China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 289: The sex scandal turns into a criminal case! (Please subscribe!)

The day after returning to the capital, the first wave of guests arrived in the courtyard.

Zhang Jizhong and several main creators of "Dragon".

"Director Zhang, just come and bring any gifts."

"There's no reason to go home empty-handed. The Northeastern ginseng given by my friend is of high vintage."

"Good stuff, then I'm welcome."

The assistant took the gift and Lin Xuan led them to the reception room for tea.

After a brief chat, he asked with concern:

"By the way, how is the scandal about Director Huang being handled now?"

The scandal was a big deal.

The reason is that his native family had a great impact on him.

So Zhang Jizhong teamed up with a group of directors and actors to ban her.

Zhang Guoli wanted to apologize for his son and eliminate the negative impact of the incident, but Tong Yao didn't give him a chance at all.

Zhang Jizhong blushed and laughed at himself.

"I said I wanted to ban her, why didn't you speak up for me?"

Among the people who signed the guarantee letter, there are two actors who have participated in "Huanzhugege" and "Kangxi Private Interview" respectively.

Although this statement was 90% true, she had no evidence at all and could only make up random guesses.

Zhang Jizhong shook his head helplessly.

Because of the divorce of his parents, Zhang Mo's relationship with Zhang Guoli has been very tense, and his relationship with his stepmother Deng Jie is also not good.

"Director Zhang, don't worry. She doesn't have any evidence in her hands, and this matter will be over soon. Isn't the recent heat a lot less intense?"

"This kid really succeeds more than he does. After making things worse, he kept pretending to be dead and asked his parents to help wipe his ass."

She said she had four letters of guarantee and more than thirty restricted films.

Lin Xuan smiled and nodded.

However, the reporter wanted to see the information, but Zhang Yu hid it and continued to bite people like a mad dog.

Even though Deng Jie never wanted a child from Zhang Guoli and gave him all his love for her, Zhang Mo still didn't have a good look on her.

If you don't fight for public opinion, it's like giving it to the enemy.

Lin Xuan suddenly thought of something, with a mocking expression on his face.

Initially, Zhang Yu claimed to have Huang Jianzhong's recording, but after the reporter heard it, there was no valuable information at all.

The whole Internet is scolding him for hitting women, and scolding Zhang Guoli and his wife for their incompetence in raising their children.

It's a pity that Zhang Mo never came out to explain and gave all the right to speak to Tong Yao.

Zhang Jizhong and others took the opportunity to fight back. Seeing that the situation was not good for her, Zhang Yu began to kill wildly.

"If a dog bites you, how can you bite him back? The best way to deal with this kind of person is to ignore her."

Zhang Jizhong sounded very disdainful.

To be honest, he didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing.

This evaluation has become the consensus in the circle.

Zhang Yu single-handedly turned the entertainment industry into a mess.

With his rebellious character, how could he do evil in their name?

"Feng Xiaogang is going to be mad at Zhang Mo. The beating incident has already affected the box office of "Mobile Phone"."

"What else can we do, just start a quarrel with each other. The woman said she had evidence, but she couldn't show it at all. I think she just wants to be popular at all costs. I've seen too many people like this."

Zhang Jizhong said with a smile: "That's because Zhang Mo's affairs have occupied most of the attention."

Lin Xuan was not immune. Zhang Yu said that he slept with a star while filming a movie.

The matter was so big that there were calls to boycott the movie everywhere on the Internet.

Their family was scolded by the entire Internet, and it was this son of a bitch who caused the trouble.

As time went by, Zhang Mo's beating incident gradually fermented.

Leslie Cheung is the second male lead in "Cell Phone".

Tong Yao said that Zhang Mo relied on his parents' relationship to become domineering in Zhongxi.

He waited downstairs at the Central Theater for six hours, but he didn't see her face.

All the famous stars and directors in the entertainment industry were bitten by her.

Deng Jie immediately stood up and denied it.

"The more you behave like this, the more arrogant she becomes."

Why should he help wipe someone else's shit?

Except for die-hard fans of Fung's comedy, most people do not want to see this movie due to the influence of public opinion.

Now that the movie has been released for a month and the box office has not exceeded 4000 million, Feng Xiaogang is going crazy.

"Didn't he indirectly help you? There is such a huge gap in the box office between the two movies, and now the media and netizens are ridiculing him."

Feng Xiaogang has a market theory to describe the relationship between the size of the movie market and movie box office.

In 97, the movie "Party A and Party B" directed by him grossed million at the box office in the Mainland.

At that time, the mainland film market was very small. If converted to today, the box office would be at least more than 300 million.

There is no logical problem with this theory. The problem is that the box office of "Mobile Phone" was similar, more than 10 million less than that of "The Original Time and Space".

