Chapter 109 No kissing scenes, this is the bottom line!

"The Baby Project, co-produced by Huayi Brothers and Chenglong Yinghuang Film Co., Ltd. with an investment of 1.3 million, started shooting in Hong Kong yesterday."

"Director Benny Chan has found a fresh combination to pair with Cheng Long this time, including mainland actress Gao Yuanyuan and British actress Zhang Tieling, who is known for her roles in Qing Dynasty palace dramas."

"It is expected that the film will be completed in March next year and will be released during the National Day holiday."

When Yang Siwei saw the news, he also marveled at his boss's foresight.

Yinghuang is investing more and more in the mainland.

We are getting closer and closer to Huayi. We are indeed not Yinghuang’s only partner.

Li Chen also saw the news. "Baby Project" might be Chenglong's last glory.

Big Brother Long’s aesthetic sense is still online, and the dragon girls he finds are more beautiful than each other.

Beautiful women are always popular. Without Zhang Yadong, big brother Long appeared.

I heard that Gao Yuanyuan was hesitant and said that she would not make commercial films.

But once this happens, I'm afraid it will be out of control.

Li Chen would scan the list whenever he had nothing to do, but that was not a big deal. After all, when manpower was limited, it was inevitable that he would make mistakes.

For example, if I could perform "Ghost Blows Out the Light" at night for a month or two, maybe I could just spend 100,000 yuan over a meal with the people from "Qidian" and take down Tianxia Bachang.

Instead of doing this, it is better to take the initiative and take a two-pronged approach.

On the one hand, a signing ceremony was held for Lan Xiaolong with great fanfare to encourage outstanding writers and screenwriters to recommend themselves.

On the other hand, let Wu Bin discuss cooperation with "xx" and "Qidian".

It is best to achieve a win-win situation where both parties get what they need.

But Li Chen also knew that this might be a bit difficult.

After all, film and television adaptation rights are a big part of the profits for such literary websites.

Although the author of Red Sorghum sold the copyright to Rongchen Pictures, he insisted on writing the script himself, so Wu Bin naturally would not refuse.

Li Chen asked Yang Siwei to give Zhou Xun and Zhu Yawen a copy of the original version of Red Sorghum, and asked them to study it carefully.

In a quiet teahouse, Yang Siwei, Zhou Xun and Zhu Yawen met.

Introduced Zhou Xun and Zhu Yawen to each other.

"Sister Xun" Zhu Yawen is very sweet-spoken.

"It is very likely that Zhou Xun will be the top sister and boss of their company in the future, of course, except for Xixi." Zhu Yawen thought to herself.

"Call me Brother Xun!" Zhou Xun said with a stern face.

"Okay, Brother Xun."

"That's pretty much it."

Yang Siwei smiled and took out two books from his bag and handed them to the two.

The two took the "Red Sorghum" handed to them by Yang Siwei and looked at each other in surprise.

"Siwei, isn't this director Yimou's famous work?" Zhu Yawen wondered.

Zhou Xun, however, began to react.

"Your boss is not planning to remake Red Sorghum? Let us play Jiu'er and Yu Zhan'ao?"

Zhu Yawen was stunned and her eyes widened in surprise.

Yang Siwei said with a smile: "Sister Xun, you can't say that anymore. It should be our boss!"

Zhou Xun nodded and smiled: "That's right, I'm used to it. So does our boss really mean this?"

"I guessed half right. It's not a remake of the movie, but a TV series. The script is already being written and filming should start in April or May next year."

"The boss asked you two to study the original novel thoroughly, especially the character traits of Jiuer and Yu Zhan'ao."

After listening to what Yang Siwei said, Zhu Yawen suddenly became a little nervous.

After all, he is a newcomer and he is challenging the classics.

Zhou Xun was a little excited, like meeting a chess master, and was eager to give it a try.

"Sister Xun, the boss told you not to deliberately imitate Gong Li's Jiuer."

"It's like playing Xiao Wei, playing a Jiuer that you understand."

Zhou Xun laughed and said, "What else did Director Li say?"

Yang Siwei thought of what her boss said and couldn't help laughing: "Sister Xun, are you sure you really want to listen?"

