China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 790 Money can make the world go round

Liu Yifei not only didn't believe it, he rolled his eyes and complained: "What's the point of you being able to predict the future? I'm a transgender person who can be either male or female."

She went on "Today's Statement" that year to clarify that she was not a transgender.

This time, she played her own joke.

Being forced to go on "Today's Statement" to clarify rumors is probably a unique case in the entertainment industry.

All I can say is that the Internet was really in chaos in those years. All kinds of outrageous rumors could be made up, and many people believed them. It was just outrageous.

"By the way, I heard from Shen Teng last time that Chang Yuan plans to be a director himself." Liu Yifei mentioned Chang Yuan.

Chang Yuan is a supporting role on stage and also in movies.

He is a senior veteran of Happy Mahua, but he can only be a golden supporting role forever.

Seeing that his partner Shen Teng is taking off, it is normal for him to want to seek further development.

If you can't take the leading role in other people's movies, then organize your own film, be your own director and promote yourself, and the leading male role will definitely be yours.

Wu Jing once thought so too.

If the resources are really good, not many people would be willing to take huge risks to organize their own group. Many times it is a helpless move.

If Li Yu remembers correctly, Chang Yuan's directorial debut should be "Warm Hug".

This low-budget movie eventually grossed 8.64 million yuan at the box office and became profitable.

But this movie was able to achieve this success thanks to the market appeal of the Happy Mahua brand and a group of people including Shen Teng Mali.

It's a typical case of winning a little at the box office but losing out on reputation.

If it weren't for people like Shen Teng and Mali, Chang Yuan wouldn't be able to carry the movie as the lead actor, and it would be a complete flop.

The path for an actor to transform into a director is difficult and not everyone can do it.

There are many people who fall off the cliff halfway through their journey, but we only see those successful people.

Society is cruel. People tend to only pay attention to the successful ones and don't remember the losers.

Li Yu said calmly: "That's a good idea, but how far it can go depends on one's luck."

Liu Yifei immediately had an idea: "I see these people are all transforming, do you think I should also transform myself? If I can't be a director, I can become a producer and invest in some potential TV series.

My acting skills are just like this, there is not much room for improvement. I will also be old one day, I can't still act in period dramas and romance dramas when I am 40 or 50 years old in ten or twenty years, right?
The market is very tolerant of male actors, but not female actors. I heard that male actors can still fall in love in TV dramas when they are 40 years old, but female actors can only play the mother of male actors when they are 40 years old. "

Li Yu glanced at her and said, "You don't even have good taste in choosing scripts, how can you be confident in investing? You're afraid of losing money. If that day comes, just quit acting. Anyway, you've already made enough money to last a lifetime. Didn't the movie "The Richest Man in Xihong City" tell you this? Don't be afraid of losing money, just be afraid of starting a business."

Liu Yifei: "..."

She was really angry.

It's so disrespectful.

Is her vision really that bad?
It seems... it’s true.

Well, she should just stay as an actor.

She ruthlessly threw the idea of ​​investing in film and television dramas and becoming a producer into the trash.

After Li Yu landed in the United States, Huana sent someone to pick him up in advance.

Liu Yifei was a little surprised: "Li Yu, are you doing so well here? Huana is giving you a lot of face." Li Yu said calmly: "You can become a director and make two billion-dollar movies for them, and they will be so polite to you."

Warner Bros. produces more than a dozen films a year.

Last year, a movie with the highest net loss in North America was produced, ranking first on the list.

The movie is "King Arthur: Legend of the Sword". It cost 1.75 million US dollars to produce and earned less than 1.5 million US dollars at the global box office. It lost all its money.

Fortunately, films such as "IT", "Justice League" and "Kong: Skull Island" have made a lot of money back, otherwise the financial report would be very ugly.

Under such circumstances, Li Yu's "Barbie" had a low production cost and an incredibly high box office and high returns.

Many DC fans at home and abroad called on Warner’s top management to kowtow to Li Yu.

This is an exaggeration, and it is certainly not the case. However, it is true that Li Yu brought them the most lucrative movie income last year.

By the way, Li Yu also rejected Dishini’s poaching attempt.

In a situation like this, Huana has to give Li Yu the full treatment.

Someone from Warna revealed to Li Yu that they had arranged for lobbying companies to handle the public relations for the Oscar judges who were capable of doing so.

There will definitely be a surprise for Li Yu on the day of the award ceremony.

After Hua Na's people left, Liu Yifei complained, "This is too outrageous. Oscar judges can actually spend money on PR."

Li Yu chuckled, "There is no such thing as absolute fairness, especially since the United States is a socialist country. Money makes the world go round. If you make a good film and you're willing to spend money, you can still win an Oscar. If 10 million doesn't work, spend 100 million. If 100 million doesn't work, spend 1 billion. Money can help you solve problems. If it can't solve problems, it may be because you don't have enough money. How do Oscar winners get the best actor and actress awards? If they don't have good professional skills and their works aren't good enough, how can they win the best actor and actress awards? Do you think they lobbied the judges or spent money through the back door?"

Of course, many people do not have enough financial resources or connections to do these things through the back door.

It is impossible for Huana to spend so much money on Li Yu.

Barbie is mostly a movie that is too right.

Even without Wana's financial resources, getting a few nominations should not be a problem.

Just because Li Yu is a Chinese director, the nomination he receives may not be that important.

In short, there is definitely a difference between spending money and not spending money, and it is a big one.

……

The news that Li Yu brought Liu Yifei to the United States quickly spread back to China, and even photos of them at the Los Angeles airport were released by domestic media.

"Shocking news! Li Yu and Liu Yifei appeared at the Los Angeles airport, and they are suspected to be attending the Oscars ceremony in a few days."

The domestic Internet exploded.

"What? Director Li is participating in the Oscars? Isn't the movie we submitted for the awards "Dying to Survive"? This movie was not directed by Director Li. No movie directed by Director Li was released last year."

"You may have forgotten the above. The film that Director Li entered for the Oscars was Barbie, a Hollywood film that flopped in China but was a huge success abroad."

"Okay, I finally remembered that there was such a movie last year. It's not my fault. Director Li's movie has a very low presence in China."

The domestic box office of "Barbie" is only a few tenths of its overseas box office. This movie is very popular abroad, but it is really not that popular in China.

Many people only saw a little publicity at the time and then forgot about it within a few days. The main reason was that this movie really didn't make much of a splash in China, so you can't blame people for being forgetful.

(End of this chapter)