Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 240 Come and escort me!

Life is hard!

Chen Shiping is very busy now, and the release of the red zone has kept him busy throughout New Year's Day.

Chen Shiping has been working overtime for four or five days in a row.

Not only do I have to worry about the release of the red zone, but I also have to be busy with the daily affairs of the factory.

During the New Year and holidays, there are activities, holidays, benefits, shift changes, and parties.
It's not easy to be a factory director.

I still have to go to the bureau today, but I still can’t pass the live review.

Chen Shiping had to ask about the situation and try to fight for it. If that didn't work, he had to make sure that nothing would happen if he went abroad to participate in the film festival.

Living in the original time and space has always been the result of being permanently banned.

The reason is that Zhang Yimo participated in the film festival without review.

Although Zhang Yimo himself has not been banned from directing, he has never been able to show it in public while he was alive, and could only do it secretly.

Such a result is such a pity.

Although Alive is not my own movie, it is Yu Hua's novel.

We must fight for our brothers!
Of course, this was also promised to Gong Li, so she had to give it a try.

Chen Shiping has no friendship with Zhang Yimo, but he still has a good relationship with Gong Li.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Shiping was sitting in the audit department's office, drinking tea and listening to the other party's complaints.

"It's not that I deliberately embarrass your factory, it's a matter of regulations. You also know the current situation and can't put it on the screen."

Chen Shiping nodded and said, "Don't you have any suggestions for revision?"

"Yes!" Director Zhang handed over a copy of revision opinions, with more than a hundred densely packed comments in total.

Chen Shiping is all numb. Why are you putting so much effort into it? It’s not good to just say that there is no room for modification.

With more than a hundred opinions, will this movie be the same as before?
Chen Shiping put down the document in his hand and said:

"Forget it, let's not embarrass each other. But the factory is going to a foreign film festival, so when we get back, the bureau will pretend not to see it."

Director Zhang said helplessly: "Okay, but don't be too high-profile, otherwise it won't be easy to do."

"I understand. I'll leave first. There's a lot of things going on in the factory."

"Okay, then slow down."

After coming out of the bureau, Chen Shiping called Zhang Yimo.

"There were too many review comments, so I just gave up. Prepare to participate in the film festival. The factory will help you with public relations and copyright sales negotiations."

Chen Shiping explained a few words and then said uneasily:

"Don't be too high-profile this time. When the limelight passes, I will find a way to unblock the movie. Even if it cannot be released, at least the video tape can be made public."

Zhang Yimo was not surprised by this result. If he were to pass the trial, at least two-thirds of the content would have to be deleted!
It's so tragic.

I don’t know how this guy Yu Hua wrote it. It seems quite humorous and optimistic, but why is the novel so dark?

Zhang Yimo and Chen Shiping chatted for a few words and then hung up.

He had no objections to Chen Shiping. Although he was angry with Gong Li last time, he was not jealous because of Chen Shiping's attitude towards Gong Li.

Find an excuse to quarrel and break up.

Zhang Yimo didn't want to have the reputation of abandoning Gong Li.

Cold violence is sometimes very useful.

Let’s break up now.

A peaceful breakup, no one is right or wrong.

Gong Li couldn't accuse herself even in front of the media.

Chen Shiping didn't know what happened between Zhang Yimo and Gong Li, and even if he knew, he would only applaud.

Gong Li is very good and deserves someone better.

Chen Shiping admired Gong Li very much, of course he just admired her.

Gong Li was brave enough to force her to come to her door, but she couldn't force Zhang Yimo to marry her.

After all, the only winner in this game is Zhang Yimou.

Chen Shiping returned to the factory and was busy for a while before packing up and getting ready to leave.

I have to pick up the plane today. Tao Huimin is back from filming.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Shiping made arrangements for his work and left work early.

If the factory director can't miss work, why should he be called a factory director?
An hour later, Chen Shiping received Tao Huimin back home.

As soon as he got home, Tao Huimin was so tired that he went to bed and didn't want to get up.

Chen Shiping stuck his head out of the door and asked, "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Tao Huimin raised his head and asked curiously: "You do it?"

"Ang, order whatever you want today." Chen Shiping said with a smile.

Tao Huimin sat up in surprise, wondering if Chen Shiping's brain was burned out.

"Don't look at me like that, just order the food!" Chen Shiping said with a smile.

"Then I'm so excited!"

"point!"

"Steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose"

Chen Shiping: "." When did you learn cross talk?

My brain hurts!
Nearly an hour later, Tao Huimin looked at the table full of dishes and sat down calmly.

Chen Shiping wiped his hands and asked anxiously: "Why don't you praise me?"

Tao Huimin picked up a piece of belly silk and put it in his mouth and said, "Praise Director Chen for knowing how to spend money? Is it from the restaurant in front of the Central Theater?"

Chen Shiping chuckled.

"Running errands is hard work."