"Go ahead. It's not going to be anything nice. I'm prepared."

She has never been treated well by Li Chen!
"Okay, the boss said that since Zhou Xun still looks young, it wouldn't be inappropriate for her to play Jiuer."

“In a few years, it will be too difficult for Zhou Xun and the makeup artist to portray the 19-year-old Jiuer as a girl!” Yang Siwei imitated Li Chen’s tone perfectly.

Zhu Yawen held back her laughter and dared not laugh.

Zhou Xun was so angry that his breathing was disordered, but Yang Siwei's shoulders were shaking with laughter.

Miss Liu looked a little shy today, which confused Li Chen.

He reached out and pulled the girl into his arms. The faint fragrance of her hair made him feel relaxed and happy. It was just that she was wearing too many clothes in the middle of winter, which was inconvenient.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong?" Li Chen said in the girl's ear.

Miss Liu pushed her boyfriend away and said hesitantly, "I told you not to be angry!"

Li Chen sat up, and Miss Liu's expression gave him a shock.

What could make a girlfriend who is usually very outgoing become shy and make you angry?
"I'm not angry, you say."

Ms. Liu then said, "Wang Lihong's agent and Sony's people found Red Star House and wanted to invite me to be the female lead in the MV for Wang Lihong's new song "Hua Tian Cuo"."

Li Chen frowned, what a wolfish ambition!

"Auntie agrees?"

"Not yet. My mom is a little hesitant, but the company thinks it won't hurt me. Also, since we didn't sign a contract with Sony before, my mom feels like she owes them something."

Li Chen snorted coldly: "What debt do you owe? The two parties haven't signed a contract! You don't even need to be the female lead in a music video with your current status!"

"You are my girlfriend, and I am not that magnanimous enough for you to go to someone else's music video and talk about love with someone else."

Li Chen knew about "The Mistake in Flower Field". Although there was no kissing scene, there would be a second time after the first time.

If Li Chen remembered correctly, Wang Lihong later starred in another movie called "Love Announcement", and a kissing scene was specially added.

This was a long-planned move! Every step was carefully planned!
Miss Liu could probably guess Li Chen's attitude, so she was hesitant.

Seeing Li Chen's face change, he was still very happy in his heart. He was obviously jealous!
"If you don't want to go, then don't go. Why are you in such a hurry?" Miss Liu took the initiative to hold Li Chen's hand and said softly.

Li Chen let out a sigh of relief and said seriously, "Sissi, now that we've come to this point, I'll make my attitude clear to you."

"Just say it, why are you so serious all of a sudden?"

Oh, now you think you are too serious again! Women are indeed fickle creatures.

"I only have two requirements for you to accept outside roles. First, no kissing scenes. This is the bottom line!"

"Secondly, as I said before, I have to go through the script. You and Auntie have the same vision for choosing scripts!"

Miss Liu hit Li Chen angrily and said unconvincedly: "I never picked them, okay? My agent picked them for me!"

Li Chen took advantage of the situation and grabbed Miss Liu's hands, moved forward and directly blocked her mouth.

"Uh-huh."

After a long and passionate kiss until both of them were a little breathless, Li Chen let the girl go.

"Why did you bite me again!" Miss Liu's eyes were moist with tears and she said angrily while pursing her numb lips.

"As a punishment for you wanting to shoot that stupid MV." Li Chen said with a smile.

"You don't let me shoot the kissing scene, but you bully me whenever you get the chance, Director Li, you are so shameless!" Miss Liu's eyebrows were raised to the sky with pride.

"Ms. Liu, I need to remind you that as a qualified girlfriend, you have the obligations you should fulfill!"

"And as your boyfriend, I also have rights that I deserve, and you have to cooperate!"

"Now, please continue to fulfill your obligations!"

"Dream on!" Miss Liu ran away laughing.

After sending Miss Liu back home, Li Chen felt worried.

Damn, there are at least eight hundred people in the industry who want to have a kissing scene with Miss Liu.

You have to be careful and nip the bud in the bud!

