Chapter 470

Beijing, Yanjiao Villa.

In the spacious bedroom, Zeng Li's hands were firmly wrapped around Wei Jin's neck. Her jet-black hair flew up and down with the undulating body, but the few strands of hair on her forehead remained motionless; they were already soaked with sweat.

Wei Jin supported the beauty's plump thighs with his arms, firmly grasping her firm, shapely buttocks with his hands, exerting force continuously.

After the clouds dispersed and the rain stopped, Zeng Li lay contentedly in Wei Jin's arms, exuding a lazy aura from head to toe; she truly didn't want to move even a single finger anymore.

Because Wei Jin had slept long enough on the plane, he felt refreshed at this moment. One hand stroked the smooth back from under the beauty's waist, while the other grasped the fairness on her chest.

"Sister Li, how did it feel going to shoot this time?"

"Hmm~~ Not bad. Director Cao is quite serious about filming, and Huang Bai's acting is also great. It's just that those families are truly too pitiful. They guarded us filming every day, crying after watching every scene. Director Cao said that on the day filming started, they even knelt down, and we couldn't stop them. They are also very grateful to you..."

Speaking of this, Zeng Li felt a bit sad, and tears welled up in her eyes unknowingly, but she also felt a bit proud.

"This is all I can do."

From the moment the film project was established, Shanhe Media allocated 20 million to set up a "Seeking Children Fund," specifically to help these families.

One must know that seeking relatives is a long process, and many families even abandon their homes and businesses to invest in it, facing tremendous economic pressure.

The Seeking Children Fund couldn't fully cover their expenses, but at least it could help solve part of the problem.

In addition, they collected information from the search teams and promoted it for free on Yinxiang Net.

Furthermore, Wei Jin also planned that after the film was released, he wouldn't be able to manage the other producers, but Shanhe Media's share of the profits would continue to be injected into the "Seeking Children Fund," which could be considered a small contribution.

Perhaps sensing that the atmosphere was a bit cold, Zeng Li leaned toward Wei Jin's arms.

"Xiao Jin, you don't know yet, right? Huang Bai received an invitation to host this year's Golden Horse Awards ceremony as a guest."

"Oh? That's normal; he's been a regular at the Golden Horse for the past two years."

Speaking of this, Wei Jin looked at the beauty in his arms.

"Sister Li, do you want to go with me when the time comes?"

"Hmm? What would I go for? I'm not part of the crew..."

"It doesn't matter. We can go to promote 'Gravity'. Speaking of which, you haven't been to Taiwan for a long time since 'Room', right? Just consider it a trip to relax."

Zeng Li was somewhat tempted, but then she remembered the Oscars that year, and her tone became distant.

"Forget it. That little girl is so clingy; I'm afraid you won't have time to accompany me then."

Rarely seeing Sister Li in this resentful state, Wei Jin couldn't help but bite her alluring red lips.

"Sister Li, then let's forget it. When there's a chance in the future, let's take Dudu out to play by ourselves."

"Then you must keep your word. Dudu is so old now, and apart from going back to her hometown, she hasn't been anywhere."

Hearing this, Wei Jin felt even more guilty and tightened his hold on the beauty.

"Okay, I'll arrange it. But tonight, let your husband accompany you well..."

After saying this, Wei Jin turned over and pressed down on her again.

Soon, the sound of weeping and pleading songs echoed in the room again. The next day, when the sun was high, Wei Jin finally arrived at the company; the big sister was still too clingy, and they had almost played all night last night.

As soon as he arrived at the office, he called Chen Zhiming, intending to understand the company's situation these days.

Within a few minutes, Old Chen came over with the data to report on the work.

While listening, Wei Jin nodded, and he had a count in his heart. Chen Zhiming's ability couldn't be said to be too strong, but he could still handle some administrative management work.

The two films in the first half of the year, "With You" and "Boss & Me," had both wrapped up, and post-production work had also begun.

