Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 353 Annual Box Office 6 Million

As for wine, people who don't drink it can't feel its goodness.

People who like to drink may not necessarily like the taste of it, but often they like the atmosphere of drinking.

Why is it easier to build closer relationships over a drink? Because people talk more after drinking, there are more opportunities to communicate, and it is easier to let go of prejudices.

Of course, it is also easier to develop a liking for the opposite sex, so it is easy for some things to happen after drinking.

Teacher Zhao is obviously a warrior who can withstand the test of alcohol, and he is a real person.

We just made friends. We didn't talk about anything serious the whole night. We just drank and chatted.

They talked about movies, skits, various gossips in the entertainment industry, and their status in Northeast China.

At this time, Uncle Benshan was not the one who bought a plane in later generations, nor was he the one who slapped Feng Xiaogang, but his position in the Northeast was already unshakable.

After passing Shanhaiguan, if you have any problem, come to see Benshan~
Uncle Benshan's influence has not yet reached its peak, but it is already not weak. There are so many stars in Northeast China, but none of them can reach the level of Zhao Benshan.

That night, Zhang Chen and Ning Hao did not go home, but found a hotel nearby to stay in.

Before parting, everyone agreed to drink again in a few days.

This time, Lao Zhao was treating everyone, so Zhang Chen had to host one of the parties. Fortunately, Lao Zhao was not in a hurry to leave. He was currently rehearsing a skit for the Spring Festival Gala and had to stay in Beijing for a while.

In the morning, the two were awakened by thirst. After drinking a lot of water, they finally felt better, but they were still feeling uncomfortable.

Although drinking too much good wine will not give you a headache, it will definitely make you feel uncomfortable. According to Zhang Chen's previous experience, this symptom will not be relieved until at least noon.

Sure enough, at about eleven o'clock, the uncomfortable feeling disappeared.

In less than twenty years, he has become a vigorous and energetic man again.

People who drink too much will swear every time they feel uncomfortable that they will never drink again, and if they drink again, they will be a grandson.

Then the next day, after I recovered, I said, "Grandpa, here I come~"
When the body's functions return to normal, people will feel hungry.

I went downstairs and found a Cantonese restaurant. I didn’t dare to eat too much meat and fish, but instead ordered a bowl of seafood porridge to nourish my stomach.

The two sat down and ate and chatted:

"One serving is enough for me~"

"It's not for you."

"Then this is?"

"Huang Bo will come over soon~"

As they were talking, a figure appeared at the door of the restaurant. Just as the waiter was about to go up to greet them, Huang Bo had already seen them and walked over with a smile and waved.

"Why did you think of going to this place to drink porridge?"

"Change your taste."

Huang Bo was in high spirits, holding a box in his hand.

While he was talking, he took it out, and it turned out to be a steel bottle of Prairie White.

"My friend gave it to me. I brought it here specially for you to try. Just take a bite now. We'll find a place to drink this at noon..."

As soon as the two saw the pot of wine, they immediately felt uncomfortable in their stomachs.

"Take it away, take it away quickly, don't let me see it, I feel like vomiting when I smell the apple now..."

Ning Hao yelled that Zhang Chen was not much better than him.

Huang Bo understood what was going on immediately: "No wonder you two came here to drink porridge, it turns out you have a clue, damn, you didn't even ask me to drink..."

"Uncle Benshan treated us last night..."

"Benshan? Which Benshan?"

"What else? We in China have another Benshan?"

"Hey, the King of Skits, I heard he can drink a lot~"

The two thought about what happened last night and nodded in unison: "You can drink, you two are really the same kind of people. I should have called you last night."

Huang Bo is also famous for his ability to drink, he is from Shandong.
"That's perfect. We're planning to treat you back in a couple of days. We'll invite you over and introduce you to each other."

"That's great. I've heard that Mr. Zhao is known as 'Zhao Sanjin'. I want to meet him..."

