Chapter 471: A Dream Begins
"Huayi President Wang Zhonglei loudly declared that Detective Dee is not afraid of the chaos during the National Day holiday!"

"Wu Yusen denied directing "Sword Rain" in a media interview, saying he was just a supervisor."

"Li Chen's 'Passengers' is on track to break the 6 million box office target. The producer China Film Group announced that 'Passengers' will be postponed to July 7st."

"After many films were scheduled, Rongchen Pictures suddenly announced that Zhang Yimou's "Under the Hawthorn Tree" will be released on September 9."

"Leo, who always plays by his own rules, has once again dropped a bombshell on the National Day holiday."

"One Mou and one Li will have a peak showdown!"

"The premiere of Inception will be held at the Diaoyutai Hotel in Beijing tomorrow. Nolan, Leon, Gloria, and Chinese director Wen Ziren will all land in Beijing today."

The sudden change of release date of "The Hawthorn Tree" confused everyone in the industry and netizens.

One's own people beating one's own people?
But then some netizens speculated that "The Hawthorn Tree" was released early in order to represent the mainland in the Oscar race.

Li Chen asked Deng Chao to pick up Nolan and his group.

Deng Chao is now in high spirits, and is more than just a newlywed.

He is firmly established as one of the most popular young actors in mainland China.

Next up, he will be recording Running Man 2 non-stop. In Deng Chao’s own words, by joining Rongchen Pictures, he will have to work at least ten years less.

On the 9th, Diaoyutai State Hotel was bustling with activity.

Media, moviegoers and fans appeared around the red carpet early.

Leon's fans and followers are so conspicuous, with all the girls gathered together.

With a bright smile, Zhang Yimou walked onto the red carpet with Zhou Dongyu and Dou Xiao, waving to the fans on both sides.

The media have long been extremely curious about the new actress.

In particular, Zhang Yimou announced two days ago that Dou Xiao and Zhou Dongyu will become the first batch of contracted artists of his Zhang Yimou Studio.

Looking at the young girl in front of them who looked like a high school student, the media were not polite.

"Dong Yu, you and Dou Xiao are the senior brother and sister of Director Zhang's studio. What do you think?"

Zhou Dongyu looked around blankly at Zhang Yimou and smiled unnaturally: "I feel very lucky to be chosen by the director."

Zhang Yimou kept smiling, but he felt unhappy inside.

He had asked Li Chen before whether he wanted to sign Zhou Dongyu and Dou Xiao.

Li Chen declined, but Zhang Yimou had already made his statement, so he had no choice but to sign the two of them to his own studio.

Zhou Dongyu and Dou Xiao also felt quite regretful, as Director Yimou was certainly no less famous than Director Li.

But the resources are far inferior to Director Li’s.

Although being a "Mou Girl" will definitely mean that there will be no shortage of film offers in the future, I always feel uneasy having the support of a studio.

Zhang Yimou dealt with the media for a few words, and when he entered the backstage, he saw Li Chen, Han Saping and others chatting and laughing together.

Liu Yifei and Nolan and a few other foreigners seemed to be talking in English.

Li Chen also saw Zhang Yimou and nodded and greeted him from a distance.

Zhang Yimou mentioned Zhou Dongyu and Dou Xiao to him that day.

But everyone has their own vision, and the brand of "Mou Girl" is already famous enough, so there is no need for me to do anything extra.

"Is that director James Wan?" Sun Li and Deng Chao came hand in hand and saw the genius horror film director who stood out from the crowd.

It’s just that Wen Ziren is too small.

"Yes, Director Li's personal money printing machine."

"Don't look at his short stature, concentration is the essence." Deng Chao nodded and smiled.

Leonardo is the busiest, followed by Nolan.

Before the premiere even started, they became mascots.

Popular movie stars such as Yang Mi, Zhang Ziyi, Tang Yan, and Li Qiaoqiao all vied to take photos with them.

The premiere will begin soon, even though everyone has been “dreamed” by Li Chen before!
But the 154-minute uncut version of "Inception" still made everyone dizzy.

It was so much so that applause only gradually broke out after a few seconds after the end of the film.

Nolan and other main creators walked onto the stage. He had seen this kind of scene several times before at premieres around the world.

The host Jingwei said with a smile: "Director Nolan, we know that the screenwriter of this "Inception" is Director Li, but it is you who presented it on the screen."

"It was so shocking. Even though Director Li had interpreted dreams for us before, I believe most of my friends, like me, still didn't understand it after just one try."

"You are the director, can you interpret the dream for us again?"

Nolan took the microphone with a smug smile on his face.

I thought to myself that the script was indeed brilliant, but the filming was equally brilliant.

"I have heard that Li Chen interpreted a dream for a Chinese friend before. (English)"

"The screenwriter is the soul of the script, and his interpretation of dreams should be the most accurate."

"I don't need to repeat myself. I can recommend a method of dream interpretation to everyone."

Jingwei responded in fluent English: "What method?"

Li Chen and Nolan in the audience looked at each other and smiled, as if they had already had a tacit understanding.

"That means watching it once, twice, or even three times. I believe that a clear dream will emerge in the end." Nolan said with a smile.

The guests at the scene were very friendly to this humorous way of attracting box office revenue and gave applause.

Jingwei nodded and smiled: "Okay, it is indeed a good idea."

Jingwei interacted with Leon, Liu Yifei and others.

Perhaps Leon was too proud of himself and actually made a promise on his own initiative.

Nolan looked at Leon and sighed in his heart, "Another fool, he is the first one."

The sisters Li Yu and Li Qiaoqiao in the audience are the only two Huayi artists present today.