These two films were modern dramas, so the post-production work wouldn't be too long, and it was expected to be completed before the end of the year.

And the two scripts prepared for the second half of the year had also passed the review and were undergoing preliminary preparation.

The new project of the variety department, "Where Are We Going, Dad?", was also progressing very smoothly. In addition to the previous three groups of guests, they had also finalized Lin Zhiying and his son from Taiwan, and Huang Lei and his daughter from Beijing Film Academy, leaving only the last group of guests still under negotiation.

Lu Yang's "Kung Fu Jungle" had passed the review, and he was clamoring to arrange a suitable release slot.

Guo Fan's "About Time" had basically completed preliminary preparation, and it was expected to start filming after the National Day.

Other work was also proceeding in an orderly manner.

"By the way, President Wei, 'Bottom-tier Gal' will be released on the 29th, and the premiere is set for the 27th. How about the Great Hall?"

"Hmm, that's fine. You'll be responsible for the specifics. By the way, how is the promotion going?"

"Not bad. The first phase of promotion in ticket-heavy cities has just ended. The crew is resting, and they will go to major universities in Beijing in two days, as well as some variety shows."

"Fine. If it's just in Beijing, I'll run a lap with them."

"Oh? President Wei, you're participating too?"

Chen Zhiming was a bit surprised. One must know that Wei Jin was not only a director but also the chairman of the group. He hadn't participated in film promotion for a long time.

"Hmm, in the last few days, let's pull up the heat offline."

"That's true. The competitors are too high-profile. President Wei, you go out and teach them how to behave, hahaha."

"I think so too, hahaha."

Perhaps because the competition this National Day was too fierce, several films about to be released were simply crazy, and the propaganda war during this period had never stopped.

After Yang Mi finished filming "Summer's Desire," she began a nationwide promotion with the crew of "The Assassins".

Weibo seemed to be free, one post after another.

Zhang Ziyi once again brought up the 20 million salary for "Dangerous Liaisons," stating that this was the film she had put the most effort into and would definitely bring surprises to everyone. "Second Exposure" was hyping the scandal between Feng Shaofeng and Huo Siyan. One must know that the latter had already exposed her relationship in June this year. It could only be said that they were really going all out for the box office.

However, when it came to being high-profile, it had to be Huayi's "Tai Chi 0".

I don't know if Wang Zhonglei drank fake alcohol, but not only did he shout the slogan "Kung Fu + Steampunk," but he also boasted that "Tai Chi 0" would crush several domestic films including "Bottom-tier Gal" and "Dangerous Liaisons" at the box office, winning the National Day slot championship.

This time, Wei Jin wanted to beat this "Tai Chi 0" down.

After handling the company's affairs, Wei Jin timed it and drove to a private restaurant.

This was an appointment with Ye Ning to discuss the project they had talked about before.

But Wei Jin didn't expect that after arriving at the place, he would see Han Sanping here too.

But thinking that Zhang Wei was also in North America back then, Wei Jin understood. Old Han must have heard the news and wanted to get a share.

"Chairman Han, President Ye, you're both here."

"President Wei, please sit."

"Wei Jin is here."

After nodding and greeting each other, Wei Jin took his seat, and the waiter began to serve the dishes.

"President Wei, the budget here has come out, roughly around 100 million. Later, when other roles are finalized, there may be adjustments, but it won't be too far off."

Wei Jin raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, and the chopsticks holding the food in his hand paused for a moment.

"Oh? Cheng Long is starring, is the budget this low?"

Only to see Ye Ning smile mysteriously, "Didn't I say before? Relevant departments will participate in the filming and promotion, so Cheng Long is willing to lower his salary."

"Hmm, President Ye did say that, but now you can tell me which department it is, right?"

Before the project was finalized, Ye Ning couldn't make it clear. Although Wei Jin had some guesses, he couldn't be sure.

