Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 196: Painted Skin Fails to Pass Censorship

Afraid that Zhang Chen couldn’t win.

This is not Chen Xi's self-deprecation.

Zhang Chen felt that it was nothing because he had a filter from the future. From the perspective of the future, neither Wu Baige nor Zeng Zhiwei was anything special.

After the rise of the mainland economy, all the halo associated with Hong Kong was shattered.

Those Hong Kong stars who were once out of reach have finally fallen to being singers at weddings, and can be hired for a few tens of thousands of dollars.

There is no halo at all.

But it’s not the case at this stage.

Who is Zeng Zhiwei? He is a big shot in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Apart from Boss Yang, I have never heard of anyone making him suffer a setback.

Wu Baige is even more amazing.

Hong Kong directors collectively ventured into Hollywood, but as if they had been cursed by someone, they all returned empty-handed.

Zhang Chen suspected that the black magic was cast by Wu Baige.

Because he was the only one who managed to stand, while all the others rolled back to Hong Kong in disgrace.

If you look at it from this point of view, Wu Baige does have reasons to be so awesome.

While the two were talking, the office door was pushed open and Ning Hao walked in with a gloomy look on his face.

"What's wrong with you? Why do you look like that?"

Ning Hao smiled bitterly: "I feel like I just missed 100 million~"

"What's going on?" The two were successfully interested.

Ning Hao told Lu Zheng about wanting to bring money into the group.

"How much money is he going to spend on you to make you regret it so much?"

"I didn't dare to ask because I was afraid that I would not be able to resist the temptation. I almost gave him the role of Dao Ge's girlfriend at that time~"

When Ning Hao talks about this, he is still fascinated and doesn't know whether he is regretting or feeling sorry.

"Haha, who did you choose for that role?"

"Zeng Li, 'Stone' needs popularity, and Zeng Li's 'Black 2' just has it."

"Your choice is right. If it's an insignificant role, then it doesn't matter. Just give it to me. It won't affect the movie itself. Just think of it as making some extra money. But this Stone is a work that will make you famous, so you should still take it seriously."

Ning Hao nodded. He was not someone who was inflexible.

As the three were chatting, the office door was pushed open again, and this time it was Dong Jianqiang who came in.

"Zhang Chen, what's wrong with your phone?"

"My phone?" Zhang Chen subconsciously took it out, only to find that it was out of battery.

"Mr. Han couldn't get through to you, so he called me. He asked you to come see him when you have time."

"Third Master, you wanted to see me? Did he say anything?"

"No," Dong Jianqiang shook his head, but then pointed to the newspapers on the table and said, "But I guess it may be related to these."

……

In the afternoon, Zhang Chen prepared to appear in China Film.

The secretary knocked on the door and took him into the office.

Han Sanping was on the phone. When he saw Zhang Chen, he waved and motioned for him to sit anywhere while he continued talking on the phone.

Zhang Chen sat down, feeling bored.

About ten minutes later, Han Sanping finally finished his call.

"Come, try the Tieguanyin here, which was specially given to me by someone else..."

Han Sanping poured Zhang Chen a cup of tea as he spoke. It smelled really good and the whole room was filled with fragrance.

Although he didn't know much about tea, he knew it should be good and definitely not cheap.

"What do you want me to do, Master San?"

"It's mainly about Hong Kong. I noticed a trend of banding together over there these past two days..."

Zhang Chen didn't expect it was because of this, and nodded: "Yes, they even scolded me yesterday~"

His eyes rolled: "Why, is there something hidden here?"

Han Sanping laughed: "No, I just want to remind you to be careful. They just returned, and the higher-ups don't want to see any confrontational emotions.

Of course, I'm not telling you to act like a grandson. Just do what you have to do and don't get angry with others."

Zhang Chen nodded. If that was the case then there would be no problem.

At first I thought I had to force him to bow his head, but it would be fine if he didn’t.

"By the way, after 'Manslaughter', do you have any other ideas?"

Han Sanping was asking about his new film, so Zhang Chen simply told him the truth: "It's true~"

"Oh? Tell me about it~"

Zhang Chen just wanted to talk to China Film Corporation about filing the film, so he told him the entire plot of Painted Skin.

Fox demon?

Mr. Wang?

Peirong?

Human-demon love?
Eat human hearts?
As Zhang Chen continued to tell the story, Han Sanping's brows furrowed more and more.

Zhang Chen also noticed Han Sanping's expression, and hurriedly finished the story before asking impatiently, "Why, Master San, is there something wrong with this story?"

Han Sanping glanced at Zhang Chen and said, "You finally got it. Didn't you refuse to make a blockbuster before? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Zhang Chen thought, why? Isn't it because of "The Promise"?
Poet Chen’s “The Promise” is so awesome that it directly closed the door for Chinese costume blockbusters to enter the world.

Zhang Chen just wanted to make some money and finish Painted Skin before The Promise, otherwise he would have to waste several more years.

But he certainly couldn't say it clearly, so he could only scratch his head and said, "I don't know why, I just suddenly thought of this story."

Unexpectedly, Han Sanping changed his tone and said, "It's just about this subject matter. What's wrong with you? Why are the subjects you choose so sensitive recently? It was like this in "The Accidental Murderer" and it's the same with "Painted Skin"? " "Huh?"

Zhang Chen was dumbfounded. What happened to "Painted Skin"?
It’s understandable that “The Accidental Murderer” was suspected of crossing the line, but “Painted Skin” is just a love movie disguised as a fantasy. Is it still sensitive?

