Chapter 460

The next day, after Wei Jin washed up, he went downstairs, and his future mother-in-law, Liu Xiaoli, had already prepared breakfast.

Seeing Wei Jin, Liu Xiaoli was all smiles.

"Wei Jin, where's Xixi? Why hasn't she come down?"

"Auntie, she's sleeping in. Let's leave some for her..."

Hearing this, Wei Jin's expression was a bit unnatural. He couldn't say that your daughter was overworked last night and couldn't get out of bed yet, right? But the Fairy in the JK outfit was really top-notch; it seemed he could prepare more props in the future.

Liu Xiaoli on the side seemed to remember the sounds she vaguely heard last night. The smile on her face stiffened, then she greeted Wei Jin as if nothing had happened and started eating breakfast.

Seemingly to resolve the awkward atmosphere, Liu Xiaoli took the initiative to chat with Wei Jin about what she saw and heard on this trip.

Wei Jin listened while occasionally chiming in, and a thought suddenly appeared in his mind.

The time for a meal passed just like that. Seeing Wei Jin about to go out, Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but speak up.

"Wei Jin, look at Xixi just staying at home like this, this..."

Wei Jin turned back and smiled. "Auntie, don't worry, I have arrangements."

"Alright, as long as you have a plan in mind, Auntie won't ask."

Waving goodbye to Liu Xiaoli, Wei Jin went out, and Lao Zhu had already been waiting outside for a long time.

"Lao Zhu, go to the company."

"Alright, Boss."

As the vehicle slowly started, Wei Jin began to close his eyes and ponder, and the thoughts in his mind became clearer and clearer.

About twenty minutes later, the vehicle stopped in the underground garage.

Wei Jin went straight to his office and first wrote and drew on the desk. Soon, a creative idea jumped onto the paper, and then he pressed the internal phone.

"Notify Zhang Yipei to come see me."

Not long after, Zhang Yipei, with her bob haircut, knocked on the door and walked in.

"Boss Wei?"

"Director Zhang, sit."

Wei Jin gestured for her to sit down, then informed her about Best Actor Xie and his son joining. Zhang Yipei was pleasantly surprised when she heard it.

"Boss Wei, this is quite good. We were originally planning to invite some stars from both sides of the strait. Xie Feng has quite good popularity in the Mainland. If he can come to participate, it will also be helpful for the show. Then there will be more room for bargaining in the negotiations with the TV stations..."

Wei Jin nodded; it was also out of this consideration that he agreed directly.

"How is the progress so far?"

Facing the boss's inquiry, Zhang Yipei was well-prepared and recounted the progress of the project, and Wei Jin nodded from time to time.

The efficiency of the Variety Department was still very high. Currently, the project "Where Are We Going, Dad?" had already confirmed Hu Jun and his son, and Guo Tao and his son; the others hadn't replied yet.

In addition, the contact with TV stations was also going smoothly. Mango TV, Modu TV, and Su Province TV were all very interested. After all, Jiangzhe TV relied on the outdoor variety show "Keep Running" to conquer the world, and they had long been envious of it.

"Hmm, continue to push forward. Also, I have a new creative idea here, take a look first..."

While speaking, Wei Jin handed over the draft in his hand. After Zhang Yipei took it with both hands and glanced at it for a few times, her brows lifted.

"Outdoor travel variety show?"

"Hmm, what does Director Zhang think?"

The creative idea Wei Jin gave this time was roughly "Flowers on Trip" and "Sisters Over Flowers".

In his previous life, he didn't pay much attention to these two variety shows, only remembering that they were about finding some male and female stars to travel to foreign lands together, and then encountering various sudden situations, which caused points of interest.

The general direction was there now, and the specifics could be left to the Variety Department to perfect.

"I think it's feasible. Now the pace of life is getting faster and faster, and ordinary people face great survival pressure, basically not having much time to go out and travel."

"Such a leisure variety show similar to a travel documentary can not only let the audience understand the real side of the stars, but also see the scenery and history during the journey. It should have quite a market..."

Wei Jin nodded, acknowledging her judgment. Although this show couldn't be called a blockbuster, its popularity was not low.

"Hmm, Director Zhang, this matter is left to you. Later, the Planning Department will come up with a plan. In addition, send someone to communicate with the South Korean branch and let them find a way to buy the domestic copyright of 'Infinite Challenge' as soon as possible..."

"Boss Wei, is this to make another outdoor variety show?"

"Hmm, since many TV stations are interested, why don't we do it? Even if we are too busy for the time being, we can get the copyright first and then develop it later."

