Chapter 468 Miss Liu's Troubles
From the moment Li Chen signed the superstar Deng Ziqi, he had no intention of letting her shine only in the small niche of the Chinese music scene.

The European and American music scene is where she belongs.

"Light Years Away" is just a stepping stone.

The song "Light Years Away" made Deng Ziqi's name known to more people around the world through "Passengers".

Yu Kewei was envious, but he didn't feel dissatisfied.

He was the champion of the first season of The Voice.

Deng Ziqi entered Yang Siwei's office and found that there were two foreigners there.

One of them she knew, Tim Smith from Chiyou.

She had never seen the other one.

"Director Li, General Manager Yang, General Manager Chen." Deng Ziqi greeted everyone one by one before sitting down.

"Ziqi, this is Mr. Paul M. Robinson, an executive at our Warner Music headquarters." Chen Jianshun took the initiative to explain to Deng Ziqi.

Deng Ziqi was confused, but he felt inexplicably nervous and excited.

"The boss has decided that you should focus on the European and American music scene, or the global music scene, from now on."

"The company and Warner Music will work together to make you a banner for Chinese singers in the global music scene."

Chen Jianshun couldn't help laughing when he heard Yang Siwei's high-sounding words.

To put it bluntly, earning RMB is boring, but earning US dollars is satisfying.

However, Chen Jianshun had no doubt that Li Chen had this ability.

As soon as a phone call is made, the headquarters has to send someone to China.

"Yang, Mr. Yang, Director Li, can I do it?" Deng Ziqi spoke a little unsteadily.

"Don't feel pressured. If you fail, it's my fault for not having good vision, not yours." Li Chen said with a smile.

Deng Ziqi was excited: "Director Li, rest assured, I will not let you down."

Li Chen laughed out loud and said, "It won't be too late to say that after you win the Grammy Award."

Everyone in the office gasped: Grammy? Director Li's ambitions are really big.

In the past few months, Deng Ziqi has not only sung "Light Years Away" at the Hollywood Chinese Theater, Paris, London and other places, but also performed at major music festivals in Southeast Asia.

Everyone knows that Deng Ziqi is going to be famous.

But Deng Ziqi never expected that he would rise to the top and go global in one step.

China Film Report
"Liu Yifei and Leonardo DiCaprio's first co-starring film, Inception, recently began its global premiere tour."

"Liu Yifei is the most popular Asian actress in Hollywood and her beauty was online throughout the show, she looked like a goddess."

"At the London premiere, Liu Yifei appeared in a light blue casual dress, with the stars dotted on her top showing her fashion sense."

"At the premieres in Madrid, Paris and Berlin, Liu Yifei showed off a variety of looks, including a white casual suit, a contrasting long skirt, and a navel-baring high-waist skirt. The ever-changing goddess amazed the audience."

"On July 7, Inception will have its premiere in Beijing."

new York
Liu Xiaoli had just finished attending an event with Liu Yifei.

The mother and daughter have rarely visited this house in New York in recent years.

Liu Xiaoli, who has accompanied her daughter around the world, clearly felt that her daughter seemed to be worried in the past two days.

It seems that ever since the Shanghai Film Festival, there has been a look of sadness on my daughter's face.

"What's wrong with you lately, Xixi?" Liu Yifei had just finished taking a shower. She was wearing a light blue headband and her little face was full of fatigue.

"It's nothing, Mom, I'm just tired." Liu Yifei didn't want to say it, she wanted to find out what Li Chen was thinking.

She was shocked when she saw Xiaoyanzi's bloated appearance at the Shanghai Film Festival. She wondered if all women who had given birth looked like this.

She really wanted to have a child for Li Chen, but she had never gotten pregnant. She was also frightened by Xiaoyanzi's ugly appearance, so she couldn't help but have some wild thoughts.

In addition, in the past two days, the Hong Kong beauty queen who married into a wealthy family generously announced her artificial insemination declaration: "If there is a need, I will accept it!"

It is said that this woman, known as the most beautiful Miss Hong Kong, gave in because her husband's family offered a sky-high price of 5 million per child.

She has met Li Chen's parents, so she wonders if the same thing will happen to her in the future.

After returning to the room, Liu Yifei called Li Chen.

The two chatted on the phone for a while, and Liu Yifei suddenly said something abruptly.

"Tell me, if I become ugly, will you still like me?"

Li Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. It should be past ten o'clock in the evening in New York. Miss Liu didn't even sleep to make such a long-distance call just for this?

"Xixi, what are you thinking about all day long?"

"Then let me ask you, if I have no money, would you still be willing to marry me?"

Liu Yifei immediately said seriously: "Of course I am willing! I am not short of money!"

"Then it's over. I already have you, how can I still have eyes for beautiful women?"

Sweet words always work, at least Miss Liu enjoyed hearing them.

A silver bell-like laugh came from the other end of the phone: "You're talking as if there are no other beauties besides me!"

Li Chen chuckled: "Even if there is, it has changed hands several times. I have a mysophobia, you know."

"Forget it, I'll trust you this time, but do you think Auntie will ask me to give birth to a child for a high price one day?"

Li Chen finally understood that Miss Liu was frightened by the recent rumors about Miss Li and her own long-term infertility.

