"Mr. Han, thank you for your compliment. Luck also plays a role in this. Hahaha, of course, of course, I hope you will show me your favor when the time comes."
Wei Yang hung up the phone happily. The feat of "Detective Chinatown" breaking 1 billion in six days made him the center of the entire entertainment industry.
Even Mr. Han San, who has already retired, couldn't help but call to congratulate him.
Even though Lao Han has retired, he has accumulated a lot of reputation and connections in the Chinese-language film industry over the years. In China Film Group alone, there are countless senior executives who were promoted by him. Lao Hu’s power will never die.
Wei Yang was unwilling and unnecessary to make enemies with such a person. He should always maintain a respectful attitude, and perhaps there would be a chance for cooperation.
If he remembered correctly, one of the screenwriters of "Dying to Survive" was the daughter of Han Sanye. Han Sanye was also invited to be the editor of several sensitive dramas in iQiyi's Misty Theater, playing a very important role in providing escort.
Sometimes, you can do more and it is more convenient when you are retired than when you are in office.
Wei Yang used to have a decent relationship with Han Sanye, but not a particularly close one. He usually collaborated with Shanghai Film Group.
China Film Group and Shanghai Film Group are ranked first and second in the industry. They are nominally brother units, but in fact, those who know know that even for the purpose of avoiding suspicion, Wei Yang, a backbone of the Shanghai circle, would not have close contact with Han Sanye, the head of China Film Group.
But now that Mr. Han San has withdrawn, the so-called avoidance of suspicion has become a thing of the past. At least as long as Wei Yang does not cooperate too much with China Film, Shanghai Film will turn a blind eye.
This is a good thing for Wei Yang, or PPTV. Wei Yang also wants to develop iQiyi's Misty Theater.
Therefore, it is very important to find a censor with enough weight to support the production. Shanghai Film Group has considerable influence, but when it comes to control over policies and scales, as well as relationships with units in Beijing, it is Lao Han who meets the requirements more.
After hanging up the phone, Wei Yang, in a good mood, continued to invite everyone to dinner. After dinner, he immediately took the high-speed rail to the next city for the roadshow.
Now the high-speed rail network has begun to take off. Short-distance travel can be done by car, long-distance travel can be done by plane, and medium-distance travel is actually more convenient and faster by high-speed rail. In order to save time, the crew traveled nearly one-third of the distance by high-speed rail.
"Detective Chinatown" broke 1 billion in six days, which is certainly due to many factors such as the quality of the film itself, the excellent release date, and the strong market.
But the publicity and promotion in the early stages and during the release period as well as the hard work of the creative team in roadshows and interviews also contributed greatly.
Before the New Year, people are basically busy until New Year's Eve, and quite a few people don't even celebrate New Year's Eve.
Afterwards, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, almost all the main creators were in place. They traveled to more than ten cities in six days and participated in more than twenty roadshows.
The average normal sleep time is no more than six hours a day. Apart from work, the rest of the time is either on the road, eating, or sleeping on the road.
Now that the 1 billion mark has been broken, the most intense days of the Spring Festival period are over, and people have started to return to work and the schedule has slowed down, so they can finally relax a little.
At least I can make time to eat.
Even so, everyone just found a fast food restaurant near the high-speed rail station to eat, so as to finish the battle as soon as possible and save time.
Although Wei Yang didn't get enough rest these days and had a lot of work to do, the film's performance was there, so he was in a very good mood, full of energy, and had a great appetite. He ate the lion's head with gusto.
"Even Director Han was alarmed. You really made a fool of yourself this time."
Gao Yuanyuan ate her food slowly and said with some emotion, "Who in the circle who has made movies doesn't know Mr. Han Sanye?"
Although Gao Yuanyuan is not well-known in the film industry, she was actually considered a big star in the past two years and has produced works every year.
In the early days, she was the top actress of Star Media and filmed several dramas of Star Media. She was the female lead in "Jinling, Jinling" directed by Lu Tailang and produced by Star Media, and her ranking was even before the director's wife Qin Lan.
Later, he became closer to the Hong Kong circle and filmed dramas for Media Asia and Phoenix Entertainment. He acted with several major Hong Kong male gods, including Xie, Gu, Wu and Andy Lau.
This time she is working with Wei Yang again in "Detective Chinatown", so she has even gained a nickname "Male God Harvester".
However, Wei Yang didn’t know whether other male gods had harvested him or not, but he had definitely been harvested by Gao…
"You're making a fuss about nothing. Not only Mr. Han San, but the people in the Film Bureau have also issued instructions. If we can really break 2 billion, I might have to go to Beijing to report."
Wei Yang spoke in a cheerful tone. At present, the ceiling of Chinese-language films is still "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" in early 2013, which grossed less than 1.3 billion yuan. The highest box office record was last year's "Transformers 4", which grossed nearly 2 billion yuan.
In other words, once "Detective Chinatown 3" really reaches 2 billion, it will be an unprecedented good result.
For the higher-ups, the Chinese-language film market has made new breakthroughs, which is also a remarkable political achievement.
