Chapter 148 The Difference Between Stars and Actors
The general manager’s office of Shiba Culture.

Wang Jingyan looked at the reports on the Internet and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously.

Since she left Huayi, Huayi has not only not fallen into decline, but has launched a number of high-quality projects one after another.

Whether it is movies or TV series, Huayi’s shadow can be seen everywhere.

Looking back at Orange Sky, which he joined.

Although the slogan was loud, the Orange Sky Stars New Year picture at the beginning of the year was also very impressive.

But when it comes to specific projects, few can be immediately delivered.

Guan Jinpeng's "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" ended sadly.

Wu Yusen’s “Red Cliff” will not show any results in the short term.

The dozens of artists under him seem to be relying on Rongchen Pictures for their livelihood.

The release dates for several films released by Rongchen Pictures were really sour to her heart.

However, besides feeling sour and happy, Wang Jingyan also sighed helplessly.

The future battle with Huayi will not be about who is first, but who will be the eternal second.

It is very difficult to bring down Rongchen Pictures.

Wang Jingyan was lost in thought when Chen Daoming knocked on the door and came in.

"Daoming, is there something?" Wang Jingyan smiled as he looked at the elegant Chen Daoming in front of him.

The two have been working together for more than ten years and they work very well together.

When he founded Shiba Culture, he became its own art director.

Although not like family, they are better than family.

Chen Daoming has short hair, a white shirt with a round stand-up collar and navy blue trousers, and his beard is clean-shaven.

She doesn't look old at all. When standing next to Wang Jingqian, she seems to be the same age as Wang Jingqian.

Chen Daoming came in and casually sat opposite Wang Jingyan and said, "Rongchen Pictures sent us a list of people who were invited to audition for Painted Skin 2, and there was only one person, Mei Ting."

Wang Jingyan felt a little regretful: "There's not a single male actor?"

Chen Daoming nodded: "It seems that Director Li already has a suitable candidate in mind."

Wang Jingyan frowned and called Yang Siwei in front of Chen Daoming.

When Yang Siwei saw the incoming call, he knew that Sister Yan would definitely call.

He smiled helplessly and answered the call anyway.

"Sister Yan?" Yang Siwei said with a smile.

"Siwei, I won't be polite with you, I'll just ask directly, did Xia Yu offend Director Li in some way?"

"Sister Yan, what are you talking about? My boss chooses people based on his own preferences. I also spoke for Xia Yu, but it was useless."

"I asked my boss about this. It's probably because Xia Yu is already an award-winning actor. My boss probably wants to hire a newcomer."

Wang Jingyan hung up the phone helplessly.

In "Painted Skin 2", only the second male lead was open for audition, and he had to be under years old.

Xia Yu just meets the requirements.

As a result, Wang Jingyan submitted her resume but didn't even get a chance to audition.

Wang Jingyan did not give up and found Yang Siwei again.

I hope Yang Siwei can help Xia Yu get an audition invitation for the male lead role.

As a result, it has failed again, leaving Wang Jingyan at a loss for words.

Among the dozens of artists under his company, Xia Yu’s status is also top-notch, but he is not favored by major directors. It’s strange!

Xia Yu has never been chosen for any of Rongchen Pictures’ films.

Is it really like what Yang Siwei said, because Xia Yu has already won the Venice Film Festival Best Actor Award?
Li Qiaoqiao has received a call from her sister, and it is confirmed that she will not be used in "Painted Skin 2".

Yang Siwei doesn't need to say the answer clearly, everyone knows it.

The Li Qiaoqiao sisters had no choice but to do nothing.

When Li Xiaowan received a call from Yang Siwei, her brows couldn't help but frown.

Li Xiaowan is becoming a little neurotic.

Even if Rongchen Pictures offered her an audition for the role of female lead, she wouldn't dare to accept it rashly.

Li Xiaowan couldn't make up her mind, so she immediately went to Li Shaohong's office.

Seeing Li Xiaowan coming in, Li Shaohong asked, "What's wrong?"

Li Xiaowan sat down opposite Li Shaohong and frowned, "Yang Siwei called just now and invited Zeng Li to audition for the female lead of Painted Skin 2."

Upon hearing this, Li Shaohong also frowned: "Is it the character of Li Qiaoqiao?"

Li Xiaowan nodded: "It should be correct!"

Li Shaohong leaned back in the sofa chair, thought for about half a minute, and then his brows relaxed.

He picked up the phone and called Li Chen directly.

Li Chen was confused when he saw the call from Li Shaohong, ever since Yang Mi terminated the contract with Rongxinda and signed him.

He and Li Shaohong never met again, nor did they contact each other by phone.

