Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 562 Changing roles
During the National Day holiday, a piece of news that excited the film industry was featured on the front page of the portal website.

China Film Report
"Chinese Police and White Snake have been released in mainland China, Hong Kong Island and Southeast Asia. In their first week, they ranked first and second in the global box office chart with box office results of 6250 million US dollars and 1450 million US dollars respectively, crushing Kidnapping which was released in North America at the same time!"

"This achievement not only makes "Chinese Police" the first box office champion of Chinese-language films in overseas markets in recent years, but also achieved box office success of more than 980 million US dollars in Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand and other places."

"It is only a matter of time before Chinese Police becomes the top Chinese-language film in 2011."

Sina Entertainment News

"Jet Li's oriental fantasy film The Legend of White Snake, produced by Juli Films with a huge investment of 1.8 million yuan, has been released for six and a half days, and the box office is showing a good upward trend."

"According to the film company, the original cast of 'Legend of the White Snake' will continue to shoot a sequel, which is currently being prepared and Jet Li has been invited to join."

Chongqing Morning News

"As a businessman, he is the shrewd vice president and executive president of Juli Group; as an actor, he is the absolute leading actor in "The Legend of the White Snake" and "The Hero of the World"; as a producer, the box office of "Legend of the White Snake" he invested in has exceeded 100 million yuan."

"Yoko, who is attending the Busan Film Festival in South Korea with "Legend of the White Snake", recently blasted the Internet trolls on Weibo and said that she would suspend the filming plans of some movies. Many of her sharp remarks attracted the attention of fans."

"Yesterday, Yoko once again expressed her anger towards online trolls and said the film industry was darker than she had imagined."

Yangzi, who changes every day, is well versed in the art of hype. During the National Day holiday, the topic of "White Snake" never stopped.

Wang Changtian almost died of laughter when he saw Yangzi angrily criticizing the darkness in the film industry.

Starting from the 3rd, "Painted Skin" began to overtake "Legend of White Snake" and surpassed "White Snake" with a single-day box office of 1450 million to become the runner-up in the single-day box office.

The great charm and magic of the Chinese market are undoubtedly demonstrated around the world.

Li Chen remembered that in his previous life, "Legend of White Snake" topped the global movie box office list with less than 1600 million US dollars in the first week.

At that time, it was like winning a gold medal in the Olympics, and the media was celebrating.

But in fact, 1600% of the million US dollars for "Legend of White Snake" was obtained in the country.

There just happened to be no blockbuster hits in North America, which allowed "Legend of White Snake" to just edge out "Kidnap" to win the weekly championship on the global box office chart.

At that time, Li Chen was a little disdainful. What was there to brag about? It was as if the Chinese had never seen the world.

"Legend of White Snake" is far superior to "Kidnap", and "Chinese Police" is far superior to "Kidnap". The difference of one word makes a world of difference.

Even so, Li Chen didn't think it was a big deal.

Compared to those Hollywood blockbusters that easily earn 200 million in the first week worldwide, "Chinese Police" just had the right time, place and people.

But the Chinese market is receiving more and more attention from Hollywood, which is a gratifying thing.

The New York Daily News also reported that Cheng Long's new film topped the global charts.

Warner is the most fortunate among the Big Six. They are fortunate that they took a stake in Chiyou from the bankrupt New Line and maintained a close cooperative relationship with Rongchen Pictures.

In a studio in New York, Liu Yifei is shooting a set of spring and summer women's wear blockbusters for LV.

A stack of neatly arranged spring and summer women's clothing, which has not yet been released, is hung on the mobile clothes rack.

"is this okay?"

"Keep your chin up higher."

"so?"

"Okay, that's it. Look! Make your eyes colder."

Before Tim even approached the studio, he heard the voices of the photographer and Crystal.

The crews of "The Hunger Games" and "Breaking Dawn", including several leading actors including Twilight, are promoting the series in New York.

While Tim was attentive to the boss's wife, he was also able to balance his work and personal matters.

As soon as I entered the studio, I saw the proprietress wearing a sleeveless, round-neck, flesh-colored vest and a short skirt of the same color.

She was holding a black LV lace bag in her hand, her long wavy hair was draped over her shoulders, and her eyes were condescending and full of charm.

