Chapter 242 Panda Universe
Early in the morning, Li Chen came to Liu Yifei's villa.

The mother and daughter just returned from Hong Kong Island last night.

It turns out that Li Lianjie did not go to the United States to promote "The Forbidden Kingdom" because he wanted to win the first Best Actor award in his life.

The villa was full of people coming in and out, and Li Chen and Liu's mother were sitting downstairs chatting.

Liu Yifei was putting on makeup upstairs.

The review and filing information of three films appeared in the General Administration’s public notice board.

"The Lost Tomb" also passed the review.

Li Chen asked Yang Siwei to send the role requirements to major brokerage companies.

The confirmed big-name actors were also handed over to Yang Siwei for contact.

In fact, Li Chen knows very well that IPs like "The Lost Tomb" are very popular in China.

There is a high possibility that the product will not adapt well to the local environment abroad, especially in North America, the world's largest market.

In terms of subject matter, the North American market still recognizes Chinese Kung Fu movies the most.

That year, "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" earned over 1 billion yuan in China.

In North America, it is only about one million US dollars.

Ninety-nine percent of all films that gross over 10 million U.S. dollars in North America are kung fu films.

So far the top three are still the top three.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "The Forbidden Kingdom"!
In the field of kung fu, Rongchen Pictures has the "Ip Man" series.

But besides Kung Fu, there is another theme that is popular all over the world.

It's a monster movie that relies on special effects.

America has King Kong, and Japan has Godzilla.

Of course, Li Chen could not sit idly by and watch King Kong and Godzilla become popular all over the world in the future.

By August at the latest, his Monster Universe, or Panda Universe, will also take its first step.

As for that copycat of "Transformers" "Pacific Rim", forget it.

First, you don't make money, and second, you won't gain fame. And what matters is not the acting, so there's no point in filming it.

It was almost ten o'clock when Liu Yifei came downstairs wearing a light blue tube top dress.

"Does it look good?" Liu Yifei turned around in front of Li Chen and Liu's mother with a charming smile on her face.

Yang Siwei, who was standing behind Liu Yifei, thought that it was useless to ask her boss because there was only one answer.

As expected, Li Chen and Liu's mother looked at each other and nodded seriously: "As expected!"

Liu Yifei opened her eyes wide: "What?"

Li Chen laughed: "Sure enough, the only one who can beat Liu Yifei in beauty is Aunt Liu."

Liu Xiaoli chuckled and was amused by Li Chen.

Liu Yifei also laughed and rolled her eyes at Li Chen: "Flatterer!"

Li Chen laughed out loud.

Yang Siwei smiled and came to her boss's rescue: "Yifei, this is not my boss's fault."

"You're the one who always says that you're the ugliest in the family."

Liu Yifei was embarrassed. Her mother smiled and stood up: "Okay, it's getting late, let's go."

The locations of the premiere and VIP reception are also unique.

It is similar to the recent "CJ7", both of which were held outdoors.

The only difference is that this time it was chosen to be located in Chaoyang Park.

When they arrived, the scene was already filled with cameras and news from fans and media who were eagerly waiting.

As soon as I got off the car, I heard the screams and shouts of Liu Yifei's fans.

The single "A Sky Full of Stars Can't Match You" not only topped the charts.

It also suppressed professional singers such as Zhang Xinzhe and Xu Fei who released new albums.

But the most depressed person is today's organizer, Huayi Brothers.

This is a single released by their newly signed new artist BOBO Brothers.

The single "The Forbidden Kingdom" sung by Huayi's top singer Li Qiaoqiao was also ruthlessly suppressed by Liu Yifei's single.

However, Li Qiaoqiao is not on the list of Hollywood Asian actresses.

However, Liu Yifei became the number one lady on the list with unstoppable momentum, surpassing the long-established international star Zhang.

As soon as they got out of the car, Li Chen, Liu's mother and Yang Siwei unkindly left Liu Yifei behind. In this red carpet highlight moment, the protagonist's halo naturally belonged to Liu Yifei.

As soon as she stepped onto the red carpet, Liu Yifei showed her elegant demeanor.

His hands were always crossed in front of his abdomen, looking very calm and elegant.

Unlike a certain poet who always puts his hands in his pockets and looks annoying as if he doesn't know what an opponent is.

Although Li Chen intentionally did not want to steal Liu Yifei's limelight.

But how could the media let him go?

Li Qiaoqiao, who was standing not far in front of the red carpet, immediately became the focus of the entire audience as soon as he saw Li Chen and Liu Yifei arrive.

I sighed helplessly in my heart.

"Sister, don't think too much, let's go in first." Li Yu said in a gentle voice.

Li Qiaoqiao nodded and went into the inner field with his sister first.

During this period, she deliberately made friends with Liu Yifei, but with little effect.

The girl is not very old, but she doesn't look immature at all when dealing with such social situations. Maybe it's because of Director Li's training.

Li Chen accompanied Liu's mother all the way out and entered the inner field.

Looking around, I saw a lot of people coming.

Yi Nengjing and Aya from Taiwan.

Wang Jing from Hong Kong Island and Wang Xiaoshuai from the Mainland.

Not only do both of them have the surname Wang, they are also very fat.

Perhaps they can be considered for the role of Fatty Wang.

Huayi’s artists are mobilized in all directions.

Feng Xiaogang, Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Jingying, BOBO Brothers
Although Wang Zhonglei hated Li Chen to death in his heart, he still managed to avoid being criticized in public.

"Director Li is here. I'll go greet him."

"Just go about your business, Mr. Wang. No need to greet me." Li Lianjie took his daughter to look at the door.

As soon as Wang Zhonglei came up, he extended his hand and said with a smile, "Welcome, Director Li, Ms. Liu."

Li Chen also smiled and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Wang."

Wang Zhonglei was slightly puzzled: "Congratulations on what?"

"I heard that you signed a minimum guarantee agreement with the New Film Association. This movie hasn't even been released yet, but you've already made money. Isn't it worth congratulating?"

Wang Zhonglei laughed, feeling somewhat proud.

This is no secret. The Beijing New Film Association Cinema Chain bought out the box office of "The Forbidden Kingdom" at the cinema chain at a high price of 2300 million.

With New Film Association holding 10% of the national market share, it is optimistic that "The Forbidden Kingdom" will surely gross over million yuan at the box office.

"Please come in, Director Li, Ms. Liu."

Liu's mother, Li Chen, and Wang Zhonglei laughed and said, "Boss Wang, Li Chen, don't worry about me. I'll go and accompany Xixi."

After Liu Xiaoli left, Wang Zhonglei smiled and said, "Director Li, I heard that the male and female leads for your movie Passengers haven't been decided yet?"

Li Chen nodded: "Indeed, you should also know that this film has a large investment."

"At least one of the male and female protagonists must be well-known in Europe and the United States."

Wang Zhonglei's heart skipped a beat. He didn't expect Li Chen to interrupt him right away.

But he didn't want to give up, and said with a casual smile: "Director Li, once The Forbidden Kingdom is released, Qiao Qiao will become well-known."

The conversation between the two attracted a lot of people's attention.

Huang Xiaoming was also keeping an eye on the two's movements.

This is especially true for Li Qiaoqiao, who knows that Mr. Wang is trying to get a role for her.

The company has received the role request from Yang Siwei.

The female lead of "Passengers" will be open for auditions.

The requirements are very simple, to put it simply, there are two.

No newbies, good figure.

Li Qiaoqiao thought she was very suitable.

But Zhou Xun is not bad either, her advantage lies in her slender figure.

But compared with another person, she is at a disadvantage in this aspect.

(End of this chapter)