Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 616 Do you want to play Avatar?
The Beijing International Film Season was founded last year and was officially renamed the Beijing International Film Festival last month.

Although there will be no awards, five Bole will be awarded this year, and one of them is Li Chen.

In Han Sanping's words, the remaining four, no matter who they are, are all pillars who have made outstanding contributions to Chinese films.

Except for his age which is incomparable to these four, Li Chen is truly worthy of being selected as one of the five Bole.

Moreover, "Chinese Police" and "The Flowers of War" led the list of films that performed outstandingly in China's 2011 overseas expansion.

Each of these items is closely related to Li Chen.

Even Li Xuejian, who won the 2011 Cannes Film Festival Outstanding Contributor Award for "Yang Shanzhou", has a close relationship with Li Chen.

Tong Gang called personally and called Liu Yifei directly.

"Yifei, you and Li Chen have to come on the 23rd of next month!" Tong Gang didn't give Liu Yifei any room to refuse.

In fact, even if Tong Gang didn't say it, Liu Yifei couldn't refuse.

Not to mention that the chairman of the Beijing International Film Festival is a senior from the Film Academy, even the attitude of the organizing committee is difficult for Liu Yifei to shirk.

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"No problem, Director Tong, Li Chen and I will come together!" Liu Yifei glanced at her husband sitting next to her with a sly smile.

"Well, you as a family member are much more conscious than this kid Li Chen!" Tong Gang said and hung up the phone.

"This film festival seems a little different." Miss Liu, who was wearing a Fauvist striped navy blue pajamas, lay in Li Chen's arms and whispered softly.

The black hair was spread out between her smooth shoulders and neck like the finest silk, and her white bare feet were faintly visible, which was very attractive.

It was a rare opportunity for the two of them to enjoy their own time at home, and their son was taken to her side by his mother-in-law.

Li Chen hugged the fragrant Miss Liu and smiled, "Of course it's different. The organizer is the Film Bureau, the person in charge of the world's second largest film market."

"The agreement was re-signed this year. Who wouldn't want to get a piece of the action? Even the Big Six in Hollywood can't refuse."

Liu Yifei suddenly realized: "No wonder Director Mingkov is coming too."

"Did Minkov call you?"

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "No, I heard about it from Brother Chenglong. I heard online that the crew of The Avengers will also be here?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "At most, we can have one Hawkeye come to show our respect. How can all the big names like Scarlett come?"

"How do you know? Scarlett contacted you?" Liu Yifei suddenly sat up and asked nervously.

The love affairs and marriages of this sexy Hollywood sister are like a revolving lantern, making people dizzy.

When Li Chen arrived in Hollywood, he said that they would find time to get together after the Oscars.

Unfortunately, after the Oscars, Li Chen only met with Murdoch once and then hurried back to China to attend the premiere of "Qian Xuesen".

Li Chen shook his head and smiled, "She called me and joked that if I gave her your role in The Hunger Games, she would squeeze out time to come to China."

Liu Yifei relaxed and lay back in Li Chen's arms, saying mischievously, "Sure, if you want her to come to China, I can give her the place."

Li Chen couldn't see her expression, but he was not stupid. He immediately said righteously: "How is it possible! You are my wife, she is the Black Widow, and I don't want to die young!"

Liu Yifei chuckled, turned her head and tapped Li Chen's nose: "You are sensible!"

As the day when the 3D broken ship sets sail again is getting closer.

Murdoch, Minkoff, Cameron and Ruth also arrived in Beijing one after another.

As soon as Cameron got off the plane, he was blocked by many media at the airport.

During the interview, this old man's emotional intelligence was also higher than others.

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"Cameron becomes visiting professor at Beijing Film Academy."

"Cameron will appear at the Beijing Film Festival and will film two sequels of Avatar together."

"Chinese films are first-rate, and he likes the works of directors Li Chen, Zhang Yimou and Jiang Wen very much."

"Yesterday, director James Cameron was very busy as soon as he arrived in Beijing. He first went to the Film Academy to communicate with teachers and students, and then led his team to hold a press conference. His words were full of praise for Chinese films, and he said, "Chinese films are first-class."

This guy Cameron is not only good at making movies, he also understands marketing.

According to Yang Zi and Reba, the Beijing Film Academy campus was packed with people yesterday, and the standard screening hall was so crowded that there was no place to stand.

