I was just thinking about taking the arts exam and you said I've been playing supporting roles

Chapter 230 "I still have... 3 children!"

boom! boom! boom!
The sound of live ammunition firing could be heard at the shooting range. It was already the third day since Chen Jin had joined the special military training group.

Except for physical training on the first day, the following days were spent practicing shooting and holding the gun, and there was also a modern history expert who helped them correct some details.

Two armed police instructors acted as instructors and were quite strict, almost like military training.

It’s even stricter than military training.

After all, this is live ammunition, and it is definitely not a joke. Everyone has to feel the recoil of the gun.

"Okay, let's take a break!"

The armed police instructor gave instructions with a flag, and Chen Jin stood up and rubbed his sore shoulder. The impact of the gun handle was very painful.

Of course, he was not the only one who received training. There were more than 20 actors who played the role of soldiers of the German-equipped division, including many well-known artists, such as the future Berlin Film Festival winner Wang Jingchun, the Art Film Award winner Qin Hao, Xuzhu Gaohu, Nie Yuan, Huang Haibai... Du Jiang of Operation Red Sea...

Zhang Weiping really makes every character he plays sellable, and the key is that the actors he chooses have pretty good acting skills.

These guys probably don’t even know that they don’t have many scenes and don’t even have a character name.

After all, it is the agency that gives them the jobs.

The agency was also fooled by Zhang Weiping, and probably lied to him that this troop unit played an important role in the play, after all, it was the only type of troops fighting against the evil.

But in fact, Chen Jin, the so-called second male lead, only has the name of Instructor Li.

It is estimated that the total length of the scenes is about 10 minutes.

However, each of these male actors seemed very dedicated and trained very hard, and none of them had the slightest star airs.

After three days of getting along, Chen Jin had become very familiar with them.

“Can this play still be filmed?”

During the break, Gao Hu couldn't help but talk.

Yesterday, the only investor of this drama, Zhang Weiping, the CEO of New Picture, was called in by the local tax bureau to be investigated; and the day before yesterday, the local tax bureau received a report from the public and directly entered New Picture for a surprise audit.

Now many local tax personnel are still staying in the New Picture Company. Not to mention that the whole company is in a panic, even the crew has come to a standstill.

Zhang Yimou was also called over for routine questioning today.

As for the Internet, it has been widely circulated. After the paparazzi Zhuo Wei exposed the incident on the first day, several domestic media began to report on it one after another. By now, the entire network has known about this incident.

What many netizens want to know most is whether Zhang Yimou was involved and whether he evaded taxes.

Because he had been exposed several times before, but it was not a big problem.

This time his partner went to jail, and he might have been involved, so there are a lot of news reports online discrediting him.

"Shoot, I'm sure you can shoot it!"

Wang Jingchun said, "As long as Director Zhang is okay with it, there are plenty of people who will invest in this film!"

"It's hard to say~~~"

Huang Haibai still knows some inside information: "Other movies are fine, but this drama is too sensitive. Xiao Ri is complaining overseas. Otherwise, why did several investors of Director Zhang withdraw their investment one after another?"

"This is most likely a trick by the foreigner. If he can't stop the filming, then why not just put Mr. Zhang in there?"

I have to say that mountaineer Qin Hao has a pretty good ability of association.

Chen Jin nodded in approval: "It's possible. Sony and Panasonic still have some influence in China!"

“So not everyone will vote!”

Gao Hu sighed.

Huang Haibai sat there, crossed his legs, and pouted towards Chen Jin with a sly smile on his face: "It's okay, we still have a sponsor!"

"Who?"

Nie Yuan raised his head, and everyone looked in his direction and smiled.

"Yes, Brother Jin will take over!"

"My brothers' acting career depends on you!"

"The share of 'Love Is Not Blind' should have been paid to you, right?"

As the guys were gossiping, Chen Jin quickly waved his hands: "I can't afford to invest. It's 6 million. I can't even get the money together even if I sell it!"

"Bullshit, it's all over the internet, it's 1 million at most, Zhang Wei... Mr. Zhang is just talking nonsense!"

Huang Haibai coughed and almost said Zhang Weiping's name.

