Chapter 369: A Mess for You, a Lily for Her

Zhang Hanyun’s resurgence is like a golden signboard, and after two years of accumulation, Li Chen has added another title: gold medal producer.

This is not just true in the film and television industry, it's also true in the music industry.

After the announcement of "Charlotte", Taiwan's little superstar Zhou Jielun once said to the media with a smile: In terms of composing music, I only admit that Li Chen can be on par with me.

Netizens named Zhou and Li the Chinese anti-Korean pioneers, with Li Chen on the left
When you are famous, you are prone to gossip. Zhang Hanyun was almost invisible for two years, but once she became popular again, some people jumped out to hype up old stories.

It’s a pity that Yi Xin Media is not Tianzhong Culture.

Yang Siwei acted quickly, taking a two-pronged approach.

On the one hand, some unscrupulous media and bloggers were put on trial, and on the other hand, the news was released that Zhang Hanyun would enter the Beijing Film Academy for further studies for two years.

Before Zhang Hanyun could react, the style of the pictures on the Internet had already changed.

Public opinion simply portrayed her as the number one wronged heroine, Xiao Baicai.

Zhang Hanyun couldn’t believe it: This, this is really me.

It was Yang Siwei who comforted her domineeringly: "If I say yes, it is! Study hard and don't be influenced by the outside world."

Zhang Hanyun left Yixin Media in a daze.

The apartment prepared by the company was much bigger than the house she bought.

I heard from Brother Chao that Tang Yan and her friends had lived here before, but now they have all bought properties in Beijing.

There were only a few newcomers living in the apartment, but in less than two years, if nothing unexpected happened, she would be able to move into a bigger house.

Yang Siwei was called to Jinxiu Mingzuan by Li Chen.

Recently, a voting campaign jointly initiated by hundreds of media outlets across the country to select the "Post-80s New Generation Entertainment Superstar" through the "online voting + media review + offline spot check" selection format is coming to an end.

Liu Yifei undoubtedly leads the title of "Four Little Flowers".

The other three people under her command, Tang Yan and Yang Mi, followed closely behind.

The last one is Huang Shengyi.

In fact, in Yang Siwei's opinion, the boss holds a transcendent position in the circle, and Yifei's status has risen with him, so he has no feelings for these four little beauties at all.

Even Mimi and Tangtang had mediocre reactions.

On the contrary, Huang Shengyi seemed to have won the lottery.

There are constant press releases, boasting a lot.

At the end of the month, the 4th China International Fair's cultural evening gala "Jianghuai Harmony" invited four young actresses to perform on the same stage.

Only Huang Shengyi showed great enthusiasm.

Her boyfriend also spared no effort to build momentum for her, but he boasted too much and was exposed by someone with ulterior motives.

It turns out that last month the Hollywood fantasy drama "The Devil's Mountain" successfully topped the North American box office champion, and it seemed that it won the championship only because of Huang Shengyi's participation.

It is said that Huang Shengyi's Chinese elements in the film are surprising, and her appearance is like a glimpse of the film.

As a result, some foreign netizens specially posted the shots of Huang Shengyi in "Devil's Mountain".

The entire scene lasts five seconds, without a single line of dialogue.

The styling is so shocking, and the script that says "full of Chinese elements" can only deceive itself and domestic netizens who have not had the chance to see the film as it has not been released in China.

Netizens were full of ridicule.

"Huang Shengyi inherited the excellent tradition of Stephen Chow's extras and played an alien without a single line of dialogue."

"The non-mainstream appearance made it almost unrecognizable."

"Rather than saying she starred in the movie, it's better to say she left a little Easter egg for Chinese audiences!"

Yang Siwei walked into Li Chen's office as if she was going back to her mother's home, and unexpectedly Liu Yifei was there too.

Yang Siwei didn't treat himself as an outsider and joked, "Boss, you're not going to ask me to come over to prepare for your and Yifei's big event, are you?"

Liu Yifei stood up and pushed Yang Siwei: "Go away, what nonsense are you talking about."

Yang Siwei laughed and stood still.

Liu Yifei pulled Yang Siwei to sit down, and Li Chen said, "Go to the Academy Awards with you, Xixi, so that those media in Hong Kong Island won't say that I don't take the Hong Kong circle seriously."

Yang Siwei nodded: "That's right. Yifei is so young now. If she doesn't go as the lead actress, she will inevitably be criticized for being a big shot."

If nothing unexpected happens, "Draw the Bow" should be the best film in Asia. Although Chen Jiashang did not say it explicitly on the phone, if there is no award for this kind of thing.

The Chen family would not call Li Chen again and again, and Wu Bin could not go if he stayed in Hollywood.

Li Chen was unwilling to go, but if he let Yang Siwei and Liu Yifei go, no one would criticize Li Chen.

"By the way, I heard that Tang Wei is the award presenter?"

"I didn't notice that, boss."

Liu Yifei also looked at Li Chen curiously, wondering why Li Chen mentioned Tang Wei.

"Don't get too close to her. Although the bureau hasn't banned her, they hope she'll keep a low profile. However, she and her boss Jiang don't seem to believe in evil."

Yang Siwei was quick-witted. He leaned forward and asked mysteriously, "Boss, do you have any inside information?"

Yang Siwei knew that her boss had strong connections and must be fully aware of what was going on above.

"Just do what I say, and don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

Yang Siwei was disappointed, but Liu Yifei seemed indifferent.

Li Chen then gave Yang Siwei the list of leading actors of "Charlotte" and asked Yang Siwei to complete the signing as soon as possible.

Yang Siwei picked up the list and looked at it, a little hesitant.

