Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 138 Yin-Yang Contract
Ever since The Shallows grossed over 100 million yuan, the media's direction seemed to have suddenly changed.

Those writers stopped clamoring and all stopped making noises.

There are fewer and fewer negative comments about "The Shallows" in newspapers, magazines and on the Internet. I don’t know if it’s because China Film Corporation is controlling the reviews.

In the company, Dong Jianqiang pushed the door open and walked in: "Zhang Chen, Li Xue called me again, still wanting to get the leading actress of "Eden Lake". She said we can set any conditions..."

Zhang Chen shook his head: "Tell him that it's not suitable. It's not a matter of conditions at all."

There are more than one or two people who have set their sights on the heroine of "Eden Lake" these days. The box office of "The Shallows" has exceeded 100 million yuan, which is a huge stimulus to these people.

Zhang Chen could also understand that it was still a rare thing for the box office to exceed 100 million yuan now, unlike those movies in later generations, which would easily start with a box office of tens of billions.

It's so unreal.

“How is the box office of The Shallows?”

"It's already 1.3 million, and it's still growing steadily. I think there's a chance that it will break the record of House of Flying Daggers..."

Zhang Chen nodded, he also thought it was possible.

In the evening, Sister Jiuyi returned the favor by pulling out a few tissues and wiping the stuff off her face. This was a new program that Sister Jiuyi specially rewarded her with.

"The Shallows" brought her so many benefits, including advertisements, endorsements, more film contracts, and even her salary doubled than before.

But what made her depressed was that many of them were thrillers similar to "The Shallows".

The emergence of "The Shallows" seems to have pointed out a shortcut to success for people. During this period, at least six similar monster movies were launched, and the plots were similar to "The Shallows".

Some are sharks, some are crocodiles, some are piranhas or other insects...

This is normal. The film industry has always been like this. Once a subject becomes popular, there will immediately be a lot of follow-up works.

This is how the zombie film genre in Hong Kong was ruined.

During the CD cooling time, Sister Jiuyi, as usual, lay on Zhang Chen's chest and drew circles. Then, while drawing, she said, "Sister Hua and Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang have been trying to win me over recently..."

Zhang Chen said 'hmm' and played with it: "So what are you going to do?"

Seeing this, Jiuyi sister straightened her chest and said, "I want to set up my own studio as you said~"

Zhang Chen was not surprised at all: "Have you thought about it?"

The latter nodded: "Well, I've thought about it. I think you're right. It's best to be your own boss. Following Sister Hua may not necessarily lead to a better future. Even the opportunity of "The Shallows" was something I fought for myself.

If I stay at Huayi Brothers, Mr. Wang has promised me that I will definitely be the top star, but after all, I am still an employee, and I don’t want to accompany others for drinks and meals anymore.”

All the actresses of Huayi Brothers have to accompany Mr. Wang to social events.

Although they won't do anything too extreme, as there are special public relations departments to take care of it, it is inevitable that they will be taken advantage of.

Jiuyijie's eyes flashed with determination. Zhang Chen closed his eyes and rested: "If you are really the first sister, then you have the right to refuse social engagements."

"Then I don't want to continue. To put it bluntly, I'm still not a wage earner, just a high-level wage earner."

"Well, you are right to think so, but there is no need to ruin the relationship. It is better to part ways amicably. Maybe we can still cooperate in the future."

Zhang Chen knew that Fan Jiuyi would take this step sooner or later.

In her previous life, she was the first female artist to set up her own studio. It can be said that all the stars who came after her were learning from her.

"What about you? After I set up my own studio, will you continue to help me?"

"How to help?"

"Fuck you, you know what I'm talking about? You promised me that you would invest in my studio~"

Seeing that Fan Jiuyi was preparing to force the emperor to abdicate, Zhang Chen let go of the grapes in his hand, sat up straight, and prepared to have a good chat.

Facing the other party's direct gaze, Zhang Chen did not speak immediately, but organized his words.

"So far, you are the actress I've worked with most easily. There's no problem continuing to work with you, of course, if the role is suitable."

Fan Jiuyi knew that this was just a cliché, and it was the same whether he had said it or not. What does it mean that the role is suitable? It was all said by Zhang Chen.

If he says you are suitable, then you are suitable.

Seeing that Fan Jiuyi was still looking at him with the eyes of a heartless man, Zhang Chen knew he couldn't escape and simply made his move clear.

"It is definitely not possible to invest in your personal studio, at least not at this stage."

"why?"

Fan Binbin's eyes suddenly became misty, and he looked like he was about to cry at any moment, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Zhang Chen knew that this girl was definitely acting, but he still couldn't bear it.

Damn male chauvinism~
Also, those keyboard warriors on the Internet who said Fan Binbin's acting is bad, please stand up...

"We agreed before that my personal studio will be registered under the name of Xingchen Entertainment."

Fan Binbin’s idea is very simple, he just wants to have a deep bond with Zhang Chen.

If you can't be a couple, then become deep partnerships. How deep the partnership is is up to you.

Having been able to make it to where she is today, she knows very well how difficult it is for an actress to make it in this industry.

In this circle, actresses can’t go far without a director to support them.

But why should the director support you?
Doesn’t it all depend on communication?

Since you are going to sleep with someone anyway, why not catch the best one?

Zhang Chen is young, capable, and a little handsome~
Well, mainly because I can do it~
Domestic directors have too much power and can decide the fate of most actors.

