120.Chapter 120
"Mu Qinian!" Wei Lan said: "A long time ago, there were rumors that Mu Qinian's "Imperial Journey" was directed, and there were members of the royal family involved in the investment and production, since "Imperial Journey" dared to claim to have the exclusive secrets of the Tang Dynasty's first emperor period, there was no real fierce material, they did not dare to promote it like this, besides, the investor Huangshi Entertainment Co., Ltd., in the early years, it was rumored that it also had a royal background, and this time the direct investment of 500 million yuan to make this movie must be the result of the inevitable victory. ”
"Last year, the gambling contract between our movie "People in the Rivers and Lakes" and "Journey to the Empire" had a great impact on the film industry and even the society, and the casino even opened a 1:4 compensation ratio, which had a very large publicity effect at that time. Later, the box office success of "People in the Rivers and Lakes" exceeded 100 million, and many people lost their money, if the results of the "Old Boy" movie were unsatisfactory after the screening, plus the results of "People in the Rivers and Lakes", the two would add up, and the investment system of "Journey of the Empire" would be 500 million...... I'm afraid it will become a laughing stock! ”
Zhang Heng was speechless, at this moment he was not thinking about Mu Qinian, but Zhou Jieyu, who left suddenly not long ago, and suddenly felt empty in his heart, but as Wei Lan said, at the same time, Zhang Heng only used less than 50 million to shoot two movies, of which "People in the Rivers and Lakes" box office exceeded 400 million, and now "Old Boy" is even more menacing, only the five-minute MV version has won 50 million on the Internet, and the potential is unfathomable, if the results are not much different from "People in the Rivers and Lakes", then "Journey to the Empire" Even if the box office reaches 600 million, 700 million, or even 800 million, it will become a laughing stock.
After all, the investment in "Journey of Empire" is as high as 500 million, and the shooting time is worth the synthesis of Zhang Heng's two films.
Zhang Heng said with some uncertainty: "This is not the only possibility, don't forget, Director Mu, as one of the five major directors in China, should not be so stingy." ”
Moreover, on the other hand, Mu Qinian suddenly asked him to make a bet between the two movies, vaguely, as if he was forced to do so, or passively promoted, which made Zhang Heng a little hesitant.
Zhou Xia listened to it clearly, and after pondering, she said: "This is not a possibility, you wait a minute, I'll make a call and help you ask." ”
Zhang Heng and Wei Lan nodded, Zhou Xia got up, picked up the phone, quickly dialed a number, and after connecting, she didn't talk nonsense, and asked directly about Zhang Heng.
"Oh, Sister Xia, you said that Zhang Heng! There is such a thing, Zhou Yuqing, the son of King Zheng De, used the relationship of the palace to block all the works operated by Zhang Heng's company in major theaters and the media industry, the influence of this matter is not small, many media dare not speak out, including those distribution theaters, etc., are under a lot of pressure, I heard that this Zhang Heng's new movie is about to be released, and the response in the society is good, Zhou Yuqing is also forced to be helpless this time, after all, the movie he invested in is about to be released, if he is slapped in the face by Zhang Heng's new movie, He's shameless! Yes, it's that "Journey of the Empire", it seems that Sister Xia, you are also very concerned about the entertainment industry, because Zhou Yuqing's movie is about to be released, so the release of other big movies is restricted, this is embezzlement of private rights, stabbed in front of today's saints, Zhou Yuqing, this kid is afraid that he will not be able to eat and walk around. Sister Xia, what are you asking for? ”
Zhou Xia frowned, and asked instead of answering: "King Zheng De, Zhou Jiahua's son?" ”
"Yes, Sister Xia, is there something wrong?"
Zhou Xia said slowly: "Something is wrong, Zhang Heng is my nephew, he called me aunt, something happened to him, I can't sit idly by......"
"Huh? Aunt? The other party was obviously a little surprised: "Then this matter is a little troublesome, you know, King Zheng De is not an idle prince, although the empire restricts the imperial family from being officials in the court, but there are not a few officials who shelter under the blessing of King Zheng De......"
Zhou Xia glanced at Zhang Heng who was sitting in the living room, and said in a firm tone: "If you can't manage it, you have to take care of it, Xiaoxue, you give me the contact information of that Zhou Yuqing." ”
Xiaoxue hesitated: "Sister Xia, as far as I know, this matter doesn't seem to be as simple as it seems on the surface, if you interfere, it may attract the attention of Uncle Zhengqi......"
