The richest person in Chinese entertainment

Chapter 222: Zhang Weiping is uncomfortable, Liu Yifei is sensitive

Zhang Chen took another step and walked inside.

But after walking for not long, he was forced to stop again.

"Zhang Chen, wait!"

The sound was a little hurried, probably because he had been running a long way.

Zhang Chen turned around and saw a familiar face.

"Mr. Zhang, what can I do for you?"

Zhang Weiping, the boss of New Picture, is currently the most powerful person in the film and television industry because the movie "Hero" cost 3000 million US dollars and grossed 1.77 million at the global box office.

In addition, the overseas audio and video copyright of this film was sold at a high price of 1000 million US dollars, and the domestic audio and video copyright income also exceeded 1000 million RMB. In addition, some other copyrights such as novels, stamps, comics, and the naming rights of the premiere also generated income of more than 1000 million.

All in all, this movie brought in about $1.9 million in revenue for New Picture, and the net profit after deducting the costs was definitely several hundred million RMB.

In addition to the financial income, the film has won numerous awards internationally.

Perhaps the only regret is that it did not win the "Best Foreign Language Film" award at the Oscars in late March.

So Zhang Weiping can be said to be in high spirits this year, and every actor wants to join Zhang Yimou's new film project this year.

"Zhang Chen, didn't I tell you last time that you would participate in Yimou's new movie as long as conditions allowed? Now the project is about to start interviewing actors. Are you interested in playing a role in the movie?"

Zhang Weiping stopped in front of Zhang Chen, panting, and before he could even catch his breath he spoke a lot of words.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, I have something else to do. Let's talk about this later."

Zhang Chen was in a hurry to finish his work and then go find Liu Yifei, so he didn't have time to chat with Zhang Weiping.

"Hey, hey, don't go. This is Yimou's movie, and it's a martial arts drama. Zhang Chen, are you really not going to consider it? I see you've been filming a lot recently, but they're all small-screen TV shows. How can they compare to big-screen movies, let alone movies directed by a director like Yimou who can make movies released around the world?"

As if afraid that Zhang Chen would refuse again, Zhang Weiping gave a lot of reasons.

He didn't believe that an actor could refuse Zhang Yimou's invitation to a movie.

In his opinion, Zhang Chen has reached the end of his career as a singer and wants to change track and start anew to seek transformation.

Then big-screen movies is a path that Zhang Chen will definitely take.

Now Zhang Yimou's new movie is about the same martial arts theme as the TV series Zhang Chen is currently filming, and he can't think of any reason why Zhang Chen would refuse.

"Mr. Zhang, please go and discuss the pay with my agent. I have something to do and I'm leaving first."

Zhang Chen waved his hand and ignored the fly.

Are Zhang Yimou’s movies great?
No matter how high Zhang Yimou's status is in the film industry, it is not as high as his status internationally.

In China, other cinemas may not offend these big directors in order to avoid money, but Chenguang Entertainment is not short of money.

Now Zhang Chen is worried about how to spend the money.

Having too much money is also a worry.

"Zhang Chen, for a newcomer like you, you don't need to discuss the salary for starring in a Yimou movie, right?"

As soon as Zhang Chen raised his foot, he heard Zhang Weiping's extremely shocking words.

Is it that Zhang Weiping is too arrogant, or is it that Zhang Chen can no longer lift the knife?

Dare to take advantage of his reputation?
The last person who took advantage of his popularity was indirectly sent to work on a sewing machine.

I have been cultivating my character over the past two years, trying to appear harmless so as to improve my popularity among the people.

That doesn't mean he really turned into a harmless pig.

"Mr. Zhang, what's the name of the movie?" When Zhang Chen turned around again, he was already smiling.

"The tentative title is 'House of Flying Daggers'. We started working on the script two years ago and it's almost ready now."

Zhang Weiping felt that he had won a great victory, but this big star still couldn't resist the temptation of Zhang Yimou's movies.

"Okay." Zhang Chen nodded. Before Zhang Weiping could continue to speak happily, he said to Xue Yining, "Xiao Xue, Chenguang Cinema has banned this movie from being shown."

Who wouldn't be angry? I was already annoyed, and Zhang Weiping kept buzzing.

If it weren't for the fact that he was the one who organized this place today, everyone would have stepped up and kicked this guy.

"Yes, boss."

After Xue Yining finished speaking, she waved to both sides, and a group of bodyguards in black suits rushed out and picked up Zhang Weiping.

beat?
That’s not the case. It would be bad if it gets out.

Xue Yining is more inclined to protect her boss's public reputation.

