Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 663 Xiao Wang's Tricks
As far as domestic venues are concerned, the premiere ceremony is held at the high-end and classy Great Hall of the People.

In terms of the venue of the premiere alone, "Ip Man: The Final Chapter" has already won.

The premieres of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and "Ip Man: The Final Chapter" were both touted as world premieres.

But the stars present today actually know it in their hearts.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" can at most be considered a national premiere, covering both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, as well as Singapore, where there are many Chinese people.

Zhou Xingchi’s popularity is almost as bad as that of the two Wangs in the circle.

Yesterday’s premiere almost made the big names present today laugh their heads off.

There were press releases everywhere saying things like "Excellent idol Zhang Junning supports the premiere of Journey to the West and cheers for the 'Demon Group'"

Many netizens don’t even know whether these high-quality idols who suddenly appeared are male or female.

Finally, someone stood up and said: The so-called high-quality idols are all newcomers signed by Huayi in the past one or two years.

Everyone then came to a daze, realizing that it was Wang Po of Huayi who was bragging about her products and taking advantage of Zhou Xingchi's popularity.

Compared to yesterday’s farce-like premiere, today’s “Ip Man: The Final Chapter” is truly a genuine world premiere.

Since this is the final chapter, it naturally includes all the protagonists and supporting characters of the entire Ip Man universe. The lineup alone is terrifying enough.

Except for Tyson from the third film, all the foreign actors, including the white actor Scott and the black actor Chris from the finale, were present.

“I heard that Wanda will fully support Ip Man’s expansion in North America this time!”

"Not only Wanda, but Warner Bros. also paid a lot for Ip Man. Haven't you noticed that Hollywood has been buzzing about Chinese Kung Fu in the past two weeks?"

"Then Zhou Xingchi is doomed to lose, right?"

"The outcome in China may be hard to predict, but there is absolutely no suspense about the global outcome, hahahaha."

"Let alone in China, even if we look at Asia, who can compete with the boss in North America? Isn't that like high jumping in the toilet?"

"Hahaha, but the boss picked a great time. He'll be showing Ip Man during the Spring Festival. The Chinese in Chinatown will go crazy!"

The artists from Rongchen’s group are the protagonists today, and they gathered together to talk without any scruples.

In the past few days, Zhou Xingchi has been working hard to travel around the country with Shu Qi, Huang Bo, Zhou Xiuna and Luo Zhixiang.

But there are only a few cards to play, it's nothing more than hyping up the CP with Shu Qi to attract attention, or playing on the feelings, and the classic "A Chinese Odyssey" is mentioned every other sentence.

Faced with various sharp questions from the media and netizens, Zhou Xingxing also gave up.

For example, a media asked: Many netizens said that they got furious when they thought about the fact that Tang Monk, who was not interested in women, was a hypocritical and morally corrupt actor, and they even said something like "I love you for ten thousand years!"

Zhou Xingchi, who is not good at speaking, can only pretend to have lost his memory and avoid the topic: "I really like Miss Duan's bold love and hate in Conquering the Demons."

"Besides Tang Seng, there are many other things about Journey to the West that attract people, and love is only one of them."

The Great Hall is magnificent and solemn.

Looking around, those sitting in the first row are all undisputed big names in the industry.

Sitting in the middle were Han Sanping and Li Chen, with Wang Changtian, Lao Mouzi, Yu Dong, Cheng Long, Liu Dehua, Hong Jinbao, Yuan Heping and others sitting on their left and right. Zhang Ziyi was at the end of the table.

Lu Yang, Zhang Jin and other main creators stood in a row on the stage, and the host Jing Wei asked questions one by one.

"Director Lu, before we knew it, Ip Man is already the fourth film. We all know that Ip Man 4 is the final chapter of the Ip Man series. Many netizens hope that the Ip Man series can continue to be filmed."

"As a director, you must be very reluctant to leave, right?"

Lu Yang glanced at Li Chen who was sitting in the audience. Seeing Li Chen nodded slightly, he took the microphone and said, "Of course I'm reluctant to leave."

"The film Ip Man has made more people around the world know who Bruce Lee's master is, and it has also made Zhang Jin a martial arts champion."

Zhang Jin smiled and glanced at Li Chen in the audience.

“Of course, it also made me, a previously unknown college student, famous overnight.”

The crowd on and off the stage applauded and laughed.

"But frankly speaking, it is difficult to surpass any series after the second film, and the quality will most likely decline. I hope our fourth film can repay everyone's love for the Ip Man series."

"Thank you, Director Lu."

"I have something else to say. Ip Man has ended, but my martial arts dream has only just begun. I believe many friends have heard that my next job is my first martial arts action movie, Blade of the Assassin, which I will write by myself!"

"Action and martial arts will always be an endless dream in my heart."

