Chapter 76: Wei Jin Causes a Sensation Again

As time entered March, the weather gradually warmed up. After completing the indoor filming, Wei Jin began shooting the outdoor scenes.

This part was filmed even more smoothly; they were relatively long shots, so the requirements for the actors were much lower.

Today's shoot was for Datou's side. One could see Lu Ming, played by Datou, sitting on a rock on a desolate plot of land, gnawing on corn. A small sedan drove up, and Lu Ming knocked on the car window; the window opened.

"Cut, that's a wrap. Camera crew, get ready. Actors, take your positions. Prepare for the next scene."

Wei Jin took his eyes off the monitor and shouted through a megaphone. The entire set quickly began to rearrange itself according to Wei Jin's instructions, appearing quite busy for a moment.

The next scene was for Datou to pitch his loft design proposal to someone, only to be heartlessly rejected.

"Not bad, the state is very good. You've captured the temperament of a small-time character well. Keep it up."

Wei Jin had a good impression of Datou; this guy's acting style was a bit unique, and it seemed there really weren't many like him in the country.

Hearing that it was a wrap, Lei Jiayin let out a sigh of relief. As it was his first time being the male lead, whether or not President Wei was satisfied was very important.

"Brother Wei Jin, take a rest and drink some water."

Jing Tian had been staying with the crew during this period and had even taken on the role of Wei Jin's Assistant. When eating, she would either pick food for him or serve him soup, and Wei Jin couldn't do anything about her.

"Tian Tian, let's shoot your scenes tomorrow. Don't you still have the college entrance exam?"

Wei Jin put on an appearance of considering things for the young girl; in truth, Gao Yuanyuan had already been complaining for several days.

"You don't need to worry about my academic scores, Brother Wei Jin."

Jing Tian looked confident, as if she had already entered the Beijing Film Academy.

"As for the scenes, I'll listen to you. Let's shoot tomorrow."

For nearly half a month, Jing Tian hadn't discovered anything fishy about Gao Yuanyuan, and Wei Jin treated her with professional courtesy, so she felt at ease.

Hearing this, Wei Jin felt a sense of relief in his heart. What to do when a young girl is too clingy? Sending her back to school for further studies is the best solution.

Soon, Wei Jin completed the filming of Jing Tian's scenes and even specially held a wrap party for the young girl that evening.

The crew members had also gotten along well with Jing Tian during this time and all came to see her off. The young girl was so moved that she almost wanted to stay behind, but Wei Jin decisively sent Jing Tian off on a flight back to Beijing early the next morning.

On the night Jing Tian left, Gao Yuanyuan raided Wei Jin's room to fill the loneliness of the past half-month. Wei Jin naturally served the beauty with his life, giving his all and practicing what he preached. Just as Wei Jin was single-mindedly filming his movie, the outside world had already turned upside down.

On March 9, the Forbes Celebrity List was released.

The Forbes China Celebrity List is a list released by the Chinese edition of *Forbes* magazine. The list has been released since 2004, based on research and systematic evaluation results of Chinese celebrities.

In the list released this time, those in the top ten were either from the entertainment industry or were athletes, all belonging to the high-income group.

Furthermore, the list does not use income as the sole ranking criterion. In fact, the comprehensive ranking is evaluated based on a series of exposure rates, including the individual's income, print media exposure, television exposure, internet searches, and magazine covers.

Among them, the actor Zhou Xun ranked third on the overall list with an income of 20 million, surpassing Zhang Ziyi. Although Zhang Ziyi's income was 36 million, her overall exposure last year could not compare to Zhou Xun, who starred in *Painted Skin*. After all, as the female lead of a film with 378 million in box office, her momentum was simply too strong, and Zhang Ziyi could only settle for fourth place.

Yao Ming had an income of 170 million yuan, exceeding the sum of the incomes of all the actors in the top ten, ranking first on the overall list. One can only say that these days, top athletes still make more money.

What was surprising was that *Super Girl* champion Li Yuchun, who had only debuted for half a year, actually ranked eighth on this list, with an income reaching 10 million. This shows the strength of this variety show in creating stars and attracting wealth.

It is worth mentioning that Gao Yuanyuan and Ceng Li entered the top fifty of the list with incomes of 3.6 million and 3.5 million respectively.

In fact, their incomes were not considered high. Gao Yuanyuan was frequently on media and the internet due to her scandal with Wei Jin last year, while Ceng Li was indeed too popular last year; two dramas directly promoted her to the ranks of first-tier actors, and her exposure was quite high.

And the most shocking was naturally Wei Jin, who ranked second in the comprehensive ranking in his first time on the list, with an income as high as 114 million, ranking first in the entertainment industry.

The list also detailed the composition of Wei Jin's income, including a director's fee of 7 million USD for three films in North America, and 5% of the box office revenue for *The Conjuring*, which had not yet been released, estimated based on the average box office of the previous two films, reaching 3 million USD. In other words, the North American director's fee alone reached 10 million USD.

In addition, there was the investment return converted from his salary for *Painted Skin*, totaling 30 million.

There was also the royalty income from two novels, totaling over 4 million.

The ringtone copyrights for Wei Jin originally belonged to the Studio, and later to the company, so they were not counted as personal income.

Even more surprising was that Liu Yifei actually made the list, and even broke into the top twenty, and she actually made the list as a Singer.

Detailed published data showed that since the release of *Warm*, Liu Yifei's ringtone income reached as much as 13 million in just a few months. The song's MV, plus the movie *Those Years*, brought her a huge amount of exposure, making her rank higher on the list than some first-tier actors.

At this time, Liu Yifei, who was promoting *The Return of the Condor Heroes* in the country, also called Wei Jin to thank him in her spare time. She really didn't expect that a song would bring her such a great harvest, and for a moment, she didn't know how to express her gratitude.

Liu Xiaoli, who was on the side, watched her daughter hang up the phone with a smile, already pondering how to continue to maintain a good relationship with Wei Jin. Japan was no longer an option; it was too far away, and the friendship would fade.

Liu Yifei making the list as a Singer caused a huge shock in the circle, so much so that Jing Tian, who had just returned to Beijing, also called to ask if she could make the list next year. She seemed to have already seen herself becoming famous.

This left Wei Jin laughing and crying. He explained the criteria for the celebrity list to her and told her that to make the list, she needed to strive for more exposure.

Looking at the list, there were as many as three female stars who made the list because of Wei Jin. For a time, whether it was female stars in the entertainment industry or media reporters, they all flocked to Wei Jin.

The female stars were naturally craving Wei Jin's works, while the media were curious about Wei Jin's gossip.

In the past few days, quite a few media outlets had come to the filming set, making Wei Jin irritable, so he had to refuse any set visits.

After the list was released, Wei Jin came to the set and clearly felt that the crew members were looking at him differently.

Although everyone knew Wei Jin's status before, they didn't expect that, aside from the company, Wei Jin himself had such a strong ability to attract wealth—that was over 100 million!

Gao Yuanyuan's gaze toward Wei Jin was even more resentful. A casual song made Liu Yifei famous and brought her a considerable income, and her ranking on the list was much higher than her own. No, she had to drain him dry tonight. Thus, in the last days of the film's shooting, Wei Jin enjoyed himself; the charm of the Hupu Goddess is truly not something to be told to outsiders.

Days passed by like this. On March 13, after 26 days, *Time-Space Cohabitation* officially wrapped up. After holding a simple wrap party in Shanghai, the crew returned to Beijing, but there were still many things waiting for Wei Jin to handle. The new book is on the shelves, three chapters are presented, I implore all book friends to reward with subscriptions and collections, thank you all! (End of chapter)