Chapter 361: Dark Horse Spawns Wings
Zhang Hanyun walked out of Li Chen's office with red eyes, and her agent had a lot of ideas.

"It won't be Director Li who did this to you."

Zhang Hanyun paused, then realized what his agent meant, and said angrily, "What are you thinking about!"

The agent patted his chest and laughed, "No wonder I was thinking in the wrong way."

"If you come out of the big boss' office like this, anyone would think twice."

Li Chen had heard Zhang Hanyun sing "Chi Ling" in his previous life. Even though it was not as good as Li Yugang's "The New Drunken Concubine", it was not much worse.

At the end of the month, the filming of "The Lost Tomb" was completed, and Li Chen prepared to go to the United States with Wu Bin.

Once everything is arranged and Wu Bin is in Hollywood to oversee the post-production of the two films, he can take time to visit Miss Liu on the set.

But before going to the United States, he still had one thing to do.

After the age of fifteen, even the old man, the poet, was not idle.

"Three Guns" has finally been finalized. The sissy who called himself a "real man" on the Spring Festival Gala has really upgraded his weapon.

He rose from an unknown crosstalk actor to a superstar.

He became the leading actor in the new work of Zhang Yimou, who was just crowned the "national master".

Not only were people in the circle shocked, but even netizens were stunned.

Such a great national master actually chose a crosstalk actor in a cheap way.

Isn't this just taking advantage of the situation for money?

"Xiao Shenyang's participation in Zhang Yimou's new film has caused controversy."

"Zhang Weiping said that he wanted to use Xiao Shenyang to add a comedic element to the film, not just for profiteering!"

"Zhang Weiping said with a smile that "Draw the Bow" took advantage of the Olympic Games, and "If You Are the One" also benefited from the financial crisis."

"Zhang Yimou praised Xiao Shenyang for his good acting skills."

"Zhang Yimou's old partner and personal film producer Zhang Weiping revealed that Yimou's new film, "Three Shots Surprise," is an adaptation of "Blood Labyrinth," a Hollywood classic that combines thriller, suspense and humor."

For two or three days, the Internet was filled with news about "Three Guns".

Li Chen didn't believe what Zhang Weiping said.

Even if Zhang Yimou praised Xiao Shenyang for his acting skills, it was probably just for Uncle Zhao's sake.

Xiao Shenyang himself was also stunned by the news.

Who is Lao Mouzi?
The Olympic Games opening ceremony was awarded the title of "national master".

He has long been one of the leading directors in China and abroad.

If his master, Uncle Zhao, is the golden signboard of the Spring Festival Gala.

Zhang Yimou is the aircraft carrier of the Chinese film and television industry.

Thousands of young girls chasing their dreams all aim to become a "Mou Girl" like Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi.

This Spring Festival Gala is so magical. After the show, Xiao Shenyang has been in the spotlight every day.

Rumors about the poet's "The Orphan of Zhao" had already spread during the post-production of "Mei Lanfang".

In addition, the little steel cannon wants to make a fuss about earthquakes.

Jiang Wen has also been working on his "Let the Bullets Fly" for three years, and Cameron's second ball will also come to stir up trouble next year.

Li Chen felt pain in his balls just thinking about it.

It took less than two years to finally break the record set by that broken ship.

Hu Hansan is back with "Avatar" to attack with a dimensionality reduction attack.

Inside the Haidian Theater, Mahua troupe is rehearsing.

Shen Teng suddenly received a call and was ecstatic.

"Director Li, are you coming over?"

"I'm here, I'm here!"

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait for you at the door."

Shen Teng's words attracted the attention of Allen, Mary and others on the stage.

Director Li? Which Director Li? Could it be Li Chen?
Otherwise, which Director Li could make Shen Teng lose his composure like an idiot?
Even Yan Fei, who was in the audience, quickly climbed onto the stage after hearing what he said.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Teng held the phone in his hand and smiled like an idiot as if he had eaten bee poop.

"Director Li won't be merciful and really choose you to be the Running Man, right?" Mary said sarcastically.

Everyone knows that Shen Teng submitted his resume to "Running Man".

When it comes to being sunny, Shen Teng is fair-skinned and slightly plump, so he can be considered sunny.

