In addition to "News Network", Zhou Yang's innocent smile in the police station seemed to have made all the news. Not only was the news on TV, but the officials of these media were announcing 1.18 "
"Mining Bottom" case and "Mining Bottom" fraud case!
This kind of positive news is something that many people can’t even dream of getting.
Feng Kai’s eyes turned red with envy!
"Mr. An, I can help him make this movie, but I have to sign an agreement. This agreement must indicate that no one is allowed to put my name on this movie!"
"Moreover, I will not allow anyone or any organization to associate me with this movie in any public forum!"
"If there is any infringement, liquidated damages must be paid, and the liquidated damages must be at least 200,000 yuan!"
"I will help shoot this movie only if you promise me this. If you don't agree, I, I don't want to go!"
"..."
A not-so-distant memory appeared in his mind unconsciously!
It was an evening when the sunset turned half the sky red. He was in An Xiao's office and learned that An Xiao had arranged for him to go to a remote mountain village to shoot some shit movie.
He was very angry and felt like he was being exiled and expelled
Zhou Yang?
What kind of bullshit are you asking me to be the assistant director?
He deserves it too!
I can't let my reputation be ruined by Zhou Yang. I have to sign an agreement and I have to be protected.
How righteous he was at that time!
Even after signing the contract and having his fingerprints pressed, he nodded and agreed to go to that place where birds don't shit.
And now...
Feng Kai only felt his face burning.
He has a chance to become famous, he has a chance to be recorded in the annals of Chinese film history, he even has a chance to sit at the Berlin International Film Festival and win an award!
"Director Feng, how about you become the director and I help you, what do you think?"
"Director Feng, I don't know anything and I can't shoot anything..."
In his mind, he recalled what Zhou Yang had said to him again.
He felt great pain in his chest!
Yes!
Zhou Yang once told him that he hoped to let him be the director of "The Bottom of the Mine", and Zhou Yang himself was willing to be an assistant director or even a handyman...
If I really directed this movie, then I would be the one making all kinds of news.
Once upon a time, there was such an opportunity in front of him, but he didn't cherish it. Not only did he not cherish it, he even refused it, and even got emotional!
"Mineral Bottom" won an award!
Everyone in the crew of "The Crow" headed by Bi Funan was cheering. Every day, they were looking forward to Zhou Yang coming over with Wang Shuai and directing their "Crow" earlier. Even the reception banquet for Feng Xichen had been arranged!
And him!
He, the biggest contributor and hero of "Under Mine", was pushed aside and suffered all kinds of neglect.
The crew of "The Crow" still looked down upon him.
Even after "Under the Mine" won the award, he was still doing all the messy work.
He once thought about thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. Don't bully young people into poverty!
He wants to prove it to everyone!
But……
He guessed the beginning, but he didn't guess the ending.
Now he has nothing!
I signed the contract for your mother Maipi.
At this moment, his phone rang.
When he saw it was Zhou Yang's call, he answered it excitedly.
At first, the two of them had a good chat.
But as they chatted, he felt that Zhou Yang seemed to be very depressed, so he subconsciously asked Zhou Yang if he had encountered something.
who knows……
"Director Feng, I don't like being interviewed by reporters. I feel like that's not my life... Now there are reporters everywhere outside the company. When they see me, they want to put the microphone in my mouth. Director Feng, when you encounter this
What would you do in this situation?"
Feng Kai's expression changed!
Damn it!
He shouldn't have asked!
Grass!
He never dreamed of encountering such a troublesome situation for Zhou Yang!
……………………
On the afternoon of March 5th.
Zhou Yang felt what it was like to become famous overnight.
After returning to the company, reporters surrounded the entire Huaxing.
As soon as Zhou Yang leaves the company, these crazy reporters surround him and ask all kinds of questions.
Zhou Yang was very uncomfortable with this feeling. He felt that his privacy was exposed to everyone's view and he had no sense of security.
He's not used to this.
People's joys and sorrows are not the same. Some people want to be exposed in the camera and enjoy the honor and praise that everyone is looking for, but some people want to stay silently in the corner and play a supporting role without saying a word.
It's a pity that after "The Mine" won the award, he was destined to no longer be a supporting actor.
"Hello, Director Zhou, can you do an exclusive interview?"
