Chapter 397 I Am the Spokesperson for Zuoshandiao
Zhang Weiping's series of bold moves paid off quickly, as evidenced by the reversal of box office sales.

The office of China Film Group Corporation in Sanping.

The secretary thought the boss would be furious these two days.

Unexpectedly, the boss's reaction was surprisingly calm.

Han Sanping was indeed very calm, but he felt a little angry.

Being a coward is worse than being angry.

He was a senior official at the department level in a state-owned enterprise, but he was used as a tool by a villain.

The response from the China Film spokesperson was bland.

"Zhang Weiping, you can have freedom of speech, but you can't make personal attacks. What's the mountain eagle?"

"According to what you said, "The Thorn Tomb" was also invested by China Film Group, so wouldn't "2012" do more harm to "The Thorn Tomb"?"

"'Wushuang' had the highest box office and was released the earliest. Logically, it should have been hit the hardest by '2012', but 'Wushuang' still grossed over million yuan."

Han Sanping knew Li Chen very well and knew that he would not undermine him.

That's why he instructed China Film Corporation to use Li Chen's "Wushuang" to block Zhang Dapao's gun barrel.

"Boss Han, do you want to talk to Director Li? I mean just in case..."

The secretary was afraid that if Li Chen stepped out to sabotage the plan, China Film Corporation would be slapped in the face.

"What if? Do you think Li Chen is Zhang Weiping?" Han Sanping glared at the secretary.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Han is right. How could Director Li and Zhang Weiping be the same kind of people?"

The secretary secretly complained in his heart that even if they were not the same kind of people, they were not much different.

At this time, I didn't say a word for you.

As the saying goes, a person's true character is revealed in times of adversity.

Just by encountering this little setback, Han Sanping could tell what kind of people are around him on a daily basis.

He could understand Li Chen's reluctance to get involved, because he had indeed never helped Li Chen in any way.

On the contrary, as the outside world said, Li Chen helped him more.

Without Li Chen's help, his achievements would have been at least half as good, and he would not have been able to take the top spot in China Film so easily.

But he was really disheartened to see Yu Dong and Lu Chuan, his younger brothers whom he usually treated as his own, turning a deaf and dumb attitude at the critical moment.

The media were waiting in Jinxiu Mingzuan all day, hoping to catch Li Chen.

But still nothing was found.

Wang Changtian, Gu Yongkeng, and Cao Guowei all called to tease him.

If Li Chen intends to respond to reporters, he must notify them as soon as possible.

Li Chen was speechless. What kind of bad friends are these!
Li Chen accompanied Miss Liu to watch "Three Guns", but they left halfway through the show.

"Was this really shot by Director Zhang?" Liu Yifei looked incredulous.

Li Chen, sitting in the passenger seat, laughed and said, "An elephant is silent and invisible. Perhaps Director Yimou's skills have reached perfection. There is no trace of him at all."

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at her fiancé and said, "Please don't be so sarcastic in front of the media!"

"I'm not stupid. I'm saying this to you, my wife!" Li Chen leaned back and changed to a more comfortable position.

Liu Yifei drove her red Ferrari, and the couple came all the way to meet Ning Hao's bad monkey.

The first thing you see is a gloomy and sad scene. If you don't know, you would think that Ning Hao was ruined by ten or eight fierce and ferocious women.

"Director Li, Yifei is here." Xing Aina could still greet the guest with a smile.

Ning Hao was like an eggplant hit by frost, wilting. He curled his lips and said, "Congratulations on the huge success of "Wushuang".

After they sat down, Xing Aina served tea to Li Chen and the other man, then pulled Liu Yifei away to talk in private.

"Are you congratulating me or insulting me? Look at your achievements. It's no big deal. Your wife can't handle it or let it go!"

Xing Aina, who was not far away, was also angry when she heard this: "That's right, Director Li, you should scold him properly. You are really not like a man!"

Liu Yifei winked at Li Chen frantically, asking him to be more careful with his words.

The appearance of Li Chen and Liu Yifei happened to meet the reporter from the Beijing News who came to interview Ning Hao about the situation of "No Man's Land".

This made the entertainment reporter ecstatic. He stopped the car immediately and decided to wait in front of Bad Monkey's door until the end of time!
Ning Hao seemed to feel much better after being scolded by Li Chen.

"Okay, forget about it this year. You can't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Just put No Man's Land aside for now."

"You should consider your next work. If you need investment, come to me."

Ning Hao raised his head and saw that this grown man was about to drop gold beans.

"Stop it right now! Sister Xing, you are right. Ning Hao is really not a manly man. He almost cried after just a few words."

"I remember your husband almost burst into tears the first time we met at Splendid Diamonds, right?"

Ning Hao was originally very touched, but upon hearing this he immediately laughed and cursed: "Go away! You are the one crying like a fountain!"

Xing Aina stood up and walked over and said, "That's right, Director Li!"

She also heard Li Chen agree to continue investing in Ning Hao.

They were deeply touched. Ever since the filming of "Green Grass", this young man, who was already a top figure in the industry, had always been loyal to her and her husband.

This friendship is too precious.