"Hello, Director Li."

Since both of them had the surname Li, Li Shaohong simply called Li Chen by his name.

She has the confidence because Li Chen's teacher Tian Zhuangzhuang is her classmate. According to seniority, she can be considered Li Chen's uncle.

"Li Chen, I won't beat around the bush. Are you interested in my Zeng Li again?" Li Shaohong said.

Li Chen was a little confused: "Is Zeng Li from your Rong Xinda?"

"So you really like her?"

Both of them answered the question irrelevantly, but both of them got the answer.

Li Chen laughed and said, "Where are you talking about, Director Li? You made me sound like a robber."

"I asked her to audition purely because she was a newcomer and her temperament matched the role."

"Don't say I didn't know she was from Rong Xinda. Even if I knew, I would have invited her to audition."

"If you're worried, you can just refuse."

Li Shaohong laughed: "That's not the case. I called you just to find out what you mean."

Li Chen also smiled and said, "Director Li, I think the matter between Zhou Xun and Yang Mi is aboveboard, and I have done nothing to let you down."

"I've already put this matter behind me. I didn't expect you're still holding a grudge against me."

Li Shaohong was stunned for a moment, then said, "You're right, it's time to move on."

After hanging up the phone, Li Shaohong smiled and said, "Call Zeng Li and ask her to go for the audition."

"At first, Wang Zhonglei wanted to poach Zhou Xun, but he failed to get her with Night Banquet. If Zeng Li takes Li Qiaoqiao's role again, I will be happy to see him make a fool of himself."

Li Xiaowan also smiled. As long as Rongchen Pictures didn't want to poach Zeng Li, everything would be fine.

Li Chen hung up the phone and called Yang Siwei again.

It was only after some investigation that Yang Siwei found out that Zeng had left Rongxinda, with whom he had signed the contract only last year.

She didn't take it seriously and didn't report it to Li Chen.

"The Barber" is like a meteor across the night sky, gone and gone.

It didn't cause any waves.

As this was his first film in his life, Zeng Li invested a lot of effort in it, but it still left no trace.

After "The Barber", she never received any film offers.

Unexpectedly, I received a call from my agent.

"Painted Skin 2" sent me an audition invitation, and the role is still the female lead Li Qiaoqiao in "Painted Skin".

This really gave Zeng Li a pleasant surprise.

On the day of the audition, Zeng Li actually met an acquaintance on the third floor of Rongchen Pictures.

"Ali?"

"Xiaomei?"

"Why are you here?"

"I should be the one asking you this!" Mei Ting said with a smile.

She has come to Jinxiu Mingzuan many times.

Whether it is "Shoplifters" or "Parents' Love", Jinxiu Mingzuan is much more mature than Zeng Li.

Zeng Li was not embarrassed either, as she had indeed not been here as many times as Mei Ting.

The last time she came was for the audition for "Painted Skin", where Li Qiaoqiao defeated her and Sun Li and got the role of Peirong.

Two classmates from Class 96 met at Rongchen Pictures, and it felt like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

Neither of them is from Beijing.

Mei Ting is one year older than Zeng Li, but Zeng Li has always liked to call Mei Ting "Xiaomei" in private.

"Are you here to audition for Painted Skin 2 as well?"

Mei Ting nodded and smiled: "What? Are you scared?"

Zeng Li rolled his eyes at her and said, "Why should I be afraid? You are the queen of Cairo Film Festival. It is not shameful for me to lose to you."

Mei Ting said calmly, "I'm afraid some people say one thing and mean another."

The two classmates knew each other well and were arguing with each other until the staff of Rongchen Films came to call Zeng Lixian to audition.

Zeng Li greeted Mei Ting and went into the audition room first.

As soon as he entered the audition room, Zeng Li saw three people sitting behind a long table.

She has met Director Li and Yang Siwei, and the other one is probably Wuershan, the director of Painted Skin 2.

There were not many people in the audition room, but Zeng Li was still a little nervous, as if she were taking an art exam.

It was Director Li who was sitting in the middle. She really couldn't understand why a young man's eyes were so sharp.

It's like the Buddha's light shining into the void, making people dare not look directly at it.

Li Chen carefully looked at the beauty in front of him who was known as: a tone-deaf opera actor for eight years, and a beauty who was either successful or injured in a hundred film and television works in the 2000-year history of Chinese opera.

Everyone has different aesthetic views. Perhaps that health-conscious guy hasn't seen many women in 200 years, so he gave Zeng Li this title.

Including the four thousand year old beauty in later generations, wearing such a title on one's head is not a blessing but a burden!