Although the instructions she had just been given were a bit too much, she couldn't bring shame to her boss.

Watching Zhang Chen walk away, Xue Yining said to Zhang Weiping, who looked stunned, through the bodyguard's body: "Boss Zhang, if you have any questions, you can ask Director Zhang to come and talk to our boss in person."

Xue Yining knew that her boss had been worrying about how to sign a few big directors for the company. If she didn't make good use of this opportunity that came to her, she would definitely regret it when her boss calmed down.

In order to prevent the boss from regretting his decision, she, the assistant, had to handle the aftermath.

"Assistant Xue, this is unnecessary, right? Does your boss really want to do this? How can our peers trust Morning Light Cinemas in the future?"

Zhang Weiping threatened people from the entire industry.

If a cinema chain dares to ban the screening of an approved film without reason, it will surely cause panic among the film and television companies in the entire circle, and will also make them question the fairness of the cinema's film scheduling.

The producers themselves are in a weak position, and when they encounter certain things, they will unite to fight back.

But it’s hard to say whether anyone will be sincere for the sake of box office.

In short, Zhang Weiping’s threat is dispensable.

"Mr. Zhang, Chenguang Group is not short of money. You should think carefully about how to explain to Director Zhang why the movie was banned before it even started filming."

After Xue Yining finished speaking, she ignored Zhang Weiping, who had a pale face, and took small steps to catch up with Zhang Chen who had already walked far away.

"Zhang Chen, you've made such a big fuss this time. You probably don't just expect to make money from this show, right?"

After Zhang Chen took his seat, a leader in charge of culture asked a question that many people were guessing.

Among all the industries of the Morning Glory Group, the entertainment sector is currently the least profitable.

The revenue from a few TV series each year is at most hundreds of millions.

That's a lot of money from the perspective of many production companies.

But compared with the current size of Morning Glory Group, it is not worth mentioning at all.

The production cost of Zhang Chen's program is said to be close to 3000 million US dollars. Although he has found a number of title sponsors and sponsors to provide financial support for the program, it is still just a small profit overall.

So many of them speculated that Zhang Chen’s purpose was not that simple.

"This show really doesn't make much money." Zhang Chen followed their lead and took a sip of tea. "It's mainly to improve the international competitiveness of our domestic artists and attract some big fish to come in so they can exercise some strength."

"I think the cultural industry has developed quite well in the past two years. If you bring in those foreign stars, aren't you afraid that things will get chaotic?"

"Leaders, you should also know some of my past experiences, right?"

"You mean the one who rapped 'Friends', right?" "This is not a single phenomenon."

Zhang Chen didn't explain everything, but he believed that everyone present could understand what he meant.

"Aren't you afraid of offending people?"

A leader looked at Zhang Chen with a smile, wanting to see how Zhang Chen would answer this question.

Wherever there is money to be made, there must be an intricate network of relationships.

If Zhang Chen does this, it will definitely affect the interests of some people.

"How about I donate another gymnasium?" Zhang Chen did not answer, but asked a question that stunned everyone at the scene for a while.

Donate again?

If you donate more, you will have to erect a monument for Zhang Chen.

Even now, many people have begun to advocate erecting a monument for Zhang Chen alone after the National Stadium is completed to publicize his achievements.

Besides, sometimes it would be difficult for them to handle if the donations were too large.

"Okay, it's enough that you have this intention. If you donate more, other countries will laugh at us."

The leader laughed and cursed unhappily.

But they also knew where Zhang Chen's confidence came from.

Sitting in this room.

As long as these people are watching over him, who would dare to use any underhanded tricks against Zhang Chen?

"Leaders, I have something else to do, so I won't bother you to talk about work."

Seeing that the conversation was almost over, Zhang Chen decided to say goodbye and leave.

He came here today just to ask for a promise.

They didn't stop him from doing so, so Zhang Chen achieved his goal.

"Do your best. We also want to see what you can come up with."

The 20th floor of the Morning Glory Building is where the singers of the Morning Glory group practice singing.

However, this place that was often visited in the past, because of the press conference of "The Voice of China" and the inauguration ceremony of the Morning Light Building, there were only three people left on this floor except for a few cleaning ladies.

Inside Recording Studio 1

"Yifei, there are so many celebrities here today, don't you plan to go and take a look?"

Zhang Yadong felt like he was having a bit of Mercury retrograde today.

On such an important day, he had originally wanted to meet Michael Jackson and other legendary figures in the world music scene. This was such a rare opportunity for a music lover like him.

As a result, the little girl Liu Yifei and her mother were forced here to help Liu Yifei adapt the song.

