China Entertainment: Great directors start by winning actresses

Chapter 236 Liu Shishi x Su Zhe
Su Zhe thought for a while and said: "As a female supporting role, I have already promised other people to play the role of the heroine in many roles, and I am not suitable to be a heroine in terms of character design."

"If Boss Cai doesn't want to, you can refuse."

"Supporting roles are supporting roles. Our teachers mainly look at the script when choosing roles, and don't choose roles." Cai Yinong said quickly.

Su Zhe twitched the corner of his mouth.

I just believe it if you say so.

One brother and one sister find a better way out. In this social feast, the undercurrent between Liu Shishi, Damimi, Liu Yifei and Da Tiantian became the focus of everyone's attention.

Su Zhe, as the central figure in this scene, quietly observed all this with a bystander mentality.

When Liu Shishi greeted the other three female stars, the feeling of being rejected by the collective made him want to laugh.

He understands that there is often only a thin line between friendship and hostility in this circle.

And Master Liu is standing on the cusp of the storm.

At this moment, Boss Cai's appearance broke the brief calm.

Although Su Zhe was not familiar with Boss Cai, he knew that the head of the Tang Dynasty had a pivotal position in the entertainment industry. Of course, he was just a little Kalami in front of Su Zhe.

"Hello, Director Su!" Boss Cai's politeness surprised Su Zhe.

After the two briefly chatted, Boss Cai began to test the relationship between Su Zhe and Liu Shishi.

Su Zhe understood that Boss Cai was worried that Liu Shishi's career would be affected by his love affair.

After all, for a newly popular actress, the exposure of her relationship is likely to bring a devastating blow.

So, he gave a basically accurate response: "Shishi has just become popular. It hasn't been long and the foundation is not stable."

"From a career perspective, it is best for her to be single in the short term and not have her relationship exposed."

Upon hearing this, Boss Cai was obviously relieved.

She looked at Su Zhe with a little more appreciation and gratitude in her eyes.

Su Zhe, on the other hand, just smiled lightly and said nothing more.

He knew that although his words were for Liu Shishi's good, they would probably make her dissatisfied.

However, he believed that Master Liu would understand his painstaking efforts.

After all, in this circle, there are not many people who can truly consider each other.

And he hopes to be one of them.

As the head of a brokerage company, Cai Yinong is undoubtedly well versed in business, and the pursuit of interests is also her unchanging creed.

For a popular young actress like Liu Shishi, whether her love affair is exposed or not has a huge impact on the commercial value.

Therefore, Cai Yinong naturally hopes that Liu Shishi can maintain her single image for a long time. Even if she cannot do this, at least she would like to maintain this status during the contract period with Tang Ren.

Su Zhe's answer, to some extent, coincides with this vision of hers, although it may not be the most perfect answer in her mind.

Su Zhe also knew this very well. After all, Cai Yinong was still Liu Shishi's manager in name, and this relationship could not be ignored.

However, the real dilemma is that as Liu Shishi's popularity soars, it has become increasingly difficult for Cai Yinong to find resources for her to reach higher levels.

Tangren’s platform seems to be unable to meet her growing development needs and seems a bit stretched.

Similarly, Brother Hu is also standing at a crossroads of transformation. He needs to expand his network of contacts through filming dramas and other means, but Tangren's existing relationship resources are obviously unable to provide him with sufficient support.

For artists at their level, the help that Tang people once provided has now become a shackle that restrains them from flying high.

Despite this, Cai Yinong still has a passionate heart and is eager to find a better way out for his brothers and sisters.

"Truth or falsehood is not important, attitude is the key." Su Zhe explained that it was not that he was unwilling to let Liu Shishi play the heroine, but that the heroine position in the next film had been promised to Da Tiantian.

Since it was something promised, Su Zhe felt there was no need to break the promise.

Moreover, whether you can attract fans does not entirely depend on whether you are a heroine. Character setting and personal interpretation are equally important.

