This director lacks vision.

Chapter 188 Photo Album

Jiang Yifeng took a sip of iced cola and said with a smile, "If you join Fengxing Media now, according to the standards I set, you will have to start as a newcomer."

There's no need to bother with that.

"When you join the company, you'll have to be one level below Shu Chang, which doesn't fit your status as a millionaire like Jing. It'll be too embarrassing."

Hearing Jiang Yifeng say this, Jing Tian hesitated.

She felt that Jiang Yifeng's words made sense, but her mother told her that she had to be tied to Jiang Yifeng's career.

This way you can manage both your love life and career, and keep the man you love firmly in your grasp.

Jing Tian thought the same way. She now knew that both Nazha and Gao Yuanyuan had shares in Fengxing Media.

She is lagging behind in this area.

Seeing Jing Tian's expression, Jiang Yifeng roughly guessed her purpose, so he said, "The construction of the Pacific Rim Studios requires a large investment, and we will set up a dedicated project company."

You can take a stake in the project company and become a shareholder.

Later, Lu Zheng and I will also establish a toy company specializing in selling Pacific Rim merchandise, and you can also invest in it.

If you manage these two businesses well, they can be quite profitable; enough to buy at least a few more dresses.

Hearing this, Jing Tian nodded in satisfaction.

“Great, great, I’ve invested in both of these companies! You probably don’t have time to manage them all, so I’ll keep an eye on them for you.”

Although Jing Tian lacked ability, she was very enthusiastic. She genuinely believed her mother's words and wanted to tie her career to Jiang Yifeng's.

Jiang Yifeng had no objections; one always needs connections to do business.

More shareholders make business easier.

Moreover, if Jiang Yifeng really had to choose one woman to marry from among many, Jing Tian would definitely be among the top choices.

She comes from a good family, is beautiful, and has an ostrich-like personality.

Although she can be jealous at times, she doesn't pry into things and understands the principle of turning a blind eye.

It's a good thing to be deeply associated with Jing Tian.

After finishing their hot pot meal, Jiang Yifeng and Jing Tian took a car back to the hotel.

Although the scenery outside is beautiful, it's too cold at night, so it's much more comfortable in the hotel with heating.

Da Tian Tian got her period, and the two of them didn't do anything that evening, just chatted together, which was nice.

Jing Tian leaned against Jiang Yifeng's chest, scrolling through Weibo on her phone, looking at the top trending topic, which was extremely exciting.

"Two small goals are about to be achieved, and Liu Yifei's Avatar is coming!"

Jing Tian clicked on it and saw that a self-media outlet had posted a Weibo post.

"As of January 15, the box office of 'Back to 20' has reached 570 million yuan."

Today is Sunday, a day off. If all goes well, the box office for "Back to 20" will surpass 6 million yuan after today.

As Jiang Yifeng previously stated, 3 million is a small goal, and his box office expectation for "Return to 20" is 2 small goals.

Liu Yifei had previously promised on Weibo that if the box office of "Back to 20" achieved two small goals, she would dress up as an Avatar.

Now that two small goals are about to be achieved, Liu Yifei's Avatar is coming!

What is the version of Avatar by the fairy sister like?

I'm really looking forward to it!

This Weibo post received nearly 20 likes and almost 2 comments.

There are also many bloggers discussing this topic in the comments section.

It's clear that everyone is quite looking forward to Liu Yifei playing Avatar.

Jing Tian pouted and asked, "Are you going to take Avatar photos with Liu Yifei tomorrow?"

Jiang Yifeng shook his head and said, "Impossible. Our outdoor filming schedule is very tight. We have to finish filming within a week."

I don't have time for Avatar, I'll think about it later.

Sisi won't care about this either.

This trending topic wasn't actually orchestrated by Fengxing Media's marketing team; it's just that netizens have good memories and have been keeping this in mind.

Jiang Yifeng thought Liu Yifei wouldn't pay attention to it for the time being.

Unexpectedly, under his influence, Liu Yifei also learned to surf the internet intensively and frequently browse Weibo.

Seeing that her inbox was flooded with private messages, she posted a Weibo post to explain.

"It's not that I'm breaking my promise, it's just that someone is still filming on set and isn't in Yanjing."

He hasn't come back, so filming Avatar can't start for now.

Here's a picture of a kitten for you all, please check it out~

In the comments section of this Weibo post, Liu Yifei posted a photo of herself dressed as a cat demon.

This photo was taken by Jiang Yifeng.

In the photo, Liu Yifei is wearing cat ears, has a bit of a mustache drawn on her face, wears a black and red bell around her neck, and makes a cat paw gesture with her hands. She looks cute and adorable, yet also has a touch of bright sexiness.

After seeing the photos, netizens made a lot of jokes.

"Why did Liu Yifei insist on Jiang Yifeng returning to Avatar? I finally understand what 'President Jiang's Avatar' really means!"

"Holy crap, this is an unexpected bonus! The fairy sister's catwoman outfit is absolutely stunning, isn't it even better than Avatar?"

