Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 501 Tian Tian, ​​save me!
Evening at the premiere of "Mojin: The Lost Legend"!
The staff has already set up, and the main creators of "Mojin: The Lost Legend," including Qi Hui, Jing Tian, ​​Guo Fan, Huang Bo, Xia Yu, Liu Xiaoqing, and Yang Tianbao, are gathered here to prepare for the premiere later.

Huang Xiaoming, as a family member, also came.

"Did any of you watch 'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe' yesterday?" Qi Hui asked with a smile, subconsciously snapping his fingers. Oh, I didn't light a cigarette...

"Hahahahaha..." Upon hearing this, everyone present burst into laughter.

To be honest, none of the people present knew why they were laughing.

They might be laughing at their own stupidity for actually going to see the movie.

It could also be a joke about Lu Chuan, who actually made the movie like this.

"This movie is really hard to describe..." Xia Yu grinned, not even knowing where to begin.

At first glance, there are problems everywhere, shortcomings everywhere.

To be honest, there are some, but not none.

It's Yao Chen's husband, Cao Yu. His photography is quite good, giving the images a cinematic feel.

As for the rest... those who know, know.

"I'm quite curious about Lu Chuan's state of mind when he was creating the story, and how he managed to film these scenes." Guo Fan laughed heartily, unable to contain his amusement.

Before filming even started, he and Qi Hui shared the same opinion: Lu Chuan was trash and not worth mentioning at all.

Against him, there will be no other outcome than a crushing defeat!
Wang Zonglei and Chen Guofu didn't believe it then, but now they do, right?
"Director Guo, don't be careless." Huang Xiaoming laughed, "The box office of 'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe' on its opening day was more than 40 million."

Huang Xiaoming made this statement somewhat jokingly, revealing a hidden agenda.

On the one hand, it catered to the atmosphere of these people making fun of "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe".

On the other hand... if others find out about this, he would be considered to be speaking up for "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe".

Neither side is to blame.

"Hahahahaha..."

Huang Xiaoming's comment about the opening day box office was actually quite good; once he did, these guys couldn't hold back any longer.
"Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" was a big-budget film with an investment of 100 million yuan, but it only grossed 40 million yuan on its opening day.

This is an era of great development for the film and television industry!
Even variety show movies, which aren't really movies, grossed more than that on their opening day.
Lu Chuan's achievement is truly laughable!
Before long, guests arrived one after another, constantly joining Qi Hui and the others in their conversation.

Huayi Brothers is a behemoth; almost every celebrity in the entertainment industry has some connection to them.

They readily accepted Huayi's invitation.

The early arrivals, like Qi Hui and his group, shared their own views and opinions on "Chronicles of the Nine-Story Demon Tower".

There's no way around it, this movie is just too much of a topic of discussion.

"Old Zhang, how's it going at the court?" Qi Hui glanced at Zhang Muye, who had just arrived, and asked curiously.
Upon hearing this, the hall fell silent for a moment, and everyone turned to look at Tianxia Bachang.
To be honest, it's quite rare for an original author to sue a director who adapts a novel.

This has served as a wake-up call for many directors, reminding them that there should be limits to adapting works, and they should not act recklessly.

Otherwise, this is what happened to Lu Chuan!
"The case has been filed." Tianxia Bachang coughed lightly and said somewhat awkwardly, "The trial will be held in a few days."

As an author, he doesn't often appear in the public eye, and he feels somewhat uncomfortable facing so much attention.

Upon hearing Tianxia Bachang's answer, several directors and actors in the crowd, who were also capable of directing, felt a chill run down their spines, and a sense of gravity welled up within them.

To be honest, the original author has very little say in the film's creation process.

Many directors and screenwriters really don't respect the original authors.
Actually, it's not that unusual.
Years later, the classic online novel "Battle Through the Heavens" was adapted, and what a mess it became! The "horse breaking through the heavens" and "battle qi turning into a horse" scenes are laughable.

Now, Tianxia Bachang's rights protection serves as a reminder to directors in the entertainment industry: if they go too far, they might end up like Lu Chuan.

At this moment, there was a commotion at the entrance, and several people came in one after another.
Upon closer inspection, the people who appeared on "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe" were producer Ling Hong, actor Zhao Youting, and Bai Bing.
Also, there's Li Chen, Tang Yan, and Fan Bingbing.

