Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 675 Peace
The plummeting box office of "Iron Man 3" in China caused an uproar in Hollywood.

The Big Six in Hollywood are not a monolithic group, and the others are happy to see Marvel and Disney run into obstacles in China.

The Hollywood Daily even named Li Chen the "Guardian of Chinese Films"!
Headlines like "Marvel's special edition angers the great devil Chiyou" and "Iron Man 3 box office plummets!" filled the Hollywood news these days.

Marvel and Disney, the producers of "Iron Man 3", filed a lawsuit with China Film. La Peikang did not want to offend either side. He appeased Marvel and Disney on the one hand, and just complained to Li Chen a few words on the other hand and let the matter go.

Han Sanping also called Li Chen. Although he said on the surface that he was "causing trouble", he was actually very supportive of his use of personal influence to fight back.

Finally, he joked that he was called the gatekeeper of Chinese films by Hollywood, and you have become the patron saint, what a sensation!

There are some things that the higher-ups cannot intervene in, but they are happy to see private enterprises like Li Chen fight back in this personal way.

For these Hollywood film and television companies, they have to feel the pain before they will show respect.

Why did CCTV make fun of Fan Qiaoqiao and Wang Xueqi for walking into the wrong crew like clowns?

It's nothing more than being angry at the lack of fighting spirit and the self-deprecation of some Chinese actors, and also being indignant at the ugly behavior of these Hollywood film and television companies.

Fan Qiaoqiao was caught in a whirlpool of public opinion, and no matter how she explained her friendly guest appearance, no one believed her.

On the contrary, not many people targeted Wang Xueqi. First, Wang Xueqi was from Fan Qiaoqiao's studio. If Fan Qiaoqiao did not agree, Wang Xueqi would definitely not participate.

Secondly, Fan Qiaoqiao is a hot topic in her own right. I dare not say that 80% of the female stars in the circle want to step on her under their feet, but at least more than half of the female stars are definitely jealous and hateful of Fan Qiaoqiao!
Although Li Chen did not directly criticize Fan Qiaoqiao this time, he did push Fan Qiaoqiao to the forefront.

Actresses such as Zhang Ziyi, Li Qiaoqiao, and Qin Hailu openly liked Li Chen’s Weibo.

Sisters Li Qiaoqiao were very happy.

"After all, it's Director Li. As soon as he opened his mouth, Fan Qiaoqiao's studio became dispirited and didn't dare to mention Director Li at all." Li Yu was very happy for her sister.

Of course, she had heard about the iron rules within Rongchen Pictures.

"Cod, releasing the news about Transformers 4 won't cause any trouble, right?" Li Qiaoqiao was a little worried. The producers of Transformers 4 were planning to announce the news of Li Qiaoqiao joining the film in the near future.

"What kind of trouble can it cause, sister? You are frightened by Director Li! Siwei has made it very clear. Director Li has no objection to a guest appearance, but you cannot appear in the special edition."

"I have also confirmed with Paramount again and again, and they assured me that there is only one version of Transformers in the world, and there will be no special editions!"

"If you're still worried, just give Siwei or Director Li a call!"

Li Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "That's not necessary, but once the news comes out, you will have to work hard again."

Li Yu was happy: "I would be happy to go through this kind of hardship a few more times!"

"Thank you, Cod."

"What are you talking about? We are sisters. I'm afraid Fan Qiaoqiao has forgotten that without you, how could she have met Sister Hua and entered Huayi!"

Sina Entertainment News

"Recently, the production crew of Transformers 4 officially announced that mainland actress Li Qiaoqiao will join the film and will co-star with Hollywood stars such as Mark Wahlberg and Stanley Tucci."

"Li Qiaoqiao has also become the first Chinese actor to join Transformers 4. After the Sina Entertainment Weibo account released the news, it immediately attracted the attention of netizens. Many netizens expressed their anticipation for Li Qiaoqiao's performance, but some netizens were worried that this was just another Chinese actor playing a cameo role in a Hollywood blockbuster."

Li Chen didn't expect that Paramount was so good at keeping up with current affairs and even took advantage of his popularity, pointing out by name that the special edition of "Transformers" that Director Li Chen was worried about would never exist!

This is a blatant stab at Marvel, and DC, not wanting to be left out, stepped up to add another blow: DC movies treat Chinese filmmakers and filmmakers from all over the world equally, and unless it is due to censorship, they will never easily cut films and produce special editions that only appear in a certain region.

