Chapter 506 Both Finalists
After Christmas, "The Lost Tomb: Part One" was released, grossing 3.95 million yuan and a total global box office of 9500 million US dollars.

"The Orphan of Zhao" also exhausted its potential and was abandoned by theaters along with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

The former was 1.85 million and the latter was 1.52 million, and both film producers expressed satisfaction.

In particular, the producers of "The Orphan of Zhao" claimed that the box office of 1.85 million yuan was already profitable.

Li Chen also couldn't understand how the 1.85 million yuan was profitable.

Chen Kaige spent 4000 million just to build the Zhao Orphan City, not to mention other things.

The point is that Chen Kaige still hasn't entered the 2 million club, and he is the only one among the big directors.

Two hundred million is a thing of the past for Li Chen and Zhang Yimou, but Chen Kaige has been working hard for three years, but he just can't get over this hurdle.

When facing the students from Peking University, Director Chen still looks like Popeye with his head held high and his chest puffed out.

Faced with doubts about the box office, Director Chen cleverly revealed his next film without making a fuss to divert the attention of students and the media.

"I am very satisfied with the box office of Zhao Gu, because getting the highest box office is not my goal. It is important for investors to get their money back."

"As for the rumors that I will be filming a sequel to Zhao Gu, those are all false rumors. Next I want to make a film with a modern theme."

Look, this is Director Chen, always the most decent one.

Even if the box office was crushed, when I put on a suit I turned back into the arrogant Chen Kaige.

The reason we say “box office is not the goal” is because the goal is too difficult to achieve.

The competition in the first half of the Lunar New Year holiday has gradually come to an end, and the second half has just begun.

Sina Entertainment News

"The annual Chinese Kung Fu blockbuster "New Shaolin Temple" held a trailer release conference in Beijing today. Lead actors Cheng Long, Fan Qiaoqiao and director Chen Musheng attended the event to promote the film."

"This film is the second collaboration between Cheng Long and Fan Qiaoqiao, and their interaction on that day also showed the tacit understanding between the two."

"Chenglong even revealed the "unknown" feminine side of Fan Qiaoqiao, and jokingly said that I am the only one who can control Qiaoqiao."

Beijing News
"The romantic science fiction film "Time Traveler", produced by Rongchen Pictures, directed by Xue Xiaolu, and starring Zhou Xun, Chen Daoming, Tang Yan, and Deng Chao, released its first Valentine's Day poster today."

"Rongchen Films titled "Time Traveler" as "a romantic love movie that must be seen on the Chinese Valentine's Day", and the leading actors such as Deng Chao, Chen Daoming, Zhou Xun, and Tang Yan also praised "Time Traveler" as a rare love masterpiece on Weibo."

Guangzhou Daily News

"The Best Wedding Thing" released a New Year special, Koo Tim-lok appeared in a girl costume."

Beijing Daily News

"The trailer for "I Know Women's Heart" is released, and Liu Dehua plays a woman PK Gong Li."

"Bona successfully landed on Nasdaq. Gongli and Liu Dehua starred in "I Know Women's Heart", a remake of the Hollywood blockbuster "Men Are 100%", which helped Bona's listing and will be released during the Spring Festival next month."

Southern Weekend report
"The film "Love to the End", directed by Zhang Yibai and starring Li Yapeng and Xu Jinglei, will be released on Valentine's Day, the same day as "Time Traveler".

Every year’s schedule begins with the Spring Festival and ends with the Lunar New Year, but in fact they are connected.

This year's Spring Festival box office is not much different from the fierce competition during the Lunar New Year box office.

In particular, the movie version of "Love Will Always Be My Love" starring Xu Jinglei and Li Yapeng is a strong rival of "Time Traveler".

Twelve years have passed since the TV series "Love Will Never Die" was adapted into a movie, with the original cast still there.

The film company will release the theme song "Because of Love" sung by the princess and the interlude "Waiting for You to Love Me" covered by Chen Yixun next month. Once these two singles are released, "Will Love" will surely make a name for itself.

In addition to his sentimentality, there are too many uncertainties regarding Xu Jinglei's personal influence.

The sudden release date of "Love Will Last" really caught Li Chen off guard.

But if it were him, he would also schedule "Love" on Valentine's Day.

Li Chen is not the kind of person who sits and waits for death.

As for Andy Lau and Gong Li's "I Know Women's Heart" and Hong Kong's "The Wedding Banquet", Li Chen didn't take them seriously.

When Liu Dehua accepted a role, Li Chen suspected that he never read the script and was fine as long as the actor was suitable.

Gong Li's popularity has been declining since Zhang Weiping exposed the scandals surrounding her role in "Curse of the Golden Flower".

