I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 226 If you don’t take what heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences; if you don’t act when the time comes, you will suffer the consequences!
This was the first time Zhang Weiping met Zhang Yimou since their last falling out.

Even after Zhang Weiping confessed about Chen Jin's matter, Zhang Yimou didn't say anything to him.

We just confirmed a start time, but because it was really urgent, it was delayed for so long.

The main reason why Chen Jin took action was to protect himself; in the future autobiographical film, the artists from Zhang Yimou's studio suffered a lot of online violence and long-term cold storage after the two Zhangs broke up, and some were even almost banned.

Several artists made a comeback after being silent for 2 years, so Chen Jin...had to get Zhang Weiping involved.

This is not only for Zhang Yimou, but also for himself.

Otherwise, this guy might do some weird things every day outside, making people expose his secrets and throw dirty water on him. He is really good at it.

……

"Xiao Wei, as a director, don't I have the right to know about product placement?"

"What did you say when we first started working together? I was only in charge of directing, and you were in charge of investing and product placement, which already involved my filming!"

Zhang Yimou remained calm. Although he was very angry, he still spoke patiently.

"A plan!"

Zhang Weiping put his hands on the chair in the suite, leaning back, looking like a boss: "Do you know how much these implants cost?"

"No matter how much money it costs, a movie like this cannot have product placement, do you understand?"

It is understandable that some commercial blockbusters have product placements.

But this film is about war and history, and such trifling is not allowed to happen.

This is Zhang Yimou’s bottom line.

As a filmmaker, he certainly has his own artistic pursuits, especially for movies, which are the works he values most.

"5100 million!"

Zhang Weiping pointed his finger and said, "Six implants, 5100 million, one plan!"

Zhang Yimou: “…”

The donkey's head is not right.

Zhang Yimou felt that everything he had just said was in vain.

"Not really, you know?"

"We are making a film to make money, it's a commercial film!"

"You said that art films should not have product placements. Fine, I respect your opinion, but our film is going to be shown in theaters to win the box office crown and also to participate in awards!"

"According to what you said, does that mean all shops along the streets in the city have to be mosaiced?"

Zhang Weiping said impatiently.

"Have you seen the placement designed by our marketing department? Does it feel out of place?"

"At that time, there were many shops along the streets in Jinling City, including the Pechoin Cosmetics Store. Why couldn't we implant it?"

"I don't want to have these meaningless quarrels with you anymore!"

Zhang Yimou just stretched out his hand. He was not good at arguing with others.

“Find someone else to take the photo!”

"Really, if you want to implant it, I can't get over it myself!"

Zhang Yimou said that without any nonsense, he opened the door and pointed outside: "Xiao Wei, I have to go to bed!"

"you--"

Zhang Weiping clenched his fist and finally gritted his teeth: "Okay!"

You, Zhang Yimou, are a man of courage, you are noble, you are amazing, and you devote yourself to art.

Fuck you.

Zhang Weiping stood up and walked out the door.

After Zhang Yimou closed the door, he seemed to have aged several years. He looked at the seat where Zhang Weiping had sat before, the paper and pen on the desk, and finally made a decision.

It's time to write him a letter.

There were some things he couldn't say, but if he wrote a letter, there wouldn't be so many taboos.

Thinking of this, Zhang Yimou sat down, holding his chin, thinking about every detail of his acquaintance with Zhang Weiping, and then began to write a letter to part ways amicably!

……

Three days later, Xiaowen went to elementary school.

The last scene of Chen Jin's "Life Events".

"This is the picture Xiaowen drew in art class yesterday!"

"Take a look!"

The teacher spread a painting in front of Chen Jin, who took it. There were starry sky and grass on it, but the person in the painting was abnormal.

Zhao Jinmai stood aside, looking around and secretly glanced at Chen Jin.

There is some blur in the lens.

"This painting of a wreath and an urn, what do you think this painting is..."

“The painting is so scary!”

The teacher was talking in silence, but Chen Jin pursed his lips. He understood the meaning of the painting, twitched the corner of his mouth, and covered his mouth with his hands.

"I later asked him, what do your parents do?"

Chen Jin raised his head slightly and looked at the teacher with red eyes.

"She said, my parents are..."

The teacher smiled slightly and looked at Chen Jin with some admiration: "The one who plants stars!"

"She said her father told her that every star in the sky is someone who has loved us!"

The teacher smoothed her drooping hair, raised her head and said, "Actually, I have guessed your occupations, but in the future... you still have to pay attention to your tutoring methods, okay?"

