Chapter 362 I Can’t Sleep Because I Miss You So Much

"Is that Director Li's car?"

"2425! That should be correct."

After Zhang Chen and Shen Teng finished talking, they led a few people down the stairs quickly and greeted them with smiles on their faces.

As soon as Li Chen got off the car, he felt like a leader going to the local area.

Many familiar faces from my previous life appeared before my eyes.

Mary, Ellen, long-term
"Director Li, Director Wu, we are looking forward to seeing you two."

These words sounded familiar, and Li Chen shuddered.

"Mr. Chen is here too." Li Chen pretended to be surprised and glanced at Shen Teng with a smile.

Shen Teng then smiled and explained: "It's not my fault for being a big mouth, Director Li."

"Our CEO Chen has already instructed that as long as Director Li comes, everyone must make room for him."

Zhang Chen on the side agreed and introduced the actors of Mahua to Li Chen one by one.

Mary felt that Director Li did not know her as Shen Teng had said before, and there was nothing unusual in the way he looked at her.

The crowd pushed Li Chen and Wu Bin into the theater.

Zhang Chen and Shen Teng introduced Mahua to Li Chen while trying to find out what Li Chen was thinking.

However, Li Chen was very tight-lipped. Even after talking for a long time, both of them still couldn't get anything useful out of Li Chen.

Finally, Li Chen smiled at Shen Teng and said, "You've been telling me how great the movie Stone that you directed is, so let's go and watch it."

Shen Teng glanced at Zhang Chen and laughed, "Okay, Director Li, Mr. Zhang, I'll go get ready."

After Shen Teng left, Zhang Chen continued to talk to Li Chen.

But Li Chen was not interested at all in what he said about the future prospects of stage plays.

Zhang Chen's vision is still limited to stage plays.

Li Chen thought about it and it was true. If Liu Hongtao had not joined later, Mahua would have no idea when he would have been able to see the truth.

"Mr. Zhang, you said that you created four scripts last year?" Li Chen suddenly interrupted.

Zhang Chen paused, then smiled and said, "Yes, last year was a big boom for our fried dough twist."

"In previous years, we had at most one script a year, but last year we had four."

Li Chen nodded: "Have you ever thought about making the script into a movie?"

"Make it into a movie?" Zhang Chen was stunned.

"To be honest with you, Director Li, I have never thought about this. Filming is too risky, and Mahua can't stand the hassle."

The subtext of this statement is that Mahua has no money and the movie is too high-end and they can’t afford to lose.

Li Chen knew that Zhang Chen was telling the truth.

Before coming, Li Chen had found out that of the three founders of Mahua, only Zhang Chen and Yu Kai are left.

Another teacher from the Central Academy of Drama has quit his shares and started filming a TV series.

Although the domestic film and television industry has entered a ten-year golden period.

But more than 70% of movies lose money.

Li Chen is the only one in the country who has never lost money.

If it weren't for "The Night Banquet", the Little Cannon would still be considered to have maintained his golden status.

Li Chen nodded and said no more. The three of them sat under the stage and began to watch "Crazy Stone"!
Li Chen, Wu Bin and Zhang Chen in the audience nodded and talked from time to time, making the Mahua actors on the stage more excited.

"Boss Zhang, I think Shen Teng and his team's performance skills can definitely beat Xiao Shenyang and his team."

Zhang Chen is quite confident about this.

"Director Li, many of our Mahua actors are trained in professional schools."

"I'm not bragging, but compared to their Errenzhuan actors, we stage actors have more background."

Li Chen smiled and nodded: "I think so too. Nowadays, Errenzhuan actors can appear on the big screen."

"Why can't a stage actor do that?"

These words made Zhang Chen's heart surge, but when he thought of Mahua's current situation, he calmed down instantly.

"Director Li, I remember very clearly that six years ago, the worst show of our company's first play, "If You Want Mahua, I'll Twist It for You," only sold 7 tickets."

"It was snowing heavily that day. Shen Teng braved the snow and walked to the theater entrance. I told him to go back today."

"At that time, several of our company leaders were standing in the snow, waiting for the audience to get their tickets refunded."

"But last year, the company was able to earn several million in ticket sales throughout the year. I should have been content."

“But I always feel that the potential of stage plays is more than that!”

"Of course it's more than that!" Li Chen was still staring at the people on the stage.

But the firm words shocked Zhang Chen's heart again.

Zhang Chen waited for Li Chen to continue speaking, but Li Chen stopped talking again.

After a while, the performance of "Stone" ended, and Li Chen stood up first to applaud Shen Teng and everyone on the stage.

Shen Teng and others looked delighted and bowed to express their gratitude.

"Thank you Director Li for coming!" Shen Teng shouted with a smile.

Mary and others followed suit in unison, and everyone burst into laughter.

After everyone left the stage, Zhang Chen smiled and said, "Director Li, please give us some comments."

Looking at the group of men and women gathered in front of him, Li Chen smiled and said, "Two words: so-so!"

Everyone laughed, and looking at Li Chen's expression, they knew he was joking.

