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

Chapter 330 All Five Poisons Present! Time to Clean Up!
September 2011, 11, noon.

The Golden Horse Awards ceremony will be held in the evening.

Chen Jin, who was chatting with Guo Fan and a few others, heard a knock on the door of the suite.

Lin Ruiqi, the head of the Taiwan office of Fox International, walked in with a smile.

This guy is a native of Taiwan. Behind him, of course, are Yue Mike, who picked him up at the airport a few days ago, as well as some filmmakers attending the Golden Horse Awards.

Chen Jin was quite familiar with a few of them.

Yesterday, "So Young" officially signed a Southeast Asian distribution contract with Fox. The other party did bargain a bit, and Chen Jin didn't think much of it, so she bought the package for 4800 million.

To be honest, not many publishing companies would dare to take on a project worth 6000 million.

Large-scale issuances, such as the six major issuances, will further drive down prices.

Therefore, the 5000 million price quote made by the marketing department was indeed to the liking of the six major Southeast Asian giants, Jiahe and Anle.

Chen Jin had actually asked Anle about her inability to eat.

Their distribution channels in Japan and South Korea are not very good, so they dare not gamble on the box office performance of "So Young" in those two markets, and of course they cannot accept the 5000 million yuan order.

Unlike Fox, the six major Hollywood studios are indeed very wealthy.

It was also necessary to befriend Chen Jin in advance.

After all, news of Chen Jin's next self-directed and self-acted film being shot in Hollywood has already been widely circulated.

Fox, of course, also wanted to acquire the distribution rights to the film.

……

"Brother Jin, did I disturb you?"

Lin Ruiqi had dealt with Chen Jin yesterday, and greeted Chen Jin with a smile as she stood up.

He then waved to Guo Fan, Tian Zhuangzhuang, and a few others inside the house.

"No, we were just about to go down!"

Today's lunch was arranged by Fox in advance.

Chen Jin hadn't expected this guy to bring so many people; he really had no interest in getting to know them.

But from a business perspective, it's normal for them to spend 4800 million yuan to buy the distribution rights and treat you to dinner, so bringing some people along is not unusual.

Many people still want to get to know this year's hottest celebrities in mainland China.

"Let me introduce..."

Just as Lin Ruiqi was about to introduce everyone to Chen Jin, Chen Jin walked up to a lady next to him.

He then patted Lin Ruiqi on the shoulder and said, "Alright, President Lin, I know them all!"

"Sister Zhiping, nice to meet you!"

Chen Jin smiled slightly at Angie Chai, the idol drama guru who is famous in Taiwan and also very well-known in mainland China.

Almost every Taiwanese idol drama that was well-known in the mainland market a few years ago was created by her, such as "Meteor Garden" and "Corner with Love". Hunan TV copied every drama she produced.

Without Angie Chai, Hunan TV's revenue and viewership would probably be halved.

This woman has made a significant contribution to the domestic idol market.

However, a few years ago she was not content with making idol dramas, so she worked with Giddens Ko to produce "You Are the Apple of My Eye," which became a hit across mainland China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. She was the producer.

"Nice to meet you, Brother Jin!"

Chai Zhiping reached out to Chen Jin, perhaps due to her professional habit, and looked Chen Jin up and down before smiling and saying, "If Brother Jin came to Taiwan to develop his career, he would definitely be an idol superstar!"

This is a veiled compliment to Chen Jin's looks.

But Chen Jin was actually trembling inside.

He really doesn't deserve the title of "idol king". Apart from F4, many so-called popular idols in Taiwan actually look pretty much like ugly gourds.

Of course, F4 wasn't much better off.

"Nine Knives!"

When Ke Jingteng saw Chen Jin glancing at him, he quickly introduced himself.

Chen Jin simply smiled at him and shook his hand symbolically. If it weren't for the current situation, Chen Jin wouldn't have bothered with this jerk.

And then there are the people behind him.

The two lead actors of "You Are the Apple of My Eye" are Ke Zhendong and Chen Yanxi, and the director of "The Swordsman" is Wu Ershan...

Very good, all kinds of poisons have gathered together.

He's a man of all kinds of vices: Taiwanese separatist, Mongolian separatist, drug addict... he's no good person at all.

At this year's Golden Horse Awards, the two films invested in by Fox International, "The Swordsman" and "You Are the Apple of My Eye," are both hot contenders for nomination, with the same number of nominations, ranking around sixth or seventh.

Apart from "Seediq Bale", "Let the Bullets Fly" and "Life Matters", the other three films, "The Piano in a Factory", "A Simple Life" and "Wu Xia", each received only one or two more nominations than the other two.

Unlike the aforementioned big-budget blockbusters, "You Are the Apple of My Eye" and "The Swordsman" were both low-budget films with average casts, many of whom were newcomers, yet they both performed very well at the box office.

This ability to achieve great results with limited resources allowed Fox International to surpass the influence of the other six Hollywood studios in Southeast Asia, becoming the best form of publicity for establishing a strong local presence.

Fox will certainly try its best to protect its image, and may even have to work hard to win several awards.

