Chapter 526 It’s You
The green lawn is like a natural carpet, giving people a very comfortable and cozy feeling.

In the pavilion on the lawn, Li Chen supported Miss Liu and Zhang Manyu as they sat and chatted leisurely.

Li Chen’s warm hospitality made Zhang Manyu not know how to start.

It's okay if it's just Zhen Zi Dan, Wang Jiawei can be said to be very kind to me.

He transformed himself from a vase in the eyes of everyone to the God of Man today.

But Li Chen was also very kind to himself. Not only did he achieve his own Grand Slam, he also wrote a song for himself.

Nowadays, all Hong Kong filmmakers understand that the future lies in the mainland.

Directors with ideas all go north to choose partners.

"No Longer Alone", which was released in advance these two days, is Liu Weiqiang's transformation work.

However, the box office performance after its release was hard to describe, with only 700 million in the first week.

This made the lead actor Shu Qi express his sadness on Weibo, lamenting that his efforts were not rewarded.

The screening rate did not receive support from theaters. After all, Liu Weiqiang is not Feng Xiaogang.

Li Chen was quite surprised to hear Zhang Manyu mentioned "Kowloon Walled City".

This is a completely man's play, and Zhang Manyu is definitely not asking for herself.

"Sister Yu, do you have anyone to recommend?" Li Chen did not say whether the role had been confirmed or not.

If the person recommended by Zhang Manyu is suitable, then it doesn't matter if I do Zhang Manyu a favor.

Zhang Manyu smiled and smoothed the short hair beside her ears: "No, it's just that Zhen Zidan called me and told me about this two days ago."

"He knew that you and I had a good relationship, so he came to me."

"But there are rumors outside that you don't seem to have a good impression of him. You don't have to consider me. I just brought a message, but I didn't promise him anything." Zhang Manyu spread her hands and smiled.

Liu Yifei, who was standing by, glanced at her husband and did not say anything.

Of course she knew what her husband was thinking.

My husband is the kind of person who has a clear distinction between love and hate. If he doesn't like someone, he won't bother with them from beginning to end.

Like Hong Kong Island’s Makoto Dan, Huang Qiu Sheng and so on.

Even though Huang Qiu Sheng is Zhou Jie Lun's godfather, her husband still does what he wants.

Li Chen nodded, suddenly realizing that he was quite surprised that Zhen Zidan could find Zhang Manyu.

But apart from Zhang Manyu, it seems that his circle has nothing to do with himself.

"Sister Yu, forget about him. Among those people in the Hong Kong circle, I only like Brother Hua."

"Of course, you are not included. I am also a loyal fan of Manshen." Li Chen joked with a smile, which was regarded as a rejection of Zhenzidan.

There are many people in the mainland who can fight, but they just lack a platform.

Like Wu Yue and Wang Baoqiang who have a background in Kung Fu.

Even if he doesn't have kung fu skills, isn't he still a tough guy?

Zhang Manyu didn't worry about it, she didn't have much hope in the first place.

Li Chen’s previous statement on the dispute between Zhen Zidan and Zhou Yang was already very intriguing.

The few of them started talking about other topics, and Li Chen asked Zhang Manyu when she planned to release the single.

Zhang Manyu joked that she would announce it when they broke up.

Liu Yifei admires Zhang Manyu's state very much. She always feels that this sister and Zhou Gongzi have a very free and easy attitude towards love.

Changing boyfriends is like changing clothes, if you are compatible, stay together; if not, break up.

The topic changed, and Zhang Manyu mentioned "Ghost Blowing Out the Light" again. Li Chen looked at Zhang Manyu suspiciously and said with a smile: "Sister Yu, you are not speaking for Zhen Zidan this time, are you?"

Zhang Manyu raised her head and laughed: "I can't hide anything from you."

"It's not Zhen Zidan, it's Wang Jiawei!"

"The King of Sunglasses?" Li Chen was secretly shocked.

"Wang Jiawei? Why? Isn't he also planning to make Ghost Blows Out the Light like Du Qifeng?"

After hearing what Li Chen said, Zhang Manyu understood what was going on.

It seems that Li Chen will not give up, come to think of it.

It is obviously a big IP that can make money. Li Chen has no shortage of money, people or resources, so why should he give it to others?

However, Li Chen changed the subject and said, "If Wang Jiawei wants to shoot a Ghost Blows Out the Light series, it is not impossible."

Zhang Manyu didn't expect the situation to take a turn for the better, and Li Chen was relieved again.

"How do you say this?"

"Simple, he joined Rongchen Pictures and became a contracted director of Rongchen Pictures, just like Zhang Yimou."

"I asked Yang Siwei to tell Du Qifeng the same thing."

"If they are not my own people, why should I give them money? Don't you think so, Sister Yu?"

Li Chen's wild idea surprised Zhang Manyu and Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei glanced at her husband. She had never expected that he would have such a creative mind and would quietly recruit these two influential directors from Hong Kong.

