Chapter 335 Countdown to the Poet's Return

In stark contrast to the mediocre box office of "Twilight" in mainland China, "Twilight" performed very well at the North American box office.

Even the Americans did not expect that "Twilight" would become the most dazzling and surprising dark horse in Hollywood this year.

Tim didn't sleep all night. The opening data of "Twilight" made him excited all night.

He immediately called his Chinese boss with great excitement.

"Boss, even God doesn't have the insight you have."

Li Chen didn't waste time talking to him: "Stop flattering me and report the data directly."

Tim laughed out loud: "6960 million! Almost 7000 million, almost 7000 million!"

"The boss is indeed foresighted. Twilight has nothing to do with Warner Bros. and New Line Bros."

Tim does have reason to be excited, box office is profit, the higher the profit, the higher his bonus.

What's more, this is only the first part.

Warner's top executives were also blinded by "Twilight".

It is known that "Twilight" is only the first part of "Twilight".

The copyrights for the subsequent adaptations are still in the hands of Chiyou, so there is no way to get around Warner Bros.

All the senior executives started laughing again.

The news from Hollywood quickly spread back home.

"Reprinted from The Hollywood Daily Reporter, Twilight, produced exclusively by Chiyou, opened with $69673740, undisputedly winning the North American box office championship this week with a performance that almost shattered the glasses of all Hollywood insiders."

"Twilight has achieved great success with a small budget, surpassing Thieves with an opening box office of nearly 7000 million US dollars to become the highest opening box office since the establishment of Chiyou Pictures."

"The New York Daily News calls Li Chen the Hollywood sniper from the East!"

"Li Chen is on the cover of Time magazine again."

All major portals are filled with news about "Twilight" and Li Chen.

The box office of over 70 million US dollars exploded like a thunder in the domestic entertainment circle this morning.

No one could understand why "Twilight", which had a mediocre response in China, was running rampant in North America like a drug addict.

Not to mention the people in China, even the entire crew of "Inception" could not have imagined it.

In a conference room of Chiyou Pictures, Deng Chao and Liu Yifei arrived first.

Nolan will read the script with a group of leading actors.

Chiyou's employees were all very happy, while employees of other film companies were frowning because of the financial crisis.

But Chiyou's employees seemed to have taken a resurrection elixir, and were especially attentive to Liu Yifei.

Even if there are newcomers who don't know her identity, they can tell that this Chinese girl has a complicated identity by looking at the boss Tim's attentive service all day long.

"Madam Boss, I have a serious question for you. Is the boss really from Earth?"

Liu Yifei blushed when Deng Chao called her "boss lady".

"Twilight" has been selling well these past two days, and Tim has been following her around like a pug, showing his affection to her every day.

As a result, everyone in the crew looked at her with either envy or flattery.

Even the director joked with her when he had nothing to do.

It is said that Li Chen is not only talented but also has excellent business acumen.

He was still a bold gambler and won a movie with him!
As soon as the opening box office data came out, she, the girlfriend, became even more of a favorite of the crew.

Even the director's tone when talking to her about the play was refreshing.

Only three people in the crew enjoy this kind of treatment.

A Leon, a Gloria, and a her.

The first two were because of strength, while she was because of relationships.
"I told you, don't call me the boss lady!" Liu Yifei was a little depressed.

Deng Chao observed Liu Yifei's expression and naturally saw that she was unhappy.

"If you want to be the girlfriend of a person like Director Li, you should be prepared to be envied and hated by others at any time."

"You haven't gotten used to it yet, have you? I dare say that if you just say no, the women in the industry who want to warm Director Li's bed will be ranked from Red Star Wu to Crystal Wu!"

“It’s the same in Hollywood!”

Liu Yifei chuckled: "It's not as exaggerated as you say."

Deng Chao shook his head and said, "Is it an exaggeration? I don't think it's an exaggeration at all."

"You are too easy-going and don't understand the ecological environment of the entertainment industry at all."

"Not to mention the second- and third-tier actresses at the bottom, even the first-tier and super-first-tier actresses can't resist the temptation of top resources and huge wealth."

"Everyone calls you a celestial being, but don't ever think that others are as celestial as you!"