Everyone laughed and stopped discussing "Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe".
These people aren't like Qi Hui; they wouldn't dare to publicly criticize others.

Moreover, producer Ling Hong is no ordinary person; she works for China Film Group, so we need to be careful.

"Hello, Mr. Ling." "Mr. Ling, it's been a long time."

"..."

Everyone greeted him, but Tianxia Bachang ignored Ling Hong, as he wasn't involved in the entertainment industry.

"President Ling," Qi Hui waved and greeted him.
He had met Ling Hong a few times; Ling Hong was one of the producers of Lu Yang's film "Brotherhood of Blades".
When I went to see Han Sanping at China Film Studio, I also greeted Ling Hong a few times.
"You guys... you've really put me in an awkward position." Ling Hong said, looking at Qi Hui and Guo Fan.

Qi Hui, Guo Fan, and Lu Chuan all came from the Sino-US Film Talent Exchange Program.

But I never expected that the dispute would escalate to this point.

"What's so embarrassing about you?" Qi Hui chuckled. "You're not really the producer, you're just a figurehead."

Lu Chuan is the real producer!

"Haha, Lao Qi is right." Guo Fan laughed heartily.

Ling Hong helplessly shrugged. Who told Lu Chuan to be born into such a good family? Otherwise, why would she have gone through so much trouble for Lu Chuan?

Of course, that's not the only reason. There's another reason... she's too eager to improve.

So be a little more diligent.

"How's your 'The Vanished Woman' coming along?" Ling Hong changed the subject, asking, "Is post-production finished?"

Qi Hui knocked on the string and said, "There are still some special effects shots that haven't been finalized, and we're really struggling with that."

Although it was a polite way of speaking, it was also the truth.

The special effects shots are indeed not finished yet.
"Let's have China Film Group handle it?" Ling Hong said with a smile. She was the deputy general manager of the production division.

She can easily achieve the special effects and the shots Qi Hui wants.

"I feel so bad about this," Qi Hui sighed. "China Film Group is helping me with both the special effects and the distribution."

“You little rascal…” Ling Hong knew he was making a request: “I’ll talk to the distribution team when I have time.”

She was in charge of film production management, as well as some distribution, including overseas distribution, so she could communicate with them.
Give "The Vanished She" more screenings when the time comes, within the bounds of the rules.

"Then I'll have to trouble Producer Ling." Qi Hui smiled broadly. Giving Ling Hong a producer's title was no big deal.

Ling Hong nodded in satisfaction. If "The Vanished She" became a big hit, it would be another impressive achievement on her work resume.

To be honest, she regretted it a little; she wished she had gotten involved in "Mojin: The Lost Legend" back then.

However, there were too many producers for "Mojin: The Lost Legend," more than a dozen in total, and she thought it better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond.

Let's gamble on the Nine-Story Demon Tower; winning "Mojin: The Lost Legend" would be the best outcome.
If not, at most they'll be slightly inferior.

They're all from "Ghost Blows Out the Light," and they all came from the Sino-US film talent exchange program. How bad could they be?
As one of only two producers, she also benefited considerably.
Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix, but I never expected that Lu Chuan, this "chicken head," would actually be a damn chicken head!

The success of Qi Hui, Guo Fan, Lu Yang, and Wu Jing led her to believe that everyone in the first batch of the Sino-US film talent exchange program was a talent.

Wu Jing, in particular, won the box office champion for Chinese-language films.

She originally thought that since Lu Chuan came out with them, he shouldn't be too bad.

But... compared to Qi Hui, Guo Fan, and Wu Jing, how could Lu Chuan be so incompetent?

Oh shit!

After finishing her business, Ling Hong turned and left to contact higher-ups at Huayi Brothers.
Qi Hui shrugged. "Everyone wants to improve..."

Seeing Ling Hong leave from a distance, several actresses quietly gathered around.

"Qi Hui." Gao Yuanyuan waved and called out from not far away.

Qi Hui's gaze sharpened, realizing something was amiss.
His gaze immediately locked onto Jing Tian, ​​and he quickly walked towards her.
Tian Tian, ​​save me!
(End of this chapter)