open the back door and walked out.

Qin Wei didn't even turn his head when he heard the movement, but soon, he seemed to hear that the footsteps were not so heavy, and felt something was wrong, so he looked back, and then smiled, "I said the footsteps are so light, why do you coming?"

Ming Xiaojing smiled, went over to Qin Wei and sat down beside him, and said, "Let's be idle, come have a pot of your good tea and listen to your old man's teachings."

Qin Wei smiled.

"Training shit!"

Without asking Qin Wei to pour the tea, Ming Xiaojing picked up the upside-down tea bowl familiarly, and poured himself a cup of the delicate glazed tea sea.

"Well, Tieguanyin? It smells so good! Why are you drinking Tieguanyin again?"

Qin Wei didn't speak for a long time, as if he didn't hear anything, just stared into the distance.

After a while, he finally said: "You don't need to drink the fragrance of Tieguanyin, you will know it as soon as you smell it. As for tasting it carefully, is it really delicious? That's another matter. Tell me, no. It's so delicious!"

When Ming Xiaojing heard the words, he was thoughtful.

He looked up at Qin Wei.

Few take it so seriously.

He is really about to turn sixty, plus he has not paid attention to maintenance all the year round. On the set and in the editing room, he is like a young man who is reluctant to stop to catch his breath day by day, and smokes again. fierce……

It turned out that he hadn't paid attention to it deliberately, but now he looked at it seriously, and suddenly felt that the wrinkles on his face were as deep as a knife and an axe.

Especially in the last few days, he seems to have suddenly aged a bit.

No one knew in advance that "Golden Terrace", which was unanimously optimistic across the country, ushered in such a situation after its release.

The first week was already extremely unfavorable. Qin Wei, who was a confident target in front of so many reporters and industry professionals, became an empty gun, which made him feel a little embarrassed. diving!

For Qin Wei's movie, the box office fell by more than 50% in the next week, which was unimaginable before!

Such a drop can hardly be described as a drastic drop!

But the reality is such cruelty, such irony.

"Huang Feihong" had a new director. A little-known guy who was said to have only run errands for Yu Bojun and Li Qian successively took over the director. Such a person, it is difficult for you to use titles such as artists to locate him, and this sequel to "Once Upon a Time" is said to have continued Minghu Culture's production style, the investment is not too high, and the cost is strictly controlled. But... it actually exceeded 100 million every week, and the box office has already reached 440 million in three weeks!

Last year, a "Gate of Life and Death" forcibly trampled Li Qian and "Huang Feihong" from beginning to end. According to many experts' estimates, "Huang Feihong" lost at least 50 million box office, or even ...It is possible that this loss can reach 100 million.

This year's "Golden TV" came with a winning momentum. It is still a super big director with a heavy investment of more than 100 million yuan. So far, the huge publicity expenses have exceeded 50 million yuan. Everything seems to indicate that "" "Golden Terrace" will continue the myth created by "The Gate of Life and Death" last year, and continue to be as powerful as Qin Wei.

And "Huang Feihong: A Man Should Be Self-improvement" taken over by Zhao He, a little-known director, will most likely be even worse than Li Qian's first film!

However, all of these expected expectations have come to nothing.

In the end, "Golden Terrace", which has attracted much attention and anticipation, only earned a combined box office of more than 160 million in the first two weeks, and the final box office may not exceed 300 million!

Lost!

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Ming Xiaojing looked at Qin Wei, but Qin Wei looked into the distance, never paying attention to Ming Xiaojing's gaze.

After a while, Ming Xiaojing poured himself another cup of tea, tried to say: "Brother, it's really nothing, I also went to see this movie, it's not as bad as those reviews said, it's just a wall Everyone pushes it! Let’s talk about it..."

Before she could finish speaking, Qin Wei suddenly turned around and looked over.

The eyes are sharp, calm and intimidating.

Years of admiration and admiration for him made Ming Xiaojing respect him like a god in his bones. At this moment, being stared at by him like this, all the words were choked in his throat.

"Are you trying to comfort me?"

Qin Wei asked in a low voice, slowly.

But his eyes are by no means as calm as his tone.

Ming Xiaojing panicked subconsciously, and turned her gaze away from him—at this moment, those eyes gave her the feeling that a tiger looked over and was about to eat people.

"me……"

Suddenly the corners of Qin Wei's mouth twitched, not sure if it was a smile or not.

"You also came to comfort me!" He smiled.

Ming Xiaojing felt a chill in his heart, and said, "Brother..."

Qin Wei waved his hand, with a self-deprecating sneer on his face, "I never knew that there are so many people who care about me, heh, Mother Duta came to comfort me!"

Ming Xiaojing opened his mouth slightly, not knowing what to say.

Qin Wei didn't even look at her, and continued: "Want to comfort me? Okay, give me something real! Come on, you are the queen of the movie, and now you are also the director. Come and tell me, what is wrong with me? ah?"

He waved his arms, "It's the same way as "The Gate of Life and Death", why did Ta Ma rush? You tell me? Say I don't care, cheating money! Damn it! I have no intentions, I know very well in my heart." very!"

"The scene, ah, you go and see, go and see! What is the mother Li Qian, what is the mother Fu Xuelong, they have me to shoot it? Story? My mother changed the draft three times, and the script was opened with just one script Several times, I wrote and revised, revised and discarded, and rewritten after discarding it! Am I not doing well?"

"There is also editing. When I filmed "Red Light District", I also edited like this. How did it turn out? Venice Award! Last year's "Gate of Life and Death", I also filmed like this, 700 million!"

"That's seven hundred million!"

"Grass!"

Ming Xiaojing just looked at him like that, without saying a word.

After finishing speaking, Qin Wei touched his pocket subconsciously, Ming Xiaojing picked up the cigarette case and lighter on the table and handed them over.

Qin Wei took it, pulled out one, and lit it.

He smoked fiercely.

"Grass!" he said.

Ming Xiaojing pursed her lips and looked at him.

Halfway through smoking a cigarette, he got up slightly and put it out in the ashtray.

After a while, he said: "Xiaojing, I'm sorry, it wasn't aimed at you! I just... just... I don't understand! I don't understand where I lost! I feel... useless in my heart!"

Ming Xiaojing leaned out, stretched out his hand, and held his hand, "I know, I know."

Qin Wei broke away from her hand, waved it, "Okay, you have been here before, let's go! Go back! Do what you should do, film and act well, take every step carefully, don't imitate me! "

Ming Xiaojing opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

After sitting for a while, he picked up his teacup and took a sip.

The tea is completely cold.

Turning his head to look, the cup in front of Qin Wei should have been untouched since it was poured, and the inner wall of the teacup has faded with a circle of clear tea marks.

She stood up, "Then I'm leaving brother."

Qin Wei waved his hand, neither looked at her nor spoke.

Seen from the profile, the expression is lonely.

At this moment, Ming Xiaojing looked at him, looked at his side face from an upward angle, and seemed to be able to sense the powerlessness in his heart at this moment. Then, she suddenly felt that Qin Wei, who had always been firm, confident and strong, seemed to have turned into a child forgotten by his parents in the busy city overnight—he seemed to be falling into an unprecedented loss.

He was puzzled, he was anxious, he hesitated.

Ming Xiaojing turned and left.

Walking to the door of the back door, she looked back.

Qin Wei was lighting a cigarette.

In the hot summer, he just sat there, with clear traces of sweat on the back of his neck.

On the table in front of him was a cup of tea that had been cold for some time.

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