As soon as Lu Yang finished speaking, there was a commotion at the scene.

"There is no smoke without fire. It seems that what is said in the circle is true. Now the circle is going to be lively again." Li Qiaoqiao smiled more and more confidently. He was no longer the rustic little star.

"Sister, I'll go find Siwei and ask about it later."

Li Qiaoqiao nodded in response. She believed that she was not the only one. Big stars like Fan Qiaoqiao and Zhang Ziyi were all eyeing the movies of the three big directors of Rongchen Pictures.

Jiang Shuying looked inconspicuous sitting in the conference hall, but she was secretly delighted in her heart.

She had already been chosen to play the female lead in "Knife of the Assassin", and the company treated her well. After returning from further studies in the UK, she didn't expect that Zhang Hanyun, who replaced her on Running Man, had become extremely popular.

Among all the leading actors on stage, Cai Shaofen is undoubtedly the most beautiful. However, when she opens her mouth, her unique Cantonese voice makes it hard to associate her with a beauty.

"Less points. Netizens say you are a lucky charm for your husband. Zhang Jin is now not only a world-renowned action actor, but also a husband and father. You have a successful career and family."

Cai Shaofen quickly waved his hands to deny it, and looked at Li Chen in the audience with a smile on his face: "This is not my credit."

Jingwei understood and immediately said with a smile: "That is also related to you, Zhang Jin, don't you think so?"

The microphone was handed to Zhang Jin again.

Zhang Jin smiled and acted like a master: "I am lucky. Mr. Ba brought me into the industry, Director Li helped me realize my dream, and my wife gave me a happy family."

Applause broke out, and at this moment Cai Shaofen felt that marrying Zhang Jin was the bravest and most correct thing she had ever done in her life.

"Well, that's a very good point. Wuying-level athletes are not only good at martial arts, but also good at literature. Look, Mr. Yuan Heping and Director Li are both smiling."

"Director Li, what do you want to say to Zhang Jin?"

Liu Yifei lowered her head and smiled imperceptibly, as if she had expected it.

As long as my husband is present, no matter what play the premiere is, it will always be related to him.

Whoever he opens his mouth makes the headlines, and his every move leads the hot searches.

Li Chen took the microphone under the gaze of everyone in the audience, and without standing up, he said steadily: "Brother Chenglong is 59 years old, and Mr. Li Lianjie is also 50 years old. From now on, it depends on your performance!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Chenglong was the first to applaud.

Everyone reacted and gave applause to Zhang Jin on the stage.

"Director Li has high hopes for Zhang Jin, huh? It seems that Brother Chenglong has something else to say!"

Cheng Long finished clapping, and snatched the microphone from Li Chen as if to steal the show, laughing and saying: "Li Chen is right, the young and strong are better than the strong. Li Lianjie and I are indeed old, but if we face someone like Li Chen, even ten people can't get close to him."

"I heard that he can't even beat Yifei!"

Everyone laughed. Li Chen turned his head helplessly and glanced at his wife. Miss Liu raised her little fist in protest.

Everyone was delighted.

After interacting with the main creators, everyone enjoyed a traditional program "Martial Arts", with the inspiring background music "Who's the Hero?", which made the listeners excited.

Finally, it’s time for “Ip Man: The Final Chapter” to be released.

Compared to "The Grandmaster", "Ip Man" is a traditional action movie.

The intense fighting scenes were so immersive that at the end, the guests stood up and applauded unconsciously.

Soon, the first wave of word-of-mouth from people who watched the premiere appeared on Weibo. "It's great!"

“Better than the first three!”

"This is an action movie, so don't argue if you can get physical!"

"After watching The Grandmaster, I just memorized the lines!"

"The plot is solid, the characters are full, and the action scenes are dense!"

"Wing Chun vs. Tai Chi, Karate, and Free Fighting, it's so exciting, and Wu Yue's Tai Chi is so cool!"

"Ip Man has come to an end. It feels like an era of Kung Fu has come to an end!"

After the premiere, Han Sanping stopped Li Chen and Liu Yifei who were about to leave.

"Yifei, lend me your Li Chen for a while. I'll send him back later."

Liu Yifei glanced at Li Chen and immediately smiled sympathetically, "No problem, Mr. Han."

Then he walked to Li Chen again, grabbed his hand and said, "I'll go home first."

The two exchanged glances briefly, and Li Chen felt amused.

He understood what Miss Liu meant, and asked him to speak more slowly to Old Han.

Li Chen nodded slightly, and Liu Yifei turned and left.

I don’t know why Lao Han left me behind.

The two of them waited until most people had left before slowly walking out of the screening room on the third floor.

"What's the matter, Mr. Han?"

Han Sanping put his hands behind his back and walked forward: "It's you who is responsible for Wen Zhang's matter, right?"

