Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 674 Li Chen forging iron

Beijing News
"At an awards ceremony held in Beijing yesterday, Xiaoyanzi responded for the first time to the topic of "change in friendship with Chen Kun". She said: "There is no discord with Chen Kun, we are still good friends." At the same time, she also admitted that she had not seen Chen Kun for two years."

"When asked whether the two had discussed this matter privately, Xiaoyanzi quickly said, "Yes, we both think it's okay."

"As for what Chen Kun said in the interview, "Our relationship is not as good as everyone imagines, nor as bad as everyone imagines", Xiaoyanzi smiled and responded, "Maybe it's because I really haven't seen him in the past two years. I've been busy shooting movies, and old classmates don't have time to reminisce."

"Xiaoyanzi also said that this incident will not affect their friendship."

Friendship that has not been seen for two years will indeed not be affected.

Compared to the embarrassment of Xiaoyanzi talking to herself, Jinsuo was the most popular actress in Cannes at that time.

Invited by the brands, Fan Qiaoqiao frequently appears in public and attracts people's attention.

In China, the two beauties in Return of the Condor Heroes also sparked heated discussions back then.

Fan Qiaoqiao's supporting role in "Iron Man 3" was inevitably compared with Li Qiaoqiao's "Resident Evil 5".

Apart from the box office, Fan Qiaoqiao lost completely.

For the top star in the domestic entertainment industry, "Fan Bingbing", a 3-minute role is more like a shame.

Even CCTV’s Weibo account made a joke, saying that Wang Xueqi and Fan Qiaoqiao seemed to have “walked into the wrong crew” in the film, and their roles seemed stiff and far-fetched!
Therefore, Fan Qiaoqiao went to Cannes, which to some extent could help her avoid the online nostalgia for the "maid" and the ridicule of the "soy sauce sister".

"Iron Man 3" was released in mainland China three days earlier than in North America, simply to take advantage of the Labor Day holiday to make a fortune.

With the foundation laid by the first two films, and with the participation of Fan Qiaoqiao and Wang Xueqi, the film broke 2.5 million in the first four days of its first week, becoming the mainland box office champion of that week.

"Bridget Jones Meets Seattle" and "Fleet of Time" just tied with "Iron Man 3".

Yang Siwei was called by Li Chen to practice his art.

When I arrived at Zhizhen Painting Art and walked to the door of the boss' office, I heard the boss' voice: "Top-level special effects are meant to make the audience feel that the special effects don't exist!"

When Yang Siwei heard the voice, he knew that the boss was angry and did not go in immediately.

Instead, he asked the boss's secretary: "What's going on? What's going on?"

The secretary shook his head slightly: "I'm not sure, it should be that the special effects of "Vientiane Island" did not meet Director Li's requirements."

"Several supervisors have been inside for more than half an hour."

Yang Siwei nodded: "Do you know why the boss wants me to come here?"

The secretary still shook his head: "I don't know, but it should be related to "Iron Man 3"."

“Iron Man 3?”

"Well, Director Li just asked me about the box office of Iron Man 3 and whether I had seen it."

Yang Siwei still didn't understand the purpose of his boss calling him here today.

Ten minutes later, several special effects supervisors filed out of Li Chen's office.

"Boss Yang is here."

"Mr. Yang."

When several people saw Yang Siwei, they nodded and greeted him.

Yang Siwei responded with a smile and waited for the others to leave before going in.

"boss."

"Here you go, sit down."

Yang Siwei felt a little nervous, thinking that her boss would not tell her about the box office of Bridget Jones in Seattle.

In her opinion, it is not a crime that "Iron Man 3" surpasses "Bridget Jones in Seattle".

Whether it was cost, subject matter, or cast, it was almost all crushed.

"Have you seen Iron Man 3?"

Seeing that the boss had a gentle expression and didn't seem angry, Yang Siwei felt relieved and said with a smile, "I saw it. Yifei asked me yesterday why Fan Qiaoqiao's part only lasted 3 minutes?"

Thinking of Miss Liu, Li Chen also smiled: "She also told you. If she hadn't mentioned it to me, I wouldn't have noticed it."

