China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 415 Appeared at the premiere of Lost in Thailand
"Director Li, congratulations, your new movie wrapped today."

Wang Baoqiang came up and exchanged a few words of greeting first.

Li Yu did not keep the filming of "Parasite" secret, and what's more, confidentiality is only effective for ordinary audiences, but not for people in the industry.

"Baoqiang, what do you want from me?"

Li Yu went straight to the point.

He didn't think that Wang Baoqiang called him just to congratulate him on finishing the filming.

"Here's what happened: Director Xu's Lost in Thailand was withdrawn from last year's Lunar New Year schedule and has been delayed until now.

Director Xu felt that delaying the film was not a solution, so he decided to release it on the 16th of this month, and hold a small premiere on the 13th.

Wang Baoqiang did not say everything, leaving some room.

As an old hand, Li Yu could immediately guess that the call was made by Xu Zheng at the request of Wang Baoqiang.

Currently, Wang Baoqiang and Xu are in their honeymoon period.

Wang Baoqiang sincerely hopes that the movie "Lost in Thailand" will be a great success.

So he was also willing to make the call on behalf of Xu Zheng.

"Tell Director Xu that if I have time that day, I will go and show my support."

Li Yu gave his own answer after hearing the hidden meaning in Wang Baoqiang's words.

Speaking of which, Xu Zheng's escape made a great contribution to the fact that "The Great Wall: Part 1" and "Detective Chinatown" achieved results far beyond expectations.

Moreover, Li Yu agreed to show his support not just to give face to Xu Zheng.

Because just half an hour ago, Mr. Wang from Fiber Optic also asked Li Yu if he was free that day.

Although the investment in "Lost in Thailand" is small, Mr. Wang attaches great importance to this project.

"Thank you so much, Director Li."

Wang Baoqiang felt that Li Yu gave him a lot of face.

Even through the phone, you could hear that Wang Baoqiang's mood changed a lot and he was extremely happy.

Li Yu didn't explain. It was nice to have Wang Baoqiang owe him a favor.

Wang Baoqiang’s acting skills are very good, maybe Li Yu can use him in a new movie one day.

Hearing Wang Baoqiang laughing happily, Li Yu thought that Wang Baoqiang was still a little silly.

I guess Wang Baoqiang didn’t expect this?
After the success of Lost in Thailand, he and Xu Zhenghui gradually drifted apart, and finally the two had no new collaborations at all.

There are many speculations about this matter from the outside world.

Some people say it’s because of the pay issue.

The movie "Lost in Thailand" was very successful, but Wang Baoqiang only got 2 million in the end, while Huang Bo got 50 million.

But Huang Bo is one of the investors. If the movie is successful, he will get a lot of money, so there is nothing to say.

Others said that later Xu Zheng asked Wang Baoqiang to film "Lost in Hong Kong", and Wang Baoqiang offered to star in the film without any pay, as long as Xu Zheng let him invest 10 million.

Xu Zheng, who was already a little proud, directly rejected Wang Baoqiang.

The final result was an unhappy parting, and the two naturally did not cooperate again afterwards.

However, these are just rumors. No one knows what is going on except themselves.

Even through the phone, you could hear that Wang Baoqiang's mood changed a lot and he was extremely happy.

Wang Baoqiang told Xu Zheng that Li Yu agreed to come and show his support when he had time.

Xu Zheng was also very happy.

If Li Yu had really come that day, Wang Baoqiang and Li Yu's fame could easily create a big news story and draw people's attention to the movie "Lost in Thailand".

In fact, he originally wanted to schedule it for May Day.

However, he was traumatized by last year's Lunar New Year movie season and this year's Spring Festival movie season.

He didn't even dare to wait for the May Day schedule and was anxious to release "Lost in Thailand" in March.

Too late and things will change.

He heard that Li Yu's Hualiu Company and Da Tiantian's Xingguang Cuican jointly invested in Wu Jing.

If he waited any longer, it would be troublesome if Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior" came out. Although Wu Jing was a latecomer to the director's career and had a failed experience before, Li Yu was optimistic about him and he really didn't dare to underestimate him.

Lu Yang and Wang Jing are two classic examples.

Wang Jing's success can also be explained by the fact that Li Yu was responsible for the script.

Li Yu really didn't touch the script of "The Blade of the Assassin". It was completely because Li Yu was optimistic about Lu Yang's potential.

Wu Jing’s situation cannot be said to be exactly the same as Lu Yang’s, but it is highly similar.

“Are you really going to the premiere of Lost in Thailand?”

Fat Fan said with some confusion.

She even looked down on Xu Zheng's small-scale movie which cost tens of millions of dollars.

In order to boost the popularity of the movie, Xu Zheng should invite everyone he knows in the circle.

As for whether those people will go or not, it is hard to say. Fan Xiaopang feels that apart from those who have a good relationship with Xu Zheng, there will probably be few real big shots who will go.

If you want others to support you, you have to look at your strength.

At the moment, Xu Zheng is just a new director who switched from an actor. He does not have the ability to ask Li Yu to come in person to support him.

"Xu Zheng is a capable person, and I'm not doing this to give him face. I'm only doing this to give face to Mr. Wang and Wang Baoqiang.

"Parasite" has finished filming, and I have nothing to do during this period, so I just went to join in the fun."

Li Yu replied.

Xu Zheng is considered to be at the pinnacle of actor transformation. He is very good at doing business and has transformed himself from a former actor to a capital tycoon worth billions.

But this guy became a little too proud after his success.

Fan Xiaopang still doesn't understand what kind of ability an out-of-date actor has.

However, when she heard Li Yu say that it was mainly to give face to Mr. Wang, she didn't say anything.

……

On March 3, Xu Zheng held a small-scale premiere for "Lost in Thailand".

Xu Zheng knows how to hype.

Before today, he had not released the news that Li Yu would come to support him.

The purpose is to give the audience and media people a big surprise.

His goal was achieved, and the reporters were extremely excited to see Li Yu show up.

'Shocking! A top director actually showed up at a small director's movie premiere. The reason behind this is actually...'

This kind of shocking headline is large enough to attract attention and has a high readership.

Li Yudu was present in person, and Mr. Wang from Fiber Optics was also present in person.

"Director Li, this is incredible. You are the screenwriter for the only two movies in China that have grossed over 1 billion yuan."

Mr. Wang has known Li Yu for a long time.

At the celebration party for "Those Years", he asked the vice president of Fiber Optic to try to win over Li Yu, a director with a bright future.

But that day, Mr. Han made a grand appearance with Da Tiantian, and Da Tiantian directly snatched away Li Yu.

It’s really a pity, but later on, Fiber Optic also participated in the investment of many of Li Yu’s works.

Thinking back on it, Mr. Wang still finds it a bit magical.

He thought Li Yu would have a bright future, but he never imagined that Li Yu would become as famous as he is now in less than ten years.

Li Yu's energy really exceeded his imagination.

Although there is no chance to become a deeply bound partner with Li Yu, Mr. Wang is very happy that Li Yu gave him face and support today.

The two chatted happily in the audience, and after a while, "Lost in Thailand" started showing on the screen.

Li Yu and Mr. Wang stopped communicating tacitly and turned their attention to the screen.

"Lost in Thailand" is indeed a very good comedy movie, and Li Yu also wants to rewatch it.

(End of this chapter)