However, Chen Jin turned her head and looked with red eyes at Zhao Jinmai who was standing there wandering around, apparently doing nothing.

The innocent face is full of innocence.

it is more than words.

This look was filled with many emotions, including self-blame, heartache, love... and so on, with tears welling up in the complex expression.

Chen Jin kept blinking his eyes, as if he was caught in sandstorms, but he never retracted his gaze from beginning to end.

"Finished!"

Tian Zhuangzhuang took off his hat and wiped the corners of his eyes with his fingers.

This scene is very touching and also highlights the nobleness of the profession of undertaker.

"Brother~~"

Zhao Jinmai was a little reluctant to hug Chen Jin, and Chen Jin patted her body: "Okay, okay, it's not like we won't see each other anymore in the future, right?"

He squatted down and pinched the other person's chubby face.

"But, no one will teach me how to act in the future!"

Zhao Jinmai's eyes flickered, and tears began to fall. Chen Jin reached out to wipe them for her, and was also quite sentimental: "How could that be? You can send me a WeChat message, right? I taught you that!"

The two of them developed a deep relationship while filming these days, they are really like brother and sister.

"Well, if there's anything I don't know, can I ask you, brother?"

Zhao Jinmai wiped her tears, smiled and looked up to ask.

"of course can!"

Chen Jin stood up and touched Zhao Jinmai's head: "He's also good at studying!"

"My mom said that you are the best student in the country, and you have the best acting skills too!"

Your mother is really good at praising people.

"I admit that I am the best student, but I am not the best actor..."

"Anyway, I think you're the best!"

Well, I got a little fan girl.

"Then you have to be the best actress, okay?"

"it is good!"

"Then let's make a pinky promise!" Chen Jin stretched out her hand and gave her a thumbs-up. Zhao Jinmai was already saying very seriously, "Let's make a pinky promise and stick to it for a hundred years. I want to be the most amazing actress!"

"Come on, Mai Mai!"

Chen Jin pressed down heavily on her little thumb.

The little girl's expression was surprisingly firm.

"Brother Jin, thank you for taking care of Mai Mai during this period!"

Zhao Jinmai's mother Hu Ling was talking there, appearing very polite, and she also gave Chen Jin a bouquet of flowers.

"It should!"

Chen Jin didn't refuse. After saying thank you, she smiled and said, "I accept Mai Mai as my sister!"

"Very spiritual, she acted very well in this drama!"

Even if it doesn't win an award, the role will probably be deeply rooted in people's hearts and will be loved and welcomed by many audiences.

Chen Jin didn't say this.

After chatting with her mother for a while, Chen Jin walked into the dressing room.

Another movie has been completed. Although "Life Events" has not been completed yet and other people still have roles to play, Chen Jin feels very emotional every time.

The system was activated for almost a year, and he has achieved the efficiency of playing the leading role in 1 movies, which is unique in the circle.

While removing her makeup, Chen Jin was talking on the phone to Pu Lun.

"Sister Pu Lun, I've finished filming here. Should I come directly to the crew or go to the capital to rest for a few days?"

"Has the filming schedule for 'Jinling' been arranged?"

Chen Jin was asking.

"It's up to you. You can go to Jinling or return to the capital. Your filming schedule is next month, but you have to participate in military training. Your role is quite important, so you can arrange it yourself!"

"Special training will take half a month..."

There is actually plenty of time.

The role of Instructor Li requires a long training period, so half a month is enough for filming.

It will be almost finished in May.

"Okay, then I'll go back to school for a few days and take a break!"

Chen Jin is not an iron man and cannot work around the clock. He has to attend classes and take leave, even if it is just a regular vacation. Lying in bed every day for a week is unbearable. Chen Jin still prefers a life that combines work and rest.

By the way, let’s go see how my girlfriend is rehearsing.

In the first episode of CCTV's program, she played a young woman. She was not usually recorded. She just attended classes and rehearsed dramas at the Central Academy of Drama. Her life was actually quite fulfilling.

In her words, this is the only way to stop missing him.

This statement is becoming more and more literary and artistic.

Apart from these, she reads books every day and doesn't even participate in general social activities or school club activities. She is very low-key. After all, she is a well-known second-tier actress, but now she is like an unknown person in the Central Academy of Drama. Even when the student union asks her to join, she doesn't have time.

It is just like what Chen Jin said: "This century is crazy, inhumane and corrupt; but you have always been sober, gentle and spotless."