Many supporting characters are even more popular than the main characters due to their excellent performances.

Su Zhe emphasized that he would not deliberately suppress any actor, and everyone would stand out based on their abilities.

"Director Su, do you need any other actors?" Cai Yinong asked tentatively.

"Brother Hu in our family never pays much attention to his cast when choosing roles." Compared with the first sister Liu Shishi, she is more concerned about the development of Brother Hu, the first brother of the Tang Dynasty.

After all, she has a closer relationship with Brother Hu, and Brother Hu’s cooperation with Tang Ren is also deeper.

Cai Yinong undoubtedly contributed to Liu Shishi's popularity, but she also knew that this friendship was not enough to keep Liu Shishi in the Tang Dynasty.

After the contract expired, it was reasonable for Liu Shishi to choose not to renew the contract.

However, Hu Ge's situation is different.

After he was in a car accident, Cai Yinong waited for him for a whole year. This great kindness made Brother Hu unable to repay it.

Although Hua Yi once offered an olive branch to Hu Ge and promised to use film resources as a inducement, Hu Ge still chose to refuse.

Some kindness, once it goes beyond the scope of career, must be repaid with something other than career, such as loyalty.

Cai Yinong knew in his heart that it would be difficult for Liu Shishi to stay in the Tang Dynasty, but Brother Hu could.

Therefore, she hopes to obtain more resources for Brother Hu.

It's a pity that Brother Hu is an actor, and Su Zhe has never been interested in male stars.

Therefore, Su Zhe just said lightly: "When the new play starts, there should be opportunities for auditions. If Brother Hu is really interested, he is welcome to audition."

To be honest, if Su Zhe has a role, he will definitely give priority to his own King Kaikai. How could he give it to Brother Hu? He just said it casually after eating Liu Shishi.

In the film industry, Hu Ge's status is not prominent, and Su Zhe gives him normal treatment in the industry.

To be honest, although Brother Hu has good national popularity and popularity among the audience, he is still lacking compared with the top Mesozoic actors in terms of his acting talent and his ability to carry the box office.

Fans may blindly praise Hu Ge's acting skills and popularity, thinking that he can surpass Deng Chao, Huang Xiaoming and others, but this is just wishful thinking of fans.

As an insider, Su Zhe does not have a fan filter and views issues more objectively.

Brother Hu's actual performance is not very attractive to Su Zhe, and he can only be regarded as a relatively mediocre choice.

In Su Zhe's opinion, Hu Ge can be considered when the time comes, but if it is not appropriate, no exception will be made for him.

Cai Yinong felt Su Zhe's attitude. Although she was a little regretful, she thought it was normal.

After all, because Brother Hu is from the Tang Dynasty, when he was filming movies in Beijing, he was directly excluded and did not even have a chance to be considered.

Now, Su Zhe is willing to give Brother Hu a chance to audition, which has made Cai Yinong see the light.

She said to Su Zhe seriously: "Then I will wait for Director Su's audition notice."

She knew that Brother Hu had always been eager to enter the film industry. If he really had the opportunity to star in Su Zhe's movie, even if it was a supporting role, he would definitely seize the opportunity.

At night, Liu Shishi and Su Zhe once again began to enjoy ranking.

Su Zhe directly answered the call that came out of nowhere.

In order to cope with Su Zhe's impact,
She had tried very hard not to speak.

It's a pity that Su Zhe was so weak that he just answered the call for her.

Then Master Liu became excited: "Well... um..."

Uncle Wu's confused voice came from the other end of the phone: "Master, what's wrong with you?"

Master Liu covered his mouth and looked at Su Zhe with shame and anger.

Su Zhe smiled and used a move to "go straight into the abyss".

Master Liu was not deterred and let Uncle Wu hear her voice again.

"Master, are you okay?" Uncle Wu's concern was already a little urgent.

Master Liu hurriedly said: "It's okay...I'm...running..."