"Brother Dong, please help me. If I don't sing well on the show later, it will be embarrassing for you."

Liu Yifei listened to the voice coming from the headphones and pleaded to Zhang Yadong through a layer of soundproof glass.

To participate in "The Voice of China", you need to have a certain understanding of music. Even though not everyone needs to be a singer-songwriter, the most basic adaptation of a song is still required.

If you sing with the original accompaniment and the original singing style when you go on stage, you will lose a lot of points to a certain extent.

As Zhang Yadong was the best composer among the people Liu Yifei knew, he was naturally asked by Liu Yifei to do the hard labor.

"You can ask your brother. Even though I arranged all his songs, he is much better than me when it comes to ability. It's just that he is usually busy and left these tasks to me."

Over the years, he was most impressed by Zhang Chen's improvement in musical attainments.

At first, Zhang Chen seemed to have a natural insight into a song and could complete the arrangement of a song in the first time.

However, after completing the arrangement, asking him to adapt it again would give Zhang Chen a headache.

But after so many years, when Zhang Chen is asked to re-create a song he has written, he can complete it quickly, and his version is no worse than the original, and may even surpass it.

Therefore, in Zhang Yadong's opinion, it is most appropriate for Liu Yifei to ask Zhang Chen for help. Regardless of the closeness of the relationship or the strength, Zhang Chen is more suitable.

"I don't want to look for him." Liu Yifei shook her head calmly.

"Why don't you want to find me?"

Zhang Chen pushed the door open and looked at Liu Yifei through the glass. Behind him were Liu Xiaoli, who looked helpless, and Xue Yining, who looked calm.

"You guys go out first." Zhang Chen said to the other three people in the monitoring room.

Xue Yining was the first to act, she opened the door.

Liu Xiaoli and Zhang Yadong looked at each other. Liu Xiaoli wanted to say something, but in the end she sighed and walked out of the room.

Zhang Yadong didn't say anything. Now that the real boss had arrived, he felt relieved. He immediately put down his work and ran out happily. He hoped that the big names downstairs had not left yet, as he still had a lot of things about music that he wanted to ask some people.

"Why, you've been avoiding me for months and you still don't want to see me?"

Seeing that everyone had gone out, Zhang Chen spoke to Liu Yifei, who was standing on the other side of the soundproof glass and had not yet come out.

Fortunately, the device was not turned off at this moment, and Liu Yifei was still wearing headphones, so his words could be clearly heard by Liu Yifei.

but
Just as Zhang Chen was thinking this, the next second he saw Liu Yifei take off her headphones and throw them aside, then turned her head and closed her eyes, directly cutting off the communication channel with Zhang Chen.

"you"

Zhang Chen was about to speak when he saw this, but thinking that Liu Yifei couldn't hear him, he walked towards the recording room.

Although the two rooms are separated by a thick soundproof door, this door is usually not locked.

After he pushed open the door, he saw that although Liu Yifei was still standing there, she had turned her back and didn't want to look at Zhang Chen at all.

"Does this count as trying to cover up one's mistakes?"

Zhang Chen walked behind Liu Yifei in a bad mood and turned her body over: "Tell me, why do you want to participate in "The Voice of China"?"

"You and mom both say that I always act on my impulse and give up on something I do." Although Liu Yifei was twisted by Zhang Chen, she still turned her head to the side and stubbornly refused to look at Zhang Chen.

"How could I?" Zhang Chen was about to retort, but then he thought of the video call that day.

"You will never know how I have been through all these years. In front of me, your parents praised your grandparents for liking you, and your grandparents often mentioned you." Saying this, Liu Yifei felt even more aggrieved. "My classmates would also say, 'Wow, are you Zhang Chen's sister? Can you help me get an autographed photo?' Even if I released an album, others would say it was your credit. When I acted in a TV series, some people would say behind my back that I got the role because of you. Although I also know that these are facts, but..."

When Liu Yifei said this, tears were all over her face: "But I have tried hard, but I just can't catch up with you. What can I do? I also want someone to praise me."

"You" Zhang Chen opened his mouth, not knowing what to say. Things were getting serious.

How to coax a girl during her sensitive period? He has no experience at all.

　Today’s first chapter, 4200 words.

　　I don't want to write the love scenes too thinly. The heroine will not be a tool, nor a vase. Moreover, it takes a lot of preparation to transform the brother-sister relationship from childhood to adulthood into love. Everyone doesn't want to see a drastic change in the heroine's character all of a sudden, right?
　　Don't be anxious, everyone.

　　There will be a sweet love story, but I hope the heroine’s character will be more flesh and blood.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)