Netizens also joked that as long as this woman is not disfigured, she will have food to eat.

Later, there was a post titled "She is so beautiful, but not popular enough?" which received over a million hits.

Li Chen nodded secretly in his heart. She was beautiful, but not exaggerated to this extent.

I haven't seen Zeng Li for more than two years, and he hasn't changed much.

She had auditioned for the role of Peirong.

But because her appearance is too gorgeous and her long and thin face is too aggressive, it does not fit the role of Peirong.

Only then did Li Chen pass.

However, she is very suitable for the role of Princess Jing, and she has a heroic spirit.

"Director Li, President Yang, Director Wu, I'm actress Zeng Li, and I'm here to audition for the role of Princess Jing."

Li Chen nodded: "You have read the trial script, so let's start."

Zeng Li said nothing more. After half a minute of preparation, he began his performance without props.

When leaving Jinxiu Mingzuan, Zeng Li felt unsure.

Zeng Li didn't believe it until Mei Ting called her.

"You, you are not kidding?"

Mei Ting said with a smile: "Who is joking about this? Director Li and I are familiar with each other."

"Director Li just said that Zeng Li is more suitable for this role than you. You can figure out what he meant by that."

After hanging up the phone, Zeng Li absentmindedly called his agent Li Xiaowan.

Li Xiaowan contacted Yang Siwei again and confirmed that it was correct.

Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan were also happy for Zeng Li.

Zeng Li even had a feeling that the clouds would finally clear and the moon would appear.

Five years after graduation, her classmates from Class 96, including Liu Ye, Zhang Ziyi, Qin Hailu, Mei Ting, and Hu Jing, are all more famous than her.

This is completely different from the treatment I received in school.

She was also a popular figure in school back then and was recognized as the most beautiful girl among all her classmates.

There were countless fans surrounding her.

Zhang Ziyi was just an ordinary person at that time, but who would have thought that in just ten years.

Zhang Ziyi is already an international celebrity.

She still left.

It's really the fate that makes people.

On the first day of July, Rongchen Pictures announced the casting results for "Painted Skin 2".

Xiao Wei: Zhou Xun

Princess Jing: Zeng Li
Huo Xin: Zhu Yawen
Pang Lang: Hu Ge

Bird: Yang Mi
Sirius Queen: Qin Lan

Sirius Wizard: Fei Xiang

As soon as the news was released, it sparked heated discussions among netizens.

Except for Zhou Xun, "Painted Skin 2" has a major cast change.

Both Gu Tianle and Li Qiaoqiao were replaced.

"Princess Jing Zeng Li, isn't this the most beautiful female ghost in Painted Skin? It's more appropriate to call her the Ghost Princess!"

"Major blood transfusion! But it's true, except for Xiao Wei, I'll watch anyone else!"

"Li Chen also spared no effort in supporting his own artists. Zhu Chuanwu from "Crossing Guandong" made a gorgeous transformation and became the male lead of "Painted Skin 2"!"

"Is Li Chen going to set his eyes on the most beautiful female ghost again? Zhou Xun, Yang Mi, Zeng Li. Li Chen is going to capture Rong Xinda in one fell swoop!"

Zeng Li also saw the comments from netizens. She didn’t expect that no one knew about “The Barber”, a work she had worked so hard on.

On the contrary, the beautiful female ghost in the Painted Skin unit of "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" is still fresh in people's memory!

Netizens were talking about it, and the circle was also in turmoil.

In the Q group of the 1996 class of the Central Academy of Drama, messages came one after another.

Chen Minghao: "Am I seeing things right? Is the heroine of Painted Skin 2 our Da Meili?"

Liu Ye: "Yes, I just called Li Zi, it was her."

Mei Ting: "Don't doubt it, Ali and I went to the audition together!"

Hu Jing: "There is also this matter, why haven't I heard you two mention it?"

Mei Ting: "We only found out about the invitation to audition when we went."

Chen Minghao: "Where is the beautiful Li Ren? She's still diving!"

At this moment, Zeng Li was also receiving countless calls of congratulations.

Even her homeroom teacher, Professor Chang from the Central Academy of Drama, called her to encourage her.

A simple sentence: You are no worse than Zhang Ziyi, Mei Ting and others.

Zeng Li's heart was hot and tears kept flowing.

In Professor Chang's eyes, she has always been the best choice for the role of Da Qingyi.

Too bad she has been disappointing in recent years.

Zhang Ziyi, Hu Jing and Qin Hailu all sent messages of congratulations.

Zeng Li responded patiently one by one.

Li Chen returned to the villa, and Miss Liu was rarely free today.

I kept asking Li Chen about the casting of "Painted Skin 2".