Zhou Xia is helpless, Uncle Zhengqi in Xiaoxue's mouth is his father "King Hongxun" Zhou Zhengqi, since marrying Guo Yongchang, Zhou Xia has completely broken with her family, left the house, and her father can be said to have no contact with each other.
The power of King Hong Xun and King Zheng De is almost the same, if it weren't for Zhou Xia's departure, Queen Hong Xu has no successor, and King Hong Xun's current power can make King Zheng De afraid more than a star.
Zhou Xia remembered all kinds of past events, and her face was gloomy.
In the end, Xiaoxue on the phone couldn't resist Zhou Xia, and after hanging up the phone, she sent Zhou Yuqing's contact information via text message on her mobile phone.
"Auntie, are you a little embarrassed?"
Zhang Heng saw Zhou Xia, who was silent after hanging up the phone, took out his mobile phone, stood up, and said with a straight face: "In the final analysis, this matter is still my personal private matter, and I will not embarrass my aunt." ”
Zhang Heng looked at his watch, "Uncle Yongchang and Sister Sisi should also be home from work soon, I won't let them worry." Auntie, I'll go first, I'll make up my own mind about this matter! ”
Wei Lan was puzzled in her heart, if there is hope, it is not necessary, it is not like Zhang Heng's style, but she didn't say much, and hurriedly got up, "Goodbye, Auntie." ”
"What to make up your own mind!" Zhou Xia reacted and scolded with a smile: "Who do you think of your aunt, I said, your business is our Guo family's business, so in this case, it's okay for you to go back first, don't worry, this matter is a bit wide, but aunt is not powerless, don't worry!" ”
Zhang Heng suddenly smiled all over his face, and said thank you to Zhou Xia vigorously, and his face changed so quickly that Wei Lan sighed.
This boss is really someone's pit, and it's really a good trick to get caught.
Subsequently, Zhang Heng and Wei Lan left Guo's house.
"It's probably not that simple!"
In the car, Zhang Heng remembered that Zhou Xia looked at the mobile phone text message silently before, and felt that the situation was a little out of control, this feeling was very bad, Zhang Heng thought for a long time, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said: "Wei Lan, in the past two days, I will recruit some professional international translators and voice actors, and make the national ......versions of the "Old Boy" movie."
Wei Lan was stunned and said, "What do you mean?" ”
"This matter may not be solved in a short time, then postpone the release time of "Old Boy", you hurry up the time to find someone to translate and subtitle "Old Boy" into various Chinese, I will send you a negotiation team, no matter how much it costs, even if the conditions of the theater side are harsh, you must obtain the qualification for the global simultaneous release of "Old Boy"! The worst is to be released simultaneously in all of Asia! ”
Looking at the boss's ruthless face, Wei Lan was completely shocked, in an unprepared situation, even if it costs a lot of money, to achieve simultaneous release in Asia and even the world?
Is this a shipwreck?
Wei Lan suddenly felt relaxed, and the previous pressure was gone.
It was as if she had seen everyone's jaw-dropping.
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In the evening, after Guo Si and Guo Yongchang came back from work, Zhou Xia, as usual, made some homely meals, laughed and chatted with her husband and daughter, without mentioning Zhang Heng's affairs at all, and then the family fell asleep.
Early the next morning, after her husband and daughter went to work, Zhou Xia drove to the outskirts of Yanhai alone.
She stopped the car in front of the Yongchun Teahouse, and after a while, a middle-aged man walked out of the teahouse with a smile on his face and greeted him, "Sister Xia, you deigned to come to my teahouse this time, but you really flattered my younger brother......"
Zhou Xia got out of the car and waved her hand again and again, "Yongchun, you are used to this entertainment industry, do you have to wear a human skin mask every day, are you tired?" ”
In the face of Zhou Xia's cross-examination, the man named Zhou Yongchun didn't care, smiled, and personally invited Zhou Xia into the teahouse.
"It's a long story......
In the box, Zhou Yongchun, the actor in the entertainment industry who once won the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor, sighed again and again: "I want the world to be as usual, like Sister Xia, live an ordinary life!" ”
"But I'm like the light in the night, everywhere I go, it's so shining!"
