Chapter 246: Star Girl's Inheritance

Li Chen’s words left Liu Yifei stunned for a moment.

In order to keep Miss Liu focused, Li Chen pulled her to sit in front of the computer: "If you don't believe me, take a look for yourself."

Li Chen casually searched for old news about the reputation of "Beyond Kung Fu".

Liu Yifei and Shu Chang widened their eyes. There were indeed a lot of news about Li Lianjie speaking badly about "Beyond Kung Fu".

There is also Cheng Long's, especially last September when Cheng Long was interviewed by reporters at the "Long Zi Xin, Changchun Trip" media meeting and bluntly said that "The Forbidden Kingdom" he and Li Lianjie filmed was actually not that good.

And I said in advance that this film is mainly made for foreigners to watch, and may not be suitable for Chinese tastes, so I don’t want everyone to have too high hopes, because the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Liu Yifei slumped her shoulders and immediately lost interest.

"We're leaving. We won't disturb Director Li from his work." Liu Yifei took Shu Chang and left.

Li Chen asked with a smile what the two were doing.

Liu Yifei said, "As the owner of a karting track, I am also very busy."

Li Chen shook his head and chuckled, and gave her the go-kart racing track in Shunyi District. She would go there with her friends from time to time.

Chongqing Evening News

"The Forbidden Kingdom grossed 1600 million on its first day!"

Sina Entertainment News

"After winning the North American box office championship last weekend, The Forbidden Kingdom became a hit in mainland China and Hong Kong theaters in the early hours of April 4."

"On the first day, the mainland box office reached 1600 million yuan, surpassing three blockbusters including "Assembly", "The Warlords" and "CJ".

It was quite a good result to get this result on Thursday. Huayi's Wang Zhonglei's press releases were flying all over the place, adding fuel to the fire of "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Sina Entertainment News

"The Forbidden Kingdom has set off a viewing frenzy in China, earning over 8000 million yuan in the first weekend, surpassing the records of three Chinese-language blockbusters during the 07 Lunar New Year and 08 Spring Festival."

The Huayi brothers and Li Lianjie both expressed their desire to plan a sequel, but Chenglong remained silent.

The film was a box office success, but its reputation was a failure.

"Have you seen the famous beauty Li Qiaoqiao, whose hair turned white overnight because of her hard work in learning English?"

"All the heavenly soldiers and generals, in order to pass the Level 4 exam, all of them have panda eyes, as if they put on too much Lancome eyeshadow."

"Kung Fu King Cheng Long, because he failed the Level 6 exam, he drank every day to drown his sorrows and became a dissolute person."

"Kung Fu Emperor Li Lianjie, in order to avoid the oral test, pretended to be deaf and dumb and became a silent monk. Oh my god, this is really Crazy English."

"An American teenager's journey of sexual fantasy."

"Very HI! Liu Yifei is so beautiful."

"It fully proves that 1+1 does not necessarily equal 2. When two superstars are together, it seems that there is no hierarchy."

But just like in the past, most domestic movie fans and netizens have pointed the finger at American screenwriters.

There are very few that target the main actors.

Even if there was, Liu Yifei didn't care. She was a Buddhist and was completely immune to this kind of attack.

The casting for "Passengers" and "Ghost Blows Out the Light" is carried out simultaneously.

As for the main cast of "Ip Man 2", there are not many changes except that Yang Gongru was replaced by Cai Shaofen.

It was just because of the Chen photography incident that Li Chen and Ying Huang had informed each other that no one involved would be needed.

Ying and Huang also had psychological expectations. They were very grateful that Li Chen did not change his partner.

The first round of casting for "The Lost Tomb" was supervised by Wu Bin, and Li Chen was only in charge of the final round.

There are two casting options for "Passengers", one is the heroine and the other is a robot in the bar.

Li Chen took a look at the list of submitted resumes.

Many of them are familiar names from past lives.

Gao Yuanyuan, Fan Qiaoqiao, Li Qiaoqiao, Xu Qing, Liu Jialing, Guan Zhiling, Zhang Ziyi, Zhang Yuqi, etc. And there is Yang Mi.

There are also rising stars such as Li Xiaolu and Wang Luodan who became famous because of "Struggle".

No ugly ones, no too short ones, and no too old ones.

Like Guan Zhiling, he aged too fast, and even the movie "Hairdressing" has lost his former charm.

Finally, Li Chen finalized the audition list: Fan Qiaoqiao, Gao Yuanyuan, Li Qiaoqiao, Xu Qing, Zhang Yuqi, and Yang Mi.

Yang Siwei informed everyone of the results, and inevitably some were happy while others were worried.

The first person to call was Wang Jingyan.

"Thinking, why is there no one of my people?"

"Sister Hua, I'm just an employee. How can I make decisions for my boss?"

"I mean, does Director Li have any problem with me?"

"What are you thinking about, Sister Hua."

No wonder Wang Jingxuan is overthinking, none of the artists under her management have the same problem.

Instead, Huayi's Li Qiaoqiao and Xinghui's newcomer Zhang Yuqi got the chance to audition.

It would be fine if it was just an ordinary project, but the project of "Passengers" not only ranks first in investment among domestic films, but any random producer would be a big shot.

What’s more, the state-owned enterprise Hangke Group called out to Rongchen Pictures and China Film on its official website: Just imagine it, and we will be responsible for making it come true!
Apart from Wang Jingyan, the most shameful person was Zhang Ziyi, who was not even given a chance to audition.

It was a complete loss of face for her, the fiancée of Warner's major shareholder.

What’s even more infuriating is that this news was leaked.

Sina Entertainment News

"The audition list for the first domestic science fiction romance film "Passengers", which was jointly funded by Rongchen Films, China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group and other four companies with an investment of US$8500 million, was recently revealed by an insider."

"Zhang Ziyi, who has been enjoying great success recently, was unexpectedly eliminated from the competition, which is completely different from Li Chen's attitude when he spoke up for Zhang Ziyi twice before."

"It is surprising that the star girl Zhang Yuqi stood out from the crowd of female stars."

"This insider also revealed that the male lead, Li Chen, has been selected as one of the Four Heavenly Kings."

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

"Zhang's fiancé is a major shareholder of Warner Bros. Leo is so disrespectful."

"Little Leo didn't even take care of the celestial beings, so why would he care whether you are an international Zhang or a wealthy Zhang."

"Star Girl? This Star Girl is not that Star Girl. It seems that Leo doesn't dislike Star Girl, but Huang Shengyi."

Kam Sing Building, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong Island
"Who told you to submit your resume privately!" Tian Qiwen said angrily.

He threw a Hong Kong gossip magazine in front of Zhang Yuqi.

Zhang Yuqi remained silent. She not only voted for "Passengers", but also voted for "The Lost Tomb"!
Only a fool wouldn’t vote!

"Do you want to be the second Huang Shengyi? Let me tell you, you are not Huang Shengyi, you are just a person!"

Zhang Yuqi remained silent, she knew that Tian Qiwen was trying to trick her.

Huang Shengyi has Yangzi behind her, and she is all alone.

"say!"

Zhang Yuqi was silent for a while before saying: "I will definitely go for the audition, if you and Stephen Chow disagree"

"I'll terminate the contract!"

"No matter how much compensation you owe me, I will sell my blood to pay you back!"

"CJ7" lost to "Assembly" and she failed to become as famous as Huang Shengyi.

Tian Qiwen was so angry that he was shaking all over.
(End of this chapter)