Jing Gao asked everyone if they wanted to drink, and Yang Chun naturally agreed. Xie An said, "Let me see, Lao Jing, do you have any plans for the afternoon?"
"I have a knitting arrangement in the afternoon. I've left it to chat with you." Jing Gao said with a smile.
Xie An waved his hand and said: "Okay, let's drink something white. The girls drink some champagne or red wine. I have wine in the car. I'll ask the waiter to get it."
"OK."
Xie An gave the car keys to the waiter and asked the waiter to get the wine. Then, we chatted and ate.
The dishes of this private restaurant located near Beiwai University are Beijing cuisine series. But the ingredients are a bit pastoral. Xie An was much more familiar with eating, drinking and having fun than Jing Gao, at least in the capital city. His twenty-nine years of life were basically a success.
The dishes he ordered were: eel stew, stir-fried pork slices with dried bamboo shoots, fresh fish in a hanging pot, loofah and egg soup, beef stewed with wild rice noodles, and cold vegetables with white sugar and tomatoes. There is also an appetizing hot and sour soup.
Jing Gao drank the hot and sour soup and said: "Hot and sour soup is from Sichuan and Hunan cuisine. It is usually eaten after drinking. This store is of good quality. They are all made to appetizer!"
Xie Shutong said: "I tasted diced tender tofu, shredded enoki mushrooms, diced preserved eggs, diced fungus, diced beef, and egg flowers."
Xie An smiled and said: "Lao Jing, you call this mechanism. Why are there so many different cuisines in our Chinese cuisine? It is impossible to say that in this cuisine, another dish cannot be served. As long as it tastes good, that's it! Besides, nowadays everyone pays attention to fusion, Beijing There is also a restaurant here that combines Japanese and Western food, and it tastes pretty good. I recommend you to try it.”
"Oh, where is it?" Jing Gao took a spoon and drank the hot and sour soup. The warm soup went into his throat. Enjoying delicious food is indeed a happy thing.
Xie An said: "Over there in Sanlitun, it's called Pinru Restaurant."
Jing Gao nodded, "I'll go back and try."
While talking, the waiter brought up two bottles of Feitian Maotai from Mr. Xie's Mercedes-Benz Grand G and red wine from the top Bordeaux red winery Chateau Mouton, as well as a bottle of Moët & Chandon champagne. The waiter opened the wine, Jing Gao and Xie An poured Maotai respectively, and the ladies drank some champagne first. The red wine needs to wake up for a while.
While drinking, the conversation turned to recent major events in the entertainment industry. Zhang Jiazhen just died last night. Weibo removed all his hot searches. But Toutiao, Tencent, and NetEase are not accustomed to being high-profile, and they will naturally publish hot news.
Xie Shutong's big eyes were full of admiration. He raised his glass to Jing Gao and said, "Brother Jing, Zhang Jiazhen's death should have some impact on you, right? Yanyan and I are both paying attention to the recent news. Why is Mr. Fang of Phoenix Film and Television I just went to report it with my real name, and he committed suicide right now.”
Jing Gao smiled and took a sip of Maotai, and said with a smile: "Shu Tong, it's okay for you to know me! Many people don't realize this."
Xie Shutong smiled and took a sip of the champagne in his glass, "Brother Jing, thank you for your compliment."
Xie An said in surprise: "Lao Jing, what's going on? I don't pay much attention to the gossip news in the entertainment industry. However, I also came across news related to Zhang Jiazhen this morning. He is not a veteran producer from Hong Kong Island. Doesn’t it affect you? Why don’t you suppress the heat? I see it everywhere on the Internet.”
Lao Jing is now a standard media tycoon, so unfavorable news must be suppressed.
Jing Gao said with a smile: "The specifics are a bit complicated. You can go back and check it yourself. Of course, I have to suppress the news of Zhang Jiazhen's suicide. However, Toutiao and Weibo are competitors, and my relationship with Zhang Yimin I'm still a little nervous, he must be gloating about his misfortune and want to get the news from me.
As for Tencent, my current personal relationship with Ma Huateng is okay, but the business competition between the two companies is still competition, especially now that I have taken over iQiyi and deeply entered the entertainment field, Tencent will not block news. Unless I go give Pony Ma a call. But this little fact requires no personal favor.
As for NetEase, Ding Sanshi is a standard businessman. Behind this news, the Li family added fuel to the fire and capital flowed in. Unless I pay, NetEase will not remove this news. So this is the current situation. "
Jing Gao took a sip of tea and asked with a smile: "Shu Tong, Yanyan is still filming in Wuxi?" This was considered to have revealed the topic.
Xie Shutong drank the loofah and egg soup and said: "Yes. She is still acting opposite Zhou Shiqing. Now fans are knocking the two of them together. It's just that now she is the number one and Zhou Shiqing is the second. They are reversed from before. .You know the reason.”
Jing Gao laughed. Zhou Shiqing was Zhou Mingyang's "sister", an adopted daughter adopted by his father. Of course, according to the law, Zhou Shiqing was Zhou Mingyang's sister. "Shu Tong, you are quite well informed."
Xie Shutong smiled and said: "Of course. As producers, of course we are well-informed. Otherwise, how would we get investment?"
Xie An felt sorry for her sister and advised her: "Shu Tong, please stop being a producer. The old man's current income is quite good, which is not less than your annual expenses. You are still young now, 23 years old, every day It’s okay to have a few drinks at a dinner party, but at my age you know it’s not okay.”
With that, he said to Jing Gao: "Lao Jing, in this entertainment industry, when it comes to money, drinking is the most basic way to start. Shutong is looking for investment outside, and it doesn't matter if he looks down on her or ridicules her. Some local cannons come up and ask her to drink. Three cups, and you still have to use your hands and feet.
Let me tell you, Phoenix Film and Television also has huge institutional problems. Isn’t the producer a majestic person in the industry? Shutong, isn’t Phoenix Film and Television a producer-centered system? "
Xie Shutong nodded and said calmly: "Brother, I like this industry. Not only is it difficult for the entertainment industry to attract investment, but it is also difficult for the entire society for others to invest. Moreover, our film and television drama industry does not guarantee a guaranteed profit. This is even more Disaster!"
Jing Gao leaned on the wicker chair, replaced the wine in the glass with Coke, and said: "Shu Tong, this is one of the reasons why I invited you to dinner today. I want to know from you the flaws in the production process of Phoenix Film and Television.
Two days ago, I had a meal with Wang Hailin, a well-known screenwriter in the film and television industry, and he pointed out that the current model of Phoenix Film and Television has great flaws.
Specifically, Phoenix Films currently ranks first in the industry in terms of scale. The first is because the country has not yet implemented anti-monopoly on the entertainment industry. Phoenix Films controls theaters, distribution, and brokerage, so it makes some money. The second reason is that because there are so many bad movies in China, Phoenix Film and Television has apparently learned from Hollywood’s producer + director + star system. In actual operation, it is a producer-centered system. Even if the films and TV dramas produced are not of high quality, You can still make money.
Therefore, the things I tasked Fang Shaofan to correct are, in addition to increasing the status of screenwriters, there are also, first, adding awards to mainly criticize acting skills. Second, cultivate new talents with sufficient strength and reduce the salaries of top stars. Third, crowdfunding for film and television copyrights must be regulated. Distribute money to investors in an upright manner.
Being half a step ahead is a genius that the whole world will recognize. Being one step ahead is crazy. I have not touched on the current production system of Phoenix Film and Television, but I would like to know some information in this regard. Plan ahead. "
After speaking, Jing Gao looked at Xie Shutong.