After becoming a Singaporean, things dropped to freezing point again.

What's more, Gong Li had never been a box office drag in her heyday, and it would be even more unreasonable for her to act in a romance film with Liu Dehua, a superstar who was known as box office poison.

Among the three companies, Bona, China Film and Paramount, it would be fine if it was just Bona, but they found two big names to help Bona land on NASDAQ.

Yu Dong also took care of his lover. Paramount seemed to have a special liking for Gong Li.

As for Lao Han, he basically invests on looks. The faces of Liu Dehua and Gong Li are enough to impress Han Sanping.

Li Chen finally finished editing "The Invisible Guest" on the last day of the month.

The bureau knew that Li Chen's play would not be handed over to the film selectors in Berlin until it was approved by the bureau.

Tong Gang had just given the order, and the efficiency was surprisingly high. On the third day after New Year's Day, Han Saping notified Li Chen.

The film selectors in Berlin were already impatient, but when they met Li Chen, they didn't expect a buy one get one free deal, so Li Chen added another movie on the spur of the moment.

"Director Li, you know that because you are directing The Invisible Guest yourself, we are giving you some convenience."

"But this film, Time Traveler, is not within this scope."

Li Chen nodded and smiled, "I know, you don't need to explain, just send it up first. Even if it doesn't make it into the competition unit, I will hold the world premiere of this play in Berlin."

"I've called your chairman."

"In that case, there is no problem."

Only Xue Xiaolu and Han Sanping and a few others knew that "Time Traveler" had registered for the Berlin Film Festival.

Although the Berlin Film Festival favors realistic themes, this film is extraordinary in its ordinary aspects, and may be unexpectedly shortlisted.

Even if it fails to be shortlisted, participating in the Berlin Film Festival can add a layer of halo to the film, which will only be good for the box office.

"Dream of Splendor" was broadcast for more than twenty days and ended on New Year's Day.

With an average viewership of 4.1%, it undisputedly won the 2010 ratings championship.

The total box office of Rongchen Pictures in 2010 exceeded 20 billion, accounting for 2010% of the national total box office in 24, and all the employees were beaming with joy.

Everyone is discussing what this year's year-end benefits will be and how the annual meeting will be held.

Just a few days after New Year’s Day, a little-known actress in the circle, Sun Feifei, revealed on Weibo through a friend that she was beaten on the set.

"Sun Feifei suffered a concussion after being beaten by the crew" instantly became a hot topic.

For a time, "Blood Romance" and the name of Sun Feifei became known to everyone.

Li Chen also took a special look at the Weibo post posted by the whistleblower. The incident happened on the 23rd of last month, but it was only revealed half a month later and it caused quite a stir.

This reminded Li Chen of Yangzi’s bold moves in later generations.

What Li Chen didn't know was that Yangzi's subsequent actions against Yin Xiaotian were the skills he learned from the Sun Feifei incident.

"I didn't know that hype could be done this way. I've learned something new." Yoko felt that the crew of "Blood Romance" had opened a window for her.

The secretary shuddered unconsciously as he looked at the boss's evil smile, wondering who had suffered a concussion.

Berlin
After receiving the two films sent by Li Chen, Dieter Kosslick did not delay any longer and immediately organized a group of judges to watch the films.

There is nothing much to say about the nomination of "The Invisible Guest". This is the treatment for a great director.

Just like last year's "Three Guns", no matter how bad it is, as long as it has the three words "Zhang Yimou" attached to it, it will be a pass to the main competition unit.

But "Time Traveler" also received unanimous recognition from the judges present, which was a bit beyond Dieter Kosslick's expectations.

"This play begins with love, but is more than just love. It is a rare masterpiece and I give it 8 points. Director Li Chen is worthy of being a gold medal screenwriter." A judge from New Zealand commented.

"I give it 8.5 points. Although this movie is not as unforgettable as Titanic, it perfectly interprets the beauty and happiness of life in an ordinary way."

Several judges expressed their opinions one after another, and all of them believed that it was completely worthy of being shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Better than those cartoons that are just there to make up the numbers.

Dieter Kosslick felt extremely strange in his heart. He thought that this "Time Traveler" was a buy-one-get-one-free companion.

Unexpectedly, it and "The Invisible Guest" both became the main characters.

No wonder Venice and Cannes have repeatedly invited this young and magical Chinese director.

Zhou Xun and Tang Yan have been with director Xue Xiaolu every day these days, and they always feel that Director Xue is worried about something.

Little did she know that Xue Xiaolu was also worried whether "Time Traveler" could be shortlisted for Berlin.

She knew that if she was shortlisted, it would definitely cause a sensation.

Because no one knew, Li Chen selected two plays to send to Berlin.

(End of this chapter)