Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 313 asks you to prove something, not to provide evidence.
"Tsk tsk tsk... Teng Huatao, Teng Huatao..." Feng Xiaogang exclaimed in amazement as he held the newly released box office figures.

The box office reached 14 million on the first day. He knew Teng Huatao was bad, but he didn't expect him to be this bad.

"Hahaha, Qi Hui was right." Feng Xiaogang tapped the paper and chuckled.
"Teng Huatao is a master of Indian cuisine. Give him the best ingredients, cooking utensils, and seasonings, and he can still make a pot of yellowish, watery excrement!"

Xu Fan slapped Feng Xiaogang in an annoyance: "Hey, don't say things like that at home, it's disgusting."

She's preparing to cook.

"Besides, the Teng family lives next door. You better keep your mouth shut and stop talking nonsense." Xu Fan pointed to the Teng family residence next door.

"Tch, what can Teng Wenji do if he hears this?" Feng Xiaogang said dismissively. "His son is a piece of trash, can't I say anything?"

He gets angry whenever Feng Xiaogang is mentioned. He kindly reminded Teng Huatao, but instead of being grateful, the kid took his anger out on him.

Now that he's older, if he were younger, he would definitely slap him a few times.

WTF!

Upon hearing this, Xu Fan was speechless for a moment, then quickly changed the subject: "At this rate of box office success, will 'Up in the Wind' be able to break 100 million?"

“The possibility is very small.” Feng Xiaogang closed the document and said, “If the reputation is good and it’s steadily growing, breaking 100 million is certainly not difficult.”

"But now, it's basically impossible. He's definitely going to fail!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Fan was surprised: "Why is that? Teng Huatao's TV series is quite good."

For example, "Dwelling Narrowness", "Naked Wedding Era", and "Wang Gui and Anna" are all pretty good.

“A TV series is a TV series, and a movie is a movie,” Feng Xiaogang said. “Besides Teng Huatao being incompetent, there’s also that Qi Hui.”

"That much-discussed web series?" Xu Fan thought for a moment and said.

They also have a smart TV at home, and she watched "The Beginning" too. To be honest, it was quite good.

The two young people looked like a perfect match, and the more you looked at them, the more interesting they seemed.

“Yes.” Feng Xiaogang nodded: “Qi Hui’s ‘The Beginning’ has generated a lot of buzz and discussion. Many viewers, even if they know about Teng Huatao’s movies, will not pay attention to them.”

"If you don't pay attention, you won't care. If you don't care, you naturally won't spend money to go to the cinema."

"Teng Huatao's downfall is 70% due to Qi Hui, and the remaining 30% is his own fault."

"How come it's 70%?" Xu Fan asked in surprise.

Feng Xiaogang laughed and said, "Back in the first month of the lunar calendar, Qi Hui was criticizing Teng Huatao. News came from their production team that Teng Huatao was so stimulated that he sped up the schedule."

"If the schedule is accelerated, money will be spent quickly, and naturally there will be no money for publicity and promotion...tsk tsk."

Speaking of this, he always felt that Qi Hui had expected this all along, and wondered if it was Qi Hui who had secretly sabotaged him.

Xu Fan glanced at Feng Xiaogang but didn't say anything. She always felt that the nickname "Feng the Cannon" was accurate, and it would be better if he didn't use his words.

……

the other side.

Teng Huatao slowly regained consciousness. He was fine, but his high blood pressure had suddenly spiked and he had fainted.

He disregarded the fact that he was in a hospital bed and called his assistant to bring him a computer so he could see the audience's reviews of "Up in the Wind".

I was so focused on looking at the box office numbers that I didn't read the audience's reviews of "Up in the Wind".

He believes that his film just had a minor mishap and wasn't really bad.

I can still turn the tables!

The assistant hesitated for a moment, but after thinking about it, he handed the computer to Teng Huatao.

Soon, Teng Huatao's face turned green.

"I only have two criteria for judging movies: good or bad. I can only say that this movie is extremely bad!"

"The female lead is so damn pretentious, it makes me want to slap her twice."

"Indeed, this movie is a confession of a failed artsy young woman. It claims to be a refreshing and healing film, but after watching it for a while, I still don't know what it healed me from."