"Three minutes is fine, but making a special edition and an international edition is really insulting."

"Are Chinese actors ashamed to be seen? Or do Chinese audiences only care about those 3 minutes?" There was already a hint of anger in Li Chen's words.

Yang Siwei probably guessed why his boss had called him here today.

Indeed, the international version does not have the three minutes of Fan Qiaoqiao and Wang Xueqi at all. These Americans are going too far.

But in the final analysis, it is a matter of both parties willing to fight and be beaten.

Fan Qiaoqiao and Wang Xueqi are willing, so who can do anything about it?

"I will post a Weibo in a while, please notify the artists under your company, including Zhou Xun and others."

"Anyone who dares to star in a special edition in the future will be drawing a clear line with Rongchen Pictures."

Yang Siwei was tense all over. He hadn't seen his boss get angry for a long time. He didn't dare to say anything nonsense: "I'll get angry right now, boss."

Yang Siwei left in a hurry.

Soon, domestic entertainment industry celebrities including Zhou Xun, Deng Chao, Yang Mi, and Tang Yan, who came out of Rongchen Pictures, all received phone calls from Yang Siwei.

Among the group of artists at Yixin Media, Yang Siwei uttered a voice that was as stern as an imperial edict.

Soon, Xiaohua, Shuangzhu and others who were lurking in the group replied: Got it.

When Zhou Xun received Yang Siwei's call, he said calmly, "Is Director Li angry?"

"That's right. Once the boss gets angry, he won't even give face to Marvel and Disney. Otherwise, why would I call you?" Yang Siwei sighed. She knew that she would be busy again.

"Iron Man 3" is produced by Marvel and distributed by Disney, and she doesn't know what her boss will post on Weibo.

Yang Siwei has a long-term vision. He hopes that Disney will not get angry and cancel Yifei's "Frozen".

However, Yang Siwei changed his mind and felt that this possibility was not very high.

Even if there was no Disney's "Frozen", with the boss's strength and Yifei's current popularity, it would definitely not be the boss who would give in in the end.

After all, the attraction of the Chinese market is not only a fatal temptation for Walt Disney, but also very attractive to the other Big Six companies.

"Don't worry, you Xun brother still have some backbone. You can have a guest appearance, but you can't have a special supply. Is that what you mean?"

"Yes, that's what the boss meant."

Zhou Xun hung up the phone, thought about it, smiled slightly, picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message to Li Chen: "Follow Director Li's instructions!"

Li Chen also smiled after seeing this: "I replied her with an emoji of a bloody knife."

When Yang Mi received the call, she and the crew of "Tiny Times" were in Shanghai preparing to attend a media meeting.

Seeing Yang Siwei calling, he immediately greeted Guo Jingming and walked aside to answer the call.

After listening to Yang Siwei's words, Yang Mi smacked her lips slightly: "Senior is mad?"

It’s no wonder Yang Mi asked this question. There is no impenetrable wall in the entertainment industry, especially for a leading company like Rongchen Pictures that attracts everyone’s attention.

If anyone can make a call to her, the former leading actress of Rongchen Pictures, then young actresses like Zhang Hanyun and Reba will definitely not be left out.

The problem is that this kind of news cannot be kept secret.

When the senior said this, it was almost like telling the artists in the domestic entertainment industry clearly that if they want to play any special roles again, they should get into the arms of Huayi as soon as possible. Perhaps only Huayi can allow you to survive in the domestic entertainment industry.

Didn’t you see that Lian Huayi’s top female star Yao Dazui is also able to get along with everyone and doesn’t dare to offend her senior.

"What are you talking about? I won't talk to you anymore. I'm busy now!"

"oh oh!"

Guo Jingming had been watching Yang Mi's expression. Seeing her look surprised at one moment and cautious at another, he became very curious.

"Mi Mi, what's going on? What happened?"

Yang Mi smiled and said, "It's okay. Siwei told me some private things."

At this moment, Xie Yilin suddenly exclaimed: "Mi, come and see, come and see!"