After laughing, Li Chen said seriously: "It's very good, but no matter how good something is, it needs people to see it."

"Director Li is talking about Mahua." Zhang Chen continued to talk about the sad journey of Mahua.

Li Chen interrupted him immediately: "Mr. Zhang, I watched a free performance today, so I will treat everyone to a free lunch."

"Shen Teng, look at what everyone wants to eat, don't help me save money."

Shen Teng glanced at Zhang Chen, and Zhang Chen nodded slightly.

Shen Teng laughed and said, "Okay, Director Li."

The meal took a full three hours.

Li Chen's words straightened out Mahua's twisted thoughts and also stunned everyone in Mahua.

After seeing Li Chen off, everyone had their own thoughts.

No one expected this to be the outcome today, even Zhang Chen was upset.

But Li Chen's few words were like the morning bell and evening drum, which shocked Zhang Chen.

After sending Shen Teng and others away, Zhang Chen did not go home, but found his partner Yu Kai.

"IP?" Yu Kai, one of the founders of Mahua, asked doubtfully.

"Well, he said that comics, novels, and plays can all be made into film and television works, so why can't stage plays be made?"

"Today, we at Mahua have more than a dozen stage play scripts, and the IP prototype has been formed."

"There is only one way, and that is the capital road. It is impossible for niche stage plays to be competitive in future capital competition."

"But the prerequisite for becoming a capital is the intervention of the capital east wind, and his Rongchen Pictures happens to be this east wind."

On the other hand, Wu Bin was a little confused about Li Chen's actions today.

"Director Li, if you want to buy a stake in Happy Flower, it's not difficult, but it may not be easy to control it."

"From what Mr. Zhang said, it seems that he doesn't want his equity to be diluted too much."

Li Chen smiled confidently: "He has no choice but to agree. We have too many things they can't refuse."

"The situation is stronger than people. Zhang Chen doesn't dare to disappoint his subordinates. It's hard to lead the team."

"Didn't you notice the expressions on Shen Teng's faces when I mentioned that I wanted to write and direct a movie starring their Mahua team?"

Wu Bin's eyes lit up, and he remembered that Shen Teng and the others all had green eyes and were almost screaming.

Then he smiled and said, "Director Li, you are really unkind. You are destroying the enemy from within. I am just curious."

“They really deserve it.”

Li Chen did not reply to Wu Bin. Whether it was worth it or not would become clear in the future.

Mahua didn't make Li Chen wait too long. Just two days later, Zhang Chen and Yu Kai came to his door in person.

The two were willing to accept Li Chen's investment and bargained for some time.

Li Chen holds 2000% of Mahua’s shares at a high price of 40 million.

Zhang Chen and Yu Kai hold 45% and 15% of the shares respectively, and Zhang Chen is still the largest shareholder of Mahua. Li Chen is in a good mood after getting Mahua.

In the future, when top actors such as Shen Teng and Mary leave, he can also cash out and leave depending on the situation.

The current priority is to use the resources at hand and with the help of "Charlotte's Troubles" to prepare for Mahua's listing on the New Third Board.

The transaction between the two parties did not attract much attention from the outside world.

But for Mahua members, this is undoubtedly a blessing from heaven.

Zhang Chen and Yu Kai were also very happy, and they discussed the matter all night long.

In the end, just as Li Chen expected, when you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

And Li Chen is indeed, as he said, a leading investor in China with strong strength and solid background.

The next day, Han Sanping specially held a celebration banquet for Ning Hao at the Diaoyutai State Hotel.

A number of big names including Li Chen, Zhang Guoli, and Chen Kaige were invited to attend.

Ning Hao had two films in a row that grossed over 100 million yuan, firmly establishing himself as a big director.

Lao Han also wants to take this opportunity to announce the "No Man's Land" plan.

Looking at Old Han dragging Ning Hao through the streets, Li Chen observed three seconds of silence for them.

I haven't seen Gehong CP for a long time. When we met for the first time, Mr. Ge was not as depressed as expected.

Still as proud as a big white goose.

Chen Hong's favorable impression of Li Chen doubled.

She took the initiative to walk over gracefully with a glass of wine.

Although she still has charm, the fine crow's feet under the eyes have become more obvious.

She was wearing a black women's short-sleeved suit, but it was hard to tell whether her figure had changed or not.

"Li Chen, are you leaving for America in the next few days?"

Li Chen nodded with a smile: "I was going to leave today, but Director Han and Ning Hao insisted that I come to support them."

"My arms can't twist my thighs, so I can only obey your orders."

Chen Hong smiled softly, "You are also an investor, isn't it only natural for you to come and show your support to Director Ning?"

Li Chen's heart shuddered. What happened?
Why did I feel that Mr. Ge’s wife suddenly became more friendly to me?

Li Chen quickly changed the subject: "Sister Hong, Director Chen's "The Orphan of Zhao" is almost ready, right?"

Chen Hong nodded and smiled: "It's almost done, but if you want to send someone, I will arrange it."