"Hello, Mr. Zhou, can we have a chat?"
"Mr. Zhou..."
"..."
Unlike the tension at the Berlin International Film Festival, Zhou Yang was able to remain relatively calm when facing reporters at this moment.
Jiang Chuchu from the public relations department seemed to have become his exclusive assistant manager. As long as reporters came up, Jiang Chuchu would block these people and answer all questions for Zhou Yang perfectly, while Zhou Yang remained silent and smiled from beginning to end.
He looked at these reporters and said nothing.
"Director Zhou, "Xinyang Daily" would like to interview you. Do you think it is convenient?"
"Director Zhou, the people from Southern Weekly have apologized to you. How do you think this matter should be handled?"
"Director Zhou, "Happy Camp" would like to invite our "Mineral Bottom" team to perform a variety show. Are you free?"
"..."
In the office.
Jiang Chuchu took out a stack of reservations and looked at Zhou Yang.
She found that this young director was different from other directors. Other young directors were absolutely excited when faced with so many interview appointments, but he seemed very pained and confused.
"I, let's forget it. "The Bottom of the Mine" is over. I still have a new job..."
Zhou Yang wants to be a pure person.
I don't care about external disturbances or any external factors, I just want to do things seriously.
For him, the story of "Mineral Bottom" is completely over, all the work he should complete has been completed, and he has to re-engage in new work.
""Happy Camp" is a good variety show on Shonan Channel. Are you sure you don't want to go?"
"No, I won't go, that, **..."
"What's wrong?"
"I want Mr. Toto, ahem, Mr. TOTO to help me get a different look?" The evening sun shone on Zhou Yang's face, and Zhou Yang looked at the sunset and fell into deep thought.
“What look do you want?”
"Cut my hair into a crew cut, and then stop styling it. Then I want to change my clothes, something that will not attract attention as much as possible. Well, it is actually best to wear something like the first time I walked into the company...
"
"Ah? You are so handsome now, why do you deliberately act ugly?"
"Nothing, I just want to do something." Zhou Yang shook his head and did not answer anything.
"Okay!" After Jiang Chuchu saw that Zhou Yang stopped talking, she nodded, but she felt very uncomfortable when she thought of Zhou Yang's earthy appearance when he first joined the company.
There is a feeling of wasting everything.
……………………
The "Mineral Bottom" fraud case was solved.
But in the end, only 100,000 yuan was recovered from the fraud...
The rest of the money was lost by the two fraudsters gambling in Vietnam.
Although Zhou Yang's "The Bottom of the Mine" won the award, the company's finances fell into an unprecedented bad situation.
The total box office of "Youth" since its release has been 15 million. Currently, after tax deduction and theater chain sharing, the company can get 5 million. After "Youth" is officially released, the share is expected to reach 8 million.
Around 7 million invested, 8 million returned, barely making a small profit.
but!
An Xiao looked at the first-run box office and second-day box office of "Warring States"...
She suddenly felt a dull feeling.
"Warring States" premiered in China and was released on March 2, when Zhou Yang and others returned to China.
The premiere box office was 8 million!
The premiere performance was very poor, but it was barely acceptable. If it can be stable, the film can also make a small profit.
But!
The next day the box office dropped to 4 million, which was cut in half.
An Xiao realized that "Warring States" not only lost its overseas copyright, but also lost its box office in China.
She invested more than 5 million yuan in this movie, and then spent nearly 7 million more to build publicity for the movie, and finally got such a box office.
A complete failure!
It was a complete failure!
The reputation of "Warring States" on the Internet is even worse. It seems to be a low-end version of "Tianji". People all say they can't understand it, or simply scold it, thinking it is a piece of shit.
"call!"
An Xiao took a look at the company's account balance.
She was silent for a long time.
The downloads of the "Girls with Wings" album and the single "Meet" made a lot of money.
However, this money cannot be reflected for the time being. Compared with the huge loss of more than 10 million, this money is really a drop in the bucket.
No one could have imagined that Director Zhou Yilin, who has always had a good reputation at the box office, would suddenly lose her mind and take the money she invested to pursue her personal art.
"Dong dong."
"Come in!"
"Mr. An..." Analyst Xu Rui lowered his head and walked in with the resignation report in shame.
"What's the meaning?"