Whether it is Hu Ge or Qin Lan, they can basically be related to her.

Li Chen was also dissatisfied with her. He chose these two people because of Miss Liu.

Of course, choosing Hu Ge is also a way of giving Hu Ge a hand.

At least it can help him avoid the car accident in August.

Li Weida was like a ball, kicked from Shanghai Film Group to China Film Group, and then from China Film Group to Rongchen Pictures.

And now he was kicked out by Rongchen Pictures.

The reason given by Director Li was simple and crude: How can you give this share to beggars? In the future, I will ask someone else to do this kind of thing. Rongchen Films doesn't care about it.

Li Chen sent Li Weida away, thinking that Li Weida would go find Hua Yi.

The result is not.

The series of setbacks made Li Weida doubt whether he was still in the country.

After returning to the United States in disgrace, the top management of Relativity Corporation was furious with Li Weida.

This failure directly resulted in Relativity Company losing Jacky Cheung and Jet Li's deposit of several million dollars.

Of course, this is something.

Li Chen and Liu Yifei both graduated. Tian Zhuangzhuang found Li Chen and told him that the school had studied the targeted training plan again and again but it was aborted.

What is mainly concerned is the personal safety of the students, and the school cannot take this responsibility.

Li Chen was not discouraged and found Han Sanping.

I hope he can find some willing students from the Beijing Film Studio and sign contracts with the company to study abroad.

Han Sanping supported Li Chen's approach and promised to help him find a solution.

In the past half month, the new star girl has appeared frequently.

Whenever I see Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Yuqi doing "morning exercises" on the Internet.

Li Chen always thinks of a line from a song: Come to the left and draw a dragon with me!

It's not easy for the Star Girl. She is like a python and is wrapped around her neck by Zhou Xingchi in a somersault-like posture.

In addition to the star girls, Shao Xiaoshan, Zhang Ziyi's nude stand-in in "Night Banquet", also became famous overnight.

Zhang Ziyi just admitted this in person to the Cannes media at an open-air party in Cannes.

In "The Banquet", the naked back in the bathing scene was not hers, and the breasts touched by Ge Yu were not hers.

It would have been fine, but when Shao Xiaoshan returned to China, he heard that the people at Huayi did not admit that there was a nude substitute and would not give her a credit.

Now Shao Xiaoshan was unhappy because he couldn't get in touch with Xiao Gangpao.

She directly stood up and said on her blog that she was Zhang Ziyi's nude stand-in.

The sentence "The body you see is mine. Since the film company won't give me a credit, I will let the public know in my own way" successfully went viral.

At this point, anyone with a discerning eye knows what’s going on.

However, Huayi's bold move added fuel to the fire of "The Banquet".

Someone from Huayi contacted Shao Xiaoshan and told her to shut up, and also threatened her: do you want money or a role?

This directly angered Shao Xiaoshan.

Shao Xiaoshan told the media that he would play the nude stand-in for Zhang Ziyi for 20,000 yuan.

This is not for hype. I have evidence in my hands. If you dare to threaten me, I will never let you go!
Through this incident, Li Chen taught Yang Siwei a lesson.

The worst thing about crisis public relations is confusion.

The film production team didn't even know whether Zhang Ziyi had a nude stand-in or not. Even a three-year-old child couldn't tell such a stupid lie.

The mainland circle is bustling with activity, and Hong Kong and Taiwan are also buzzing with activity.

Feng Zhi's reunion angered Mrs. Xiang, but Zhang Baizhi still went his own way. The female lead of "Lust, Caution" was finally decided, and it was Tang Wei as expected.

In mid-July, "Curse of the Golden Flower" was the first to be registered for the Oscars.

Huayi's previous gesture of goodwill, giving up the Lunar New Year period to "Curse of the Golden Flower", did not seem to win the heart of Zhang Dapao.

Huayi is stubborn. No one can compete with Zhang Yimou in this year's Oscar competition.

Just because Zhang Yimou has the status of the national master and chief director of the Olympics, it would be useless for anyone else to go.

Li Chen didn't even register. When facing media interviews, he simply replied: Maybe I will sign up next year.

"The Thieves" is about to start filming, and Li Chen accompanied Miss Liu to get a neat short hair style.

Afterwards, Li Chen led the crew to Hong Kong Island on July 7.

At the same time, producer Tim, Charlize Theron, global star Monica Bellucci and a group of British and American actors also flew from Europe and the United States to Hong Kong Island to meet Li Chen.

After sending away the paparazzi stationed at the Hong Kong Airport, Li Chen and his companions checked into the Peninsula Hotel.

