Chapter 587: Prophet Wei Yang, the Ambition of the Billion-Dollar Box Office
"There are the most amazing peaks, which have helped you and me to be arrogant
The clear light of the sea and the full moon, fill the cup with light
..."
Pull away the hand of the flesh on his body, stand up slightly, and take the phone from the bedside table through the humming of Naza.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Wei, this is Baoqiang."
"Well, what's the matter?"
"I have something I want to ask you for help, is it convenient for you to talk?"
Wei Yang, who was still a little confused, heard this sentence, and suddenly thought of something, and he became energetic all of a sudden.
"Wait a few minutes, I'll call you back."
Hang up the phone first, carefully pulled his feet out of Naza's two white and slender long legs, and pulled the thin blanket for the flesh exposed by the spring, but unexpectedly startled the other party, and asked with sleepy eyes.
"What time is it?"
"It's still early. I'll make a call. You can go back to sleep, dear."
After coaxing him a few words and kissing his chubby, Wei Yang came to the living room with his upper body naked, poured himself a glass of warm water, and called Wang Baoqiang.
"Okay, you can talk now."
"There's a problem at home, and I need a lawyer to handle it. You have a wide network of contacts. Do you know any outstanding lawyers? The better."
When Wei Yang heard this, he actually understood what happened. He guessed that something happened to Ma Jinlian and Song Ximen.
He remembered that it happened in 2016 in his previous life, probably in summer or autumn, and now it's just right.
Alas, a few days ago, I saw Wang Baoqiang celebrating his wife's birthday in his circle of friends. The family of four was happy and warm. Now I don't know what he feels.
As for why Wang Baoqiang called him, Wei Yang was a little confused at first, but he understood what was going on when he heard the word lawyer.
Wang Baoqiang and Wei Yang have a good relationship, and they can be called good friends. However, if Wang Baoqiang encounters a situation like being cheated on and wants to find someone to discuss it; or if his money is taken away and he wants to borrow money to sue, Wei Yang is definitely not the first choice.
It is Chen Sicheng. Although the two did not cooperate in "Detective Chinatown" in this time and space, their personal relationship is still very good.
This kind of man's great shame, before deciding how to choose, can only be told by the closest people.
As for borrowing money, it is not difficult. Wang Baoqiang can lend money to Duan Long, Huang Bo, those in "Soldier Assault", Liu Ruoying in "A World Without Thieves", and even those teammates in "Running Man", as well as some other friends in the circle.
After all, even if Wang Baoqiang is a pauper now, he still has connections and fame.
Everyone is willing to lend him money, and they also believe in his ability to repay.
On the contrary, Boss Wei has a high status, and borrowing money from him is actually the most unworthy operation. Instead, asking Boss Wei to help with something that money can't do is the correct answer.
Wang Baoqiang also knows lawyers, but it's hard to say about top lawyers. It's not that they can't be hired, but they have to wait in line, and how much effort they put in is also a question.
In comparison, Boss Wei has a lot more face, and he can definitely hire top lawyers and go all out.
Not to mention, Wei Yang doesn't actually need to hire a lawyer, he has a legal team under him.
The name of "Xuhui Tumbler" is also well-known in the entertainment industry. Wang Baoqiang is likely to come for Wei Yang's legal team.
"I'll push Lawyer Wu's WeChat to you later, and say hello to him. He is the head of the legal team and his ability is no problem. If you are still not assured, you can ask him to introduce you to another... expert in this field."
Wei Yang almost blurted out the word "divorce", but Wang Baoqiang understood the meaning and smiled bitterly.
"Did you see it earlier?"
Wei Yang was silent for a while, and Wang Baoqiang was more and more certain: "Now think about it, when we were filming the first part of "Detective Chinatown", Tang Ren was cheated by his bride, isn't it a perfect portrayal of me?"
"Also, you chatted with me a few times, and I felt a little confused at the time. Now it seems that it was all your hints and reminders, but it's a pity that I didn't understand."
Wang Baoqiang's voice became more and more desolate, Wei Yang sighed, but was afraid that he would think too much, so he explained a few words.
"The plot of the movie is a coincidence, but I did vaguely notice something wrong, so I mentioned it a few times. I thought I was a mean person, but in the end..."
Wei Yang stopped talking and asked Wang Baoqiang about his plan.
"What are you going to do?"
"Divorce, I have to make it public."
Wei Yang nodded, and said the same thing. Although Wang Baoqiang is honest, he is not stupid. On the contrary, he is smarter than many people.
