Chapter 527 Looking Back
When they arrived at the LaCrosse Hotel, the two newlyweds, Deng Chao and Sun Li, appeared in front of Li Chen in high spirits.

"Congratulations, groom, you have married a good wife." Li Chen joked with Deng Chao and Sun Li with a smile.

This guy just got married and became a father. He is in high spirits, with shiny hair and a rosy face.

Deng Chao laughed loudly, but Sun Li blushed: "Boss, you can't be partial to one and ignore the other."

"I remember that when Zhang Jin got married, you gave him a copy of Ip Man. After all, I am yours!" Deng Chao made a chilling gesture in a coquettish manner, making Yang Siwei, Yang Mi and others laugh.

Li Chen sneered and shook his head slightly.

Yang Siwei continued with a smile, "How could the boss mistreat his own people?"

"The leading role of 'Kowloon Walled City' is yours!"

Sun Li nudged Deng Chao's head affectionately and said with a smile, "I said Director Li wouldn't treat you unfairly! Wasn't I right?"

Deng Chao's eyes lit up: "Boss, Chen Luojun is mine?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "If you don't want it, I'll give it to Xiaozhu!"

"I want it, I want it! Thank you, boss!" Deng Chao quickly thanked with a smile.

"Thank you, Director Li." Sun Li also quickly expressed her gratitude.

"What are you thanking me for? I wish you a long and sweet life in advance."

Hearing Li Chen's double entendre on "Sweet Honey", Deng Chao and Sun Li looked at each other and were about to thank him again, but Li Chen interrupted them with a wave of his hand.

This gift was indeed very valuable, and Deng Chao was extremely grateful that the boss was very kind to them.

I remember all the Deng Chao in my heart.

Lili's "Empresses in the Palace" is the most expensive drama she has filmed since she entered the industry.

"The Besieged Dragon" is also a series, although I don't know if it can be filmed into four parts like "Ip Man".

But as long as the box office is good, the company will definitely make a sequel.

The next day, Li Chen attended Deng Chao's wedding at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel and prepared to return to LaCrosse.

Many celebrities from inside and outside the circle came to the wedding, and Li Chen didn't want to steal the show.

Just now he announced publicly that "The Besieged City of Kowloon" was a gift from the company to Deng Chao, which caused quite a stir.

Wang Baoqiang was also happy for his good brother. Although Director Li did not announce that he would play Wang Jiu, he obviously took into account that today was a good day for Deng Chao.

People in the circle are not stupid. Director Li has rarely appeared in public recently. This kind of opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a star.

Even if you don't get the role, it's good to be familiar to the public.

Not to mention familiar faces like Zhao Benshan, Li Qiaoqiao, Zhang Jie and the Running Man team.

Stars like Gao Yuanyuan, He Rundong, Sha Yi, etc. who have their own ideas or not rarely see Li Chen.

Zhou Xun also didn't like too much noise, so as soon as the wedding was over, she saw Director Li was about to leave and quickly chased after him.

Just as Deng Chao and Sun Li were about to send Li Chen to the car, Zhou Xun suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Director Li, do you mind giving me a ride?" Zhou Xun said with a mischievous smile.

"Brother Xun, why are you in such a hurry to leave? I haven't had a few drinks with you yet!" Deng Chao quickly pulled Zhou Xun and stopped her from leaving.

Sun Li also tried to persuade him to stay, but Li Chen just looked at Zhou Xun, smiled and said nothing.

Zhou Xun quickly pushed Deng's notes aside and blinked, "You can't drink when you want to drink. I'm going to get you drunk, and the bride won't be happy!"

This one sentence made Sun Li blush. Three months had passed, so she naturally would not delay her work.

Deng Chao was speechless and didn't know what to say.

After seeing them off, the couple chatted, "Brother Xun, do you have anything to say to Director Li?"

"You felt it too?" Deng Chao said with a smile.

Zhou Xun did have some things to make clear to Li Chen.

Several of the dramas she took on this year were related to Ying Huang, so of course she knew that the producer of "Ip Man" had changed.

"That's all? I don't think it's a big deal. Although I ended my cooperation with Ying Huang."

“But I’m not so narrow-minded as to have a dislike for you just because you took Ying Huang’s role.” Li Chen said with a smile.

"I think so too! Xixi is going to give birth soon, right? Where are you and Xixi planning to hold your wedding? This year or next year?" Having let go of the worries in his heart, Zhou Xun became lively again.

There were seventy tables at Deng Chao's wedding today, and when Director Li and Yifei get married, there will probably be hundreds of tables.

