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Chapter 389 Celebration Banquet

February 2008 ended and March arrived.

"People Mountain People Sea" was released in theaters and earned 6300 million yuan at the box office.

As an art film, it is already a very good result.

There are a lot of art film directors in mainland China, and many of their films only make a few hundred thousand yuan at the theaters before being withdrawn from theaters.

It was even so bad that it couldn't even get into theaters.

"People Mountain People Sea" grossed 6300 million yuan, which is a very good box office result.

Although it is not as good as the box office of the war drama "Assembly" directed by Feng Xiaogang at the end of 2007, it is also not as good as the box office of "Mei Lanfang" directed by Chen Kaige in the same year.

However, "Crowd Mountain, Crowd Sea" won Wang Shu the Best Director Award at the Venice Film Festival. Not only did the film sell well, but it also now has a box office of 6300 million yuan, which is really good.

As per custom, Wang Shu held a celebration banquet.

Main actors including Zhang Hanyu and Mei Ting all attended.

Although Mei Ting was filming for the TV series "How Far Is Happiness", the filming location was in the suburbs of Beijing. In addition, the celebration banquet was scheduled to start in the evening. She told the director of "How Far Is Happiness", Yao Xiaofeng, and came smoothly without any obstruction.

After all, Mei Ting was going to attend the celebration banquet for "People Mountain People Sea" directed by Wang Shu, so Yao Xiaofeng would still give Wang Shu this face.

"Brother Hanyu, I haven't seen you for a while. You've become the leading actor in a 2 million movie." Mei Ting teased with a smile when she saw Zhang Hanyu.

Zhang Hanyu smiled and said, "I was just lucky to be able to act in a movie directed by Director Feng."

In front of people in the circle, he did not take credit for himself, but instead gave the credit to Feng Xiaogang.

"Haha." Mei Ting laughed twice after hearing that and stopped teasing.

After listening to Zhang Hanyu's words, she naturally understood that Zhang Hanyu didn't want Feng Xiaogang to hear him taking credit for this, so she said no more.

As for the reason, she knew it very well.

"Assembly" has grossed over 2 million yuan, and Feng Xiaogang has gained both fame and fortune as a director. However, if Zhang Hanyu acts as if he has made great contributions, Feng Xiaogang will definitely be unhappy.

And Zhang Hanyu is an artist of Huayi, and is still eagerly waiting for Feng Xiaogang's support, so naturally he does not want to offend Feng Xiaogang.

Zhang Hanyu immediately changed the subject and asked, "I heard that you were filming in the suburbs of Beijing. How is the filming going?"

"We have been shooting for about a month and there is still some distance to go before wrapping up," Mei Ting replied.

Zhang Hanyu nodded to show that he understood.

"What about you? What are you doing now?" Mei Ting asked.

Zhang Hanyu sighed and said, "What else can I do? I'll just stay at home."

Mei Ting was surprised when she heard this and asked, "Assembly has surpassed 2 million yuan, and Huayi didn't let you take on another drama?"

Zhang Hanyu smiled bitterly and said, "You know there are many actors in Huayi, and everyone is waiting for their chance. How can it be so easy for me to get my turn? Besides, it depends on whether there is a role suitable for me."

When Mei Ting heard this, she was stunned at first, and then she suddenly realized.

Zhang Hanyu starred in "Ren Shan Ren Hai" directed by Wang Shu, and then starred in "Assembly" directed by Feng Xiaogang.

Now, I have been promoted.

Neither he nor Huayi would let him take on supporting roles.

Generally speaking, I only take on leading roles.

However, there is only one male lead in a movie, while the protagonist of an excellent film or television script is closely watched by many people.

It is quite difficult to take on another leading role in a short period of time.

Male actors are different from female actors.

As long as a female actress has a financial backer, she can get one leading role after another.

For male actors, it is much more difficult.

Although in Huayi, male actors can also pout.

But, the ones that stick out their butts are all young and handsome.

Old-fashioned dishes like Zhang Hanyu have no market in Huayi's culture.

It is undeniable that even if Zhang Hanyu is a veteran, there are still people in Huayi who have feelings for him.

But someone who has ideas may not necessarily be able to be given the leading role in a high-quality script.

Not to mention artists outside of Huayi, even among artists within Huayi, it is not uncommon for them to compete for roles with each other.

For example, Huang Xiaoming's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron".

The role of the male protagonist, Wei Xiaobao, was originally given to Deng Chao.

Compared with Huang Xiaoming, Deng Chao's image is more in line with the role of Wei Xiaobao.

The cooperation with Deng Chao had been almost finalized, but when the crew started filming, Huang Xiaoming was chosen to star.

