In Huayu, the career reward is spy

Chapter 185: Competition for Schedule

"coffee."

"Thank you!"

In front of the clean floor-to-ceiling window, Ji Yu held a cup of coffee and overlooked the scenery of Pudong.

This is his new house, he just moved in last night.

The person who handed him the coffee was Fan Bingbing, the girl who had just returned from Hengdian this morning.

Ji Yu took a sip of coffee, turned his head and looked at her and said, "Be careful when you go to Hong Kong to film. The people there are not easy to get along with. If you encounter any problems, find Huo Wenxi. If she can't solve it, find me."

Fan Bingbing nodded gently and said, "Okay, I'll pay attention."

"Yes, but you don't have to put yourself in a difficult position. I'll support you."

After Ji Yu finished speaking, he grinned at her with his big teeth bared, appearing very confident. He is now considered a big shot in the entertainment industry.

Who wouldn't give some face to someone if they meet him? Why not try not to give face?

Seeing his boastful look, Fan Bingbing took a sip of coffee and asked with a half-smile, "You are so powerful in Hong Kong? What is your relationship with Huo Wenxi?"

Ji Yu looked at her and said, "Partners."

"I don't believe it."

"Don't believe pull it down."

Ji Yu stretched and didn't continue talking about this topic.

Fan Bingbing had no choice but to stop talking and change the subject: "I heard that Infernal Affairs will be released in mainland China?"

"Well, I'll have to help with the promotion in a few days."

Ji Yu didn't really want to work, but "Infernal Affairs" was his first movie after all, and it was worth his attention.

In addition to promoting "Infernal Affairs", Ji Yu will continue to produce albums for Wang Xinling and Lin Junjie.

Both of them are in Shanghai now, and the progress is pretty good. They have each recorded four or five songs, and they will prepare for the MV once all the songs are finished.

Once the MV is finished, the album can be officially released!

After recording the album, Wang Xinling will return to Taiwan to film a TV series. The idol drama produced by Lao Cai has reserved a role for her, which can be regarded as a small benefit given to her by her teacher Ji Yu.

But the most interesting thing is that since Ji Yu is not coming to the drama that Lao Cai is producing, he plans to ask Huo Jianhua to play the role.

Huo Jianhua just made his debut at the age of 23 this year, but his original intention of debuting was to sing and pursue his musical dream.

Unfortunately, he doesn’t have much talent and can only rely on his handsome face to appear in idol dramas.

In addition to Huo Jianhua, there was another person who wanted to cooperate with Lao Cai, 5566, who had had friction with Ji Yu before.
The other party's agent is really shameless, having the nerve to come to us and ask for cooperation.

I guess they thought Ji Yu would be the lead actor so they wanted to give in and hype it up.

What happened in Malaysia before caused Ji Yu’s fans to boycott 5566. He must have had a hard time recently, so he wanted to cooperate to restore his popularity among the fans.

Unfortunately, Ji Yu will not participate, and he is too lazy to ask whether Lao Cai will use 5566.

5566 is still quite popular in Taiwan, and the TV series should be quite popular.

This idol drama also has the shadow of Meteor Garden. It tells the story of a group of street bullies who imitate F4 to dominate the campus.

Ji Yu was too lazy to ask about Tangren's TV drama project, as his future goal was to make movies.

After "Infernal Affairs" is released, he will officially switch to the film industry!

A new road to conquest begins!

Ji Yu and Fan Bingbing chatted for a while at home and then went to the company together.

When arriving at Tangren, Ji Yu heard his colleagues gossiping about Xie Tingfeng.

Ji Yu almost died of laughter when he heard his colleagues talking about these gossips.

Whenever he goes out for activities, there will be many reporters following him, but they are all for interviews and the entertainment reporters are very humble.

When it came to Xie Tingfeng, the entertainment reporters finally straightened their heads and were just about to chase him and beat him up to avenge their colleague.

There have also been several incidents in the mainland where crew members have beaten up journalists, and without exception they were co-production crews between the mainland and Hong Kong.

These crews were all denounced by reporters across the country and were forced to apologize.

The title of "uncrowned king" of journalists has become popular in recent years.

Mainland celebrities would at most publicly criticize reporters, and almost no one dared to physically assault them.

People in the Hong Kong film and television industry are really awesome. They would fight when reporters asked them to, and then they would resist for a few days before bowing their heads and apologizing.

They have no choice but to admit defeat, otherwise those reporters will really denounce them.

People in the Hong Kong circle are really crazy.

He couldn't make it in Hong Kong and wanted to come to the mainland to make money. Now he's being chased and beaten by reporters.

However, Xie Tingfeng is popular with women. When the accident happened at the beginning, Huo Wenxi helped him to settle the public opinion. After the second car crash, Zhang Baizhi appeared and started a scandal with him to divert some of the public attack.