The premise is that Director Li wants to hold a grand banquet, and anyone who receives the invitation will probably come even if they break their legs.

"Of course it will be in Beijing. The timing depends on her physical recovery after giving birth. The earliest will be by the end of the year." Li Chen did not hide it from Zhou Xun.

Sina Entertainment News

"The opening of the Magnolia and the wedding of Deng Chao and Sun Li took place on the same day in Shanghai yesterday. The couple also became Magnolia promotion ambassadors."

"According to insiders, many celebrities in the arts and sports industry showed up at the wedding, including Dengchao's boss Li Chen."

"In addition to artists from both agencies, more than 70 celebrities including Zhao Benshan, Running Man, Yao Ming, Tong Dawei, Guan Le, Li Qiaoqiao, Zhou Xun, Zhang Jin, Cai Shaofen, Chen Kun, Chen Yixun, Han Hong, Gao Yuanyuan, Zhang Jie, Xie Na, Hu Keshayi, etc. appeared at the wedding."

"It is reported that Li Chen announced in public that Deng Chao will play the male lead Chen Luojun in "The Siege of Kowloon."

The online style made the artists of Rongchen Pictures feel confused.

"Leo is really generous. He actually gave an action movie to Brother Chao! Let's run, Brother Chao!"

"Zhang Jin gave Ip Man as a gift at his wedding, Deng Chao gave Kowloon Walled City as a gift at his wedding, Sister Mi, while you are still at Rongchen Films: Let's get married!"

"Tangtang, let's get married!"

"Zhu Yawen, I'm waiting for you to marry me!"

Beijing Daily News

"The Great Magician" is set to be released during the Lunar New Year, and Leung Chao Wai is being robbed by Lau Ching Wan."

"The film "The Great Magician", which brings together many talented actors such as Liang Chaowei, Liu Qingyun, Zhou Xun, Yan Ni, Qin Pei, and Wu Gang, held a press conference at the Huairou Film and Television Base in Beijing yesterday."

"When talking about casting, Er Dongsheng admitted that he is a fan of Wu Gang."

Legal Evening News

"Xie Tingfeng is busy filming "Reverse War", and Zhang Baizhi is wrapping up "Shadow Lover."

"Xie Tingfeng and Zhang Baizhi, who are caught up in rumors of "marriage change", seem to be unmoved by various public opinions. They are each filming new films, and can be regarded as model workers in the entertainment industry."

"The comedy "The God of Wealth Inn" produced by Bona Films is scheduled to be released in major theaters across the country on June 6."

Ying Huang is indeed good at networking. Even though he didn't have the "Ip Man" project, he was still able to get along with everyone and was working closely with Bernard and Huayi.

A "The Great Magician", a "Reverse War" and an upcoming low-budget comedy "The Inn of the God of Wealth".

Zhen Zidan's face was so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.

The news that Deng Chao would play Chen Luojun made Zhen Zidan feel like he had eaten shit.

How could he, a kung fu star, not catch Li Chen's eye?

He really couldn't figure out how he had offended him. News had already come from Maggie Cheung that the cast for Kowloon Walled City had been confirmed.

He thought Zhang Jin was chosen, but who knew it turned out to be a giggling runner.

"Anyone can act in an action movie now! Does he know Kung Fu? Does he know how to squat? Can he throw a punch?"

"Action movies are all about these people messing around!" Mako Dan was as irritable as a bull in heat in front of his wife.

"You can just say this at home, but don't say anything when you go out. They are the producers, and it's not our turn to interfere in who gets selected or not."

"This Director Li is not someone you want to mess with."

His wife's last words made Mako Dan's anger turn into a long sigh.

Of course he knew that Director Li was not someone he was going to mess with, but he was just extremely angry.

The netizens' jokes were heard by artists including Tang Yan, Yang Mi, and Zhu Yawen, whose contracts were about to expire.

Luo Jin naturally would not remain indifferent. He and Tang Yan had been together earlier than Director Li and Liu Yifei.

It's time to consider achieving success.

Yang Mi also responded on Weibo.

"I want to fall in love too, but I'm too busy to do it!"

Zhu Yawen is more direct: If it's too late, I can renew the contract
There was also a lot of joy in the QQ group of Rongchen Films artists.

"I've made up my mind. I won't leave the company before I get married!"

"Little Pig, you are such a stubborn person. Think about it, is Zhang Jin from the company? Didn't the senior just give it to him when he said so?"

"Miss Mi's words woke me up. The boss is not a stingy person."

"Mi Mi is still sober, but I am not young anymore, why don't you pity me and we can make do with each other."

