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Chapter 602: Creating a new folder named "The Wandering Earth"

With the major decisions made, the details will be handled by the key members of each production team.

As time went by, the production team gradually implemented the work.

Meanwhile, the Spring Festival is also approaching.

Liu Dehua's songs echoed through the city streets and alleys.

"Armpit ahhh~~~"

After a year of being sidelined, Andy Lau has thawed again, and the promotion of films for the Spring Festival season is also in full swing.

……

Many movies are released during the Spring Festival, and many people want to get a piece of the pie during this most festive holiday.

However, among all these films, the most outstanding one is Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid".

He hasn't made a new movie in several years since "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

Online, someone inexplicably shouted again, "We owe Stephen Chow a movie ticket!"

Besides Stephen Chow, Wong Jing is also back with "From Vegas to Macau".

For three consecutive years, he and his film "From Vegas to Macau" have appeared in the Spring Festival film season.

The box office is getting better and better, but the word-of-mouth is getting worse and worse.

The first two movies at least had some story elements, but the third one... was visibly worse.

Among the released materials is Andy Lau in a red leather jacket, clearly indicating that Chen Daozai has reappeared.

Not only Chen Daozai, but also Psy, the Korean singer who has become very popular in recent years.

The one who does the Gangnam Style dance.

It's easy to imagine just how bad it was.

Besides these two, there's also Zheng Baorui's "Journey to the West: Sun Wukong Thrice Beats the White Bone Demon".

Recalling Soi Cheang's disastrous film "The Monkey King" from a couple of years ago...

Even before "From Vegas to Macau" and "The Monkey King 2" were released, criticisms were already circulating online.

I don't even need to watch them to know that these two are terrible movies!
In the movie "Havoc in Heaven", Aaron Kwok played the Bull Demon King. Now, in "The Monkey King 2", the Bull Demon King has been replaced by Sun Wukong.

What? Is there no one left on Hong Kong Island?
The same few actors are constantly being changed.

Netizens are furiously criticizing Hong Kong films as terrible and calling Hong Kong movies garbage.

The Lunar New Year film season in the past two years has been filled with terrible Hong Kong films; one film, "From Vegas to Macau," was even made into three separate movies.

One film a year, all released during the Spring Festival season. The directors and actors never get tired of it, but netizens are tired of criticizing it.

Only "The Mermaid" is worth looking forward to; the rest are garbage.

Amidst the festive atmosphere and hustle and bustle, the Spring Festival is drawing ever closer.

Qi Hui took Jing Tian to the company's annual meeting and distributed year-end bonuses to the employees.

The production team received invaluable support from Yixin during filming and promotion.

Qi Hui first habitually checked the tax situation, and only after confirming that there were no problems did he begin distributing the year-end bonuses.

I also want to warn everyone here that you should never touch any financial software, such as loan apps.

Whether you participate yourself or advertise, you must not get involved.

If I remember correctly, Donnie Yen's "Ip Man 3" stumbled, and it seems to be related to these things.

The QQ group is unusually quiet this year.

Lu Yang and Wu Jing did not show off the house they had cleaned, nor did Guo Fan show how virtuous his wife was.

They were terrified that Qi Hui would say, "The house is too big to clean."

That bastard is infuriating!
……

New Year's Day
Qi Hui had a rare moment of leisure. He stopped training and put aside his work on "Operation Red Sea," taking Jing Tian shopping and watching movies.

He hadn't taken Jing Tian out for a while... Usually, the two of them just stayed at home.

As mentioned above, the house is so big that you can play around with it however you like.

The two went to the cinema and watched several movies released during the Spring Festival.

Some movies I could finish watching, others I couldn't, so I just got up and left.

Overall, The Mermaid is pretty good.

Stephen Chow is still Stephen Chow. Those who know Deng Chao's comedies know them all. To say that they are unbearable to watch is actually a compliment.

"The Breakup Guru" and "The Villain Angel" showcased his amazing comedic talent to audiences.

As long as he doesn't do comedies, Deng Chao is still a pretty good actor. But Stephen Chow broke this stereotype; "The Mermaid" proved that Deng Chao's comedies are watchable.

Of course, this is all predicated on Stephen Chow being the director.

As for Wong Jing's "From Vegas to Macau"... unsurprisingly, it was as bad as ever.