After that, Deng Chao and Sun Li disliked Huang Xiaoming. Not only did they rarely appear on the same stage with him, they also rarely mentioned each other.

As for Huang Xiaoming, he not only got the role of Wei Xiaobao through some operations, but also started a relationship with the newcomer Li Fei'er during the filming.

It is now March 2008. Huang Xiaoming has not yet broken up with Li Fei'er, has not met Angelababy, and has not divorced Angelababy.

"Can't you just lower your conditions a bit?" Mei Ting teased.

Zhang Hanyu understood what Mei Ting meant. He said, "Now it's not a question of whether I lower the conditions or not, but the company is not willing to do so."

This is the truth.

He is currently starring in "People Mountain People Sea" and is the leading actor in the 2 million box office movie "Assembly". He is currently at the peak of his career.

It is impossible for an actor to take supporting roles when he is at the peak of his career.

If you want to take the role, take the leading role, or don’t take it.

Moreover, it has to be the leading role in a high-quality film or television resource, otherwise I won’t take it.

Mei Ting smiled slightly upon hearing this and continued to tease, "It seems that being too big a star also brings its own troubles."

After hearing this, Zhang Hanyu shook his head helplessly.

Afterwards, Mei Ting, Zhang Hanyu and Wang Shu sat at the same table and chatted about how Zhang Hanyu is now a big star.

Wang Shu also joined in the teasing.

The celebration banquet ended successfully and everyone went home.

Wang Shu glanced at Mei Ting and asked with concern, "Did you take a taxi here alone?"

"Yeah!" Mei Ting responded with a pout.

Wang Shu then said, "Wait a moment, I'll drive you back after I finish my work here."

"Okay." Mei Ting responded with a smile.

When Zhang Hanyu was leaving, he saw Mei Ting still lingering, and he was a little confused, so he walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

Mei Ting smiled and replied, "I took a taxi here. I just told Director Wang to give me a ride back."

Zhang Hanyu nodded, turned and left.

He could see something from the look Mei Ting gave Wang Shu.

However, based on his several collaborations with Wang Shu, he found that many actresses had similar looks when looking at Wang Shu.

Obviously, everyone has a good impression of the great director Wang Shu.

He also understood this.

After all, as long as you get close to Wang Shu, you will not only have no shortage of film and television resources, but also no shortage of film and television resources from big directors.

Any actor who wants fame and fortune would be tempted by such a good thing.

"Meiting."

Zhang Hanyu smacked his lips and muttered to himself, "If I remember correctly, Mei Ting seems to be ten years older than Wang Shu?"

"There are so many young artists in the entertainment industry. In comparison, Mei Ting has no advantage at all."

"Is she overthinking it?"

"But then again, you have to have dreams after all."

"How will you know if you don't try?"

"Maybe it will work?"

"Although the probability is very low."

"But if it works, with Wang Shu's support, maybe she can become the next Gong Li."

In Zhang Hanyu's opinion, Wang Shu is fully capable of bringing out another Gong Li. Therefore, it all depends on who is lucky enough to become Wang Shu's girlfriend.

On the other side, Wang Shu finished his work, called Mei Ting, and drove her home.

It’s not that Wang Shu didn’t take Mei Ting back to the villa in the suburbs, but that if Mei Ting went there, she would have to go home to change clothes tomorrow and then go to the crew.

This is inconvenient and wastes a lot of time going back and forth.

"Are you tired?" Wang Shu turned his head to look at Mei Ting and asked with concern.

Mei Ting felt warm in her heart when she heard this, and then shook her head.

"Are you going to the crew tomorrow?" Wang Shu asked again.

"Yes, we have a scene to shoot tomorrow." Mei Ting replied.

After that, he asked again: "Are you tired?"

"It's okay." Wang Shu responded with a smile.

"You didn't have any rest during the New Year and you were busy all the time. You must be very tired, right?" Mei Ting asked with some concern.

"It's okay." Wang Shu replied.

"You must be very tired!" Mei Ting put her hand on Wang Shu's thigh.

Wang Shu took a look and said righteously, "Don't touch me. I want to concentrate on driving."

Mei Ting was speechless when she heard this. She had just put her hand over subconsciously and had no other thoughts.

Now after hearing what Wang Shu said, she seemed to be actively teasing him.

Then, his eyes rolled.

Since I was misunderstood.

Then
She deliberately stretched her hand somewhere and said with a smile: "The road is dangerous, just concentrate on driving."

Wang Shu heard this and pretended to be annoyed and said, "You know the danger, but you still do this?"

Mei Ting licked her lips and asked with a smile, "Don't you like it?"

