Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 667: Refusal to invest in "Master" and "Hurry"

"Zhang Yi's acting skills are legendary!"

"Zhang Yi's plastic surgery-like acting!"

"Zhang Yi's performance is of the highest caliber!"

"Li Chen has a keen eye for talent!"

"The ratings of 'Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky' have exceeded 4!"

Starting from last night, Zhang Yi's name dominated the hot searches, and Li Chen also became a hot search.

The reason was a plot in "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky" last night.

Zhang Yi performed and reunited with Yin Tao on the train many years later.

The performance, which was so exciting that he lost his voice, was praised by countless audiences and people in the industry.

Even ordinary audiences who don’t understand acting feel that this scene can be described in one word: indescribably good!

When Li Chen signed Zhang Yi, many people were puzzled, many people were unfair, and many people were jealous.

I feel that Zhang Yi has no good looks and no works, but he joined Rongchen Pictures just because of his role as Squad Leader Shi Jin in the movie "Soldier Assault".

Until today, Zhang Yi has responded to the outside world's doubts about him with the most direct performance, and also stood up for Li Chen.

On the hot search, netizens left messages under Zhang Yi’s “voiceless” performance.

"Leo's greatest strength is not his ability as a screenwriter or director, but his ability to judge people!"

"Except for Pan Yueming who is a little unclear, Little Leo has almost never had any problems."

"Zhang Yi is a late bloomer, and he became a legend with one act. He is sure to win the Magnolia Award this year."

Thanks to "The Golden Robbery" and the now popular "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky", Zhang Yi finally became a top star.

She even appeared on the cover of Harper's Bazaar.

Su Mang was also at the filming site.

"Yesterday's episode was so exciting. I've been following it the whole time!" Su Mang smiled.

Zhang Yi quickly put his hands together and smiled modestly: "Thank you, thank you."

Zhang Yi knew clearly that the reason he had appeared on the covers of fashion magazines so frequently in the past month was all thanks to the strong support of the company.

A cover costs at least seven figures, and the company has nothing to say about him.

In the words of Director Li, idols need packaging, while talented actors need marketing even more.

Hot searches, appearances on cover pages, endorsements, and film contracts followed one after another.

Zhang Yi's unexpected popularity allowed a number of artists in the circle to once again witness the power of a hit drama, and once again made the film and television dramas produced by Rongchen Pictures deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

A voice suddenly spread in the industry that if Rongchen Pictures went public, it would immediately become the first Chinese film and television stock to monopolize the entire industry.

Things like Huayi, Bona and Guangguang will all become a thing of the past.

For a time, Rongchen Pictures received inquiry calls from many investment funds.

Li Chen also received many "olive branches" from partners in the circle!
Ma Yun was the most arrogant. She said “money is not a problem” as if money was a problem for Li Chen.

Oriental Morning Post reported
"Guo Jingming finished filming "Tiny Times" in 79 days, the actor finished filming and the director cried!"

"Recently, the youth urban movie "Tiny Times" written and directed by Guo Jingming has officially wrapped up filming and is scheduled to be released on June 6."

"Although this is Guo Jingming's debut work, it comes with great momentum."

"Not only did we invite Chai Zhiping, who is known as the "mother of idol dramas" in China, to be the producer, but we also chose Yang Mi, Guo Caijie, "Hold Sister" Xie Yilin, Guo Biting and other popular handsome men and beautiful women as actors."

"Although the movie has not been released yet, some netizens have already started to rate it. "If a novelist were to make a movie, the score wouldn't be that high."

"Director Guo Jingming posted a microblog to commemorate: In 79 days, I finished filming the two films of "Tiny Times", 2 scenes, and 312 main actors. On the morning of the first day after the filming was completed, I still woke up early in the morning. I missed you so much."

Yang Mi returned to Beijing right after finishing filming her drama "Tiny Times". As soon as she arrived in Beijing and heard that Li Chen was in the company today, she rushed to the company without stopping.

Guo Jingming, this quick shooter, is truly eye-popping, almost comparable to Wang Jing from Hong Kong Island.

Although Wang Jing is a quick shooter, he almost supported half of the Hong Kong film industry back then.

But Guo Jingming, a newcomer in the film and television industry, managed to finish filming both parts of "Tiny Times" in less than three months!
Does this mean that the actors performed well, or that the director has low requirements?
No wonder netizens gave it a low rating, normal people wouldn’t give it a high score.