"What's wrong!" Yang Mi muttered, and saw Xie Yilin holding the phone, as if he had been electrocuted.

Xie Yilin's surprise aroused everyone's curiosity.

But when everyone saw the "eye-catching" Weibo posts "Li Chen boycotts "Iron Man 3"" on Xie Yilin's phone, everyone's pupils dilated. "Senior, senior is so true!" Yang Mi hesitated and couldn't say a word.

Sina Entertainment News

"Today, Li Chen, who hasn't posted on Weibo for a long time, updated his Weibo again."

“The Weibo content is full of gunpowder: “Chinese version” or “special version”? “Special version” or “money-making version”?

"I haven't seen Iron Man 3. I've been busy with the post-production of The Island of Vientiane in recent days. I only found out about the so-called special edition and co-production today."

"It's nothing more than an additional Chinese film and television company on the production side and two Chinese actors who only appeared in the 'special edition' for less than three minutes."

"I saw some viewers complaining that Wang Xueqi and Fan Qiaoqiao, the two best actor and actress, were just extras among extras, and that the 'special edition' was aimed at the Chinese box office rather than the Chinese audience!"

"I felt the same way, but I felt more deceived and humiliated."

"For good movies like Titanic and Avatar, even if there is not a single Chinese person in the movie, Chinese audiences will still watch them once, twice, or even three times."

"Instead of just giving it a two- to three-minute shot to circumvent the restrictions on imported films and label it a co-production so that it can get a bigger share of the box office from Chinese theaters, it seems like they are just going through the motions and it can only be seen in the special edition!"

"From now on, we should not watch any special edition movies. They are too irritating to the eyes!"

"Chinese people are not as petty as Marvel!"

Everyone looked at Yang Mi.

"Is Director Li's personality so fierce? I'll pay attention to him first!" Xie Yilin stretched her neck straight.

"Director Li is too charismatic!" Guo Jingming couldn't describe how he felt.

He knew that if he posted a Weibo, it might become a hot topic, but he could forget about it.

Chen Xuedong and the others didn't dare to say a word. They just looked at each other.

In just one hour, the number of messages on Li Chen’s Weibo reached 35.

"Fuck it! Can I get a refund? If I had known this would be the outcome, I wouldn't have gone even if I had to pay for it!"

"I just bought the ticket and my boyfriend forced me to cancel it before I even watched it!"

"If I don't watch Iron Man 3, I will lose a pound of weight. If I don't watch the movies produced by Rongchen Pictures, my life will be so boring."

"Leo is really anxious, the box office of Iron Man 3 has surpassed that of Bridget Jones in Seattle!"

Ye Ning was still sighing that Director Li's temper was indeed eccentric. He even dared to unscrupulously call on netizens to boycott "Iron Man 3" in such a naked way on the social platform!
Before he could finish his sigh, the group's boss called him.

Ye Ning quickly picked up the phone: "Director Wang."

The boss Wang didn't say any nonsense: "Reduce the screening rate of "Iron Man 3"!"

"what?"

"Give me the drop! Don't you understand?"

"Oh, I understand, Mr. Wang."

After saying that, Big Boss Wang hung up the phone.

Ye Ning remained silent. This was the style of the big boss. He never gave you reasons.

Ye Ning realized it later and wondered if it was Director Li who contacted his boss.

Ye Ning guessed correctly. Since Li Chen had decided to do it, he would do it to the extreme.

Not only Boss Wang received his call.

The other seven cinema chains, including Dadi Cinemas, also received a call from Yang Siwei.

Several cinema chains have stated that if the box office of "Iron Man 3" drops significantly tomorrow, they will definitely adjust their screening schedules.

There was a heated debate online. Some people said that Li Chen did it for "Bridget Jones Meets Seattle", while others said that Li Chen was trying to suppress Marvel's market in China for "Island of the Universe".

Of course, more people forwarded the Weibo post supporting Li Chen's boycott of "Iron Man 3".

Even Cao Guowei was excited and sent a WeChat message to Li Chen: "Please send more messages!"

Li Chen was too lazy to pay attention to Cao.

Robert, the president of Walt Disney, called Li Chen immediately.

