The King of Directors 2000

Chapter 520 Standing Bronze Statue

In the private room on the [-]th floor of Yanjing International Trade Hotel, a graceful waiter wearing a cheongsam with a sweet smile brought exquisite dishes to the table one by one, and then stood to one side to help bring tea and water. .

A waiter had just washed the tea cup, placed it in front of Li Shengyao, and was about to pour tea.

Cheng Long smiled and waved, took the teapot, and poured Li Shengyao a cup of tea himself.

"Director Li, they say this is the best Pu'er."

The tea cup is filled with tea, which is still a little hot, and a light mist rises.

A scent of tea floated in the box.

Li Shengyao cooled down for a moment, then raised the teacup and took a sip. The aroma of tea flowed through his throat, flowed into his intestines and stomach through his esophagus, and spread instantly throughout his body. This mellow aroma could be felt not only in his throat, but also throughout his whole body.

He noticed Cheng Long's expectant gaze and gave a thumbs up, "Brother, this tea is good. Try it."

Cheng Long nodded, "You know more about tea than I do. You are definitely right to say so."

He then raised his tea cup and drank it all in one gulp, "Director Li, you not only understand movies, but you also understand tea. You are much more sophisticated than an old man like me. Only people like you can win the Palme d'Or."

Li Shengyao smiled and waved.

Cheng Long then waved to the person at the door, who walked in with three large suitcases, "I got these in the beautiful country. They are all figurines. One is a Barbie doll, and the other is a doll." It’s Transformers, and the other one is Kung Fu Panda, I’ll give them to you so you can give them to play with when your children are born.”

Several of Li Shengyao's female companions are pregnant, and this matter cannot be hidden from anyone who cares.

He was quite happy when he heard Cheng Long's words.

Parents are all like this. It doesn't matter to them. They will be happier if they praise their children or give them gifts.

It is difficult for ordinary people to collect such figures, but it is easy for Li Shengyao.

But etiquette is light on affection, and Li Shengyao would naturally not push it aside from Cheng Long's gesture.

"Thank you bro."

Seeing that Li Shengyao liked it, Cheng Long smiled and nodded, and then said: "You won the Palme d'Or this time. Not only was it a sensation in Europe, but the United States was also surprised. People from Warner, Disney, and Paramount knew that I was going back to China, and they all Let me tell you that they are happy for you and will celebrate you when you go to the beautiful country."

It is not just that Lee Sheng Yew won the Palme d'Or, but more importantly, the Chinese film market is developing rapidly. These Hollywood companies want Lee Sheng Yew's resources in the mainland and want to cooperate with him.

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "Okay, I understand."

"Director Li, will "1937" be released on July [-]st?"

"Well, it's confirmed."

Cheng Long raised his tea cup, clinked it with Li Shengyao, and then said: "I will go to Europe with Zhu Xi at the end of June. It will probably take half a month. I will not attend the premiere of "1937"."

"fine."

Cheng Long is probably the only artist in China who is qualified to accompany Zhu Xi on diplomatic visits.

Of course Li Shengyao wouldn't mind this matter.

However, he felt that Cheng Long was treating him very lowly today, and he was a little surprised. After all, the two of them were partners, and Cheng Long was not the kind of person to follow the crowd.

"Although I haven't watched "1937", I believe in your ability. This movie will definitely be a hit. When the celebration banquet comes, I will come over to celebrate you."

Li Shengyao smiled and said, "Brother, you are so polite to me today. Do you have something to say to me?"

Cheng Long laughed, then invited Li Shengyao to eat, and then said: "Director Li, there is a project that I want to work with you on."

Lee Sheng-yew was a little surprised. His film cooperation with Cheng Long has been confirmed. There will be many "Rescue" series action movies in the future. These movies should be filmed until Cheng Long is 70 years old. So besides movies, what other projects are there?

Cheng Long continued: "It's a boss of Tyrande who wants to transfer assets and sell one of his theater chains. This boss has a good relationship with Yang Shoucheng. Yang Shoucheng doesn't want to take it and asked me if I want it. I think there should be a future, but I don’t have enough funds on my own, so I want to share the deal with you.”

Li Shengyao remembered that Huo Wenxi had approached him before and said that Yinghuang could help him negotiate a peace and purchase Tyrande's chain of theaters.

He did not agree to Yinghuang's proposal at that time.

Now it seems that this is the one Cheng Long was talking about.

"How much funding?"

"One billion, if we cooperate, [-] million per family."