Xiang Huaqiong hosted a banquet to welcome Li Chen in the evening, and Li Chen did not refuse.

The distribution of "Thieves Gate" in Hong Kong was finally given to either Ying Huang or Zhong Guo Xuan.

Photos of Li Chen and Liu Yifei, with a new short-haired look, appearing at the Xiang family’s mansion in Kowloon Tong quickly went viral online.

Netizens were amazed by Liu Yifei's new look, which was less childish and more androgynous.

After leaving the Xiang family villa, Xiang Huaqiang and his wife saw Li Chen and his partner off to the car.

The couple turned back and sat in the living room. Xiang Huaqiong was still unsure what Li Chen's trump card was.

After the previous test, Li Chen politely rejected his kindness, which made him even more unable to see through Li Chen's thoughts.

Mrs. Xiang handed her husband a glass of red wine, sat next to him and said, "Do you think he is just pretending to acquire TVB? Otherwise, there is no need to reject us."

Xiang Huaqi shook his head: "No, even though he is young, his wealth may not be worse than ours!"

"I have never seen such a young man before. Extraordinary people do extraordinary things. Let's wait and see."

"Besides, there's nothing else we can do to help right now except funding."

"This also shows from the side that he and the two mainland companies behind him have strong financial strength."

Huo Wenxi also came to visit Li Chen early the next morning.

Li Chen had no intention of keeping Ying Huang hanging any longer. Huo Wenxi got an accurate answer and went back to report with satisfaction.

At noon, hundreds of media outlets from Hong Kong and the Mainland gathered at the airport.

The two glamorous beauties, Charlize Theron and Monica, appeared at the airport, causing a brief congestion on the airport road.

Five black Mercedes-Benzes picked up Theron and his companions and drove directly to the peninsula.

At the entrance of the peninsula, there were a large number of paparazzi waiting there.

The shutter button is like a Maxim machine gun, frantically capturing the peerless grace of Charlize Theron and the Earth Ball Flower.

After Tim arrived at the hotel and settled Theron and the others, he and Monica immediately went to Li Chen's suite.

As soon as Li Chen and Liu Yifei opened the door, they saw Tim’s pale face and Monica’s deep trench.

Monica, who has changed into a white tank top and tight jeans, has an extremely majestic chest.

"My dear boss and boss lady, it's wonderful to finally see you again." Tim opened his arms and wanted to hug Li Chen.

But Li Chen pushed him away and said with a smile: "Chinese people won't hug the boss when they see him, they will just stand at attention!"

Tim had an embarrassed look on his face, but Liu Yifei found it funny. Her beautiful eyes were attracted to Monica's cleavage intentionally or unintentionally.

Monica couldn't understand the Chinese Tim was speaking.

Just a pair of violet eyes staring at Li Chen, and saw Li Chen looking at him.

Monica walked up to Li Chen and gave him a kiss on the cheek with a familiar smile: "Li, I turned down a movie called Manuale d'Amore for your play, and you didn't even come to the airport to pick me up."

Li Chen smiled and said, "I don't buy it. Let me introduce you to my girlfriend, Crystal Liu."

Li Chen had already felt Miss Liu's burning gaze. He did not respond to Monica's words and quickly made his attitude clear.

Monica then took a serious look at the Chinese girl in front of her, comparing herself to herself. She didn't have big breasts and a big butt like herself, but she should be in line with the aesthetic of Oriental people.

Monica took the initiative to kiss Liu Yifei on the cheek and whispered in Liu Yifei's ear in English: "Keep an eye on Li, don't let him learn bad things from Hollywood directors"

Liu Yifei was distracted for a moment, but soon came to her senses and replied in English with a smile: "Thank you, he doesn't dare!"

Li Chen only saw Miss Liu's beautiful eyes piercing him, and only heard the words "three grams of oil" and "he dared not!"

They sat down and chatted for a while, and after half an hour, Monica said goodbye.

Soon after, Charlize Theron came to report to Li Chen.

This was the first time for both parties to meet. Compared with Jolie, Charlize Theron's appearance is actually more in line with the aesthetic taste of Chinese people.

She has shoulder-length golden hair, emerald eyes, and a standard small oval face.

She is nearly 1.8 meters tall, and even without high heels, she is about the same height as Li Chen.

With such charm, it’s no wonder she is called the Hollywood Venus.

At this moment, Li Chen is looking forward to the performance of this Oscar-winning actress.

He wasn't as familiar with Theron as he was with Monica, so they simply shook hands.

It was also the first time that Charlize Theron saw this mysterious Oriental man in person.

In fact, you can often see photos of this Oriental man in Hollywood's Variety Magazine.