"Infinite Challenge" was the predecessor of the domestic "Go Fighting!". However, this variety show was planned by South Korea's MBC as early as 2004 and went online in 2005. Wei Jin was beyond his reach at that time and couldn't intercept it at all.

Nowadays, Shanhe Media's variety team was enough to support the production of multiple variety shows, and it was time to put it on the agenda.

"In addition, the Variety Department can also send people to South Korea to communicate more with major TV stations. If there are good ideas, we can bring them back and use them..."

Speaking of this, Wei Jin paused.

"Director Zhang, starting next year, the Variety Department will implement an assessment system. Each group must have an independent planning proposal and cannot keep lying on the laurels and eating the old capital. For the specific assessment method, you come up with a charter..."

Wei Jin discovered that the company's Variety Department was not the same as the TV station's Production Department. There was no pressure of ratings. After having a few blockbuster variety shows, the enterprising spirit was a bit weak, which was not a good phenomenon.

Zhang Yipei also understood this truth, so her expression became solemn and she nodded heavily.

"Boss Wei, don't worry, I will implement it as soon as possible."

In the film market, "The Bullet Vanishes", "The Lion Roars 2", and "Border Town Prodigal" were released at the same time.

Everyone in the circle was joking that Sun Honglei was being beaten by the former "Golden Boy and Jade Girl" couple from Hong Kong.

Some netizens also laughed and said that this was a head-on confrontation after Best Actor Xie and Zhang Baizhi divorced.

Regardless, the gimmick was hyped up, but unfortunately, the box office wasn't very strong.

"The Bullet Vanishes" reported over 16 million on its first day, and after the first three days of the weekend, the box office reported 56.8 million.

This result looked barely qualified, but judging from its online rating of less than 7, the final box office point wouldn't exceed 200 million. Compared to the production cost of 12 million US dollars, equivalent to 100 million Hong Kong dollars, there was obviously a problem with breaking even.

And "The Lion Roars 2" appeared even more unbearable. It was less than 10 million on the first day, and after the first three days of the weekend, the box office only reported 21 million.

The key was that the online reputation collapsed directly. The Yinxiang Net rating dropped from 5.3 at the start to 4.1, and there was a trend of continuing to decline, and the producers couldn't even brush it up. Quite a few netizens were complaining, because they walked into the cinema for the feelings of the first part, who knew they were directly fed a mouthful of shit.

When this play was casting, they even wanted Fan Bingbing to play a supporting role for Zhang Baizhi, which finally caused a scolding war.

At this time, Fan Bingbing directly started to be yin and yang on Weibo: "The movie is still that name, but unfortunately, the person is no longer pure."

Although she didn't name names, everyone knew that this was mocking Zhang Baizhi.

But this time, let alone Zhang Baizhi, even the producers didn't make a sound, which made the netizens who wanted to watch the tearing war disappointed for a while.

"Border Town Prodigal", which was released in the same period, although the box office was also unsatisfactory, less than 3 million on the first day and less than 10 million in the first three days of the weekend, the online reputation was surprisingly high. Currently, the Yinxiang Net rating was 8.1, which was really strange.

In contrast, the performance of "The White Storm" could be described as dominating the whole scene.

It won 158 million in the second week. Currently, it has been released for ten days, and the total box office has reached 247 million, with the single-day box office approaching 20 million.

That "The Silent War", because the scheduling was squeezed, performed poorly in the third week. After the box office passed 160 million, it almost stopped moving, with only one or two million a day.

And "Storm", after eating the dividends of the last weekend, chose to go off the screen, and the final box office reported 339 million.

The production cost of this movie was 80 million. Including the publicity and distribution expenses, the total investment was about 110 million. Just the mainland box office share achieved a profit of about 25 million.

Adding the box office share of Taiwan and Hong Kong, as well as miscellaneous advertising revenue, this movie brought a total profit of nearly 80 million to the producers, which could be called a big sale.

Wei Jin specifically called Shi Nansheng.

"Director Shi, I won't attend the celebration banquet. You just help me distribute red envelopes to the actors."

"No problem, but Boss Wei, is Golden Harvest not considering opening a new film in the second half of the year?"

"Forget it this year. Just do a good job in the distribution and cinema line in Southeast Asia. Next year, we can look at the situation and start 'The Raid 2' and 'Cold War 2', but the preliminary preparation work can be done gradually..."

Wei Jin didn't want to not make money, but in terms of cost-effectiveness, rushing to start was really not cost-effective. Besides, there were enough movies to be released next year, and if there were more, it would really be impossible to coordinate the schedule.

