Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 278 Poaching

Xingchen Entertainment, Zhang Chen walked into the conference room: "How is the effect?"

Chen Xi was beaming with joy: "Great! We are on the headlines of all entertainment editions, and there are only a few reports on Seven Swords. You played this trick really well..."

Zhang Chen Naran~
Dong Jianqiang said unhappily, "You think too much. He didn't think so much at the time. He was just having a blast..."

"The effect of the premiere can at least last for a week, and the word of mouth will come out in the second week, but we still can't take it lightly. As I said before, the "Super Girls" in August is definitely a killer..."

"I see. I've been collecting information about the person you mentioned, Ke Yimin. You're right. This girl has a foul mouth. She's made many contestants cry.

In addition, while collecting information, I also watched the show, which was really good. "

As expected, "Super Girl" is in line with the aesthetic of this era. Chen Xi has been captivated by it before he even finished watching it.

"who do you like?"

"Jane Zhang~"

"Oh, then you should be watching the match in Chengdu, where Jane Zhang was mocked by Karen Mok..."

"Yes."

Chen Xi gritted his teeth: "So I can't wait to see how you spray her..."

"Don't worry, I will definitely avenge you when the time comes."

After discussing the next promotional strategy, Zhang Chen walked out of the meeting room and wanted to smoke a cigarette, then he heard two people talking in the smoking area.

"Brother, the script of Stone is really great. If you have time, can you help me look at my script and give me some pointers..."

I knew it was Lu Yang just by listening to the voice, and the other one was definitely Ning Hao.

Sure enough, Ning Hao's voice rang out: "No problem. Hey, this is the first time I've seen a blue Zhongnanhai like yours. Let me try one..."

"You two, what are you smoking in hiding? Give me one too..."

Zhang Chen hadn't arrived yet, but the voice had already arrived.

Normally when Zhang Chen smokes, he never goes to any smoking area. The company belongs to him and he can smoke wherever he wants.

But Lu Yang and Ning Hao can't do that.

Chen Xi didn't like the smell of cigarettes, so she tolerated it when Zhang Chen smoked.

Ning Hao and Lu Yang were smoking, but Chen Xi wasn't going to be polite.

So when they want to have a good time, they can only go to the smoking area.

"Tatsuko, is the meeting over?"

"Hmm~" Zhang Chen took the Zhongnanhai handed over by Lu Yang, lit it, and the three of them started smoking together.

"Do you really think that 'Stone' can make over 100 million?"

"I'm not sure, but I'm sure it will be higher than the box office of Seven Swords?"

"Ah, so you mean that 'Seven Swords' won't make over 1.4 million? He invested million alone, so he won't lose everything?"

Zhang Chen shook his head: "When the movie is released, you will see it. Xu is no longer the Xu we thought he was..."

While beating Zhang Chen, he said, "Lu Yang, don't be jealous of Ning Hao, he is different from you.

This guy is a genius, and his path in the film industry is destined to be different from that of ordinary people.

When you shoot "Kowloon Walled City", you don't need to do so many fancy things, just shoot it honestly.

In our country, as long as you tell a good story and don't have too bad luck, you can basically make money.

But most directors can’t do it, because everyone has their own artistic expression and everyone wants to be an artist.

In fact, there are not so many artists who are just complaining without any reason.

As a newcomer, your first priority is to make the movie profitable. Only when it makes money will people invest in your next movie. Once you become famous, you can express yourself artistically in any way you want, and many people will be eager to pay for you. But at this stage, you still have to tell stories down to earth.

Don’t despise the simple story of “Kowloon Walled City”. The plot of an action movie is supposed to be passable. The key is to shoot it with quality. I’ve already boasted at the premiere that I want to use “Kowloon Walled City” to slap Hong Jinbao in the face. If you mess it up, you know the consequences…”

"How can that be possible, Senior Brother, don't worry, I'm fully prepared."

Zhang Chen nodded. He said so much mainly because he didn't want Lu Yang to take a detour.

What he just said is not alarmist. What directors fear most is showing off their skills.

A typical example is Xu Laoguai.

I want to try everything, and slowly I end up killing myself.

You can really make money by telling stories honestly. Look at Chen Sicheng in later generations, who crossed over to become a director. What skills does he have? He just tells good stories, and he makes a lot of money.

……

In a private beauty salon in Beijing, two members of the wives' group were chatting while wearing facial masks on their faces.

Jiang Wenli: "Hey, what's going on with Xu Fan's wife? Why did she and Zhang Chen suddenly fall out? I remember they had a good relationship before..." Deng Jie pouted, "I know this..."

Just as she was about to continue, she felt the mask on her face wrinkle, so she quickly reduced the amplitude of her movements and muttered, "It's all nonsense. I heard from our Guoli that Feng Xiaogang felt a little unbalanced after seeing that 'The Accidental Murderer' had broken through 100 million again. At that time, everyone on the Internet was smearing Zhang Chen, and Feng Xiaogang was afraid that 'Taken' would not be released, so he sold his share.