Otherwise, aren’t there many examples of people falling in love while filming a drama?
I don't want to have a grassland on my head one day. Although Miss Liu is not such a person, it is always better to take precautions before it happens.

Zhang Yimou's new film "A City Full of Big Breasted Girls" has been approved.

It seems that "A Solo Journey of Thousand Miles" has driven Zhang Dapao a little crazy.

Zhang Weiping claimed that this big production is expected to cost 3.4 million yuan.

The actors who have been confirmed include Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat, Gong Li who just finished filming "Miami Vice", and Taiwan's little king Zhou Jie Lun.

For a while, everyone in the circle started to inquire about the information of other characters in this play.

On the other hand, the casting of "Thieves" is also very lively.

Outsiders don't understand the inside story, but Fan Qiaoqiao knows in his heart that the leading female role, who is under 22 years old and has a foundation in martial arts, was tailor-made for Liu Yifei!

Fan Qiaoqiao suddenly felt powerless and tired.

I worked very hard to film several movies, but they are not as impressive as a movie that others can easily get!

After working in the entertainment industry, she has come to realize that every company is the same and there is no such thing as fairness.

If Huayi hadn't wanted to keep herself, she wouldn't have been able to star in "A Chinese Odyssey" and "The Warring States"!

But within Huayi, he was still alone, as Li Qiaoqiao was the direct descendant of Huayi.

And there is also Zhou Xun, who is likely to join Huayi soon, which will make his situation even more difficult.

Even if I join Rongchen Pictures in the future, there will always be Liu Yifei above my head!
The best resources are always those left over by Liu Yifei!
The more Fan Qiaoqiao thought about it, the more headache she felt. Why couldn't her boyfriend help her at all? He was so chauvinistic and didn't even bother to comfort her when they had a fight!
On the first day of New Year's Day, the Internet was already full of news about Rongchen Pictures and related to Rongchen Pictures.

"Painted Skin ranked first in film history with a box office of 2.95 million!"

"Zhou Xun becomes the first Chinese ambassador for luxury brand Chanel."

"Rongchen Pictures held a high-profile signing ceremony in Beijing for screenwriter Lan Xiaolong and director Kang Honglei of "The Passionate Years."

"It is reported that Rongchen Pictures will cooperate with Bayi Film Studio to produce its first TV series "Soldier Assault", which is adapted from Lan Xiaolong's play "Elna. Assault."

"According to industry insiders, this drama adaptation has been rejected by many film and television companies in the past two years!"

"Yang Siwei, publicity director of Rongchen Pictures, responded to our reporter that this is indeed the case."

"He also joked that Rongchen Pictures' willingness to invest only depends on the script. As long as the script is really good, Rongchen Pictures will back it up no matter how many times it is rejected! We welcome outstanding screenwriters from home and abroad to submit their works to Rongchen Pictures."

The film and television companies in the industry that have rejected Kang Honglei all laughed at Rongchen Pictures for losing money to gain publicity.

This kind of military drama has no actresses and no emotional lines. How can it attract audiences?

"Li Chen, are you okay? Did you really vote?" Hou Hongliang sounded incredulous on the phone.

Although he refused, Li Chen took the bomb!
"Well, voted!"

"You! You really don't take money seriously!" Hou Hongliang didn't know what else to say except this.

"Okay, you don't have to worry about it. Just think of this kind of serious drama as supporting the development of military culture."

"Okay, you're the big boss anyway. You've invested anyway, so what else can I say? By the way, one-third of the post-production of Crossing the Guandong has been completed. Do you want to come and take a look?"

"Okay, after the holidays, I'll go to your place and take a look."

After hanging up the phone, Li Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Zhou Xun would become Chanel's ambassador.

No wonder she said something on the phone that day, it would be too late if she didn’t sign it.

I guess Hua Yi must be getting more anxious at this moment.

Zhou Xun posted a blog post on his blog.

"I am honored to be the ambassador of Chanel. I also want to thank Director Li. If Karl Lagerfeld hadn't watched Painted Skin, he wouldn't have chosen me!"

Many friends left messages below.

"Sister Xun, how do you thank my boss? You don't even show any sincerity when you say thank you."