Even a foreigner like him couldn't help but sigh that the proprietress was a 360-degree oriental beauty among all the Chinese actresses he had ever seen.

Some girls look good from the front, but their flaws are exposed when compared from the side.

"Tim is here." Liu Xiaoli said with a smile when she saw Tim coming in.

"Ms. Liu, Crystal is getting more and more beautiful. The boss is so lucky." Tim's mouth was as sweet as honey.

Liu Xiaoli felt amused. This white man was becoming more and more eloquent.

After finishing the shooting at noon, Tim had a meal with Liu Yifei and her daughter.

At the same time, he told the mother and daughter the biggest gossip in Hollywood recently.

Liu Yifei had actually heard about it, and had met Scarlett in Venice a while ago.

Unexpectedly, in less than a month, Scarlett became a victim of hackers.

Tim suddenly received a call, and Liu Yifei said casually: "If you have something to do, go and do it."

Tim laughed: "Except for the boss lady's business, everything else is nothing."

"Tim, you and your boss are becoming more and more like each other!" Liu Yifei raised her beautiful eyes and smiled.

"Haha, Madam Boss, your words are the greatest compliment to me."

Tim's mind raced as he thought, why not tell the boss lady directly about the phone call just now.

This is a big favor.

"Madam, Richard from Warner called me just now."

"Have you heard about their movie Cloud Atlas?"

Liu Yifei nodded: "Another A-level production, they don't want to find me, do they? But I can't spare the schedule at all."

She also listened to Cloud Atlas when it was in Venice.

The starring actors are Tom Hanks and Halle Berry, the world's first black Oscar-winning actress.

In August, it seemed that another South Korean actress was confirmed to star in the film, but I can’t quite remember Liu Yifei.

Tim laughed and said, "Of course not. Although it is a Class A production, it is not Halle Berry's role. The boss will definitely not be interested in it."

"There are two Asian female characters in the film who don't have many scenes. Now there is only one left. Richard asked me if I was interested, he could give it to the boss's person, but it would be best if she is internationally famous."

Originally, Liu Yifei's favorite person was Tang Yan, but Tim's last sentence made her think of Zhou Xun.

Although Zhou Xun has set up his own business, he is still considered one of us.

Aren’t Tang Yan and Yang Mi also going to set up their own businesses in the next two years?

Liu Yifei pondered for a moment and said nothing.

Liu Xiaoli just ate her lunch elegantly without interrupting the conversation between Tim and his daughter.

"What are you thinking about, boss lady?"

"Tim, does the South Korean actress' role have more scenes or does the remaining role have more scenes?" Liu Yifei asked a key question.

Tim was stunned by the question, but he quickly reacted.

"I thought that you, Madam Boss, would definitely not perform. I didn't ask about this. I will call Richard to ask now."

"But what do you mean, Madam Boss?"

"What I mean is, if the role played by the South Korean actress has a lot of scenes, then we won't want it, unless we let one of our own play that role." Liu Yifei had a clear mind.

Xun Ge is already the Venice Film Festival winner, so even if she performs in it, she can only come second to Black Pearl.

"Yeah, that makes sense. The boss lady is really thoughtful. I'll ask now."

Tim didn't step aside and directly called Richard.

"Tim, even though the last role doesn't have many scenes, you still have to play three roles by yourself." Richard's words indirectly acknowledged that the South Korean character had more scenes than the last Asian character.

Tim smiled and said, "Richard, why not just swap the two roles?"

"Don't you Warners even have this little right?"

Liu Yifei secretly gave Tim a thumbs up.

Tim raised his lips and continued, "We are your most important partners. If you want to give us a gift, you should give us something decent."

"Otherwise, it's better not to send it, so as not to let the boss think that we Chiyou have no weight in your Warner."

Richard cursed in his heart that Tim was as difficult as Li Chen: "Tim, what are you talking about! Of course we are the most important partners."

"But the character itself is the future South Korean"

Richard couldn't continue. These were not problems. It was completely unnecessary to talk about them with a colleague like Tim.

"Okay. I'll find a way!"

"That's right. I will send you the information of our people today."

After hanging up the phone, Tim snapped his fingers and said, "Done, boss lady, I forgot to ask who you were going to give this role to?"

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "Zhou Xun."

Tim nodded: "Yeah, she's a good fit."