"Jiang Yifeng is such a scoundrel! Is he really going to play the field with Liu Yifei like that? I'm so envious and jealous!"

"Damn, I really want to kill Jiang Zemin!"

"I'm taking this kitten with me, guys, don't look at it anymore."

"Go ahead and touch my sister's hand! Did you even get my permission before you did it?!"

Seeing the active participation of netizens, Liu Yifei posted another Weibo message.

"Don't worry, everyone. If 'Back to 20' is a huge hit, I will definitely make Avatar."

As for this cat photo, it's one of my looks in the movie A Chinese Ghost Story, so please don't misunderstand.

A Chinese Ghost Story is expected to be released in April this year. Please give it your support!

It has to be said that Liu Yifei has matured a lot and is very adept at using Weibo.

Not only did it amuse netizens, but it also took the opportunity to promote its own movie.

Upon seeing this, Jing Tian retorted defiantly, "It's just playing the role of a kitten! I can do that too!"

Jiang Yifeng asked with a smile, "Are you sure you can do it?"

"Of course I can, what have I ever been afraid of?"

Jiang Yifeng chuckled and said, "Alright, I'll be your backer another day. Don't back down at the last minute."

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Jing Tian said angrily, "This Liu Yifei is definitely deliberately going against me!"

On the show "Sisters Who Make Waves," she teamed up with Shu Chang and kept arguing with me!

She even targeted me when my movie was released!

Jing Tian's "Warring States" was completed long ago, but it was not released during the Lunar New Year holiday this year, so it was scheduled for release in April.

The same goes for Liu Yifei's "A Chinese Ghost Story," which was also released in April instead of during the Lunar New Year film season.

The two films were released at the same time.

Jiang Yifeng patted Jing Tian's head and teased, "Forget it, there's nothing to argue about between your two movies."

"What do you mean?"

"What's the point of arguing between two bad movies? It's a good thing that you're both releasing at the same time."

"Liu Yifei will also get criticized then, which will help you take a lot of the blame."

Jing Tian: "..."

"Hmph! Fengzi! You've really gotten too big for your britches!" Jing Tian sat up abruptly, grabbed a hair tie from the bedside table, and started tying her hair up as she said, "Why do you look down on my movie? Let's see how tough you really are!"

After saying this, Jing Tian felt cold and burrowed into the blankets to warm up.

Jiang Yifeng snorted, feeling a little thirsty.

He dipped his finger into the teacup by the bedside. The tea was just the right temperature, moist and slightly hot, but with a firm texture. The tea leaves were excellent, and after steeping, they resembled the shape of a tongue.

My phone vibrated twice. I picked it up and saw that it was a message from Liu Yifei.

[How was it? Did my Weibo tricks have the flair of "Anxi"?]

Anxi is the female lead in Jiang Yifeng's next web series, "Hunting".

She had suffered cyberbullying and endured painful trials before deciding to gather a group of people and use online public opinion to launch a brilliant revenge.

In the web series "Hunting," Jiang Yifeng incorporated many classic cases from the future.

For example, the story in the Danish film "The Hunt", the future Zhu Jun case, as well as the Qinghua senior student incident, the Luo Guanjun incident, the tortoise cat incident, and so on.

These cases were adapted to a certain extent.

In order to uphold justice and ultimately seek revenge, the female protagonist, Anxi, helps these victims "speak out" and, incidentally, recruits them to do something big together.

This drama also features many relatively positive examples, such as the Jin Quan Shao Xia incident.

Jiang Yifeng's idea was to find relevant authorities to give the drama "Hunting" the title of "anti-cyberbullying and anti-cyber fraud," and then film something interesting.

Even before the Jin Quan Shao Xia incident occurred, Jiang Yifeng had already plugged the "loophole" by donating money to Xie Sanxiu, the person involved in the incident, to help her child get medical treatment.

Since this wouldn't happen again, Jiang Yifeng put this idea at the very beginning of the script.

A scheme involving personal involvement is used to help the female lead, Anxi, establish her character.

After reading the beginning of the script, Liu Yifei exclaimed how wonderful it was and immediately fell in love with the character Anxi.

Even in real life, she "imitates" Anxi's behavior.

Take it easy, you're both terrible at the game and love to play.

Jiang Yifeng replied to a message, then put down his phone and touched Jing Tian's head with both hands.

……

The crew spent a week near the water jug, filming all the outdoor and forest scenes.

Jiang Yifeng returned to Yanjing on January 24th.

At this point, "Back to 20" had been in theaters for 24 days, with a cumulative box office of 7.8 million yuan, but the daily box office had dropped to 1200 million yuan.

With the release of the new movie, the number of screenings for "Back to 20" has decreased, and daily box office revenue will continue to decline.

This is a normal pattern, and Jiang Yifeng was not in a hurry. He had already discussed it with Han Sanpin.

The movie "Back to 20" has already been extended, and it can be marketed again during the Spring Festival as a "family-friendly" and "must-see movie for parents," which could boost its box office performance once more.

The ultimate goal is to break 10 billion yuan at the box office, making "Back to 20" the first Chinese-language film to surpass 10 billion yuan at the box office.