"Okay, you can either make yourself look like Tingfeng or save up half of your senior's wealth! I can still consider it."

"Hahaha"

"Mimi said it well! The little pig is just mean, he is indeed Wang Xiaojian!"

"Given Sister Mi's conditions, I think it's easier for Brother Yawen to choose the former! Sorry, Brother Yawen, I'm doing this for your own good."

Zhu Yawen was furious: "Reba, can't your brother Yawen challenge himself to a higher level? Forget about plastic surgery!"

Yang Siwei went to prepare for tomorrow's screening of "Snow Leopard".

Li Chen looked at the relevant news about Magnolia on the Internet.

There are currently four public opinion awards including "Most Attractive TV Series", "Most Popular Actress", "Most Capable Director" and "Most Clicked TV Series".

Li Chen, Liu Yifei and "Dream of Red Mansions" are far ahead.

Yang Mi's votes for the most popular actress were second only to his wife, but the gap was close to 500 million votes, and she was clearly unable to catch up.

Among the male actors, Wu Xiubo took the lead.

It seems that netizens still prefer uncles, especially the sanctimonious and elegant type.

It seems that the Chu-Han trend was brought about because of "The Banquet at Hongmen".

Gao Xixi set up his own business, changed from a director to a boss, and founded Xishiji Films.

The first show is the big production "Chu and Han" with an investment of 1.7 million yuan, and Chen Daoming has been confirmed to play Liu Bang.

Yang Mi doesn't really care about online voting.

There is already a big gap in the number of fans between her and Liu Yifei, and this gap is naturally reflected in the number of votes.

What's more, the popularity award is not as prestigious as the Best Actress award.

When I arrived in Shanghai, I naturally had to meet Ren Zhonglun.

This year's Shanghai Film Festival gave him the honor of "Outstanding Contribution Award for Chinese-language Films".

What Li Chen didn't know was that if it weren't for him, the award would have gone to Little Cannon.

In addition, the highlight of the Shanghai Film Festival, the "Film Master Class Forum", is also quite interesting.

In addition to Li Chen, there are two other enemies of Li Chen among the three people arranged.

A small steel cannon and a speechless forest.

He thought that since he was invited, Xiao Gangpao and Wu Yusen would not come.

As it turned out, the two of them seemed to have a great understanding of each other. Not only did they come, they also brought their significant others with them.

Bald Wang also appeared in Shanghai with his diamond ring, and his other half Zhang Yuqi was also in Shanghai because of "The Lost Tomb".

They all live in pairs.

"You have to be careful. Those two people in this master class have bad intentions." Ren Zhonglun put down the teacup and said with a smile.

"What are you afraid of? The soldiers will come to cover up the water and earth."

"Apart from my age, I feel inferior to these two people. I really don't see anything else that they can compare to me."

Li Chen looked relaxed, his body slightly leaning back, and his legs crossed, looking very casual.

Ren Zhonglun secretly praised them in his heart. Looking at the domestic situation, the only people who could look down upon Feng and Wu were probably the young people in front of him.

However, Ren Zhonglun did not think that Li Chen was bragging.

Soon it was the Magnolia Awards Ceremony on the evening of the 10th.

Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli, mother and daughter, sat in front of the TV early, watching Li Chen appear on the red carpet of the Magnolia Awards in a well-tailored black suit, while Yang Mi, who was standing beside him, was wearing a low-cut red dress.

The cleavage on her chest is extremely eye-catching, and it seems like it is about to burst out at any moment.

Liu Yifei kept smiling. Among the female artists under her husband, Mimi's figure was indeed the envy of them all.

She and Tang Yan’s close friends naturally knew about her slim waist and big breasts.

Moreover, Mimi is also a smart person who knows how to use her own advantages and make fun of herself, so whenever she attends an event, she doesn't mind showing off her bust.

Low-cut dresses became her first choice to show off her cleavage.

Even the title of "stinky feet" he received this year can be self-deprecating.

In her husband's words, Yang Mi is a smart person who knows how to market herself, unlike himself and Tangtang, one is silly and the other is lovesick.

There weren't many big names on the Magnolia red carpet.

The appearance of Li Chen and Yang Mi became the most eye-catching scene on the Magnolia red carpet.

The drama "Palace" did not receive any other nominations except Yang Mi for Best Actress.

This shows that Magnolia is also knowledgeable about human relationships.

We know that Yang Mi can bring attention to the Magnolia Awards, otherwise, with the level of "Palace", it would be difficult to catch the eyes of these judges.

