Entertainment: I am the peak

Is there any potential in Chapter 784, "The Wandering Earth 2," combined with virtual filming?
If we're talking about achievements, "The Wandering Earth" should be attributed to La Dong.

During his five-year tenure, Chairman La made some achievements, such as promoting the listing of China Film Group Corporation. Thanks to his extensive overseas work experience, he also participated in and formulated the relevant procedures and regulations for overseas revenue-sharing blockbusters.

But if we're talking about its greatest contribution as a producer, it has to be "The Wandering Earth".

Although the copyright was in Qiutian's hands, Qiutian didn't plan to develop it so early when she had the copyright. It was La Dong who led the project and facilitated Li Qiutang taking over.

China Film Group is also the second largest investor in "The Wandering Earth" besides Autumn Film.

"The Wandering Earth" is expected to bring China Film Group a profit of over 2 million yuan - mainly from box office revenue sharing and merchandise revenue sharing.

The profits from merchandise related to "The Wandering Earth" are substantial! Sales have exceeded 10 billion yuan.

Chairman La has confirmed his resignation, and Chairman Fu will succeed him as Chairman of China Film Group.

Li Qiutang and "The Wandering Earth" are the intangible cultural heritage that Chairman La left to President Fu.

Mr. Fu has long been in charge of technology research and development within the China Film Group Corporation system. He spearheaded the construction of the China Film Digital Base and promoted the research and development of state-owned projection technology.

He was involved in the development of China Film Giant Screen and the CINITY system. The latter is still in the internal testing phase before its market launch, but Li Qiutang has already seen it and the results are acceptable.

Having such a technically-minded person at the helm of China Film Group is likely to be of great benefit to the future industrialization of Chinese cinema.

Therefore, Mr. Fu's concern for the second part of "The Wandering Earth" is more reflected in the technical aspects.

Although he didn't rush Li Qiutang, there were some things that needed to be discussed in advance.

Fu Ruoqing has recently been researching virtual filming technology. Simply put, it involves actors performing in front of a circular LED screen, with special effects backgrounds displayed in real time. This allows film crews to break free from the limitations of traditional green and blue screens and achieve a WYSIWYG effect on set.

It can save the production team a lot of money.

Virtual filming technology already exists, but no film crew, either domestically or internationally, has used it yet.

President Fu wanted Li Qiutang to give it a try and see if it could be used in "The Wandering Earth 2".

No, are all techies this daring?

How can a technology with an uncertain future be used in "the largest project in China"?

There's no doubt that "The Wandering Earth 2" will be the biggest project in China, because there's already so much money coming in that the doors are overflowing.

Making industrialized films naturally requires boldness; the Avatar series developed a great deal of technology in-house.

Li Qiutang was quite bold; he was very interested in virtual shooting technology, but he didn't rashly agree to President Fu's request.

This technology has never been used in film production, either domestically or internationally, and there is no experience to follow. He has to be careful and at least do some research and investigation.

If there's interest, things will be easier. China Film Technology has some technical reserves and channels in this area that can help Li Qiutang.

After discussing the technology, President Fu casually mentioned, "The second part will still be done by the three of us, let's not split it up."

Li Qiutang will agree to this request and plans to do so.

It's true that you need to know how to divide the cake, but only after you've had enough for yourself.

The bulk of the profits will definitely fall into their own hands; neither Autumn Film, China Film Group, nor Vantone will allow a fourth party to take over as the producer.

"Then that's settled." President Fu saw the guest off and said with a smile, "You should continue to rest. You're a great contributor, and we wouldn't dare to rush you."

"That's what I said."

Mr. Fu handed him a box of tea: "It was a gift from someone before the New Year. I can't even drink it all. I know you don't need it, but it's just a token, so people won't say that you've made so much money for us and haven't even had a cup of tea."

"Then I won't stand on ceremony." Li Qiutang accepted the tea leaves from President Fu. "Come to think of it, I've drunk tea from three chairmen of China Film Group."

