Chapter Eighty-Nine: Red Envelopes
When the news of "Dark Invasion" stunning John Paulman was just released, the domestic media had a positive attitude towards it, and the headlines of the news were basically ""Dark Invasion" scared Venice", "Dark Invasion" stunned the chairman of the jury" and so on.
But two or three days later, the wind of public opinion changed, and some reporters and some experts published opinion articles one after another, pointing the finger at "Dark Invasion" and launching fierce criticism.
"I don't know why so many people are singing the praises of 'Invasion of Darkness' just because the movie scared a respectable artist? This is simply not ashamed, but proud. Where is the surname, where is the reason? ”
"Mr. John Paulman, who won the Oscar twice and left us countless artistic treasures, is now hospitalized in a hospital scared by Cheng Peng's films. What will the overseas media think about this matter, people will say that a Chinese movie scared an old artist into hospitalization, which is a smear for Chinese films! ”
"I don't know what radio and television are for, such a movie has passed the review, and it is ready to be released for the New Year. Since the movie scared one person into hospitalization, more people can be scared into hospitalization, I want to ask, who is responsible for the problem? ”
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Cheng Peng and the others knew that the situation was very serious, so the soldiers were divided into two ways, and after Zhao Linlin and they returned to China, they immediately contacted the media to publish an article to refute it.
"Hollywood actress Helen Mirren thinks 'Invasion of Darkness' has a great educational effect on teenagers!"
"Festival President Mark Mueller hails 'Invasion of Darkness' as a masterpiece!"
"John Paulman's assessment of Invasion of Darkness is a pretty good film, with every detail being rigorous. I don't understand, John Baumann, as the person concerned, did not criticize the movie because "Invasion of Darkness" scared himself, but gave high praise, why did a group of people who have not seen the movie in China shout and kill this movie? This is simply that the emperor is not in a hurry, and the eunuch is in a hurry! ”
For a time, the two sides were pinched in the media.
When Cheng Peng returned from the United States, this turmoil had not yet passed, and "Invasion of Darkness" was still on the cusp.
Zhao Linlin briefly introduced the situation and continued: "Radio and television sent us a notice that the content of "Dark Invasion" is too terrifying and needs to be deleted, and the ending is too dark and needs to be modified! ”
Cheng Peng knew that this would be the case, in fact, even if Huayi didn't make trouble, radio and television would definitely have to delete "Dark Invasion", the people on the film review committee are all officials, and they are most afraid of being outstanding, if an audience is scared out of the movie, the board will hit them, so they would definitely rather kill by mistake than let it go: "This is not in a hurry, when Chen Shaoping arrives tomorrow, let's discuss how to change it." ”
"The reviewers are afraid of taking responsibility, and even if we revise it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to pass the review."
Cheng Peng nodded and said, "You're right, we will be very troublesome in this matter alone, and we have to pull "No Thieves in the World" into the water." Friendship can be bad, and we can also contact a few reporters and ask them to criticize the values of "No Thieves in the World" as problematic, and at the same time complain to radio and television that "There Are No Thieves" has dark ideas and glorifies thieves. In this way, they don't have the energy to deal with us, and once "No Thieves in the World" is not reviewed, it can still be used as a topic to hype, pushing radio and television to the forefront, so that radio and television have to release the movie! ”
"You're insidious!"
"Why the word insidious? You could say I'm resourceful, or strategic! ”
Zhao Linlin smiled and said, "There is one more thing, Professor Zheng Dongdong of the Film Academy is very interested in your film node theory, and I would like to invite you to give a lecture to the students of the directing department!" ”
Cheng Peng's memory comes from Chen Shaoyu, who graduated from the directing department, and Chen Shaoyu was particularly dismissive of the acting students, shook his head and said: "Don't go, the students of the directing department think very highly of themselves, and they all want to make a great work, and there are almost no people who can dive into the script seriously, what class to take with them, if I teach the students of the department, I am willing to go!" ”
"I can't say that, the director department has also produced some good directors, such as Chen Kaige and Wang Xiaoshuai!"
"That's different, Brother Chen Kai and they have experienced a special period, they have rich life experience, and the current students have neither life nor the ability to write scripts for department students, and their hearts are higher than the sky, so they really have nothing to say."
"You are overturning a boatload of people with a rod, in fact, it is still a little good, this is a call from Mr. Luo to me, you have to give this face!"
Mr. Luo is Zhao Linlin's mentor, and "The Two of Us" relied on him to recommend the film festival selectors, and Cheng Peng must give this face: "Okay, I'll go when I deal with the matter of "Invasion of Darkness", but I know the virtues of those students better, if they dare to provoke me, I will definitely not be polite." ”
"Of course, I hate those who are self-righteous."
"That's okay, by the way, "The Two of Us" should be released, has the box office been settled?"
"The film has been released, eight weeks after its release, and the final box office is 21 million, and we have settled with China Film, and our income is 6.18 million."
Cheng Peng pondered for a while and said: "The copy is 960,000, the publicity cost is 2 million, and there is 3.22 million left after removing these two parts, send this money to everyone, and the money of the crew members will be transferred to the card!" ”
Zhao Linlin was stunned for a moment, and said with some surprise: "This is 3.22 million, are you going to pay it as a bonus?" ”
"Yes, I didn't give you a few dollars during the Spring Festival, and I said at that time that when I had money, I would make it up for everyone, and now it's time. Of course, there are other considerations! ”
"Oh, what's in mind?"