Li Chen felt happy again, this "The Orphan of Zhao" was like the mobilization of your entire family.

Mr. Ge took the camera, his youngest son acted in the film, and his eldest son played the board.

My wife was originally going to play the role of Fan Qiaoqiao, but Chen Hong took the initiative to give up the role and stayed behind the scenes.

What's the point of me interfering? I'm just signing a contract with Mr. Ge to do him a favor. What if Mr. Ge gets into trouble in the future and needs me to stand up for him?

Li Chen politely declined Chen Hong, who was a little unhappy.

"Li Chen, do you look down on my old Chen?"

It is said that women's intuition is scary. Chen Hong suddenly said this. Li Chen could only smile insincerely and said, "How could it be, Sister Hong?"

"Director Chen's Farewell My Concubine has not been surpassed so far. You think too much."

Chen Hong was very proud of herself, and she smiled and sighed, "What a pity for Mei Lanfang."

"Everyone says that Mei Lanfang is good at catching bears, and I think so too. Who knows?"

This woman is really good at speaking. She only says half of what she wants to say and then waits for you to pick up the conversation.

Li Chen also pretended to sigh: "Sister Hong is right."

Seeing that Li Chen was not getting the message, Chen Hong asked again, "Do you also think that Mei Lanfang should capture the bear?"

It's true that you can't spoil women when you hit them with the stick.

Li Chen smiled and asked, "Compared with Mei Lanfang and Farewell My Concubine, which one do you think is better, Sister Hong?"

Chen Hong didn't understand what Li Chen meant, so she said honestly, "Of course it's Farewell My Concubine."

Li Chen nodded and continued: "How does the Berlin Film Festival compare to the Cannes Film Festival?"

Chen Hong stopped talking. After a moment, she looked at Li Chen with relief: "So that's it."

Seeing that she had figured it out, Li Chen smiled and added, "Of course, this is just a conspiracy theory of hindsight, so it doesn't count."

After sending Chen Hong away, Ning Hao came over and chatted with him for a while.

The two of them immediately went to Hollywood and no man's land respectively.

Ning Hao was so envious that his balls ached.

On the way back, Mr. Ge asked his wife what she and Li Chen were talking about, and they were laughing so hard that he was at a loss.

Chen Hong repeated what Li Chen had said to Chen Kaige.

Mr. Ge slapped his thigh and said: "I said it's not that my "Mei Lanfang" is not good enough, but those German guys are shameless!"

Chen Hong was speechless, secretly sighing that marrying such a single-minded old baby was both painful and joyful.

After Li Chen returned, he rushed to finish the script of "Charlotte's Troubles".

The advantage of rebirth is that he knows how to avoid pitfalls.

Many lines and plots were not included in the film because we knew they would not pass the review.

Like the deleted scenes of Sha Dachun and Zhang Yang dribbling between the legs.

Although hilarious, it's obviously not acceptable.

The sentence "You think you are the principal, you can sleep wherever you want and with whomever you want" is extremely ironic.

But it couldn’t pass review five years later, let alone now.

Li Chen asked Yu Miao to deliver the script to the bureau.

He and Wu Bin flew to Hollywood.

Tim came to pick him up at the airport with great fanfare, allowing Wu Bin, who was visiting Hollywood for the first time, to deeply experience the extravagance and decadence of a foreign country.

The stretched Rolls-Royce and the black bodyguards that often appear in movies.

The group escorted Li Chen and others and quickly drove away from the airport.

Tim sent Li Chen back to Crystal Wu, made an appointment to meet at the New Line headquarters the next day, and then left tactfully.

On the set of "Inception", staff members come and go.

Nolan was gesturing to Leon and Gloria, and Leon was spinning the pistol in his hand.

Liu Yifei looked at her watch anxiously all day long.

Liu's mother laughed and said, "Don't look at it. Li Chen just called and he's already here."

"He was going to come to the crew, but I told him not to come. He must be tired after sitting on the plane for so long."

Liu Yifei pouted and said frankly, "Mom, why didn't you tell me earlier? I thought he hadn't landed yet."

Mother Liu smiled and said, "Aren't you just free now?"

"Besides, maybe Director Nolan doesn't want him to visit you on set."

Li Chen took a shower, lay on the bed and fell asleep unknowingly.

I vaguely felt an itchy sensation on the tip of my nose.

Even without opening his eyes, Li Chen knew who was in front of him just by the scent.

He turned over suddenly and pressed the mischievous Miss Liu under him.

Miss Liu screamed "Ah", and Li Chen immediately sealed her lips.

The two of them chatted with each other until a thread was formed.

Miss Liu naturally put her arms around Li Chen's neck and responded enthusiastically.

Li Chen skillfully reached out to unbutton Miss Liu's bra, and Miss Liu was not to be outdone.

He lifted up Li Chen's pajamas as if in protest.

Soon, Miss Liu's white bra, panties, and coat were scattered on the floor.

The room was filled with the heavy breathing of men and women.

"Do you miss me?"

"Nonsense! I can't sleep because I miss you so much."

(End of this chapter)