To be precise, Li Qiaoqiao is no longer considered an artist of Huayi.

It was from Hesong Media. "Sister, I think this drama might have a lot of repeat customers, and it's really not easy to fully appreciate it in one viewing."

Li Yu has a unique vision and can see the advantages of this kind of brain-burning subject matter at a glance.

Li Qiaoqiao looked around and said, "Cod, there won't be any trouble coming here today, right?"

Li Yu didn't care at all: "What's the trouble? Mr. Wang is too impulsive."

"He can control the artist's feet, but he can't control the artist's heart."

"Huang Xiaoming is here too, and that loudmouth Yao Chen didn't listen to him either."

Li Qiaoqiao thought about it and it made sense. Any artist who had some aspirations would not want to choose between Huayi and Rongchen Pictures.

The premiere ended with Han Sanping's joking box office outlook.

The scenes at the premiere quickly made headlines on major portals.

“Nolan provides the correct way to interpret dreams in Inception. Watching it twice or three times is the correct answer.”

"At the premiere of Inception, Han Sanping said with a smile that Leo + Leo will definitely produce an unexpected chemical reaction, and Director Nolan is the catalyst."

"Li Chen is confident that Inception will become a classic, and the screenwriter, director, and actors may set their own box office records!"

"Leon joked that if Inception breaks his personal opening record, he will work with Director Li Chen again next time and only take the film salary without discussing profit sharing! Nolan bluntly said he is another fool!"

Netizens couldn’t stop laughing.

"When the Western Leo meets the host, his IQ plummets. Doesn't he know that our Leo is the God of Gamblers?"

"Nolan has come back empty-handed and owes Leo a movie. This blond kid still hasn't learned his lesson!"

On the way back to the hotel, Nolan couldn’t help but asked curiously: “Leon, did you do that on purpose at the premiere just now?”

Leon lazily leaned back in the leather chair and closed his eyes and said, “Of course.”

"The selection is a two-way process. The director is selecting the actors, and the actors are also screening the scripts and directors."

"Li is a smart man. He probably figured out what I meant."

Li Chen did understand Leon's implication, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn't seem to be at a disadvantage.

Han Sanping, Ren Zhonglun and others were all smiling.

The texture and story of "Inception" are more interesting and worth watching than "Passengers".

"Li Chen, this drama will probably become a favorite of young people." Ren Zhonglun blurted out.

Li Chen nodded and said, "Director Ren has good judgment. The target audience of this play is young people aged 18 to 34."

“They are also the group of moviegoers with the greatest spending power and desire.”

Han Sanping nodded repeatedly with bright eyes: "I have no problem watching Inception, but I haven't watched Earthquake yet, but it doesn't matter."

Li Chen said conservatively: "Who will win will be decided this month."

"Boss Ye, please don't let your theater chain fail to handle the pressure! Everything depends on the box office!"

Ye Ning understood what Li Chen meant.

In front of several producers, he immediately patted his chest and guaranteed: "As long as the box office does not drop, Director Li and several CEOs can rest assured."

“The screening rate will definitely not be lower than that of “Earthquake”!”

Li Chen nodded in satisfaction, without even looking at anyone else: "That's good."

Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun both glanced at Li Chen.

I know that Li Chen's words are also directed at their Central Film and Shanghai Film.

Wang Zhonglei was waiting for Yao Chen's call at home.

"How about it?"

Yao Chen pouted: "How should I put it? Anyway, I don't really like watching it. It's too taxing."

"But the special effects are really stunning, with a Hollywood feel."

"I also ran into Mr. Li and Qiao Qiao."

Wang Zhonglei seemed not to hear: "You are here with bad intentions!"

After hanging up the phone with Yao Chen, Wang Zhonglei was upset.

As expected, "Passengers" has been postponed, and "Inception" is coming back with great momentum. What was originally a monopoly on the schedule is now divided among three parties!
Wang Zhonglei really wants to act on impulse and get a few more movies into the National Day schedule to compete with "Charlotte".

But just think about it.

Huayi is a listed company. It would be a joke for them to suffer losses of one thousand yuan and injure eight hundred enemies.

Huang Xiaoming is really pitiful. "A Chinese Odyssey 2" failed as expected, and both Stephen Chow and his fans suffered a heavy blow.

Sina Entertainment News

"Yesterday, 'Flirting Scholar 2' released its first-week box office, saying that despite the World Cup's diversion of the main audience and the popularity of 'Passengers', the film still achieved a box office of 1600 million yuan."

"In addition, the old version of 'Flirting Scholar' also contributed a lot to the box office. Many viewers said that they went to the cinema just for the name of this classic work."

"Zhou Xingchi, the actor who played the classic Tang Bohu, recently responded to the media that he did not watch "Tang Bohu 2" and jokingly said that he thought it was a cartoon."

"Many viewers said that although Huang Xiaoming's performance was mediocre, he had improved a lot compared to The Deer and the Cauldron."

Pre-sale for Inception has already started.

Whether in North America or in China, there seems to be a trend of explosion.

The first-day pre-sale box office in North America alone has exceeded 2500 million US dollars, and the domestic box office has also responded well.

Although it is not as high as "Passengers", it is on par with "Avatar" and reached 3300 million RMB.

Han Sanping and Ren Zhonglun, two CEOs of state-owned enterprises, just wanted to hug Li Chen and kiss him.

Damn Zhao Gongming is not as lucky as Leo!
Judging from this dream start, it's probably going to be another 600 million blockbuster.

Ren Zhonglun secretly warned himself that since he had invited the God of Wealth, he would never let go!

(End of this chapter)