He was cheated because he had no defense against his wife, but when he realized something was wrong, his choice was a textbook example of an honest man's desperate counterattack.
Resolutely divorce and draw a clear line with the bitch!
Borrowing connections, find the best lawyer for yourself, strive for the highest degree of property distribution and custody of your children.
Publish the truth, use public opinion, gain sympathy, help yourself gain an advantage in the lawsuit, and at the same time ruin the other party's reputation, and also eliminate the future trouble of using his ex-wife to make trouble.
Not to mention that Wang Baoqiang has no handle in the hands of the other party, even if there are some non-fatal problems that ruin the other party's reputation, everyone will suspect that they are revenge and frame-up.
Another point is that some people have suffered losses in this regard before.
For example, Yao's ex-husband, and Pan Yueming, who just worked with Wei Yang.
This happened after they broke up. Due to feelings or face, they didn't say anything. As a result, they were blamed and couldn't explain themselves after being smeared.
If it weren't for a strange combination of circumstances, the two would still be wronged. Even so, their careers have been greatly affected.
The former is fine, as he was not very popular to begin with, while the latter fell from a popular young actor to a third-tier star. It was only because of "White Night Chase" that he was helped, otherwise he would still be struggling.
Therefore, in such matters, you have to strike first to avoid being turned upside down in the future.
Not to mention, Wang Baoqiang later sent the adulterer to jail.
Not only did he successfully retaliate, but he also avoided his own losses to the greatest extent, and even won a lot of sympathy and popularity among passers-by.
If most honest people had this ability, there wouldn't be so many tragedies.
Of course, this is also thanks to the times. At this stage, the social atmosphere is still normal, and everyone is more supportive of the victims. In a few years, this may not be the case, and Wang Baoqiang may even suffer losses in the lawsuit.
"If you need anything, feel free to contact me."
Wei Yang, let alone Wang Baoqiang, would lend a hand even if they were not close.
To be honest, it is too much to eat people and live with people, to treat them as the apple of one's eye, and to cheat on them. He even transferred the marital property. He is really not an ordinary beast. If the so-called conspiracy theory car accident is true, he is even worse than a beast...
"Thank you, Mr. Wei, but I am afraid that this will affect our crew..."
Wang Baoqiang made this call for this reason. That is, "Detective Chinatown 2" is likely to be released during the Spring Festival next year. Wang Baoqiang plays a big role in the movie, so it is difficult to guarantee that his behavior will not affect the movie.
This is not a trivial matter. "Detective Chinatown 2" can be said to be the top IP in the film industry, and its box office prospects are optimistic by countless people.
The minimum guarantee is 2 billion+, and it is very likely to become the second 3 billion+ movie in the Chinese film industry after "The Mermaid".
To be honest, Wang Baoqiang couldn't have no concerns about such a large project, so he had to inform Wei Yang.
Even if Boss Wei opposed it, he might divorce Ma Jinlian, but he would restrain many actions.
Not to mention that the contract stipulates that he cannot have negative news that affects the movie, otherwise he will have to pay liquidated damages. If it really causes the box office of "Detective Chinatown 2" to be poor, it will offend the giant Blue Whale and other stakeholders, which is the most fatal.
"Don't worry, you can do it boldly, everyone's eyes are sharp."
Wei Yang gave Wang Baoqiang a reassurance. Wang Baoqiang was right in this matter, and it was almost impossible to form a negative backlash. On the contrary, because of the sympathy points, it is likely to have a positive increase in "Detective Chinatown 2".
More importantly, Blue Whale has not been in vain all these years.
To put it bluntly, Wang Baoqiang's cheating can be suppressed, let alone being cuckolded. If this is calculated, Boss Wei will have no need to mix in the film industry in the future.
"Thank you, Mr. Wei."
Wang Baoqiang thanked him again with gratitude. Wei Yang comforted him and hung up the phone.
After thinking about it, just in case, Wei Yang still called the public relations director of Blue Whale to say hello, and then help Wang Baoqiang to shout. More importantly, don't let others lead the rhythm and affect "Detective Chinatown 2".
After that, Wei Yang was not in the mood to continue sleeping. He made himself a fattening breakfast, left a message for the second beauty in Xinjiang Province, and then asked Li Jiahang to go fishing.
At this time, being with brothers is the most comfortable!
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Wang Baoqiang didn't post the divorce Weibo until the early morning of the next day, which caused a shock on Weibo for a while, and then a sensation on the whole network.