It was Zhang Manyu who was considering the possibility of Li Chen's words.

With the example of Zhang Yimou, Li Chen did not interfere with the creation, but also strongly supported the works of these great directors' own studios.

It can be said to be a win-win situation for both parties.

After a while, Zhang Manyu smiled and said, "I will tell Wang Jiawei what you said, but if Wang Jiawei and Du Qifeng both join you."

"Then you are probably the uncrowned king of our circle!"

Li Chen scoffed at Zhang Manyu's joke. Even without these two people, he still had a lofty status in the circle.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the entertainment industry did look at Hong Kong and Taiwan.

But since he suddenly appeared, he promoted Ning Hao, Lu Yang, Wuershan, Xu Zheng and others.

The domestic market has long been an era where mainland directors have flourished.

On the other hand, people in the Hong Kong circle are also embracing the mainland and seeking strong alliances.

When it comes to finding a wife, they all set their sights on the young actresses in the mainland.

Who isn’t afraid of another guy from Guanxi coming to repair his phone?

In the past two days, when attending an event, Guanxi Ge quite casually admitted that he took a photo with Baizhi on the plane.

However, the woman strongly denied on Weibo that the two met on the same plane.

This caused the matter to become a Rashomon for a while, and made the three parties involved the focus of public opinion again.

Yang Mi’s idol chose to remain silent and not respond.

Sun Li often comes to visit Liu Yifei during this period for no other reason.

Sun Li is also pregnant, but her pregnancy is not obvious yet.

But the secret marriage can no longer be hidden.

The two plan to hold their wedding in Shanghai on June 6.

Deng Chao invited Li Chen to be the witness.

Li Chen was about to attend the Magnolia and Shanghai Film Festivals.

The two girls got together and talked happily, and agreed that if Sun Li was pregnant with a girl, they would arrange a marriage for the baby.

Li Chen also found it funny when he heard this. It seemed that Deng Chao really had both a son and a daughter.

I just don't know if they are brother and sister or siblings.

"Pirates of the Caribbean 4" was released on the 20th with great momentum.

North America won the championship, the mainland box office exceeded 2 million in three days, Hong Kong and Taiwan continued to win, and swept South Korea and Japan. Disney is in great glory, and at the end of the month, they will have "Kung Fu Panda " which they snatched from DreamWorks to be released.

Chi You also accounts for 10% of this play.

This was the consensus reached between Robert and Li Chen when he came to Beijing.

Otherwise, the image rights of Kung Fu Panda are in the hands of Chi You. Without Chi You's approval, neither DreamWorks nor Disney can start the "Kung Fu Panda" project.

Imported films are very powerful, while domestic films are wailing everywhere.

Less than half a month after the release of the two art films by Gu Changwei and Liu Weiqiang, they received their lunch boxes in advance.

The former's "The Most Beloved" grossed 4200 million, which is quite amazing compared to Gu Changwei's "Beginning of Spring" three years ago, which only had a first-week box office of 100 million.

The latter's "Lonely" was a bit shabby, and the total box office of 1700 million made Miss Big Mouth Shu Qi completely silent.

However, the male lead Liu Ye is still active and has taken part in Lu Chuan's "The Banquet" which is said to be about to start filming!
This "The Banquet" gave Lu Chuan another nickname: Lu Manman
It was said that filming would start in early March, and it’s already the end of May and it’s still about to start.

At the end of the month, the last of the four Hollywood films, "Kung Fu Panda 2", once again attracted attention in the industry.

The box office on the first day was 6000 million, and it exceeded million in two days, breaking the first-day box office record, and also reduced the fastest speed of exceeding million in three days to two days.

There was a lot of discussion online.

"When will Leo's Panda Universe start filming and when will "Chinese Po" be born?"

"1.2 million in two days, second only to Passengers. Disney chose to release it in mainland China on Saturday and Sunday just to break the record!"

"This South Korean director is really good at pleasing Chinese audiences. Many scenes seem familiar!"

"That's right! The kick that Po used to step on the wolf in the opening fight is almost exactly the same as Stephen Chow's trick in Kung Fu Hustle!"

"In the final battle, Po used Tai Chi's powerful moves to defeat Lord Shen, which was very similar to Xiaoyanzi's Tai Chi palm defense in Shaolin Soccer."

“The dragon dance scene reminded me of Once Upon a Time in China II!”

Even Han Sanping called.

"How's the progress of your cartoon?" Seeing that Disney's cartoons were making a lot of money in China, Han Saping felt uncomfortable.

I don’t know if Li Chen’s two animations can be as successful as “Kung Fu Panda”. Even if they can’t become popular all over the world, they can at least hold up a good reputation in their own territory.

"Director Han, it often takes several years for Disney's cartoons to be released from project establishment. We started late, so we can't be impatient if we want quality."

"Don't I understand this truth? I just watched the Americans rampage in my country. How can I, the head of China Film Group, put my reputation aside?"