Many people say the Golden Horse Awards are authoritative, but that's really just a facade.

The quality of "The Swordsman" is not even good enough, but it received four nominations; so it is true that the awards at any film festival in the world are actually the same.

Don't expect fairness and impartiality.

Wherever there are people, there is society. Society is a complex group, and human relationships are very real in every aspect.

Public relations and networking are the real entertainment these awards provide.

……

The group exchanged pleasantries as they went downstairs, and then took a car to the restaurant.

Along the way, Lin Ruiqi chatted enthusiastically with Chen Jin about the people and customs of Taiwan, the film market, and so on. Chen Jin listened with boredom, but in her heart, she was already thinking about making a big move at the Golden Horse Awards that night, so as to "enthusiastically" give some gifts to the drug lords she had just met.

When "So Young" was sold to Fox for 48 million, Chen Jin certainly had some strict requirements: to try her best to win awards for "Life's Big Events" and "Love is Not Blind".

Even if they can't get it, they still have to influence the reviewers' opinions.

Having operated in the domestic market for so many years, Fox certainly has a certain network and influence in this regard.

In fact, at this year's Golden Horse Awards, "The Swordsman" and "You Are the Apple of My Eye" won three awards, which were the most prestigious among the nominated awards.

For example, Best New Director and Best New Actor.

Wu Ershan and Ke Zhendong benefited greatly.

Unlike the Golden Rooster Awards, some of the smaller awards have little impact; awards like the Golden Horse Best New Actor and Best New Director are highly recognized in the current Chinese-language market.

It is undeniable that if an Oscar sells for $3000 million, then the Golden Horse Award, as the premier Chinese-language award, also has considerable value.

Bao Qiang and Jie Lun have both won Best Actor awards, while Ning Hao and several others are all from the new director background.

Wu Ershan also has no shortage of investment because of this award; otherwise, he would still be a stupid idiot who does performance art.

Therefore, Fox International has a significant influence on the judging panel.

Chen Jin half-heartedly dealt with Lin Ruiqi, while coincidentally, several drug dealers in another car were also discussing Chen Jin.

"Hey Yanxi, didn't you think that guy Jin-ge was so cool just now?!"

Ke Zhendong spoke to Chen Yanxi beside him. Chen Yanxi blinked, recalled the scene just now, and shook her head: "I don't know, I don't think it's anything?"

"Hehe, it's nothing, he just ignored Giddens Ko!"

Given Ke Zhendong's level of admiration for his own director, he figured he should at least be polite to this mainland guy named Chen Jin.

Unexpectedly, the person gave a perfunctory reply and then waved to the others.

Is this considered a prior notification?
Only Sister Zhiping said a few more words. After all, Giddens Ko is a best-selling author and the director of "You Are the Apple of My Eye," which broke the record in Taiwan with a box office of over 3 million New Taiwan Dollars. What is this lousy actor so arrogant about!
"Ke-zai, you've heard before that mainlanders have no manners!"

"Ignore it~~" Giddens Ko waved his hand in front of Ko Chen-tung, not taking it to heart.

Whether he genuinely didn't care or was just pretending, only he knows.

Damn it, next time I'm promoting "You Are the Apple of My Eye" in mainland China, I'll definitely teach him a lesson.

Although "You Are the Apple of My Eye" has not yet been scheduled for release in mainland China, such a record-breaking film will definitely be shown there.

Yes, the mainland is begging them to go.

Don't they want to make money?
Ko Ching-teng thought viciously to himself, "This guy did write a lot of best-selling books under the pen name Giddens Ko. And the so-called best-sellers, 90% of the revenue came from the mainland market. If we relied solely on Hong Kong and Taiwan, we could only get tens of thousands of copies at most."

"Ke Teng, this Chen Jin isn't entirely without manners. You guys haven't been to the mainland, so you don't know!"

Sitting in the passenger seat, Angie Chai overheard the people in the back seat complaining about Chen Jin. She said, "In the past, Taiwanese stars were very popular in mainland China, but their movie box office was just average. But this Chen Jin is a top star who suddenly appeared out of nowhere, and her popularity in mainland China is now quite high!"

"You all see how even President Lin has to fawn over him. In many people's eyes, he's a money-printing machine!"

Angie Chai has frequent collaborations with Hunan TV, so her knowledge is naturally much higher than that of Giddens Ko and Ko Chen-tung, who are newcomers to the entertainment industry.

"Pshaw, what's it to us? This guy's just awesome!"

"..."

Chai Zhiping shook her head, rubbed her forehead, and was speechless.

Does this kid, Ke Zhendong, even understand what 15 billion yuan in box office revenue in mainland China means?!

Not only has it alarmed Southeast Asia, but Hollywood has also heard about it.

This proves the potential of the Chinese film market.

Only a handful of places in the world can achieve a single-market film grossing $2 million.

"He was the one initially cast as the male lead in Edko Films!"

"It was because he refused that we had this opportunity!"

Angie Chai felt it was necessary to remind her artist: "Speak less during dinner later, don't offend them, understand?"

If the other party is unhappy, an investigation could reveal that this opportunity that Ke Zhendong worked so hard to secure might be lost.