"Fuck off!" Zhou Xia scolded: "Hurry up and get down to business!" ”
Zhou Yongchun, who is about fifty years old, smiled wryly, he is also a member of the royal family, but his ancestors broke away from the royal family as early as a hundred years ago, although they are also relatives of the emperor, but they have not been taught aristocratic etiquette since they were children, and they are considered scholarly families.
Their family members are all over the world, and they are even more famous in the business circles of some countries, while Zhou Yongchun stayed alone in China, worked in the entertainment industry for a few years, and after winning a Golden Horse Award actor, he disappeared without a trace in media reports, and ran here to open a teahouse, as if he was living for a long time.
The reason why Zhou Xia came to Yongchun Teahouse was naturally to ask about Zhang Heng, and the reason why she found Zhou Yongchun was because behind this distant cousin, there was a very energetic person.
That character is from "that level", so even if Zhou Yongchun does not have the protection of the royal family, he can live freely, and no one has ever dared to beat his idea.
Because of this reason, Zhou Yongchun's power development is far greater than it seems, and his news channels are far more accurate than Zhou Xia's hearsay.
"When you called last night, I had already started to investigate this matter, well, that Zhang Heng, I think about it......, tsk, what a young man to be underestimated!" Zhou Yongchun sold it, and then asked: "Not long ago, Xiao Jieyu came to Yanhai, do you know Sister Xia?" ”
Zhou Xia was stunned, Xiao Jieyu?
"Looks like you don't know!" Zhou Yongchun shook his head and said: "This is probably the most bizarre thing I have ever seen, Xiao Jieyu is the pearl of today's saint, the baby bump of Lafayette, and her identity is extremely noble, but guess what happened to Xiao Jieyu?" ”
Zhou Xia was a little confused about the cause and effect, frowned, very dissatisfied with Zhou Yongchun's appetite, her face was cold, and she was about to reach the critical point of the outbreak.
Zhou Yongchun saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said: "Xiao Jieyu has fallen in love with this Zhang Heng!" ”
Zhou Xia's heart jumped suddenly, her face was incredulous, and she blurted out: "What did you say?" ”
Zhou Yongchun said with emotion: "You don't know, Xiao Jieyu came to my teahouse not long ago, in order to get close to that Zhang Heng, but later she was summoned by someone at 'that level', and after meeting her, she passed by and left in a hurry." ”
Zhou Yongchun is talking about the meeting between Zhang Xueyou and Zhang Heng in the box of the Yongchun Teahouse in the second half of last year, and the girl who was sitting in the hall drinking tea by the window was Zhou Jieyu.
Zhou Xia felt a little unable to digest this fact: "How is it possible, a royal princess, to ...... How did these two get asociated? ”
"In the final analysis, there is also the relationship between Jiaming's son, you know, Jiaming's lineage has long withered now, King Jiaming has gone to Australia to retire, leaving only the son Zhou Jiaming to stay in Yanhai, Zhou Jiaming's kid is ambitious, and he eats very open in Yanhai black and white, he is not as indifferent to fame and fortune as his father King Jiaming, and he has longed for the Yanjing royal family for a long time. Coincidentally, Zhang Heng, who happened to pass by, rescued Xiao Jieyu. ”
After Zhou Yongchun finished speaking with a strange face, he said with a wry smile: "You know, which girl is not affectionate, let alone a child like Xiao Jieyu who has never been in contact with other people in the deep palace all year round...... At that time, wouldn't Zhang Heng be like a prince riding a white horse, a big hero stepping on colorful auspicious clouds? ”
Zhou Xia suddenly felt ridiculous, this kind of heroic saving beauty, Zhang Heng really did it, and then, Zhou Xia's face suddenly changed, and she figured out the ins and outs in an instant.
It has long been rumored that now His Majesty wants to recruit a dragon fast son-in-law for the little princess to be a concubine, which is an opportunity for most people to carp and jump over the dragon gate, as long as it is not a close blood relationship within three generations, everyone has the opportunity to become a concubine.
In this way, the reason why Zhou Yuqing stumbled Zhang Heng is clear......