"The GA Department is taking the lead, the propaganda department will also participate, and even the subsequent promotion will be strongly pushed, because this itself carries the meaning of a propaganda film..."

Listening to Ye Ning's account, Wei Jin nodded. Sure enough, as he guessed, it was the "Police Story" series.

Speaking of which, this film was also old wine in a new bottle, changing the soup without changing the medicine, nothing more than putting on a skin.

However, with Cheng Long joining, according to the budget of 100 million, given the current market situation, losing money is impossible.

"Wei Jin, I told Ye Ning, China Film Group and Shanhe take 30%, Wanda takes 40% as the main controller. What do you think?"

"Good, let's settle it like that."

Wei Jin nodded. This share was just right.

"Then President Ye, when will the project specifically start?"

"President Wei, it's like this. Cheng Long's schedule will be after New Year's Day. Since he lowered his salary, the time must be tight for others..."

Wei Jin nodded, "Hmm, that makes sense."

"President Wei, in a few days, when the script is perfected, I will arrange for someone to send it over. If you have any roles you need, you can bring them up directly."

"Good."

Wei Jin didn't decline. As an investor, he still had this right.

As for the pre-determined actors, it would depend on the specific schedule, but it couldn't be finalized now.

A meal could be considered to have settled the investment matter. Next, the three began to chat idly, and Han Sanping remembered one thing.

"By the way, Wei Jin, what do you think about the small-scale screening of 'Gravity' I told you about before? Registration for the Best Foreign Language Film will start in ten days or so."

Before, Wei Jin put forward the idea of sprinting for the Oscars, so Han Sanping communicated with the General Administration.

Relying on the three little gold men, although they were not very optimistic about the sci-fi theme, the General Administration still agreed in principle to recommend "Gravity".

But they also put forward a requirement: it must be released in advance, at least a small-scale release.

Because according to domestic regulations, the Best Foreign Language Film must be a film released between October 1st of last year and September 30th of this year, and it must be a film released in commercial theaters for more than seven days to be eligible for recommendation.

Last year's "The Flowers of War" belonged to an exceptional recommendation, which caused great controversy, and in the end, it returned empty-handed, so the General Administration bore great pressure, so this year, no matter what, they couldn't break the rules again.

Including "White Deer Plain" and "Remembering 1942" which were previously listed as candidates, the former had already been released, and the latter also held a small-scale screening at the beginning of the month, just to meet the recommendation qualifications.

"Forget it, Chairman Han. Releasing in advance will lead to pirated versions, which will affect our box office performance to some extent. 'Gravity' will not participate."

Wei Jin shook his head and refused directly. He had thought very clearly about this matter.

Unlike the Best Foreign Language Film, where each region and country can only recommend one, other awards of the Oscars have very loose conditions. As long as the film completes a 7-day release in Los Angeles, North America in the current year, it can be registered.

And "Gravity" will land in North America in December, which fully meets the registration conditions. Even without domestic recommendation, it will not affect the registration for other awards.

Han Sanping obviously knew this rule, so he nodded.

"Alright then. I guess this time it will be 'Remembering 1942'. I don't know if Feng Xiaogang can get a nomination..."

Han Sanping didn't dare to talk about winning, because apart from Wei Jin, the mainland really didn't have a single little gold man, and in most years, they couldn't even get a nomination.

"I guess it's very difficult."

Wei Jin didn't look down on Feng Xiaogang, but the competition for the Best Foreign Language Film this year was very fierce, with many strong opponents.

Including the Korean film "Pieta" which just won the Golden Lion Award in Venice, "Caesar Must Die" which won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival at the beginning of the year, and this year's Cannes Palme d'Or winner "Amour," all have great opportunities.

In addition, a French film with high acclaim, "The Intouchables," should also not be underestimated.

Feng Xiaogang wants to stand out by relying on the joining of two Oscar Best Actors, but the hope is slim. (End of chapter)