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Chapter 467: Partnering up to fight against Huayi and [Unfavorable Week Incident]

In December, the crew of "Operation Mekong"

On the water, Wei Yang put down his gun, ignored the snowflakes splashing on his arms, held the steering wheel, and drove the motorboat towards the villain's motorboat with firm eyes.

However, it is different from the scene in the movie where two ships collide violently and even explode.

In fact, when Wei Yang was shooting at this time, there were no enemy ships in front of him.

He just stepped on the accelerator hard to accelerate, as if he was desperately risking his life to collide, and the shots were all medium and close shots.

Then, Wei Yang turned the boat around again, distanced himself, and took an aerial shot of a medium and long shot, in which he drove the boat quickly towards the enemy ship.

It seemed to be rushing very fiercely, but in fact, it stopped when it was still a hundred or ten meters away.

In order to ensure safety, Wei Yang was apparently the driver, but in fact there was an old crew member squatting in the blind spot of the shooting, giving instructions and even being responsible for some operations.

After these scenes were filmed, Fang Xinwu in the movie came off the production line, and Wei Yang also successfully completed filming in the play.

As for the collision and explosion of the two ships, Wei Yang honestly doesn't know whether the character Fang Xinwu is dead or not.

The filmmakers are still very ambitious and even want to try to create a series of movies, so the easter egg at the end implies that Fang Xinwu is not dead, but is still performing tasks abroad, and may continue to cooperate to solve the case next time.

According to Fatty Yu's idea. At that time, it would be okay to let Gao Gang, played by Zhang Hanyu, continue to cooperate, or to find another police partner, but if it is not possible, let Fang Xinwu solve the case independently.

The current version of Fang Xinwu is much better than the original version. It can be said that he is an ace intelligence agent + a soldier + a detective.

In the movie, he is proficient in foreign languages, eloquent, and sociable. He is an informant and intelligence network everywhere. He is also proficient in driving, fighting, shooting and other skills.

He is smart and decisive in his actions, and he is also very insightful in detecting cases and deploying plans.

Moreover, he is a "non-pedantic" policeman rarely seen in mainland movies and TV dramas. In order to solve the case, he will even use some gray methods.

Later, Fang Xinwu was forced to "go offline", more or less with the intention of passing the review, for fear of being stuck due to unnecessary circumstances.

It can be said that this character is very charming and has flesh and blood. With this as the core, it might be possible to create an IP of "undercover policeman".

Of course, this is just Fatty Yu's idea.

At least so far, Wei Yang, who has a bunch of scripts in hand, is not enthusiastic about developing such a project with Bona, and it can even be said that he has little interest.

Fatty Yu is not in a hurry. Anyway, "Operation Mekong" has just been filmed. After it is released, it will not be too late to talk about the results.

Wei Yang has finished filming, and there aren't many scenes left for the crew. Basically, the entire crew can go home in a week at most.

However, Fatty Yu was very particular about setting up a closing banquet for Boss Wei.

The main thing is to keep in touch with each other. He really wants to cooperate more with Boss Wei and make everyone rich together.

The top Thai restaurant in Bangkok, with standard high-end Thai food, Tom Yum soup, spicy beef salad, Thai coconut chicken, Thai lobster, curry sea crab, etc.

Wei Yang has filmed two movies in Thailand, and has stayed there for less than half a year in total. He is no stranger to Thai food.

Thai food tastes sour, sweet, and spicy. The ingredients are mainly seafood, fruits, and vegetables. People who are not used to it may find it awkward. Wei Yang's assistant Wei Fei doesn't like Thai food because it smells of soap.

Wei Yang accepted it well. In addition to challenging the dark cuisine he understood, he was still willing to try new things and special delicacies.

Fatty Yu put it into practice for Boss Wei, and several main creators of the crew also arrived, including director Lin Chaoxian.

Although the two had some disagreements during this filming, they were generally in harmony. On the one hand, Lin Chaoxian did not want to conflict with Boss Wei, and on the other hand, Wei Yang wanted to give him face and pave the way.

Not to mention other things, this director is definitely a master in the industry when it comes to shooting action, especially gunfights and explosions.

Among Blue Whale's subordinates and directors, there are almost no other directors of this level.

No one can say for sure that Blue Whale will not have such demand in the future. Maybe they will work together one day, and Wei Yang is also afraid of scaring Lin Chaoxian.

Therefore, no matter at work or in private, Wei Yang has always respected Lin Chaoxian, so the relationship between the two was not bad. Lin Chaoxian took the initiative to come over to toast many times after the wedding banquet.

Maybe in his heart, he had the idea that he would one day hug Boss Wei.

Lin Chaoxian thought so, not to mention the other actors. Except for Zhang Hanyu and a few veteran actors who were relatively reserved at this age, those young actors were more enthusiastic and well-behaved than the others.

However, Wei Yang was used to this kind of situation, and after handling it easily, Fatty Yu asked him to go to the small room inside the box to "sober up".

"Come and try Thai cigars. They are not as rich as South American cigars, but they still have a unique flavor."

