Chapter 693
The Ultimate Level of Clickbait Titles
Chapter 693 The Ultimate Level of Clickbait Titles (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Jinli's team contacted Yiyi Media to convey Jinli's message.
Sui Lingfang also specifically inquired about the copyright situation.
"Jinli said this script seems to be based on a suspense movie that was a global hit before. Let me ask you, is it adapted from that movie, or is it an original work?"
The person in charge at Yiyi Media was about to say it was an exclusive original work, because he had never heard of any original work before.
From the very beginning, the scripts they received were strictly prohibited from being adapted or modified; all had to be original.
But as soon as he was about to speak, he suddenly became cautious.
He felt that the agent wouldn't ask that question for no reason. Could there really be something wrong with the script?
Even if there are no questions, you should still answer carefully.
The person in charge thought this to himself, but said with utmost seriousness, "I don't know anything about this. I'll go ask about it later."
Don't worry, if it's an exclusive original, we will absolutely not try to ride the coattails of other movies.
If it's adapted from another movie, we will definitely acquire the rights.
The person in charge spoke with absolute certainty.
As someone in the film and television industry, he is all too familiar with the rules of the industry; originality and plagiarism must be clearly distinguished.
If the script is plagiarized from the start, no matter how excellent the actors' acting skills, how good the production team, or how well the director makes it, the audience will still criticize it mercilessly and hurl insults at it for 800 rounds.
Sui Lingfang nodded.
Regardless of what happened, at least Yiyi Media's attitude was good.
Only then can we have something to talk about later.
Meanwhile, news broke that "Counterattack" would be postponed to October.
The other three top magazines, whose October covers have not yet been confirmed, are all aggressively targeting Jinli.
According to their internal assessment, they unanimously believe that "Counterattack" is very likely to break the record for the 10th highest-grossing film in mainland China, becoming the new 10th or 9th highest-grossing film.
In the all-time box office rankings of mainland China, the difference between the 9th and 10th place is not large, only 2 million yuan.
If this show can maintain its current momentum, then climbing to tenth place should be no problem.
Even if it's ninth place, it's worth a try.
Given the high probability of it breaking into the top ten of mainland Chinese film history, why would the three top magazines give up such a great topic?
That's the cover of the October issue!
If Jinli's "Counterattack" can officially break the 10th box office record in mainland China's new film history in October, coupled with their cover, wouldn't that be a guaranteed huge hit?!
That's great! Online magazine sales are guaranteed, and offline magazines will also be snapped up.
At least the year's performance was preserved.
At this point, the three top magazines were actually a little envious of "Jinse".
With keen insight and a proactive approach, she signed Jinli's September cover, successfully avoiding the fierce competition in October.
If they can sign Jinli in September, they won't be dragged into a tug-of-war in October.
In order to bring Jinli over, the three families kept bidding and raising their offers.
In the end, every company, like Jinse, was willing to give up a portion of the magazine's sales revenue.
Initially, all three companies offered the same dividend payout.
They learned about the other party's quote from other sources.
Some magazines, eager to win over Jinli as quickly as possible and end this mess decisively, are already preparing to raise their offers to Chenxi Entertainment.
At this time, Jinli also heard about the news from the three top magazines from Sister Fang.
The three top magazines almost came to blows over the chance to win her October magazine cover.
When the people in charge meet, they point at each other and hurl insults.
The profit-sharing offers from these three companies were already two percentage points higher than what Jinse had given her.
Jinli hesitated for a moment, then asked, "So how are the talks going? Has everything been finalized?"
Sui Lingfang shook her head.
"We're still in talks. Two companies have already approached me, expressing interest in increasing their profit-sharing ratio to try and recruit you."
By the way, do you have any magazines in mind? If so, we can be more proactive in contacting them.
Jinli also shook her head and honestly said, "I don't usually read entertainment magazines, and I don't really like any particular magazine."
However, I feel it's not appropriate to continue with this malicious bidding; there's no need to increase the stakes further.
If things continue like this, I'm afraid it will attract regulatory intervention. I'll take the money I'm entitled to, and I won't embezzle any money I'm not entitled to. We'll just choose one of the three magazines.”
Jinli paused, her eyes asking, "Do you have any recommendations?"
The song "Youth" immediately came to Sui Lingfang's mind.
There was no way around it; "the golden years" was easy to say and left a deep impression on her.
Jinli has already signed Jinse, and it would be great if she could sign Nianhua next.
