Chapter 105 End in person
"Boss, that door in front makes me feel a little creepy. It feels a little chilly."

Li Chen couldn't help laughing. Indeed, it was almost dark already and the door did look a bit weird.

"I feel a little cold too. Will I be unable to get out if I go in?"

Yang Siwei and Tang Yan looked at the more than three-meter-high "Wuji Gate" standing in front of them and sighed one after another.

"Nonsense! It's more than ten degrees below zero today. How can it not be cold?"

"But this door is indeed hard to describe. Look at the red carpet and see if it looks like the Yellow Spring Road leading to the gates of hell."

"Those fans waving flowers crazily on both sides of the red carpet look like possessed ghosts!"

The three of them walked onto the red carpet, waving to the media and fans on both sides while joking among themselves.

Yang Siwei and Tang Yan both laughed out loud: "Boss, your metaphor is so vivid!"

At six o'clock sharp, the Wuji red carpet ceremony officially began.

Han Sanping was the first to walk onto the red carpet, and as soon as he finished walking, he came to Li Chen.

"Today is fine, I'm not late!" said Han Sanping.

Li Chen and the other two actually arrived on time and had not yet entered the auditorium.

Tang Yan, Yang Siwei and Han Saping greeted each other and smiled without saying a word beside their boss.

"Mr. Han, not many people came today. If I had known this, I would not have come. After the premiere, I will definitely make the media reporters shoot me like a hornet's nest!" Li Chen said with a smile.

Apart from the main creative team, there are indeed not many big names today.

Lao Mouzi and Jiang Wen are both in Yunnan, and Chen Kaige's aloofness is well-known in the circle.

There were several CEOs from film and television companies, but not many directors from the fifth or sixth generation.

"It's good that you know. I don't want to hear any bad words about Wuji today!" Han Sanping said with a fierce face.

Li Chen nodded and said nothing more.

Following the introduction of the host Wang Han.

Chen Kaige and his wife walked onto the red carpet with The Promise creative team.

The fans at the scene went completely crazy, waving their flowers and posters like crazy and shouting their idols' names at the top of their lungs.

"Dong Gun!"

"Ting Feng!"

"Baizhi!"

Zhang Baizhi is so beautiful that it's freezing!
It was minus ten degrees and she was still wearing a black tube top dress.

Well, I prefer grace to warmth, you’ll freeze to death!

Chen Kaige and his wife are like Master Yang and his wife on Guangmingding.

Together with the Dharma protectors on both sides, the four Dharma Kings lit up the Infinite Light which looked like the sacred fire of the Ming Cult.

"Wuji loves you, and loves everyone in the world who likes Wuji," Chen Kaige roared like Pavarotti.

The fans were completely infected and broke through the blockade of security guards and staff, and came forward to communicate with their idols at close range.

Han Sanping was also immersed in this warm atmosphere.

Li Chen quietly took two steps back and said to Yang Siwei and Tang Yan: "Do you feel like you have joined a cult?"

"Join my Divine Religion, and you will have boundless magical powers. The leader of the Divine Religion has both literary and martial virtues!!!"

Yang Siwei and Tang Yan laughed out loud. Since there were only cheers everywhere, no one noticed them.

"Boss, you are so mean, but it really looks like it." Tang Yan said.

"I feel like I've been brainwashed. Director Chen is definitely my spiritual mentor!" Yang Siwei sighed.

Then everyone entered the inner field together.

The premiere of The Promise has officially begun.

Li Chen sat next to Han Sanping, and Wang Changtian was also there.

Yang Siwei and Tang Yan sat in the back.

The two-hour movie is over.

Yang Siwei and Tang Yan whispered to each other: "Siwei, what do you think?"

"It feels so empty. This was shot for 3.5 million yuan? I think it's not as good as your Painted Skin!" Yang Siwei commented.

"Don't worry about you laughing at me, I didn't understand." Tang Yan whispered, afraid that others would hear it.

"I now believe what Xingmei said. Let's keep our mouths shut and don't talk nonsense." Yang Siwei said.

"Brother, do you understand what Chen Kaige is filming?" Wang Changtian said.

In his opinion, it was ridiculous that this play cost 3.5 million.

Some of the scenes in it reminded him of a game, Super Mario!

"Stop talking. It's rare to be ignorant." Li Chen replied in a low voice. Han Sanping was still sitting next to him.

Wang Changtian understood. The atmosphere today could be summed up in one word: fake!