Uncle Han San was just congratulating, and Director Ren of Shanghai Film Group was so happy. This movie also had the investment and promotion of Shanghai Film Group, so it could definitely be included in Shanghai Film Group's report card.
To put it in an exaggerated way, Shanghai Film Group doesn't have to do anything this year, and it will be a great success just by relying on this movie.
Such a situation would definitely bring a lot of benefits to Wei Yang.
Previously, he had the support of the Shanghai circle and had no shortage of funds. He was very successful in Shanghai and the south, but compared with those companies, his communication with Beijing, especially with higher-level units, was at a disadvantage.
This time, the hot performance of "Detective Chinatown 3" really gave Wei Yang the opportunity to make up for his weaknesses.
I can take advantage of this opportunity to make a few more trips to the capital and show my face. Maybe I can get some support and preferential treatment.
Gao Yuanyuan didn't know what Wei Yang was thinking, but she understood that it must be a good thing to have the higher-ups paying attention to the movie, so she was very happy too.
This time in "Detective Chinatown", she got a lot of advantages.
Although the heroine did not have many roles, she was beautifully filmed and her character was likable. The style of that bold and charming young woman charmed countless audiences.
On Weibo, Tieba and Hupu, the main platform for the discussion, the topic of [Zhao Youting’s hatred for having his wife stolen] became more and more popular, and it was even on the hot search list twice, bringing a lot of exposure to the couple.
The most important thing is that Gao Yuanyuan now has a new high-grossing masterpiece.
She filmed quite a few movies before, but the box office was barely average, so being called a big star in the movie industry is actually a bit of a misnomer, as many people regard her as a vain heroine.
This time, "Detective Chinatown" is actually considered a vase, but the female lead in a movie with the potential to hit 2 billion yuan would not even be replaced by a movie with a big female lead.
Gao Yuanyuan originally knew that the movie would perform well, but she didn’t expect it to be such a hit.
It's been less than a week since the Spring Festival and the team has already received a lot of business and film contracts. It is foreseeable that this year will be a fruitful year. How can Gao Yuanyuan not be happy? She has been looking at Wei Yang with a tearful look in her eyes these days.
She had some thoughts about Wei Yang before, but she always felt that his love life was too complicated and she only wanted to have a brief encounter with him. Zhao Youting was her most suitable choice.
However, this time I tasted the sweetness, and it was a big sweetness.
Gao Yuanyuan felt a little uncomfortable when she looked at Zhao Youting who was trying to ride on her popularity.
Letting your man live off you may seem domineering, but if they really have a choice, most women would still prefer to find a man who can take care of and help them. This is partly due to their admiration for the strong, but more often it is an instinctive pursuit of security.
In the past, Gao Yuanyuan didn’t feel deeply about it and even enjoyed this so-called “sister-brother love”. She was famous and rich, and her husband pampered her, which made her feel very comfortable.
But now when I see Wei Yang and think of Fan Xiaopang, I feel a little unbalanced.
These two are also in a "sister-brother relationship", but Wei Yang did not rely on his sister for a living. Apart from taking advantage of the situation in the early days, he completely took his sister with him afterwards.
Gao Yuanyuan was the same. The only thing that could comfort herself was that Wei Yang's love life was in chaos and Fan Xiaopang would easily lose everything. Otherwise, she was really afraid that she would not be able to control herself and take action.
Even so, she was paying special attention to Wei Yang at this time.
When she saw Wei Yang looking for a tissue, she handed him her handkerchief. When Wei Yang finished drinking the water, she gave him her cup without any disgust. When Wei Yang accidentally got his pants stained with food, she squatted down and cleaned it for him personally.
Wang Baoqiang next to him lowered his head and silently picked the vegetables, as if the fish-flavored eggplant in the bowl was a peerless beauty and he dared not look away for a moment.
Zhang Zifeng was young and a little confused. Later, she didn't know who reminded her. She glanced at Wei Yang dimly and became obsessed with her mobile phone.
The girl has a strong filter for Boss Wei, and can even be said to be a fan.
During the filming, Wei Yang was quite caring towards her and they had a very good relationship. However, because of Gao Yuanyuan, her filter towards Boss Wei was indeed somewhat shattered. No matter how good an idol is, it's a pity that he is a scumbag. She can only admire him from afar but not touch him.
Wei Yang felt a little awkward at first and tried to dissuade him privately, but it didn't work, so he just accepted it.
Anyway, I don’t have a good reputation, so it doesn’t matter!
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Besides, Wei Yang suffered a lot this time because of Gao Yuanyuan. She took advantage of him and almost pissed off the people at home.
Fan Xiaopang was fine, as he had already made a lot of money from the first two dramas. But the others were not happy about it, thinking that Wei Yang was biased. They thought that this role was nothing great, so why shouldn't they be allowed to shoot it?
Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying were relatively calm, but they had some objections. The two beauties from Xinjiang province also inquired about the situation indirectly.
The one who danced the most was Da Mimi, and she also pulled Tang Yan along. The latter didn't take the role very seriously, but was very wary of Gao Yuanyuan.