Seeing that Zhang Chen still didn't understand, Han Sanping was full of anger: "Do you think that changing ghosts into monsters will pass the review? Isn't that feudal superstition? With your current popularity, if you dare to shoot, someone will definitely report it. If someone reports it, the General Administration can't pretend to be blind, and it will most likely be banned..."

Zhang Chen was speechless for a moment; he didn't expect it to be like this.

He originally thought that it would be no problem to make the film into a romance film as it was in his previous life, but now according to what Han Sanping said, it is probably over.

"Then what should I do?"

"How to do it? It's best not to do it and change to another subject."

Zhang Chen was silent, and Han Sanping knew that he didn't want to change.

He also knew that these people who made the movie had some weird ideas in their heads.

What it means to be a bit stubborn is that sometimes you are easy to talk to, but sometimes you are very stubborn.

"Ah~"

Han Sanping sighed, "If you really want to shoot it, then listen to me, don't use this in the first script. Write a bloody and violent one and send it to them, and let them shoot it.

If they reject your application, just revise it and then send it for review.

Anyway, if you say it’s not okay, I’ll change it and focus on having a positive attitude. After it’s rejected a few times, I’ll help you plead for it. Maybe your version will be approved…”

Zhang Chen's mind moved. Isn't this just a variation of opening doors and windows in later generations?

If you want to open a window in the wall, you can't say you want to open a window, but rather you want to open a door.

If others disagree, they will most likely agree to let you open the window through compromise.

Han Sanping came up with the same idea.

Zhang Chen gave a wicked smile: "Third Master, you are very mean~"

"Nonsense, it's all for you kid..."

Zhang Chen can now be regarded as Han Sanping's favorite general. Although he is not a member of the system, he can really be of great help.

Even though China Film Group holds the right to import films, it has the final say on which Hollywood films can enter the Chinese market and which cannot.

It seems like he is making a lot of money.

But there are actually many factions within the organization, and the fighting is fierce.

Now Han Sanping has the most say, but if his several investments lead to losses for China Film, it is unclear whether he can still hold on to this powerful position.

Each of Zhang Chen's films had investment from China Film Corporation, and he made money every time.

This is a great help to Han Sanping.

……

After leaving China Film Group, Zhang Chen returned to the company, which was preparing for tomorrow's celebration banquet.

"Dark Side Story" was released for 2 days, and as of yesterday, the box office had totaled 22 million. This figure comes from the Film Special Fund Office.

Before 04, domestic box office statistics were all calculated manually, which was not only time-consuming and labor-intensive, but also inaccurate.

Even the data that the issuer obtains every night is actually inaccurate.

There is no other way. Manual statistics will lead to various problems.

Starting in 2004, the government began using computers to count box office revenue. Although there are still some problems, it is much more accurate than manual counting.

The official agency responsible for releasing box office data is the Special Funds Office of the State Administration of Film.

This is the only authoritative box office statistics agency in the country, which derives its data from computer networked data from cinemas across the country.

But not many ordinary audiences know about the Special Fund Office, and there are basically only two channels for people to find out about the box office.

One is media reports. The source of information may be the distributor, the theater, or it may be simply fabricated.

The other is the Box Office Bar on Baidu Tieba, which has some people who specialize in reposting content, and it is considered a relatively credible publishing platform.

According to Dong Jianqiang's suggestion, the number on the ice sculpture at the celebration banquet should be directly written as 6000 million, since no one would know it anyway.

But Zhang Chen and Ning Hao were both proud people, so they didn't let him do that and just wrote 5500 million, which seemed a little less domineering, but that was only relative to the previous work.

If viewed as a movie alone, the box office is already very good.

……

When the day of the celebration banquet came, it was star-studded and packed with media.

The celebration banquet is actually a publicity stunt, a last-ditch effort before the movie is taken off the screen.

But generally, only movies with decent box office performance will hold this event, maybe it can reach a higher level, or make it a perfect number.

If the box office is not good, there is no point in holding the show. No one will watch it anyway, and it will be a waste of money.

As the organizer of the celebration party for "Dark Raid 2", Star Entertainment invited many people.

In addition to the main creative team, there were also a large number of friends in the industry, with more than 20 media outlets present.

Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Guoli, Fan Binbin, Xu Qing, Zeng Li, Yang Xiaomi, Wang Luodan, Li Lianhua, Xu Jinglei, Wang Jinghua, Chang Jihong...

The stars who came to show their support were almost there for the premiere, and the sound of reporters clicking their shutters never stopped.

"Thank you to all the guests and media friends for coming and taking time out of your busy schedule to attend the celebration party for Dark Raid 2..."

The host was Liu Yiwei.

"Please ask producer Mr. Zhang Chen and director Ning Hao to come to the podium so that we can witness them smashing the ice sculptures..."

Zhang Chen and Ning Hao took their positions as instructed. They pulled away the red silk covering the ice sculpture, revealing the number 5500 million inside.

This number is still reliable. After all, they are a new company and dare not go too far.

According to Dong Jianqiang, the box office figures for the industry's celebration banquets are not as honest as theirs, and everyone would brag about an extra 10 million.

Zhang Chen had heard of similar things in his later life. "Bang Zi Lao Hu Ji" was said to have grossed 12 million in its first weekend, but damn, the total box office for this movie was only over 8 million until it was taken off the screen.

The city is so cunning, I want to go back to the countryside.

……

I don't ask for monthly tickets, you really won't give them to me. Please give me monthly tickets.
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