Among the three top-tier magazines, Nianhua is also a very sincere one.
Fang Jie hesitated for a moment and said, "Then let's go with 'Your Youth' magazine. You haven't photographed it before. Their magazine is very poetic and has a more Chinese style than 'Jinse'."
Jinli didn't hesitate any longer and said, "Okay, then let's take this one."
After she accepted the role in "Youth", Gu Cheng called her that same day and asked, "Did you accept the role in 'Youth'?"
Jinli was somewhat surprised: "Yes, how did you know? I haven't even signed a contract yet, I've only confirmed my intention. Did the news leak out so quickly?"
Gu Cheng smiled gently: "Because I got the cover of Nianhua's September issue, their person in charge just bragged to me on WeChat that they went through a lot of trouble to finally win you the cover in October."
Jinli laughed, "It seems you have a pretty good relationship with the person in charge of Nianhua."
Gu Cheng said, "I have a childhood friend who works at Nianhuali, but he doesn't work as an editor. He mainly works in the business of importing advertisements."
Because of your legendary history in the advertising industry, he was the most enthusiastic in encouraging the editor-in-chief to collaborate with you, and he also very much wanted to work with you.
Jinli said with embarrassment: "None of these are great achievements. My performance in the advertising industry is just so-so. I rely entirely on the support of netizens."
Gu Cheng smiled and said, "No matter what, the products you endorse can greatly help the brand, and that's right."
With your help, Ya Jun women's watches have also successfully expanded their reach and boosted sales of several previous women's watch models. Their women's watch division is expected to achieve outstanding results this year.
If this continues, the Chinese Zodiac series might even overshadow men's watches this year, transforming from the least popular category to the most popular.
Jinli clicked her tongue in surprise: "It can't be that exaggerated, can it?"
If I remember correctly, before launching the Chinese Zodiac series, Ya Jun didn't focus much on women's watches this year, except for the three models launched during the Chinese New Year.
The frequency of new women's watch releases is far lower than that of men's watches. If the two departments were to compete head-to-head, women's watches would hardly surpass men's watches, given the lack of six months of sales growth.
Gu Cheng smiled and pointed out, "Although there are many new men's watches, none of them have been a hit, and the new ones are not from the best-selling 'Gift' series, but from other Six Arts series."
So what if you release a lot of new products? It's nothing compared to the power of creating a blockbuster series.
The two talked about magazines, endorsements, and then promotional appearances. Finally, they returned to their starting point and discussed magazine photoshoots.
Gu Cheng asked her, "Your October cover is confirmed for 'Youth,' so what about your September cover? I suppose you've already been reserved for it, right?"
As a major hit during this summer's box office season, "Counterattack" even garnered inquiries from the four top magazines, including one of the main characters who was merely a supporting character, asking if he could come and shoot the cover for the film.
As the absolute protagonist of the drama, Jinli must have received an invitation long ago.
Jinli: "Yes, my September cover shoot was already booked by Jinse. Other top magazines weren't particularly enthusiastic about my October cover; they just made token inquiries."
But they only became incredibly proactive after the news of the delayed release of "Counterattack" was released.
Gu Cheng raised an eyebrow. "Isn't this normal?"
If "Counterattack" successfully breaks the 10th box office record in mainland China, you will become the 'fastest female star to break the 10 billion mark' in the entertainment industry, and also the youngest '10 billion actor'.
The reason we don't call you a '10 Billion Yuan Movie Queen' is because you're still missing the title of Movie Queen.
The "Best Actress" award is the most important award in a female actress's career, and every actress wants to win it, as it represents their glorious achievements in the performing arts.
The pineapple is no exception.
But Jinli also knew that she was still a little short of being a "Best Actress" or "Best Actress in a Drama".
This has nothing to do with her being too young, but rather with the scripts she chooses.
She mostly accepts scripts with a strong commercial focus. The only one that wasn't was a biographical one, which was too restrictive in terms of subject matter.
Other scripts have greater emotional fluctuations, and as long as the actors' acting skills are up to par, the audience won't be pulled out of the story.
However, these dramas cannot fully showcase her acting skills.
If a show can only rely on a few highlights lasting less than 5 seconds to make people feel that the acting is superb, then it is not up to the standard for a talented actor.
An actor's acting skills should be recognized not only for their highlight moments, but also for their ability to carry the entire series from beginning to end.
From the very first second of the movie to the very last second, her acting skills are truly breathtaking.
