Entertainment: The joy of being a director is beyond your imagination

Chapter 106 106. The long-lost secretary! Manslaughter topped the box office on the first day!

Pei Ran forcefully turned the topic back to the script, "It's not the quantity of the role that matters, as long as it's outstanding enough. Besides, you've finally gotten rid of the reputation of being a vase actor, so I think you should go with Dragon Gate Flying Daggers."

Jing Tian knew clearly that this guy was deliberately changing the subject.

But what he said did make sense, so she had no choice but to nod and agree.

"Okay! That's it, let's go to sleep!"

Pei Ran turned off the bedside lamp.

Unexpectedly, Jing Tian was not happy, "Let's talk for a while!"

"What else do we have to talk about? Will it be different if we talk about it tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow?"

"It's different! If you choose Dragon Gate Flying Armor, you have to join the team immediately!"

"immediately?"

"Yes, in fact, the filming of Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate started at the end of 10, and the actors have officially joined the crew, so if I choose to participate in Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate, I should be able to join the crew soon."

"Ah?" Pei Ran was very confused. "The filming has already started...but you're only choosing the supporting actress now?"

"Oh, that's not the case. The female supporting role I was cast in was decided long ago, but it seems that this actress was often late for filming, and her agency asked to change the script and add more scenes... so Director Xu Ke withdrew her from the role in anger. And since the role itself doesn't have many scenes, we can only look for another one while filming."

Oh, there is also this gossip to listen to.

The actress was fired for being late for filming? Haha, she is Da Mimi's senior!
Pei Ran couldn't hold it back this time, "So you got a bargain."

Hearing this, Jing Tian also smiled, "Lucky, lucky!"

In that case, Pei Ran went along with her wishes and started chatting with Jing Tian in bed, ranging from the film industry to the choice of actresses, from the choice to the influence of the actresses' figures on the characters, and from the influence of the figures on the characters to the differences between men's and women's bodies.

Summary: Plugs and sockets.

He plugged the socket Pei Ran gave him... and he rolled his eyes for most of the night.

……

The next day, Pei Ran got up early. Considering that he slept a little late last night, he simply didn't wake Jing Tian up to do morning exercises.

He came to the company.

I unexpectedly discovered that secretary Liu Wanqing was also there.

Liu Wanqing was also surprised, "Boss Pei, why don't you take a few more days off?"

"It doesn't matter where you rest. Besides, you can still miss Secretary Liu when you see things in the company. After all, I haven't seen her for such a long time, and I miss her a lot."

A gentle smile appeared on Liu Wanqing's mature and beautiful face, which was completely different from her flirtatious energy in bed. "What a coincidence, I thought so too, but Mr. Pei, I sent you a message last night, did you read it?"

"No, what's wrong?" Pei Ran told the truth.

"The opening day box office data for the Spring Festival movie season is out."

"Okay, I'll watch it now."

Seeing Pei Ran so calm, Liu Wanqing was also puzzled, "Boss Pei, aren't you curious at all about which movie won first place?"

"What is there to guess? It's either this director's or Let the Bullets Fly."

"Boss Pei, you're ruining the mood."

"Then if I only guess my own movies... isn't that a bit narcissistic?"

"This is not narcissism, it's confidence." Liu Wanqing walked in front of Pei Ran in high heels. She raised one of her plump legs wrapped in stockings and gently rubbed Pei Ran's trousers with her leg flesh. "Confident men are the most handsome."

Pei Ran reached out and grabbed Liu Wanqing's beautiful legs, and gently pushed his hips towards her. "Then I guess my movie won first place, so... what's the result?"

Liu Wanqing smiled, "My little mistress is awesome." Pei Ran put down her legs, first grabbed her waist, then slowly slid his hands down and twisted her plump buttocks a few times, "Tell me, you're still hanging on me, right?"

"It's the master who's trying to trick me. How dare I, a little secretary?" Liu Wanqing smiled. "But I didn't expect men's intuition to be so accurate. President Pei, you guessed it right."

"The first-day box office of Manslaughter was 29 million, ranking first on the first day. The difference between Let the Bullets Fly and Manslaughter was not much, only a little over 1 million."

Pei Ran nodded.

The first-day box office of "The Accidental Murderer" was much higher than that of "The Piano Tuner".

It’s not that there is a difference between the two movies, each has its own advantages and disadvantages. As for the pre-screening promotion... judging from the work done by Pei Ran, it is similar, of course, excluding unexpected situations like Chen Kaige’s.

The main reason is the schedule.

From the current perspective, starting the Spring Festival period is a very correct choice.

But because it is the first Spring Festival period, moviegoers may not be used to it yet, so it is far from reaching the level of popularity in later generations. But that’s okay, just take it one step at a time!
"What about later?" Pei Ran asked.

"Then there was My Own Swordsman, and then The Laughing Man..."

The result was the same as what Pei Ran and Jing Tian predicted in bed.

Both films made over 20 million on the first day, and the first-day box office of the next few films was also pretty good. However, what Pei Ran didn't expect was... among the next few films, the one with the highest first-day box office was actually the Pleasant Goat series.

But on second thought...it seems normal.

During the Chinese New Year, adults bring their children out to play. If the children want to watch the Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf movie, the adults will definitely not feel comfortable leaving the children alone in the theater, so they buy two or three tickets.

"There isn't a huge difference between the films. What about their reputation?"

Liu Wanqing took the computer, she had already finished her homework.

In bed, the brother doesn't need to move, the sister does everything automatically.

Don't worry if you're the boss under the bed, the secretary can do it.

"According to current statistics, over 85% of the positive reviews for Manslaughter and Let the Bullets Fly are positive, while the positive review rate for The Legend of Sword and Fairy is slightly lower. However, the reputation of My Own Swordsman is... a mixed bag."

Pei Ran felt a little emotional when he heard this.

The TV series version of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" can really be said to be the absolute pinnacle of domestic sitcoms to date. Even if we go back ten years, there won't be a sitcom better than it.

But it is such an invincible IP.

It was destroyed by the movie version, and then the screenwriter Ning crushed it severely.

"Mr. Pei, did you go to see it yesterday?" Liu Wanqing asked softly.

"Look, did you go?"

"I didn't. I was at my mother's house yesterday." Liu Wanqing smiled.

"Humph, I didn't expect that Secretary Liu, who claims to be loyal, would not even contribute to the box office of the movie directed by the boss himself. I'm angry!"

"Haha... I'm just kidding. I brought my whole family to watch it, just to contribute a little to President Pei."

After a few jokes.

Pei Ran took Liu Wanqing to the office.

Although she was clearly overjoyed, Liu Wanqing still pretended to be happy. "My dear master, although there is no one in the company today, I feel that it is not a good idea to do this today."

Pei Ran:?
This doesn't seem to be a rejection.

Why does it feel like I'm going to ruthlessly torture the little toy and not show any mercy to it?

(End of this chapter)