Huang Bo was eager to try, but Ning Hao didn't want to continue the topic: "By the way, how is your program rehearsal going?"

"No need to prepare, it's just like playing, it's easy~"

"Show? What show?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

Seeing Zhang Chen was confused, Huang Bo explained: "This year's New Year's Eve party."

"Oh~" Zhang Chen said he understood.

No wonder he was so confident. He had been working in society for many years before being admitted to the Beijing Film Academy. He even worked as a resident performer in a bar. He handled a New Year's Eve party as if it were a piece of cake.

Every year, the Beijing Film Academy holds a New Year’s Eve party, and it takes it very seriously.

Because there will be entertainment companies and people from the industry coming to watch, it is a chance for students to showcase themselves. If they perform well, they might be spotted by big names in the industry.

However, these are more for the Department of Performance and will not provide much benefit to students from other departments.

"Will you go to this year's New Year's Eve party?" Ning Hao asked Zhang Chen again.

Zhang Chen shook his head: "I haven't made up my mind yet. I don't really want to go, but the call was made by Director Tian Zhuangzhuang himself. Would it be bad not to go?"

So you have to be careful when naming your child. Like this, calling a child Tian Zhuangzhuang when he is already old seems a bit awkward, doesn’t it?

"If you have nothing to do, go ahead. You'll graduate next year, so it's unlikely that you'll have the chance to go again. Besides, Hiroko has a show this year, so let's go and support him. Anyway, I've already told our department head that I'll be attending this year."

For famous people like them, participating in the New Year's Eve party is just to enhance the reputation of their department.

Zhang Chen couldn't help but go: "Okay, I'll go and join in the fun."

In a New Year's Eve party like this, the Department of Performance will definitely be the most outstanding, and other departments will have to stand aside. It would be embarrassing if there was no pillar to help hold up the show.

If Zhang Chen doesn't go, their directing department will be in an awkward position.

But as long as Zhang Chen appears, his weight alone makes the director department invincible.

"Hey, two great directors, you are putting pressure on me. I just wanted to have fun, but you all call me, so I have to prepare well..."

Huang Bo was a person who got excited when people came to visit him. When he heard that Zhang Chen and Ning Hao were going, he immediately got angry.

In the afternoon, Zhang Chen called Teacher Fu back and asked him to tell Director Tian that he would definitely show up at that time.

Teacher Fu was also very pleased. He had wanted to talk about this last night, but forgot about it after drinking. Unexpectedly, Zhang Chen agreed to it before he even opened his mouth today.

……

These two days, "The Promise" is still in theaters, but the popularity has passed.

Even Chen Kai and his wife flew to the United States, preparing to make a full effort for the Oscar.

What no one expected was that Xingchen Entertainment became popular again without doing anything.

The reason is the year-end inventory~
As the end of the year approaches, the media like to take stock and summarize the development of the year, and then they find that Xingchen Entertainment is amazing.

This small company, which was established less than two years ago, has generated nearly 6 million yuan in box office revenue, which is close to one-third of the total box office for the whole year.

"Dark Side Story", "The Accidental Murderer", "The Stone", and "Taken", four movies, created a box office miracle of nearly 2 million yuan. Except for "Dark Side Story", the other three all exceeded 6 million yuan, and "Taken" even exceeded 2 million yuan. What kind of monster is this?
You don’t know if you don’t play, but you will be shocked when you play.

The media estimated that the profit of Xingchen Entertainment was about 100 million yuan, and China Film Group alone made tens of millions of yuan by investing in them.

This time, Xingchen Entertainment’s ability to make money was finally noticed by the industry.

Many investment institutions wanted to invest in Xingchen Entertainment long before, but Zhang Chen has always refused to accept outside investment. Now there are more people who want to eat meat and drink soup, but unfortunately none of them have the connections.

Zhang Chen doesn't like to attend drinking parties in the circle, and never attends award ceremonies, so people in the circle have heard of him for a long time, but there are not many people who can really make friends with him.

