Chapter 409: Peak of Reputation
"Liu Yifei rarely took the initiative to speak out at the airport, saying 'He is my husband' in response to the rumors about Mr. 'A'."

"Liu Yifei positively asserted her sovereignty and protected her fiancé's reputation."

"Chen Sicheng, who turned into a director after being an actor, admitted in an interview that he still has a long way to go to be as good as Director Xu Zheng, and sincerely thanked Director Li for his support."

Big Brother Long's "The Spy Next Door" held its world premiere in Los Angeles.

The atmosphere on the Internet is still the same, with actress Amber Valletta being hugged and embraced by Big Brother Long, smiling sweetly.

"Confucius", which was also released in January, has also begun its final push.

The two films are seen as a direct competition between Cheng Long and Chow Yun-fat.

I don’t know how much Chow Yun-fat dislikes Zhang Ziyi.

When promoting "Confucius" in Taiwan, he revealed that someone had seduced him when he was filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

The Hong Kong and Taiwan media immediately hyped it up, and netizens knew with their eyes closed that Chow Yun-fat was talking about Zhang Ziyi.

Now, when Zhang Ziyi was trapped in the ink-splashing door and was in a state of despair, there was another temptation door.

Directly conferred the title of "Door God".

Unfortunately, Zhang Ziyi still doesn't have the courage to break up with Chow Yun-fat.

Netizens joked that whether Mr. A needs to stand up and speak for you.

"Avatar" has been released for two weeks. After earning 2.7 million in the first week, it took in another 2.4 million this week, surpassing "2012" and "Transformers 2" to become the highest-grossing blockbuster.

Industry insiders estimate that the mainland box office will definitely exceed 100 million US dollars next week.

After Li Chen’s billion-dollar bet, no one in the eight major cinema chains or other bigwigs in the industry can laugh anymore.

The entire Internet is crazy about "Avatar", and spoofs and pirated copies are emerging in an endless stream.

Guo Degang was photoshopped by netizens into an avatar with horns on his head.

Its popularity is even greater than that of "The Promise" back then.

Sina Entertainment News

"Avatar has been released for two weeks, and the IMAX version is priced at 130 yuan and is hard to come by. The box office in mainland China has exceeded million yuan."

"This week, The Spy Next Door was released worldwide simultaneously, and it earned an unexpectedly high box office of 550 million on its premiere day."

"Currently, Confucius is undergoing intensive promotional activities to build momentum for its release this weekend."

"Public opinion on the film is mixed. Some think it's too shocking to have Confucius know kung fu and have a girlfriend, while others think the film restores the real life of a great man."

"It is said that 2500 copies of the film were released. It seems that Confucius is going all out this time and is going to compete with other films at the box office."

"This week, Cheng Long and Chow Yun Fat are joining forces. It remains to be seen whether the combination of these two superstars can rival Avatar."

"An insider of WanDa, the leader of the eight major cinema chains, revealed that the top management admitted that the 10 billion bet might have been hasty"

The impact of "Avatar" is huge, so huge that even Li Chen, a reborn person, was caught off guard.

"Yesterday, the National Academy of Fine Arts issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Prosperity and Development of the Film Industry", and the first sentence in it is to vigorously develop and prosper the film industry."

"Encouraging domestic films to 'go global' and enhancing the country's cultural soft power coincides with the purpose of Rongchen Pictures mentioned by Li Chen."

This sudden official document directly pushed Li Chen's reputation to the peak.

Everyone in the circle was dead silent. Taro, who had originally wanted to wait until the storm had died down before jumping out to disgust Li Chen, was now completely discouraged.

Netizens hotly discussed that Leo has a long-term vision and his general direction is highly consistent with the above.

Han Sanping called and said only one sentence: "Come to the bureau for a meeting."

If you don’t know, you might think that the Public Security Bureau is holding a meeting on a major case.

When he arrived at the General Administration's meeting room, Li Chen took a quick look and was surprised to see that everyone was there.

Lao Mouzi, the poet, the little cannon, Chief Jia, the little handsome guy, Chen Kexin and others are all included.

Ning Hao, Xu Zheng, and Tai Lang were also on the list.

Of course, Wang Daxiao and Yu Dong are also indispensable.

In addition to people from the film industry, many people from the cultural and academic circles also came. Chen Kexin, who had a Hua Yingxiong hairstyle, nodded and smiled at him, and Li Chen shuddered all over.

Han Sanping, who was sitting in the front, spotted Li Chen and said, "Come sit here!"

"Li Chen is here." Zhang Yimou still smiled so naively, and seemed not to care at all about Li Chen's conclusion on "Three Guns".

"Director Zhang, Director Chen," Li Chen greeted Zhang Yimou and the poet and sat down next to Han Sanping.

No one has any objection to this seating arrangement now.

Although Li Chen is the youngest, no one present can match him in terms of awards, box office or reputation.

The first few seats are probably prepared for Tong Gang and the leaders of the General Administration.

"Let me tell you a piece of news. The release of Avatar will be postponed for one month," Han Sanping said bluntly.

But Li Chen's expression didn't seem surprised at all, and he didn't show much joy.

Li Chen just wanted to laugh in his heart and said to Lao Han: I also want to tell you a piece of news, the release of "Avatar" will be postponed for another month.

This "Avatar" is just like Zhang Ziyi's ink-splashing-temptation-fraudulent donation Rashomon gossip, dominating the charts for three months.

It set a record for film delays in history.

"Why do you have that expression?" Han Sanping was increasingly unable to understand Li Chen.

With a one-month extension, there is a high probability that he has won the billion-dollar bet. Even if he is not ecstatic, he should at least be complacent.

This calm and steady energy is even more stable than that of the leaders in the department.

"Then what expression should I have, Mr. Han?"

"A 1 billion bet sounds exaggerated, but it's just two points. In reality, it's only a few tens of millions a year."

"Once the National Academy of Cultural Heritage documents are released, are you ready to be the captain of the mainland market?"

Han Sanping's heart skipped a beat: "You really have a unique vision."

"I didn't expect you to see this, you're right, the wolf is coming."

Li Chen laughed and said, "More than that! There are wolves lurking outside and tigers lurking inside. He was just a coal boss before, but now he is gone."

Li Chen didn't finish his words, but Han Sanping understood it all.

The look he gave Li Chen was somewhat complicated.

Han Saping was both excited and nervous at this moment.

He is excited that in the future, as the head of Chinese film, he will have even more power.

It's not easy to carry this burden of anxiety.

If you do it well, you might even be remembered in history.

If you don't handle it well, you might be criticized by everyone.

The poet and Lao Mouzi, who were sitting opposite the two men, felt that they were too naive and too simple after hearing the conversation between Li Chen and Han Sanping.

Especially Zhang Yimou, who has an artistic temperament, and the two characters opposite him, one old and one young, are each more complicated than the other.

No wonder Li Chen is so appreciated by his superiors at such a young age.

Chen Kaige suddenly understood something.

After watching "Avatar", these directors either showed disdain or praised it highly.

But Li Chen's recent series of actions and methods have brought him both fame and fortune.

After a while, Director Wang, Director Tong and others entered the meeting room accompanied by an old man who walked with square steps, wore tortoise-shell glasses and wore a conventional navy blue jacket.

From Han Sanping to Li Chen, everyone in the room stood up as if there were nails under their buttocks.

Is this the power of an official? Li Chen thought secretly.

(End of this chapter)