Chapter 60: Little Thoughts, New Project, Setting the Date

"There, I've done what I promised you. Whether you can sing it well or not is up to you."

Wei Jin handed over the document envelope in his hand.

"Thank you, Brother Wei Jin. I will definitely practice hard; if I can't sing it well, I won't release the song."

After taking the document envelope, Jing Tian looked excited; she had been waiting for this song for a long time.

"Hmm, then how do you plan to thank me? By treating me to spicy hot pot?"

Wei Jin looked at Da Tiantian, whom he hadn't seen in nearly two months, and a smile couldn't help but appear at the corners of his mouth.

At this moment, it had been nearly a week since Wei Jin returned to the country. Wei Jin had rested well for a few days before finally selecting the song to give to Jing Tian.

"Okay, okay, Brother Wei Jin, do you like eating it too?"

Upon hearing that she could eat spicy hot pot, Jing Tian was quite happy, her large eyes smiling into little crescent moons.

"Eating spicy hot pot can wait a moment. Won't you look at the song first?"

Wei Jin did remember seeing news in his past life that Jing Tian really liked eating spicy hot pot.

"Oh my, you mentioned eating spicy hot pot, and I forgot."

Jing Tian was like a little ditz, and only then did she open the song to look at it.

"Brother Wei Jin, this song is written so beautifully. Thank you, I like it very much."

Thanks to over half a year of studying music theory, Jing Tian's aesthetic sense in music had improved rapidly. At a glance, she saw that this "Little Luck" was very suitable for her to sing, and the difficulty was not high. She was truly grateful to Wei Jin.

After finishing the spicy hot pot with Wei Jin, Jing Tian sat in the car on the way home. Her little face was flushed red; she didn't know if it was because the spicy hot pot she just ate was a bit spicy, or if the song "Little Luck" had left her feeling somewhat flustered.

"How can Brother Wei Jin guess a girl's thoughts so thoroughly? Could he be my little luck?"

Afterwards, she took out her phone and dialed a number: "Hello, Lu Shu. I've received the song Brother Wei Jin wrote for me. Yes, it's excellent. Let's record it early. Hmm, he might not have time, let's find someone else. Yes, yes, goodbye, Lu Shu."

Hanging up the phone, Jing Tian recalled the joke Wei Jin made when he held her hand last time, and a smile appeared on her still slightly flushed face.

The next day, Wei Jin arrived at the company and walked into the office, only to see Ning Hao already waiting.

"Junior brother, what's the matter with calling me here? I'm busy making money."

"There's a project I want to hand over to you to do. Take a look at the script first."

Wei Jin took the script from the safe in the corner and placed it on the table.

"This is a low-budget comedy with an estimated budget of around 6 million, but I am very optimistic about the project's prospects. It might even reach the heights of 'Crazy Stone'."

"Oh? That optimistic? Then I'll have to take a look."

Ning Hao picked up the script and saw the large characters "Lost on Journey" on the cover, then began to read the script carefully.

Wei Jin was unhurried and composed as he began to brew tea. Having sat in Han Sanping's office so much, Wei Jin had also grown fond of this way of acting cool.

"This is a road comedy? Your script is quite interesting. I'll take it."

After finishing the script, Ning Hao expressed his willingness to take on the project.

"Then hurry up and prepare. Since it's about the Spring Festival travel rush, let's film some real situations. Also, regarding the actors, you can let Wang Baoqiang play that migrant worker. You can handle the rest yourself."

Wei Jin didn't have any objections to the original cast, but since the project was handed to Ning Hao, he still had to show some respect.

"Is that the 'Sha Gen' from 'A World Without Thieves'? Hmm, he is quite suitable. Alright, I'll hurry up and finish the MV on my hands these few days, and also scout for actors first. We can start filming around December."

Ning Hao pondered for a moment and felt that the time was quite ample.

"No, you're already a director with a box office over 100 million, what MV are you still filming?" "The pay is good, I can't refuse. This much."

Ning Hao made a gesture with his hand, and Wei Jin understood in his heart. Making money, it's nothing to be ashamed of.

"Who is so generous? You aren't going to film something inappropriate for children, are you?"

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying? Even though we're on good terms, be careful or I'll sue you for slander. Starlight Splendid. Didn't they come to the celebration banquet last time? I left my contact info, and that's how they found me."

Ever since his box office broke 100 million, Ning Hao had gained some confidence, and he was more natural when with Wei Jin.

Hearing this, Wei Jin was left between laughter and tears. So it was Da Tiantian; no wonder they were so bold.

"Fine, fine, go get busy. If you've taken the money, film it well. I know that girl, take care of her a bit more."

After Ning Hao left with some lingering doubts, Wei Jin began to busy himself with work.

On November 5th, Wang Ke, the head of the special effects team, returned to Beijing with the finished film of "Painted Skin" and a batch of special effects production equipment. It was a few days later than expected, mainly because there were some issues with the paperwork for this batch of equipment in North America. It was only after relying on the connections of one of the shareholders of Summit Entertainment and paying a significant price that it was finally settled.

Fortunately, everything was worth it. Wei Jin immediately allocated funds to establish the Shanhe Sleepy Hollow Special Effects Company, with Wang Ke as the company's general manager.

Counting the game studio established in the first half of the year and Potato Video, which was currently negotiating financing, Wei Jin's entertainment empire was gradually expanding.

After watching the finished film, Wei Jin immediately called the major investors, arranging to watch the film at China Film Group to discuss the release date.

Early the next morning, Wei Jin brought the finished film of "Painted Skin" to China Film Group. At this time, except for the absence of Western Film Group, Yu Dong from Bona and Wang Changtian from Enlight Media were already in Han Sanping's office. Seeing Wei Jin walk in, the few exchanged pleasantries and went straight to the screening room.

As the movie played, the few were gradually drawn in by the plot and special effects.

Wei Jin's version of "Painted Skin" appeared more refined in fight scenes and special effects than the original. The beautiful art style, cool fights, realistic makeup, and shocking special effects made the investors exclaim that it was satisfying; the current state of domestic film special effects production was truly hard to describe.

After watching the movie, the group returned to the office. Just as they sat down, they saw Han Sanping speak to Yu Dong and Wang Changtian:

"What do you think?"

"Very good, very shocking. The special effects are done beautifully."

"Excellent, the story line is very clear. The audience will definitely be able to relate."

The two expressed their optimism for the film from the perspectives of visual effects and story content, respectively.

"Then Wei Jin, when do you want to release it?"

Han Sanping's question was somewhat redundant; if they wanted to release it this year, only the New Year Slot was suitable.

Wei Jin flipped through the calendar on the table, looked up, and replied:

"Let's make it December 3rd. It happens to be a Saturday. "Those Years" is also on this date. Let's strive for a good start."

Yu Dong and Wang Changtian looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

"Hmm, this is also fine. I'll make another call to Chen Shiren and try to coordinate the schedule. It's best if it's a win-win."

Han Sanping's words had both public and private motives. For the public, he very much hoped to see the domestic film market prosper and grow, and he didn't like the internal friction between two major films; privately, China Film Group was the main investor in "The Promise", and he bore a heavy responsibility.

Perhaps quite confident in his own influence, Han Sanping called Chen Shiren on the spot; although the three of them, including Wei Jin, could not hear clearly what was said, they saw Han Sanping's face turn ashen, his hand gripping the phone turning white.

After hanging up the phone, Han Sanping remained silent for a while before speaking:

"Then let it be so, it will be released on December 3rd."

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