China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 565 He Just Wants to Play a Domineering CEO
It’s quite funny to say.

Chen Kaige and his wife found so many good resources for their son, but not a single work or role became popular.

Instead, the family was recording a celebrity food and emotional reality show. After a lively conversation at the dinner table, the family of three said, "Ace, please take a seat," and then the Ace literature meme became popular.

There is a saying circulating in the circle: small fame depends on promotion, big fame depends on luck.

This sentence still makes sense.

Maybe it's true that being a celebrity is too lucrative. A third-tier celebrity with little fame cannot get leading roles like male or female lead, and can only play second or third roles. His annual income is hundreds or thousands of times higher than that of an ordinary person.

This may also be the reason why so many veteran actors and artists with good reputations know that their children are not suitable for this task.

He knows that if he uses resources to promote his children who have no ability and no acting skills, he will be ridiculed by the public and even his own reputation will be dragged down.

The reason why they still push their children into the circle.

If you change your career, you won’t be able to use the resources and connections that your parents have accumulated throughout their lives. How can you make money as quickly as being a celebrity?

Start a business? Become a boss? Forget it. Many celebrities in the circle have invested after making money.

Apart from buying a house, most serious investments will result in losses. Successful people like Huang Xiaoming and Yang Mi are extremely rare, with less than two of them among a hundred stars.

A generation of celebrities can’t handle investment, let alone their children who are even less capable than them.

"Brother Xiao Ming, it is rumored that you have a very good relationship with Director Chen and often eat together privately. It seems that the rumors are true." Li Yu teased.

"That's because Director Chen thinks highly of me and takes care of me." Huang Xiaoming's emotional intelligence is as high as ever.

After a while, after Li Yu and Chen Kaige greeted each other, Li Yu took the initiative to ask the young man next to them: "Is this person..."

This time, Li Yu asked questions even though he knew the answer.

"He is the child of Lao Chen and me." Chen Hong turned to Chen Feiyu and said, "This is the famous Director Li. Ah Sai, why don't you say hello to Director Li."

"Director Li, I've heard of your name for a long time. My father often mentioned you to me at home, saying that you are my role model." Ase smiled and stretched out his hand to greet Li Yu.

It can be seen that it is true that he had good family education and it is also true that Chen Hong was very strict with him, but it is even more true that his reputation was ruined later.

However, good parenting and strict management do not mean that there will be no house collapse.

There is a saying that goes "Everything goes to extremes and then turns into the opposite." Children who are strictly disciplined at home will behave more exaggeratedly than ordinary children once they get the opportunity to be indulged.

In addition, there was nothing wrong with Asai's words and tone of voice, he was very polite and respectful.

But Li Yu felt that something was not right when he heard what he said.

What does it mean that he is a role model for Ase?

How could someone who learns from him be so bad? Why does it sound a bit like an insult?

Of course, Li Yu believed that the other party was not insulting him.

Let your children learn from excellent people, this is what all parents will say.

Otherwise, why would there be a famous saying called "other people's children"?

"Hello, Ase." Li Yu shook hands with Ase in a friendly manner.

Li Yu roughly guessed why Chen Kaige and Chen Hong brought their son here.

If he remembered correctly, Asai would debut next year.

As parents, they certainly hope that their son's acting career will go smoothly.

Li Yu's film resources are the best in the circle. When it comes to promoting people, Chen Kaige thinks he can't catch up with Li Yu.

He thinks it would be a great start if his son could make his debut in a work directed by Li Yu, whether it is a movie or a TV series.

He also didn't require his son to start acting in movies right away. After all, the big screen is a better test of an actor's acting skills, and he knew his son's ability.

The audience would probably complain about the poor acting on the small screen, and it would be a disaster on the big screen, which would drag down the entire movie.

As they chatted, they talked about movies. Chen Kaige gave Li Yu a thumbs up and praised him, saying, "Director Li, there are not many people I admire, and you are definitely the one I admire the most.

I watched the movie Ready Player One. You can ask Xiao Ming. I booked the entire theater on the premiere of the movie. I never thought that you could make such a good science fiction movie.

Chen Kaige's words came from the heart.

Li Yu’s versatility made him a little jealous.

Li Yu has shot so many types of films, and it seems that he can handle any type of film. Even if he tries a completely new type for the first time, he can achieve quite good results.

He was right as expected. This was a true genius, a gifted player.

“Then I have to thank you, Director Chen. Without your private screening, my movie Ready Player One might not have earned over 2 billion yuan,” Li Yu joked.

The box office of "Ready Player One" has just passed the 2 billion mark.

"The little box office revenue from my private screening can't help you get 2 billion at the box office. It's because you are capable and the movie is well made." Chen Kaige replied.

When talking about the movie "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen", Chen Kaige said: "More than a billion shouldn't be a problem...right?"

He paused for several seconds before saying the last word, which showed his lack of confidence.

Li Yu personally observed that Chen Kaige's performance was very satisfactory.

If this person is not confident, it means he is sure of success. If he is confident, it means he is going to make a big profit.

Many experiences have proved that what he thinks is good is different from what the audience thinks is good.

After chatting for a while, Chen Kaige expressed that he would strongly support Li Yu in setting up the association.

Huang Xiaoming also said: "If Director Li takes a fancy to some promising directors or scripts in the future, I can help them attract some investment.

If the script is good, I can also help them find a director to film their script."

There are some things Huang Xiaoming didn't say.

It would be great if the screenwriters in the association could write a good script about a domineering CEO comparable to Professor Qiao in “My Love from the Star”.

His only wish is to play a domineering CEO who is loved by everyone. What's wrong with that?

Why couldn’t God fulfill his wish? After turning down Professor Qiao, every domineering CEO he played was mocked as greasy by people.

Professor Qiao became an eternal pain in his heart.

Li Yu began to look at Huang Xiaoming with new respect.

Huang Xiaoming’s good popularity is indeed not exaggerated, he actually wants to join.

If he had invested in one or two right directors, his career would surely have been more successful.

In fact, Huang Xiaoming thought so too.

Those screenwriters and directors selected by Li Yu must have potential. He believes in Li Yu's vision and chooses to do him a favor.

He can benefit if these people succeed.

He doesn't need to invest a lot of resources, and if he fails, he won't lose much. As long as there is a success, he can make double the money back.

Li Yu saw through Huang Xiaoming's wishful thinking, but he welcomed Huang Xiaoming to join.

Because he and Da Tiantiannai alone cannot mobilize so many screenwriters and directors, if someone is willing to help, he will definitely welcome it.

(End of this chapter)