Chapter 144: More Flowers

Although Fan Qiaoqiao couldn't guess Li Chen's thoughts, he didn't act rashly.

She is absolutely confident about her appearance.

But when she thought of the various conditions of the man in front of her, she felt a little insecure.

But fortunately it was a good start.

Isn’t it a qualitative leap from Director Li to Brother Chen?

The two chatted for less than ten minutes before Li Chen stood up and was about to leave.

Fan Qiaoqiao's mind was in turmoil, thinking back to how he had just been rejected by him.

He smiled and said, "Brother Chen is so anxious, could it be that Yifei is here for a surprise inspection?"

Li Chen followed up her words and said, "That's about right. My biggest weakness is being henpecked!"

Fan Qiaoqiao covered her mouth and laughed sweetly: "I don't believe it. No one will believe it even if I tell others."

The two came out of the elevator and returned to their rooms.

After entering the door, Li Chen raised his hand to look at his watch. It was less than ten minutes.

Liu Yifei, who was far away at home, was counting down for Li Chen.

If Li Chen is not online in another minute, she will call Li Chen's assistant.

Seeing Li Chen’s QQ avatar prompts a video request.

Liu Yifei raised the corners of her mouth, threw away the pillow in her arms, jumped off the bed, and waited for a few seconds before answering the call.

"Have we finished discussing the script, Director Li?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "It's so sour. I can smell the vinegar even through the screen."

"Who has the time to be jealous of you? I haven't finished my graduation thesis yet, so I don't want to bother with you."

"By the way, please help me take a look. I have no idea at all." Liu Yifei said softly.

She is the busiest student in the 02 Acting Department and has hardly been in school for more than four years.

She had only met the department head, Wang Jinsong, a few times.

My graduation thesis defense is in a few days. I would be lying if I said I’m not nervous.

"Send it over, Director Li will go over it with you and make sure it's safe."

Liu Yifei laughed and said, "You just know how to brag. I don't know if I can trust you."

Liu Yifei passed the paper over while chatting and laughing.

Li Chen opened it and saw a rather impressive title: "A Brief Discussion on the Creativity of Actors"

The tone is more like that of a teacher from the acting department, and he is still talking in a simple way.

Li Chen quickly glanced through it, frowned, and nodded seriously: "Very good, the writing reflects the person, just one word."

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "What word?"

"Beautiful!" Li Chen still had a serious look.

Liu Yifei felt sweet inside: "You just like to fool people. That's just two words! What's the matter? Don't fool me."

The two played countless rival scenes in "Those Years".

Liu Yifei believes that her boyfriend is getting serious and she can't tell whether he is just acting with her.

Li Chen quickly denied: "I am telling the truth, how could I be perfunctory with you."

"Relax, Xixi. If I say you're fine, then you're definitely fine."

"Besides, the graduation defense is just a formality. You have so many representative works, the school will not make it difficult for you."

Liu Yifei felt relieved: "You talk like you've experienced it."

Li Chen thought to himself, hasn’t he experienced this before?

"By the way, what you said makes a lot of sense. Where is your paper? Send it to me so I can take a look."

Li Chen smiled and said, "I haven't finished writing mine yet."

In fact, Li Chen's paper had been completed long ago, but when compared with Miss Liu's paper, Li Chen was afraid of discouraging her.

Li Chen's paper contains too much data on Chinese and foreign film history.

This is different from the style of the empty and pretentious papers written by Miss Liu and her colleagues in the Department of Performance.

The two exchanged a few sweet words, and Li Chen promised her that they would go together for the defense.

The next day, the premiere and press conference of "Crossing the Guandong" was held at the Media Center in Beijing.

In addition to all the main creative staff, several heavyweight officials also attended the event.

It's unprecedented!

Relevant leaders from the ministry, bureau and Shandong Province also appeared.

Wu Bin represents Rongchen Pictures, Han Sanping represents China Film Group, and Hou Hongliang, the CEO of Noon Sunshine, is indispensable.

Media releases were flying everywhere.

"Crossing the Guandong" created such a big fanfare that it attracted attention from the film and television industry.

Especially Zhou Yi and Tang Ren from the TV circle, they felt very uncomfortable.

This is going to change.
In an office in Block B of Jinhua Building in Hong Kong City, the couple's faces were filled with gloom.

The two even wondered if Rongchen Pictures was targeting them.

Zhang Jin, one of the three treasures of Zhouyi, unexpectedly became the male lead of "Ip Man" after he left Zhouyi.

