Entering the Chinese entertainment industry is like entering a deep sea

Chapter 687: The Spring Festival Gala is decided
The night scene in Beijing is charming. Even in the early morning, neon lights are still flashing and traffic is constantly flowing.

Seeing her husband fall asleep on her shoulder after just a few words, Liu Yifei felt distressed and a little resentful.

My husband just said that maybe this kind of life will continue for another month or so.

On the same day, Li Chen was appointed by CCTV as the chief director of the Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Horse.

The news that "Tiny Times 2" was advanced was revealed.

Shenzhen Evening News

"Yesterday afternoon, Wanda Cinema's official Weibo account revealed that Tiny Times: The Age of Youth (abbreviated as Tiny Times 2) has given up the Lunar New Year schedule and moved up to August 8 during the summer."

"And "A Romantic Affair" directed by Gao Qunshu, starring baby and Jae Hee, with Huang Xiaoming as a guest star, was also temporarily moved up four days to that day. Also released on the same day was "One Night Surprise" starring Fan Qiaoqiao. The Qixi Festival melee kicked off in advance."

"Guo Jingming's directorial debut Tiny Times 1 was released on June 6 amid controversy. Although the reviews were polarized, Tiny Times 27 still grossed 1 million yuan on the first day, breaking the 4700 million mark in three days and nearly 3 million yuan in the first week."

"However, the revenue-generating speed of Tiny Times has slowed down since then, and it has not yet exceeded 3.5 million yuan."

West China Metropolis Daily reported

"The Li's Spring Festival Gala team started work and discussed and listened to opinions all night long."

"Work begins: Li Chen is the one who has the final say!"

Peninsula Morning Post reported
"Revealing the reason why Director Li was invited to the Spring Festival Gala: to completely clean up the "connected households"!"

"According to a reporter who has participated in the Spring Festival Gala rehearsals many times, the Spring Festival Gala households have stronger connections than others, and CCTV cannot get rid of many of them. This time, with the help of Li Chen, it is hoped that the long-standing Spring Festival Gala households will be completely removed in one fell swoop."

"The reporter had followed Ha Wen to record a season of crosstalk competitions and observed that countless notes were handed in at this stage, and Ha Wen had limited control over this."

On the first day of the Spring Festival Gala, all kinds of rumors and gossip about the gala were flying around the next day.

Early in the morning, Yang Mi came home early.

When he saw Liu Yifei, he asked, "What time did you come back last night?"

Liu Yifei was a little disgusted, and her face was not very good: "He didn't come back last night!"

Her husband is a man who never sleeps in and is so self-disciplined that she has nothing to complain about.

Even though it was already past three in the morning when I got back last night, my biological clock still woke me up early in the morning. After morning exercise and breakfast, I called Yang Siwei to the study to talk about her drama "The Story of Minglan".

She was really heartbroken. With their wealth, her husband could have just laid down and lived a carefree life.

"Ah? You didn't come back last night? Are those gossips on the Internet true or false? Is the senior really the one who has the final say?" Yang Mi's mouth was like a machine gun.

Liu Yifei was even more unhappy. Just now her best friend Shu Chang also came to gossip, and now it was Yang Mi again. So she glanced at Yang Mi and said, "Are you here to gossip?"

Yang Mi has a high EQ. If she couldn't see Liu Yifei's unhappiness at this moment, she would be really stupid.

Seeing that Liu Yifei didn't hide her depression at all, Yang Mi approached her affectionately: "What's wrong?"

"He came back last night at around four o'clock. He got up after only a few hours of sleep, and now he is talking to Siwei in the study." There was some complaint between Liu Yifei's words, but all three sentences were full of heartache.

"It turns out that our boss lady feels sorry for the boss!" Yang Mi joked with a smile.

"No wonder the boss has achieved this at the age of thirty. I am ashamed of myself for being so hardworking!"

"I would rather he didn't try so hard!" Liu Yifei sighed.

In the study on the second floor, Li Chen and Yang Siwei had been talking for more than an hour.

The stars that will be invited to the Spring Festival Gala in the future must be under the banner of CCTV and the influence of Rongchen Pictures. With these two approaches working together, there is almost no one that cannot be invited.

However, the principle of confidentiality must be clearly stated to Yang Siwei, otherwise if the Spring Festival Gala program is exposed too early, it will not be good for the ratings.