The profession of director faces too many temptations, especially for a young and promising director like Zhang Chen. To use the plot of "Journey to the West" to describe it, Zhang Chen is now the flesh of Tang Monk, and I don't know how many female demons are thinking about him.

Fan Binbin does not expect to be the heroine. There is no heroine in "Journey to the West". She only hopes that she will appear in the most episodes.

"Okay, I'll tell you the truth. My company is going to become bigger and stronger in the future, so there can't be any stains..."

"You said I'm a stain?" Fan Jiuyi was a little indignant.

"I said your shady contracts are a stain."

After hearing Zhang Chen's words, Fan Jiuyi, who was about to lose his temper, suddenly lost his temper.

"How did you know?"

"It's not difficult to know this. Now that we've opened up, let me advise you again. This thing is a time bomb. It may seem to bring you a lot of benefits in the short term, but in the long run, sooner or later it will blow you to pieces."

The two sides have communicated countless times, and they have grown in love over time. Zhang Chen also doesn't want to watch Fan Jiuyi go back to his old path and walk towards the abyss step by step.

Fan Jiuyi's face was a little tangled, and he finally said: "Do you think I am greedy for the money?"

Then she asked herself and answered: "Not at all, I'm just afraid. If I don't do this, it will be out of line with the group, and I will offend the entire industry. Once this kind of thing starts, there is no turning back."

Zhang Chen understood her concerns. If she publicly paid the additional taxes, would Huayi also have to pay the additional taxes? And then would other stars of Huayi who did the same thing also have to pay the additional taxes, along with other stars, their agents and companies.

It is indeed equivalent to stirring up the ecology of the entire industry.

What would be Fan Jiuyi's fate at that time? He would be isolated or even banned by the entire circle.

It doesn’t matter who you are, you are touching everyone’s cake, and you are the enemy of the entire industry.

Just thinking about it gives me a headache.

In this matter, whoever gets involved will die.

As for why Wang Baoqiang was fine, it was because he paid taxes legally from the beginning and did not engage in any shady contracts.

In his line, all business dealings related to him are clean, and those companies also know that he does not do those things. Over time, those dirty things will stay away from him, and of course they will become clean.

But Fan Binbin is different, she is already one of them.

To quote a line from a movie: Once you enter the world of martial arts, you have no choice.

……

The next day, Zhang Chen came to the company as usual. During these two days, everyone was most concerned about the movie box office.

Pirated discs inevitably appeared, but it was already good enough that the copies were leaked just when the movie was about to be taken off the screen.

It shouldn't have much of an impact on the box office.

People in the company keep an eye on the box office every day.

1.1 million~
1.2 million~
1.3 million~
1.4 million~
Although it is about to break the 1.5 million mark, the daily box office of "The Shallows" has also begun to weaken. After all, it is just a thriller with a very simple core.

It is also related to another incident. The news that Zhang Ziyi starred in "Memoirs of a Geisha" was revealed by Zhang Xiaobei.

The whole Internet is scolding Zhang Ziyi, saying she is selling out her country for personal gain.

This incident attracted a lot of attention, so naturally fewer people paid attention to "The Shallows".

Zhang Chen didn't care. Whether or not he could surpass "House of Flying Daggers" was not a thought for him.

But Dong Jianqiang thinks it is very important.

The reason Zhang Chen went to Zhang Xiaobei to expose the matter was actually to vent his anger.

He knew that darkness could not move.

But I am also curious about Spielberg's thought process.

It's quite strange that an American asked three Chinese to film a story about the Japanese.

Don’t the Japanese think this is a form of disrespect towards them?
In fact, "Memoirs of a Geisha" is a pretty awesome movie, a Hollywood A-level production that is aiming for an Oscar.

Spielberg's ambitious work.

By the way, the producer is not DreamWorks, but Universal.

The final result was also acceptable, winning three Oscars: Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design.

No matter how much he tries, the most he can do is to prevent the film from being released in mainland China.

The box office of "The Shallows" finally stopped at 1.53 million, which is surprisingly consistent with "House of Flying Daggers".

Tied for first place at the annual box office.

"House of Flying Daggers" announced that the final box office was 1.6 million, but the actual figure was 1.537 million.

Dong Jianqiang felt that it was not safe, and in order to avoid the embarrassment of becoming the second place because of a few thousand yuan in box office, he secretly bought 200 million box office tickets, bringing the final box office of "The Shallows" to 1.55 million, which officially surpassed "House of Flying Daggers" and became the number one of the year.

Everyone in Xingchen Entertainment was jubilant. The second film produced by the company after its establishment could win the annual box office championship. What does this mean?
The industry is quite jealous of Star Entertainment’s performance. The first film, “The Darkness”, ranked in the top five of the year, and the second film, “The Shallows”, ranked first in the year.

Anyone can see that Xingchen Entertainment is a rising star.

Dong Jianqiang walked into the office with a smile on his face, and this was not the only happy thing for him.

He just came back from the finance department, and the additional advertising fees from advertisers have arrived.

The advertising contract that Chen Xi originally negotiated was a tiered profit-sharing contract. If the box office revenue exceeded 2000 million yuan, the four advertisers would eventually have to pay a total of million yuan in advertising fees.

I thought it was a fantasy at the time, but now I think it was too little. The part above 100 million should be increased in stages.

(End of this chapter)