Jinxiu Mingzuan, Li Chen’s office, Xue Xiaolu and Yang Siwei both came.

"BJ Meets Seattle" has been approved.

Li Chen had already discussed the schedule with Xue Xiaolu before, and decided to schedule it for May Day.

But at this critical juncture, Xiaoyanzi's "Fleet of Time" took the initiative and announced that it would be released on April 4th.

One is a teacher at Beijing Film Academy, and the other is one of the famous Three Musketeers of Beijing Film Academy, the Little Swallow whom Huang Xiaoming loves but cannot get.

Xue Xiaolu was a little hesitant. Since teachers and students were in the same schedule, it was inevitable that they would be compared.

If it comes to reputation, she is not afraid.

But if we compare the box office, Xue Xiaolu would feel unsure.

"Li Chen, do you think we should advance or postpone it?" Xue Xiaolu said carefully. After all, it was her first commercial film that she had written and directed.

Unlike "Ocean Paradise", Xue Xiaolu is very concerned about gains and losses.

Li Chen glanced at Yang Siwei who was sitting next to him: "Don't worry, Sister Lu, what do you think?"

Yang Siwei knew that the boss was testing her, so she thought for a moment before saying, "Boss, this little swallow is clearly well prepared this time."

"Please invite Wang Fei to sing the theme song."

"She obviously has a wealthy husband, but the producer is backed by Director Han and Director Wang! She is a smart person and knows the rules of the game very well."

"If we also schedule the release date for May Day, the two films will have similar themes, so we will definitely compete with Director Wang and his team."

"As long as the publicity and promotion is concerned, Yi Xin Media is confident that it can compete with any other media company."

"Moreover, our brand effect is accumulated over the years. Xiaoyanzi can't compare with this."

"Our disadvantages are the theme song and the cast. If we really fight, I think it's 60-40 in our favor."

Yang Siwei has the confidence to say these words.

Today, Weibo has become the frontline of publicity for major film and television companies. For Yi Xin Media, it is its base.

The relationship between the Big Eight Cinema Chains and Yi Xin Media is almost like that of brothers.

Portal websites and major TV stations are as confident as Yang Siwei.

This is Zhang Yiming, the person the boss lady accidentally invested in last year. In Yang Siwei's view, he is simply a stroke of genius.

Toutiao, which was launched in August last year, has developed rapidly. After breaking through 200 million customers, its customer base has quickly approached 500 million in just a few months.

The most terrifying thing is the algorithm used to accurately push headlines.

I heard my boss casually mention: Sooner or later, the two giants, Penguin and Alibaba, will find that this algorithm is almost invincible.

By the time they reacted, it would be futile to try to chase and intercept them.

In fact, what Yang Siwei didn’t know was that Ma Yun had already approached her boss, but was rejected.

Li Chen nodded secretly, knowing that Yang Siwei was right.

The combination of male lead Zhao Youting and female lead Liu Shishi does have its own traffic compared to the combination of Deng Jiajia and Zhang Jiayi.

What's more, there is a little swallow.

In fact, Yang Siwei overlooked the most important point. The biggest disadvantage is when Xiaoyanzi is facing Xue Xiaolu.

'Little Aunt' meets Blind Sister, 'Big Brother Wang' faces Rascal Zhao. In Li Chen's opinion, one has the better acting skills and the other has the same popularity.

"You don't have to consider the relationship between me and Director Wang. Since you are 60% sure, why change it? Don't you think so, Sister Lu?"

Li Chen didn't want to change the schedule easily, otherwise if it got out he would be slapping himself in the face.

Xue Xiaolu heard Yang Siwei's confidence and immediately put her worries aside: "You are the producer and Siwei is the distributor. As a director, I am only responsible for filming. Everything else is up to you."

When Yang Siwei heard Li Chen not caring about facing the light, he knew that he was worrying too much.

Mr. Wang of Guangxian must be well aware of Wen Zhang’s affairs.

But the big guys have long reached the point where they don’t care about the gains and losses of a city or a place.

The filming of "The Mystery Detective" starring Wen Zhang and Jet Li was completed long ago.

But after Wen Zhang got into trouble, I didn’t hear from Guangguang about setting a release date.

At the premiere of "Ip Man", Mr. Wang and the boss were still chatting and laughing, and there was no sign of discord at all.