For this reason, Jiang Yifeng specially asked He Haimin for help to arrange for Shu to sing on this year's Spring Festival Gala, performing a solo rendition of the theme song from "Back to 20"—"When You Are Old".

Compared to the fierce competition last year, the competition for this year's Spring Festival Gala is not as intense.

Zhou Dongyu and Dou Xiao, who rose to fame this year with "Under the Hawthorn Tree", were both able to appear on the Spring Festival Gala. "Back to 20" surpassed "Under the Hawthorn Tree" in both influence and box office.

As the leading actress in the film, it's only natural that Shu Chang would appear on the Spring Festival Gala.

In addition to Shu Chang, Fengxing Media's 101 girl group will also perform the song "Good Time" on the Spring Festival Gala.

After all, in 2010, Produce 101 and the Produce 101 girl group were also the focus of public opinion.

Not only the 101 girl group, but also Tian Zhen, Li Xiaoran and others who became popular again through Sisters Who Make Waves, also appeared on this year's Spring Festival Gala.

Starting in the last two years, the Spring Festival Gala has completely shifted from a model of "whoever performs becomes famous" to one of "whoever is famous performs".

After getting off the bullet train, Jiang Yifeng went straight back to the company and saw that the 101 girl group had already returned.

Seven women sat in a conference room, looking at the company's newly formulated rules for artist promotion, and chattering excitedly.

Jiang Yifeng pushed open the door and walked in, smiling as he said, "Judging from your complexions, you must have had a very fruitful trip."

The first album of the girl group Produce 101, "Wake You," has sold more than 260 million copies across Asia in just 50 days since its release. In the current climate of rampant internet piracy, this is a remarkable achievement.

Many songs from the album, such as Wake, Good Time, Love You at 101 Degrees, My Song, and Blue Summer, are very popular.

Moreover, of these 260 million sales, 42 were in Japan.

Don't underestimate the sales volume of 42.

Based on these album sales, "Wake You" has been on the Oricon album chart in Japan for seven consecutive weeks, consistently ranking in the top 5, with its best performance reaching number 2.

As a newly formed girl group, Produce 101's new album sales are quite remarkable, especially considering they didn't have a large fan base in Japan.

This set a good precedent for future development.

Avex even held a celebration party for the 101 girl group in Japan.

Because the 101 girl group's album is a large album with 13 songs, the price is relatively high.

Judging solely by sales figures, "Wake You" was a huge success in Japan.

During this period, the 101 girl group frequently performed on stage to promote their album, and wherever they went, they were greeted with cheers and applause from fans.

These experiences have helped the seven beauties grow considerably, and they now have a real star quality.

Upon hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Naza said proudly, "Of course, we even have a fan club in Japan."

After saying this, Naza raised an eyebrow at Jiang Yifeng, who immediately understood.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder; after almost two months apart, tonight is sure to be a battle.

Chen Jianfang, the person in charge of the girl group, said: "President Jiang, Avex wants to publish a photo album for the 101 girl group. They said it's the standard for popular artists in Japan."

There are indeed fans in Japan petitioning for the 101 girl group to release a photobook.

In Japan, the idol industry is very developed, and it is indeed very common for popular female stars to release photobooks.

Photo albums have relatively low costs and are a very profitable business.

By holding autograph sessions for their photo albums, celebrities can both increase fan loyalty and make money.

Jiang Yifeng thought for a moment and said, "If we're going to release a photo album, our company will shoot it ourselves. The content can't be too explicit; it should focus on youth and vitality."

You need to remember the positioning of the 101 girl group and not confuse it with the Crown group.

Furthermore, if a photobook is to be released, it will first be released in the Chinese market.

The 101 girl group mainly presents a youthful and refreshing image, similar to S.H.E., whether it's choreography or songs, they all share this style.

Unlike the Crown Group, they are not as hot and sexy, and their dances often involve many suggestive moves.

This positioning is based on consideration of the domestic situation.

Too gaudy and vulgar, and it will be difficult to be considered elegant.

It was precisely because the 101 girl group took a youthful approach that they were able to appear on this year's CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

Hearing Jiang Yifeng's words, Naza asked curiously, "Why does the photobook have to be released domestically first?"

"Because this is a very sensitive matter. If you don't pay attention, you might only release the photobook in overseas markets, and not in China."

If your competitors sensationalize this, you'll be embroiled in controversy.

Chinese people will think you are worshipping foreign things and fawning over foreigners, and that you are applying double standards.

If the photo album is too explicit, then you will be ruined.

Therefore, you must pay attention to this matter. The domestic market is the foundation, and everything should prioritize the domestic market.

Even if you do this, your Japanese fans won't object. Logically, everyone would think that prioritizing their own country is the right thing to do.

Naza nodded, indicating that he understood, but it was unclear whether he truly understood or was merely pretending.

Zhang Tianai didn't think much of it. She stared intently at Jiang Yifeng and suggested, "Boss, everyone says you're the best at photographing women. Why don't you help us shoot a photo album?"

(End of this chapter)