Netizens ridiculed, "Did you, Feng Xiaogang, be left out when the film market was developing at a rapid pace?"

The words pierced his lungs.

Feng Xiaogang couldn't figure out why young people today don't like his movies.

Lin Xuan shrugged indifferently: "I would rather not have this help, now I have found an excuse for him."

Zhang Jizhong nodded in agreement: "That's true. The box office of a movie must take into account the right time, place and people. If Zhang Mo's situation had been reversed earlier, the box office of "Mobile Phone" would not be so ugly."

Although Zhang Mo said nothing, the powerful media restored part of the truth through on-site interviews and investigations.

This matter actually involves the director of the Chinese Theater Performance Department.

There is a rule in Chinese drama that freshmen and sophomore students are not allowed to go out to film.

But Huang Dingyu, the head of the department, not only approved Tong Yao's request for leave, but also arranged for her to play a supporting role in the TV series "Lin Hai Xue Yuan".

At that time, there were rumors in the school that the two had an improper relationship because Huang Dingyu had a bad reputation.

After Zhang Mo learned about this, he asked Tong Yao, but she said that it was Huang Dingyu who forced her to take the bow, and later compensated by pushing her into the show.

When he rushed to school to confront Huang Dingyu, he learned that Tongyao was voluntary and that their relationship had been going on for a year.

Zhang Mo was immediately furious when he learned the truth, and then the beating incident occurred.

Because the top of his head was so green that it glowed, Zhang Mo felt ashamed, so he kept silent and refused to respond even if he was scolded.

The reputation of domestic violence is better than cuckoldry.

Things took a 180-degree turn, almost twisting the waists of the melon-eaters.

The direction of the media and the Internet immediately changed, from scolding Zhang Mo to scolding Tong Yao and Huang Dingyu.

However, Tong Yao was well prepared and contacted the media directly to say that Huang Dingyu lied and that she was not willing at all.

Well, the peach scandal turned directly into a criminal case, and the Chinese drama suffered heavy losses this time.

The day after Tong Yao spoke out, Huang Dingyu was taken away by the police for investigation, and the New Year's Eve dinner had to be eaten in the bureau.

"This woman is so powerful. She can control the whole country by herself."

Lin Xuan shook his head and said: "What's the use of being so powerful? Her popularity with the audience is completely ruined. Who will dare to film with her in the future?"

"That's true. She is scheming but not much. She has cut off her escape route."

The few of them chatted for a while about the gossips and anecdotes in the industry, and Zhang Jizhong suddenly changed the topic and talked about business.

"Director Lin, "Dragon" is so successful, let's collaborate on another drama next year."

The average viewership rating for the premiere of "Dragon Movie" was 11%, which was very scary in 03.

The second and third series of TV series have sold like crazy. In addition to the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Southeast Asian countries have also taken action, and copyright prices have also risen.

Several investors made a lot of money, but producer Zhang Jizhong could only get a pitiful share.

Seeing others making huge sums of money, Lao Zhang felt anxious, and his next work was soon on the schedule.

"Is it still a Jin Yong drama this time?"

"That's right, I want to film "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"! Let me play Yang Guo! I promise to make you look more handsome than Raku Furuda!"

Lin Xuan chuckled and was noncommittal.

The 06 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is the final glory of Zhang Jizhong's version of Jin Yong's drama.

Although the ratings of this drama are not high and there have been constant negative reviews after it was aired, the ratings and replay rate are really high.

This drama not only consolidated Liu Yifei's status as the fairy sister, but also allowed her to have countless fans for half her life.

Huang Xiaoming also relied on this drama to secure his position as Huayi's number one brother and the number one niche actor in Mainland China.

However, after this drama, the quality and ratings of Zhang Jizhong's works plummeted.

"Blooded Sword", "The Deer and the Cauldron", "The Legend of the Tang Dynasty" and "Journey to the West", each one is worse than the last.

Although he has always had no shortage of investment due to his reputation as a veteran producer, the influence of his works is no longer what it used to be.

"Let me think about this..."

Lin Xuan thought for a moment and did not agree on the spot.

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is very popular, allowing second-tier actors to be directly promoted to first-tier actors.

But for Lin Xuan, it was as tasteless as chicken ribs and a pity to throw away.

On the one hand, he is in a period of transition and no longer wants to film costume dramas.

On the other hand, he has played so many male protagonists in Jin Yong's dramas that the audience may have become confused after watching them.

He had just finished playing Duan Yu and then went on to play Yang Guo.

When Yang Guo meets Master Yideng, netizens comment that it must be like an ancestor meeting a grandson.

When thinking about this situation, how can the audience get involved in the drama?

"What's there to consider? Jin Yong's drama is so popular, why don't you strike while the iron is hot!"