"Tangtang, don't make it difficult for Sister Xun. If she loses the bet with the boss, it's almost like she's selling herself to the boss." "Brother Xun, although I don't know what bet you made, you can cheat. I'm sure Director Li can't do anything to you."

What's the hottest thing at the beginning of the year? It's definitely not sesame cakes.

It must be the 'mantou' that caused a bloody incident

Yesterday was the last day of 05, and news came from the other side of the ocean.

"The Promise" has finally started preview screenings in a theater in Los Angeles.

One show a day for seven consecutive days.

Chen Kaige and his wife went to America to prepare for the preview of "The Promise".

In addition to sprinting for the Oscars, I'm afraid there is also the intention of avoiding the limelight.

But the two of them could never have dreamed that even though they both went abroad, the legend of "The Promise" still existed in China.

The sudden appearance of "A Murder Case Caused by a Bun" is a milestone in film history.

No one expected that a small short video would become so popular that it would completely surpass the original work "The Promise"!
Countless viewers who have watched the movie feel that this video helps them express their feelings about "The Promise" and speaks for themselves.

Online, searches and views have skyrocketed!
Offline, people spread the word by word of mouth!

In the end, this grassroots-made video of less than 20 minutes went viral across the entire Internet within 5 days.

Almost everyone was talking about this video, and its search rankings soared.

The audience's dissatisfaction and criticism of "The Promise" resounded throughout the entire Internet.

Li Chen remembered that the number of downloads of Mantou exceeded 10 million that year. Someone had counted that there were less than 100 million Internet users in the country that year.

What this means is that out of ten people who go online, at least one has seen steamed buns!
Chen Kaige, who was far away in Los Angeles, was completely defeated!

He could not accept that his three years of hard work was not as tempting as "Mantou", which was made in just a few days.

"Shameless! Despicable!"

The fact that Chen Kaige said these two words shows how hurt he was.

Chen Hong's agent immediately hit back and said that he would resolve the issue through legal means.

The two have no time to take care of domestic affairs now, and their focus should still be on the Oscars.

But it does not prevent the influence of "Mantou" from continuing to expand in China.

I heard that Chen Kaige is going to sue the author of "Mantou".

The media interviewed a number of directors in the industry about their views on this matter.

Lao Mouzi remained calm and laughed: "If it were me, I would share the joy with the people."

Look at the old man Mouzi. His four words "sharing happiness with the people" not only belittle Chen Kaige, but also elevate himself to an unparalleled level.

In Li Chen's impression, the four words "sharing happiness with the people" can only be uttered by the emperor in ancient times.

Lu Tailang and Zeng Haha from Hong Kong Island also jumped out to step on Chen Kaige.

Lu Tailang: "It's really unwise for Chen Kaige to get angry. It's incredible."

"Freedom of speech is a symbol of a country's civilization and progress. No one should stifle freedom of speech."

"Excessive promotion of movies has become more and more common. Under such circumstances, it is obviously inappropriate to sue a vulnerable citizen."

Hong Kong artist Zeng Haha also said: "Movie adaptations are fun and should be encouraged."

Li Chen was naturally the first person to be interviewed, but the media was unable to contact him.

Until the celebration party of "Painted Skin", Li Chen had nowhere to hide!
Countless media outlets have turned their microphones to him, the box office record setter and another Palme d'Or director.

Although he also thought Hugo was right.

After all, CCTV's Bi Fujian openly edited "A World Without Thieves" and "Kung Fu".

It’s definitely not as good as “Mantou”, but no one has said anything about it.

But at this time, Li Chen couldn't step on Chen Kaige, that was too despicable, and he also had to consider the face of Han Sanping standing next to him.

All the guests turned their eyes to Li Chen.

Yang Siwei, Zhou Xun and Tang Yan huddled together, all with expressions that showed they were watching the fun and not minding the trouble.

Just now, some media have asked Li Chen, "At the end of Painted Skin, Xiao Wei did not die. Does this indicate that there will be a second part of Painted Skin, just like Lost on Journey?"

Li Chen only answered with three words: Unsure.

The media reporters couldn't wait to ask the key questions of "Mantou".