There was a knock on the door: "Director Li, Yang Mi and Deng Chao are here."

Yang Mi and Deng Chao signed a seven-year contract in 2005 and a five-year contract in 2007 respectively.

After their contracts expired, neither of them chose to renew them. Instead, they set up their own studios.

Deng Chao and Yu Bai have not yet formed an impression of each other.

Yang Mi is equally aggressive. Not only did she set up her own studio, she also founded Jiaxing Media with Zeng Jia and others. Her ambition is so great that one can tell at a glance that she is aiming for a backdoor listing.

The two met at the company and smiled at each other.

"What a coincidence, Mimi. I was just looking for you and met you in the company! It seems that you are the only one who can be my heroine!" Deng Chao said with shining eyes and laughing.

When Yang Mi heard the word "female lead", she immediately became interested.

My senior’s Rongchen Pictures was the one that everyone was scrambling to give money to, as long as my senior gave the nod, they would be willing to go public.

Jiaxing Media was founded by these three women, and they begged for help from everyone for a project.

Going public? There is no hope for at least three years.

When filming "Tiny Times", she participated in two events in Shanghai.

I was almost drunk and had to call 120. What was inevitable was that I was taken photos with and molested.

It was not until she left the company that she realized that her days there were like those in heaven.

You don't have to worry about anything, no need to socialize, no need to accompany drinking, no need to smile, and when you are unhappy, you can get angry with anyone you want, because the company will clean up your mess for you.

But now?

In recent days, Lin Gengxin’s breach of contract has put Tangren and Cai Yinong in the spotlight.

If she were still in the company, she would have to give a thumbs up to Lin Gengxin for suing Tangren.

But now she can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

"The leading actress? What play? Who's directing it?"

"Of course I'm the one directing my heroine!"

"You director?" Yang Mi thought Deng Chao was joking and looked unconvinced.

"What, you don't believe me? I brought the script with me. I'm here today to ask Director Li for his advice!"

As Deng Chao spoke, he took out the written script from his file bag. He would have to show it to Yang Mi sooner or later anyway.

"'Breakup Master'?" Yang Mi read it out unconsciously.

"Sister Mi, Brother Chao, you two can go in." Li Chen's secretary interrupted Yang Mi who was reading the script.

Yang Mi was extremely shocked: "It seems that everyone has something to pursue, and Brother Chao is also a person who doesn't want to be lonely." She knew that she was not cut out to be a director, at least not now. If one day she had a movie emperor or TV emperor to protect her like Deng Chao, she might consider becoming a director.

Yang Mi silently gave Deng Chao a thumbs up: "You are this! Brother Chao!"

Deng Chao laughed and said, "Let's go. We don't know if Director Li is willing to invest!"

"Didn't you ask a senior to correct you? How did it become an investment?"

"Hahaha, I let it slip. If Director Li can really invest, that would be the best."

"To be honest, after what happened to Wen Zhang, who wouldn't want Director Li to invest? I'm not Zhou Xingchi! I don't have his invincibility!" Deng Chao said in a low voice.

Yang Mi nodded slightly, agreeing with it deeply.

If it weren't for Zhou Xingchi's golden signboard, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" would have flopped long ago if something went wrong.

The two entered Li Chen's office and saw Xue Xiaolu and Yang Siwei had not left yet.

I immediately greeted the two of them and exchanged a few words with them.

Yang Mi and Deng Chao only then knew that "BJ Meets Seattle" was targeting the May Day period.

Yang Mi heaved a sigh of relief, but then she thought again, "Maleficent" is also in the summer schedule, and she couldn't say for sure whether it would be squeezed into the same schedule as "Tiny Times", so she started to worry again.

Guo Jingming has always wanted to get in touch with his senior through her, and she has tried her best.

But the senior looked down on him, what could she do?

Xue Xiaolu chatted with a few people for a few minutes and then got up and left.

Before leaving, Yang Mi pulled Xue Xiaolu affectionately and said, "Teacher Xue, if there is a sequel, you must consider me. After all, I am also an excellent student in the school. You can't take care of Jiajia because of thinking!"

Xue Xiaolu smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I don't know what will happen when it's shown!"

Xue Xiaolu went out and the four of them sat down again.

Li Chen laughed and joked: "It took 79 days to shoot both parts, and it became a hit before it was released."

Deng Chao and Yang Siwei both laughed.

