Chapter 393 Acquaintance
"Beijing International Film Festival?"

Han Saping's words made Li Chen suddenly realize. No wonder Han Saping was so sensitive.

It turns out that this project is about to be launched.

Han Sanping nodded: "The 'going out' slogan you proposed is very much in line with what the higher-ups want."

"I'm not afraid to let you in on the details. Director Tong and I both proposed that the bureau take the lead and you take charge."

Li Chen refused without even thinking about it.

"Stop it, Mr. Han. I am young and inexperienced. I cannot bear this burden. I have no problem supporting you, but I am not interested in being a puppet."

Li Chen spoke very bluntly.

Domestic film festivals are a mess.

At the Shanghai International Film Festival two years ago, an out-of-date Sharon Stone was treated as a VIP and enjoyed the privilege of being cleared on the red carpet.

It's really disgusting.

If Li Chen remembers correctly, this Beijing International Film Festival has not been rated A-level for more than ten years.

It would be useless even if he came. This is a problem of the overall environment.

"Now I realize that you are young and ignorant. I see that it is not difficult for you to tease me."

Han Saping didn't care much about the puppet talk, as what Li Chen said was true.

For government-run film festivals, the General Administration is the top leader.

Li Chen laughed loudly: "That's just the beginning of the conversation. It shows that you, Mr. Han, are very approachable."

"Stop talking nonsense. Do you really want to start a new business in Hong Kong Island?"

Li Chen said with a smile: "What do you mean by starting over? My roots are in the mainland, how is that possible?"

"If you don't stay in Beijing and go to Hong Kong Island, does that mean you're starting a new business?"

“Why are Cannes in France and Venice in Italy more popular than Berlin in Germany?”

Han Saping was stumped by Li Chen's two consecutive questions.

"So when are you going to do it?"

Li Chen likes this word very much.

"When it's time to do it, it will happen naturally!"

Han Sanping glared at Li Chen and said, "Stop playing dumb!"

Li Chen laughed: "First accumulate for a few years, at least until our film market really heats up."

“More and more of our filmmakers are stepping onto the international stage.”

“At that point, no one can ignore us.”

“Only in this way can the resistance be reduced and the chances of success be greater.”

Hong Kong Island is the Pearl of the Orient. Both its film system and general environment are very suitable for hosting an international film festival like Venice.

As for the awards, Li Chen has already thought about them.

Either the Golden Dragon or the Golden Panda Award is fine, one represents the totem of China, the other is China’s national treasure.

Listening to Li Chen talking, it was obvious that this had been brewing for a long time.

"When did you have this idea?"

"From the first day I stepped into this circle, I never thought of doing small things. You are the Third Master Han of our Chinese film industry."

"I, Li Chen, don't want to just be Leo in Chinese movies!"

Han Sanping was so aroused by Li Chen's words that his blood boiled.

"You'll see. It won't be long. Maybe next year, our market will quickly break through 100 billion, 200 billion, 500 billion or even more!"

The two men walked in the spacious, bright and magnificent corridor of the Great Hall, followed by their secretaries and assistants.

Han Sanping felt that the scene at this moment and what Li Chen said would probably be unforgettable for him for the rest of his life.

100 billion, next year, he dares to think even more than he does.

The next day, the grand premiere of "Wushuang" became a hot topic.

Most of the moviegoers, media and film critics gave it positive reviews.

Liu Weiqiang, Liang Chaowei, and Liu Dehua, the main creators, flew to Japan and South Korea without stopping to attend the premiere.

The last stop is the United States.

The premiere of "Infernal Affairs" at the Hollywood Chinese Theater attracted the attention of many Hollywood filmmakers and media. This was due to Tim's contribution and the popularity of "Infernal Affairs" in Europe and the United States.

On the plane back home, Liang Chaowei, Liu Dehua and Liu Weiqiang sighed: "When we were promoting Infernal Affairs, the treatment we received was simply incomparable to that of The Invincibles."