The share of "Love is Not Blind" has indeed been deposited into the account of Film Science, 33 million yuan, in addition to some bonuses from the Film Bureau, other subsidies, etc.; and the overseas distribution rights, mainly in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, total 2.93 million.

It hasn’t been sold in Europe and America yet.

The copyright of the Internet and the Six Princesses is 1320 million yuan.

Youku bought the exclusive online distribution rights of "Love Is Not Blind" for 1000 million yuan, and promoted it vigorously for a period of time recently.

Currently, Youku is the largest video website in China and is very wealthy. At the end of last year, "Old Boy" by Chopstick Brothers made the entire network see the power of online videos, so it invested money to develop online movies.

Chen Jin came at a good time, otherwise he would probably have sold it for 500-600 million at best.

Today’s new media copyrights are no longer as good as they will be in the future. “Wolf Warrior 2” sold for 6000 million, “Monster Hunt” sold for 5600 million, and Feng Xiaogang’s “If You Are the One” sold for only 100 million two years ago!
However, in later generations, several video websites usually took over and shared the costs, and now most of them are exclusive.

"Aftershock" was not as lucky as Chen Jin, selling only 520 million, and it was purchased by six video websites together.

Youku has made big moves this year, so it is reasonable for it to win the championship in film history.

However, Jiang Wen in "Let the Bullets Fly" did something cool. He jointly launched the "VIP Paid Zone" with many video and portal websites such as Sina, Sohu, and Youku.

In just 20 days, it achieved 20 online on-demand views and generated total revenue of RMB 120 million.

I have to say, Jiang Wen still knows how to have fun.

It is estimated that the company earned more than 2000 million yuan from charging for television copyright and new media.

Therefore, Chen Jin now has almost 3 million in liquid funds in the account of Film Science, making him an absolute rich man. There are not many film and television companies in the country that have more liquid funds than him, except for a few giants.

Many people in this industry also know this.

Otherwise, Huang Haibai wouldn't have made fun of Chen Jin.

"Brother Jin, if there is any problem, we must catch him!"

"Now we can only pray that Director Zhang will be alright!"

"Hey, what a mess!"

“Training, training…”

Everyone was complaining, and then one by one they started to devote themselves to the training.

***
18 hours later, Zhang Yimou walked out of the Inspection Bureau with a tired look on his face.

Zhang Mo greeted him with a distressed look on his face: "Dad!"

"It's okay, let's go!"

He forced a slight smile at Zhang Mo and got into the car with Zhang Mo.

Pang Liwei started the car immediately.

"Director Zhang, why don't you stay at my place for a few days?"

Pang Liwei said to Zhang Yimou.

"it is good!"

The studio has been sealed off, and because it is affiliated with Zhang Weiping's New Picture Company, many of its accounts have also been investigated recently.

The car sped along the way, and Zhang Mo seemed to be hesitant to speak.

"It's okay. Thanks to Xiao Wei for not giving me the dividends, Xiao Pang also pays my taxes every year!"

"The accounts are very clear, and the income is just that little!"

Zhang Yimou was smiling, and this smile was completely sincere.

"I also have to thank Guangxi Film Studio for paying my salary. I almost forgot about it!"

"Ha ha!"

230 yuan per month.

He used to be the director of that studio and is now the honorary director with a title.

Zhang Yimou's actual income in 2003 was about 106 million yuan, including 100 million yuan in remuneration for shooting an advertisement, 6 yuan in labor fees for directing "Impression of Liu Sanjie", and wages from the Guangxi Film Studio.

……

2005年的实际收入约为251万元，包括《图兰朵》巡演补助费约56万元、执导《印象·刘三姐》税后收入161万元、拍摄某广告税后收入34万元，同样还有工资。

"As for the promotional film that the railway asked me to shoot, the 50 yuan was not included in the salary. The investigation took a long time!"

"I have never touched this money, and the bank card is still in someone else's name!"

It was also investigated.

"I know that you will be fine. The key now is Mr. Zhang. He... will probably be fined a lot, right?"

"..."

Zhang Yimou shook his head silently.