But like ordinary Oriental people, nothing special.

But when they met, the first impression that this young Palme d'Or director gave her was that his pair of ink-black eyes were particularly bright.

As if he could see through people's hearts, the way he looked at her did not have the possessiveness that other men had when they looked at her.

As usual, Li Chen introduced Miss Liu to Charlize Theron.

Ms. Liu is very friendly to Bellucci, but is more curious than admiring of Charlize Theron.

This sister is a whole generation older than her, but she is a real talented and idol-like actress.

Unlike the sister Qiuhua who taught her how to control her husband after just a few words of conversation.

At six o'clock in the evening, Li Chen and a group of leading actors held a grand press conference at the Peninsula Hotel.

No less than three hundred media outlets from various Asian countries came.

Theron and Monica got the well-deserved spotlight.

Among all the Chinese actors, only Tony Leung Ka Fai's status and Liu Yifei's popularity were not neglected by the media.

A reporter from an island country asked in English: "Ms. Charlize Theron, can you tell us what impressed you about director Li Chen?"

Sitting in the middle, wearing a black halter dress, flowing blonde hair and fiery red lips, Charlize Theron turned her head slightly to look at Li Chen who was sitting next to her.

"Lee is very famous in Hollywood, just like the mysterious country in the East, which arouses curiosity. When Smith approached me, I was actually a little hesitant."

"When I learned that Li Lai was directing, I accepted the role without hesitation. It was only delayed until now due to scheduling issues."

Li Chen and Tim smiled at each other. No one who can become an Oscar winner is a fool.

This act deceived the media and elevated Li Chen. He was really good at it.

The mainland Sina reporter then asked, "Ms. Monica, I heard that you and Director Li Chen met at the Venice Film Festival. This time Director Li Chen took the initiative to invite you. Did you agree without even thinking about it?"

Monica and Theron sat together, and the reason she lost was because of her age.

Even though she is over 40 and still has her charm, she is still far superior to the King of Sai in his prime.

However, the pair of full breasts with at least E cup size are still very impressive.

"Li and I are old friends. I saw his talent as early as when he starred in Painted Skin. It's a pity that I was born 20 years earlier, otherwise Crystal wouldn't have had the chance."

After saying that, she smiled charmingly and glanced sideways at Li Chen and Liu Yifei.

The media and the creators on the scene all laughed.

Another Hong Kong media outlet stood up and asked, "Director Li, you cast Zhang Hanyu, a relatively unknown mainlander, as the male lead this time. Aren't you afraid that the movie will flop at the box office?"

The Hong Kong media is very sharp. It sounds like they are standing up for Hong Kong artists.

For this big production, the second male lead was played by Leung Ka Fai, while the first male lead was played by mainland extra actor Zhang Hanyu.

It's really shocking.

The media turned their cameras to Li Chen.

Li Chen smiled softly: "My style of selecting actors has always been to put the compatibility with the role first. As for the box office?"

"So far, the only box office failure of my scripts is Buried, but the word of mouth and copyright transactions of Buried have already made it profitable."

"Besides, if we really want to talk about the status, my script should at least be written by a top-tier celebrity, right? Otherwise, do you really think that Ms. Charlize Theron joined the team just because of my mysterious oriental face?"

There was an interpreter next to Charlize Theron, who applauded Li Chen after listening. The media once again witnessed Li Chen's humor.

Before Li Chen finished speaking, he glanced at Zhang Han, who seemed calm on the surface but must be in turmoil inside.

"As for what you said about being penniless, it's even more ridiculous. After all, actors have to make a living by their acting skills. Those who rely on fame are stars, not actors!"

These words touched the hearts of Leung Ka Fai and Zhang Han.

Several translators also translated Li Chen's words to several European and American actors.

Everyone applauded Li Chen spontaneously.

The Hong Kong media reporter who was stirring up trouble felt his face turn red and he sat down awkwardly.

A reporter from Taiwan stood up and asked, "Director Li, is Liu Yifei a star or an actress now?"

Li Chen shook his head and chuckled: "With me here, she will be both a star and an actress sooner or later!"

Li Chen's ambiguous answer was instantly met with a flirtatious glance from Miss Liu.

The press conference finally ended.

After returning to the room, Miss Liu closed the door and couldn't help but take three steps and jump up to hang on Li Chen.

A pair of round and powerful thighs made Li Chen feel ecstatic.

"woo"

Li Chen held Miss Liu's hips with both hands and fell on the sofa.

"How come you are such a good talker and you are both an actor and a star? If you fail to do it in the future, I will not let you go!"

"Okay, okay, you'd better not let me go in this life or the next!" Li Chen joked with a smile and kissed Miss Liu's pink lips again.