"(英) Li, I always thought we were friends, but what do you mean by doing this?"

Li Chen sneered: "Friend? Robert, I am Chinese first, and me second."

"Marvel has already shit and pissed on us Chinese people, and you still want to date me?"

"They want to earn RMB while humiliating the Chinese. Do they really think we Chinese are stupid and rich?"

Robert was silent for a long while, his face was frighteningly gloomy. No one had ever dared to talk to him like this.

Several Disney executives had never seen Robert like this before. They looked at each other in confusion, wondering what the famous Chinese director had said to Robert to make him so angry.

"Lee, no matter what Marvel does, Disney is distributing Iron Man 3."

Li Chen smiled and said, "Robert, I can only say sorry to you. If you want to blame someone, just blame Marvel for being so short-sighted!"

Li Chen hung up the phone and didn't think about Robert's rage. Although it was a co-production, Yinji Film and Television Entertainment Media would not get much money from the box office in China.

To put it bluntly, this producer is only reflected on the poster.

Li Chen’s Weibo caused a sensation in the circle.

Fan Qiaoqiao almost collapsed in Cannes.

The WeChat message to Li Chen showed a sense of grievance: "Brother Chen, I am just a guest star, purely helping a friend."

Li Chen was too lazy to reply to her. Such nonsense could only fool ghosts.

The people from Fan Qiaoqiao's studio did not dare to delay and responded immediately. They did not dare to mention Li Chen's Weibo, but only responded to the role in "Iron Man 3".

"Fan Qiaoqiao's role in the play is just a very simple cameo, purely to help a friend, and it only took half a day to shoot, so I don't know how or where the filmed part will be used."

The studio’s response was immediately slapped in the face by netizens.

"Iron Man needs her to help with a cameo?"

"It's a friendly guest appearance. I agreed to act in this role because of my friend!"

"As far as the global version is concerned, only big stars can be called friendly guest stars, and Fan Qiaoqiao can only be called a supporting actor. As a result, people despise him because he is not famous enough and cut his scenes. Have you ever seen a friendly guest star who didn't show his face or get nominated?"

"Are you jealous of Fatty Fan's global fame?"
Seeing that Li Chen did not reply, the studio’s reply was refuted by netizens again.

Fan Qiaoqiao persevered and sent another WeChat message to Li Chen: "Brother Chen, I was wrong. I will never do it again!"

In the crew of “Knowing or Not”, everyone was discussing Director Li’s Weibo.

Zhu Yilong and Zhu Yawen, two funny guys, pestered Liu Yifei to find out gossip.

Liu Yifei has nowhere to hide. She can't say that the three of them went to see "Iron Man 3" last night, and she mentioned it to her husband, which led to today's Weibo boycott, right?
"Xixi, we just watched Iron Man 3 yesterday, and Director Li got angry today." Zhu Yawen looked at Liu Yifei with a probing look and a sly smile.

"What are you looking at! Gu Tingye!"

Zhu Yilong laughed, and Zhu Yawen did not back down, saying with a sly smile: "Is this the review you shared with Director Li?"

Liu Yifei's expression did not change at all: "Using my share? Have you forgotten that your boss is also Chi You's boss? Which movie released in Hollywood does he not know?"

Shuang Zhu looked at each other, then looked at Liu Yifei: "Really?"

"I don't want to bother with you!" Liu Yifei flicked her sleeves and walked aside.

Yang Zi came forward again: "Sister Fei, the boss got mad and the whole school was in chaos."

"What's the quarrel?"

"Everyone is talking about whether this counts as a ban, and they are also saying that Fan Qiaoqiao is in trouble now." Yang Zi seemed a little excited.

Jiang Peiyao was quite calm, but she was quite shocked inside.

The boss's internal iron rule spread to every corner of the circle almost overnight.

I'm afraid no one will dare to take on this kind of special tribute film in the future.

Not to mention being criticized by netizens, no one can stand being blacklisted by the company.

The next day, the daily box office of "Iron Man 3" fell below 3200 million from 1000 million the previous day.

Everyone in the circle was stunned.
(End of this chapter)