Chen Jin is going to star in "Monster Hunt", and Chai Zhiping thinks Jiang Zhiqiang will definitely be willing.

Otherwise, they certainly wouldn't have cast him as the male lead so quickly.

Ke Zhendong is just picking up the scraps now.

As a female boss, Angie Chai naturally cherishes the mainland market.

You should know that her current company, Star Ritz, has made a lot of money from the mainland in recent years; let alone currying favor with Chen Jin, she would even be willing to arrange a few actresses for Chen Jin.

Building good relationships is the key to making more money.

She truly meant what she said: if Chen Jin were to make an idol drama, she would invest her entire fortune.

Who doesn't want to make money?!

"Okay, Sister Ping!"

Ke Zhendong muttered to himself, his face showing displeasure, but he still agreed.

He's all talk now; he's actually quite obedient when talking to the boss.

After all, he's still just a newcomer.

Giddens Ko scoffed at the idea, but since the investors were treating him to dinner and he was a VIP guest, he couldn't say much and simply ignored them.

Several cars drove into Formosa 101, formerly the world's tallest building.

The place to eat is right here.

The "clinking of glasses" that Lin Ruiqi had imagined did not happen, and the meal was quite awkward; even Wu Ershan and Chen Jin, whom Lin Ruiqi had thought would be very happy to see their fellow apprentices, did not raise their glasses.

Only Tian Zhuangzhuang bumped into him.

Lin Ruiqi could clearly sense that Chen Jin seemed to be at odds with the group of people she had brought.

Although he was also very annoyed, Chen Jin was his sugar daddy right now, so he had to keep his displeasure to himself.

"What's going on?"

Guo Fan, however, approached Chen Jin with a gossipy look on his face, clearly sensing that his brother was acting strangely today.

Based on what I know about him, even if I don't get along with this guy, I'll still pretend to be nice to him on the surface, just like I do with some old guys from Beijing Film Academy, Huayi Brothers, and others.

But now, Chen Jin hasn't given many people a friendly look.

They raised their glasses in a toast, but Chen Jin merely raised her glass once without even standing up, displaying utter arrogance.

I'll tell you later!

Chen Jin said something, wiped her mouth, and turned to Lin Ruiqi beside her, "President Lin, there's an awards ceremony tonight. Taipei is quite a distance from Hsinchu. How about we call it a day?"

"Okay, okay, Brother Jin, are you full?"

Lin Ruiqi was also on tenterhooks. If it weren't for Chai Zhiping keeping things in check, Giddens Ko and Ke Zhendong might have ended up in a full-blown brawl with Chen Jin.

Taiwanese entertainers have always been arrogant and look down on mainland actors.

Moreover, Taiwanese actors are used to being arrogant and haughty in mainland China, a fact well known to many artists on the island.

The sudden appearance of a mainland country looking down on their precious island is quite a peculiar situation, and Ko Chen-tung and Giddens Ko certainly couldn't stand it.

Actually, the two of them really thought too highly of themselves.

These two are the only ones who are considered important in Taiwan. In fact, people of this caliber are nothing in mainland China, especially Ko Chen-tung, a new actor. Would the top echelons of the entertainment industry even give him a second glance?

When "Under the Hawthorn Tree" became a hit, Chen Jin, as a "Zhang Yimou's leading man," kept a very low profile.

What's wrong with this guy jumping around like a dog?

It just goes to show that the Taiwanese entertainment industry takes celebrities too seriously; even minor stars can act so arrogantly.

The mainland will teach you a lesson in no time!

"Damn it, Giddens Ko, I really wanted to punch his head off just now!"

Ke Zhendong clenched his fist and waved it in front of Ke Jingteng.

Ko Ching-teng gritted his teeth and said, "Do you think I didn't want to? If Sister Ping hadn't stopped me, I would have already made my move!"

"hehe!"

Chen Yanxi suddenly leaned in with a round face: "It's a good thing you two didn't make a move. I just checked with the telecommunications department, and he practices martial arts every day. You two skinny guys probably wouldn't be a match for him!"

"locomotive!!"

"Holy crap, is this for real?"

The two of them stared wide-eyed.

"Of course it's true!"

"If you don't believe it, just look!"

Chen Yanxi waved the information she found on her phone in front of the two people.

Chen Jin's next film is confirmed to be an action movie; Li Lianjie personally selected her due to her outstanding martial arts skills!

Ke Zhendong: "..."

Giddens Ko: "..."

Even Jet Li has come out?
The two looked at each other, and suddenly felt thankful that they hadn't acted impulsively!
For someone who practices martial arts, taking on two opponents at once is quite easy.

Giddens Ko has the right to speak on this.

Despite his thin physique, this guy has written many martial arts novels, so I did some research on him. Although the actor who practices martial arts isn't as powerful as those in the movies and doesn't have any real skills, he's more than capable of dealing with ordinary people!
No matter what, he's still a martial arts choreographer!
"I didn't realize this kid was so skilled..."

Giddens Ko stuck out his tongue, looking at Chen Jin who was waiting at the elevator entrance with a gloomy expression in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)