Chapter 337 Li Chen helps "Plum"

When the premiere began, the leaders of the General Administration and Han Saping naturally sat in the center of the first row of the audience.

Li Chen and Tian Zhuangzhuang sat on one side.

Tian Zhuangzhuang also asked curiously: "What did you talk to Chen Hong just now?"

"Nothing, just a friendly reminder, but this strong woman didn't seem to listen."

Tian Zhuangzhuang didn't ask any more questions, and instead asked, "What are your plans for your graduation project?"

"What do you think of The Sound of the Wind, teacher?"

In fact, with Li Chen's current achievements and works, the school has given him a full green light.

During his three years as a graduate student, he went to school so many times that he could count them on one hand.

The exam was just a formality, and the graduation project? The Palme d'Or and the Lion d'Or would have allowed him to graduate with full marks.

"Okay, 'The Sound of the Wind' is good, a fusion of the main theme and commercialism. I believe they will have nothing to say."

"Whoever dares to talk nonsense, just let them win a Palme d'Or!" Tian Zhuangzhuang set the tone for Li Chen's thesis with just one sentence.

After the entire premiere, Li Chen felt that the supporting actors in this "Mei Lanfang", Wang Xueqi and Yu Shaoqun, were more outstanding.

After the premiere, Chen Kaige naturally wanted to hear Li Chen's opinion.

Li Chen responded with a few words and wanted to leave early.

It seemed that Chen Kaige and his wife were afraid of Li Chen's big mouth and wanted to send him away.

But he was still blocked by reporters at the door.

"Director Li, everyone is very optimistic about Mei Lanfang and thinks it is Director Chen's comeback work. What do you think?"

Chen Kaige was still as elegant as ever, and the curvature of his mouth seemed to be no more than 3 degrees in error throughout the night.

"Director Li, Li Ming is also the lead actor in your "Passengers". What do you think of his Mei Lanfang?"

Chen Kaige and Chen Hong were still smiling as if they were taking a wedding photo, but the way they looked at Li Chen was the same.

"Director Li, is Mei Lanfang a good movie? Will you go to the cinema after it's released?"

Chen Kaige finally swallowed and relaxed his facial muscles.

Li Chen felt a little sorry for the couple, and said something with a smile that surprised the media and almost made the poet couple overjoyed.

"Mei Lanfang is the most worth-watching movie during this year's Lunar New Year holiday, bar none."

Chen Hong was so happy that she immediately smiled and asked for a photo.

Li Chen would never take a photo with Lao Chen, and he shook off Lao Baby's chrysanthemum smile like a piece of taffy.

After seeing Li Chen off, the couple felt relieved.

I was thinking in my heart, if I had known that Li Chen would give me such face, I wouldn't have to worry about this time bomb all night.

"I said my "Mei Lanfang" would be the best movie in this year's Lunar New Year season, right? Even Li Chen's crow mouth spoke like a magpie!"

After the premiere, Chen Kaige and his wife looked very excited as soon as they got into the car.

It seemed that Li Chen's words today gave him strength.

Chen Hong complained in her heart about the old baby beside her. She usually looked down on Li Chen, but she cared so much about what Li Chen said.

"Li Chen's words will definitely be widely reported by the media, and it will definitely be good for the box office of our "Mei Lanfang"."

Chen Hong said this, but she was curious about why Li Chen said that.

With what he said, where does that put "If You Are the One" and "Love Is Not Blind"?

Tian Zhuangzhuang was also curious about why his disciple said that just now.

With his current influence, just one sentence from him could help increase the box office by millions or even tens of millions.

"Teacher, I don't mean anything else. I said this because of the story in this play about Master Mei growing a beard to show his determination."

"I also hope that through the play Mei Lanfang, more people will know this story. It's that simple."

The more Tian Zhuangzhuang looked at his disciple, the more satisfied he became.

Not only is his talent amazing, his personality is also unique.

Han Sanping also called and was very satisfied with what Li Chen had just said.

Li Chen's words were reported by Sina's live text and picture broadcast at the time, and soon appeared on major portals.

"The premiere of 'Mei Lanfang' was star-studded, and Director Li Chen admitted that 'Mei Lanfang' is the most worthwhile play to watch during the Lunar New Year holiday."

"With Li Chen's help on the scene, can Chen Kaige break through the four "paper shackles"?"

“Is Shackles 1 the comeback work after the failure of The Promise?”

"Does Chains 2 want art or truth?"

“Can The Third of Chains surpass Farewell My Concubine?” “Can The Fourth of Chains achieve both good reviews and box office success?”

"The high hopes of the China Film Group CEO for the film's 3 million box office have also put a "paper shackle" on the film!"

