Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 574 I Can Do It For You
International Online reported from the New York Daily News

"Yesterday, Chiyou Pictures' largest shareholder, Rongchen Pictures founder Li Chen, and CJ Entertainment founder Li Meijing, known as the "godmother of Korean Wave," established a new company, RC Entertainment, in Seoul."

"Local media in Seoul and many Chinese media have called the "Double Lee" combination the most powerful alliance in Southeast Asia."

"At the press conference, Li Chen was very optimistic about the prospects of RC Entertainment and boasted that one "My Love from the Star" is better than the 14 dramas of MBC, one of the three major TV stations in South Korea next year."

Li Chen's every move now will attract the attention of several mainstream media in Europe and the United States.

new York
Warner Bros. Headquarters
Richard, the vice president in charge of connecting with Chiyou and Rongchen Pictures, was called back to the headquarters by President Parsons.

In the office, two foreigners sat on the sofa with their legs crossed and talked about Li Chen who was far away in South Korea.

"This Chinese man's appetite is getting bigger and bigger. Should he set foot in Europe next? What do you think of Li Chen?"

Richard has been working with Li Chen for a long time and has done in-depth research on Li Chen. After all, the other party is Warner's most important overseas partner today.

Richard smiled and said, “Parsons, from the first time I saw him at the China Film Academy, I knew he was not an ordinary person.”

“His goal is global!”

Parsons nodded. As the head of Warner, he could naturally see Li Chen's ambition.

"Richard, Rongchen Pictures is his trump card, but it's a pity that we have never been able to join in."

"As of now, once Breaking Dawn 2 is over, Chiyou will only have The Hunger Games as its IP. No one can guarantee whether it can be as successful as the Twilight series."

"I now understand why he easily agreed to our participation in Chiyou."

"Although we got a foot in the door, he got the key to the North American market. Although it was a win-win situation, I always felt that we were at a disadvantage."

Richard is the biggest driving force behind the cooperation between the two parties, so naturally he doesn't want to see his boss' attitude towards Li Chen change in a bad direction.

"Parsons, no matter what, the group's profits from Chiyou and Warner Music Greater China in the past two years are considerable. You can't deny that."

Parsons laughed: "That's right, they say the Chinese are smart. He is indeed a smart man. He understands the principle that everyone should make money."

"Otherwise, why should we spend so much effort to support him."

"Your task is to keep in touch with him and urge Chiyou to develop new projects. We can't let Chiyou and New Line become just the distributors of Rongchen Pictures in North America!"

"You understand this principle, and you must also make Li Chen understand it. This is the basis of our cooperation!"

Richard left the headquarters. In the past few days, Richard arranged for Zhang Yimou to take Nini and others to meet with Oscar judges and attend various activities to increase the popularity and exposure of "The Flowers of War".

Everyone, including Zhang Yimou, was so tired that they vomited blood.

It took Nini less than half a month to go from initial excitement to exhaustion and now numbness.

For the past half month, I have been attending parties, appearing on TV shows, and showing off at various film festivals.

Every day I have to face at least ten foreign judges who look basically the same.

She couldn't remember how many people she had met, and she believed that she was not the only one who couldn't remember, but Tong Dawei, who had the best memory in the crew, also couldn't remember.

The most important thing is that this day-to-day process will continue until the end of next month.

Even Zhang Yimou couldn't laugh now.

"Teacher, is this all we have to do to win an Oscar?" In the restaurant of LaCrosse Hotel in Beverly Hills, Nini's question made Zhang Yimou put down his knife and fork, and he lost all appetite for the delicious breakfast.

In the past, when the new graphics were in place, he had won the Oscars several times, but none of them was as unforgettable as this one.

Tong Dawei, who was standing by, saw that Lao Mouzi was too tired to talk, so he took the initiative to answer for Lao Mouzi: "Little girl, this is just the beginning."

"There are more than 10,000 judges on the Oscars. If it weren't for Director Zhang, we probably wouldn't even know who the judges are."

Zhang Yimou pulled the corner of his mouth slightly awkwardly: "It's because of Li Chen. You are not allowed to be listless in front of Warner's people later."

Nini pursed her lips: "I know."

Tong Dawei is a man with good physical strength and spirit. He smiled and said, "You and I are lucky enough to be in Director Zhang's film and experience the joy of competing for an Oscar. We should be happy."

"I heard that Warner's budget for this PR is probably tens of millions of dollars."

These words made both Lao Mouzi and Nini excited.

The former turned a deaf ear to the world outside and focused solely on the movie.

The latter, because she is a woman and young, was taken care of by everyone in the crew.

Only Tong Dawei keeps his eyes and ears open.

"Where did you hear that? Ten million dollars?"

Tong Dawei smiled and said, "I overheard the conversation between Richard and Tim yesterday."