The decoration of the small room has a mixed Chinese and Thai style. It is magnificent and at the same time a bit grand and steady, especially the solid wood tea table bed in the center, which almost replicates the Chinese style.

After pouring tea and lighting a cigar, the two of them were alone, and Fatty didn't want to play tricks.

"Mr. Wei, when do you plan to release your movie "Detective Chinatown"?"

Wei Yang had just been wondering what Fatty Yu wanted to do with him in private, and he immediately understood after hearing this.

"It's basically decided, Spring Festival."

"Yeah, we still bumped into each other."

Fatty Yu puffed out the smoke with a wry smile, but still heard the words he least wanted to hear.

The success of the Spring Festival stalls in the past two years has proven the advantages of this emerging period. This year’s Spring Festival is bound to be another battle between dragons and tigers.

Blue Whale's "Detective Chinatown" has been on hold, and many outsiders have speculated that it is targeting the Spring Festival, but Wei Yang has never been sure.

Fatty Yu was a little unsure of the situation. He didn't know whether Wei Yang was plotting the Spring Festival stalls or trying to hit the Lunar New Year stalls, so he looked for a chance to find out today.

As a result, no one made a sound when touched!

The first two movies have already made people see Wei Yang's appeal in movies. "Detective Chinatown" also has strong supporting forces such as Wang Baoqiang and Gao Yuanyuan, so he is definitely a formidable enemy.

The outside world predicts that the box office of this movie will be 5 million+, and the more optimistic ones even think that it is expected to hit the 10 billion mark.

Bona has two projects released during the Spring Festival, and now there is a man-eating shark, which makes Fatty Yu laugh.

"Mr. Yu, do you have any ideas? You are a senior. If you have any good experience, please give me some advice."

Wei Yang didn't believe that Fatty Yu just came here to inquire about the schedule. This was not a secret at all. Anyone with a bit of discernment would understand that Wei Yang could not give up the hot Spring Festival stall and choose the declining Lunar New Year stall.

Fatty Yu was having a treat today and chatting privately. It would be too much to make a fuss just by worrying about this issue.

When Fatty Yu heard this, he was happy, put away his bitter face, took a sip of tea, and kept quiet.

"Does Mr. Wei know how many movies are online during the Spring Festival?"

"I know about five or six of them, and I can roughly deduce some others."

The Spring Festival will be released on February 2 next year, and it is already late December. Several movies have already been announced, and you can also learn a lot of information about the rest through channels.

After all, there are many popular projects. As long as any company makes moves, they usually can't hide it from insiders.

The action movies in this time period are nothing more than Lunar New Year movies and Spring Festival movies. The former is closer and more dynamic, while the latter is mainly foreshadowing. You can guess a lot based on this alone. As he spoke, Wei Yang counted on his fingers: "Zhong Kui Conquers the Demon: Snow Demon" by Guangguang, "Heroes of Heaven" by Huayi and Big Brother, "Wolf Totem" by China Film Group, "Where Are We Going, Dad 2" by Tianyu ", "Macau 2" and "Dad's Holiday" produced by your brother's company."

"A strong hand is like a cloud."

Fatty Yu was very emotional. Several of the above-mentioned movies were large-scale productions, and one was based on the popular IP "Where Are We Going, Dad?". This year's Spring Festival schedule was so unexpected that he felt a little nervous.

"Mr. Wei, you and I are both sensible people, and I am not lying. The situation is complicated, and the best way to stay warm is to stay together."

Fatty Yu revealed his real purpose. There were so many powerful enemies during the Spring Festival that Bona was unable to survive alone, so he wanted to find an ally.

Whether it's sharing needs or sharing the pressure, it's better than staying together as one family.

"We both benefit from cooperation. I agree with this, but I'm curious as to why Mr. Yu thought of looking for me."

Wei Yang was a little curious about Fatty's actions. In terms of relationship, Bona was very close to both the Hong Kong and Beijing circles.

To break it down, for the Spring Festival period, Huayi, China Film and Bona should be closer, while Blue Whale has the best relationship with Guangwang, which they have collaborated with many times before.

"You're wrong about that. China Film Group is just giving in. Hua Yi and I... haha."

That's all I've said, but the meaning is very clear. Due to various reasons in the early years, one was the main producer and the other was the main publisher. It was inevitable that everyone would work together.

When the market becomes bigger, each has its own main business. Although there is some cooperation and parallelism, in fact, they have long been inseparable.

Apart from other things, Zhang Hanyu, Huang Xiaoming, and International Zhang were all from Huayi earlier, and now they are closely related to Bona. There are actually many articles about this.

Under this situation, Fatty Yu would rather deepen his contact with Wei Yang, who he would cooperate with in the future, rather than ignore Huayi.

As for China Film...

Fatty Yu said it very straightforwardly: "I'm not optimistic about the movie "Wolf Totem". It's not a subject that can be shot well by hiring an internationally famous director. Moreover, you and I are both comedies, so there is more room for cooperation."

"But it's also more of a direct competitive conflict."

Wei Yang pointed out something that Fatty Yu has always ignored, that is, "Detective Chinatown" and "Macau 2" are comedies, and strictly speaking, there is a conflict of themes.

