Chapter 501 How Crystal plays Flora

Shancheng Morning News

"On the evening of the 6th, Jiang Wen's new film "Let the Bullets Fly" held its world premiere at the Beijing Olympic Sports Center Stadium."

"The film was shown for the first time in front of thousands of guests and audiences. During the two-hour screening, there were about 10 rounds of applause and at least 20 rounds of laughter from the large audience."

"In several scenes, such as 'Zhang Muzhi's fake death', 'The Three Heroes at the Hongmen Feast' and 'Fighting on a Rainy Night', the audience spontaneously applauded for the wonderful plots and dialogues."

"After the screening, there was a long queue in front of the toilet, which really confirmed the previous saying that there is no peeing point."

Sina Entertainment News

"The Hong Kong police and gangster film "Cold War" starring Andy Lau, Peter Leung, Qin Hailu, Tang Wei, and Li Zhiting will be released on December 12."

"Recently, Rongchen Pictures released a 90-second final trailer, showing the film's storyline and character relationships."

"Director Liu Weiqiang said that "Cold War" is a "high quality", "high IQ" and "high standard" carefully crafted "three highs" police and gangster film, no less than "Wushuang"!"

Xinmin Evening News

"The Lunar New Year film If You Are the One 2 will be released on December 12, the same day as Cold War."

"Yesterday, the crew announced a "love column" opened by the film's main creative staff. Director Feng Xiaogang and leading actors Ge You, Shu Qi, Sun Honglei, Yao Chen, etc. explained their respective views on love and marriage to the audience through behind-the-scenes footage."

The three domestic Lunar New Year blockbusters are in a fierce battle, each with its own unique approach.

Especially Jiang Wen's "Bullet", the lines in it can be described in one sentence: very pornographic and violent.

The scenes of touching breasts and exposing nipples are unprecedented.

The scene in the just released "Charlotte" where the teacher is beaten is nothing compared to this.

It can only be said to be a miracle that "Bullet" was able to pass the review.

Li Chen could imagine that after its release, "Bullet" would inevitably be criticized by many.

Many people in the circle lamented that this is the treatment of a big director.

There was "Charlotte" before and "Bullets Fly" after.
If it was an unknown small company or director, the script would have been killed long ago.

Li Chen also met Nolan in the United States.

Nolan's brother started writing "Interstellar" in 07, and the script was completed in three years.

Nolan hopes to fulfill his promise to Li Chen as soon as possible.

Otherwise, there may not be any schedule in the next few years.

Li Chen asked Nolan to direct "Barbie", and Nolan agreed after only a few seconds of hesitation.

Although the subject matter is not his forte, he likes to challenge new things the most.

After discussing the main business, Li Chen asked about "Interstellar".

Currently, this "Interstellar" is still called "Flora's Letters".

"Nolan, I heard that your old company Legend and Warner Bros. have parted ways? Then can Chi You get involved in the investment of Flora's Letter?"

"I know your film has no shortage of investment."

Nolan smiled bitterly and said, "Li, you really gave me a difficult problem."

Li Chen didn't ask him to shoot "Barbie" for free just now. He had promised Li Chen in the bet that if "Batman" exceeded 500 million US dollars, he would help Li Chen shoot a movie for free.

Now Li Chen has agreed to give him a film salary of 2000 million US dollars, which is equivalent to giving him million US dollars.

It would be hard for him to refuse the proposal of investing in "Flora's Letter" now.

In fact, he has no say in the matter.

"Li, since you've spoken, let me give you a suggestion. Warner is a shareholder of Chiyou. As long as Warner has no objection, I certainly have no objection."

Li Chen nodded: "That makes sense. I'll ask Tim to communicate with Warner's people. I believe they won't refuse."

"Nolan, I just got married. As a friend, you should show some appreciation, right?"

Nolan smiled and said, "Of course, I have already prepared gifts for you and Crystal."

"You didn't understand what I meant. What do you think of Crystal playing Flora in "A Letter to Flora"?"

Nolan was stunned for a moment before he burst into laughter: "Li, you are too greedy."

"Well, as long as you can convince Warner to get a share, then I, as a director, cannot refuse the producer's request."

Li Chen nodded, very satisfied with Nolan's attitude.

The play will take at least two to three years to prepare, by which time his and Miss Liu's children will be able to walk.

Today, after starring in three major dramas, "Thieves", "The Forbidden Kingdom" and "Inception", Ms. Liu's salary is now the same as Zhang Ziyi's, 500 million US dollars.