After being confirmed in Zhou Yongchun's mouth, for a while, Zhou Xia was annoyed, the successive princesses recruited sons-in-law, and they have always been fair competition, so it is obvious to use the power of the royal family to restrict the means of competitors, although the royal family has always turned a blind eye, but the life-saving benefactor is in difficulty, how can Xiao Jieyu ignore it?
"There is a cause and effect in this matter, and no one can blame it."
Zhou Yongchun sighed and said: "Xiao Jieyu has feelings for Zhang Heng, so she naturally helps him everywhere, Xiao Jieyu is the son of Guò Jiaming, and found Mu Qinian, the director of "Journey to the Empire", and asked Mu Qinian to promote Zhang Heng, and designed all kinds of coincidences, which helped Zhang Heng's new movie become famous, and opened a handicap in Aoshan Las Vegas, and made everyone pay attention to the two movies with a 1:4 payout. Mu Qinian is a big director, and his popularity naturally goes without saying, but Zhang Heng is just a little-known rookie director, because of this reason, Zhang Heng's fame has risen in the film industry and has a large number of fans in the society. ”
"If it goes on like this, with the help of Xiao Jieyu, Zhang Heng will naturally have a smooth journey, but it is not a coincidence, Xiao Jieyu was favored by the people of 'that level', and after nearly half a year of review, she was successfully absorbed into 'that level', and the future is bright and limitless, naturally she will not stay in China and then rest on her laurels......
Zhou Yongchun's expression was a little sad, he used to be an elder at "that level", and applied for the qualification for review, but the conditions and talents were not enough, and after being rejected, it has become a lifelong regret.
Thinking of the people at 'that level', Zhou Xia's heart was full of shock: "Xiao Jieyu...... Are you twenty years old now? ”
Zhou Yongchun smiled bitterly and shook his head: "There are still two months left." ”
Zhou Xia was completely speechless, "that level" represents the highest in the world, a small group of people with transcendent status, above the law and the state, each of them has the figure of the world's giants behind them, they are united together, and the group formed can shake the economic system and government system of a small and medium-sized country, and the energy is amazing.
It sounds incredible, but it has always existed in this world in various forms.
"So, because of Xiao Jieyu's departure, Zhou Yuqing and them are so unscrupulous to trouble Zhang Heng?"
Zhou Xia frowned and said, "Aren't they afraid that Xiao Jieyu will come back suddenly?" ”
Zhou Yongchun shook his head and said: "I'm afraid, I'm definitely afraid, so they didn't do anything wrong, they just restricted Zhang Heng's personal development, otherwise, Zhang Heng would have disappeared now." ”
Zhou Xia looked at Zhou Yongchun and was speechless.
"Don't look at me like that!" Zhou Yongchun shook his head and shook his hand again: "Now is the world of young people, we should have retreated into the background a long time ago, you tossed the entire royal family back then, and now you can continue to toss, you know, King Hong Xun will escort you, but I don't!" ”
Zhou Xia pursed her lips, her eyes revealing a hint of contempt, "I haven't been in contact with my father for twenty years, do you think he will offend King Zheng De for me?" ”
“……”
Zhou Yongchun was speechless, looking at Zhou Xia's scoundrel appearance, as if he remembered the picture of the little girl stubbornly running away.
"Okay!" Zhou Yongchun smiled bitterly: "Don't get your hopes up, my strength is limited, but I will try my best!" However, I'm curious about what is the relationship between you and Zhang Heng, and can you take such good care of you?
Looking at Zhou Yuqing's ambiguous gaze, Zhou Xia spat and scolded: "Get out, he's my nephew!" ”
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The phenomenon of "Old Boy" disappearing from the reports of major media soon attracted more and more people's attention, and many people specially called major newspapers to inquire, but they all got all kinds of vague answers, and for a while, the whole incident was covered with a veil of mystery.
Xinhai Blog, various **bs entertainment pages, Venus Tieba and other social networks have had heated discussions on this matter.
During this period, except for Yu Chengqing and Wang Feng announcing that they had purchased the singing rights of "Love Must Be Done" and "Blooming Life" at a price of 3 million yuan respectively, there were no more reports on the market about Zhang Heng and Nirvana Film and Television Company.
All the viewers who have watched the MV of "Old Boy", at this moment, feel a depression spreading in their hearts.
Big movie, when will it be released?
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