"Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2" has finally been completed.
Within a few months, Jiang Ge had darkened a lot and lost a lot of weight. When he returned to Yanjing, he was as rough as a banker.
But Jiang Ge no longer pays attention to appearance as before, and his whole mentality has become more peaceful. Apart from looking forward to the box office when "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2" is released, people have no other desires.
A few years ago, when I was young and frivolous, I had fantasies about being number one at the box office, the number one director of the sixth generation, and the savior of Chinese cinema. I have never thought about such fantasies for a long time.
People will always gradually mature under the stumbles of reality, and then accept their own "mediocrity".
"Director Jiang, this way, this way..."
"Director Feng..."
"It's been a hard journey."
"Fortunately, Director Feng's "Jinyiwei 2" will be released soon. I wish it a great success."
"Nothing can compare to your "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2"..."
"..."
After the "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2" crew came to Yanjing, the person who picked them up was not the staff of Xinghui, but Feng Kai.
Feng Kai looked very enthusiastic, like a good friend he hadn't seen for many years. He came up and gave Jiang Ge a hug.
Jiang Ge's body was slightly stiff, as if he was extremely uncomfortable with Feng Kai's enthusiastic appearance, but after thinking about the situation in "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2" and Xinghui's current situation, he sighed inwardly.
"Chat Painted Skin 2" is almost a movie invested by China Star and some investors. Although Xinghui also participated, more than 50% of Xinghui's money came from Zhang Genshui...
He knew very well what the relationship between Zhang Genshui and Zhou Yang was.
No one could have imagined that Zhou Yang, the little guy in the conference room three years ago, would now become a very important figure in the entertainment industry.
When he thought of this, Jiang Ge inevitably felt complicated, but this emotion only lasted for a moment and then finally disappeared.
He is the most intuitive witness of this great era and was once the saddest participant. Later he figured it out.
In fact, there is no special grudge against Zhou Yang, but they were from different factions. Under some influence, the young and arrogant character was full of jealousy and unwillingness, and even did some irrational things. But after a few years, the difference was really clear.
After right or wrong, Jiang Ge only felt a little childish and ridiculous.
After a brief chat with Feng Kai, Jiang Ge got in the car and drove towards the Xinghui Building. When he came to the door of the building, he met Cao Bangguo.
"Uncle Cao..."
"Xiao Jiang, here we come..."
"Yes, Uncle Cao."
"Thanks for your hard work."
Ever since "The Righteous Man" hit the market, Cao Bangguo didn't know whether he was discouraged or something else. He hasn't been to Xinghui for a long time.
When he saw Cao Bangguo again, Jiang Ge found that Cao Bangguo had a few more white hairs on his head, but his body still looked strong, and he was as familiar with him as before. He could vaguely see in Cao Bangguo's eyes that he admired him.
He appreciated it, but somehow, he felt that the gap between him and Cao Bangguo was getting wider and wider, so big that he didn't know what to say to dilute this inexplicable embarrassing atmosphere.
Xu Kangnian from the relevant department was investigated.
Although I don’t know what the outcome will be, I can no longer care about the film industry.
In the past six months, except for Zhou Yilin, a smiling tiger who has been getting better and better, the other old directors from the Chinese Directors Association have left and retired.
On the contrary, the new generation of young directors is gradually emerging. Although the box office is not too impressive, and there have been no big hits in the past six months, the box office of the Chinese film industry has more than doubled compared to the same period last year.
This undoubtedly made those older generation directors who had clung to their last thoughts and felt that they couldn't do it without them feel extremely disappointed. It seemed that only a year had passed and the era had gone by, without any hasty greetings to them.
Jiang Ge followed Cao Bangguo to the Star Hall. When Wu Tong appeared in the Star Hall, Jiang Ge subconsciously greeted Wu Tong.
Wu Tong smiled faintly at Jiang Ge, and then followed Cao Bangguo towards the office of Xinghui boss Li Zhongjun.
Jiang Ge didn't pay attention at first, but after seeing more and more shareholders coming, Jiang Ge felt a little confused.
"Xinghui is about to change again. I heard that Mr. Li Zhongjun has prepared 5 billion yuan to transfer all the remaining shares to Mr. Wu... At the same time, Mr. Wu is also aggressively acquiring the shares of other shareholders, preparing to transfer them
Zhang Genshui and Zhou Yang squeezed away..."
"Ah, I'm afraid Mr. Wu will have to spend a lot of money for this, right?"
"Yes, yes, no one knows what the big shot thinks... However, Mr. Li is in a very difficult situation. The financial crisis has trapped him all. Now that Mr. Wu can help him out, he is probably happy..."
Jiang Ge carefully asked the finance department, and the finance department whispered some inside information to Jiang Ge.