From the beginning to the end of The Promise, the applause never stopped.

He was a little puzzled. Is it really that beautiful?
Han Sanping was completely immersed in Wuji, clapping and laughing.

“Alas, Old Han, Old Han, I hope you can still laugh after The Promise is released.” Li Chen said silently in his heart.

Then the main creative team came on stage, each person had a seat, and there was a word behind each seat.

The host started interacting with everyone.

The first one is director Chen Kaige.

Chen Kaige's lyrics are infatuation.

Chen Kaige, dressed in formal attire, slowly stood up.

"Well, I think I should stand up to show respect to the fans. Thank you everyone."

"Infatuation is a very good word."

"There are two things in this world that I'm obsessed with."

"The first thing is, my wife and I filmed The Promise together."

"The second thing is that I am obsessed with Chen Hong."

Chen Kaige finished reciting the poem, smiled, and slowly sat down
"Wow." Wang Han exclaimed.

"Ah!" the fans screamed.

No one expected Chen Kaige to be so coquettish. The host's exclamations and the shouts of crazy fans in the audience seemed like they were possessed.

Li Chen got goosebumps all over the floor.

What he admired most about Chen Kaige was that he could embarrass everyone, but he himself was completely unaware of it or simply ignored it.

The premiere has not yet ended, but more than a hundred media outlets from three countries have already begun interviewing the guests and audiences on site.

To describe the scene tonight in one sentence, it's like mountains cheering and seas praising Wuji.

I'm afraid no one would slap Chen Kaige in the face at this time tonight, and Li Chen certainly wouldn't.

The premiere ended perfectly.

Chen Kaige and his wife came down from the stage to socialize with the guests.

Li Chen and Wang Changtian originally wanted to say hello to Chen Kaige and his wife, so they left first.

As a result, the couple walked towards him first, and Li Chen prayed that Chen Kaige would not ask him about Wuji.

He really didn't want to say anything flattering to him against his conscience.

"Brother, have you figured out how to lie with your eyes open?" Wang Changtian joked with a smile.

Li Chen rolled his eyes at the man and said, "Take care of yourself first!"

There are already more than a dozen media outlets surrounding the scene.

Just now, someone from their team had interviewed Yang Siwei and Tang Yan, and both of them said: The picture is very beautiful and shocking.

There is nothing else worth exploring.

At this moment, Chen Kaige is finally about to meet Li Chen.

The Palme d'Or winners gather together, The Promise will challenge Painted Skin, who will win the annual box office champion?
They have already thought of the title.

More and more media gathered around, and the highlight was finally about to begin.

Even Han Saping stopped socializing with others.

"Director Chen, Sister Hong, I wish you a big box office success." Li Chen spoke first.

Chen Hong smiled and said, "Thank you Director Li and President Wang for coming to support Wuji today."

Wang Changtian nodded but said nothing.

"Director Li, do you think the box office of Director Chen's The Promise can surpass Painted Skin?"

Some reporters are already unable to hold back. There are more than a hundred media outlets, and not all of them are good kids.

"Director Li, you have also seen The Promise, please give us your comments."

Photographers were pressing shutter buttons frantically, and the side-face confrontation photos of the two generations of Palme d'Or were captured by many media outlets.

Chen Kaige is very elegant and has great confidence in Wuji.

He smiled and said, "Li Chen, then you can say a few words."

"Yes, Director Li, please say a few words. Director Chen has already spoken."

"Director Li, who do you think is more likely to win an Oscar, Wuji or Rushiai?"

Damn, these damn reporters ask more pointed questions than the last.

Wang Changtian quietly took two steps back and pushed Li Chen into the spotlight.

"Mr. Wang, you are so unkind. You left my boss there." Yang Siwei stepped forward and said with a smile.

"Hahaha, Siwei, no one will notice me even if I stand next to him." Wang Changtian laughed.

Li Chen smiled helplessly and said, "You just want to see Director Chen and I perform today, but I won't let you do that!"

"Hahaha" the reporters burst into laughter.

Chen Hong also laughed and said, "Director Li is right. We can't let the media play us around."

The atmosphere is warm.

The reporters moved their microphones closer to Li Chen's face. Everyone knew that Li Chen was about to speak. "It's hard for me to predict the box office. You should ask the theater chain that is here today. They have more say."

"I've finished watching The Promise, but in my heart, I still prefer Farewell My Concubine."