Yang Siwei was holding a piece of music score in his hand.

"This is the theme song of "Do You Know?". Contact Yang Zongwei and invite him to sing with Yu Kewei."

"No problem, boss. I'll contact them today and the recording will be completed within a month."

Li Chen smiled and said, "Don't worry, it will be released on the Spring Festival Gala next year."

"Next year's Spring Festival Gala?" Yang Siwei asked in surprise.

"What? Is there something wrong?"

"No, no, no! But let me say one more thing, Boss, you really dote on the boss lady to the extreme!" Yang Siwei said with a smile, feeling really envious in his heart.

The Spring Festival Gala became the launch conference of "Knowing Your Destiny". I'm afraid only the boss lady in the world can enjoy such treatment.

"Stop talking nonsense. This is the first program I have selected for personal gain. Actually, it's a bit too early to talk about the program now."

"There is a confidentiality clause in the contract with Yang Zongwei. No information is allowed to be disclosed before the Spring Festival Gala."

"Understood, boss."

Li Chen and Yang Siwei went downstairs, and Yang Mi quickly stood up.

"Mi Mi is here?"

"Senior, I've been here for a long time. Xixi said you and Siwei were in a meeting, so I didn't dare to disturb you."

Li Chen smiled and ignored Yang Mi's cute behavior.

Yang Siwei pointed out something: "The release date of Tiny Times 2 has been moved up. You still have time to come and see the boss."

Yang Mi has been a little bit arrogant recently. Even if "Tiny Times" is bad, Yang Mi's box office appeal is still obvious.

Not only that, the commercial value of fans, film contracts, and endorsements has skyrocketed exponentially.

In particular, at least half of the fans of "Tiny Times" have turned into bees.

It can be said that Yang Mi is the biggest beneficiary of "Tiny Times" after Guo Jing.

Of course, Yang Mi’s performance also had an important effect on the box office of "Tiny Times".

Yang Siwei really wanted to give her a warning so that she wouldn't forget her roots.

In order to avoid being retaliated against in the end, the boss is not a good person.

She couldn’t have achieved what she has today without the support of her boss.

Yang Mi knew that the news of the advance could not be hidden from Senior and Siwei, so she immediately said with a smile: "Guo Xiaosi went to Taiwan Province to do post-production, he is not in a hurry, why should I be in a hurry?"

Liu Yifei stood up and said softly, "You guys have finished talking, let's eat first."

Li Chen nodded, and sat in the main seat with Liu Yifei, and then Yang Mi and Yang Siwei took their seats.

After a while, Tang Yan and others came after dinner.

Almost at the same time, Deng Chao and his wife also came with their baby.

Yang Mi really wanted to slap herself in the face because she was the first one to arrive and came after everyone else had already eaten.

Yang Mi felt depressed after the meal.

I wanted to say something, but I knew that my senior had the habit of not talking while eating.

"Tiny Times" is a taboo topic. Although "Tiny Times" was criticized by many filmmakers, her acting skills were also questioned.

But every loss has its own gain. If she can't gain both fame and fortune, then she still prefers profit.

Yang Mi just took a couple of bites and started gossiping with her fellow disciples.

"I just found out yesterday that Brother Xun and Tingfeng live in the same building."

"Is it true? I've never heard Brother Xun say that!" Deng Chao also became interested.

"Of course it's true. What's even more exciting is that someone said that the two were in love. I called Brother Xun right away. Guess what Brother Xun said."

"What did you say?" Zhang Hanyun asked in a supportive manner, and now everyone, including Liu Yifei, became interested.

Only Li Chen didn't react at all. He continued to eat slowly and with relish.

Liu Yifei asked Yang Siwei in disbelief: "Really?"

Yang Mi interrupted and said, "Of course it's true!"

"Don't listen to Mimi's nonsense. How could Brother Xun be with Xie Tingfeng? It's just that the ratings of Happy Boys are not as good as those of The Voice of China. It's useless for Xie Tingfeng to join as a judge."

"Mango TV and Yinghuang are just hyping up things, one for ratings and the other for increased exposure." Yang Siwei hit the nail on the head.

Li Chen had almost finished eating, so she put down her bowl and chopsticks, stood up and sat down in the living room. Liu Yifei also walked over and sat down next to her.

