Chapter 365: Zhang Yijia returns

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Lianhai Pictures was established in early 1985 by the three major gangsters in Taiwan, the Bamboo Union Gang and the Four Seas Gang, under the coordination of Chen Ping'an. Because of their interests, the two rival gangs have since begun to cooperate tentatively and have gained a lot.

In the past two years, all the films produced by Dark Horse International have been distributed in Taiwan by Lianhai Pictures, and the box office has remained high and the income is remarkable. Coupled with the annual fundraising order, it is the icing on the cake.

Seeing the benefits of filmmaking, Lianhai Pictures, under the management of Zhang Yijia, has also shot a number of films, such as the "Good Boy" series, which has filmed as many as seven this year.

Since the behind-the-scenes bosses of Lianhai Pictures are the Bamboo Union Gang and the Four Seas Gang, participating in the filming is purely for profit. Therefore, all the films shot by Lianhai Pictures are commercial films, and they will never be contaminated with literary films.

In this way, although the income brought by Lianhai Pictures to the two gangs every year is not as fast as that of some illegal ways to accumulate money, it is in a safe position and does not need to take human lives to fill it.

And the big guy in the gang can use filming to make female stars, or make his love popular, and it is also a face-saving thing to put it away, plus because the cooperation between the two sides is relatively smooth, usually because of the situation and other factors, after the quarrel occurs, the number of words has become the first choice, not like before, and the fist is reasonable.

As a result, the internal pattern of Lianhai Pictures began to change quietly.

At the beginning of the establishment of Lianhai Pictures, Bamboo Union and Sihai did not participate in the operation, and it was completely handed over to Zhang Yijia to take care of. They just sit back and wait for dividends every year. But as the tangible and intangible profits increased, both gangs began to strengthen their penetration of Lianhai Pictures. Strengthen the right to speak.

For example, not long ago, Chen Ping'an came to Taiwan to meet Zhao Yazhi. By the way, the movie "Mom Loves Me Again" was filmed.

Before the movie started, Zhang Yijia, as an assistant director, had a deep study of the script and had already concluded that this movie, whether it was commercial or literary, did not meet the taste of Taiwanese audiences, and if it was released in Taiwan, Chen Ping'an would probably encounter Waterloo.

In normal times, since she has this decision, Lianhai Pictures will not release this film on the island of Taiwan. And Chen Ping'an has no plans to release it in Taiwan.

But now it is different, Bamboo Union and Sihai, who have tasted the sweetness, began to meddle in the operation of Lianhai Pictures, moved out of the board of directors that had been stored in the form of zĂ i in the past, and decided to introduce this film and distribute it by Lianhai Pictures on the island of Taiwan. Originally, it was planned to be released on Christmas, just because this is a movie written, directed and acted by Chen Ping'an.

It was Chen Ping'an who strongly recommended that the film be scheduled for a small-scale test screening before Christmas, and if the effect is good, it will be extended to Christmas. If it doesn't work, then decisively paint.

At the beginning of December, "Mom Loves Me Again" was released in Taiwan, and the box office on the day of the premiere was acceptable. But halfway through the show, some people complained and quit one after another, and the next day, the box office fell sharply.

Five days after its release. The box office was only more than NT$200,000, and the industry was in an uproar. is full of doubts about the film directed by Chen Ping'an.

Some Taiwanese media unceremoniously pointed out that if this movie was not shot by Chen Ping'an. The box office may not exceed 100,000, or even less.

The movie "Mom Loves Me Again" suffered a tragic Waterloo in Taiwan, and some media began to question Chen Ping'an's talent.

When the news reached Hong Kong, it was hyped up by the media. Chen Ping'an, who has always directed many acclaimed movies, is not uncommon for him to achieve a success, but a miss is big news!

The overwhelming media coverage is related to it, and reporters have been dispatched to interview the people involved.

In Taiwan, Lin Yixia, who was filming a TV series, became the subject of reporters' concentrated interviews. Fortunately, Lin Yixia's image on the screen is very good for a while, and the Taiwanese media are also relatively short-sighted, thinking that the failure of the movie "Mom Loves Me Again" is entirely Chen Ping'an's responsibility and has nothing to do with Lin Yixia. Lin Yixia's performance in the play is very good, deducing the great maternal love of a mother.

Under great pressure, Lin Yixia, who was not yet twenty-two years old, was not flustered. In an interview with reporters, she claimed that she believed in Chen Ping'an, and this movie would definitely become a classic, but the timing was wrong.

As an actor who has debuted for two years, being able to be calm in the face of such pressure has won her praise and praise in the hearts of the media and the Taiwanese public. During this time, she was often reported in the newspapers, which increased her popularity, and her salary for filming TV series also increased slightly.

In Hong Kong, Chen Ping'an has become the primary target of interviews with many media reporters, and they all want to hear his evaluation of this tragic Waterloo "Mom Loves Me Again". It's such an opportunity for everyone!

Outside the door of the Dark Horse International Film and Television Base, a large number of reporters gathered, waiting for Chen Ping'an to appear.

Here, the reporters did not dare to be too presumptuous, and the last time they were beaten by many security guards of Dark Horse International is still vivid.