"I don't know. I never ask about his income. I know nothing about it!"

"I wrote him a letter some time ago. Jinling was my last collaboration with him. I didn't expect..."

This kind of thing happened.

It is definitely impossible to cooperate with Zhang Yimou. It is not that it is immoral or disloyal, but he must have no money to invest in the film. It is hard to say whether he will be imprisoned for a few years.

It depends on how much the fine is.

"I saw on the Internet that the fine for tax evasion is several times higher!"

"If the amount is large, they will be sentenced to 3-7 years in prison..."

Pang Liwei sighed slightly.

Based on her understanding of Zhang Weiping, he has made at least hundreds of millions over the years... It would be fine if it hadn't been exposed, she could make up for it later.

After this exposure, the fine is basically the maximum. Just refer to Liu Xiaoqing in previous years.

Maybe I will have to go in.

In fact, there will be another Fan Bayi in the future, and he will be fined double.

"Don't say this!"

"It depends on the final judgment..."

Zhang Yimou waved his hand, leaned back in the back seat, closed his eyes and said, "What I'm worried about now is our film. If something happens to Xiao Wei, the follow-up funding may not be able to keep up!"

“Not everyone will come to vote!”

"It may be suspended, and Xiao Wei will have to face various breaches of contract..."

"I'm not worried about that!"

Pang Liwei suddenly said, smiling: "Go ask Xiaojin!"

"Asking him for what?"

"This situation isn't chaotic enough, let him get involved? There's no telling how this movie will perform at the box office!"

"An investment of several hundred million, not just a few million..."

Zhang Yimou shook his head and never thought of looking for Chen Jin.

Wouldn't it harm him if I looked for him?

Pang Liwei shrugged, and Zhang Mo beside her also curled his lips.

Buzz!
The cell phone in Zhang Yimou's pocket suddenly rang. He took it out and took a look. The words "Zhang Weiping's wife Zhang Jing" were printed on it, which made him frown.

"Hey, Zhang Jing!"

Zhang Yimou answered the call this time.

Zhang Jing's crying voice was heard from the other end of the phone: "Brother Mou, please save Wei Ping. Only you can save him now..."

"Don't be impatient, speak slowly!"

Zhang Yimou also had a headache.

"Weiping just called me from the Inspection Bureau and asked me to prepare some money. The more the better. I don't know how much..."

As she spoke, Zhang Jing started crying again.

Zhang Yimou couldn't help but ask, "Then do you know how much he has leaked over the years?"

As Zhang Jing is in charge of finance, of course she knows about it.

And soon, the investigation will be traced back to her.

"You have to tell me a number, then I can help you find a solution!"

"a lot of!"

Zhang Jing stopped crying now.

Zhang Yimou still had no idea: "How much is a lot?"

"Several...several hundred million!" "..."

How much... how much?
How many hundreds of millions?!

Zhang Yimou's pupils were focused. This number was beyond his imagination.

"The film has always been invested in by other people. When it makes money, the investors give him money, but he has never reported the tax..."

"It's just the normal business operation of the company!"

Zhang Yimou couldn't listen any more.

The whole person couldn't help but gasp.

Several hundred million, how can he save it?
If it doubles, it could be worth hundreds of millions. If it’s several times... this guy can expect to go to jail!
No matter how powerful Zhang Yimou is, he can't help him at all.

"Brother Mou, you have such a good relationship with CEO Jiang, CEO Xiong, and Chen Jin, so think of a solution!"

"If they gather a little, it will be enough!"

"hehe!"

Zhang Yimou just wanted to laugh. Really, was this just a matter of getting together?
Hundreds of millions!
They are not a charity, why should they lend it to you?
Besides, what are you going to give back?

Do I have copyright to the film I made?

"I'm really desperate, so I called you!"

"Oh, by the way, your household registration booklet, come and get it when you have time, Xiao Wei has been keeping it with me!"

It would be better if we don’t mention the household registration booklet.

As soon as Zhang Yimou is mentioned, I understand everything.

Threat!

Threatening me, right?
But Zhang Yimou really fell for it: "Okay, I can only say I came to make a phone call to ask, but I don't know if I can help!"