Marvel and Disney never dreamed that a special edition would cause such an uproar, and now even Disney has chosen to remain silent.

Online, netizens and Li Qiaoqiao’s fans had a huge argument over Li Qiaoqiao’s joining of “Transformers 4”.

"He's just here to make a cameo appearance again, and he's only going to appear in the Chinese version."

"Hollywood has set its sights on the fat piece of meat in China! Let the Chinese have a moment, and then make a fortune!!!"

"Just after being blown away by the China-exclusive version of 'Iron Man', now you want to watch 'Transformers: The Braised Chicken'?"

"Are you seeing Geely? Are the Transformers all drinking milk? Leave us alone... Can Chinese films only rely on soy sauce to 'win glory for the country'? If you want to be really awesome, make Calabash Brothers into a blockbuster movie."

"Please don't apply your impression of Fan Qiaoqiao to Li Qiaoqiao. Lianhua is the second female lead in Resident Evil 5. There is no special edition. The whole world can see it. There is no news hype. This news was only released after the crew officially confirmed it."

"The crew of Transformers 4 has announced that there will only be one version of Transformers 4 in the world and there will be no special editions. It seems that everyone is scared of Iron Man."

Li Chen is so high-profile that Li An scoffs at the title of the patron saint of Chinese films.

He won three Oscars, but no one cares about him.

A number of big directors in mainland China, including Li Chen, pretended to be silent about his winning of the Oscar, which made Li An feel quite resentful.

"I have to cool down these mainland filmmakers." Li An said to his wife meaningfully.

"What are you going to do? Don't cause any trouble. Now that you've won an Oscar, you should keep a low profile."

"Am I not low-key enough? Others at the Oscars eat delicacies, but I eat hamburgers."

"But look at these mainland filmmakers, not a single one congratulated me."

The woman's voice was earnest: "Didn't Wang Xiaoshuai congratulate you?"

Li An still said softly: "He can't represent mainland directors. Besides, he was just using the excuse of congratulations to talk about the mainland's film system."

They are an old married couple, and Li An's wife still remembers the last time Li An and Li Chen parted on bad terms in Taiwan.

She was afraid that her husband would make another mistake this time.

Last time, Wu Yusen was there, and that young man didn't give these two old guys any face. This time her husband had to perform a solo, and she was always a little nervous.

"Don't worry, I'm measured."

Phoenix News reported

"On the evening of the 14th, the famous director Li An shared his film life with fans in Taipei under the title "My Era and Me."

"When talking about mainland films, he said frankly that the mainland has a huge market, but there are no good films yet."

"For someone like Tang Wei, no one would 'take care' of her in mainland China, but her temperament is like that of a Chinese teacher in the past. People nowadays don't have that temperament."

"Zhang Ziyi is really beautiful. She looks good in any photo and can be photographed in any way."

"Some mainland directors are narcissistic. When directors make movies, they don't want to express that we are the most important, or that we have something. If you put yourself so important, it is the ego, it is karma, not art."

Li An suddenly went crazy, just as furious as Li Chen suddenly went berserk.

The Internet is even more lively.

"Who is the narcissist that Li An is talking about? Little Leo? Little Steel Cannon? Lao Mouzi? Chen the Poet?"

"When Li An won the Oscar, these big directors were silent. Now Li An is settling scores and making a big fuss. They were talking about mainland directors, and that means all of them. Don't take it personally."

"Lust, Caution left me with nothing but the impression of lust."

"Farewell My Concubine, Shoplifters, Pietà, and The Flowers of War are not good movies. Good movies are The Mountain and Lust, Caution!"

"If you eat too many hamburgers, you will think it is roujiamo. You really think you are a dish."

"Little Leo didn't see it. If he had, An An would be worried again."

Mainland netizens were outraged, but big mainland directors like Zhang Yimou, Li Chen, Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang still ignored Li An.

Perhaps in the eyes of these people, among Li An’s three golden statues, only the first one has some weight.

The media interviewed many famous directors in the mainland but failed to find them. Perhaps no one wanted to identify themselves with the somewhat narcissistic mainland directors that Li An mentioned.

Li Chen was too lazy to respond. Strictly speaking, none of Li An’s movies were popular in mainland China.