Yang Mi also collapsed and said, "Don't mention it, Senior, don't go to see it when it's released, I'm afraid you'll scold me."

Li Chen couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't worry, I'll help you. I won't watch, comment, or pay attention."

Yang Siwei and Deng Chao laughed out loud.

Yang Mi was speechless: "Senior, didn't you hear that I was being sarcastic? Please, go and have a look. I accept the scolding."

Li Chen did not agree to Yang Mi's request. He glanced at Deng Chao and said, "Director Deng, please bring out the script."

It was Deng Chao's turn to be nervous. He handed the script to Li Chen respectfully with both hands: "Director Li, please don't call me Director Deng. It's very stressful!"

Yang Mi laughed and said, “Senior, I think you are insulting me by calling Brother Chao Director Deng!”

"That's right, Mimi, you are absolutely right. I feel the same way."

Li Chen smiled, ignored the two people's double act, and started flipping through Deng Chao's "Breakup Master"!
Deng Chao does have a talent for comedy, and he and Sun Li are even more open-minded in their self-deprecating interactions on Weibo than Yang Mi.

In an instant, Li Chen remembered why Stephen Chow chose Deng Banknotes for his upcoming film "The Mermaid".

Isn’t it because of Deng Chao’s magical dance as the King of Nanchang Dance in the second season of Running Man where he completely let go of himself?

Li Chen watched and smiled, then looked up at Yang Mi.

Yang Mi was confused by the look on her face, and she didn't dare to say anything, so she could only ask Deng Chao curiously, "What are you laughing at, Senior?"

Deng Chao shook his head, holding back his laughter and saying nothing.

He also wrote Yang Mi's stinky feet into the script, but Yang Mi hadn't had time to read the script yet.

After reading for a while, Li Chen closed the script.

He would not invest in this play. Although it would make considerable profits, it would be difficult for the word of mouth to even pass.

It is also a Golden Broom Award-winning work.

Deng Chao's heart was in his throat. "How is it? How is it, Director Li?"

Li Chen smiled and said something that made Deng Chao feel cold all over: "I don't plan to invest in this play."

In one sentence, Deng Chao and Yang Mi were both dumbfounded.

Yang Siwei was also slightly surprised, thinking to himself: "It seems that the boss doesn't like Chaochao's script at all."

There was a bang in Deng Chao's mind. Li Chen's words were like the sound of a huge bell, making his head buzz.

Before he could react, Li Chen said one more sentence, which made Deng Chao feel like one second in hell and one second in heaven.

"However, considering your and Mimi's popularity and number of fans, this drama will not lose money in any case, and may even make a lot of money."

"If I don't vote, someone else will."

Deng Chao was instantly overjoyed. He knew the quality of his script.

He was mentally prepared to be rejected by Director Li.

But Director Li's words "there is a potential to make a lot of money" made him completely overjoyed.

As long as Director Li doesn't regard him as an enemy, he will feel relieved.

Now he just wants to fulfill his dream of becoming a director and satisfy his desire to be a director.

I didn't expect to become a god.

Deng Chao was thinking about it, and said with a flattering face: "Director Li, since you said it won't be a loss, I want to bring Yifei's Red Star Wu."

Yang Mi glanced at Deng Chao calmly and was really impressed by him.

Look at this emotional intelligence. The senior is very careful about his reputation and cares more about the reputation of Rongchen Pictures.

But since there is a potential to make a lot of money, Deng Chao taking Liu Yifei with him is equivalent to giving money to Liu Yifei.

But even if he was giving money, he still begged for it, as if Deng Chao owed the senior a huge favor.

Li Chen saw through Deng Chao's thoughts at a glance, and did not refuse: "You can contact Xixi yourself. If she is willing, I will not stop her."

Deng Chao was completely relieved and laughed: "Thank you, Director Li."

"What are you thanking me for? What is there to thank me for? As long as I have this incense and love, I also hope that you will get better and better."

"However, I still want to remind you that although comedy is the most popular in China, if the word of mouth is not strong, the box office will be limited!"

"The final outcome will be a fan movie."

"What is a fan movie? Simply put, the box office is linked to the number of fans of the director and the leading actors."

Deng Chao and Yang Mi seemed to understand, and Li Chen stopped talking nonsense.

The Douban scores of Deng Chao's two comedies "The Breakup Guru" and "Bad Angels" are lower than the other, but their total box office are both around 600 million.

