China Entertainment's My Artistic Career

Chapter 191 Trivia
After expressing his positive attitude towards the work of Sun and Fei, He Hua started working from ten to five.

Every day I wake up and go to the company to sit for a while, and in the afternoon I go to watch the progress of the film's post-production. It's leisurely and comfortable.

The post-production work of "Lost Orphan" was left to professionals. He Hua, a director who was born in the middle of nowhere, didn't understand this. The rough cuts were all completed with the help of assistants.

However, because of his support, his learning speed in this area also impressed the teachers.

"You should really learn to edit. You are really talented in this area!" the editing teacher advised while watching He Hua operate.

"I took this shot. The pictures are all in my mind. Of course I am fast, but not the others." He Hua declined with a smile.

The editing teacher thought about it too. Seeing how little footage He Hua brought over, you can tell how familiar he is with his own work.

Streamlining, color grading, sound effects, soundtrack, and special effects were all worked overtime, and the film slowly took shape during this process, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 15 minutes.
A week later, when the still silent film showed a coherent plot bit by bit, the editing teacher lamented that this was the 'fastest' film in his career.

"It is estimated that the film will be released in another week."

He Hua nodded, thinking that he still needed to urge the soundtrack. The lens language of this movie is relatively obscure, and many intentions need to be shown through the soundtrack.

So he added one more thing to his next itinerary, which was to spare an hour every day to talk with Meng Ke about the content and cue points of the movie plot, etc., to help them complete the work as soon as possible.

When he returned home that night, as soon as he entered the door, He Hua saw two puppies and a cat playing in the courtyard, and a smile instantly appeared on his face:

My big baby is back!

After He Hua parked the car, he saw his girlfriend waiting for him at the door. He reached over and held his girlfriend's waist with both hands, and held her in his hands with a little force.

At the same time, his mouth was not idle, and his lips and teeth touched each other to express his longing.

"No, mom is here!" Liu Yifei felt the movement of her boyfriend's hand and reminded her boyfriend.

"Ah" He Hua quickly put his girlfriend aside: "You didn't tell me earlier."

"I kissed you as soon as we came up. How can I say anything?" Liu Yifei said with a smile that she would not take the blame.

He Hua slapped his girlfriend's buttocks twice fiercely, then took two steps forward and greeted his future mother-in-law loudly:
"Auntie, you are here too."

"Well, Sissi wants to eat sour soup pot today and I also stewed your favorite ribs."

"Thank you, Auntie." He Hua hurriedly stepped forward to help, not showing off.

After dinner, Liu Xiaoli wanted to clean up, but He Hua stopped her:

"Someone will clean up later, Auntie, don't be too busy, sit down and rest for a while."

"Then in that case, I'm going back. There's a lot of things over there that haven't been packed yet. I have to go back and sort them out."

"Mom, go back and clean up tomorrow. Just stay here today and don't run away." Liu Yifei persuaded her mother.

"Yes, Auntie, let's go back and do it tomorrow."

But Liu Xiaoli was unwilling and insisted on leaving. They had no choice but to send her out.

Seeing the Porsche disappear into the night, He Hua and Liu Yifei turned around and took a walk in the community, leaning on each other.

"Why is your mother acting weird today?" He Hua asked as he walked.

"Weird? No."

"It's just like" He seemed to want to please me, but He Hua didn't dare to say that. He organized his own words, "It seems like you want to say something to me. Is there anything you can do?"

Liu Yifei thought for a while, and suddenly hit He Hua with his hand:
"Have you forgotten what you promised me before you left?"

"Before I leave, what did I do before I left?" He Hua didn't think about it for a moment.

"Just my godfather." Liu Yifei reminded.

He Hua: "Oooh, I have never forgotten this matter. How could I forget what I promised you? Let our mother arrange it. I can do it anytime soon."

"What you say is better than what you sing." Liu Yifei smiled happily.

It's better to have your girlfriend happy than anything else, He Hua smiled and changed the subject:

"How was the work this time? Did it go well?"

"It went very well. By the way, I even bought the dress you liked and brought it back."

"You didn't tell me earlier." He Hua pulled his girlfriend back and walked back. He got angry after looking at the light blue backless fairy dress.

"Oh, you're so annoying." He didn't refuse.

The phoenix flute sounded, the jade pot turned light, and the fish and dragon danced overnight.

The next night, at his girlfriend's house, He Hua met Chen Jinfei.