As for the much-touted Honorary Oscar, in Li Chen's opinion, public relations comes first. At least you have to be able to eat hamburgers.

Liu Dehua was in Beijing to promote the film "Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains" and Zhang Manyu was also in Beijing. The two of them invited Li Chen to come out and chat.

Li Chen asked the two to come directly to his house.

The next day, the two arrived as scheduled, and Li Chen was playing with his son.

The two of them teased Li Chen's son for a while, and then the three of them sat comfortably under the parasol and chatted.

After chatting for a while, Liu Dehua said that the two of them actually came here for no reason and they came together to act as lobbyists.

It turns out that this year is the 50th birthday of the Golden Horse Awards, and all the Golden Horse Award winners have been invited to return.

Zhang Manyu has accepted the invitation of the Golden Horse Executive Committee to be this year's Golden Horse Ambassador. One of her tasks is to invite Li Chen and Wang Jiawei.

A number of big directors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, as well as Executive Committee Chairman Hou Xiaoxian, are also using their energy to confirm them one by one.

"I estimate that the invitation from the Executive Committee will be sent to your company soon. How about coming with me and Hua Zai?" Zhang Manyu said with a smile.

Liu Dehua also helped out: "Last year I was the chairman of the jury, and you were busy filming and had no time. What about this year?"

Li Chen was in no hurry to answer; he was recalling every detail of this year's Golden Horse Awards.

After a while, he asked, "Who is the chairman of the jury?"

Zhang Manyu shook her head slightly: "It's probably not decided yet, but I think it could be Li An. After all, he won an Oscar again this year, and even the mayor of Taiwan is proud of him."

Liu Dehua also said: "I heard that Li An is still considering it."

Li Chen nodded: "I won't hide it from you two. I plan to bid for the director of this year's Spring Festival Gala, and I also need someone to do the post-production of "Vientiane Island", so I don't have time to go to the Golden Horse Awards."

Zhang Manyu glanced at Liu Dehua. The two had discussed this issue on the way here.

At that time, Liu Dehua told Zhang Manyu not to have too much hope.

If Li An hadn't done this, perhaps Li Chen would have agreed.

But at this critical juncture, with Li Anlai's performance, how many big directors from the mainland can come?

I'm afraid that even if it's a small director, no one would be willing to support him unless you have already chosen him and he has won an award.

Zhang Manyu said whatever came to her mind: "Is it because of Li An?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "No, let me tell you this, Sister Yu, I didn't go last year when Hua Ge was the chairman of the jury. This year, someone else has changed. If I go, the media will say that Leo and Hua Zai are not getting along again."

"In my opinion, the importance of Brother Hua and Li An is very different."

"If Sister Yu were the chairman of the jury this year, there's no doubt that I could squeeze it out in two days."

Liu Dehua laughed: "That makes sense!"

Zhang Manyu also smiled and sighed softly: "Alas, it seems that my image ambassador will have a bad start this time."

"I hope Wang Jiawei won't reject me again."

Hou Xiaoxian invited everyone, including Li Chen, Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang, but they all rejected him.

Even though it was hinted that Feng Xiaogang's "1942" would have multiple nominations, Feng Xiaogang still did not give in.

Just kidding, Li An's nonsense made mainland netizens' imaginations run wild and pushed Feng Xiaogang to the top of the hot searches.

Hou Xiaoxian returned home with a failure, but he couldn't blame Li An. After all, this year's Golden Horse Awards really depended on Li An.

Fan Qiaoqiao came back from Cannes, and as soon as he came back he wanted to ask Li Chen to meet him.

At this time, Li Chen and she would definitely not meet.

There was no other choice, so Fan Qiaoqiao found Yang Siwei.

"What's going on? Why is Brother Chen taking his anger out on me for no reason!" As soon as he opened the door, Fan Qiaoqiao welcomed Yang Siwei in. Then he sat down on the sofa with a pillow in his arms, and complained to Yang Siwei with a resentful look on his face.

"Iron Man 3" was a success all over the world, but it failed in China. Although it has already grossed over 3 million, the film company estimated it to be 10 billion, which is a shortfall of million US dollars.

What made her most upset was the official announcement of Li Qiaoqiao's "Transformers 4".

This is simply taking advantage of her illness to kill her.

The image of "Fan Ye" that she, Fan Qiaoqiao, had worked so hard to create completely collapsed.

He became a clown with no bottom line and full of lies.