Jinli thought of Gu Cheng's achievements in film and television, and was about to jokingly say that he was also one of the more capable male actors among the new generation of actors when she suddenly heard Guang Ge's voice coming from Gu Cheng's phone.
Guang Ge's voice came and went, as if reminding him of something.
After a while, Gu Cheng's voice came again, asking her once more:
"So you're sure Jinse is on the cover of your major magazine in September?"
Jinli: "Yeah, why is it so noisy over there? Are you going to some kind of event?"
Gu Cheng: No, I just finished an event, but it's so congested outside that I haven't been able to go out. I've just been chatting with you in the lounge.
A staff member just came in, overheard part of my conversation, and left quickly.
Guang-ge thought he must have discovered something and was reminding me to be careful.
Jinli blinked: "Then be careful."
Gu Cheng smiled gently: "What should I do, baby? I can't help it."
Jinli: ...
I always felt he was using a double entendre.
It has a slightly astringent taste.
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After hanging up the call with Jinli, Gu Cheng told Guang Ge about his decision.
"Then let's choose Jinse, no need to choose anymore."
Zhang Guang's lips twitched, and he said speechlessly, "Are you sure? Jinse offered the fewest bargaining chips in the competition for the cover of the major magazine in October."
Nianhua has already secured the cover of Jinli's October issue, leaving the other three companies with no chance, so they all turned their attention to Gu Cheng.
The hottest topic this year is undoubtedly the movie "Counterattack".
You might not be able to compete for the title of absolute female lead, but you can always compete for the title of absolute male lead, right?
Although many netizens complained that Gu Cheng, as the male lead, had less screen time than the female lead's companions, that is, less than other important supporting characters.
However, netizens never deny that Gu Cheng is not the absolute male lead of this drama.
Because he's the only character who has a romantic storyline with the female lead.
Even if his role is minor, he's still the absolute male lead!
So when Jinli couldn't win over Gu Cheng, other top magazines raised their prices and went after her.
Gu Cheng had already decided that Nianhua would be the cover girl for the September issue of a major magazine. He was going to choose the cover girl for the October issue from three other magazines. Jinse was the least enthusiastic bidder, as if they had calculated something.
Ironically, after learning of Jinli's choice, Gu Cheng was actually willing to jump in.
Seeing Gu Cheng's smug smile, Zhang Guang couldn't help but shake his head.
"Luo Yi always says that Xiao Lin is love-obsessed, that she's glued to her phone the moment she's in a relationship, but I think you're no different, love-obsessed, love-obsessed, love-obsessed!"
He cursed it bitterly, then resignedly picked up his phone to contact Jinse.
This wave is called "willing to take the bait".
With Gu Cheng's October magazine cover confirmed, the battle for the top four magazines during the peak September and October season has come to an end.
As September draws closer, more and more rumors are circulating among netizens.
Somehow, someone leaked Jinli and Gu Cheng's magazine photoshoots from September and October.
[One chose "Golden Years," the other chose "Golden Years"—how can they be so in sync? Was this a deliberate choice by the magazine, or did the two celebrities intentionally make these selections?]
I just saw the news that Jinli and Gu Cheng have been shooting covers at the magazine building these past few days. Indeed, one went to Jinse and the other went to Nianhua.
Currently, it seems that this rumor is about 50% true, so we can look forward to what happens next.
[Even though they hardly have any shared work commitments, why do I get this vibe of a publicly funded romance?]
Last year I would have waited for their official announcement, but this year I'm not waiting anymore. In my heart, I've already assumed they've officially announced it.
……
Because this was just a rumor, the team didn't come forward to claim it, and the magazine didn't release any information beforehand for marketing purposes, so it didn't cause a ripple at all.
As September drew closer, with only a week left...
Both "Jinse" and "Nianhua" have just unleashed their big moves, pushing news about Jinli and Gu Cheng everywhere.
Now the whole internet knows that the two not only dominated the top magazine covers in September and October, but they even shot for the same magazine, just at different times.
Suddenly, a netizen made a whimsical comment that went viral and became the top trending topic on the internet, instantly landing at number one on the trending topics list.
[No need to wait any longer, I'd call this an official announcement across the entire internet, they're definitely together!]
This comment received tens of millions of likes, and the hashtag that netizens specifically created for it was:
#Gu Cheng and Jin Li have officially announced their relationship!#
What is the ultimate level of clickbait headlines?
This is.
Because it's nearing completion, I've been focusing more on the romance storylines lately, and I'm also really pushing the career storylines forward!