Just when people were worrying about how to establish a relationship, a piece of news spread like wildfire in the circle - Zhang Chen would participate in this year's Beijing Film Academy New Year's Eve party.

Many people were just looking for ways to make money but had no way to do so. When they heard the news, they immediately became interested. They first inquired about the source of the news, and when they learned that the news was officially announced by Beijing Film Academy, they immediately became excited.

For a time, tickets to the Beijing Film Academy’s New Year’s Eve Gala became very expensive.

All kinds of people showed their talents and used all kinds of connections to find people, just to get into the Beijing Film Academy's small theater.

……

In the girls' dormitory of Beijing Film Academy, Yang Xiaomi was very excited to see the news on the official website of Beijing Film Academy that Zhang Chen was going to attend the New Year's Eve party. He originally thought that Zhang Chen would definitely not attend such a small party within the school.

After all, it is New Year's Day, and many TV stations will hold New Year's Eve parties. A big director like Zhang Chen must have received many invitations.

Logically speaking, it would have been impossible for Zhang Chen to come to Beijing Film Academy, but he came anyway.

On the other side, Yuan Shanshan looked a little unhappy. A few days ago, she begged Yang Xiaomi to help her get a role in the "Painted Skin" crew, but was rejected.

She begged Yang Xiaomi to introduce Zhang Chen to her, but was rejected again.

Are we still good sisters? You won't even help me with this little thing.

Yang Xiaomi was also very depressed. I am a relative of the company, and you still asked me to help you get a role. Aren’t you overestimating me?

In addition, she was also afraid that Yuan Shanshan and Zhang Chen would get together.

Given Yang Xiaomi's understanding of Zhang Chen's lustfulness, if Yuan Shanshan came to him, Zhang Chen would definitely not refuse.

It's obvious that this woman is willing to take risks. If she manages to win over Director Zhang, wouldn't it be a loss for me?

She was afraid that her role would be wasted again.

It was true that Liu Tianxian had left a deep impression on her that time, and anything could happen before the filming started.

So she would never do anything to aid the enemy.

……

Time flies, and it's New Year's Day.

Anyone who has been to Beijing Film Academy knows that it is actually very small, just a tiny place.

The security guard at the door swore that he had seen more celebrities today than he had seen in a year.

Starting from around six o'clock, stars began to arrive one after another. So far, the parking spaces on campus are full. Anyone who comes, no matter how famous you are, will have to park their cars outside.

"Hello, ma'am. Please show me your invitation letter~"

Schools like Beijing Film Academy do not allow outsiders to enter even at normal times, and the inspection is even more strict at this time.

No matter who you are, you are not allowed to enter without an invitation, no matter who you ask.

The security captain felt that he had never been so powerful in his life.

Outside the school gate, a large group of reporters were blocked outside, but that did not stop their flash cameras from flashing continuously.

"It's Liu Yifei, take a quick photo~"

"That's Huang Xiaoming~"

"Look over there, I see Zhao Yanzi..."

"Who did you take pictures of? I took pictures of Cai Yinong from Tangren~"

"I took a photo of Wang Changtian in the light..."

The reporters were very excited. A New Year's Eve party at the Beijing Film Academy was as star-studded as a film festival awards ceremony.

A young reporter who just entered the industry couldn't help but sigh: "Beijing Film Academy is really amazing. There are so many stars appearing in any New Year's Eve party..."

His words immediately drew the ridicule of the reporter next to him: "Boy, are you a newcomer?"

The young reporter seemed to sense something and scratched his head innocently: "Brother, how did you know..."

"Because what you said is unprofessional. Since you are a newcomer, I will teach you once. These people definitely did not come here because of Beijing Film Academy..."

"Ah, what's that for?"

"Zhang Chen, you know who Zhang Chen is? He is the most popular director this year, bar none."

Lao Ji was just about to show off when someone suddenly shouted, "Look, Zhang Chen is here..."

As soon as Zhang Chen and Ning Hao appeared, they were also frightened by the scene before them.