"Okay, thank you, thank you Brother Mou!"

Zhang Jing said with tears of gratitude: "Then I'll wait for your call!"

"Ok!"

Zhang Yimou pressed the hang-up button and suddenly said to Pang Liwei: "Xiao Pang, please pull the car over and close the windows. I have something to tell you!"

Zhang Mo turned her head suddenly. She knew what Zhang Yimou wanted to say to her.

"Director Zhang, please go ahead!"

Seeing Zhang Yimou being so formal, Pang Liwei immediately parked the car and turned to look at Zhang Yimou.

"I also have... 3 children!"

Zhang Yimou looked at Pang Liwei seriously and said lightly.

But these words were like a nuclear bomb dropped into Pang Liwei's heart.

"..."

Pang Liwei's face suddenly revealed an expression of complete disbelief and shock.

She looked at Zhang Mo, wanting to confirm the truth of this matter. Zhang Mo nodded: "Sister Wei, it's true, and...my father is not married yet, and he has three illegitimate children!"

crazy!

Pang Liwei couldn't believe that Director Zhang, whom she thought was so perfect, actually hid such a thing from her.

12 years!
She followed Zhang Yimou for 12 years. Starting from 99, she was almost inseparable from him. Even she didn't know that Zhang Yimou had three illegitimate children.

You can imagine how well Lao Mouzi kept this matter secret.

"Then...then tell me now..."

"Be prepared for this. This matter... may be exposed!"

Zhang Yimou held Zhang Mo's hand nervously, and Zhang Mo also supported him.

"why?"

"I know Xiao Wei. He has always held this handle against me. It was fine if nothing happened. But now that this has happened, I can't help him. He will definitely expose this matter!"

"If he's not having a good life, he definitely doesn't want me to have a good life either!"

I have to say that Zhang Yimou is very good at judging people.

"Then...then there is no way to solve it?"

"I don't know, I never asked!"

"I can't afford to pay for this shortfall of several hundred million yuan..."

After Zhang Yimou hung up the phone with Zhang Jing, he never thought about calling Jiang Zhiqiang again. This was not a question of money, but a question of whether to do it or not.

At this critical juncture, who would be willing to lend him money?

"Then Zhang Weiping's wife will expose this matter?"

"I don't know, maybe...right!"

Zhang Yimou scratched his head in pain, but Pang Liwei seemed very calm: "Director Zhang, don't worry, I'll call the relevant department and they will definitely have a solution!"

"Ok!"

Zhang Yimou did not ask because he did not dare to ask.

drop!
Suddenly, a text message was sent to Zhang Yimou's mobile phone. It was from his "wife" Chen Ting.

When he was called to the Inspection Bureau to assist in the investigation, Zhang Yimou called Chen Ting and asked her to inquire about his son's household registration.

He was afraid that something really happened.

This text message is also a secret code, with only one "Hello".

But Zhang Yimou knew his wife's worries.

"I'll make a phone call to your Aunt Ting!"

The first sentence was said to Pang Liwei. Pang Liwei immediately smiled and got out of the car. She also needed a phone call.

The next sentence is directed to Zhang Mo.

"Ok!"

Zhang Mo did not get out of the car, she knew her father needed her now.

"I'm all right!"

"Really, it's okay!"

Zhang Yimou pretended to be very happy. After Chen Ting on the other end of the phone confirmed that Zhang Yimou was really fine, he said, "Yimou, let me tell you something. Didn't Yinan lose his birth certificate? You asked me to consult the household registration, so I thought about going to the hospital to apply for a new one!"

"Well, then what?"

Zhang Yimou suddenly became a little nervous. What could have happened? !

"Fake!"

"Zhang Weiping made three fake certificates for our three children!"

Chen Ting said weakly that she was really fed up with this kind of life.

I was being watched when I went out, and even my child’s birth certificate was fake?
A famous international director, but his child doesn't even have a birth certificate. Who would believe this?!

"..."

Zhang Yimou was completely stunned and opened his mouth.

My head is buzzing.

Fake certificate?