"Yeah, thank you for your hard work." Tao Huimin kept taking off his chopsticks as he said this.

She was so greedy during her time abroad!
Although there are Chinese restaurants in Chinatown, the taste is still not that authentic.

Tao Huimin took a few more mouthfuls before sighing: "We really can't eat Western food every day. It's all high-calorie food."

Chen Shiping said with a smile: "The magazine does not say that Western food is nutritionally balanced and healthier."

"The person who wrote this report must have never been abroad!" Tao Huimin said firmly.

"Then you should eat more and go to bed early to get rid of the jet lag."

Chen Shiping smiled and sat down to pick up some food for her.

Tao Huimin kept nodding and ate two bowls of rice in one go.

After eating, he patted his belly and said, "I feel like I've found home."

"You go and rest, I'll take care of things here."

"Remember to wipe off the water on the plate after washing."

"I know, I'll be verbose as soon as I get back."

Tao Huimin rolled his eyes and turned back to the bedroom.

Chen Shiping washed the dishes quickly and then ran back to the bedroom.

A little farewell is better than a newlywed!

Anyway, Xiaobaicai is jet-lagged and can’t sleep, so she’s just trying to have a baby!
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Tao’s father and Tao’s mother will definitely be nagging again during the Chinese New Year.

Chen Shiping didn't want to be nagged again.

By the end of this year, Chen Shiping was already in his early thirties and about to become a fourth-year student.

It really doesn’t make sense to not have children anymore.

After all, it is now 1993, and the understanding of the times is here.

If you have been married for several years without having children, people will spread rumors behind your back!

There will definitely be gossips going around.

It's not that Chen Shiping can't do it, it's that Tao Huimin's stomach is not up to par.

But it wasn’t to silence others, Chen Shiping also felt that he could have a child.

Early the next morning, Master Chen yawned and went to work after a hard night.

Having a child is really not an easy thing.

The probability of hitting with one hit is too low, you must try more times!
Go to work
Go home and have a baby.
After several days like this, Chen Shiping was kicked out of the bedroom by Tao Huimin.

"Take the rest tonight! It hurts to walk now!"

Tao Huimin said, throwing the pillow to Chen Shiping and closing the bedroom door.

Chen Shiping sighed, can he blame himself for this?

The talent is here, there is nothing you can do!
Isn’t that how we live every day? Time passed by little by little, and the Lunar New Year movie was released after the festive carnival.

The final box office received was almost the same as the original target set by Chen Shiping.

A total of US$30 million was received at the box office in Southeast Asia.

Converted into RMB, it would be more than 200 million.

The investment is less than 50 million, and the box office is more than 200 million!
This rate of return is very high.

This does not include Europe and the United States. Once the deal with Colombia is reached and the red zone is released in Europe and the United States, the box office will increase by more than 10 million at least.

Cheng Long still doesn't have box office appeal in Europe and the United States.

His previous two forays into Hollywood were failures, and no European or American audience knew Cheng Long at all.

Cheng Long is still several blocks away from being as famous as Bruce Lee.

It will be much better when the red zone is released in Europe and the United States.

Popularity is built up bit by bit, and Cheng Long needs to build up his reputation.

Chinese films also need to be established bit by bit in the world film industry.

In ten years, China's commercial blockbusters have gained international fame.

As for literary films, Chen Shiping plans to hold an international film festival in the future.

Let foreign films be proud to participate in Chinese film festivals.

You can’t just go to other people’s film festivals all the time.

A long way to go!

After Chen Shiping finished counting the box office of the red zone, Mei Juan came over.

"Director, there is news from the scenery company that Water Margin is almost completed."

"It's a little slower this time."

Chen Shiping calculated that ten months have passed since the beginning of spring last year.

However, once Water Margin is built, preparations can begin for the filming of Water Margin.

This cooperation with CCTV is the factory’s first step into the television industry.

After gaining experience, Chen Shiping will plan to start creating a series.

In terms of TV dramas, Britain and the United States developed very early and now have a very mature model.

And domestic TV dramas have just begun to sprout.

Even an indoor sitcom was ranked first.

Development is really too slow.

TV series and movies are complementary to each other, and jointly creating IP can complement each other.

"Who will CCTV choose to produce Water Margin?" Chen Shiping is more concerned about this issue.

Mei Juan shook her head and said: "I don't know yet. I heard that one will be selected from the Three Kingdoms crew."

Chen Shiping frowned, wondering if CCTV still wanted to choose Zhang Jizhong.

However, Zhang Dabeard’s filmmaking ability is indeed pretty good, and the old version of Water Margin was shot really well.

As for the subsequent Jin Yong drama, he was floating in the sky, what the hell was he filming.

Zhang Jizhong was responsible for the fourth part of the Northern and Southern Conquests in the Three Kingdoms.

The results were very good, and Zhang Jizhong’s ability cannot be overemphasized.