"Chen Kaige has been in the film industry for more than 20 years and has produced more than 10 films, but the only one that really achieved great success in both word-of-mouth and box office success is Farewell My Concubine!"

"Today, the distributor China Film Group has put 1400 copies in theaters across the country, which is twice as many as The Promise did back then."

"Chen Kaige has always been aloof from the box office. Only his wife, producer Chen Hong, lamented that when Chen Kaige was filming this movie, he was wearing paper shackles just like the characters in the play."

Netizens on the Internet have all kinds of comments.

But Li Chen has always been known for his sharp tongue, and he has never even supported his own movies so strongly.

Suddenly this sentence came out, and it really worked well.

Many netizens expressed that because of Li Chen’s words, they also wanted to watch director Chen’s comeback work.

Some netizens even said that the Palme d'Or is a tradition, and Li Chen's words were a sign of respect for the elderly!
Chen Hong didn't dare let old baby see this, for fear of being furious if he saw it.

As a wife, Chen Hong knew it clearly.

Her lovely 'dove' has had three demons over the years.

One is "Farewell My Concubine" which pushed him to the altar, especially the comments on the Internet. Chen Kaige has been tirelessly using facts to prove that "Farewell My Concubine" was not filmed by him.

This sentence is so cruel that Lao Chen would rather not see it.

The other one is "The Promise" which brought him down from the altar, although her old baby never admitted any comeback work.

But Chen Hong, as the one sleeping next to him, knows that the less you care, the more you care.

The last inner demon is Li Chen, the Palme d'Or and Golden Lion-winning director who rose like a comet.

Because now Li Chen is far ahead of her husband in terms of awards and box office.

What is even more important is that Li Chen is only 26 years old this year.

Yang Siwei also saw the controversial words her boss said.

"Boss, it's fine that you're just trying to undermine yourself by saying this, but aren't you afraid of offending Director Feng? After all, you haven't watched If You Are the One!" Yang Siwei said with a smile.

Li Chen snorted: "If I offend him, so what?"

Yang Siwei laughed and said, "Boss, you are so domineering! But if you help Director Chen like this, can Mei Lanfang make 3 million?"

"So far, the only art films that have grossed over 1 million yuan are your Pietà and Li An's Lust, Caution! Mei Lanfang is aiming for million yuan. Mr. Han is really bold!"

Li Chen laughed and said, "Who is Mr. Han? Mandarin is just a slogan, just shout it out, but you took it seriously? Didn't I ask you to change your name to Yang Tianzhen? Why haven't you changed it yet?"

Yang Siwei laughed: "I will change it next year!"

Wang Zhonglei of Huayi was also very confused. He couldn't understand why Li Chen would stand up for Chen Kaige.

So where does that put "Love Is Not Blind"?

Feng Xiaogang felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a fly.

It was obvious that Li Chen did not take him seriously, but he could not refute what Mei Lanfang said. After all, the General Administration was behind Mei Lanfang, and it was representing the mainland in the Oscar competition.

But Li Chen’s arrogant look almost made the little cannon explode with anger!

The next day, Chen Kaige and his wife rushed to Shanghai to continue promotion.

No one expected that China Film Corporation would repeat its old tricks and move the release time of "Mei Lanfang" forward by 6 hours.

It’s exactly the same as “The Promise” back then.

Sanqin Metropolitan News
"Mei Lanfang, which created the "chaos" in the Lunar New Year box office, continues to stir things up. Yesterday, reporters learned that China Film Group Corporation has moved up the release date of the film "Mei Lanfang" by another six hours, and it will be released on time at 6 pm tomorrow."

"Chen Kaige's comeback work was well received by audiences in Beijing, but whether audiences in our ancient city will also be satisfied remains to be seen."

Wang Zhonglei was furious: "Shameless! You are so reckless, bullying our Huayi, right?"

"Okay, if that's the case, no one can have an easy time!"

"Go, inform them to move our schedule forward! To December 12th!"

"I just don't believe it. Xiaogang's comedy will be afraid of anyone during the Lunar New Year holiday!"

Xu Li stood there quietly without saying anything. He knew that Wang Zhonglei had just said this in a fit of anger.

If they really squeezed together, it would be a stupid move that would hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt yourself by eight hundred.

Sure enough, after waiting for a while, Wang Zhonglei's breathing gradually stabilized and he sat back down.

"Boss Wang, we can preview a few shows in advance. Since China Film Group is so unreasonable, we can also disrupt the situation for them and give them a share of the box office!"

"At the same time, we can also adjust the schedule a few days earlier to give them some color! I think two to three days in advance is enough."

Wang Zhonglei's eyes lit up and he thought to himself that what he said was right.

(End of this chapter)