"Thinking, what do you think your boss will say?"

"How would I know? Anyway, I know that as long as my boss opens his mouth, it will definitely make the headlines the next day!"

"Hahaha, that's true!"

Miss Liu was really warm-hearted. She stood on the periphery with Liu Xiaoli, frowning. She must have been worried that Li Chen would make another mistake.

"Director Li, if someone spoofed Painted Skin, what would you do?"

"Yes, Director Li, tell me about it."

Han Saping's face had turned dark, but Wang Changtian kept smiling.

Li Chen smiled bitterly and said, "You guys are really relentless in pursuing me!"

"I definitely can't do what Director Zhang did, sharing the joy with the people! I won't be like some people who jump out to add insult to injury, because Painted Skin did very well at the box office after all."

"I am definitely angry. After years of hard work, this is the result. No one can accept it."

"But we don't need to sue. What has happened has come to this point, and suing cannot save the box office and reputation of The Promise."

"I will continue to work hard on making movies and regain the lost box office and reputation with my works!"

The media reporters' eyes were already sparkling, knowing that as soon as Director Li opened his mouth, there would be something new.

In this wave of speeches, there are at least three hot topics that can arouse heated discussions.

1. It implicitly criticizes Lu Chuan and Zeng Zhiwei for taking advantage of someone's misfortune.

Second, the implication is that Chen Kaige is making a fuss out of nothing.

Third, it shows Rongchen Pictures’ attitude towards spoofs, which is to let the works speak for themselves!

Applause suddenly broke out at the scene, and even Han Sanping joined in the applause.

Li Chen and Miss Liu looked at each other. Miss Liu smiled sweetly and seemed very satisfied with Li Chen's answer.

Starting tomorrow, Miss Liu will follow the crew of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" to promote the film, because "The Return of the Condor Heroes" will be released in more than a month.

Li Chen's remarks sparked heated discussions within the circle.

Tian Zhuangzhuang even made a special phone call to Li Chen to praise him, neither flattering nor fawning on him.

Many people inside and outside the circle also commented.

Xu Jinglei: Looking forward to a peaceful solution
Feng Xiaogang: I can understand Mr. Kai’s feelings, and I support Mr. Kai in filing the lawsuit!
Veteran film critic Duan Wei: I firmly support Chen Kaige's lawsuit against Hu Ge. Li Chen is right. Most people "talk without any concern", and few people understand Chen Kaige's feelings.

Many cross-disciplinary university scholars also jumped out to support Li Chen's remarks and oppose Chen Kaige's lawsuit against Hu Ge.

The most aggrieved person was Lu Taro. He even dared to challenge Chen Kaige, so how could he tolerate Li Chen, a young junior, making sarcastic remarks about him?

He just fired back on his blog.

"It's obvious who is talking without any pain in the back. Just because you win the box office championship, you are qualified to make decisions?"

How could Li Chen spoil him? He also responded on his blog.

"You should first deal with the lawsuit of Kekexili before you talk about other people's lawsuits!"

"We finally got a golden horse and a golden rooster, don't let them be taken back before we can even get warm to the presents!"

As soon as Li Chen’s blog post was published, the media and the online crowd could not help but tremble with excitement.

Over there, the duel between Chen Kaige and Brother Hu has not yet been decided.

Here, Li Chen and Lu Chuan had another argument over Chen Kaige's matter.

It's so lively.

It’s a pity that Lu Chuan’s fighting ability was so disappointing that he soon fell silent.

It made the crowd of onlookers feel very bored.

They all went to Lu Chuan's blog to add fuel to the fire.

"Don't be scared, Director Lu, why are you silent? Is this really plagiarism?"

"They said they were the box office champions, why don't you get one and come and talk nonsense."

It’s not that Lu Chuan didn’t want to fight back, but he was greeted by the school.

Li Chen also received many calls fanning the flames and persuading reconciliation.

Jiang Wen: Haha, I should have scolded him! Back then, everyone said I bullied him? But is there anyone like me who is both the lead actor and the director who bullies others?
Han Sanping: "Okay, that's enough."

"I have no problem, Mr. Han, you don't have to tell me that."