Some students started queuing outside the standard screening room as early as eight in the morning.

The first assignment Cameron gave his students when he became a visiting professor at Beijing Film Academy was to watch the 3D version of "Titanic"!
The central bank sent an invitation, inviting Li Chen, Zhang Yimou and Cameron to appear on "The Interview", which seems like a discussion of heroes over a glass of wine.

Before "The Interview" was aired, Murdoch sent an invitation.

To the east of the Forbidden City in Beijing, there is a courtyard house worth 100 million yuan, which was purchased by Murdoch when he visited China in his early years.

When Li Chen and his wife and Zhang Yimou arrived, Murdoch and Wendi Deng were both there. In addition to the Cameron couple, there were also two foreigners.

One of them Li Chen knew was Jim Gianopulos, the CEO of 21st Century Fox.

After the introduction, I found out that the other person was also from Fox, John Landau, the producer of "Avatar".

Cameron looked energetic, wearing a blue shirt with his sleeves rolled up, and his young wife was standing beside him.

No wonder Murdoch asked Li Chen and Zhang Yimou to bring their families, as this was equivalent to a private gathering.

"(English) Haha, welcome to my Chinese friends." Murdoch walked up and hugged Li Chen and Zhang Yimou.

"When you came to the capital, I should have been the host, but instead you invited me." Li Chen said with a smile.

"Today, Director Cameron wants to meet you two, the top directors in China. The rest of us are just supporting roles."

"This is James Cameron, the director of Avatar."

"This is Li Chen, the founder of Chiyou Pictures and the most famous director in China." Murdoch looked at Cameron and smiled heartily.

Cameron had a serious face and spoke sparingly. He stretched out his hand and said, "I've wanted to meet you for a long time, but I missed you last time."

The two shook hands, and Li Chen added, "Me too, I've heard of your name a long time ago."

Li Chen turned sideways and was about to introduce Zhang Yimou, but Cameron shook hands with him and then shook hands with Zhang Yimou naturally.

It turned out that the two had known each other for a long time and had met during the Olympics.

Wendi Deng, who was standing by, smiled and nodded to Li Chen and Zhang Yimou, then walked over to Liu Yifei, held her hand intimately and said, "I haven't congratulated you on the box office success of The Hunger Games and your Bulgari endorsement."

"Thank you, Sister Deng." Liu Yifei smiled politely.

"Yifei is not only beautiful, but also has a nice voice. Director Li's vision in choosing a partner is as unique as his vision in choosing scripts." Deng Wendi smiled and raised her voice.

"Thank you for the compliment, Ms. Deng." Li Chen naturally heard it.

Miss Liu rolled her eyes at him: What do you mean by flattery? I'm not pretty? My voice is not nice? You better be careful, Leo!
Li Chen seemed to have heard Miss Liu's inner dissatisfaction, but pretended not to see it.

"Director Li is so polite. My husband still regrets missing out on Twilight and The Hunger Games."

Murdoch also laughed and said, "Yes, no one expected that the vampire series Twilight would be so powerful. Even Director Cameron said it was unbelievable."

After several people sat down at a long mahogany table, Cameron continued: "Titanic made Jack a world-famous star. Although Twilight is not as important as Titanic, it also made that girl famous."

"In this regard, your vision is absolutely world-class." Cameron stared at Li Chen, as if trying to see through this magical young oriental director in front of him.

"Director Cameron, you are too kind. In China, you are known as the King of the World. Titanic and Avatar are enough to earn the respect of Director Zhang and me."

The servant poured champagne for everyone.

Once the conversation started, it basically became a one-man show by Cameron, but every word the old man said seemed to be measured, with the same speaking speed, the same tone, and they were all affirmative sentences.

Men talk about movies, and women talk about fashion.

But Wendi Deng's eyes kept drifting towards the table of men.

The reason why she set up this event today was entirely because her husband Murdoch had a great imagination. She hoped that Director Li, the gold medal screenwriter in Hollywood, could satisfy Cameron.

Because neither Murdoch nor Jim Gianopulos wants to wait another ten years.

Who knows whether Murdoch will still be alive ten years later.

Cameron, the king of the world, is even more Stephen Chow than Stephen Chow.

The conversation at that table finally got to the point. Even Liu Yifei pricked up her ears with an incredible look on her face.

"Lee, Director Cameron and we at Fox are going to learn from your three and four Twilight movies and shoot two Avatar sequels together."