It depends on the publicity strategies of fans and investors.

"I'll remember that, Director Li."

Li Chen nodded, looked at Yang Mi and said, "What about you? Did you come to the company today to ask for help or to visit someone?"

Yang Siwei smiled, the boss seemed to have understood Mimi clearly.

Mimi never comes to visit someone unless she has a request. She is here today most likely to ask for a favor.

Yang Mi rolled her eyes: "Senior, can't you be more merciful? Every time I see you, I get serious internal injuries. It takes two or three months for me to recover."

Deng Chao immediately interrupted: "Mi Mi, then you can just not come!"

"Brother Chao! You!" Yang Mi said angrily.

Deng Chao and Yang Siwei laughed loudly, and Li Chen also had a smile on his face.

"Forget it. I won't argue with you, since you chose me to play the leading female role."

Li Chen asked one more question: "Mi Mi, have you read Deng Chao's script?"

Yang Mi said blankly: "No, senior, what do you mean? You just smiled at me and made me feel uncomfortable."

Deng Chao couldn't help laughing beside him, and Li Chen shook his head and said, "It's okay."

Yang Siwei's curiosity also came up: "What exactly is in Chaochao's script, boss?"

Li Chen said with a smile: "Ask Deng Chao."

Yang Siwei and Yang Mi both looked at Deng Chao.

Deng Chao had no choice but to apologize to Yang Mi first: "Mi Mi, let me make it clear first, I did it purely for the comedic effect, and I definitely didn't mean to discredit you."

"What's the matter? Tell me quickly!" Yang Mi said anxiously.

"Well, there was a scene in the play where I smelled your shoes and was instantly knocked unconscious." After saying this, Deng Chao was already laughing uncontrollably.

Li Chen and Yang Siwei also laughed without hesitation.

Yang Mi's face immediately turned red, she covered her face with her hands and said, "I'm dying! It's so embarrassing! I won't act anymore! Find someone else."

Zhao Liying is eager to try, and her "Legend of Lu Zhen" will soon be available on Blueberry TV and Tomato TV.

Although it can't compare to the appearance of "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky", she is already very satisfied.

The first costume drama in which I starred was premiered on two satellite TV stations, which was unimaginable a few years ago.

Sina Entertainment News

"Bridget Jones Meets Seattle" is scheduled to be released on April 4, and the aunt will become the gold-winning girl!"

"May Day 'Big Brother' PK 'Black and White Heroes'"

"Following the announcement of "Fleeting Time" to target the May Day slot, the romantic love comedy "BJ Meets Seattle" produced by Rongchen Pictures recently released the character trailer of the two protagonists, Deng Jiajia and Zhang Jiayi, "gold-spending girl" Wen Jiajia and "down-and-out uncle" Frank, for the first time at a press conference."

"Director Xue Xiaolu announced on the spot that the film will be released nationwide on April 4."

"As a romantic comedy, Director Xue Xiaolu hopes to convey the love value of "finding the right person" to all audiences through this romantic story that spans 8700 kilometers from BJ to Seattle."

When "BJ" was scheduled to be released in Seattle on April 4, Xiaoyanzi started to panic.

I went through the main actors in my mind suspiciously. It seemed that none of them were married, so it was impossible for them to cheat on their spouses.

But there are many bad deeds that can lead to a house collapse, and it doesn't necessarily have to be an affair. If there is a drug addict, she won't have tears to cry.

Xiaoyanzi quickly called Han Saping and Wang Changtian.

Han Sanping had known for a long time that Xue Xiaolu's play was also aimed at the May Day schedule.

He had greeted Xiaoyanzi and Wang Changtian at the beginning.

But Xiaoyanzi and Wang Changtian didn't care.

Wang Changtian really didn’t care. He had long understood that since they were in the same circle, Guangguang and Rongchen would run into each other sooner or later.

However, he and Li Chen made three rules: everyone should come openly, they are all friends, and no one should use any shady tactics.

Xiaoyanzi thought that she had taken the lead and that teacher Xue Xiaolu would carry forward her spirit and give some consideration to her, an outstanding student of Beijing Film Academy.

Little did she know that Xue Xiaolu had no say in setting the release date.

"Director Wang, how about we move it forward a week?"

Wang Changtian really didn't care, but Xiaoyanzi was just pretending. She didn't want to be in danger of life and death in her first play.

(End of this chapter)