As a representative of grassroots inspiration, he has become one of the most popular movie actors in recent years, and even quite popular in variety shows. Wang Baoqiang's national popularity and popularity are higher than many people imagine.
At the same time, this matter is too explosive.
There are many divorces and breakups in the entertainment industry, and it is really rare for someone to publicly announce that he was cuckolded.
What's even more outrageous is that the adulterer turned out to be the agent. It can be said that they were betrayed by the most trusted person.
Weibo, Zhihu, Tianya, Bilibili and other platforms were flooded with this incident, with all kinds of sympathy and injustice for Wang, while Ma and Song were attacked wildly and insulted.
Amid the storm, many celebrities also stood up to express their comfort and support for Wang Baoqiang.
Wei Yang went to bed early the day before and posted on Weibo the next day. Before that, Chen Sicheng and other brothers, various guests of "Running Man", and many friends and celebrities all expressed their opinions.
After a night of fermentation, a steady stream of details and inside stories were also revealed by insiders and netizens.
Then the more they dug, the angrier they got, and the more they dug, the worse Ma and Song became.
However, there were also bright spots, that is, Chen Sicheng who lent money to Wang Baoqiang and Boss Wei who was exposed to provide legal assistance.
It is said that a friend in need is a friend indeed!
This kind of help in times of trouble is the most precious and is also praised by everyone.
The scene in the first part of "Detective Chinatown" was not unexpectedly considered by everyone to be Boss Wei reminding Wang Baoqiang.
The logic is also very obvious. Boss Wei is a well-known man, a man of many years of experience, and a playboy. He saw through Ma Jinlian's tricks at a glance, but it was difficult to say it directly, so he could only remind her indirectly.
It's a pity that Baoqiang was too straightforward and didn't see it, and everyone didn't realize the deep meaning.
Some people even thought of Pan Yueming, believing that Boss Wei was also giving a side warning by letting him play the adoptive father in "Detective Chinatown".
Even the reason why he continued to use Pan in "White Night Chase" was because he felt sympathy for his friend Wang who was deceived so badly and accidentally hurt others, so he helped him.
Boss Wei himself was a little stunned by this analysis.
He was just repeating what others said in "Detective Chinatown". He didn't know whether Chen Sicheng had this intention, but he could also connect "White Night Chase" with him, which really opened his eyes.
Because Wang Baoqiang remained silent afterwards, Wei Yang didn't want to get too involved, and he also kept silent and didn't explain, which made the rumor even more mysterious.
Pan Yueming called to thank him, and Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying were also curious about how Wei Yang saw through Ma Jinlian's trick.
"Intuition!"
Wei Yang said perfunctorily, but in fact he had never met the other party many times.
As mentioned before, because he knew the other party's character and his own bad reputation, Wei Yang had always been more cautious to avoid any involvement.
However, several women were really intimidated by Boss Wei, mainly because some of his previous vision and judgment were indeed amazingly accurate, which gave everyone a basis of trust.
Then these women got excited and insisted that Wei Yang reveal the big melons he had observed.
Especially those loving couples, model husbands and wives, whether there were any overturns, and some industry gossips and legends, true or false.
Wei Yang was so angry that he laughed: "You think I'm a paparazzi, and I haven't had any dealings with them, how can I know."
"Boring!"
After Boss Wei dealt with this group of troublemakers, Wang Baoqiang had completely occupied the commanding heights of public opinion and had a great advantage in the lawsuit.
In this case, Wei Yang put this matter aside and turned his attention to the "Wushuang" that had just been released.
The movie was released for more than 40 days, and the final box office was 1.61 billion.
It easily won the championship of the summer season, and temporarily ranked second in this year's box office list, second only to "The Mermaid".
Taking the top two annual box office in one go, with a cumulative box office of more than 5 billion, Blue Whale has made a big splash again, ensuring the face of the industry leader in the film industry, and even having the possibility of being far ahead.
At the same time, with this "Wushuang", Wei Yang's cumulative personal box office has reached 6.8 billion+.
If "Detective Chinatown 2" in the Spring Festival next year can really hit the 3 billion mark as expected by the outside world, Wei Yang is likely to become the first [Mr. 10 billion box office].
Although this title has become somewhat popular later, it is still very valuable at this stage.
Not only is it a great improvement to Wei Yang's personal reputation, but more importantly, it proves the strength of Blue Whale and further enhances the foundation of the industry leader...