Deng Chao and his wife, Yang Mi, Tang Yan, Reba, and Zhang Hanyun were all looking at Li Chen eagerly.

Liu Yifei was amused by everyone's expressions and took the initiative to speak for everyone present: "Director Li, who among us can perform on the Spring Festival Gala?"

Sun Li secretly gave Liu Yifei a thumbs up.

The proprietress started the conversation by throwing out some ideas.

"Yes, senior, I want to be on the Spring Festival Gala!"

"Director Li, our family of three all want to go on stage!" Deng Chao said shamelessly.

"Boss, I want to too."

"And me! And me!"

"Director Li, there's me too!" Liu Yifei joked mischievously. Li Chen glared at her and couldn't help but smile: "In theory, all of you are indeed qualified to be on the Spring Festival Gala."

Everyone's faces lit up with joy, as those present were all well-deserved first-tier and top stars in the domestic entertainment industry.

Just by listening carefully, Deng Chao, Yang Mi and others understood the boss's implication.

Being qualified doesn't mean everyone can get in.

Sure enough, Li Chen continued, "There are three ways to be on the Spring Festival Gala."

Everyone pricked up their ears.

"One: people with connections! If you really want to talk about it, all of you are people with connections!"

Deng Chao and his companions burst into laughter.

"Senior, relatives are also divided into different levels of closeness. Brother Chao came later, but Tangtang and I are the veterans! Regardless of whether it's ladies first or first come first served, we should be given priority!" Yang Mi laughed.

Tang Yan, Zhang Hanyun and Reba immediately raised their hands in agreement.

Everyone made a noise for a while, but Li Chen interrupted them.

"Second, it's due to strength. CCTV took the initiative to invite him. In the music industry, he must at least have the strength of Wang Fei and Ziqi, and in the film industry, he must at least have some awards and well-known works."

This sentence set everyone chattering again.

Yang Mi said she has "So Young" and "Palace", and originally wanted to talk about the "Tiny Times" series, but after thinking about it, she didn't say it out loud.

In the end, it seems that everyone feels that they have a representative work.

Li Chen did not comment.

“Three: Positive image, no negative news.”

Having said that, Li Chen glanced at Yang Mi intentionally or unintentionally.

Yang Mi was confused.

"Senior, why are you looking at me like that? Don't I have a positive image?"

Yang Siwei smiled and said, "Maybe it was very positive before, but you were mentioned by CCTV recently as the 'spokesperson' for collagen."

At this point, Yang Mi was like a deflated balloon: "Why am I so unlucky? I have already terminated the contract with that endorsement!"

"Senior, does this count?"

Li Chen did not answer Yang Mi directly, but smiled and said: "The above three ways are the prerequisites for celebrities to appear on the Spring Festival Gala. If you are an ordinary person, you can also sign up for the Spring Festival Gala recruitment activities."

"If you, the people with connections, want to be on the show, go and prepare your own works. If you can impress me, I will make it easy for you."

"Reba is a minority, so she has a bigger advantage than you. In terms of dancing skills, only Xixi can compete with Reba."

Reba was so delighted by what Li Chen said. At first, she was worried that she only had one decent variety show.

His popularity is beyond doubt, but none of his works are really worth mentioning.

Liu Yifei rolled her eyes at her husband. She had no confidence that she could beat Reba in dancing, but if it came to martial arts, she would be able to compete.

Everyone had different thoughts. Li Chen said, "Go and prepare first. You can form a group or get some help. Forget about singing solo."

Everyone laughed.

"In the end, I'll decide based on the situation. Those who are not selected just have to follow my instructions."

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Senior, what do you mean by that? Even if I didn't get selected, there's still a consolation prize? I can also perform on the Spring Festival Gala."

"Director Li, a consolation prize is fine. As long as we can perform on the Spring Festival Gala, a consolation prize is also a special prize for Chaochao!" Sun Li smiled and made fun of Deng Chao.

Deng Chao laughed: "That's right."

Li Chen ignored everyone's curiosity, stood up and walked out the door: "Go get ready first."

Seeing Li Chen leave, everyone became casual again.

"Xixi, where are you going, senior?"

"I made an appointment with Director Han."

Yang Mi was filled with envy. When would she be able to reach the level of her senior and meet leaders from the General Administration?