"Your Inception is simply incredible. In Hollywood, your script is worth a fortune. Do you have any good suggestions?"

When producer Landau said this, both Zhang Yimou and Li Chen were quite surprised.

Li Chen knows what the sequel to "Avatar" is about.

In the past, the sequels of Avatar were said to be filmed together, but the difficulty of writing the script was so great that Cameron himself had never expected it. The release date of Waterway was even delayed from 2014 to 2022.

Fox was acquired by Disney, and "The Way of Water" had not yet been born.

But Li Chen never expected that the people in front of him would actually come to him to discuss the script.

There's no problem asking him to write "The Way of Water", but the third part, "Fire and Ashes", wasn't released before he was reborn, so he can't write it!

Li Chen looked at Cameron himself in surprise.

Cameron still had a serious look on his face: "Lee, I really admire your script, so when Landau and the others asked to talk to you, I gladly agreed. If it were anyone else, they wouldn't be qualified to do so."

The foreigners sitting at the long table can be said to be the most powerful group of media and filmmakers in Hollywood.

But except Cameron, everyone else had a smiling face. Seeing this, Li Chen felt so angry.

It seems that it is a great honor for him to participate in the script writing of the "Avatar" sequel.

Zhang Yimou also felt the pride and arrogance in the bones of these foreigners.

His intuition told him that Li Chen might turn against him.

Liu Yifei is the person who knows Li Chen best. As soon as Cameron said this, she knew that Li Chen would definitely not say anything good.

As expected, Li Chen not only had no nice words to say, but also directly cursed.

"Wouldn't it be a great honor for me?"

Cameron didn't seem to realize that Li Chen was speaking in a sarcastic way. Perhaps among the people at the table, only Zhang Yimou heard it.

After all, Li Chen still had a smile on his face.

Mo Keduo didn't say anything, but looked at Li Chen with a smile on his face.

Fox CEO Gianopulos smiled and said, "Lee, as long as you can satisfy us, we will definitely satisfy you with the price, and we will also write your name as the screenwriter."

"Damn, so generous!" Li Chen's voice was not loud, but Deng Wendi and Liu Yifei beside him as well as the translator heard it clearly.

The translators around Cameron and the others were stunned, not knowing whether they should translate this sentence.

Even Lao Mouzi, who had lowered his head, raised his head in surprise. It was the first time he heard Li Chen swear.

Still facing Fox and Cameron.

Liu Yifei and Deng Wendi's expressions changed.

There was a strong hint of sarcasm in Li Chen's words, how could the two of them not hear it.

The translator glanced at Deng Wendi, who shook her head slightly and quickly stood up to smooth things over.

"After chatting for so long, I guess everyone must be hungry."

Murdoch didn't understand Chinese, but Wendi Deng suddenly came out to smooth things over and winked at him, which made the cunning Murdoch smile in cooperation: "Now that you mention it, I'm a little hungry."

The smile on Li Chen's face gradually disappeared, and he stood up and said, "No need, Ms. Deng, it's getting late, and we should leave."

Liu Yifei had stood up and walked to Li Chen.

Lao Mouzi stood up and said with a smile: "It is indeed late, everyone. We will not disturb you."

The foreigners looked at each other. They were just having a good chat, so why did these two Chinese directors suddenly want to leave?

Gianopulos wanted to keep him, but was stopped by Murdoch's eyes.

Cameron was even more confused. Why did he leave when the script hadn't even been discussed?

Deng Wendi's mind worked quickly. Seeing that she couldn't keep them, she immediately smiled and said, "That's fine. There's a long way to go. Yifei, you know the way. I'm in China recently. Come to my house if you have time. But you definitely don't have time."

Liu Yifei took Li Chen's arm and said with a smile, "I will definitely come when I have time, Sister Deng."

The few of them said goodbye to each other. Liu Yifei kept holding Li Chen's arm, fearing that her husband would say something unpleasant again.

This was the first time she had heard her husband speak in this tone today, and he even used swear words for the first time ever.

But for some reason, she felt that her husband's dirty words were very interesting.

There is an indescribable sense of arrogance in it.

After getting in the car, Liu Yifei couldn't help but said angrily, "As soon as Director Cameron finished speaking, I knew you had no good words to say, but I didn't expect you to curse."

Lao Mouzi laughed and said, "Yifei, you don't understand."