What kind of answer is this? Everyone thought Li Chen would give a sharp comment, but he didn't expect this.

Even Chen Kaige and his wife couldn't understand the deeper meaning of Li Chen's words for a while.

Taking advantage of the brief moment of stunned silence, Li Chen said with a smile: "Today's protagonists are Director Chen and Wuji, so don't confuse the main and the secondary."

"Tomorrow, the Golden Globe Award nominations will be announced. I would like to wish Director Chen good luck in advance!" Li Chen changed the subject.

Chen Kaige was in a good mood, and Chen Hong also smiled and said, "Thank you for your good wishes."

Li Chen took the opportunity to say goodbye, but the reporters would never let him go easily.

Li Chen asked Yang Siwei to block the reporters, said hello to Han Saping, and slipped away with Wang Changtian and Tang Yan.

"Brother, if you come to the Catman Host Competition, you can at least get into the top three!" Wang Changtian said with a smile.

Li Chen’s answer just now was so witty.

Chen Kaige couldn't say anything when people used Farewell My Concubine to belittle The Promise.

At this moment, the media reporters were still caught up in the chaos.

But when the movie is released and word of mouth spreads, when we look back at Li Chen's words, we will definitely be able to interpret them in a thousand different ways.

Li Chen shook his head and smiled, not continuing the topic.

“I’m really curious now, how bad will the box office of The Promise be?” Wang Changtian said with a smile.

After watching The Promise, he knew in his heart that this movie would probably lose money and the box office would probably be no more than 100 million yuan.

"Bad? Even if it's not as good as Painted Skin, it's definitely not too bad."

"What do you mean?" Wang Changtian asked puzzled.

"Brother, if someone told you that a movie directed by Zhang Yimou or me was terrible, would you still go and watch it?"

"Of course I will. I also want to see how rotten it is!" Wang Changtian understood as soon as he said this.

Indeed, if someone told him that Wuji was terrible.

Out of curiosity and trust in Chen Kaige's Palme d'Or sign, he would definitely have to see it with his own eyes to believe it.

What's more, Wuji has now raised the expectations to the maximum and is almost becoming a legend.

After leaving the auditorium, Li Chen was chased out and stopped by several reporters.

Wang Changtian waved to him and left.

Only Li Chen and Tang Yan were left.

"Director Li, if Love in Hong Kong Island has already been released, what do you think?"

"I haven't seen it, so it's hard to comment. Please let me, thank you."

"Tang Yan, are you and Director Li in a relationship?" Tang Yan smiled and did not answer.

Li Chen protected Tang Yan and finally fought his way out and got into the car.

"Boss, I'm afraid that the gossip between you and me will be brought up again tomorrow."

Tang Yan smiled and said that just now Li Chen put his arm around her shoulders and protected her as she rushed out of the circle of reporters, so she must have been photographed a lot.

"Fry it, you'll get used to it."

After waiting for a while, Yang Siwei came back.

"Boss, whenever you show up, the reporters go crazy as if they were on stimulants." Yang Siwei laughed while panting.

The next day, the grand occasion of The Promise premiere was reported.

Basically, all of them were praises, and even Li Chen's words were considered to be the icing on the cake, and Farewell My Concubine was mentioned in passing.

Two films were praised in one sentence.

But his statement that he had not seen If Love was interpreted by reporters as a slap in the face to Chen Kexin and that he was siding with Chen Kaige.

Li Chen was helpless, but he didn't pay any attention.

But how could Wu Jiru bear it? Now Wu Ji and Ru Ru Ai have completely broken up.

Li Chen's words were tantamount to slapping her boyfriend in the face.

Then, he started to imply Li Chen to the media again.

"If the reputation of love has been certified by a large number of fans, one or two people won't make a difference."

"Zhou Xun is the lead actor in two dramas. It's really a lack of vision for a man like him."

No names were mentioned, but everyone on earth knows who he is talking about.

The media and netizens were excited again. The quarrel between these wives had just subsided, and Wu Junru started firing again.

"It's as sterile as bombarding Li Chen from a distance and saying he has no vision!"

"Skin care fanatic, sterile, is causing trouble again!"

The eye-catching headline immediately made the headlines in the entertainment section.

"Director Li, I can't stand this anymore. That woman is implying something about you again!"

"Director Li, if you keep holding back, you'll become a Ninja Turtle! I look down on you!"