This is really insulting!
Zhang Yimou closed his eyes and suddenly covered his chest with his hands. Zhang Mo immediately shouted: "Dad, Dad——"

"No...it's okay!"

Zhang Yimou stretched out his hand, lowered his head and gasped heavily.

At that moment, he really felt like he was suffocating.

"Are you okay?"

"fine!"

Zhang Yimou collapsed on the back seat as if he had a terminal illness.

Pang Liwei walked in at this time. She was always decisive in her work: "Director Zhang, I asked, for illegitimate children and extra births, all you have to do is get a new marriage certificate and pay the fine!"

"So simple? Are there any adverse effects afterwards?"

Zhang Yimou asked like a zombie.

"I don't know, probably not. Public authorities have the right to protect the privacy of public figures. I don't know if Xicheng will do the same!"

"No, let's take care of it and try to minimize this matter!"

"Zhang! Wei! Ping!"

Zhang Yimou suddenly roared, and not only Pang Liwei, but even Zhang Mo shrank back.

"He just doesn't want me to get married!"

"Why did I believe him and give him my household registration booklet?"

Thinking about this, Zhang Yimou felt like he was going to collapse.

For 15 years, I have been cooperating with such a heartless thing for 15 years!
When he thought of this, Zhang Yimou's heart began to ache again.

fake!

Everything is fake.

Making false accounts, making false certificates, and even fake friendships!
Zhang Yimou was getting more and more angry the more he thought about it, as he found out that he made so much money but still evaded taxes.

"The household registration booklet is also with Zhang Weiping?"

Pang Liwei was indeed a little hard to imagine.

"Well, one time I asked him to do something, and I just gave him the household registration booklet!"

"Then he never gave it to me, saying that he kept it with me to prevent Chen Ting from secretly getting the marriage certificate with me and exposing the matter!"

"Chen Ting is the child's mother!"

Zhang Yimou added, why does Pang Liwei have a feeling that... Director Zhang, you deserve it.

Isn't this the hole you dug for yourself?

"I know Zhang Jing..."

"If I don't help her with the money issue, she will definitely expose me!"

He met Zhang Weiping because of Zhang Jing. Because she was a fan of Gong Li, she got to know Gong Li, and then the four of them got to know each other.

Gong Li and Zhang Yimou almost got married, but it was ruined by these two people.

Because once Zhang Yimou gets married, it is very likely that he will no longer be controlled by Zhang Weiping.

"No matter what, we have to solve the issue of extra births and illegitimate children first!"

"The household registration booklet is easy to get. You can report it lost and apply for a replacement!"

"Zhang Jing, hold her back first!"

As Pang Liwei was talking, Zhang Yimou suddenly asked, "What about the movie? Has the movie been suspended?"

"So, I still have to rely on Xiao Jin. I don't trust anyone else!"

Pang Liwei said calmly, "Only he can help us with this matter. Let him find ways to hold Zhang Jing back. She is short of money, so she must want to sell the Jinling project and try to get as much money back as possible!"

"But the key point now is that this matter...must be made known to him!"

Pang Liwei looked at Zhang Yimou and said word by word: "Besides, Xiaojin is so smart, he may have a better way. Have you forgotten how he made money in the first place?"

Zhang Yimou remained silent.

Pang Liwei was a little anxious: "Director Zhang, things have come to this. What difference does it make if one more person knows or one less person knows? I don't think Xiao Jin will spread this matter around!"

"Dad, I also support what Sister Wei said!"

This was the first time that Zhang Mo and Pang Liwei stood on the same side.

"But……"

Zhang Yimou still couldn't bring himself to do this. He really didn't want to drag Chen Jin into this quagmire.

"It's okay, Director Zhang. I'll go talk to him!"

"The movie can't be delayed. If this thing is stopped, it will give the media an opportunity to catch us!"

"We have to break away from Zhang Weiping. Your image cannot be damaged!"

One glory and one glory.

Now Pang Liwei and others can be said to be completely tied to Zhang Yimou's side.

Something is going to happen to Zhang Yimou, and the entire studio is finished!
This is no joke. Everyone, including Chen Jin, may also be criticized...

(End of this chapter)