Jiang Ge was stunned after hearing this: "Zhang Genshui and Zhou Yang are so aggressive that they want to swallow Xinghui whole. Now the "Spider-Man" is a big hit and a lot of blood has returned. Can they transfer the shares to Wu Tong?"
"I don't know, but according to rumors, Zhang Genshui seems to be consolidating his business and plans to make mobile phones."
"Wait a minute, hasn't Zhang Genshui been making mobile phones?"
"I don't know either...I heard that they have set up some kind of laboratory. This laboratory is very expensive, astronomical figures in hundreds of millions..."
"Ah? You can spend so much money on just a mobile phone? What kind of laboratory..."
"That's not clear..."
After the finance minister told Jiang Ge some gossip, he hurried towards the conference room.
Jiang Ge didn't hear any news, so he returned to his office and prepared for the promotion and finalization of "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2".
He plans to have "Liao Zhai Painted Skin 2" launched in the middle of this month...
The people in charge of the theaters and Xinghui Media shook their heads after hearing Jiang Ge's thoughts.
"July and August are not the best times for movie releases..."
"Why?"
"The first is that the residual power of "Spider-Man" is still there. Judging from the box office situation, there is a possibility of hitting the box office towards 1.5 billion. Relevant departments and theaters will naturally fully cooperate with this movie. The second is that there are several Hollywood blockbusters in July.
The department is coming over, and Shen Changwei's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will also be released in the middle of the year. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" takes up too many resources, and the work written by Zhou Yang has to give way..."
"What about "Jinyiwei 2"?"
"The main screenwriter of this movie is Feng Kai, but the deputy screenwriter also has Zhou Yang..."
"..."
Jiang Ge nodded after listening.
After looking at the movie report for July again, I found that July is the month when gods fight. When I saw that the deputy screenwriter of Feng Kai's "Jinyiwei 2" had Zhou Yang's name on it, Jiang Ge smiled bitterly: "The whole movie"
The circle is all ruled by Zhou Yang?"
"The opening ceremony of the People's Olympic Games can be changed at will, let alone the film industry. Although it is nonsense, Zhou Yang has indeed supported the entire Chinese film industry with his own efforts. Hollywood movies such as "King Kong Tiger" can't do it... …Can you not rule?”
"What Olympic opening ceremony?"
"You haven't read the online news? The online news is almost exploding!"
"..."
After listening to these words, Jiang Ge turned on the computer.
I saw the word "Zhou Yang" clearly written on the planning list for the Olympic opening ceremony and the assistant director.
As for Feng Ruijin's position as chief director, it was unknown when it was replaced by Shen Changwei, and he became the assistant director, in a very inconspicuous corner.
The corner of Jiang Ge's mouth twitched slightly. Although it was a bit unbelievable, the strange thing was that he didn't feel shocked in his heart. Instead, he seemed to see something unexpected but reasonable.
…………………………
Zhou Yang slept for a long time.
I also had a dream.
He dreamed that he returned to his original world, in front of the TV, watching the exciting Olympic Games, watching the gold medal in that world reach the top of China, and the athletes standing on the podium, attracting everyone's attention.
Applause, flowers, excitement, cheers, and endless pride.
Then I had another dream, in which I dreamed that I was back in that dilapidated rental house, with no money and a huge debt, spending day after day full of contentment and exhaustion.
Every familiar person, every familiar face...
Back at that time, Zhou Yang actually didn't feel uncomfortable, nor did he feel like he had nothing. Instead, he accepted everything calmly.
Then……
He woke up from his dream.
After waking up, I saw a familiar ceiling, familiar house and cabinets.
It was in An Xiao's villa, and it was already the evening of July 10th.
Zhou Yang found that after sleeping for such a long time, he did not feel refreshed, but felt a little tired.
The jet lag has not come back...
A long period of chaotic work and rest will inevitably affect the entire person's state, coupled with irregular staying up late.
Zhou Yang shook his dazed head, walked downstairs, took a drink of water...
At this moment, the door opened.
An Xiao walked in wearing a professional attire. After seeing Zhou Yang, a gentle smile appeared on her face.
"woke up?"
"Well, wake up, An Xiao. Thank you for your hard work. You didn't eat tonight. I just want to make dinner for you."
"good."
An Xiao was not pretentious, but nodded. After changing into cool clothes, she sat on the sofa and started watching TV.
Figures move in the kitchen.
An Xiao listened to the sounds in the kitchen and looked at the busy figure from time to time, with a happy and expectant expression on her face.
A Korean drama was playing on the TV in the lobby. An Xiao didn't like watching Korean dramas. Then it switched to the news, which was talking about the Olympics.
Time passes little by little.
After An Xiao watched Zhou Yang cook dishes, he looked at the red wine next to him.
"Zhou Yang, have a drink today, I'm rarely so happy."
"Ah good."
Zhou Yang nodded.
(One update today...will be updated early tomorrow)