"Warner has already signed a contract with that South Korean actress, right?"

Tim smiled and shook his head: "Probably not. Even if they sign the contract, let me tell you something you don't want to hear, Madam Boss, the pay contracts for Asian actresses are not high, even the penalty for breach of contract is not high."

"But this is Warner's business. We don't need to worry about it." Liu Yifei thought so too and said no more.

When they returned to Liu Xiaoli's property in New York in the evening, Liu Yifei had already learned about the role Zhou Xun was about to play.

At this time, the sky in China had just brightened and Zhou Xun was sleeping soundly.

He took a dazed look at the caller ID, then tapped his forehead lightly and answered the call.

"Mrs. Li, it's only what time and you come to disturb my sweet dream." Zhou Xun's lazy voice came from the phone.

Liu Yifei joked, "Oh my! I took your kindness for granted. I asked Warner for a role just for you."

"Since someone thinks I'm disturbing her dreams, I'll give it to someone else."

When Zhou Xun heard about Warner's role, he instantly became excited.

"Good girl, you're more nice than Director Li. Tell me, what role is it?" Zhou Xun sat up from the bed.

"Why, don't you mind me disturbing your sweet dreams?"

"Haha, even if you disturb my important life, I'm happy with this!"

Liu Yifei secretly cursed at the female hooligan in her heart. She was still too naive to talk with Zhou Xun, a veteran in the love field.

"I watched Cloud Atlas. This character is emotionally rich and intelligent, second only to Halle Berry, and plays a vital role in the whole story."

Zhou Xun was stunned: "Is it the role that accompanies Dou Na?"

After Liu Yifei said this, she understood.

Of course she knew about "Cloud Atlas". Among the domestic actresses who wanted to compete for this role, she knew of two studios, Fan Qiaoqiao and Li Qiaoqiao.

Zhang Ziyi returned to China to develop her career after her Hollywood career ended.

Li Qiaoqiao, however, quietly went international and became the second female star among the "Four Dans and Two Bings" to go beyond China after Zhang Ziyi.

A while ago, the news that the role of "Bond Girl" will be cast among Chinese actresses caused a lot of buzz again.

There were even rumors that the production company of "007" had quietly sneaked into the mainland and Hong Kong to select Chinese actresses.

Liu Yifei, Li Qiaoqiao, Fan Qiaoqiao, Tang Wei and Zhang Baizhi are all within the selection range.

But soon, Red Star Wu denied the rumor.

Although Zhou Xun also wants to break into Hollywood, she is not as eager for quick success as Shuang Qiao.

"Xun Ge is Xun Ge, I guessed it right."

Zhou Xun ignored Liu Yifei's teasing and asked, "Hasn't it been decided that you will accompany Dou Na?"

Liu Yifei said casually: "I don't know about that. Anyway, I have already got the contract."

"I'll fax it to you tomorrow morning. Okay, mission accomplished, I'm going to sleep now."

There was a beeping sound coming from the phone.

Zhou Xun didn't come back to her senses for a long time. She couldn't sleep.

Zhou Xun's agent learned the news early in the morning and was even happier than Zhou Xun.

"Brother Xun, this is such an unexpected surprise!"

"It's indeed an unexpected surprise. Although Yifei said it lightly, I don't think this matter will end like this."

"Brother Xun, so what if it's not finished? Can that South Korean actress still make a big splash? The other side is Warner."

Zhou Xun sighed in his heart: Yes, the person opposite is Warner Yifei, have you reached this point now?

Now that things were settled, Liu Yifei naturally wouldn't hide it from Li Chen.

"Heh, this Tim is such a lackey that he actually bypassed me."

"What, you're unhappy?"

Liu Yifei was lying on the bed, her thick hair simply tied up with a sky blue headband.

"Glad, you did the right thing. Either don't do it, or if you do, your ranking can't be lower than that of Korean and Japanese actresses."

"This role is very suitable for Brother Xun, let the South Korean actress play her supporting role."

Li Chen had also seen this movie in his previous life. The one accompanying Doona was the heroine Xingmei in that short story, and Zhou Xun was just a female companion of Xingmei.

Not only is her appearance not as good as Doona's, but even the ending is sad and ridiculous.

"Are you praising me?"