As I have said several times before, the audience's movie-watching budget is limited, and many people may only watch one or two movies.

So at this time, many viewers will choose a comedy movie + other themes, and this behavior directly affects the performance of the two comedy movies.

When choosing one from the other, it is often not an even tie, but a huge victory for one side and a heavy defeat for the other side.

"It depends on the operation. If the cooperation is good, it suppresses several other movies and expands the Spring Festival comedy plate, then it will be enough."

It's not that Fatty Yu doesn't understand this truth, but he has other ideas.

Two comedy movies are fighting to the death. Of course, one party will win and the other will lose. However, if they join forces and exchange both of the audience's tickets for comedy movies to seize market share, it may not be a win-win situation.

Bona is an expert in distribution, and Blue Whale's publicity is also ranked among the best in the industry. By joining forces, there is a real chance to seize the high ground of public opinion.

"How about, try it?"

Fatty Yu encouraged Wei Yang, and the latter thought for a while and realized that it would not be harmful to him.

Winning a strong ally allowed him to gain more market share. Even if he had to fight "Macau 2" head-to-head because of this, he still had confidence in "Detective Chinatown", so he nodded readily.

"Pleasant to work with."

"Haha, Wei is always a cheerful person."

Fatty Yu smiled happily, and would like to deepen other cooperation with Blue Whale in the future, such as mutual investment projects and cooperation with actors.

Fortunately for the former, Wei Yang has always invested in projects that he is optimistic about, and he has always been willing to release some shares for cooperation with friends.

But the latter involves more.

Fatty Yu has film resources, but Wei Yang has more TV series and variety show resources. More importantly, he has popular top-notch people, while Bona has limited well-known artists. How to cooperate to be fair and mutually beneficial still needs to be discussed. detail.

But overall, the conversation was quite pleasant. No one can say to what extent subsequent cooperation will be possible.

But in the short term, the two sides have guaranteed mutual friendship and even reached a tacit understanding quietly.

Find an opportunity to add trouble to Huayi!

There is no way, why is Huayi the private leader in the mainland film and television industry? It is blocking it from above, and the companies below cannot get ahead, and they all want to kill it.

Interestingly, Wei Yang and Blue Whale believe that they are the most promising company to take over Huayi, and Bona and Fatty Yu also think so.

It is estimated that these two companies are not the only ones with similar ideas. For example, companies with sufficient strength such as Guangwang, Wanda, and Capital Culture may all feel that they are second only to Huayi in the industry.

So sometimes the boss is not so easy to do, and the one who stands out first dies first, and countless people in the circle stare at the Wang brothers.

As long as there is a chance, everyone is willing to work together to step in and take down the boss first, and then everyone will compete for the boss based on their own abilities.

Wei Yang strongly suspected that these companies were "helping others" behind the scenes when something happened to Huayi in his previous life.

In the same way, if anyone among these families has any problems, the two brothers from Huayi dance more happily than anyone else.

There are so many good people in this circle!

One day later, Wei Yang took a plane back to China from Bangkok, Thailand. However, he was not in a hurry to return to Shanghai. Instead, he came to Shenzhen City first.

He had previously made an appointment with Master Xing to visit the cast and make a guest appearance in his new movie "Mermaid". This was also a movie project in which Blue Whale invested heavily, and Wei Yang attached great importance to it.

As soon as the plane landed, Wei Yang rushed into the set. Before he could see the real owner, he was surrounded by the media guarding the "Mermaid" crew.

There were quite a few people, some from the mainland and some from Xiangjiang, and they asked very sharp questions.

"What do you think of the negative public opinion storm that Director Zhou Xingchi is currently experiencing?"

Wei Yang was a little confused. After explanations from several mainland reporters, he realized that he was filming in Thailand these days and didn't pay much attention to the domestic side.

It turns out that the now-famous "Reversal of the Week Incident" has criticized Xingtai, Hong Kong and Taiwan stars have taken sides on a large scale, and online fans and passers-by have all kinds of quarrels.

After figuring out the situation, Wei Yang made the choice easily.

In fact, he and Master Xing were not very close, they were more like movie filters, and Mrs. Xiang had never interacted with him before, and Wei Yang didn't have a good impression of a family with a mafia background.

A stranger who has no good feelings and has no relationship with him is compared with a partner who has filters and has high hopes and is waiting to make money for him.

Wei Yang's tone was firm: "I don't particularly know what grudges they have, but from the several exchanges I had with Mr. Xing, I think he is a very sincere person who is very serious about movies."

"And I don't understand why those people reacted so violently, let alone what Xingye did wrong in this matter."

"I didn't know much about it when I was abroad before, but as far as the incident introduced by these two journalist friends just now, if I understand correctly, it has nothing to do with Mr. Xing at all. He was completely unintentional."

"Zhang San scolded Wang Wu for Li Si's matter. Wang Wu should go to Zhang San instead of calling Wu Liu and Sun Qi to bully the innocent Li Si."

"Gentlemen have a good relationship with each other without making any bad remarks. This can actually vaguely reveal the pattern of both parties..."

(End of this chapter)