"Boss, is this woman crazy?" Yang Siwei was furious.

"You are really getting ahead of me. You are bullying me because I don't have a wife, right?" Li Chen leaned back in his chair, feeling a little angry.

"Boss, let me handle it!"

"No, this time, I'll do it myself!"

Yang Siwei said with relief: "You can't spoil her. I'll leave first, boss."

As soon as he went out, Yang Siwei received a call from Liu Yifei.

"Siwei, do you think I should speak out?" Liu Yifei said nervously.

Yang Siwei laughed out loud: "What? The boss lady can't help but speak?"

"No, last time Li Chen joked that he envied others for having a good wife, and I don't know if he really cares about it." Liu Yifei hesitated.

"Yifei, don't make any noise. The boss is going to come down in person. Just wait and see."

"Ah, he comes by himself?"

Li Chen really planned to do it himself. He would not let Miss Liu jump out and make a scene on the Internet like a shrew.

After some typing, Li Chen started to publish the second blog post after opening his blog.

"I didn't expect that just by casually saying a fact, Chen Kexin would break down again."

"I have only seen one of Chen Kexin's movies, and that was "Sweet as a Heart."

"Because I am a fan of Ms. Zhang Manyu, that's why I went to watch it."

“I didn’t go to see If Love Has Nothing to Do with Actors.”

"Finally, don't always hide behind your girlfriend when something happens!"

Li Chen's blog post was no less than a mushroom cloud.

At the end of the year, the hot entertainment industry was in turmoil.

Sina immediately put Li Chen’s blog post on the headlines.

Wang Changtian was very happy and asked the entertainment site to temporarily add Li Chen's blog post to today's program.

"Director Li's language art, if I don't watch it, it has nothing to do with the actors, it has to do with the director! Put it simply, I'm fucking fed up with you!"

"Director Li has a clear distinction between what he loves and hates! I also hate Chen Kexin, who can drag down his own "Sweet Ass" in order to promote "If Love Is Sweet", and can even slap himself in the face for the sake of box office."

"Regarding the man behind an unsuccessful woman, please be a man and give the mother of the child a proper status!"

"Director Li spoke my mind. I went to see Almost a Love Story because of Maggie Cheung. Who knew who Chen Kexin was?"

"That's right, who has no vision? Director Li just said the truth that he hadn't seen it, but your man couldn't sit still? Even if he couldn't sit still, he spoke up himself! Is he a gourd with a sawed mouth?"

The internet is flooded with insults directed at Chen Kexin.

Friends in the circle also left messages on Li Chen’s blog.

Even Zhang Manyu replied to Li Chen’s blog: Thank you Director Li for your love.

Jiang Wen: You should just scold him. Brother supports you!

Li Qiaoqiao: Director Li, please calm down.
Fan Qiaoqiao: Benefited a lot
Mei Ting: There is nothing wrong with what you said. What's the matter with hiding behind a woman?

Xu Zheng: A real man!

When Yang Siwei saw Xiao Fan's reply, he shook his phone and jokingly asked, "What? Did you learn it?"

"I've learned something! In just a few dozen words, not a single curse word was used, but it pierced the person's lungs! Just like you said, you hit the nail on the head."

"They didn't mention Wu Jiru at all, but it seems like they mentioned both of them!"

Chen Kexin was very upset.

"Why are you dragging him down again? Don't you think I'm embarrassing enough?"

"I just want to vent your anger," Wujunru muttered, not daring to say another word.

Liu Dehua called Li Chen and said, "Director Li, calm down. Forget it."

"Brother Hua, I didn't intend to continue, I just didn't reply because I was afraid some people would take advantage of it! Did someone call you?"

"Well, both of you are big directors. It won't be good for anyone if you make a scene too ugly."

As soon as Li Chen spoke, Chen Kexin and Wu Jinru both shut up again.

When the news came that Wuji was nominated for a Golden Globe Award.

This made Chen Kaige and his wife, who were attending the premiere of The Promise in Hong Kong Island, even more overjoyed.

At this point, Wuji’s buffs are fully stacked.

The investment amount ranks first in film history!

Copy record breaking!
The cast is unprecedented!
Oscar and Golden Globe nominations!
Everything indicates that Wuji will become an epic myth.

Even the small group of people who were not optimistic about Wuji before shut up.

Chen Kaige is only one step away from being crowned the new emperor.

The much-anticipated The Promise is finally going to be released!
(End of this chapter)