"Alright, I understand."

The character requirements for "About Time" were published on Shanhe Media's official Weibo, and those who met the conditions could come for an audition.

Many brokerage companies and actors and artists looked over. After all, over the years, the number of times Shanhe Media's films have held external auditions could be counted on one's fingers.

In the eyes of many artists, this opportunity was truly rare!

So a large number of actor resumes were sent to Shanhe Media from the hands of brokerage companies and agents.

Wei Jin also received quite a few requests from acquaintances, but he didn't agree to any of them, saying that at most he would help cut in line and arrange to enter the audition link. Whether it was suitable or not, Guo Fan had to decide.

As an artist under Starry Sky Culture, the advantage was indeed great. Yang Mi had already received the script, and she was a bit moved at this moment.

Judging from her limited experience, this script was indeed good, but she was not confident enough in herself, so she asked her dog-headed military advisor.

"Sister Li, what do you think?"

"The script is quite good, and the female lead has quite a lot of scenes. I heard from Director Zhang that Director Guo Fan wanted Gao Yuanyuan to play it before, but it was rejected by Boss Wei..."

Yang Mi felt a bit sour in her heart. It actually flowed out from those few women again.

"Then Sister Li, have you asked Director Guo?"

"Hmm, I mentioned it when I went back. Director Guo said the female lead must audition."

"..."

When Yang Mi heard this, she frowned. Was her 500 million box office female lead so faceless? Guo Fan was too rigid.

"Mimi, if you really have ideas, why don't you contact Boss Wei?"

Ceng Li already knew that the second female lead was set as Wang Zixuan. In her opinion, Yang Mi should be treated better than the former. After all, she was a studio partner and had made no less money in a year.

"This..."

Yang Mi was a bit hesitant. Previously, Wei Jin had clearly stated that there would be no more film resources for her this year. If she opened her mouth again, she was afraid that the impression would be greatly reduced.

So she shook her head. "Forget it, Sister Li, let's just go to the audition directly. Compared to others, my advantage is already great, so there should be no problem."

"Hmm, that's true. By the way, Mimi, the crew of 'The Bronze Sparrow Terrace' is going to enter the group for publicity in the middle of next month. Is there any problem with the scenes here?"

"No problem. My rival scenes with Liu Kaiwei were originally filmed first. There are still twenty days left. If I tighten up my personal scenes, it will definitely be in time."

Although she didn't think much of the box office of "The Bronze Sparrow Terrace", it was a big-production movie with an investment of over 100 million anyway, and Yang Mi also hoped for a good result.

"Hmm, that's fine..."

Speaking of this, a strange smile appeared on Ceng Li's face. "Mimi, is that Liu Kaiwei still showing courtesy?"

"Hey, don't mention it, he's like a dog skin plaster all day..."

Hearing this, Yang Mi rolled her eyes, with an expression as uncomfortable as if she had eaten a fly.

Liu Kaiwei played a couple with her in the play. If it was just a bit more intimate when filming, Yang Mi could accept it.

But this person clearly wanted to extend the relationship outside the play, running over every few days to show courtesy, under the guise of chatting about the script and rival scenes.

This damn thing didn't even pee to see himself. He was a whole round older than her. If he wanted status, he had no status; if he wanted a career, he had no career. Just a connection left by a has-been Hong Kong dad, what use could it have?

He wasn't even worthy of carrying Wei Jin's shoes!

What kind of grade was he, daring to covet her Da Mimi? It was just that this person hadn't done anything excessive, so Yang Mi really couldn't make a move. Otherwise, if she told the company and implicated the crew, wouldn't it be a waste of effort? "Alright, since the scenes are about to end, don't cause extra branches. We still have to deal with Meiya when there is a chance..."

"Hmm, I understand."

Wei Jin didn't know Yang Mi's thoughts. He was currently performing a farewell ceremony with Liu Shishi.

Celebrities were different from ordinary people after all. Their schedules were almost all arranged in advance. Being able to compress a blank period was already not easy.

In the room, Liu Shishi hugged Wei Jin's neck tightly with both hands, and a pair of full and powerful legs, which had been exercised since childhood, hooked around his waist.

As Wei Jin kept walking in the room, red clouds appeared on Liu Shishi's intellectual and elegant face. Her forehead and the sides of her temples were already covered with fine sweat beads. Her brows were slightly furrowed, her eyes were seductive, and her breathing became heavier and heavier.

"Brother, I~~~ am coming~~~"

"Shishi, wait for me..."

(End of chapter)