The screams of Yang Mi, Mi Mi, Xiao Lizi, Director Li, and Brother Chen came one after another.

The host watched Li Chen and Yang Mi slowly approaching from a distance.

I sighed in my heart that two heavyweight guests finally came, otherwise the red carpet tonight would have been really dull.

Compared to the TV series that Gillian and Asa recently collaborated on,

What the media is more concerned about is whether Gillian will reconcile with the photographer and laugh it off.

Just like that Baizhi.

Gillian's face immediately changed, and she just said coldly: I refuse to answer this question.

Yang Mi took Li Chen's arm and waved to the fans reservedly.

"Senior, I worked hard for a year and basically slept on the crew, but my popularity is comparable to yours. It's so discouraging!" Yang Mi complained in Li Chen's ear.

Li Chen ignored Yang Mi and just waved to the fans with a smile.

The two left their names on the autographed version and were then kept by the host for questioning.

When asked about Liu Yifei's situation, Li Chen just said a few perfunctory words and went into the backstage with Yang Mi.

Zhang Jiayi and Chen Shu are all old acquaintances.

When they saw Li Chen and Yang Mi walking by, they nodded slightly and bowed to greet Li Chen.

"Director Li."

"Director Li."

Li Chenhe and the other two nodded and smiled: "You came early."

Chen Shu already had a premonition in her heart that she might not be able to win the Magnolia this time.

This can be seen from the words of the company's senior management: "We ourselves think that you are the best actress."

In addition, Director Li’s appearance at the Magnolia Awards today is extremely rare in itself.

Although Director Li’s nomination may not be because of Liu Yifei, after all, "Dream of Red Mansions" was nominated for more than just Best Actress.

But Chen Shuo still had a hunch that Magnolia had no hope this time.

Although she felt regretful, she did not dare to complain.

Director Li chose me for "Father's Love Is Like a Mountain", so I have to help him achieve his goal.

This is what the statement says, but some people don't think so.

For example, 66, one of the judges.

Seeing Li Chen's nonchalant look, 66 felt extremely unhappy.

They both started out as online writers, and their famous work "Wang Gui and Anna" is not necessarily worse than his "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years".

As a screenwriter, she also wrote "Dwelling Narrowness" and "Double-Sided Adhesive Tape", but in terms of fame, she and Li Chen are a world apart.

The producers of several nominated TV series have expressed their support, either explicitly or implicitly.

Only "Dream of Splendor" did not make any comment. She didn't know whether Li Chen looked down on her as a colleague or felt that it was a sure thing.

Anyway, she only gave "Dream of Red Mansions" a passing grade and didn't vote for "Dream Road" if "Dream of Red Mansions" really won the award in the end.

She doesn't mind making sarcastic remarks about this colleague on her own media.

At this moment, the Sina live broadcast room has gradually become a bit tense.

Chen Shu and Deng Cuiwen represent the powerful actors from the mainland and Hong Kong circles respectively.

Yang Mi and Liu Yifei represent the current popular idol group in mainland China.

Although the former’s fans are not as numerous as Tianxian’s fans, they are more open-minded and can say anything.

The words from fans of Hong Kong celebrity Deng Cuiwen are also heartbreaking.

Mainly targeting the grand signing ceremony held by SMG for Chenshuo this year.

Before the award was presented, everyone focused their fire on Chen Shuo, claiming that he was a member of SMG's own team.

Of course, the CEO of SMG also received the public opinion reports from his subordinates.

"Perhaps giving the Best Actress award to Liu Yifei was a good move. At least it helped us get rid of the suspicion of self-production and self-selling."

"That's right. If Jiayi and Chen Shu both won the Magnolia Award, it would be difficult for us to face public opinion."

Xue Peijian and Li Ruigang, the two presidents of SMG and Xiao SMG, were now somewhat thankful that they had listened to Ren Zhonglun's good advice.

At the award ceremony, Li Chen naturally sat in the first row.

It is inevitable to meet with people from SMG and Jiang Wenli and others.

"Director Li, we meet again. You were absent from the premiere of "The Best Love"? " Jiang Wenli said with a smile.

"Sister Wenli, my absence doesn't matter, as long as the box office and awards are not missed."

Jiang Wenli secretly praised in her heart, saying that although Li Chen is young, his words can often touch people's hearts.

"It's rare for Director Li to come to Shanghai. Welcome."

"Yes, I hope that I can see Rongchen Pictures' works at every Magnolia in the future."

The CEOs of SMG, both big and small, sang the same tune and praised Li Chen highly.

"You two bosses are so polite. I will definitely come if I can." Li Chen shook hands with both of them one by one.