"Yes, strength determines everything. If you don't go to Hollywood, you won't know the true face of Director Li." Liu Weiqiang also looked envious.

He is the director of "Infernal Affairs", but few people know him.

On the contrary, almost everyone knows who the screenwriter of "Wushuang" is.

Liu Dehua was also very happy that the premiere of "Wushuang" in North America, Japan and South Korea received a good response.

Tim told him that with the money offensive from New Moon, Warner now took everything about his boss seriously.

"Wushuang" will be screened in more than 800 theaters in the United States for the first time.

Today, Rongchen Pictures has been regarded by Warner as the most important overseas partner, without a doubt.

Even Chen Jianshun, president of Warner Music Greater China, was as respectful when meeting Li Chen as he was when meeting Warner president Richard.

One reason is that this is the requirement of the head office, and the other is because of the super high returns brought by Liu Yifei, Zhou Xun, Zhang Hanyun and others.

Chen Jianshun stood downstairs of Warner Music like a store manager waiting for his leader to inspect the store, waiting for Li Chen with several senior executives.

"Director Li, these girls you signed are really amazing."

"This Victoria Song's dancing skills are simply amazing, just like a mollusk."

"And Deng Ziqi. Although this girl is not tall, her high notes are amazing."

"It's really fitting that you chose her to sing 'Light Years Away'."

Speaking of "Light Years Away", Chen Jianshun looked even more excited.

While Chen Jianshun was flattering Li Chen, he introduced to Li Chen the performance of several people during this period.

He is very optimistic about Song Qian and Deng Ziqi, but Yu Kewei doesn't see anything special about them for the time being.

Song Qian, who was filming a music video, accidentally saw through the glass window that the people from Warner were surrounding her boss like stars surrounding the moon.

He was distracted for a moment and his movements were a beat slow.

"Crack!"

"I'm sorry, director, I..." Song Qian didn't know how to explain.

The director smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, do it again."

Everyone in the room was used to it. The only reason the newcomer received such treatment was because his name started with the word "Rong".

The director also caught a glimpse of the big boss who was accompanied by his boss outside, so he was very considerate and asked everyone to take a break.

At noon, Li Chen specially had a meal with the uneasy Song Qian, and the person who accompanied him was Chen Jianshun.

Unexpectedly, Han Geng’s problem could not be solved in a short time. SM could tolerate the unknown Song Qian paying money to terminate the contract and leave.

But we can’t just let Han Geng, who is so popular, go unchecked.

The lawsuit between the two parties is about to turn into a protracted war, just like in the previous life.

Li Chen couldn't let Song Qian keep waiting just for Han Geng.

"Don't worry. This is not the tiny place in South Korea. Mr. Chen is not Lee Soo Man, right?"

Chen Jianshun laughed and said, "Yes, yes, how can SM be compared with Warner Music, let alone Director Li's Rongchen Pictures."

This is what Chen Jianshun really thinks.

No matter how famous SM is in South Korea, they cannot compete with Li Chen, a homegrown local tyrant, after crossing the Yalu River. They are simply not qualified.

Even Warner Music is willing to play a supporting role, so SM is nothing.

"Thank you, boss, and thank you, Mr. Chen, for your cultivation. I will definitely work hard." Song Qian quickly expressed her determination.

Li Chen laughed and said, "No need to do that, your partner will be in place soon. After all, you two are acquaintances of SM."

Song Qian's heart skipped a beat, and her first thought was that her boss was poaching employees from SM again.

Then he secretly cursed three times in his heart, thinking that she was a nobody and not even worthy of being in the corner.

A few days later, Song Qian received a call from Zhang Yixin.

Only then did I realize that the old acquaintance the boss was talking about was him.

Yang Siwei contacted Zhang Yixin, who was cheaper than Song Qian and only spent 20 RMB to terminate the contract.

(End of this chapter)