A great director who grew up happily

Chapter 382 The storm started from a small thing

The call was from counselor Gao Xu. Chen Jinnian subconsciously thought that it was about him and Wang Yidi asking for leave, so he was a little anxious, but after answering the call, he found that it was completely different from what he had guessed.

"Jinnian, I remember you and Mr. Wang from Huayi have recorded a show together. Are you familiar with each other?"

The Mr. Wang that Gao Xu mentioned was Wang Zhonglei. They definitely knew each other and had even met each other many times. A few days ago, the other party contacted him and brought up the issue of investment and shareholding again, but Chen Jinnian was firm in his attitude and refused to accept external investment, and they ended up parting on bad terms.

"I wouldn't say I'm familiar with him, but I know him. Teacher, why are you suddenly asking me these questions?" Chen Jinnian asked curiously. As a counselor at Communication University of China, Gao Xu should not have anything to do with Huayi.

"I'm not asking this, someone asked me to. Just check the trending searches. Something big happened this afternoon. Feng Kuazi announced that he's preparing for the film 'Cell Phone 2,' which directly involves Professor Cui from our School of Journalism."

With just one sentence, Chen Jinnian immediately realized that a major earthquake in the industry was coming.

He didn't have time to think about why the filming schedule for "Cell Phone 2" was advanced, but hurriedly asked, "What are Professor Cui's plans now?"

"What can we do? Of course we have to stop the project. You're young, so you don't understand how big a stir this incident caused. Feng Kuazi and Liu Zhenyun teamed up to invite Professor Cui to dinner. They planned to make a comedy movie based on him, starring a talk show host. They even pretended to invite Professor Cui to star in it."

"However, Professor Cui was suffering from severe depression at the time, and because of his position within the system, it was naturally impossible for him to agree to appear in the film. However, faced with the two's enthusiasm, he still provided detailed information, including some details about the production of the program. Who could have known that after the film was released, Professor Cui would be accused of such a huge scandal, with his wife also being labeled a mistress, and his daughter being affected."

"So a sequel is absolutely not allowed. Who knows how Professor Cui will be portrayed? As soon as the news came out, Professor Cui contacted Huayi, but no one, from Mr. Wang to Feng Kuazi to Liu Zhenyun, would answer his call, so he had to ask an intermediary to make the contact."

Chen Jinnian knew some of the things that had happened over the years, but after Gao Xu's explanation, he was still shocked by the shamelessness of those people. Even though there are not many good people in the entertainment industry and the moral bottom line is relatively low, they should at least behave like human beings.

"Teacher, I understand. You asked me to arrange a meeting with Mr. Wang. I can do it, but it's useless. He will never stop his project. As long as there's profit, capitalists will sell the noose to the people who are about to hang them. So, please persuade Professor Cui to give up his fantasy and speak out directly online and pursue legal action. If necessary, my company can help forward it."

"Is there no possibility of sitting down and talking?" Gao Xu asked again.

"If we could have negotiated, if the other party had kept their word, this wouldn't have happened."

Chen Jinnian felt that Cui Yongyuan was too good-tempered. As the most famous host in the country at that time, he only published an article to criticize. If it were him, he would have ruined all the movies that were released and made Huayi lose all its money.

After chatting with the instructor, he quickly opened Weibo and found that the news about the mobile phone sequel had topped the list, and the comment section was full of expectations and praise.

"Haha, they're really quick. It looks like they've been preparing for this for a long time. They're already planning on a new movie right after filming wrapped. It's obvious that they want to market both movies together."

In fact, to say that it is in the process of preparation is a bit of an understatement. The screenwriter and the leading actors have all been confirmed, and we just need to coordinate the schedule before we can start filming.

Feng Kuazi is a top-notch feature film director in China. It doesn't take too long to shoot a movie like this. If he works fast, he can wrap it up before September, just in time for next year's Spring Festival.

"Jinnian, what are you busy with? Come over and share the cake." Qiao Yingzi shouted at him, holding a knife covered in cream in her hand.

"I'm coming." Chen Jinnian put down his phone and came over to help Qiao Yingzi cut the huge double-layer cake.

As he handed the two pieces of silver to Fang Yuan and Tong Wenjie, he whispered, "Aunt Tong, we need to check all the company accounts next week to make sure there are no problems with our annual taxes. You should also check with Zhao Jinmai to see if all the taxes we owe have been paid."

Tong Wenjie was a little surprised because the company had just finished its annual industrial and commercial report and annual tax report, so why did they have to check them again?

"Is there a problem in our company?" she asked in surprise.

"No, the industry is going to have big problems." Chen Jinnian said that this wave of cold winter in the film and television industry has come early, and who knows how many crews will be frozen to death during filming.

"Do you need to work overtime starting tomorrow? If it's urgent, I'll go back and inform the Finance Department later." Tong Wenjie is an impetuous person and wants to take action immediately.

"No need. No matter how anxious you are, you won't miss these two days."

Chen Jinnian smiled and said that he should at least give Professor Cui some time to prepare, otherwise how could he produce evidence and overturn the table.

Everyone chatted and laughed while eating the cake. After the birthday party, the relationship between Qiao Weidong and Song Qian did ease a little, but it was still far from what Qiao Weidong had imagined.

Song Qian did not fall in love with Qiao Weidong again, but her hatred turned into resistance. As long as Qiao Weidong keeps working hard, there is still hope that the relationship between him and Song Qian will become strangers.

After all, going from -100 to zero points is a great victory in a sense.

Chen Jinnian watched with interest as Song Qian got rid of Qiao Weidong and got into a taxi with Qiao Yingzi carrying gifts.

Suddenly, Chen Ming came over and patted him on the shoulder, "Come on, go to the gym with me."

"Ah, what time is it? The gym must be closed."

"I can't turn it off. Let's go. I shouldn't eat that cake tonight. I'm used to eating light meals every day, and I'm not used to eating a mouthful of cream." Chen Ming rubbed his uncomfortable stomach.

"Dad, you're almost there. Why do I feel like you're more active than me?" Chen Jinnian followed Chen Ming out helplessly. He had been talking with Li Zhongwei all day and was planning to take a break at night, but he didn't expect to be caught by Chen Ming.

The first-tier cities in China present completely different pictures in the eyes of people of different income groups.

By nightfall, some people's lives have ended, while some people's lives have just begun. In a society where class is measured by money, if someone is lucky enough to make it to the upper class, they will realize how vulgar the people in the upper class are.

While Chen Jinnian was sweating profusely in the gym, someone was also sweating profusely in the KTV.

This KTV is an "unknown" den of money in the old city. The price of a private room starts from 200 million. It is easy for an ordinary person to spend his life savings in one night.

Of course, with consumption levels already at this level, people who come here for entertainment naturally don't just come to sing and drink, they also have some spiritual pursuits.

After the sponsor in the box finished singing the male and female duet, the person next to him quickly reported, "Mr. Wang, our film's early promotion has already achieved the set goal and has taken the top spot on the trending search."

"Hoohoo, good, well done. It seems Feng Pants still has some influence."

"But that Cui guy has always been..."

"What's the surname Cui? I don't know anyone surnamed Cui. Do you need me to teach you how to do things? Just handle it yourself and don't disturb my interest."

"clear."