Because of this, he and Guoli had a falling out, and the company they worked on was no longer in business. Feng Xiaogang returned to Huayi, which caused Xu Fan and I to have less contact now. If you hadn’t called today, we probably wouldn’t have met…”

Jiang Wenli sighed: "Sometimes, men are just worry-inducing, just like children. They are fine one second and turn hostile the next.

But I think we directors’ wives should still keep in touch more. They do their thing and we do ours. If there is something fishy going on between them, maybe one day, we can reconcile because of our relationship. Isn’t it the same in the industry? There are no permanent enemies…”

"Yes, yes, yes, it would be great if everyone thought like you."

As he was speaking, a figure appeared at the door, and then Xu Fan's somewhat sick voice came: "Oh, sorry, sorry, I'm late, there was a traffic jam on the road..."

Jiang Wenli hurriedly said, "It's okay, come on, the seat is reserved for you."

The three of them started chatting away, and there was no barrier between Deng Jie and Xu Fan, and they chatted lively.

……

Huayi, Wang Zhongjun's office

The Wang brothers were watching the replay of the premiere of "Crazy Stone" on their computer. The premiere was broadcast on CCTV-6. Except for the opening film, the rest of the film was very complete.

They returned from Changsha today, but suddenly received a call saying that Huayi Brothers and Feng Xiaogang were greeted. The two were curious and quickly found the replay of the premiere.

As I was fiddling with it, the office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside, without any knocking or announcement.

Just as the Wang brothers frowned, they saw Feng Xiaogang coming in with a gloomy face.

The two brothers looked at each other, and then Wang Zhonglei asked, "Have you seen it?"

Feng Xiaogang nodded. If he hadn’t seen it, his expression wouldn’t have been so bad.

At the premiere, Zhang Chen didn't give him any face at all, and he almost pointed at his nose and scolded him for being unkind.

After he became famous, there were people who scolded him.

Wang Shuo and Ye Kyoto have done this many times.

But who is Zhang Chen? How dare a junior like him point his finger at him and scold him...

I felt unhappy, but I couldn't say anything because I was really not in the right.

The premiere began. Nothing happened at first, but when they saw the Hong Kong reporters asking questions, they finally understood how Zhang Chen greeted them.

It’s okay, not too harsh.

Then the two of them looked at each other and then looked at Feng Xiaogang.

Scolding Feng Xiaogang was really cruel, no wonder this guy has a gloomy face.

Feng was not very tolerant to begin with, and being scolded like this in public, it would be strange if he wasn't angry~
Then some reporters pointed out that Zhang Chen was targeting Hong Kong filmmakers. Zhang Chen refuted them one by one. They finally understood why today's so-called reports were all about "Stone".

I have to say, this guy is really a publicity genius.

Every time a movie is released, this guy always attracts attention.

This is similar to the verbal battle between the little cannon and the little cannon.

Thinking about the premiere of "Seven Swords" which he attended last night, Wang Zhongjun suddenly had a feeling that the decision of "Seven Swords" to advance the release date to compete head-on with "Stone" might be a stupid move.

"I just wonder, is this movie Crazy Stone really that good?"

There is no use dwelling on these things; Wang Zhonglei is more concerned about the quality of the film.

He thought that all the compliments at the premiere were just compliments, but information he heard from various sources told him that that was not the case.

Wang Zhongjun shook his head: "I'm afraid it is true. I called Gao Jun and he said that the theaters are very confident about this film."

Feng Xiaogang also echoed: "The script is indeed good. It is modeled after Guy Ritchie's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It has a multi-line narrative style that is rarely seen in China. People who read it for the first time will probably find it amazing..."

Wang Zhonglei didn't expect it to be so good. He stopped talking after hearing this. Instead, Wang Zhongjun next to him said, "We don't need to boost others' morale and destroy our own prestige. Anyway, we don't have any movies to release."

Feng Xiaogang chuckled: "I think what Ning Hao said is right. Directors should only rely on their works to speak. Well, I'd better go and take a look at the script of "The Banquet". If this movie is well made, it will be more useful than saying ten thousand words..."

The Wang brothers all echoed the sentiment, and they were also waiting for "The Banquet" to become a big hit.

After Feng Xiaogang left, Wang Zhongjun said to his brother, "Go and try to get in touch with Ning Hao..."

Wang Zhonglei spread his hands: "Brother, I have already met him. This guy is not interested in us at all. He is Zhang Chen's good brother."

"What the hell are good brothers? In this world, even brothers can turn against each other. Good brothers are nothing.

Listen to me, go and watch the movie after it comes out. Just because you weren't moved by it before doesn't mean you won't be moved by it now.

Make the conditions more favorable.

He didn’t feel moved before because he knew that he was not worthy of the position. Now that the movie is popular, who would be willing to continue to be a younger brother? Everyone knows the principle of preferring to be the head of a chicken rather than the tail of a phoenix. If you don’t understand, just explain it to him..."

(End of this chapter)