A person's true character is revealed in times of adversity. "No Man's Land" suffered a lot of setbacks, but China Film Group is a big company with a strong financial foundation and Xiao Ma is very powerful, so they don't care.

But they can't be compared as a couple.

Xing Aina cooked a table of dishes by herself, Ning Hao pulled Li Chen to drink until his face turned red, he cried and laughed, and his snot rubbed Li Chen's sleeve. By nine o'clock in the evening, Ning Hao had drunk too much.

Xing Aina sent Li Chen and the others to the door: "Yifei, drive slowly. Send me a text message when you get home."

"I understand, Sister Xing, go back, don't worry."

Xing Aina nodded. A person's character can be seen from the way he drinks.

Director Li will not drink once he reaches the limit no matter how much someone persuades him to drink, unlike her husband who gets drunk as a jerk.

Did he do this on purpose? Today is her ovulation period, and it was supposed to be her daily salary day!

Xing Aina was so angry when she saw the dead pig lying on the table.

On the other side, Li Chen and the other man had not yet gotten into the car.

Three people came running briskly not far away, scaring Li Chen and Liu Yifei.

"Director Li, Director Li, we are reporters from the Beijing News."

"What do you think about the recent criticism of China Film by the producers of "Three Guns"?"

“Do you think Three Guns is a bad movie?”

The reporter's words left no room for Li Chen at all.

"If I don't answer you today, I'm afraid you won't give way."

"Haha, Director Li, that's not right, but you are the most considerate of us media."

"Since the three of us have been guarding you for nearly seven hours and haven't eaten yet, please say a few words."

Li Chen and Liu Yifei looked at each other and smiled, "You really know how to flatter me, okay?"

The reporters were overjoyed. Li Chen only said a few words afterwards, but he almost made the three reporters faint with excitement.

"'Three Guns' is indeed a bad movie. Yifei and I just watched it today."

The heartbeats of the three Beijing News reporters started accelerating. The first sentence almost brought them to tears. These seven hours were not in vain. In one word: worth it!
"I say he's bad for two reasons. First, the performance style of Errenzhuan actors is incompatible with the big screen. To put it simply, it's too exaggerated and too heavily labeled with personal style."

"So much so that after watching the film, I couldn't see any trace of Director Yimou at all. Could this be the national master's return to simplicity and nature?"

"If it weren't for the title of national master, I wouldn't have walked into the cinema to watch "Three Guns"."

"I'll have to find Director Yimou to reimburse me for the movie tickets later!"

The Three Stooges reporters laughed.

"Don't worry, Director Li. If Director Yimou doesn't reimburse you, we will."

Liu Yifei still kept smiling, but the hand behind her pinched Li Chen hard.

At this moment, Miss Liu really regretted why she had to drag Li Chen to see Three Guns today!

"Director Li, can you be more specific?" The female reporter's eyes were full of stars.

"More specific? Xiao Shenyang's effeminate voice and the speaking tones of several Errenzhuan actors are still in the style of the skit "Not Short of Money"."

"Yanni has also been assimilated, which is not good."

"Errenzhuan and film are two different arts, and their techniques are very different."

“‘No Money Left Behind’ is really funny because it’s not a movie.”

"But 'Three Guns' is just a mess because he became a two-person show."

The writing assistant at the side wrote very quickly. He believed that Director Li's words would definitely become the front-page headlines of major media tomorrow.

"There is one more point. You just said there were two points." The reporter asked relentlessly.

"On another note, I have to say something fair for Mr. Han."

“Three Guns is an absolute rotten movie, crudely made and a hodgepodge.”

"Zhang Weiping wanted to use the brand of director Yimou and Xiao Shenyang's overnight popularity to cover up the failure of Three Guns."

"Another attempt to shift the blame to China Film Group, using the Berlin Film Festival as a cover to get more people to go to the cinema to witness the failure of Three Guns."

"To put it bluntly, it's just a poor form of hype marketing."

"There is only one purpose, to get one more person into the cinema and earn one more movie ticket."

The three reporters' brains had stopped working at this moment, and they had forgotten what to ask.

Li Chen continued: "China Film Group does have the right and the ability to monopolize."

"But don't forget that he is a state-owned enterprise led by the General Administration, and his surname is 'Zhong', not Han!"

"Mr. Han's contribution to Chinese films cannot be covered up by Zhang Weiping's few words."

"As for the title of 'Third Master', that was given to him by others, not by himself. How can you find a pretext to accuse him?"

Liu Yifei kept pulling at her fiancé's clothes, but since Li Chen wanted to talk, he naturally had to speak his mind.

“Finally, even if Three Guns was selected for the Berlin Film Festival, it doesn’t mean anything.”

“Because Three Guns was directed by Yimou.”

The three reporters were already dumbfounded. Li Chen smiled and said, "Can you clear the way now? Media friends?"

"Ah, yes, yes, Director Li, please."

Li Chen pulled his fiancée into the car and drove away.

"You, you, how dare you say anything? I regret so much for dragging you to watch Three Guns today!"

Li Chen laughed: "It has nothing to do with you. It will happen sooner or later."

(End of this chapter)