Li Shengyao didn't know how much Cheng Long was actually worth, but with Cheng Long's connections, it should be easy to make one billion.

If the theater chain in Tyrande is located in a good location, it should have a head start. Cheng Long is willing to work with Lee Sheung Yew simply because he wants to strengthen the cooperative relationship with Lee Sheng Yew and further bind them.

Li Shengyao easily guessed Cheng Long's thoughts.

He is naturally willing to do this.

Although Cheng Long's appeal has become weaker and weaker in the later period, he is a symbol of Chinese culture and there is absolutely no problem with his stance.

You don’t need to worry about the risk of thunderstorms when working with him.

And if nothing unexpected happens, major changes are coming that have not happened in a century, with China rising and Europe and the United States declining.

In seven or eight years, a worldwide economic crisis will come.

It’s not a good idea to do other businesses, but not the culture and entertainment industry.

The more turbulent the economy is, the more profitable the entertainment industry is.

There is nothing wrong with Tyrande's theater chain, and it won't lose money after the sale.

Now that Lee Sheng Yew has money, he not only wants to buy theaters in Tyrande, but also wants to buy theaters in Basi, Malay, Tuhaoge, and Pocun.

As long as they are not easily fined like Ah San, the entertainment industry can be acquired.

By then, with so many foreign theater chains, it will also be able to spread Chinese culture.

Of course, it is impossible to say what Cheng Long said. Li Shengyao believed it 100%, so he would naturally arrange for someone to investigate.

"Brother, why would this person want to sell such a high-quality asset?"

"The supporters of His Faith now have a bad reputation in Tyrande."

Since He Xin stepped down, he has been slandered by Tyrande's royal family, and the government has also excluded His Xin supporters.

When Li Shengyao heard this, he believed it in his heart.

"Brother, I think this project is indeed good. We should expand outward and acquire high-quality entertainment industries. However, I still need to arrange for someone to go to Tyrande to investigate it personally."

"It should be, that's how it should be."

"Okay, as long as there are no problems, we can acquire this theater chain together as agreed, with half the equity and [-] million each."

Cheng Long was overjoyed, then picked up the tea cup and had another cup with Li Shengyao.

This time he made an appointment with Li Shengyao to further strengthen the cooperative relationship.

Although the eldest brother has a high enough status in the film and television industry and makes enough money, he still has a sense of crisis. He feels that Lee Sheng-yew, who won the Palme d'Or, will become the next business card in the film and television industry.

Just like him, he will become a representative figure in the film and television industry in the future.He works closely with Lee Sheung Yew and will still be influential even if he becomes older and stronger and becomes unable to influence others.

"Director Li, you will definitely not lose money on this business."

……

After Li Shengyao met with Cheng Long, he arranged for a team to go south to Tyrande to investigate the situation of the theater chain.

He himself has not been there. He has been quite busy recently, not only with various interviews, but also with many dinner invitations and other hot topics.

At 10 o'clock in the morning this day, the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was gentle.

There is a floral fragrance in the air.

Li Shengyao and Chen Hao took the car together and happily headed to the Central Theater.

The reason why the two of them are so happy is because they are doing activities in the Chinese drama.

The directing department of China National Theater has not produced well-known directors. In this regard, China National Theater is no better than Nortel.

Fortunately, they won over Li Shengyao.

This time Director Li won the Palme d'Or, and the happiest person was in the drama.

From top to bottom, the Chinese National Drama Academy wants to tell the world that Lee Sheng Yew is an honorary professor of the Chinese National Drama Academy.

And in order to celebrate this event, and to let more people know that China Drama has produced a director who has won an award.

After careful consideration, the leadership of China National Theater announced an important decision. In the future, students and professors from China National Theater will win the highest honor of the three major European film festivals-Best Film.

Then China National Theater will erect a bronze statue of the director in front of the school library.

Just like the Kobe Bryant statue at Staples.

Use this method to promote the heritage of Chinese opera and inspire future students.

Li Shengyao heard about the decision of the drama and agreed after a little hesitation.

"1937" is in the promotion period. If there is such news at this time, it will definitely trigger more people's discussion.

This is equivalent to disguised propaganda.

Furthermore, as a Hupu brother, he envied Kobe and big guys like Nowitzki for being able to erect statues.

Of course, he couldn't erect a statue in the basketball stadium. Now he has to erect a statue outside the library. Although it is not as good as he imagined, it is enough for him to be proud of.

Therefore, Lee Sheng Yew plans to attend the unveiling ceremony of this statue.