Even Wang Xueqi complained to her a few words, saying that he should not have taken this role in the first place.

Yang Siwei didn't indulge her, and after sitting down, he said bluntly: "Who can you blame!"

Fan Qiaoqiao was depressed. She wanted to blame Li Chen, but she didn't dare to. Didn't she see that even Paramount and other six major Hollywood studios quickly adjusted their attitudes?

Seeing Fan Qiaoqiao looking so pitiful, Yang Siwei couldn't bear it any longer: "Okay, okay, my boss is too busy to see you right now."

"You and your studio were smart this time and didn't mention the boss. Otherwise, hehe"

Fan Qiaoqiao curled his lips: "I'm not stupid!"

In the Hengdian "Knowing" crew, Liu Yifei received a call from the popular star Wu.

The Golden Horse Awards sent her an invitation, hoping that she could serve as the award presenter for Best Supporting Actress.

After all, Liu Xiaoli won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actress for "Draw the Bow, Dad", and Liu Yifei was also nominated for Best Actress for this drama.

Deng Chao, Zhu Yilong, Zhu Yawen and others were invited.

Liu Yifei did not agree immediately and called Li Chen in the evening.

Li Chen didn't object, but just said a few more words: "Think it over carefully. The Golden Horse Awards have a special status, especially for you, my man, who is also a rising star. If the hosts or judges give you a hard time, it will depend on your own performance on the spot."

"What do you mean? Do you think I'm being underestimated? Before you were around, I didn't suffer any serious losses!"

"Since you are afraid that I will be blamed, then just go with me!"

Li Chen smiled and said, "Okay! You are awesome, Xiao Liu! I have already rejected their invitation."

Liu Yifei's heart moved, and she suddenly thought, Jin Ma invited her, maybe she also wanted her to persuade her husband to go together.

Neither of them spoke on the phone for a while.

Li Chen was most impressed by the two Golden Horse Awards, one of which was this year's.

Many famous scenes were born in my memory.

For example, the "comrade" teased Huang Bo, "This is my home, not yours," and Huang Bo retorted to the "comrade" that he had only seen people riding horses, but today he had broadened his horizons and saw horses riding people.

There was also the embarrassing scene where Zhang Manyu refused to present the award to Zhang Ziyi.

Of course, what we cannot forget most is Teacher Li Xuejian's insistence on wearing the national emblem.
I just don’t know what kind of trouble will arise when Miss Liu goes there.

Sina Entertainment News

"The Golden Horse Awards is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Hou Xiaoxian, chairman of the executive committee of the awards, personally invited Zhang Manyu to serve as this year's "Golden Horse Ambassador". She has won five Golden Horse Best Actress awards and one Best Supporting Actress award, both of which are the highest records."

"She is also the only Chinese actress in the world who has won the three major European film awards at the same time."

“Because the ‘ambassador’ is such a prominent figure as Zhang Manyu, the outside world is once again speculating on who will be the chairman of the jury this year.”

"Coincidentally, when Director Li An returned to Taiwan, he was asked if he would take over. He declined at the time, saying that "the series would have to be delivered by then," which made everyone even more curious about who would be a good match for the "ambassador."

"When asked about this, Director Hou said mysteriously: It will appear when the time comes."

"When asked about the possibility that the chairman of the jury might be Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Maggie Cheung on stage jokingly said, "If it's not him, I won't do it anymore. I'm leaving," showing everyone her humorous side."

Li An was under tremendous pressure; he had no choice but to take on the heavy responsibility of being the chairman of the jury.

But people like Zhang Yimou, Li Chen, Chen Kaige and Feng Xiaogang did not come.

This is a slap in his face, and he can imagine what the media will say about him then.

Rongchen Pictures and Huayi both agreed to send one or two plays for selection, but no one came.

After thinking about it, Li An decided that the person who tied the bell should be the one to untie it, so he called Li Chen.

As soon as the phone was connected, Li An's voice was still neither slow nor slow.

After chatting for a while, Li An got to the point.

"I heard that you declined the invitation from the Executive Committee. Can you tell me the real reason?"

He didn't believe that he was too busy to leave.

Li Chen was also very frank: "Okay, since you think there are no good films in the mainland and the directors in the mainland are narcissistic, then what does it matter if the directors in the mainland come or not? What the Golden Horse Awards need are good films and directors who are not narcissistic."

(End of this chapter)