That time, for many media reporters, it was an unforgettable pain. Many reporters were beaten and bruised all over their bodies, their equipment was damaged, and one of the worst reporters suffered a broken left leg and three broken ribs, and spent a long time in the hospital.

Of the many security guards who beat people, only a few of the leaders were caught at the police station and only locked up for a few days. As for the instigator Chen Ping'an, he was only fined, and the police did not hold him accountable.

This incident divided the media into two factions. On the one hand, there were reporters who were beaten, and the newspaper condemned Chen Ping'an in order to tarnish his image. However, some reporters expressed their understanding of this, and although they did not publicly support Chen Ping'an in the newspaper, they made the truth public at that time.

"Oriental Daily" even carried a long report on this with the title of "Where is the conscience of some media practitioners".

The report gave an example, saying that two reporters saw someone trying to commit suicide by lying on the rails, and the subway not far away was approaching, and it might take less than a minute to run over the people who were lying on the rails.

Faced with this situation, the two journalists took very different approaches. One set up a camera, found a good angle, wanted to get a first-hand account of the news, and waited to take pictures of the bloody scene of the subway running over the people lying on the tracks; The other reporter, who had completely forgotten his professional identity and only remembered that he was a human being, could not watch the tragedy happen, so he threw down his camera and rushed to rescue the sleeper from the hands of death.

His actions were reprimanded by his peers, who complained that he had forgotten his job and lost his journalistic integrity. However, when the family members of the sleepers heard this, they angrily beat up the first reporter.

At the end of the article, the Oriental Daily asks two questions.

First, the current reporter should be based on that reporter; The second is whether the family of the person who was lying on the rails violently beat the first reporter, and whether it should be condemned.

The matter was widely discussed among the public. In today's Hong Kong, under the pretext of material temptation, many reporters only have news and interests in their eyes under the guise of professional ethics, and forget the norms of life. Before encountering a disaster, instead of saving people first, he first grabbed the shooting, and used the pain of the victim as the capital for his promotion and salary increase.

Hong Kong citizens are not divided into two factions, but one-sidedly support Chen Ping'an, thinking that those reporters deserve to be beaten and killed!

It is precisely because the public opinion cannot be violated that the police only fined Chen Ping'an and educated him, and the reporter who was beaten did not accuse Chen Ping'an.

Just like today, there was big news, and reporters gathered at the gate of the Dark Horse International Film and Television Base again, waiting to interview Chen Ping'an, including reporters who had been beaten that day.

I won't let him go this time!

Many reporters who have been beaten secretly thought in their hearts that they want to use the fiasco of "Mom Loves Me Again" in Taiwan to denigrate Chen Ping'an in the newspaper. This is their retaliatory attack on Chen Ping'an, the pen in their hand is their weapon, and the newspaper is their battlefield.

At the same time, Chen Ping'an was sitting in his office, answering a call from Zhang Yijia from Taiwan.

Zhang Yijia called, and it was to sue Chen Ping'an about the severity of this matter, and his undefeated golden body was finally broken. Tell him in detail about the situation in Taiwan and ask him to deal with the media carefully. At the same time, he is also complaining, complaining that the current Lianhai Pictures is becoming more and more utilitarian because of the increasing interference of the two major gangs.

"Sister Aijia, it's not wrong to be utilitarian, after all, everyone wants to make money."

"But I'm not happy doing it now!"

"It's better to come back if you're not happy, I'm short of manpower here!"

"Lack of manpower? Aren't there enough directors in the company? ”

"Just kidding! What a waste for you to come back and be a director! ”

"Then what am I going back for?"

"It's useless for you to stay in Taiwan. If you don't give way, the board of directors of Lianhai will definitely step up its intervention, and you will only be more and more constrained, and the more you do it, the more unhappy you will become. Besides, in the past two years in Taiwan, you haven't tapped any potential newcomers for me, so it's better to go back to Hong Kong to help me manage the company. ”

"Take care of the company?"

"That's right! After you come back, take over from Sister Nan Sheng and manage the company for me! ”

"Ahh Zhang Yijia was silent for a while before asking, "Then, what about Sister Nansheng?" ”

"She, I have other arrangements. Okay, that's it, you can hand over the matter at hand to them, and come back early to help me. ”

Hanging up the phone, Chen Ping'an found that Shi Nansheng, who was sitting opposite him, had a calm face.

It's human nature. Shi Nansheng worked diligently in the company, took care of the company in an orderly manner, not to mention the credit, there was a lot of hard work, but Chen Ping'an suddenly wanted to take her down, and he didn't say hello in advance, so how could she accept it?

She looked at Chen Ping'an and said coldly: "I'll put away the work at hand and hand it over to her when Ai Jia comes back." If it's okay, I'll go first. By the way, I'm not feeling well these days, so I'm taking some time off. ”

"Sister Nansheng!" Chen Ping'an hurriedly stopped her, "You misunderstood." ”

"What misunderstanding? I know Aijia's ability, and it will definitely be no problem for her to manage the company. ”

"Oh, Sister Nansheng, can't you listen to me!" (To be continued......)