Within two hours, the speeches of Li Chen, Charlize Theron and Monica at the press conference were posted online.

"Monica Bellucci is filming with her baby. I regret having been born 20 years earlier. Otherwise, she could have replaced Liu Yifei."

"Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron shows off her perfect curves, and her seductive demeanor exudes cool charm."

"Li Chen boasted that he was not worried about the box office and publicly supported Zhang Han and the male lead. The actor and celebrity's remarks were unanimously recognized by the Chinese and foreign actors present."

This time, netizens from the mainland and most netizens from Hong Kong and Taiwan overwhelmingly supported Li Chen's opinion on acting.

"Li Chen doesn't sound like a student at all when he speaks. I wouldn't be surprised if an artist in his 25s or s said this! But he's only years old."

"It's really awesome. My script is a top-tier one! That sounds really cool."

"Leo is not exaggerating. The script price of three million US dollars is so high that how many actors in China can even get that much, not to mention screenwriters."

"Liu Yifei will be both an actress and a star sooner or later. Can I understand this as Leo cheating in the future and using his resources to slam my white moonlight?"

Li Chen didn't expect that so many people would call him just because he asked a simple question about the difference between an actor and a star.

The first person to call was Tian Zhuangzhuang.

Tian Zhuangzhuang received many calls from friends, congratulating him on having such a good child.

This made Tian Zhuangzhuang laugh and cry. Li Chen's success was basically due to the child's own efforts.

He just contributed to the review of "Shoplifters".

Afterwards, he just helped Li Chen block the pressure from those old guys.

The real achievements are the result of Li Chen's critically acclaimed and box-office hits.

Han Sanping also called and said some inexplicable words of encouragement and praise.

Li Chen realized later that his words seemed to have touched the hearts of those old artists.

After a day's rest, "Thieves" started filming in Hong Kong Island on July 7.

Li Chen has already done script reading with a group of actors.

In the first scene, Chinese and foreign thieves meet for the first time in Hong Kong Island.

The script supervisor makes the copy.

"Action!"

The second floor of the restaurant.

Popeye (Antonio Banderas) in a suit, Anique (Theron) who looks cool and pretty, and Zampano (Dan Stevens) who also looks suited, sit around a round table.

Popeye held a cigar in his right hand and had a fake mustache on his face.

"Hey, smile a little, smile a little." Popeye was the first to show a smile that couldn't be more fake and looked towards the door.

Anique and Zampano also looked back and grinned.

Lens transition.

Liang Jiahui wore a pair of black sunglasses, a white shirt and white trousers.

As the saying goes, if you want to look good in filial piety, the imposing Liang Jiahui led the four Chinese thieves and walked slowly towards the three people with smiles on their faces.

Wang Qianyuan, who was wearing a flowered shirt and a pair of black sunglasses, walked up and down like he had epilepsy. He looked at the three foreigners walking opposite him and laughed, "Idiots, it's so hot, and you're still wearing so many clothes!"

Liu Yifei, who had short hair and a black tight-fitting half-sleeve top, put one hand in her pocket as she looked at the three people opposite her and laughed, "Yeah, what's so funny, you idiot!"

The four of them sat at a table not far from Theron and the other two.

Wang Qianyuan walked towards the three foreigners without caring whether they understood him or not, and said sweetly: "American girls are still awesome!"

Liu Yifei added: "Yes, it's not only powerful, but also delicious!"

In this part, Li Chen replaced the original South Korean plastic surgery with the body odor of a foreigner.

Immediately afterwards, Wang Qianyuan stood up and walked unsteadily to Charlize Theron and started teasing her.

Zhan Pano, who can understand Chinese, heard Wang Qianyuan asking whether the goddess in his heart had had plastic surgery and breast augmentation.

His expression changed instantly: "Get out of the way!"

Wang Qianyuan was stunned. This pretty boy could actually speak Chinese.

Popeye and Theron had no idea what they were talking about until Zampano translated it.

Theron got angry and stood up and started to speak in English: "You fucking pig-headed uncle, do you know how hard it is to be naturally beautiful like this?"

Wang Qianyuan patted Theron on the shoulder: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay."

When Zhan Pano saw that Wang Qianyuan dared to touch the goddess' shoulder with his claws, he instantly stood up and grabbed Wang Qianyuan's wrist.

Wang Qianyuan didn't take this pretty boy seriously at all, and threw his hands away: "How dare you catch me!"

But he didn't expect that the pretty boy's hand was like a pair of pliers. He couldn't shake it off and was pressed down by the pretty boy again!