Cheng Peng didn't answer, but asked, "What do you think of our company, is it regular?" ”
"I think our surname is more like a studio, more like the new picture, the company's business is very informal, but I feel very comfortable!"
Cheng Peng nodded and said, "We are like Shuibo Liangshan now, if there is something to do, everyone will figure out a way together, and everyone will work together, so it is really comfortable." If we only stay on Liangshan, there is no problem to live like this, but if we want to fight the world, we must take the road of specialization and carry out a professional division of labor, whether it is investment promotion, project operation, or film promotion, there must be a special person to be responsible. ”
"I understand, you want to use the 3.22 million to make an advertisement to attract the attention of insiders and attract talents to us!"
"Yes, I just want everyone to know our strength and let everyone know that there is meat to eat if you follow Cheng Peng!"
"The goal is friendship?"
Cheng Peng laughed: "No way, who told them to always provoke me, I really can't be bullied." ”
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In the afternoon, the employees of the signal flag knew that Cheng Peng was going to give out red envelopes to everyone, and everyone's eyes flashed with anticipation.
The most advanced office is the company's front desk, Cai Xingling.
Cheng Peng had a good impression of this girl, looked at her, and said with a smile: "You are the real veteran of the company, the first person except me, they are all in advance than Zhang Meng and Linlin, I remember that on the day of the interview, I only asked you three questions, but you asked eight questions." I was quite depressed, who was interviewing? ”
Cai Xingling smiled embarrassedly: "Mr. Cheng, it's been so long, do you remember!" ”
Cheng Peng said with a smile: "I'm not good at anything, just remember my surname, and it's been a whole year since last year." There are only a few people left with you in the company now, and I'm glad that you can stick to it. This year, thank you for your hard work! ”
Hearing Cheng Peng say this, Cai Xingling was a little moved, and hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Don't say that, I just did what I had to do!" ”
"I didn't have much money to give to everyone during the Spring Festival, and I said that I would make it up to everyone when I got rich, but it has been delayed for more than half a year, and everyone will scold me behind my back if I don't send it again."
Saying that, Cheng Peng handed the red envelope and salary slip to Cai Xingling: "The company will get better and better in the future, everything will get better and better, I hope you don't slack off and continue to work hard!" ”
"Thank you, Mr. Cheng, I will definitely work harder in the future!"
"Okay, you go out, and by the way, call Liu Junjie in."
"Okay!" Cai Xingling answered, turned around and went out, and shouted, "Liu Junjie, Mr. Cheng told you to go in." ”
"Xingling, how much bonus did you get?"
"40,000!" Cai Xingling had a big smile on her face, she was glad that she had stayed, and now she is proud to be a member of the signal flag.
Hearing this number, everyone's eyes lit up, Cai Xingling is just the front desk, she can get so much, and others will definitely not be less.
The company's employee Engineering Peng directly sent the money to everyone, and many members of the crew were not in the company, so the money could only be sent to them on the card, and then notified one by one.
When Chen Shaoping received a call from Cheng Peng, he was shopping with his girlfriend Wan Ru, and asked with a smile: "You kid made money in Venice and went to the United States, did you fall in love with a foreign girl?" ”
"It's not that I've fallen in love with a foreign girl, I've seen a foreign girl's script. Aren't you constantly clamoring for red envelopes? The money has been credited to your bank card! ”
"Haha, you, Grande, are finally willing to bleed, how much is it? Don't send me away for a few thousand dollars! ”
"Congratulations, you're right, go see for yourself! By the way, I will come to the company tomorrow, and I have some things to discuss with you! ”
After hanging up the phone, Wan Ru asked, "Your company has made a lot of money in Venice this time, how much bonus can I give you?"
Chen Shaoping shrugged his shoulders and said, "It's not the money this time, it's the movie last year, with a box office of 21 million, so I have to send a red envelope of tens of thousands of yuan!" ”
In the evening, when the two returned home, Wan Ru remembered the red envelope, so she asked Chen Shaoping to investigate.
Chen Shaoping usually buys things online, and he has opened a bank card for online banking, and it is not difficult to check accounts online, so he began to log in to online banking proficiently.
Soon, the page opened, Chen Shaoping glanced at the balance in the account, and scolded with a smile: "This kid is enough to pick the door, so he will only give out a bonus of 30,000 yuan!" ”
"30,000 yuan is good, equivalent to half a year's salary!" Wan Ru glanced up at the online banking page displayed on the computer screen, and when she saw the numbers in the account balance clearly, she was stunned, 30,000 is a five-digit number, which seems to be one more.
Looking at it again, it was really six figures, and the prize was not 30,000, but 300,000.
300,000 bonus!
Wan Ru suddenly fell into a state of stupor.
Chen Shaoping saw Wan Ru stunned and asked, "What's the matter, why are you stunned?" ”
Wan Ru glanced at Chen Shaoping, and pointed at the display screen excitedly: "You are wrong, it's not 30,000, you can take a look!" ”
"No, how could I be wrong, is it 3,000 yuan?" When Chen Shaoping saw the numbers on the screen clearly, he also gasped sharply.
Cheng Peng, this kid sent me a red envelope of 300,000 yuan!
This is still the red envelope of "The Two of Us", if "Invasion of Darkness" sends a red envelope, how much will it be sent?;