"This movie probably wanted to emulate 'Lost in Thailand,' hoping to boost tourism in Nepal just like 'Lost in Thailand' did in Thailand. But they ended up making a huge mess of rubbish!"

"Teng Huatao is completely incapable of making movies. Ni Ni, who played Yu Mo in 'The Flowers of War,' acted so well, but when it came to Teng Huatao, it became pretentious and disgusting."

"Damn it, brothers, spit on Teng Huatao before you leave!"

"Qi Hui is right. Teng Huatao is a cesspool machine. Good actors, good investments, good scripts—in his hands, they all turn into a shoddy mess, watery and tasteless." "I asked you to make movies to prove yourself, not to provide evidence. Teng Huatao, you really are a cesspool machine!"

"..."

Teng Huatao's face grew greener with each passing moment. Enraged, he raised the notebook in his hand and slammed it to the ground.
"Grass!"

boom!
The assistant silently shed tears. My laptop!
……

Office building, Yixin Film and Television Company.

Qi Hui and Jing Tian signed a contract with Daylight Entertainment for the TV series "Battle of Changsha".

Qi Hui plays the male lead Gu Qingming, and Jing Tian plays the female lead Hu Xiangxiang.

Although Qi Hui is the chairman of Daylight Entertainment, he should still be paid the full amount due.

Previously, when filming "The Beginning," it was Qi Hui who funded Noon Entertainment.

Now that they're filming "Battle of Changsha," it's time for the people at Noon Sunshine to use their money to support the boss and his wife.

Director Kong Sheng sighed somewhat. Famous actors are good, but the cost is really high.

Of the 7 million yuan investment in "Battle of Changsha", 25% was spent on the two actors, Qi Hui and Jing Tian.

Fortunately, before filming began, they used Qi Hui's name to... cough cough, seek investment.

I must say, it works quite well.

The original plan was to invest 50 to 60 million, but they managed to attract 70 million.

It was ten million more than originally planned.

"When will you join the team?" Qi Hui asked.

"It's in the planning stages." Sun Molong chuckled and answered first, "It'll take a month or two if things go smoothly, and two months if things go slowly."

This drama has three directors. Kong Sheng is the chief director, in charge of the overall artistic style, the narrative pace, and the filming of large-scale war scenes.

Another director, Zhang Kaizhou, was in charge of daily filming, including some dialogue scenes.

Sun Molong, on the other hand, served as the group director and director of photography.

It was similar to when I was working on "The Beginning," we were doing pretty much the same kind of work.

But unlike with "The Beginning", Qi Hui is no longer the director or the investor.

Some things are either progress or regression. Although he didn't progress, Qi Hui regressed.

Once he joins the crew, it will be his turn to ask Qi Hui to address him by his official title!
Sun Molong chuckled and subconsciously rubbed his hands together, somewhat excited.

"Old Sun, why are you so excited?" Qi Hui asked, frowning.

He always felt that Old Sun had ill intentions.

"Hahaha, isn't it because I thought we could still work together?" Sun Molong laughed heartily, looking up at the sky.

"Qi Hui, we can continue our cooperation now."

Qi Hui's brows furrowed, and he slowly said, "Old Sun, I'm not trying to criticize you, but how many times have I told you?"

"When at work, always address people by their job titles!"

"Yes...yes, Chairman!" Sun Molong straightened his back instinctively and said solemnly.

Kong Sheng glanced at his apprentice, his gaze deep and unsettling. When did he learn this stuff?
"Alright, let me know when it's time, I'll join the crew." Qi Hui waved his hand and said:

"Contact me immediately if anything happens."

Kong Sheng's lips twitched. Who is the director, really?
Sun Molong also realized what was happening and stood there stunned for a moment.

Wait a minute, I'm the director!
"Is there anything else?" Qi Hui asked, looking up.

"No...no more."

"Then we won't keep you any longer. Goodbye and best regards."

Kong Sheng, Zhang Kaizhou, and Sun Molong exchanged a glance and silently left Yixin Film and Television.

They felt like they had invited a powerful old man back.

(End of this chapter)