Originally, movies and television have nothing to do with each other. No matter how good the movies made by Rongchen Pictures are, Zhou Yi will not be jealous. Everyone keeps to themselves.

But Rongchen Pictures’ ambition does not stop there.

First, he established Donghua Noon Sunshine with his own capital.

Following closely behind was the launch of the over 3000 million RMB project "Crossing the Guandong". Recently, it took the lead in establishing a 45 billion RMB investment fund to prepare for the acquisition of TVB.

This is obviously not a small matter.

Guan Gong won’t open his eyes, because if he does, he will kill people.

Jiang Yurou and Zhou Yi believed that the Tang people must be trembling with fear just like them.

"It's still unknown whether 'Crossing the Guandong' can carry the ratings, and there's no need for us to scare ourselves," Zhou Yi consoled himself.

"Don't fool yourself at this time! Behind Hou Hongliang stands Rongchen Pictures."

"If 'Crossing Guandong' doesn't work, there are still 'Crossing Xidong', 'Crossing Beidong', and even 'Crossing Nandong'. They have no shortage of funds, talent, or connections!"

"We are not facing a fledgling company without any foundation, but a capital giant that wants to acquire Wireless!"

Zhou Yi had an ugly look on his face. He was treated like a grandson by his wife and couldn't refute a word.

Jiang Yu kept rubbing but didn't stop.

"In the future, it will no longer be a battle between us and the Tang people for the world, and it will not be possible to divide the world into three parts."

"Sooner or later, Donghua Noon Sunshine will dominate the market. Just wait and see!"

Jiang Yu rubbed his temples because of the headache.

She could see the future situation more clearly than anyone else, but she was helpless.

Didn’t you see that the Tang people have already shown their attitude of submission?

She could guess how their popular young actor Hu Ge squeezed into "So Young" without having to look it up.

I'm afraid that the newcomers from Rongchen Pictures will definitely appear in Tangren's next drama.

Moreover, it will never be a supporting role.

Li Chen's "Father's Love is Like a Mountain 2" is progressing very quickly.

It has been a week since the day when Fan Qiaoqiao and I discussed the script in the middle of the night, although Fan Qiaoqiao has never come since then.

But she thought that her relationship with Li Chen had indeed taken a big step forward.

It's gotten to the point where it's harmless to joke around occasionally.

Today's scene is a plot reversal.

Fan Qiaoqiao stood behind Li Chen, looking at the camera and then at Li Chen, feeling confused.

"Action"

Chen Shu (lawyer Zhou Li): You just said that you are very grateful to Lin Tai, right?

Huang Bo (Lintai driver): Yes.

"You're lying again. Your gratitude is just an appearance. In fact, you hate her. You hate her so much!"

"Crack!"

With a click, Fan Qiaoqiao, who was standing behind Li Chen, was brought back to reality. His face inexplicably became hot.

Chen Shu was a little nervous: "Director Li, what's wrong?"

Li Chen nodded: "The lines are too flat, and they don't reflect the calmness and gentleness of a female lawyer."

"At this time, the driver is just a trapped animal in your eyes, and your lines must fully reflect confidence and rhythm."

"You are the hunter, he is just the prey in your palm!"

"You and Tong Tao's prosecutors have shown the exact opposite style. He is like a sharp sword."

"Then you are a sword of cold moon and frost, and even if you hide your blade, you can still kill people."

"Take a five-minute break, then try again."

Chen Shu pursed his lips and nodded, then sat aside alone to try to get a feel for the situation.

Chen Baoguo stepped forward and said with a smile: "Even if Director Li doesn't become a director, he will definitely excel as a teacher."

Li Chen smiled and said, "Teacher Bao Guo is flattering me. I don't want to be a teacher. Being a director is enough to make people hate me."

"I'm afraid that many people will scold me for being inhumane in their hearts after filming my scenes."

Huang Bo immediately made a joke: "Let me first clarify that I have never done that."

Fan Qiaoqiao quickly raised his hand and said with a smile: "I dare not, I am just a small actor."

Li Chen sneered: "You don't dare. I'm afraid you are the one who curses me the most in this play."

"But I've scolded you, and I'll still give you a NG if it's due."

Both Liu Dehua and Huang Bo laughed, and Fan Qiaoqiao was also able to take a joke.

She didn't care at all, because she was the youngest and had to do the most NGs.

"I am innocent. As long as Brother Chen can still have a role for me in his next movie, I won't complain even if I have to do NGs until dawn." Fan Qiaoqiao joked.