"What's wrong? Do you think it's inappropriate?" Li Chen felt a little strange when he saw Yang Siwei seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Liu Yifei took Yang Siwei's arm and said with a smile, "Do you feel sorry for me because I'm not the lead actor?"

Yang Siwei joked: "Of course not!"

Liu Yifei was also curious and asked: "Then why are you frowning?"

Yang Siwei thought about how to phrase it before saying, "Boss, do you still remember when you explained to the media why we didn't use Huang Shengyi?"

Li Chen said with a smile: "Of course I remember, because she was involved in a lawsuit." Before he finished speaking, Li Chen reacted.

Because of the lawsuit between Star Girl and Sun Fai, online public opinion said that he and Zhou Xingxing jointly suppressed mainland female stars.

I asked the company to refute the rumor myself, saying that Rongchen Pictures will not cooperate with artists who are involved in lawsuits, and the artists will not enter Rongchen Pictures' field of vision until they resolve the legal disputes.

And now, Han Gengzheng is in a lawsuit with SM.

If you insist on using Han Geng, you will be slapping yourself in the face.

Seeing that Li Chen didn't say anything, Yang Siwei knew that the boss had already thought of it, so he didn't say anything to interrupt him.

After a while, Li Chen said decisively: "How about this, let Zheng Kai play the role of Yuan Hua."

"Running Man has also been temporarily replaced by Zheng Kai."

Yang Siwei smiled and said, "That's great. He and Shuying are classmates, and he often asks Shuying to help him make connections."

That night, Li Chen attended a dinner invited by Wang Zhonglei.

Arrived at a private club in the suburbs of Beijing.

Wang Zhonglei didn't bring anyone else but Huang Xiaoming.

After a few pleasantries, Wang Zhonglei got down to business.

"Boss Wang, since you have the support of Xiaoming, Director Zhang, Director Feng and others, why do you have to do it?"

Li Chen paused deliberately.

I did mention it to Wang Zhonglei at the beginning, just wanting to subscribe for some of the artists under him.

Wang Zhonglei invited him to play another role, and he took the opportunity to give Huang Xiaoming the role of Hu Bayi.

Huang Xiaoming followed up with a compliment: "All of us combined are not as capable as Director Li alone."

Wang Zhonglei cursed in his heart, everyone knows that your Rongchen Pictures is the leading film and television company in mainland China today.

However, if Huayi goes public, it is very likely to be on par with or even surpass Rongchen Pictures.

He knew that asking Li Chen to subscribe to Huayi was tantamount to aiding the enemy.

Li Chen waved his hand and said, "I also suffered heavy losses during the financial tsunami. Now when I hear the word 'stock', my calves tremble."

Wang Zhonglei quickly laughed and said, "Director Li, you are joking. The profit from a movie like Twilight is not enough even if we add up the profits of our peers in the industry last year."

This is the truth, and Li Chen can't deny it.

"Since Mr. Wang said so, I won't hide it anymore."

"Put yourself in my shoes. If I were you, would I buy Huayi's shares?"

"With Rongchen Pictures standing in the front, the prospect of Huayi's listing is unknown. No matter from which aspect, it is not cost-effective for me."

Li Chen has many ways to make money in the stock market. Sina's stock has almost fallen to the lowest point in the next 20 years.

He could have bought Sina's stock, and once Weibo went public a few years later, it would have been no better than the short-lived Huayi.

Huayi's short-term cash-out method is suitable for artists under Li Chen.

But it is not suitable for him, the head of Rongchen Pictures.

If he subscribes to Huayi shares, it would be equivalent to Rongchen Pictures' subscription.

In the future, if Huayi becomes the number one stock in the film and television industry, he will become the biggest joke in the industry.

Because it was he, the number one, who brought himself down.

Huang Xiaoming couldn't get a word in.

Any finger of the two people in front of him is thicker than his waist.

He also takes these two people as his goals.

What is capital? Capital is the law. They can make rules and they can also break them.

He is still far from it, but Huayi's listing is also an opportunity for him to accumulate initial capital.

That's why he came with Wang Zhonglei.

Wang Zhonglei sneered twice, poured a glass of wine for Li Chen, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Director Li is right."

"But Director Li, hasn't your Rongchen Pictures always prided itself on being the industry benchmark and taking it as its mission to support Chinese films?"

"The growth of Huayi is also the growth of our Chinese film industry."

"This does not conflict with the purpose of your Rongchen Pictures."

"Besides, the domestic market is getting bigger and bigger now. Even Rongchen Pictures can't swallow it all."

"Is that right, Director Li?"

Li Chen secretly laughed in his heart. Wang Zhonglei actually talked about responsibilities to him.

Li Chen nodded: "Boss Wang is so eloquent, I am speechless."

"How about this, although I won't subscribe, I can let Zhou Xun and others, and even Yifei, subscribe to some of your Huayi's stocks. This way, it will be seen by the outside world as what people want. How do you think?"

Wang Zhonglei glanced at Huang Xiaoming and said with a smile, "That's a good relationship."

Huang Xiaoming sighed in his heart: Director Li is still too young, and President Wang easily controlled him with just a few words.

This is actually a second-best goal that Wang Zhonglei can accept.

Especially the unexpected surprise of Liu Yifei.

Li Chen also laughed, even happier than Wang Zhonglei.

It was a banquet and everyone was happy.

Wang Zhonglei knew that Li Chen was a cautious person, so he did not arrange any special projects for him.

It was almost ten o'clock before the three of them left.

Wang Zhonglei asked Huang Xiaoming to send Li Chen back.

(End of this chapter)