"Richard himself said it."

Last night Richard and Tim took credit for it, saying that Warner spent so much money and effort not for "The Flowers of War", but for Li Chen.

I hope Chiyou will speed up the development of new projects. Chiyou has sufficient funds now, and next year they will not only have "The Hunger Games", but also "The Revenant" bought from Warner Bros.

After Tong Dawei said this, Lao Mouzi and his apprentice half believed it.

Nini secretly smacked her lips, wondering how many episodes of The Flowers of War she would have to star in with a PR fee of 10 million US dollars.
However, this also made the master and apprentice more confident that "The Flowers of War" would win an Oscar.

"Director Li is indeed very prestigious, hehe." Nini felt indescribably envious.

Lao Mouzi also nodded and said: "Li Chen has deep roots in North America. No one in China can compare to him."

Nini smiled sweetly: "Teacher, you can't belittle yourself. You are an honorary doctor of Yale University, right, Brother Wei!"

Tong Dawei smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, that's right, but little girl, I told you to either call me Brother Tong or Big Brother!"

Nini laughed and said, "It's so affectionate to call you Brother Wei."

“I didn’t feel friendly at all.”

Zhang Yimou let the two young men mess around for a while, and it seemed that his fatigue was relieved.

In China, Han Saping has been following the daily developments of "The Flowers of War". If it weren't for his status concerns, he would have gone abroad to lead the team long ago.

CJ Entertainment’s new address is located at 502, Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, on the 24th floor of this 9-story office building.

Li Chen and his wife, Li Meijing, Yu Miao and others came to the newly established RC Entertainment headquarters.

After the opening ribbon-cutting ceremony was over and the guests had left, only Li Chen and his wife and Yu Miao were left in the office.

Yu Miao was still holding a small notebook formally. This was a habit she had developed. She was used to taking notes of what her boss said, no matter whether it was useful or not.

"No need to remember it today." Li Chen smiled.

Yu Miao closed her notebook and sat upright. She knew that after today, she would be the head of RC Entertainment.

After the banquet, press conference and today's ribbon-cutting ceremony, with her boss and CJ backing her up, she was not afraid at all, only excited to try.

"I don't have anything extra to say, just one sentence, just remember it."

"At any time, we must not weaken the reputation of Rongchen Pictures, lose face for the Chinese people, or damage the image of the country!"

Yu Miao repeated it silently in his mind, and the three "can'ts" came one after another, like loud drums hitting his heart.

She knew that even if RC Entertainment lost money, it could not lose its reputation. Abroad, she represented more than just herself and RC Entertainment.

He is also the boss's spokesperson and even the face of the boss.

She nodded silently and wrote it down: "I've got it, boss." "Okay, Xixi and I will leave tomorrow, so you don't have to see us off."

"That won't work."

"Why not? You are the president of CJ Entertainment now. I am still waiting to watch "My Love from the Star"!" Liu Yifei said with a smile.

"Well, okay, call me anytime. Apart from your boss, I'm also on call 24 hours a day for you." Yu Miao said intimately while holding Liu Yifei's arm.

In Rongchen Pictures, the top executives all know that surrounding the boss lady can save lives at critical moments.

If she makes a mistake one day, it would be better to save the situation in a roundabout way than to ask the boss for help.

She learned this from Yang Siwei.

Yu Miao sent the two of them to the car and watched the car disappear from sight before returning to RC Entertainment.

"Director Li, why are you thinking of entering the entertainment industry? I think you have the potential to do political work. The three 'can'ts' are so majestic." Liu Yifei said with a smile as she sat in the back seat of the car with her husband.

She has been raised in a family with a lot of education and has seen many officials. She feels that the three "can'ts" her husband said just now are not something that someone in the entertainment industry can say.

It's exactly the language that my dad's leaders often use.

Li Chen also smiled and turned to look at his wife: "If I go into politics, there will only be two results, and I'm afraid you won't be able to accept either one."

Liu Yifei blinked her charming big eyes and asked, "Which two?"

"One is to support you, and the other is for you to quit the entertainment industry and take care of your husband and children from now on."

"Support a sponsor? Quit the entertainment industry? Be a husband and raise children?" Liu Yifei was stunned, and then she couldn't help but giggle with her hands covering her mouth.

"What? Wasn't what I said right?" Li Chen also laughed.

Liu Yifei nodded seriously: "It seems to be true."

"So you entered the entertainment industry for me?" Liu Yifei said proudly.

A pair of beautiful eyes stared at Li Chen, as if he was going to use his fists and feet if Li Chen didn't answer properly.

Li Chen took a breath. Miss Liu's logic was perfect!
Even though his original intention of entering the entertainment industry was not for her, he was immediately captivated after the first glimpse of her at the school gate.

