Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 181 Zhang Chen is causing trouble again

In a villa in Beijing
Jing Tian was sitting at the dining table in the living room, reading the news on her laptop. Under the table, a pair of little feet were dangling in the air...

From time to time, you can hear the rustling sound of the mouse wheel. That's Jing Tian scrolling through the news.

After reading one, close it and open a new one...

After a while, there was the sound of a key opening the door, and then the door was pushed open.

"Uncle~"

Seeing the person coming, Jing Tian greeted him obediently.

"Tiantian, you got up so early. It's just right. Let me talk to you about EP..."

Hearing Lu Zheng's words, Jing Tian sat up straight.

"We have almost finished talking to the producer, it's Zhang Yadong, he used to be Faye Wong's producer..."

Jing Tian didn’t know who Zhang Yadong was, but she heard that he was responsible for the production of Faye Wong’s album, so he must be very powerful. A smile immediately appeared on Jing Tian’s little face.

"The director hasn't been decided yet. I have two candidates. One is Zhang Chen, a very popular director at the moment."

Hearing this familiar name, Jing Tian's expression immediately changed.

"It seems you know him, the director of "The Darkness" and "The Shallows"~"

Jing Tian's expression was joyful at first, but soon became hesitant.

Lu Zheng saw the clue and said, "It's okay. If you have any concerns, just tell me. With the relationship between our two families, we can say anything. Although I promised your father, I will also consult your opinion."

Jing Tian mustered up the courage and said, "But Zhang Chen is a horror film director. Can I let him be in charge of my EP?"

Hearing Jing Tian's concerns, Lu Zheng smiled silently.

"Although he makes horror films, it is generally recognized in the industry that he is the best at photographing women. Don't you think Juno and Sharla in "The Dark" and Fan Binbin in "The Shallows" are beautiful?"

Jing Tian thought about what Lu Zheng said and found that it was indeed the case.

Knowing that she was thinking something bad, Jing Tian stuck out her tongue playfully.

Lu Zheng continued: "The other one is Ning Hao. You may not have heard of his name, but he is quite famous in the advertising circle."

Unexpectedly, Jing Tian said, "I know him."

"you know?"

Lu Zheng was a little puzzled. The advertising circle was a very niche one, and even he only knew about this person when he specifically inquired about it. Jing Tian hadn’t entered the circle yet, so how could he know about it?
Jing Tian was a little proud: "Now the Internet is flooded with news about him. I was just reading it, but it was all negative. It said that he was able to direct "The Dark Knight Rises" because he has connections."

"Oh, so that's the case." Lu Zheng then remembered that he had watched this movie with Jing Tian a few days ago, and he didn't expect it was directed by Ning Hao.

"Who do you want to choose then?"

"I listen to my uncle."

"Don't just listen to me. Your opinion is also important. Who do you think is more suitable for your own EP?"

After hearing what Lu Zheng said, Jing Tian thought for a moment, "Then let's go with Zhang Chen. He's more famous, and you also said that he's the best at taking photos of women. I also want to see how beautiful he can take them."

Jing Tian felt a little embarrassed when she talked about the latter part. Lu Zheng looked at the little girl in front of him with eyes full of doting.

"Okay, that's similar to what I was thinking. I'm also inclined to look for Zhang Chen, so I'll try to contact him."

……

Star Entertainment
The company released the news that it would hold a press conference in the afternoon, and soon many media came. By three o'clock in the afternoon, many people had already come to the conference room, and there was no place left. Dong Jianqiang could only arrange them in the conference room.

The conference room had been cleared out in advance, and the original round table and chairs were removed, making it look like a press conference room.

In the office, Zhang Chen was drinking tea leisurely.

Zhang Chen blew gently to remove the tea leaves on the surface of the tea, then took a sip. Hmm, the tea had a rich aroma.

“What a great tea~”

"Of course, my friend in the south mailed it to me..."

"I want it."

Dong Jianqiang wanted to brag, but he was immediately broken by Zhang Chen's next sentence.

Dong Jianqiang regretted seeing Zhang Chen stuffing the whole can of his favorite tea into his drawer.

If you meet the wrong person, you will make friends with bad people.

Zhang Chen continued to drink tea with a smile and asked casually, "How many media reporters are here?"

"See for yourself~"

Dong Jianqiang was not in a good mood and was still mourning for his tea, but he finally replied: "It's already half past three, and more reporters are arriving. There are nearly twenty media outlets now."

At the same time, he asked uncertainly, "Are you really determined to fight?"

"Nonsense, otherwise people will think we are soft persimmons, and anyone can come up and step on us. I don't know about you, but I just can't be soft~"

Dong Jianqiang felt as if he had been humiliated: "Don't point fingers at others. Whoever is soft is a grandson~"

Zhang Chen looked at him with a smile: "Come on, call me grandpa..."

"You bastard, you dare to challenge me, your grandfather? Give me your life..."

Fortunately, Ning Hao, who rushed over after receiving the news, saved Zhang Chen's life.

Ning Hao pushed the door open and saw Dong Jianqiang beating Zhang Chen.

The two were stunned and stopped their actions.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, who would have thought that the top two leaders of the company would behave like this in the office.

"Why are you here?" "I just received news that you guys are going to..."

Ning Hao also just found out about this. "You really banned "Hancheng Raiders"?"