Zhang Jizhong was puzzled and asked anxiously.

This time he plans to invest in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" with his own money.

When the TV series becomes popular, the money he invested will quadruple.

But the premise of all this is that Lin Xuan plays Yang Guo.

If he doesn't act, it will definitely be difficult to attract investment.

Because no one can guarantee that this drama will still be popular without Lin Xuan.

"I'm in the process of transformation, and I've done too many Jin Yong dramas. You might as well switch to Gu Long."

"What kind of excuse is this? There are many actors on Hong Kong Island who can play more than a dozen Jin Yong roles."

"Director Zhang, you are making excuses. They are not acting as the leading actors."

"But……"

"Okay, Director Zhang, let's not talk about this matter for now. Let's talk about it after the new year."

The matter was not settled, so Zhang Jizhong left directly after dinner.

If something unexpected happens on Lin Xuan's side, he will definitely have to find a solution elsewhere.

…………

After resting at home for two days, good news came from Berlin.

The movie "The Dark Side" was successfully shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, and the studio immediately began vigorously promoting it.

The news spread in China, and people in the industry were almost shocked.

I originally thought that Lin Xuan would only make some commercial films to attract fans, but I didn't expect that he would be shortlisted for a film festival, especially the Berlin Film Festival.

Regardless of whether he wins the award or not, this incident has caused quite a stir in the industry.

The main reason is that Lin Xuan is too young.

Zhang Yimou was almost forty when he won the award for "Red Sorghum", and Lin Xuan was only twenty-four after the Chinese New Year.

Lin Xuan fans were extremely happy to hear the news.

The idol is finally going out of the country to the world.

For a while, the Internet was full of good news that the film had been selected for Berlin.

At the same time, the movie "Mobile Phone" struggled at the box office, finally breaking through the 4000 million mark.

Comparing the two pieces of news, Feng Xiaogang’s previous remarks appear extremely ridiculous.

4000 million box office satires 2 million box office, who gave him the courage?

Speaking of Feng Xiaogang, Lin Xuan hasn't heard from him for a long time.

He has not appeared in front of the media since it failed miserably at the box office and several attempts to save it failed.

It is said that Director Feng was still too tactful at this time. If it were him more than ten years later, he would definitely scold the audience as rubbish.

Two days later, the crew of "The Dark Side" went to CCTV to promote the film.

Fan Xiaopang and Gao Yuanyuan have been in a state of excitement since the news came that the film was selected for the Berlin Film Festival.

It's like taking a shot of chicken blood, and I don't feel tired no matter what I do.

In the lounge, the two of them sat together, putting on makeup and chatting.

The atmosphere was extremely harmonious, like best friends having a heart-to-heart talk, without the smell of gunpowder from before.

Fan Xiaopang turned around and asked: "Are we really not going to attend the film festival premiere?"

Lin Xuan turned over the script in his hand without raising his head.

"The festival opens on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and our road show hasn't been finished yet."

Hearing this, Fan Xiaopang was a little disappointed.

It is one of her dreams to walk on the red carpet at an international film festival.

Now that the dream is close at hand, Lin Xuan stops it.

Gao Yuanyuan asked: "Is there any hope that the film will be shortlisted for the main competition?"

You cannot attend the premiere, but if you are shortlisted for the main competition, you can attend the closing ceremony and walk the red carpet.

The closing ceremony attracted even more attention than the premiere.

"There is definitely hope. This time the chairman of the jury gave a good evaluation of the film."

Although the film explores the dark side of human nature, it is far from deep enough. Even if it is shortlisted, there is no hope of winning.

Lin Xuan was not prepared to spend money on hopeless things, so he only gave the public relations department one million US dollars in public relations fees.

If the movie is shortlisted, it will make a lot of money. Even if the movie is not shortlisted, it will not lose much.

"Please, you must be shortlisted, otherwise my evening dress order will be in vain!"

Fan Xiaopang clasped his hands together and prayed devoutly.

She went through several connections before she got an appointment with a top designer.

Design fees, material fees, processing fees, and all kinds of miscellaneous expenses are added together, and the cost of the evening dress has exceeded 100 million yuan.

Such an expensive dress would definitely be worthy of a trip to the red carpet at an international film festival.

Gao Yuanyuan is not as luxurious as her, but her evening dress is worth hundreds of thousands less.

Lin Xuan doesn't have to go to such trouble, he carries Dior's endorsement.

Every time he attends an important event, Dior will provide clothing, all of which are custom-made new products of the season.

After putting on makeup and adjusting the script, the three of them left the lounge and prepared to participate in the recording of the program.

This program is an interview record of the movie channel, and the interviews usually include big names in the film industry.

Being able to appear on this program to promote the movie is very flattering to CCTV.

(End of this chapter)