But they really didn't think Shen Teng could compare to handsome men and beautiful women like Deng Chao, Zhu Yawen, and Jiang Shuying. Shen Teng laughed loudly, made a pistol gesture on his chin and started to show off: "Who knows, maybe Director Li likes my type."

"I won't talk nonsense with you guys anymore. I'm going to call Mr. Zhang first. If he knows Director Li is coming here now, he will definitely come here."

Shen Teng was right. Mahua’s boss Zhang Chen learned that Li Chen was coming now.

After giving Shen Teng a few instructions, he pulled up his trousers and rushed to the theater.

Shen Teng hung up the phone and contacted a few people who were resting.

Prepare to perform "Crazy Stone" for Li Chen live, which is Shen Teng's specialty.

After performing for a year last year, everyone is so familiar with each other.

Zhang Chen arrived quickly and found Shen Ting, who had not explained clearly on the phone just now.

"Why is Director Li coming here suddenly?" Zhang Chen asked curiously.

I invited him so many times before, but he never came.

But today he came uninvited, making everyone in Mahua feel like they were encountering a surprise inspection by their leader. Everyone was nervous and excited.

Although Li Chen's reputation is not as good as Zhang Yimou's, his appeal to people in the circle is no less.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is the idol of stars.

"I don't know either." Shen Teng scratched his head. In fact, he wanted to say that there might be a chance for the Running Man show.

Otherwise why call him alone.

Zhang Chen frowned slightly, unable to guess Li Chen's intention.

He had a request to Li Chen. If Mahua wanted to grow bigger, it must at least have its own theater.

To put it bluntly, I just want Li Chen to invest.

But if you want others to invest in you, you have to let them see your potential.

So he has been inviting Li Chen to watch Mahua's stage plays.

He believed that as long as Li Chen watched their stage play, the matter would be half done.

After receiving Zhang Chen's notice, everyone in Mahua rushed to the Haidian Theater as if they were on Hot Wheels.

Li Chen called Wu Bin along, and the two got in the car. The driver stepped on the accelerator, and the low-key Phaeton sped away.

Li Chen hadn't ridden in this car for a long time and couldn't help but sigh.

"2425, this license plate is my favorite, but I don't dare to use it now."

Wu Bin smiled and said, "Yes, '2425' is now named 'together' by netizens, just like '1314' is as special."

Li Chen smiled without saying anything. Wu Bing asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly want to watch a stage play?"

Li Chen looked straight ahead with a focused gaze, and said something that even Wu Bin could not understand.

"Time waits for no one, so we have to do our best."

The two stars’ “Avatar” made 13 billion.

Five years later, "Charlotte's Troubles" earned 14 billion yuan, becoming a phenomenal dark horse.

But don’t ignore the word dark horse.

Why is it called a dark horse? In addition to the work, the devilish schedule cannot be ignored.

Back then, "Charlotte's Troubles" competed with two blockbusters, "Lost in Hong Kong" directed by Bald Xu and "Nine-story Demon Tower" directed by Lu Tailang, during the National Day holiday.

No one was optimistic about "Charlotte's Troubles", but a dark horse is still a dark horse. It still beat Jitaro's 600 million "Nine Cities Demon Tower" and competed with Bald Xu's "Lost in Hong Kong"!
The final box office was only 16 million lower than the billion of "Lost in Hong Kong".

Although five years have passed, the number of screens is no longer the same.

But with the blessing of its own halo, the dark horse may be able to grow a pair of wings and soar into the sky.

Create a low-cost box office miracle.

Li Chen has inquired and found out that Happy Twist's current annual revenue is less than 10 million.

It is mainly concentrated in the Beijing-Tianjin area, and Liu Hongtao, the turning point of Mahua, has not yet appeared.

There is still no light at the end of the tunnel for Mahua today.

There is no stage play called "Charlotte's Troubles" either.

If that's the case, why can't I just let him appear out of nowhere?

Perhaps he can take advantage of the right time, place and people to compete with James Cameron in China.

We can’t let this old man pin down all the Chinese filmmakers.

Otherwise, even if Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" and Xiao Gangpao's "Earthquake" together earn 12 billion next year, they will still die a miserable death.

(End of this chapter)