But she also replied to Chen Jin with the following words: "When I was young, in those long afternoons full of sunshine, I had nothing to do and was not afraid of anything, just because I knew that there was an eternal waiting in my life!"

“Setbacks will come and go; hot tears will flow and will be wiped away... Nothing can discourage me, because I have a long life ahead of me, and you, you will definitely come!”

"Oh, right!"

Pu Lun's words interrupted Chen Jin's thoughts about Zhu Yanmanzi at that moment.

"Director Zhang had another fight with Zhang Weiping a few days ago!"

"Zhang Weiping compromised again and said he would not use product placement anymore!"

“I lost a lot of money!”

Pu Lun was talking there.

Chen Jin sneered: "How much did he charge for those implants?"

"I don't know, but at least there are tens of millions!"

"He withdrew all of them?"

"Well, that's what I said!"

But Pu Lun didn't know whether it was true or not, but in fact, Zhang Weiping had a phone call with Chen Jin.

He is very clear about this matter.

A delaying tactic!

After Zhang Yimou finished filming, he added these advertisements. Although they were slightly worse than the real shots, they could actually be achieved with post-production technology.

Zhang Weiping was obviously a little crazy.

Maybe he knew that this was the last film he would work with Zhang Yimou, so it seemed a bit ferocious.

He just wanted Zhang Yimou to finish the film, and he didn't mind if he didn't hand it over to him in post-production.

Anyway, the last part of them has gone their separate ways, so Zhang Weiping will just endure his last few months.

This was of course Chen Jin's guess.

But the possibility is high.

According to the original timeline, it was after the release of "Jinling" that Zhang Yimou was no longer of any use, so Zhang Weiping directly exposed He Jun in an attempt to ruin his reputation.

Because Zhang Yimou wrote him a letter of breaking off the friendship and then disappeared.

He doesn't answer the phone or reply to text messages, so no one knows where he is.

Zhang Weiping had no choice but to destroy him since he knew he couldn't save him.

He didn't want to see his fortune-making servant doing things for others; even if Lao Mouzi got a little close to other people, he would warn him.

Zhang Yimou's close friend Ken Takakura gave him a Jaguar, which was almost smashed by Zhang Weiping.

He has such a twisted personality that he can't stand Zhang Yimou getting along well with other people. As long as someone gets too close to Zhang Yimou, this guy will be jealous.

"It's time to close the net!"

Chen Jin thought calmly that he had already obtained all the information he needed.

Zhang Yimou told him the actual signing fees for the six commercials, and the contract stated that it was 200 million!
"This is the fuse!"

“I wonder how much tax evasion will be discovered in the end?”

This can only rely on the people of Chaoyang District and the local tax authorities.

Anyway, the corresponding anonymous materials have been submitted, and Chen Jin, one of the several media outlets that have a grudge against Zhang Weiping, is also aware of it.

It's just that this guy is too outspoken and unscrupulous in his actions; he scolded several entertainment newspapers in Tianjin badly, and he even hired someone to beat up a media reporter in Chengdu during the filming of "House of Flying Daggers".

And Sohu...it has a lot of bad records.

No wonder Zhang Yimou completely disappeared from the world after breaking up with him, because the whole circle knew his character.

This was just a small episode and Chen Jin didn't take it too seriously because he stayed out of it the whole time.

After the reporter exposed the Yin-Yang contract incident, the tax department could not remain indifferent.

Even if he has a backer, he will be questioned if necessary. After all, if it is not exposed, it can be resolved privately. But if it is exposed... this is a whole other matter.

In the future, Cui Yongyuan will join the game and directly drag Huayi into the water.

This is why Feng Xiaogang has never recovered from his setback and Fan Bingbing was fined the maximum amount.

Zhang Weiping is obviously not as good as Huayi at the moment.

Although Xiao Cui is not a very kind person.

So Chen Jin also had to find a reporter who wasn't quite authentic.

Once this kind of thing is exposed, it will definitely be a win-win for many reporters... Many people will be tempted, especially the one who was beaten up by Zhang Weiping.

Chen Jin has taken a look at the fans on Weibo and found that there are quite a lot of them, tens of thousands of people, and they are certified reporters of Chengdu Business Daily.

As for the official media Chengdu Business Daily, it has 15.

"Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind!"

Chen Jin walked out of the dressing room and made an appointment with Tian Zhuangzhuang and others to have dinner together in the evening.

He couldn't make it to the wrap party, so he had to say goodbye to the entire crew.

(End of this chapter)