Now that he has been attacked again for assaulting a reporter, there are rumors that he is going to reconcile with the princess, allowing him to escape some of the public attacks.

It's true that women bring good luck to him.

To be honest, Ji Yu was a little envious of him.

Unlike him, he can only rely on himself.

Alas, where is the rich woman?

Ji Yu was sitting in the office eating snacks and bragging to his colleagues when suddenly a little girl from the Propaganda Department couldn't help but shout excitedly, "Brother Yu, your ranking has risen and you are now number one!"

Ji Yu asked curiously, "What ranking?"

“Rich Women’s Sponsor List”

After the little girl finished speaking, laughter suddenly broke out in the office.

Ji Yu snorted and said, "Where are the rich women? Why haven't I met anyone who wants to support me?"

"I can't afford it, brother. You've made so much money this year. How many rich women can afford it? How many rich women nowadays don't rely on their husbands? They are all fake rich women."

"Of course, there are too few female entrepreneurs. The Miss Hos from Macau are a possibility."

"Haha, Brother Yu, why don't you go to Macau and take a look around next time?"

"I heard that Macau casinos are very luxurious, but I don't know if it's true."

Ji Yu heard that their conversation had gone off topic and was too lazy to continue.

Going to Macau? No matter how much money you have, you can't go.

He is sworn in with gambling and drugs!

However, the gossip about Xie Tingfeng's accident still gave Ji Yu a lot of inspiration.

If all the young generation of male stars in Hong Kong are unlucky, what will happen to Hong Kong movies in the future?
Then he can use the influence of Huo Wenxi and Rolling Stone to swallow up most of the film resources in the Hong Kong circle.

Regardless of whether Hong Kong films are going downhill or not, they are really rich.

If the mainland wants to make a blockbuster movie, it still needs to rely on funds from the Hong Kong circle.

Ji Yu wondered whether he could introduce some Hong Kong capital into his studio.

Spend other people's money to do your own business.

His studio is currently owned by only him and Lao Cai, but he can still give 30% of the shares to others.

In the future, it might be able to develop into a large company and go public to raise money. As for the Rolling Stones, Boss Duan also talked to him about setting up his own record label subsidiary.

In this way, he will have a record company and a film and television company in the future.

In Lao Cai's office, Ji Yu told Lao Cai about his plan, and Lao Cai thought about it and felt that it was feasible.

Tangren can't give Ji Yu much help now, and she can already make money by owning shares in his studio. She has no reason to curb Ji Yu's development.

However, this matter still needs to be planned carefully, and finding people to join in also requires some considerations.

There is no rush for now. Finish the things at hand first and wait until next year.

Ji Yu sat at Tangren for a while before going to the Rolling Stone branch to make an album for Wang Xinling and others.

After he left, Fan Bingbing also started chatting with Lao Cai.

Old Cai also knew that Fan Bingbing was an ambitious person and was more like a man at heart, rather than a little woman like Li Xiaoran.

She looked at Fan Bingbing and said, "It's good that Ji Yu helped you connect with resources in the Hong Kong industry, but I'm not optimistic about your development there. If possible, you should develop in the mainland. There's too much competition among actresses in the Hong Kong industry, and you don't have an advantage."

There are so many active actresses in the Hong Kong circle, including Shu Qi, Sammi Cheng, Leung Wing Ki, Cheung Pak Chi, Twins, Charmaine Sheh, etc.

It is very difficult for Fan Bingbing, an outsider, to get a piece of the pie in the Hong Kong circle, even with Ji Yu's help.

Fan Bingbing also understood this truth, and said to Lao Cai with a smile: "I know, but for now it can be used as a springboard."

"Just be aware of this. It's not easy to get into the Hong Kong industry. Don't waste too much time on it. The company is undergoing transformation and there will be resources for you in the future."

"Don't worry, Sister Cai, I can tell the difference. Don't worry about me."

"With so many people in the company, I trust you the most. Okay, get ready to go to Hong Kong in a few days."

At this time in Beijing, Liu Weiqiang was discussing the introduction and distribution of "Infernal Affairs" with China Film Corporation.

It is very difficult for Hong Kong films to be released in mainland China, as there is a limited number of import targets each year.

Among Hong Kong films, except for those produced by Silva Films which can be directly released in mainland China, all other films have to be imported.

The reason why China Film Group is a giant is that it holds the right to import films.

There is still a difference between the national team and the private sector.

However, China Film Group does not reject the screening of Hong Kong films in mainland China. As long as they can stimulate the market, they welcome them.

But at this moment, Liu Weiqiang is not very sure.

The National Day holiday is too close to the Lunar New Year holiday, and there are also blockbusters during the National Day holiday, which are invested by China Film. It is still unclear whether they are willing to introduce Infernal Affairs.

However, apart from China Film, the only other companies that have the ability to distribute films are Shanghai Film and Bona Film.