"I'll also say hello to Lu Chuan!"

Lu Chuan was so angry that he was injured, but it was bad enough that the school took sides.

Even Han Sanping blew the whistle! Don't bully people like this!
"What? The Palme d'Or is so great? Even the school favors him? Director Tian is getting less and less opinionated as he gets older!"

"You can be so arrogant just because the box office is high! You are so arrogant relying on China Film Corporation!" Lu Chuan roared loudly at home, and the ones who suffered were the unknown women behind him!
Lu Chuan played deaf and dumb, and netizens turned their attention back to Chen Kaige.

Countless netizens have complained that Chen Kaige is too narrow-minded. He doesn't allow people to complain when the movie is bad?

The cruelest knife often comes from the person who was once the closest to you: his mind is so small that it can’t even hold a steamed bun!
Facing overwhelming online violence and ridicule, it is unknown how Chen Kaige feels.

However, the movie "Search" made seven or eight years later was probably also a kind of accusation against the cyber violence he suffered back then!
"The Promise" has since been completely dethroned.

Even so, there are still many media outlets in China that are praising The Promise!
"The Promise's status in film history is unmatched. One hundred years later, who will be the classic "The Promise" and "Hero"?

The Labor Daily also published an article titled "The Limits of What a Film Can Reach: American Film Critics Praise The Promise".

"The film's preview in the United States was even more popular than expected. Due to the film's huge success in China and the stimulation of the Golden Globe nomination, many audiences came to see it."

"Many people came from New York, New Orleans and other places just to watch The Promise."

"After watching the film, the audience was reluctant to leave, and was deeply moved by the film's strong oriental cultural sentiments and the fate of the protagonist."

Li Chen was laughing, but the audience was reluctant to leave? Maybe they wanted their money back!

Unfortunately, Labor News was slapped in the face by an article published in Nanjing Daily titled “The Promise was screened in cold theaters in the United States”.

Throughout January, "The Promise" and "Mantou" were ranked at the top of the entertainment section of portal websites.

"Lost in Thailand" started to make its debut at the end of last month.

With the release of the trailer, which features many eye-catching clips and jokes, some have predicted that the box office of Lost in Thailand could reach hundreds of millions.

Because the subject matter is so appealing, Huang Bo from "Stone" joined the cast, and the foundation was laid by the first "Lost on Journey".

Some industry insiders have predicted that the box office of Lost in Thailand will not be lower than that of The Promise!
In the middle of the month, "King Kong" was released with great success, and "The Promise" was withdrawn from theaters amid a barrage of criticism, with the final box office revenue remaining at 1.65 million.

The global box office of "Painted Skin" has exceeded 7000 million US dollars. Although it is not as good as "Hero", it is still impressive.

Now it depends on whether the overseas box office of "The Promise" can help Chen Kaige make a comeback.

Unfortunately, Chen Kaige’s tragedy had just begun.

On the 17th, the 63rd Golden Globe Awards were announced at the Beverly Hills Hilton Hotel.

Li An won four awards for his film "Brokeback Mountain", becoming the biggest winner of the night.

In the competition for the Best Foreign Language Film Award, two Chinese-language films known as the "double insurance" - "Kung Fu" and "The Promise" - both lost.

Zhang Ziyi, the first Chinese actress nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress, ultimately missed the award.

The Golden Globe Awards can be regarded as the "first indicator" of the Oscars, so Chen Kaige has given up hope for the Oscars two months later!
With no chance of winning the Oscars, the last hope can only be placed on the North American box office.

The couple returned home quietly and low-key, exhausted both physically and mentally.

But good fortune never comes alone, and misfortune never comes alone. Before the two of them landed, they were gone.

The Olympic Committee has announced the team that will participate in the second round of bidding for the Olympic chief director.

Chen Kaige was not on the list, and the previous rumors that Chen Kaige was eliminated in the first round turned out to be true.

Poor Director Chen, it's really like a house that pours when it pours.

The premiere of "Lost in Thailand" is approaching, and Wang Changtian and Li Chen have also invited friends and the media to support Xu Zheng.

　I sent it in advance. I have something to do during the day and may not have time.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)