Wang Qianyuan didn't believe it and shook it again: "How dare you catch me!"

He still couldn't get rid of it, and now Wang Qianyuan got angry.

He pulled out a gun from his waist and pointed it at Zhan Pano's chest: "Look at you, little bastard! Believe it or not, I can shoot you dead!"

When Liang Jiahui, Liu Yifei and Luo Jin saw Wang Qianyuan pull out a gun, they couldn't sit still anymore.

Liang Jiahui walked around the round table, while Liu Yifei and Luo Jin persuaded Wang Qianyuan.

Charlize Theron and Popeye were also startled and leaned back unconsciously.

Liang Jiahui stepped forward and grabbed Wang Qianyuan's gun hand with one hand, and took the gun away from him with the other hand.

Then he patted Zampano on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Excuse me!"

Zhanpano spread his hands: "It's okay!"

Wang Qianyuan turned around and wanted to continue teasing Charlize Theron.

Charlize Theron directly picked up a cup of boiling hot coffee and poured it on Wang Qianyuan's face.

Wang Qianyuan yelled, "It's so hot, so hot! Cool water, bring some cool water!"

After spilling the coffee, Theron walked out the door to smoke, leaving Popeye and Zampano to clean up the mess.

"Crack!"

It was the first scene, and I didn’t expect it to go so smoothly. I passed it in one go.

Theron walked over to Wang Qianyuan and said, "Are you okay?"

Wang Qianyuan studied English for a while, understood it, and waved his hand: "It's Nothing."

Li Chen instructed the staff to prepare for the second scene.

Zhang Hanyu was ready, this was his first appearance.

Charlize Theron also said it was okay and she could continue.

"Action!"

Charlize Theron took out a cigarette and felt around, but couldn't find a lighter.

Suddenly, a Zippo popped next to his mouth: "Come with Popeye?"

Charlize Theron lit her cigarette, and she looked at the mysterious man in his forties in front of her: "Uncle is Macau Li?"

Like Popeye, he was also dressed in a suit in the middle of summer and wore brown sunglasses, looking unattractive.

Zhang Han smiled self-deprecatingly, only he knew how much sadness was mixed in the name of Macau Li.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, who would be willing to come to Macau to make a living?

Charlize Theron was smoking by herself, looking down on Zhang Hanyu in her heart: "You smell like alcohol."

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Han handed her the bag in his hand: "Here."

Charlize Theron took it subconsciously and continued smoking.

Zhang Han squatted down and looked carefully at Charlize Theron's long and beautiful legs under the miniskirt. He couldn't help but touch them.

Theron looked down in surprise: "Oh, wait a minute."

Zhang Hanyu seemed not to hear: "Are you a rope climber?"

Charlize Theron answered the question irrelevantly: "Be careful, this skirt is very short"

Zhang Hanyu: "Women should have short skirts and long hair."

"Crack!"

Li Chen gave Zhang Han a thumbs up, and his momentum was not inferior to Charlize Theron when acting with her.

For the next week, all the scenes in Hong Kong Island were literary dramas.

Before leaving Hong Kong Island, Li Chen was caught up in the vortex of his former Star Girl.

It turned out that Huang Shengyi’s high-profile signing with his new agency China Television’s Wonderful Film and Television Culture resulted in a complete ban in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Because Huang Shengyi is currently involved in a lawsuit with Star Shine.

Therefore, Hong Kong and Taiwan TV stations dare not buy TV series starring her recently.

Previously, a contract dispute between Zhang Weijian and his former agency almost led to the ban of "Little Fish and Flower" in Hong Kong Island.

The show was later aired after the dispute was resolved.

Because of this, if mainland producers want to sell TV series to Hong Kong and Taiwan, many producers will not use Huang Shengyi.

But this CTS Wonderful is an exception.

Zhou Xingchi has a wide sphere of influence in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and many TV stations give him face.

On the other hand, according to Hong Kong law, as long as the artist breaches the contract and participates in other films during the contract period.

The agency can then apply for a "ban order" so that the TV series cannot be broadcast in Hong Kong Island.

In addition, Li Chen soft-banned Star Girl some time ago, which was hyped by the media, saying that he joined forces with Zhou Xingchi to suppress mainland artists.

Once this hat was put on, Huang Shengyi's fans, netizens and people who disliked Li Chen all started to attack him.

Yang Siwei sneered in her heart, she knew exactly who was the driving force behind this.

She wanted them to give in and make their boss bow his head, but based on her understanding of her boss, it was basically impossible.

Li Chen called Yang Siwei.

After hanging up the phone, Yang Siwei sneered, waiting for the call from the boss.

(End of this chapter)