In the past, most Hong Kong films were distributed by Bernard, but if there are films distributed by Bernard during the National Day holiday, the other party will most likely not accept them.

When Liu Weiqiang brought his movie to China Film Studio, the other party was very welcoming.

"Infernal Affairs" has a good enough cast and quality, and can be said to be the best Hong Kong film in history. China Film Group is naturally welcoming it.

The key is that "Infernal Affairs" was very sensible and chose the National Day period instead of competing with Hero.

But the problem now is that "Infernal Affairs" is too well-made, and once it is released, it will have an impact on other movies in the National Day period.

The highlight of the National Day holiday is Chen Kaige's "Together with You", which was produced by Century Hero, a subsidiary of China Film.

China Film Group is in a difficult situation now and is having trouble making a decision for the time being.

China Film Group itself has some opinions about the release of "Together with You".

You invested in and produced a movie, but you handed over the distribution to Bernardo. Isn't this just giving money to others?

A large part of this is due to Han Shanping, because Bernard Yudong is his old subordinate.

Han Shanping is happy because he takes care of his old subordinates, but others are not happy.

But now that "Together With You" has been scheduled and Bernard has already started promoting it, even if some people inside are unhappy, they have no choice but to accept it.

Faced with Infernal Affairs, different opinions and arguments arose within China Film Group Corporation.

Liu Weiqiang waited in Beijing for two days but received no reply.

For a moment, I started to panic. I hoped that China Film Corporation could distribute the film, but I was also worried that China Film Corporation would not promote it well after taking over.

Ji Yu heard the news in Shanghai and felt helpless.

The entertainment industry is too complicated, and there are too many dirty things between these big companies.

It is impossible for a movie like "Together with You" to absorb the entire National Day box office. So what if one more movie is released? Maybe it can even expand the upper limit of the National Day box office.

Don't be afraid of competition. China Film Group is a national team established to develop Chinese films.

How can I hesitate over such a thing?

Ji Yu was really helpless and didn't know how to describe his current mood.

If you really don't have any idea, go and ask Shanghai Film Studio. The fight between Shanghai Film Studio and China Film Studio has been going on for more than a year or two, from the 1990s to now.

It should be easier to find a Shanghai film distributor.

Ji Yu took the initiative to call Liu Weiqiang and suggested that he bring "Infernal Affairs" to Shanghai.

Liu Weiqiang was worried that it would damage his relationship with China Film Group, and was hesitant for a while.

Ji Yu was annoyed. Well, they were all so timid and making a mess.

No wonder "Infernal Affairs" was not released in mainland China in the previous life.

Liu Weiqiang decided to wait for a few more days in Beijing until China Film Corporation gave a reply.

At this moment, China Film Group is still discussing how to deal with "Infernal Affairs". Han Shanping means that it can be released, but not during the National Day and New Year's Day periods. He hopes that "Infernal Affairs" can wait.

What Han Shanping said to Liu Weiqiang was very simple, to let "Infernal Affairs" avoid the limelight of Chen Kaige and Zhang Yimou.

Ji Yu laughed when he heard Liu Weiqiang's retelling.

You have already avoided the limelight of "Hero", so why do you still want to avoid Brother Chen Kai?
Absolutely hilarious!
Come to Shanghai and meet Brother Chen Kai!
Let’s see whether “Together with You” is better or “Infernal Affairs” is better.

Huan Ya was helpless. They couldn't meet China Film's request and it was impossible for them to wait that long. The company was short of funds and needed to recover the funds as soon as possible.

The box office profit sharing cycle is long in itself, and if we wait another half a year, Huan Asia’s capital chain will not be able to sustain it.

So Liu Weiqiang brought Infernal Affairs to Shanghai.

In the evening, Liu Weiqiang, who had just landed in Shanghai, was picked up by Ji Yu for a welcome dinner.

In a private restaurant in an alley, Ji Yu poured a glass of wine for the worried-looking Liu Weiqiang and said, "Don't worry, I asked Lao Cai to ask the Shanghai Film Studio, and they welcome Infernal Affairs."

Liu Weiqiang sighed and said, "The key is publicity and scheduling. Most of the mainland cinema chains are influenced by China Film Group."

Hearing Liu Weiqiang's words, Ji Yu said optimistically: "Don't worry, the provincial film companies are not fools and will not be so obedient."

Liu Weiqiang finished the wine in one gulp and complained, "I should have known someone else would come."

Ji Yu laughed and said, "You are both the director and the producer. Don't worry, I will do my best to help with the publicity!"

"Thank you for your hard work! Ji Yu, you must help more."

"No problem! I'll write a song to help you promote it later!"

After hearing this, Liu Weiqiang immediately said excitedly: "That's a deal! Don't regret it!"

"No regrets!"

(End of this chapter)