Li Chen's heart moved, and he didn't know what Lao Han meant by asking this.

"What do you mean, Mr. Han? The person who broke the news was Zhuo Wei. What does it have to do with me? I don't have time to care about the affairs of a small actor."

Li Chen pushed four, five, and six and left it cleanly.

Han Sanping tried hard to find some clues from Li Chen's face, but Li Chen's face was like an ancient well, without any ripples.

Even he couldn't help but ask secretly: "Could it really not be this kid?"

But the stories of "1942" and "Journey to the West" are too weird.

He believed that no one could do this except Li Chen.

Han Saping looked at Li Chen for a long time, but Li Chen still looked straight ahead and didn't even look at him.

"Whether it's you or not, you know it in your heart. I'm telling you this for your own good. Don't be so stubborn as to ignore good advice."

Li Chen turned his head and smiled: "I know, Mr. Han, but you can't accuse me of something I didn't do!"

Han Sanping sneered: "You won't cry until you see the coffin!"

"I'm telling you, in China, there's nothing that can't be investigated as long as you want to. Don't think that someone can do something without anyone noticing!"

"That's because the higher-ups didn't investigate. You're just lucky. Wen Zhang had it all to blame for what happened."

"Otherwise, I will accuse you of malicious competition and disrupting market rules, and you won't be able to explain yourself even if you are full of mouths."

Li Chen knew that what Han Sanping said was right, but what he did was also right.

The team under Yang Siwei has never targeted anyone with a clean record since its inception.

"Boss Han, I appreciate your kindness, but this matter has nothing to do with me."

Han Sanping glared and really wanted to use a black tiger to dig out Li Chen's heart to see whether this boy's heart was black or red.

Li Chen quickly smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Han, I know the limits and I won't cross the line."

Han Sanping snorted: "I can't say this in vain today!"

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? The film list is out, let me check it out first! In addition to Lu Yang's "Blade of the Assassin", China Film will also add one or two more."

Li Chen smiled: "Han Dong, what you just said is worth a ton of gold!"

Han Sanping laughed loudly.
When Li Chen returned to the villa, Liu Yifei immediately left her mother and son behind and came to greet him: "Why did you come back so late?"

"When I met a robber, I talked a little more."

Liu Yifei was very smart and said with a smile: "Boss Han is a robber? Then what are you? A rich landlord?"

Sina Entertainment News

"On the evening of February 2, the Lunar New Year Kung Fu blockbuster "Ip Man: The Final Chapter" held a grand world premiere celebration at the Great Hall of the People."

"Action director Yuen Heping and leading actors Zhang Jin, Scott, Chen Guokun and others all made appearances."

“Hundreds of media guests gathered at the venue, the place was packed and the scene was extremely lively.”

"The film channel's leading actress Jing Wei hosted the ceremony, and the queen Celine Dion, who recorded the Spring Festival Gala, also appeared in the Grand Hall."

"Producer Li Chen sent a message to Zhang Jin: Double J is old, the future depends on your performance."

Li Chen and Liu Yifei have fallen asleep.

But the internet went wild.

"Dare to say that the two Js are old, but Leo is still Leo!"

"I heard that Wanda has privately expressed its position to Leo and will fully support Ip Man's North American expansion."

"To premiere at the Great Hall, you need a letter of introduction! As far as I can remember, Leo is the only one who has premiered at the Great Hall!"

As one of the parties involved in the Double J case, the Kung Fu Emperor who was far away in Singapore was inexplicably implicated.

However, the Kung Fu Emperor had already made enough money, and reputation was not as important as a beautiful wife and relatives, so it didn’t matter.

'Big Brother' and 'Sir' are just titles.

Wang Zhonglei has been feeling both nervous and secretly happy these days.

The two brothers were mentally prepared for the flop of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

Unexpectedly, the pre-sale box office was quite encouraging.

The first day pre-sale box office has reached nearly 4500 million. At the beginning, the first day pre-sale of "Earthquake" was less than half of "Journey to the West".

"Brother, at this rate, the 500 million is a sure thing, isn't it?"

The two brothers share the same mother, so of course he knows what his younger brother is thinking.

The 5 million verbal agreement made with Zhou Xingchi now seems to be easily fulfilled with a high probability.

Seeing that his elder brother didn't say anything, Wang Zhonglei said again: "Brother, Wen Zhang was chosen by him. We have already paid him 8800 million. He is sure to make a profit. We have to make up for it ourselves!"

Wang Zhongjun narrowed his eyes and pondered, "What do you want to do?"

Wang Zhonglei smiled evilly: "Brother, you may not know that Zhou Xingchi has not signed the email supplementary agreement yet."

"I don't know if he is really stupid or ignorant of the law. He doesn't even understand the simplest meaning of 'words are not enough'!"

(End of this chapter)