When facing the villain played by Jacky Cheung for the first time, he surprisingly didn't gamble, but instead chose to play ping-pong.

It's amazing!

As predicted by netizens, Psy's role was minimal, just a minor one.

He had no idea what role he played in the movie.

However, "The Monkey King 2" received much better reviews.

At least the criticism wasn't as harsh.

Perhaps because "The Monkey King" was so bad that there was no room for it to get any worse, and "The Monkey King 2" was of slightly better quality, netizens didn't criticize it as harshly.

It has bottomed out and rebounded.

……

Big Year
Qi Hui, Lao Ling, Xiao Zhang, Wu Jing, and several others, along with their female relatives, gathered at Guo Fan's house. This year's gathering at his house was a way of paying New Year's visits.

Before the Lunar New Year, the revenue sharing for Huayi Brothers' "Mojin: The Lost Legend" finally arrived.

In addition to his fixed base salary, Guo Fan also received a 4% share of box office revenue, achieving true financial freedom.

Of course, Qi Hui and Jing Tian were in similar situations, but Qi Hui received 5%, while Jing Tian received 3%.
In addition, other actors' salaries are also distributed as profit sharing, ranging from 0.5% to 2%, so Huayi's actual profit is not much.

Fortunately, Huayi is a listed company, so its revenue streams are not limited to box office revenue.

Although they were eating with their mouths full of oil, they suddenly felt a sharp pain in their mouths, so painful that they jumped up and down.

All that pure silver was given to the poor—what a tragedy!

So this year, Qi Hui and his friends decided to mess with Guo Fan, this nouveau riche, and freeload at his house.

As for why I didn't go to Qi Hui's place... there's no particular reason, I just didn't want to go.

Seeing Qi Hui living off a woman and residing in a luxury mansion is worse than killing them!

Inside the restaurant, several people were enjoying a hot pot meal.

Eating hot pot in winter is so comforting!
The mutton is simmered in the hot pot, dipped in the sauce, and then slowly chewed and swallowed with sesame sauce... Tsk tsk, this is the authentic way of eating in the old capital!

"Leaving on the sixth day of the lunar new year? So soon?" Wu Jing stared wide-eyed, a grouper slice on his chopsticks, and was momentarily stunned.

We were just talking about "Operation Red Sea" and I casually asked when filming would start, but to my surprise, Qi Hui's answer was the seventh or eighth day of the Lunar New Year.

In that case, Qi Hui will have to set off for Africa on the sixth day of the lunar month.

Qi Hui shrugged: "The sooner we finish filming, the sooner we'll be done."

“That’s true… If we go any later, the Sahara Desert will be unbearably hot. Now is the perfect time to go.” Guo Fan nodded in agreement.

"Making military-themed films is really tough..." Lu Yang sighed as he looked at the three black-haired monks, Qi Hui, Lao Ling, and Xiao Zhang.

Before he could finish speaking, Guo Fan quietly nudged him with his elbow.

Shut up, the women are still here!
As expected, as soon as the words were spoken, Jing Tian, ​​Tang Yifei, and Tang Yixin's expressions changed slightly.

Qi Hui and the other two will be staying there for several months. Wouldn't that be very troublesome?

Qi Hui chuckled and said, "Don't worry, it's not that hard. We've done our research and made preparations."

"I also asked the production director to buy rapeseed and seedlings, in preparation for growing vegetables in the desert."

"What the hell?"

"Brother, really?"

"Hahaha, you're awesome!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present laughed. That's the Sahara Desert; if vegetables could be grown there, that would be amazing.

"Let's conduct the experiment in advance," Qi Hui said with a smile. "I'll have the crew keep a record of it."

"Brother Jing will share his experience with you then."

“This is good, this is good…” Wu Jing nodded repeatedly. His “Wolf Warrior 2” was also going to be filmed in Africa, and who knows how many problems he would encounter!
As he spoke, he raised his glass and clinked it against Qi Hui's.

After a few words, the worry on Jing Tian, ​​Tang Yifei, and Tang Yixin's faces disappeared, and they returned to their previous chatting and laughing.

Qi Hui breathed a slight sigh of relief, knowing he could change the subject: "Old Guo, any progress on your sci-fi movie?"

"Hehe... I've got it now." Guo Fan smiled smugly. "The newly created folder: The Wandering Earth!"

(End of this chapter)