Wang Shu was silent.

"Haha." Upon seeing this, Mei Ting suddenly laughed like a silver bell.

Wang Shu simply continued to remain silent.

No matter how Mei Ting teased her, she ignored him.

The more he did this, the more Mei Ting's competitive spirit was aroused, so that Mei Ting's actions became more and more ferocious.

Even come closer and bite.

I have to say that experienced women are more considerate than young women.

Most young women are rather "selfish" and not at all "considerate".

And experienced women like Mei Ting know how to please men.

It was unknown how long it had passed, but in order to concentrate on driving, Wang Shu stopped Mei Ting's ridiculous behavior.

He is still a young man in his early 20s and doesn't know anything. How can he play like this?

Safety is important.

You can't ignore safety just for the sake of having fun.

Mei Ting was sitting in the passenger seat and asked curiously, "Why is Li Binbin the heroine of "Travel to Taipei"?"

"What? You don't like it?" Wang Shu asked, turning his head.

"It's not that I don't like it, I'm just a little surprised." Mei Ting said.

Wang Shu smiled and said, "Not only is Li Binbin the heroine, but Huayi is also the investor."

Mei Ting had heard this news before, and she asked doubtfully, "Does Taipei Trip need investment?"

"Huh?" Wang Shu didn't understand at first.

Mei Ting explained: "Are you short of investment? Otherwise, why did Huayi join in?"

"No." Wang Shu responded, and then said, "Wang Zhongjun called me to chat."

"He used Huayi's original shares to trade with me, which led to Huayi's participation in "Travel to Taipei" and Li Binbin playing the leading female role."

After that, he warned again, "These things are business secrets, don't tell anyone else."

Mei Ting's eyes sparkled when she heard this.

Wang Shu actually told her everything about this business secret.

This shows that Wang Shu trusts her very much.

Otherwise I wouldn’t say it.

He immediately responded with assurance: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone!"

She never thought that the business secrets Wang Shu mentioned were just casual remarks.

Because this kind of thing will inevitably be exposed over time.

You can't hide something.

It's just that because few people know about it right now, it is indeed a secret.

Mei Ting took it seriously immediately.

She smiled and said, "I was wondering why Li Binbin is the heroine of "Travel to Taipei"?"

Seeing Wang Shu looking over, he immediately added, "At first I thought it was either Gong Li or Zhang Ziyi."

"Then when I saw it was Li Binbin, I felt there was something wrong."

After listening to this, Wang Shu smiled and asked, "Then tell me, what do you think is the problem?"

Mei Ting said nothing after hearing this.

"Haha." Wang Shu had already guessed what was going on and couldn't help but tease, "What are you thinking about every day?"

Mei Ting replied aggrievedly: "It's not that I'm thinking about those things in my head, okay? But I heard them talking about this matter in the crew and they all said that, okay?"

"Many people in the circle know that Huayi is a bit chaotic."

"Many people know how Li Binbin rose to the top."

"So, in a big-budget movie like Trip to Taipei that is aimed at the overseas market, Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi didn't get a role, but Li Binbin got the role instead."

"Anyone would think too much, okay?"

"If Zhou Xun got the role, not many people would think this way."

"Because Zhou Xun is the winner of the Golden Horse Film Award."

"And when you choose important roles, you will also consider the actors' abilities."

"Although it's a bit unexpected to choose Zhou Xun, it makes sense."

"The selection of Li Binbin surprised many people."

After listening to this, Wang Shu smiled and said, "Didn't Li Binbin win the Best Actress award at the Huabiao and Hundred Flowers Awards?"

Mei Ting rolled her eyes at Wang Shu and said, "Can these awards be compared with the Golden Horse Awards?"

This does not mean that Mei Ting is licking the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards.

Rather, the major domestic awards have always been an undisguised game of dividing the pie.

Although the Golden Horse Awards is also this kind of game, its value is much higher than several major domestic awards.

Although Li Binbin is the winner of both the Huabiao and Hundred Flowers Awards, her status is still far inferior to that of the Golden Horse Awards.

What's more, she only won the Huabiao and Hundred Flowers Best Actress awards, not the Huabiao, Hundred Flowers and Golden Rooster triple awards.

If you take all three together, they still have some value.

If the three are not together, the value will drop sharply.

"Haha." Wang Shu heard the other meaning and said with a smile, "You haven't forgotten the Golden Horse yet?"

After hearing this, Mei Ting gave Wang Shu a resentful look.

Then he hummed, "If 'People Mountain People Sea' is registered for the Golden Horse Awards, even if I can't win the Best Actress award, I will be nominated for the Best Actress award."

(End of this chapter)