As long as you don't get carried away and don't just think about hype, but turn to acting, you're still very good.

"You should be responsible for this matter. By the way, remember to communicate with Tao Huimin. The investment ratio agreed with CCTV cannot be changed."

Chen Shiping explained that he would not mention the Water Margin anymore.

After all, it was considered a public matter for personal gain, so let Tao Huimin talk about it himself.

The next day Chen Shiping set off to Chengde to inspect Water Margin City.

There are also many water systems in Chengde, but they still do not meet the requirements of Liangshan.

The scenery company negotiated with the local water conservancy department for a long time before diverting water to restore the water-filled Liangshan Mountain in the novel.

Chen Shiping walked around Water Margin twice and was very satisfied with the overall effect.

After a few words of encouragement to the scenery company, I took the car back.

Before the new year, Tao Huimin also became busy.

Two TV series are waiting for her.

Beijing residents in New York must prepare for the post-production process before the Spring Festival.

Tao Huimin had to do dubbing in post-production, but the sound effects during filming were too poor.

In addition, the crew of Water Margin also had to make preparations, which kept her busy.

Chen Shiping sometimes couldn't eat the food she cooked when he got home. He either packed it from the canteen or went out to buy it.

As the New Year approaches, Tao Huimin slowly becomes leisurely.

People in the capital have done it all in New York.

At night, after Chen Shiping and her had dinner, they sat on the sofa and watched videos of people from Beijing in New York.

The lights were turned off in the room, and Tao Huimin sat next to Chen Shiping wrapped in a blanket, nibbling on an apple.

"What do you think of my performance? It's too difficult to play opposite Jiang Wen."

"It's pretty good, no worse than Jiang Wen." Chen Shiping said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Tao Huimin immediately said happily:

"Really? The director said the same thing when I was on the set, but I didn't believe it. I always felt that they were deliberately flattering me."

Chen Shiping smiled and asked, "Did Jiang Wen praise you?"

"How many times have you praised me?" Tao Huimin couldn't remember how many times he had praised him, so he couldn't help gossiping:

"He hung out with those foreign actors all day long during the filming and taught them to use dirty words."

Chen Shiping laughed and said: "It's something he can do, but the TV series is really good, and he also puts his heart into it."

"I'm just waiting for it to air on New Year's Day. It will definitely be very popular!" Tao Huimin said with a groan.

"Don't wait any longer, go back to the house, sleep, and give birth to the baby!"

Chen Shiping picked up Tao Huimin and was about to go to the bedroom, but was pushed away by Tao Huimin.

"I think I already have it." Tao Huimin said with some uncertainty.

Chen Shiping was stunned and immediately asked: "Is it true or false? Do you feel like vomiting? Or did you miss your period?"

Looking at the nervous and happy Chen Shiping, Tao Huimin said funnyly: "How can I vomit now? My period is delayed. I don't know if I am pregnant."

"It must be there!" Chen Shiping hugged Tao Huimin's face and chewed.

Tao Huimin smiled and nodded Chen Shiping's head and said, "Why are you so happy? Aren't you saying you don't like children?!"

"Did I say that? I don't remember!" Chen Shiping laughed and took the phone to tell Dad Tao the good news.

"Dad, I'm going to be a father! Haha, you're going to be a grandson. We must have a good drink during the Chinese New Year!"

Tao Huimin: "???" Who is the grandson?

New Year's Day.

Tao's mother was washing fruits, and Tao Huimin's voice came from the living room.

"Mom, the broadcast is about to start, come quickly!"

"coming!"

Tao's mother quickly carried the fruit to the living room.

In the living room, Tao Huimin was domineering and imageless, leaning on the sofa, squeezing Chen Shiping and Tao's father into a corner.

Tao's mother walked over and patted her on the head angrily and said, "Don't sit like that. Be careful that the fetal position is incorrect. It will hurt you to death!"

Tao Huimin looked at her flat belly and couldn't help but said: "Mom, it's only less than a month old. Where did the fetal position come from? You are just looking for an excuse to beat me."

"Humph, what's wrong with hitting you? You're not convinced! Are you sitting still?"

Tao Huimin pursed her lips and snorted, and shouted to Chen Shiping and Tao's father:

"Guardians of the left and right! Come and protect the prince!"

"Yes!" Chen Shiping immediately stood up and helped Tao Huimin sit on the small sofa.

Tao's father screamed funny and rushed towards Tao's mother, and then was slapped back.

Tao Huimin smiled from ear to ear, and then Tao's mother stuffed a piece of apple into her mouth.

"Uh"

Chen Shiping looked at this scene with a smile and couldn't help but sigh, 1993 has passed.

Hello, 1994!
　From now on, there will be one chapter in the morning and one chapter in the evening. After working full time, I feel a little indulgent and my schedule is completely messed up. I need to make some adjustments.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)