Liu Xiaoli took her daughter to prepare dinner in the kitchen, leaving the living room for the two of them to talk.

Chen Jinfei looked at the young man in front of him and could no longer say any contemptuous words.

When his goddaughter dated him before, he was busy dealing with a business crisis, so he didn't get to know this young man in depth and knew very little about him.

However, in the past two years, as the reports on He Hua became more and more serious, Chen Jinfei looked directly at him and observed him, but he didn't expect that he would be shocked again.

Not to mention making money from TV series, a small-budget movie can make half a small profit, and by the way, it also supports its own artists and raises a chicken that lays golden eggs. How can it make less money in the future?
Take a look at his ranking on the Forbes China Celebrity List.

It beat Zhang Ziyi, Uncle Benshan and other celebrities, ranking sixth.

Don't underestimate this ranking, thinking that it doesn't matter if it's not even in the top five. You have to look at the people in front of it.

First, my own person, Liu Yifei, relies on the investment in the film promotion period and the audience's love for the film's characters to maintain a high exposure and high popularity. Whether it is the Internet search ranking, newspaper ranking, or magazine TV ranking, it is among the top three.

No.2-No.5 are Mr. Zhou, Liu Tianwang who announced his marriage, the No.1 Van Loon in the Bird's Nest concert, and Yao Ming who attracted 2.5 million in less than half a year.

He Huaneng followed closely and proved his strength.

Let’s look at the official reasons given by Forbes:

From the end of last year to now, his relationship with Liu Yifei has been attracting public attention, and every word and action has attracted the attention of the media and the public;

At the same time, he is a well-known producer in the film and television industry, and his works have huge influence. This year, he successfully transformed into a film director, which has made his popularity even higher.

This is the social impact aspect.There is also the ability to attract money. Although He Hua is not as good as those top stars, his Youhua Entertainment has always been coveted for capital.

Youhua Entertainment has not yet launched a TV series this year, but with the copyright of the previous series, the investment in the movie "Those Years" and its artist agency, it is estimated that it will earn 7000 to [-] million. Of course, the money is not that much Arrive soon.

I believe that this young man will catch up with and surpass him soon.

"I heard from your Aunt Liu that you persuaded them to invest in the film and television industry?"

After saying that, without waiting for He Hua's answer, he continued to ask: "Do you think this area has good prospects?"

Of course he knew that Liu Yifei and her daughter had privately opened a company to invest in movies. At first, he thought that his goddaughter was just to support his young boyfriend. Unexpectedly, the first order he made was worth his company's profit for a year.

"There is definitely a prospect. Everyone can see the booming development of the entertainment industry in recent years. It's just that it's a little difficult to turn this prospect into a real money scene."

This industry is a great test of investors' vision. He Hua really felt that Chen Jinfei or the Hongxingwu team's vision was not good, otherwise they would not have pushed Wilson Yip's "A Chinese Ghost Story" over again.

Afterwards, the two chatted about the market and choosing investment projects. During the process, He Hua also heard that Chen Jinfei had the intention of cooperating with him.

But He Hua was developing well now, step by step, steadily, and he really didn't have the heart to do anything else, so he declined.

He just said that if he thinks the company's movies are good in the future, he can invest in them.

Chen Jinfei nodded and was not angry. He had the government. Besides, he really didn't believe it. He couldn't do film and television investment based on his own vision?

Maybe it was because He Hua performed well this time and made Liu's mother feel like home. In the days that followed, Liu Xiaoli would go to Ziyu Villa every now and then to cook meals for her daughter and future son-in-law.

He Hua also lived a life of being a wife and a hot bed.

However, Liu Yifei didn't have nothing to do. She spent the whole day either in that activity or in this advertisement, but the scope of her activities was BJ. He Hua also made two hot searches for sending her to work and picking her up from get off work.

In the end, Liu Yifei did not accept the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story". It was not He Hua who persuaded her, but He Hua encouraged her to accept another movie - "Single Man and Woman" by Johnnie To.

Although this film is not very good, it is better to stand taller than the "if you still want it, I think I can stand it".

In "Singles" Liu Yifei will play the role of Gao Yuanyuan, walking between Gu Tianle and Wu Yanzu.

By the way, does the current director of Xiangjiang like love triangles so much?

Xiaoqian, Yan Chixia, and Ning Caichen in "A Chinese Ghost Story" VS the three in "Singles", He Hua is really convinced.

On April 4, after one month, all post-production of "Lost Orphan" was completed.