Zhang Chen nodded: "If he can do it on the first day, why can't we do it on the fifteenth~"

Ning Hao was suddenly touched, but he didn't know how to express it.

Zhang Chen patted his shoulder with a smile, "Don't be like this, if someone doesn't know, they would think you want to marry me."

Just as he finished speaking, a voice came from outside the door: "Who wants to pledge herself to me?"

It’s Xing Aina.

"Uh, sister-in-law..."

Zhang Chen scratched his head, this was a bit embarrassing.

beep~
The knock at the door broke the awkwardness, and then Chen Xi appeared and glanced at the people inside: "Director Zhang, Manager Dong, it's almost time~"

"it is good."

The group straightened their clothes and, led by Zhang Chen, walked towards the meeting room.

Well, there should be the BGM of God of Gamblers at this time~
……

Below the stage, cameras were pointed at Zhang Chen.

On the stage, Zhang Chen stood alone in front of the microphone, and behind him stood other people from Xingchen Entertainment.

After trying the microphone, Zhang Chen spoke:
"I'm sorry to invite you all here this afternoon, mainly to clarify one thing.

Currently, there are rumors that our Xingchen Entertainment, as the producer of "Dark Raiders 2", has joined forces with theaters to deliberately suppress the screening of "Hancheng Raiders".

Here, on behalf of Xingchen Entertainment, I solemnly declare that this is completely false."

Just when everyone thought this was a clichéd statement, Zhang Chen continued: "We did suppress it, but we don't have a co-producer."

Wow~
Zhang Chen's words caused a huge uproar.

Everyone thought that Zhang Chen would deny it, which is also the basic operation in the industry. Unexpectedly, Zhang Chen did the opposite and actually admitted it openly.

The audience was in an uproar, and almost all the reporters wanted to ask questions at the same time. Zhang Chen saw this and hesitated for a moment, then used the volume of the microphone to drown out the others: "Everyone, please be quiet. After I announce the news, there will be a special question-and-answer session..."

When they heard that there would be a question-and-answer session, the audience immediately quieted down, but their expressions showed that they were all eager to try.

“I would like to remind everyone that the claim that we joined forces with the cinema chains to suppress the film is inaccurate. In fact, we gave up our own interests and reduced the share of the producers, so the cinema chains were willing to cooperate with us.

Cinema chains are not charitable organizations, they are for-profit organizations that want to make money. If there is money to be made, they are willing to cooperate, so the claim that we are joining forces with cinema chains to suppress it is inaccurate.”

Zhang Chen came up and cleared the theater chains first.

Everything I do next will definitely cause public discussion, so there is no need to involve the theaters.

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he looked at the audience.

"Okay, now it's time for free questions."

Immediately, everyone raised their hands.

Zhang Chen ordered one at random.

"Excuse me, isn't Xingchen Entertainment afraid of being boycotted by the industry for this move?"

Zhang Chen glanced at the other party and did not answer the question. Instead, he asked: "Your thinking is wrong. Shouldn't you ask me why I do this?"

The reporter was stunned and fell into self-doubt. Isn't this the time for free questions?

But seeing that Zhang Chen would point to other people at any time, he immediately took advantage of the situation and asked, "Why did you do this?"

Zhang Chen was very satisfied with the other party's knowledge and interest. He nodded and gave an answer: "Because of what they did to Director Ning Hao in Hong Kong before, you heard it right, this is revenge."

Wow~
It exploded again below.

Zhang Chen, as expected, it is Zhang Chen who is the one who causes trouble.

With him around, the entertainment industry will never be peaceful and they won’t have to worry about their bonuses.

The media below were all smiling and raising their hands to ask questions.

Zhang Chen didn't call anyone for the time being and continued to explain.

"We are all members of the media, and we should all be aware of the widespread smear campaign against Director Ning Hao in the past two days. According to our investigation, most of these comments in China are just follow-up comments, and the source is Hong Kong media. We are very disappointed with the producer of "Hancheng Raiders", Director Ma Chucheng, and the distributor, Edko Films..."

After Zhang Chen finished speaking, he looked down and saw a bunch of reporters raising their hands.

Zhang Chen ordered one at random.

"How can Xingchen Entertainment be sure that this was done by "Hancheng Raiders"?"

Zhang Chen smiled casually: "There are no secrets in this circle. If I say something bad about someone today, it will reach his ears tomorrow. This is the entertainment industry."

The media were very excited, but in fact they didn’t care whether “Hancheng Raiders” was the real deal or not, as long as they had something to fight about.

It would be best if one side of "Hancheng Strategy" could be a little more stubborn, so that the two sides can fight longer.

Of course, there are also people who don’t think so. One reporter asked, “Director Zhang, by doing this, will Xingchen Entertainment be suspected of disrupting the market environment?”

Zhang Chen was well prepared and waved his hand: "I didn't disrupt the market environment, all our practices are in line with market behavior.

There was no administrative intervention, nor was there any monopoly on the film schedule. The initial screening of "Black 2" was only 52%, and it was only because of the high attendance rate and popularity that the theaters were willing to continue to increase the proportion.

After reaching the critical value, I took the initiative to reduce the share ratio in order to schedule more screenings for my own movies. Is this okay? The theaters have made money, so of course they are willing to make more movies for me. Is this okay?
"

(End of this chapter)