NG until dawn, this sounds so weird, Li Chen stopped joking. The shooting has to continue.

On June 14, Li Chen returned to Beijing to attend his graduation defense.

Liu Yifei is wearing no makeup today, with long hair and a white T-shirt.

Li Chen felt like the girl next door had grown up.

Li Chen drove her to school, but Miss Liu hesitated and did not get out of the car.

Li Chen took the initiative to hold her hand and said with a smile: "What's wrong, nervous?"

Miss Liu nodded silently, her hands were cold.

Li Chen smiled slightly, put his arms around her neck, tilted his head and kissed her.

About half a minute later, Miss Liu pushed him away with a red face.

"Are you still nervous? If so, let's continue!"

"Go to hell! Who wants to continue with you? Just continue in the car by yourself." After saying that, Miss Liu shook her head and got out of the car with a smile.

Li Chen also got out of the car and took Miss Liu's hand openly.

Miss Liu struggled several times but failed to break free.

"What are you doing? There are so many classmates watching us!" Miss Liu said angrily.

"Look, I won't hold your hand unless you look at me! I finally have the chance to show my affection, I have to grab it."

"Psycho!" Miss Liu cursed with a smile, but she felt very happy about it.

It is rare for students in the school to see Li Chen and Liu Yifei appear together.

They were holding hands and were not afraid of making others jealous.

A few brave boys passed by the two and laughed and said, "Liu Yifei, the box office of Those Years did not exceed that of Painted Skin."

Liu Yifei tilted her head and teased Li Chen: "Did you hear me, Director Li? Don't let go!"

Li Chen was domineering and said to those students, "I will make up for the ones she lacks."

The female students all covered their mouths and chuckled, while the male students laughed out loud.

They all gave thumbs up and said in unison: "Director Li is so generous!"

"Fortunately, it's not too bad!"

Liu Yifei completely relaxed, shook Li Chen's hand and smiled from ear to ear: "How can you brag so much!"

Li Chen smiled and said, "You're not nervous now, are you?"

Liu Yifei was stunned: "Did you do this on purpose?"

"What do you mean by intentional? I'm not bragging. You wanted a birthday present, right? I'll make it up to you in one go, no more, no less!"

Liu Yifei exclaimed, "What do you want to buy now? I was just joking with you the other day. You've already given me so many things. Don't buy me any more."

"Having you by my side is better than any gift."

Li Chen couldn't help but teasing her: "Wow, my Miss Liu can also speak sweet words, then the money must be spent, isn't the purpose of making money to spend it!"

"It's better to spend it on you than to have it rot in the bank!"

The two chatted and laughed all the way to the defense classroom.

All of Liu Yifei's classmates were there, and Li Chen didn't recognize many of them.

But he doesn't know others, but everyone knows him.

One by one, they stood up and greeted Li Chen.

When the female classmates saw Li Chen accompanying Liu Yifei, their expressions varied.

Whether they are openly envious or appear indifferent, they are all good actors.

Only Zhu Yawen, Luo Jin, Jiang Yiyan and a few other classmates who were familiar with Liu Yifei had no concerns.

Zhu Yawen and Luo Jin smiled and walked forward, saying strangely, "Yifei, Director Li, can you two give us a way out?"

Li Chen ignored Zhu Luo and the others.

I saw several teachers in the classroom, including Miss Liu’s homeroom teacher, Wang Jinsong.

Li Chen didn't want to affect them, so he took the initiative to talk to Miss Liu: "Relax, I'm going to Teacher Tian's place."

Miss Liu nodded and watched Li Chen leave.

Zhu Yawen said with emotion: "I really want to go and watch Director Li's graduation defense. It must be much more popular than ours."

"It's only because of Director Li that he's so popular. Otherwise, there are only a few people in the directing department, and they all combined are not as famous as Director Li alone." Luo Jin added.

Li Chen's paper is titled "On How to Narrow the Gap between Chinese and American Films", which covers several aspects.

Listed are data comparisons of the past decade for several major global film markets, including North America, Europe and Mainland China.

And how Chinese-language films can use the golden decade to narrow the gap and improve their competitiveness.

The article also mentioned the pros and cons of a series of official measures and the reform of the film festival review mechanism.

Several teachers sitting on the stage, including the department head Tian Zhuangzhuang, were speechless after hearing this.

"The above is the entirety of my thesis. Please feel free to ask questions, teachers." Li Chen said the last sentence.