Because neither Zhang Guoli nor He Hua received remuneration, the film currently only cost 740 million yuan, with 460 million yuan left, which will be reserved for promotional expenses.

When the film came out, He Hua asked someone to send it to the General Administration for review and get the dragon label; on the other hand, he notified the people in Guangguang that this time they were not only announcing the film, but also the investor of the film, so of course they had to be notified as soon as possible.

That afternoon, Wang Changtian took Li Xiaoping and several of his subordinates to Youhua Entertainment to watch the movie together.

more than an hour later.

"Hua Zi, I really didn't expect it. The photo was great. Leave the rest to us."

Wang Changtian's face was a little solemn. He did not expect that He Hua would talk about the 'anti-trafficking' matter from this perspective, and even used a lot of Buddhist ideas to interpret the behavior of these people.

In fact, a considerable number of successful people in China, especially early successful people, are quite superstitious.They do not believe in religious ideas, they just ask questions habitually. This may be related to their experiences.

Whether they were standing on the air outlet and being blown by the wind, or they were licking blood with the tip of a knife, or fighting in the mall, they believed that this was their fate, so they began to burn incense and worship Buddha to find a spiritual support for themselves.

Wang Changtian is one of them.

At the end of the film, the monk's verses to the male protagonist made him deeply moved. His hard work for so many years is not the "origin". Walking on the road is the "origin". Failure is the "destiny". Gains and losses are too heavy to look at. That's all.

Representatives of another shareholder: Liu Xiaoli and Chen Jinfei, they also have their own feelings.

In fact, everyone can tell whether the film is good or not by watching it.

First of all, the whole movie is clean and atmospheric, with no messy and meaningless things entering the frame to distract the viewer from the focus, making it very comfortable to watch.

Secondly, the tones and light and shadow tend to be warm and bright. Many apparently ordinary scenery along the way are treated to be extraordinarily grand and eye-catching.

In addition, the narrative style is soothing, without impatience and exaggeration. Although it can be a little dull at times, fortunately, Zhang Guoli, the leading actor, can always firmly grasp the hearts of every movie viewer through delicate performances.

There is also the male protagonist Lei Zekuan who meets temples along the way, worships and offers a little incense money, and finally expresses his doubts to the ascetic monk he meets and seeks answers.

Let this movie have the look of a commercial film, the theme of a literary film, and some perspectives that only documentaries can have.

Just "Why not film some things about human traffickers and child abduction to make the content of the film more profound?" Li Xiaoping asked the question she discovered.

"You can't fit so many things into one film, so this is enough so that everyone can pay more attention to this group." He Hua knew the problems with this film from the beginning, but this was also the reason why he chose this film.

As for anti-trafficking, let’s leave it to Chen Kexin.

Besides, wouldn’t the audience know if you don’t tell me?Don't underestimate the audience, they know as much as you do.

Li Xiaoping only knew the basics of movies, so naturally she didn't dare to talk to He Huajuan. Since the director said this was enough, then fine, she kept her mouth shut.

Wang Changtian also felt that the current version was quite good, and he directly began to discuss the promotion of the film with He Hua.

Just because a movie is good does not necessarily mean it will be a hit. The promotion and schedule of the movie are also particularly important.

However, the schedule of "Orphans" has been set for a long time. It will be on June 6th. It is the first film of the summer season. Now it is time to schedule the film, but it is estimated that theaters will not give too many screenings to this kind of literary and artistic film. .

"Anyway, let's try our best to arrange it. Uncle Zhang and I will run around more." He Hua made it a condition for himself and Zhang Guoli to participate in road shows to get more screenings for the movie.

Wang Changtian looked at Li Xiaoping, and Li Xiaoping said, "I'll try my best to communicate."

"The publicity is still based on 'donate all profits' as the marketing point, but Brother Wang, I still need to ask your help to pay more attention, so as not to cause any scandal in the end."

Zhang Ziyi's "fraudulent donation" at the beginning of the year has caused a sharp decline in the credibility of celebrity charity. He Hua was afraid that his good intentions would cause trouble.

Chen Jinfei suggested: "Why don't we talk about this now? Donate quietly later." Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he added with some embarrassment: "Hidden merit and fame."

Seeing that Wang Changtian was a little interested, He Hua quickly refused:
"No, some people said some time ago that I am suffering from consumption. I don't want to bear this reputation, so I will say it directly."

"alright."

(End of this chapter)