"Many people have tried it." President Fu waved his hand, signaling Li Qiutang to leave. While Li Qiutang was talking to Fu Ruoqing, Liu Yifei was having afternoon tea with her small group.

Although Liu Yifei was reluctant, she had to admit one fact: as the wife of the boss of Autumn Film Studio and the wife of a famous director, not to mention that she herself was a top star in the industry, she would naturally form her own circle.

This small group revolves around her, with Qin Lan, Tong Liya, and Shu Chang as the main members, and Jing Tian and Tang Yan occasionally joining in for small gatherings.

They're all insiders; Liu Yifei doesn't associate with so-called socialite circles or wives' groups.

She didn't like dealing with those people and couldn't understand them.

Today's gathering consisted of four casual acquaintances: Liu Yifei, Qin Lan, Tong Liya, and Jing Tian. All four of them are currently unemployed, while the rest of the attendees have jobs.

Three married women and a single man.

Now, three married women are comforting Jing Tian, ​​this single guy. Jing Tian had a lot of fun filming "Goodbye My Princess," and it was quite popular after it aired. I wouldn't call it a huge hit, but it was definitely a minor success.

Actors don't dare to hope that every film or TV series will be a hit. It's normal to have one big hit, one small hit, a few mediocre works, or even a few flops. Such results can even propel an actor to the top.

"Love O2O" finally salvaged Jing Tian's reputation. Although she had two other dramas that flopped afterward, "Goodbye My Princess" brought her back to life.

As a result, "Goodbye My Princess" was ordered to be taken down and modified after only one month of airing.

The reason is unknown. Don't ask, you won't find out.

Before director Li Muge could even react, Jing Tian's mental state collapsed.

Qin Lan has extensive experience in this area:
"What's that? At least your show aired for a month and gained popularity before being canceled. Look at me, my 'Filling Sichuan' filmed in 13 still hasn't aired, and my 'New Love Across the Mountains and Rivers' filmed in 16 still hasn't aired."

Why isn't it being broadcast?

"I don't know." Qin Lan had already given up hope on these two dramas.

If Shu Chang were here, she would have a lot to say too, as she also has a lot of scenes that have been suppressed.

If Yang Mi were here, she would even have fresh experience to share with Jing Tian:

It's highly likely that "The Story of Nanyanzhai," starring her, will also not be broadcast. Earlier this month, Zhao Li, one of the lead actors, was blacklisted for making inappropriate remarks, causing "The Story of Nanyanzhai," which was originally scheduled to air this year, to be canceled.

Compared to this, Jing Tian doesn't seem so bad.

Teacher Liu started to give Jing Tian chicken soup.

Actors should only focus on acting; we can't and shouldn't interfere with what happens outside of acting. Since you seemed comfortable acting in "Goodbye My Princess," that's enough.

Compared to a hit drama series, isn't it more fulfilling to give yourself a good performance and enjoy the role?
Are fame and fortune really that important to you? Aren't your initial motivations for entering the film and television industry to star in a good production and play a good role?
Teacher Liu spoke of these things so effortlessly and skillfully that Jing Tian was truly impressed.

"You've been crying these past few days, haven't you? Your eyes are swollen like peaches," Liu Yifei said with a smile.

Qin Lan added insult to injury: "Like the Sad Frog."

"Hahaha." Everyone laughed again.

"How could you be so mean?"

"Now you know how formidable married women are, right?" Tong Liya chimed in, "And there's more to come."

Married woman Liu Yifei hugged Jing Tian and said, "Don't make fun of our Tian Tian. But seriously, Tian Tian, ​​you're 31 years old, it's time to start dating."

Jing Tian didn't mind talking about this at all; on the contrary, she was very generous: "Then you guys introduce me to someone! I really want to be in a relationship. I originally planned to have a baby at 30, but before I knew it, I was already 31."

Goodness, the standards for being unmarried are quite high.

(End of this chapter)