"I'm sorry, because I was negligent in my personal work..."
After An Xiao looked at analyst Xu Rui's expression, he was silent for a long time, and then said: "Do you want to leave the company at its most difficult time?"
"I..." Analyst Xu Rui lowered his head so much that he didn't know what to say.
"Backing down is a coward's behavior. Facing failure is a warrior. I don't agree with your resignation. Okay, you can continue to work." An Xiao said this lightly, and then put the resignation report in the trash can.
inside.
Xu Rui's heart trembled, and then he nodded subconsciously.
After Xu Rui left, An Xiao took a pen and looked at the company's organizational department.
Huaxing's public relations team also needs people. The previous incident with Zhou Yang made An Xiao realize that the public relations team needs a strong person to take charge, otherwise it will just be beaten blindly.
The public relations teams of other Chinese entertainment companies are too strong in all aspects. Compared with them, China Star is really small.
In addition, the publicity and development team also needs talents.
While Zhou Yang was busy, there was a knock on the door of An Xiao's office.
"Dong dong."
"Come in!"
"Mr. An..."
"Zhou Yang? Sit down, sit down quickly, you have worked hard these days..." When she saw Zhou Yang walking in, An Xiao stood up subconsciously, showed a rare smile, and poured a cup of coffee for Zhou Yang herself.
"Mr. An, I would like to take a week off..." Zhou Yang took out the leave application note and handed it to An Xiao, his eyes full of seriousness.
"Asking for leave? Are you..." An Xiao was stunned.
"I wanted to do something personal..."
"Isn't it convenient to say it?"
"Isn't the company paying wages? Moreover, I have a large amount of commission money. I want to pay back the debts I owed others. I need to go to many places in China to pay back..." Zhou Yang said this
When he was walking, he subconsciously touched the notebook. When he found that the notebook on his chest was still there, he felt a little relieved.
"Okay! You can take as much leave as you want..." After An Xiao saw Zhou Yang's serious look, her heart softened slightly, which was an indescribable feeling.
She took a deep breath.
"Mr. An, one week is enough."
"It's okay! Go ahead! Do you want to help you and call some bodyguards?" An Xiao asked subconsciously.
"No, I'll change my outfit."
"Then, okay, well, no matter where you are, you should call the company every day, at least let your colleagues in the company know that you are safe..."
"OK."
Zhou Yang nodded.
Then turned around and left.
Not long after Zhou Yang left, An Xiao received two calls.
After receiving the call, she was stunned, then stood up and hurriedly walked towards Zhou Yang's office.
……………………
"I, Director Zhou, our team only helps people make themselves look more handsome, and we have never helped you look ugly. This..."
"Just let me return to how I look in the photo, and shave my head so I don't have to perm my hair."
"Director Zhou, are you sure you want to do this? I personally think this is a waste of your face..."
"All right!"
Brother Toilet wore glasses, and with a very desperate attitude, he took out the scissors and prepared to cut Zhou Yang's hair into a square cut.
Just when he was about to take action, there was a knock on the door in the office.
Then...
He saw An Xiao walking in with high heels.
"Director Zhou, what are you..."
"I want to shave my head, but my hair is too long and I'm not used to it."
"Oh, by the way, Director Zhou, can you ask for leave a little later?"
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the company?"
"The first thing is that "The Mine Bottom" has been approved by the superiors. As long as it is slightly edited, it will be allowed to be released in China. I need you to provide some guidance... Actually, there is no need to change too much, just change many sensitive parts.
, it won’t delay you for long.” An Xiao herself could not have imagined that the movie “Mineral Bottom” would be allowed to be released in China.
"Oh oh oh" Zhou Yang nodded.
"Director Zhou, the next day the public security department wants to invite you to be the anti-fraud propaganda ambassador..."
"Ah?" Zhou Yang was stunned. "What is an anti-fraud propaganda ambassador?"
Just when Zhou Yang was confused, Brother Toilet suddenly looked at An Xiao in disbelief.
"Mr. An, isn't it? The anti-fraud propaganda ambassador of the Ministry of Public Security is Han Chong, right? I just did his hair style in the morning, and he said he was signing the contract in the afternoon, so why..."
"The public security department called in person to inquire..." An Xiao glanced at Brother Toilet and replied calmly.