Liu Yifei tilted her head and looked at Zhang Yimou curiously, waiting for his explanation.

Zhang Yimou glanced at Li Chen, who looked calm, and then said, "Li Chen was not cursing just now, he was just being sarcastic."

"Director Zhang is right. In the eyes of these foreigners, we are just fat sheep. If there were no big pie like the Chinese market, would Cameron still praise Chinese filmmakers like flowers?"

Li Chen sneered: "The result is obvious. Their faces just now are the truest faces of Hollywood."

"Murcroft is the same, Cameron is the same."

"Sissi, do you want to star in Avatar?"

"What?" Liu Yifei stuttered. Even Zhang Yimou was a little slow to react to Li Chen's sudden turn.

Not to mention the person involved, Ms. Liu.

Weren't you just talking about the faces of foreigners? How come you're asking her if she wants to star in "Avatar" all of a sudden?
Li Chen smiled, grabbed Miss Liu's soft hand and said, "If you want to play Cam's Avatar, I will reluctantly help him improve the script for the sequel."

"If you don't want to act, then let him go wherever he wants."

Zhang Yimou laughed out loud when he heard this. Outsiders probably could never have imagined that Cameron, who was regarded as a god in the eyes of many college students and artists in the circle, would be nicknamed "Cameron Girl" by Li Chen and be completely dismissive of him.

It seems that Yifei's wishes come first.

Liu Yifei's heart seemed to melt, and her pretty face was like melted ice and snow, she was so beautiful beyond words.

She took the initiative to hold Li Chen's hand and smiled softly: "It's a movie directed by Cameron. Can you just act in it if you want to? Who do you think you are?"

"Still stuck with sisters! Brother Chen, how many good sisters do you have?"

Li Chen laughed loudly, glanced at Lao Mouzi and joked: "Don't mention Cameron, as long as you want to be in Director Zhang's movie, I can only eat my words and make a fortune!"

Liu Yifei's beautiful eyes turned and she joked, "Director Zhang, you were deceived by Leo. He said at the beginning that he would not interfere with your creation."

Lao Mouzi couldn't help but smile, and sighed in his heart that it was great to be young.

Miss Liu's attitude is very clear. It seems that Cameron's appeal is to both men and women.

That night, Miss Liu used all her tricks to get the truth out of Little Leo.

The next day, Liu Yifei looked radiant and asked Yang Siwei to go watch the movie "Love in a Puff" where Liu Shishi was the substitute.
"What are you so happy about, boss lady?" From the moment Yang Siwei met the boss lady, he felt that the boss lady looked very beautiful today, and thought to himself that the boss must have worked hard last night.

"Your boss promised to trick his sister for me!"

"Mei Ka?" Yang Siwei glanced at Liu Yifei with a puzzled look while driving.

But Liu Yifei refused to reveal anything and only said that it was still unknown whether it would succeed or not.

In the office of China Film Studio Han Saping, Qin Hong could not hide his joy on his face.

"Boss Han, this time it's all thanks to you."

"It has nothing to do with me. It was Li Chen's own decision. It wasn't easy for you either. Lu Chuan originally signed a military order to complete the filming in four months, but it ended up taking eight months. If it were you, I'm afraid you would have flipped the table long ago if it were any other investor."

The joy on Qin Hong's face disappeared and he showed a bitter smile.

He wanted to flip the table and had already gone on a rant on Weibo.

The problem is that he has been trapped. If he turns over the table, he will be the one who gets sucked in because the road ahead is long and he won't be able to get hurt at all.

"No matter what, I still want to thank President Han. I will also thank Director Li in person."

Qin Hong was a little surprised that the guy from Rongchen Pictures was so magnanimous as not to get involved with "The Banquet".

After all, Lu Manman had a brain storm a while ago and flattered Li Chen on Weibo.

After finishing the filming of "The Banquet", Qin Hong vowed never to participate in Lu Manman again.

It was really too tormenting. When filming of "The Banquet" started, the rough guy Shayi was still single. When it was finished, Shayi had become a father.

Which investor can endure the torture of a long road?

Qin Hong now only hopes that the gods and Buddhas will bless him and hope that nothing unexpected will happen again.

Jitaro is now very proud of himself and is just waiting for "The King's Feast" to get his household registration.

He wanted to let people in the industry and Li Rengang, who had failed to recognize his talent at the beginning, see what the gap was.

(End of this chapter)