I believe that once "The Hunger Games" is released next year, the price will rise further.

Li Chen gave Tim some instructions and asked him to talk to Warner, the more shares the better.

Warner Bros. has made a lot of money from me in the past two years. They will definitely not become estranged from me just because of a movie.

What's more, Warner is also a major shareholder of Chiyou, so whoever invests in it will make a difference.

Li Chen returned to China and continued to film "The Invisible Guest" intensively. Wang Xueqi, Huang Xiaoming and Li Qiaoqiao all felt a little unnatural when they saw Li Chen again.

"What's wrong? You don't recognize me after just one week of not seeing me?" Li Chen said with a smile.

The three of them laughed, and Wang Xueqi said with a smile: "Everyone knew you were a rich man before, but no one knew how rich you were."

"Now at least we know the approximate amount, 200 billion. Wow, I can't imagine how much it is." Wang Xueqi exclaimed.

Li Qiaoqiao also laughed and said, "Teacher Wang is absolutely right. Director Li, let me gossip a little. I'm afraid your net worth is more than 200 billion, right?"

Huang Xiaoming also said: "Let's not ask anymore. I really want to be hit."

At this time, Li Chen couldn't help but pretend to be cool. He shook his head and smiled, "I don't have any concept of money now. It's good enough as long as I have enough to spend."

This sentence left the three people speechless.

Is it enough for you to spend your money? Then we will become beggars.

"The Orphan of Zhao" has been released for four days, but the box office has not yet exceeded 100 million yuan.

The reputation of the film also has many flaws, and the most criticized thing is that it starts off well but ends badly.

Originally, its box office in the first week was overshadowed by Ben Shan's "Big Laugh", but then a video revealed that "Orphan" stole the box office of "Big Laugh".

Director Chen suffered serious internal injuries this time.

"Hong, they're going too far!"

"It's fine if the box office isn't good, but they also say that Orphan is only half a good movie!"

“Now they are saying that Orphan stole the box office revenue from a farce starring a bunch of crosstalk actors!”

"This is an insult, the greatest insult to me!"

"How did I, the dignified Palme d'Or winner, fall to the level of a petty thief?"

Chen Hong felt tired, as the saying goes, the first effort will weaken the second and eventually lead to exhaustion.

After experiencing the baptism of "The Promise", "Mei Lanfang" and "Orphan", Chen Hong really saw the reality clearly.

As a husband, I'm afraid he will have no chance of box office success.

That's why she comforted her old baby at the premiere and told him to just do his best.

"Okay, okay, then let's take legal action to protect our rights. Don't be angry." Chen Hong said gently.

Chen Kaige's chest was heaving. Among the main actors, only Fan Qiaoqiao and the young actor who played the orphan were left to accompany him on roadshows these days.

It made him feel even more desolate.

What Li Chen didn't expect was that those who wanted to invest in "The Flowers of War" were not only from the film and television industry, but also from the financial industry.

It seems that Zhang Yimou's business card is really a hit.

Yang Siwei reported to Li Chen and finally finalized thirteen investors, which corresponded exactly to the Thirteen Women.

Bona, Xiaoma, Huayi and Yinghuang account for the majority, followed by China Film and Shanghai Film.

Wang Zhonglei always had a vague feeling of uneasiness.

Rongchen Pictures actually allowed Huayi to invest in Zhang Yimou.

"Brother, this isn't a scam, is it?"

"What kind of fraud could it be? The Thirteen Companies also include Rongchen Pictures. Who are they trying to deceive with clear evidence in black and white?"

"Li Chen is now after fame. He wants to make money for everyone, and he immediately surpasses Zhang Weiping who eats alone."

"Besides, he is not short of money now."

Wang Zhongjun's analysis was very logical, which made Wang Zhonglei feel relieved.

"In that case, there is no need for us to continue fighting him."

"At the premiere of Cold War, we brothers should be generous and go to support Andy and him."

The selection of the male lead for "The Flowers of War" has attracted much attention from the outside world.

Various speculations were flying around on the Internet, including one saying it was Leonardo's.

Zhang Yimou found Li Chen. In fact, Nolan had already told Li Chen without Zhang Yimou saying anything.

Zhang Yimou decided on Batman early on.

Earlier, Zhang Weiping wanted to find Leonardo, but when he heard Leon's bargain price, he immediately wanted to jump off the building.

At that time, Er Zhang was very envious of Li Chen's wealth, so he invited Leon to act in "Inception" and promised to give Leon a share of the profits.

(End of this chapter)