Is this a New Year’s Eve party at a school?

The entrance was already crowded with media reporters.

Fortunately, the security captain saw him first and arranged people to maintain order.

"Director Zhang, Director Ning, look over here..."

The two walked into Beijing Film Academy and waved to the people around them.

Although it is not convenient to accept the interview, it is still no problem to cooperate in taking a photo. After all, they have to go back and report.

When I entered the venue, I was even more surprised. Looking around, I saw that many people were familiar faces.

"Is our school's New Year's Eve party always this lively?"

Zhang Chen asked Ning Hao for confirmation inconspicuously. Even though he was a senior this year, this was actually his first time attending the New Year's Eve party. He always found various excuses to shirk his responsibility before. At that time, he was a nobody and no one cared about him.

"No, I remember...it seems...it seems..." Ning Hao was a little unsure.

"Hello Director Zhang, Hello Director Ning..." Before the two of them could say a few words, someone came up to greet them.

The person who came forward was a woman with long hair parted in the middle. Zhang Chen thought she looked familiar.

Just when he was wondering what to address him, Zhang Chen suddenly saw the man next to the other person, it was Hu Ge. He immediately remembered who this was - Cai Yinong from Tangren Film and Television.

"Hello, Mr. Cai~"

Zhang Chen smiled and stretched out his hand. "Come to think of it, Ning Hao and I are both fans of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, as well as this Brother Xiaoyao~"

Then he shook hands with Hu Ge.

"Director Zhang likes "Chinese Paladin"? That's our honor..."

Cai Yinong felt even happier when she saw Zhang Chen’s friendly attitude.

"Mr. Cai, are you here to see Liu Qianqian this time?" Zhang Chen chatted casually. He thought Cai Yinong came here to support Liu Tianxian, just like he supported Huang Bo.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across Cai Yinong's face, but it quickly disappeared.

Zhang Chen didn't notice it at all, but Ning Hao noticed it.

Just at this moment, not far from them, Teacher Fu and Tian Zhuangzhuang were standing there talking to others. When Zhang Chen looked over, his eyes met Teacher Fu's. He stretched out his hand and waved Zhang Chen over.

"Excuse me for a moment, my teacher is over there, I'll go say hello~"

Zhang Chen made an apologetic expression and walked towards Teacher Fu.

Teacher Fu also saw him. Beside him, Tian Zhuangzhuang was chatting with another person, who was Zhao Yanzi.

"Teacher Fu, Director Tian...Senior Zhao..."

Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't notice Zhang Chen at first, but when he came over, he found that Zhang Chen immediately nodded and greeted him.

This is a school, and he is currently a senior student, so of course he has to say hello when he sees the department head.

As for the last one, Zhao Yanzi, it’s simply because she is also here, so it’s not inappropriate.

Anyway, you won’t lose any meat by ordering it.

"All those problems you had with the movie before were solved by Director Tian~"

Teacher Fu reminded me that he was talking about "The Darkness" and "The Shallows".

Especially "The Shallows", which received very bad reviews at the time. At that time, it was said that the school helped him withstand the pressure, but in fact it was Tian Zhuangzhuang.

"Thank you Director Tian~" Zhang Chen bowed quickly.

Tian Zhuangzhuang waved his hand: "It's nothing, he graduated from our own school, we must support him..."

Teacher Fu pointed at Zhao Yanzi and introduced her: "I don't need to introduce her to you. She has applied for Director Tian's postgraduate program..."

Zhao Yanzi extended her hand in a familiar manner at this time: "I didn't expect that among my junior brothers there could be such a great director..."

"You're welcome, Senior Sister~"

Zhang Chen shook hands with her lightly.

Zhang Chen's indifferent attitude caught everyone's attention. A flash of anger appeared in Zhao Yanzi's eyes. She couldn't understand how she had offended the other person.

……

No, I am too sleepy to open my eyes, that's all for today.
(End of this chapter)