"You, you! Don't scare yourself all day long. Miss Hong Kong is already 40, how old are you!"

"Relax, some things happen unexpectedly. I'm not in a hurry, so why should you be in a hurry?"

After talking to Li Chen on the phone, Liu Yifei felt much more relaxed. Sina Entertainment News

"Since its release on June 6, Passengers has grossed over 10 million yuan in the mainland in just 4 days, and has won the box office championship in North America for two consecutive weeks."

"With the global box office exceeding 2 million US dollars, industry insiders predict that there is no doubt that Passengers will surpass Hero to become the highest-grossing Chinese-language film."

"Recently, the multinational blockbuster "The Spy Who Came Into the Dark", starring John Cusack, Gong Li, and Chow Yun-fat, was released nationwide. In less than five days, the film earned 2100 million yuan in the first weekend box office."

There is no harm if there is no comparison.

On the one hand, Liu Yifei and Fan Qiaoqiao frequently appeared on hot searches because of "Inception" and "Passengers".

On the one hand, "Passengers" stood out at the box office, compared to "The Sting", which was terrible.

Li Chen had foreseen this.

Even in the previous life, the box office of "The Spy" seemed to be uneventful.

Otherwise, Li Chen would not have no impression at all.

Huayi’s big and small kings lost a lot of money.

This first round of confrontation with Li Chen was a self-humiliating event.

Amid the ridicule from netizens, the two Wangs can only hope that "Earthquake" can restore their reputation.

Strike while the iron is hot, the Sixth Princess made a special program specifically for "Passengers".

Li Chen took Li Ming, Fan Qiaoqiao, Zhu Yilong and others with him and went there happily.

When I arrived at the Sixth Princess's studio, the host was also an acquaintance.

They had already familiarized themselves with the script in advance, and after Jingwei exchanged greetings with a few people for a moment, the recording officially began.

"Director Li, Qiao Qiao, Brother Ming, Yilong welcomes you to this issue of China Film Report."

Li Chen and the other three gave brief and concise self-introductions to the camera one by one.

"Passengers is now continuously breaking box office records for Chinese-language films."

"Qiao Qiao, Brother Ming, this should be the highest-grossing film of the two of you since you started acting, right?"

“Did you ever think that Passengers would set box office records for its midnight premiere, first day, and first week?”

Fan Qiaoqiao and Li Ming smiled at each other.

Fan Qiaoqiao answered first: "I really haven't thought about it. I know Director Li's movies won't be low at the box office, but I'm still quite surprised to see over 50 million in a single day."

Jingwei looked at Li Ming again: "What about Brother Ming? Is this the second time you and Qiao Qiao have worked together?"

Li Ming nodded and smiled, "That's right! I didn't expect Passengers to be a global hit."

"Director Li is so amazing."

Li Chen felt amused. He thought that after spending 8500 million US dollars, he had to make a sound.

He knew that Li Ming was reluctant to mention "The Devil in My Heart". After all, the box office of this film was a disgrace to Li Ming.

Compared to "Passengers", it would be an exaggeration to say that the difference is huge.

Sometimes Li Ming even wondered if Director Li chose him and Fan Qiaoqiao on purpose.

The purpose is to do it for Huayi to see.

Three years ago, he and Fan Qiaoqiao starred in Huayi's "Ghost in the Heart".

The box office was only a shocking 2.

In Hong Kong, the film was withdrawn from cinemas after just one day of release. It was truly horrific.

"Director Li, did you ever think that Passengers would be such a strong box office success?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "Of course I have thought about it. It is said that the box office in mainland China this year may exceed 10 billion."

"In my opinion, 10 billion is just a guarantee."

"Passengers' box office record won't last long!"

Li Chen's words sounded a bit exaggerated to a few people.

Given the box office of "Passengers", it may not be easy to surpass it.

"Does Director Li have any basis for what he said?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "Basis? Avatar is the key to open Pandora's Box."

"Starting this year, not only will the number of screens grow like a rocket, but actors' salaries will also probably triple."

"The 500 million box office is no longer an unattainable peak. In addition to Passengers this year, Let the Bullets Fly directed by Jiang Wen is also worth looking forward to."

Fan Qiaoqiao secretly laughed in his heart, Brother Chen and Hua Yi really had a falling out, and they just refused to mention "The Great Earthquake"!
"If one out of every 100 people in our country watched the movie, we would have Passengers!"

“If there are two people out of a hundred, it will probably be another Avatar!”

Jingwei knew clearly that this episode of China Film Report would have extremely high ratings and become a hot topic after it was broadcast.

"Director Li, do you think this is a good or bad thing for our Chinese films?"

Zhu Yilong has completely become a nobody, and Director Li is the absolute protagonist in such occasions.

Even the two first-line stars were willing to be at the bottom of the list.

"Of course it's a good thing. The golden decade of Chinese films is coming."

"For actors, such as Ming Ge, the pay for one movie may be equal to that of several or even dozens of previous movies."

"For the audience, there will be more choices."

"However, I still hope that actors will not be blinded by the pay. If they want to last long, acting skills are the foundation of their careers."

(End of this chapter)