"Su Zhe once again gave this lying woman false criticism.

The eternal god of runners.

But Uncle Wu is a veteran after all.

He soon had an ominous premonition.

"Teacher, are you really running?"

"Really... um... I sprained my ankle." Uncle Wu's eyes twitched, and the hand holding the phone began to tighten.

Scored twice.

The last time he got divorced, he was LV.

So he has always been very keen on this kind of thing.

Of course, the last time he was raped during marriage was a real blow, and reporters helped him kill it.

This time he wasn't so sure.

And after all, he hasn't confirmed his relationship with Liu Shishi yet.

In addition, Master Liu's personality has always been very quiet and elegant, and he doesn't look like someone who does this kind of thing.

Maybe he was really running, Uncle Wu comforted himself.

But he found that this comfort soon became unbearable.

Because he heard the bell ringing.

Liu Shishi also discovered it soon.

She quickly pushed Su Zhe.

He whispered: "Slow down a little, don't let him hear you."

Su Zhe pointed to Liu Shishi's cell phone.

He reminded: "Take your hand out and push me, he has heard it."

Master Liu: "..." After a moment of confusion, Master Liu let out a half-scream.

The rest was half swallowed.

Because Su Zhe pushed hard.

As a result, Liu Shishi's voice directly deteriorated.

It also made Uncle Wu almost smash his cell phone.

"Who are you?" Uncle Wu was furious.

There was a playful and evil smile on Su Zhe's lips.

He looked at Master Liu's face filled with shame and anger.

An inexplicable feeling of joy arose in my heart.

Of course he knew that this might be a bit too much for Master Liu.

But he couldn't help but want to take advantage of her.

I want to see her show a different expression because of me.

Master Liu glared at you and pouted angrily. Of course she knew Su Zhe did it on purpose.

But now she had no way to resist and could only let Su Zhe control her.

She secretly swore in her heart that after this filming was over, she would settle the score with Su Zhe.

However, Su Zhe had no intention of letting her go just like that.

He lay next to Liu Shishi's ear.

He smiled softly and said: "Do you want to tell him who I am? I think he must really want to know who the man who is possessing his woman is now."

Master Liu was startled by Su Zhe's words. She quickly shook her head and said, "No, you must not tell him."

She knew that if Uncle Wu knew Su Zhe's identity.

Then things will definitely get more troublesome.

As "Inception" continues to receive rave reviews, even in its third week of release, the Douban score still sits at a high of 9.7 points.

Together with Su Zhe's classic "The Shawshank Redemption", they jointly occupy the top spot on the rating list.

At the same time, "Inception" surpassed "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in the North American weekly box office rankings and topped the list. Its popularity and topic continued to soar, becoming the focus of public attention.

Such excellent ratings and popularity, coupled with the box office surge and Su Zhe's golden signature, attracted many audiences with unclear movie viewing purposes to enter the theater.

At the same time, various technical analysis posts about the film were also circulated on the Internet, arousing great interest from the audience. Many people chose to go into the theater again to experience the amazing audio-visual feast.

Inception's fourth week at the Chinese film market, despite the release of three new movies, including the biographical film "The First Secretary" starring He Bin and Jiang Wenli.

There are two domestically produced films, "Over the Clouds" and the Russian action film "Black Lightning," but their box office appeal is limited and they cannot pose a threat to "Inception."

Therefore, the film schedule of "Inception" has increased to 70%, and it continues to maintain its dominance.

Facts have also proved this. "Inception" once again achieved a box office of 1.9 million yuan in its third week, achieving the feat of three consecutive weeks at the box office.

Major entertainment media have reported this good news. The title ""Inception" has a cumulative box office of 3 million yuan in three weeks, and domestic movies have entered the 6.9 million era, approaching 6 million yuan!" is even more exciting.