There was no domestic film that could hold up the stage in May, which caused Han Sanping to receive a lot of criticism.

Both the gossip in the circle and the pressure in the bureau made Han Saping very irritated.

"Don't worry, Mr. Han, we will be able to catch up sooner or later."

"Think about when you and I first met, could you have imagined that a few years later, the domestic box office would exceed 10 billion?"

"That's right. You are my benefactor!"

"No, Mr. Han, I'm not worthy of it!"

Han Saping thought to himself, you're a smart boy.

As Bai Yulan and Deng Chao's wedding approaches, Li Chen prepares to leave for Shanghai.

Miss Liu was somewhat reluctant to leave, so two days ago Li Chen recorded a VCR for her as a monologue for her absence from the Magnolia Awards.

In fact, she really wants to participate in this year's Magnolia Awards.

She was not stupid, although she had no idea what her husband had done.

But the fact that my husband can attend the Magnolia Festival is itself a hint.

Given my husband's personality, if he wasn't sure of winning an award, he would definitely not attend domestic film and television festivals.

What's more, my husband has even thought of a nickname for the child.

Compared to Li Xin, Xiao Wuxia is indeed more impressive.

"Be good, you and mom can watch the live broadcast at home, but I don't recommend it. I'm afraid you might get a miscarriage if you're too nervous."

"I'll give you a hint. You don't have to be so nervous."

"Our son's nickname is destined to be Wuxia." Li Chen said with a smile while holding Miss Liu's hands.

Miss Liu naturally understood what this meant.

Miss Liu pouted and gave her husband a blank look, feeling that the award was a bit undeserved.

Among the shortlisted candidates, Deng Cuiwen and Chen Shu are both talented.

She, Yang Mi and Wang Luodan tend to be idols.

Compared with Wang Luodan's Du Lala and Yang Mi's Qingchuan, she is somewhat confident.

But compared with veteran actresses like Deng Cuiwen and Chen Shuo who have experience, age and acting skills, she knows herself well.

The couple had a tacit understanding. Just by looking at Miss Liu's expression, Li Chen knew what she was thinking.

Li Chen scratched Miss Liu's pretty nose and said with a smile, "Don't think too much."

"Tie Lihua and Zheng Jiumei can't play the role of Zhao Pan'er, but Zhao Pan'er will be able to play a role like Tie Lihua and Zheng Jiumei sooner or later."

"Besides, so many audiences in Southeast Asia recognize your acting skills in Dream of Red Mansions."

"The Dream of Hualu has been singled out for praise by official media and the General Administration several times, and has extremely high ratings and cultural output."

"This Magnolia Award for Best Actress must be you!"

Miss Liu's heart gradually brightened up after hearing Li Chen's words. She grabbed Li Chen's hands and smiled sweetly: "I know that without you, I might be just like Yang Mi, a popular idol."

"What are you talking about! We are husband and wife, do we need to be so formal?"

"Besides, you have my child in your belly. If I don't support you, who else can I support?" Li Chen smiled and hugged Miss Liu tightly in his arms.

When a woman is pregnant, she tends to feel sad and lament about life.

Miss Liu reluctantly sent Li Chen to the car. Li Chen looked back while sitting in the car.

Miss Liu was standing at the door and hadn't come into the house yet. This scene made Li Chen's heart beat fast.

He knew that he would never forget this scene in his life.

When we arrived in Shanghai, Yang Mi and Yang Siwei came to pick us up at the airport.

Tomorrow is Deng Chao’s big day.

Yang Mi had just finished filming her scenes for "The Feast at Hongmen" two days ago.

I rushed to Shanghai to attend Deng Chao's wedding and to attend the Magnolia Awards.

Deng Chao did not invite the media because he did not want to create a farce like the "big and small love" wedding a while ago.

Apart from the Running Man team, Rongchen Pictures artists, and Sun Li's friends, no one else was invited.

Yang Mi seemed a little strange when she saw Li Chen.

"What's wrong with her? What did she do wrong?" After getting in the car, Li Chen glanced at Yang Mi, but asked Yang Siwei.

Yang Siwei laughed and said, "She was really crazy before, always supporting her idol Xie Tingfeng in front of the boss and us."

"She also swore that Xie Tingfeng would never divorce."

"Oh, stop talking. I know I was wrong. I was wrong, senior. I take back what I said before." Yang Mi quickly covered Yang Siwei's mouth to stop her from continuing.

Li Chen didn't care, instead he teased: "Mi Mi, Xie Tingfeng is gone, your chance has come."

"Now you are also a popular first-line actress in the mainland, no worse than Wang Fei and Zhang Bai."

Yang Mi's heart was pounding. She didn't expect that the senior would reveal her deepest thoughts in just one sentence.

"Senior, what nonsense are you talking about! He and I haven't been in touch since the last Eastern Festival!"

Yang Siwei smiled without saying anything, and looked at Yang Mi with an embarrassed face.

Li Chen looked out the window and said no more.

(End of this chapter)