"Smart! Suddenly I feel like I'm being taken advantage of."

"Suffer a loss?" Miss Liu had already placed her hands on Li Chen's waist.

Li Chen laughed and said, "That's right! You entered the entertainment industry for Hepburn, not for me!"

So this is the disadvantage. Miss Liu smiled sweetly and nodded: "Poor Director Li."

Then she whispered in her husband's ear, "I'll tell you a secret."

"I only entered the industry for her, but I can quit for you."

Li Chen's heart choked, he couldn't believe that it was his wife who said this.

I didn't expect that his wife's level of sweet talk was on the same level as his.

Li Chen smiled and glanced at his wife. Miss Liu's cheeks were slightly flushed and her beautiful eyes were full of affection.

Li Chen leaned forward, Miss Liu closed her eyes, and the couple kissed passionately in the car as if no one was around.

The advantage of luxury cars is their good sealing and confidentiality.

I accompanied Ms. Liu in promotions in Japan and South Korea for nearly ten days.

Daily live photos and reports about "The Hunger Games" have dominated the entertainment headlines in North America and China in recent days.

There is Tim in North America and Yang Siwei in China. Both of them know that the boss lady’s matter is a top priority.

When the plane took off, Ms. Liu sighed: "I was so busy that I didn't have time to go to Jeju Island and Mount Fuji."

Li Chen immediately replied: "What's so worth visiting about a deserted island and a volcano?"

"Vientiane Island was filmed in Guangxi. Guilin's landscape is the best in the world, a hundred times better than any other islands or mountains. I'll take you to explore it when the time comes."

Miss Liu nodded softly, and was very satisfied with her husband's attitude.

At the same time, "Breaking Dawn" landed in 4125 theaters in North America.

As the final chapter of a popular novel series, both Chiyou and Warner attach great importance to it.

As soon as the first day box office figures came out, both Warner and Chiyou were overjoyed.

Tim laughed heartily and said in front of Richard and Zhang Yimou: "Richard, even though Chiyou only makes one or two films a year, one of them can equal ten B-class productions and three A-class productions!"

Richard was also happy. Although Tim's words were meant to stab him, Richard smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Li Chen still has a unique vision!"

“Hahaha, of course. Without the boss, there would be no Tim Smith today.”

Zhang Yimou was listening to two foreigners talking in broken Chinese, and it felt a bit awkward.

But the first-day box office of "Breaking Dawn" was indeed exaggerated.

The news was learned later in China. "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was premiered on the 17th, and "Breaking Dawn 16" was released on the th.

However, due to the time difference, when "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was first broadcast, it was only around four or five in the morning of the 17th in North America.

The next day, two pieces of news appeared on the front page of the portal website, shocking the circle.

China News Service, Los Angeles, November 11
"The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 4)" was released in 4125 theaters in North America on Friday, and earned $7450 million on its first day, easily taking the weekly championship throne from Skyfall without any suspense.

"This result not only broke the $4 million of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (Part 7160) but also broke the $2 million of The Twilight Saga: New Moon, creating the fourth highest first-day box office record in film history."

"The film received an "A+" rating from CinemaScore, and its main audience is young people under the age of 25. However, the film's rating on Rotten Tomatoes is not ideal, with only 51% freshness, so the future market is worth paying attention to."

Sina Entertainment News

"The premiere of 'The Legend of Zhen Huan' received very high ratings!"

"The 76-episode large-scale costume drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan", produced by Rongchen Films, directed by Kong Sheng, and starring Sun Li, Cai Shaofen, and Jiang Xin, premiered on Zhejiang Satellite TV yesterday."

"According to Zhejiang Satellite TV, the drama has won 3.8% of the ratings since its premiere, ranking first among all major TV stations in the same period, second only to "Dream of Hualu" which aired last year!"

Rongchen Pictures' performance was very successful both at home and abroad. The box office of "Breaking Dawn Part 2" was very good, and the ratings of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" were also enviable.

Wang Zhonglei got angry again.

In President Huayi’s office, employees could hear Wang Zhonglei’s roar through the door!

"Idiots! A bunch of trash! Get out! All of you, get out!" Wang Zhonglei angrily grabbed the documents on the table and threw them at the three directors standing in front of his desk.

The three directors walked out of the door in dejection, and ran into Wang Zhongjun head-on as soon as they left the door.

"Director Wang."

"Director Wang."

The three of them greeted Wang Zhongjun with a gloomy look on their faces.

Wang Zhongjun nodded without saying a word.

He knew why his brother was furious.

"Breaking Dawn 2" and "The Legend of Zhen Huan" are just the beginning.

The real reason is that Alibaba's Jack Ma wants to reduce his holdings in Huayi's shares.
(End of this chapter)