"Inception" achieved a box office of 1.9 million yuan in its third week of release, breaking the record of 1.72 million yuan for the highest third-week box office in Chinese film history set by "Avatar" at the beginning of the year.

At the same time, "Inception" also broke the two records of the fastest box office of 5 million and 6 million in Chinese film history. Within three weeks, it broke 9 box office records in Chinese film history, becoming the well-deserved king of box office records!

What’s more worth mentioning is that the cumulative box office of “Inception” in three weeks reached 6.9 million yuan. This achievement officially brought domestic movies into the 6 million era.

And this 6.9 million box office result is still closely behind "Avatar", ranking second in the box office in mainland film history.

Although it has a slight advantage compared to "Avatar", the global box office champion, "Inception" still maintained its 21-day lead at the box office during the same period.

This achievement is enough to amaze the entire industry, media and movie fans!
Even though it was not expected at all, "Inception" miraculously survived for 21 days. This performance is undoubtedly shocking and amazing!

Many people who originally sneered at Su Zhe's rhetoric began to change their attitudes and looked at the film with admiration.

At the same time, in the North American market, "Inception" also showed strong box office appeal, easily achieving three consecutive championships over the weekend!
"Inception" continued to maintain its lead in its third weekend, ranking second in the third weekend box office rankings of North American releases this year with a box office of approximately US$3100 million, second only to "Toy Story 3."

This achievement not only highlights the excellent quality of "Inception", but also proves its widespread popularity around the world.

It is worth mentioning that the box office decline of "Inception" in the third weekend was controlled by 20th Century Fox in a "stingy" way to 31.4%, which is far lower than the industry average.

This also brings "Inception" to 3100 million in its third weekend.

This achievement undoubtedly once again proves the strong box office appeal of "Inception" and Su Zhe's superb directorial skills.

In general, "Inception" has achieved impressive box office results around the world. Whether it is the Chinese market or the North American market, it has demonstrated strong competitiveness and a broad audience base.

The success of this film not only brought honor and recognition to Su Zhe and the entire team, but also set a new benchmark for domestic films in the international market.

Three weeks after its global release, "Inception" is doing well at the box office. The cumulative box office in North America reached US$3.5 million.

Globally, in addition to mainland China and North America, the box office in other regions also reached 2.6 million U.S. dollars. Together with the box office of 6.9 million yuan in the mainland, the total has exceeded 7 million U.S. dollars!
This achievement has successfully placed "Inception" at the top of the global movie box office rankings, surpassing other outstanding works.

As time passes to August, the mainland film market continues to be dominated by the box office of "Inception".

In the absence of strong competitors, the box office of "Inception" has been soaring, constantly setting new records.

By the end of the second week of August, mainland film history has ushered in a major historical moment.

Major media such as Sohu Entertainment, New Wolf Entertainment, Douban.com, 1999 Movie Network and Wangyi Entertainment have reported this exciting news:

"Inception" once again grossed 6 million yuan at the box office in its sixth week, taking the top spot for the sixth consecutive week with an absolute advantage.

Its six-week box office total reached 6 billion yuan!

This not only marks that domestic films have officially entered the 10 billion era, but also means that "Inception" has become the second film in the history of mainland movies to have a box office of more than 10 billion yuan.

It is also the only film directed by a Chinese to achieve this feat.

This brilliant achievement undoubtedly brings great honor and recognition to Su Zhe and his team.

From the initial ambition to the realization of the current box office myth, the success of "Inception" is more than just a numerical leap.

It is a strong proof of the production level and market potential of domestic films.

Audiences' enthusiasm for this film continues to rise, and discussions and attention on major social platforms have reached unprecedented heights.

Industry experts have conducted in-depth analyzes of the success of "Inception" and explored the secrets of its success.

From the film's innovation, storyline to actor performance, marketing strategy, etc., everything reflects its excellent quality and the professionalism of the team.

At the same time, the success of "Inception" has also injected new vitality and confidence into the domestic film market.

(End of this chapter)