Wei Yang was very troubled. Da Mimi was usually very loud, but she was not very brave towards him.
This time they jumped like this. Wei Yang strongly suspected that these people seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and Tang Yan was definitely not the only one standing behind Da Mimi.
This is not without reason. Even though the beauties in "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" broke up, Zhao Liying and the beauties in "Legend of Sword and Fairy III" have a deep hatred for each other.
But even though everyone was fighting, there was one thing they all shared the same interests on, and that was to prevent other women from having too much contact with Wei Yang.
Da Mimi herself doesn't dare to challenge him, and with Tang Yan it's already a big deal. But if there's Liu Shishi behind her, it'll be a different story. If there's Zhao Liying too, these women will dare to come to the crew to catch an adulterer.
This time, because he was standing on the opposite side of everyone, Wei Yang's undercover policy was useless. Boss Wei had no idea of the situation and could only give in.
But he did make a note of it in his little notebook.
With everyone joining forces, he can only avoid their attack, but he can get back at them one by one later, especially Da Mimi, who was so happy this time and had the biggest obvious gain. She is most likely the mastermind. He will tie her up, interrogate her carefully, and give her a good lesson later.
However, due to the pressure from both inside and outside the crew, although Wei Yang did not stop Gao Yuanyuan from showing his affection, the two of them never showed any other intimate behavior on the surface.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that I have been too busy and tired at work these days. I don’t even have enough time to sleep, so how can I have the time to do that?
After finishing the meal, everyone went to the high-speed rail station, took a short rest before the train arrived, and then got on the train immediately.
Generally speaking, the main creative team all sit in business class, which is higher class and quieter, and can also relatively avoid the commotion caused by some passengers seeing the stars.
But it is still the Spring Festival and the work is about to resume, so there is a large flow of people on the high-speed rail. The crew's logistics staff fought for half a day but could only get two business class seats.
There are even a few people who didn't get the high-speed rail tickets, and they don't even have the chance to find other routes to buy tickets. They are now driving or taking a plane to the next roadshow city, and will meet us then.
The person in charge felt very guilty and was afraid of being blamed, but Wei Yang was understanding. Time was tight, there were only a few trains to choose from, and it was a special period, so it was impossible to have no problems at all. There was no need to blame him too much. At least the trip had not been delayed.
"Be careful next time. There are a lot of people these days. Plan a few more routes. It doesn't matter if the conditions are worse. There is only one route. Don't be late."
"Okay, boss, this ticket..."
Wei Yang pulled up his mask and lowered the brim of his hat: "Give it to Yuanyuan and Zifeng, find a corner for me, and the others can help cover for them."
After entering the carriage, Wei Yang, Wang Baoqiang, Xiao Yang and others took cover and sat down separately.
Tickets were too hard to get, so several people were scattered across the carriages. The advantage was that it made less noise, but the disadvantage was that it increased the risk of exposure.
[If you are exposed, don’t say it’s a roadshow, just say you are going home, which can appropriately attract attention and cover for others]
Wei Yang informed all the main creators in the WeChat group that it would be fine if only one was exposed, but if all of them were exposed, it might be difficult to get out of the situation.
After giving clear instructions, Wei Yang put down his phone. His assistant Wei Fei and another staff member chose a remote corner and took out a few hundred yuan to exchange seats with the passenger.
By then, Wei Yang would hide in a corner, with two people blocking him outside and covering him up, so the chance of being exposed was extremely small.
Wei Yang followed silently with his head down. Wei Fei negotiated with several passengers. Faced with the temptation of several hundred dollars, several people were tempted.
However, there were two female college students who were traveling during the winter vacation. For some reason, they kept staring at Wei Fei.
Wei Fei was a little puzzled, but he didn't say much. Instead, the female college student suddenly said something when he was helping her carry the luggage.
"You are Wei Yang's assistant, right?"
"ah?"
Wei Fei was stunned. He didn't expect that he was the one who was recognized.
But it’s actually not surprising. He has been with Wei Yang for many years and is an old face around Wei Yang.
Ordinary people certainly don’t know him, but many of Wei Yang’s fans know him.
This is not an exaggeration. Some die-hard fans not only know the assistants, but also know the situation of the entire artist team by heart. Some people even buy things for them, hoping that they will take better care of their idols in daily life.
Wei Fei also knew about this, but he had never encountered such a situation before and was not prepared. He still felt that he was just an assistant and no one cared about him.
Who would have thought that today would be such a strange day, as he happened to run into two die-hard fans of Wei Yang who knew him.
Before he could react, two fans had already started to look at the two people behind him. Just imagine, how could a die-hard fan who could even recognize the assistant at a glance not know Wei Yang?
No matter how thickly Wei Yang covered himself, his identity was exposed after just a few glances from the two men, and two sharp explosions suddenly came from the carriage.
The conductor in the duty room was so frightened that he suddenly stood up and his heart sank.
"Something happened?!"
This counts as yesterday, there is still more before 12 o'clock in the evening (end of this chapter)