Sun Li glanced at Deng Chao, and Deng Chao knew what his wife meant.

On the way back, Deng Chao said confidently: "Don't worry, I will never go against Director Li."

"It's good that you know. Don't be like Yang Mi. When I saw her today, I felt that she was full of arrogance."

"Director Li and Guo Jingming are at loggerheads. Isn't she afraid?"

Deng Chao smiled and said, "No matter how powerful Director Li is, he still has to follow the rules and be reasonable. Yang Mi just took over the show Tiny Times, Director Li won't bother with her. Even if he wants to punish her, he will only punish Guo Xiaosi."

I have to say that Deng Chao sees it very clearly.

Han Saping didn't know why Li Chen took the initiative to ask him out today. As far as he could remember, this guy had never taken the initiative to ask him out before.

Han Sanping didn't want to go out, so he waited for Li Chen at home.

The two met and chatted for a while before Li Chen told them the purpose of his visit.

Han Sanping shook his head as soon as he heard it: "Impossible!"

Li Chen was not in a hurry and said with a smile: "Why is it impossible, Director Han?"

Han Sanping said angrily: "You kid think that I, the director of the review committee, can do whatever I want? There are two deputy directors and dozens of committee members watching me!"

Li Chen remained calm and said, "I know, Director Han, don't get excited, just listen to me."

"I just want you to help suppress it for a year or two! No Man's Land was suppressed for several years."

Han Sanping frowned and said, "Even if you want to suppress it, there must be a reason. Tiny Times is controversial, but that's not a reason to suppress it."

“What if I said one of the main actors in the film was a drug addict?”

"What!" Han Sanping was shocked.

If what Li Chen said is true, then why keep it secret? Just take it off the screen.

Han Sanping knew Li Chen's strength very well. Just like when Wen Zhang got into trouble, Li Chen also tacitly acknowledged that it was him who did it.

"I said if! So I asked you to suppress it until next year, and maybe the truth will come out."

"No! This kind of thing must have real evidence, otherwise who would believe it? Tell me who it is?"

Li Chen shook his head and said, "I can't say that. After all, it hasn't been confirmed yet."

"You also know that you can't say anything if you haven't done it? Then who else do you want me to put pressure on?"

Li Chen continued to persuade patiently: "If I can get the mainstream media to criticize Tiny Times, you as the director of the Film Review Committee should have some room for maneuver, right?"

“What mainstream media?”

"Renming Daily!" Li Chen said word by word.

Han Sanping was completely shocked and looked at Li Chen in disbelief, as if he was meeting him for the first time.

He has always known that Li Chen is not as harmless as he seems, and he only has a rough idea of ​​this kid's hidden strength.

He has met the leaders, and can reach out to the top and the people.

The two of them stared at each other in silence for a long while, and Han Sanping said, "Enough of your nonsense, get out of here now."

Li Chen smiled, stood up and said goodbye: "You should rest early."

After leaving Han Saping's house, Li Chen went to see his mentor Tian Zhuangzhuang.

We talked for about a cup of tea before leaving.

For the next two days, the media remained silent, and Han Saping felt that Li Chen was just bragging.

It was not until the day when "Tiny Times 2" was submitted for review that a series of unexpected events left Han Sanping stunned.

People's Daily Online

"Inmyeong Daily: We cannot unconditionally condone the appearance of Tiny Times 2 and 3."

"If exploration only stays at the level of material creation and material possession, and material itself is regarded as the goal of life, and consumerism is the criterion, it will be "small" in the era, narrow in pattern, and low in thought."

"Today, if all we hear and see are films like Tiny Times, or if we unconditionally condone the emergence of Tiny Times 2 and Tiny Times 3 because they are profitable at the box office."

“It’s the loss of control of the humanistic construction and dissemination of an era!”

Reprinted from The Atlantic Monthly
"American media criticizes Tiny Times for three sins: narcissism, vulgarity and prejudice!"

Many years later, when Han Sanping asked Li Chen how he managed to use the Renming Daily and the American media for his own purposes.

Li Chen simply replied with a sentence that almost caused Han Sanping to have a cerebral hemorrhage: "The vision of a great man not only has a clear understanding of reality, but also can see into the future decades later."

"Don't ask me why, because my existence is a miracle."

(End of this chapter)