I put down the laser pen and put the PPT into a directory.

"Teacher Tian, ​​why don't you ask it yourself?" Wang Hongwei pushed the ball to Tian Zhuangzhuang.

The same goes for several other teachers. The rhetoric of this top student in the directing department is still as sharp as ever.

This paper dares to say anything and implicitly praises some of China Film's reform measures.

There are also outspoken comments on the inaction of various associations and how improvements can be made.

The sharp comments on the previous selection results of the Golden Rooster Film Festival in the paper made several teachers on the stage sweat.

"The best actor and actress of a film festival cannot be such absurd that no one knows who they are before they are elected, and no one knows who they are after they are elected."

Tian Zhuangzhuang said expressionlessly: "Since you don't have anything to ask, then next person!"

Several teachers were stunned. Not even asking a single question?

"Why, do you have any questions? Just ask if you have any."

Several people were secretly complaining in their hearts, wondering how to ask.

There are so many data in the paper that they may not understand them clearly.

If they ask the questions and are challenged by students, they will lose their reputation as teachers.

They are even more reluctant to ask questions that are too sensitive.

There was silence for a while, but no one asked.

Tian Zhuangzhuang waved his hand and said, "Next."

After saying that, he stood up and gave Li Chen a wink.

Li Chen understood what he meant and followed Tian Zhuangzhuang out of the classroom.

The gossip about Liu Yifei and Li Chen made the entertainment headlines in less than two hours.

"Liu Yifei and Li Chen held hands and appeared on the Beijing Film Academy campus to complete their graduation defense."

"Li Chen bluntly said that he paid out of his own pocket to make up for Liu Yifei's 300 million box office, and finally got the beauty back."

Li Chen and Liu Yifei only found out about this when Yang Siwei made a phone call.

"What does this say? Look, it's all your fault." Liu Yifei put the phone in front of Li Chen.

Li Chen looked at the message and laughed: "What they said was not wrong. Didn't I finally get the beauty?"

"Isn't that right, Miss Liu?"

"You big-headed ghost! Drive your car!"

The gossipy hearts of netizens are terrifying, and all of Li Chen’s past actions have been dug out.

"In 04, he visited the set of The Legend of Sword and Fairy, in 05, he visited the set of The Return of the Condor Heroes, and in 05, Liu Yifei's coming-of-age ceremony. Li Chen has never been absent."

There is a picture below as evidence.

Only then did the general public realize that Li Chen had long been plotting against Liu Yifei.

Netizens have everything they say.

"Flowers always prefer cow dung, and a good cabbage is eaten by a pig again."

"What a wolf's ambition! Little Dragon Girl, you should open your eyes. Except for Guo'er, everyone else is after your body!"

"Liu Yifei should learn from Chen Hong and stop gambling your youth on tomorrow."

Li Chen's scalp tingled as he watched. Miss Liu watched the netizens condemning Li Chen and laughed at the joke with great amusement.

"Director Li, if you play tricks in the future, I won't have to do anything, the netizens will vent their anger for me."

Li Chen was just about to retort to Miss Liu when Gu Yongkeng called.

It turns out that Heyi is going to change its name to Youku.

Gu Yongkeng had already greeted him when they met last time at Chang'an Club.

Originally, Gu Yongkeng wanted to borrow Li Chen's fame to make public Li Chen's status as a shareholder.

But Li Chen rejected it.

The next day, "Crossing the Guandong" was premiered.

The ratings crushed the "Legend of White Snake" broadcast last month.

Two days later, it broke the ratings record of another drama by Li Youbing, "Drawing Sword".

It reached an astonishing 12.85%, becoming the undisputed ratings champion in the first half of the year.

It has received rave reviews online.

"This is a conscientious domestic drama! The over 30 million yuan was not wasted!"

"Li Chen is not bragging. This is indeed an effort to create an industry benchmark."

Hou Hongliang's voice on the phone became even louder!

"Hahaha, Li Chen, our efforts over the past year have not been in vain! CCTV just contacted me and the second round of broadcast will continue on CCTV-8."

"Three satellite TV stations and five local TV stations have also called the company and are willing to bring it in at a high price!"

Li Chen, who had just landed in Shanghai, was also very happy: "Congratulations, Lao Hou, Donghua Noon Sunshine has taken the first step to gain a firm foothold!"

At the same time, Liu Yifei also called excitedly, saying that her graduation thesis won first place.

(End of this chapter)