"Of course, this kind of film, once it's released abroad, doesn't represent just one person. I'd rather not act than be like Huang Shengyi and act as a minor character without any lines."

Liu Yifei pursed her lips and nodded: "Yeah, I think so too."

Li Chen laughed: "Of course, we are husband and wife, this is called telepathic communication."

The seven-day National Day passed by in a flash, and "Chinese Police" was far ahead of the rest, with a box office of 7.85 million yuan in eight days.

The word of mouth and ratings are much higher than "White Snake" and "Painted Skin".

It has become the undisputed box office champion so far this year.

It set many records, including the first-day domestic film record, single-day box office record, first-week box office record, and the fastest records of breaking 300 million, 500 million, and 700 million.

This has attracted the attention of many filmmakers in the industry. China Film Group’s press releases are like calendars, which come out every day.

Han Saping looked like he had taken some medicine all day long. In Han Jiayi's words, old Han seemed to have a second spring in his life.

Chenglong also lamented on Weibo: Li Chen is so amazing. He allowed me to win this once without any effort after decades in the industry.

Li Chen replied to Chenglong's Weibo: Without big brother's support, the box office will be short of at least 200 million yuan.

As soon as the holiday was over, Han Sanping called and said, "Li Chen, it's time for you to start writing the script for the sequel, right?"

Li Chen didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Boss Han, is it that urgent?"

"Are you in a hurry? Haven't you seen that Yangzi has already started planning the sequel to "White Snake"! " Han Sanping stared at Li Chen with big eyes, very dissatisfied with his negative attitude.

"Okay, Mr. Han, just ignore what I said. Why compete with him?"

"Do I want to compete with him? If you don't put me in a good mood, why would I mention him? You are not active in making money. I think you are panicking because you have too much money!"

"Hahaha, I was wrong, Director Han, I'll start writing as soon as I get down."

"That's pretty much it."

On the first day after the holiday, people in the industry were shocked by the horrific box office performance of "Chinese Police".

The next day, a piece of news left everyone in the circle, especially first-line actresses such as Fan Qiaoqiao and Li Qiaoqiao, confused.

Sina Entertainment News

"There is news that Zhou Xun will star in the $1.5 million Hollywood blockbuster Cloud Atlas. The reporter contacted Zhou Xun's studio and her agent replied that it was true."

"As for what role she will play, Zhou Xun's agent revealed that it will definitely not be a minor role."

"An insider revealed that Zhou Xun is the second female lead besides Black Pearl."

Fan Qiaoqiao, who had just returned from South Korea, blushed: "Brother Guang, didn't you say that we are 90% sure of getting this role?"

Mu Xiaoguang’s face looked like dried bacon: “Zhe, zhu, zhu, I don’t know the details.”

"I just called the people at Warner, and they don't know the details either."

"They don't know either? They are the producers, how could they not know?"

I thought I could make a comeback with Cloud Atlas, and at least be on par with Li Qiaoqiao.

But who would have thought that a weekly newsletter would suddenly appear.

Warner Weekly News!

Fan Qiaoqiao suddenly had an idea and blurted out, "Could it be that Brother Chen took action?"

Mu Xiaoguang suddenly understood and nodded, "That's right, Warner and Li Chen are closely related. Apart from him taking action, I really can't think of any other explanation."

Fan Qiaoqiao's emotions gradually calmed down, and he sighed: Brother Chen again
A luxury apartment in Seoul, South Korea

Pei Dou Na was shocked: "Impossible! Can it be changed after signing the contract?"

"Doona, calm down first. Warner is willing to pay the penalty. This is a normal business practice."

"Warner has also apologized. They still hope you can play the role of the female companion. If you don't want to, Warner won't force you."

Fang Shihek's expression was calm, as if he was talking about something that was no big deal.

In fact, it’s no big deal.

The status is not equal and there is no say at all, not to mention that the opponent is Warner.

You are a small-time South Korean actor, and your salary is less than 30 US dollars. In Warner's eyes, the penalty for breach of contract is not worth mentioning at all.

"Is it that Zhou Xun who stole my role? She also slept with you!" Doona lost her mind and spoke out of turn.

"Pa!" A loud slap hit Pei Dou Na's face.

Pei Dou Na covered her face and was dragged to her side by her hair: "I'm very angry now..."

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(End of this chapter)