But the words "I will definitely come if I can" made the two old foxes feel resentful in their hearts.

Yang Mi and Zeng Jia sat in the back and murmured: "Senior, when he is with these senior leaders, he always feels that he has done a great job."

"That's for sure. Director Li has even met the leaders. These little scenes are nothing."

The award ceremony went uneventfully, and the first award related to Li Chen was announced: the most talented director voted by the audience.

When the host Yang Lan read out Li Chen's name, both the guests at the scene and the netizens in Sina's live broadcast room felt that there was nothing wrong with it.

Li Chen walked onto the stage slowly and his acceptance speech was unremarkable, simply thanking the audience for voting and the organizer, SMG.

The netizens in the live broadcast room spoke more than the winner Li Chen.

"For Leo, this award is neither worth taking nor worth throwing away."

"These are just lice on a monk's head. It's obvious. Leo and Liu Yifei are the most popular director and actress respectively."

"Not always."

Netizens’ speculation is correct, it is indeed not necessarily the case.

For example, "Before Dawn" was voted the most attractive TV series by the audience.

It was the turn of the most popular actress, and the votes for Liu Yifei and Yang Mi were shown on the big screen.

Liu Yifei took the lead with 2100 million votes.

The award was naturally no surprise.

The acceptance speech prepared in advance was also like that of a little girl's joy and gratitude to "CCTV", "MTV", heaven and earth.

Compared to Liu Yifei's acceptance speech, the audience and fans in the live broadcast room were more surprised to see the fairy who had not been seen for a long time and looked very pregnant.

"Fortunately, fortunately, the fairy is still the fairy, and Little Leo really is a good person."

"It's been half a year in a blink of an eye. The fairy is going to give birth this month."

At around 8:30, the first upset came out at Magnolia.

The Best Director award was given to Yang Wenjun, the director of "The Happy Life of the Old Ma Family" produced by SMG.

The live broadcast room exploded at that moment.

"Fuck, if we don't give it to Little Leo, then it won't be Yang's turn. He hasn't even watched "The Old Ma Family"!"

"It's better to give it to Gao Xixi or Yang Jingyu than to Yang Wenjun!"

"As expected, our own people take care of our own people."

The camera at the scene immediately turned to Li Chen, Gao Xixi and others.

As a result, each of them was calmer than the other.

Li Chen doesn't care, and Gao Xixi doesn't care much about this false reputation after changing her career and becoming a boss.

After a burst of whispering.

Piano master Li Yundi performed a piano piece on the spot.

Finally, it was time for the Best Actress Award that Li Chen cared about the most.

The unexpected win for Best Director made Li Chen, who was at the scene, inexplicably nervous.

Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli in front of the TV are even more inevitable.

Before the award is presented, no one can say for sure.

The big screen was filled with highlights of several Best Actress nominees.

Liu Yifei's sword dance flashed by. In the highlights, Liu Yifei looked tearful, charming, or strong and resilient.

Award presenters Huang Haibo and Cai Qin took the stage together.

Li Chen cursed the organizers in his heart, saying they were such a jerk in selecting the award presenters.

Why did they choose Huang Haibo? Fortunately, Miss Liu didn’t come.

The winner of this year's Best Actress is: Liu Yifei!
Huang Haibo originally wanted to keep it a secret, but when he saw Director Li's burning gaze sitting in the first row, his heart skipped a beat and he immediately gave up the idea.

There was applause.

Li Chen stood up slowly, and the two CEOs of Wenguang and Da Wenguang gave him understanding looks.

Now, Li Chen, you won’t treat Magnolia as a one-time deal, right?
Chen Shuo's heart suddenly relaxed, and he felt that all the strength in his body had dissipated: "It is true."

"I knew it!" Yang Mi said meaningfully and followed the crowd in applauding.

Zeng Jia certainly knew what Yang Mi meant by this.

Liu Yifei's fans in the Sina live broadcast room were very proud, but they couldn't help but say a few words to the bee.

Liu Yifei, who was watching TV, finally felt relieved from her slightly nervous mood.

Both mother and daughter had smiles on their faces.

"I feel relieved now, Sissi, the Queen."

"Mom, even you make fun of me!"

"Look at you, Li Chen told you not to be nervous, but look how you grabbed the pillow!"

"Stop talking, stop talking, Mom, Li Chen is on stage! Shush!" Liu Yifei's face was full of joy, her eyes fixed on the TV screen.

She is now a little looking forward to what surprise her husband will have when he accepts the award on her behalf.

(End of this chapter)