That night, the reporters who were stunned at the premiere worked through the night to finish their articles.

The next morning, the entertainment headlines of all major portal websites were dominated by "Tangshan Earthquake".

Once the audience read the report, their doubts were instantly dispelled; they understood.

Once public opinion is stirred up, the audience can't be stopped.

As a result, everyone in the movie theater cried their eyes out, and there weren't enough tissues to wipe their tears.

When the box office figures for the first day came out, the entire film industry was stunned!

2200 million!

Chen Shishi's film "The Promise" only grossed around 2100 million yuan on its opening day.

With one swing of his hoe, Gu Heng shattered the record for the highest opening day box office in Chinese film history!

At this time, at the poet Chen's home.

Director Chen sat in a rocking chair, clutching a morning newspaper in his hand, his facial muscles twitching.

Seeing that those lowly reporters in the newspapers insisted on comparing Gu Heng with him, Chen Shiren was so angry that he tore the newspaper into pieces on the spot and threw them into the air.

"A load of rubbish! What do these reporters know about art?"

Poet Chen gritted his teeth and swallowed his anger. "Why do you all have to drag me into making a movie? Do you even understand my film?"

That's right, Xiao Gu.

In his eyes, although Gu Heng was a junior, his arrogance and control over the camera were just like his own when he was young.

Even now, Chen still stubbornly believes that the failure of his film "The Promise" was partly due to the actions of Zhang Yimou and the director, A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella.

"Crazy Stone" gave him a chance to vent his frustration, since it was the other two films that got more screenings after they were released.

At this moment, the poet Chen even felt inspired to compose a poem for Gu Heng on the spot, thus showcasing the senior's refined taste.

Compared to the commotion outside, Gu Heng remained remarkably calm.

The higher the box office, the happier he is. It's not about the share of the profits; the key is that the higher the box office, the more people will watch the movie.

He then achieved his goal.

He then turned his attention to something else.

In Vision Entertainment's office, Ning Hao sat on the sofa, looking as if he had just been dug out of a kiln, his face etched with the marks of time.

He spent several months eating sand in the Gobi Desert in Northwest China, and finally managed to finish the script for "No Man's Land".

Gu Heng took the script and flipped through it.

Good grief, I thought that after he read the script and gave me some pointers last time, Ning Hao could still make some changes after going to the Gobi Desert, but it turns out that this guy didn't change anything at all.

It's still completely black!

If this play is to see the light of day, we must bring out Han Sanping to anchor the show.

Without saying a word, Gu Heng made a phone call and summoned Han Sanping.

After hanging up the phone, he thought about it for a while.

In recent years, Vision has been making big moves, basically all of which involve China Film Group taking all the credit. The envious bunch in the industry are probably green with envy.

Furthermore, Ning Hao's film was stuck with the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television for four and a half years before it finally saw the light of day.

What if history repeats itself? Wouldn't those millions of dollars be stuck in our hands?

We need to find someone to share the risk.

Thinking of this, Gu Heng casually dialed the number of Wang Zhongjun from Huayi.

When Lao Wang received the call, he was making tea with his younger brother Wang Zhonglei in the office.

Upon hearing that Gu Heng was finally willing to take them out to play again, Old Wang was so excited that his hand trembled and he spilled his tea. He hung up the phone and ran off to Yuanjian Entertainment.

When Wang Zhongjun arrived at the office, his smile was brighter than a chrysanthemum.

But after reading half of Ning Hao's script for "No Man's Land", he stopped chuckling.

What kind of grotesque things are these?

Murder, robbery, smuggling—even the male protagonist, who represents justice, is a ruthless lawyer who works for money?

Wang Zhongjun swallowed hard, then turned to look expectantly at Han Sanping sitting on the sofa: "Third Master... will this manuscript really pass the review?"

Han Sanping was also holding a script at the moment. When he heard Lao Wang ask this question, Zuo Shandiao from China Film Group was unusually silent for a long time.

The air in the office was eerily quiet.

But Third Master is Third Master after all. Recalling Gu Heng's unparalleled accuracy and Ning Hao's obvious talent, Han Sanping gritted his teeth, exhaled a thick cloud of smoke, and said in a deep voice, "He can go!"

Since Zuo Shandiao has spoken, then there's no problem.

The three parties immediately agreed to set the total investment for the project at 3000 million.

Vision Entertainment contributed 40%, China Film Group 30%, and Huayi Brothers 20%.

As for the remaining 10%?

Gu Heng directly gave the calculation to director Ning Hao!

"Old Ning, you don't need to put up a single penny of capital for this film; you'll get 10% of the box office revenue. But let me make this clear upfront: you can forget about getting a salary. Want it or not?"

Ning Hao was thinking about his meager savings at the moment, and when he heard this, he nodded his head like a pestle being pounded.

If you don't take advantage of such a great opportunity, you're out of your mind!

After the spoils were divided, Ning Hao obediently followed Han Sanping to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to dawdle and try to resolve the script issues.

I don't know how Third Master did it at the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television, but the script was approved smoothly in just one week!

Of course, these days, written scripts are still relatively obscure, but once those raw scenes are filmed and submitted for final review, things might not be so simple.

Immediately afterwards, the three companies jointly released a press release!

Movie: No Man's Land

Director: Ning Hao

Production companies: Vision Entertainment, China Film Group, Huayi Brothers

Executive Producer: Han Sanping

This news has generated considerable reaction within the entertainment industry.

What the hell!

Gu Heng, Han Sanping, and Wang Zhongjun, these three families have colluded again to cause trouble!

Before long, Gu Heng's personal phone started ringing non-stop, all from various bosses in the industry trying to build rapport.

"President Gu, next time there's a good opportunity, consider our company!"

"Director Gu, just give us a sip of soup, and let us get in the car too!"

Gu Heng's ears were practically calloused from answering so many calls; he always managed to brush them off with just four words: "Next time, for sure!"

Gu Heng then considered the projects Yuanjian had on hand.

Besides the upcoming film "No Man's Land," director Kang Honglei's TV series "My Chief and My Regiment" is also in full swing.

The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3, which is also being produced by Cai Yinong, has entered the post-production stage.

As for Gu Heng himself, starting a new play wouldn't be until the second half of the year.

However, just because the boss is resting doesn't mean that the employees can be idle.

Gu Heng made an internal phone call, summoning Lu Yang, the assistant director he had recruited from the Beijing Film Academy, into his office.

He casually tossed a dozen pages of documents from the table over to him.

Lu Yang hurriedly caught it, and looking down, he saw it was "Brotherhood of Blades"!

Gu Heng said, "I've written the story outline for you. You can find a screenwriter and get me the complete script."

"When I'm satisfied with the script, that's when you'll be the director and the project will be officially approved and filming will begin. Go!"

Lu Yang held the thin sheet of paper, which was only a dozen pages long, and his whole body was trembling, his eyes wide open.

Right now, he wished he could pounce on the boss, hug his leg, and call him "godfather"!

have to.

Another godson.

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