Deng Chao's words came from the bottom of his heart.

Let alone the Crystal Palace in Hollywood.

Which female star can still walk after seeing him? Even a few days ago, when this man entered Crystal Wu, it was like entering a fairy tale world.

This time in Hollywood will surely be unforgettable for him and will also open his eyes.

When he goes out, he either drives a stretched Rolls-Royce or a Lincoln. His bodyguards are all big men in black suits and sunglasses.

Flying from Beijing to Hollywood, as soon as I got off the plane, the atmosphere of luxury hit me.

It can be seen that Liu Yifei and her daughter are obviously used to it.

Wang Zhiwen was able to remain calm, but Deng Chao couldn't.

Liu Yifei's emotions came and went quickly, and she smiled and said, "Why are you suddenly telling me all this? Actually, I know everything you said."

"But I'm not bad either. Believe it or not, if I dump Leo, the people chasing after me will line up from Chi You to the downstairs of Rongchen Pictures."

Deng Chao laughed loudly: "I believe it, of course I believe it. When you dump Director Li, be sure to tell me!"

"what?"

“Get in line!”

"Okay, I'll call Leo first and tell him what you said."

"No, no, no!" Deng Chao immediately became anxious.

Liu Yifei tilted her head with a teasing look on her face, and the two looked at each other and laughed.

Congratulations to Li Chen from China also came in one after another.

Li Chen simply turned off the phone.

Hou Hongliang called the villa directly.

"You are really persistent, old Hou."

"Haha, there's nothing I can do. You're not at the office and your phone is turned off. I have no choice but to call your house."

"What's the matter?"

"'Crossing the Guandong 2' is almost finished, let me report this to you, my boss."

"I see."

Li Chen knew that the day when the filming of "Crossing the Guandong 2" was completed would be the day when Hou Hongliang would repurchase the shares.

"Don't hang up so quickly. There is one more thing. Wu Bin told me today that he wants to recruit Director Kong to shoot Lan Xiaolong's "Life and Death Line". This time, Donghua Noon must be included as the producer."

Li Chen nodded after a moment's consideration.

After hanging up the phone, Hou Hongliang looked at the people gathered in front of him and said with a smile: "I told you, Li Chen is not a man who doesn't keep his word."

"Are you all relieved now?"

The backbone members of Donghua Noon were all smiling from ear to ear.

Now that Donghua Noon is back on the right track, they are naturally thinking about the share repurchase that Li Chen promised to do.

The profits from "Twilight" made many film and television companies in the industry jealous.

But I could only stare blankly.

Whether in terms of financial resources or strength, they would definitely not be able to go out to sea on their own.

This is also the reason why film and television companies such as Huayi, Xiaoma, and Bona are eager to go public.

There is only one day between the release of "Mei Lanfang" and the Golden Horse Awards ceremony.

During these three years, one thousand days and nights, the poet dared not look back.

Whenever a poet's movie is about to be released, the busiest person is his wife.

In Chen Hong’s own words, the director is only responsible for creation.

When the old baby entered Disney like a child and had a lot of fun.

The rational and calm Chen Hong has already started to worry about the box office figures.

The premiere of "Mei Lanfang" was held at the China Film Huairou Digital Base.

The host was Baodao's "Horse Rider" three days before the premiere, Chen Hong made a special call to Li Chen.

I was happy when I learned that he and Liu Yifei would come to support us.

But along with the joy, there was also a hint of worry.

When "The Promise" was released, Li Chen said, "I still prefer "Farewell My Concubine"." No one heard the hidden meaning of Li Chen's words at that time.

It was not until The Promise was released that the couple and the media came to their senses.

It turns out that Li Chen had already given the answer when "The Promise" premiered.

At the premiere of "Mei Lanfang", the media reporters on the scene will definitely not let Li Chen go.

What's more, who wouldn't be confused after seeing 7000 million US dollars in recent days?

Both Palme d'Or directors are hot topics.

The other halves of the two Palme d'Or directors are also the focus.

Chen Hong was known as the most beautiful woman in mainland China back then.

Liu Yifei is now known as a celestial fairy.

There are still three days until the premiere, and the Lunar New Year box office will officially begin.

(End of this chapter)