Chen Hao is in a good mood because the leaders of the Chinese Theater School have revealed to her that after she gives birth, if she wants to work in the Chinese Theater, she can be arranged to be a teacher in an acting class.

Chen Hao has reached his age and has basically no future in the film and television industry. If he continues to act, he will play the role of mother.

She is not short of money and doesn't really want to play the role of a mother. Instead of doing this, she might as well teach in Chinese opera, where she can have a leisurely job and have a strong personality.

Soon after, Li Shengyao and Chen Hao arrived at the Central Theater together. As soon as they got off the car, they saw Ding Youru and others coming to greet them.

Ding Youru was the vice-principal and came out to greet him in person, which was considered a great honor.

Li Shengyao and Chen Hao immediately got out of the car, and then supported Lao Ding, just like students supporting their teachers, and entered the opera while talking and laughing.

Lao Ding looked at Li Shengyao with joy and excitement, "Xiao Li, we have arranged a big event for you this time."

"Principal, you are too polite. When I return to the Central Theater, it is just like going home. You must not be so outspoken."

"No, such an important day must be grand. Come on, let's go to the auditorium first."

When Li Shengyao came to the China Theater Company, he naturally could not go directly to the statue to unveil it. Before that, he had to go to the auditorium to receive the certificate of commendation from the China Theater Company.

Not long ago, he received the "Advanced Cultural Worker" certificate from Deputy Zongli, and now he has received the honorary certificate from the Chinese Opera. The gap is naturally very large.

However, Lee Sheng-yew is not the kind of person who flatters the superior and flatters the inferior.

Naturally, there is a purpose in the drama, but this matter is good for him, so he will not show off his face.

Soon after, I arrived at the auditorium and found that it was already full of students, as well as some seniors from the Chinese drama industry.

For example, directors Li Baodian, Bao Guoan, and even Zhang Jingchu, Tang Wei, and Zhang Luyi all came over.

Everyone saw Li Shengyao and applauded.

Li Shengyao knew that this was the scene prepared for him by the Central Television, and it was indeed a matter of face.

Li Baodian and Bao Guoan are both national first-class actors. As they get older, they have less time to be active outside, and they don't take many roles anymore.

It was very difficult for these two people to come over.

Then the commendation meeting in the auditorium officially began, with commendations to some students from the school, then entertainment stars such as Tang Wei and Zhang Jingchu, and finally Lee Sheng-yao.

When Li Shengyao received the certificate and gave his speech, he was very sincere.

"I am a director who graduated from China National Theater, and I am honored to serve as an honorary professor in our China National Opera. My achievements are inseparable from the support of my leaders and the good learning atmosphere of China National Opera. I have absorbed a lot of nutrients here. I I am very grateful to China Theater Academy, and I believe I will use better results to prove that China Theater Academy is a top-notch film and television school in China and that we can cultivate world-class talents."

Amid the warm applause, Li Shengyao took dozens of photos in cooperation.

In addition to campus reporters who take photos, there are also people who specialize in photography.

According to Ding Youru's words, the purpose is to let more students see Director Li's style, and to let future students learn from Director Li's creative spirit and attitude towards life.

After the commendation meeting.

Li Shengyao and Ding Youru, together with the leaders of the cadre school, as well as a group of senior alumni such as Li Baodian and Bao Guoan, went to the library together.

He soon saw the huge statue covered with red cloth.

This statue should be two meters high, and it looks like Lee Sheng Yew holding the Palme d'Or.

China National Theater hired a carving master and it was finished in just a few days.

Before the unveiling, Li Shengyao once again expressed his thanks. He and Ding Youru each grabbed a corner of the red cloth and then lifted the statue together.

This statue is much more vivid and more realistic than Madame Tussauds.

Li Shengyao had already seen the design drawings. When he saw the real statue, he was shocked. It really looked like it.

He liked this statue very much and later took many photos with Chen Hao and Ding Youru.

There were students from the Chinese Theater Broadcasting Room present. This student took a microphone to interview Li Shengyao, "Hello, senior, what do you think about erecting a statue in the Chinese Theater Library this time?"

Li Shengyao nodded, "I am very grateful for the recognition of the school leaders, as well as the care and love of my classmates and senior brothers. I will repay the Chinese drama with more and better works. I said on the podium in Cannes It’s true, I want to win more Palme d’Ors, and I hope to set a new record.”

The student looked at Li Shengyao with admiration and said, "Senior, I believe you can do it."

(End of this chapter)